A Fatal Attraction from Lawyer A - Chapter 31

The hand resting on his nose was slender and fair, gently rubbing it. What it tickled was not just his nose, but his heart.

“Young CEO Luo, did I describe the person I like clearly?”

Luo Panzhi stared at the man so close to him. The way he knelt in his lap, leaning forward, with his hand gently caressing his nose, and the eyes behind his glasses swirling with a soft smile that mirrored his image.

He felt his brain was instantly struck. The excitement froze him in that moment, drowning in the smile in Gu Yuxi’s eyes.

“Do I observe people closely?” Gu Yuxi moved his fingertip down, stopping on Luo Panzhi’s lips. His gaze followed, sensing Luo Panzhi’s deepening look. He chuckled softly: “Are you not satisfied?”

“Not satisfied.” Luo Panzhi was utterly captivated by the man’s gaze. He quickly grasped the ‘misbehaving’ hand and pulled it down, leaning back against the headboard. He curved his lips and raised an eyebrow at the man: “It’s not clear enough. As a lawyer, how can you state the facts so vaguely? Tell me more. If you don’t make it clear, how can I help you find a boyfriend?”

Gu Yuxi watched Luo Panzhi leaning back lazily against the headboard, his long legs slightly bent, smiling wickedly and pushing his luck. He knew this man wouldn’t let him off the hook so easily. It was true that he had approached first and that he was the one who teased and then retreated.

So, whatever Luo Panzhi wanted, he wouldn’t refuse.

Gu Yuxi braced his hands on Luo Panzhi’s slightly bent knees, maintaining his original posture and leaning forward. He took off his glasses and casually set them aside. His fingertip stroked Luo Panzhi’s lips, continuing to state the facts:

“His lips are thin yet very sexy.”

He then traced down from the lips to his Adam’s apple: “His Adam’s apple is prominent and very sexy.”

The Adam’s apple bobbed slightly.

He glanced at Luo Panzhi, seeing the man intensely focused on him, his lips slightly indented. Gu Yuxi then moved his hand down from the Adam’s apple to Luo Panzhi’s strongly defined, muscular chest: “His build is tall and his muscles are firm, very sexy.”

Luo Panzhi felt the hand, like a hot potato, attempting to continue further. He couldn’t resist and pressed the hand firmly down right there.

This series of three fatal statements was already becoming too much for him to handle.

It was completely different from his previous series of three fatal counter-questions, where he could control himself. But he couldn’t control Gu Yuxi’s teasing. Now he was truly reaping what he sowed.

“Young CEO Luo, is my statement clear now?” Gu Yuxi felt the strong grip of the hand holding his. He continued to ask: “Can you find me a boyfriend now?”

Luo Panzhi pulled the man into his arms and hugged him tightly: “Lawyer Gu, you are trying to kill me.”

Because Gu Yuxi was kneeling, he was about a head taller than Luo Panzhi.

Gu Yuxi chuckled. Feeling it might not be enough, he leaned in and added near Luo Panzhi’s ear: “His name is Luo Panzhi.”

“!”

Luo Panzhi felt his heart in his chest was about to explode with excitement. In his mind, a groundhog was screaming, head tilted back. If he were a firework, he would have detonated on the spot.

He had never felt that being liked and confessed to by the person he liked was such a joyous thing—so joyous that he forgot where he was, so joyous that his mind went blank, so joyous that his eyes grew red.

Luo Panzhi looked up, meeting the smile in Gu Yuxi’s eyes. Finally, he gave up all self-restraint. He tightly wrapped his arms around Gu Yuxi’s waist, with a force that felt like he wanted to merge the man into his blood.

“… Gu Yuxi, you are the reason I believe in love at first sight,” he said in a muffled voice, resting his face against Gu Yuxi’s chest.

From the first time he saw Gu Yuxi, his heart was moved.

Even if the man was an Alpha, he was the one he chose.

A wronged sob came from his chest. Gu Yuxi was stunned for a second, then, as if understanding something, he wrapped his arms around Luo Panzhi’s back and gently patted him:

“I’m sorry, I shouldn’t have lied to you about having a boyfriend. Qi Lin is just my good friend.”

