Chapter 29 29 There is no child in this world more adorable and well-behaved than you...
"Guan Yue...Guan Yue..."
The woman's face was gaunt, her lips black, her hair withered. Even so, one could vaguely discern the beauty she possessed in her youth and health. She looked at her child with despair and helplessness, holding his hand, and said tremblingly, "I'm leaving... What will you do? I'm worried about you..."
Liang Guanyue looked at her quietly, reached out to brush away the strands of hair stuck on her face, and wiped her tears with his still clean palm - this was the only support he knew who could protect him without reason, but now this support was crumbling.
He should have felt extremely sad and desperate, but he was too young at that time and did not understand how much of a blow it was to his dying mother when he looked at her with an undisguised, indifferent expression.
"...Ah..." His mother's eyes widened at the sight, and she suddenly began to tremble all over. She collapsed, shouting hoarsely with all her strength, "Ah—how can you look at me like that! What's the difference between you and that alpha who abandoned us..."
Liang Guanyue was pushed down by her. His mother struggled to stay half upright, glaring at him with fear and hatred. It was as if she could see another person through Liang Guanyue's eyes. She murmured, "...I hate you..."
A strange sound came from her throat, and she fell on the bed as if she could no longer hold on, without closing her eyes before she died.
That was the first time Liang Guanyue saw with his own eyes how resentful it was to die with eyes open.
Later, Liang Guanyue started to act pitiful and do some sneaky things. Once, he stole an omega's terminal, and the other party came to his house two days later and asked him if he had stolen his things.
Liang Guanyue had already sold the terminal and received food expenses for a period of time. He shook his head and denied that he had done anything like that.
"It must be you!!" The omega's eyes were red. He grabbed his thin shoulders and begged, "I saved money for a year to buy it. You are a good boy. Can you give it back to me? If my husband knew that I lost it, he would definitely--" He shuddered.
Liang Guanyue remained indifferent: "I didn't steal, sir."
"You said you didn't steal it!" Seeing that soft words were useless, the omega slapped him angrily, "Hand it over now! Or I'll beat you to death!"
When Liang Guanyue was pinned to the ground and beaten by an omega, he suddenly wondered whether he should learn some self-defense skills.
After that, he didn't really remember much. Those were terrible years, and amidst the poverty, his appearance became a liability.
Liang Guanyue had faced many crossroads in his life, but none of the paths could get him out of his real predicament - so he finally chose to save and use the money he earned through formal or informal channels to pay his tuition.
He also never understood why a person like him who had no empathy and moral sense wanted to struggle to escape from the quagmire.
"Guan Yue...Guan Yue..."
Liang Guanyue sat at his high school desk. It was three o'clock in the afternoon. A gentle drizzle of rain fell from the sky, a damp wind whipped the leaves, and the sky was dark. The teacher at the podium was still loudly explaining the questions. He looked up from his examination paper and out the window, unsure who was calling his name.
Just like my mother called me before she died.
"Guan Yue..."
In the early morning, Fu Yunlu suddenly received a call from Fu Liaoyan, who said that he had something to do for him and asked her to go to District 06 to help him. She would leave next week.
After hearing the instructions, he returned to find a tear slipping from the corner of Liang Guanyue's eye while he slept soundly. He didn't know what he was dreaming about, but his brows were furrowed. It was obviously not a good scene. Fu Yunlu watched him quietly for a while, then decided to wake him up.
Liang Guanyue first grabbed Fu Yunlu's hand that was covering his forehead, then slowly opened his eyes, looking at this world that was completely different from his dream with indifference and unfamiliarity.
Fu Yunlu looked at his dazed expression and asked him gently, "Did you have a nightmare?"
"..." Liang Guanyue came back to her senses after hearing Fu Yunlu's voice, "It's not a nightmare, it's something that has been forgotten."
Fu Yunlu lowered her head and kissed the back of his hand. "Really? I saw you weren't sleeping well, so I woke you up."
Liang Guanyue was silent for a while, then suddenly asked, "Fu Yunlu, where do people go after they die?"
Fu Yunlu smiled and said, "When I know the answer after I die, I will tell you in my dream."
Liang Guanyue insisted, "What about those who died with their eyes open?"
Fu Yunlu pulled him into her arms, like she was holding a child, patting his back gently and coaxing him, "What nightmare did you have? Why are you suddenly asking such a question?"
