Chapter 47: What’s Wrong with a Spoiled Beta 9
The sky was overcast, a blanket of dark clouds hanging high for most of the day, yet not a single drop of rain had fallen.
Shu He reached out and grabbed Chu Chuanting’s strong wrist. Chu Chuanting followed him obediently, not even asking what he was doing. They walked all the way to a deserted place. Shu He’s almond eyes darted around nervously, and he decisively pushed the man against the wall.
“Alright, Chu Chuanting, I’ve finally caught you!”
His tone was fierce, the boy’s face held high as he said, “Last time I was drunk and you got away. This time, it’s just the two of us here. You’re done for.”
This was an abandoned teaching building. The military academy’s predecessor had fought a battle here, and many people had died. The buildings were all dim, covered in vines and spiderwebs. When the wind blew this way, it blew away the hair on Shu He’s forehead.
His eyes were bright, translucent, and his pale, beautiful face was like the only color in this dim, lightless environment. Chu Chuanting was just pressed against the wall by him, his gaze sweeping over the hand on his chest, his voice deliberately weakened a little. “How did I provoke you?”
Shu He thought he must be scared.
So he pressed on, his voice slurred. “Didn’t I tell you last time? I’m just hating the house because of the crow. The Chu family all hate you, and I hate you too. If you want to fight with Chuanbai for power…”
He paused appropriately, leaving room for imagination.
Chu Chuanting suddenly raised the end of his sentence. “Chuanbai?”
Shu He looked at him.
Chu Chuanting’s focus was actually on this. “What’s your relationship with him?”
Shu He: “…”
Shouldn’t he be asking what I’m going to do to him?
Shu He’s soft brow furrowed. “We’re friends. No, why should I have to tell you just because you asked? You’ve fallen into my hands now. You should be thinking about your own personal safety!!”
…Mm, he even knew to lower his voice so he wouldn’t be recognized.
Chu Chuanting nodded lazily, with no sense of crisis, as he was pressed against the wall, his head casually lowered to look at him. “Being born into the Chu family is my original sin. I’m very sorry.”
Shu He: “…”
Why can’t he cry and beg me to let him go? He’s not serious at all.
The script he had so carefully written was about to fall apart.
Shu He complained to the system in his heart for a couple of sentences, then pursed his lips and let go of the hand on Chu Chuanting’s chest. He stood up straight. Chu Chuanting felt the force on his chest disappear and was actually a little disappointed.
Can’t he just keep pressing?
“Apologizing is useless. I get annoyed just looking at you.” Shu He’s small mouth babbled on. “If you want me to not target you in the future, you have to be at my beck and call for three months.”
That seemed a little short.
Shu He hesitated for a moment and changed his tune. “Half a year.”
Chu Chuanting moved away from the wall, lowered his eyes, and patted the dust from his clothes. He answered with a show of weakness, “What do you want me to do?”
“You have to do whatever I tell you to do. For example, right now, you’re not allowed to curse at me in your heart.”
Chu Chuanting: “I’m not cursing at you.”
I’m thinking of kissing you.
Shu He clearly didn’t believe him. Chu Chuanting must be cursing at him in his heart for being a strange, dramatic person. He let out a heavy huff and said, lowering his clear, soft voice, “Take me back to class.”
Chu Chuanting: “Oh.” He clapped his hands and walked to Shu He’s side, only to be glared at by Shu He’s beautiful big eyes and scolded that a lackey was not qualified to walk shoulder to shoulder with the boss. His attitude could be said to be very arrogant. Chu Chuanting looked down at him, his lips seeming to move.
He probably wanted to curse, but he held it back because of the little villain’s authority. Seeing him consciously retreat behind him, Shu He lifted his face high and walked forward with an arrogant stride.
His slender hands were also held behind his back, fiddling with each other.
A hot wind blew, blowing away the ends of the boy’s hair, revealing his pale neck. Chu Chuanting suddenly asked, “You’re a Beta. How did you get into this school?”
“Is that something you can ask?”
Shu He didn’t even turn his head, maintaining the boss’s arrogance, but his voice, which he had forgotten to lower, revealed a naive charm. “Don’t pry into my private affairs. You can’t bear the consequences.”
Very domineering.
