Chapter 24: Fighting: The Fight Was Quite Intense.
It was clearly a humiliating word, yet Lu Zhi inexplicably felt quite good about it.
Raising a dog?
Tang Xingye is willing to raise him?
Dogs can’t be abandoned casually; does this mean Tang Xingye wants to spend the rest of his life with him?
Lu Zhi recalled the photo Tang Xingye had sent him during their online dating phaseâthe Golden Retriever lying prone at his feet, being gently stroked.
Would Tang Xingye pet his head like that too? The thought of looking up at Tang Xingye, feeling that soft, pale hand running through his hair, made Lu Zhi’s brain heat up.
Fine, a dog it is then.
Thereâs nothing bad about being Tang Xingyeâs dog.
Dogs need to be obedient and make people happy.
Disobedient dogs only get despised.
Lu Zhi prepared to cram some knowledge on what he needed to pay attention to when being a dog.
Tang Xingye hung up the phone and calmly looked at the Alpha who had leaned in, lying on the table and looking up at him. The other party had suddenly quieted down; instead of being angry, a smile hung on the corner of his lips.
Lu Zhi couldn’t wait to ask Tang Xingye for his contact information. “Let’s exchange contact info. That way, when you call me, I can appear.”
Tang Xingye had thought the other party was suppressing his anger out of politeness, waiting for him to hang up before settling the score. Given the generally explosive temper of Alphas, being cursed like that should have resulted in a fight long ago.
Looking at Lu Zhi’s jet-black hair, he really felt the guy resembled a large breed dog, like the little black dog he used to raise.
Tang Xingye: “I am not an Omega.”
Lu Zhi looked at him, blinked, and subconsciously agreed, “What a coincidence, neither am I.”
Tang Xingye: “…”
Coincidence my ass.
“Do I have anything worth your attention, Lu Zhi?” Tang Xingye’s voice was drawn out, sounding like a stream flowing through a secret night, cool and quiet.
“Didn’t you say you were going to raise me?” Lu Zhi was blank for a moment, then reacted. His eyes widened, and he ground his teeth. “Tang Xingye, are you going back on your word again?!”
“…”
Seeing Tang Xingye’s expression of having no intention to take responsibility, Lu Zhi was so angry his teeth itched. He got emotional, and some pheromones spilled out.
Tang Xingye choked on the sudden scent of cocoa, covering his mouth and coughing. The tails of his lowered eyes were tinged with red, and his eyelashes trembled ceaselessly.
Like a butterfly struggling on the verge of death, making one’s heart ache.
Seeing this, Lu Zhi hurriedly restrained his pheromones. He felt stifled with anger, but soon, his heart soured into a slice of lime.
Don’t online scammers usually wait until the fat sheep is slaughtered, wait until there’s no more use, before completely abandoning them? Tang Xingye doesn’t; he just purely plays with him.
He knows it, yet he’s still played to death by Tang Xingye.
If he doesn’t like him, fine, but can’t he just like his money a little?
He isn’t very poor; not counting his family background, his personal assets are in the nine figures. If Tang Xingye doesn’t want to raise him, he can raise Tang Xingye.
Going back on his word. Lu Zhi muttered quietly, then quickly tried to regain his ground, sneering, “If you won’t raise me, then don’t. I didn’t really want you to raise me anyway.”
Coincidentally, the boss knocked and entered, bringing two glasses of iced lemon tea.
After Tang Xingye recovered, his gaze swept the surroundings, confirming there were no surveillance cameras.
He looked up, eyeing Lu Zhi with a slightly strange look, and spoke calmly, “You saw it today too. I am just this kind of personâacting one way to your face and another behind your back.”
Lu Zhi felt Tang Xingye was being overly cautious, but it wasn’t understandable; being defensive was a good thing.
He tsked. “Isn’t that very normal? Being bullied, wanting revenge, wanting to make their lives difficultâwhat’s wrong with that?”
“If it were me, I’d make them regret opening their mouths a thousand times over.”
Tang Xingye fell silent for a while. “Not everyone has a family to fall back on.”
Tang Xingye wasn’t directing this sarcasm at Lu Zhi, but rather expressing a sentiment.
