WT Chapter 5

Chapter 5 Gift: What position do you like?

Wen Shixi remained noncommittal, not even raising his eyelids, only saying, “It seems you really want to have a friendly discussion about classical music with me.”

Ling Xiao: “When I was in Berlin, I collaborated with many symphony orchestras and served as principal several times, but whenever a piano concerto was played, no matter who was playing the piano, I couldn’t feel the excitement I once felt from you.”

Wen Shixi listened to Ling Xiao’s words and was silent for a moment.

Then, he raised both hands, his fingertips lightly pinching, and slowly took off his gloves.

He placed one hand on the high-note area of the piano keys, and with a light press, three notes rang out.

The unique resonance strings of the Bösendorfer made the high notes sound melodious and unparalleled.

Wen Shixi listened, gazing at the keys under his fingers, his expression slightly shifting.

This piano had been tuned, perfect like a work of art.

Amidst the soft footsteps, Ling Xiao approached Wen Shixi’s body from behind.

Ling Xiao leaned in slightly, bending down to the ear of the person in front, and asked gently, “Shall we start? You like it too, right? I can even feel the resonance between you and this piano.”

Wen Shixi lowered his eyes slightly, his feathery eyelashes fluttering gently.

In all fairness, Wen Shixi really liked this Bösendorfer.

But he really hated this fragrance, and since he had confirmed that there was no one else in the room, he didn’t want to continue playing this boring game with the person behind him.

“Don’t get so close to me.” Wen Shixi said, “Do you think I can’t smell the aphrodisiac in the aroma of this room designed to make Omegas go into heat?”

Alphas were always like this; no matter how much goodwill they showed, it was just a means to an end.

He had seen many suitors who knew how to cater to his preferences; Ling Xiao was just another slightly wealthier one.

Ling Xiao was slightly stunned upon hearing this.

Then, Ling Xiao said, “Is it because you just went through a heat not long ago, so you are particularly sensitive?”

Wen Shixi endured the increasingly heavy dizziness and retracted his hand, leaving the piano keys.

“I guess so,” Wen Shixi said.

Ling Xiao raised his hand, reached over Wen Shixi’s body, and placed the glass of red wine on the piano.

He didn’t reveal the embarrassment of being exposed; it seemed they both knew that no one would use twenty million to exchange for a piece of music.

“In that case, I heard that Wen Shixi is very open and never picks and chooses his Alphas.” Ling Xiao leaned forward, covering Wen Shixi’s back.

The shirt was soft and light, and body heat instantly radiated.

“But you should know that I want more than just this. What position do you like?” Ling Xiao spoke frankly, his voice becoming increasingly hoarse, “Want to try it on the piano? Or should we go back to bed?”

Not just a temporary marking; what was equal to such a high price could only be Wen Shixi himself.

Of course, that also included his music and his body.

At this moment, Wen Shixi’s body still retained Cheng Xuan’s vanilla pheromones, which seemed very chaotic in this atmosphere.

It was as if Wen Shixi, in the magnificent castle made of appearance and family background, was actually full of emptiness and littered with wreckage.

Ling Xiao’s dissatisfaction spread: “Once we complete the lifelong marking, the pheromones inside you will disappear, right?”

In a low voice, Wen Shixi looked calmly, staring at the wine glass Ling Xiao had just placed on the piano.

The extremely similar scene and tone gradually evoked a long-sealed memory.

Wen Shixi felt as if he remembered who Ling Xiao was.

The ugly young guest who always had a missing tooth, because of his lack of upbringing, liked to order him to play the piano for accompaniment every time he came, and would casually put all kinds ofMiscellaneous on his piano.

Wen Shixi tilted his head: “So it’s you.”

Ling Xiao heard the words, tilted his head slightly, and didn’t hear what Wen Shixi said.

While puzzled, Ling Xiao was about to ask, when in the next second, he saw Wen Shixi suddenly turn his head.

The two were very close; this kind of turning around was almost no different from throwing oneself into someone’s arms.

