Li Yuheng held onto Shu Bai's hand tightly, looking like a rogue: "Besides, it's only natural for a three-year-old to want candy. Where's my candy?"
Shu Bai looked down at him and said, "We don't have any sugar, but would you like some pine nuts? I'll crack them open for you."
"Why not? Just feed me."
Shu Bai pulled her hand away and slapped away his face that was leaning closer: "Peel it yourself."
After saying that, he turned and left.
Li Yuheng leaped up, laughing as he chased after Shu Bai, hooking his arm around her shoulder again: "You're so heartless. But it's okay, the male lead is broad-minded and naturally sweet."
He leaned in and quickly kissed Shu Bai's earlobe. "Here, have some."
"...You're too sweet, I can't handle it."
"No returns allowed after use. You'll have to accept it even if you can't afford it."
...
As they approached the dormitory building, Li Yuheng suddenly grabbed Shu Bai, his expression serious: "Wait."
Shu Bai stopped and asked, "What is it now?"
Li Yuheng frowned, his sharp gaze sweeping across the surroundings before finally settling on a chubby orange cat sunbathing by the flowerbed: "Something's up. I sense a powerful aura, possibly a rival in love."
Shu Bai followed his gaze and remained silent for two seconds: "...It's been sterilized."
Li Yuheng was heartbroken: "It's even more terrifying! Only those without worldly desires can truly appreciate your beauty! Look at the way it looks at you!"
The fat orange cat glanced at them lazily, yawned, licked its paws, and began to wash its face.
Shu Bai: "...I feel like it only has your shopping bag in its eyes."
Li Yuheng immediately hid the shopping bag behind his back, puffed out his chest, and said, "Don't even think about it! This is a romantic mountain climbing package for my wife and me, not even for the cat!"
The chubby orange cat seemed to understand, meowed, flicked its tail, jumped off the flower bed, and strolled away, its back view full of disdain.
Li Yuheng said smugly, "Look, they were scared away by my domineering aura."
Shu Bai wiped her face and stepped into the dormitory building.
Li Yuheng continued rambling, "But don't worry, little Baibai, even if rivals are all over the galaxy, I can still take them all down with one arm around you... Of course, the prerequisite is that you have to call me 'brother' again to give me a boost..."
His response was Shu Bai's quickened footsteps and the elevator doors closing mercilessly.
Li Yuheng squeezed in with a quick step: "Hey, aren't you waiting for your darling?"
The elevator is going up.
Li Yuheng leaned against the carriage wall and gently nudged Shu Bai with his shoulder: "You're really not going to wait for me? What if I get locked out and picked up by some clueless Omega or Alpha? You won't even have time to cry."
Shu Bai stared at the fluctuating floor numbers, his tone flat: "...Take it. Remember to have him prepare tranquilizers and reinforcement materials beforehand."
Li Yuheng shook his head.
Shu Bai, you're always so stubborn.
The male lead is still the best; he's the most honest and good guy.
The elevator doors opened, and Shu Bai stepped out first.
Li Yuheng followed up, "...Seriously, that 'brother' you called me a few more times...? I'll trade you the time I don't have to bother you with the mountain climbing tomorrow, how about that? It's a steal, Comrade Shu Xiaobai."
Shu Bai stopped at the dormitory entrance and pressed his fingerprint: "Not good. You're bound to bother me tomorrow. This kind of empty promise would fool even a three-year-old."
"Oops, I've been seen through." Li Yuheng squeezed through the door without any shame. "Then let's try something else. Shall I call you brother? Shu Bai brother? Bai brother? Brother Bai?"
Shu Bai closed the door, speechless, and said, "...What the hell is Brother Bai?"
Li Yuheng put down the shopping bag and grinned, "He's the fairest of the brothers, and the fairest of the brothers. Don't like him? Then let's change it, how about Brother Shushu? Brother Baibai?"
"...I'm going to take a shower."
Shu Bai avoided answering and turned to walk into the bathroom.
As soon as the sound of flowing water began, the communicator on the table lit up and started vibrating.
Li Yuheng was lounging in a chair with his legs crossed, dreaming of a wonderful mountain climb tomorrow, when he heard the sound and lazily glanced over.
[Unknown Number]
He didn't want to answer it at first, but the communicator kept ringing, as if it wouldn't stop until he picked it up.
