He Wei had brought a bottle of red wine from home and urged Xu Ze to try it. Lu Heyang told him not to drink it because he had to work the next day, but Xu Ze said it was okay.
Because he said it was okay, He Wei kept blathering about how the summer camp was getting more boring each year, and how the little mole on the tip of Chi Jiahan’s nose was really cute, all the while attempting to pry some secrets about Chi Jiahan out of Xu Ze.
Gu Yunchi was the one who drove on the way back. Lu Heyang and Xu Ze sat in the back seat. He Wei kept talking nonsense throughout the ride to the extent that Gu Yunchi got annoyed and turned up the music volume. Xu Ze and Lu Heyang weren’t sitting close to each other, but their hands were just a few centimeters apart on the sides of their legs.
In the slightly bumpy, dimly lit environment with music playing, Xu Ze’s courage was fueled by alcohol. He slowly moved his hand over and touched Lu Heyang’s finger. Lu Heyang didn’t seem to react, and Xu Ze shrank back. Then, as if he had mentally prepared himself, he moved closer again. He slowly traced his fingers from Lu Heyang’s fingertips to the back of his hand and finally covered it gently.
He was nervous, glancing at the rearview mirror every now and then, worried that Gu Yunchi would notice. However, the rearview mirror only reflected Gu Yunchi’s impatient face due to his overly loud friend.
All of a sudden, his palm became empty as Lu Heyang pulled his hand out.
Xu Ze was taken aback and began to feel a growing sense of embarrassment, so he retracted his hand.
However, Lu Heyang grabbed his wrist instead and massaged it before slowly slipping his fingers into Xu Ze’s hand and entwining their fingers.
When they arrived in front of the building, their hands separated. Xu Ze opened the car door. Lu Heyang also got out of the car and said, “He’s drunk, I’ll take him upstairs.”
Gu Yunchi simply turned off the car and went out to smoke, completely abandoning He Wei.
The corridor was dark. Lu Heyang held Xu Ze’s arm to help him go upstairs. When they reached the second floor, Xu Ze suddenly asked, “What type of…… omega do you like?”
He gathered from He Wei’s words that Lu Heyang had never liked anyone. Therefore, he wanted to know, without any ulterior motive, just to find out—what kind of person could make Lu Heyang’s heart waver.
“Honest and shameless,” Lu Heyang replied, “Someone who will ask this and that from me and let me give him a lot of money without feeling guilty.”
Xu Ze thought for a moment and said, “You’re lying.”
While he might appear somewhat slow in front of Lu Heyang and unquestionably trust everything Lu Heyang said, he hadn’t lost his judgment to the point where he couldn’t differentiate between truth and evasion.
“You’re the one who got fooled,” Lu Heyang admitted frankly with a hint of amusement in his voice.
As they arrived at the entrance, Xu Ze retrieved his keys to unlock the door. However, Lu Heyang didn’t follow him inside. Instead, he said goodbye and pushed the door. Xu Ze stood inside the house, his head tilted slightly, peering at Lu Heyang through the narrow opening. He resembled a pet silently observing its owner depart, leaving uncertainty about how long he would wait behind the door after it closed.
As the door was about to close fully, it unexpectedly swung open once more.
Xu Ze was surprised by the door suddenly opening again and his eyes widened.
“What’s wrong?” he asked.
Lu Heyang walked in, closed the door behind him, and said, “How am I supposed to leave when you’re looking at me like that?”
“…” Xu Ze thought seriously for a few seconds, then raised his hands to cover his eyes, “I’m not looking.”
He Wei was one of those people who became annoying when drunk, whereas Xu Ze became more entertaining.
“Okay, then I’m leaving,” Lu Heyang said.
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Xu Ze heard the door opening and closing. He endured it silently for a while before letting his hands drop in disappointment.
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He was so used to being guided by Lu Heyang that his kissing skills had not improved at all. He could only kiss by rubbing their lips together. As a result, Lu Heyang patted his face and reminded him to open his mouth.
After kissing for a few minutes, Xu Ze’s hands unconsciously wrapped around Lu Heyang’s waist. Lu Heyang pinched the back of Xu Ze’s neck and pulled away from him a little. He pursed his lips, smiled, and said, “I like to be the one to take the lead.”
