"All, all paid?" Gao Tu couldn't believe his ears.
After his parents divorced, his mother took his infant sister away, leaving Gao Tu to live with his father. When Gao Tu was 19, his mother died in an accident, and his seriously injured sister became his responsibility.
It was unrealistic to expect his father, a gambler and alcoholic, to pay for the expensive medical expenses, but fortunately, Gao Tu had learned to work part-time to support himself since he was 14. Adding a younger sister was nothing more than a matter of working a few more jobs.
But the medical expenses for long-term treatment were more expensive than he had imagined, and caring for the patient was much harder than he had expected. If it weren't for Shen Wenlang's help, they might not have survived the day of the surgery.
But the surgery fee of up to 800,000 yuan left Gaotu strapped for cash.
Just when he was worried about his sister's surgery fees, the attending physician suddenly asked him to talk.
He went to the doctor's office with a nervous mood, thinking that he would talk about postponing the surgery, but the doctor actually talked to him about the precautions before the operation.
Gao Tu thought that the doctor had helped him coordinate the post-operative payment. However, when he heard his promise to "pay the full fee as soon as possible", the attending doctor said, "The patient in bed 291 has already paid…" Gaotu had never paid that much. I rushed to the registration office, but was told that someone had indeed paid all the fees for my sister.
"Could it be that someone has switched bed numbers?"
The cashier, whose auditing ability was questioned, felt a little aggrieved: "No." He said firmly: "Your sister is staying in the HS Group employee family ward. I have a deep impression of it. The gentleman who came to pay the bill was a very handsome S-level Alpha. I confirmed the bed number with him many times. It is impossible for him to make a mistake!"
A cool S-class Alpha?
Gao Tu's mind immediately emerged with Shen Wenlang's handsome, fierce, and unreasonably handsome face.
"Did he say his name? Or leave any contact information?"
The cashier quickly checked the records and said, "Yes, there is, but our payment information is kept confidential."
… Sheng Shaoyou never answers unfamiliar calls.
But that day, when they got together for a drink, Li Baiqiao saw with his own eyes that he answered a call without hesitation from a number that had no contact note.
Li Baiqiao leaned over and stretched his ears to try to eavesdrop on the conversation.
Unfortunately, the private room was too noisy and I couldn't hear a word.
"Who is it?" He asked Sheng Shaoyou in an exaggerated way, but Sheng Shaoyou ignored him. Curious Li Baiqiao approached him openly, wanting to hear what was going on, but Sheng Shaoyou pressed his face with disgust and pushed him away.
"How stingy!" Li Baiqiao curled his lips.
The partner he brought today was a young Beta boy.
Seeing that he was unhappy, he brought a glass of sweet fruit wine to coax him. Li Baiqiao drank it from the Beta's hand, and while drinking, he licked his slender white fingers holding the wine glass in a sexy way.
The companion that Sheng Shaoyou brought this time was a new face, a young female Omega with a slim figure and curvy curves. The scent of her pheromones smelled more like flowers.
As soon as he entered the door, Li Boqiao teased him.
"Oh, you finally remembered to bring someone with you.
A while ago, our handsome President Sheng always came to the appointment alone and refused to bring a companion from the bureau. This made me, your 'old father', always worry about you sleeping alone all night long…" The second generation of people in Jianghu and Shanghai are famous for their love of playing. Li Baiqiao's love of being poor has been around for a long time, and Sheng Shaoyou is too lazy to care about him.
At this moment, Sheng Shaoyou was answering the phone and ignoring anyone.
Li Baiqiao was bored so he went to tease the Omega girl sitting next to Sheng Shaoyou.
"What's your name, little beauty?"
"Shu Xin." The Omega smiled sweetly and generously.
Unlike his immoral private life, Li Baiqiao had a very gentle face. He smiled when he heard this: "She is pleasing to the eye and has a good name. It makes people happy when they see her."
Shu Xin is a freshman at the Film Academy, and has only been dating Sheng Shaoyou for a few days. This morning, she was notified that she would be accompanying Sheng Shaoyou to meet friends. She was excited all day, and kept showing off to her bestie, wishing to tell the world that she had finally won over the super rich second generation who was famous in Jianghu.
Anyone who could play with Young Master Sheng must not be an ordinary person. When the gentle and handsome Li Baiqiao took the initiative to talk to her, Shu Xin's heartbeat quickened.
