Lu Yunye remained silent, unable to respond for a while.
Ever since he could remember, he knew that he was different from the people around him. His parents had high expectations for him, so he couldn’t be like Lu Yunqing, who occasionally acted like a spoiled child with their mother, or was lazy and failed to complete their father’s tasks.
Every winter and summer vacation, his grandfather would bring him to live in the old house for a period of time. He learned marksmanship and martial arts, read all kinds of incomprehensible books, and was instilled with many grand principles.
So even if his glands developed slowly, causing him to be mocked by others, he still dismissed them. Because the Lu family’s test report won’t make mistakes – he is a top alpha, and he is born to be superior to others.
Slowly, he began to have his own desires. Wanting to surpass those around him, wanting to control, and even to prove that he is not inferior to his parents. It was why he founded Yunye Media from scratch.
The knowledge hoarded in his youth over the years came in handy little by little. He finally seemed to understand the family’s good intentions, because all top alphas will eventually face the same situations, so they crammed what he needed in advance.
A long time ago, Little Peach asked him why he always looked unhappy.
He didn’t know how to answer the other party, because his desires were always ranked last.
Everyone pushed him forward. Some people admire his natural leadership, and some hope that he will lead the family to new heights. Even his parents urged him to become stronger quickly so that he can protect himself in the cruel competition.
So no one cared what he thought.
Rule-like shackles accompanied him every step of the way. Because top alphas are too rare, and the family devoted all their energy, he was not allowed to make any mistakes.
Over time, this also became Lu Yunye’s way of thinking. It is his duty to do everything well, otherwise, his strong self-esteem will be the first to crush him.
But now someone told him, ‘I understand the predicament you are in, and the strong self-esteem driving your success will eventually backlash. You are Lu Yunye first, and then you are a top alpha.’
If someone else said this, he might find it ridiculous. But it was Shi Yi…
His omega. Someone who’s seen him in his most helpless state when susceptible, and seen the out-of-control emotions brought about during his period of weakness.
Even those low and dark thoughts are okay…
Shi Yi accepted a S-level alpha, and also accepted the susceptible Lu Yunye.
Lu Yunye sat slumped, while Shi Yi half-kneeled, bearing the other party’s weight. To put it metaphorically, it was like a young spring peach tree branched out, holding a glacier that is about to melt.
Lu Yunye was silent for a long time before replying sullenly: “En.”
The deep sleep must have helped him recover from the high-intensity exercise. Compared with Lu Yunye’s previous susceptible period, Shi Yi’s discomfort was greatly reduced. He carefully felt the gland at the back of his head, and felt that it was necessary for him to have another examination to see how it was developing.
It was past noon, and the two went downstairs.
The soldier on duty at the stairway was leaning against the wall drowsily, when he woke up to the sudden sound of movement. He was wearing civilian clothes, but his pockets were bulging, probably stuffed with a pistol.
This group of recruits grew up listening to Lu Yunye’s legends about hitting an egg at 1,000 meters or shooting at 800 meters without missing a beat. Or when he single-handedly defeated a team during training.
Seeing the real person at this moment, he was immediately in awe: “Lu, Lieutenant Colonel Lu!”
Lu Yunye nodded slightly. Since he was discharged from the army, no one has called him like that, and hearing it was nostalgic.
In the reception room, Dai Xing was bragging with an instructor. There was a plan paper in front of the two of them, planning how to train the newly recruited student soldiers.
Seeing them coming in, he was pleasantly surprised and said, “Lao Lu, you’re awake!”
Lu Yunye’s face remained unchanged: “This morning.”
“Go, go upstairs and tidy up.” Dai Xing called two staff members from the break room next door. The two soldiers stood up nimbly, and ran away swiftly.
“Brother-in-law, you really are my biological brother-in-law.” Dai Xing almost held Shi Yi’s hand and burst into tears. “With Lao Lu’s character, if you didn’t rush over, he would’ve torn me apart.”
“Is his susceptibility period so serious?” The instructor next to him asked.
It was only then that Shi Yi noticed that the man was also tall and burly. He was even taller than Lu Yunye by a few centimeters, and should be more than 1.9 meters tall. The other party was also wearing a military pheromone isolation sticker on the back of his neck, so he couldn’t judge his level, but he must be above average given his superior physique.
“This is Ji Bai, who trains mercenaries abroad. This time, the army spent a lot of money to hire him over,” Dai Xing introduced them.
“Hello, my name is Shi Yi.” Shi Yi nodded to him as a greeting. This alpha looks a bit cold and unwelcoming.
Lu Yunye directly stepped forward to shake hands. The two high-level alphas were equally dignified: “Lu Yunye.”
“I’ve heard of you,” Ji Bai said. “My wife likes to watch your company’s movies.”
“Oh, I’ll send him some originals some other day.” Lu Yunye said.
“He’ll come over tonight.” Ji Bai rubbed his fingertips, which had a thin layer of calluses on them. “You guys can get to know each other.”
With a few lines, this shallow relationship was established. Dai Xing should have explained to Ji Bai before that returning to Beijing now isn’t convenient, and they needed to spend the next few days in the guest house.
While talking, the internal staff who went upstairs to tidy up the room came down: “The bed is broken, I have to find two more brothers to carry it out.”
For a moment, everyone’s eyes converged on Lu Yunye.
Lu Yunye’s face remained unchanged, as stable as a mountain, except for a little imperceptible blush on the base of his ears.
