Not sure if it’s because the other party is younger than him or because Fang Fengzhi is always obedient and easy to be bullied. No matter what time it is, no matter what he is doing, as long as Fang Fengzhi is not in front of him, Min Zhi always has a preconceived notion that he will be bullied by others.
Fang Fengzhi stared at him in a daze, lips parted but silent for a long time, and Min Zhi suddenly felt a wave of softness, as though he were looking at a cute little animal. Looking at his silly look, his thought of him being bullied by others was further confirmed.
In reality, Fang Fengzhi was simply slow to react. He couldn’t grasp why the person who had called him just a few hours earlier was now standing right in front of him. The moment felt so surreal, it was as if he were dreaming.
The man’s body was dusted with snowflakes, as though he had hurried over through the falling snow. Fang Fengzhi blinked. He had been outside for a long time, and his face was almost numb from the cold. But now his eyes were sore. “Min…”
“President Min.”
Someone behind him interrupted him.
Fang Fengzhi shuddered inwardly and turned around to see that it was Fu Baiqi who opened the door of the villa. The Alpha frowned when he saw him standing at the door. “Why are you standing outside?”
But Fang Fengzhi didn’t respond.
Fu Baiqi wasn’t angry either. “Come in first.”
Fu Baiqi grabbed Fang Fengzhi’s arm, but the moment Fang Fengzhi remembered that Min Zhi was still standing nearby, he jerked his arm back and walked inside without giving Fu Baiqi a chance to respond.
Walking into the warm house, his face felt warm from the heater, and the snow on his body melted. He quietly looked at Min Zhi, who came in from behind him. The man’s clothes and shoes were soaked, and his face seemed a little pale. Fang Fengzhi felt nervous and took out the wool slippers from the shoe cabinet before Fu Baiqi.
Fu Baiqi glanced at him and said nothing. Min Zhi politely said, “thank you”.
“You’re welcome.”
The two spoke in distant and polite tones, like two complete strangers who did not know each other at all.
Later, he heard Fu Baiqi tell his family that Min Zhi came to this area on a business trip and couldn’t find a hotel. He happened to know that Fu Baiqi lived here, so he came to stay for one night.
Fu Baiqi’s cousins looked at the man with some curiosity. They had all heard of Min Zhi. He had been in the gossip magazines before, and his classmates all knew that he had rejected the celebrity Omega. He looked tall and strong. He took off his soaked coat, revealing a loose sweater underneath. He was not fat, and one could see that he had solid muscles under his clothes.
The two children were about to reach the age of differentiation, especially Fu Baiqi’s female cousin. She could vaguely smell the pungent smell of gunpowder on Min Zhi. It was her first time encountering the scent of pheromones. A flush rose to her cheeks, and a faint restlessness stirred within her. Flustered, she made a quick excuse about being tired and hurried upstairs.
The people from the Fu family were talking to Min Zhi very enthusiastically. Fang Fengzhi did not join them. On the surface, he was sitting aside watching TV attentively, but in fact, he couldn’t help but look in Min Zhi’s direction.
Min Zhi exchanged polite conversation with a few people. Noticing Fang Fengzhi stealing glances at him, he took out his phone. Alongside dozens of missed calls from the research facility, he saw the message Fang Fengzhi had sent him a few hours earlier. He clicked on the picture and couldn’t help laughing at the miserable snowman on it. He knew what Fang Fengzhi wanted to express, so he replied to his message.
[Very much like you]
Fang Fengzhi saw that Min Zhi was hiding his smile with his head down, so he replied: [I won’t make that kind of expression, but you will]
After sending the message, he asked again without waiting for a reply: [Why didn’t you tell me you were on a business trip?]
He had just spoken to Min Zhi on the phone a few hours ago, he didn’t look like he was on a business trip.
[I’m not on a business trip]
[I came to see you]
Fang Fengzhi paused for a few seconds, his heart pounding. Usually, because he was afraid that they would be discovered by someone with ulterior motives, so he basically deleted each chat record between him and Min Zhi, but he was reluctant to delete this one.
His eyes were sore. It took more than four hours to get here from the city, which meant that Min Zhi was on the road without any hesitation as soon as he hung up the phone.
His eye sockets gradually became moist and hot. He sniffed gently, trying hard not to let the things in his eyes fall out.
He had never met anyone like this before, someone who respected him, trusted him, and cherished him as if holding him in the palm of their hand, showering him with tenderness. He always felt that he would be bullied and had to have him by his side all the time to feel at ease, for fear that he would suffer any injustice.
Why is he so good to him?
Is it love? He asked in his heart, if he doesn’t love him, why would he be so good to him?
But he also never said he loved him, not even like.
