TLAIALS Chapter 44

As soon as Jian Ze saw Luo Qing Ye’s ecstatic look, he followed his line of sight and, as expected, the only person who could make Luo Qing Ye happy was Chu Yi Qiao, the brother-loving demon.

“Luo Qing Ye, your Ge is so handsome.” He teased Luo Qing Ye fearlessly.

Luo Qing Ye tied the towel around his neck with his backhand, exerted a little force, only saw him looking at Jian Ze with a cold face: “Speak less, you won’t die.”

After saying that, he let go of Jian Ze and strode towards the audience seats.

“Cough cough cough——” Jian Ze covered his innocent neck in pain, and cursed at Luo Qing Ye’s back as he left: “You value love over friendship.”

Luo Qing Ye took a few steps with his long legs and went straight to the steps of the audience seats. The irritable anger on the court just now disappeared in an instant, leaving only the uncontrollable desire to get close to Chu Yi Qiao when he saw him.

“Ge, why are you here?”

Chu Yi Qiao watched Luo Qing Ye take several steps up the stairs. The moment he got close, he felt the heat coming from Luo Qing Ye and the faint pheromone of oolong osmanthus honey, like a searing hot body pressing against him, obsessively wanting to cover him.

He could only smell this scent; he couldn’t detect any other odours, but this pheromone was conveying a joyful mood.

“En, I just finished a parent committee meeting and came over to see what you were up to.”

Luo Qing Ye walked to Chu Yi Qiao and sat down. Just as he was thinking about getting close, he realised that he was sweating all over after playing basketball, and it was not the right time for a hug, so he sat a little to the side.

Just as he was fiddling with the right distance, a bottle of cold water was pressed against his face.

He looked up at Chu Yi Qiao in a daze.

Chu Yi Qiao held the bottle in one hand against Luo Qing Ye’s cheek, and supported himself with the other hand by his side, leaning forward slightly. His eyes under the silver-rimmed glasses reflected the sweaty appearance of the little Alpha who had just finished playing basketball. His glass-like eyes were stained with a smile:

“It’s very hot ba?”

“Hot, just happen to be thirsty.” Luo Qing Ye looked at Chu Yi Qiao with a smile, raised his hand to cover Chu Yi Qiao’s hand holding the mineral water, took his hand and put it to his lips, and kissed his wrist gently: “Thank you, Ge Ge.”

The boy’s eyes on him were hot and aggressive. It was just a fleeting touch on the wrist, but Chu Yi Qiao felt that it was scorching hot.

Whatever wrist kiss, where did he learn it?

Those Omegas sitting nearby pinched each other, looking like they were going to pass out from the CP on the spot.

After a brief rest at the basketball court, the two headed to the school parking lot.

“I have asked your teacher for leave. We’ll go home to celebrate your birthday tonight, and after that, I’ll take you back to school.” Chu Yi Qiao took out the car keys, and the headlights of the Maybach not far away flashed.

Luo Qing Ye quickly walked to the driver’s seat and opened the door for Chu Yi Qiao, covering the roof with his hands: “Ge Ge, please get in the car.”

Chu Yi Qiao smiled, walked over, and bent down to get into the driver’s seat.

As he bent over, his tailored suit outlined his slim waist, and the curve of his waist and the shape of his trousers made Luo Qing Ye’s hand, which was holding the roof, tighten suddenly. He turned his face away and took a deep breath.

Chu Yi Qiao, now seated, looked at Luo Qing Ye still standing outside and asked with confusion: “Aren’t you coming in?”

“Ge.”

“En?”

Luo Qing Ye, holding onto the roof with one hand, bent down and got close to Chu Yi Qiao, his expression serious: “You’d better not come to my school in the future.”

“Why?” Chu Yi Qiao asked puzzledly: “Can’t I come to see you?”

“You are coming to see me, but others will look at you, and I don’t like them looking at you.” Luo Qing Ye said seriously: “I will be unhappy.”

