[ABO] After Accidental Marking, I Became Everyone’s Darling chapter 53
Chapter 53
“Kidnapping?”
“Lu Heng, you know perfectly well whether I kidnapped An Le or not.”
“Fine. Since you’re pressing charges for kidnapping, then I’ll press charges against you for abduction. My perfectly good omega son suddenly decides he doesn’t need his father and runs off to marry you. Aren’t you guilty of something?”
An Le had been missing for two years. The moment he’s found, he’s marrying Lu Heng. The wedding invited all the bigwigs in the business world, but not him.
He didn’t get a single cent of benefit, but instead was severely suppressed.
His composure and cultivation were long gone. When he went to pull An Le from Lu Heng’s car, he saw Li Jie smiling and moving with him, ready to fight him at any moment.
In an instant, An Qiang calmed down.
His relationship with An Le could never be defined as kidnapping.
And An Le and Lu Heng’s marriage registration was personally delivered by someone he sent. Lu Heng would be fine.
Using this matter to threaten the other party was useless; Lu Heng was setting a trap for him.
An Qiang gritted his teeth and sneered, “Lu Heng, given our relationship with An Le, neither of us can sue the other. Let’s settle this privately. What do you think?”
Lu Heng lowered the car window, his cold gaze sweeping over An Qiang before nodding, “Okay.”
Since it was a private settlement, no one else was involved.
The police left, the onlookers dispersed, and several people drove to a coffee shop.
In the quiet environment, An Le sat beside Lu Heng, head bowed, not daring to look at An Qiang across from him.
Li Jie sat next to An Qiang, ready to fight at any moment.
An Qiang looked at his shrinking son and smiled, “Stop beating around the bush. Tell me, how do you plan to resolve this?”
An Le had no idea how to resolve this; he subconsciously glanced at Lu Heng.
But Lu Heng didn’t speak. He calmly picked up his cup and took a sip of coffee, then placed the milk the waiter had just brought in front of him.
An Le stared at the milk, stunned. He heard Lu Heng say, “Coffee is bad for your health. Drink milk.”
An Le’s heart warmed. He whispered, “Okay.”
He couldn’t help but purse his lips into a smile. When he looked up, he met An Qiang’s angry eyes. He quickly suppressed his smile and stopped talking.
But even with his head down, he could feel An Qiang’s gaze on him—full of anger and hatred.
He felt uneasy, but at this moment, he had to suppress all his fear.
Suddenly, he heard Lu Heng tap the table with his hand, “You said An Le is your son, so please don’t scare him unnecessarily. He’s timid and easily frightened.”
An Le looked gratefully at Lu Heng. Lu Heng reached out and touched his head, whispering in his ear, “Don’t be afraid.”
“Mm.”
An Le nodded obediently. No matter what happened, no matter who he faced, as long as Lu Heng was there, he wasn’t afraid.
An Qiang couldn’t bear to watch the two of them being so lovey-dovey. He withdrew his gaze, suppressing his anger, and said, “If you don’t want me to scare him, then quickly state your purpose. I don’t have time to waste here.”
“My purpose?”
Lu Heng said helplessly, “Shouldn’t you be the one with a purpose? Why else would you take An Le away?”
“I…”
An Qiang started to say “I” but stopped. He cautiously curled his lips, “As a father, what purpose could there be in taking my own son home?”
“However, I raised him this large. You didn’t pay a single cent and got such a beautiful omega for free. Do you think that’s fair?”
Ultimately, it’s all about profit.
Lu Heng knew this. He nodded, “It’s indeed unfair.”
“I know what you mean. However, An Le has no status in your An family. Basically, no one knows he’s your son. How are we supposed to have a business marriage?”
Business marriage?
What does this mean?
An Le was so scared he abruptly looked up, “Sir!”
Lu Heng immediately grabbed his hand and patted it gently, then continued, “Let’s do this. You publicly announce that An Le is your son, your dearly cherished daughter who you’ve hidden away for years. When you pass, he will inherit a portion of your property, and he will also have equity in your An family’s company—at least fifteen percent.”
“If you can do that, then this will be a business marriage. What a father-in-law should get, I won’t shortchange him.”
Lu Heng laughed as he spoke.
An Le didn’t know what Lu Heng was going to do. This fear of the unknown terrified him, but Lu Heng had told him to trust him, so he could only endure his fear with red eyes, cautiously approaching Lu Heng, clutching his clothes without saying a word.
Lu Heng didn’t say anything, but openly released pheromones to comfort An Le.
The moment Li Jie sensed Lu Heng releasing pheromones, he immediately went to talk to the manager about clearing the room and turning on the pheromone cleaner.
An Qiang frowned in disgust, “You sure do spoil him.”
Lu Heng: “Mr. An, can you meet this condition?”
Meeting the condition means father-in-law; not meeting it means Mr. An. The distinction is very clear.
An Qiang was unwilling. His property, his equity—why should he give so much to this little brat?
But if he didn’t comply, Lu Heng wouldn’t only refuse to acknowledge him but would also suppress him everywhere, even if he contacted that person, it wouldn’t work.