While chatting with Shu Xin, Li Baiqiao did not forget to continue to care about Sheng Shaoyou who was on the phone. As soon as Sheng Shaoyou hung up, he immediately came over and said with a smile: "Shaoyou, you have changed a lot recently."
Sheng Shaoyou seemed to be in a good mood, with a smile on his face and a slightly raised eyebrow, and asked him, "What do you mean?"
"Not only did he randomly answer calls from strangers, but his tastes also changed!"
Li Baiqiao, who had a keen nose, leaned close to Shu Xin and sniffed: "Why did you suddenly change to a floral scent? Haven't you always only liked fruity scents?"
Smelling an Omega's pheromones without permission is a clear sign of teasing and sexual harassment.
Seeing that Li Baiqiao looked gentle but behaved wildly and boldly, Shu Xin blushed instantly and looked at Sheng Shaoyou for help.
But Sheng Shaoyou didn't even look at her, leaning lazily on the sofa, listening to Li Baiqiao's frivolous chatter: "A few years ago, I kept telling you about the wonders of beautiful women with floral scents, but you were always unmoved and insisted on only loving fruity scents. So, now you know the wonders of floral scents, right?"
Li Baiqiao got closer and closer. As an Alpha, his pheromone level was not low either.
Shu Xin felt shy because of the behavior that showed absolutely no sense of gender boundaries, and the smell of Alpha pheromones that hit her nose almost made her collapse.
Sheng Shaoyou didn't know what he was thinking about.
He rested his head on his arm and smiled at Li Baiqiao, revealing a line of white teeth. He commented, "Hmm, it smells like flowers, not bad."
Damn it, damn it... Li Baiqiao has known Sheng Shaoyou for more than ten years, and the two have always had a clear division of labor.
Li Baiqiao is responsible for his poverty, and Sheng Shaoyou is responsible for watching him become poor.
Today, Sheng Shaoyou actually showed up and took the initiative to answer the call. This unusual behavior made Li Baiqiao drop his jaw. It was just a phone call, but his mood really became so good? !
Damn it!
Li Baiqiao became more and more curious about who the strange number he had just failed to eavesdrop on belonged to!!!
Hua Yong's first call was hung up.
He put down his phone and looked at the number marked "Sheng Shaoyou" with no expression on his pale face. The handsome and arrogant Alpha didn't even bother to answer the business card of the secretary of the partner, so it was not surprising that he didn't answer unfamiliar calls.
Thinking of this, Hua Yong pursed his lips, lowered his head and sent a text message to Sheng Shaoyou. After explaining his identity and purpose, he tried to call again.
This time the call went through.
There was some noise on Sheng Shaoyou's end, with noisy background music mixed with the laughter of men and women. It was really not a good time to talk.
Hua Yong frowned: "Mr. Sheng, if you are busy, I will call you later."
"Not busy." Sheng Shaoyou said, "What's the matter? Go ahead."
There was silence on the other end of the phone. The Omega seemed to be hesitating. His shallow breathing sounded amplified in his ears, making Sheng Shaoyou feel a little itchy. But he didn't say anything, patiently waiting for the little orchid that owed him a favor to fall into his trap.
"Mr. Sheng." Hua Yong did speak, his voice soft, unlike the imposing manner when he rushed out of the elevator in the afternoon and said that he didn't mind being his target for venting. He seemed very docile and asked hesitantly, "Did you pay for my surgery?"
Sheng Shaoyou listened with satisfaction to the little orchid speaking softly to him. Seeing that he did not answer, he said gently and eagerly: "Although I don't know why you did this, thank you very much. I will pay you back as soon as possible—".
"Don't you have anything else to tell me besides money?"
Hua Yong was stunned and fell silent, as if he was trying hard to think of what else they could talk about besides money.
Before Sheng Shaoyou's patience ran out and he became unhappy again, he spoke softly, "Excuse me, Mr. Sheng, are you free this Saturday? I'd like to treat you to a meal."
"Saturday?" Sheng Shaoyou raised his lips slightly, but his tone was a little embarrassed: "I already have an appointment."
"I'm sorry, then—" "I have an appointment with some friends, so you can just come to my place when the time comes." Sheng Shaoyou said this before Hua Yong could ask to change the appointment.
The other end of the phone fell silent again.
