Chapter 39
“Because starting today, you’ll be living with me.”
Seeing the omega’s innocent and unguarded gaze, Lu Heng suppressed the urge to tease him, stepped closer, enveloped him in a hug, and whispered, “Le Le can’t refuse. If there’s anything you need from that rented apartment, you can call someone to get it, but you can’t go there yourself.”
His omega should naturally live with him, and he wouldn’t let An Le go back to such a dangerous place.
An Le was stunned before asking, “Is it… moving?”
Moving his things from there to live with Lu Heng, wasn’t that moving?
Although An Le was a little reluctant to leave the small room, the place had already been discovered by An Yi, and he really didn’t dare to live there anymore.
He was willing to move, not just because of An Yi, but also because he and Lu Heng were about to get married. If they still lived separately after getting married, it wouldn’t sound good.
He had always been humble and didn’t care much, but Lu Heng was a prominent figure. Such a thing might bring shame to Lu Heng.
So, he nodded slightly: “Okay.”
But Lu Heng had just said they needed to go out, yet he remembered Lu Heng had said he wouldn’t be working these few days. Therefore, he asked doubtfully: “Then, where are we going now?”
Where were they going now?
Lu Heng suddenly laughed, turning to look at the bewildered An Le and saying with a smile: “Your brother, An Yi, is hospitalized. As his brother, you should go visit him.”
“Go, to see, An Yi?”
Hearing this, An Le panicked, his face turning pale. He subconsciously struggled out of Lu Heng’s embrace, shaking his head and pleading: “I, I don’t want to go, sir, sir, I, I don’t want to…”
Lu Heng: “No.”
An Le had to go, otherwise, he wouldn’t have waited until now to be confronted by the An family three days ago and refused to talk.
Lu Heng hugged him again: “I know you’re afraid of them, but you have to face them. Otherwise, will you avoid places where they are in the future?”
“An Le, trust me, I will protect you.”
Lu Heng always gradually gave An Le a sense of security, but facing the An family, the family that had abused him for ten years, he truly couldn’t overcome his fear.
He wanted to shake his head, but Lu Heng pinched his chin: “Don’t refuse, Le Le. You must face them. You can’t continue to be afraid of them; you have to make them afraid of you!”
He could protect An Le in other matters, prepare everything for An Le, but not the An family.
The An family was something An Le had to face himself. Only when the An family feared An Le could he live a peaceful life.
Otherwise, from now on, as long as the An family was mentioned, or whenever he encountered a member of the An family, An Le would fall into panic and never be at peace.
Lu Heng would absolutely not allow this to happen.
“But sir, sir…”
An Le cried uncontrollably: “I, I’m scared…”
Lu Heng wiped away his tears and said gently: “Be brave, don’t be afraid, I’m behind you.”
Lu Heng had been arrogant and ruthless his whole life, showing no mercy to anyone, yet now he willingly gave his only gentleness to an omega he almost missed…
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Hospital entrance.
An Le followed Lu Heng inside. Although he had promised Lu Heng to be brave, when he actually got there, he still couldn’t control his inner fear.
He held onto Lu Heng’s clothes, his head down, taking deep breaths as he walked. When he entered the ward, he trembled uncontrollably.
If Lu Heng hadn’t insisted he greet An Yi, he would have definitely hidden behind Lu Heng and not come out all day.
Fortunately, An Qiang was busy, and An Yi’s mother had gone home to cook. There was only a caregiver taking care of him, and the caregiver ran away after being glared at by Lu Heng.
Suddenly, only the three of them were left in the room.
Li Jie dutifully guarded the door. Before anyone could start speaking, he poked his head in and whistled at An Yi.
An Yi was so angry his face turned black. But even when he wasn’t injured, he couldn’t beat Li Jie, let alone now that he was bedridden. He could only endure it.
An Le secretly glanced at An Yi. An Yi looked very bad, his arm was bandaged, and his leg was also suspended in the air. It seemed… it seemed that he was seriously injured…
At that moment, An Le’s fear subsided considerably; he even felt a little happy. He hoped… that An Yi’s situation would be even worse.
An Le was lost in thought when Lu Heng pulled him to sit by the bed.
Lu Heng’s face was gloomy, making his scars look even more ferocious.
An Le only glanced at him before lowering his head because he felt that Lu Heng was a little scary now.
But he also knew that Lu Heng’s ruthlessness wasn’t directed at him.
So, he secretly held Lu Heng’s hand tighter.
Lu Heng spoke to An Yi. He smiled ambiguously, his tone playful: “You’re Le Le’s brother, right? But why didn’t you tell me that day? If Le Le hadn’t told me privately, I might still not know you’re his biological brother.”
“You know, as an alpha, I absolutely cannot tolerate another alpha getting close to my omega during his heat, but you’re his brother, so I was willing to tolerate it.”
“But you didn’t tell me, and I had no way to know.”
Lu Heng’s face was full of jest and helplessness: “If you had told me that day that you were Le Le’s brother, I absolutely wouldn’t have hit you.”
