Chapter 84: The “Auntie” Crisis
Shou Jiaxun laughed foolishly. “What’s ‘carry’?”
“Brother, you’re kidding!” Ar-jiao’s face was full of disbelief. “You don’t know what carrying is? You never play games?”
Liang Bo turned to complain to the kid, “Can you focus on the game? You’re dragging us down. Hurry up and finish this round so I can go back and drive.”
Ar-jiao curled his lip, still determined to flirt with Shou Jiaxun. “Brother, what’s your name?”
Shou Jiaxun brushed him off, “My surname is Shou, as in longevity.”
Ar-jiao said, “Oh, little ‘shou’ (bottom) brother; yeah, I can see that.”
Shou Jiaxun felt a bit offended, but seeing that the other was just a teenage Omega, he only laughed twice and didn’t continue the conversation.
Liang Bo frowned and turned off his phone. “That’s enough, I’m done.” He stood up and pulled Shou Jiaxun’s arm. “This kid talks too much crap. Let’s go.”
Shou Jiaxun immediately put down his unfinished ice porridge, picked up the snacks he’d just bought, and waved goodbye to the kids as they left.
Once they were out the door, Yu Jiao also put down his phone. He rested his chin on his hands and lamented to his friends, “Sigh… I think I’ve met my ideal.”
His companion didn’t know whether to laugh or cry. “You don’t even know his name.”
“I’ll look it up online.” The kid looked completely indifferent.
Liang Bo pulled Shou Jiaxun along. As they walked, he lowered his head to sniff the other. “Huh? You didn’t drink.”
Shou Jiaxun tore open a small bag of snacks, poured out a few pieces of amber walnuts, and held them out to Liang Bo. “Want some?”
Liang Bo picked one and put it in his mouth. “Didn’t you eat enough just now?”
“I’m full, but I still want to eat a bit more.”
He had a feeling that Shou Jiaxun’s business deal at the dinner might not have gone smoothly, but he waited until they were in the car with the air conditioning on to ask, “Did you sign the contract?”
“I did.”
Liang Bo was puzzled. “If you signed it, why the unhappy face?”
Shou Jiaxun sighed long. “Don’t ask… my professional ethics forbid me from insulting clients.”
Liang Bo was dumbfounded, guessing in a small voice, “Met a couple of idiots?”
“Sigh… hehe.” Shou Jiaxun tacitly agreed.
Liang Bo clicked his tongue and continued to guess, “Did they push the price down? …Did they nitpick? …Don’t tell me they want to change the contract at the last minute? …Did they try to force you to drink? Holy sh*t… what a bunch of villains.”
Shou Jiaxun raised an eyebrow and emphasized, “But I didn’t indulge them.”
Liang Bo quickly nodded and praised him, “I can see that. Not a drop of alcohol touched your lips. Boss is mighty.”
Shou Jiaxun pursed his lips and smiled; his mood improved, and the work topic ended there. In truth, doing business was like traveling; you never knew when, where, or what kind of people you would meet. The most important thing was not to take it to heart. This wasn’t the first time Shou Jiaxun had encountered such a thing; he wouldn’t have stayed frustrated for long, and with Liang Bo amusing him, he recovered even faster.
At this moment, the one secretly struggling was actually Liang Bo, and he was struggling with more than one thing.
“The one we met at the court today—he was called Xiao Yu, right?”
“Mm.” Shou Jiaxun’s mouth was busy eating, so he only gave a light hum.
Liang Bo glanced at him. “I heard from Little Bai that you guys haven’t seen each other in years. Since you’re not interested in him, why have you kept his number all this time?”
Shou Jiaxun asked back blankly, “Where would I have his number? Why would I keep it?”
“Huh?!” Liang Bo was even more confused. “In the afternoon at the court, you told him you had his number and said you’d call him.”
Shou Jiaxun looked up and yawned. “I meant that Little Bai definitely has it; I’ll just ask Little Bai. You two were about to fight; was I supposed to just stand there like a fool and save his number?”
