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Su Ao’s expression changed, “Don’t talk nonsense, I…”

At this time, the dark-faced Father Su and Zhao Han came over. Zhao Han patted Su Ao on the shoulder, and said softly to Su Ling, “Xiao Ling, you can’t spout nonsense. We did invite a teacher for you. You don’t want to learn, what can I do?”

Su Ling: “Really now? Which teacher?”

That rebut caused Zhao Han to choke on her words, and Father Su scolded in a low voice, “Stop fooling around. Even if you have severed ties with the Su family, your surname is still Su. It is not a good thing to you either if you continue to discredit the Su family.”

Su Ling lightly raised his gaze, his eyes indifferent as he said, “Discredit? If it weren’t for your precious son to trouble me again and again, I wouldn’t want to exchange even a single word with your family, let alone mentioning it to other people. As for whether what I said is true, you know in your heart.”

This was the reason why the owner of this body was sensitive and timid. Apart from his own body factor, it has a lot to do with the environment he grew up in.

Staring at Su Ling for 2 seconds, Father Su turned to Su Ao and said, “Apologize to him.”

“Father!” Su Ao looked at him in shock, while Zhao Han looked incredulous.

Father Su’s tone was stern as he asked, “Did you take the initiative to provoke him?”

Su Ao bit his lip, not saying anything so Father Su raised his tone higher, “Did you?”

Su Ao: “Yes, but…”

“Apologize.” Father Su lowered his face.

Su Ao was used to being spoiled, and Father Su has never been so harsh on him. This time, he was so scared that his eyes were red. Feeling fearful, wronged and uncomfortable, he said to Su Ling, “I’m sorry.”

Su Ling was caught off guard as well, but after a second thought, he thinks he probably understood why. The him right now is not the same little pitiful who doesn’t have any backing. He is not interested being entangled with ‘children’, so it’s fine to just give him a scare or two, “It’s okay,” he smiled, “If we ever meet again in the future, pretend we don’t know each other, understood?”

Seeing Su Ling’s smile, Su Ao shrank his shoulders subconsciously and nodded aggrievedly. That little coward has become a terrifying person!

Feeling satisfied, Su Ling excused himself and headed to the right. Before he could take a step, he saw Gu Liheng standing not far away looking at him. So he smiled and walked towards Gu Liheng.

Lin Meng has been paying attention to Gu Liheng, worried that his friend’s sweetheart will be hijacked by someone else. When he saw the two is going to meet, he quickly motioned to Xiào Rui, and they moved to their side(SL+GLH) while dancing. He smiled and said, “President Gu, why don’t you invite Ling Ling to a dance?”

Due to Lin Meng was quite a distance away before this, he didn’t hear Su Ao saying that Su Ling could not dance. But Gu Liheng heard it, so he didn’t ask.

All of a sudden, a gorgeous-looking Omega crossed in front of Su Ling and stretched out his left hand to Gu Liheng, “Can I dance with you?”

Omega pays attention to their identity, and adding to the fact that they are naturally favoured, they rarely invite an Alpha actively. But if they ever did and the Alpha refuses, it will be very embarrassing to them. For the Alpha, they would be seen as incredibly rude to decline an Omega’s invitation.

Frowning slightly, Gu Liheng did not immediately agree. The Omega bit his lip lightly, and his confident smile faded.

“Sorry, this is my partner.” Su Ling said at this moment.

The Omega was surprised by the statement, didn’t someone said he doesn’t know how to dance? It’s because of this that he came to invite President Gu. But the Omega also noticed that President Gu would not agree to his invitation, so he took his hand back and said, “Sorry for the bother.”

After the Omega left, Su Ling looked at Gu Liheng. Thinking of Belle Planet’s gender restrictions, he restrained the urge to stretch out his right hand. Instead, he raised an eyebrow and smiled, “Not going to invite me?”

Gu Liheng glanced at Su Ling and stretched out his right hand. Then he bowed slightly, “Can I ask you for a dance?”

Su Ling smiled, “Yes.”

Taking a step back, Gu Liheng did a standard pose, and Su Ling skillfully took his hand. The distance between the two instantly narrowed.

Gu Liheng said softly, “Don’t be nervous, just follow my footsteps. And thank you for helping me out.”

“Relief? It’s not like you don’t know how to dance. Just accept that Omega’s invitation, it’s not a difficult situation.” Su Ling danced proficiently, shaking his body slightly.

Gu Liheng looked into his eyes and explained, “Although it would be rude of me, I don’t want to accept the invitation.”

Su Ling let go of his left hand, and Gu Liheng’s conditioned reflexes cooperatively matched the movement. His(SL) body swung around; flexibly and lightly. Then, Su Ling placed his hand on Gu Liheng’s shoulder, pulling both closer, “It just so happens that I don’t want you to accept as well.”

Hearing that, Gu Liheng’s heartbeat speeds up. The young man’s waist is soft, and just one movement from him fascinates him(GLH), not to mention the young man was very close to him when he said this.

On the other side, Lin Meng’s eyes lit up, “Wow, Ling Ling, you dance beautifully.”

Su Ling smiled, his eyes drooping slightly. As the son of a dancer, he has been exposed to various dances since he was a child. How could he not dance well? However, just thinking of these, it is inevitable to recall some memories, good or bad: the powdery air, the smell of perfume followed by a figure.

Gu Liheng’s appreciation sounded beside his ear, “You are great at dancing.”

Su Ling looked up at Gu Liheng and smiled, “I can be better.”

Upon saying that, his hands pressed slightly on Gu Liheng’s shoulders, and his body moved backwards. His dancing postures were both rigid and soft, dancing, spinning, and bending gently. Each movement was light, yet full of strength, and his figure seemed to glow. Gu Liheng cooperated and let him dance to the fullest. It has been a long time since Su Ling danced with anyone like this. At first, he felt light and free. Soon, some scenes overlapped with his memory.

“Ling Ling, do you think mother’s dances great?”

“Ling Ling danced really well, so amazing, my son.”

“Son, mom is in love again, you will have a father soon. Now watch my newly choreographed dance.” But there was no dance, ending in a comedy.

“Why? Everyone said they love me, they say so many sweet words. But in the end, they don’t even want to marry me.”

Su Ling’s eyes closed lightly. He had forgotten how many boyfriends his mother had made and looked forward to several weddings, but in the end, she was disappointed. But his male god will not let him down.

At the end of the song, Gu Liheng took him out of the dance zone smoothly, and his forehead was lightly resting on Gu Liheng’s shoulders. The strong scent of an Alpha made him feel safe and stable.

There was concern in Gu Liheng’s magnetic voice as he asked, “Do you feel uncomfortable?”

Su Ling stood up straight and shook his head, “No, but I want to go back first.”

Sometimes, once the closed box of memory is opened, it will spiral out of control. His mood is low at the moment, and it is not suitable for him to stay here. Moreover, he has danced with male god, it is enough to dispel many people’s advance.

Gu Liheng: “I will send you.”

“No,” Su Ling refused. “You have to be here for the cake cutting after the dance. It’s your mother’s birthday, so it is not appropriate for you to be absent.”

In the end, Gu Liheng insisted on sending Su Ling to the door. He(GLH) waited for him to get into the car and watched as the vehicle drives away; his expression was dim. The young man’s emotions were too obvious. Did he(SL) felt unhappy to dance with him? But didn’t he(SL) said he doesn’t want him to dance with other people? When he(GLH) was in a low mood a few days ago, he didn’t say anything either so the young man’s mood should be as uncomfortable as he is now. Clenching his fists tightly, Gu Liheng glanced at the direction where the car has left, and returned to the hall.

…

Su Ao looked shocked after watching Su Ling dance. It took a long time before he returned to his sense and he shook Zhao Han’s arm, “When did he learn how to dance? He shouldn’t know how?”

With a sullen face, Zhao Han replied, “I don’t know.”

Not only Su Ling knew how to dance, but he also danced very nicely. Many Alphas were attracted, but because of President Gu, no one dared to take action. Zhao Han took a deep breath and patted his shoulder, “Look around if there’s an Alpha you like and dance with him. Don’t talk nonsense, and be good. I will start greeting other people, and you will make more friends.”

After Zhao Han left, Su Ao pouted. He was so embarrassed tonight that he didn’t want to care about anyone.

“Su Ao,” Zhao Qi walked to him, his face pale, “didn’t you say that Su Ling can’t dance?”

Su Ao: “Yes, he didn’t learn it, and he was very clumsy,” then he added, “maybe he learned it after leaving the Su family.”

Hearing that, Zhao Qi’s face tensed up; this is impossible! He who started learning how to dance from elementary school knew best, from how Su Ling danced so well, it is impossible to learn it in a short time. A bold idea appeared in his mind, so Zhao Qi approached Su Ao and whispered, “Don’t you think Su Ling has changed a lot?”

Su Ao nodded wildly in agreement, “He was very timid before, and the him today scared me.”

“Say, is it possible that he is not Su Ling?” Zhao Qi pursed his lips and said softly.

A shiver ran through Su Ao’s body. When he was in junior high school, he read many ancient spiritual stories out of curiosity. Although it might not be true, the atmosphere it creates is still terrifying. He looked at Zhao Qi weirdly, “My mother said don’t read too much of those kinds of books, else you will suffer from illusions. Su Ling is Su Ling. Perhaps his suicide attempt stimulated a personality change, and he has also inherited his mother’s inheritance. Thus, he felt emboldened by it.”

“Other than that, how could 2 people be exactly the same? Even the stinky pheromones are the same. Not to mention, when he accepts the inheritance, he needs to verify his identity, and there can be no mistake.”

Zhao Qi only glanced at him and walked away.

