PE Ch30: How could it be you?

Ros State was indeed very different.

“This is the safest and wealthiest residential area here.” The Alpha said, pushing open the large iron gate in front.

The decor of the villa ahead was still stuck a decade ago, luxurious yet tacky.

Armed soldiers from the state government stood in two lines. If you glanced over, you could see they all had scars to some extent.

Pan Yinchuan’s heart tightened, instinctively becoming more alert.

At this moment, Huai Yu’s arm wrapped around his shoulder, leading him forward in an overly intimate manner.

The leading Alpha, who had been talking non-stop, paused for seven seconds before continuing, “The conditions are simple, Mr. Huai, please don’t mind.”

Huai Yu nodded indifferently, saying to Pan Yinchuan, “Did you run out of the bullets I gave you before? I’ll have someone get more for you.”

The leading Alpha was surprised, “Is this gentleman from a military academy?”

After all, everyone knew that Huai Yu had set up a military academy pilot program and produced many outstanding Beta graduates.

Huai Yu neither confirmed nor denied it.

After escorting them inside, the Alpha tactfully withdrew.

Pan Yinchuan looked around, taking in the Beta servants of various skin tones.

Huai Yu asked, “What are you looking at? Seeing if there’s anyone in a white shirt and black pants?”

Pan Yinchuan awkwardly responded, “Ah.” Indeed, there wasn’t a single one. It felt quite strange!

“I don’t know what gave them the illusion that I look like a pervert ready to take anyone at any time. Ten or eight are still not enough,” Huai Yu said indifferently.

Pan Yinchuan: …

Doesn’t he?

Huai Yu suddenly narrowed his eyes, “Pan Yinchuan, do you think so too?”

Pan Yinchuan marveled at the boss’s sharpness and quickly said, “No, no.”

To make his words more convincing, he desperately changed the subject, “But I’ve always had a question, haven’t dared to ask you.”

Huai Yu’s dangerous look in his eyes faded.

So obedient, just taught to ask questions directly, and now already asking.

“Speak,” Huai Yu said generously.

“Xiu Ling once showed me a photo of you and him together. In the photo, Xiu Ling was wearing a white shirt and black pants…”

“Do you think I liked him?” Jealous?

The word “jealous” was simply the funniest thing. A healthy adult, actually being manipulated by another person, resulting in jealousy, anger, and a loss of self… Isn’t that an insult to one’s character?

It was almost as if it were a conspiracy by the Creator.

Huai Yu always thought this way.

So he wouldn’t have such emotions, and he looked down on others for having such emotions.

Take Xiu Ling, for example. Huai Yu always looked at his “jealousy” and “envy” with cold cruelty and disgust.

But…

Pan Yinchuan being jealous?

Huai Yu briefly sketched out the scenario in his mind and found it impossible to picture…

Would he go crazy like Xiu Ling?

Would he try to hug his neck, whimpering and saying, “Please like me”?

…

In just a brief moment, countless thoughts flashed through Huai Yu’s mind, and then he heard Pan Yinchuan’s voice: “It’s not what I think; it’s what Xiu Ling said himself. He said he was close to you, you lived under the same roof for several years, and you liked him but were constrained by his father’s relationship…”

Huai Yu: “…”

Huai Yu couldn’t listen any longer and interrupted coldly, “What kind of daydream is he having?”

Pan Yinchuan responded softly, “Oh.”

So there’s no such thing as a stand-in.

Huai Yu wasn’t so cold-hearted as to kill Xiu Ling, whom he supposedly liked, for the sake of a grand plan, and then find a stand-in to cherish his memory.

He thought it was some kind of ridiculous melodrama.

“Your expression…” Huai Yu’s tone suddenly changed, “Why do you seem a bit disappointed?”

“No!” Pan Yinchuan’s tone was firm, “I was just thinking, thank you for answering my question, but the white shirt and black pants…”

“What do you think?” Huai Yu paused, “It’s just because that look seems cleaner.”

