Chapter 76
Li Jie: “The boss comes back to the Lu family every year around this time. He usually stays for a whole day before returning. His phone probably won’t be reachable.”
“Then what do we do?”
An Le’s tears continued to fall: “Take me to find Xiao Xiao. I… I have to find him.”
Lu Heng had told him before that Gu Qian was not someone to be trifled with.
Xiao Xiao, heeding their advice, gradually stopped provoking Gu Qian, but he lost his job as a result. Not only did he borrow money from An Le, he was also homeless and had to ask Gu Qian for permission even to make phone calls.
It was definitely Gu Qian who had locked Xiao Xiao up.
Just like An Qiang had locked him up before.
But when he was suffering, it was Xiao Xiao who rescued him, brought him light, and allowed him to live a good life.
Now that Xiao Xiao was being bullied, he absolutely couldn’t stand idly by. He had to find Xiao Xiao.
“Don’t worry.”
Li Jie frowned: “You’re an Omega. Even if you find him, you won’t be able to help him. You’re even more vulnerable to being bullied than he is.”
An Le: “Then, then…”
“I’ll go.”
Li Jie comforted An Le, his face grim: “Stay home and wait for the boss to come back. Don’t wander off. I’ll go find him and call you as soon as I have news.”
Li Jie going?
An Le was stunned for a moment, then finally nodded.
Although he really wanted to go himself, Li Jie was right. Going wouldn’t help Xiao Xiao; it might even cause him more trouble.
And Li Jie’s skills were even praised by Lu Heng, so letting Li Jie go find Xiao Xiao was the best option right now.
Li Jie, feeling uneasy, sent a message to Lu Heng, then sent An Le back to his room, repeatedly telling him not to wander off, before going out to find Xiao Xiao.
An Le sat anxiously in his room, couldn’t help but call Xiao Xiao again, but this time Xiao Xiao didn’t answer. When he tried again, the phone was already turned off.
“Sir was right, they’re all bad people.”
A stubborn look in his eyes, An Le wiped away his tears, picked up the phone he’d been using to chat with Gu Chen, and checked to see if Gu Chen had replied.
But he hadn’t.
An Le had no ability to help Xiao Xiao, Lu Heng wasn’t home, what could he do?
Who could control a pervert?
Maybe, maybe the pervert’s father could.
Although he didn’t want to contact Gu Chen, thinking about Xiao Xiao’s humble pleas to Gu Qian for his phone, he couldn’t bear it and directly called Gu Chen.
Gu Chen answered quickly: “Le Le, have you decided on a date to meet?”
“No.”
An Le was extremely nervous, his sweat pouring down. He gritted his teeth, suppressing his tears: “Uncle, do you remember the friend who was with me in the hospital before? He’s a beta, very pretty.”
Gu Chen thought for a moment and replied: “Yes, what about him?”
“He, he’s being bullied by Boss Gu. Could you, could you help him?”
An Le spoke vaguely, because Gu Qian was Gu Chen’s son. He was afraid that if he spoke ill of Gu Qian, Gu Chen would be unhappy.
“Being bullied?”
Gu Chen chuckled softly and asked: “How is he being bullied? Is there some misunderstanding?”
“No.”
Hearing Gu Chen’s intention to protect his son, An Le cried anxiously: “There’s no misunderstanding. My friend lost his job, and he has to ask Boss Gu for permission to even make a phone call. This isn’t right, this isn’t right, Uncle, please help my friend, okay?”
“Don’t cry.”
Gu Chen seemed in a good mood: “There must be some misunderstanding. But I can call him and ask what’s going on. If there’s a misunderstanding, you can resolve it quickly.”
An Le bit his lip without speaking. Gu Chen’s bias was too obvious, he didn’t know what to say.
An Le hesitated for a long time before asking: “Then, can my friend come to see me?”
Gu Chen: “Yes.”
An Le was finally relieved. Bias or not, as long as Xiao Xiao was okay.
An Le: “Thank you, Uncle.”
After finishing, An Le hung up the phone and sat on the bed anxiously waiting for Gu Chen’s reply.
Gu Chen was very pleased that An Le had asked for his help. After hanging up, he immediately called his son.
Gu Qian was still frantically bullying Xiao Xiao. Gu Chen could hear Xiao Xiao’s pitiful whimpers on the phone.
But Gu Chen didn’t rebuke his son’s actions. Instead, he said softly: “You’re not thorough enough. You were easily discovered.”
“Where was I not thorough enough?”
Gu Qian looked at the beta who was almost fainting beneath him, smiling: “An Le has Lu Heng helping him. No matter how careful I am, it’s still impossible to hide it from them.”
Lu Heng grew up with him and knows his nature best. Even if he denies it and does things leaving no trace, Lu Heng will know it was him.
Gu Chen naturally understood this. He was somewhat helpless but could only tentatively ask: “It’s just a beta. Letting him go and finding another one isn’t impossible, right?”
“No.”
Gu Qian: “Dad, I want to mark him. My people have developed a drug that can mark betas. He’s my first test subject.”
