PE Ch15: Ah?

Before this, Pan Yinchuan had never even been in a relationship. Suddenly facing this level of drama was like a primary school student taking a college entrance exam.

Several words flashed in his mind—

What. To. Do.

So. Hard.

At this moment, Lin Shaoyan finally noticed Huai Yu.

This was a very terrifying Alpha.

Lin Shaoyan instinctively started trembling, but still managed to speak to Pan Yinchuan while shivering, “W-Who is he?”

This scene.

It was as if the legitimate spouse had encountered the mistress, frantically questioning the unfaithful man.

And Mr. Huai was the mistress.

Everyone present wished they could gouge out their own eyes.

“This is Mr. Huai,” Pan Yinchuan finally managed to speak.

Lin Shaoyan, coming from a small place, trembled with confusion, wondering who Mr. Huai was.

In the midst of the tense atmosphere, Yan Xue sighed heavily, got up, and patted Jian Yan’s hand. “Alright, let him go. I brought him back to Central City; I’ll take responsibility for watching him.”

Yan Xue then pushed Lin Shaoyan onto a nearby sofa, admonishing him, “Do you want to die? Don’t hug Xiao Pan.”

Lin Shaoyan, with a face full of tears and immense confusion, still couldn’t grasp the situation.

Huai Yu’s gaze fell on him, and seeing this newly adult Omega growing more and more fearful, Huai Yu finally eased up a bit and turned to ask Pan Yinchuan, “It seems he still doesn’t know who I am.”

Pan Yinchuan immediately looked at Assistant Zhang.

Actually, he also didn’t know Mr. Huai’s true identity.

But Assistant Zhang had no intention of speaking.

Now even Yan Xue was silent.

“Is it so embarrassing to mention?” Huai Yu’s tone had a hint of coldness.

Pan Yinchuan suddenly realized that he needed to introduce not Mr. Huai’s professional identity, but their relationship.

He immediately opened his mouth, but how to say it? My boss? My patron?

“I… I’m Mr. Huai’s person,” Pan Yinchuan used a euphemism.

Lin Shaoyan looked at him in shock. “So you’re so powerful? You work in Central City?”

Yan Xue’s mouth twitched.

But in a way, Xiao Pan was indeed impressive.

Pan Yinchuan glanced at Huai Yu’s expression again, feeling that Mr. Huai was extremely displeased at this moment.

Alright.

Pan Yinchuan, feeling like he had nothing to lose, stammered out, “It’s not work, it’s… it’s… Mr. Huai is my Alpha. Um, the lover kind.”

“Cough, cough, cough…” Yan Xue choked on his saliva.

Xiao Pan was quite bold; no one had ever dared to claim Huai Yu as theirs.

“You, he, you, you two…” The little Omega’s words were jumbled in his anxiety.

Yan Xue’s expression turned serious, and his tone became cold, “I don’t care what your relationship with Xiao Pan is, from now on, just pretend it doesn’t exist.”

Pan Yinchuan couldn’t help but interject, “I and he…”

Lin Shaoyan trembled and blurted out, “Who is Xiao Pan?”

Yan Xue froze.

Everyone else showed varying degrees of shock.

Lin Shaoyan, hiding a glimmer in his eyes, stammered, “Is it… is it him? When he left, I didn’t even get a chance to ask his name.”

Yan Xue: “…”

He couldn’t help but look at Pan Yinchuan, who nodded and said, “Before today, I didn’t know his name either.”

Yan Xue: “…Then what kind of couple are you?”

“At the time, I was afraid of being left alone in prison, so I had to say that. I’m sorry, did I cause any misunderstanding?” Lin Shaoyan, after all, was young. Shrinking back, he looked quite pitiful.

Yan Xue was dumbfounded, “So I was the one sowing discord?”

Yan Xue instantly let go, “Fine, you guys go ahead and play.” After saying this, he inadvertently glanced at Huai Yu’s expression and found that he was still not pleased, so Yan Xue quickly added, “But stay away from Xiao Pan.”

Assistant Zhang knew Huai Yu best.

He thought, they don’t even know each other’s names, yet one wants to save the other, and after being saved, they start expressing deep feelings. Doesn’t that further prove “deep affection”?

How could Mr. Huai possibly be happy now?

“How about some food? I recently hired a chef who’s excellent at making pastries,” Yan Xue once again tried to lighten the atmosphere.

“Want to eat?” Huai Yu asked Pan Yinchuan.

“No, not hungry.” Pan Yinchuan had a hearty breakfast.