At the time, a mix of inferiority-fueled pride and the instinctive urge of his pheromones made him choose that path, and he had unintentionally hurt Luo Panzhi.

He should never, ever, have deceived such a good boy as Luo Panzhi.

And how lucky he was to have met an Alpha who was tough on the outside, soft on the inside, and loved him.

He no longer cared about the obstacles between two Alphas. He now only wanted to pour the deep, intense passion hidden in his heart onto Luo Panzhi. He was desperate to respond.

“So, I don’t have to be the ‘other man’ anymore, do I?”

Gu Yuxi lowered his head, meeting Luo Panzhi’s slightly red-rimmed, pouting, wronged expression. He looked even more like a large puppy. He knew he shouldn’t laugh, but he couldn’t help himself and turned his face away, not wanting Luo Panzhi to see.

“Why are you laughing!” Luo Panzhi saw him laughing and angrily held his face, forcing him to look: “Look at me! Answer me! What am I to you now!”

Although his tone was fierce, his eyes were bright and fixated, like a dog preparing to be given a large bone.

Gu Yuxi gazed at Luo Panzhi, his eyes swirling with emotion. He didn’t move. He smiled: “Luo Panzhi is my, Gu Yuxi’s, boyfriend.”

“Say it again,” Luo Panzhi said, his voice rising, trying hard not to smile too obviously.

Gu Yuxi chuckled: “Boyfriend.”

“Can you say it one more time?”

“Boyfriend.”

“Say it again, again~~~”

“Boyfriend.”

“Call me that one more time.”

“Boyfriend.”

“Wuwuwuwu, you finally admitted it. I’ve waited so bitterly…” Luo Panzhi completely lost control of his emotions. He hugged the man tightly, wrapping his legs around him. He pressed his face against Gu Yuxi’s chest, his eyes red and teary. There was no trace of the powerful CEO left: “Why are you so mean, wuwuwuwu.”

“You tease me, provoke me, you light a fire and then don’t put it out. You are the epitome of the saying, ‘The magistrate may set fires, but the common people are forbidden to light lamps’!”

“Wuwuwuwu…”

This completely bewildered Gu Yuxi. He never expected Luo Panzhi to cry, which made him feel instantly helpless.

“Uhm—”

“Uhm what, uhm? Call me boyfriend!” Luo Panzhi paused mid-cry, annoyed by Gu Yuxi’s hesitation. He looked up, glaring fiercely at him.

Gu Yuxi laughed aloud: “So, boyfriend, is this crying tears of joy?”

“You know it! Now hurry up and comfort me!”

Gu Yuxi was amused by Luo Panzhi’s petulant, childish demeanor. He laughed, his eyes full of indulgence: “Okay, I’ll comfort you.” He naturally shifted to sit on Luo Panzhi’s legs, which were behind him. He lowered his head, his nose touching Luo Panzhi’s nose, and then sealed their lips with a kiss.

Luo Panzhi placed his hands on Gu Yuxi’s waist, pushing up and deepening the kiss.

They had kissed twice before, without a clear relationship.

Once in the Group, chaotic and fueled by their pheromone concentrations.

Once at Gu Yuxi’s doorway, a fleeting touch.

The ambiguous kisses hadn’t exceeded three, so this kiss was legitimate.

One hour later—

They finally released each other, nearly breathless from kissing.

On the hospital bed, they rested their foreheads against each other, their gazes filled with undisguised affection.

“I just lost blood, and now I’m running low on oxygen.”

“Well, I donated blood, and now I’m running low on oxygen too.”

They exchanged a knowing smile.

Luo Panzhi pressed his face against Gu Yuxi’s slightly flushed cheek, etching the sight of the man’s returning vitality deep into his eyes. He slipped his arm under Gu Yuxi’s neck and pulled him into an embrace: “Are you tired?”

Gu Yuxi rested his head in Luo Panzhi’s arm, looking at him: “Not tired looking at you.”

“Want to kiss a little longer?”

“… I need oxygen.”

“Hmph.”

