ABLO Chapter 43

Lu Yang took the lop-eared rabbit back to his room and gently placed him on the soft mattress. The lop-eared rabbit fell asleep in the car and has not woken up yet.

Lu Yang gently touched the soft fur with his fingers. The familiar touch made his heart soften and heat up. His movements became lighter and gentler, as if he were afraid of disturbing the lop-eared rabbit.

The lop-eared rabbit’s ears moved slightly, and his two little paws tightly hugged his thumb. Ruan Mian gently rubbed the center of his finger with the soft fur on his chin.

Lu Yang knew that he was about to wake up, so he couldn’t help but smile and stare at him without blinking, wanting Ruan Mian to see him the first time he woke up.

Under his gaze, the lop-eared rabbit’s eyes slowly opened. Seeing his face so close, he seemed to be startled, staring at him for a while. Gradually, tiny stars of light gathered in his once-dim eyes and widened them in surprise.

Ruan Mian was too excited to speak; his eyes fixed intently on Lu Yang. Lu Yang’s chiseled face had lost the rebellious look of his youth. His brow had gained a touch of maturity, his gaze sharp, and his beautiful face exuded an air of dominance.

Ruan Mian turned back to human form; his eyes were moist. He stretched out his hands to hug Lu Yang’s neck tightly and said with a choked voice: “Baby Lu, I missed you so much.”

Lu Yang tightened his arms, hugged him, and whispered: “Tutu, I missed you too, very much.”

Ruan Mian hugged him and sobbed for a while, then reached out and touched his hair on the back of his head. Lu Yang’s hair was cut very short and felt a little stiff and prickly to touch. “Baby Lu, how did you become so Alpha, where is my fragrant, white, and tender Baby Lu?”

Lu Yang’s eyes were originally red, and he was shocked when he heard his words. He couldn’t help but burst out laughing, hugged the little person in his arms tightly, and said softly: “Tutu, don’t despise me.”

Ruan Mian panicked when he heard the words and patted his back to comfort him, coaxing him softly, “Don’t despise, don’t despise; Baby Lu will always be my baby; whether you’re an Alpha or Omega, I like you all the same.”

Although Lu Yang is taller and more muscular than before, he is still very handsome. His physique is not overly muscular but lean and well-proportioned, with broad shoulders and a narrow waist. He looks even better than before, exuding Alpha’s hormones.

Lu Yang laughed softly, and his chest vibrated.

Ruan Mian fluttered twice in his arms and said dizzily, “Baby Lu, you are so heavy now. I think you have grown a lot taller.”

He said this, but he held Lu Yang and refused to let go. He tried to open his eyes in a daze, but it didn’t last long. After a while, he leaned on the pillow and fell asleep.

Lu Yang looked down at him. Ruan Mian’s cheeks were lightly red, like two lovely red apples. Lu Yang reached out and gently touched his tender cheeks.

Ruan Mian closed his eyes and slept sweetly.

Lu Yang looked at his peaceful sleeping face and said in a low voice: “Silly Tutu, even when you’re drunk, you don’t cause any trouble. You’re still so well-behaved.”

He gently let go of Ruan Mian, put Ruan Mian’s head on the pillow, got up and went to the bathroom to wet the towel with warm water, and brought it back to wipe Ruan Mian’s cheeks and palms.

Ruan Mian turned over, leaned on the pillow, and muttered in a dream: “We can’t be separated anymore.”

Lu Yang was stunned, looked at him for a while, put the towel on the table, laid on the bed, hugged him in his arms, and whispered softly in his ear: “Okay.”

No more separation.

He now has the ability to protect Ruan Mian, so he naturally wants to keep Ruan Mian by his side and take good care of him, never letting anyone bully him again.

Although Ruan Mian didn’t hear his answer, he automatically found a comfortable position in his arms. His hands, which were always uneasily holding his rabbit ears in the past, gently rested on Lu Yang’s waist and he slept very peacefully.

Lu Yang listened to his even breathing and gently kissed him on the forehead, right where the farewell kiss had been before. It seemed like the same kiss, yet it also carried different feelings.

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When Ruan Mian woke up, he was the only one left on the bed. The sun had risen outside the window, and the warm sunlight shone into the room, carrying the smell of sunshine.

He turned over comfortably in bed, opened his eyes, and was stunned by the unfamiliar environment. He sat up from the bed all of a sudden. He looked around the room until he saw the photo frame on the table, and then he relaxed.

In the photo frame was a photo of him and Lu Yang. The two of them were sitting on the green lawn, looking at the camera and laughing. At that time, Lu Yang was still an Omega. They wore the same pink sweater with two cute little bears on their chests. It was taken when they went to the amusement park.

Ruan Mian recalled seeing Lu Yang last night and couldn’t help but smile. It turned out that he was not dreaming. Lu Yang really came back early.

