Chapter 72: Song Linran Lets Go
When almost all the friends had arrived, the two protagonists finally made their late appearance.
As soon as Ye Chiyu got out of the car, he held Su Tangâs hand, which was somewhat cold due to nervousness. Surrounded by the gazes of a group of close friends, they entered the hall.
As soon as the two of them appeared in everyone’s field of vision, everyone’s gaze was attracted by the Omega beside Ye Chiyuâone whose stature appeared somewhat petite against the Alpha’s frame.
The two of them took off their coats as soon as they entered. Ye Chiyu was in his usual black casual suit and nodded to everyone.
But his friends had no mind to look at him. With a collective “Tch” and a wave of their hands to signal for him to be quiet, all their attention was focused on their buddyâs wife.
Su Tang, who was holding his hand, wore a goose-yellow knitted sweater on his upper body, paired with a pair of loose-fitting jeans. With his slightly curly hair and beautiful, cute features, he looked like an exquisite porcelain doll. Just standing there, he was bright and eye-catching.
This was the first time Su Tang was formally meeting Ye Xianshengâs friends. He was visibly nervous. His large, agile deer-like eyes blinked non-stop, and the grip of his small hand on the Alphaâs tightened further, leaving several fingernail marks in the Alpha’s palm.
Which of Ye Chiyuâs friends wasn’t a prominent figure or someone of great wealth? They had seen all sorts of things, but they were still shocked when they saw that their buddyâwho had been a bachelor for nearly thirty yearsâhad found such a tender and cute wife.
Moreover, that doting smile Ye Chiyu had for his wife and the hand that hadn’t let go since they walked in…
Oh, heavens.
It really was an “old iron tree blooming,” a male Bodhisattva entering the mortal world.
The group of grown men rarely began to lower their heads and whisper among themselves. This made Su Tang even more shy. His little face was pink, making Ye Chiyu unable to resist reaching out to pinch it.
“Holy cow, where did Old Ye abduct this little treasure from? Heâs way too good-looking.”
“I told you he must be a ‘face-con,’ but you didn’t believe me. Look at the sister-in-law’s little appearance, tsk tsk~”
“This guy really hid it deep. Secretly getting married is so flamboyant.”
“Indeed. This guy hid it really tightly before. We buddies didn’t get even a whiff of it.”
“Itâs good that he found a wife. Look at him being single for so many years; the outside world was actually rumored that he wasn’t ‘functional’ in that area. Now he can finally hold his head high.”
“Not to mention, Old Yeâs little wife looks quite young. Look at that little face, so tender you could practically squeeze water out of it. He wouldn’t be a minor, right?”
“Are you an idiot? No matter how perverted he is, he wouldn’t abduct a minor. Theyâve registered their marriage, so he must be of age!”
They were whispering and muttering now, and some even felt that this buddyâs wife looked a bit familiar.
“Wait, don’t you guys think Old Yeâs wife looks a bit familiar?”
Another buddy also nodded in agreement. ” I also think he looks a bit familiar. Seems like I’ve seen him on TV.”
Wen Xun slapped Wu Yuâs shoulder. “Why guess so much? Just ask directly when we eat!”
Tan Meng, standing beside Wen Xun, also stared at Su Tang for a while and silently poked Wen Xunâs arm. “The one from Chiyuâs family seems to be a very popular actor recently.”
Song Linran held a glass of champagne, his gaze seemingly fixed. His expression was somewhat dazed.
This was the first time he had seen Ye Chiyu have such a look for someoneâgentle, inclusive, doting, and with that deep love that made his nose sting for some reason.
Seeing that his friends had finished their chatter, Ye Chiyu patted Su Tangâs back to signal for him not to be nervous. Leading him into the crowd, he took a glass of red wine for himself and instructed the waiter to bring Su Tang a glass of hot milk.
Everyone was drinking alcohol, except for the pregnant Tan Meng; only his little fellow had milk in his tall glass.
Su Tang first took an obedient sip of milk before belatedly tugging on Ye Chiyuâs sleeve, his face scrunched up in a pitiful pout. “Ye Xiansheng, Iâm the only one drinking milk with all these people…”
The Alpha rubbed the little guyâs head and comforted him, “Be good. We’re about to eat. You have a bad stomach but like to eat spicy food, so you need to drink some milk first to protect your stomach lining.”
“Okay then…”
Su Tang gave in. Seeing a tall man waving at him, he also smiled and waved back.
Anyway, everyone here tonight was Ye Xianshengâs friend. Although he was nervous, he couldn’t lose face for Ye Xiansheng. He couldn’t lack any of the necessary social etiquette.
Seeing that everyone had more or less surrounded him and the little fellow, Ye Chiyu smiled. He called back the little fellow, who had at some point started chatting with Tan Meng, and pulled him close to his side.
“Let me introduce him to you all. My husband, Su Tang. We got married a while ago. Since everyone is here for the Spring Festival holiday, I brought him over to meet you.”
Ling Yi let out an “Eh?” “Su Tang, this name sounds a bit familiar.”
Liu Qingsong nearby also nodded and asked Su Tang mildly, “Su Tang, what kind of work do you do?”
Having completely relaxed, Su Tang smiled grandly at everyone. Seeing Ye Xianshengâs “do whatever you want” expression, he tilted his head, wanting to stir the atmosphere a bit.
“Iâm still in school right now. Iâm a sophomore student.”