After saying that, he closed the door of the driver’s seat, stood up and walked towards the passenger seat.

Chu Yi Qiao was stunned for a moment, then couldn’t help but laugh. He looked at Luo Qing Ye as he sat in the passenger seat, fastened his seatbelt, still wearing his sportswear. His long legs exposed below his shorts stood out in the car.

Half a year has passed, and the little boy has grown into a big boy, no longer testing and no longer restraining.

But he still acted like a spoiled child.

He raised his hand and rubbed Luo Qing Ye’s hair. The short hair was prickly but very comfortable: “Got it. I’ll wait for you in the parking lot from now on.”

“En.”

The car drove out of the school smoothly, and the car fell into silence, which was a bit unusual.

Chu Yi Qiao glanced at Luo Qing Ye from the driver’s seat with his peripheral vision and found that this guy kept fiddling with his phone and looking out the window as if he was a little absent-minded. What’s going on? Wasn’t he quite happy just now?

Luo Qing Ye looked out the window as if thinking about something. He was thinking about how to tell Chu Yi Qiao.

“What are you thinking about?” Chu Yi Qiao asked while waiting for the traffic light.

Luo Qing Ye looked at Chu Yi Qiao when he heard the voice. He had prepared something to say but suddenly he didn’t know how to start.

Chu Yi Qiao saw that he was hesitant to speak: “This is not like you. Is there anything you can’t tell me? Is it about study?”

“No.”

“What is it then?”

“Someone sent me a message threatening me.” Luo Qing Ye unlocked the phone and handed it to Chu Yi Qiao, then leaned back in his chair and looked out the front window, taking a deep breath: “He said he would release all the previous videos of me at my birthday party.”

Chu Yi Qiao took the phone and his face darkened when he saw the content of the message: “I clearly asked Jiang Mian Huai to delete your videos previously, who is this person?”

Luo Qing Ye heard that Chu Yi Qiao had previously asked Jiang Mian Huai to delete his videos, he didn’t expect that Chu Yi Qiao had done such a thing for him before: “It’s not Jiang Mian Huai, it’s Bai Chuan, he is the person in charge of the Training Hall. Jiang Mian Huai may not have my videos, but Bai Chuan will definitely have it since he was the one who handled me.”

Chu Yi Qiao noticed the frustration in Luo Qing Ye’s voice and tried to reassure him: “You did well by telling me. Don’t worry, nothing bad will happen.”

When the traffic light turned green, Chu Yi Qiao put the phone aside, grabbed the steering wheel, and drove through the intersection. He began to speculate that the people from Caesar’s Palace were becoming desperate, especially since he had evidence of their drug trafficking.

Unfortunately, Jiang Mian Huai had escaped.

He didn’t believe that people who were good friends with Jiang Mian Huai would not touch these dirty things that made money quickly, and he also knew how cunning Jiang Mian Huai was. He would definitely not expose himself first, so he threw all these people who used to be on the same side under the bus to buy himself time.

Now, they even dared to target his little Alpha?

“What do you think his purpose is in targeting you?”

“Ge, be careful of the car!!!” Suddenly, Luo Qing Ye’s eyes widened as he saw a dump truck coming towards them in the opposite direction. He instinctively lunged towards Chu Yi Qiao.

Chu Yi Qiao turned the steering wheel reflexively.

Beep—

Bang—

The sound of car horns and vehicles colliding instantly resounded through the sky.

The school was located in the suburbs with relatively few vehicles on the road. The dump truck, driving against traffic, crashed into a nearby greenbelt, overturning completely. Meanwhile, the Maybach, which had swerved to avoid the crash, collided with a lamp post and was also rear-ended by the dump truck.

“Ge!”

Luo Qing Ye instinctively reached out to embrace Chu Yi Qiao but was hit in the face by the deploying airbag, which knocked him back against the seat. His head felt dazed, but he quickly recovered. He immediately checked Chu Yi Qiao, who was still gripping the steering wheel but leaning against the window with a small amount of blood on his forehead.

