A Fatal Attraction from Lawyer A - Chapter 33

Luo Panzhi regretted it.

He regretted being so spineless for not arguing a bit more forcefully to make Gu Yuxi switch lawyers for the case. Otherwise, Gu Yuxi wouldn’t have to bury himself in the case, constantly flipping through documents every single day.

He was either looking at files or contacting Qi Lin or the Procuratorate (Prosecutor’s Office).

The doctor clearly told him to rest more.

As a result, the time they spent intimately together was consumed by looking at documents or discussing the case. Furthermore, Luo Panzhi didn’t dare to touch Gu Yuxi casually. After all, it was neither a pseudo-heat nor a susceptible period (rut), and his “wife” hadn’t brought it up. If he were to initiate it, it would make him look like… he wasn’t a decent person.

At most, it was just “wife kiss, wife snuggle.”

A week later—

LJ Galaxy Group. Monday routine meeting. All members must be in attendance by 8:45 AM.

“Phew, I stayed up too late watching short videos yesterday. I almost couldn’t get up.”

“I almost got squeezed off the subway.”

“Holy shit! It’s 8:43 AM!”

“Hurry up! The team leader is about to call names. Don’t let Young CEO Luo catch us clocking in at the last minute on a Monday, or we’re dead.”

The Grand Conference Room—

Luo Panzhi had arrived at the conference room at 8:40 AM. He stood at the podium, organizing the content he was about to present. His peripheral vision caught two young employees sneaking in through the back door. He slightly lifted his eyelids, placed the files in his hand down, and looked up:

“Which department are you from? You didn’t dare use the front door, so you used the back?”

The cold, stern voice echoed in the conference room. Everyone, in a mixture of awe and pity, looked at the colleagues who dared to use the back door.

The footsteps of the two young employees, who had been bent over while sneaking in, froze abruptly. They stood up with ashen faces, their bodies stiff as they faced Young CEO Luo, who was watching them from the podium. They didn’t even dare to look him in the eye.

Because it was too terrifying.

Luo Panzhi was wearing a black suit today. Compared to his usual silver-grey elegance, today he radiated an overpowering, cold intensity that warned people to keep their distance, not to mention that he had caught people being late for the Monday meeting.

Xu Wen, the assistant standing nearby, nervously scanned the surroundings. He couldn’t see Lawyer Gu anywhere. Lawyer Gu had told him last night that he was returning from sick leave. Why hadn’t he arrived yet when it was almost 8:45 AM?

Although he seemed to know the big secret between Young CEO Luo and Lawyer Gu, he had seen Young CEO Luo’s expression when Lawyer Gu was nearly late that one time. In short, he was fierce.

He instinctively felt that even though Young CEO Luo liked Lawyer Gu, he might still be very harsh with Lawyer Gu in private.

Just then, a steady set of footsteps came from the front door. Gu Yuxi, dressed in a black suit, appeared at the entrance. He wore his gold-rimmed glasses, his expression cool and indifferent.

It had been half a month; it was Lawyer Gu, whom everyone hadn’t seen for a long time.

But every single person was nervous. Hiss, their Lawyer Gu was clocking in right on time on his first day back from two weeks of sick leave. That seemed a bit ominous.

Luo Panzhi saw Gu Yuxi appear at the door, and a look of confusion crossed his eyes. That’s not right. He had clearly switched off this man’s alarm clock. How did he still manage to arrive on time?

His eyes then met Gu Yuxi’s cold gaze, which seemed to see right through what he had done. He nervously swallowed.

“Well…”

“It’s 8:45 AM. I’m not late. That is your rule, Young CEO Luo. You simply arrived early.” Gu Yuxi said, neither warm nor cold. He then walked straight into the conference room and sat down in his seat.

Luo Panzhi: “…” It’s over. He’s mad.

He underestimated his workaholic “wife’s” love for work. He had a slight fever last night, and Luo Panzhi was planning to keep him from working today. He had switched off the alarm clock in the middle of the night and came to the Group early so as not to wake him. Yet, he still arrived on time.

This unbending “wife” who wouldn’t sleep in.

The employees below stared at Gu Yuxi with eyes “wide as copper bells,” as if admiring Lawyer Gu’s audacity. But what shocked them more was that Young CEO Luo, who hated last-minute arrivals on Mondays the most, was not angry.

Instead, he seemed…

A little afraid of Lawyer Gu.