Liang Guanyue lowered her eyes: "I dreamed of something that I thought I had forgotten."
Fu Yunlu did not ask what kind of dream it was. He just patted Liang Guanyue's back over and over again and asked, "Are you scared?"
Afraid? Liang Guanyue didn't think she had such an emotion. She reached out and hugged Fu Yunlu's waist, saying slowly, "...I'm not afraid. Maybe I just feel a little regretful."
Fu Yunlu didn't ask him what he dreamed about, nor did she ask what he regretted. She just said, "Can this regret be made up for?"
"I can't do that, Fu Yunlu," he said. "I can't do that."
Liang Guanyue continued, "I dreamt of my mother's death. I always thought her last words to me were 'I'm worried about you,' but now it seems I was wrong."
Fu Yunlu understood what was going on. It seemed his mother's last words were not very pleasant, so he said, "Those words are not important."
"Probably." Liang Guanyue smiled. "She didn't have a proper grave, and I stayed with her body for a whole day and night until a fly landed on her face. Then I buried her hastily."
Fu Yunlu listened to him quietly, then lowered her head and kissed his forehead, saying, "Don't think about it." He teased, "I may need to change the subject to change your mood."
Liang Guanyue couldn't sleep anyway, so she said, "Whatever you want to change the subject, I'm listening."
Fu Yunlu thought about it for a moment, then told him what Ji Shun had reported to him two days ago: "You have a good relationship with Ji Shun's sister?"
Liang Guanyue paused, then looked up at him, her hair brushing Fu Yunlu's chin. "Are you talking about Ji Wenting?" He feigned surprise. "I was wondering why both of them had the last name Ji. Turns out she's really his sister."
"She's an omega. You're getting too close to her. Didn't you think I'd have an issue with you?"
Liang Guanyue smiled and said, "Compared to this, I want to ask how brother knew this. Could it be that—"
Fu Yunlu admitted: "I arranged for someone to be by your side to protect your safety."
"Monitoring my every move is also within the scope of protection?"
"My original intention was not to monitor you. It's just that I have a special identity and I don't want anything to happen to you, so I resorted to this desperate measure." Fu Yunlu explained very appropriately and was not afraid that Liang Guanyue would blame him for it.
“…I don’t like this.”
Fu Yunlu said: "They won't report your situation to me anytime and anywhere, only when you are in danger-"
Liang Guanyue retorted, "But Ji Wenting and I were just having a normal conversation, and you knew everything. Is this a dangerous situation?"
Fu Yunlu said calmly, "Because she is Ji Shun's sister, an omega of the Ji family, and she is different from ordinary people."
Liang Guanyue asked, "She'll get sick if she talks to a commoner like me for a few words, right?"
Fu Yunlu frowned and looked at him. After a pause, she sat up, sighed, and explained, "You know, that's not what I meant."
Ji Wenting is the omega of the Ji family, and her family will find an alpha or beta for her who can bring benefits to the family. If Liang Guanyue gets too close to her, it will not be a good thing for either him or Ji Wenting.
His original intention was not to let Liang Guanyue indulge in the past, so he brought up this matter. Although he also wanted to hear how Liang Guanyue explained it, if he had known that he would be so resistant, he would have changed the topic.
"What should I know? I just know I don't like this, brother." Liang Guanyue felt like Fu Yunlu was controlling her life. She knew exactly who she met and who she talked to. If she showed any signs of betrayal, she would be caught by him. "Do you see me as an independent individual?"
Fu Yunlu laughed after hearing this and said, "How could you rise to such a height? How could I ever consider you as someone's vassal?"
"But you monitored me without my consent."
"I told you, that's not surveillance." Fu Yunlu held her forehead with her hand. "I don't have that much time to pay attention to every moment of your life. Why can't you believe that this wasn't my original intention when I set out?"
Liang Guanyue held his hand and looked at him steadily: "I only focus on behavior, Mr. Fu. Remove it."
"...Don't be so stubborn."
Liang Guanyue pinched his chin and turned him towards her, tilting her head and asking doubtfully, "Who is so stubborn? I don't need such protection."
“…”
The cold moonlight shining on Liang Guanyue made her beautiful fair face look a little coquettish. Her eyes were obviously very affectionate, but when she was stared at by such emerald eyes, Fu Yunlu subconsciously thought she was being stared at by some kind of wild beast.
