The van accelerated with a roar and quickly sped away. Xu Ze exchanged a glance with the alpha beside him and realized that the person Tang Feiyi wanted to catch was not him.
The alpha pulled the beta up from the ground and said in a low voice, “We’ll handle this.”
Under the dim light of the streetlight outside the building, Xu Ze noticed that the alpha was wearing a communication earpiece. Xu Ze nodded without saying or asking anything. He straightened the backpack on his shoulder and headed back upstairs.
Back in his room, Xu Ze stood by the window and looked down as calm as ever. He closed the curtains, took his phone out of his backpack, and called the nursing home.
“Nurse Li, this is Xu Ze. May I ask if my grandma has had dinner yet?”
“Yes, she just finished dinner and is eating some fruit. Is something wrong?”
“No, it’s nothing. Thank you.”
Xu Ze sat down at the desk. He opened the chat screen and stared at the text from Lu Heyang. He thought about when Tang Feiyi had come to the auto repair shop during the summer break to find him. Shortly after he left, Lu Heyang called and reassured him by saying “Don’t worry”. Then Xu Ze thought about how every time he went to the nursing home, the bodyguard of the patient in the next room always sat outside his grandmother’s room.
So none of it was a coincidence. Lu Heyang’s “Don’t worry” was more than just words of comfort. Xu Ze could guess the reason why Lu Heyang was hiding this. If he had mentioned it from the start, Xu Ze would have refused.
The screen went dark, and Xu Ze tapped it to light it up again. After continuing to look at it for a few seconds, the screen abruptly changed and the ringtone rang. Xu Ze was so startled that his hand trembled and he accidentally answered the call.
“Xu Ze.”
It had been a long time since he had heard Lu Heyang’s voice, and for a moment, it felt somewhat unfamiliar. Xu Ze opened his mouth as if he had many things to say, but in the end, he only replied with an “Mn.”
“Are you injured?” Lu Heyang asked.
“No,” Xu Ze replied, “It must have been Tang Feiyi’s people.”
“Yeah. They’ve gone to check. Stay at home and don’t go looking for him on your own.”
“What will happen to the one who was kidnapped?”
Xu Ze understood Tang Feiyi’s way of doing things and knew his question was unnecessary. He had seen many bodyguards and hired thugs at the club. The employer never felt guilty if one of his men was injured. It was just a contractual relationship where one paid and the other risked their life. But Xu Ze was not an employer, he used to be one of those who risked his life to make money. Now, he was just someone who received protection services without contributing anything.
“Nothing will happen to him. He’s not the target. Don’t worry and wait for my message.” Without waiting for Xu Ze’s reply, Lu Heyang continued, “I have to go to class soon, so I’ll hang up. Get some rest.”
Anyone would be unhappy to be cut off before they could even catch their breath, but Xu Ze simply said, “Okay,” without delaying Lu Heyang for half a second.
After hanging up the phone, Xu Ze grabbed an old notebook from the desk and started writing in a blank space.
- You said the target isn’t him, then who is it?
- Are the bodyguards hired for me and Grandma expensive? Can you tell me how much they cost?
- He Wei said you don’t remember what happened to you as a child. Why?
- How long will it take until you come back?
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The warehouse in the Westside was brightly lit.
Tang Feiyi was sitting on an old sofa, fiddling with a lighter. An alpha lay at his feet with his hands tied behind his back. His face was covered in blood, his eyes were closed and his body showed no signs of life.
A few minutes later, the sound of a car came from outside the warehouse, and the two headlights turned in a half-circle before going off.
A figure stepped out of the darkness into the well-lit warehouse. The tall alpha was wearing an old T-shirt that revealed a few long scars on his arms outside the sleeves.
Tang Feiyi flicked his lighter, looked up, and sank back into the sofa. A smile appeared on his face as if he wasn’t surprised, “It seems my wait tonight was not in vain. Even Wen-ge came.”
He lifted his foot and stepped on the side of the alpha’s face, causing the alpha to finally twitch.
Jiang Wen looked at Tang Feiyi with indifference. He came here alone late at night without any weapons on him. Just standing there like that made the men around Tang Feiyi highly alert and press their hands to their concealed guns on their waists.
The alpha on the ground struggled to open his eyes and his lips moved as he soundlessly called out, “Boss.”
“Get up on your own,” Jiang Wen said calmly to him, “I left the car door open for you.”
Tang Feiyi pulled his leg back and leisurely lowered his gaze to watch as the alpha used his forehead to prop himself against the ground, bend his knees to get up bit by bit, and stagger forward while hunched over.
It took him a long time to reach Jiang Wen’s side. Jiang Wen held out a hand to help him. The alpha was planning to say something, but Jiang Wen tilted his head and said, “Go outside.”
As the alpha left the warehouse, Tang Feiyi yawned, “Wen-ge, you’re still as compassionate as ever, making a special trip just for a little brother. No wonder they’re more loyal to you than a dog.”
Jiang Wen glanced at him and turned to leave, but Tang Feiyi raised his voice, “It’s strange. How did the once famous mercenary king end up being the henchman of a high school student?”
“Henchman might be an overstatement.” Jiang Wen said slowly, “This is the first time I’ve been tasked with rupturing someone’s tendons.”
Tang Feiyi’s right wrist suddenly began to ache. The expression on his face changed, but then he smiled again, “That’s right. Before you were in the business of killing people without the gun ever leaving your hand. What are you doing now? Wasting talent. I feel sorry for you.”
“No need to feel sorry.” Jiang Wen’s eyes fell on Tang Feiyi’s face like the infrared rays of a sniper rifle accurately aiming at the target, “There will always be opportunities to kill.”