Lu Zhi understood Tang Xingye’s meaning, and his heart moved slightly. “In the future, if you want to beat them up, just go ahead. I’ll cover for you.”
“I can handle today’s matter. But thank you,” Tang Xingye paused, his voice unexpectedly gentle as he added, “Actually, you could have written one less self-reflection.”
Tang Xingye had never thought of relying on anyone to appear and protect him. Mountains fall, people fall. The only one who can save you from fire and water a thousand times over is yourself.
Judging by actions rather than intentions, Lu Zhi had indeed defended him. Tang Xingye didn’t deny this shred of kindness in seeing injustice on the road.
Is he annoyed that I meddled? Lu Zhi felt a bit emotional and unhappy, but soon felt that Tang Xingye was feeling sorry for him. His mood came quickly and left quickly. “I don’t want you to keep thanking me. I just love writing self-reflections.”
Tang Xingye: “…”
He found it hard to understand Lu Zhi’s brain circuitry for a moment.
Tang Xingye lowered his eyes. After a while, he sighed and recited a string of numbers.
Lu Zhi blinked, then realizedâthis was Tang Xingye’s contact information.
Joy instantly climbed up his brows. He wanted to take out his phone to add it immediately, only to discover his phone had been smashed to pieces.
He scratched his hair, regretting a little that he hadn’t bought a few more; it would be convenient to smash them if he saw Tang Xingye being bullied in the future.
Lu Zhi recited the number silently in his heart a few times, memorizing it, then asked cautiously, “This is your main number, right?”
Lu Zhi wasn’t worried about anything else, but Tang Xingye was busy studying and didn’t look like someone who would log into a secondary account often. If he added a secondary account and Tang Xingye didn’t reply, how was that different from being a widow?
Tang Xingye gave him a cool look. “I only have one commonly used number.”
One?
Doesn’t this mean Tang Xingye registered “Candy Heart” specifically for him?
Specifically. For. Him.
These words practically dizzying Lu Zhi. He really wanted to pinch himself twice to see if he was dreaming; otherwise, how could such a wonderful thing happen?
It was as if a grand and wonderful flower had bloomed in his heart. The knot of congestion in his chest from the evening disappeared, and his whole body felt light and extremely comfortable.
Tang Xingye cares about him so much.
To have Tang Xingye specifically trick himâthis life is worth it.
Lu Zhi thought blissfully: When he dies, he must carve this experience on his tombstone!
Hahaha, let those sluts die of jealousy.
Tang Xingye really didn’t know where Lu Zhi got so much energy to ask him if he wanted to watch a movie.
After a whole day of classes, aren’t you tired? Don’t you want to go back and write homework? Don’t you want to read literature?
Tang Xingye looked at the spirited Lu Zhi, feeling as if with just one hint from him, Lu Zhi would drag him there immediately.
Really like a Little Black who forgot to be walked.
Tang Xingye bit on the straw, a very thin layer of fog covering his heart.
His experience in all aspects of relationships was truly blank. The only one he could call a friend was Wen Ze. Within his family, only his grandparents had briefly loved him before leaving.
Lu Zhi stared at Tang Xingye’s lips holding the straw, able to vaguely peek at the tip of a bright red tongue.
His Adam’s apple moved slightly. He had learned to be good and very quickly made an excuse for himself: “Don’t overthink it. It’s just that I bit you back then, and I feel very guilty about it now.”
Looks so soft.
“It has nothing to do with the Candy Heart matter.”
Wet.
Looks very kissable.
A trace of understanding flashed through Tang Xingye’s eyes. If Lu Zhi hadn’t mentioned Sugar Heart, he would have almost forgotten the cause. “I know. Do training as compensation.”
Do… Do?
Is the “do” the kind he’s thinking of?
Lu Zhi’s brain short-circuited for a moment, suddenly unable to comprehend these words, and he repeated them.
As a Beta, the natural strength gap between Tang Xingye and an Alpha could be compensated with technique, but spiritual power still needed training.
His spiritual power wasn’t bad; there weren’t many Alphas like Lu Zhi who could suppress him to the point of discomfort. But Tang Xingye didn’t want to gamble on the spiritual power level of the opposing Alpha the next time he encountered a rut and needed to fight.