If he did comply, Lu Heng wouldn’t only stop suppressing them but would also give them long-term benefits… No, this must be put in writing. Otherwise, with Lu Heng’s insidious nature, he’d only be able to swallow his teeth.
An Qiang gritted his teeth and said with a forced smile, “He is my son. These things are originally his due. I can give them to him. However, he hasn’t been home for two years. He should be able to go home to stay for a few days, right?”
“Okay.”
Lu Heng nodded, “Show me the property division will and the equity certificate, and I’ll personally take Le Le to your doorstep.”
An Qiang: “It’s a deal!”
An Qiang was furious with Lu Heng and decided to leave immediately.
Listening to An Qiang’s receding footsteps, even with Lu Heng’s pheromones comforting him, An Le couldn’t help but feel afraid, his eyes filled with tears.
“Sir…”
He called softly, “Sir…”
“What are you crying for?”
Lu Heng supported his shoulders, his gaze gentle, but his voice somewhat stern, “You still haven’t fully trusted me, have you?”
“No.”
An Le shook his head, “I’m just… I’m just scared. Sir, I’m scared. Hold me, please hold me, okay?”
He wasn’t distrusting Lu Heng; he was just scared, really scared. He couldn’t control himself.
He felt like Lu Heng could abandon him at any time. He wanted Lu Heng to hold him.
But Lu Heng supported his shoulders, preventing him from getting closer, “I can hold you, but you must learn to trust me. Trust that no matter what time, no matter what happens, I won’t let you suffer a loss, and I won’t abandon you.”
“Only if you trust, will I hold you.”
An Le quickly nodded, “I trust you, Sir. Sir, hug…”
As soon as An Le finished speaking, Lu Heng pulled him into his arms.
He greedily inhaled Lu Heng’s pheromones, instantly feeling incredibly reassured, tightly clutching Lu Heng’s clothes and refusing to let go.
Suddenly, he heard Lu Heng speak, explaining to him.
Lu Heng: “Don’t be afraid. You must go to their home, become a member of their family, to more clearly investigate what happened back then, why he lied to your mother, and whether your mother’s death is related to him. Only by going to his home, having deeper contact with him, can you investigate properly.”
“Besides, you were originally a member of the An family. As a father, he shouldn’t show favoritism. An Yi should have what you should have.”
He won’t touch An Le’s money and shares, but having money gives him confidence. As long as An Qiang is willing to give, even if An Le doesn’t have a job in the future, those things can support him, preventing him from living too humbly because of his status.
“But Sir, if I go back, I, I…”
Lu Heng: “Li Jie will go with you. I will also visit you when I have time.”
Li Jie has a somewhat irritable temper but is meticulous and a skilled fighter. With him accompanying An Le, An Le will definitely not suffer a loss at the An family.
Moreover, it’s better for An Le to stay at the An family for a while so he can avoid going for his eye treatment.
However, after An Le returns from the An family, he will arrange a new bodyguard for An Le.
Because sometimes Li Jie does things that are extremely dangerous. If it were someone else, he could watch from the sidelines. But with An Le, his heart couldn’t handle it.
An Le didn’t speak; he was indeed afraid, but since Li Jie was accompanying him, he couldn’t continue to avoid it.
Moreover, everything the sir was doing was for his own good.
Now, he was even helping him investigate his mother’s matter.
An Le wiped away his tears, looked up, and said with earnest and determined eyes, “Sir, I, I’m not afraid.”
“Be good.”
Lu Heng pinched An Le’s face, a smile curving his lips, “The teacher says you’re very smart and are making great progress in painting. He suggested that I send you to a professional school.”
“But you lack a lot. You might not be able to keep up at a professional school. If you’re willing, after this matter is resolved, I’ll arrange a tutor for you, starting from elementary school, and learn step by step. Are you willing?”
It’s not about keeping up but about lacking too much knowledge and being considered a special student. Those with kind natures will treat him well; those with bad natures will discriminate against him.
Lu Heng didn’t want An Le to be discriminated against.
An Le pursed his lips, remembering when An Qiang forcibly stopped his schooling. He was almost ten years old at the time, about to enter middle school.
Although An Qiang later instructed the people watching over him to show him learning videos, they were very perfunctory, and later on, he couldn’t understand them either.
Now he’s twenty years old. There’s no way he can go to elementary school. If he could get a tutor…
An Le’s nose felt sour, and he didn’t dare to speak for a long time before whispering, “Thank you, Sir. I’m willing.”
He was willing.
As he said this, he remembered the wedding, when the emcee asked if he was willing to marry Lu Heng, and he said yes.
Lu Heng: “Then let’s go home.”
An Le secretly smiled, “Mm.”
He agreed verbally, but his arms around Lu Heng didn’t loosen.
Lu Heng also chuckled softly, “Are you refusing to let go because you want me to carry you out?”
An Le was about to answer yes when he heard him say, “If I carry you out, it won’t be just going home, Le Le.”
An Le looked bewildered, “Then… then what else will we do???”
“What else?”
Lu Heng directly picked An Le up and put him on his lap, adjusting his position so An Le could feel the changes in his body. Then he leaned close to his ear and asked ambiguously, “Le Le, can you feel the changes?”
