[ABO] The Despised One Becomes an Internet Sensation After Marriage - Chapter 53

Chapter 53

People who were very close as children often grow strangely distant as adults, sometimes even losing contact entirely. This was exactly the case with Xu Zhimian and Jin Mingze.

The two were childhood friends, attending the same elementary, middle, and high schools. Because Xu Zhimian was malnourished during his teens and remained short, Jin Mingze—who had early on shot past 180cm—took on the role of the “big brother.” In school, he constantly protected Xu Zhimian as if he were his own brother.

Later, when Xu Zhimian’s grandmother fell ill, Jin Mingze provided a great deal of help. Consequently, when Jin Mingze went abroad without looking back and blacklisted his contact information, Xu Zhimian found it hard to believe. Jin Mingze was exceptionally heartless when he decided to be; even Fu Zhen, using his family’s connections, hadn’t been able to find him.

Xu Zhimian thought he would likely never see Jin Mingze again.

So, when Li Xi led Jin Mingze into the examination room, Xu Zhimian was frozen on the spot.

“Jin… Mingze?!”

Jin Mingze looked calm, as if he had expected to see him.

Li Xi asked in surprise, “You two know each other?”

Both spoke at once. Jin Mingze: “We don’t.” Xu Zhimian: “We do.”

“…” Xu Zhimian glared gloomily at Jin Mingze. Jin Mingze acted as if he hadn’t heard a thing and turned to discuss medical details with Fu Shiyan.

Xu Zhimian: “…”

Once the checkup was finished, Jin Mingze coordinated the surgery time with Fu Shiyan. Although Xu Zhimian’s condition wasn’t severe, early treatment meant early recovery.

“That’s it for now. If there’s nothing else, I’ll be leaving.”

Before he could finish, Xu Zhimian interrupted: “No way!”

The word “No” stunned both Alphas. Xu Zhimian aggressively stepped between the two men.

“I see the day is still young. Stay for a meal.” He tilted his head, looking at Jin Mingze with a fake smile. “It’s a good time to catch up… Oh, I forgot Dr. Jin is such a busy man he tends to forget things. No matter, we can reminisce properly at the dinner table.”

He bit down hard on the last few words. Fu Shiyan’s brow furrowed slightly. Jin Mingze, realizing he had to face Xu Zhimian sooner or later, gave Fu Shiyan a slight nod. “In that case, I’ll trouble President Fu.”

Fu Shiyan gave a lukewarm “Mm.”

As soon as Jin Mingze stepped away, Fu Shiyan pinched the back of Xu Zhimian’s neck and said ambiguously: “Such a big reaction. An old flame?”

His words were laced with an unmistakable scent of jealousy.

Xu Zhimian couldn’t miss it. He immediately hugged Fu Shiyan, rubbing his face against him, and said giggling: “How is that possible! I’ve only ever been with you.”

Whether it was the phrase “first love” that pleased him or not, Fu Shiyan pinched his cheeks and said: “You’d better be.”

The meal didn’t actually happen; Xu Zhimian ended up getting into an argument with Jin Mingze—or rather, Xu Zhimian argued at him.

“Be quick about it, add me on WeChat!”

Xu Zhimian threw his phone in front of Jin Mingze. He had just consulted Ye Ming: to look powerful, he needed to be cold, fold his arms, and narrow his eyes while sizing the other person up. He lifted his chin and squinted, looking profoundly mysterious as he met Jin Mingze’s probing gaze.

Jin Mingze silently added him. After a long silence, he couldn’t help but say: “Your temper…”

Xu Zhimian thought he was going to say it had changed a lot. Instead, Jin Mingze said tonelessly: “You’ve really been spoiled rotten by your Alpha.”

Xu Zhimian nearly choked. “Jin Mingze! You left without saying goodbye for so long, and this is the only thing you have to say to me?”

“I have one more thing.” “What?” Xu Zhimian asked instinctively. “Happy marriage. May you grow old together.” Xu Zhimian: “…”

He spat out each word: “Jin Mingze! You’d better confess exactly where you’ve been these past few years!”

“…” After a pause, Jin Mingze said helplessly, “Can’t the past just stay in the past?”

“Then why do you eat lunch when you already ate breakfast? Why can’t you just let it stay in the past?”

Jin Mingze: “…” He sighed. “It’s not convenient to disclose.”

A curse almost flew out of Xu Zhimian’s mouth. He was about to explode with anger when Jin Mingze’s phone rang, breaking the stalemate.

Jin Mingze’s expression became serious. “Okay, I’ll be there immediately.” He turned to Xu Zhimian. “I’m sorry, I have an emergency. We’ll talk later.” He dropped those words and quickly left the Fu residence with his emergency kit.

Xu Zhimian: “…” He laughed from sheer frustration.

…

“Ahhh!”

Fu Shiyan sat calmly on the sofa reading the newspaper. He lifted his eyelids and said, “If you want to see him, I’ll call him over tomorrow.”

“Is this a matter of seeing him or not!” Xu Zhimian ran out of the bathroom, fuming. “What’s the use of seeing him? He won’t say a word. It’s just frustrating.”

“Mm, that’s true,” Fu Shiyan said casually.

Xu Zhimian flopped into his lap. “Why are you being so perfunctory?”

“…” Fu Shiyan circled him with his arms, tossing the paper aside. Xu Zhimian glanced at the headline and was instantly distracted. “Gu Xingchen is having a business marriage with the Huo family? But wasn’t he with Qi Qingran…”

Fu Shiyan said disdainfully, “Just a little trick to provoke Qi Qingran.”

Reverse psychology… That’s it!

