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Wearing an indescribable expression, Ling Mu looked at Cheng An’an as if he was a fool.
“What, don’t tell me you never found out?” Cheng An’an sneered suddenly and walked up to Ling Mu. “That’s right, based on your character, once you realize this, you will definitely leave Zhenyang, right?”
Ling Mu snorted. Ignoring him, he turned to leave.
“What are you doing, you have a guilty conscience? Ling Mu, you like being a mistress just like your mother, don’t you?” Cheng An’an’s voice was a little higher, his words were mean and angry, which was very different from his previous gentle and weak image.
Ling Mu’s footsteps stopped, his fists clenched.
He took a deep breath and turned around with contempt in his eyes. “Really Cheng An’an. You didn’t accept him at first, and now you come to me to sow discord. Are you so bored?”
“That’s right, I was wrong back then!” Cheng An’an sank. His face paled, his eyes filled with pain. “But if I accepted him so soon, a genius like Qiu Zhenyang would kick me out as soon as he finished playing! What’s the difference between you and me? Now that you’re favored, he treats you in every possible way, and when he gets tired of you, even if you cry and beg him, he won’t look back at you!”
Ling Mu frowned and gave Cheng An’an a deep look: “It seems that you don’t understand him.”
“I don’t understand? Ha, how could I not understand? These people are all the same! Have you done it with him now? In the next month, he will definitely kick you out!”
Ling Mu was disgusted listening to him.
“We didn’t do it.” He raised his hand and stroked his short, stubborn hair, and his eyes became a little more contemptuous. “And now I probably know the reason why Qiu Zhenyang gave up on you. After all, your thoughts are really hurtful enough.”
Hearing Ling Mu say that Qiu Zhenyang hadn’t touched him yet, Cheng An’an’s face turned pale.
A mixed emotion called jealousy and regret kept growing in his heart, Cheng An’an felt that his head was dizzy, and he could no longer maintain his calm attitude. He never believed that Qiu Zhenyang had really given up on him. After all, Ling Mu and him were not comparable at all. Which alpha would choose Ling Mu instead of him? Those perverts like Lin Yuhan are very rare, and Qiu Zhenyang is not one of them.
But over the past two months, watching Qiu Zhenyang drift away, and his attitude towards Ling Mu became more real, Cheng An’an panicked. Watching Qiu Zhenyang dote on Ling Mu and hearing about his deeds from other people’s mouths, the unwillingness and regret in his heart grew sharply, nearly driving him crazy!
He once enjoyed Qiu Zhenyang’s pursuit, but now that love is easily given to others, he can’t stand it!
Cheng An’an’s lips trembled, and his tone suddenly softened: “Ling Mu, give him back to me.”
Ling Mu looked at him without saying a word. But the firmness in his eyes told Cheng An’an that it was impossible.
“I followed my mother through hard times for more than ten years. Finally someone like Qiu Zhenyang loves and likes me. Why can’t you be kind and give him back to me? I admit that I was wrong and didn’t know how to cherish him. As long as you return him to me, I will do whatever you want!”
The bathroom was very quiet, and even the music in the banquet hall outside did not penetrate in.
Ling Mu’s voice was flat in the face of his plea. “No one has an easy life. It’s just that you like to sell misery, while I don’t.”
His firm attitude made Cheng An’an unhappy, as he glared at Ling Mu with clenched teeth. “Qiu Zhenyang was chasing me one second ago, but the next second he’s chasing you. It’s already obvious, right? Why do you put your head in the ground and pretend you can’t hear and pretend you can’t see it? Will this so-called love really make you happy? You are not worthy of him in any way!”
“Happiness is between me and him. It’s none of your business. If I don’t deserve it, do you?” Ling Mu was really in no mood to chat with him, so he left with a cold snort.
In his eyes, Cheng An’an is not clear-headed, overconfident, and overly sensitive. He may appear smart, but who knows when he’ll catch someone with a knife and stab them.
When he returned to the long table, Qiu Zhenyang was staring at the food on the plate in disgust.
Ling Mu: “…”
“Ah, sorry, that, this is really stinky.” Qiu Zhenyang handed the plate to the waiter in fear, and quickly took Ling Mu to the outside courtyard to breathe. “That Futa dim sum is smelly, really… how do other people eat it? And even think it tastes good.”
Ling Mu looked at him speechlessly. “Except for the recipes you provided the chef, other snacks all taste similar.”
Qiu Zhenyang was embarrassed and sighed helplessly.
There are a lot of people in the courtyard. Because it was originally a place for banquets or parties, there’s also a large swimming pool in the courtyard. The season is approaching autumn, and it’s night time, so no one went down for a swim given the cold water.
Qiu Zhenyang took Ling Mu’s hand and took a walk by the pool. Most of the people gathered here were young people who didn’t like the social atmosphere inside. Seeing Qiu Zhenyang they immediately greeted him: “Second Young Master, this is your omega?”
Although there was no official announcement, Qiu Zhenyang kept hime by his side all night, and the relationship was already obvious.
Noticing that many people around him were looking at him curiously, Qiu Zhenyang grinned, “Yeah, I’ll make an official announcement in a while. Just wait.”
Although Ling Mu was a little restrained, he also worked hard to cooperate with Qiu Zhenyang, and gave everyone a stiff smile.