Seeing his lack of energy figure, Su Ao suddenly felt a trace of sympathy for him. They were the same, both have suffered counterattack by Su Ling.

…

When Su Ling returned to his rented unit, he released the spiritual plants into the room. Then he took out the essential oils he extracted these days, preparing to make incense. Every time he thinks of his mother, he will think of dance, cosmetics, and perfume. Dancing was his mother’s life, and she ended her life on stage. Dancing has become something that Su Ling both love and fear; he doesn’t like much of cosmetics. In the end, perfume is his favourite. He listed perfumer as his career goal back in his previous life because he enjoyed doing something that has a connection with his mother.

Perfume made in Belle Planet is considered a kind of fragrance products, and his identity is suitable for making fragrance as well. During the day, he talked with Lin Meng for a long time, and he had an idea at the time. He wanted to make an effective soothing fragrance for male god. Male god’s sleep quality was too poor. It just so happens that he has Golden Baby’s breath in his hand. The stem is effective for soothing the nerves. It is the most precious and commonly used essential ingredient for soothing fragrance on the market. It is mainly used to soothe the mood before going to bed. Taking out the stems accumulated these days, Su Ling used an extractor to extract essential oils.

Surrounded by various fragrance, his depression due to old memories gradually calmed down. He tried to mix the essential oil extracted from the stem with other spiritual plant’s essential oils; unfortunately, there is no ageing machine here so he cannot mix them together immediately. It will take some time. When he tried to make the fragrance before, it was because there was not enough time to age, so the fragrance was not thoroughly mixed. He experimented with different proportions, each of which was only a small portion. He divided them into small bottles and covered with a lid, preparing to see the effect tomorrow.

When Su Ling started to make the fragrances, he had no concept of time at all. Hence, by the time he is done, he realized that it was almost 11.00 pm. He left the spiritual plant room, took a bath and slept.

The next morning, the only thing in his mind was how the incense products will come out today. So, after harvesting the liquid from Redthorn Ball, he returned straight home and went to the spiritual plant room. He was smelling the fragrances carefully one by one and comparing the differences when someone suddenly knocked on the unit’s door. The knock sounded 3 times rhythmically.

‘Knock knock knock’

Su Ling did not turn on the sound insulation system, plus the door of the spiritual plant room was not closed, and the room was closest to the door. Hence, the knock on the door was obvious. He put down the bottle in his hand and went to the door. Before that, he took a glance at the electronic display on the right side of the door.

His male god is wearing a sleek black suit and holding a handful of brilliant roses.

Su Ling: “…”

Unexpectedly, his male god has finally figured it out?

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When Su Ling walked out of the bathroom, he took a glance around and immediately saw Gu Liheng. Why is male god’s expression looked so deep? He patted Lin Meng’s arm and gestured at Gu Liheng’s direction, meaning that he wanted to go over there.

Lin Meng is not going to be an ‘electric light bulb’ so he said, “I’m going to see Ah Rui now. Contact me if something happened.”

Nodded, Su Ling headed straight towards Gu Liheng. Gu Liheng’s gaze fell on him; it was very focused and somewhat affectionate. Su Ling walked to Gu Liheng’s side and said, “You…”

He only said a word, but it makes his brows furrow. Not only was his voice muffled, and his tongue hurts, but the wound continued to bleed. There’s not much blood coming out, but the smell of blood made him very uncomfortable. Other things will have to wait; he better treats his wound first. Putting aside what he was about to ask, Su Ling tried to speak without agitating his tongue, “Can you take me to the lounge? I want to treat the wound.”

Su Ling collects the nectar every day and puts it in his space storage. He remembers the effect of the nectar and wants to use it on the wound. To be honest, he could do it in the restroom earlier, but he really doesn’t want to check the wound with his tongue sticking out in the restroom. Though the restroom’s environment is very good, it is disturbing as it’s still a toilet. He felt like he would retch if he really did that.

Understood what Su Ling means, Gu Liheng wrinkled his eyebrows and asked, “Your tongue hurt?”

Su Ling nodded. The smell of blood in his mouth became heavier, and the blood had accumulated, so he didn’t want to speak anymore.

Gu Liheng: “Come with me.”

Su Ling followed him through the corridor connecting the hall to the back building. On the second floor, they turned in to the room on the left-hand side. The room was huge, the color hues were mainly in black, white, and gray tones; clean and tidy.

Su Ling frowned and pointed to his mouth. He pursed his lips and bulged his cheeks.

Gu Liheng immediately understood what he meant and opened the door on the left-hand side, “This is the bathroom.”

Hurriedly walking in, Su Ling spat out the blood and saliva into the sink, then quickly rinsed his mouth with water.

His actions were fast, but since Gu Liheng is standing beside him, he saw everything clearly, and his complexion suddenly changed. After Su Ling spat everything out, he rinsed his mouth again twice. When he was about to continue, Gu Liheng handed him a tissue and said, “This is not good for the wound. I will go get the treatment device.”

Su Ling took the tissue and wiped his hands and mouth. On the other hand, Gu Liheng went out to get the treatment device. From his space storage, Su Ling took the nectar and placed it on the sink. He opened the bottle and poured some into the bottle cap. His preparations were done; he opened his mouth and stuck out his tongue in the mirror. His tongue was red on the right side. The wound area was the darkest, and a little blood came out. He took a piece of tissue and lightly dabbed to absorb the blood.

This was what Gu Liheng saw when he walked in with the treatment device. His gaze changed slightly, and his footsteps halted for a moment.

Su Ling was a little embarrassed, thinking that he looked stupid at the moment. However, he just cleaned up, so he didn’t want to rinse his tongue again, so he turned to face Gu Liheng and pointed to the therapy device in his hand. Gu Liheng carefully treated the wound with the device. After the treatment, the surface of the wound appeared to be healed. But the color was darker, and the pain did not disappear.

“Treatment device can only repair the surface tissue quickly. As for the internal wound, it has not healed yet, so you still need medication.”

Hearing that, Su Ling pointed to the nectar on the sink. He turned around, dipped it with his finger, and applied it to the wound. The transparent nectar quickly disappeared on the surface of the wound, and the pain was much reduced. Su Ling’s eyes lit up; he dipped his finger again, ready to continue applying. If anyone knows such precious nectar is used to heal this kind of small skin trauma and even used so much, they would say ‘What a waste!’. However, the two didn’t feel anything. Su Ling collected it every day, so he didn’t think it would be very precious, and Gu Liheng only hoped that Su Ling could get better soon.

‘Knock knock’

After the knock, the Gu Mansion’s butler could be heard calling from outside the door, “Master, Madam wants you to go to the hall. The dance party is starting soon.”

Gu Liheng frowned. Su Ling stopped and started to clear the sink. However, Gu Liheng lightly grabbed his hand and said, “You can finish treating your wound before you go. I need to dance the opening dance with my mother, so I have to go first.”

Su Ling blinked: “This is your room, right?”

Gu Liheng: “En.”

Su Ling laughed, as expected, his male god has brought him to his private territory!

“Go, I’ll go out when I’m done, and I promise not to disturb your things.”

Gu Liheng let go of his hand, “Contact me if you need anything.”

After he left, Su Ling applied the nectar twice again, and the wound is almost healed. He tried to talk and found out that he would only feel a slight twinge if he tried to pronounce his words to standard pronunciation. Su Ling put away the nectar and cleaned the sink. Then he took a glance around the room before leaving. When he arrived in the main hall, the light was much darker than before, and there was a beautiful melody playing. Gu Liheng and Mother Gu were halfway through their opening dance.

Su Ling’s expression was in a daze for a moment, as if he had returned to his childhood, but he quickly recovered. Gu Liheng’s temperament is very different from that person who danced with his mother back then. Gu Liheng has a calm and unsmiling face, impeccable dancing posture, elegant, gentleman, and charming. Since his mother’s death[1], Su Ling has not seriously watched other people dancing for many years; he even instinctively rejected it. But at this time, his eyes followed Gu Liheng until the end of the dance.

After the opening dance, the music switched to another tune. Many guests began to invite their partners, and soon there were many dancers in the middle of the hall. Some older people and those who came here alone without a partner went to Mother Gu and Gu Liheng’s side to compliment their dancing. Mother Gu said a few humble words and glanced around. With a smile, she took Zhao Qi’s hand, who was standing in front of the guests and glanced at Gu Liheng.

Zhao Qi blushed and looked obedient.

Su Ling narrowed his eyes and strode over.

Mother Gu smiled and said, “Young people are better at dancing. I just showed my humble dance, but I will stop to appreciate other’s dance now.” Then, she smiled and asked Zhao Qi, “Do you have company tonight?”

Everyone nearby immediately understood that she is choosing a dance partner for President Gu!

Zhao Qi was about to speak, but Zhao Qing quickly stepped forward and took his shoulders. He smiled at Mother Gu and said, “I have been begging for a long time before my younger brother agreed to be my dance partner. Otherwise, it would be a shame if everyone is dancing, and I don’t even have a partner.”

Mother Gu’s expression changed slightly; what does the Zhao family mean? Zhao Qi was the one who proposed to dance with her son, and she was very satisfied with Zhao Qi. Their Gu family owed a favor to the Zhao family, and it seems that Zhao Qi wanted to marry her son. She thought it was good since Zhao Qi is interested. Hence she tried to match them together. Unexpectedly, a minor issue came out. Although she did not say clearly, the people present must understand her meaning. Zhao Qing’s move is simply saying that the Zhao family does not want to get involved with her son.

Zhao Qi was startled, and he glared at Zhao Qing.

