Chapter 26: Dating the Shou? I Value My Life!
Shen Chi began to miss the state of things during the previous month or so. Back then, Lu Chenzhou almost never took the initiative to look for him. If there was work, it was usually Secretary Xu or the executive assistants who gave it to him. Unlike now—just seeing the internal line from the president’s office was enough to make him react with stress.
As it neared the end of the workday, he could finally slump at his workstation, his fair and delicate face full of despair.
Seeing this, the system was filled with sympathy. [Oh, my poor good baby, you’re so tired you’ve turned into a pancake. Later, after we get off work… Ah! I forgot. You still have to go work overtime on the male lead shou’s side!]
After finishing work on the male lead gong’s side, he had to run over to the male lead shou’s side too.
Thinking of Ye Suxi’s invitation, the light in Shen Chi’s eyes dimmed. Right now, he only wanted to go home and lie on his little bed. Male lead gong, male lead shou—both of them could go stand aside.
Secretary Xu had already started packing up. Seeing Shen Chi motionless, she asked with concern, “Secretary Shen, what’s wrong? Are you feeling unwell?”
Shen Chi wiped his face and raised a faint smile again. “No. I’m just thinking about whether I should buy a bouquet of flowers for an Omega later.”
The bag in Secretary Xu’s hand nearly fell to the floor. She spoke with difficulty. “Why would you give flowers?”
Shen Chi said, “The other person is treating me to dinner. I can’t go empty-handed, right? Besides, I don’t know what else he likes.”
Secretary Xu’s vision went dark. When she imagined what would happen if her President Lu saw him buying flowers…
Secretary Xu did not dare think about it!
She hurriedly reached out, trying to stop him.
But Shen Chi had already packed up his things. It was time to get off work. “Secretary Xu, I’ll leave first. Be careful on your way home. Bye-bye.”
This time, it was Secretary Xu’s turn to collapse into her chair.
It was over.
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In order to leave a good impression on Ye Suxi, Shen Chi really went to a flower shop and bought a bouquet of sunflowers.
Under the sunlight, the sunflowers bloomed warmly. Their golden petals were bright and beautiful. He felt they suited Ye Suxi very well.
The system had told him that the male lead shou was still a little pitiful thing at this point. His parents’ whereabouts were unknown, and his grandmother, who had depended on him for survival, had also passed away. However, he was positive and hardworking. Even as an Omega, he never complained about life’s trivial hardships. Instead, he worked hard to grow, just like a little sun.
Shen Chi did not really understand. After suffering so much from life, how could someone still be like a little sun? If it were him, he would only want to destroy the world.
“Mr. Shen, over here!”
From afar, he saw Ye Suxi standing across the road, enthusiastically waving at him.
The clothes he wore were already a little old, but they had been washed very clean. His hair was also styled to look fluffy. When he jumped, his thick hair bounced along with him. Sure enough, just as the system said, he was like a little sun.
The gloomy, crawling Secretary Shen was infected by his enthusiasm and waved back.
He crossed the road and came to Ye Suxi.
“For you.”
The few bright, beautiful sunflowers made Ye Suxi pleasantly surprised.
“Mr. Shen, these are for me?”
Shen Chi said, “You’re treating me to dinner. I couldn’t come empty-handed. But I didn’t know whether you’d like them.”
“I like them!” Ye Suxi hugged the sunflowers, a smile blooming on his face, his eyes curving. But very quickly, he became reserved again. “But… I don’t have much money. I can only treat Mr. Shen to very ordinary food.”
Shen Chi chuckled. “Ordinary is good. I’m an ordinary person too.”
When he smiled, Ye Suxi was almost stunned watching him.
He raised his head slightly, his cheeks pink. “Mr. Shen, has anyone ever told you that you’re very good-looking?”
Shen Chi’s beauty did not carry any femininity. He was like a cool lily, graceful, pure, and elegant.
“Mr. Ye, how can you describe a man as good-looking?” Shen Chi raised a brow, but there was no anger in his words. Instead, there was a faint smile.
Ye Suxi scratched his head. “But you really are good-looking.”
Shen Chi sighed and did not continue this topic.
The place Ye Suxi took him to was a Cantonese restaurant. The restaurant was very clean, and the food was good and affordable.
The two chose a window seat. Looking out from the window, they could see the bustling crowd outside.
The moment Shen Chi and Ye Suxi entered the restaurant, they attracted quite a few gazes.
Ye Suxi was cute and pure, while Shen Chi was cool and exquisite. Their temperaments were completely different, but both of them were extremely outstanding in appearance. If there was anything regrettable, it was that Shen Chi was actually only a Beta.
“Mr. Shen, thank you so much for yesterday.”
“Mr. Shen, after I left, were you really not hurt? That Alpha yesterday was too terrifying. When he grabbed you and refused to let go, he looked like he wanted to tear you apart.”
“Alphas are like that. Once they have an episode, they have no reason left. Dangerous and terrifying.”
“Mr. Shen, if you were hurt, it’s all my fault.”
…
Ye Suxi was like a little chatterbox. He really did talk a lot, but he also truly cared about Shen Chi. It was just that within this concern, there were also other things mixed in.
Shen Chi did not notice. He thought Ye Suxi was simply afraid of Alphas.
For the sake of his future missions, Shen Chi lied with his eyes wide open. “Actually, President Lu is a good person.”
As soon as these words fell, Ye Suxi frowned.
He had spent so long badmouthing him, yet Shen Chi trusted him this much?
“But Mr. Shen…”
He had only spoken halfway when suddenly, a person appeared outside the window.
The person clung to the window like an octopus, eyes wide open. Then he called out to his companions as if summoning friends.
Through the window, Shen Chi could not hear what the other person was saying, but this action was truly insane.
The system said, [Ah, wait. Those are Lu Chenzhou’s friends, childhood friends, and the like.]
The other party seemed to be confirming something. After clearly seeing Shen Chi’s face, they swarmed into the restaurant.
“It really is you!” The other person looked shocked. “Brother Lu’s little secretary!”
Shen Chi stood up, polite and distant. “Hello.”
“Hey, no need for ‘hello.’ Last night, you helped a lot.” The other person was extremely familiar with him and sat down on his own without waiting for Shen Chi to invite him. “Oh right, I’ll call Brother Lu.”
He called as soon as he said he would. Shen Chi did not refuse either and only asked the system, “Is it okay for the protagonist gong and shou to come into contact ahead of time?”
[What could happen?] the system said lazily. [As long as the main mission plot doesn’t collapse, it’s fine.]
Ye Suxi wanted to refuse, but he had no chance. There were still three people standing beside that man, all of them Alphas.
His expression was ugly as he watched the other person hang up. At this moment, the man also noticed him.
“Omega?”
He did not recognize Ye Suxi as the waiter from last night. He merely looked suspiciously at the sunflowers by his hand, then looked at Shen Chi in shock.
“Are you two… on a date?”
Shen Chi almost spat.
Steal the male lead shou? Did he not value his life?
“No.”
The other person said, “If not, why did you give him flowers? Do you know what giving flowers means?”
Yet at precisely this moment, the male lead shou “caused trouble.”
“What can it mean? Even if we are on a date, what does it have to do with you?”
The moment those words came out, everything around them went silent.
Shen Chi sucked in a cold breath. He wanted to cover the male lead shou’s mouth, but it was already too late.
Then, he heard an extremely familiar and extremely cold voice.
“Secretary Shen got off work early just for a date?”
