WT Chapter 7

Chapter 7 He Owes Me Jiang Quanyu, To Do This To His Own Brother…

Wen Shixi didn’t sleep soundly all night.

His dreams were chaotic, and gradually, familiar calls rang out, one after another.

Low, gentle, close at hand.

As if to slowly devour his heartbeat, tightly binding everything.

In the whispering dream, Wen Shixi dreamed of the piano room from his childhood again.

Ling Xiao still had that arrogant look, wanting to practice Carmen Fantasie and asking Wen Shixi to accompany him.

Wen Shixi hated accompanying others, but he knew that everything he had came from his uncle, and he had no right to refuse his uncle’s guests.

But later, how did Ling Xiao disappear?

Wen Shixi couldn’t remember.

He only remembered that from a certain day on, Ling Xiao never came to the old house again, nor did he ever appear in front of him.

In the clean and quiet bedroom, the sound of drips echoed softly, and warm, clear morning light shone through the gauze curtains, gently illuminating the weak face on the bed.

As he gradually awoke, Wen Shixi frowned slightly.

The dull pain in his body still lingered. He slowly opened his eyes and looked at the clean ceiling.

After a brief moment of confusion, Wen Shixi slowly turned his head and looked at the IV drip stand beside him.

After a moment, a cheerful voice came from the side.

“Thank God, you’re finally awake.”

Wen Shixi turned his head to look at the alpha sitting by the bed.

Chen Jiale had been holding his game console, waiting since midnight, and finally waited for Wen Shixi to wake up.

He put down the game console, walked to the bed, and cheerfully introduced himself: “I’m Chen Jiale. You know Gangdu Carnival Paradise, right? That’s my family’s. I’m your brother’s friend, not a bad guy. You don’t need to be afraid.”

Wen Shixi opened his mouth slightly, wanting to speak, but found his throat dry and hoarse, and his lips frighteningly parched.

Hearing the hoarse voice, Chen Jiale quickly poured a glass of water, helped the groggy Wen Shixi sit up, and watched him sip the water into his mouth.

Warm water flowed over the dryness, moistening the mucous membranes.

Wen Shixi felt uncomfortable in his stomach and only drank a little. Then, he put down the glass and looked at the gauze on his right index finger.

The wound where his fingertip had been cut by the broken champagne glass was now neatly bandaged, a bit exaggerated.

At the same time, the alpha pheromone surrounding him was subtly different. It was a dark, light fragrance of amber wood and juniper, which had completely replaced the original sweet vanilla scent.

Wen Shixi’s eyes widened slightly, and he instantly raised his hand to touch the back of his neck.

This was Jiang Quanyu’s pheromone.

“No marking,” Chen Jiale said immediately upon seeing this, “It’s pheromone extract, mixed into the IV drip.”

Wen Shixi turned his head and looked at Chen Jiale.

He gradually recalled everything from yesterday, a look of scrutiny in his eyes.

The experience of waking up to see a strange alpha – Wen Shixi really didn’t want to have it again.

Chen Jiale was a little upset, not knowing what Wen Shixi meant by not speaking. After a while, he asked, “…Um, do you want me to call the police for you?”

Last night, Jiang Quanyu personally came forward to find the hotel manager and already knew the whole story of Wen Shixi’s appearance here.

Wen Shixi pursed his lips lightly upon hearing this.

His thoughts were chaotic. He paused for a moment and opened his mouth hoarsely.

“My brother…where is he?”

Chen Jiale: “He has a lot of things to do. He went to the company.”

Wen Shixi breathed out lightly.

Good that he’s not here.

Chen Jiale: “Jiang Quanyu said when he left that you can decide for yourself whether or not to call the police.”

Wen Shixi pondered for a moment upon hearing this.

“No,” Wen Shixi said, “No need to call the police.”

Chen Jiale: “Then what if something similar happens again?”

Everyone in the harbor knows… Ling Xiao’s reputation isn’t very good.

Wen Shixi raised his head, his expression relaxed, and he raised his hand to rub his forehead, which was lightly tickled by his hair. “I have a recording. I’ll find a chance to talk to my uncle.”

His taser pen was good enough, an all-in-one emergency service.

Ling Xiao said a bunch of nonsense yesterday, but one thing he said was right.

Everything he had enjoyed since he was a child would eventually come at a price.

The most clearly marked price was himself.

“Tell my brother that I don’t want him to interfere in this matter,” Wen Shixi said lightly, “Also, when is he going back to the United States?”

As Wen Shixi spoke, a sickly look showed between his brows, but he was also filled with a strange composure and arrogance.

Chen Jiale looked at Wen Shixi’s face and tilted his head subtly.

He only felt that Wen Shixi was worthy of being Jiang Quanyu’s younger brother. If it were any other pampered omega from a wealthy family, they would have been crying and sobbing after waking up from something like this.

Chen Jiale sat back on the sofa: “He has things to do in the harbor. He probably won’t be going back to the United States anytime soon.”

Wen Shixi frowned.

“Are you still feeling unwell?” Chen Jiale picked up the phone beside the sofa, dialed a number, and said, “Jiang Quanyu said that after you wake up, he wants you to have a phone call with him.”

The call was quickly connected, and Chen Jiale held up the phone, handing it to Wen Shixi.

But for a moment, Wen Shixi didn’t raise his hand at all.

The call rang once and was quickly answered.