Cheng An’an’s words still had some influence on him, Ling Mu felt Qiu Zhenyang’s popularity more intuitively. He also finally realized that in love, there should be no shrinking back. Qiu Zhenyang’s love is bold and public, and he should no longer be timid.
Strive to become a person worthy of him in every way!
Everyone congratulated Qiu Zhenyang for finding his own omega. No matter what those people were thinking, at this moment, Ling Mu really felt the happiness of being blessed.
“Thank you.” Ling Mu thanked everyone who blessed him, his smile became more and more natural. The face that used to be covered with frost for years melted like the first snow, so warm that Qiu Zhenyang couldn’t help wanting to kiss him in front of everyone.
“You’re very cute today.” After everyone chatted and stopped paying attention to them, Qiu Zhenyang turned his head to look at Ling Mu with doting eyes.
Ling Mu lightly coughed: “You don’t like it?”
“Why wouldn’t I! I liked you very much before, let alone now? You have done so much for me, which only makes me happier.” The corners of his mouth curved into a sweet arc as Qiu Zhenyang took his hand and gently rubbed.
“I’m really looking forward to going to court. I really can’t wait to see those who hurt you get revenge. They must look great crying, right?” In a good mood, Qiu Zhenyang was even happier imagining such a thing.
This sounded a bit perverted, but Ling Mu laughed out loud.
Yeah, how could he possibly be unhappy?
After taking a walk for a while, Qiu Zhenyang’s condition was much better after being fumigated by the dim sum just now, and he was ready to take Ling Mu back to the banquet hall again. But before they could leave, they heard a “plop” by the pool as someone fell in.
The two looked back and saw that the person who fell into the swimming pool splashed a lot of water, but they couldn’t see who it was. From the looks of it, that person should not be able to swim.
Qiu Zhenyang looked around. Because of the caretaker’s negligence, no lifeguards were sent to guard the swimming pool. Several service staff had just gone to the kitchen to bring things, and there was no one who could go into the water to save people.
In the end, it was his own birthday party. Qiu Zhenyang didn’t want anything to happen, so he took off his suit jacket and shoved it into Ling Mu’s hand. He ran towards the drowning person and jumped into the pool.
Ling Mu walked over with his clothes in his arms, looked at him worriedly, and suddenly noticed the person standing next to the pool.
It’s Lin Nuo.
Lin Nuo obviously looked flustered, but he pretended not to care, and cursed: “What qualifications do you have to enter the Lin family, you can’t even swim, waste!”
Ling Mu’s hand holding his clothes tightened, He had almost guessed who fell into the water.
Sure enough, after Qiu Zhenyang rescued the person, he immediately discovered that the person who fell into the water was Cheng An’an.
Qiu Zhenyang sat on the ground gasping for breath and brushed his soaked black hair backwards. Pool water glued his clothes tightly to his body, vaguely outlining his strong and perfect figure, making the few omegas who came to see the situation blush.
“Are you okay?” Ling Mu came over with his clothes in his arms, and was about to squat down to look at him, but Cheng An’an, who was beside him, suddenly rushed towards Qiu Zhenyang.
The unsuspecting Qiu Zhenyang was tightly wrapped around his neck, and a slender body was embedded in his arms.
“Sure enough, you are still worried about me, aren’t you?”
The sobbing sounded, and everyone around was stunned for a moment, and many people secretly looked at Ling Mu.
This is really ambiguous.
However, before Ling Mu could react, Qiu Zhenyang pushed the person away first.
“Is your head filled with water?” Qiu Zhenyang was about to go crazy, he immediately jumped up and brushed his chest and neck, as if trying to brush off something dirty.
The butler had already heard the news. Looking at the soaked young master, he quickly said, “Young master, hurry up and change clothes. It’s cold at night, be careful of catching a cold!”
The butler didn’t know Cheng An’an, so he said politely: “This guest come with me too, I will prepare clean clothes.”
Cheng An’an rubbed his arms and looked at Qiu Zhenyang pitifully.
The latter didn’t look at him, instead he spread his hands angrily at the water all over his body, and confirmed with Ling Mu, “Can I hug you when I get back from changing clothes? I’ll never do such a stupid thing again.”
He regretted saving people without seeing it clearly. Who knew it was Cheng An’an.
Ling Mu glanced at Cheng An’an, who was standing beside him, and their eyes collided, creating invisible sparks. Ling Mu glanced at his mouth and hugged Qiu Zhenyang directly: “If you want to hug him, no one wants you to wait.”
Qiu Zhenyang was stunned for a moment, and a pink bubble immediately appeared above his head.
Mom, Xiao Mumu is so good!
He raised his hand full of heart and was about to hug him back, but Ling Mu let go and pushed his chest. “Change clothes, I’ll wait for you.”
“Then your clothes…” Ling Mu hugged him just now. He had some water on his clothes.
“It’s okay, It’ll be dry in a while, you go first.”
It was indeed a bit cold with the cold evening wind. Qiu Zhenyang nodded and followed the housekeeper obediently. Cheng An’an followed Qiu Zhenyang and glanced at Ling Mu before leaving.
His eyes were sharp and evil, revealing the dark radiance of madness.
️ Cannon fodder turning evil alert!
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