“Big Dad! Chu Gu Zhi is in love!!!”
As soon as Luo Pan Zhi got home from school on Friday, the first thing he did was call Big Dad, who was traveling the world in the Southern Hemisphere.
Luo Qing Ye, wearing ski gear, took off his goggles when he heard his son’s words through a video call and said something fierce: “What?!”
“I said, Chu Gu Zhi is in love!! With an Alpha in the first year of high school!!”
Luo Qing Ye instantly flew into a rage upon hearing this and yelled at the person on the other end of the video: “Chu Gu Zhi, answer the phone!!!”
Luo Pan Zhi looked at Chu Gu Zhi, who leisurely emerged from the kitchen with a glass of water in hand, and snorted: “Big Dad asked you to answer the phone.”
Chu Gu Zhi looked at him helplessly: “You’re so childish.”
Luo Pan Zhi exploded again: “Big Dad! He actually called me childish!”
Luo Qing Ye on the other end of the video quickly said: “You Pan, you did right. That’s what you should do. Keep a close eye on your brother and don’t let him get taken advantage of by other Alphas. Zuo Gu, how can you, as an Omega, casually fall in love without your father’s consent? This is completely wrong and disrespectful to your father. Daddy is furious! Now—”
The video was quickly taken away by Chu Yi Qiao, who spoke gently: “Zuo Gu, You Pan, you’re already 18 years old. You have the right to decide whether to date or not. It’s your freedom. So You Pan, it’s okay. Don’t be so nervous. Trust Zuo Gu’s judgment, okay?”
“Lao Po, I only have one Omega son. Why are you pushing him to date and get married? I refuse ah!”
“Luo Qing Ye, you already had Zuo Gu and You Pan when you were 18. Even if Zuo Gu fell in love, it was because of you. You led your son astray. Who can you blame?”
The video was disconnected in seconds.
Luo Pan Zhi: “……”
It’s clear that the head of the family is always Daddy, and Big Daddy has no real say.
Chu Gu Zhi smiled and handed the water to Luo Pan Zhi: “Drink some to cool down.”
Luo Pan Zhi gave him a blank look, then tossed his phone onto the sofa and headed to the gym. He was fuming with nowhere to vent his anger. Luo Yu Chu went on a date again, and he couldn’t ask Chu Gu Zhi to practice boxing with him.
The sound of punching bags in the gym was swift and powerful, and just from the sound, one could sense the rage of the person punching.
Chu Gu Zhi leaned against the door, watching his brother vent his anger: “You Pan, are you that angry? I didn’t say anything about Yan Lu. I just happened to meet him, and I asked him to come in and accompany me to practice the violin.”
With a powerful blow, the sandbag burst with a crash, spilling the filling all over the floor.
Luo Pan Zhi was drenched in sweat, letting it drip down his cheeks. He breathed to calm himself, then turned his head to look at Chu Gu Zhi.
“Coincidence? When have you ever let anyone into your music room? You complain I’m noisy when I come in, but Yan Lu isn’t?”
Chu Gu Zhi smiled and nodded: “Yeah, he’s not noisy because he just stares at me.”
Luo Pan Zhi’s mouth dropped open in disbelief, his lips trembling with anger. He pointed a finger: “You……you’re turning your elbow outwards[mfn]to speak up for an outsider with family.[/mfn] now? Do you like him?”
Chu Gu Zhi pursed his lips and smiled, then turned and left: “I didn’t say I liked him.”
“Chu Gu Zhi! Tell me clearly, do you really like him?!”
Luo Pan Zhi’s roar echoed throughout the vast villa.
The aunt cooking downstairs was startled. She looked up at the second-floor hallway and saw the two of them.
“What’s going on? Are you two having a fight? You can’t fight. It would be terrible if the gentlemen found out.”
Chu Gu Zhi sat on the hallway railing and smiled at the auntie on the first floor: “It’s okay, we were just joking. What are we having for dinner tonight?”
As soon as he finished speaking, Luo Pan Zhi grabbed neck and said: “You’re just thinking about eating. Come here!”