The room was very quiet. Chen Jiale held up the phone, and seeing that Wen Shixi had no intention of taking it at all, he blinked in confusion.

Why isn’t he answering?

Wen Shixi lowered his eyes, looking at the screen that showed the call in progress.

A few seconds later, Wen Shixi: “I didn’t agree to talk to Jiang Quanyu on the phone.”

Chen Jiale: “…”

Huh?

But he already called, and it’s already connected.

Chen Jiale waited a moment longer, and seeing that Wen Shixi remained seated, he had no choice but to take back his hand and hold the phone to his ear.

“Hello, it’s me. Yeah, he’s awake…”

Before long, Chen Jiale hung up the phone.

He looked at Wen Shixi again, his expression very indignant.

But Chen Jiale could tell: “You and Jiang Quanyu have a bad relationship?”

Wen Shixi looked nonchalant: “Isn’t it normal for brothers from prominent families to have bad relationships?”

Chen Jiale was very naive: “But Jiang Quanyu seems to care about you. How can there be any grudges that can’t be overcome between brothers?”

Chen Jiale had already gotten home yesterday, but Jiang Quanyu dragged him back with a phone call.

Wen Shixi pursed his lips tightly upon hearing this, not answering.

Young Master Chen muttered to himself: “Yesterday at the old house, he had me looking for you for a long time. When he found out that you were in trouble at night, he looked really scary.”

Wen Shixi’s eyes were cold: “That’s because he owes me.”

Young Master Chen: “There’s no owing or not owing. Are you talking about the matter of the heir? That was Grandpa Jiang’s personal designation—”

“Taking advantage of my heat period to forcibly turn a perfectly good beta into an omega,” Wen Shixi interrupted Chen Jiale, tilting his head and asking, “Can that also be considered a simple grudge to be overcome? …Between brothers?”

In the silence, the sound of the IV drips became clear again.

Young Master Chen took a full ten seconds to react.

“You said…what?”

Jiang Quanyu, to do that to his own brother…

Holy crap! Jiang! Quanyu!

In the sunlight, Wen Shixi looked at Chen Jiale’s colorful face and moved his stiff wrist.

Wen Shixi’s voice was lazy: “Is there any food? I’m hungry.”

Chen Jiale’s mood was very complicated.

“…What do you want to eat?”

–

The IV drip was very slow, and it took two hours to finish.

When removing the needle, the doctor instructed Wen Shixi that he would need to continue the IV drip the next day and continue to ingest alpha pheromone appeasement agents until the heat period was completely over.

Wen Shixi didn’t plan to stay in Jiang Quanyu’s suite and gave the doctor the address of his apartment.

After the doctor left, the hotel manager tremblingly brought up Wen Shixi’s “lost” phone.

But his pheromone suppression collar still hadn’t been found. If Wen Shixi wanted to leave, he could only use a suppression patch for now.

The phone had just been delivered, with only a little bit of battery left. A phone call that was expected to come came right on time.

Wen Shixi leaned against the headboard, looking at the caller ID, a hint of darkness flashing in his eyes.

A few seconds later, he answered the phone, quietly holding it to his ear.

His father’s voice came through, the same as always.

“Xiao Xi.”

Wen Shixi was silent for a moment, thinking of how yesterday at the old house, his father had specifically told him that no matter what happened, he should not call his nominal father, in case it stimulated Jiang Yan’s already crazy nerves.

No matter how excessive his uncle was, he wouldn’t directly sell him to the Ling family without informing Wen Eryun and Jiang Yan.

But Wen Shixi really didn’t expect yesterday that what his father meant by “no matter what happens” would actually be something like this.

Wen Shixi’s tone was neither salty nor bland as he called out, “Father.”

Wen Eryun was verykeen keen, hearing a remoteness in Wen Shixi’s voice that was even greater than usual.

Wen Eryun considered himself to have no affection for this adopted son, only retaining a negligible connection.

Wen Shixi was an inferior omega, not only did his pheromones have no scent, but he also couldn’t have children.

Jiang Lian said that he would find Wen Shixi a good wealthy family to marry into. Although the methods were a bit unsavory, he didn’t need to object.

But now that something had happened, Jiang Lian had found him, and he could only grit his teeth and come forward to make a phone call to ask.

“About yesterday’s matter,” Wen Eryun asked, “What are you planning to do?”

Wen Shixi raised his head slightly, revealing a faint smile, and said frankly.

“I thought that you would at least have the most basic sense of shame and wouldn’t call me.”

Chen Jiale, who was secretly eavesdropping on the side, was completely silent.

In a sense, Chen Jiale thought that Wen Shixi’s mouth was a bitGreat formidable.

Sure enough, Wen Eryun on the other end of the phone was ridiculed and quickly revealed an ugly expression.

After a few short sentences, Wen Eryun hung up the phone in a hurry, leaving Wen Shixi listening to the beeping sound coming from the call, his expression unfathomable.

Before long, Wen Shixi put down the phone.

His whole person was relaxed and indifferent, looking as if nothing had happened to him, as if those things that had happened to him had nothing to do with him.

He still maintained his unwavering detachment, and even though he was weak at this time, he was still unattainable.

Wen Shixi sat quietly for a while, then looked at Chen Jiale, who was pretending to play a game.

“Do you have a car?”

Chen Jiale looked up: “…You want to go home?”

“No,” Wen Shixi said, “Take me somewhere.”