Chapter 44
Lu Heng’s words always left An Le speechless. He said tearfully, “Really, sir? I want to call Xiao Xiao, I want to tell him, I… I…”
Seeing An Le’s excited expression, Lu Heng curled his lips, took An Le’s phone and handed it over, “Really, call him.”
Lu Heng smiled, a smile different from usual.
An Le couldn’t understand the emotion, but he was too excited to think much. His fingers trembled as he dialed Xiao Xiao’s number.
Xiao Xiao was playing on his phone while eating lunch. As soon as the phone rang, he immediately answered, tentatively asking, “Le Le?”
“Xiao Xiao!”
An Le was so excited, crying and laughing at the same time, “Xiao Xiao, we… we have so much money, woo woo woo…”
Xiao Xiao took a bite of food and mumbled, “How much?”
An Le: “Thirty million!”
Xiao Xiao: “Pfft…”
A mouthful of rice sprayed all over the worktable. He asked incredulously, “How much?”
An Le: “Thirty million, Xiao Xiao, thirty million! It’s… sir gave it to me~”
“Woo woo woo…”
Hearing this, Xiao Xiao started crying too, “Oh my god, we finally made it, woo woo woo…”
An Le also cried excitedly. They had been poor for so long, and now they suddenly had so much money, it felt unreal.
After chatting for a while, An Le suddenly said, “Xiao Xiao, I… I want to go to the hospital, tomorrow, will you… will you accompany me?”
There were still a few days until the wedding. He wanted to go to the hospital for a check-up to see the condition of his eyes and ears.
Xiao Xiao hesitated, “Tomorrow?”
An Le: “Mm, to get a check-up. I want… to know the situation.”
Knowing the specific situation and the doctor’s treatment plan, he could secretly seek treatment without Lu Heng knowing.
An Le secretly planned.
But Xiao Xiao was somewhat opposed, “The wedding is in a few days; tomorrow is too rushed. Let’s go after the wedding.”
An Le didn’t understand, “Why?”
Xiao Xiao didn’t know how to explain it, only saying, “It’s not convenient to say this over the phone. I’ll tell you when we go to the hospital after the wedding.”
“Okay.”
An Le nodded. Although he wanted to get checked, he listened to Xiao Xiao and agreed to go after the wedding.
After hanging up, An Le looked at the study, then took the one-thousand-yuan red envelope and bank card back to the bedroom.
Since he moved here, Lu Heng had given him a dedicated closet, with ample space for clothes and other things.
But most of his clothes were in the dressing room; this closet only contained pajamas.
He stood in front of the closet, took out the thousand yuan, put the card separately into the red envelope, and tiptoed to put the red envelope on the top shelf of the closet.
He didn’t need the money on the card; he would save it, in case something happened or Lu Heng needed it.
As for the medical expenses, he still had some.
He had over two thousand yuan on his phone, and Lu Heng gave him another one thousand yuan red envelope today.
Moreover, after the wedding, he would go back to work and soon receive his salary.
An Le was secretly happy, completely unaware that Lu Heng had already entered. His left ear was facing the door, but he hadn’t heard the door open, only noticing Lu Heng’s footsteps and glancing to the right, then left, before seeing him.
Seeing Lu Heng enter, he quickly stood straight, “Sir.”
“What are you doing?”
Lu Heng knew An Le hadn’t heard him enter. He stood at the door, watching An Le stretch out his arm, tiptoeing to reach the top shelf of the closet, also seeing An Le’s slender waist revealed as he raised his arm.
He smiled, walked over, and hugged him, “Hiding something good?”
An Le didn’t expect Lu Heng to suddenly hug him. He was a little scared and shy, slightly shaking his head, whispering, “No.”
“Really?”
Lu Heng smelled his gland, then tore off his suppressant patch, saying, “Don’t wear a suppressant patch at home anymore. Le Le, I want to smell your scent all the time.”
As soon as Lu Heng finished speaking, An Le’s face turned red.
These days, except for the initial heat cycle, he hadn’t slept with Lu Heng; Lu Heng had been sleeping in the second bedroom.
But every night before bed, Lu Heng would come to the room to sit for a while, asking him to remove his suppressant patch and let him smell his pheromones.
Every time, An Le’s heart would involuntarily beat faster, and today was no exception.
But usually it was at night; today it was during the day, and Lu Heng was hugging him.
He didn’t know what Lu Heng would do or how to react. Just as he was feeling anxious, Lu Heng’s phone suddenly rang.
An Le seemed to find a savior, whispering, “Sir, you have a call.”
Lu Heng was stunned, kissed An Le’s forehead, then let go and answered the phone.
That day, after Lu Heng answered the phone, he became serious, until the wedding day.
An Le, wearing a white custom-made tuxedo, stood beside Lu Heng, looking at the crowd in the hotel, feeling like a soulless puppet, so nervous his hands and feet were unresponsive.
His face was pale, and he dared not look at the crowd, but for Lu Heng’s sake, he didn’t dare to lower his head.
Fortunately, Lu Heng kept holding his hand and comforting him.
From the entrance to the exchange of rings and the completion of the ceremony, apart from the emcee and Xiao Xiao, no one who seemed to be a member of Lu Heng’s family came to bless them.
At that moment, An Le suddenly felt Lu Heng’s loneliness.
After the ceremony, many guests applauded and congratulated them. Lu Heng took him to toast everyone and then took him to the room at the back to rest.
He was too tired.
An Le had never faced so many people before; by the time he returned to the rest room, his clothes were soaked.
He had just changed his clothes when Xiao Xiao came.
“Le Le.”