Zhao Qing smiled innocently and rubbed Zhao Qi’s hair. However, the hand holding onto his shoulder secretly tightened, “You look forward to dancing with your brother too, right?”

On the other side, Mother Gu quickly recovered and let go of Zhao Qi. She smiled gently and said, “You have a good relationship, go and dance.”

Zhao Qing took Zhao Qi away and went to the middle of the dance floor to dance.

Zhao Qi lowered his voice and asked angrily, “Brother, why are you doing this?”

There was a smile on Zhao Qing’s lips, but his eyes were cold, “I told you before, don’t hit on President Gu. You know who he likes.”

Zhao Qi: “I don’t care, as long as I can marry him, it will be good for our family’s business, isn’t it?”

“No need,” Zhao Qing sighed, “Qi Qi, our family doesn’t need alliance by marriage. Your happiness is the most important thing. I don’t know what you are thinking. You obviously don’t like President Gu.”

Zhao Qi pursed his lips. Suddenly, he thought of the scene where he broke apart with Zhao Qing, and their family fell into ruins in his previous life, and his eyes were slightly red. He exhausted everything to pursue Xiào Rui, but the final result was tragic. His actions also harmed his parents and brother. Now that he is reborn, he has a chance to take revenge. How could he be willing to do nothing? But now, it is no longer possible for him to marry into the Gu family.

In his previous life, Su Ling died early, and Gu Liheng had no one he liked. His mother did not recover, so she made a dying wish to let Gu Liheng marry him, but now that won’t happen anymore.

Zhao Qing felt pained in his heart, looking at his brother’s current appearance. After all, he is the younger brother he has been spoiling since childhood. But thinking about his inexplicable behavior that always provokes Gu Liheng, he decided to teach him a lesson.

“Look, President Gu has someone in mind to be his dance partner. Even if Madam Gu asks you to be his dance partner, he will refuse. Have you ever thought about what you would do in such a scene?”

Zhao Qi followed his gaze and saw Gu Liheng approaching Su Ling. A brunette Alpha is standing in front of Su Ling, trying to invite him to dance.

Su Ling frowned and stepped back, “Sorry, I want to take a break.”

The brunette Alpha was about to say something, and there was a voice beside him, “Don’t waste your time. He can’t dance.”

Su Ling and the Alpha both turned their heads and looked over. Su Ao continued, “Except for his looks, he knows nothing, and his pheromone smells bad.”

The Alpha seemed a little surprised, “This…”

Su Ling didn’t care about the brunette Alpha’s opinion, but he couldn’t ignore the provocation. Raising his eyebrows, he asked, “You looked confident. Can you dance?”

“Of course.” Su Ao raised his chin, feeling proud.

Su Ling’s lips twitched, “I was in the Su family for 18 years and 2 years older than you, but the Su family has never invited a dance teacher for me.” He paused before saying, “You are 2 years younger than me, but everything for you is the best. You really should be confident.”

The guests nearby heard that, and many people started to talk in whispers. When they looked at Su Ling, their eyes were filled with sympathy.

“As usual, stepmother is unreliable ah.”

“No wonder he wants to sever their relationship.”

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[1] Back in Su Ling’s real world, his mother is a dancer.

Banana : Part 2 has a small cliff at the end, but Banana thinks it’s safe to jump XD

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The young man wore a white shirt and a short blue waistcoat. His clothing made him looked taller, his waist and legs looked slender too. The blue velvet bow tie around his neck added a touch of playfulness to him. The diamond cufflinks of the same colour shimmered with his movements. His black hair was neatly combed, and his delicate features were unobstructed. Overall, his style tonight was low-key yet luxurious. The young man’s light brown eyes seemed to be brighter under the light, and they look a little indifferent; simply will just arouse an Alpha’s desire to conquer.

Gu Liheng frowned slightly as he listened to the conversation, his expression becoming more serious. The young man came with Xiào Rui? But Xiào Rui and Lin Meng are acting intimate with each other at the moment, leaving the young man to be in an awkward situation. Gu Liheng’s expression became darker. Even if he knows that he(SL) has nothing to do with Xiào Rui and that Lin Meng and Xiào Rui are lovers, he(GLH) still cannot help but feel sorry for the young man. This time, he knows the inside story, but what about next time? Can he(GLH) be sure that the people that the young man will meet will definitely not cheat or betray him(SL)?

At this moment, Gu Liheng became deeply aware that, except for himself, he doesn’t trust anyone to be with the young man at all. Not only he couldn’t trust it, but he also didn’t want to, and can’t bear it.

Su Ling is no stranger to people looking at him, so their gaze doesn’t bother him. Lin Meng glanced at him worriedly, and he was relieved to see that Su Ling looked natural. He whispered, “I’m sorry, I didn’t know my plan would cause this kind of misunderstanding. I will explain this later.”

Su Ling smiled at him, “It’s okay, besides, it has nothing to do with you.”

Walking to Mother Gu, Xiào Rui greeted her politely and said his wishes. Then, it is Lin Meng’s turn. Elders were very fond of Lin Meng. Hence, after he finished his wishes, Mother Gu’s smile deepened.

As they were talking, Su Ling looked at Gu Liheng, and their eyes met. Su Ling’s brow furrowed when he saw him. At first glance, male god looked good, but he(SL) is very familiar with cosmetics. That’s why he can tell right away that male god’s face has been touched up with cosmetics. The makeup looked natural, just like his usual look. But who would put on makeup if his/her face looked natural to start with? It is only possible that his state has not improved in the past two days, or has gotten worse.

When Gu Liheng saw the young man furrowed his eyebrows, his heart suddenly sank. In the past, he(SL) always smiled brightly when he saw him. Did he(SL) really give up on him? His heart tightened, and the air around him seemed to freeze instantly.

Su Ling glanced back at Mother Gu and saw that Lin Meng has finished his words. So, he retracted his gaze and smiled at Mother Gu. He wished Mother Gu with a simple but safe sentence, “I wish you good health and all the best.”

Mother Gu smiled and said, “Thank you.” This young man looked good and has a good temperament. She recalled the data of unmarried Omega she collected these days, but she had no impression of him at all. She smiled apologetically, “I haven’t recovered very much, so there are many people that I can’t recognize. Can I know which family are you from?”

Lin Meng smiled and said, “He is my friend. I feel uncomfortable during the day, so I asked him to help me accompany Ah Rui. I would not be at ease if he went with other people.” He smiled playfully, “I feel much better after a rest in the afternoon. Then I heard that the banquet is very lively, so I came, and happened to run into them at the entrance.”

Many guests were surprised by the story, so that’s what really happened.

The corner of Su Ling’s mouth curved slightly. This is what Lin Meng told him at the door earlier. That he will find a reason to explain his appearance at the banquet tonight.

Upon hearing that, Mother Gu came to understand that this young boy’s family background must be average. Otherwise, Young master Lin would not have to explain the story this way, and the young man would have an invitation by himself.

Gu Liheng, who had been silent all the time, suddenly voiced out, “Redthorn Ball belongs to him.”

Mother Gu glanced at him in surprise, before quickly smiled and said to Su Ling, “Oh, so you are my benefactor. I was rude, I should have sent you the invitation personally.”

Su Ling glanced at Gu Liheng puzzledly, and said to Mother Gu, “You are welcome, President Gu helped me a lot too.”

Mother Gu: “Still, I have to thank you. There are many guests here, so it is not convenient to say more. You guys go and have fun.

The three of them took a lot of time with Mother Gu, and the guests at the back were inconvenient to approach. Since she said that, the three politely walked away.

Xiào Rui: “Meng Meng and I have to go to greet the elders.”

Su Ling gestured at the sofa on the right corner and said, “I’ll go and sit there for a while.”

The people present today are either rich or noble. It is an excellent opportunity for people to make friends and a good occasion for a blind date as well. Picking someone here will never go wrong, as all have a good family background. Therefore, most guests were quite active in the middle of the hall, leaving the corner of the hall feeling quiet.

Heading to the sofa while holding pastries, Su Ling finally sat down on the couch with pastries in one hand and drinks in the other. The makeup, hair styling and changing of clothes took a lot of time. He only ate a bowl of noodles at 6.00 pm during the time Lin Meng is styling his hair, and it was not really fulfilling. The pastries are very delicious; the sweet version was sweet but not greasy, while the original flavour is soft and crispy. Su Ling likes it very much. In order to ensure cleanliness, the plates provided are disposable. They looked exquisite and small, just like the pastries. That means one plate can’t actually hold much. Hence, after eating the last piece, Su Ling went to get some more. He only managed to eat one piece from the second round, when he sensed the lighting dimmed. Someone is standing behind him, blocking the light.

“Aren’t you embarrassed by yourself? Did you reincarnate from a hungry ghost?”

Su Ling raised his eyebrows and turned to see Su Ao with his hands folded on his chest, looking at him with contempt. Already feeling impatient with this childish cheap brother, Su Ling is too lazy to pay any more attention to him. He turned his head away and continued eating.

“You!” Being ignored, Su Ao’s expression became ugly. He grabbed Su Ling’s shoulder and shook it vigorously, “I’m talking to you!”

Su Ling didn’t expect Su Ao to make a sudden movement and got caught off guard. He was chewing on a piece of cake when he was shaken. The action caused him to bit hard on his tongue and his face wrinkled with pain. The pain stimulated his saliva gland and secreted a lot of saliva. Then, the bloody smell started to spread in his mouth, making Su Ling very uncomfortable. At that moment, Su Ling’s irritability to Su Ao has reached the top. Without thinking, Su Ling quickly grabbed the corner of a plate and threw it sideways behind him. Because his tongue hurts, and there was a mixture of saliva and blood in his mouth, he can only mumble vaguely, “Go awway.”

