At noon, Lu Yunye’s car stopped downstairs. This time he didn’t get out of the car, Shi Yi saw a blurry silhouette from the car window from a distance, and his heart beat a little faster.
He opened the car door, and the air conditioning mixed with the scent of cedar was cool and dry.
Shi Yi took a deep breath calmly, and then put on his seat belt. “Why did you think of going out to eat?”
Lu Yunye looked at his arm, “Mother is right, you are too thin.”
Shi Yi: “Huh?”
Lu Yunye: “It’s not healthy eating takeout all the time, so eat lunch with me at noon from now on.”
When growing up, Shi Yi has never had his food or drink be controlled so strictly. Shi Jinpeng just pretended not to see him, while Shu Wen’s discipline was lax in this regard, which is how he developed a picky eating habit. When the baby fat faded away, his entire body became thinner as he matured.
“Too thin to hold,” Lu Yunye added.
Shi Yi didn’t respond, as if he didn’t hear him at all, and turned his head to look out the window. Only his glowing red ears betrayed his nervousness at the moment.
Lu Yunye was holding the steering wheel with one hand. Shi Yi’s ears are quite sensitive. Usually, he would tremble when he was accidentally touched, but he himself might not have noticed it yet.
Even on weekdays, it’s hard to get a spot at Orchid Garden.
The restaurant is located on the top floor of a building, with floor-to-ceiling windows on three sides, offering a panoramic view of the whole city.
When they entered, Lu Yunye pulled out a golden membership card to the front desk, and immediately a foreman came over and took them to the balcony on the second floor. The second floor is quieter than the first floor, with a pianist playing music on stage, melodious and peaceful.
It turns out that there is a VIP card, Shi Yi secretly noted. No wonder there is no need to make a reservation.
Orchid Garden’s focus is on the atmosphere, and they did a good job in marketing. But the price of each dish is high, and the price-to-performance ratio is relatively low. Most membership cards are treated as gifts, and while valuable, they aren’t very practical.
Most of the people on the second floor were young people. Shi Yi glanced over to see several rookie Internet celebrities. One of them took out their camera and snapped a photo of them, just as they walked by.
The foreman took them to the seats by the window. Just as they were about to sit down, they heard someone say, “Brother Yunye.”
The voice was sweet and soft, like a dumpling or glutinous rice ball rolled down from the tip of the tongue, making people react.
Shi Yi turned his head, and sure enough, he saw a sweet-looking omega. It’s just that he didn’t expect him to be so young. He looked less than twenty years old, with chestnut curly hair and a few small freckles on his nose, seeming playful and cute.
Eighteen is the most attractive age for an omega. The glands have matured, but the body has not fully grown, retaining the youthful feeling of innocent desire. Very few alphas will remain unmoved.
But even so, Lu Yunye just nodded coldly, “En.”
Then he saw the camera next to omega: “Stop taking pictures.”
The companions around omega all showed shy and timid expressions. They haven’t entered society yet, and still have their illusions about alphas. Especially a well-known top alpha like Lu Yunye, who they usually only see on social media.
Seeing the envious expressions of his friends, the omega became bolder, “My father and Brother Yunye are very close, and they often eat together.”
Lu Yunye obviously wasn’t interested in him, and didn’t even try to explain. He simply turned around and prepared to sit down.
Seeing that he was about to leave, the omega even grabbed him. “Brother Yunye, all my friends want to know you. Why don’t we share a table today, I’ll treat you!”
“I already have an appointment,” Lu Yunye said flatly.
Only then did omega see Shi Yi who was standing not far away. His expression changed drastically, eyes sinking before he deliberately smiled again, “You Brother Yunye’s marriage partner.”
After being called out, Shi Yi could no longer pretend to be nonchalant, and smiled politely, “Hello, Shi Yi.”
“The fans in my live broadcast room also want to get to know you.” The omega deliberately glanced at the screen. “Can I ask what your pheromone smells like?”
Generally, everyone will wear pheromone isolation stickers in daily life, which can cover their pheromones and is a relatively private matter. Rashly asking a stranger about their pheromones is already very offensive.
Before Shi Yi had time to say anything, Lu Yunye’s face darkened: “Turn off the camera.”
“Brother Yunye…” The omega gave him an aggrieved look, and closed the lens cap hesitantly. “I just want to get to know my brother-in-law…”
“Only the uneducated take pictures in public and ask others about their pheromones,” Lu Yunye said.
Several omega looked at each other in stunned silence, like brats who had been scolded by the dean, and lowered their heads.
Lu Yunye was still in a stalemate with them, as if he was waiting for an apology.
Shi Yi laughed to himself – there’s no need for him, who is almost thirty, to argue with a few kids who are still in school. He was just about to persuade Lu Yunye to retreat when he heard him say, “I’ll call your father now.”
Whoops, he even called the parents.
Sure enough, the omega’s expression instantly collapsed upon hearing that his parents were to be notified, and hastily turned off the live broadcast. “I’m sorry, Brother Yunye. I snuck out, don’t look for my dad…”
Upper-class families have strict discipline on unmarried omegas, especially at this age. They are not allowed to do anything that would damage their reputation.
Lu Yunye still had a cold face, “The one you should apologize to is not me.”
“Brother Shi Yi, I’m sorry, I didn’t do it on purpose.” The omega dropped his head, looking extremely pitiful, as if he had been bullied.
Lu Yunye also looked over, as if he was asking for Shi Yi’s opinion, as if he wouldn’t let the matter drop without his okay.
“Forget it, it’s okay,” Shi Yi said to Lu Yunye.
“Also…” He looked at the omega in front of him. “I have a gland defect, and the smell of my pheromone is very weak, that’s all.”
The omega’s eyes widened immediately, and glanced at him incredulously. The rumor that Lu Yunye’s marriage partner has glandular defects was all over the Internet. He originally wanted to stimulate the other party, and never expected he would admit it so openly.
As a partner of a top alpha, how can one say this kind of thing?
Momentary shock flitted across Lu Yunye’s face, but he quickly regained his composure. Shi Yi has been refreshing his understanding of omegas all along, so it’s not surprising that these words came out of his mouth.
“Let’s go,” Lu Yunye turned and left, always half a step behind the other party, as if he wanted to surround Shi Yi within his body.
The omega was stunned in place. Didn’t the online community all say that Lu Yunye didn’t care about his marriage partner? Why doesn’t it look like this…
Sitting down again, Shi Yi smiled easily, “Why bother losing your temper with the child?”
“I was at his age when I enlisted in the army,” Lu Yunye said. “If they aren’t disciplined when young, then let society come and discipline them in place of their parents.”
He paused, and then said, “This is the child of one of my clients. I’ve only seen them once or twice before.”
They don’t eat together often.
“If you’re so aggressive, won’t it affect your business?” Shi Yi asked.
“Why does it affect me?” Lu Yunye didn’t understand. “I have many better choices besides him.”
Shi Yi: …
It seems that only small companies like his need customers to place orders. For Lu Yunye, he has always been the one who picks his customers.
He changed the subject with a dry laugh, “I thought you were really going to call his dad.”
“I sent a message,” Lu Yunye said naturally. “He should be taught a lesson.”
Shi Yi put himself in the shows of the young omega – he was deflated in front of an alpha and later scolded by his father…
Cannon fodder appeared… and died.
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