Chapter 56
An Le’s hands fluttered nervously against Lu Heng’s chest. He tried to stand up, but Lu Heng held him tightly by the waist, “Act coquettish towards me like she did, and I’ll teach you how to get those things back.”
An Le was stunned, “But I… I’ve already acted coquettish.”
He had already done so before, outside.
Lu Heng: “That was then, this is now.”
An Le blushed, carefully recalling how Luo Ping acted coquettish towards An Qiang. Finally, he whispered, “Honey~”
As soon as he finished speaking, he felt something hard beneath his bottom, his face instantly turning even redder.
He didn’t think much of it, just wanting Lu Heng to teach him how to get his mother’s things back. Before he could speak, Lu Heng hugged him and turned them over. After a dizzying spin, they switched positions and began their daytime activities.
That day, everyone in the An family had a particularly frustrating time.
An Qiang took painkillers twice. Luo Ping stayed in her room, taking off the ruby necklace around her neck and putting it away.
Her dressing table was very large, each drawer filled with jewelry. Half of it was left by An Le’s mother, and the other half was bought by An Qiang for her.
Originally, things belonging to a dead person shouldn’t be taken, but those things were so beautiful and valuable. Rather than letting them go cheap to someone else, it was better for her to keep them.
However, now that An Le had suddenly returned, she still felt somewhat resentful. But An Qiang insisted on having An Le return, so she had no choice but to endure it.
Just as she was thinking, An Qiang opened the door and entered.
Luo Ping quickly got up to help him, “Honey, lie down, I’ll apply the medicine for you.”
She knew how badly An Qiang had been beaten. An Qiang was strong-willed and didn’t let anyone other than a doctor examine his wounds, so only she could apply the medicine.
An Qiang lay down on the bed and cursed inwardly, lifting his clothes for Luo Ping.
An Qiang: “An Le will be staying here for a while, so keep your mind on your own business. He’s still useful to us.”
He already knew Luo Ping disliked An Le, and there was no need to hide it.
Luo Ping pouted, feigning grievance, “I know.”
What could she do? An Le was so powerful now. Was she able to control him?
Luo Ping applied the medicine while pouting.
The next morning.
An Le woke up to see Lu Heng already dressed and standing by the bed. He sat up and called out in a daze, “Sir, are you going to… work?”
Lu Heng nodded, “Mm, I’ll be back tonight. Be careful during the day.”
An Le nodded, “Okay.”
Lu Heng left. An Le couldn’t sleep but didn’t want to face the An family, so he tossed and turned in bed.
Even when it was time for breakfast, he didn’t leave the room. Li Jie knocked on the door, “Madam Boss, it’s time for breakfast.”
An Le got out of bed, secretly opening the door a crack, and whispering, “Can I… eat in the room?”
Li Jie was stunned, then nodded, “Okay, I’ll bring it to you.”
An Le’s eyes instantly lit up, “Thank you, Master Li.”
Hearing this title, Li Jie almost tripped.
He helplessly turned around and said, “Just call me Li Jie.”
An Le pursed his lips and nodded, “Thank you, Li Jie.”
Li Jie: …
He turned and walked downstairs, muttering and complaining about his name, because he always felt that An Le’s “Li Jie” sounded like “Li Jie” (Sister Li).
But his father wouldn’t let him change it, so he couldn’t help it.
While waiting for breakfast, An Le carefully observed the room.
Yesterday, they only glanced at the room before going out, and then they were… afterward, he was too tired to open his eyes, so he hadn’t had time to take a good look at the room.
“It’s really beautiful.”
If he hadn’t seen these rooms as a child, during the years he lived at the An family, he wouldn’t have known that the An family had such a beautiful place.
He stood by the window, watching An Yi exercise walking downstairs.
An Yi’s leg hadn’t healed yet, but as an alpha, he couldn’t tolerate staying in bed for too long, so he would go out for a walk every morning.
But this morning was different.
An Yi was on the phone.
An Yi: “Bad luck!”
An Yi: “What are you worried about? Lu Heng will collapse sooner or later. As long as that person takes action, that unloved and perverted bastard, how long can he last?”
An Yi: “Right, once he collapses, you move back.”
An Yi: “If that person doesn’t want An Le, I’ll keep him for you.”
An Yi: “Don’t thank me, we’re brothers, there’s no need to say these things.”
An Yi: “Hahaha…”
An Le stood by the window, clearly hearing An Yi’s words.
Was An Qiang calling him back for that person?
But he was already married and permanently marked. Wouldn’t that person dislike him?
An Le touched his neck. He absolutely couldn’t be marked by someone else; Lu Heng would be angry.
Moreover, he couldn’t bear it.
An omega cannot be marked by a second alpha before the permanent mark is removed.
It would be very painful.
An Le remembered Lu Heng’s words, his gaze firm as he clenched his small fist and turned to open the door, intending to go downstairs.
