Chapter 86 Where is my ring?
Wen Song was halfway through her meal when Guan Ju still hadn't finished his meeting. In the end, Guan Ju brought his laptop to the dining table and ate mutton rice noodles while continuing his meeting.
Indeed, being a boss is quite difficult. You can't just quit; the company needs a successor to manage it. Aside from situations so minor that you don't need to concern yourself with upper management, there's always endless work to handle.
"Cough cough cough." Wen Song choked a little while eating mutton rice noodles.
He covered his mouth, trying to keep his voice down so as not to disturb Guan Sui who was in a meeting.
At that moment, a long, slender hand pushed over a glass of water and a tissue. Wen Song looked up and saw the Alpha roll up his shirt sleeves, revealing veins bulging on his thin skin and protruding wrist bones. The other person was staring straight at the laptop but was constantly aware of his situation.
Wen Song wanted to say "thank you," but considering that Guan Ju was still in a meeting, she decided against it.
I picked up the water glass, tilted my head back, and drank most of it in one gulp, finally relieving the discomfort of choking. I then pulled out a tissue to wipe the water stains from the corners of my mouth.
After finishing his meal, Wen Song still felt a little tired.
In addition, after eating and drinking my fill, I started to feel dizzy from carbohydrates.
I glanced at the time; it's 10 PM now, almost time for my biological clock to kick in.
No wonder he was still very sleepy even after catching up on sleep for so long. It turns out that when it was his usual bedtime, he started yawning frequently, and physiological tears were flowing from the corners of his eyes.
Wen Song wiped his face with the back of his hand and decided that he would at least wait until New Year's Eve to go to sleep.
I felt a faint sense of anticipation.
On the other side, Guan Ju was eating mutton rice noodles while holding a meeting, which was a completely new experience for him.
I've never done this before.
but---
Seeing Wen Song sitting alone at the dining table eating, I always wanted to come over and keep her company.
After the Guanju meeting ended and dinner was finished, I turned around and found that Wen Song had fallen asleep on the sofa at some point, curled up wrapped in a small blanket.
He went over and tucked the blanket in.
My phone vibrated in my pocket; someone was calling.
Guan Sui took out her phone and saw that it was Guan Ming.
I was about to hang up, but then I remembered that I hadn't answered their calls these past few days during my susceptible period, so they must be calling so late because it was something important.
She then took her phone and went to the balcony to avoid disturbing Wen Song with her phone call, and Guan Sui closed the glass door behind her.
The night of the last day of December was a bit chilly. When the wind blew, Guan Ju realized that he wasn't wearing a coat and was only wearing a thin shirt.
Fortunately, the Alpha had a strong constitution and plenty of Yang energy, so it did not feel particularly cold.
As soon as the call connected, Guan Sui shouted:
"Father."
There was a moment of silence on the other end before someone spoke: "I thought you were going to ignore the phone again."
Guan Ju lowered her eyelids: "I took the past few days off and spent the vulnerable period at home with my boyfriend, so I didn't notice the phone ringing."
Guan Ming: "........."
Just then, another male voice came through the phone, its tone quite gentle, "Xiao Sui, do you have a boyfriend?"
Guan Ju's attitude changed, and her tone became gentle: "Dad, aren't you asleep yet?"
Then, in response to Lu Qing's question, he said, "Yes, I'm in a relationship."
Lu Qing seemed to snatch the phone: "Who is it? Which Omega is it?"
Guan Ju patiently replied, "His name is Wen Song. He's not an Omega. He's a very sensible and well-behaved Beta. You should like him a lot."
Lu Qing smiled and said, "I'll bring him back to meet you another day. Since he's such a well-behaved Beta boyfriend, you need to tone down your temper and not bully him, okay?"
Guan Ju simply hummed in agreement: "I won't bully you."
Guan Ming, who had been ignored, spoke up: "Wen Song is the Wen family's illegitimate son, and a Beta at that. Have you considered the future? His identity, his offspring, and—"
Lu Qing interrupted, "What business is it of yours who your son talks to?"