“…” The air fell silent again.

Yan Xue completely gave up this time.

In Jiuhe City.

Pan Yinchuan’s mother, a primary school teacher named Wang Xiu, and his father, Pan Yue Shan, who worked as a clerk in a local department without any promotions for years, lived a contented life.

But recently, the atmosphere in the Pan family was quite tense.

“Brother Jiu, we really need your help with this,” Pan Yue Shan raised his glass to the man in front of him.

The man called “Brother Jiu,” shirtless with a tattoo of Wu Song fighting a tiger, held a glass with fists the size of sandbags, looking as if he could crush it with a slight squeeze.

“This matter…” Brother Jiu hesitated.

Beside Pan Yue Shan sat a middle-aged man with black-framed glasses, who lightly coughed and said, “Brother Jiu, we really need to trouble you with this. The couple doesn’t know anyone else, and they only have one son…”

The middle-aged man continued, looking apologetic, “It’s my fault. I shouldn’t have introduced Xiao Pan to Nanta City.”

Pan Yue Shan quickly interrupted, “You meant well, how can we blame you? And it was you who helped invite Brother Jiu.”

Just then, Wang Xiu brought out some dishes. With a smile, she said, “Come, let’s have some crab. I bought them fresh from the market, forty yuan each.”

Brother Jiu finally showed some interest, wiping his hands and grabbing a crab, “Where’s the crab tool?”

Wang Xiu smacked her forehead, “Forgot to buy it.”

They couldn’t usually afford this, so they hadn’t thought of buying the tools.

The middle-aged man immediately offered eagerly, “Brother Jiu, enjoy the dishes. I’ll crack the crab for you.”

Brother Jiu nodded, maintaining an air of authority, “For Lao Yu’s sake, we’ll head to Nanta City early tomorrow and see if we can find any news about your son.”

Brother Jiu paused, “I heard the passengers from the plane that landed at Nanta City Airport were detained in a POW camp. Some were sent to the battlefield, and others died from illness.”

Pan Yue Shan turned pale, “This, this…”

“If you want me to help rescue your son, that’s a different price, understand?” Brother Jiu snorted.

“How much? Name your price.”

“Three million.”

Pan Yue Shan’s breath caught, “This…”

“I know you can’t afford it, so I’ll give you a discount on my own accord. But you know, our Qinglong Gang has many brothers. To help you rescue someone, don’t we have to share the benefits? Once in Nanta City, who knows how much we’ll have to spend… A flat price of 1.8 million. Sell the house, and if it’s not enough, you can write me an IOU, clearly stating the interest…” Brother Jiu continued confidently.

At this moment, Lao Yu kicked him under the table, and Brother Jiu immediately stopped, “That’s it, you can think about it…”

Before he could finish, the sound of sirens approached.

Brother Jiu jumped up, his face darkening, “You called the police? Then why ask for my help?”

“No, we didn’t…” Pan Yue Shan also panicked.

Lao Yu’s face darkened, and he quickly walked to the window, pulling back the curtain to look outside.

“It might not be for you,” Lao Yu said in a low voice, “Something’s off, this is too big a scene.”

Brother Jiu cursed and quickly walked over to look out the window.

With one look, Brother Jiu’s face turned extremely ugly, “Police cars leading, followed by armored vehicles, infantry fighting vehicles… and the counter-terrorism special operations intervention team…”

Brother Jiu squeezed out his words from his throat, “This setup, must be for my big brother.”

Lao Yu confidently said, “They’re definitely not here for you, and it’s impossible that they called the police.”

“I know, how could they have that kind of influence? I need to leave now,” Brother Jiu lost all his previous composure.

Pan Yueshan was extremely anxious but didn’t dare to persuade him, afraid of offending him. He could only force a smile, “Alright, alright, we’ll entertain you properly next time…”

Brother Jiu didn’t look back as he opened the door, but as soon as he took a step out, he retreated, “They’re coming up! They’re here to arrest someone in this building!”

The Pan family lived in an old community without an elevator, only stairs, and the building had eight floors. The footsteps of the well-trained individuals entering sounded like thunder in their ears.

“Don’t worry, maybe there’s a murderer in this building?” Lao Yu tried to reassure them.

But just as he finished speaking, there was a knock on the door they had just closed.

“Is anyone there?” a voice asked from outside.

Lao Yu started to panic, exchanging a glance with Brother Jiu, but neither dared to respond.

With them staying silent, Pan Yueshan didn’t dare to say anything either.