“You stink. You’re covered in sweat. Don’t come near me.” Chu Gu Zhi pinched his nose in disgust.
Luo Pan Zhi was even more enraged by this. He pressed Chu Gu Zhi’s head against his clothes, rubbing it against his clothes: “I’m going to stink you to death!”
“……Childish!” Chu Gu Zhi could only complain helplessly, unable to push him away.
The door slammed shut.
The aunt downstairs felt something was wrong with the noise and looked up at the second floor. Wasn’t there a fight?
Pressed against the door, Chu Gu Zhi met Luo Pan Zhi’s furious eyes in shock. He looked like he was about to cry: “What are you doing? I’m not getting married. I’m not even going to—”
Luo Pan Zhi covered his mouth with his hand and warned with his eyes: “Don’t say it!”
Chu Gu Zhi’s eyes were filled with helplessness. He naturally understood why Luo Pan Zhi had reacted so strongly. The bullying he suffered as a child still haunted Luo Pan Zhi, not to mention that Luo Pan Zhi was abroad when he differentiated into an Omega, he had waited until Luo Pan Zhi returned to tell him.
Luo Pan Zhi scolded him for a long time about this.
Then there was the matter of him being temporarily marked.
However, he wasn’t forced to be marked. He simply asked Jian Wen Xing to find him an Alpha, Yan Lu, to prevent others from being influenced by him. He had requested the temporary marking from Yan Lu.
This incident also made Luo Pan Zhi angry for a long time.
“Do you like that Alpha?” Luo Pan Zhi pondered for a long time. He lowered his eyes and looked at Chu Gu Zhi, his eyes full of grievance: “Just because he bit you, you like him?”
Chu Gu Zhi tapped his hand, indicating that he had to remove it before he could speak.
Luo Pan Zhi then let him go.
“No.” Chu Gu Zhi walked to the sofa nearby and sat down: “I’m just wondering if it’s the effect of pheromones or just attraction. I haven’t figured it out yet.”
Luo Pan Zhi immediately sat down next to Chu Gu Zhi, looking at him nervously: “So you think it might be his pheromones that attracted you?”
“Yes, physical attraction. That’s for sure at this point.” Chu Gu Zhi raised his hand and touched the glands at the back of his neck, then spread his palm and lowered his head to smell them. A flicker of disappointment crossed his eyes: “There’s no smell anymore.”
Luo Pan Zhi: “……You’re still smelling it, Chu Gu Zhi, you really.”
“I really like this smell.” Chu Gu Zhi turned sideways to look at Luo Pan Zhi: “It’s the perfume Daddy often uses, it’s almost identical.”
Luo Pan Zhi’s expression suddenly became somewhat subtle: “You……do you think of him as Daddy?”
“Not really.” Chu Gu Zhi withdrew his hand, thinking of the perfume hidden under his pillow, and pondered: “It smells very safe, like a father’s comfortable scent. I also asked the doctor if temporary marking could cause pheromone rejection. The doctor said that because everyone has received barrier injections now, the compatibility can reach over 70%, so there will be no rejection. But if the pheromone has a high compatibility, it can cause infatuation.”
The word “infatuation” was like a critical blow to Luo Pan Zhi, and he collapsed in despair. On the sofa, he slammed his knee into Chu Gu Zhi: “You say you don’t like? You can even say infatuated, aren’t you shy as an Omega?”
Chu Gu Zhi grabbed the pillow and hugged it, his eyes curling with a smile: “If I’m shy, then Yan Lu is even more shy. He was shaking so badly when he bit me the other day, and kept asking if it hurt. I said no, so you can bite me directly.”
“I won’t listen!” Luo Pan Zhi stood up angrily and pummeled the sofa: “Yan Lu, don’t let me see you. I’ll beat you up every time I see you!”
“You’re acting like Erha[mfn]二哈 (èr hā): nickname for the husky breed (哈士奇), the name derives from the word 二, which means stupid or foolish.[/mfn], destroying the house.” Chu Gu Zhi sat sideways, propping his head with one hand as he watched his brother raging: “What do you think you’ll do? If I were to really get married, you’ll be in trouble.”