Su Ao subconsciously wanted to dodge, letting go of Su Ling’s shoulder and retreat, but the distance between the two was too close. And so, the dish hit him directly in the face. The weight of the plate is light, but Su Ling exerted a lot of force and was close enough, so the hit left a slight red mark on Su Ao’s forehead.

Among the pastries that Su Ling hadn’t had time to eat, there was one that was very fragile. At this moment, it has broken into small pieces and covered all over Su Ao’s face. As for the pastries that didn’t get damaged, they slid along Su Ao’s face down to his suit. The smooth fabric was slightly stained with oil, causing him to be in a sorry state.

Su Ao was utterly stunned. He didn’t think that Su Ling would dare to make a move on him. It took a while for him to come back to his senses. When he blinked, some pastry crumbs fell from his eyelashes. He wiped his face and looked down at his suit. Disbelief, fear, and grievance rushed to his heart, and he burst into tears.

On the other hand, Su Ling stood up, wanting to go to the washroom to spit the blood and gargle his mouth, but Su Ao’s reaction stopped him on the spot. Initially, the sound of the dinner plate falling on the ground didn’t make any sound and only people close by noticed their dispute. But Su Ao’s cry was earth-shaking, so everyone in the hall looked over to their direction.

Su Ling: “…”

He just lost his temper from looking at the young man who cried himself out of breath. He would rather they just fight it out. After graduating from kindergarten, Su Ling had never seen this kind of crying anymore. His tongue hurts, the smell of blood in his mouth makes him furrow his eyebrows, and the cry beside his ear makes his head throb.

“Xiao Ao!”

Though wearing high heels, Zhao Han managed to quickly run over without any trouble to embrace Su Ao’s shoulders. When she saw Su Ao’s miserable state, her face suddenly changed. Taking a step forward, she pushed at Su Ling, her voice sharp as she asked, “What did you do to him? How dare you hit him!”

Su Ling drew back quickly and moved away. The movement caused the blood mixture that he didn’t swallow to swirl in his mouth. Though he gritted his teeth hard and pressed his lips tightly, some blood still managed to trickle down from the corners of his lips.

“Ling Ling!” Lin Meng exclaimed, wanting to rush over to Su Ling. But someone was faster than him.

Gu Liheng quickly bypassed Zhao Han to support Su Ling’s shoulders, and his steady voice trembled as he asked, “Where do you feel uncomfortable?”

However, Su Ling’s endurance has reached the limit. He will vomit everything here if he doesn’t get to the washroom soon. Without caring for anything, Su Ling waved Gu Liheng’s hand away. In Gu Liheng’s slight shock, he ran past Gu Liheng and went straight to the washroom.

No one noticed where he went, as everyone’s attention was on Gu Liheng.

This is the indifferent and serious President Gu?

Someone actually refused President Gu’s concern!

Oh, that Omega actually pushed President Gu away!

Only Gu Liheng kept his sight on Su Ling. Seeing him rush to the washroom, Gu Liheng took two steps forward and stopped. Then he looked at Lin Meng, “Please take a look at him.”

Lin Meng recovered from the shock and nodded quickly, “Oh oh oh.”

Gu Liheng reminded, “Washroom.”

Lin Meng turned and ran to the washroom.

Next, Gu Liheng looked at Su Ao coldly and asked, “What did you do to him?”

Zhao Han asked the same question not long ago, but when Gu Liheng asked the question, the temperature around him dropped more than ten degrees.

Su Ao turned pale with fright. He didn’t understand why Su Ling would vomit blood, “I, I just grabbed his shoulder.” He hiccupped, “I only used a bit of strength, and I just shook his shoulders.”

Mother Gu tried to make peace and said, “It should be a misunderstanding. Su Ling’s movement was very nimble just now, he doesn’t seem to have any major problem,” she said to Zhao Han, “Take your child to tidy up first. I’ll get the doctor to check him.”

Zhao Han’s stiff face eased slightly, “I’m sorry to trouble you.”

Su Ao’s face flushed as he explained, “I am not injured.”

Zhao Han was so angry that she gritted her teeth and glared at him, “We will only know after the doctor take a look at you.” Then she took Su Ao away to tidy up.

Throwing a glance at Gu Liheng, Mother Gu went to greet the rest of the guests. The atmosphere soon warmed up again. The waiter cleaned up the pastries on the floor, and everything returned to normal.

But Gu Liheng still stood in place, his eyes falling to the direction where Su Ling’s figure disappeared.

As soon as Su Ling got to the washroom, he spat everything out at the basin. He ignored the pain and rinsed his mouth several times until his mouth is clean.

At this moment, Lin Meng walked in and looked at him worriedly, “Ling Ling, are you okay?”

Su Ling: “Am fwine.” The part where he bit his tongue has swollen up. Because of the pain, his tongue couldn’t function properly, causing him to slur.

That makes Lin Meng even more worried, and he took Su Ling’s arm, “How could you be okay like this? You just vomited blood. Tell me honestly, what’s wrong?” Then he lowered his voice, “President Gu is very worried about you as well. He told me that you are here and asked me to check you. Don’t be afraid, medical technology is very advanced now, so there is no need to worry about the cost.”

Su Ling was moved and wanted to laugh at the same time. Trying not to move too much of his tongue, he vaguely said, “Watch lesser movies, I am in good health alright. I vomited blood just now because I accidentally bit my tongue hard. No thanks to Su Ao, he grabbed my shoulders and shook me while I was chewing my food.”

The truth sounded quite funny when Su Ling said that but Lin Meng was immersed in the sadness of his friend suffering from a serious illness, so he didn’t get it at first. After he finished listening, he burst into laughter immediately, so much that even tears came out, “Hahaha, what a misunderstanding. You don’t know this, but when blood flows down from your mouth, everyone around you gasped at the same time.”

Su Ling couldn’t help but laugh as well.  When Lin Meng finished laughing, he said, “Let’s go, I need to see President Gu. Just now, I just couldn’t help and pushed him away. I hope he is not angry.”

Lin Meng blinked: “His expression was ugly, but he shouldn’t be angry with you since he asked me to check on you.”

Su Ling smiled, and the two went out together.

Seeing them come out, Gu Liheng’s complexion darkened, and his heart was full of worry and distress. He could see that Lin Meng’s eyes were slightly red, he clearly cried just now.

Is the young man’s illness serious?

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After the decision is made, Su Ling got pulled into the car by Lin Meng. Initially, Su Ling was still thinking if he should continue sending the roses after stopping for a day. But for today, he doesn’t have to worry about that anymore.

Lin Meng likes to shop for clothes. He likes to choose his own outfit, but even more excited to pick for Su Ling. Su Ling never thought that buying clothes would be so tiring. It was almost noon, but Lin Meng is still checking out outfits and trying them enthusiastically. Su Ling slumped on the sofa and said that he would take his rest. He won’t try the clothes anymore, and will just give his opinion.

Looking in the mirror, Lin Meng sorted his bow tie and said, “When I was a kid, I liked to play dressing up the most, but unfortunately I didn’t have an Omega brother to play with.” He tilted his head to Su Ling and said, “My eyes for fashion is very good, so you can sit down and wait. I will definitely choose the most suitable set for you, so you can surprise everyone!”

The corner of Su Ling’s mouth twitched, “Don’t be so exaggerated, I’m relatively low-key. It’s fine as long as my attire looked proper.”

Lin Meng disagreed, “It’s not fine. Have you forgotten Madam Gu’s purpose for this party? You must choose a good-looking one.”

Su Ling didn’t want to discourage his enthusiasm, so he agreed, “Thank you, I will leave my attire to you. But let me say this first, I will only rent, not buy.” He can’t afford clothing that cost millions.

Lin Meng said smoothly, “I’ll buy it for you.” Right after he said that, Lin Meng stiffened and nervously looked at Su Ling.

Deeply felt the gap between the rich and the poor, Su Ling flatly refused, “No, it hurts feelings to talk about money.”

Seeing that Su Ling didn’t think much of his words earlier, Lin Meng heaved a sigh of relief, “Well, don’t worry. I will buy it, and you can rent from me, plus I can give discounts.”

“Awesome.” Su Ling’s eyes lit up, and he raised his hands to clap. One needs to know, even the rent is not cheap!

Lin Meng’s big eyes curved into crescent moons, he is delighted. Picking for their attire is even more exciting now.

Before Lin Meng transferred to another school, he originally lived in the suburbs with his grandfather and grandmother and had a few friends. Unfortunately, because of the big difference in family background, there were always conflicts appeared with his friends. If he shared beautiful clothes with his friends, he would be regarded as showing off. If he gave gifts that his friends liked but couldn’t afford, his friends would think that he looked down on them. That makes Lin Meng very sad for a while. Finally, he listened to his grandmother’s advice and no longer try to please his friends, or make new friends. Lin Meng likes Su Ling’s character very much. Su Ling will not misunderstand him because of money issue. So nice!

In the end, Lin Meng managed to choose their attire before lunch, and Su Ling praised his vision. Xiào Rui took the initiative to pick up their clothes, and the three went to lunch together.

After dinner, at Lin Meng’s invitation, Su Ling went to Lin villa and watched a movie with Lin Meng. Then Lin Meng brought him to visit his(LM) spiritual plant room. The Lin family’s spiritual plant room is built with special transparent glass, and the area is huge. There are more than a dozen of Grade B spiritual plants and even more low-grade spiritual plants. It is simply a paradise for spiritual plant specialists. In the middle of the room, there is a wooden desk. Basket-like hemispherical seats were placed on both sides of the desk, there were soft cushions on the seat.

