Chapter 37: His Heart Knew First
Shen Chi’s mind was unclear. His usually cool eyes could no longer focus, and his gaze had become dazed. Within that daze, there was even a hint of seduction.
Lu Chenzhou was stared at by him until his breathing grew heavier.
The cigarette that had always been able to calm him down in the past had no effect today. Shen Chi, in his arms, easily stirred up the wicked fire in his heart. Yet Shen Chi was still trying hard to blink, attempting to see his face clearly.
“Who are you?” After saying that, he resisted Lu Chenzhou’s closeness and tried to push him away with his hands.
Shen Chi’s whole body was weak. When he pushed, both hands landed softly against the other man’s chest. It did not feel like struggling. Instead, it seemed more like a shy refusal that only invited more.
Lu Chenzhou inhaled sharply. The crimson ember at the end of his cigarette flickered on and off, just like his eyes, dark enough to frighten people.
“Why are you moving around?”
Shen Chi could not take in a single word. His ears seemed separated by a layer of misty water, and through the haze, he only sensed danger.
“Get away from me.”
A little beast forced into a corner tried hard to bare its teeth and claws, but it had no deterrence at all.
Lu Chenzhou gritted his teeth and laughed in anger.
“Shen Chi, you don’t even recognize me. Very good!” After saying that, in a fit of anger, he slapped Shen Chi’s butt.
With a smack, the air went silent.
Shen Chi was stunned by the slap. In disbelief, he opened his misty eyes wide. “You hit me?”
At this moment, he completely forgot the danger he had sensed earlier. Like a kindergarten child, he only wanted to retaliate fiercely.
So, he opened his mouth.
With one bite, he gnawed directly on Lu Chenzhou’s collarbone.
Pheromones exploded in Shen Chi’s mouth through the broken skin. The domineering, bitter scent of gunpowder smoke instantly spread. Shen Chi scrunched up his little face, looking pained.
“Peh, so bitter.”
The sensation from his collarbone was damp, hot, ambiguous, and sweetly cloying…
Lu Chenzhou’s pupils shrank slightly. This experience he had never had before made his body stiffen, as though he had been frozen in place. Three seconds later, his heart began pounding wildly.
“Shen. Chi!”
The bandit-like aura he usually hid so well all emerged. His eyes were bloodshot, and the light of a wild beast flashed within them.
He took a deep breath, and the cigarette burned down a section in an instant. Finally, he roughly shoved the cigarette in his mouth into Shen Chi’s mouth.
“Shen Chi, if the cigarette falls, you’re finished too.”
“Did you hear me?”
The alley was too dirty and chaotic. Even if Lu Chenzhou were a beast, he had no interest in a place like this. Besides, he had never disdained doing things like taking advantage of someone in danger.
He roughly held the person in his arms, his handsome face cold, fierce, and terrifying enough to make others shrink back.
The cigarette in his mouth made Shen Chi sober up for a moment. Beneath the nicotine were the world’s top-class drugs, capable of keeping even an S-rank Alpha clear-headed. After seeing clearly who had saved him, Shen Chi stretched out his pale fingers and tightly gripped Lu Chenzhou’s clothes.
“President Lu, I want to go home.”
Lu Chenzhou held him and had originally intended to bring him back to the car, then back to his own villa. But Shen Chi’s words made him stop.
A moment later, he pressed his tongue against his cheek. “Fine.”
Lu Chenzhou was tall and strong. Holding Shen Chi took almost no effort from him.
Very quickly, he carried him to the door of Shen Chi’s home.
He knew this area was shabby, but the state of Shen Chi’s home still shocked him with how broken-down it was.
In his entire life, President Lu had never seen such a run-down little room. It was small enough to see through with one glance. Although it had been tidied very cleanly, the floor was scratched up, and even the bookcase was battered.
“This place can still house people?”