Then a voice outside said, “No response, prepare to breach the door. Orders are to resolve this quickly.”

Pan Yueshan’s heart jumped to his throat upon hearing this.

They hadn’t done anything wrong!

It was Wang Xiu who, after a moment’s thought, stepped forward and opened the door. The people outside were readying hydraulic and explosive tools, and they were caught off guard by the sudden face-to-face.

The atmosphere fell silent for a moment.

Brother Jiu’s muscles tensed, ready to fight at any moment.

The person outside looked Wang Xiu up and down, asking, “Are you Pan Yinchuan’s mother?”

Wang Xiu stiffly nodded.

The person then looked at Brother Jiu and Lao Yu, finally settling on Pan Yueshan, “Are you Pan Yinchuan’s father?”

Pan Yueshan also stiffly nodded.

Brother Jiu understood, “They’re here for your son?”

Brother Jiu immediately relaxed, sweat from his earlier panic soaking him. He couldn’t help but vent his anger on Pan Yueshan and his wife, “Your son caused such a big mess, offending such powerful people, why did you even come to me?” Brother Jiu snorted heavily and made to leave.

But the person outside raised a hand, “Without the officer’s orders, no one is to leave.”

Brother Jiu cursed silently but had no choice but to stop.

Lao Yu’s eyes flickered as he asked, “What did Pan Yinchuan do?”

“Do?” The person looked at him in disbelief and then spoke into the radio, “Officer, we’ve found the individuals. Would you like to come up and see? No resistance encountered, assessed as non-dangerous.”

Shortly after, an officer-like figure entered the room.

An assistant handed him a file, and he opened it, comparing the photos with Pan Yueshan and his wife.

The scrutiny made their hearts pound and their legs weak.

“Yes, it’s them.” The officer closed the file.

“We, we…” Pan Yueshan tried to explain.

But the officer coldly asked, “Why didn’t you answer the phone?”

Pan Yueshan and Wang Xiu responded in unison, “…Huh?”

“I asked, why didn’t you answer the phone?” The officer, finally relaxing, frowned and scolded, “I thought those damned gangsters had kidnapped you.”

Brother Jiu: “…”

He was speechless and quietly shrank back.

“No problem,” Yan Xue said after finishing a call with Jiuhe City. He turned and said, “Went to your house, your parents are fine. It’s just…”

Yan Xue was also speechless, “Just last night some idiot stole the signal lines.”

Pan Yinchuan: “…”

But he finally let out a sigh of relief.

As long as everything was fine.

“You should be able to make normal calls later, they’re repairing it now,” Yan Xue said, unable to resist complaining, “Jiuhe City’s security is really bad.”

Huai Yu glanced at his watch and said, “Let’s go back.”

Yan Xue knew Huai Yu was probably eager to go back and deal with his little lover, so he didn’t try to stop him. Otherwise, he’d be the one to suffer later.

Pan Yinchuan, however, was still concerned, “The phone…”

“Call from home, I’ll have a dedicated line set up for you,” Huai Yu’s tone was already showing impatience.

But Pan Yinchuan felt he was still being considerate, even arranging for a dedicated line.

So Pan Yinchuan, without any hesitation, followed Huai Yu out.

Jian Yan silently walked to the car, ready to open the door for them, but Huai Yu reached out first, opening the door and holding the frame.

“Get in.” This was directed at Pan Yinchuan.

Pan Yinchuan got in first, followed closely by Huai Yu.

The Alpha’s strong and intense pheromones instantly enveloped him.

The door closed behind them.

Outside, Zhang’s assistant held back Jian Yan.

“Have some tact,” Zhang’s assistant coldly reminded.

Jian Yan’s eyelid twitched, vaguely guessing what might happen inside.

Seeing that neither the driver, Jian Yan, nor Zhang’s assistant got in… Pan Yinchuan swallowed and asked, “Is sir angry?”

This was a lesson Pan Yinchuan had learned since childhood.

Admitting one’s mistake proactively is better than being passive.

But Huai Yu didn’t respond to his question, only lightly said, “That Omega likes you.”

Pan Yinchuan was taken aback, “I’ve only met him twice, including today. Doesn’t sir believe me?”

“The suspension bridge effect, one meeting is enough.”

“But the person who went to rescue him was Zhang’s assistant, and the one who took him away was Major Yan. He should…”

Huai Yu interrupted him, “After knowing my identity, that Omega immediately clarified your relationship.”

Huai Yu narrowed his eyes slightly: “He likes you, he is afraid of hurting you.”