Fang Fengzhi felt nervous and flustered for no reason, and he held the phone tightly.
“One more minute!” Someone said on the side, and the people on TV also began to count down festively. New Year’s Day was coming soon.
Fang Fengzhi looked at Min Zhi reflexively.
Min Zhi was also staring at him, and Fang Fengzhi hurriedly looked away. Everyone here was from the Fu family, and he was afraid of being discovered by them.
Fu Baiqi walked over to Fang Fengzhi and sat down. He had a blank expression on his face, as if New Year’s Eve had nothing to do with him. But as he sat down, he gently placed his hand over Fang Fengzhi’s. Fang Fengzhi immediately pulled his hand back, shot him a glance, furrowed his brows, and remained silent.
Seeing that Fang Fengzhi acted as if he didn’t want to have too much contact with him, Fu Baiqi felt disappointed and didn’t reach out his hand again.
He recalled that at this time last year, Fang Fengzhi was sitting next to him and seemed to be leaning his head on his shoulder cautiously. What did he do at that time?
It seemed like he said something to him, then stood up and left without even looking at Fang Fengzhi’s expression.
He suddenly felt regretful. But every year he was moving forward, he couldn’t go back.
The sound of fireworks outside the window suddenly became louder, one after another, drowning out the sound of the TV. Looking out the window, there was a blaze of fire outside, and the fireworks were numerous and beautiful. It felt like there was a heat in his ears. “Happy New Year.” Fu Baiqi’s cold voice was a little unclear in the sound of the celebration.
This was the first time he said Happy New Year to him.
But Fang Fengzhi turned his head to look at Min Zhi. Now everyone’s attention was attracted by the fireworks outside the window, only Min Zhi was staring at him… and Fu Baiqi.
“Happy New Year!” He said to Min Zhi.
His voice was drowned out by the noise, but Min Zhi understood his mouth shape and replied, “Happy New Year.” He added something else, his mouth moved up and down, and Fang Fengzhi didn’t understand. He wanted to say something, but Fu Baiqi, who was beside him suddenly leaned close to him and said, “The noise is giving me a headache.”
Min Zhi didn’t hear what Fang Fengzhi said just now, but Fu Baiqi heard it. He thought it was spoken to him, and his heart softened. He slowly rested his head against Fang Fengzhi’s back, inhaling deeply on the back of his neck.
Fang Fengzhi shuddered and stood up suddenly. He looked at Fu Baiqi’s pale face and knew that he was probably not feeling well because he had not received his pheromones for a long time.
“I’ll give you pheromones. Don’t get too close to me.”
Fu Baiqi paused, a look similar to hurt flashed in his eyes, and Fang Fengzhi saw it but said nothing. He slowly released his pheromones. Others weren’t particularly sensitive to pheromones that didn’t come from their own partners and failed to notice anything unusual, but Min Zhi instantly understood what Fang Fengzhi was doing without needing to sniff closely, and his expression grew increasingly dark.
The sound of fireworks outside gradually died down. Fu Baiqi was wrapped in Fang Fengzhi’s pheromones, feeling unusually comfortable. Suddenly, he felt foolish and irrational for having asked Fang Fengzhi to wear a suppression patch.
He couldn’t help wanting to get closer to his wife and press his warm body against his.
“Don’t touch me.”
Fu Baiqi paused. He heard Fang Fengzhi continue, “We are about to get divorced. It is better to keep our distance.”
It was the first time he truly registered such a cold tone from Fang Fengzhi. No, on second thought, Fang Fengzhi had been speaking to him like this for a while now. It was just that he always clung to the memory of Fang Fengzhi’s once gentle voice.
For some reason, the sound of fireworks outside had obviously died down, but Fu Baiqi felt even more uncomfortable all over. There was a constant buzzing noise in his ears, and his internal organs felt as if someone had rubbed them hard, causing him to feel extremely sore.
“No.”
After he spoke, he realized his voice had suddenly turned hoarse. But Fang Fengzhi paid it no mind, he simply let out an inexplicable sigh and said, “I know you’re unwilling.” He looked at the family members behind Fu Baiqi, and they didn’t notice the movement here.
“I also know that you and your family don’t like me very much.” He slowly raised his head and looked at Fu Baiqi. “You will find someone better than me.”
A crack finally appeared in Fu Baiqi’s cold expression, and he finally had a sense of reality.
A real feeling of being unable to keep the person in front of him.
His eyes were a little flustered, and he wanted to explain, but something seemed to be stuck in his throat, and he was choked and couldn’t make any sound. It was not until Fang Fengzhi left him for a long time that he exhaled tremblingly and forcefully, like a low moan of pain.
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