WT Chapter 36

Chapter 36: As long as I’m here, I’m the beneficiary of the world…

The banquet on the upper deck of the cruise ship finally ended late at night.

The late-night cruise ship sailed slowly, roaming in the quiet darkness, like a luxurious, gilded particle of light gently floating.

Most of the rooms had fallen into slumber, accompanied by sweet dreams filled with the soft sounds of waves.

In the VIP floor corridor, Chen Jiale was carrying a gift box, intending to go downstairs to find the beautiful omega he had just met today.

Chen Jiale’s persona today was that of a handsome, wealthy, and capable amusement park planner, which was perfect for going out with a beautiful omega on the cruise ship after finishing work.

At this moment, Chen Jiale received a text message.

Jiang Quanyu: “Come over if you’re not asleep.”

Chen Jiale stopped, feeling a little annoyed.

Two minutes later, a knock on the door sounded. The door opened, and Chen Jiale waved the gift box in his hand at the person inside the room: “Can you make it quick?”

The top-tier duplex suite on the cruise ship had its own private deck.

Before long, Jiang Quanyu, draped in a wool soft shirt, was sitting under the starlight with Chen Jiale on the deck. A limited edition of 420 bottles of Macallan 55-year-old whisky emitted a faint malt aroma, mingling with the night breeze.

Chen Jiale put down his glass, savoring the lingering aroma in his mouth, and said sincerely, “Why didn’t you make it clear in the text message that you had this good stuff?”

Jiang Quanyu also put down his glass, the ice cubes colliding with the glass, making a crisp sound.

“What does this mean? Weren’t you planning to come originally?” Jiang Quanyu asked.

“It’s not that.” Chen Jiale said, “Even if there are beautiful women tempting me, I’ve always been principled, and my brothers are the most important. But why did you call me over so late?”

Jiang Quanyu: “I remember you said before that you would help me screen a list of suitable alpha marriage candidates before the end of today.”

The voice dissipated, and Chen Jiale scratched his head.

Soon, young master Chen understood and asked, “Did you and Wen Shixi quarrel again?”

As Chen Jiale spoke, he “oh”ed to himself: “I almost forgot, he just provoked Lin Yining.”

Not long ago, when Chen Jiale met Assistant Gu, Assistant Gu told him that Jiang Quanyu was going to throw Lin Yining into the sea.

“Lin Yining is with me.” Chen Jiale said, “When we dock tomorrow, I’ll take him to the sailing club near the pier to ‘play’ in the water together.”

Young Master Chen said the word “play” in a particularly subtle way, indicating that he had already figured out how to go to the sea with his new friend.

Hearing this, Jiang Quanyu indifferently “hm”ed.

Chen Jiale held his wine glass, took a light sip, and then turned his head to look at Jiang Quanyu’s profile.

When the news of Jiang Quanyu sending the Lin family a cemetery arrived tomorrow morning, the heavy industry in which the Lin family was located would be in chaos again.

Since Jiang Quanyu planned to return to China, he first forced a group of warehousing companies into bankruptcy and dissolution, seized a large amount of import and export shares from the commercial port, and then turned the real estate industry upside down for the commercial land of the theme park, and suddenly cleaned up the Ling family.

Originally, Chen Jiale didn’t know why Jiang Quanyu was doing all this, but now he suddenly guessed a little.

Chen Jiale: “So, what did you and Wen Shixi quarrel about?”

Jiang Quanyu lowered his head, looking at the deck railing, and said in a deep voice, “We didn’t quarrel.”

“…” Chen Jiale: “Then why are you urging me for the list?”

“You said you would give it to me today.” Jiang Quanyu glanced at Chen Jiale and asked, “So, is it not ready yet?”

Hearing this, young master Chen touched his chin and thought for a moment.

Then, he took out his phone from his pocket.

He opened the file and handed the phone to Jiang Quanyu, “It’s ready, I’ve already marked all the unsuitable candidates. But…”

Chen Jiale hesitated, watching Jiang Quanyu take his phone.

Jiang Quanyu took the phone, looked at it, and asked, “But what?”

But Chen Jiale felt that this list was just a useless effort on Jiang Quanyu’s part.

“It’s nothing.” Chen Jiale said, “Did you call me over so late because you can’t sleep again?”

Jiang Quanyu probably read the list compiled by Chen Jiale, turned off the phone and put it aside, and exhaled steadily.

“Yeah.”

Chen Jiale thought for a while: “Why don’t you call Shen Chuji?”

Jiang Quanyu: “I called him, and he told me to go back and talk in person.”

The world-renowned psychiatrist, Doctor Shen, politely declined the late-night harassing phone call from his childhood friend.

Mentioning Doctor Shen, the smile on Chen Jiale’s face faded a little, with a hint of seriousness.

Young Master Chen was very shrewd: “Is your insomnia because of Wen Shixi?”

The question hit the nail on the head, and Jiang Quanyu was silent.

Chen Jiale took in Jiang Quanyu’s expression, feeling that this matter was not fun anymore.

“Have you ever thought about not treating Wen Shixi as your younger brother?” Chen Jiale asked, “Since it’s an adoption, there should be a way to dissolve it, right? Ask Uncle Jiang Yan to revoke the adoption documents from back then?”

When it came to this matter, Jiang Quanyu’s tone was particularly distant.

He said lightly, “Shixi’s adoption relationship was dissolved seven years ago when he came of age. It’s just that it has never been made public.”

Chen Jiale paused, revealing a surprised expression: “It’s been dissolved?”