He turned his head away uncomfortably, wondering if his emotions became more sensitive at night, which was why he was always thinking too much.
"Brother..." Liang Guanyue seemed to confirm his suspicions. She coiled around him like a snake, wrapped her arms around his neck, pecked Fu Yunlu's cheek, and whispered coquettishly, "I don't want to quarrel with you..."
"I just don't understand why you're so resistant." Fu Yunlu's heart was distracted by his kiss. After calming herself down, she said, "I've told you before, apart from hearing Ji Shun report that you and Ji Wenting have been communicating, I don't know anything else about your life."
Liang Guanyue paused and laughed, "Ji Shun?" He placed his fingers on Fu Yunlu's glands and peeled off the inhibitory patch. "It's not enough for you to monitor my life alone, and you even need an assistant to watch?"
In the eyes of these nobles, is he like a monkey that can be watched at any time?
"That's not what I meant." Fu Yunlu cursed inwardly. As a prince, he was accustomed to being watched. Furthermore, he had specifically instructed the people he sent not to disrupt Liang Guanyue's daily life and to report any unusual circumstances to Ji Shun only. So, he subconsciously assumed they would understand his decision.
"Ji Shun is just relaying this message. You know, sometimes I'm so busy I don't even have time to eat—"
Liang Guanyue put her lips on his gland: "Really?"
Fu Yunlu felt some sweat on the tip of his nose and smelled the faint scent of floral pheromones. Now he realized that this matter seemed to have touched Liang Guanyue's minefield, so the other party became as cold, hard and strong as when he was in the susceptible period.
He wanted to order Liang Guanyue to stay away from his glands, or to push him away directly, but after grabbing Liang Guanyue's wrist, he hesitated to take the next step: "...Are you angry?"
"Yeah." Liang Guanyue curved her eyes and looked at him with a smile, "Don't I look angry?"
"I can withdraw those people." Fu Yunlu gave in, "But what if you are in danger in the future and I can't find you in time?"
What should I do? Danger only threatens me because of you. Without you, I don’t need to worry about danger at all.
You are the one who brought all this trouble to me.
At this moment, Liang Guanyue wanted the other person to die.
He suddenly thought of Ji Wenting, the petite omega who had talked to him about Fu Yunlu during break.
The other party seemed to want to show off his background, and Liang Guanyue was a well-known "orphan" in the school. Ji Wenting wondered if he could use power or money to seduce Liang Guanyue if he was not interested in his face.
"Classmate Guan Yue, do you know the Fourth Prince Fu Yunlu?"
Liang Guanyue stopped spinning her pen, turned around and said with a half-smile, "I know him, what's wrong?"
"Indeed, he and the Third Princess have been very popular recently. How could anyone in the Federation not know them?"
Liang Guanyue turned the tip of his pen, thinking that perhaps only the citizens within the thirty districts would care about the affairs of the higher-ups. As for those remote and poor areas that were so poor that they didn't even have enough funds and strength to resist the insect swarms, the people were living in fear from day to day, and even their right to have a tomorrow was in jeopardy.
Ji Wenting was a naive young lady, unaware of her predetermined future, nor did she understand that Liang Guanyue wasn't the prince in distress she'd imagined. She said secretly, "Although the Ji family has only been around for less than a hundred years, the relationship we've established with the Fourth Prince is very close. My brother has always worked for the Fourth Prince—"
Liang Guanyue hated talking to stupid people, regardless of gender, but because of the other person's family background, she had to respond: "Could it be the young beta who often follows the Fourth Prince?"
Ji Wenting said, "Yes, that's him."
"Really?" Liang Guanyue asked in surprise and suspicion, "Miss Ji, are you kidding me?"
"How could I lie to you?" Ji Wenting was afraid that Liang Guanyue wouldn't believe him, so he quickly leaned over to Liang Guanyue's ear and whispered, "When the Fourth Prince was twenty years old, he was assassinated and nearly died."
Liang Guanyue: "Assassination?"
"My brother told me. Guan Yue, you're such a good person, you won't tell anyone, right?"
Liang Guanyue said gently: "Of course, Miss Ji, for your sake I will never reveal a word to anyone else."