“…”
Chu Chuanting was silent for a few seconds, then suddenly dialed Shu He’s number. Shu He’s carefully maintained arrogance was almost broken by this call. He was so startled his eyes widened, and he frantically hung up the phone, not even daring to turn his head.
Perhaps Chu Chuanbai just wanted to complain to his online relationship partner about the strange person he had met. After the call was hung up, he didn’t call again. Shu He also breathed a sigh of relief and quickened his pace even more.
When they reached the classroom door, Chu Chuanting stopped. Shu He turned back, his pale face lifted, and said with an arrogant attitude, “Let’s exchange contact information. From now on, you have to be on call.”
Chu Chuanting lifted his eyes to look at his face and gave a noncommittal “Mm,” telling him his terminal number.
Shu He was prepared. He had specially switched to a side account to add him. Soon, the contact information was successfully added. Shu He walked into the classroom, and at his instruction, Chu Chuanting stood at the door for a while as punishment.
…So obedient.
Like a puppy, and he doesn’t even bite.
Shu He held a book in front of his face, only showing his eyes to peek at Chu Chuanting. In the script he had written, there were still several more scenes before he could successfully make the protagonist his lackey.
But this was only the first scene, and it was already over.
Shu He thought about it and still felt he was very amazing. He smiled with his eyes, his face hidden in the book as he said happily in a small voice: Bro, I think I can complete the mission in half a year.
But the system said: 【Have you ever thought about what would happen if things were exposed and the protagonist held a grudge and got revenge on you?】
【I have.】 Unexpectedly, Shu He had actually thought about it. He said cheerfully, 【If things are exposed, the protagonist will definitely have risen. When he has risen to the point where he can bully me, I’ll run into the mountains to live, get another dog, and leave when the mission is complete.】
A beautiful wish.
But reality usually goes in the opposite direction.
The system tugged at its complex data cables, and under the sizzling of the electric current, it successfully caught a glimpse of the protagonist’s expression at the door at this moment.
—This pheromone-level-one cripple Alpha was staring at its host without blinking.
“…”
After school in the afternoon, Shu He stepped onto the retractable ladder and into the hover car. He immediately saw the Alpha in a suit sitting by the semi-circular window. Hearing the noise, the other person turned his head and looked over with his usual gentleness.
“Are you used to it today?”
“Mm.” Shu He put down his schoolbag and sat down opposite Chu Chuanbai. In front of him was a glass of iced milk with condensation on it. Shu He held the cool glass. “Is this for me?”
Chu Chuanbai nodded. “Drink it while it’s still cold.”
“Oh.”
But Shu He was multitasking, drinking the iced milk and not forgetting to reply to the protagonist’s message. He glanced at the inquiry the other person had actively sent on his side account: 【Is there anything I can do for you?】
This active inquiry was defined by Shu He as fawning.
So he didn’t reply and switched back to his original account, and found that Chu Chuanting had sent him a lot of messages after he had hung up.
One was asking why he hadn’t answered, the second was saying that he was getting busier and busier recently, and the third was about the strange, dramatic person he had met today.
Of course, Chu Chuanting did not actually describe Shu He like that. The general content of this message was: 【I met someone today whose voice is very similar to yours.】
…His focus is really strange.
Shu He’s soft lips gently pursed the edge of the glass, and he licked his lips and replied: 【Wow, what a coincidence. What was that person like? They must be as cute as me.】
Chu Chuanting: 【Why didn’t you reply to my previous message?】
Chu Chuanting: 【We’ve been in an online relationship for eleven days, and you’ve become cold to me.】
?
!
Shu He’s almond eyes widened as he scrolled up. He had to reply to this meaningless message. After going through them one by one, he brought the topic back to the dramatic person.
Chu Chuanting: 【Little Hua is the cutest.】
Chu Chuanting: 【He’s very bad.】
Chu Chuanting: 【And I received the present Little Hua sent me. I like it very much.】
What present?
He hadn’t sent any present at all.
Shu He replied strangely: 【The present I asked someone to send you was accidentally taken by a bird. What did you receive?】
A person.
A cute and bad person.
Chu Chuanting slowly deleted this text and edited it, his expression unchanged. 【Little Hua’s thought is the best present. I also have a present to send you. Little Hua, tell me your address.】
Shu He: “!”