Jiang Quanyu: “At that time, Grandpa believed that Shixi was of no use, and the Jiang family had already done their best by raising him to adulthood.”

“Really?” Chen Jiale said in surprise, “I’ve never heard of Wen Shixi leaving the Jiang family, and many people don’t even know he was adopted. They thought he was really Uncle Jiang Yan’s biological son.”

Jiang Quanyu looked indifferent, looking at the sea in front of him.

His tone was gentle for a moment, drifting and falling into the sea, gently stroking the waves.

“No one will know.” Jiang Quanyu said lightly, “As long as I’m here, Wen Shixi will always be the Jiang family’s young master.”

As long as he was here, Wen Shixi could always enjoy being surrounded by stars and live carefree.

Chen Jiale was silent for a moment, slowing down his voice: “To be honest, when I saw Wen Shixi, I felt that his profile was very similar to Tang Xu’s, especially after I watched the recorded video of him playing the piano. But then I thought about it carefully, you met Tang Xu in the United States, so actually…Tang Xu, looks a lot like Wen Shixi, right?”

Unexpectedly, Jiang Quanyu shook his head slowly when he heard the words: “No, they don’t look alike at all.”

Chen Jiale paused slightly and asked, “Do you…really like your younger brother?”

Jiang Quanyu’s tone didn’t reveal his emotions, he just said, “Unless there is a special situation, since we grew up together, no older brother would dislike his younger brother, right?”

Listening to this, Chen Jiale felt that Jiang Quanyu seemed to have misunderstood the word “like.”

Chen Jiale thought for a while and changed the noun: “Although I don’t remember clearly about your going abroad back then, you insisted on turning Wen Shixi into an omega at that time…is it because you love him?”

Even without an adoption agreement, does Jiang Quanyu really harbor a love full of desire for the “younger brother” who grew up together?

Chen Jiale’s question was too absurd, attracting Jiang Quanyu’s attention.

He turned his head and looked at Chen Jiale, his eyes containing a deep darkness similar to the sea.

Jiang Quanyu, who had been rigorously cultivated for many years and was a beneficiary of the world, expressed contempt for Chen Jiale’s question.

“Love? What is that.” Jiang Quanyu said lightly, “This time I returned to China, I just want to make Shixi never leave me. No matter what method I use, I will keep him in my hands.”

Seven years later, Jiang Quanyu may need many things, and those things include Wen Shixi.

But he never needed love.

Chen Jiale: “…”

Chen Jiale: “…………”

Chen Jiale looked speechless and asked sincerely after a long silence, “Did Doctor Shen say you have antisocial personality disorder?”

Jiang Quanyu thought for a while: “That’s not the case.”

Chen Jiale’s reputation as a playboy is well-known, but unlike Ling Xiao, the omegas who have dated young master Chen all say good things about him.

Chen Jiale scratched his head and asked again for the sake of the limited edition whisky, “I see that Wen Shixi seems to care a lot about you differentiating him into an omega. Have you explained it to him?”

Hearing the word “explain,” Jiang Quanyu’s expression was slightly dazed.

Chen Jiale looked at Jiang Quanyu’s face, without waiting for the latter to answer, and said persuasively, “If the assistants and secretaries under your command don’t do things according to your wishes, do they need to explain to you afterwards? If they don’t say anything, will you be very angry?”

Jiang Quanyu: “I won’t be angry. For people like that, all I have to do is notify them of their dismissal.”

“…” Chen Jiale: “What I mean is, it’s the same principle. You bit a perfectly good beta into an omega. It’s such a serious matter, you should explain a thing or two, right? Whether it’s ‘I love you’, ‘I want you’, or ‘I drank too much’, ‘I couldn’t control myself’, there must be a reason, so that the other party can decide whether to forgive you or not.”

Jiang Quanyu frowned as he listened.

Chen Jiale muttered, “Wen Shixi said you were in your Heat at that time.”

Jiang Quanyu lowered his head slightly, stroking the strap on his wrist.

The Patek Philippe, which represents the family’s heritage, is not only valuable, but also contains an immeasurable weight.

He once said that Wen Shixi disrupted many of his plans.

“It’s because of the Heat, but not entirely.” Jiang Quanyu’s voice was faint: “At that time, Shixi secretly saved a lot of money, wanting to leave the Jiang family and go to Paris with another beta.”

Chen Jiale looked at the sky.

Ah, possessiveness…

And it just so happens to be Paris.

Chen Jiale hesitated: “Then you can’t…”

Jiang Quanyu: “I just don’t understand why he would want to leave with someone else.”

“And then, what did you do?”

“I withdrew his application to study abroad, and he had a big fight with me, saying he never wanted to see me again.”

Chen Jiale was extremely helpless: “So you bit him, using your ultra-superior alpha pheromones to turn him into an omega, just because you wanted to keep him by your side?”

The starry night was extremely quiet, with faint rays of light emitting in the faintly visible sound of waves.

In Jiang Quanyu’s silence, Chen Jiale grabbed the wine bottle and poured himself a glass.

Then, he raised his glass and shook it gently, the amber liquid walking around the edge of the ice ball.

“I really don’t understand what you’re thinking.” Chen Jiale looked out at the sea, his voice a little lower.

Although the stars have shifted and some words are already too late to say now.

But Chen Jiale still said, “But let me advise you, I think, sometimes the relationship that you think is indestructible–”

As he spoke, he raised his hand, raised his glass, and waved it at Jiang Quanyu.

“–but it’s actually just a little bit away… from falling apart.”