Chapter 65
Just as if he were waiting for him, An Le had just sent the message when Gu Chen replied.
“Hmm, has Le Le just woken up?”
An Le wasn’t used to chatting with strangers, but thinking of Lu Heng watching him, he felt a little more at ease.
He typed back, “Hmm.”
Then, after a pause, he asked, “Uncle, I want to know about Mr. Lu. Can you tell me something?”
Lu Heng had said this was okay, so An Le wasn’t afraid.
Moreover, An Le knew that Lu Heng hadn’t told him a lot of things, such as why his mother hated him?
A child couldn’t be hated by their mother without reason. There must be some reason, but Lu Heng wasn’t willing to tell him.
He wanted to know, and he hoped to find out about it during his chat with Gu Chen.
It’s just that Gu Chen and Lu Heng’s mother were siblings, and might even cover for Lu Heng’s mother.
Thinking of this, An Le got angry, puffing out his cheeks as he waited for Gu Chen’s reply.
Soon, Gu Chen replied: “Xiao Heng has indeed suffered a lot these years. His mother, my sister, doesn’t like him very much and isn’t good to him. He’s always been very repressed.”
“Not long after becoming an adult, he developed irritable mood disorder during his heat cycles. Not only is the timing unstable, but it’s also very dangerous for those around him.”
“Over the years, I’ve also tried to find him a highly compatible omega, but it has always ended in failure.”
“So, I’m very relieved that Xiao Heng can meet you and be with you.”
An Le: …
He felt that Gu Chen seemed to have said something, but also seemed to have said nothing.
He didn’t reply immediately, but hesitated, looked up at Lu Heng on the computer screen, before continuing.
An Le: “Then, why doesn’t Mr. Lu eat food with a lot of salt?”
Gu Chen: “His mother forced him to eat food with excessive salt. I even took him to the hospital to have his stomach pumped. Since then, Xiao Heng hasn’t been able to eat food with a lot of salt.”
“And, his mother would often scold him while cooking, using very harsh words, but Xiao Heng didn’t react at all.”
“Actually, I’ve always suspected that Xiao Heng has some mental problems, but when I suggested he see a doctor, he refused. Le Le, you must take good care of him. If you notice anything wrong, persuade him to see a doctor as soon as possible.”
“Xiao Heng is very agitated during his heat cycle. While taking care of him, you also need to protect yourself.”
An Le pursed his lips, just about to ask other questions, but received another reply from Gu Chen: “Okay, Le Le, it’s work time now. Your uncle is getting old and can’t multitask. After taking time to answer your questions, I need to devote myself to work and can’t chat with you anymore. Sorry.”
Seeing this, An Le was a little at a loss.
Gu Chen was too casual with him.
However, he didn’t know whether to continue, looked up at Lu Heng, and whispered, “Mr. Lu, should we continue?”
“No need.”
Lu Heng said, “He won’t chat with you anymore.”
Gu Chen was very good at manipulating people, especially omegas like An Le who were naive and inexperienced in the world.
If An Le hadn’t known beforehand that Gu Chen wasn’t a good person, and encountered Gu Chen’s gentle and caring chat style, he would definitely have been deceived by Gu Chen.
Moreover, Gu Chen said a few words and then said he was busy, giving An Le the feeling that he was quite important to him.
But when An Le continued to ask questions, he wouldn’t reply anymore.
An Le put down his phone. He had been a little conservative in his questions; they were all the things Lu Heng had told him yesterday.
He actually wanted to ask other things, but not only because he had been interrupted by Gu Chen saying he was busy, but also because Lu Heng was watching him, he dared not ask.
An Le hesitated for a moment and whispered, “Mr. Lu, yesterday you said I could ask him about you, all the things? Is that really everything?”
As soon as An Le asked the question, he saw Lu Heng on the computer screen pause for a moment, before finally nodding, “Yes.”
Some things he didn’t want to say, and felt awkward, unwilling to tell An Le.
If he could let Gu Chen tell An Le, it wasn’t impossible.
Seeing Lu Heng agree, An Le was quite happy, and eagerly asked, “Everything? No matter what I ask, Mr. Lu won’t be angry?”
Lu Heng suppressed a smile, “Hmm.”
He didn’t know when it started, but Lu Heng’s feelings for An Le had completely changed. His gaze was increasingly doting and increasingly indulgent.
Having received Lu Heng’s promise, An Le was very happy, but now, besides being happy, he had a very important thing to do.
He said, “By the way, Mr. Lu, regarding Gu Chen’s matter, I’ve finished it for today. I… I want to go see Xiao Xiao now.”
Gu Chen wasn’t a good person, so his son certainly wasn’t a good person either.
He had to stop Xiao Xiao from jumping into the fire pit.
He hadn’t contacted Xiao Xiao for a long time, but when Lu Heng told him to tell Xiao Xiao not to provoke Gu Qian, he had also told Xiao Xiao, he didn’t know if Xiao Xiao had listened.
Lu Heng nodded, “Let Li Jie accompany you.”
“Okay.”
An Le: “See you tonight, Mr. Lu.”
Lu Heng: “See you tonight.”
After bidding each other farewell, An Le quickly washed his face, brushed his teeth, changed his clothes, then ran downstairs and found Li Jie to go out.