Shu He quickly threw the military academy’s address at him and added that he had no time to pick up the package, and that he had a relative studying at the military academy, so he would have his relative pick it up for him for now.
Chu Chuanting let out a light “tsk.”
A play full of loopholes. He had played along with it again and again, and now he could only pretend that he didn’t know anything. 【Alright, Little Hua, kiss me.】
Shu He reluctantly sent a kissing sound, and then saw that Chu Chuanbai was smiling and looking at him. His face immediately flushed, and he awkwardly raised his hand to block his line of sight. “Don’t look at me like that.”
In front of Chu Chuanbai’s line of sight was a pair of slender hands.
His fingers were not closed, and through the gaps, he could still see the boy’s embarrassed, peeking eyes. Chu Chuanbai smiled, and his hot palm grabbed the small hand that was blocking his view and pressed it down. He smiled and asked, his words so clear it was as if he were hiding his emotions, “Is Little He in a relationship?”
Shu He: “Mm… mm.”
“But,” Chu Chuanbai held his hand tightly and said, “but, aren’t you my madam?”
His voice became hoarse.
The end of his sentence even hooked slightly, making the word “madam” become vague, a sharp contrast to the clear words before it. When it reached Shu He’s ear, it inexplicably made his heart tremble.
What…?
“Didn’t I say last time… that the marriage certificate doesn’t count?”
Shu He said quickly, “Do you really want to fulfill the marriage certificate? Don’t wrong yourself. We didn’t even know each other before.”
Chu Chuanbai: “How do you know I’m wronging myself?”
Shu He froze, his eyes wide and dazed as he looked at him.
“Is it wronging me, or wronging…” Chu Chuanbai’s low voice was as if it were filled with a hot breath, and he said, word by word, “you?”
With a buzz, as if a fire had burned his brain, Shu He instantly and forcefully pulled his hand from Chu Chuanbai’s.
He widened his eyes and stood up, looking at Chu Chuanbai as if he didn’t know him. Chu Chuanbai lowered his head in front of him, his long dark lashes falling, hiding the crazed look in his eyes.
—Too impatient.
He thought so.
At nearly thirty-one, the head of the Chu family for so many years had always been mature and rational. The number of times he had acted on impulse could be counted on one hand. From the time he truly took control of the Chu family, he had never so recklessly disrupted his carefully planned plans.
Chu Chuanbai had always been accustomed to pushing the probability of success to one hundred percent before making a move.
But now, was the probability of success even ten percent?
Even one?
The Alpha closed his eyes.
His hand was on the table, still in the position from which Shu He had broken free. The subordinate had gone to the driver’s cabin. At this moment, the huge hover car was so quiet that only Chu Chuanting’s low and heavy breathing could be heard.
Shu He stood in front of him, unable to see his expression, and could only take the initiative to ask, “What do you mean?”
What do you mean, wronging you, wronging me?
He unconsciously clutched his fingertips, his face still flushed, and silently looked at this silent Alpha.
One minute, two minutes, three minutes… Chu Chuanbai lifted his head, his handsome face returning to its usual expression, but his forehead was covered in a lot of sweat. Shu He was startled by his damp hair, and before he could do anything, he saw the man show him an apologetic expression.
“I’m sorry.”
Chu Chuanbai seemed to have been influenced by something just now to say those things. At this moment, his mind had recovered, and his apology was sincere, with no trace of falsehood. “My susceptibility period is during this time. Influenced by the impending susceptibility period, my emotions will be a little unpredictable. Did I scare you just now?”
Of course, the gender knowledge Shu He had crammed in had a key explanation of the symptoms of the susceptibility period.
Seven days before the Alpha’s susceptibility period, in the middle of it, and three days after, their emotions would be affected to varying degrees.
The middle of the susceptibility period was the most affected. The description was very scary, and Shu He remembered it clearly, so when he heard Chu Chuanbai explain it with the susceptibility period, he didn’t think much of it and believed him.
If it weren’t for the influence of the susceptibility period, how could Chu Chuanbai say strange things like “wronging you, wronging me”?
He clutched the corner of his clothes and obediently shook his head, indicating that he was not scared. “It was just a little sudden… what you said just now, it sounded a lot like that.”
Chu Chuanbai: “Which one?”
