Chapter 20
Of the three present, apart from Zhou Sheng, the emotions of the other two were not very high, and this seemingly spoiled young master Zhou Sheng did not seem to have noticed the subtle atmosphere.
Bai He simply didn't want to deal with the overly enthusiastic Zhou Sheng, he felt tired, and Qin Yao, he was just in a bad mood for some unknown reason.
Qin Yao kept a straight face on the surface, but his heart was gloomy, until the end of the meal, when Zhou Sheng openly obtained Bai He's contact information in front of him, Qin Yao's nameless irritation reached its peak.
After sending Bai He back home, Qin Yao drove back to his own place.
What he didn't know was that Bai He stood at the apartment building and watched him drive away, standing there for a while before going upstairs.
It was a bit late, the live broadcast tonight couldn't be done on time, Bai He logged into the account and posted an announcement, then put down his phone, standing quietly in the elevator, feeling the slight dizziness from the upward movement.
His body had improved a lot, but it still wasn't completely healed, he was still weak, just not as severe as before. Staying away from the main plot and reducing physical damage indeed proved useful, Bai He thought to himself, the elevator dinged open, and he saw an omega curled up in front of his door.
Bai Lu looked up with red and swollen eyes, his voice full of grievance: "Brother..."
Bai He stood quietly for several seconds, then slowly walked over and supported Bai Lu up, unlocked the door, went in, and changed his shoes, finding a new pair of slippers for Bai Lu.
Bai Lu sniffled and changed into the slippers, went to sit on the sofa, his face flushed red from crying, his fingers red as well, the omega's delicate skin was very white, and when he cried, every part of him turned red, like a just-ripened peach, alluring and pitiable.
But Bai He wouldn't be, if this were the original host, would he be touched?
He guessed he probably would, the original host was an emotional person, and had lived with Bai Lu for so many years, he must still see Bai Lu as a younger brother.
Bai He shook his head and sighed inwardly, he was presuming the original host's thoughts again, that was impolite. Bai He retracted those thoughts and silently apologized to the original host, then handed the warm water to Bai Lu, standing there without saying a word, waiting for Bai Lu to speak up himself.
He was the one who crossed over, he had no feelings for this male protagonist, Bai He would feel a little pity for the bawling Bai Lu at the moment, but he was more worried that his body, which had not fully recovered, might be harmed again.
Because Bai Lu coming to find him was a plot point not in the original work.
"I... I..." Bai Lu cried even harder, gasping for breath, finally just burying his head and wailing loudly. Bai He was already very tired, the piercing sound rushing into his ears, the fatigue slowly turning into irritation, he furrowed his brows: "Stop crying."
Bai Lu suddenly stopped, looking up at Bai He with teary eyes, holding his breath until his face turned red before stopping the crying.
Bai He sighed, went to the kitchen, took a box of mousse cake from the refrigerator, came back to the living room and opened it, placing it in Bai Lu's hand, then quietly sat next to him, watching Bai Lu eat the cake bite by bite.
The cake was from the office, everyone had one, and Xia Yu said the team leader would buy something to reward everyone every so often, and the items he chose were always very thoughtful.
Bai He knew the team leader's thoughtfulness, because this mousse cake was from a very famous cake shop.
Bai Lu finished the cake without crying again, but just sitting there with his head down, his voice hoarse: "Brother, I'm sorry..."
Bai He was silent.
"I just found out dad had you go on a blind date, I..." Bai Lu was about to cry again.
"If you just came to apologize." Bai He interrupted Bai Lu's almost-crying voice, his face calm, without a trace of waves: "Finish your food and go back, I don't blame you."
"I..." Bai Lu looked at Bai He blankly, tears hanging from his lashes, unable to say anything for a long time.
Bai He sighed inwardly, he could actually guess the reason for Bai Lu's visit today, based on the timeline, Bai He could deduce which part of the original plot this period had developed to, and today Bai Lu was so upset because he had learned that the Guan family was going to arrange a betrothal for Guan Jiaoyu.
The original work mentioned the three major business giants, the Qin family, the Guan family, and the Zhou family.
The Qin family was very low-key, and the description of the Qin family in the book was not much either, as the male protagonist's attack, Guan Jiaoyu, the descriptions of the Guan family were naturally more, as one of the three major families, the Guan family attached great importance to the matter of family succession, the old master of the Guan family had three sons, Guan Jiaoyu was the only son of the third son, and actually had little chance of winning in the internal power struggle for succession, he was not the only alpha either, so it would be even more difficult, so his father thought of the marriage alliance method.
The young daughter of the Zhou family, an omega, a perfect match, the two had no feelings for each other, not even met before, the betrothal was not yet confirmed, but the news had already spread out, the male protagonist Bai Lu naturally also knew about it.
As for Bai Lu, the novel describes this protagonist as a gentle, introverted and sensitive omega, he would not feel inferior about his own background, because his family was already quite good, it's just that when he thought about not being able to stand side by side with the male protagonist, he inevitably fell into self-torment and uncontrollable emotions.
In other words, his inner core was not strong enough.
Having read the original work, Bai He had nothing to say, he couldn't comfort people, and he didn't want Bai Lu to stay with him for long, not because he was cold and heartless, but just that in general when encountering such situations, the male protagonist would soon come find the male protagonist, and when the two were combined, Bai He would be in trouble.
He glanced outside, it was already as dark as ink, at this time it was also not safe to let Bai Lu leave on his own.
Bai He took out his phone: "I'll call the butler to come pick you up."