Sheng Shaoyou knew that he was unwilling, so he smiled and put pressure on him: "If it's inconvenient for Secretary Hua, then forget it."
"No, it's convenient. Please send me the address." The little orchid agreed.
There is no shortage of weekend parties in Jiangsu and Shanghai. They are often lively and grand, with elegant people, but they are all empty inside. This time, the party was held at Li Baiqiao's new club, located in the twin towers, a landmark of Jiangsu and Shanghai.
Sheng Shaoyou and Hua Yong met at the entrance of the basement floor.
There were a lot of expensive cars parked in the garage, and concierges and security guards stood at the entrance checking the invitations one by one.
This was a small-scale gathering with not many guests, about thirty people in total, but Hua Yong was probably the only one who came by taxi.
The taxi was stopped by security at the entrance of the underground passage. The concierge checked Hua Yong's invitation letter with an expressionless face. His name was not on the invitation letter, only "companion" was written.
The security guard was a tall male A-level Alpha. He silently looked at Hua Yong's face and knew in his heart that this beautiful Omega was a companion. He said to him politely but unfamiliarly, "Sorry, sir, this is a private garden. Commercial vehicles are not allowed to enter."
Hua Yong nodded, got out of the car, and then saw Sheng Shaoyou who had also just got out of the car.
Sheng Shaoyou wore a knee-length trench coat with the latest season of Cotes Anglaises double-collar sweater with ribbed cuffs on the wrists. Behind him, in the VIP-only parking space, was a dazzling black Phantom.
He was half a head taller than the bodyguard behind him. After getting off the car, he stood in the entrance area with his hands in his pockets. The concierge and security didn't even need to check his admission letter.
This S-class Alpha had already announced to the world with his proud temperament that he was born here and was a native of this expensive world of fame and fortune, born with a silver spoon in his mouth.
Sheng Shaoyou obviously also saw Hua Yong.
Probably because it was the weekend, Hua Yong did not wear his usual shirt or formal suit.
This delicate but somewhat tough-tempered orchid wore a student-like turtleneck sweater with most of her face buried in the furry collar, making her face look smaller and her chin pointier.
He was dressed inappropriately. If it was any other tour guide, Sheng Shaoyou would have immediately turned his face and told them to get out. But today, he surprisingly didn't feel angry. He even said to Hua Yong in person: "What are you staring at? Come here quickly."
Hua Yong immediately walked towards him, a little embarrassed, and explained: "I'm sorry, you said it was a party, I thought… I didn't know it was such a formal occasion. If it's inconvenient, I can leave right away."
"Why are you leaving?" Sheng Shaoyou looked him up and down, and seeing that the fair face buried in the collar shrank back when he looked at it, he couldn't help but smile and said, "That's it, it's good."
Hua Yong glanced at him with a complicated look. Sheng Shaoyou interpreted this look as gratitude and felt better.
Unlike Hua Yong who was stopped alone at the door of the parking garage and had to get out of the car awkwardly, this time, no one asked them for an invitation along the way. Sheng Shaoyou's face seemed to be the best invitation. Wherever he went, there were flowers and fire, smiling faces and greetings.
Sheng Shaoyou had long been accustomed to this, but Hua Yong seemed to find everything new and her beautiful eyes could not help looking around.
"Did Shen Wenlang never bring you to a party?" Sheng Shaoyou asked.
"No." Hua Yong said, "I just joined the company not long ago. Mr. Shen usually brings Secretary Gao with him."
"Oh." Sheng Shaoyou wanted to laugh again: "So today is your first time?"
"Ah, yeah." Hua Yong got closer to him because she was nervous, like a cat taking its first walk with its owner. She even scratched Sheng Shaoyou's arm unconsciously and asked him, "Mr. Sheng, is it bad for me to dress like this?"
"What's wrong?"
Hua Yong was silent for a moment and said, "It's embarrassing for you."
Sheng Shaoyou seemed to want to laugh a lot today. He thought this orchid was quite interesting and couldn't help teasing him. He put on a stern face and pretended to be angry: "Yes, a little."
Hua Yong was fooled as expected. His face turned shy and he pursed his lips in silence for a moment before saying, "How about I leave? I'll invite you to dinner alone another day." As he spoke, he stopped, loosened his hand around Sheng Shaoyou's arm, and stepped back, as if he wanted to escape.
