After completing the big task, Shi Yi planned to head home from work a few minutes early and hand it over to Lu Yunye.
Because of the staggered commuting hours, traffic was much smoother. Zhang Cheng happily hummed a little tune, “Young Master Shi, why so early today?”
“Work wasn’t as busy,.” Shi Yi smiled lightly.
Through the rearview mirror, Zhang Cheng saw that omega’s smiling side face was covered with a layer of golden pink in the evening sunlight, and his whole person became softer.
It’s a mistake, Zhang Cheng’s breath stagnated. He tried his best to remind himself to watch the road… But Young Master Shi really looks good.
Shi Yi got out of the car at the entrance of the villa, and the master gardener was pruning the roses in the yard. Usually at this time, Uncle Wang was already wandering around the gate waiting for them, but this time he was not seen.
“Uncle Wang?” Shi Yi entered the door and called out.
“Young Master Shi is back!”
“Xiao Yi!”
The two voices overlapped, catching Shi Yi off guard. First he saw Xiao Ting who was smiling, and then saw Uncle Wang who followed behind.
“Mom, why are you here?” Shi Yi was stunned.
Usually in Lu Yunye’s villa, apart from the two of them, there’s only Uncle Wang, the stewart, and a cooking aunt. Except for occasionally going to the gym, Shi Yi basically doesn’t run upstairs and downstairs, so the huge home seems a little deserted.
Xiao Ting came over today, wearing a light pink qipao. Her temperament was gentle and warm, and added a lot of life to the atmosphere just standing in the hall.
“Your dad’s comrade-in-arms sent a soft-shelled turtle. An old couple like us can’t eat them all, so we wanted to bring them to you.” Xiao Ting smiled and narrowed her eyes. “You’re too thin, and have to make up for it.”
“That’s right, Madam was teaching me how to make soup just now.” The cooking aunt also came out of the kitchen. “That old turtle is really good, it’s full of nutrients.”
“Xiao Yi came back so early.” Xiao Ting took the bag in his hand. “The soup will have to wait for a while.”
“I got off work early today…” Shi Yi hadn’t spent much time alone with Xiao Ting, so he couldn’t help being a little nervous, and handed over the things in his hand in a daze. By the time he realized it, it was already too late.
“This is… eh, underwear?”
The bag was open, so Xiao Ting saw the contents without much effort, “There’s also a card…”
It was too late for Shi Yi to stop it, since his name was clearly written in cursive English.
“This…” Xiao Ting reacted after a few seconds, as if she suddenly understood something, and put the thing back. “I’m sorry, I’m sorry. Mom didn’t mean to see… Lu Yunye, did he ask you to do it?”
“Yes…” Shi Yi has never been able to flatter anyone, and for a moment it was hard to say anything else.
“Ah, you young people, I understand,” Xiao Ting winked at him. “Don’t worry, mom doesn’t have old-fashioned ideas, just don’t let him bully you.”
“Ha, Lu Yunye, who’s so serious, is actually like this.”
Seeing that the topic was about to change, Shi Yi could only follow her, “Really, haha…”
“That’s right,” Xiao Ting really opened up at this point. “This kid developed slowly as a child, and was always bullied by his sister. Yunqing asked him to cut the watermelon, so the brat sprinkled salt over it after cutting it.”
“Of course, his sister caught and beat him up.”
“Pfft,” Shi Yi finally couldn’t hold back his laughter. It turned out that Lu Yunye was quite naughty when he was a child.
“Ah, he changed after growing up,” Xiao Ting said with a sigh. “Slowly becoming an old antique like his father. He was cute when he was young…”
“What are you talking about?” A faint voice suddenly came from the door.
The two who were chatting happily looked up at the same time. Lu Yunye should have just returned from a meeting. He was dressed very formally, and was still wearing his suit and tie.
“What are you here for, mother?”
“Can’t I come when I have nothing to do?” Xiao Ting scolded. “I made old turtle soup for you two, who run around and work hard every day.”