It was just that Wen Shixi’s movements were extremely fast, taking out a long black pen from his shirt pocket and sending it towards the person in front of him.

In the next second, the sound of electricity crackling flashed by, and Ling Xiao suddenly fell to the ground.

In the intense pain, his muscles contracted violently, as if tearing apart.

The small electric shocker loaded in the hard pen shell had an unstable voltage; Ling Xiao did not lose consciousness, but was deeply mired in terrible cramps all over his body.

He fell to the ground, looking up at Wen Shixi with a look of astonishment.

The aftershocks of the electric current quickly dissipated, leaving only stinging pain.

Wen Shixi’s expression remained the same, leaning slightly against the piano, while re-clipping the electric shocker back into his shirt pocket, and said, “What a surprised expression, Ling Xiao.”

How arrogant would one have to be to think that an omega who wanders between various alphas all year round would have no means of self-protection?

Ling Xiao heard Wen Shixi call out his name, revealing a very complex and subtle expression.

Wen Shixi picked up the wine glass that Ling Xiao had placed on the piano, raised it to his eyes, and then suddenly released his fingertips.

The wine glass slid down continuously in his vision, and after falling heavily on the ground, it shattered in a crisp sound, splashing in all directions.

“Well, I remember who you are.” Wen Shixi smiled and said, “You were the ugly and annoying little violin when you were a kid.”

Ling Xiao heard Wen Shixi’s words, and in addition to being surprised, his throat tightened.

Wen Shixi said, slowly bending over and picking up a piece of broken glass from the ground.

Then, he slowly stepped forward and walked to Ling Xiao, who was sitting on the ground.

“My uncle is a meticulous planner, so no one knows I’m here now, right?” Wen Shixi squatted down and asked slowly, “So just like you dare to blackmail me casually, no one will have evidence to prove that I did anything to you now, right?”

Wen Shixi pinched the piece of glass with his fingertips, gently pressed it against Ling Xiao’s cheek, “You just said you wanted to hear ‘Maiden’s Prayer’… now it’s your turn, I’ll give you a chance to pray to me, okay?”

Ling Xiao, for the first time in his life, was being threatened.

Wen Shixi’s soft and bullyable appearance when he was a child gradually emerged, which was completely different from the cold and clear youth in front of him.

Ling Xiao endured the muscle pain in his vocal cords and said word by word: “You’ve changed a lot, Wen Shixi.”

Wen Shixi: “Well, people always have to grow up.”

Ling Xiao gritted his teeth lightly, his voice flashing with a fierce flavor: “In that case, we can open the skylight and speak frankly.”

Wen Shixi: “You should first beg me not to shake my hand, in case I accidentally add a scar to your ugly face.”

Ling Xiao frowned tightly, wondering where Wen Shixi got such courage.

But he was silent for a moment, and his tone gradually softened: “…At least I didn’t lie to you about one thing. I really like you, I have never forgotten you, and after today, I will always keep you by my side. You also remembered the things that happened when you were a child, right? Our ensemble was perfect, and I know you need me too… At least compared to others, I understand your music better, don’t I?”

With the residual electricity, Ling Xiao’s throat cracked every time he said a word, but he didn’t stop, only his expression was dim, and he asked slowly: “Are you willing to be a person with no value in the Jian family? An omega with incomplete reproductive cavities and unable to reproduce, isn’t it better to be with me than to be used as a useless pawn by Jiang Lian for marriage later?”

In the silence, Wen Shixi listened to Ling Xiao’s words, and the fingertips pinching the broken glass unconsciously exerted force.

The sharp edge cut through the thin skin, gently embedding into the skin of his fingertips.

Under the action of pain, Wen Shixi exhaled lightly, revealing a mocking smile that was both light and slow.

“I hate people who presumptuously decide my life in the posture of a master.”