He quickly grabbed a jacket and pressed it against Chu Yi Qiao’s bleeding forehead.

He was already very irritable, and the moment he saw Chu Yi Qiao injured, he almost exploded, and his eyebrows were stained with violence.

“Ge, how are you now? Was anywhere else hit? Is your foot uncomfortable? Is your body uncomfortable?”

The moment Chu Yi Qiao’s head hit the glass, he was dazed, his mind was blank, and he still felt dizzy. His vision was a little blurry, and even Luo Qing Ye’s voice was echoing, as if it came from a very far place.

It was unknown how long it took to slightly recover from the dizziness and nausea.

He looked at Luo Qing Ye, who was nearby with a worried look on his face: “……Are you okay?”

When Luo Qing Ye heard Chu Yi Qiao still asking him if he was okay, and that he was still worried about him despite his ugly face, his eyes suddenly turned red: “I’m fine, but your forehead is bleeding.”

“I hit the glass, I’m a little dizzy, but everything else is fine.” Chu Yi Qiao leaned back in his chair and took a deep breath, as long as Luo Qing Ye was okay. The dizziness from hitting his head continued, probably a concussion.

Luo Qing Ye pressed the jacket against Chu Yi Qiao’s wound with one hand while glaring out the window at the wrecked dump truck overturned in the greenbelt nearby. The fierce, menacing look in his eyes was evident, and the anger and cold aura emanating from him made the air inside the car feel tense and charged. Chu Yi Qiao could smell the intense pheromone of oolong osmanthus honey, confirming that he could indeed smell Luo Qing Ye’s pheromones and sense the anxiety and anger they conveyed.

He turned his head to look at Luo Qing Ye, and found that Luo Qing Ye was looking out the car window with a tense body, like a wild wolf on full alert, his aura bristling with a frightening intensity, ready to strike. The hand gripping his knee was white from the force and trembling with anger.

Chu Yi Qiao suspected that Luo Qing Ye must have realised this accident was no mere coincidence, especially since they had planned to meet Luo Qing Ye at the school gate café but he didn’t go. The fact that a message was sent at this time suggested that they had discovered Luo Qing Ye’s location.

This message was obviously not directed at Luo Qing Ye.

It was directed at him.

He found clues that Jiang Mian Huai might be involved in drug trafficking, and there were likely other people connected to this, with Bai Chuan potentially being one of them. They had used Luo Qing Ye to threaten him, but since Luo Qing Ye had warned him, they resorted to this drastic measure to try to kill him.

He reached out and held Luo Qing Ye’s hand that was holding his wound with his clothes: “Xiao Ye, look at me.”

Luo Qing Ye’s anger abruptly ceased, and he turned to face Chu Yi Qiao. Despite his injury, Chu Yi Qiao’s eyes remained gentle and devoid of blame.

“Ge Ge……” Luo Qing Ye, who had looked like a fierce predator a moment ago, now lowered his head with a remorseful look, like a large, loyal dog. “If it weren’t for me, you wouldn’t have been hurt. I’m sorry. It’s my fault.”

“No, you are useful.” Chu Yi Qiao took the clothes from Luo Qing Ye’s hand and pressed the wound himself. He opened the car door and stepped out.

Luo Qing Ye immediately grabbed him when he saw him get out of the car: “What are you going to do with your injury!”

“I’m going to ask if Bai Chuan is behind this.”

Luo Qing Ye seemed somewhat resigned. “……Ge, can you really find out by just asking like that?” He hurriedly followed Chu Yi Qiao out of the car.

