Chapter 34: Is This a Surprise From My Lord?
“Alright.” As Ji Shouren spoke, he took an exquisite jewelry box from Guan Meihan and handed it to Ye Zhile. “First time meeting, I have nothing good to give you. Take this.”
Ye Zhile shook his head hurriedly. “I can’t accept this. I didn’t give you a gift for your birthday, Father; how can you give me one?”
“Eh! This is different. This is what you deserve as a member of our Ji family.” Ji Shouren sighed. “Because of Shuohan, your marriage was too hasty. It is our Ji family that has treated you unfairly, so you must accept this.”
“I…” Ye Zhile looked at Ji Shuohan. Ji Shuohan said, “Accept it, you deserve it.”
Ye Zhile accepted it. “Thank you, Father; thank you, Mom.”
Guan Meihan felt a bit guilty being called ‘Mom’. She laughed once and didn’t reply.
Ji Shuohan and Ye Zhile were surrounded by people asking about their well-being, but few dared to greet Ji Shuohan with the attitude of an elder, so most asked Ye Zhile. In the eyes of the elders, Ye Zhile was a well-behaved and sensible child, answering whatever was asked, not talkative, but answering appropriately.
“It’s a good thing Minister Ye has such a cute little guy to accompany him, otherwise, you two Alphas who only know fighting and killing and aren’t considerate would annoy him so much.” Ji Shouren said this to Ye Zhijin. He looked at Ye Zhile’s obedient and quiet face, brows slightly furrowed, looking lovable at a glance.
Ye Zhijin smiled. “My younger brother has been lovable since childhood. He is thoughtful, coaxing my Dad and my Father every day until they can’t do anything with him.”
After the birthday banquet, there was a ball to facilitate communication among young people. Young Alphas and Omegas would step forward to invite partners they fancied.
And at this very moment, in an unnoticed corner, Lin Yang watched all this. So Ye Zhile was the Leader’s undisclosed marriage partner, and his father was even the Minister of the Military! He… whether in appearance, grades, or family background, was actually a hundred times better than him!
Why lie to him! Watching him buy him food and drink, laughing at his shabbiness in his heart! While pretending to be very happy! Playing him like a clown!
After the banquet ended, on the way home, Ye Zhile lay on the car window. The cool evening breeze brushed away all irritability. He narrowed his eyes comfortably to enjoy it and sighed deeply, “Sigh~”
“…” Ji Shuohan turned his head. “So young, what are you sighing for?”
Ye Zhile turned his head, muttering, “Being young has troubles too, okay?”
Ji Shuohan didn’t speak. Ye Zhile complained, “The older I grow, the more troubles I have~”
He muttered, “My Lord, do you think my way of getting along with friends is wrong?”
Hearing this, Ji Shuohan looked at him again, his tone carrying a trace of confusion. “Why do you look for problems in yourself as soon as something happens?”
Ye Zhile sat up. Looking at Ji Shuohan’s slightly serious face, a trace of cunning flashed through his clear eyes. “Maybe because I’m relatively kind-hearted? Haha…”
“…” Ji Shuohan was momentarily speechless. He shouldn’t have spoken up; worrying about him having psychological problems was purely superfluous.
Ye Zhile shut his mouth obediently and didn’t speak. Maybe because he had been doted on since childhood, never blushed or quarreled with anyone, let alone fought. Because his family loved him, they always spoke to him coaxingly, so if others spoke a bit louder, he felt they were being fierce to him.
Back home, Ye Zhile went upstairs first. “Goodnight, My Lord.”
“Mn, goodnight.” Ji Shuohan watched the desolate back of the teenager entering the room, that unclear strangeness in his heart spreading slowly.
Ye Zhile went back to class. If there were classes in the morning and afternoon, he would stay in the library at noon to study. Recently, the professional teacher assigned homework, requiring them to write a press release based on reality, so he came to the library to consult materials.
At first, Ye Zhile liked sitting by the floor-to-ceiling window, but many students passing by recognized him, all curious without exception.
“Is that Ye Zhile?”
“That’s him, the Supreme Leader’s marriage partner.”
“Couldn’t tell, the Supreme Leader likes the pure and cute type.”
“Please, he is the son of the Minister of the Military, a very good match with the Supreme Leader, okay!”
Ye Zhile listened helplessly. Eventually, he changed seats. The library had relatively narrow cubicles that were more hidden and quiet, protecting privacy to a large extent.
Ye Zhile often stayed for several hours. After afternoon classes, he went to rehearsal.
The freshman ceremony was starting soon. Rehearsals in the last few days were very frequent. Leng Xingtu often cursed in his ear, saying things like: This role is suffocating me to death! I really want to slap Lu Xingyan to death!
Ye Zhile was amused. Looking at the innocent Lu Xingyan not far away, he said, “If you want to hit someone, hit Jiang Lin. Why hit Brother Xingyan?”
Leng Xingtu gave a cold hmph. “Who asked him to play this broken role? Looking at it makes me angry! Alphas, not a single good thing.”
Ye Zhile tilted his head, looking at Leng Xingtu’s indignant expression. “Xingtu, you seem… to dislike Alphas. Why?”
Leng Xingtu glanced at him. “What’s good about Alphas? Arrogant, conceited, seeing nothing in their eyes, as if Omegas are born to be ordered around by them.”
Hearing this, Ye Zhile tried to explain for Lu Xingyan. “But Brother Xingyan isn’t like that. He respects Omegas quite a lot.”
“I know, I just said it in passing,” Leng Xingtu said. He didn’t mean to target Lu Xingyan, after all, Lu Xingyan was indeed a good person. No matter when, Lu Xingyan would always prioritize taking care of the two Omegas.
Ye Zhile gave an ‘oh’. Leng Xingtu asked him again, “You know the manual for measures protecting Omega safety isn’t perfect, right?”
“I know.” Ye Zhile nodded. Before Ji Shuohan succeeded the throne, the Imperial laws regarding Omegas were imperfect. People with ulterior motives could often find loopholes in them, causing Omegas to be harmed.
For example, regarding the violation of an Omega, criminals often nitpicked, saying the victim was playing hard to get, and judges couldn’t confirm if the victim was willing. Later, on the day Ji Shuohan succeeded the throne, he made a final decision directly: anyone where the victim expressed unwillingness would be judged as the suspect’s crime. Subsequently, he announced that if the suspect believed they were wronged, they could prove their innocence.
Based on that sentence: Suspects determined by the police should prove their innocence through evidence, rather than proving their lack of guilt by inflicting secondary harm on the victim.
Ye Zhile knew he hadn’t liked the wrong person.
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