A Fatal Attraction from Lawyer A - Chapter 15

The frustration in Luo Panzhi’s heart was unbearable. He went straight to his older brother’s house in the middle of the day, determined to vent his feelings over lunch.

“Zuo Gu, I’ve never encountered such a wicked man! He clearly has a boyfriend, yet he dares to flirt with me—even openly bait me! How can a man be so shameless?”

The roar of the volatile CEO echoed in Chu Guzhi’s living room.

“And he even held my hand like this, lacing our fingers together.” Luo Panzhi grabbed his own brother’s hand, interlacing their fingers for a demonstration, perfectly mimicking Gu Yuxi’s actions from the morning: lacing fingers and patting the chest. “It was exactly this kind of ambiguity! Does he think I don’t understand? Hmph, I’ve seen it all. And! Listen to this—he did this to me even though he has a boyfriend. Tell me, isn’t that going too far?”

“In ancient times, he’d be drowned in a pig cage!”

Chu Guzhi was speechless, his eardrums practically bursting. He slowly pulled away from him. “…You need to calm down.”

“How am I not calm?!” Luo Panzhi let go of Chu Guzhi’s hand, stood up in frustration, and took a deep breath. “I’m very calm! I’m calmly analyzing how someone who already has a boyfriend dares to seduce his superior! And I actually like him!”

“You like a man who’s already taken?” Chu Guzhi found it hard to believe that his inherently arrogant twin brother was so bold. “How amazing must he be for you to fall so head over heels?”

“Not that amazing. He’s also an Alpha.”

Chu Guzhi: “…” His brain was now completely shocked. This was simply a miracle, like a dead tree sprouting flowers. “That’s quite miserable for you. The one person you finally fall for is not only an Alpha, but he also has a boyfriend.”

Although he thought his little brother was a bit tragic, he still couldn’t laugh.

Too pitiful.

He silently lowered his head.

“Don’t think I don’t know you’re laughing secretly.” Luo Panzhi pointed at Chu Guzhi, who was looking down at the sofa. “Quickly tell me, can I just forcefully snatch him?”

Chu Guzhi immediately picked up a cushion and threw it at him. “You’ve got too much free time on your hands. If the Dads find out, they’ll kill you. So, who is it that you’ve fallen for?”

Luo Panzhi fumbled to catch the cushion. Meeting his brother’s serious expression, he dared not say any more dramatic lines. He lowered his head and sat back next to Chu Guzhi, hugging the cushion and resting his head on it. “Gu Yuxi.”

“What?!” Chu Guzhi’s voice rose sharply.

Luo Panzhi eyed his brother suspiciously. “Why that reaction? Do you know him?”

“I met him once when I was little at the Galaxy Research Institute. I know he exists. Isn’t he the one who’s always handling things with the Dads? Did Dad give him to you?”

“When you were little? Why didn’t I ever meet him?” Luo Panzhi furrowed his brow.

Chu Guzhi tilted his head, thinking. “I think you were at a competition that time, so Dad took me to the institute since no one was home to watch me.” His only memory of the man was that he was tall and very handsome.

Luo Panzhi narrowed his eyes at Chu Guzhi. “What did Lawyer Gu look like when he was little?”

“Tall and handsome.”

“Brother, you have a husband. You can’t talk like that.”

Chu Guzhi heard Luo Panzhi trying to trip him up. He unceremoniously reached up, hooked his neck, and pulled him down. “Can’t compare to you, little brother, wanting to steal another man’s love.”

Luo Panzhi naturally didn’t dare to refute his brother, especially since his brother was pregnant. He just had to endure it, but he still lifted his head in the gap. “So, even if someone has a partner, it’s still okay to freely admire a handsome person, right? It just means the person being admired is too good-looking. It’s a pursuit of beauty, right?”

“So?”

Luo Panzhi smiled. “So I meet his standard for the pursuit of beauty.”

“Pffft.” Chu Guzhi couldn’t help but chuckle. He looked sideways at his little brother, who was dressed in a suit yet still retained his childhood arrogance, and patted Luo Panzhi’s head. “As long as you don’t interfere with him, your crush is your freedom.”

At this, Luo Panzhi had more to say. “I don’t want to either, but we keep running into each other, and he’s the one who provoked me! Bro, did you know the office next to mine has a one-way mirror wall? The office next door can see into my office, but from my side, it just looks like a wall. He sits there every day, spying on me! Tell me! Doesn’t he have improper intentions toward me?”

Chu Guzhi shook his head. “I don’t know. That used to be Dad’s office, didn’t it? Your current office used to be Big Dad’s.”

Luo Panzhi: “…” He gravely stroked his chin. It seemed he had to ask his fathers.

So, he took out his phone and called his fathers, who were abroad.

The call was answered by his Big Dad, Luo Qingye. A low, steady voice came through the receiver.

“Why are you calling Dad at this hour? Can’t you handle things at the group?”

Luo Panzhi subconsciously swallowed when he heard his Big Dad’s voice. “…Why didn’t Dad answer?”

He had always been most afraid of his Big Dad since childhood. He hadn’t dared to call his Big Dad since the incident, but he didn’t expect Big Dad to answer the phone he dialed for Dad. He was suddenly too scared to ask about relationship problems.

