ABLO Chapter 9

Ruan Mian answered, “East City Villa District.”

Wu Shenchen raised his eyebrows indifferently, “So he lives there too, no wonder you two are so familiar with each other.”

“Yes, we met in East City Kindergarten.” Ruan Mian couldn’t help but smile when he thought of how he met Lu Yang.

Wu Shenchen asked again, “Where does he live? in the outer area of East City? East side or west?”

“He doesn’t live in the outer area.”

“Then where does he live?”

“He lives in the inner area.”

Wu Shenchen was stunned. He knew that the people living in the inner area of East City were generally military families, and he couldn’t help feeling a little uneasy. But after thinking about it, he felt that he couldn’t lose face. There were so many soldiers, could he be afraid of everyone?

He took a reassurance pill, raised his chin, and asked calmly: “Where does he live in the inner area? Don’t hesitate, tell me all at once.”

“Oh.” Ruan Mian finally raised his head and explained all at once as he had hoped: “He lives in the central position of the inner area, where there are the most bodyguards and security personnel. If you go over, you’ll see it at a glance, but you probably won’t be able to get there.”

The Lu family is surrounded by guards. If a stranger wants to enter, they first have to go through the security department to have their background and identity thoroughly investigated. It is impossible to see Lu Yang in a day.

“…” Wu Shenchen was silent for a while, his face changed again and again, “Who does he… live with? Do you know what his parents do?”

Ruan Mian thought for a while, “I can’t say this.”

Wu Shenchen furrowed his brow deeply, lowered his head in thought for a moment. Lu Yang lives in the central position of the military district compound, with so many bodyguards and security personnel. Therefore, the person living with him must be an important figure in the interstellar community.

It is very likely that he is a top officer in the military region. He was startled and did not dare to think deeply about the identity of this officer. He felt terrified when he thought about it for a while. He could not help but secretly feel lucky that it was Lu Yang who beat him, not him who beat Lu Yang.

His family are just ordinary businessmen. They can’t even live in the outer area of East City, let alone the inner area. He raised his hand and gently wiped the sweat from his head. At this moment, his forehead could not help but sweat coldly.

The more he thought about it, the more scared he felt. When he looked up at Ruan Mian opposite him, he could not help but sit up straight, not daring to be as frivolous as before.

Ruan Mian did not notice his series of actions. He looked down and saw that Lu Yang sent another message.

Baby Lu: Isn’t Wu Shenchen lustful? Tell him that if he is engaged to you and dares to cheat once, I will beat him ten times. He must be pure and abstinent in this life and not look for other people; otherwise, I will not let him leave the hospital.

Ruan Mian replied with an “OK”, looked up at Wu Shenchen, and repeated Lu Yang’s words without emotion: “Lu Yang asked me to tell you that if you dare to cheat after we get engaged, he will beat you ten times once he knows it, and you won’t be able to leave the hospital.”

The cold sweat that Wu Shenchen had just wiped off instantly flowed down again. In his mind, he unconsciously recalled the miserable scene of himself lying on the hospital bed with a bandage.

After getting engaged, keeping him from messing around is harder than reaching the heavens! Even though Ruan Mian is delicate and adorable, how can a domestic flower be as fragrant as a wildflower? Expecting him to be faithful to just one person for his whole life is simply impossible for him.

Wu Shenchen secretly calculated in his heart. He originally thought that Ruan Mian was helpless and that he(WSC) could do whatever he wanted after marriage. Anyway, Ruan Mian didn’t dare to control him. But now it has become a little tricky. He didn’t expect that Ruan Mian had such a big backer behind him.

If he gets caught fooling around outside in the future and Lu Yang finds out, he’ll end up getting beaten ten times over. Wouldn’t he end up staying long-term in the hospital then?

His favorite thing is reveling in the nightlife. Money is merely his ticket to enjoying life outside. If he had to choose between partying and money, well… he’d choose to keep living it up. What’s the point of having money if you can’t have fun with it?

He glanced regretfully at Ruan Mian across from him. As beautiful as he was, he came with thorns, which made the prospect a bit prickly—more trouble than it was worth.

He struggled hard in his heart. After hesitating for a while, he stood up and said in a deep voice: “Sit down for a while, I’ll go see my aunt.”

Ruan Mian smiled slightly, nodded, and said yes. His heart was already full of joy.

Tutu: Baby Lu, I just successfully borrowed your power to bully others. Looking at Wu Shenchen’s deep expression, he should have given up on this Tutu.

Baby Lu: It turns out the rabbit bullies others¹兔假狼威 is a Chinese idiom that literally means “a rabbit feigning the posture of a wolf”.

Rabbit: …That’s fine.

As expected by Ruan Mian, after a while, Wu Shenchen did not come back, and Wu Yongjuan came over alone.

Wu Yongjuan looked at him and asked unkindly: “What did you say to Shenchen just now?”

“We just chatted about our childhood and our usual friendships.” Ruan Mian picked out the key points and said.

“That’s it? Nothing else?” Wu Yongjuan looked at him suspiciously, obviously a little unconvinced.

Ruan Mian nodded and asked: “Second Aunt, what’s the matter?”

