Protect
After applying ointment and a barrier patch on the gland, Xia Fan boarded the fastest high-speed train to City C. He checked his phone, but there was no message from Xu Wang.
I wonder if the sulking Beta will go to his house and see the reconciliation gift he bought? Xia Fan looked at the swirling shadows of the trees outside the window and thought that if Xu Wang didn't go, then when he returned to S City after this matter was over, he would personally bring the gift to Xu Wang.
City C remained peaceful, and Xinhua, unlike the chaos in Shuangming, seemed unusually tranquil. Standing downstairs in Xinhua, Xia Fan first looked toward the coffee shop, but didn't see Jiang Lu. He initially wanted to call Wei Mingjue, but thinking of Wei Mingjue's current situation, he called someone else instead.
"Brother Ming, I didn't disturb you, did I?"
Before leaving, Wei Mingjue told him that if he needed help, he could find Fu Ming, so he called Fu Ming.
There was some noise on the other end of the phone. After a while, Fu Ming's voice sounded, "Xia Fan? Is there something wrong? Wait a moment, I'll call you back later." After that, the phone was hung up.
After waiting for about twenty minutes, Fu Ming called. "What's the matter? Is there something going on with Ming Jue?"
"Well, Brother Ming, I want you to help me check on someone named Jiang Lu. I don't know if President Wei has told you that he's not in City C right now. I need to know his location and then notify President Wei." After that, Xia Fan continued, "The company is in a very dangerous situation right now. The stock market has plummeted. President Wei..."
"I saw the message. Let me check Jiang Lu's whereabouts first and then text you. I'm in K City right now, busy with some things, so I might be late replying. If there's anything urgent, just call me directly."
He hung up again. Xia Fan put down his phone, thinking Fu Ming might also be helping Wei Mingjue with something, so he simply sat in the convenience store across from Xinhua and waited for Zou Yuqing to get off work. The most important task at the moment was to protect Zou Yuqing.
While waiting, Fu Ming sent a message - Jiang Lu had returned to S City alone a day ago. After Xia Fan sent this message to Wei Mingjue, he checked the time. It was 6:02, and Zou Yuqing had finished work, so he got up and walked towards Xinhua.
Zou Yuqing was stunned when he saw Xia Fan at the company gate. Since early this morning, everyone in the company has been discussing Shuangming's crisis. They had just signed the contract last week and were about to start cooperation, but something like this happened today. It was jaw-dropping.
The business department was in a meeting the whole morning. Of course, they had no intention of terminating the cooperation, because Zou Yuqing was also in the meeting. He told everyone in Xinhua about his experience at Shuangming, which made everyone sympathize with Shuangming. It was remarkable that they had reached their current position under the watchful eyes of so many companies and people.
But why was Xia Fan not with Wei Mingjue at this time, but in City C? Zou Yuqing was a little surprised. What surprised him even more was that Xia Fan had a barrier patch on his glands, and some kiss marks could be vaguely seen on the side of his neck.
"Boss Wei asked me to protect you. Today, the company..."
"I know." Zou Yuqing stepped forward. "You've just passed your susceptible period, right? You can still smell the pheromones. Come with me first."
Xia Fan was stunned for a moment. After seeing the gazes around him, he nodded and was then taken back home by Zou Yuqing.
"I don't need protection. I'm doing fine in City C." After entering, Zou Yuqing poured Xia Fan a glass of water and then sat down opposite him. "He's the one who needs protection, not me. So many people want to bring down Shuangming."
"Did Jiang Lu tell you why he returned to S City?" Xia Fan didn't say anything, but looked at Zou Yuqing seriously.
Hearing Jiang Lu's name, Zou Yuqing frowned, "Are you still investigating Jiang Lu? He's just an ordinary Omega. That mark..."
