WT Chapter 59

Chapter 59: Traces – Isn’t Brother an Alpha?

Wen Shixi was silent for a moment, looking at his tingling palm.

Wen Shixi: “I’ll go change the password in a bit.”

Jiang Quanyu: “Then I’ll guard the door, or find someone to pick your lock. What’s the difference? Either way, I’ll be waiting for you to come home.”

“Don’t pick my lock again,” Wen Shixi said coldly, walking towards the refrigerator on the other side of the room, his tone indifferent. “Then you can wait for me at the door. I’ll prepare a little plush nest for you in the hallway.”

Jiang Quanyu narrowed his eyes slightly, watching Wen Shixi walk to the refrigerator.

Soon, he followed Wen Shixi to the refrigerator and watched him take a bottle of ice water and a box of cream puffs from the refrigerator.

Jiang Quanyu’s gaze swept across the entire refrigerator, and then he grabbed the hand of Wen Shixi that was holding the cream puff box.

“Wen Shixi,” Jiang Quanyu asked, “Didn’t you have dinner?”

“No,” Wen Shixi said. “I was late and almost didn’t make it in time for the performance.”

Jiang Quanyu frowned. “Put on your coat. I’ll take you out to eat.”

“No need,” Wen Shixi said. “I’ll just grab a bite. I still want to practice piano for a while.”

The grand and magnificent orchestral accompaniment in Don Carlo made Wen Shixi especially intoxicated and eager to go home and play the piano.

“You need to eat properly,” Jiang Quanyu said in a firm tone, still holding Wen Shixi’s hand. “Or you might as well just move to the hotel. I’ll find someone to take care of you.”

Wen Shixi’s face turned a little colder, and he moved his wrist, which was being held.

In the silence, Wen Shixi said calmly, “Jiang Quanyu, I don’t like being controlled like this.”

A sentence that didn’t seem like anything special, rendered by the dark night, fell into Jiang Quanyu’s ears with a different kind of taste.

For a moment, Jiang Quanyu didn’t speak.

His hand holding Wen Shixi’s hand tightened slightly, but soon the strength loosened again.

After a while, Jiang Quanyu spoke, his voice a little dry.

“Then what do you want to eat? I’ll have someone send it over.”

Jiang Quanyu compromised, although only a little.

The moonlight shone on their shadows, and Wen Shixi raised his eyelids slightly, revealing a hint of doubt.

After a moment, Wen Shixi: “… I don’t want to eat anything in particular.”

Jiang Quanyu raised his hand, looked at his watch, and directly decided, “It’s a bit late. Let’s have some light Chinese food.”

As he spoke, Jiang Quanyu let go of Wen Shixi’s hand, took the cream puff box from Wen Shixi’s hand, and put it back in the refrigerator. Then, he closed the refrigerator door and said, “Go take a shower. You’re cold.”

Wen Shixi paused for a moment.

Apart from catching a bit of wind when he came out of the theater, he drove straight home afterwards, so he wasn’t really cold at all.

“Do you like treating people like three-year-olds?” Wen Shixi said, “I’m not cold.”

Jiang Quanyu tilted his head slightly, looking at the disobedient, sulky little cat next to him.

“Not a child, then what are you?” Jiang Quanyu said steadily, “Even children know to eat on time. You’re not even as good as a child.”

Wen Shixi was choked by his words, and his lips opened. He frowned and looked up at Jiang Quanyu.

Jiang Quanyu repeated in an unyielding voice, “Go take a shower and then wait for food.”

Wen Shixi said from the bottom of his heart, “Brother is quite annoying right now. Are you aware of that?”

“Then don’t be so impudent,” Jiang Quanyu said. “Go take a shower.”

Wen Shixi was extremely annoyed and strode towards the bedroom.

Soon, the sound of water came from the shower in the direction of the bedroom.

In the bright bathroom, the body that had been invaded by the cold wind not long ago gradually warmed up in the hot water.

In the hazy mist, fair skin was faintly visible, and the cascading water flowed down the body, passing through winding undulations and ravines.

He stood in the hot water for a long time, his mind gradually emptying, and he didn’t notice the doorbell ringing at the entrance.

After a while, Wen Shixi walked out of the bathroom in a bathrobe.

Water droplets slid down from his hair and dripped onto the floor as he walked.

Wen Shixi dried his hair with a towel, changed into clean home clothes, and walked out of the room again.

At this time, the living room was brightly lit, although still empty, it was filled with warm lights, looking warm and cozy.

He looked around the room, but didn’t see Jiang Quanyu’s figure.

The aroma of food permeated the room. Wen Shixi walked to the dining table, his eyes slightly lowered.

