Chapter 51
The private elevator was spacious, bright, and comfortable, with no strange smells, making it almost impossible to feel that it was ascending.
It wasn’t until the elevator stopped at the top floor with a drip and his feet touched the marble floor that Bai Yan finally had the real feeling of “I’ve arrived.”
The secretary waiting outside the door had already received the news. Seeing Bai Yan, she immediately straightened her back and offered a professional smile. “Young Master Bai Yan, hello! I’m Anna from the secretarial department.”
“Mr. Pei is in a meeting right now. May I take you to Mr. Pei’s office first?”
Bai Yan nodded. “Okay, thank you for your trouble.”
“You don’t have to say that. It’s what we should do.”
The young man followed behind the secretary, keenly aware of several gazes from different directions. When he looked closely, he only saw them working quietly.
Was it his imagination? Bai Yan averted his gaze, puzzled.
The deputy head of the secretarial department’s smile didn’t change. She secretly shot her subordinates a sharp look. They all froze and quickly buried their heads in their respective work.
After the two of them had entered the office, the people in the secretarial department immediately looked up and exchanged excited glances, unable to suppress their inner surprise as they whispered among themselves.
“No wonder Mr. Pei has been getting off work so early recently. With such a cute Omega wife, who would want to work!”
“Exactly, exactly. Mr. Pei is in a good mood, and the CEO’s office is finally no longer in a state of perpetual winter.”
“Young Master Bai Yan is so cute. His eyes are so adorable, and he looks so obedient. It’s a pity Sister Kiana isn’t here today, or she would have died of cuteness.”
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The well-soundproofed walls blocked out the excited chatter from outside. Bai Yan placed the cake on the small coffee table and silently surveyed the office, which could be described as vast.
The 200-square-meter office was surprisingly large. Each functional area was strictly divided and distinct: a reception area, a work area, and even a small meeting area.
The built-in furnishings were a minimalist, ascetic style. Besides the necessary items, there were almost no other superfluous things. Even the green plants were a few simple money trees and turtle-back bamboos.
In short, it was completely different from the warm style of the third-floor study.
Anna smiled and asked Bai Yan if he had any other needs. After receiving a negative answer, she politely excused herself, leaving the quiet environment to the Omega.
The lighting and view from the top-floor office were excellent. The young man walked to the window and looked out. The Xiang River flowed slowly eastward, and the traffic on the cross-river bridge was still endless.
The nearby buildings were scattered and of different heights. From a distance, they were towering behemoths, but looking down from the top of the Pei Corporation’s twin towers, they seemed much smaller.
As expected of a CEO’s perspective.
Bai Yan silently admired the river view, which was exclusive to the CEO, for a while, then walked over to the Alpha’s work area.
The solid wood desk was also in a minimalist style, with the necessary office supplies neatly arranged.
But the bookshelf against the wall was a rare sight, displaying several rows of trophies and photo frames, completely filling the entire space of the three-tiered bookshelf, and looking particularly eye-catching in the spacious office.
The young man looked up curiously. Dense media reports were framed and arranged in chronological order, a testament to the Pei Corporation’s considerable achievements over the past ten years.
Ten years ago, the Pei Corporation had experienced the turmoil of a leadership change. The young CEO had, against the heavy pressure of the board of directors, pushed for reforms with lightning speed.
The new chairman of the Pei Corporation, with his keen insight and strategic vision, had monopolized the domestic technology and network market in just a few years. After that, he had made unstoppable progress, forcefully entering other fields.
Now, the Pei Corporation’s business empire spanned multiple fields, including finance, healthcare, and technology. Mr. Pei himself was also ranked among the top of Huaguo’s rich list at a young age…
The more Bai Yan looked at the Pei Corporation’s development, the more shocked he became. His eyes lit up, and even his blood seemed to boil with excitement.
This was a side of his husband he had never known.
He knew his husband was capable, that the Pei Corporation was powerful, but he didn’t know it was this powerful.