Su Ling was taken to the seat by Lin Meng, and they sat opposite each other. The glass above the seat was blocked by vine type spiritual plants so only a little sunlight can come in through the leaves. The sun won’t shine at their eyes, but their body can bath in the sunlight; it makes one feel warm and fluffy. Su Ling pushed the floor with his toes, and his seat swayed slightly. He fell in love with the room instantly.

They rested for a while in the warm sunlight and fragrance from the spiritual plants. After they woke up, they chatted about spiritual plant-related topics. Lin Meng has been in contact with spiritual plants since he was a child and knows a lot of professional knowledge. Su Ling was very interested in learning more, and the two happily chatted away. They talked until 5.00 pm, and Mother Lin started calling them for the makeup session.

Su Ling’s brows twitched, “Can I not put any makeup?”

Lin Meng: “Of course not!”

…

At 8.00 pm, the lights in the Gu mansion were lit up as brightly as the day, and the road leading to Gu mansion was bright as well. Other than that, there were security guards at every interval. Arriving at the gate of the mansion, the visitors will get off, and their driver will park the car in Gu’s parking lot. The parking lot was full of luxury cars, like a large-scale car show.

Xiào Rui showed his invitation card at the gate. After the guard looked at it, he turned to look at Su Ling and asked, “You two come together?”

Xiào Rui: “Yes.”

“Please enter.”

There was a soft carpet spread between the door and the hall. The moment Su Ling walked into the door, he could feel his feet sink slightly into it.

A middle-aged man walking in front of them heard Xiào Rui’s voice, so he stood not far from the door. After Xiào Rui came in, he greeted Xiào Rui and tried to flatter him with a compliment, “You two looked good together.”

The compliment obviously fell on a wrong path causing Xiào Rui’s face to slightly stiffen and a little embarrassed. He looked behind him subconsciously, and then said to the middle-aged man, “Someone is calling for you.”

Not far ahead, a young man was waving at the middle-aged man, obviously dissatisfied with his father’s slow speed.

After the middle-aged man left, Su Ling took two steps to the side, pulling away from Xiào Rui. A few moments later, Lin Meng arrived too. He walked between Su Ling and Xiào Rui and took Xiào Rui’s arm. Then he asked Su Ling in a low voice, “Ling Ling, are you going to look for President Gu right now and give him a big hug? To declare ownership!”

Lin Meng’s eyes were very bright, and he seemed to look forward to the scene he was talking about.

Amused, Su Ling said as he walked, “First of all, President Gu is not mine yet, and by doing so, I might get kicked out by his mother.”

Lin Meng: “No, you are so good, Madam Gu will definitely like you.”

However, Su Ling has no confidence about that. He knows very well that wealthy parents are strict about both families having equal status. But he didn’t care. He just wants to be with his male god, and this has nothing to do with others. He would respect Mother Gu, but he would not shrink back because of her attitude to him.

Upon approaching the hall, Xiào Rui asked, “Are you going to wish the madam with us?”

Su Ling hesitated. He was not invited at the first place, so it doesn’t seem to be suitable for him to rashly follow and wish Mother Gu happy birthday. But on the other hand, it would be rude if he didn’t go. Considering the options for a while, Su Ling decided, “I am not going. When we enter the hall, I will find a place where there are fewer people and stay there.”

Lin Meng blinked, “What if you leave a bad impression?” Then he said with his eyes lit up, “I have an idea!”

The three of them walked into the hall together. As soon as they entered the hall, a refreshing fragrance wafted over their faces, and the guests could be seen chatting with each other, which was very lively. The Xiào and Gu family are both top wealthy families. Hence, Xiào Rui received much attention as soon as he entered. Moreover, he brought two beautiful Omegas with him, which attracted a lot of attention.

The people who came to the banquet were either rich or noble. Even if they were not familiar with each other, they knew each other at the very least. So, some people went up together to greet Xiào Rui politely. When their gaze swept across Su Ling and Lin Meng, they tactfully said nothing.

Many Alphas looked envious. The Xiào’s family does not have any Omega, so these two people are certainly not his brothers. Both Omegas are very beautiful; one is delicate, and the other is cute, and they were all taken by Young master Xiào!

On the other side, Mother Gu is dressed in a beige high-waisted dress with delicate makeup on her face, making her look young and temperamental. Gu Liheng was by her side, wearing a high-end black suit. It highlighted all the best part of his figure, and his calm and mature appearance made many young Omega blush. Mother Gu took him to meet the guests, but no matter who he met, his expression remained unchanged, and he only spoke a few words.

Suddenly, a small commotion sounded from the guests, so many people who heard the noise looked towards the door.

“Young master Xiào actually brought two Omegas with him, and both of them are so beautiful.”

“Whose Omega is on the far left? Why don’t I have any impression on him?”

“He seems to be the owner of Tian Ling Fragrance Bar, the one how has 3 Grade A spiritual plants!”

“Yes, it’s him. The Su family’s eldest son who severed ties with the Su family.”

“When I came in, I saw the Su eldest son and Young master Xiào come together. How come Young master Xiào is closer to Young Master Lin?”

“Hush, young people like to play, it’s normal.”

Various discussions rose, and Gu Liheng’s expression changed slightly. Gripping his fist, his gaze swept to the door, and he saw the young man at a glance.

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Lopseed and Baby’s breath are much calmer than before. Although they are in the same room with Xian Mo Yu, their petals and leaves are not shaking anymore. They only tried to bend away and distance themselves from Xian Mo Yu. Su Ling sighed silently because this scene is too familiar to him. All spiritual plants behaved like this back when his pheromone still smells bad. But Xian Mo Yu has it worse because the plants acted like this when it is fragrant right now. The two plants’ action to distance themselves was utterly useless because Xian Mo Yu’s roots are long and flexible, and it can reach any place in this room as it please.

Su Ling played a bit with the two plants and spent some time with Xian Mo Yu for a while. After reminding it not to hurt his friends, he left the spiritual plant room. He went back to the master bedroom, made the bed and put on all the covers. Then he wiped the closet again, looked around, and shifted the position of the full-length mirror and the lazy couch. Su Ling wanted to shift the closet as well, but he doesn’t have the strength to do so. By the time he finally managed to arrange the bedroom to suit his taste, he was tired and didn’t want to move. The physical stamina of an Omega is really terrible. Taking his pyjamas into the bathroom, Su Ling mentally included exercise in his daily schedule.

The ringtone of a call woke Su Ling up. He raised his hand and could feel that his arms are sore and mumbled, “Who?”

“This is Xiào Rui. I’m sorry to disturb you, but you are five minutes behind the usual agreed time, are you okay?”

“Ah? Hiss…” Su Ling got up in surprise, and all the muscles that happened to do some heavy work yesterday began to protest.

“What’s the matter?” Xiào Rui asked hurriedly.

Su Ling glanced at the time, it was 7.35 am, and he usually went to the Xiào villa at 7.30 am.

Su Ling: “It’s nothing. So sorry, I’ve overslept. I will come right away.”

Xiào Rui: “I will ask my driver to pick you up.”

Su Ling: “It’s fine. I wash up quickly, and getting a taxi is faster.”

Xiào Rui felt that it is reasonable and reminded him, “Pay attention to safety on the road.”

Su Ling acknowledged with an En before hanging up the call. He quickly changed his pants, casually put on a T-shirt then started brushing his teeth and washing his face. Before going out, he put the spiritual plants in his space storage. It was 8.00 am when he arrived. Su Ling apologized and went to get the Redthorn Ball liquid, which later given to the private doctor who had been waiting.

Upon coming out of the spiritual plant room, he saw Xiào Rui’s mother standing at the door.

“Thanks for your hard work, I have asked someone to prepare breakfast. I heard Ah Rui said that you came directly without eating.”

Su Ling was embarrassed as he explained, “I got up too late.”

Mother Xiào: “It’s not too late. Ah Rui used to get up at 8-9 am on holidays. Alright, come and see if my breakfast suits your taste.”

And so Su Ling ate breakfast in the villa, then thanked Mother Xiào before taking his leave. Mother Xiào asked the driver to see him off. It was the same driver who sent him back every day, and the driver has gotten used to the routine. When the car is approaching the flower shop, he slowed down the speed and asked, “Mr Su, are you still going to buy some flowers?”

Su Ling checked the time and realized that he would have already delivered the roses at this time normally. On the other hand, his arms felt sore, his body is tired; his heart is tired as well. Male god’s state is not good these days, and his complexion was terrible. Yesterday, he only looked slightly better because his susceptibility period has just ended. However, male god became more silent than before. Unlike before where he(GLH) would show obvious joy because of his(SL) concern, his recent emotions are quite restrained. This made Su Ling feel uncertain, and he couldn’t be completely sure about male god’s attitude towards him.

In his heart, Su Ling silently sighed that chasing after someone is quite tiring.

“No need to buy, please send me back directly.” Let’s take a rest for a few days, and also let male god relax.

Su Ling guessed that his marriage proposal that day has given male god a scare, and he probably chased him(GLH) too tightly, which made the male god very stressful. Thinking from Gu Liheng’s point of view, if he has a problem in ‘that’ aspect and the person he likes is chasing him, he would feel sweet and tormented at the same time.

The speed of the car immediately increased, and Su Ling’s bracelet rang. It was a call from the security company. Su Ling connected the call, and the other party explained that they want to confirm with him the specific location and whether he is home.

“No. 301, Building 2, Xinlu Community. I’ll reach home soon.”

…

Gu Liheng sat on the sofa, staring silently at the empty vase on the coffee table. The young man didn’t come today, was he delayed by some matters or he finally gave up? Lightly touching his bracelet, Gu Liheng’s fingertip paused for a while above the young man’s contact icon, but he retracted his hand.