Chu Yi Qiao, noticing Luo Qing Ye’s scepticism, narrowed his eyes behind his silver-framed glasses. Despite his injury, he maintained his cunning demeanour as he walked directly toward the overturned dump truck:

“Do you think there is anything in this world that can’t be solved with money, except life and death? Using money to solve things is the fastest way. If he is smart, he will naturally choose this. This is the fastest way. Call the traffic police and the insurance company, and also Yuan Nian, and have them come to handle the scene.”

Having finished speaking, Chu Yi Qiao put down the suit jacket that had been covering his wound. The blood on his forehead had already coagulated. He let the jacket hang by his side and walked towards the overturned dump truck.

The sun was blazing, and his tall, slender figure was outlined by a halo of light. The scene was chaotic, and although he looked somewhat dishevelled, his back stood as firm as bamboo in a storm, unwavering and resolute, without a single hesitation.

The dump truck, having completely overturned, had its driver’s side window twisted and it was impossible to open from the inside. The driver, injured, was desperately banging on the window, calling for help.

He saw Chu Yi Qiao wrap his hands with his suit jacket, and then pressed his hands on the door with shattered window glass. He placed one foot on a nearby tire, bent down, and exerted some force.

The twisted door was pulled open.

The movement was quick and efficient.

Luo Qing Ye couldn’t help cursing himself in his heart for not being as decisive as an Omega, and then he quickly ran to Chu Yi Qiao’s side, still concerned about the possibility of a concussion from the recent impact.

“My leg is trapped, please save me……”

Chu Yi Qiao supported the door with one hand and bent down to look at the driver who was crying for help in the driver’s seat. “I can save you, but you need to tell me who ordered you to crash the car.”

The driver’s expression stiffened slightly, and his eyes shifted uncomfortably. “N-No, I was just exhausted and fell asleep while driving. It was really an accident.”

Chu Yi Qiao responded with an understanding “ah”, maintaining his bent position while observing the driver’s panicked, lying demeanour. He smiled and said: “Let’s consider it an accident. But since you were driving in the wrong direction and hit the rear of my car, Mr. Driver, do you know how much my Maybach costs?”

The driver’s face, already pale from pain, turned even whiter upon hearing “Maybach.”: “I-I-I……”

“You may need to compensate tens of millions oh.”

The driver’s face went completely white. Tens of millions, he couldn’t afford to pay even if he broke his family fortune, and he had elderly parents and children to support.

“It’s possible that the money given to you isn’t enough to compensate me.” Chu Yi Qiao said with a calm tone, devoid of any threat, yet the driver began to tremble. “But if you choose to come clean, I might let you off without compensation. Otherwise, you could end up losing everything.”

The driver was still trembling, but hesitant.

Chu Yi Qiao, seeing the driver’s hesitation, said: “To be honest with you, the person who contacted you might be a drug dealer. If you don’t come clean now, you’ll become an accomplice, and it won’t be just about compensation but prison time. The choice is yours.”

“I’ll say, I’ll say, I’ll say! The person who ordered me is named Bai Chuan. He offered me 200,000 to do this and even promised to help with my son’s school enrollment. I……I agreed in a moment of impulse. But he only told me to drive in the wrong direction, not to hit you. I really didn’t mean to hit you!” The driver confessed urgently.

“Okay, I understand. I’ll send someone to the hospital later to discuss it with you in detail. Remember, if you don’t want to be the actual perpetrator, from now on, tell the police the truth and cooperate with their investigation.”

The driver, meeting Chu Yi Qiao’s cold eyes beneath his glasses, could only nod in agreement.

Chu Yi Qiao smiled and nodded, then stood up.

However, as soon as he stood, he felt dizzy and his body swayed.

A hand quickly hugged his waist and supported him.

“Don’t try to show off your abilities.” Luo Qing Ye said, pulling Chu Yi Qiao close and observing his pale face with concern. “There’s no need to handle this situation while you’re feeling unwell.”

Chu Yi Qiao looked at Luo Qing Ye sideways and found that this guy’s expression was very serious. He smiled and said: “Are you starting to control me now?”

