Translator: Deyonna
At ten o’clock in the morning, the floor-to-ceiling windows on the ground floor of the villa were wide open, and the brilliant morning sun poured in without reservation. The brief heavy rain last night did not affect the good weather during the day.
Marianne finished watering the potted plants on the windowsill, then returned to the kitchen and served the congee that had been warmed for half an hour. The second floor is still quiet, and it seems that the owner of the villa is still immersed in their dream.
The elderly woman sighed with a smile, thinking about how the person inside the room would have no appetite for breakfast once they woke up. A trace of worry inadvertently crept onto her brows as she knocked on the tightly closed door.
Zhou Mushi’s room is quite spacious and is divided into two rooms. The outer room serves as a study and wardrobe, while the inner room is the bedroom. Knowing that Zhou Mushi usually prefers not to be disturbed in the morning, Marianne remained in the outer room. She tidied up the books and files on the desk and set aside the tray she was holding.
On the corner of the desk, the roses in the vase had started to wilt, so she took them out and placed them on the tray, replacing them with a fresh lily that she had just cut in the morning. Suddenly, she heard the sound of a door opening from the inner room behind her. Thinking that Zhou Mushi had woken up, she turned around, only to be momentarily stunned.
What came out was clearly an unfamiliar man, an alpha with a distinctive tall and imposing figure, wearing a cotton bathrobe. He seemed to have opened the door upon hearing the noise. He ran his fingers through his slightly disheveled hair and smiled kindly at the elderly woman in front of him, saying, “Good morning, ma’am.”
He had a natural demeanor, as if he were in his own home.
In the face of the unexpected visitor, Marianne was initially wary. However, after seeing the man’s face, her guarded heart slowly relaxed, and she soon after replied kindly, “Hello, Mr. He.”
He Yu raised his eyebrow in surprise. “You know me?”
The elderly woman remained silent, just smiling warmly. In fact, beneath the hard copies in her hand, there was a personal file with a photo bearing the name He Yu. This piece of information had been seen countless times by her when she usually tidied up Zhou Mushi’s desk.
“Has Mr. Zhou not woken up yet? Breakfast is already prepared.”
He Yu smiled. “Let him sleep for a little longer.”
Marianne nodded, noticed He Yu’s eyes looking around, and informed him. “If you need clothes, the wardrobe is over there.”
After the elderly lady left the room with the tray, He Yu walked over to the tall vertical wardrobe in the corner of the dressing room. He opened the door and saw two rows of neatly hung shirts and coats, all in familiar styles. However, he noticed that the ones on the left side were one size larger than the ones on the right side.
He glanced at the closed door of the inner room, the corner of his mouth curved as he took down the hanger.
After about twenty minutes, Marianne had given up on the breakfast inside the insulated box and started preparing lunch. As she thought about the sudden addition of another person to the villa, she decided to add some more dishes. Just then, she heard footsteps coming from the stairs in the living room.
It was Mister Alpha who looked composed and polite. His footsteps sounded neither hurried nor slow as he descended the stairs, simultaneously inquiring while going down, “Does he sleep this long every day?”
“Yes,” Marianne responded, “but today he slept in a bit later than usual.”
Normally, Zhou Mushi would wake up around eight or nine in the morning, but he would take another nap after lunch.
“Is his body… well? Has he been taking care of himself?”
“The results from the last medical examination were normal, except for being too thin,” Marianne replied while mixing the salad. “After all, he just got pregnant, and he always has difficulty eating. Maybe it will get better in a few months…”
As the words fell, there was a sudden silence behind her for a moment.
The elderly woman’s attention was focused on the fresh vegetables in the bowl. She didn’t react until the next second a loud noise came from the direction of the stairs. Startled, she hurriedly put down the bowl, leaned out, and pushed her presbyopic glasses, almost doubting if she had seen it correctly.
The “tall and composed” Mister Alpha has fallen down the stairs.
……
Zhou Mushi heard a noise in his dreamless sleep, and then his eyes opened.
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The dew has already evaporated, but it still looks vibrant.