Wen Shixi said, getting up and standing up: “Ling Xiao, you think this kind of life is very difficult, right? But for me, I have lived this kind of life for twenty years. Rather than being an alpha’s lover, I would rather rot in the mud.”

As he spoke, he walked to the window, took down the curtain tie, returned, and tied up Ling Xiao’s hands and feet.

Then, he finally glanced at the tall figure slumped on the ground, ignored Ling Xiao’s shouts, walked into the suite, calmly took the coat he had just taken off.

Wen Shixi knew that the current of the small electric shocker was limited and could not last for too long. Ling Xiao would be able to regain his ability to move soon.

He couldn’t stay here any longer and could only leave first.

But Wen Shixi searched the entire room and couldn’t find his usual pheromone suppression collar and mobile phone.

A moment later, in the center of a luxurious but quiet outer room, Ling Xiao watched Wen Shixi walk towards the door of the suite, his voice sinister, slow, and said, “Do you think you can walk out?”

Wen Shixi paused slightly and asked, “Looks like you also arranged a watchdog?”

Ling Xiao: “Your small electric shocker can only be used two or three times at most… Whether it’s at the room door or the hotel door, there are people from the Jiang family. In a few tens of minutes, you will be sent back to this room.”

Wen Shixi’s eyes darkened, and he didn’t expect Jiang Lian to do this so absolutely.

But he still said loudly: “Thank you for telling me this, I will take care of it myself.”

Ling Xiao, unable to move, supported his body with all his strength: “You’ve been in this room for so long, you’re about to go into heat, right? If you leave now, you can’t escape except to cause a riot.”

As he spoke, Wen Shixi walked to the door.

He turned his head when he heard the sound, but only looked at the Bösendorfer reluctantly.

Then, Wen Shixi raised his hand and placed it on the doorknob: “For the sake of that piano, let me give you a suggestion. If you have the time, think about how you are going to explain to the police after I call them.”

–

Late at night, at the entrance of the high-end tea room of the hotel, several people walked out of the room.

Jiang Quanyu shook hands with the Chen family and his son to say goodbye, and the impatience between his brows was hard to hide.

After questioning, the servant did not see Wen Shixi leave, and said that Wen Shixi did not stay overnight in the old house.

Therefore, he was somewhat absent-minded throughout the entire negotiation just now.

When separating, Chen Jiale took advantage of his grandfather to walk away first, with a hesitant look on his face, and grabbed Jiang Quanyu’s arm, and whispered, “Wait a minute.”

Jiang Quanyu was puzzled: “What are you doing?”

Chen Jiale was speechless, and said vaguely: “My grandfather prepared a gift for you in your room…”

Jiang Quanyu frowned slightly upon hearing this.

Chen Jiale: “I can’t do anything about it. He ordered it specially. Just know it, don’t let anyone see it, and deal with it yourself.”

Jiang Quanyu looked at Chen Jiale’s face with frost for a long time without speaking.

After a long time, Jiang Quanyu said in a cold voice: “I see.”

With that, he turned and walked towards the elevator room.

In the elevator, a group of assistants separated from Jiang Quanyu and arrived at their respective room floors.

The VIP elevator went all the way up, to the top floor of the hotel where the presidential suite was located.

Before long, the man’s steady footsteps came to the door of the room. After the mechanical electronic authentication sound, Jiang Quanyu pushed open the door and slowly walked into the room.

The air was filled with a pleasant warm wind, and moonlight penetrated into the spacious and magnificent reception room, where everything was quiet and peaceful.

The sound of leather shoes lightly touching the floor was particularly clear, and then, the footsteps slowly paused.

The almost imperceptible omega pheromones in the air, without any distinct taste, but full of a cool aftertaste, floated quietly in the complexly structured suite.

Jiang Quanyu stopped and guessed what Chen Jiale was talking about, the “gift” that he needed to deal with.

In the smallest bedroom compartment of the suite, a thin figure curled up in the depths of the closet.

The figure listened to the sound of footsteps coming from afar outside the door, and his eyebrows were finely twisted together.