Luo Pan Zhi stopped moving and glared down at Chu Gu Zhi: “You want to skip straight to marriage without even dating?”
Chu Gu Zhi continued: “En……if we have a child, you’ll be an uncle.”
Luo Pan Zhi slumped to the floor, wanting to cry but unable to: “Chu Gu Zhi, you’re so cruel! You want to go abroad, fall in love, get married, and have children.” He collapsed on the sofa, howling in agony: “What’s the point of all my hard work! No one praises me anymore!”
“I praise you! You’re awesome! Luo Pan Zhi is the best.” Chu Gu Zhi sat forward and stroked Luo Pan Zhi’s hair. When he felt sweat on his face, he silently withdrew his hand and wiped it off on his body.
Luo Pan Zhi glanced at Chu Gu Zhi’s movements: “Do you dislike me?”
Chu Gu Zhi smiled harmlessly: “You sweat a little, I’ll wipe it off.”
Luo Pan Zhi was so angry that he pinched his face: “It’s you who go around causing trouble with that smile. Stop smiling. You’re an Omega, a reserved and elegant Omega. Big Daddy said he wants you to be an elegant prince. An elegant prince can’t smile like that. Smiling like that attracts bees and butterflies.”
“I’m smiling normally.” Chu Gu Zhi said, yanking his hand away.
“Then smile for me to see.” Luo Pan Zhi crossed his legs in front of him and raised his hand to signal, ‘You can start smiling.’
Chu Gu Zhi rubbed his pinched face and glared at Luo Pan Zhi.
Luo Pan Zhi immediately snapped his fingers: “Excellent, that smile is perfect! Smile like that from now on, and do it to everyone you meet.”
Chu Gu Zhi: “……” Speechless.
Knock, knock, knock—
Just then, there was a knock on the door, and a head poked in. It was Luo Yu Chu.
“What are you two doing?” Luo Yu Chu pushed the door open and shook the cake in her hand: “I bought a cake.” She said, walking in.
“He was scolding me.” Chu Gu Zhi pointed at his pinched, red face: “He pinched me.”
Luo Yu Chu walked up behind Luo Pan Zhi and kicked him in the butt, gritting her teeth: “Are you crazy, Luo Pan Zhi? Bullying my Ge is asking for death.”
“He’s also my Ge ok.” Luo Pan Zhi didn’t dispute the fact that he pinched his brother. He curled his lips in dissatisfaction, resting his head on his thighs: “So annoying.”
Luo Yu Chu took out the cake and handed it to Chu Gu Zhi: “Come on, Ge, your favorite strawberry flavor.”
Chu Gu Zhi took the cake: “Where’s Yuan Nai? Did you send him home?”
“Yeah.” Luo Yu Chu smiled as if she had thought of something. She leaned close to Chu Gu Zhi’s ear and said: “I kissed him secretly while we were watching the movie. Yuan Nai’s ears turned red, so cute ah.”
Chu Gu Zhi seemed to think of something when he heard the word ‘cute’, and he smiled too: “En, cute.”
As soon as he finished speaking, Luo Pan Zhi snatched the cake from his hand.
Luo Pan Zhi viciously ate the snatched piece of cake in two or three bites: “Cute bullshit! Not cute at all!”
“You say my Yuan Nai is not cute?” Luo Yu Zhu pretended to argue with Luo Pan Zhi.
“No, he said Yan Lu is not cute.” Chu Gu Zhi pressed Luo Yu Chu’s arm and said bluntly: “Your Er Ge is jealous of Yan Lu. He pinched me just now because of that.”
Luo Yu Chu’s eyes lit up at the name “Yan Lu.” How could she not recognise this classmate? “What, what’s wrong with Yan Lu? He’s the top student in the sports class, topped his freshman year, topped both the academic and professional scores, a true academic genius. Er Ge, you can’t be mean to Yan Lu just because he bit Ge Ge. This high-quality Alpha is quite good.”
