Lose everything
Xia Fan stayed and after taking a shower, he saw Zou Yuqing waiting for him in the living room, holding a cotton swab and ointment. He was stunned when Zou Yuqing gestured for him to sit down.
"I'll help you. It's quite troublesome to apply it yourself. You might not be able to apply it to some injured areas," Zou Yuqing said calmly. He seemed to see his past self, although the conditions in which they were marked were completely different.
"...Sorry for the trouble." Knowing that it was useless to refuse and that he was staying under someone else's roof tonight, Xia Fan sat down next to Zou Yuqing.
Zou Yuqing pulled down Xia Fan's collar, revealing the punctured gland and the surrounding red, swollen skin. He heard Xia Fan cough awkwardly, then saw the Alpha's ears flush red. He said nothing, securing the shirt in place, and began gently wiping and applying medicine to Xia Fan.
"I don't understand, do you? As an Alpha, you are willing to be marked like this." Xia Fan spoke first. He felt the soft touch on his neck and said self-deprecatingly and a little embarrassedly.
"It's normal. That's what it's like to like someone. It doesn't matter if you're an Alpha, Beta, or Omega, or if the other person is higher or lower in rank than you." Zou Yuqing smiled, not stopping his movements. "As long as you're willing."
Xia Fan smiled. The Alpha behind him, whom he had disliked at first, unexpectedly got along with him. "Yeah... Zou Yuqing, actually I quite disliked you at first. Your sudden appearance in front of President Wei disrupted everything. But now I think about it, did I really like President Wei before? It seemed like admiration and respect. I was with him for so long that I forgot to look at other people, until I met Xu Wang. He is really different from everyone around me, like a little sun."
"I used to hate you, too. After all, that beating you gave me almost made me think I wouldn't see the sun tomorrow." Zou Yuqing also laughed. The atmosphere was very relaxed at the moment, and they began to talk like brothers. Hearing Xia Fan mention Xu Wang, he joked, "Do you need me to tell Xu Wang what you said now? Or should I call him now and ask him to repeat it?"
"No need." Realizing that he was revealing his feelings to his beloved's friend, Xia Fan felt shy and fidgeted. "I'm sorry that day. It was indeed my fault that I hit the wrong person. You know how many people covet Shuangming, so Shuangming must have a strong team behind it. At that time, Zou Yuyang stepped on General Wei's minefield again and touched Mingyu."
"I know, but I haven't seen the Zou family for a long time. They...it was Wei Mingjue who helped me, right?" Zou Yuqing sighed, seeming to think his question was a little funny, "Is Wei Mingyu okay now?"
"Very good, the baby will be born at the beginning of next year." After briefly explaining Wei Mingyu's situation, Xia Fan pursed his lips and then tilted his head slightly. "Do you still hate President Wei? I know I can't interfere in your affairs, but I still want to say that President Wei has become a different person since he met you. Maybe he did go too far at the beginning and hurt you many times, but after realizing that he liked you, he has been changing. He... really likes you very much."
Zou Yuqing paused and lowered his eyes. He threw the cotton swab in his hand into the trash can, put a barrier patch on Xia Fan, and changed the subject: "I have applied the medicine for you. Try not to press on it when you sleep. Remember to change the medicine tomorrow morning and go to bed early." After that, he got up and walked into the room.
How could he not feel it? He knew the changes in Wei Mingjue best. The Alpha's compromise, restraint and flattery made his nose sore.
*
Wei Mingjue was mired in anxiety and restlessness. He was confident he could salvage the company's business problems, but even with Xia Fan's presence, he was still deeply concerned about Zou Yuqing's safety. He wanted to leave but couldn't, which annoyed him. In his despair, he received a call from Fu Ming.
"Ming Jue, I saw a large number of medicines produced by Shuangming in the underground market in K City. There were special delivery trucks arriving to transport the goods. I followed those trucks for almost a week and found that they seemed to be running between two points. One of the points was the market, and the other was a small pharmaceutical company called Luyi. If I'm not mistaken, they have a close cooperative relationship with our company, and the person in charge of their medicines is always Yan Yue." Fu Ming frowned as he parked the car in the corner of Luyi's door.
After returning to his hometown to recuperate after being released from prison, he was sent to K City by Wei Mingjue. Wei Mingjue had been searching for the mastermind behind the production of the banned drugs. During his secret investigation, he discovered that many of the rats who had escaped three years ago had gradually gone to K City. His intuition told him that something was fishy, but he had no one in K City, so he had no way of knowing the whereabouts of those people, so he sent Fu Ming there.
After hearing what Fu Ming said, Wei Mingjue immediately checked Luyi and found that this inconspicuous company had indeed cooperated with them. Although they had only cooperated less than ten times in recent years, the quantity purchased each time was very large.