Meeting with his mother these few days, although he managed to wake up from the nightmare faster than before, he still dreams every night. Gu Liheng knew very well that having his sleep affected for a few days in a row has caused him to be in a terrible state. Moreover, the time that the young man stayed over every day has become shorter and shorter. Could it be the reason he didn’t come today is because he couldn’t bear the boredom?

This outcome is what he hoped to happen initially, but now, Gu Liheng only felt as if his heart has been blocked by something. Raising his head, he massaged his forehead before walking out of the living room. He got in the car and glanced out of the window, “Drive slowly in the villa area.”

However, until the car leaves the villa area, he still didn’t see any people or vehicles passing by. As the car continued to drive forward into the city, Gu Liheng still looked out of the window. After a while, Xiào Rui and Lin Meng appeared in his field of vision. They were walking close together towards a mall. He retracted his gaze, and his stiff facial features were very serious. Since Xiào Rui is out shopping with Lin Meng, it means the liquid for today’s portion has been harvested. He has to speed up his recovery.

…

When Mother Gu saw Gu Liheng, her habitual gentle smile narrowed, “You should look in the mirror, your complexion is really ugly. I thought that at your age, you should already know how to take care of yourself.”

“Even if you are on holiday, you should pay attention to your image. If someone sees you like this, there might be bad news about the Gu company having troubles. You should go back to rest. I don’t want you to appear at the birthday party with this face tomorrow night.”

Gu Liheng’s jaw tightened, but he sat firmly on the sofa opposite his mother, “I’m fine.” He just needs to stay around her.

Mother Gu frowned, “I could use one hand to count the words you said in these past few days. What do you want to do actually?”

Gu Liheng: “Look at you.”

Mother Gu: “…If you change your expression, I might believe it.”

Gu Liheng’s fingers were clenched. His gaze fell on her face as the corners of his mouth were gently, stiffly, and slowly raised up to reveal a forced smile. All of a sudden, scolding sound exploded in his ears, panic and nervousness followed. His teeth clenched, his cheeks and jaws stiffened, and his eyes were calm and indifferent. Gu Liheng’s current appearance is no better than a blank expression.

Mother Gu’s brows tightened. Since the death of her partner, she has been affected by the pheromone rejection illness. At first, she was only emotional, but then it became serious as time passed. Her mind was always in a state of chaos. Fortunately, Ah Heng has already taken charge of the Gu family at that time, so there was no need for her to worry about everything. But now seeing Gu Liheng’s appearance, she noticed something wrong and her smile stiffened as well. Originally she thought Ah Heng was just serious by nature and didn’t like to laugh, but now, she couldn’t help being flustered. She said, “You… if you don’t want to smile, don’t force it.”

Her volume was natural, neither high nor agitated, and the voice in Gu Liheng’s ears suddenly disappeared. All of the negative emotions quickly disappeared too. The corner of Gu Liheng’s mouth fell, and he replied with a serious look, “No, I want to smile.” Then he added, “You just do your thing, don’t mind me.”

That night, Gu Liheng didn’t dream about his childhood, but he still didn’t sleep well. In his dream, he saw the young man running and pounced on an Alpha who he couldn’t see his face.

The next morning, the young still did not come. He stood by the windowsill and stared at the door for a long time.

…

Su Ling got up early that day and ran around the playground nearby twice. Then he ate breakfast and went to the Xiào villa. As soon as he entered, Lin Meng jumped up from the sofa and called out, “Ling Ling!” As he shouted, he wanted to pull Su Ling, but Xiào Rui stopped him.

Su Ling smiled, “I’ll go get the liquid first, and we will talk later.”

Lin Meng’s eyes were bright, “I’ll go with you, I want to see.”

Su Ling: “Come on then.”

After harvesting the ball fluid, Lin Meng pulled Su Ling onto the sofa and kept saying, “Ling Ling is really amazing,” and then curiously asked, “When did your pheromone return to normal?”

Su Ling: “Some time ago.”

Lin Meng smiled brightly, “That’s great. Your pheromone smells so good now, Zhao Qi should really smell it!”

Su Ling raised his eyebrows, “I am not interested in him.”

That makes Lin Meng laughed out. After he finished laughing, he asked, “Let’s go pick an outfit together later? I didn’t get any yesterday. We need to dress well in President Gu’s mother’s birthday party tonight.”

Su Ling puzzled, “Birthday party?”

Lin Meng: “Yeah, haven’t you received the invitation?” His big eyes were filled with confusion. President Gu likes Ling Ling, how could he not give Ling Ling an invitation?

Then Su Ling remembered that he had indeed heard about it. It was the time when Redthorn Ball was exposed, and it was related to this birthday party.

But male god never mentioned it before, he completely forgotten about it if Lin Meng didn’t mention it, “I didn’t get any invitation.”

Lin Meng: “President Gu didn’t give you an invitation? My mother said that many unmarried rich Omegas have been invited. Madam Gu actually wants to use this birthday party…”

Seeing Su Ling frown, Lin Meng didn’t continue.

But Su Ling already understood, “As blind dates?”

Lin Meng: “Don’t be angry. They are all invited by Madam Gu. Maybe it has nothing to do with President Gu.” Then his eyes turned with a thought and suggested, “Why don’t you come with me tonight?”

Xiào Rui pulled at Lin Meng’s shoulders and said amusedly, “How can Omega accompany each other? And you are my dancing partner.”

Lin Meng took Xiào Rui’s hand and was about to fling it away. But after thinking about it, he grabbed it and smiled, “I will go with my parents, you will take Ling Ling.”

Su Ling: “No.”

Lin Meng: “Why not? That’s a great idea!” He thought his idea was particularly good.

Xiào Rui rubbed his hair, “Won’t you get jealous?”

Lin Meng wrinkled his nose and said, “Ling Ling likes President Gu, so I’m not jealous,” he looked at Su Ling, “Do you think the same way, Ling Ling? It’s okay yo, I will meet Ah Rui again after we entered the banquet. It’s the same thing.”

“Think about it, there are so many single Omegas. Plus Zhao Qi will join as well, can you rest assured?”

Su Ling: “…” No, he can’t.

Male god has just passed his susceptibility period, so if someone set a trap, he may get caught in it. And If male god is found to have done unspeakable thing in the public… Su Ling doesn’t dare to imagine how male god would look. So he said to both men, “Have to trouble you.”

Lin Meng laughed, “No trouble,” he pulled Su Ling up, “Go, let’s go buy our outfit.”

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Fine?

Su Ling sighed, “Did you listen to your voice and does that sound fine to you? Are you going out now?” Gu Liheng looked all dressed up, didn’t seem to be staying at home.

Gu Liheng lightly coughed, but it did not make his voice sound more natural, “En, going out later. But come in and take a rest in the living room.”

Su Ling walked into the living room and took a glance. There is still no trace of the roses he placed in the vase the day before, but he did not ask about it and put in the ones he brought today in the vase. Then he looked at Gu Liheng’s face, “I think you need to get some sleep. Going out is not a good choice.”

Looking back at Su Ling, Gu Liheng pursed his thin lips, and said in a low voice, “It’s okay.”

Su Ling asked softly, “Did something happen?”

In general, if one can’t sleep well, the reason would be either physically or psychologically troubled. Why must he go out now?

There weren’t any emotions in Gu Liheng’s tone as he replied, “Nothing.”

Su Ling is very helpless. If the other party is his lover, he can still reach out and give the man a hug. But now he(GLH) obviously doesn’t want to say more, and intended to refrain from saying anything, he(SL) can’t do anything

When Gu Liheng saw the young man’s expression, he realized that his words were too monotonous and appeared very cold, so he asked, “Have you finished discussing your shop’s design yesterday?”

Su Ling shook his head, “Not yet,” he glanced at the time, “I have an appointment with the designer later, and we are going to some physical store to check the decoration materials and then determine the details.”

Gu Liheng: “The Gu company has a shop for building materials and decoration. You can go and check it out.”

Su Ling laughed, “Okay, then I’ll go first,” he got up and added, “No need to see me to the door, take a break instead when you have time.”

Still, Gu Liheng stood up to send Su Ling. Su Ling looked at him and took a step forward. The two were standing very close to each other, and he said, “I’m worried about you being like this, but I don’t have a stand to tell you what to do.” He raised his gaze and looked serious, “I really like you, so marry me?”

Su Ling already proposed to get married; at least Gu Liheng will not doubt his feelings, right? He could feel that male god liked him, so apart from doubting his feelings, he could not think of any reason why male god keeps rejecting him.

Gu Liheng watched him intently, his Adam’s apple rolling, and after a long time, he answered with difficulty, “No.”

Su Ling looked at him, puzzled, and his expression suddenly changed slightly. Could it be the rumor that Uncle Nalu mentioned is true? That his male god really have sxal dysfunction? That’s why even if he like him(GLH), he(GLH) still reject him? What an amazing endurance!

A complicated expression appeared on Su Ling’s face; he felt like he has discovered the truth. If he tells Gu Liheng that he didn’t mind right away, would he sound perfunctory to him(GLH)? And would he(GLH) be embarrassed from having his pain exposed? Su Ling felt like he has to think about how to deal with that problem. As for his sxx life, he doesn’t mind too much. There are already many ‘tools’ created for various needs back in his world, and Planet Belle will only be more comprehensive. What he needs more is a stable relationship. Thinking of this, Su Ling acted casual and smiled lightly. Seeing that Gu Liheng’s face was more serious than usual, he said, “Don’t be under pressure. I already said that I’m a patient person. It is just that I’m a little worried about you.”