Pan Yinchuan suddenly understood.

Huai Yu pulled the corners of his mouth coldly: “But now those fools have successfully made me disgusted with that outfit.”

Pan Yinchuan looked down at himself.

No wonder the clothes given to him had all become regular T-shirts and hoodies.

He asked, “So does that mean I can dress however I want in the future?”

“Yes.” Huai Yu relaxed.

Dressing Pan Yinchuan in a way he liked was good, but now he was also interested in Pan Yinchuan’s original look.

The one Yu Jia’an had seen countless times, but he hadn’t had the chance to see yet.

“Thank you, Mr….” Huai

As the words reached his lips, Pan Yinchuan swallowed them back.

He said, “Thank you!” and his face was full of happiness.

Today, Pan Yinchuan was easy to please, Huai Yu thought.

The internet signal in Ros State wasn’t great, and there weren’t many ways to pass the time.

After going upstairs to the bedroom, Huai Yu threw two books to Pan Yinchuan.

Pan Yinchuan held the books and read until he was sleepy…

It was strange, even at this time, Mr. Huai still showed no intention of getting into bed with him.

Pan Yinchuan yawned lazily, thinking that perhaps the Alpha’s kidneys needed rest.

He put down the book, walked to Huai Yu’s side, and said softly, “I’m going to sleep.”

He said this to avoid being woken up by the Alpha for s*x while he was sleeping, like before. It was really inhumane!

Huai Yu still appeared very agreeable at this time. He nodded, “Mm, go ahead.”

As he spoke, he paused and added, “Ros State is going to have a cold snap, keep the quilt tight.”

Reporting before going to sleep.

Quite obedient.

Pan Yinchuan had no idea what Huai Yu was thinking. He quickly said, “Thank you for the reminder.”

Then hurriedly went to bed.

Pan Yinchuan thought he only needed to stay in the villa and wait for Huai Yu to capture Yu Jia’an.

Who knew the next morning, after waking up, Huai Yu would take him along.

“Where to?” Pan Yinchuan asked, still sleepy.

“Playing golf.”

“?

That day, several Alphas accompanying them crazily lost to Pan Yinchuan.

Huai Yu just sat on the side, holding a cup of black tea, watching silently.

When Pan Yinchuan was sweating all over, thinking this didn’t quite fit Huai Yu’s definition of “clean,” he quickly put down the club and returned.

As soon as he got close, he heard Huai Yu ask, “Isn’t it more comfortable than playing with Yu Jia’an?”

Pan Yinchuan: ?

The others kept their eyes down, thinking silently, who is Yu Jia’an?

Huai Yu didn’t mind Pan Yinchuan sweating, and they still rode in the same car back.

The third day, they went to Ros State’s Starry Sky restaurant for dinner.

The fourth day, they watched the local government execute prisoners.

The fifth day, they went to the desert area to play karting.

The sixth day, they went to the local wildlife reserve…

To be honest, Pan Yinchuan liked most of the activities.

For someone who grew up following rules, it was a wonderful world.

But after a few days, Pan Yinchuan felt this was more like a vacation than capturing Yu Jia’an.

Not just him, but the local government officials thought the same.

They wondered, was Mr. Huai here on a honeymoon with his lover?

In another villa, a young man still wore his white T-shirt and slippers, listening to his subordinates recount Mr. Huai’s itinerary over the past few days.

“They say he brought his lover for a honeymoon, so can we relax now?” the subordinate asked.

“Just a front. Haven’t you heard about the destruction of the Research Society? At that time, Mr. Huai used his Beta lover as a front. As soon as the Research Society kidnapped him, he turned around and blew them up,” the young man sneered, “Honeymoon? Only fools believe that.”

“Then we should…”

“Keep hiding.”

After saying this, the young man noticed the subordinate looking down in silence. He turned his head and asked coldly, “What? Not willing?”