“He’s feeling a bit unwell and is resting.”

Luo Panzhi frowned. “Unwell? What’s wrong with Dad?”

“Just a slight cold. Tell me what you need; otherwise, your dad will scold me if he wakes up and doesn’t see me.”

Luo Panzhi was hit with a sudden dose of public affection, but now he had a perfect segway for his question. “I can handle the Rui Xing Hospital matter; Dad doesn’t need to worry. I just wanted to ask, Lawyer Gu has been with you for so long, do you know if he has a boyfriend?”

A few seconds of silence passed on the other end, as if his father was thinking. “When did he get a boyfriend?”

Luo Panzhi’s eyes lit up.

“Your dad introduced him to so many excellent Omegas before, and he never showed interest. Did he find a boyfriend only half a month after returning home?”

Luo Panzhi’s eyes were completely bright. The hand holding the phone was trembling with excitement. “Big Dad, you know about the one-way mirror wall in the office next to mine, right?”

“I know. Your dad used it to supervise my studying back then. Oh, right. I suddenly remembered we forgot to dismantle it. Lawyer Gu is working there now, isn’t he?”

Luo Panzhi’s lips curved upward. “Big Dad, my brother and sister might have twins, so one less grandkid from me shouldn’t be a big deal, right? You don’t want too many grandsons and granddaughters, do you?”

Luo Qingye on the other end: “?”

“If I told you I’ve fallen in love with an Alpha, would you be angry?”

Luo Qingye: “Your brother and sister have already settled down, and you’re telling me this now?!”

“Thank you, Fathers, for sending me Lawyer Gu. So it’s settled then, you won’t be angry. Bye-bye.” Luo Panzhi hung up the phone without waiting, acting first and reporting later. He didn’t care that his fathers abroad might be angry; he only knew he was now filled with energy.

It turned out Gu Yuxi hadn’t had this boyfriend overseas. How could he have time to find a boyfriend just half a month after returning home? He must be an actor!

He wanted to expose Lawyer Gu’s deliberate facade.

But he wouldn’t do it quickly. He would peel Lawyer Gu back one layer at a time to see what was truly in the man’s heart.

Just then, Luo Panzhi received a message from his assistant:

[Little President Luo, Lawyer Gu did not go anywhere last weekend, was not with anyone, and he does not have a boyfriend.]

Luo Panzhi smiled.

He desperately wanted to see Gu Yuxi now, eager to rush back to the group.

He was impatient.

Impatient to start his campaign of ‘stealing love, forceful acquisition, and utterly wicked behavior.’

“Bro, I won’t be the lonely center figure this year.”

Chu Guzhi: “?”

Luo Panzhi stood up, looked down at Chu Guzhi, and gave a gentlemanly nod. “Your little brother is going to pursue someone now. My dear brother, farewell.”

Chu Guzhi: “…” He’s gone completely bonkers.

Author’s Note:

Luo Panzhi: My dear Lawyer Gu, I’ll make you ‘speak’ it yourself.

Chu Guzhi: My brother’s smile isn’t human anymore. Lawyer Gu, take care.

[The person Lawyer Gu thought he saw when he was little was Chu Guzhi, not Luo Panzhi. But there’s no dramatic love-at-first-sight. This misunderstanding will be used later for comedy (jealousy).]

Yay, Merry Christmas!~~

Next chapter is super sweet, hee hee hee.

Oh, and I sent out the red envelopes! Did you receive them?

It’s the end of the month! Time to send in that appreciation, or it goes to waste~

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Recommendation for a friend’s novel—feel free to check it out if you’re looking for something to read!

• • ●Title: After I Dumped My Hubby’s First Love●●

Author: Hunyuan Sanxi

Summary:

Li Xingzhou is a graceful businessman—well-dressed, young, and handsome. But his private life is a mess. Not long ago, he dumped a man.

He didn’t expect the dumped man to be the ‘first love’ of his future partner, Sheng Yi, the eldest young master of a certain consortium.

When Sheng Yi learned that his ‘first love’ had been bullied and abandoned by a scummy man, he rushed back home, personally becoming the scummy man’s ‘Party A’ (the client) to plot Li Xingzhou’s demise.

Unexpectedly, the plan went slightly wrong.

Sheng Yi tormented Li Xingzhou in various ways. During one particularly rough session, a huge accident occurred—they woke up in the same bed.

Afterward, Sheng Yi felt extremely guilty toward his ‘first love.’ On a whim, he decided to use the same tactic: make Li Xingzhou fall in love with him, then ruthlessly dump him so he could experience the same pain as the ‘first love.’

So he declared: “I will take responsibility for you.”

Li Xingzhou, who had no intention of admitting anything: “…”

President Li had always been the pursuer, so being pursued for the first time felt novel. He accepted on a trial basis and was willing to reciprocate the good treatment. He didn’t expect such a massive reversal later on. Thankfully, he was a professional at being a ‘scum’. Being able to pick up and drop someone was his fundamental skill.

Meanwhile, the ambitious Young Master Sheng intended to be the villain but found his opponent to be a natural scumbag. He couldn’t out-scum him and fell deeply in love instead…