These two days, because An Le and Gu Chen had made “progress,” An Qiang had been very happy, smiling all day yesterday.
Today was the same.
Seeing An Le go out, he specially ran over and asked, “Le Le, are you going out? Do you have any money?”
An Le originally wanted to say yes, because since Lu Heng’s initial promise, he would give him a 520 yuan (approximately $70 USD) red packet every morning.
Although it wasn’t enough for anything big, for him, it was enough to go out to eat and shop.
But looking at An Qiang’s smiling face, An Le, in a whim, shook his head, “No.”
An Qiang took out a card from his pocket and handed it to An Le, smiling, “Take it, use it freely, no limit.”
An Le looked at the card in his hand and didn’t say anything else, turning to leave with Li Jie.
As soon as they got in the car, Li Jie happily shouted, “Boss Lady, Xiao Le Le, can I see your card?”
An Le smiled and handed the card to Li Jie.
Li Jie said with a smile, “His money shouldn’t go to waste. I heard from the boss that your mother’s favorite sapphire earrings were soiled by that mistress. Should we buy another pair? Just use this card.”
Li Jie laughed excitedly, “I know a place. This afternoon, they’re auctioning a pair of sapphire earrings. I can get you a number plate.”
An Le always knew Li Jie was good, but if someone is too good, they probably want money.
He pursed his lips, looking a little troubled, “But I still need to go… find Xiao Xiao.”
Some things couldn’t be explained clearly over the phone, he felt it would be better to meet in person.
Li Jie: “That’s not difficult, why don’t we just go together?”
An Le hesitated for a moment, and finally nodded, “Okay.”
“Great!”
Li Jie laughed happily, driving towards Xiao Xiao’s company while saying, “If Boss Lady really buys the jewelry set, remember to give me a reward. Getting a number plate also costs money, you know.”
“Okay.”
An Le smiled, “You’re right. His money shouldn’t go to waste.”
It was a weekday, and Xiao Xiao was at work.
But hearing that An Le was coming, he quickly took leave.
As soon as they got in the car, An Le held Xiao Xiao’s hand worriedly and asked, “Xiao Xiao, are you still chasing your idol recently?”
“Not really.”
Xiao Xiao said, “But less than before. I asked him out a few times, and he didn’t agree, so I’m going to give up, I’m not chasing him anymore.”
Because Gu Qian’s attitude towards him was so strange, he felt a little hesitant to continue. Thinking about what An Le had said before, his heart pounded, feeling that it was better to give up.
“That… that’s the best.”
An Le finally relaxed, whispering, “My Mr. Lu said, Boss Gu is not a good person.”
Xiao Xiao: “How so? Do you know any gossip? Tell me quickly.”
“No.”
An Le shook his head. He didn’t have any gossip about Gu Qian, but he had some about Gu Chen.
He leaned close to Xiao Xiao’s ear and told Xiao Xiao all the recent news, including who had been trying to buy him.
Xiao Xiao was instantly furious: “How could he do this!”
“He’s so old, you’re only twenty, he’s almost fifty!”
Xiao Xiao had never thought that Gu Qian’s father was the person who had been trying to buy An Le, indirectly causing An Le to suffer so much these years.
He was furious, especially after An Le showed Xiao Xiao his chat log with Gu Chen that morning.
Xiao Xiao directly cursed, “This old thing is too perverted! He’s been eyeing you for so many years, and now he’s still using Lu Heng to lower your guard.”
“I think it’s probably not just to buy you, there might be something else.”
An Le nodded, “Hmm.”
He also thought there was something else, but he didn’t know what it was, so Mr. Lu asked him to get information from Gu Chen, and this was just the beginning.
Xiao Xiao wouldn’t be like Lu Heng, letting An Le have a live chat for him to watch. Xiao Xiao directly started teaching, whispering to An Le in the car for a long time, and finally planned to write a small document to send to An Le, to use in future chats.
After they had discussed, they arrived at the auction house.
Li Jie took them in, got a number plate and handed it to An Le, then a staff member led them into the venue.
After finding a seat, An Le gradually felt uneasy.
Because there were so many people, he was a little afraid, and subconsciously moved closer to Xiao Xiao.
Xiao Xiao knew that An Le would definitely not dare to bid, so he said with a smile, “Le Le, give me the number plate, I’ll help you spend An Qiang’s money today.”
An Le timidly nodded, whispering, “Okay.”
Then, he said, “The sapphire earrings, we must buy them.”
Xiao Xiao patted his chest, “Okay, leave it to me.”
Soon, the sapphire earrings came up, with a starting price of 300,000 yuan.
An Le instantly became nervous, but what made him even more nervous was that Xiao Xiao suddenly grabbed his hand, put the number plate in his hand, and then grabbed his hand and raised it together.
Because the designer of this pair of sapphires was very famous, there were many people competing. Xiao Xiao kept holding An Le’s hand to bid, and the auctioneer even laughed.
Xiao Xiao secretly said, “Each bid is 30,000 yuan, An Qiang’s money is flowing like water, happy?”
An Le also smiled, whispering, “Happy.”
Gu Chen in the private room in the distance saw this scene and also laughed. He had originally planned to secretly buy the sapphire earrings and find an excuse to give them to An Le, but he didn’t expect An Le to come himself.
Gu Chen took a sip of wine and said to the waiter beside him, “Send this wine to number 56.”