This…

There’s gossip here.

The two young employees in the back took advantage of the brief lull to quickly sneak back to their departments. Both sighed in relief. Lawyer Gu had saved their lives. Since they arrived right after Lawyer Gu, and Young CEO Luo didn’t scold Lawyer Gu, he naturally couldn’t do anything to them either.

After the meeting began, the employees were surprised to find that Young CEO Luo did not lose his temper during the meeting today. Usually, at the Monday routine meeting, Young CEO Luo would definitely rip into them first, under the guise of boosting morale.

His summary of last week’s performance from the various departments was also slightly more diplomatic. His tone was gentle, even tender.

He also looked at them and smiled occasionally, which made them afraid to sneak a peek at their phones.

This was completely unlike Luo Panzhi, and extremely abnormal.

Luo Panzhi was actually looking at Gu Yuxi out of personal concern. He wasn’t lusting after his “wife,” but checking on his “wife’s” mental state. Even though Gu Yuxi had been discharged last weekend, he started having a low fever just one day after returning home.

This was not because his body hadn’t recovered, but because unstable pheromone concentration caused a fever, which is one of the symptoms of the pseudo-heat period.

That’s why he didn’t want Gu Yuxi to come back to work so soon.

But fortunately, his complexion didn’t look too bad. Luo Panzhi subconsciously softened his tone while summarizing the past week.

Gu Yuxi was initially upset that Luo Panzhi had turned off his alarm clock. He understood in his heart why Luo Panzhi did it, but he wouldn’t have been so angry if Luo Panzhi had asked for his opinion last night.

He knew his pride was strong, and since differentiating into an Alpha, he had dealt with many things on his own. He always felt that Luo Panzhi didn’t need to be so considerate and worried about him.

But when he saw Luo Panzhi’s gaze constantly falling on him, tentative and cautious, as if afraid he might be angry, he felt he might be overreacting.

They were already a couple. Caring for and loving each other was normal. Putting himself in Luo Panzhi’s shoes, if Luo Panzhi were sick and uncomfortable, he would probably feel miserable too.

Luo Panzhi was truly wonderful. He was the one who was too sensitive.

“Meeting adjourned.”

After summarizing the past week and assigning this week’s tasks, Luo Panzhi adjourned the meeting without unnecessary delay, and then looked at Gu Yuxi.

All the employees gradually walked out, eager to leave the conference room and return to their posts.

In less than two minutes, almost everyone was gone.

“Xu Wen, you go first.” Luo Panzhi glanced at Assistant Xu Wen.

Xu Wen gathered the files on the podium, nodded, and quickly left the conference room. Just as he stepped out the door, he heard a cautious call from inside.

“Wife, are you still mad?”

“?!” Xu Wen pressed himself against the door in shock. What? Did I hear that right? Who did Young CEO Luo call ‘wife’? Only Young CEO Luo and Lawyer Gu are inside!

“I’m not mad.”

Xu Wen heard Lawyer Gu’s reply. In that instant, he began to question everything he knew and quickly left, not daring to listen anymore.

Alpha and Alpha…

Can they be together?

Inside the conference room, Luo Panzhi walked up to Gu Yuxi, bent down, and reached out to touch his forehead. Feeling the heat radiating from his skin, he frowned: “Is the fever worse than last night? Are you uncomfortable anywhere?”

“You turned off my alarm clock just because of this?” Gu Yuxi looked at him helplessly.

“I was afraid you were uncomfortable! Look, you just got out of the hospital and started running a fever again. How can I not worry?” Luo Panzhi lifted Gu Yuxi’s chin to look at the site where the stitches were removed, but he found a bruise nearby. His face instantly darkened: “How did you get this? Did you fall?”

Gu Yuxi hadn’t expected the bruise on his chin to be noticed. He had indeed hit it. Facing Luo Panzhi’s gloomy expression, he could only tell the truth: “I got up too quickly this morning and felt dizzy. I hit it in the bathroom.”

His health used to be better, but after the severe blood loss this time, coupled with his pheromone concentration being slow to drop, it had practically halved the fitness he had maintained for so many years.

If his susceptible period (rut) would just arrive soon so Luo Panzhi could help relieve it, his pheromone concentration wouldn’t be so unstable.

Luo Panzhi rubbed the bruise with his thumb, his eyes filled with distress: “Why are you so stubborn? Do you insist on making me worry, huh?”