For a long time, the rectangular dining table in Wen Shixi’s house had been no different from a decoration.

But at this time, exquisite plates were placed on the table, and the food, sent from who knew where, was like hotel room service, even the plates were very delicate.

In the light, a figure approached from behind him.

Jiang Quanyu returned from the terrace, frowning slightly, and came behind Wen Shixi.

His gaze lingered on the back of Wen Shixi’s neck, watching the water droplets slide down the ends of his hair, gleaming with moist light.

As he approached, Jiang Quanyu reached out and wrapped his arms around Wen Shixi’s waist from both sides.

In an almost irresistible temptation, he circled the figure standing at the dining table in front of him, and then, after clenching his fists slightly, he gritted his teeth and raised his hand, holding Wen Shixi’s body, and slowly unfastened the watch on his wrist in front of Wen Shixi.

Wen Shixi’s body stiffened slightly, and then he looked at Jiang Quanyu’s action of unfastening the watch with a puzzled expression.

The slightly bulging veins on his hands, at a glance, were full of power lurking due to indifference, but at this time they seemed to be rusted, and the movements were very slow.

The Patek Philippe, representing the family’s inheritance, had been passed down from generation to generation since his grandfather’s grandfather, and its value could not be estimated with numbers at all.

Jiang Quanyu took off his watch, and his pheromones slowly dissipated, but compared to Wen Shixi, he was extremely restrained, and would not affect the omega.

The next second, Jiang Quanyu lifted Wen Shixi’s left hand and put the watch strap on Wen Shixi’s hand.

Wen Shixi had stayed in the Jiang family for so many years, and of course knew what this was.

He quickly withdrew his hand: “What are you doing?”

But for a moment, his palm was held firmly, and he couldn’t pull his hand out.

“Wen Shixi,” Jiang Quanyu’s voice came from his ear, “Isn’t brother an alpha?”

Because he had just taken a hot bath, Wen Shixi exuded warmth all over his body, mixed with the smell of shampoo, and although his pheromones had no smell, they were simply too good to smell as they slowly spread.

The satin light blue home clothes covered his body, but it seemed like they couldn’t cover anything.

Wen Shixi continued to exert force on his hand and said quickly, “I have one, I’ll go get it from my room. This one won’t do. I can’t wear it.”

If he wore this watch, he would definitely be killed by grandpa.

Hearing this, Jiang Quanyu exerted force with his fingertips, gently yet roughly putting the watch on Wen Shixi’s hand, and said in a deep voice.

“Wen Shixi can wear anything.”

The watch traveled all the way to the wrist, and the metal buckle closed, firmly on his hand.

The strap was a little loose, but it didn’t matter.

The silver chain strap and round frame surrounded the deep blue sea-like dial, and diamonds turned into the starry sky of the entire northern hemisphere, embellishing it with unparalleled nobility.

Today was a new moon, and in the moon phase indication area, a small crescent moon hung at the top of the dial, small and delicate.

Until the inhibitor in the watch completely diffused, gradually covering Wen Shixi’s pheromones, Jiang Quanyu finally took a deep breath.

Wen Shixi looked at the watch on his hand and didn’t speak for a long time.

In the warm room, there was gradually only the rich fragrance of shampoo and marine perfume mixed together.

Jiang Quanyu released Wen Shixi’s body and walked to the other side of the dining table: “Let’s eat.”

The clear night had a bright moon, and the sea shimmered with the ripples of the waves.

In the deep of night, the neighborhood seemed to be silent.

Wen Shixi sat in the chair at the table, looking at the dishes in front of him, and paused for a moment with the chopsticks in his hand.

Then, he looked at Jiang Quanyu sitting quietly in front of him: “…Aren’t you eating?”

Jiang Quanyu: “I’ve already eaten.”

Wen Shixi: “I thought you wanted to eat with me.”

Jiang Quanyu paused slightly and looked at Wen Shixi’s eyes.

In the pulling of their gazes, Jiang Quanyu taught, “If you want me to eat with you, you have to say it directly.”

Hearing this, Wen Shixi’s face turned cold again.

Wen Shixi lowered his head, reached out to pick up some food, and didn’t want to talk to Jiang Quanyu at all.

Twenty minutes later, Wen Shixi finished his meal, took the warm water Jiang Quanyu handed over, and took a sip.

Then, he sat in the chair and yawned inexplicably.

Seeing this, Jiang Quanyu asked, “Are you still practicing piano?”

Wen Shixi was full and immediately started to feel sleepy.

This made Wen Shixi even more annoyed. If it weren’t for Jiang Quanyu, he would have just grabbed something to eat and gone to play the piano. He should be engrossed in it right now, and he certainly wouldn’t be sleepy.