To have such development in just ten years… Ten years ago, wasn’t his husband about the same age as he was now?
The image of a young Alpha in a suit, with a steady gaze and an imposing aura, single-handedly turning the tide of a meeting, couldn’t help but appear in the young man’s mind.
He’s too handsome.
But… it must have been very hard, too.
A hint of heartache flashed in the young man’s eyes.
When the future was uncertain, how did his husband endure the pressure and spend the long nights alone?
As he was lost in thought, the closed, solid wood door opened from behind him.
The man’s gentle, magnetic voice sounded, “What are you looking at, Yanyan? Why don’t you ask me?”
“Xian sheng!” The young man turned at the sound and ran toward the door.
“Mm, I’m here.”
Pei Tingyu hadn’t even had time to take off his suit jacket before he had caught the young man who had rushed over. A smile appeared in the man’s eyes as he lowered his head and pecked at the soft hair on the young man’s head.
His tone was full of heartache. “Weren’t you going to Lin Yu’s house? What made you think of coming over? It’s such a long way. Are you tired? I should have picked you up.”
“Xian sheng, I’m not a child,” Bai Yan said, hugging Pei Tingyu and looking up in protest. “Besides, how can you get tired from riding in a car?”
“I brought you a cake. I just made it at A-Yu’s house. Do you want to try it?”
He was a little embarrassed and added in a soft voice, “It’s my first time making one. It might not be perfect. You can try it first. If it’s not good, we can just throw it away.”
The young man’s moist eyes were filled with seriousness and anticipation, his clear pupils reflecting the Alpha’s face.
Pei Tingyu’s heart was about to melt. He couldn’t help but lower his head again and kiss the young man’s bright, moist eyes twice, saying softly, “It would be my honor.”
The two of them sat on the leather sofa in the reception area. Bai Yan opened the cake box with satisfaction.
The cake had been in the car’s refrigerator the whole way, and only the tops of a few piped flowers had melted. Even the strawberries hadn’t collapsed.
Pei Tingyu calmly unwrapped a plastic spoon. The moment he put the cake in his mouth, he was in a daze for a moment, forced to think about all the sad and happy things in his life.
The man smiled bitterly to himself, feeling both happy and helpless.
It seems I’ll have to lengthen my training time at the gym. Otherwise, what if my precious starts thinking about those little male models again?
The Alpha’s posture was elegant, as if he were dining at a Michelin-starred restaurant. Bai Yan’s eyes curved into a smile as he asked, “How does it taste?”
Pei Tingyu’s movement paused. He nonchalantly put down the spoon in his hand. “Not bad.”
Bai Yan was delighted. “Really? Let me try.”
He’s usually so-so at cooking other dishes. Could it be that he has a talent for making desserts?
The young man was just about to unwrap another spoon when the person beside him leaned over and pressed his soft lips against his.
“Mmph…!”
Their lips and tongues intertwined, and the sweet taste of the strawberry cream cake spread between their entwined tongues. The scents of orange blossom and jasmine instantly merged.
Bai Yan closed his eyes, feeling himself being gently lifted and placed on the man’s broad thigh. He couldn’t help but reach out and wrap his arms around the person’s neck.
“Mwah.”
When they separated, the Omega’s face was flushed, his eyes unfocused, a large mist of water in them. His chest heaved as he panted softly.
No matter how many times they kissed, he was not very good at breathing.
Pei Tingyu waited for him to calm his breathing, his fingertips covering the young man’s lips, wiping away the moisture at the corners of his mouth bit by bit.
A low chuckle fell by Bai Yan’s ear.
The man’s dark eyes were incredibly deep as he asked in a hoarse voice, “Is it sweet?”
Bai Yan’s head felt as if it were about to steam. He buried his face in the man’s shoulder and neck, slowly tightening his embrace, and answered in a muffled voice, “Sweet, so sweet.”