“If you hadn’t turned off my alarm clock, I wouldn’t have woken up so startled.” Gu Yuxi pulled Luo Panzhi’s hand away, lowering his eyes: “I thought I was still dreaming, and that you weren’t beside me in the dream.”

They had been together for half a month. If Luo Panzhi hadn’t been by his side every day during his hospital stay, he wouldn’t have believed they were a couple.

So, the moment he woke up, without the alarm clock and without Luo Panzhi, he felt a semi-conscious sense of loss.

And the absence of Luo Panzhi’s pheromone scent made him feel even more disappointed.

As soon as he lowered his head, Luo Panzhi cupped his face. Gu Yuxi met Luo Panzhi’s deep eyes, enveloped by the affection and worry in them. The feeling of being cared for was intense.

“I won’t do it next time. I left a little early today because I was afraid of waking you up.” Seeing the man looking a little wronged, Luo Panzhi’s heart utterly melted. He lowered his head and kissed him: “It was my fault. I scared my wife. Let me kiss you.”

Gu Yuxi: “… You don’t have to treat me like a child to appease me. I just thought I was going to be late.” The ingrained biological clock had actually woken him up in time, otherwise, he wouldn’t have made it to the Group punctually.

“I know you like me to comfort you,” Luo Panzhi squeezed his cheek, smiling tenderly: “I like comforting you too. Anyway, I handled things improperly today. In the future, I’ll ask you first. I want you to be a conscientious employee who adheres to your duties, not a favorite consort who charms the emperor into skipping the morning court.”

Gu Yuxi couldn’t help but laugh, turning his face away: “It’s enough that you know I’m conscientious. You can forget about it at home, but be impartial at the Group, or the employees will think Young CEO Luo plays favorites.”

“And what if I do? I can’t play favorites with my own wife? No, that’s not playing favorites; that’s blatant favoritism. I have thousands of employees, but only one wife. Can’t I treat my wife better and more specially?” Luo Panzhi knew Gu Yuxi was likely referring to him arriving right on time this morning. If it were anyone else, he would definitely criticize them, but he genuinely couldn’t bring himself to criticize Gu Yuxi.

He was already reluctant to scold him even before they were together.

Not to mention the time he did scold him, and the man fainted, which terrified him completely.

He then kissed Gu Yuxi again.

“Alright.” Gu Yuxi was helpless at the man’s clinging, but the upward curve of his lips betrayed his good mood: “Let’s go back to the office. The autopsy report is out. I need to look at it.”

“Together, together~” Luo Panzhi closed the notebook on Gu Yuxi’s desk and helped him tidy his things: “I’ll have Xu Wen bring up breakfast. What do you want to eat? No coffee for you. You can’t drink coffee right now. How about milk? Or… how about I go down to the staff cafeteria and cook you some congee? Do you want congee?”

As he spoke, he realized Gu Yuxi was staring at him with a very tender expression.

His Adam’s apple bobbed.

Why is “wife” looking at him like that? Does he think I’m particularly handsome today?

“Panpan.” Gu Yuxi beckoned to Luo Panzhi: “Come closer.”

Luo Panzhi’s puppy-dog eyes instantly lit up. He bent down and chuckled as he approached: “What is it?”

Gu Yuxi pinched Luo Panzhi’s chin and kissed him.

Luo Panzhi felt his heart completely burst with joy.

Oh! Wife is really not mad! He even kissed me first!

Since this was the conference room, they couldn’t be too obvious. Gu Yuxi soon released Luo Panzhi and picked up his belongings, preparing to leave.

“I’ll listen to you. Whatever you give me, I’ll eat.”

Luo Panzhi’s eyes immediately brightened, as if he had received a sweet reward. The corners of his lips couldn’t help but turn up: “You’re suddenly so obedient?”

“You don’t like it?”

“I love it! I love it!”

Gu Yuxi caught Luo Panzhi’s beaming expression in his peripheral vision, indicating he was in a good mood. He added: “After I eat, I’m going to the Procuratorate. Just letting you know first.”

Luo Panzhi: “!” He was just about to speak.

“You are not allowed to come with me.” Gu Yuxi saw through Luo Panzhi’s intention: “Young CEO Luo, it’s work hours. Let’s stick to our respective duties.”

He curved his lips slightly and quickly walked forward.

Luo Panzhi: “…” Damn it! I got coaxed!