Shu He pursed his lips and didn’t answer, and sat back in his seat. Chu Chuanbai naturally did not press, and he lowered his eyes and said sorry to Shu He again, and said slowly, “My skin hunger is also affected by the susceptibility period… I’m having an attack now, Little He.”
Shu He opened his eyes and looked at his calm expression. “Where’s the medicine?”
“I didn’t bring it. I came straight from the company to the military academy to pick you up.” Chu Chuanbai held out his hand to Shu He. “Can you let me touch it? I’m a little hot.”
The topic jumped a little fast.
Just now they were talking about “wronging you, wronging me,” and now it had evolved to holding hands. Shu He hadn’t even kept up with the rhythm. He pursed his dimples and looked at Chu Chuanbai with hesitation. The person in front of him lowered his eyes with a show of weakness. “Right now, I really need your help.”
“…”
Then what can I do?
Shu He gave up and put his hand in Chu Chuanbai’s palm. His palm was indeed very hot. He endured it for a moment before he could stop himself from pulling his hand back. “Don’t rub it, and don’t be so clingy. It feels so… that.”
Chu Chuanbai: “Which one?”
“Just that.” Shu He put both his hands in his. “Don’t rub it.”
Chu Chuanbai lowered his eyes and looked at his beautiful, slender fingers. Don’t rub it? It was already in his palm, and his thumb was already uncontrollably pressing on the boy’s soft palm.
The pressure was not heavy, but it was hard to ignore. Shu He pressed his lips together, feeling the rough touch on his palm, so itchy it was as if it were connected to his heart, and his throat was also inexplicably a little itchy.
Shu He licked his lips and looked down at the iced milk. “I want to drink…”
Chu Chuanbai half-closed his eyes. “Can you come over here?”
“There’s no more room over there.”
“I mean…” Chu Chuanbai paused, timely suppressing the words he was about to say under the control of his emotions. He pressed against Shu He’s soft palm, their fingers intertwined, and half-closed his eyes as he said the second half of the sentence. “I mean, can you hug me?”
Shu He: “Hug?”
“Mm, the attack this time is deeper than last time. Just holding hands, I still feel uncomfortable.”
Shu He stood up and walked in front of Chu Chuanbai.
Chu Chuanbai was sitting, and he looked up at the slightly hesitant boy in front of him. He let out a sigh-like smile and opened his arms. “Just a hug, okay?”
“…Alright.”
Just as Shu He bent down, his waist was pressed down. He was unexpectedly sat on Chu Chuanbai’s lap, and almost like a bouncing ball, he wanted to jump up. “You’ll press on your leg…!”
How useless does he think his leg is…
“I’m not paralyzed.”
Chu Chuanbai held Shu He, pressing him tightly in his arms, his lips almost touching the boy’s pale ear, his voice hot and scorching. “Little He, you can just treat me like a normal person.”
Shu He sat on Chu Chuanbai’s lap, his whole body hot.
So hot.
The cold air couldn’t extinguish the heat of their pressed skin. He soon broke out in a little sweat, and was uncomfortably held in Chu Chuanbai’s arms, so hot that his mind was a little dazed. The man’s broad chest enveloped him, and through their thin clothes, they were almost completely pressed together, their hearts vibrating against their skin.
Sweat fell on his cheeks. Chu Chuanbai helped him wipe it away, then brushed away the damp bangs on his forehead. Shu He’s entire flushed face was revealed, his round eyes like a newborn deer’s as he looked at him, his hands on his shoulders, his eyes misty.
Chu Chuanbai smelled the fresh scent on him. It wasn’t a pheromone, but at this moment, it was better than a pheromone. He held him tightly, pressing him in his arms, his nose against Shu He’s slightly damp, pale neck.
There was no gland here, just smooth skin.
He breathed, his dark lashes lowered. Shu He had been counting in his heart. At the tenth minute, he couldn’t stand the heat anymore, and he panted and got off Chu Chuanbai with his hands and feet.
“So hot.”
Shu He’s small chest rose and fell rapidly. After being held for a while, he was like he had just been fished out of the water, his beautiful face flushed. “…Are you better? I don’t want to hold hands anymore.”
Chu Chuanbai: “Not much better… but I can endure it.”
Shu He scratched his hair.
He was a little soft-hearted seeing Chu Chuanbai suffering like this, but it was really too hot! He couldn’t stand it. His scattered kindness finally gave in to his own discomfort.