His gaze sent a shiver down Tang Feiyi’s spine. Tang Feiyi’s smile diminished as he stopped reclining on the couch and leaned forward, “I’ll be waiting for that day then.”
From the beginning to the end, Tang Feiyi didn’t mention the captured beta, as if the life and death of a subordinate held no significance to him.
Jiang Wen didn’t reply and turned to leave the warehouse.
“Lin family…” Tang Fei Yi watched Jiang Wen’s retreating figure and quietly spat out two words.
This trip proved to be quite beneficial. Not only did he discover that the bodyguards around Xu Ze were from the Lin family, but he also lured Jiang Wen out. Actually, Tang Feiyi should have thought of Lin Yumian a long time ago, but due to the prominent position of Lu Heyang’s alpha father as the Chairman, he easily overlooked his omega father.
The Lin family had always kept a low profile. Many years ago, Director Lin and his wife died unexpectedly, and the entire company fell into the hands of Lin Yumian. Lin Yumian, the young head of the family had been living in seclusion in Luanshan for a long time and seemed to have a complicated relationship with his Chairman husband. This was originally juicy gossip, but since it involved politics and no one dared to gossip about the Chairman, even the smallest rumor was kept from the general public.
Jiang Wen walked over to the car. The rear door was still open, just as he had left it. The alpha was curled up in the back seat. Jiang Wen untied the rope from his hands and lifted his clothes to check his injuries. He asked, “How is it?”
“It’s nothing… one or two broken ribs.” The alpha coughed a few times, “Boss, it’s too risky… for you to come alone.”
“Talk less,” Jiang Wen closed the car door, got into the driver’s seat, and started the car.
After driving for a while, the phone rang and Jiang Wen picked it up.
“Uncle Wen, did you get him back?”
“Hmm, we’re on our way back.”
“How’s his condition?”
“Not too serious, he’s fine.”
“Good, the hospital will contact you shortly. Let me know if you need anything else, and I’ll arrange it.”
“Okay.”
After hanging up, Jiang Wen asked, “Did you hear that?”
“I heard.” The alpha’s voice was hoarse, “I screwed up the first time I faced a situation, it’s my fault.”
“Focus on recovering first. We’ll deal with you later.” Jiang Wen turned the steering wheel, “Director Lin has made it clear that his orders will come second in the future.”
“Lu Heyang’s orders come first, remember that.”
“Understood.”
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Xu Ze checked his phone so frequently today that He Wei asked him if he was dating.
“…” Xu Ze didn’t know how to answer. He wouldn’t be so glued to his phone even if he was dating.
He just wanted to know the alpha’s condition, so he was waiting for a text or call from Lu Heyang.
The phrase “the target is not him” kept ringing in his head. Xu Ze didn’t understand, if the target wasn’t that alpha, then who did Tang Feiyi want to lure out? Lu Heyang?
Xu Ze thought about the time last semester when Tang Feiyi burned him with a cigarette butt in the stairwell because he suspected him of conspiring with Gu Yunchi to steal the prize money. Lu Heyang had his bodyguard knock out Tang Feiyi.
But Tang Feiyi clearly knew Lu Heyang’s identity now. He wouldn’t be so impulsive and irrational just for revenge.
So maybe something more serious had happened—Xu Ze suddenly raised his head.
Hand, Tang Feiyi’s hand.
This thought crossed his mind for a moment, but he quickly dismissed it. Xu Ze believed that Lu Heyang wouldn’t do such a thing and that there was no reason for him to do so. Lu Heyang was such a reasonable and upstanding person.
Finally, around 7 pm, Xu Ze received a phone call from the reasonable and upstanding Lu Heyang. It was a domestic number, and Xu Ze answered it quickly.
“The person was brought back early this morning,” Lu Heyang explained the situation as soon as the call connected, “He’s in the hospital now. The injuries have been treated, and he’s fine.”
“Good,” Xu Ze breathed a sigh of relief.
He was about to ask something else, but Lu Heyang continued, “I’m coming over to your place.”
Xu Ze immediately stood up and pricked up his ears to listen to the sounds outside. He didn’t hear any cars, so he asked, “Are you almost here?”
“A few more minutes, the road here isn’t easy to drive, so I’ll hang up first.”
“Okay.”
After hanging up, Xu Ze looked at the phone for a few seconds and sat down. He sat for a moment, then got up once more and went to look out the window. The downstairs was empty and quiet. Xu Ze felt empty and restless like he was missing something within him. He didn’t know where to go, so he could only fidget helplessly in place.
Eventually, he grabbed the keys from the table and opened the door to run downstairs.
After waiting a minute or two under the streetlight, bright headlights came from around the corner. As the car pulled up in front of him, Xu Ze kept his eyes open without blinking, even though it was pitch black inside the car and he couldn’t see anything.
The car door opened, and Lu Heyang stepped out. He was wearing a black baseball cap, and the shadow covered half of his face, revealing his well-defined jawline and chin. He was dressed in a plain black T-shirt and cargo pants that looked like a training uniform—rough yet neat.
At first glance, Xu Ze could tell that Lu Heyang had changed. The characteristic calmness and poise from being trained under military discipline seemed to have already appeared in him.
Author’s note:
Lu Heyang: Oh, I’m very upstanding (amused)
This chapter is also called: “Wife, I’m (half) back from military training.”
So what’s the amnesia tag all about?😭😭😭
Amnesia is bcz the seme doesnt remember his childood before 10, we don’t know why yet
I didn’t comment because I didn’t want to spoil anything… but just wait and see
This novel brings me happiness. Thank you so much for the chapter. ❤️
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Thanks for the chapter ☺️