Sheng Shaoyou held her hand, and the back of her white hand was smooth and delicate, as soft as the petals of a purple orchid.
"Where are you going?" Sheng Shaoyou coaxed him, "Since you're here, it's okay. I have a lot of face, so it doesn't matter if you throw me away. I'll treat you to a meal in two days."
"But—" "No buts. You're already embarrassing me by dressing like this. If you run away, it will be even more embarrassing for me to attend the event alone." Sheng Shaoyou lied to him, "It's embarrassing either way, so we can only choose the lesser of two evils. But next time I ask you to attend a party, you have to dress nicely."
Hua Yong lowered his head and thought for a while, then said softly, "Let's just forget about it next time."
Sheng Shaoyou's expression suddenly turned ugly, and he narrowed his eyes: "Forget it?"
"Yeah." Hua Yong said frankly, "I don't have anything suitable to wear to attend the event."
Sheng Shaoyou felt like he was scratched by a cat, itchy and painful, but when he heard that Hua Yong didn't want to go with him but just didn't have clothes, he breathed a sigh of relief and said with a smile: "The clothes are not simple, let Chen Pinming take you to pick out two good ones some other day-" Hua Yong opened his mouth as if he wanted to say something, but an acquaintance he hadn't seen for a long time patted Sheng Shaoyou on the shoulder from behind and started to greet him, so he couldn't say anything.
After entering, there was a constant stream of people coming to Sheng Shaoyou's seat to say hello.
Li Baiqiao's seat was right next to Sheng Shaoyou's left hand. As the host, he greeted everyone on the field before returning to his seat. He smiled and said to Sheng Shaoyou, "Damn, I hold this party every Week. It wasn't so lively when you didn't come." Li Baiqiao raised his head and his eyes inadvertently swept to Sheng Shaoyou's right hand side, and he was visibly stunned.
Hua Yong sat on Sheng Shaoyou's right hand side with his eyes downcast. Under the lights of the banquet, his cool skin was glowing white, and even when he was wearing the simplest clothes, it was still difficult to conceal his dazzling and stunning beauty.
"Who is this?"
Hearing Li Baiqiao's question, Hua Yong slowly raised his eyelashes and looked at him.
There was no emotion in this glance, but Li Baiqiao was still distracted. He nudged Sheng Shaoyou with his elbow and asked, "Where did you pick up this treasure?"
Sheng Shaoyou smiled and said, "Why do you care where I picked it up from?"
"Hey, no—" Li Baiqiao stood up, walked behind Hua Yong, lowered his head and sniffed, and said in surprise:
"Is this also a floral scent?"
Hua Yong was frightened by his frivolity and stood up suddenly. Her shoulder hit Li Baiqiao's nose, causing him to step back while covering his nose.
"Fuck, that's hot!"
"Sorry." Hua Yong apologized to him coldly, but there was no apology on his face. His nose was very slender and the tip of his nose was very sharp, which made his beauty more straightforward and sharp, piercing into every pair of eyes staring at him like a dagger.
Li Baiqiao was so shocked by the sharp beauty that he lost his temper. He covered his nose and laughed, "Oh, I just smelled it, little beauty, don't be angry." He wanted to get closer, but the obvious rejection on Hua Yong's face deterred him. Li Baiqiao had to raise his hands to his chest in a gesture of surrender and said, "Okay, then you can tell me your name, right?"
"Hua Yong." Hua Yong said as he glanced at Sheng Shaoyou, with a slight dissatisfaction and a plea for help in his eyes.
Li Baiqiao said he didn't want to come closer, but he came closer and stretched out his arm to put his arm around his shoulders.
Sheng Shaoyou admired Hua Yong's moody expression for a while, but couldn't get angry immediately because of his face. When Li Baiqiao put his hand on Xiao Lanhua's stiff shoulder, he stood up and waved his hand away, pretending to be angry and said, "You are harassing my companion in front of me, Li Baiqiao, can you be a little more normal?"
No, why is he abnormal?
The back of his hand turned red from Sheng Shaoyou's powerful blow. Li Baiqiao retracted his hand awkwardly, thinking, isn't it his normal practice to harass his friends' companions?
Sheng Shaoyou didn't say anything before? Why is there such a big reaction today?
Oh, this time I got a fairy, but I can't even smell her? This delicate and tender flower has a bad temper. Will I lose a piece of meat if I touch her?