Looking at Yan Yue's signature on the screen, Wei Mingjue gritted his teeth and said, "It's her. She's been in charge of Lu Yi's medicine. She's been using her position to produce banned drugs... She's been hiding it very well, occasionally making trouble and pretending to be a victim to gain trust. She's fooled everyone."
"Yes, I also checked Luyi's legal representative. On the surface, he's an ordinary person, but in fact, he's a shareholder in the underground market and the largest seller of banned goods, with a net worth of over 100 million." Fu Ming continued, "I don't know when they started planning this."
"Yan Yue has also been in K City these days. Please keep an eye on her for me. She will definitely go to Luyi. I will leave here today." Wei Mingjue could not sit still anymore. He planned to hand over the company's affairs to the department heads first and go to K City to meet Luyi's people.
Just as he was about to hang up, Fu Ming stopped him, "Wait, wait, Yan Yue is in K City? Who told you that? She hasn't left S City at all. When Xia Fan asked me to check on Jiang Lu, I also checked on this Omega. They are both in S City now."
If they didn't leave S City, then... Wei Mingjue stood up suddenly, forgetting to hang up the phone before rushing back to the factory. Was it Yang Yang who told him that Yan Yue was going to K City for work? Did Yan Yue tell Yang Yang that? Or did they do it on purpose? At this point, Wei Mingjue no longer trusted anyone in the pharmaceutical department.
When we arrived at the factory, the door was indeed open. He had clearly told the factory employees not to come over during this period, but there was someone inside.
Wei Mingjue had no time to think as he walked into his factory alone. He had never felt this factory so unfamiliar; it was the birthplace of banned drugs, and the person before him was Yan Yue, the one who had deceived and betrayed him.
Of course, Jiang Lu was also standing there. The hateful Omega was hiding behind Yan Yue and looking at him. His eyes were filled with too many distorted emotions - fanaticism, resentment, unwillingness and complacency.
Yes, proud. The temporary mark on Jiang Lu's gland that belonged to Zou Yuqing had not yet disappeared, and the bite mark was exposed in broad daylight to his sight, making him equally angry.
"Mr. Wei, you're here." Yan Yue's voice echoed in the empty factory, harshly.
Wei Mingjue stared at the brother and sister in front of him, "How dare you."
"Yes, of course we don't dare, Mr. Wei, didn't you notice? There are so many people here." Yan Yue shrugged, looking calm.
Nearly ten people suddenly emerged from the darkness, and Wei Mingjue realized they had been hiding in a dark corner, only emerging slowly after Yan Yue spoke. Those people looked at him indifferently, looking both hateful and creepy in the dim light.
He saw the faces of those people clearly. They were all "good employees" who would greet him when he came to the factory on weekdays, including Yang Yang.
"Mr. Wei is indeed well-informed. I clearly asked Xiaoyang to tell you that I went to K City, but I didn't expect you to come here anyway." Yan Yue said with a smile.
"Really? But you all seem to know that I will come to the factory." Wei Mingjue clenched his fists. "Are you waiting for me?"
"Well... not exactly. There's something wrong with the company's medicine, and we're here to help..."
"Enough! Yan Yue, stop pretending. What on earth are you trying to do? And you, Jiang Lu, don't get close to Zou Yuqing again." Wei Mingjue shouted angrily, but no one listened to him. Those people still stood there, like puppets under Yan Yue.
Jiang Lu scratched his head pretentiously, his eyes fixed on Wei Mingjue the entire time. "I just wanted to see what kind of person you like is like. I didn't expect him to be so gentle and a little silly, like he can be won by just pestering me. And look, this is his mark." He pointed to his gland and smiled. "Qingqing's pheromones do smell nice, and he's a very nice person, but being liked by you is his biggest mistake."
Wrong? Wei Mingjue didn't know what Jiang Lu meant. This Omega wasn't blaming him, but instead thought it was Zou Yuqing's fault. Suddenly, an ominous premonition came over him, making him feel cold. "Don't touch Zou Yuqing! You can do whatever you want, just don't touch him!" His body trembled slightly, worried that something might happen to Zou Yuqing.
"We don't want anything, Wei Mingjue. We just want to see what you'll look like after losing everything." Yan Yue laughed after she said that. Her laughter echoed in the factory, and it was extremely cold.
Losing everything... Wei Mingjue suddenly turned around and ran out of the factory. He wanted to go to City C immediately, even though there were still many difficult things waiting for him to deal with in City S.
Looking at Wei Mingjue's flustered back, Jiang Lu curled up the corners of his mouth, but slowly, his tears slid down his cheeks.
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