Remembering that Shu Bai seemed to have casually placed the communicator on the table earlier, Li Yuheng clicked his tongue, stretched out his arm to pick it up, intending to see which clueless person had disturbed his wife's bath.
As soon as he swiped to answer, an overly enthusiastic male voice came from the other end: "Hello! Is this Mr. Shu Bai? This is the Interstellar Elite Alpha Social Center. We've detected that your pheromone level and aptitude are exceptionally high. We cordially invite you to participate in this Sunday's high-end offline matchmaking event. It's all top-tier omegas and premium betas, guaranteed to make you..."
Li Yuheng's face instantly turned as black as the bottom of a pot.
Before the other person could finish speaking, he abruptly ended the communication, his actions as swift as throwing away a hot potato.
"They dare to call with any kind of junk..."
He muttered in disdain, about to throw the communicator back onto the table, when his finger accidentally touched the screen, exiting the call interface and redirecting to the browser.
A clear line of search history suddenly caught his eye.
[Effective solutions to alleviate Alpha pheromone suppression]
[Quick Guide to Kissing Techniques: Theory and Practice]
[Guidelines for Adapting to AA Relationships (Simplified Version)]
Methods for rapid recovery after high-intensity physical training
[Lightweight Mountaineering Gear Buying Guide]
[...]
Li Yuheng's breath hitched, and his eyes widened instantly.
He stared at the few lines of text with feigned composure, his finger unconsciously swiping upwards, and more records were refreshed.
[Empirical Research on Emotional Soothing of Alphas During Vulnerable Periods]
[Feasibility Study on Improving Pheromone Compatibility (Non-Ao/Ao)]
[...]
Shu Chenggong A Bai appears calm and collected, but in reality, he works incredibly hard behind the scenes!
For him!
For their happy life!
Work hard in secret!
Those search records, one by one, all point to the same core issue!
It's about how to better date this Alpha!
Even... cough cough.
Sigh, the male lead's charm is just too overwhelming; that's why my wife loves him so much.
There's nothing I can do, ....
Li Yuheng wished he could rush into the bathroom right now, pull that stubborn but soft-hearted guy out, and kiss him a hundred times!
But he forced himself to remain silent.
No, we can't expose ourselves.
He had to hold it in; he had to play along.
The male lead should act like a leading man, remain calm, pretend he didn't see anything, and then enjoy his wife's clumsy yet hard-working "surprise"!
He quickly exited the browser like a thief, making sure the page returned to the contacts interface, and then carefully put the communicator back in its original position, even adjusting the angle to make sure it was exactly the same as the position Shu Bai had placed it in before.
After doing all this, he took a few deep breaths, trying to suppress the overly bright smile on his face, slumped back into his chair, crossed his legs, and pretended to look at the ceiling.
But his trembling toes and wildly upturned lips completely betrayed him.
It was as if he had a seizure.
The dormitory suddenly went dark, and the humming of all the running equipment stopped abruptly.
"Huh? The power went out? Shubai? Are you alright?"
The sound of water in the bathroom suddenly stopped.
Shu Bai's voice came through the door, damp with moisture: "I'm fine. Li Yuheng, could you get me the communicator? I'll turn on a light."
Li Yuheng paused, immediately grabbed the communicator from the table, walked to the bathroom door, but didn't hand it in directly: "Are you really alright? It's dark, what if you slip and fall?"
"It's not that weak." Shu Bai's voice came from inside the door.
Li Yuheng turned the doorknob and slipped the communicator through a crack.
The faint light peeked out, outlining his smiling jawline.
He suddenly put the communicator away, turned around and left, dragged a small chair out from under his desk, grabbed a bag of potato chips he had just bought from the table, and returned to the bathroom door.
"What are you doing?" Shu Bai's voice was wary.
"VIP lighting and companionship services are provided."
Li Yuheng placed a chair in front of the door, sat down, tore open the potato chip packaging, and took a bite.
Then he pointed the communicator's light into the bathroom, cleverly avoiding direct sunlight, "so you wouldn't be scared by yourself."
There was a two-second silence inside.
"I'm not afraid."
"Hmm," Li Yuheng chewed another potato chip, his voice muffled but clear, "but I'm scared. If you slip, I'll have to provide humanitarian aid immediately."
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