He happily got out of bed. By the bedside, there was a pair of little wolf slippers, identical to the ones in his dorm room. It turned out that Lu Yang had also placed his slippers in his own dorm room.

He wiggled his toes excitedly in the slippers, calling out Lu Yang’s name as he searched around the room. Lu Yang wasn’t in the room; there was no sign of him in any of the rooms, which made Ruan Mian frown in frustration.

There were two knocks at the door. Ruan Mian’s expression changed, thinking that Lu Yang had returned. He eagerly ran over to open the door.

Li Zhan and Liu Minghu stood at the door. Seeing that he opened the door, they were stunned at the same time.

When Ruan Mian saw that it was them, not Lu Yang, he looked down in disappointment and kicked the slippers on his feet. After he woke up, he didn’t have time to talk to Lu Yang properly.

Liu Minghu took a step back in surprise, looked up at the door number, looked at the door opposite, covered his mouth, and exclaimed: “Fuck! The boss is too fast!”

He couldn’t help but slander in his heart. Although the boss and his sister-in-law had been engaged for a long time, his sister-in-law had just arrived, and the boss was anxious to drag him back to the room, not letting him rest. He was so impatient! Inhuman!

Ruan Mian looked at him in confusion, not understanding why he was so agitated.

Li Zhan’s face was a little pale. He looked at Ruan Mian for a while, tried to squeeze out a smile, and said in a dry voice: “Long time no see.”

Lu Yang had told Ruan Mian on the phone before that Li Zhan was now in the Ancheng Army, so Ruan Mian was not too surprised to see him. He smiled and said, “Nice to see you.”

“What are you doing crowding at the door?” Lu Yang came over with breakfast in his hand, saw them at the door, and shouted from a distance.

When Ruan Mian saw him, his eyes lit up instantly, and it was as if stars were sprinkled in his eyes in an instant. If Liu Minghu and Li Zhan were not there, he would have rushed over and hugged Lu Yang tightly, refusing to let go.

Liu Minghu, upon seeing Lu Yang, excitedly walked over and patted him on the shoulder, saying gruffly, “Boss, you’re really someone who doesn’t show your true self. Usually, you have this unapproachable demeanor, but I didn’t expect you to be so eager with my sister-in-law.”

He looked at Lu Yang and blinked his small eyes hard. If he weren’t worried about embarrassing his sister-in-law, he would have called the other brothers over to block the Major General’s door and have a good laugh together.

Lu Yang frowned and glanced at him, “What nonsense are you talking about? Mian Mian was drunk last night, so I brought him back to take care of him.”

Liu Minghu was stunned, “You didn’t do anything?”

Lu Yang slapped him hard on the head, “What nonsense are you talking about! If you dare to dirty Mian Mian’s ears again, I will punish you to run 5,000 meters.”

Liu Minghu covered his head and let out a disappointed wail, “The rabbit is right in front of you, and you don’t eat it. Are you even a wolf?”

“Eat, eat, eat; all you know is eating.” Lu Yang took a steamed bun from the breakfast and stuffed it into his mouth. “Eat the bun.”

Liu Minghu chewed and then opened his eyes wide in surprise. He picked up the steamed bun and excitedly shouted, “It’s Chunwang’s bun! I can tell just by the taste. Big brother, your wife has some serious influence. It takes half an hour to drive there.”

“Stop shouting out here. If you have something to say, come inside.” Lu Yang threw out this remark, then walked over to Ruan Mian, smiled at him, and reached out to smooth Ruan Mian’s messy hair. He put his arm around Ruan Mian’s shoulders and walked him inside.

Ruan Mian then remembered that he hadn’t washed up yet and hurried to the bathroom to wash himself.

When he came out, Lu Yang had already prepared breakfast. Liu Minghu was looking at the delicious food on the table, swallowing his saliva from time to time, and looked at Lu Yang and said eagerly: “Boss, it smells so good; I’m not full yet…”

Lu Yang ignored him, sitting on the chair as if he didn’t hear what he said, and listened attentively to Li Zhan’s report on the military situation.

Li Zhan’s face looked better than before, holding a few stacks of documents in his hand, and he was reporting seriously.

Lu Yang saw Ruan Mian come out and gestured to Li Zhan, saying, “That’s enough for the report. I’ve already heard everything I need to know. Leave the documents here; I’ll look at them when I have time. If there are any issues, I’ll contact you.”

Li Zhan glanced at Ruan Mian, reluctantly closing his mouth, then suddenly smiled as if he thought of something. He placed the documents on the table and said considerately, “I understand, military intelligence can’t be disclosed to outsiders. I’ll brief you privately when you have time.”