The subordinate turned pale and quickly said, “No, no, it’s just… I don’t know how long Huai Yu will stay here. Our business can’t be stalled indefinitely, and your experiments… can’t be postponed either.”

The young man was silent for a moment, murmuring, “Yes, my experiments… year after year, I’m almost out of patience.”

“How can we make Huai Yu leave?” the subordinate frowned, talking to himself, “Start with his lover?”

“You want to kidnap him?”

“No, no, didn’t you just say it? The Research Society’s example is right in front of us. We can’t kidnap him. How about bribing him? Have him speak softly to Huai Yu.”

The young man leaned over, picked up a glass of wine, and asked, “Do you think someone like Huai Yu can be swayed by pillow talk?”

“It’s worth a try.”

“Then you try.” The young man took a sip of wine.

Compared to this, he actually wanted to get that Beta from that day… Unfortunately, that was also Huai Yu’s person.

Now that Huai Yu was here, he was forced to stay put.

“If something happened in Central City…” The young man looked up at the ceiling, “Would those people urgently summon Huai Yu back?”

“But we have no connections in Central City.”

The young man said no more.

Later, a subordinate brought some information: “These are photos secretly taken of Huai Yu and his Beta lover…”

The young man nodded casually, “Put it there.”

“Do you think two million is enough for that Beta?”

“Um, it should be.”

Two million was a trivial amount for the young man, something he could throw away without a second thought.

Another day passed.

The young man received a phone call, and the voice on the other end said, “Mr. Huai will be inspecting the base today. You should come over and make an appearance; you might catch his favor.”

The young man responded, “Okay,” changed clothes, and drove an inconspicuous Jeep to the base.

Upon entering the base, he transformed into the intelligence officer of the local military base.

Others greeted him immediately: “Captain Dong.”

The young man’s name here was Dong Qingsong.

He smiled and asked, “Mr. Huai hasn’t arrived yet?”

“Not yet.”

The young man nodded and had just taken a few steps when his superior called him to join the group welcoming Mr. Huai.

They walked to the gate of the base, where the wind was growing cold, rustling their clothes.

A convoy approached slowly, led by a black armored vehicle.

The young man’s superior strode forward, opened the door, and bowed slightly, saying, “Mr. Huai, please.”

The young man had glimpsed this Mr. Huai’s demeanor in intelligence reports and knew that his Alpha pheromones were strong and oppressive.

He couldn’t help but step back half a pace, but his gaze remained fixed—

Huai Yu stepped out of the car, wearing a gray coat, tall and imposing, just like in the photos. He was easily recognizable as a dominant, aggressive Alpha.

Definitely not someone to mess with.

The young man raised an eyebrow.

At that moment, a low murmur reached the young man’s ear from a colleague: “Mr. Huai actually brought that Beta again.”

Following closely behind Huai Yu was a very young Beta, wearing a black striped baseball jacket, carrying a thin white down jacket in his arm.

His attire was very casual, even a bit chaotic.

Such a person walking beside Huai Yu seemed quite strange.

Because their temperaments were completely mismatched.

Even the young man’s colleague couldn’t help but exclaim again, “He looks like a college student… his outfit is too casual.”

But the young man heard none of this.

His mind was roaring, as if something was collapsing inside.

He stared intently at Mr. Huai’s Beta lover…

So familiar.

Too familiar.

How could it be you?

How, could, it?

He tasted blood in his mouth.

Expressionless, he turned his face away and said to his colleague, “I suddenly have a stomachache. I need to step away for a moment.”

In that instant, he even considered the missile storage code in his mind.

Pan Yinchuan, walking beside Huai Yu, suddenly sneezed.

Huai Yu gestured, took a thermos cup from a bodyguard, and, lowering himself, unscrewed the lid before handing it to Pan Yinchuan.

The young man watched this scene, his steps halting abruptly, then continued to merge into the crowd, slipping away quietly.

As he walked, he couldn’t suppress his violent trembling.