Xiao Xiao heard that Gu Qian was going to mark him, and he instantly screamed in fright: “No, I don’t want to be marked, please let me go, please…”
Unfortunately, before he could finish, Gu Qian covered his mouth, smiling and saying: “I’m on the phone with my dad, be good, don’t make a sound, I’ll be gentle later.”
After hearing this, the smile on Gu Chen’s face finally disappeared: “You don’t even care about your father’s face?”
“I can give you anything else.”
Gu Qian continued to move, breathing heavily: “But not this beta. He came to provoke me first. Now that he’s here, he’ll never leave, and no one will be able to take him away.”
Gu Chen was helpless. Listening to the panting and whimpering, he only said: “Then hold off on marking him for now. Let him go back to see An…”
Gu Chen paused halfway through his sentence.
How did An Le find out about the beta’s situation?
He monitored An Le’s phone, but today he didn’t see An Le call Xiao Xiao, nor did he see An Le message him.
Gu Chen fell silent instantly.
Gu Qian was impatient: “Letting him go is impossible. If you have nothing else to say, hang up. I’m busy.”
“Wait.”
Gu Chen said softly: “Did you talk to An Le today?”
Gu Qian: “Yes.”
Gu Chen: “What’s his phone number?”
Gu Qian looked, read the phone number to Gu Chen, and hung up directly.
He got up from Xiao Xiao, opened the cabinet, took out the medicine and needles, and started preparing the medicine in front of Xiao Xiao.
He let Xiao Xiao escape desperately in the room, chasing after him with the syringe and laughing.
After hanging up, Gu Chen also understood that An Le had discovered that he was monitoring his phone.
After all, with such a big loophole before, how could he not be discovered?
He thought An Le was simple and wouldn’t be discovered. Unexpectedly, he was so cunning.
Not only was he discovered, but he didn’t expose him, obediently drawing pictures to please him.
He thought for a moment, the most likely reason was that Lu Heng was teaching An Le to trick him.
Gu Chen’s face darkened, and he slowly put his phone in his pocket…
——
An Le waited for a long time without receiving a reply from Gu Chen, but instead, he waited for Lu Heng.
The moment Lu Heng entered the door, An Le saw him as a savior, hurriedly running over to hug Lu Heng, pouting aggrievedly: “Sir, you’re finally back. Xiao Xiao is in trouble.”
Lu Heng was stunned, then nodded: “Yes, I know, Li Jie already told me.”
No, he knew before Li Jie told him.
He had people investigate Xiao Xiao, and by the time the information reached him, Xiao Xiao had already been locked up by Gu Qian.
He wanted to help An Le and Xiao Xiao, but he had seen how stubborn the Gu family was. Saving Xiao Xiao wouldn’t be easy, unless the entire Gu family collapsed.
Only when Gu Qian no longer had any support could Xiao Xiao be safe.
“Then what do we do now?”
An Le’s tears fell drop by drop, his eyes full of helplessness and anxiety.
Lu Heng wiped away his tears and said softly: “There’s nothing we can do.”
What good did it do that Li Jie went to look for him?
Li Jie couldn’t help Xiao Xiao.
Neither could he. He was busy investigating the An family’s affairs. If he intervened to save Xiao Xiao at this time, it would inevitably lead to Gu Qian’s frantic revenge.
If Gu Qian interfered in their affairs, his progress in finding the truth would become even more difficult.
“There’s nothing we can do?”
An Le was stunned: “How could there be nothing we can do, Sir, Sir…”
“There really is nothing we can do.”
Lu Heng cupped An Le’s face and said helplessly: “Your mother’s case is already showing some progress. If we interfere with Gu Qian’s affairs now, he will definitely come in and stir things up frantically. It will be very difficult to find the truth then.”
“And even if I can rescue Xiao Xiao from Gu Qian’s hands, where can I hide him so that Gu Qian won’t find him?”
“It’s easy for me to grab things or people from Gu Qian, but it’s just as easy for him to find things or people I hide.”
Lu Heng knew An Le was sad, but there was no way. This situation didn’t allow for any accidents.
“Then what do we do now?”
An Le cried silently: “Do we just, just watch Xiao Xiao suffer?”
“Of course not.”
Lu Heng: “Now we need to find evidence faster and bring down An Qiang and Gu Chen. Without the Gu family’s backing, Gu Qian is nothing.”
“By then, even if Gu Qian knows everything about us, he won’t be able to do anything, and Xiao Xiao will naturally be saved.”
“Besides, Li Jie has already gone to find him. Don’t you trust Li Jie’s abilities?”
Lu Heng didn’t want An Le to get involved in Gu Qian’s affairs, but the method he suggested was indeed the best for now.
An Le lowered his head and whispered: “I, I understand.”
He couldn’t do anything, he hated his own powerlessness. If he wasn’t an Omega, he could go out to find Xiao Xiao and protect him.
He wouldn’t have to rely on Lu Heng like this now, troubling him, and after Lu Heng returned to the Lu family, not only did he not comfort Lu Heng, he added to his worries.
An Le felt extremely guilty.
Lu Heng felt unbearable heartache, reaching out to pull An Le into his arms and saying helplessly: “Don’t cry, it will be alright.”
“I promise you, the truth about your mother will be made public, An Qiang will die, Gu Chen will fall, and Xiao Xiao will return safely. Believe me, okay?”