PE Ch46: He grabbed Huai Yu’s “key”

Huai Yu took a step down, Assistant Zhang approached, lightly gasping, “You need to restrain your pheromones…”

Assistant Zhang’s voice abruptly stopped upon seeing Huai Yu’s expression.

He licked his lips, changing his question: “Are you going in?”

He thought the Alpha’s pheromones’ rage was due to the overly pleasant conversation on the phone.

But now it seemed that not only was that conversation unpleasant, but… it might have been too unpleasant.

Huai Yu paused, then swiftly took out two inhibitors and tranquilizers. As he strode up the steps, he injected one into his arm.

Although it wasn’t the first time seeing this, Assistant Zhang was still a bit shocked.

He took a deep breath.

And mentally crossed himself.

This… looks like it’s going to be really serious later!

Their car had been parked outside the hotel entrance since they arrived, with a body and license plate that didn’t stand out.

Pan Yinchuan had no idea that when he made the call, he was less than two hundred meters away from Huai Yu.

The governor noticed the commotion and was the first to rush over, his face showing shock: “Mr. Huai, why are you here personally?”

“Where is Pan Yinchuan?”

Hearing this, the governor couldn’t help but shiver.

Pan Yinchuan’s head was even dizzier after the hit.

Everyone around him was frightened, rushing to help him: “When did Mr. Pan end up under the table?”

“Are you alright?”

“Should we call a doctor?”

“I think we need an ambulance.”

Hearing the word “ambulance,” Pan Yinchuan sobered up a bit and said, “No need, I’m just sleepy and accidentally hit myself while dozing off.”

Who dozes off under the table?

Is he drunk?

No one persuaded him further, helping him upstairs.

Pan Yinchuan was fully aware of his dizziness and, in the process of fighting it, closed his eyes powerlessly. He slept without dreaming, and when he opened his eyes again, he almost couldn’t tell what day it was.

“Boss?”

“Yu Tong?”

He called out twice, but no one responded.

Pan Yinchuan climbed out of bed and reached for the bedside lamp. Yes, he remembered it was here, why couldn’t he find it?

His clothes rustled.

Finally, the sound stopped abruptly.

A man’s cold fingers clamped onto his wrist.

Pan Yinchuan was startled, “Yu Tong?”

The man didn’t respond. He only heard a soft click as the switch was turned on, and the whole room was instantly lit up.

Pan Yinchuan’s remaining words were stuck in his throat.

Well… he should have expected it.

The only person who would sit quietly and watch him like this would be Mr. Huai.

The Alpha was impeccably dressed but had a gloomy expression on his face.

He looked, hmm, very, very bad.

“Yu Tong,” Huai Yu repeated the name once, “He grabbed your hand like this too?”

“No,” Pan Yinchuan instinctively and quickly denied it.

“Then why was he your first reaction?”

“Because this suite is only occupied by me, the boss, and him. And I paid attention to their hands; the boss’s hands are short and thick, while Yu Tong’s…”

“You even looked at his hands?”

“?

Pan Yinchuan met Huai Yu’s obscure eyes and suddenly realized, no, why do I need to explain anything to you?

“Yes, I look at many people’s hands,” Pan Yinchuan said righteously.

To end this topic quickly, without waiting for Huai Yu to speak again, Pan Yinchuan asked him first, “Why are you here, Mr. Huai?”

“Do you remember what you said on the phone?” Huai Yu answered with a question.

“I remember.”

Of course, he remembered.

He wasn’t drunk; he really wasn’t drunk. All the details could still be replayed smoothly in his mind.

It’s just that the alcohol gave him a bit of courage, the courage to feel that he couldn’t go on like this and had to do something.

He asked, “Then, Mr. Huai, do you remember what you said?”

Huai Yu’s face stiffened, knowing what Pan Yinchuan was reminding him of.

Won’t get angry.

Love breeds tolerance.

Tolerance.

“When you hung up, you suddenly screamed… that’s why I came over.” Huai Yu blurred the time point of his arrival, his tone revealing no emotion.

Pan Yinchuan was stunned.

He thought… Mr. Huai had changed his mind.

So he was being narrow-minded?

But even though it was narrow-minded, Pan Yinchuan felt he should still counterattack first: “You see, if you had just said that directly. You came up and asked about Yu Tong and then asked if I remembered the phone conversation. I was wondering, is this Alpha’s way of liking someone?… Aloof and full of questioning affection?”

As Pan Yinchuan said this, he was both nervous and secretly watching Huai Yu’s expression.

The shadow on Huai Yu’s face grew darker.

But soon…

He quickly squeezed out a gentle smile: “Of course, that’s not my way of liking someone… I know now that you hate this.”

Pan Yinchuan could see the storm brewing in his eyes.

The stark contrast between that and his current expression instantly reassured him.

Pan Yinchuan looked down at his hand being held by Huai Yu.