Wu Yongjuan looked at him and said reluctantly: “Shenchen suddenly said that he didn’t want to get engaged so early. He said that the engagement would be discussed later.”

“Oh.” Ruan Mian lowered his eyes and pretended to regret: “That’s a pity.”

Wu Yongjuan felt even more pity than him. She hadn’t expected Wu Shencheng to be the one to change his mind. Now she’s frustrated but has nowhere to vent her temper.

Ruan Mian looked up at Wu Yongjuan and asked, “Can we go back now?”

If he went back now, he should be able to attend Baby Lu’s birthday party, blow out the candles, and make a wish with Baby Lu.

“Since you are here, why go back so early? I happen to have a nephew who will be here soon, and my niece will be here soon. You can take a look later. There will always be one you like.” Wu Yongjuan patted his shoulder soothingly, with a determined look on her face.

Ruan Mian: “…” This is the first time I’ve heard that blind dates can also be organized in groups.

After a while, behind the solid wood screen, Wu Qingzhong replaced Wu Shenchen and sat opposite Ruan Mian. He held a chicken leg in his hand, chewed the chicken leg meat in his chubby mouth, and stared at Ruan Mian.

He was two years younger than Ruan Mian, only fourteen years old this year. Ruan Mian feels that Wu Yongjuan has no scruples in trying to marry him off, going so far as to not even spare such a young child.

Baby Lu: How about the newcomer?

Tutu: …Seems like a foodie, especially fond of chicken legs. He’s two years younger than us and still a kid.

Baby Lu: Then tell him that you like to eat vegetarian food. Exaggerate a little and say that you want to vomit when you smell meat. If you get engaged, make him eat vegetarian food with you.

Ruan Mian: “…” What a cunning omega wolf, but he’s just using the sweet talk to collaborate in wrongdoing.

He raised his head obediently, looked at Wu Qingzhong, covered his nose with one hand, fanned the air with the other hand, and slowly said: “Can you move the chicken leg farther? I want to vomit when I smell this smell.”

Wu Qingzhong leaned back, put the chicken leg to his mouth, took a bite, and said in a silly voice: “Why? The smell of chicken leg is so good, I think it is the best smell in the world.”

Ruan Mian looked at him and sighed faintly, “I’m sorry, I usually only eat vegetarian food, and I can’t stand the smell of meat. If we get engaged, you may have to bear it and never eat chicken legs again.”

Wu Qingzhong paused from biting the chicken leg, as if he were afraid that Ruan Mian would snatch his chicken leg away. He held his chicken leg in fear, his pupils shook for a moment, and he stood up all of a sudden.

He rushed to the living room, running wildly and shouting at the top of his lungs: “Aunt, I don’t want to get engaged!”

Wu Yongjuan heard his voice and immediately stood up, stopped him and asked: “Did he tell you something? Don’t be afraid, tell Aunt.”

Wu Qingzhong shook his head, “I want to eat chicken legs, so I don’t want to get engaged to him!”

Wu Yongjuan didn’t know what his desire to eat chicken legs had to do with engagement, and frowned, looking up at Ruan Mian.

Ruan Mian sat there calmly, without any reaction, and didn’t look over there at all.

Wu Shenchen patted the seat next to him and said to Wu Qingzhong: “Come and sit.”

Wu Qingzhong immediately sat over and held the chicken legs tightly. He has loved eating chicken legs the most since he was a child. Not letting him eat chicken legs was like taking his life.

Wu Yongjuan narrowed her eyes. Wu Qingzhong was still a child who hadn’t grown up. She didn’t have much hope. It didn’t matter if it didn’t work out, but Ruan Mian had to marry into their family anyway.

She looked at Ruan Mian and snorted in her heart. She didn’t believe that she couldn’t handle a little Omega.

Half an hour later, Wu Yongjuan’s niece, Wu Meili, sat opposite Ruan Mian, looking down at her newly made manicure.

Ruan Mian lowered his head to drink water. After talking for so long, he was a little thirsty.

Wu Meili looked at her nails for a while, and then looked up at Ruan Mian and asked, “Am I beautiful?”

Ruan Mian thought about it, and under her gaze, he reluctantly nodded, “… beautiful.”

He had been attacked by Lu Yang’s beauty since he was a child, and he had long been immune to other people’s looks. He really couldn’t tell whether others were beautiful or not, because in his heart, no one would be as good-looking as Lu Yang.

Wu Meili smiled and said slowly, “Look at how beautiful I am. Shouldn’t I find the best Alpha in the world as my partner? Although you look okay, you and I are both Omegas. There is no future for us to be together.”

It was the first time that Ruan Mian met someone with such a similar goal. He couldn’t help but get excited. “So what do you think we should do?”

Wu Meili said without hesitation, “Of course, we should set clear boundaries and not give each other any meaningful looks.”

“Then my second aunt…”

Wu Meili patted her chest and said, “Don’t worry, leave it to me…”

After a while, Wu Shenchen, Wu Qingzhong and Wu Meili sat in a row on the sofa. Wu Yongjuan looked at them and felt dizzy.

 

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  兔假狼威 is a Chinese idiom that literally means “a rabbit feigning the posture of a wolf”