“You’re talking about something that hasn’t even began[mfn]八字没一撇 (bā zì méi yì piě): The character “八” (eight) is made up of two strokes: the left stroke (丿) and the right stroke (乀). If you haven’t even written the first left stroke, it means you haven’t even started writing the character and it’s far from complete. As a metaphor, it means that something has not yet begun, or there are no signs, clues, or clues yet.[/mfn]” Luo Pan Zhi glared at Luo Yu Chu:” You can’t side with Yan Lu. If Chu Gu Zhi really liked Yan Lu, you wouldn’t have a brother called Chu Gu Zhi anymore.”
“Ge, you’ll come home often even after you get married, right?” Luo Yu Chu handed Chu Gu Zhi another piece of cake.
“Of course.” Chu Gu Zhi nodded. Feeling thirsty, he stood up: “I’ll go get some water. Do you want something to drink?”
Er[mfn]as explained previously, Er means stupid or foolish but it also means 2 or 2nd so this might be a double meaning cos Luo Pan Zhi is the 2nd child.[/mfn] Luo shook his head.
After Chu Gu Zhi left, Luo Yu Chu looked at Luo Pan Zhi speechlessly.
“Er Ge[mfn]second bro[/mfn], don’t be so startled. I’m telling you, this temporary mark will fade, but the feeling won’t. Last semester, Yuan Nai differentiated, so I temporarily marked him too. And then he couldn’t forget my scent and became incredibly clingy. You know how much I disliked Yuan Nai when we were little, but ever since I temporarily marked him, I’ve really grown to like him.”
“Physical liking doesn’t mean emotional liking.” Luo Pan Zhi said: “You like his scent, not him as a person.”
Luo Yu Chu shook her head: “You’ve never liked anyone before, so you really don’t understand. Oh, I don’t know how to explain this to a lonely person like you. Anyway, I agree with my Ge Ge being with Yan Lu. Yan Lu is amazing. He might be a little silly, but it’s enough if my Ge is capable.”
The word ‘lonely’ seemed to pierce Luo Pan Zhi’s heart.
“Also, stop clinging to Ge Ge all the time. You’re so grown up, and you really have a serious brother complex. Ge Ge is so popular, but you’ve scared them away with that face. Even your own romantic partners have been driven away by your stinky face. You’re practically a talisman.” Luo Yu Chu patted his shoulder: “Team up with Jian Wen Xing. Team up with the lonely and widowed next year for Qixi Festival[mfn]Chinese valentines[/mfn].”
Luo Pan Zhi glanced at her coldly, his lips parted: “Get lost.”
“I think Ge Ge is going abroad just to get away from you, a clingy person.” Luo Yu Chu said, quickly standing up and running out.
“Ah! Luo Yu Chu you’re dead!” Luo Pan Zhi stood up without a word and chased after her.
Chu Gu Zhi, who was in the kitchen downstairs, peeked upstairs. Seeing his younger siblings happily chasing and playing, he sighed helplessly.
“Zuo Gu, are you really going abroad?” the aunt chopping vegetables nearby asked.
Chu Gu Zhi opened the juice can with one hand, the air bursting out with a “puchi”: “En, after all, they’ve invited me, and I want to go out and see the world, just like my grandmother and uncle did.”
He wasn’t following in their footsteps, nor was anyone paving the way for him; he simply loved it. With such genes running through his veins, coupled with his instant love for classical music, no one could force him to dislike something.
What he liked, what he wanted, no one could stop him.
Turning sideways, he smiled at the aunt: “What are we having for dinner tonight?”
The author has something to say:
Luo Pan Zhi: I’m alone, wu wu wu, I’m alone. No, then I’ll be the only one left alone in my family. Chu Gu Zhi, you have to keep me company!!
Jian Wen Xing: I might be the only one left with you, do you want?
Luo Pan Zhi: Get out, as far away as you can get.
Jian Wen Xing: Talking to you is such bad luck.
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Thanks for the update