Lu Yang looked up at him, frowned slightly, and said in a deep voice: “There are no outsiders here. I stopped you because I don’t want you to disturb Ruan Mian’s breakfast.”

Li Zhan’s smile froze on his face. After hesitating for a while, he said “mn” with a gloomy look.

Liu Minghu heard their conversation nearby and couldn’t help but yelled: “Boss, you are too much! Not only did you not give me buns to eat, but you also stuffed me with dog food early in the morning! It’s really crazy!”

Lu Yang kicked him impatiently, “Hurry up and get busy with work; don’t waste time here.”

“I won’t!” Liu Minghu protested, stood up and walked to Ruan Mian, and asked attentively: “Sister-in-law, you were drunk last night; how do you feel now? Do you have a headache? Are you feeling uncomfortable anywhere? If you feel uncomfortable, you must tell me; I will buy you hangover medicine; I know a place; I will take you around when I have time…”

Lu Yang looked up and glared at him fiercely: “Why are you being so attentive to Mian Mian? Are you looking for trouble?”

Liu Minghu said confidently: “I also want to have a good relationship with my future sister-in-law. It is my duty to be good to my sister-in-law.”

“No need.” Lu Yang packed a few for him and threw them to him, urging him: “Go quickly; don’t disturb our world of two here.”

“Okay!” Seeing that his goal was achieved, Liu Minghu responded excitedly, holding the breakfast and running away, fearing that Lu Yang would regret it and take the breakfast back. He walked quickly and disappeared in a moment.

Li Zhan stood there, pursed his lips, looked at Lu Yang, and said reluctantly: “Brother Yang, I’ll leave first.”

Ruan Mian was stunned when he heard his address and unconsciously raised his eyes to look at him more.

Li Zhan turned his head and met his gaze. He didn’t dodge at all. He looked at him straight in the eyes. His expression was a little complicated. Ruan Mian didn’t understand it for a while.

Ruan Mian nodded his eyes lightly and smiled at him, “Do you want to have breakfast? Lu Yang bought a lot, and we can’t finish it.”

“Thank you, I have already had breakfast.” Li Zhan glanced at the hot breakfast on the table, slightly curled his lips, and said indifferently: “Chunwang’s breakfast is the best in Ancheng. You must try it. In the past few years, Brother Yang and I often go there to eat. It’s a rare opportunity for you to eat it. Cherish it.”

Ruan Mian heard Li Zhan’s words and couldn’t help but frown slightly. He didn’t know if it was just his imagination, but he felt that Li Zhan seemed to have an inexplicable hostility towards him this time. He wasn’t sure where this hostility came from, but he could tell that Li Zhan’s words were bragging about something.

Lu Yang looked up at Li Zhan and said indifferently: “Speak respectfully to your sister-in-law.”

Ruan Mian’s cheeks flushed, and he instantly forgot Li Zhan’s hostility just now. His mind was full of the word ‘sister-in-law’.

When Liu Minghu called him ‘sister-in-law’, he only felt embarrassed. Now that these two words came out of Lu Yang’s mouth, he couldn’t help being shy, and his heart skipped a beat unconsciously.

Li Zhan bit his lower lip unwillingly and didn’t dare to disobey Lu Yang’s order. He had to nod gently and said stiffly: “Understood, then I’ll go out first.”

He walked to the door, and when he closed the door, he couldn’t help but look into the room again. Lu Yang was handing chopsticks to Ruan Mian, with a smile on his lips. From his perspective, the arc of Lu Yang’s mouth was a little doting.

Lu Yang’s attitude of protecting Ruan Mian was too obvious, and he was helpless. As long as Ruan Mian was here, Lu Yang seemed to not see him and only knew to put Ruan Mian first in everything.

He looked at the smile on Lu Yang’s lips, unwillingly closing the door for them. Lu Yang never lacked a smile in front of Ruan Mian; he had understood this clearly four years ago.

He didn’t understand what kind of relationship they had, nor did he understand why their bond was so unbreakable. Lu Yang seemed to not allow anyone to come between them, but he didn’t believe that their relationship was one of love.

Love requires distance and fantasies about each other.

They were too familiar with each other, like family, inseparable. In this context, he didn’t think that love could develop between them. In his view, Lu Yang was simply habitually protective, and to him, Ruan Mian was more like a relative than a lover.

Thinking this, he suddenly felt confident, his steps becoming unconsciously lighter.

In the past few years, he has grown up with Lu Yang and witnessed Lu Yang’s journey to where he is today. They are the best comrades-in-arms and good partners.

He can wait for Lu Yang to distinguish between friendship, romantic love, and family affection.

He wants a fair competition, and he believes he still has a chance.

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T/N: Excited for tomorrow? It’s 24 where I’m at ^^ I’ll post another tomorrow in celebration for Christmas day, see ya!