As soon as he opened the door, he saw Li Jie.
Li Jie put the breakfast he had brought in front of An Le, helplessly saying, “That’s all they prepared. There’s nothing else.”
Li Jie was carrying a tray with a glass of milk, slices of bread, and a sandwich, none of which An Le liked.
An Le lowered his head but quickly raised it again. Although his voice was still soft, it had a hint of defiance.
He said, “Thank you, Li Jie, but I don’t like these. Let’s go downstairs together to eat.”
Li Jie was stunned, then nodded with a smile, “OK, let’s go.”
This house was also his. Before, he had always been bullied, but not anymore!
An Le had Lu Heng, and now Li Jie was here too. An Yi and An Qiang couldn’t beat Li Jie; they were both beaten up and couldn’t leave the house. Therefore, he wasn’t afraid.
An Le walked downstairs with his chin held high, seeing An Qiang and Luo Ping sitting together eating breakfast. He raised his voice and said, “I want porridge!”
After sleeping with Lu Heng last night, his waist and back ached. It was tiring to come and confront the beast An Qiang.
An Qiang didn’t speak when he heard him ask for porridge.
Luo Ping smiled awkwardly, her voice sweet and gentle, “Sorry, Le Le, you haven’t been home these past few years, so we don’t know your tastes. We didn’t know you like porridge. But breakfast is already ready, let’s eat this. Tomorrow morning we’ll have porridge, okay?”
An Qiang also nodded, “Yes, this was prepared… by your… aunt. Try it.”
An Le didn’t speak. Before, he would have endured it, even if he didn’t want to, he would have been forced to endure it.
But now, even if this house wasn’t his mother’s, he was still a member of this family. Why did these people exclude him? Why should he endure it?
They weren’t even willing to make him breakfast. Why did they call him back?
Did they only want to get benefits from him without giving anything in return?
Impossible!
Although An Le was still a little afraid, Li Jie stepped forward and stood side by side with him.
An Le suddenly felt confident, “No.”
“I want porridge, now.”
“Sir prepares porridge for me every morning, and I like it.”
Li Jie smiled. Although raising a wife was expensive, omegas were truly cute.
An Qiang was so angry he couldn’t even eat his sandwich, but now that An Le had two big shots supporting him, he didn’t want to offend him. He helplessly turned to Luo Ping and said, “Go, make him porridge.”
Luo Ping: “Honey~”
An Qiang: “How troublesome can making porridge be? Go.”
Luo Ping gritted her teeth, a flash of impatience and hatred in her eyes, but when she looked up at An Le, she had a full smile, “Le Le, wait a moment, Auntie will go make it for you.”
“No.”
An Le refused again, “Not yours, I want… the maid to make it.”
He didn’t dare to eat food made by Luo Ping; he was afraid she would poison him.
Hearing An Le’s words, An Qiang grabbed Luo Ping, “He doesn’t want you to make it. Sit down and eat. Let the servants do it.”
Luo Ping’s face turned green with anger, but she had no choice but to suppress her unhappiness and have the maid make porridge for An Le.
It went smoothly.
An Le never thought that one day he would be so arrogant and domineering at the An family, demanding this and that, and An Qiang would satisfy him.
He knew it was all because of Lu Heng.
The porridge was a little hot. An Le sipped it slowly, suddenly understanding a truth.
The weaker a person is, the easier they are to be bullied.
An Qiang: “Le Le, come to the study with me after breakfast.”
An Le trembled at the words. He had already anticipated this outcome. Although he was afraid, he had prepared himself mentally, so he gently nodded, “Mm.”
But even with mental preparation, he still didn’t want to be alone with An Qiang, so he ate very slowly.
No matter how slowly he ate, the porridge in his bowl wouldn’t last long.
Eventually, he still went upstairs with An Qiang.
Li Jie followed behind him, but An Qiang stopped him at the door, “I want to have a private conversation with my son. Mr. Li won’t be listening in, will you?”
Li Jie had no choice but to helplessly shrug, “Go ahead. I’m not stopping you. Just remember how strong my fists are and how painful I can hit.”
Li Jie’s words were full of arrogance and warning, angering An Qiang to the point where he couldn’t say a word. With a bang, he closed the door.
An Le stood far away from An Qiang, afraid of him getting close.
Seeing his fearful look, An Qiang laughed, “Weren’t you very arrogant downstairs just now? Why are you like this now?”
An Le suppressed his instinctive fear and subconsciously leaned towards the door. Li Jie was at the door; being closer to the door made him feel safer.
An Le: “What… do you want to say?”
An Qiang ignored An Le’s small actions and sat down at the desk. Because he was too smug, he accidentally bumped his injured ribs, causing his face to change, instantly becoming impatient.
An Qiang: “What do I want to ask? Don’t you know?”
“An Le, if that person still wants you, he’s more powerful than Lu Heng and can give you more. Are you willing to go?”