Gu Liheng never thought that his heart could be feeling as soft and sour as it is now. His voice was tiny as he said, “I will pay attention to rest.”

Su Ling’s eyes curved up, “That’s good, I’ll go first. See you tomorrow.”

Gu Liheng sent him to the door and waited for the car to disappear from view before turned back to the living room. Then he contacted Mill. Massaging his forehead lightly, Gu Liheng started talking with a down voice, “I had insomnia last night. I have been dreaming about my childhood, and it kept repeating in my dreams. I woke up halfway, and I could hardly distinguish between dreams and reality.”

Mill: “What happened during the day?”

Gu Liheng: “I went to meet my mother. This is the first time I have a normal conversation with her outside the hospital in so many years.”

Mill: “I suggested to you before to keep away from the stimulus.”

Gu Liheng: “I want to overcome my psychological barriers, not to escape from it. You said that to be completely cured, my reactions to her are the most important factor.”

Mill stopped thinking about Gu Liheng’s actions and asked, “Your chat didn’t go well?”

Gu Liheng: “No, it was fine, and I rarely talk. My mother talks about the banquet arrangements. I only nodded or occasionally acknowledged with an ‘En’.”

His body instinctively tensed up during the whole process, but Gu Liheng managed to control himself well. His face was expressionless, no difference in normal times. He was even feeling happy when he returned to his villa. Originally, he has it planned out that if he could stay emotionally stable in front of his mother, he would confess to the young man. He would tell him about his situation and let the young man decided whether to stay with him or not. He thought he could accept the roses from the young man today and return the favor. But the nightmare last night made him dispel this idea. Not yet, he still couldn’t make his move yet.

Always looking serious and not smiling has already affected the atmosphere. If he can’t even sleep at night, he can’t provide a happy environment for the young man. At night, the reactions from someone having a nightmare can even cause other people to feel scared. He knows this feeling better than anyone else. After his father died unexpectedly, he would often hear gasps, screams and crying every night as if someone will breathe their last in the next second. When he woke up from his nightmare last night, there weren’t any screams or cries, but his breathing was very heavy. This low-volume but heavy sound was actually the most terrifying sound.

At that time, the good mood he had before going to bed has disappeared. Gu Liheng knew that he could not reply to the young man today.

Mill: “Maybe because she has recovered, and her image got closer to herself in your memory. That’s why you didn’t have nightmares when you visited her in the hospital but dreamed about her last night.”

Gu Liheng felt that it was reasonable and asked, “What should I do?”

Mill: “Except for dreaming, how do you feel when you meet her?”

Gu Liheng: “Fortunately, it is not uncomfortable for me to control my emotions.”

Mill: “You can try to continue getting along with her within your tolerance level, and gradually get used to the current pattern to replace the ingrained impression in your mind. Of course, the rest of the time you should exercise, pay attention to your nutrition, communicate with friends and relax. It will be more beneficial to you.”

Gu Liheng: “Okay, thank you.”

…

Su Ling received a message on the way back. It was a VIP card for Sheng Zhuang Department Store sent by Gu Liheng, with a note attached – Male God: “Can use for a discount.”

So after meeting the designer, Su Ling said, “Let’s go to Sheng Zhuang Department Store to see the materials.”

Designer: “That store is under the Gu family, right? It’s not cheap, your budget may not be enough.”

Su Ling smiled and said, “It’s okay.”

When Nalu made his budget, he(N) didn’t consider his(SL) money. As long as the figure didn’t exceed much, it is enough. His male god even gave him a discount card, so he must give the business to the Gu family, no need to consider other stores at all.

The designer smiled and said, “Didn’t we decide to only come to check out the materials? Are you going to buy them straight away?”

Su Ling: “I’ll place a booking first. I haven’t used up all the raw materials in the bar yet, and the store will still be open for two days. If I buy the materials today, there won’t be any place to put them.”

The designer nodded, “Sure.”

When the designer saw the discounted price, he was shocked, “Where did you get the card? Give me one too!”

Su Ling smiled and said, “There are only one.”

…

Gu House’s garden

Mother Gu was inspecting the newly delivered flowers when she heard the housekeeper reporting that Gu Liheng has arrived. She was a little surprised, but she smiled and returned to the living room. Seeing Gu Liheng’s face, she warmly asked, “You didn’t sleep well last night?”

Gu Liheng looked serious as he replied, “Somewhat.”

Mother Gu looked at his expression, “So why are you here today?”

Gu Liheng’s gaze fell on her face, and he replied with a very focused look, “I came to see you.” He may get used to her if he sees her a lot.

Surprised by the answer, Mother Gu soon smiled again, “I thought you didn’t want to see me. Ever since the day you sent me back from the hospital, you didn’t come here until I mentioned it yesterday.”

Gu Liheng: “No.” It’s not that I don’t want to, but I’m afraid. I’m afraid I can’t control my emotions, and people found out that I’m abnormal.

…

For the next 2 days, Su Ling still gave Gu Liheng roses, and Gu Liheng returned to Gu mansion every day.

Because the Fragrance Bar will be closed from the morning of the 6th and will be fully renovated, Su Ling moved out from the fragrance bar on the afternoon of the 5th. He doesn’t have many things to take, mainly the spiritual plants and his extractor. With his space storage and Nalu’s help, moving was effortless.

Upon arriving at the new unit, Nalu carefully inspected each room, and only felt assured when he found no problem. The house was recently renovated, and each room is fully equipped with furniture. In order to make space for the spiritual plants, Su Ling and Nalu spent a lot of time emptying one room, which will be dedicated to the spiritual plants alone.

Su Ling fanned himself with his hand and looked at the time, “Uncle Nalu, I’ll treat you to dinner.”

During dinner, Nalu was thinking about something. The more he thinks, the worried he got, “You live alone, and the spiritual plants are with you. You still have to pay attention to safety. In my opinion, you should contact the security company and transfer the security system from the bar to your unit.”

Su Ling smiled and said, “It’s because the spiritual plants are with me that it’s safe.”

Nalu had seen the lethality of the spiritual plants and felt that it is reasonable. But he overthought and asked, “What if the intruder has a weapon? You should really transfer the security system. The fragrance bar will be renovated tomorrow, so it has to be removed anyway.”

Su Ling smiled. In order to make Nalu feel at ease, he contacted the security company in front of him to discuss the equipment migration and planned to get it installed in his unit tomorrow morning.

Finally satisfied, Nalu sent Su Ling back to the apartment before leaving.

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Gu Liheng’s body trembled, he couldn’t control the urge and placed his hand on Su Ling’s waist. The touch under his palm makes his movements slightly sluggish. And his thoughts were pulling at each other in his head. His instinct wants to hug the young man tightly, but his logic wants to push him away.

Before he could move, Su Ling’s lips withdrew a bit, and he whispered. “Don’t move,” he frowned in disgust and continued, “This wine doesn’t taste as good as you, it’s terrible.”

Gu Liheng’s heart was beating extremely fast when a soft touch came from his forehead. He didn’t want to resist at all when he knows that this feeling came from the young man. Even though he was in a susceptible period, he still felt happy inside.

Everyone was stunned by what happened. Lin Meng stopped hiding, and leaned against the sofa, looking dumbfounded. Meanwhile, Xiào Rui glanced around and saw him.

On the other hand, Su Ling’s kisses moved down from Gu Liheng’s forehead to his eyes. His eyelids were extremely sensitive. Suddenly returning to his senses, Gu Liheng quickly turned away, so Su Ling’s lips lightly rubbed the end of his eye like a feather’s caress. His breath hitched, and he removed his hands from Su Ling’s waist. With a slightly hoarse voice, he said, “Tissue paper.”

A faint smell of mellow red wine emanated from Gu Liheng, and Su Ling noticed that his(GLH) shoulders were tight and trembling. He(SL) frowned and felt a little annoyed at himself. His male god is too sensitive during the susceptibility period, and his(GLH) reaction at the moment is obvious that he is forcibly enduring the effect. Su Ling just wanted to take the opportunity to express his feelings with actions and make Zhao Qi retreat, but he didn’t mean to make his male god uncomfortable. He obediently placed the tissue paper on Gu Liheng’s hand, and Gu Liheng quickly wiped his face clean.

Su Ling took away his hand from Gu Liheng’s shoulder, and moved back, preparing to put his feet on the ground. However, before he managed to back away, he was pulled by Gu Liheng, “Glass shards, be careful of your feet.”

Ye Shao came back to his senses and said, “I’ll call the waiter right away.” He rang the bell, and soon a waiter came to clean the mess.

Zhao Qi clenched his fists, glaring at Su Ling’s back. How could this be? How can Gu Liheng be so good to Su Ling?! Why can he like Su Ling? Gu Liheng in his previous life was indifferent and never liked anyone. How could he like this person who should have died? His face was very ugly, and it suddenly occurred to him that the Xiao family has won the auction for Redthorn Ball’s fluid to treat the Old master Xiao. In Zhao Qi’s previous life, that old man fell into madness due to pheromone rejection illness and die shortly afterwards, causing the Xiao family to be in turmoil. And here he was planning on getting married to Gu Liheng as soon as possible so that he can take advantage of this time to attack the Xiao family!

Everything has changed, and these changes are because of Su Ling!

The more he thinks about it, the more flustered he became. Madam Gu shouldn’t be completely healed in his previous life. But now she is indeed healed. Moreover, Gu Liheng likes Su Ling. Can he(ZQ) still marry into the Gu family?

The waiter quickly cleaned up the dregs of the wine glass and retreated.

Gu Liheng let go of Su Ling’s hand. But Su Ling noticed that the smell of red wine has become richer, so he did not immediately back away. He asked, “Do you have inhibitor? Or wanna take a bite at me?”