Huai Yu noticed his gaze, his fingers moved slightly but still didn’t let go. After all, Pan Yinchuan hadn’t said he disliked this.

Pan Yinchuan exhaled; indeed, he didn’t have much resistance. In his hazy mind, he felt he had grasped some key.

Huai Yu was holding his hand.

And he was holding Huai Yu’s “key.”

Pan Yinchuan kept his head down, hearing Huai Yu’s cool voice: “You also scared me; I thought something happened to you, but you were just drunk.”

Pan Yinchuan reflexively wanted to say sorry but swallowed the words back.

“I was sleepy, not drunk.”

Huai Yu didn’t respond to his words, instead asking, “Why did you call under the table?”

Because he had drunk a bit, he was dizzy standing up.

But if he answered that way, Huai Yu would say he was drunk and might extend to—”What you said on the phone yesterday was just drunken talk, I won’t take it seriously, let’s talk later.”

Pan Yinchuan lightly inhaled, raised his face again, and met Huai Yu’s obscure gaze.

He stiffened his face and said softly, “Of course, it was to avoid being overheard. Our conversation might harm Mr. Huai’s reputation.”

“What harm?”

“I don’t know.”

“You don’t know?” Then why think that way?

“Yes, I never know. What Mr. Huai is thinking, planning, or avoiding… I don’t know. But I remember that time returning home, Mr. Huai told me not to mention you. Now that even our contractual relationship no longer exists, of course, I can’t let others hear your name coming from my mouth.”

…Quite grudging.

Huai Yu’s throat moved, his face looking somewhat unpleasant.

“Was I wrong to do that?” Pan Yinchuan pressed for an answer.

Huai Yu didn’t say whether it was right or wrong; he said, “Now you don’t have to avoid it, you can mention anyone’s name you want.”

“Oh, is this the privilege of being liked by an Alpha?”

“…”

Pan Yinchuan’s words suddenly made Huai Yu feel that no matter how many opportunities and wealth he offered to Pan Yinchuan, or how many people were careful to please and pursue Pan Yinchuan… it didn’t count for anything.

That essentially was just a “privilege” behavior.

It was because of his status and power, that with a slight bow, he could achieve it.

What else besides that?

He had very little “true heart” to show Pan Yinchuan.

Mr. Huai was unusually at a loss for words at this moment, only managing to say two dry words: “Not just.”

Pan Yinchuan reached out to grab his phone.

Huai Yu quickly handed it over.

Pan Yinchuan glanced at the time, 10:37 in the morning. His first thought was, how long had Huai Yu been here?

“It’s not early; the investment promotion meeting isn’t over yet. I need to continue attending events with my boss.” Pan Yinchuan expressed a hint for Huai Yu to leave.

Huai Yu, relieved from the tense and oppressive atmosphere, spoke with a hint of amusement: “Is your boss that greedy? Isn’t yesterday’s deals and connections enough?”

“We can’t leave early; we must go through the process.” Pan Yinchuan found himself no longer even nervous about rejecting Huai Yu.

“Alright,” Huai Yu uttered a word, then suddenly leaned closer to the bedside, raising his other hand to press on Pan Yinchuan’s head, “Where did you hit?”

The Alpha’s scent suddenly enveloped him, but it wasn’t as uncomfortable as imagined.

Pan Yinchuan’s movement to dodge paused.

He knew, surely another inhibitor was used.

The Alpha’s broad palm, with hard and strong finger bones, felt over his head, asking: “Is it here?”

Before Pan Yinchuan could answer, he touched the back of his head: “Is it here?”

“Or here?” His palm edge pressed lightly on the back of Pan Yinchuan’s neck, transmitting a scorching warmth.

It seemed a bit excessively intimate.

Without the strong pressure of pheromones, this seemingly affectionate gesture felt even more tangible. The arteries on the side of Pan Yinchuan’s neck were pulsing more vigorously.

He suddenly leaned back, putting some distance between them, and said, “Who would hit their neck?”

Huai Yu’s mood seemed to improve a bit, and he said with a gentle expression, “You never know.”

Pan Yinchuan raised his hand and touched the top of his head, “It’s just here, not serious, no bump, it’s not really painful anymore. Mr. Huai, please let me go. We have no relation now, it’s not appropriate.”

Huai Yu almost pushed him back onto the bed. Listening to Pan Yinchuan’s words, he wasn’t angry and didn’t let go.

He asked Pan Yinchuan, “Not appropriate?”

“Yes, this behavior is called ‘molestation’ in the legal texts.”

“Hmm, I’m molesting you, you can slap me.” Huai Yu said unhurriedly.

Pan Yinchuan couldn’t help but seriously look at his face for two more glances, but he really couldn’t bring himself to do it. Even though Mr. Huai seemed almost “kind and friendly” now, to hit him, he needed some mental preparation.

