The faint smell of blood in the air did not escape Lu Yinghuai’s attention. Perhaps because his expression was too serious, Jiang Tang showed his wrist without waiting for him to ask: “I’m sorry, Mr. Lu…”
Why does he apologize for everything?
“Don’t apologize,” Lu Yinghuai treated his wound naturally, “It’s not your fault.”
Jiang Tang glanced at him and felt relieved when he saw that Lu Yinghuai hadn’t noticed that he had deliberately opened the wound.
It turns out that lying to someone you like was so painful.
Jiang Tang was afraid that Lu Yinghuai would see through him, that he would blame him, and even more afraid that he would get annoyed by it.
While eating breakfast, Gu Jingmo called again: “Your punishment has been discussed.”
“Yeah.” Lu Yinghuai put his phone on the table and responded nonchalantly, holding his chin with his hand while watching Jiang Tang eat.
Jiang Tang ate in a very well-behaved and quiet manner, which was particularly pleasing to the eye.
“Stay on duty and investigate.”
The voice on the other end of the phone was indifferent and businesslike.
Jiang Tang paused holding the chopsticks and looked over.
“Oh.” Lu Yinghuai didn’t take it to heart at all. When he saw Jiang Tang looking at him, a gentle smile appeared on his face, and he stood up and walked over.
The handsome face enlarged in front of Jiang Tang.
Jiang Tang looked at him with eyes as clear as glass and water.
There was a sudden warmth on his lips. Lu Yinghuai took the snack residue at the corner of Jiang Tang’s lips into his mouth without any hesitation, then sat back as if nothing had happened.
Jiang Tang didn’t hear a word of what was said on the other end of the phone, and saw Lu Yinghuai’s nonchalant look: “I got it.”
“But you have been in SA for four or five years, right? Based on your past contributions, I can give you…”
“More than six years but less than seven years,” Lu Yinghuai interrupted, “No need to cancel the punishment. I remember that I have never taken a vacation. I have nothing to do this time, so I’ll take a vacation.”
There was a long silence on the other end of the line. When Gu Jingmo spoke again, his tone was a little angry, and he could hear that he was suppressing his temper: “Vacation? You are not going to return to the team? What kind of vacation are you taking?”
“Eat some more,” Lu Yinghuai put the yogurt in front of Jiang Tang, “Can you drink this?”
After getting a positive answer, he smiled and then slowly responded to Gu Jingmo: “My father asked me to take over the company, so I’m taking a vacation to learn.”
There was a sound of files being thrown, followed by Gu Jingmo gritting his teeth and saying, “Do you even need to learn that?”
“Hmm, yes.” Lu Yinghuai kept his eyes on Jiang Tang. He felt better as long as he saw Jiang Tang. “Just kidding, I’m taking a wedding leave.”
In the five years since Gu Jingmo became the president of the SA Alliance, Lu Yinghuai had never played such a joke on him.
Lu Yinghuai had always been steady when he was outside. He was ruthless but didn’t talk much. When there was a mission, he would be at the forefront, but he would not fight or compete for the credit, because he disdained it.
He was too lazy to have much contact with anyone, and he had never felt particularly happy.
His goal was always clear – complete each task and then start the next one.
Now his goal was still clear – to like Jiang Tang and find a way to make Jiang Tang like him too.
No.
Lu Yinghuai forced himself to pull himself back to his thoughts. The call had been hung up by Gu Jingmo. He slowly recalled what he had just thought.
Since his rebirth, he had always regarded being good to Jiang Tang as his goal in this life. When did he start wanting Jiang Tang to like him in this life as well?
Jiang Tang, who was sitting opposite the table, was holding the cup of yogurt and drinking it slowly, with his eyelashes drooping.
Only then did Lu Yinghuai realize that his love for Jiang Tang had reached the point where he wanted a response.
He had always followed his heart and had no need for feelings. He would never have imagined that one day he would put “feelings” which he used to despise the most first and eagerly desire the love of an Omega.
He looked at Jiang Tang quietly.
The child who had just reached adulthood looked much younger than he did in his previous life. Perhaps because of the temporary marking that had just been done, Jiang Tang’s somewhat dry hair had become more lustrous.
Jiang Tang was very quiet in everything he did, making almost no sound, but Lu Yinghuai liked him more and more.
He quietly looked at the child whom he was determined to protect, and the tenderness in his eyes was so deep and moving.
Fang Mu came over in the afternoon.
At that time, Lu Yinghuai was watching an old movie with Jiang Tang in the home theater.
Jiang Tang was watching intently, and Lu Yinghuai took the opportunity to turn his hand over and interlock their fingers.
“Mr. Lu.” Fang Mu looked at Jiang Tang hesitantly and said nothing more.
Jiang Tang sensitively sensed the other party’s avoidance, silently moved to the side, and reached out to pick up the headphones on the carpet.
“It’s okay,” Lu Yinghuai held his arm, hugged him in his arms, and paused the movie, “Let’s talk about it here.”
There was nothing he needed to hide from Jiang Tang.
Fang Mu nodded knowingly: “With Lu’s support, Jiang’s stock is already recovering.”
“What did Jiang Xuan say?”
A trace of disgust flashed across Fang Mu’s face: “He said publicly that he would wait for you to give them a specific explanation.”
No one noticed the fierceness that flashed across Jiang Tang’s eyes after he said this.
Lu Yinghuai chuckled: “Explanation…Go tell them, I will give them an explanation soon.”
“One more thing…”
“What?”
“I…” Fang Mu hesitated for a moment, then glanced at the paused movie screen, and said quickly as if he was afraid of wasting their time, “I want to resign.”
Lu Yinghuai stared at him for a while: “Okay, when?”
Fang Mu exhaled deeply: “Tomorrow.”
The Jiang family’s affairs can be explained over the phone. Fang Mu came here mainly to resign.
Lu Yinghuai recalled that in his previous life, Fang Mu also resigned at about the same time, and the next time they met was on the day Jiang Tang passed away.
Most of Alpha’s assistants were also Alphas, because Alpha’s physical ability was better than Beta’s or Omega’s. They were very efficient at work and were more capable of becoming high-end talents in various fields.
Fang Mu was an exception.
He was a Beta who, through his own efforts, trampled on all the Alphas and became Lu Yinghuai’s all-round special assistant.
The silence in the air made Fang Mu gradually nervous. His eyes wandered and finally met Jiang Tang’s eyes.
Jiang Tang’s gaze was not like that of an ordinary Omega, which was either timid or coquettish. His calm gaze made Fang Mu feel that he saw through him.
“You should think about it again.”
Thinking of the scene in his previous life when Fang Mu handed Jiang Tang’s belongings to him, Lu Yinghuai changed his words and said, “I’m giving you a vacation. You decide when to come back. Fang Mu, only you know what you have paid to get to where you are today. Before you give it up, make sure you are really willing to do so.”
Before, Lu Yinghuai would not ask or say a single word. No matter how thoughtful Fang Mu was, he was not irreplaceable, but he was someone Jiang Tang trusted.
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