An Le listened blankly to Lu Heng’s words, somehow feeling that Lu Heng was feigning ignorance because Lu Heng clearly knew An Yi.
But the implication of his words was that… it was An Yi’s fault for not introducing himself, so he got beaten, and everything was An Yi’s own doing.
Moreover, An Le had never heard Lu Heng speak so much at once.
“Heh!”
An Yi sneered sarcastically, not saying another word. It wasn’t that he didn’t want to speak, but that he dared not.
That terrifying Li Jie was standing outside the door, ready to barge in and beat him up at any moment if he said the wrong thing.
Even if his father was An Qiang, his father wasn’t here to save him now, so if he acted arrogantly, he would only end up suffering.
An Yi could only endure!
He saw Lu Heng pick up an orange that his mother had bought for him from the bedside table, peeling it as he spoke: “As for the compensation issue your father contacted me about, I think… we’ll soon be family. Since we’re family, we shouldn’t be so petty, right?”
An Yi: ???
He’d been beaten and they didn’t even want to pay compensation? How could there be such a good thing in the world?
He would definitely make Lu Heng pay in blood and flesh!
But before he could speak, he saw Lu Heng place the peeled orange in An Le’s hand, wiped his hands on his snow-white sheets, and continued: “Moreover, this doesn’t count as one-sided assault, it’s a mutual brawl. I’ve already taken photos of Le Le’s injuries on his hands and legs as evidence.”
“As an alpha, acting like this towards an omega during his heat is bound to cause misunderstandings. If you don’t want to go through the Omega Protection Association’s procedures, I suggest you—shut up!”
Lu Heng’s playful tone gradually disappeared. Anyone could hear the suppressed anger in his words.
The usually arrogant An Yi stared wide-eyed, unable to utter a single word. He really didn’t expect Lu Heng to bring people to the hospital, otherwise, he would definitely have brought a team of bodyguards.
As for the Omega Protection Association, his father had connections there, and although he wasn’t sure whether they would confront Lu Heng for them, there was a possibility.
But looking at Lu Heng’s appearance, he dared not say a word, only shutting his mouth and pretending to be mute.
An Le lowered his head. The moment he received the orange, he was both happy and scared. He secretly glanced at Lu Heng before cautiously eating a segment.
It was very sweet. He had never eaten such a sweet orange before.
An Le secretly smiled, but before his smile ended, he heard Lu Heng mention taking photos of the injuries on his legs and hands as evidence.
He thought carefully. The leg injury was probably from when An Yi suddenly pushed open the door, causing him to fall to the ground, and the injury on his hand was probably from being grabbed by An Yi.
But none of these injuries were serious, and after the three days of heat, he had already forgotten about them.
So, when were those photos taken? How did he not know?
However, as an alpha, forcing an omega during his heat to leave with him was a very controversial topic, and Lu Heng… was truly amazing.
He looked at An Yi, who was lying in bed unable to move.
Then he looked at Lu Heng, who was aggressive, making An Yi unable to utter a single word of rebuttal, making him feel incredibly reassured.
This made him bolder. He broke off a segment of the orange and offered it to Lu Heng’s mouth, smiling like he was showing off a treasure: “Sir, eat, it’s very, very sweet.”
Lu Heng was stunned, then lowered his head and ate the segment of orange: “Mm, it is sweet.”
Hearing Lu Heng praise its sweetness, he offered another segment, and Lu Heng, ignoring everyone else, lowered his head and ate again.
An Le was very happy. Ignoring An Yi’s surprised gaze, he and Lu Heng shared an entire orange.
Lu Heng peeled another orange and gave it to An Le, wiping his hands on An Yi’s quilt before saying to An Le: “Eat this first, I have some things to discuss with your brother.”
An Le happily took the orange. Hearing this, he glanced at An Yi, then puffed out his cheeks and nodded, whispering: “Okay.”
An Yi clenched his fists tightly, cursing viciously in his heart: “You dogs, do you even see me?”
What kind of monster was Lu Heng? There were tissues on the table, and he could wash his hands in the restroom, yet he had to wipe his hands on his quilt. The snow-white quilt now had two pale yellow handprints.
Absolutely sick!
An Yi was about to go crazy.
But he was outnumbered and had no courage to fall out with Lu Heng.
But the angrier An Yi was, the happier An Le was. He ate the orange with relish.
Lu Heng was about to continue talking to An Yi when he heard Li Jie knock on the door, saying with a smile: “Boss, get ready, An Yi’s father is here.”
Li Jie’s words caused a variety of expressions in the room: An Yi looked expectant, An Le looked terrified, and only Lu Heng remained unfazed.
Seeing An Qiang walk in, he didn’t even stand up, letting An Le hide behind him.
With his son beaten and hospitalized, An Qiang looked very unhappy, showing no face to Lu Heng whatsoever, and almost wanted to fight him as soon as he entered.
“Mr. Lu.”
An Qiang nodded, then looked at the person hiding behind Lu Heng and asked with a smile: “Mr. Lu, did you bring someone here to apologize to Xiao Yi?”