An Le looked up, “Xiao Xiao, why… aren’t you eating?”
Xiao Xiao: “Food can be eaten anytime, but you won’t see this opportunity again.”
He sat down on the sofa and said helplessly, “I think Lu Heng’s relationship with his family is very bad. When you were toasting earlier, Lu Heng’s mother’s gaze was almost like knives that would kill you. Be careful later, don’t let them bully you.”
An Le nodded, took two bottles of water from the table, gave one to Xiao Xiao, opened his own and took a sip, whispering, “I… I know, I guessed.”
Lu Heng’s relationship with his family was bad; he had guessed, but he didn’t ask the specifics.
“It’s good that you know.”
Xiao Xiao said while drinking water, “Also, An Qiang and his mistress are here today. You’d better stay with Lu Heng, otherwise hide in the room, lest they cause you trouble.”
An Le: “Okay.”
As soon as An Le finished speaking, the door to the rest room opened again.
This time, it was a gorgeously dressed middle-aged omega woman, Lu Heng’s mother.
An Le was stunned. He hadn’t expected Lu Heng’s mother to come looking for him; Lu Heng hadn’t introduced him to how to address her.
However, Lu Heng didn’t call her “Mom,” so An Le, nervous, stood up and called out, “Mrs. Lu.”
Xiao Xiao also stood up and nodded, “Mrs. Lu.”
Lu Mu walked over and took An Le’s hand, her eyes full of disdain, but her mouth smiled, “Le Le, is Little Heng good to you? Has he bullied you…?”
An Le was confused by her smile. He subconsciously looked at Xiao Xiao, who shook his head.
An Le didn’t speak, just listened quietly to Lu Mu.
Finally, Lu Mu took out a bottle of peach-flavored soda from her bag and handed it to An Le, smiling, “Little Heng and I have been getting along worse and worse these years, and I can’t do anything about it. This is his favorite soda when he was a child. Please give it to him and let him drink a little, as my blessing today.”
Lu Mu left after speaking.
An Le held the soda and looked at Xiao Xiao blankly.
Xiao Xiao took the bottle and examined it carefully, whispering, “She definitely isn’t sincere, and this water has been opened. It might be poisoned, throw it away.”
“Okay.”
He didn’t believe Lu Mu was sincere either; otherwise, Lu Heng wouldn’t have mentioned her, not even giving her a glance during the toasts.
“Then… I’ll pour the water into the toilet.”
An Le took the bottle. He originally wanted to throw it directly into the trash can, but it looked like a full bottle of water. What if a cleaning staff member thought it was a waste and picked it up to drink?
Therefore, it’s better to pour it away.
But as soon as he finished speaking, the door to the rest room opened again, and Lu Mu rushed in angrily, “You dare to pour it!”
Lu Mu’s face was ferocious, her voice sharp. Grabbing An Le’s hand, she snatched the water and said frantically, “You must give him this water to drink, otherwise, you drink it, you drink it, yes, you can drink it too, you drink it, then I won’t give it to him, drink it, drink it, drink it!”
An Le was terrified and instinctively retreated, but his hand was grabbed.
Xiao Xiao quickly pried Lu Mu’s hand open, pushing her away, angrily asking, “What are you doing? Don’t think we’ll be polite to you just because you’re Lu Heng’s mother. If you annoy me, be careful I’ll beat you!”
Being pushed away, Lu Mu became even angrier, but she didn’t continue to tangle with Xiao Xiao and An Le, instead stepping back, twisting off the cap, and squeezing the water in the bottle onto An Le.
Xiao Xiao quickly protected An Le, and both of them were splashed with water.
Before they could react, Lu Mu threw the bottle and used her handbag to hit An Le.
“You’re such a little bitch! A little bitch and a little bastard are a perfect match, but I won’t let you have your way, I’ll beat you to death…”
Although Lu Mu was acting crazy, she was Lu Heng’s mother after all, and An Le dared not hit her.
Xiao Xiao didn’t care, grabbed Lu Mu’s hair and dragged her towards the door.
At this time, a man rushed in at the doorway, supporting Lu Mu and pushing Xiao Xiao away.
“Sister, are you alright?”
Lu Mu’s face was distorted with pain, pointing at Xiao Xiao and An Le, “Chen Chen, you’re here just in time, help your sister beat that little bitch to death!”
Gu Chen sighed helplessly, shouting outside, and his assistant immediately ran in and took Lu Mu away.
An Le didn’t have time to deal with Gu Chen, supporting Xiao Xiao, who had been pushed and stumbled, touching his wet clothes, anxiously asking, “Xiao Xiao, this water… this water…”
“The water’s fine.”
Another person came in behind Gu Chen. Gu Qian smiled gracefully, “My aunt, um, has some problems. It’s just ordinary water, but your clothes are wet and need changing. Xiao Xiao, come, I’ll take you to change.”
It was fine that the water was okay. Knowing this, Xiao Xiao relaxed a little, “I can change here.”
Gu Qian smiled, “No, Lu Heng is coming, he’ll be here soon.”
Lu Heng was coming, so Xiao Xiao had no choice, and Lu Mu was already gone; the room was full of people Xiao Xiao trusted, he patted An Le’s hand, “Then I’ll go change clothes first.”
An Le nodded, whispering, “Okay.”
Watching Xiao Xiao leave, the room became quiet again. His clothes were also wet; he had been scared when splashed with water, feeling increasingly uncomfortable and needing to change clothes.
But when he turned around, he found Gu Chen still in the room, and was immediately so frightened that he took a step back, frantically shouting, “Uncle… uncle.”