This response sounded much more reasonable. Xu Ze stared at Lu Heyang. His eyelids drooped as if he was about to fall asleep. He rested his forehead on Lu Heyang’s shoulder.
“A few days ago, I went to the boxing ring to pick up something and saw He Yu there,” Xu Ze mumbled.
“You mean He Wei’s cousin?”
“Mn, he seems to be familiar with the people at the club.”
“Okay, I’ll talk to He Wei about it.” Lu Heyang smiled again and asked, “Why did you tell me first instead of directly telling He Wei?”
Xu Ze thought carefully and said, “I’m a little closer to you.”
“Just a little closer?”
Xu Ze straightened up and started rubbing his eyes. His head was getting heavier. He wasn’t sure how to respond since he was afraid he might say the wrong thing.
“I have to go. They’re waiting for me downstairs,” Lu Heyang held Xu Ze’s hand that was rubbing his eyes roughly, “There’s still half a month before school starts. Don’t overwork yourself.”
“Mn,” Xu Ze nodded.
Lu Heyang said, “I’ll watch you go back to your room before leaving.”
Xu Ze looked at him for a few seconds, then turned and walked to his room. Before closing the door, he waved goodbye to Lu Heyang. Lu Heyang stood at the entrance and watched him. Only after Xu Ze closed the door did Lu Heyang leave.
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“Xu Ze, are you done? Help me wash the car over there.”
“Okay.” Xu Ze came out from underneath the car, packed up his toolbox, and went to the car wash next door.
Xu Ze applied the cleaning solution, rinsed the car with water, and rubbed it dry. Just as he was about to fetch the air blow gun, someone called him again, “Xu Ze, someone’s looking for you.”
Xu Ze turned around to see a black minivan parked at the entrance. The front passenger window was halfway down, revealing a completely unfamiliar face. Xu Ze wiped his hands and walked over.
Two bodyguards got out of the car and stood at the front and rear of the car. The back door opened. Xu Ze stood still with no expression as he watched Tang Feiyi get out of the car.
They hadn’t seen each other for a while, and Tang Feiyi looked slightly thinner. His face was dull and unhealthy, devoid of any color. Recalling the boxer’s words that someone had ruptured Tang Feiyi’s tendons, Xu Ze glanced at his wrist—there were no signs of it as it was covered by the cuff.
“What is it?” Xu Ze asked. He didn’t want to waste too much time on Tang Feiyi.
“Nothing, just curious.” Tang Feiyi grinned strangely, “Curious as to why our little boxer, who has climbed up the Chairman’s son, is still here washing cars.”
Xu Ze frowned. He was unfamiliar with the title “the Chairman’s son”.
“You still don’t know? Lu Heyang, the son of the Union Chairman.” Tang Feiyi sneered, “You’ve been hooking up with him for so long, and you don’t even know this? You’re even worse off than his pet dog—you’re like this, and you’re still thinking of getting out of the club. Who gave you the confidence?”
“So what?” Xu Ze asked calmly.
One of Tang Feiyi’s misconceptions about Xu Ze was that he believed that such insults would affect Xu Ze, but in reality, Xu Ze never cared about such things.
As far as his relationship with Lu Heyang was concerned, no matter how offensive the words were or how mean the mockery was, as long as Lu Heyang didn’t say it himself, it didn’t matter to Xu Ze.
The fact that he wanted to quit the club had nothing to do with Lu Heyang. It was Xu Ze’s plan from the beginning. Had it not been for Ye Yunhua’s urgent need for money for the surgery, Xu Ze would not have signed a contract with Tang Feiyi.
“So, let me remind you, you are not like Lu Heyang. Dealing with you is really simple.”
As he spoke, he attempted to pat Xu Ze’s face, but Xu Ze turned his head and coldly avoided it. However, Tang Feiyi relentlessly grabbed Xu Ze’s chin and forced him to look directly at him, “Even if you’re not afraid of death, shouldn’t you at least think about your grandma lying in the hospital, Xu Ze?”
The words hadn’t finished when Tang Feiyi suddenly felt a sharp pain in his wrist. He hadn’t even noticed Xu Ze’s hand rising. Xu Ze grabbed his right hand and forcefully pressed his neck against the car.
The bodyguards beside the car immediately surrounded him, but Tang Feiyi coughed, “Don’t move.”