Shu He sat back in his seat.
He drank the iced milk and held out a finger for Chu Chuanbai to hold. Chu Chuanbai seemed to let out a breathy sound and reached out to grab it.
This time, neither of them spoke again.
They arrived at their residence without incident. Shu He pulled his hand back and walked out, hurriedly saying he was going to get him medicine. Chu Chuanbai was about to stand up, but he realized something and naturally sat back down. “Thank you.”
Shu He came back with the medicine. “Why didn’t you get out of the car?”
“A little uncomfortable.” Chu Chuanbai took the medicine and turned his head to him. “You go back. I’ll get out in a bit.”
Shu He didn’t think much of it and said “Oh,” then got out of the car and went back to his room. He didn’t notice that Chu Chuanbai had gone into the bathroom and was still trying hard to write the written homework assigned by the military academy.
This homework was really hard.
Shu He used his side account to order Chu Chuanting to teach him. The other person was very forthcoming, a model lackey. Shu He was also a quick learner, and he learned whatever he was taught. So for the next few days, he had Chu Chuanting teach him what he hadn’t learned in class.
That day, Shu He’s terminal received a notification that a package had arrived.
The military academy did not allow packages. The nearest package station was a kilometer away. Shu He didn’t really want to go get it, but what he was afraid of came true. Chu Chuanting sent a message to his online relationship account, asking him if he liked the present.
Shu He puffed out his cheeks, switched to his side account, and asked Chu Chuanting to go out with him at noon. He didn’t say what for, and Chu Chuanting didn’t ask, and easily agreed.
At noon, the two of them met at the school gate.
Chu Chuanting walked behind Shu He as before, a competent lackey, so much that Shu He couldn’t find any fault with him and couldn’t say a single word of complaint.
He puffed out his cheeks, turned back, and saw Chu Chuanting holding two silver iron balls in his hand. “What are these?”
Chu Chuanting tossed them up and down. “For Alphas to suppress their susceptibility period.”
Shu He said, “Your susceptibility period is here too?”
Chu Chuanting stopped tossing the iron balls, didn’t ask who the “too” in his mouth referred to, and answered, “Soon.”
These two brothers’ susceptibility periods were around the same time. Shu He mumbled, lowered his head, and continued to walk forward. Suddenly, Chu Chuanting quickened his pace, went against his words, and walked side by side with him, and turned his head to ask a strange question. “Have you provoked anyone?”
Shu He looked at him. “Yes, you.”
Chu Chuanting: “…”
“Someone is following us.” He held the two iron balls in one hand and used his empty hand to grab Shu He’s wrist. “Don’t look back. Go.”
…What?
Shu He subconsciously wanted to turn back, but was forced to keep his head stiff by Chu Chuanting’s words. He was dazed as he was pulled and hurried down another path. This was not the way to the package station. Chu Chuanting looked up at the front, not knowing what he was observing.
“You…”
Shu He: “Are you lying to me, trying to scare me?”
They were getting more and more off track.
Chu Chuanting stopped. He didn’t let go of Shu He’s hand, nor did he answer. At this moment, Shu He heard the sound of hurried footsteps behind him. He tightened his fingers, turned back, and saw five burly men in black suits, the leader with a scar on his face.
…It’s actually true!
He hasn’t provoked anyone!
“You found us.”
The leader of the black-suited men spoke coldly. He looked at Shu He, then squinted at Chu Chuanting. “We’re not looking for you, we’re looking for him. Don’t cause trouble.”
Chu Chuanting slowly repeated his words. “Am I causing trouble, or are you causing trouble?”
This was a provocation—the black-suited man’s face instantly turned cold and he rolled up his sleeves. At this moment, his companion behind him cautiously lowered his voice and reminded, “He’s the second young master of the Chu family… let’s talk again, don’t be impulsive.”
“…”
The black-suited man’s expression was very bad. He stared at Chu Chuanting, his rough voice trying its best to be calm. “Do you want to see blood? We just want him. You either go, or you protect him and fight us. There are five of us here.”
Shu He had almost guessed who these people were.
His lashes trembled, his mind buzzing as he reached out and tightly clutched Chu Chuanting’s wrist. Chu Chuanting sensed something and looked down at his hand, then lifted his gaze to his tense little face.