Chapter 81 Extortion. Seventeen years old (by Chinese reckoning). What, sir, you still want to continue…

"Don't scare him, he just dislikes Gu Cheng," Fang Songxia said, trying to smooth things over. "Now that we've met, why don't we go have some food together?"

“It’s probably not possible right now,” Ming Xingyan said, frowning. “My manager just sent a message that I have to go with the members to meet some bosses.”

"I heard there's someone who's President Gu's son," Ming Xingyan said with a smile. "Could it be Gu Cheng you were just talking about?"

Upon hearing this, Fang Songxia said worriedly, "He has a terrible temper, you should be careful."

"Um."

The two were inseparable, like a pair of mandarin ducks. Wen Han couldn't bear to watch. It was just a short separation, after all.

After Ming Xingyan left, Fang Songxia still had a smile on his lips. Wen Han patted him on the shoulder: "Hey, snap out of it."

"Oh." Fang Songxia said a little embarrassedly, "I'm sorry, he's just so handsome, I—"

"Alright." Wen Han didn't want to hear what followed. "I have something to tell you."

"What!" Fang Songxia stammered, "Ming Xingyan is Gu Zong's son. Then, isn't Gu Cheng his brother?"

Wen Han nodded.

"How is that possible?" Fang Songxia grabbed her head. "But he really is an orphan..."

That's quite pitiful. Let's use the Gu family's assets to comfort their wandering and helpless hearts.

"Wen Han, can we not tell him about this?"

Wen Han was stunned. Fang Songxia was already caught in a dilemma. She grabbed his hand and said, "No, he won't be able to accept it. He always thought that his family was gone, which is why they sent him to the orphanage. He has such a strong sense of pride, he definitely can't accept that he is an illegitimate child. Wen Han, I beg you, please don't tell him?"

"But the Gu family has a lot of money!" Wen Han panicked a little when she saw his strong opposition. "Isn't this better than being an idol?"

“What’s the use of having so much money? He already has a lot of money,” Fang Songxia said anxiously. “Besides, if the news that he is an illegitimate child is exposed, a lot of people will definitely scold him.”

Wen Han never felt sorry for celebrities. In his words, he was already suffering so much himself, why would he have the time to worry about others? But he absolutely did not want to hurt Fang Songxia's feelings, but he couldn't make this decision alone.

“We won’t tell,” Jing Yu said softly. “Don’t worry, Wen Han and I won’t tell.”

Wen Han breathed a sigh of relief: "Yes, if you don't want him to know, we won't mention it."

*

"Looks like we came all this way for nothing." Wen Han leaned on the railing, looking at the boundless sea. "It seems we can only rely on the remaining two children."

The children assigned to the space will only be younger than Gu Cheng, making the competition difficult.

Jing Yu comforted him, "Just think of it as a vacation. Besides, we now have even more leverage over them."

"That's true, but I don't know where they moved the lab to."

"Young Master Jing," a servant said, "the banquet is about to begin. Madam Chen wants you to make sure you don't miss it."

Dinner?

Jingyu explained, "Since we're here, we're bound to run into them eventually, aren't we?"

Jingyu's aunt was also on the cruise ship. When she heard that Jingyu had come, she invited him to attend the banquet on the cruise ship.

Although it was called a dinner party, the main event was the auction.

Wen Han asked curiously, "Does your aunt know what treasures are at the auction?"

Jing Yu shook his head: "However, I guess Gu Cheng is also involved."

Jingyu's phone suddenly rang. Wen Han remembered that Jingyu's phone ringtone was different for different people.

Jing Yu answered the phone, and Wen Han saw his expression gradually turn cold.

"What's wrong?"

That single Omgea dad drove his twins onto the highway, not knowing where he was taking them.

“It’s the highway leading to Linjin,” Jing Yu said. “There was an accident on the way.”

Despite repeated reminders from the government that travelers must carry suppressants and patches in their vehicles, some people still take chances and believe they will not have any accidents.

"An Alpha was in heat and tried to force himself to get off at the nearest highway, but ended up losing control."

The baby safety seat in the back of that Omgea car was right in front of the out-of-control Alpha.

Wen Han took a deep breath: "What about the two children?"

"The car was rear-ended."

I just saw him yesterday, and he's gone today.

A video circulating online shows that Omgea was unharmed, only suffering some abrasions. He was being held back by the police and refused to leave, crying his heart out. The car was completely destroyed, the back half of which was gone; the child had no chance of survival.

The sound of crying sent chills down one's spine. Wen Han gazed at the sea and asked, "Jing Yu, do you think this was an accident?"

Could Gu Yuan be so heartless as to kill her own child?

“Judging from his chat history, he must have angered Gu Yuan by making exorbitant demands,” Jing Yu said. “However, Gu Yuan probably didn’t do anything. Traffic is already heavy during holidays, and he was traveling alone with two children. He was stuck on the road for a long time, and there was a high chance that something might have happened to him.”

That foolish Omega Wen Han no longer had the energy to pay attention to him; he was only concerned about whether the other two children would be alright.

"What about the other two children?" Wen Han said coldly. "If they're the type that will cause us trouble, let's just forget about them to avoid getting burned."

