Chapter 52: I Can’t Compromise
Gu Huaiye brought a certain “stray cat” back to the apartment.
More than once, he felt Xie Miaohan was like a cat—sometimes clingy, sometimes aloof, always making Gu Huaiye unable to figure him out.
Right now, Xie Miaohan was very clingy, hugging his waist and refusing to let go, his lips constantly rubbing against the back of his neck.
“Enough.” Gu Huaiye pulled a long face and said coldly, “How long are you going to hug? Let go of me.”
“But I’m still so cold.” Xie Miaohan whispered, “I thought I wouldn’t survive this winter. Thank you for bringing me home.”
“How come you have nowhere to go?”
“It’s the holidays; I can’t stay in the school dorms anymore. I don’t have a home to go to, and no relatives are willing to take me in, so I thought of you.”
Gu Huaiye knew Xie Miaohan might be acting pitiful.
But he also knew clearly that Xie Miaohan indeed had a hard life. His parents died early, and he was kicked around like a ball by relatives.
Perhaps such a living environment caused Xie Miaohan to develop a cold and cruel personality, wearing a false mask every day and stopping at nothing to achieve his goals.
Gu Huaiye dared not think further, afraid his heart would soften again.
He pushed Xie Miaohan’s shoulder. “Have you eaten? I’ll make you something.”
Xie Miaohan finally let go of him and shook his head. “Not yet.”
Gu Huaiye deliberately turned up the heating in the room and walked into the kitchen, digging out instant noodles from the cupboard.
“I can’t cook. Just eat this for now. When the snow outside lets up a bit, I’ll order delivery for you.”
“Thanks, this is fine.”
Gu Huaiye grunted in acknowledgment and boiled water for him.
After Xie Miaohan finished the noodles, Gu Huaiye spoke in a flat tone, as if assigning a task.
“I’ll book a hotel for you for a month. When the snow clears up a bit, I’ll call a car to send you there.”
The smile on Xie Miaohan’s face stiffened, and he looked aggrieved.
“I want to live here with you.”
“No, I only have one room here.”
“We can sleep together.” Xie Miaohan paused. “If you really mind, I can sleep on the sofa.”
“No need for that; you’ll be better off in a hotel.” Gu Huaiye kept a stern face, giving him no chance to get close. “I don’t like people intruding into my life; it makes me very uncomfortable.”
Xie Miaohan stared at Gu Huaiye’s face. After a long while, he nodded.
“No need. I’ll solve it myself. Thank you for the noodles.”
After speaking, Xie Miaohan took off Gu Huaiye’s jacket, stood up, walked to the entryway, and pulled up his somewhat worn-out suitcase.
Gu Huaiye frowned, picked up the jacket he took off, and chased after him.
“Where are you going?” Gu Huaiye grabbed Xie Miaohan’s hand, finding it still freezing cold, and couldn’t help gripping it tighter. “Didn’t you say you have nowhere to go?”
Xie Miaohan stopped and lowered his head, his slightly long bangs covering the look in his eyes.
“I know you dislike me very much, and I always leave you unsatisfied, so I’m not qualified to accept your help. You don’t need to worry about where I go; I’ll take care of myself.”
Gu Huaiye said angrily, “You have nowhere to go; how can you take care of yourself?”
Xie Miaohan’s thin lips moved, but he ultimately didn’t speak.
In the silent confrontation, Gu Huaiye was the one who bowed his head in the end.
He sighed and compromised, “Only this winter break. Once it’s over, get out. Also, you must accept the money I give you. You are not allowed to come over suddenly like this during the summer break.”
Xie Miaohan looked up and smiled at him.
“I’ll accept your money when you are satisfied.”
Gu Huaiye laughed out of extreme anger. “Never accepting the money means you plan to survive until summer and come over again, right?”
“No, I have confidence that I will make you satisfied with me.”
Gu Huaiye: “…”
This sentence made Gu Huaiye slightly regret taking Xie Miaohan in.
He immediately set three ground rules. “You can sleep in the same room as me, but you cannot release pheromones, and you cannot touch me, unless you change your mind and let me f*ck you.”
Xie Miaohan shook his head firmly. “No, I can’t compromise on that.”
He wouldn’t use his body to keep Gu Huaiye again.
That would only make him appear cheaper, and Gu Huaiye wouldn’t cherish him, only treating him as a male pet to be played with at will.
“Then behave yourself.” Gu Huaiye glared at him warningly. “If you dare top me again, Laozi will definitely find someone to arrest you.”
Xie Miaohan whispered, “Current laws don’t protect violated Alphas.”
Gu Huaiye: “…”
They indeed didn’t.
In his previous life, relying on this, he forcibly slept with Xie Miaohan on their wedding night. His technique was poor, and he sent the man to the hospital.
Xie Miaohan was cold to him and had planned to approach him, taking away half of the Gu family’s assets.
But he wasn’t much better, tormenting Xie Miaohan until he was neither human nor ghost, leaving him with a broken body.
For revenge, he even permanently marked Xie Miaohan before he died.
He had read online about Omegas who were permanently marked but didn’t receive comfort from their partners.
They would live in pain, gradually losing their autonomy, and their health would deteriorate.
In short, they wouldn’t live long.
He wondered if Xie Miaohan went for the mark removal surgery after he died.
But that surgery was extremely dangerous. If it went wrong, the gland might have to be removed, making him a person with no attributes, living a life lower than a Beta.
Perhaps due to the guilt in his heart towards Xie Miaohan, Gu Huaiye’s attitude improved a bit.
“Anyway, you aren’t allowed to touch me randomly. I only have this request.” Gu Huaiye said, “Go take a hot shower to warm up your body.”
“Okay.” Xie Miaohan’s eyes curved. “I won’t eat and live for free; I can cook for you.”
“No need, I have an hourly cleaner here.” Gu Huaiye patted his shoulder. “Go quickly.”
Xie Miaohan nodded and opened his suitcase in front of him.
Seeing the clothes inside that were washed until they were faded and wrinkled, Gu Huaiye’s temple throbbed.
Buying clothes for his wife from his previous life shouldn’t count as crossing the line too much, right?
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