Guan Ming's voice trailed off as he was rebuked: "This isn't for Dingsheng..."
Mentioning Dingsheng, he suddenly remembered the purpose of the call and his tone became serious, "By the way, Guan Sui, I heard you terminated the recent project cooperation between Dingsheng and Zhengrong?"
Guan Ju admitted, "That's right."
Guan Ming: "Why? Dingsheng and Zhengrong have been cooperating for so many years, and you just terminated the recent cooperation without any reason? Do you know that Zhengrong's shareholders have come knocking on your door?"
Guan Ju calmly said, "From a business perspective, Ding Sheng won't benefit from the project; 80 percent of the profits go to Zheng Rong. From a personal perspective, I don't want to cooperate with Zhao Mingzhuo."
Guan Ming: "Aren't you friends?"
"Besides, the interests of both families are none of your private business—"
Guan Ju interrupted directly: "What if I'm underestimating the truth by saying 80%?"
This time, Guan Ming avoided the topic.
Guan Ju knew that companies should cooperate and help each other. This time, Dingsheng and Zhengrong jointly launched an inhibitor project. Zhengrong was mainly in charge, with Dingsheng handling the process. It was more of a project for the former than a cooperation. The risks needed to be shared by both companies. The latter would only take 10% of the net profit, and the rest would go to Zhengrong.
As always, we help each other.
but---
Guan Ju wanted to trick Zhao Mingzhuo.
"Isn't it twenty percent?" Guan Ming asked.
Guan Sui: "Zheng Rong was changed later."
There were people in Zheng Rong who wanted to harm Zhao Mingzhuo, which is why they made the changes without his permission, but it has nothing to do with him.
“You handle this,” Guan Ming said, “but about your dating life—”
Lu Qing snatched the phone away: "You can talk about our son's work, and I'll talk about his personal matters. Don't think about forcing him into an arranged marriage or anything like that. Let's agree on a division of responsibilities."
Guan Ming: "......."
Guan Ming: "I didn't force him into an arranged marriage. Isn't it just that I hope he finds a suitable Omega? His pheromone level is high; what if one day..."
Before he could finish speaking, Lu Qing interrupted him: "Don't listen to your father. He's a bit of an Alpha chauvinist. He's used to being the boss at the company and always wants to manage you as his subordinate. Tomorrow is New Year's Day. If you're free, come home. We haven't had a meal together in a long time."
Guan Ju responded, "Okay."
"I'm hanging up now, I'm going to sleep," Lu Qing yawned. "If you come back tomorrow, bring your boyfriend back with you."
Guan Ju: "Good night."
After hanging up the phone, he didn't linger on the balcony but went back into the living room.
I figured it was too late to wake Wen Song up for some kind of ritual.
Guan Ju took out a small red velvet gift box from her pocket, took out a ring, picked up the sleeping Beta's left hand with one hand, put the plain ring on the ring finger, and pushed it in little by little from the fingertip.
Until a perfect match.
It was getting late, and Guan Ju was worried that Wen Song would catch a cold if he slept on the sofa, so he bent down to pick him up. Suddenly, a loud "bang" rang out outside the window, and colorful, dazzling fireworks were reflected on the glass, waking Beta from his deep sleep.
"..." Wen Song opened his eyes.
He rubbed his eyes, still half asleep, and asked, "Is it midnight?"
Guan Ju replied, "Yes. Happy New Year."
"Happy New Year."
Wen Song was so sleepy that her eyelids were drooping, but she still asked, "Where's my ring?"
Guan Ju was surprised that Wen Song still remembered the ring, and said:
"It's already on you."
"Let me see..." Even though she was very sleepy, Wen Song kept thinking about wearing the ring.
Guan Ju smiled and said, "Go back to sleep, we'll see tomorrow."
The words seemed to have a magical power; Wen Song replied with an "okay" and then fell asleep again.
Guan Ju placed a kiss on Wen Song's forehead, then picked him up in a princess carry and strode steadily into the room.
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