In the end, it was Dai Xing who came to his senses first. “If it’s broken, it’s broken. What are you gossiping about? Ask two people to go up and change it.”
The little soldiers immediately scrambled and ran out. Before they left, they still didn’t forget to look back. After all, no matter how many rumors they had heard, it was not as shocking as seeing the real thing. That bed was made of solid wood!
After the person left, the room became strangely quiet. After a while, Dai Xing could only speak again to break the silence: “Then brother-in-law, it just so happens Ji Bai’s partner is inviting us to dinner tonight. I’ll ask him to prepare two more dishes for you to make up for the last few days.”
Shi Yi sighed silently, there isn’t much point in saying anything.
He can only go with the flow. If Lu Yunye doesn’t move, he can’t act rashly.
Shi Yi was thinking about work, so he asked to borrow a tablet to continue drawing. Once Qiu Qiu sends over the files, he can work as if anywhere.
Fortunately, the guest house is not bad. After switching to a new room, the two fell silent as they looked at the big bed in the center that was reinforced with iron rods.
“This is the best room, it was used for pain testing before.” Dai Xing patted Lu Yunye’s shoulder. “Don’t say brother doesn’t take care of you.”
Pain testing, as the name suggests, is to test a person’s pain tolerance. Administer the maximum stimulation within a safe range and judge one’s degree of sobriety in extreme situations.
That is to say, many top alphas couldn’t even destroy this bed even enraged and shocked. If Lu Yunye broke it again, it wouldn’t be justified.
Lu Yunye patted him on the shoulder: “Very good.”
“Damn it, it hurts!” Dai Xing yelled. “You want to crush me to death!”
There aren’t many rooms, and there are only two rooms with big beds. Now that one has collapsed, they can only live here.
The facilities in the guest house are all top-notch, but the boxed lunches are quite basic. No matter what one’s military rank is, meals are served in the canteen.
Because training is hard, lots of oil and salt are used to make food more delicious. But Shi Yi has a light taste and still found the food hard to swallow after rinsing it with water.
After being tossed for so long these days, his stomach is weak. But in the bustling dining hall, surrounded by recruits who just finished training and staring at them with curious round eyes, Shi Yi didn’t want to waste food, so he could only act normal and force himself to swallow.
Sitting across from him, Lu Yunye had already wiped out a whole plate. He reached out and took it directly: “Give it to me.”
Lu Yunye is particular about food, but he isn’t picky. Besides, his susceptibility period just ended, so he can easily eat another plate.
After finishing both plates, he wiped his mouth and said, “Come with me.”
Clueless, Shi Yi followed Lu Yunye to the kitchen, feeling uncomfortably hungry and nauseous.
Lu Yunye said to the chef holding the ladle. “Let me borrow the stove.”
“No, I’m already full,” Shi Yi subconsciously refused. He always didn’t want to bother others when he could handle it.
Besides, does Lu Yunye know how to cook?
Seeing that Lu Yunye had already grabbed all the ingredients, he had no choice but to say, “Let me do it.”
A top alpha holding the spatula looks awkward no matter what. Shi Yi was half-afraid his cooking would blow up the kitchen.
“Sit down.”
Lu Yunye stretched out his legs and hooked a small bench over with his feet. Even if Shi Yi sat down, he would curl up his legs aggrievedly, so he had to put his hands on his chest, as if he was a kid obediently waiting for dinner.
Lu Yunye finally hooked the corners of his lips in satisfaction: “Good boy.”
Shi Yi didn’t refute him, but watched him nervously. Lu Yunye found a few small bok choy and two eggs, and served them with steamed rice. The verdant green and snowy white with tender yellow made one’s mouth water.
Lu Yunye picked up an egg, skillfully knocked it on the rim of the bowl, squeezed it again, and the egg broke with too much force.
Shi Yi couldn’t hold back a chuckle.
Lu Yunye’s back was very firm, but the base of his ears gradually turned pink. He bent his waist and pinched the chopsticks, picked out the eggshell fragments bit by bit, and vigorously broke the eggs as if to save face.
Considering Shi Yi’s fragile stomach, he only put in a little oil. The stove for cooking is very powerful. The egg liquid instantly sizzled when poured in, the vegetables were instantly scalded bright green, and fragrance wafted out.
Lu Yunye stirred at the bottom of the pot with a huge spatula against the bottom of the wok. Finally, half a bowl of emerald-green and golden-yellow fried rice was fried. Every grain of rice was covered with a light shimmer.
He set up a small table for Shi Yi and sat down with him, “Try it.”
After finishing speaking, he pursed his lips tightly, as if a little nervous.
“It’s delicious!” Shi Yi’s eyes lit up in one bite. The fried rice carried the basic taste of eggs and vegetables with a bit of salt. The carbohydrates and vegetables soothed his tortured stomach without feeling greasy at all.
He was really hungry, and took one bite after another until he finished eating the half bowl, only to realize that Lu Yunye had been looking at him intently.
“What’s wrong?” With food in his mouth, Shi Yi didn’t dare to speak forcefully, his cheeks were bulging like a little hamster.
Lu Yunye stretched out his hand, and took a grain of rice from the corner of his mouth, “It’s stuck.”
Making a few sweeps with his eyes, Shi Yi found a few tiny red blisters on the back of his hand, which should have been scorched by oil. He couldn’t help frowning: “How did this happen, does it hurt?”
Lu Yunye didn’t seem to notice it at all, until he followed his line of sight, and then nodded.
“It hurts.”
Dog alpha!
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