"I'm not in a position to tell you exactly who did it. Although the assassination attempt failed, the Fourth Prince was seriously injured." Ji Wenting sighed. "The hateful thing is that the Fourth Prince clearly knows who did it to him, but he still hasn't been able to settle the score."
It seems the struggle for power has driven the alphas in the royal family to action. Liang Guanyue tapped the table, musing that the glands were probably a residual effect of the assassination attempt.
Ji Wenting raised her head and stared at Liang Guanyue's pensive profile with sparkling eyes. Her heart almost jumped out of her chest. This was her dream lover, the dream love she wanted to pursue. Ji Wenting said cryptically, "Guanyue, if you have any difficulties, you can tell me. I will help you."
"..." Liang Guanyue raised an eyebrow and looked down at Ji Wenting's hand holding his inquiringly, thinking casually that if it weren't for Fu Yunlu, she would probably want to play with this omega. After all, she looked very gullible. Her identity as a noble omega would make her rich, but she would have no real power. She would not be like Fu Yunlu, who could crush her to death with just a flick of her finger.
Besides, the Ji family would never allow their omega to be with a poor commoner. As long as they didn't mark her completely, it would be easy to get rid of her after getting enough benefits.
But now, all of this had come to nothing because of Fu Yunlu's appearance. Liang Guanyue propped her head up with her hands, half-closed her eyes as she looked at Ji Wenting, thinking that he should be thankful that the Fourth Prince had saved her once, otherwise, wouldn't it be too pitiful for such a foolish and naive omega to meet her?
He didn't pull his hand away from Ji Wenting's hand, but just smiled and said, "I'm really overwhelmed that someone like me can be favored by Miss Ji."
Now, the Fourth Prince, who had inadvertently helped an omega, was being held in his arms, his head leaning on Liang Guanyue's shoulder. His whole body was trembling, and he would shudder from time to time. He bit his lower lip, swallowing all the painful moans that wanted to escape his mouth. He tightly grasped Liang Guanyue's clothes with both hands, knowing what it meant to shoot oneself in the foot. After a while, he said in a hoarse voice, "Enough... Stop biting... Liang Guanyue."
The old scars had not yet healed and new ones were added. Liang Guanyue opened his mouth and admired the teeth marks on Fu Yunlu's glands - he did not avoid her, but lowered his head honestly to facilitate his movements. This kind of submissive attitude pleased Liang Guanyue.
Liang Guanyue said with a distressed tone: "...Does it hurt?"
Fu Yunlu didn't say anything, but her body felt cold and she leaned on his shoulder to breathe.
Liang Guanyue nudged Fu Yunlu's face and said, "I thought brother would push me away..."
Fu Yunlu opened her eyes slightly, glanced at him, and sneered, "Push you away? Then I don't know how long I'll have to coax you."
Liang Guanyue retorted softly: "How could I..."
"I shouldn't have said that." Fu Yunlu said unhappily, "Not only did you not get what you said, but you're also getting angry with me."
Liang Guanyue said, "What do you mean? Ji Wenting? You don't like me getting close to her, so I won't see her anymore, okay?" He grabbed Fu Yunlu's hand and shook it. "As long as you don't send anyone to monitor me, I'll do whatever my brother says."
Fu Yunlu obviously didn't believe it and snorted coldly: "Are you really that obedient?"
"Am I not good?"
Fu Yunlu simply said, "I've never tagged you once."
Liang Guanyue hugged him tightly and said softly, "But I, Mark Brother... I like you too much. I want you to be mine, and I can't control myself..."
Fu Yunlu pursed her lips and said nothing.
Liang Guanyue said aggrievedly: "Because I did those things...so I am not Mr. Fu's good child?"
“…”
Liang Guanyue's tone dropped: "Okay... I understand."
"..." Fu Yunlu didn't understand why she changed her mind and pushed Liang Guanyue away. Instead, she let him mark the gland obediently. Was it because of the complete marking or because of feelings?
Feelings - would his love for Liang Guanyue really make him give in to this extent?
But before he could delve into this thought, he heard Liang Guanyue's disappointed voice. Fu Yunlu subconsciously didn't want him to be disappointed in him. Thinking of the fatherly and motherly love Liang Guanyue lacked in his childhood, he hugged him back and said, "How can you not be a good boy, baby?" He kissed the corner of Liang Guanyue's mouth and said gently, "In my heart, there is no child in the world more lovely and well-behaved than you."
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