He blinked and felt that his muddled mind had cleared up quite a bit. Slowly, he sat back down.
At this moment, he suddenly realized that the incense in the room was gone, replaced by another, heavier, and more familiar scent.
Zhou Mushi sat quietly for a while, then reached out and picked up the quilt that lay on the bed. He lowered his head and closed his eyes, gently inhaling without making a sound.
The bedroom door suddenly opened.
He didn’t have time to turn around and look. He quickly straightened his posture and swiftly threw back the thing in his hand. After a moment, someone came up behind him, causing a slight dip in the bed. The alpha’s arms wrapped around him from behind, and asked, “Are you awake?”
Zhou Mushi moved slightly but didn’t break free. He leaned against He Yu’s chest and breathed in silence for a while before speaking, “Where’s my gun?”
“Leaving it under your pillow is too dangerous, so I put it away for you,”
Zhou Mushi furrowed his brow, appearing slightly unhappy. He Yu sized up his expression for a moment and said, “That one is the one I used before. It has been modified, but the recoil is too strong. If you like, I can switch it to a different model for you.”
“No need.” Zhou Mushi refused. “I just want the original one.”
“Alright,” He Yu didn’t push it further. He seemed a bit absent-minded. For the first time, he wasn’t quite sure how to continue the conversation.
Zhou Mushi waited for a while but didn’t hear any sound. Feeling a bit impatient, he tried to stand up straight. However, there was a sudden tightness around his waist, briefly stopping him before quickly releasing. Then, He Yu’s palm covered his lower abdomen.
The alpha’s palm was dry and warm as it carefully caressed his abdomen. In an instant, Zhou Mushi felt as if he was enveloped in the other person’s breath, warming him up to the point of feeling hot. He lowered his gaze to look at He Yu’s broad and well-defined hand and heard a soft sigh behind him. “Why didn’t you tell me?”
“……”
“Aren’t you aware of it now?”
He Yu didn’t know whether he should be angry or happy right now. After careful consideration, he realized that he felt more happiness. So, in the place where Zhou Mushi couldn’t see, the corners of his mouth curved into a smile and he couldn’t help but kiss the person in his arms on the earlobe, with a suppressed sense of disappointment in his voice, he said, “I was too hasty, I didn’t even bring him a gift.'”
Before He Yu came, Zhou Mushi never planned to let him go so easily, but at this time he couldn’t help but soften his heart, and said in a cold but slightly comforting tone, “You still have seven months to prepare.”
He Yu chuckled softly in Zhou Mushi’s ear, then, for some unknown reason, he hugged him and occasionally let out muffled laughter. Zhou Mushi was slightly annoyed and pushed away the hand that lingered on his unnoticeable pregnant belly. “Stop touching.”
The alpha had not yet pulled away his hand. Just as he was about to use force, he suddenly noticed something and grabbed the other person’s wrist, looking at a faint scratch on the inner side. He asked, “What happened?”
He Yu turned silent for a moment and replied, “Just a minor accident, nothing serious.”
Zhou Mushi frowned, recalling the image of the other person dripping wet while climbing in through the window last night. “How did you come here yesterday?”
“A private helicopter was transferred. On the way… there was a little accident.” He couldn’t see He Yu’s expression, and he couldn’t hear the slightest abnormality in the other party’s steady tone. Before Zhou Mushi could continue to pursue it, the person behind him changed the topic. “Lunch should be ready. Let’s go down and have something to eat?”
He turned his head to look at He Yu. He was too lazy to ask further questions, so he simply nodded.
He Yu stood by the door waiting as Zhou Mushi changed his clothes. However, he saw the omega coming out of the dressing room, steps pausing as his gaze fell on the lilies in the vase on the desk.
After some thought, Zhou Mushi turned around and walked into the bedroom. He took out the rose from the nightstand and replaced the white flowers in the vase with it. Then turned around to He Yu and raised his chin, signaling to him that they go downstairs.
As they descended the stairs and entered the dining room, He Yu casually mentioned, “The wooden staircase can be quite slippery. It would be better to put a layer of carpet on them.”