Although there was no change in Gu Liheng’s expression, his stiffened body couldn’t deceive him(SL). Su Ling could see that male god is uncomfortable.

Although briefly, Gu Liheng’s gaze did slide across Su Ling’s neck for a moment. He injected himself with an inhibitor, and his body became less rigid.

Feeling assured, Su Ling tried to straighten his right knee from the sofa to step on the floor. However, a wave of dizziness washed over him. He paused and raised his eyebrows.

Can this body be any worse?

Gu Liheng: “Uncomfortable?”

Su Ling was a little helpless, “I have never touched alcohol before.” Then he cleared his mind a bit and stood up.

Gu Liheng followed and glanced at Zhao Qi. That caused Zhao Qi to shrink his back, and he quickly retracted his glare at Su Ling.

Zhao Qing quickly apologized, “Sorry, Qi Qi didn’t sit properly just now,” he patted Zhao Qi’s shoulder, “still not apologizing?”

Zhao Qi bit his lower lip, but finally opened his mouth when he saw Zhao Qing’s expression turned cold, “I’m sorry, I didn’t mean it.”

Gu Liheng retracted his gaze and looked at Su Ling.

Su Ling glanced at Zhao Qi and said, “Oh.” Whether it is intentional or not, no one in the scene is a fool, but he was too lazy to bicker with them.

Zhao Qi’s expression became uglier. He wanted to say something, but Zhao Qing squeezed his shoulders heavily. Grimacing in pain, he turned to look at Zhao Qing, but upon seeing the rare icy expression on his face, Zhao Qi shrank his neck and fell silent.

Gu Liheng said to Su Ling, “I will send you back.”

Su Ling shook his head, “No, aren’t you still in the gathering? I’ll go back by myself.”

Gu Liheng turned to Xiào Rui, “I will join you again next time, so I will take my leave first.”

Xiào Rui nodded, “Okay.”

“Goodbye Big brother Gu.” Ye Shao and the others politely greeted.

Su Ling smiled and said nothing, leaving Nightshade with Gu Liheng.

On the other side, Lin Meng immediately put on his hat and wanted to go out with them. But Xiào Rui put his hand on his shoulders, “Meng Meng.”

Struggling to get away, Lin Meng pulled at the sides of his hat and said, “You got the wrong person.”

Amused, Xiào Rui said, “I will never mistake you for anyone. You called Su Ling?”

Lin Meng stopped talking and was quiet for a while. But he still couldn’t help turning his head back and gossiped in a whisper, “President Gu likes Ling Ling, right?”

Xiào Rui pinched his chin, “Didn’t you say I got the wrong person?”

Lin Meng wrinkled his nose, “Is it?” (referring to his own question)

Xiào Rui’s tone was affirmative, “Yes.” Anyone present tonight will answer yes even if they are blind.

Ye Shao looked at the rest of the group, and one of them asked, “Brother Gu is in the susceptible period?”

Ye Shao: “He is, can’t you smell the pheromone leaking out despite that he has his isolator attached?”

“So, what’s so important that he needs to join us tonight? Coming to Nightshade during the susceptible period?” One needs to know, a lot of Omegas patronize Nightshade every day.

Ye Shao spread his hands open, “I don’t know.”

…

When they reached outside, the air instantly felt clean, without mixture of smells, and the temperature was lower. Su Ling took a deep breath, the dizziness dissipated a lot. He turned his head to look at Gu Liheng, only then he noticed Gu Liheng’s appearance and couldn’t help but laugh, “President Gu, you are getting more and more fashionable now. You looked handsome.”

Gu Liheng was a little uncomfortable, but his expression slightly stiffened when he thought of his real purpose of changing clothing style. He was completely caught off-guard by the young man’s intimacy tonight, and it made him realize deeply that he really likes him. Gu Liheng’s heart was bouncing between two responses; to accept or to continue rejecting him; extremely indecisive.

It was a rare thing for Gu Liheng to act like this over matters that he already decided. He originally decided that he would never agree to the young man unless his condition is cured so that he(SL) won’t regret being with him. Other than that, if the young man doesn’t like him anymore, he will pursue the boy instead after he is cured. However, the young man’s behaviour disturbed his heart, it was too difficult for him to refuse.

If he accepts the young man’s courting, can he make him(SL) happy? This is not a puppy love he is talking about, he will be dating with marriage in mind, it is a lifetime matter.

Seeing him staying silent, Su Ling smiled, “Aren’t you feeling embarrassed? I’m telling you the truth, it’s not praise.”

Gu Liheng looked at his smile and said, “You…” Halfway through the conversation, he paused,
“Drink something to sober up before sleeping tonight.”

Su Ling raised his eyebrows, he had a feeling that those words are not what Gu Liheng originally wanted to say. Nevertheless, he smiled and nodded, “So do you,” he hesitated but still said it, “The physiology textbook says that Alpha in the susceptible period is best staying in a non-O environment. Don’t club during your susceptible period.”

The concern and worry were very obvious on Su Ling’s face, and Gu Liheng’s expression softened, “Okay.”

At the door of Tian Ling Fragrance Bar, Gu Liheng bid farewell to Su Ling and turned around, but was called by Su Ling, “President Gu.”

Gu Liheng turned to see Su Ling’s eyes were slightly curved, and his eyes were bright, “You like me, right? When will I know the reason why you rejected me?”

Gu Liheng looked at him and replied after a while, “Soon.”

That reply caused Su Ling’s eyes to curve up; male god did not refute his claim! He laughed and said, “I am very patient,” he added, “and if your reason is not sufficient, I will not give up.”

Gu Liheng was very happy to hear that, and his expression softened. In his heart, he hoped that the young man would never give up on him. But he can’t be selfish, at least he has to be sure that he still has hope (to be cured entirely).

The two said goodbye and Gu Liheng returned to his villa. He contacted Mill immediately, “Sorry, I hope I didn’t interrupt your rest.”

Mill: “No, it’s alright. Is there anything I can help?”

Gu Liheng was silent for a moment and asked straightforwardly, “Can my condition be completely cured?”

Mill did not answer directly, but asked, “How are you feeling lately? Have you been communicating with other people?”

Gu Liheng: “Yes, though I still have that conditioned panic and tinnitus when I smiled. However, there are many people present, so I was distracted. After my attention is shifted, the negative emotions dissipate faster than usual.”

Mill: “This is a good sign, but your problem stayed too long, and you haven’t received timely treatment. You must pay attention to proceed step by step, and don’t rush.” He softened his tone, “You have a positive attitude for treatment, and your mood is very stable. Your chances of healing are very high. You have to have confidence in yourself.”

Gu Liheng: “En, thank you very much.”

Mill: “You’re welcome. But may I ask, how are you getting along with your mother?”

Gu Liheng: “Our communications are through calls temporarily, no face-to-face meeting.”

Mill: “Your problem comes from her. She is the source of your trauma so you will choose to escape subconsciously. It is right to stay away appropriately before your situation improves.”

Gu Liheng: “In other words, I am considered cured if I can behave normally in front of her?”

Mill: “In terms of your relationship, yes. If it is someone or something that can be ignored, you could just isolate that person/thing from you.”

Gu Liheng was silent for a moment, “I understand.”

After hanging up, Gu Liheng thought for a while before getting up to wash and sleep.

After eating breakfast the next day, Gu Liheng received a call from Mother Gu, “Mother.”

Mother Gu’s voice was gentle, “I haven’t seen you in the past few days. I got someone to make soup for you, so let’s have dinner together at noon, and we can talk about my birthday party by the way.”

Gu Liheng: “Alright.”

“You are on holiday now, so come here early if you have nothing to do.”

Gu Liheng glanced at the time, “En.”

After hanging up the call, Gu Liheng changed into a suit. He paused when he was tying his tie, and his gaze flicked across the various trendy clothing on the hanger. A moment later, he continued to tie his tie and put on his clothes meticulously. But he did not leave immediately but sat on the sofa. Not long after, he heard the doorbell and stood up immediately. The young man outside the door was smiling brightly and was holding a handful of bright roses in his hands.

Su Ling handed the flowers to Gu Liheng, “This is for you.” When he saw his appearance, he raised his eyebrows, “Going out?”

Gu Liheng: “Yes, soon. But come in and take a rest first.”

Su Ling glanced at the flowers in his hand and smiled. He went into the living room and placed the flowers in the vase. However, he only sat for a while before proposing to leave, “Uncle Nalu made an appointment with a designer for me. I have to meet him later.”

Gu Liheng: “Designer?”

Su Ling: “En, the fragrance bar will be going for a renovation 2 days later. The overall design of the bar will need to be changed.”

Glancing at the young man, Gu Liheng pursed his thin lips. He wanted to ask Su Ling where he lived but felt that this question is too private.

Su Ling took the Gu family’s car back to the fragrance bar, and it didn’t take long for the designer to arrive. He talked about the notes he took last night and his own thoughts. The designer listened and drew pictures, setting the design of each area, the materials for the walls and floors. The two talked about all matters the whole morning, but they were not finished yet. Su Ling invited the designer to eat some Chinese food, and they resumed the conversation after a break. The first draft is finally out by night, but the details have not been finalized yet. Su Ling and the designer had dinner together and decided to discuss it the next day.

After washing up, Su Ling looked through various construction materials on the Internet until he went to bed.

The next day he went to Xiao’s house to get the daily liquid, and then continued to send flowers to the Gu Villa. When Gu Liheng opened the door, he frowned when he saw his face, “Are you unwell?”

Gu Liheng shook his head, his voice was hoarse because he didn’t sleep well, “It’s fine.”

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