"He and President Wei have a history. His sister is Yan Yue, who works in the pharmaceutical department of Shuangming Factory. We suspect that all the problems with the pharmaceuticals in recent years are due to them." Xia Fan interrupted Zou Yuqing before he could finish. "He and President Wei were classmates. He confessed his love to him twice, but both times failed. President Wei's words when he rejected him were not very nice, so Jiang Lu developed psychological problems and had to take a leave of absence to recuperate. But he returned to school this year and even transferred to your school. Zou Yuqing, do you understand?"
He had guessed that Jiang Lu liked Xia Fan, and he had also guessed that this Omega might have a sense of dependence and affection for him, but Zou Yuqing never expected that Jiang Lu actually liked Wei Mingjue so persistently and even came to him.
Is this possible? Is this reasonable? He wanted to refute, but suddenly remembered Jiang Lu's expression and eyes when he first saw Wei Mingjue at the entrance of the business school... At that time, he foolishly thought that this Omega liked Xia Fan.
I like Wei Mingjue so I came to him, came to City C with him, and asked him to tag him... Zou Yuqing pursed his lips and suddenly couldn't say a word.
"He is taking revenge on President Wei, so he wants to take away President Wei's most beloved and precious Shuang Ming... and you." Xia Fan was also very depressed. This conspiracy was too big and had been going on for too long. None of them knew how far those people had gone now.
Then it suddenly occurred to him that the day before Jiang Lu's "estrus" period, he had mentioned to Xu Wang on the phone that Wei Mingjue would be coming. So the next day, this Omega suddenly went into estrus... Was this planned long ago? Did he want Wei Mingjue to see that he had marked an Omega?
"Jiang Lu said his sister prepared medicine for him to go home and recuperate, and she left yesterday." Zou Yuqing clenched his hands, a little confused. "He mentioned before that his sister worked in Shuangming Pharmaceutical Department, but I didn't think much of it."
"No one would think of such a thing." Xia Fan lowered his eyes, and the atmosphere became silent.
After a while, Zou Yuqing whispered, "Have you told Xu Wang about Jiang Lu?" Ever since Jiang Lu arrived, the three of them had always gotten along well. Did Xu Wang know Jiang Lu had an agenda? He'd surely be furious.
But Xia Fan shook his head and said, "I haven't told him yet."
"Didn't you... have a good chat? He should know you're here with me, right?" Zou Yuqing was a little surprised. Seeing Xia Fan remained silent, he knew that the two of them hadn't talked at all. "Your gland, not his..."
"Yes, I injected an inhibitor with special ingredients, so... I went to find him, and then he helped me." Xia Fan turned his head away.
Wouldn't that be easy to be misunderstood? Zou Yuqing was a little helpless. "Call him and have a good chat. As long as you take the initiative to wave to him, he will run to you with his tail wagging." He knew how much Xu Wang liked Xia Fan, and he could also see that Xia Fan liked Xu Wang, but it seemed that these two people were not good at talking to each other.
"I will have a good talk with him in person after I go back this time." Xia Fan's ears turned red. "It's hard to be caught in the middle. I'll leave first. I will follow you during this period. Please understand." Talking to Zou Yuqing about Xu Wang made him inexplicably shy, so he planned to leave, but was stopped by Zou Yuqing.
"Stay here today. You're not well yet, are you?" Zou Yuqing smiled lightly. "Shuangming got into trouble after Jiang Lu left. That means he's prepared to be discovered by you. So he definitely won't come here again. I've cleaned up the room. If you mind, I can give it to you. Go to bed early."
"No, I..."
"Remember to change the dressing on your gland before going to bed. Do you need my help?" Zou Yuqing didn't give Xia Fan a chance to refute or refuse. He walked back to the room, took out a small medicine box, and threw Xia Fan a tube of ointment and a new barrier patch. Those were the ones he bought after being forcibly marked by Wei Mingjue.
Xia Fan stared at the medicine in his hand, and for some reason his eyes suddenly turned red. "Thank you," he said with pursed lips.
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