Zhou Mushi sat down on the chair he pulled out and turned to look at him. “I never fell.”
He Yu said sincerely, “Just in case.”
The elderly woman on the side smiled, set up the dinner plate for them, and stood quietly at the table. He Yu knew that Zhou Mushi hated trivial things, so he just mentioned it casually. After the food on the table was all ready, he turned his attention and scooped a ladleful of soup for Zhou Mushi. “Eat more.”
The omega next to him silently stirred the soup in the bowl, then suddenly asked, “What color of carpet do you like?”
He Yu looked up and smiled, saying, “It’s up to you. I’m fine with any color.”
Zhou Mushi glanced at him, seemingly unsatisfied with his vague response. The elderly woman beside them timely spoke up, saying, “Let me make a phone call to have some options delivered for you to choose from.”
“En,” Zhou Mushi nodded, and then instructed, “While you’re at it, please also inquire about the flowers that were supposed to be delivered yesterday.”
Marianne left, and there were only two people left in the dining room. No one spoke, and there was only the soft sound of knives and forks colliding in the quiet room. Zhou Mushi’s appetite today was much better than usual. He finished a cup of borscht soup under the gentle golden sunlight streaming in through the window. When he put down his utensils and raised his head, he locked eyes with He Yu.
The dinner plate in front of the alpha was already empty, as if he had been staring at him with his chin resting on his hand for a long time. Zhou Mushi turned to him. “What?”
He Yu took a napkin to wipe the corner of Zhou Mushi’s mouth. Zhou Mushi tried to dodge by tilting his head slightly, but he didn’t manage to avoid it. He pursed his lips and listened to him ask, “You resigned?”
“Yes, is there a problem?”
“…… You’re not the director of the council anymore?”
“Do I look like someone who would care about that position?”
Indeed, the organizing council is just a stepping stone for him. Being a mere council director is not a position that would make him most powerful. It only gives him the convenience of acting on his plans, nothing more.
But that wasn’t the only layer of meaning in He Yu’s question.
At this critical moment, stepping away from the political circle means more than just giving up a false title. It also means forfeiting years of savings and groundwork, as well as the potential opportunities that could be missed at any moment.
He looked straight at the omega in front of him without speaking, a faint smile playing on his lips, but his eyes were unprecedentedly deep.
Zhou Mushi silently met his gaze for a while, then lowered his head before his eyes could leak any of his emotions. His gaze fell upon the ring finger on his right hand and said, “There are more important matters at hand now.”
“En…… like what?”
“Compared with being a director,” he said, his tone calm and unaffected, “let’s focus on being a good father first.”
As He Yu looked down, his gaze met Zhou Mushi’s slightly trembling eyelashes as he spoke, and suddenly felt that this expression seemed familiar
The night before, he barged into the omega’s room, drenched in seawater, recklessly and clumsily proposed marriage. Zhou Mushi didn’t respond at all but instead gazed down at the rose in his hand, displaying the same expression as he did at this moment.
The difference is that the omega at that time, after a moment of silence, displayed a look of impatience. He grabbed his collar and pulled him closer, planting a kiss on his lips. Then, as He Yu got down on one knee at the edge of the bed, he pushed him away and coldly ordered him, who was completely soaked, to go take a shower.
When he came out of the bathroom, Zhou Mushi on the bed had already fallen asleep leaning against the pillow.
When He Yu embraced the sleeping omega, he felt both satisfied and regretful, thinking about the answer he had yet to hear.
But at this moment, as he saw the person in front of him avoid his gaze, and jerkily but earnestly utter the word “father,” he suddenly felt that the answer didn’t seem that important anymore.
His most insatiable desire has been fulfilled.
He Yu couldn’t help but laugh again. He lost count of how many times he had laughed today, probably more than in the past ten years combined. When Zhou Mushi raised his eyes and stared at him, before his lips could even open, it was blocked by the alpha.
The two kissed for a while under the afternoon sun, amidst the fragrant aroma of food in the room. They were neither calm nor urgent, and it was hard to say who initiated or invaded. It was simply a scene that revolved between the two of them, full of tranquility and mutual affection.