Tang Xingye never feared trouble, and he never lacked the courage to confront an Alpha head-on.
Lu Zhi stared at the plastic straw bitten flat with tooth marks, the lip bead slightly pouted from sucking, and his brain began to fantasize again.
Will Tang Xingye stick out that bit of bright red tongue tip?
Will he cry? Will that mole shed sweet water?
Lu Zhi licked his canine teeth, suppressing the obscene thoughts.
He felt that Pheromone Disorder Syndrome was truly a scourge! It was practically turning him into a perverted stalker of Tang Xingye. He clearly wasn’t that kind of person.
The more he interacted with Tang Xingye, the more messy thoughts kept jumping out in his brain.
Of course, this can’t be Tang Xingye’s fault, nor is it his fault; it’s all the Disorder’s fault!
Tang Xingye gazed at Lu Zhi. “No?”
If not, he would find someone else. Ji Chen should be willing to help him with this favor.
But owing favors was troublesome.
“Yes!” Lu Zhi didn’t want Tang Xingye to detect his unusual excitement, but the urgency in his tone had already betrayed him.
Fck?!*
Lu Zhi took another punch from Tang Xingye in the abdomen.
Lu Zhi: So it was doing it in this aspect.
For an Alpha to be beaten and bruised by a Beta was a humiliating disgrace for any dignified Alpha, but Lu Zhi’s mood was subtle.
Lu Zhi didn’t expect his wish to be beaten by Tang Xingye to be realized in this way.
Tang Xingye struck ruthlessly, showing no mercy at all.
It hurt so much he felt his stomach churning. The bruises on his body probably wouldn’t fade for a few days.
Lu Zhi knew Tang Xingye was serious, so he didn’t go easy either.
Tang Xingye swept a whip kick toward Lu Zhi’s waist. The muffled sound of it being blocked by the other’s forearm exploded in the empty training room. Sweat on the mat splashed into tiny droplets with their movements. Lu Zhi took the opportunity to grab his ankle and yank him forwardâ
Tang Xingye twisted his body to counterattack the moment he lost balance, and both of them fell heavily onto the soft mat.
Tang Xingye’s breathing became rapid abruptly. The dizziness from the suppressed spiritual power forced him to turn his head and gasp. His wet eyelashes looked like dampened raven feathers under the light, casting a trembling shadow.
A thin flush appeared on his cold white face. His eyes were misty and somewhat hazy, rarely revealing a bit of fragility.
Lu Zhi’s Adam’s apple rolled.
He stared tightly at Tang Xingye’s expression, watching his hair dampened by sweat, prying into a different look. Suddenly, an unspeakable heat surged in his heart.
He really wanted to help Tang Xingye brush away the wet hair, kiss Tang Xingye’s face, from head to toe, every inch of skin, just like hugging an existence he couldn’t bear to let go of, confessing that fondness.
But speaking this mood out loud would be too frivolous. He could only clench his teeth, letting it circle in his heart over and over, echoing in his body.
Lu Zhi’s voice was hoarse, his breath mixed with the scent of cocoa spraying against the side of the neck, asking, “Give up?”
Give up?
Tang Xingye frowned, delivered a knee strike, and used the moment Lu Zhi winced in pain to flip over. Their positions instantly swapped. Tang Xingye’s knee pressed down on Lu Zhi’s waist. Water droplets from his soaked hair tips fell right onto Lu Zhi’s jaw.
“And now?” Tang Xingye looked down coldly. His voice still trembled slightly, but the red at the tails of his eyes was shockingly vibrant.
In this instantâ
The door to the training room was pushed open.
Three gazes collided in the air.
Ji Chen stood at the door, followed by several Alphas.
At this moment, Tang Xingye was straddling Lu Zhi, and Lu Zhi’s hands were gripping his thighs. Both their clothes were messy, soaked through with sweat.
Ji Chen scratched his face. “You guys are quite intense.”
(Author’s Note to Censor: Big Boss Censor, this is a serious fight.)
(This chapter contains a sentence adapted from Teacher Luo Xiang’s famous quote: “Please, you must, again and again, three times without exhaustion, thousands and tens of thousands of times, save yourself from the fire and water of the human world without hesitation.”)
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