Xu Ze wasn’t wearing a wristband, and the S-level alpha pheromones were spreading, making it difficult for him to stand. The side of Tang Feiyi’s neck and his wrist were numb with pain. His face was pressed against the edge of the car, and his speech was slurred, “It seems like you also know you have many weaknesses.”
He sneered, “What can you do to me?”
“I will kill you,” Xu Ze said in a calm tone.
Tang Feiyi understood that Xu Ze wasn’t one to make empty threats. If he said he would kill him, he would do it no matter what.
“Okay, we’ll see.”
“Did you catch anything?” As the car left the car repair shop, Tang Feiyi asked coldly as he rubbed his swollen right cheek.
“For now, we’ve identified two, but we’re not sure how many there are.”
“Are you sure they’re not from the auto repair shop?”
“Affirmative. These two have sharp noses. As soon as we arrived, they caught the scent of something.”
“It’s a safe bet to start with Xu Ze.” Tang Feiyi looked out of the car window. “They’ll show up sooner or later. Catch one and the rest will be easier to find.”
He moved his right wrist, which had been twisted by Xu Ze before it had fully recovered. Not only could this hand no longer be able to hold a gun, but now he couldn’t even hold a cigarette steadily.
“I’ve always been a fair person,” Tang Feiyi slowly leaned back in his seat, it wasn’t clear who he was talking to, “I just want the other person to give me a right hand back.”
Even if he couldn’t get Lu Heyang’s right hand, he could still find the person who personally disabled his hand.
After watching the car drive away, Xu Ze turned around and walked back to the auto repair shop. He washed his hands at the sink by the door. He stared at the flowing water for a moment, then scooped up water to wash his face.
Tang Feiyi’s appearance had been too conspicuous, and many people saw it. Someone approached Xu Ze and asked, “Xu Ze, what’s going on?”
“It’s nothing,” Xu Ze wiped the water from his face, “It won’t affect the business.”
He returned to the car wash to finish the job when his phone suddenly rang. Xu Ze immediately took it out to check it—it wasn’t from the hospital, his expression relaxed slightly.
It was a message from Lu Heyang, containing both a photo and a text.
The photo was a side view of Lu Heyang surfing in the sea, his back arched and his body’s contours exuding vitality. The sunlight and water almost seemed to fall on Xu Ze’s face through the screen.
The text message was a short sentence: Xiao Ze sweetie, I miss you ^o^
Xu Ze looked at it for quite a while, then saved the photo, turned off his phone, and continued to wash the car.
Ten minutes later, Xu Ze finished cleaning the inside and outside of the car and closed the car door. While hanging the towel, his phone rang again. This time, it was a call from Lu Heyang.
“Hello?”
“Hold on.” He Wei’s loud voice came from the background of the phone. Lu Heyang seemed to take a few steps to a quieter place before continuing, “Xu Ze.”
“Mn.”
“Busy?”
“No, what’s up?”
“Did you see the message?”
Xu Ze replied, “I saw it.”
“Then why didn’t you reply?” Lu Heyang seemed to ask with a smile.
The towel wasn’t hung properly and fell to the floor. Xu Ze bent down to pick it up and said, “Because it wasn’t sent by you.”
“Yeah, He Wei used my phone to send it.”
Xu Ze nodded. Only after nodding did he realize that Lu Heyang couldn’t see him nodding. He was about to speak when Lu Heyang continued, “Xu Ze, don’t worry.”
It was a sudden sentence. For a moment, Xu Ze didn’t know how to respond, because he did have something to worry about.
“Don’t worry about anything. It’s okay, I’ll take care of it,” Lu Heyang said.
If it weren’t for the fact that there was no one around, Xu Ze would have suspected that Lu Heyang was standing right beside him. Why else would he say such a thing at such a time?
Despite all the things Xu Ze couldn’t figure out, he still found strange comfort in Lu Heyang’s words. He had always been accustomed to solving problems on his own. This was the first time he had experienced firsthand this thing called a “sense of security”, a feeling that soothed his anxiety and tension, which felt unfamiliar and new.
Thank you for the chapter~
Oh he placed bodyguards around him?
No wonder Tiang Feiyi, did that, he wants to get to Lu Heyang by his weakness which is Xu Ze. SOB 😡