Pei Tingyu hugged his precious, who had finally been distracted, and glanced at the cake on the table with lingering fear.
A shiver went through him. In the future, when his precious has a whim to try a new flavor, he’d better make it himself.
After dinner was their fixed study time in the study. But unfortunately, both of them had been a little distracted recently. They would often not read much before their gazes would meet, and they would be irresistibly drawn together.
The secret, empty study had become a hotbed for the lovers’ desires to grow wildly.
Several times, after they had finished, Bai Yan would be startled by the man’s deep gaze, and would even encounter a certain embarrassing situation.
But the Alpha didn’t mind at all. He would say a polite “I’m sorry,” carry the shy, steaming young man back to his original position, and then nonchalantly get up and go to the bathroom to tidy up.
What a sweet trouble, they both thought in unison.
Therefore, when Bai Yan suggested ending their study time early today, Pei Tingyu quickly agreed.
After their usual goodnight kiss, the young man, his face flushed, slowly shuffled back to his room. But he didn’t pack his clothes and rush to the bathroom.
Instead, after silently reciting the Heart-Cleansing Mantra twice, he sat down at his desk, opened his lab notebook, and, with single-minded focus, burned the midnight oil.
There was a national biology competition at school recently, and Bai Yan had an experiment that just happened to meet the entry requirements, so he wanted to try his hand at it.
My husband is so outstanding. How can I hold him back?
Go for it, Bai Yan. Become a lover who can stand side by side with your husband.
The countless stars were silent, winking as they watched the lovers on earth.
Erya Private Hospital, Affiliated Research Institute
The examination room was filled with an indescribable smell of mixed scent-blocker and disinfectant. A group of doctors repeatedly adjusted the precision equipment, their gazes fixed on the data panel.
The Alpha in the center of their attention lay on his back on the examination table, his shirt collar open, his chest muscles half-exposed, and covered in metal slides connected to the surrounding dense array of instruments.
The man’s face was pale, his eyes half-closed in rest, his long, thick lashes covering his eyelids. Even though his arms were bulging with veins from the medication, his expression was still calm, without even a single frown.
Unfortunately, his face was covered by a cold, black metal bite inhibitor, which completely changed his temperament, making him look a little ferocious.
Li Xiaoxiao and the other doctors had serious expressions. They talked among themselves, recording the man’s physical data, and after repeated comparisons, they finally came to a conclusion.
“Heartbeat normal, blood pressure normal, body temperature normal, respiratory rate normal… Blood pheromone content is controlled at an average level.”
“The soothing effect of a highly compatible Omega’s pheromones, combined with medication, is indeed effective.”
A young doctor couldn’t hold back his excitement. “Mr. Pei’s condition is very well controlled. If there are no accidents in the subsequent treatments, Mr. Pei, your pheromone disorder has a complete chance of recovery!”
“If Mr. Pei can successfully recover, we are confident in vigorously promoting this drug!”
All the doctors present were excited. Pheromone disorder had always been a difficult problem for high-level Alphas and Omegas.
Once it flared up, it would cause long-term mental distress to the AO’s nerves, and over time, it could even develop into a mental illness.
Many high-level AOs had ended their own lives early because they couldn’t bear this disease.
If this problem that had plagued humanity for many years could be cured, it would be a major breakthrough in medical history—no! Even a major breakthrough in the history of all humanity!
“Don’t get too excited. It’s not time to celebrate yet.” Pei Tingyu, however, reacted calmly. He stood up coolly and had the doctor remove the needle from his arm.
“Mr. Pei is a busy man. Of course, you have other things to worry about.” Li Xiaoxiao had a teasing look on her face.
“With your condition so well controlled, Mr. Pei and A-Yan’s progress is probably not slow either.”
In her racy smile, there was a mix of half-truth and half-seriousness. “You and A-Yan’s compatibility is so high. Have you ever thought about a problem…”
“I’m afraid that after this heat, A-Yan will get pregnant directly.”