"Brother!" Bai Lu suddenly looked up, his red eyes full of grievance: "Can I stay here tonight?"
Bai He looked at him calmly: "I don't have an extra bed."
"We can..."
"I'm not used to sleeping with someone else."
"..."
Bai Lu closed his mouth, burying his head in silence, looking pitiful, but Bai He was unaffected.
He lowered his eyes and sent a message to the butler, then turned his head and coldly said, "You're crying because he's getting engaged?"
The buried Bai Lu trembled slightly, making a muffled sound in his nose: "Mm..."
Bai He understood, mercilessly saying: "It's not worth it."
"What?" Bai Lu looked up.
"I said your crying is very not worth it." Bai He's voice was cold and indifferent, as if evaluating an unimportant matter from a stranger's perspective.
"But he's getting engaged, I..." Bai Lu sniffled, the grievance rising up again.
"Don't cry."
"Okay..."
Bai He relaxed his brows, pondering for a few seconds, then calmly asked, "Did he tell you he's getting engaged?"
Bai Lu pressed his lips together and shook his head.
Bai He asked again, "Do you think he'll agree to the engagement?"
"...I don't know."
Bai He looked at the dejected Bai Lu, paused for a moment, then spoke calmly, "You don't know how he thinks, and he didn't even tell you whether he'll actually get engaged or not, why have you already set the matter in stone? If you like him, then seriously go after him, instead of coming to cry to me like this. Active and passive, gain and loss, it all depends on how you decide. You may not succeed if you fight for it, but if you don't fight for it, you're guaranteed to fail."
Bai Lu, tears hanging, didn't speak.
"And don't imagine the worst," Bai He looked out the window: "You're very fortunate, and you can also work hard, the sky won't fall, and people won't either."
After saying this, the tear-stained Bai Lu opened his mouth: "I see..."
Bai Lu was just about to thank Bai He, when his phone in his lap suddenly rang. Bai He thought it was the butler arriving downstairs, and since he had nothing to do with it, he got up to get himself a drink, but the Bai Lu in the living room who answered the phone suddenly stood up and shouted into the phone: "Don't come! I don't want to see you now!"
Bai He was slightly choked by the water. He quickly furrowed his brows.
Not good.
The moment this premonition flashed through his mind, the doorbell rang, Bai He almost couldn't hold the cup steadily.
He gently took a breath, glanced at Bai Lu in the living room, the omega standing there blankly staring at him, his expression completely blank.
Bai He turned to look at the door: "Who do you think it is?"
Bai Lu pressed his lips together, head down: "I'm sorry, brother..."
"Go yourself?" Bai He looked at him.
Bai Lu was silent, the doorbell sounded a few more times, unhurried and polite.
Bai Lu had no choice but to shuffle to the door, he looked through the peephole, his expression becoming even more distressed, slowly opening the door after a long while.
It was Guan Jiaoyu.
Bai He stood in the room, sweeping a glance at the alpha, the other's eyes were bloodshot, and when he saw Bai Lu, he didn't speak right away, just standing quietly outside, suppressing and restraining himself as he looked at the omega who opened the door.
"Come with me."
"I won't..."
The two's dialogue was hushed and low, Bai He didn't want to eavesdrop, he had nothing to do, so he turned and went to his room, thinking about some worrying matters.
His rented location, now that Bai Lu and Guan Jiaoyu knew, it was no longer very safe.
At least one person's peace, from now on may be broken at any time.
The future couple arguing at the door were both quite stubborn, neither willing to back down, Bai Lu wouldn't say harsh words, but also didn't want to go with Guan Jiaoyu, so the two stood deadlocked at the door for a long time.
Bai He was idle in the room, he thought of Lingdang, and felt a little sleepy too.
Finally, the voices outside gradually quieted down, Bai He thought the two had finished their argument, so he got up and went out, and saw the omega and alpha embracing and kissing passionately at the door.
Bai He: "..."
His clean slippers were stepped on by Bai Lu outside.
Seeing the two showed no signs of stopping, Bai He expressionlessly stepped forward, grabbed the door, and ruthlessly closed it.
The sound of movement immediately made the two outside stop. Bai Lu opened his eyes and saw the door firmly closed, his face instantly burning red, all the way up to the back of his neck, he stepped forward and lightly knocked on the door: "Brother..."
Guan Jiaoyu was silent, pulling Bai Lu, his head buried in the omega's neck: "Go to my place?"
Bai Lu was completely embarrassed, he pushed the alpha away: "My shoes are still in my brother's house..."
Guan Jiaoyu was silent for a few seconds, then abruptly picked Bai Lu up in a bridal carry and turned to walk to the elevator, just bumping into Qin Yao coming out of the elevator.
Qin Yao looked up, saw the Guan surname, and showed a disgusted expression, clicking his tongue and striding away from the elevator.
Guan Jiaoyu had the same disdainful expression, if he wasn't still holding his omega, he would have started a confrontation.
The elevator door closed, Qin Yao went to open his own door, sensing a strange pheromone in the air, a bit annoying, the door behind him suddenly opened, and he turned back, making eye contact with Bai He in his pajamas.
"Still not asleep?" Qin Yao asked.
Bai He shook his head, looking around left and right, not seeing Bai Lu and Guan Jiaoyu, nor his own slippers, feeling a bit disgruntled.
Those were his newly bought slippers.
Qin Yao sensed Bai He's little emotion, he turned and walked over to Bai He, handing him the bag with his phone.
"What's this?" Bai He was stunned.
"Mousse cake." Qin Yao smiled: "Eating sweets will improve your mood a lot."
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