Gu Yuxi laughed again at Luo Panzhi’s expression and reached out to touch his chin: “If the employees of the Group knew that their Young CEO Luo is actually a spoiled child in private, they’d probably be shocked, right? At least I’ve taken off my glasses.”

Luo Panzhi heard the teasing: “What, Lawyer Gu, are you planning to be on top just because you’re a few years older than me?”

“Why not?” Gu Yuxi asked.

“Sitting on top is not a problem,” Luo Panzhi said, as if offering a solution, and nodded in agreement with his own words.

“CEO Luo said you were weak.”

This sentence hit Luo Panzhi like a nerve. He shot up, looking at Gu Yuxi with a serious expression: “It’s fine when my Dad says it; he’s older, so I let him. But you can’t say it. How can you say your boyfriend is weak?! You’re hurting his young soul!”

Gu Yuxi rested his head on his arm, enjoying Luo Panzhi’s agitated look: “I didn’t say it. I just repeated what CEO Luo said. He told you to exercise more.”

“Didn’t you say, ‘When we’re tired, we rest, and once we’re rested, we continue’? Your tone clearly implies you doubt me.” Luo Panzhi felt his pride was wounded. He reached out and pinched Gu Yuxi’s face: “A high-quality Alpha like your boyfriend is hard to find, and yet you doubt his stamina. Be careful, he might not relieve your pseudo-heat and rut.”

“Then I’ll beg you.”

Luo Panzhi: “…” Perfect. He’s got me completely.

Knock, knock, knock—

“Young CEO Luo, are you there? CEO Chu and CEO Luo are holding an emergency meeting in half an hour. I couldn’t reach you by phone, so I had to come here.”

Just then, Assistant Xu Wen’s voice came from outside the ward.

Luo Panzhi originally wanted to curse, but hearing that it was an emergency meeting called by his fathers, he quietly swallowed his words. He looked at Gu Yuxi, lowered his head, and kissed him on the lips:

“Emergency meeting. Can you wait for me?”

“Of course. The Group is important,” Gu Yuxi said, lifting his head to meet the kiss.

After about ten seconds, the two reluctantly pulled apart.

Luo Panzhi threaded his fingers through Gu Yuxi’s, tightly clasping their hands. He shook their hands gently: “You are important too. I’ll be back to keep you company as soon as possible. Call me if you need anything, or call the bodyguards outside. Don’t wander off, okay?”

The danger hadn’t been eliminated; in fact, Gu Yuxi was in greater danger now.

So, he couldn’t let his guard down.

Gu Yuxi felt the affectionate shake of Luo Panzhi’s hand. His heart instantly softened into a mess. Is this what being in love feels like? “Mhm, I know. Go.”

“One more kiss.” Luo Panzhi kissed him again.

Five minutes later—

Knock, knock, knock—

“Young CEO Luo, only twenty-five minutes left!”

Gu Yuxi heard Xu Wen’s urging: “Go. Don’t keep CEO Luo and CEO Chu waiting. You’re the Executive CEO now.”

Luo Panzhi finally lifted his head reluctantly. He stood up, walked to the sofa to put on his suit jacket, and straightened his slightly wrinkled shirt. Before leaving, he looked back at Gu Yuxi: “I’m leaving now.”

Gu Yuxi nodded with a smile: “Go on.”

“I’ll be back to see you tonight. If anything happens, call me immediately.”

“I will.”

After looking back a few more times, Luo Panzhi temporarily left his loved one and opened the door to walk out of the ward.

The moment he stepped out of the ward, Luo Panzhi’s expression became impassive. The silver-grey suit and the coldness in his eyes restored the image of the dominant and stern Young CEO Luo of the Galaxy Group. There was no trace of the affectionate man who had just been flirting with his partner.

Outside the ward, besides Assistant Xu Wen, were the black-suited bodyguards and plainclothes police officers who had been guarding the door.

Luo Panzhi looked at them, his eyes filled with coldness and an unyielding sense of pressure: “Guard him well. There must be no more mistakes. You cannot afford this mistake, understand?”

“Understood!”

“To the Group,” Luo Panzhi said lightly, glancing at Xu Wen.

Xu Wen immediately followed: “Yes, Young CEO Luo.”