Lu Yunye nodded slightly, then went upstairs to change clothes.
When he came down, Xiao Ting looked up with the bag of things. “Tell me, did you bully Xiao Yi?”
Lu Yunye lowered his eyes and immediately understood what was inside. He looked at the blushing Shi Yi beside him, and there was a smile in his voice, “Finished it so soon?”
“You haven’t answered yet,” Xiao Ting pretended to hit him. “You can just buy it yourself. Xiao Yi is usually so busy with work, and still has to spend time trying to accommodate you.”
“He was willing to do it for me,” Lu Yunye raised his eyebrows, “Right?”
“En…” After choking out a sound, Shi Yi hurriedly grabbed the bag and took it upstairs. “Dinner should be ready soon, I’ll go change my clothes first.”
At the dinner table, Xiao Ting was still dissatisfied with her son. She picked up the white porcelain ladle, and scooped up a large spoonful of fish maw for Shi Yi. “Try it quickly, I have kept this fish maw for many years, it’s especially good for the body.”
Shi Yi’s ear tips were still red. After being steamed by the heat, even the corners of his eyes were reddened. It really looked like he was bullied.
“You two you come home to eat more for a more balanced nutrition.” Xiao Ting muttered, her thinking aligning with that of most parents.
Shi Yi hummed obediently, while Lu Yunye ate in silence, as if he had been starved for a few days, and dug the largest piece of soft-shelled turtle meat into his bowl.
“Eat, eat, all you know is how to eat.” Xiao Ting patted him. “Did you hear what I just said?”
“Yes,” Lu Yunye said truthfully, “Hungry.”
Shi Yi couldn’t hold back and almost laughed out loud.
Lu Yunye had served in the army and had a big appetite, so he didn’t pay much attention to food. The high-end and atmospheric dishes are delicious, bones are non-existent, and he naturally had no gripes about food.
But for today’s meal, he seems to have eaten a little too much.
With Xiao Ting’s presence, the originally dull dining table atmosphere became lively.
Just after dinner, Lu Feng called. Xiao Ting could only pack up her things to go back back, muttering, “This old man, it’s not like anything will happen if he doesn’t see anyone for a while.”
When Lu Yunye sent her to the car, Xiao Ting told him incredulously, “It’s not easy for Shi Yi. You should be more lenient and tolerant, it’s nothing for alpha to suffer a little bit.”
Lu Yunye nodded: “Understood, mother.”
Xiao Ting was dissatisfied with his robot-like call, and closed the car door by herself. “Ah, it’s really Xiao Yi who’s cuter.”
After Xiao Ting was sent away, the villa felt empty again. Work wasn’t busy recently, so Shi Yi let his mind wander in the bedroom for a while, when he heard noises coming from the sink downstairs.
He looked out from the second floor. Lu Yunye was in the swimming pool, his long arms cutting through the water. His whole body was like a nimble fish, swimming back and forth in just a few strokes.
Shi Yi couldn’t help watching. The alpha’s body is smooth, and his swimming movements were also exceptionally neat. It was much more enjoyable than ordinary funny videos.
Suddenly, there was no movement in the water. Shi Yi couldn’t help holding his breath, but until the ripples gradually subsided, Lu Yunye did not surface again.
“Lu Yunye!” Shi Yi’s heart suddenly jumped wildly. Before he had time to think about it, he rushed downstairs and ran to the edge of the swimming pool. He only heard a loud sound of waves, before Lu Yunye stood up suddenly sending a splash of water everywhere.
Lu Yunye shook his head first, then wiped his face with his hands. He took a deep breath, squinting his eyes a little uncertain, “Shi Yi?”
The omega was standing by the pool with bare feet. The edges of his lounge pants were different lengths and his hair was wet, as he rubbed water from his face.
Lu Yunye swam to the shore, stretched out his hand and rolled over, walked quickly to Shi Yi and pinched his wrist: “Don’t rub it.”
“But, it’s so uncomfortable…” Shi Yi’s eyes were red, and tears rolled down when he looked up.
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