It was a natural feeling of being suppressed, not decided by pheromones.

However, Pan Yinchuan now knew how to stab him.

Pan Yinchuan seriously said, “I’m going to date someone.”

Only then did Huai Yu let go, but before leaving, he gently patted the top of his head and said, “Alright, go ahead.”

A bit of suspicion rose in Pan Yinchuan’s heart.

Is he really not angry?

Pan Yinchuan lifted the quilt and got out of bed, “I’m going to date someone else, Mr. Huai can’t touch me.”

A flicker of light changed in Huai Yu’s eyes.

The dark color was pressed deeper.

He nodded and said, “Alright, I won’t touch you. I just wanted to see how your injury was.”

“There’s no need to trouble Mr. Huai for that; a doctor can check it, and so can my dating partner.” Pan Yinchuan continued speaking while secretly watching his expression change.

The corners of Huai Yu’s mouth tightened, but he still continued in a calm tone, “I understand.”

Pan Yinchuan walked to the bathroom, “Don’t follow me.”

Huai Yu sat back down, like a tamed beast, and still said, “Alright.”

Pan Yinchuan quickly washed his face, brushed his teeth, and even took a shower.

When he came out, he found that Huai Yu was still sitting there, just in a different posture.

The Alpha sat with his legs crossed, expressionless, and asked, “Earlier when you took a shower, would your boss and Yu Tong come in?”

Pan Yinchuan: ?

Pan Yinchuan continued to stab him, “Only you would insist on not leaving while someone else is taking a shower.”

Huai Yu still wasn’t angry, nodded, and said, “Hmm, there’s a switch in the bathroom. Next time before you shower, press it to turn the double-sided glass into single-sided glass.”

Pan Yinchuan: ?

He looked down at himself.

Then looked at the glass.

Then at Huai Yu’s crossed-leg sitting posture.

Actually, it’s unclear how many times they’ve been to bed, but at this moment, Pan Yinchuan was so embarrassed that his toes curled.

“Go to work.” Huai Yu said as he finally stood up and left.

Pan Yinchuan’s gaze uncontrollably glanced at his lower body. Just one look, and his buttocks seemed to ache already.

Huai Yu went straight downstairs. Assistant Zhang had been waiting for him for a long time. As soon as he saw him, he jumped up from his seat, “Sir…”

He looked at the Alpha in front of him.

Still impeccably dressed.

Hmm? The situation didn’t seem as out of control as he had imagined.

“I thought it might take longer…” At least make it so that Xiao Pan couldn’t get out of bed.

“Pan Yinchuan has to work.” Huai Yu’s face darkened, and the previously repressed shadow reappeared on his face.

Work…is that even a thing? Assistant Zhang was stunned.

You could just make that company go bankrupt.

“Prepare the plane, return to the central city.” Huai Yu ordered coldly.

“You’re not dealing with Mr. Pan here?”

“In a few days, Pan Yinchuan wants to find someone to date. I’ll give him a chance.” If he stayed here, no amount of inhibitors might work someday.

Assistant Zhang heard this and nearly dropped his jaw.

“Did I…hear wrong?”

“You didn’t hear wrong.”

“Then how, how…” How did it suddenly turn into Xiao Pan wanting to date someone else? And most importantly, why did the sir have to ‘voluntarily’ avoid him for a few days?

“He’s straight.” Huai Yu said.

“Yes, yes…” Many people heard it when Pan Yinchuan left the manor, and they were all too scared to look at Mr. Huai’s expression back then.

Huai Yu forced out a hypocritical voice, “At least this time he said he’s planning to date a male Beta. He’s trying to change his orientation. It’s a good thing.”

Can this count as a good thing…?

Assistant Zhang swallowed his voice, and looking at Mr. Huai again, he felt that the high-ranking, strong, and extremely possessive Alpha now emitted a bit of a dignified main wife’s aura.

It’s love.

If this isn’t love.

He couldn’t think of anything that could change Mr. Huai to this extent.

Ten minutes after Huai Yu left, Pan Yinchuan slowly came out.

Really…going to date someone?

He didn’t know anyone…

But trying wouldn’t be bad? Especially for those like Jian Yan and Lin Shaoyan, verbal refusals didn’t work.

Huai Yu was tough, while they were good at playing weak and clinging on in weakness.

Pan Yinchuan didn’t expect to be troubled about finding someone to date.

He unconsciously leaned against the elevator wall. The highly reflective wall clearly reflected his image. He stared at the reflection, and his mind replayed the conversation with Huai Yu twice.

At this moment, his heart started pounding belatedly.

The adrenaline from the standoff surged through his spine like an electric current.

He spoke harshly, directing all his words at Huai Yu. If Huai Yu had lost control and taken him away by force, he really wouldn’t have been able to do anything.

But Huai Yu controlled himself.

Thinking of this, he actually felt a bit excited.