Chapter 40
“Apologize?”
Lu Heng’s gaze was indifferent. He didn’t even look at An Qiang, coldly saying, “Mr. An, are you overthinking? It wasn’t an omega who did the beating. I think Mr. An should know this very well.”
No omega could beat an alpha like this.
Besides, even if An Le could really beat someone like this, let alone compensation, Lu Heng might even reward An Le.
An Qiang wasn’t afraid of Lu Heng. Firstly, their family power was comparable, and his generation was older than Lu Heng’s. Secondly, he brought bodyguards.
He sneered, sat down on a chair on the other side of An Yi’s bed, but his gaze kept lingering on An Le behind Lu Heng.
An Qiang: “Since it’s not an apology, what is Mr. Lu planning to do?”
“How does Mr. Lu plan to resolve Xiao Yi’s situation?”
With someone backing him, An Yi finally showed a bit of a smile, lying there staring intently at An Le.
Being stared at by two people, even though An Le kept his head down, he could feel those burning gazes.
He was extremely nervous. He vaguely remembered that during his heat, Lu Heng kicked An Yi, and later An Yi was beaten up by Li Jie.
So, An Qiang was now seeking trouble with them.
But he didn’t understand how to handle this situation.
He was also scared, afraid that An Qiang would make things difficult for them.
This fear wasn’t a lack of trust in Lu Heng, but an uncontrollable fear emanating from deep within his heart.
Lu Heng understood. He held An Le’s hand and suddenly laughed: “Mr. An is so polite. You know, An Le is my partner. He was forcibly dragged away by another alpha during his heat. At that time, no alpha would be thinking about whether the man dragging his wife away was his brother, right?”
“And I think, even if Mr. An saw his omega being dragged away by another alpha during his heat, he would react the same way.”
After Lu Heng finished speaking, his gaze met An Qiang’s.
An Qiang’s eyes were full of ferocity, but he didn’t respond.
Lu Heng continued: “As for An Yi’s injuries, we’re family, so there’s no need to talk about compensation, which would be so awkward. However, even though An Yi is An Le’s brother, he’s still an alpha, so I’ve gathered evidence and plan to use the Omega Protection Association to help An Le…”
“Mr. Lu is exaggerating.”
An Qiang’s attitude finally changed. He smiled: “Mr. Lu, what are you saying? It’s just a little childish playfulness. Why would you need to involve the Omega Protection Association?”
After speaking, An Qiang looked at An Le again, asking kindly: “Le Le, tell me, is what Dad said right?”
An Le timidly glanced at An Qiang, pursed his lips, and dared not speak.
Lu Heng gently patted his hand: “Le Le, why aren’t you answering Mr. An? He’s your father. You’ll need him to provide your household registration book to get married.”
Household registration book?
An Le suddenly thought of something and looked up into An Qiang’s eyes.
Yes, he needed a household registration book.
Whether it was for marriage or work in the future, he needed an ID card, and he didn’t have one, so he needed to use his household registration book to apply for it.
That’s why Lu Heng insisted on bringing him to see An Yi. It was all for this.
An Qiang also suddenly understood. Lu Heng had not only been suppressing their family these past few days but also arrogantly beat his son to the hospital and refused compensation.
Yet now he suddenly showed up at the hospital. He originally thought the other party was here to vent An Le’s anger, but it was actually for the household registration.
Getting his household registration out of the An family was the first step for An Le to completely break away from the An family.
An Le also understood this, mustering his courage to say: “Dad, that’s not right. My brother said… said… he wanted to take me away… to sell me.”
“When did I ever say that?”
An Yi was immediately furious: “I only said you should go home. You need an alpha. I…”
An Qiang: “Shut up!”
An Yi’s face was pale, and he dared not say anything more.
Having stopped An Yi from talking nonsense, An Qiang smiled at An Le: “An Yi is your brother. Your brother would never sell you. Le Le, didn’t you hear wrong?”
An Le shook his head: “No, I didn’t hear wrong…”
How could he hear wrong? Hearing wrong was merely a result An Qiang wanted.
“Is that so? Le Le, are you sure you didn’t hear wrong?”
An Qiang was smiling, but An Le could feel the ferocity and anger in his eyes.
An Le couldn’t hold it in anymore. All his courage was exhausted, and he trembled uncontrollably, but Lu Heng hugged him: “Mr. An, you shouldn’t scare Le Le. After all, some things aren’t up to Le Le to decide. Besides, I’ve already kept the evidence. The Omega Protection Association can determine what actually happened.”
With that, Lu Heng stood up and pulled An Le away.
An Le hid in Lu Heng’s arms, feeling that everything in the outside world was terrifying. His ears were buzzing, and he couldn’t hear anything.
As Lu Heng was about to leave, An Qiang quickly stepped forward to stop him: “Mr. Lu, what do you mean?”
Lu Heng: “Nothing. I just don’t want to see my omega wronged.”