Not long after, footsteps could be heard outside the dining room. Zhou Mushi pushed He Yu’s shoulder and leaned back, restoring his original sitting position. However, his right hand was still held in the alpha’s palm.
When Marianne returned after making the phone call, she saw the rare sight of the clean plates on the table and the two male masters sitting upright in front of it. She couldn’t even take a moment to feel relieved as she anxiously reported the contents of the phone call to Zhou Mushi.
“Sir, I’m afraid the flowers won’t arrive today…”
“What happened?” Zhou Mushi wiped the corner of his lips and then asked.
“According to the personnel from the carrier company, it was supposed to be airlifted last night, but…,” the elderly woman’s face showed a hint of quizzical expression, “it was hijacked over the sea and had an accident during the emergency landing. All the goods in the cargo hold fell into the sea…”
Zhou Mushi felt a momentary tension in the palm holding his right hand. He raised his eyebrow and asked, “What about the hijacker? Were they arrested?”
“Not yet. The carrier company is currently investigating the incident and has promised to expedite the delivery of the goods.”
“En, I see.”
Zhou Mushi pulled his hand back calmly and looked at the man. He Yu then looked back at him innocently.
After the elderly woman left, he spoke slowly, “Is this the little episode you were talking about?”
“I didn’t know it was you who ordered it,” He Yu immediately admitted his mistake, “but I didn’t hijack, I just… went to their cabin to discuss the purchase details, but an accident happened…”
“Why are you so tense?” Zhou Mushi asked indifferently, “Are you planning to turn yourself in, Commander He?”
“Are you willing to let me go, my dear?”
He Yu felt quite unfortunate. On the same day he sent Cheng Huanqing to prison, he hurriedly arranged a flight to Purang Island without any time for preparation. He happened to fix his gaze on a helicopter with a flower company logo on the same route. His original idea was to buy all the roses on the helicopter, or at least one bouquet. But who would have imagined, during the negotiation, some blockheaded person flying a military aircraft turned on an interference device, causing the cargo helicopter to make an emergency landing on a nearby beach.
In the end, the cargo hold full of roses was washed away by the sea, only leaving him with one in his hand.
Without a doubt, this was the most failed mission he had ever carried out in his entire history.
He was about to continue coaxing the owner in front of him when his communication device beeps incessantly, indicating an urgent message from his assistant left on the mainland to handle the follow-up matters.
“Aren’t you going to pick it up?”
He Yu took a careful look at Zhou Mushi’s expressionless face, and after making sure that he was not angry. He then got up and walked to the balcony, furrowing his brows as he answered the communication request.
On the other hand, Zhou Mushi left the dining room and sat on the couch in the living room, picked up a book, and flipped through it. After a while, without lifting his head, he instructed the elderly woman who was taking care of the potted plants beside him, “Contact the carrier company.”
“Sir, do you have anything else to ask? I have just called for a restock.”
“No, there’s no need to pursue this matter any further.”
“… What do you mean?”
“If I file a lawsuit, it will be dismissed, and I will bear the loss.”
The elderly woman was a little puzzled, but didn’t ask further: “… Okay.”
“Also,” Zhou Mushi raised his chin and flipped a page of the book, glanced towards the balcony, and said, “Bring down that vase from upstairs and put it here to bask in the sun.”
Translator Corner: My apologies everyone for being gone again. In the past weeks, I’ve been procrastinating and having a hard time focusing. I really tried to force myself to translate but to no avail. But gladly I’m back on track now with the help of a certain app (LifeUp *this is not sponsored 🤣). It really helped me get my tasks done. I also could’ve come back earlier if not for my injured hands lol. I chopped a super-frozen chicken and it damaged the skin of my hands. Don’t be stupid and lazy like me y’all. Thaw your chicken.
Thank You for the new chapter ʚ♡⃛ɞ(ू•ᴗ•ू❁)
Waiting for the baby heheheee
Daaayyuum He Yu been wanting to mark and impregnate Mushi for a long time it seems.