After saying that, he felt the big hand holding his waist slightly exerted force, as if using force to warn himself.

“I’m serious, I’m not joking,” Luo Qing Ye said coldly.

Chu Yi Qiao was slightly stunned for a moment, and a little surprise flashed in his eyes. Is this guy angry with him now? He hesitated for a while, not knowing what to say. His arm was against Luo Qing Ye’s chest, and the rapid heartbeat made his arm vibrate, and he looked into Luo Qing Ye’s eyes.

Those dark eyes were as deep and clear as a tranquil pond, gazing at him with inscrutable emotions. Yet, when his brows lowered, it seemed as if he had reverted to the sad, kitten-like Alpha from six months ago. Chu Yi Qiao knew that Luo Qing Ye was sad.

Is he blaming himself?

Soon, the sound of police and ambulance sirens approached, followed closely by Yuan Nian’s car.

The traffic police quickly handled the scene, and after reviewing the surveillance footage, determined that the accident was caused by the dump truck driver driving in the opposite direction. After questioning the driver, it was found he had fallen asleep due to exhaustion, but he was still held fully responsible. Since there were no serious personal injuries, compensation was required, and Chu Yi Qiao was given the option to choose between settling privately or pursuing legal action.

“Pursue legal action.”

Chu Yi Qiao watched as the driver was loaded into the ambulance. Such desperate measures were quite disgraceful but also served as a warning. It was time to place people by Luo Qing Ye’s side.

He wasn’t familiar with Bai Chuan, but he suspected that threatening Luo Qing Ye with a video on his birthday party was another indirect way to target him. Such underhanded tactics could only come from someone like Jiang Mian Huai.

Want to use Luo Qing Ye to threaten him?

His gaze darkened, acknowledging the threat was real.

After the traffic police finished their report, they followed the ambulance to the hospital to take the driver’s statement.

Once the police had left, Yuan Nian finally dared to speak to Chu Yi Qiao, noticing his forehead injury and becoming somewhat agitated: “President Chu, was this another scheme by your father? Sending someone to crash into you?! This is outrageous! How dare he! And those previous……”

“Yuan Nian.” Chu Yi Qiao interrupted Yuan Nian and warned him with his eyes: “Go to the hospital and keep an eye on this driver. Don’t miss any clues. And help me arrange a few people to stay by Xiao Ye’s side.”

Yuan Nian seemed to understand what Chu Yi Qiao meant and nodded: “I understand, President Chu.” He looked at Luo Qing Ye with hesitation, thinking that he was just an employee: “President Chu, your forehead is injured. I will take you to the hospital first and then send you both back.”

“Okay.”

After getting in the car, the atmosphere in the car was strangely quiet.

Luo Qing Ye, usually talkative, fell silent and sat quietly beside Chu Yi Qiao, exuding a menacing aura that made it clear he didn’t want to be disturbed. Yuan Nian glanced at the rearview mirror and, caught off guard, met Luo Qing Ye’s gaze. For a moment, he felt as though he was going to be devoured alive.

In just over half a year, the once delicate-looking Alpha had grown into a formidable presence. Now, he resembled a wolf ready to pounce, with a dangerous edge to him that could shred anyone who came too close, revealing his true nature.

“Raise the partition.” Chu Yi Qiao said.

Yuan Nian did it immediately.

The soundproofing effect of the partition was excellent; unless there was significant vibration, sounds were barely audible.

With the partition fully raised, the space was effectively isolated from Yuan Nian, who was driving.

As soon as the partition was in place, Luo Qing Ye could no longer contain his agitation. He grabbed Chu Yi Qiao’s hand and pulled him close, but mindful of Chu Yi Qiao’s dizziness, he didn’t exert too much force, keeping the other hand protectively at his side.

Chu Yi Qiao was pulled in front of Luo Qing Ye unexpectedly and looked at him in astonishment.