Disgust overflowed from his words. Shen Chi had regained a little clarity, but his body was still weak. Hearing this, he did not feel inferior. He only said weakly, “Thank you, President Lu, for sending me home.” As he spoke, he made a move to get out of his arms.
Compared to having his home mocked for being shabby, staying in Lu Chenzhou’s arms made Shen Chi even more uncomfortable.
This time, Lu Chenzhou did not stop him. He only looked at the person getting down from his arms, his expression gloomy.
Shen Chi’s body had not recovered, and he did not have much energy to observe Lu Chenzhou’s subtle changes. He leaned against the doorway, lowered his head, and said in a soft voice, “President Lu, sorry. I can’t see you off today. I’m not feeling well. Please take care on your way back.”
His voice was so soft, yet how could his heart be so hard!
Lu Chenzhou’s face was cold. He reached out and clasped the door that was about to close.
Shen Chi: ?
Lu Chenzhou said, “Secretary Shen, aren’t you afraid those people will take revenge on you and come back?”
Shen Chi tilted his head. His thinking ability had not recovered yet, and his current brain could only process simple problems.
For example, he knew Lu Chenzhou was dangerous, so he should stay away from him.
He knew outside was dangerous, so he should go home as soon as possible.
Lu Chenzhou’s question had clearly exceeded his ability range.
He blinked, still biting tightly on the cigarette Lu Chenzhou had given him. Like this, he looked like a cool lily dragged into a dark territory, his whole body covered in Lu Chenzhou’s pheromone scent.
Lu Chenzhou’s eyes were pitch black. Seeing him dazed, he smiled playfully. “Shen Chi, can you guarantee my secretary’s safety?”
Shen Chi was muddled. His secretary… seemed to be himself.
“I…”
“No, you can’t.” Lu Chenzhou suddenly pushed open the door. Under the inertia, Shen Chi stumbled half a step back. In the next second, someone clasped his wrist and lifted him up in one motion. “Behave. After we get home, I’ll have Ji Yanzhi examine you.”
[Human, let’s listen to the male lead gong. Although he dealt with those people just now, what if they have other accomplices?]
The system’s words made Shen Chi stop struggling.
But he was still very curious about how Lu Chenzhou had dealt with those people. “President Lu, did you call the police on those people?”
Lu Chenzhou lied without changing expression. “I did.”
Call the police? In this area, even if a few people disappeared, no one would investigate.
As for why he had just said those people might come back, Lu Chenzhou mocked himself. One day, in order to coax someone back home, he had actually started spouting nonsense too.
The black luxury car was quietly parked by the roadside. Only when Lu Chenzhou appeared again carrying Shen Chi did the driver finally let out a breath of relief.
He hurriedly got out and opened the rear door for them. During this time, he wanted to ask how Secretary Shen was, but when he met President Lu’s cold and sharp gaze, the driver shrank his neck and instantly shut his mouth.
“Back to the villa.”
With one press of the accelerator, the luxury car quickly left the slums. Only after they returned to the villa did the driver speak softly.
“Oh right, President Lu, the things Secretary Shen bought are still in the trunk. Should I take them out?”
They were merely ordinary ingredients. These things were not even worthy of being placed on Lu Chenzhou’s dining table. Yet as if possessed, he nodded.
“Put them in the fridge first.”
Only then did the driver smile. “Alright.”
Although he had Lu Chenzhou’s cigarette, the drug was not suited to his condition after all. It could only barely keep him conscious.
Shen Chi had already begun to grow drowsy in the steady car. After enduring until now, he finally could not hold on any longer.
He suddenly spoke, his expression wronged. “President Lu.”
Lu Chenzhou’s eyes were dark as he slightly raised a brow.
Shen Chi said pitifully, “The cigarette… is about to fall.”
Lu Chenzhou’s breathing instantly stopped. He looked at the little secretary in his arms, his Adam’s apple rolling.
At this moment, there was only one sentence in his mind.
Fuck, he was too obedient.
