reckless

When Wei Mingjue rushed to the business school, he saw a large group of people gathered in front of the school gate. His intuition told him that Zou Yuqing was inside.

As expected, before he reached the middle, he heard an Alpha speaking ill of Zou Yuqing, and the words made his anger reach its peak.

Zou Yuqing was an Alpha with a strong sense of self-esteem, but now he was being discussed and abused like this and couldn't resist. All this was probably because of him. When he saw Zou Yuqing, the Alpha's lips turned pale. He stood in the crowd blankly, blocked by Xu Wang, but he couldn't block anything.

Perhaps it was because she smelled his pheromones that Zou Yuqing reacted, but she just looked at him in surprise and anger.

"What are you doing here? Put away your pheromones! There are Omegas here!"

Zou Yuqing was being mean to him. Wei Mingjue was also stunned. He was worried about Zou Yuqing, afraid that this Alpha would be attacked because of Zou Yuyang's article and become the center of the most annoying topic. But Zou Yuqing silently endured the verbal attacks from others and instead blamed him for the wrongdoing.

He glanced at the people who retreated because of his pheromones, and Wei Mingjue silently put away the pheromones and did not get closer to Zou Yuqing.

"F*ck, is my lover here?" The vodka pheromones were so aggressive that the Alpha, who had just bent his legs, now straightened up while cursing, "You bastard, you're so fucking worthy! Are you going to join in on the beating and cripple me too?"

"If you say another fucking word, I'm going to beat you to a pulp." Xu Wang just glanced at Wei Mingjue and then ignored him, continuing to glare at the Alpha in front of him.

"Just hide and keep quiet, Zou Yuqing. An Alpha being protected like this is just a piece of shit to be ridden. It's so great to have a backer, right? *..." The Alpha was about to leave while cursing, and he even bumped into Zou Yuqing on purpose when passing by him.

He couldn't leave. Before he could react, Wei Mingjue, like an enraged beast, pinned the Alpha to the ground.

"Apologize."

Even the still-sweltering September heat couldn't drown out the chilling, hair-raising sound. Some timid Omegas had already given up on watching the farce and left. Those who stayed behind were those who weren't affected by the pheromones, but some also sensed something was amiss and turned away.

"Wei Mingjue! Let him go!" Zou Yuqing rushed forward and grabbed Wei Mingjue, trying to get him to let go of the Alpha on the ground, but Wei Mingjue didn't let go. "How big of a fuss do you want to make?"

This question caused Wei Mingjue's grip to slowly loosen. He suppressed his inner anger and grievance and looked at Zou Yuqing, "I want to make a big deal out of this? I rushed here because I saw the article and was worried about you. Why don't you refute the person who said such harsh words about you? Why do you keep blaming me? Do I make you hate me so much? Is everything I do wrong?"

"How can I refute that? Wei Mingjue, is he wrong?" Zou Yuqing looked down at Wei Mingjue, the sadness in his eyes greater than the current resentment. He and Wei Mingjue had some kind of relationship; he loved Wei Mingjue, yet he was deeply hurt by him. How could he refute that? Say they had no relationship? His conscience wouldn't allow it, and neither would his heart.

"Yes, in your eyes, the only one who's wrong is me." After releasing the Alpha, Wei Mingjue stood up. The liberated Alpha immediately fled in panic, trembling, cursing, "Psycho, they're all psycho."

Wei Mingjue's heart suddenly calmed down. He straightened his clothes and looked at Zou Yuqing, "The article will be removed soon. If nothing unexpected happens, I will issue an explanation this afternoon. Don't worry too much."

After saying that, he looked at Xu Wang and Jiang Lu again and said, "Take good care of him. I'm leaving first."

Zou Yuqing glanced at Wei Mingjue's departing figure, his nose tingling. The school was packed with people, and it was already the center of today's conversation. As a public figure, Wei Mingjue was being so reckless. Wasn't this just discrediting himself?

Seeing Wei Mingjue stand up for him, it would be a lie to say he wasn't moved, but what could he do? Could everything in the past be written off? Could he believe that based on what happened today, Wei Mingjue truly loved him? But wasn't all this happening because of Wei Mingjue?

"You guys go to the library. I'm going home today." Zou Yuqing lowered his head, looking exhausted, his hands trembling slightly. How could he ignore the looks he got from others? He looked like a clown.

Although Xu Wang and Jiang Lu had not yet confirmed their internship, they did not go to the library, but instead accompanied Zou Yuqing back home.

Seeing the three of them leaving together outside the school gate, Wei Mingjue pursed his lips.

How long had it been since he'd lost control of his emotions like a brat? Thinking back to how he'd suppressed the Alpha just now, Wei Mingjue felt that he was indeed quite childish, and it was no wonder that Zou Yuqing thought he was making a fuss.

It seems that he really likes Zou Yuqing and can't bear to hear others say anything bad about him. He will not get angry because Zou Yuqing blames him in front of everyone. If it were in the past, he would think that the other party was ungrateful.

With a wry smile, he drove away.

*

This was Jiang Lu's first time at Zou Yuqing's house. He scanned the yellowed walls, feeling a bit down. He was startled by the silent woman on the worn sofa. He looked at Xu Wang, who seemed accustomed to this, so he remained silent and followed them into the room.

"Sit anywhere. My mom is outside. I'll go prepare dinner for her first." Now that he was back, Zou Yuqing planned to cook something for Xu Jie. "Let's order takeout for lunch."

"No need. We'll eat whatever you make for Auntie." Xu Wang said, looking at Jiang Lu, "right?"

"Yes, don't make it too much trouble. I'm not picky about food." Jiang Lu came back to his senses and nodded blankly, making Zou Yuqing laugh.

"Okay, wait a moment, I'll bring it in when it's ready."

Zou Yuqing went to cook, so Xu Wang and Jiang Lu sat on the bed, each looking at their phones.

Xu Wang waited for Xia Fan to explain, but three days had passed since Xia Fan said he'd contact him, and he hadn't even sent a WeChat message in the intervening days. Was he not going to explain? He knew Xia Fan would be very busy these days, after all, Wei Mingjue had something to deal with... so it was still Wei Mingjue.

He didn't believe that Xia Fan was so busy that he couldn't even send a WeChat message. Did he just accept it? After thinking about it these days, did he still like Wei Mingjue?

Thinking of this, Xu Wang pursed his lips tightly. The moment he saw Wei Mingjue, he thought of what another person said in the cafe that day. It was as if he was mocking him, mocking him for making the choice Xia Fan made because he couldn't get Wei Mingjue.

"Xu Wang, that CEO of Shuangming Pharmaceutical, Wei, is really an Alp..."

"No, don't believe it." Before Jiang Lu finished speaking, Xu Wang denied it.

Frightened by Xu Wang's somewhat stiff tone, Jiang Lu was stunned for a moment, then narrowed his eyes.