One of the children is a female Alpha who has already differentiated into a female, and she is a freshman in high school. She was adopted, and the dual Alpha family that adopted her did not tell her this. She is also an only child in the family.

Wen Han looked at the photos on her phone; it must have been the day this child entered high school. She and her mothers were taking a group photo at school, showing the close bond between family members.

She doesn't wear designer clothes or attend a prestigious high school, but you can tell from her smiling expression that she lives a very happy life.

"Never mind." Wen Han stared at the photo in silence for a moment. "Never mind this one."

There are always things more important than money.

"What about the other child?"

“The other one is a male named Omgea, whose family isn't well-off,” Jing Yu sighed. “Even if he were willing to return to the Gu family, I'm afraid Gu Zong wouldn't…”

They won't cultivate him like they did Liuchuanze; they'll mostly use him for political marriages.

"Let's ask them what they think," Wen Han said. "Let them have the choice."

Although life in an arranged marriage is often not very pleasant, money is never a problem.

"The banquet is about to begin, let's go over there."

——

"Mr. Yang, please come in."

Yang Xing was ordered by Gu Yuan to accompany the young master of the Gu family.

In his eyes, even the young master of the Gu family was just a high school student. Asking a branch company chairman to accompany this young master was simply ridiculous.

He was more interested in the Omega that young master Gu Cheng had brought; she was simply too beautiful. However, after a while, he also found her boring. He didn't like overly gentle and obedient girls, especially since Gu Cheng was like a little mad dog, ready to attack any Alpha who showed interest in him, causing him a lot of trouble.

There were many alluring Omegas at the banquet, and Yang Xing didn't bother to care what Gu Cheng was doing, instead wandering around with a glass of red wine in hand.

That person is quite pretty, Yang Xing thought, taking a sip of his drink. He just wondered if her personality would be boring.

When Yang Xing sees prey that interests him, he transforms into a passionate Alpha, rushing towards it even if it means facing mountains of knives and seas of fire, naturally oblivious to the people around him.

"Ouch!" Without noticing, he stepped on someone's foot.

"I'm sorry," Yang Xing said casually, preparing to leave, but the other person retorted angrily, "Are you blind?!"

Yang Xing smiled, having not heard anyone insult him so bluntly in a long time, and looked at the uncouth man with great interest.

Although the Omega in front of me had a cute face, it was a pity that he had a sour face, cold and aloof as if everyone owed him a million dollars.

Yang Xing liked stubborn and fiery Omegas. He didn't care if they weren't beautiful, as it contrasted with their temperaments. So he said with a grin, "Sorry, sorry, I'm in a hurry to find someone."

"Hmph." Wen Han regretted his outburst immediately. He should have kept a low profile in this situation, so he decided not to continue arguing. He was about to leave with a cold face when the other person stopped him. "Hey, as an apology, how about I buy you a drink?"

Wen Han looked at him like he was an idiot: "Aren't all the drinks here free?"

Besides, he can't drink alcohol.

Undeterred by the other party's lack of response, Yang Xing continued to praise, "Haha, is that so?"

Seeing the person put their arm around her shoulder, Wen Han raised an eyebrow but said nothing.

It seems he's a big fish king similar to Lin He. He probably mistook me for Omgea. I'll have to make a good fool of him.

"Hey, why didn't you wear any pheromones suppression patches?" The venue had been scented with perfume beforehand, so Yang Xing didn't smell any pheromones from the other person and didn't suspect anything. "It's not safe for an Omega like that. Besides, you look like a high school student. What if you run into bad guys?"

Wen Han scoffed: "Aren't you the bad guy?"

Yang Xing smiled happily, finding it even more amusing, and scratched his cheek: "You're so funny, darling, how old are you, hmm?"

His tone became ambiguous, and Wen Han tightened her grip on his clothes, whispering, "Guess?"

"Hmm... twenty?"

"Seventeen." Wen Han finally smiled. "Seventeen years old (by Chinese reckoning). So, sir, would you like to continue chatting with me?"

Yang Xing's movements suddenly became very stiff. He thought the other person just looked young, but he didn't expect him to be a high school student. What would a high school student come to this place!

Wen Han blinked. Yang Xing didn't want to be invited for tea and tried to slip away, but Wen Han held onto his clothes tightly at the waist and he couldn't leave.

"Sigh, aren't you ashamed?" Yang Xing said helplessly. "This isn't good for an Omega."

"You're blind and you still won't admit it..." Seeing that the other party still thought she was an Omega, Wen Han didn't bother to explain, but simply held out her hand, "My compensation for emotional distress."

"What?"

Wen Han said, distressed, "I feel like you're harassing a minor like me in high school—"

Yang Xing quickly interrupted him, "Alright, alright, what do you mean, transfer money or what?"

Transferring money would leave evidence against her, and Wen Han wasn't that foolish.

"Your brooch is nice." Wen Han remembered seeing the same brooch when she accompanied Jing Yu and the others to a jewelry store to pick out a gift for An Ning.

Yang Xing sighed: "You really know how to pick good stuff."