His gaze met Luo Qing Ye’s, which was now intense and fiery. The once calm and controlled demeanour had given way to a storm of frustration and anger, completely releasing the Alpha’s assertive presence.

“Ge, do you still see me as a child?”

The hoarse, irritated voice of the young man sounded in his ears.

Over the past six months, the voice had matured, carrying a dangerous edge that came with his physical growth.

Chu Yi Qiao felt a twinge of pain from Luo Qing Ye’s grip. His strength was so overwhelming that he found it hard to break free, and his irritation grew. “Luo Qing Ye, what’s gotten into you? Are you throwing a tantrum at me?”

“In your eyes, I’m just a child who needs your protection, right?” Luo Qing Ye approached Chu Yi Qiao.

The distance between them shrank to almost intimate, and they could feel their breaths mingling.

The Alpha’s oppressive aura immediately enveloped Chu Yi Qiao. Chu Yi Qiao frowned, uncomfortable with the sensation. If it were any other Alpha, this close proximity and pressure would have been unacceptable.

“I told you about Bai Chuan threatening me because I wanted to be honest with you. There’s nothing between us that shouldn’t be clear. This doesn’t mean I’m incapable of dealing with Bai Chuan. The confidence I have now is because of you, which I’ve built up over the past six months. If I were to confront Bai Chuan, I would have my own leverage, both as a former minor and as Chu Yi Qiao’s Alpha.”

“And as for the videos, am I afraid they’ll be released? No, I only fear that you’ll be dragged into this mess. I want you to remain clean and untainted.”

Luo Qing Ye’s firm words and the proximity of his lips made Chu Yi Qiao instinctively press his lips together. The intense aura and fierce gaze from Luo Qing Ye made Chu Yi Qiao’s eyes flicker uneasily.

“……You are too close.”

Chu Yi Qiao tried to move back.

But he was immediately pulled back.

“Why are you hiding? You just think I’m a kid and I can’t handle these things, right?”

Chu Yi Qiao realised Luo Qing Ye was on the verge of losing his temper and had no choice but to relent and allow him to grab him, sighing in resignation: “Xiao Ye, I’m protecting you, it’s not about your capability.”

“You just think I’m incapable!”

Chu Yi Qiao, increasingly exasperated by Luo Qing Ye’s stubbornness, realised that despite his growth, Luo Qing Ye was still very much the same as before, just with a different physique. “I don’t think you’re incapable, it’s just—”

Before he could finish, his words were cut off.

He suddenly widened his eyes.

Then he felt his lips being bitten, causing him to groan in pain.

Luo Qing Ye released Chu Yi Qiao and, seeing his incredulous expression, took a deep breath and said seriously: “That’s the punishment for thinking I’m incapable.”

Chu Yi Qiao touched his sore lips, tasting a faint sweet and fishy taste, and was at a loss for how to describe this sensation.

It felt somewhat hot, and it made him feel even dizzier.

Perhaps Chu Yi Qiao’s silence made Luo Qing Ye a little uneasy. He couldn’t see Chu Yi Qiao’s expression clearly at this moment, and he knew that his actions were quite abrupt, but in his anger, he hadn’t thought it through.

Just then, he noticed Chu Yi Qiao’s ears turning red.

He looked at the reflection in the car window, seeing Chu Yi Qiao’s indifferent face but with red ears.

Sure enough, this man always maintained his dignified demeanour no matter the situation. The more he acted this way, the more Luo Qing Ye wanted to uncover what was beneath, especially since Chu Yi Qiao had mentioned celebrating his birthday tonight.

He was already eighteen years old.

Just when Luo Qing Ye began to fantasise, Chu Yiqiao said coldly:

“Childish ghost.”

Luo Qing Ye’s fantasy came to an abrupt end, and his face darkened instantly.

Dare to call him childish?

Tonight, Chu Yiqiao, you’re in trouble.

 

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melon: Sorry I’m late again! That previous late chapter kinda threw me off schedule 😅😅😅

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