The mischievous light danced in those beautiful eyes. The proud little Omega was immediately given a silent pinch on the soft flesh of his buttocks by Ye Xiansheng and instantly became honest, not daring to talk nonsense anymore.
Hearing that Su Tang was still in school, this group of friends immediately became unsettled and started attacking Ye Chiyu with words.
“Holy shit…”
“Old Ye, youâre an ‘old cow eating tender grass’!”
“The age difference isn’t small. Little Su won’t have been tricked by Old Ye, right? Old Ye, honestly confess, did you abduct a child?”
“How did you two meet? It couldn’t have been a chance encounter, right?”
“……”
Ye Chiyu didn’t expect his little fellow to be so playful. After a slight punishment, he looked down to see the little guy laughing happily, and he gave a helpless yet doting smile.
“Enough, so many questions. Itâs getting more and more outrageous,” he pushed Su Tang slightly toward everyone and spoke calmly. “To officially introduce him, this little thing of mine is indeed a student at S University, and also an actor. You lot must take care of and help him in the future.”
Wen Xun clapped his hands. “What a coincidence, an alumnus!”
Several of them in this group were graduates of S University. Seeing that Su Tang was also from S University, they suddenly felt a great deal of fate.
Combined with the fact that Su Tang was so likable, and most importantly, could make Old Ye suffer a loss!
Immediately, Ye Chiyu was pushed aside by everyone. They surrounded Su Tang one by one, introducing themselves and adding him on WeChat. Su Tang, surrounded, was busy as a bee. Ye Xianshengâs friends were very friendly, and he quickly hit it off with everyone.
Seeing that he couldn’t even get a word in, Ye Chiyu silently sat to the side and had some pre-dinner wine with several friends who had already added Su Tang. His gaze was always fixed on his little fellow who was laughing non-stop. Wen Xun and the others couldn’t help but tease that he had just gotten married, yet his soul had already been given to Su Tang.
When everyone had more or less finished their fun, Su Tang was about to go find his Ye Xiansheng when a gentle voice suddenly appeared behind him and called out.
Su Tang turned around. A similarly beautiful man reached out his hand toward him, and the Omega subconsciously shook it with a smile.
“Hello, Su Tang. My name is Song Linran. Iâm also a good friend who grew up with Ye Chiyu.”
The name Song Linran was not unfamiliar to Su Tang. Every time he couldn’t sleep, Ye Xiansheng would tell him some stories about his past and his friends.
“Hello, Iâve heard Ye Xiansheng mention you,” Su Tangâs eyes lit up as soon as he saw how good-looking Song Linran was. “Ye Xiansheng said yesterday that you had been abroad and might not be able to make it today. Does that mean you just got off the plane? Won’t you be too tired?”
Su Tang, who was a “face-con,” liked Song Linran more and more the more he looked at him. The smile on his face became sweeter and more uncontrollable. “If youâre too tired, we haven’t started eating yet. You can go to a room to rest for a bit. It would be bad if your health collapsed.”
He hadn’t expected Su Tangâs first words to be a concern for him. Although it was their first meeting, this stranger Omegaâs smile was so sincere that Song Linran didn’t know how to react for a moment.
Ever since he saw Ye Chiyuâs Moments post two days ago, he had been wondering what kind of person that Omega was. The love he had sought but couldn’t get had been easily obtained by him; it was impossible for him not to feel resentment or jealousy.
On the plane back, he had even had some base thoughtsâthat if he saw Ye Chiyuâs Omega and noticed even a single impropriety, then the other party would definitely not be as good as himself and wouldn’t be worthy of Ye Chiyu, so he wouldn’t give up.
But he had never thought that the Omega would be like this. The sweet smile made him like a little sun that could warm people’s hearts. It felt like it had been a long time since someone so radiant had appeared before him.
Song Linran couldn’t help but look at Ye Chiyu, who was also watching him. He noticed the alertness in the Alpha’s eyes, seemingly afraid that he would say something unpleasant to his little treasure.
Song Linran had to sadly recognize that this cute little fellow before him was indeed something he could not compare to in his entire life.
Seeing that Song Linran didn’t speak, Su Tang thought this good friend of Ye Xiansheng really felt unwell. His little face was full of worry as he looked at this handsome Omega brother and asked softly, “Are you okay? Do you really feel unwell somewhere?”
Song Linran snapped out of it, shook his head at Su Tang who was worried about him, and smiled as he clinked glasses with Su Tang.
“Iâm fine. Iâm very happy to meet you. You and Ye Chiyu are a very good match. I wish you happiness.”
At the mention of Ye Xiansheng, Su Tangâs cheeks turned a bit red, and the smile in his eyes deepened. He somewhat hilariously raised his milk to clink glasses with Song Linran again.
“Thank you.”
Then he smiled and secretly added in Song Linranâs ear, his tone sweet, “Mr. Song, youâre really good-looking!”
Not expecting to receive such praise, Song Linran smiled in amazement, looked at Su Tang who was also smiling at him, and suddenly let it go.
Perhaps he should let it go.
This Omega named Su Tangâforget Ye Chiyuâeven he, as a “love rival,” was starting to like him.
Translator’s Note: Hello~ Hello~ In this chapter, we see the idiom “Old cow eating tender grass” (čçĺĺŤŠč – lÇo niĂş chÄŤ nèn cÇo), which refers to an older person dating someone much younger. And our Su Tang is indeed a “Face-con” (é˘ć§ – yĂĄn kòng)âsomeone who is obsessed with good-looking people! It’s so sweet to see Song Linran being won over by Su Tang’s kindness.
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