An Qiang cursed inwardly. He knew what Lu Heng wanted, but Lu Heng didn’t say it, forcing him to speak up.
And once he spoke, Lu Heng would be the one setting the conditions, and also the one controlling the situation.
No wonder the business world said Lu Heng had ruthless methods; it was true!
An Qiang had no choice. The Omega Protection Association absolutely couldn’t be involved, otherwise, everything he had done in the past would be dug up.
He gritted his teeth: “Mr. Lu, don’t beat around the bush. Just say what you want.”
Lu Heng finally showed a bit of a smile, but still didn’t take the initiative to say anything, only saying: “What I want, Mr. An should know very well.”
An Qiang certainly knew, but he didn’t want to let An Le go.
That person specifically requested An Le. Even though An Le had been gone for two years, that person’s interest hadn’t faded.
If he could send An Le to that person, then the An family would truly be at ease.
But now Lu Heng insisted on taking An Le away…
Lu Heng knew that it wasn’t easy for An Qiang to give up An Le for his own safety, so he gave them time.
“Let’s do this. I know this is difficult for Mr. An to decide, so I’ll give you two days.”
Lu Heng looked at his watch: “It’s 11:30 am now. Before 11:30 the day after tomorrow, 48 hours from now, if I don’t receive what I want, then what I have will be sent to the Omega Protection Association.”
An Qiang’s face became more and more unsightly, but he couldn’t do anything.
Lu Heng pushed An Qiang aside and continued walking with An Le. At the door, he suddenly thought of something and turned back: “Oh, I forgot to tell Mr. An, I not only have evidence of An Yi assaulting Le Le, but also other evidence that will make Mr. An pay the price.”
“Moreover, Le Le has been permanently marked by me. Even if the marking can be removed, he’s devalued, right?”
Anyone who didn’t understand the situation at this point was a fool.
After Lu Heng finished speaking, he left with the frightened An Le.
An Qiang immediately kicked An Yi’s bed, almost kicking An Yi off the bed. An Yi cried out in panic: “Dad, it’s Lu Heng who’s being arrogant, why are you kicking my bed!”
“You idiot, why were you so anxious to find him? Now it’s good, Lu Heng knows everything!”
Trading omegas is a crime. Even if they had power and influence, once they were targeted by the Omega Protection Association and condemned by countless omegas, they would be finished.
Even if the Omega Protection Association had people working for them, those people only provided small conveniences. No one dared to protect them in the matter of trading omegas.
“Even if Lu Heng knows, it doesn’t necessarily mean it was because I went to find An Le. An Le must have told him earlier.”
It definitely couldn’t be investigated, otherwise, how had they been able to get away with it all these years?
It must have been An Le who told Lu Heng.
An Qiang cursed: “That little bitch, I really wasted so many years raising him!”
An Qiang took out his phone and was about to make a call when he suddenly thought of something and turned to An Yi: “Now that little bitch has hooked up with Lu Heng, you better behave yourself. Lu Heng is not so easy to deal with, don’t let him dig up all our secrets!”
After speaking, he made a call and left.
Leaving An Yi to angrily pound on the bed, with so much force that his bandaged hand and suspended leg ached at the same time…
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“Sir.”
In the car, An Le, whose emotions had calmed down after being comforted, softly called Lu Heng.
Lu Heng nodded: “What?”
Although Lu Heng was confident, An Le’s inner fear and anxiety couldn’t be dispelled in a day or two. He whispered, “Will they… really send over the household registration?”
He had thought getting married was a simple matter, requiring only two willing people.
Only today did he realize that a household registration was needed for marriage.
A household registration required an ID card, but he didn’t have one, nor a household registration. If An Qiang didn’t agree to give him the household registration, wouldn’t he be unable to marry Lu Heng?
No…
An Le’s eyes reddened, and he whispered, whimpering: “If… if I don’t have a household registration, then… then can’t I, can’t I marry sir?”
“No.”
Lu Heng hugged him, gently patting his back: “Don’t worry, the wedding will be held as scheduled, no matter what. Don’t be afraid.”
It would be best if An Qiang sent An Le’s household registration.
But if An Qiang didn’t send it, it meant he wasn’t afraid of Lu Heng going to the Omega Protection Association, and proved An Qiang had pulled strings.
But judging from An Qiang’s reaction today, he couldn’t have done it alone. The only one who could was the person behind An Qiang.
Once the person behind An Qiang made a move, no matter how secretive it was, there would be traces to follow.
Therefore, no matter how An Qiang chose, it was all within his plan.
“Really?”
An Le had no other path to take.
If he couldn’t marry Lu Heng, he wouldn’t be protected.
Even if Lu Heng still kept him, it was only because of his heat, and the sir he loved might, after a long time, when his heat stabilized, marry another omega who could marry him.
He was uneasy. He didn’t want to lose Lu Heng. He held onto Lu Heng’s clothes tightly, his voice weak: “Really… can it be done, sir, sir, don’t lie to me, don’t abandon me, okay?”
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