Chapter 113: No Longer Needing His Protection
Since neither of them had a house in District B, they had to stay at a hotel.
Originally, Gu Huaiye planned to book a budget hotel, but now that he was with Xie Miaohan, he decided to switch to a higher-end one.
“Are you booking a hotel?”
Xie Miaohan leaned in to take a look, then snatched Gu Huaiye’s phone away.
Gu Huaiye frowned slightly. “Stop fooling around. It’s already very late; if we don’t book now, there might not be any rooms left.”
Especially since they had run into the New Year holiday, availability would likely be tight.
“Let me book it. I can’t let Brother spend his money all the time.”
Gu Huaiye chuckled. “Isn’t your money given to you by me anyway?”
“It’s different. I’ve been working part-time. I saved up all the living expenses Brother sent me.”
Gu Huaiye immediately thought of the scenes from his past life where Xie Miaohan worked at a bar, and his expression suddenly darkened.
“Where are you working part-time?”
Sensing something off in Gu Huaiye’s tone, Xie Miaohan looked up, wiped the smile from his face, and answered seriously, “I’m tutoring young masters from wealthy families. Don’t worry, Brother, I was just speaking out of anger that day. I haven’t gone down the wrong path.”
He was truly afraid that if Gu Huaiye got angry, he would leave him again.
Gu Huaiye’s expression improved slightly. After a long pause, he thought of something and asked cautiously, “Are you tutoring in District A?”
“Both District A and District B, depending on where I am.” Xie Miaohan was in a good mood and couldn’t help but joke, “Housing in District B is too expensive. If school hasn’t started, I’d actually be losing money by tutoring here.”
“Which young masters do you tutor in District A?”
Xie Miaohan hadn’t expected Gu Huaiye to ask in such detail. Assuming the other was simply concerned about him, he couldn’t help but curb his lips into a smile and listed the names of every wealthy young master he had taught.
After all, in his previous two lives, Gu Huaiye had also been a wealthy young master of District A. He recognized almost all the names Xie Miaohan recited; several of them had even been his little followers back in the day.
“That’s it, just those people.”
Gu Huaiye’s suspended heart finally settled.
Fortunately, he hadn’t crossed paths with the Young Master of the Gu family.
However, it was true that the Gu family was unlikely to hire a student as a tutor. As long as they didn’t meet, the “Gu Huaiye” of this world wouldn’t forcefully seize Xie Miaohan.
Thinking of this, Gu Huaiye looked up at Xie Miaohan.
“You mentioned an Omega on the phone. Are you in a relationship?”
A shadow fell over Xie Miaohan’s brow, and his tone turned chilly. “You really believed that?”
“So, you aren’t?”
“I am! And it’s with an Alpha!” Xie Miaohan suppressed his anger and stepped around Gu Huaiye to grab the other’s luggage.
Gu Huaiye hurriedly followed behind him. “It can’t be an Alpha.”
Xie Miaohan laughed out of extreme anger. “Why can’t it be an Alpha? Just because of those damn pheromones? Brother, in your eyes, is desire the only thing that matters?”
“You are still young; you don’t understand the pain brought on by the Rut period.”
“How painful could it be?”
Xie Miaohan stopped walking, turned around, and scrutinized Gu Huaiye from a towering height.
Gu Huaiye looked up to meet his gaze and was shaken by the aura the other exuded.
In that moment, Gu Huaiye realized that Xie Miaohan had become powerful; he no longer needed his protection.
Unaware of Gu Huaiye’s inner thoughts, Xie Miaohan continued, “Didn’t Brother also survive like this after losing his lover? is it really that hard? Why is it that you can marry an Alpha, but I’m not allowed to like an Alpha?”
Gu Huaiye lowered his head and muttered to himself, “It is very painful.”
The current Xie Miaohan had no memories of the past, so of course, he thought it would be easy.
But Gu Huaiye couldn’t forget the Xie Miaohan who had stood on the rooftop, his eyes filled with despair.
Looking at the person in front of him, Xie Miaohan took the initiative to hold his hand.
“How will you know if you don’t try?” Xie Miaohan hinted.
He would definitely be better than the man in the photo.
He wasn’t weak at all.
He could never bring himself to leave Gu Huaiye alone and irresponsibly depart from this world.
Gu Huaiye didn’t understand Xie Miaohan’s hint, nor did he believe that the other would like the current him—ugly, aged, emaciated to the point of being unrecognizable, and without a shred of vitality.
“Xie Miaohan, you always disappoint me.” Gu Huaiye snatched the luggage back from Xie Miaohan’s hand. “No matter what I say, you always go against me, certain that I will forgive you.”
After speaking, Gu Huaiye walked toward the exit.
Xie Miaohan bit his lip and followed in his footsteps.
“At least I never thought about leaving you. In my heart, you are always number one, but to you, I am not.”
Gu Huaiye’s expression shifted slightly, but he said nothing.
The two got into a taxi. As if locked in a contest, neither spoke.
The driver sitting in the front, however, kept chatting away incessantly.
Gu Huaiye felt somewhat exhausted and closed his eyes.
Noticing this, Xie Miaohan said to the driver, “Sir, could you please be a bit quieter? My brother just got off a plane and really needs to rest.”
The driver hurriedly apologized and shut his mouth.
Gu Huaiye hadn’t fallen asleep yet and heard their entire exchange.
He wanted to remind Xie Miaohan not to be so harsh.
But then he thought, perhaps being harsh was good.
That way, after he died, Xie Miaohan wouldn’t be bullied by others.
He didn’t know how much time had passed when he felt a hand support his head, guiding it to rest on a broad shoulder.
Gu Huaiye’s eyelids were heavy; he hadn’t rested properly in too long. Perhaps because he felt a sense of security, he fell asleep very quickly.
When he woke up, he was already lying in the hotel room.
Gu Huaiye blinked, and as his consciousness returned, he propped himself up to look around.
He found Xie Miaohan squatting in the corner, rummaging through his luggage bag.
Gu Huaiye’s face changed color, and he hurriedly got out of bed.
Unsteady for a moment, he nearly fell over.
Noticing the commotion, Xie Miaohan strode over and supported his arm.
“Brother, why are you so clumsy now?” Xie Miaohan’s eyes held a smile.
Gu Huaiye pushed Xie Miaohan away and zipped up the luggage bag.
“Why are you going through my luggage without my permission?”
The smile on Xie Miaohan’s face faded slightly, and he said somewhat unhappily, “Why are you so nervous? I just wanted to find you some thicker clothes. I saw you were wearing so little and was afraid you’d freeze.”
Of course, he also wanted to look for Gu Huaiye’s passport.
To see exactly which country Gu Huaiye was working in.
“No need, I’m not cold,” Gu Huaiye said. “Next time, don’t rummage through my things casually.”
“Got it.”
“Why am I sleeping in a hotel?” Gu Huaiye looked around the room and, seeing only one double bed, couldn’t help but frown. “Don’t tell me you booked a double bed.”
Xie Miaohan blinked with an innocent expression.
“The hotels were all fully booked; there were only double beds left.” Xie Miaohan said pitifully, “If Brother dislikes it, I can sleep on the floor. I might freeze a bit, but it doesn’t matter; if I catch a cold, I’ll just take some medicine and get better.”
Gu Huaiye stared at the double bed for a long while before finally choosing to compromise.
“Forget it, let’s just make do for one night. We’ll return to District A tomorrow.”
It wasn’t like he hadn’t slept with Xie Miaohan before.
It was just… inconvenient to take his medicine.
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