Liang Bo gave a sheepish laugh upon hearing that. “So you really do plan to meet him?”
“Tsk…” Shou Jiaxun was indecisive. “Actually, I haven’t decided, but in principle, I should have a final word with him.”
“Didn’t you guys never even date? What is there to have a final word about?” Liang Bo’s tone was sour.
“Hey, you’ve got me there.” Shou Jiaxun furrowed his brow and scratched his head. “Let me think about it more.”
Bai Fan had told Liang Bo before that Shou Jiaxun was the “White Moonlight” buried deep in Xiao Yu’s heart. In his final year of high school, Xiao Yu had been a “Sea King” who accepted everyone, and then he worked hard to study and get into a political science and law school—all because of Shou Jiaxun.
But this matter looked very mysterious to other classmates. Because they had been classmates for three years, and in the first two years, Xiao Yu and Shou Jiaxun had almost no special interaction. It could only be described as plain and mediocre. Strictly speaking, Shou Jiaxun’s relationship with every Alpha except Guo Duoyu was “mediocre.” His relatively good relationship with Guo Duoyu was also because Guo Duoyu’s relationship with all Omegas was quite good—the kind of “good” where everyone is like brothers and sisters.
So why did Xiao Yu suddenly fall so head-over-heels in love with Shou Jiaxun? It was too sudden—so sudden it was like he was possessed. Everyone only knew that before Shou Jiaxun dropped out, he had been dragged by Yin Xi to work as an escort, not for long, but he had run into Xiao Yu who was drinking at the nightclub. Then the next day, Shou Jiaxun proactively dropped out, and Xiao Yu didn’t return to school for a week after that, seemingly searching for Shou Jiaxun.
So the key to the problem must be what exactly happened that night they met at the nightclub?
Liang Bo thought that in a place like a nightclub, nothing was surprising. Perhaps Shou Jiaxun’s trauma regarding Alphas began with Xiao Yu. Therefore, he absolutely could not let Shou Jiaxun go see Xiao Yu again. Even if they had to have a final word face-to-face, he should be the one to go on Shou Jiaxun’s behalf.
Shou Jiaxun, on the other hand, really couldn’t figure out how he was supposed to explain the problem of that “romantic brain” to Xiao Yu. So he quickly beat another retreat, choosing to take a step back and let it be. He said to himself in his heart: At worst, I lose the lawsuit! At worst, I start over… This wouldn’t be my first time starting from scratch. Bankruptcy, negative assets—I’ve never been afraid. Besides, it’s impossible for me to be that unlucky.
By the time Shou Jiaxun reached home, he had tossed all his worries aside and was happily opening his computer to check work emails. Liang Bo circled the room and suddenly let out a frustrated, mournful cry: “A pillow! My clothes… ah! I have nothing.”
Shou Jiaxun laughed loudly in the living room. “It’s still early; go home and get them then!”
Liang Bo quickly took his phone and car keys and headed out. On the way, he sent a message to Bai Fan, asking what Xiao Yu’s phone number was.
Bai Fan readily gave up his ex-boyfriend’s number and then asked, “Did he come looking for Shou Jiaxun again?”
[Yes, I want to talk to him alone.]
Bai Fan replied: [You can talk, but try not to get physical. Also, please ask him one thing for me: did he ever truly like Little Bai?]
Liang Bo: [Are you serious?]
Bai Fan: [Also Chu Shen from Class 3, and Sun Di from Class 5.]
Liang Bo: [Fine…]
Back at the house, Shou Jiaxun replied to all the necessary emails, stood up to stretch his limbs, and strolled to the bathroom to shower. He froze while taking off his underwear because he found a round bloodstain the size of an egg.
Shou Jiaxun was certain that the stain hadn’t been there when he was intimate with Liang Bo at the hotel in the afternoon. In the hours following, he hadn’t done anything out of the ordinary, nor had he felt any discomfort.
So his first reaction now was: No way! Male Omegas get “Auntie” (periods) too?
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