Seeing that Wen Shixi didn’t speak, Jiang Quanyu said for him, “It’s late, go to sleep.”

Wen Shixi: “Are you leaving now?”

Jiang Quanyu: “If you sleep, I’ll leave.”

Wen Shixi: “Before you leave, can you put my dining table back to the way it was?”

He didn’t want to have to face a pile of dishes to wash when he woke up tomorrow.

Jiang Quanyu crossed his arms and was silent for a moment before saying, “Yes, I can.”

Wen Shixi raised his hand, rubbed his eyes, and got up silently.

Then, he opened his eyes slightly, looking at the brightly lit home, feeling that the scene in front of him was brilliantly lit.

As a fern type of person who likes to shrink into the darkness as soon as it gets dark, he hadn’t turned on all the lights in his house for a long time.

Wen Shixi yawned again: “I’m really sleepy, I’m going to sleep.”

He didn’t even plan to help clean up, and was about to slip away as soon as he finished eating.

Jiang Quanyu looked at the physiological tears overflowing from the corners of Wen Shixi’s eyes, his expression calm and gentle: “Okay, go.”

Hearing this, Wen Shixi immediately turned around and walked towards the bedroom.

As he walked, he left a message: “Lock the door when you leave. I’m really going to change the password, so even if I don’t answer the phone, don’t come again.”

Jiang Quanyu didn’t speak, watching the figure walk all the way to a corner of the room, turn towards the corridor, and disappear from sight.

In the quiet bedroom, Wen Shixi plunged his head into the pillow, feeling an inexplicable drowsiness.

He listened to the subtle noises outside the room, and his thoughts were like heavy rain clouds, sticky and hazy.

Before long, the sound of breathing in the room became long and steady.

In the bright living room, the lights went out one after another.

Before leaving, Jiang Quanyu came to the door of Wen Shixi’s room.

He stood by the door, like a constant shadow, looking at the peacefully sleeping person on the bed.

Half of Wen Shixi’s face was sunken in the soft pillow, and his hair was sticking up, looking messy.

Jiang Quanyu’s expression changed slightly, and his breathing gradually became light and slow along with the moonlight.

He stepped lightly and walked into the room.

The pure white moonlight shone on Wen Shixi through the gauze curtains.

Wen Shixi wasn’t sleeping very soundly yet. Hearing the footsteps, he opened his eyes groggily.

He saw Jiang Quanyu walk in front of him, then slowly bent down and sat on the edge of his bed.

Wen Shixi frowned slightly, and then remembered and said, “…Oh right, your watch.”

As he spoke, he raised both hands, reached for the watch buckle with his right hand, and wanted to take the watch off.

Hearing the sound, Jiang Quanyu saw that Wen Shixi was awake, and after a brief daze, he grabbed the hand that Wen Shixi was using to unfasten the watch.

In the silence, Jiang Quanyu’s gaze was heavy as he looked at Wen Shixi’s wrist.

The dark dial was like a gem embedded in the fair arm, and the diamonds shone with fine light, beautiful just right, and even the priceless moonlight seemed to be a foil.

Jiang Quanyu gradually lowered his eyes, revealing a bit of focused expression.

For a moment, he saw his watch on Wen Shixi’s hand, as if he had branded a mark that originally belonged to him on Wen Shixi, and a particularly satisfying sense of pleasure slowly welled up in his heart.

He wanted to leave something that belonged to him on Wen Shixi forever.

“Don’t take it off,” Jiang Quanyu said.

He slowly put Wen Shixi’s hand down and said softly.

“It’s yours now.”

Wen Shixi was stunned for a moment, his voice was muffled and light between being half asleep and half awake, and he said slowly, “Are you crazy, Jiang Quanyu?”

Wen Shixi knew that this was not a matter of money at all.

Jiang Quanyu’s expression didn’t show any emotion. He only said lightly, “If you don’t like it, throw it away, like you originally planned to throw me away.”

In the dimness, Wen Shixi looked into Jiang Quanyu’s eyes and gently pursed his lips.

Maybe it was an illusion, but Wen Shixi saw a strong love in Jiang Quanyu’s eyes, mixed with a little bit of hate.

But when he carefully distinguished it, he didn’t think that the hatred was directed at him.

“Go to sleep,” Jiang Quanyu raised his hand and rubbed Wen Shixi’s messy hair with his large palm: “I’m leaving.”

As he spoke, Jiang Quanyu got up from the bed and walked towards the door.

At this time, Wen Shixi suddenly spoke.

“The end of the month is coming soon.”

His heat was coming again soon.

Just in case, Wen Shixi confirmed, “I… can I do it the way I’m used to?”