“Right! I can find someone to provoke the words out of him too!”

Speak of the devil—the next moment, his phone pinged with messages.

[Fu Zhen]: Hey… let me ask you something. Did that person come to your place today? [Xu Zhimian]: …Who are you calling ‘Hey’? [Fu Zhen]: … (Fu Zhen immediately retracted the message.) [Fu Zhen]: Just tell me if that person is at your place or not. [Xu Zhimian]: Oh~ Guess.

At the Rongguang Group building, the lights were ablaze. In a dark stairwell, the light from a phone reflected on Fu Zhen’s face, the veins on his forehead bulging. Forget it, I’m done. Xu Zhimian is such an idiot!

A secretary called from the office door: “Junior President Fu, President Fu has assigned you a new task. Are you finished here?”

Fu Zhen got a headache whenever he heard “President Fu.” He called out, “I’m coming,” while quickly typing:

[Fu Zhen]: Say it or don’t, I don’t care. [Xu Zhimian]: Tsk, so arrogant. I guess such a powerful man wouldn’t care about having a certain WeChat ID, then?

Fu Zhen replied in seconds. [Fu Zhen]: ! You added his WeChat? [Fu Zhen]: ! [Xu Zhimian]: It’s just a WeChat. I don’t think a Young Master like you would care.

Dammit. Fu Zhen really couldn’t stand Xu Zhimian talking to him like this.

[Fu Zhen]: Sent a transfer of 2,500 RMB. [Fu Zhen]: Enough? [Xu Zhimian]: What’s with the attitude? [Fu Zhen]: [Kneeling and begging for mercy emoji.jpg] [Fu Zhen]: Can you tell me now?

A real Alpha must be able to bend and stretch!

[Xu Zhimian]: Call me “Daddy.” Send a voice note.

Fu Zhen nearly threw his phone. [Fu Zhen]: Don’t go too far, damn you. [Xu Zhimian]: One minute. After that, the offer expires.

“…”

Fu Zhen was terrified of being overheard. He lowered his voice and quickly pressed the record button: “Daddy.”

He thought he was being quick, but the stairwell was too empty. Secretary He happened to push open the door. “Junior President Fu…”

The words died on his tongue. A magnetic “Daddy” echoed through the stairwell. He nearly tripped. Didn’t Junior President Fu’s parents pass away long ago? Is he… playing cosplay?

Wow… young people really know how to have fun.

Xu Zhimian played the recording on speaker. He arched an eyebrow happily. Fu Shiyan rested his chin on Xu Zhimian’s shoulder, watching him play pranks. He licked Xu Zhimian’s earlobe: “Played enough?”

Xu Zhimian shook his head instinctively. “Of course not.”

Fu Shiyan bit him hard. Xu Zhimian hissed, and when he turned his head, he saw Fu Shiyan watching him with a displeased expression. “Play with that, or play with me. Choose.”

“!” Xu Zhimian quickly put down the phone. “You, you, you!”

The word “play” was highly ambiguous. In the end, Xu Zhimian was “played” quite heavily. Afterward, he kicked Fu Shiyan in the chest, but because his legs were weak, it had no force; instead, his ankle was captured by Fu Shiyan’s large hand.

Xu Zhimian struggled a bit but had no strength left. He grumbled, “I told you not to leave marks on my neck! What am I supposed to do for the show tomorrow!”

Fu Shiyan pulled his leg, and the distance between them instantly became negative.

Xu Zhimian let out a muffled groan as Fu Shiyan gathered him up. He held Fu Shiyan face-to-face, exhausted. Both were covered in sweat. Fu Shiyan stroked his back soothingly. “I have a way.”

Xu Zhimian sniffed their mingled pheromones and mumbled, “Mm-hmm…” before falling asleep in his arms.

…

Fu Shiyan wasn’t lying when he said he had a way. He brought over a manual eggbeater. First, he applied a hot compress to the hickeys on Xu Zhimian’s neck, then rolled the eggbeater over them a few times—and remarkably, they faded away.

The third stop of 21 Days was filmed on an island in City A. It was a famous tourist destination and was currently at its peak popularity. However, it was said that one of the show’s investors had spent a fortune to rent the entire island as the filming location for the third leg.

Xu Zhimian had heard of the island’s fame and couldn’t contain his excitement along the way. He told Fu Shiyan: “I really love this island. I didn’t expect us to get a vacation on the company’s dime this time.”

Fu Shiyan smiled but said nothing. The group gathered on a yacht chartered by the program crew to head to the island.

Ye Ming turned off his microphone, pulled Xu Zhimian aside, and whispered: “Jiang Xiaocheng is in big trouble this time.”

“Hmm?”

“He hooked up with one of the investors and tried to shamelessly stay on for this episode. Too bad…” Ye Ming’s tone was mysterious.

“Too bad what?”

“Too bad the guy he hooked up with is a notorious player. Yesterday, that guy hosted a ‘five-person party’.” Ye Ming spread five fingers.

Xu Zhimian understood the deep meaning of a “five-person party” perfectly well.

“But here’s the most explosive part. Did you know? Jiang Xiaocheng is an Omega. He was in a room with four other Alphas and went into unexpected heat.”

Xu Zhimian’s eyes widened and he covered his mouth. He didn’t know whether to be more shocked that Jiang Xiaocheng was an Omega or by the “five-person sports.”

“Then he… how is he now?”

Ye Ming shook his head. “I heard he was sent to the ICU for emergency treatment. Whether he survives is another matter.”

An Omega can only be fully marked by one Alpha. An Omega in heat with four Alphas… Xu Zhimian didn’t dare to imagine it.