I Confessed to the Wrong Enigma, Then Got Pregnant as a Top Alpha [Transmigration] - Chapter 36

Chapter 36

Qi Ran was made somewhat uneasy by Jiang Siheng’s words, but since he couldn’t hold a grudge against a drunkard, he nodded: “Alright, alright, in the future I’ll only smile at you, okay? Let’s go, let’s hurry upstairs and sleep.”

Jiang Siheng didn’t say anything more; he let go of Qi Ran’s hand and turned to head upstairs.

Qi Ran breathed a sigh of relief. He had been quite afraid that Jiang Siheng would pull him into an endless conversation about random things. After taking the cup back to the dining room, rinsing it, and putting it away, Qi Ran finally headed upstairs.

Originally, he intended to return to his room to shower, but he didn’t feel right leaving Jiang Siheng alone in his room. So, he first went to Jiang Siheng’s room to take a look.

When he pushed the door open, he saw Jiang Siheng standing by the window. His clothes were halfway off, revealing his upper body as he stood there lost in thought. Hearing the noise, he turned and saw Qi Ran: “You, come here.”

Not knowing what was happening, Qi Ran walked over: “What is it?”

Jiang Siheng suddenly grabbed his wrist and gently placed his hand on his abdominals: “I have abs. I’ll let you touch them.”

Feeling the firm texture under his palm and hearing the man’s words—spoken as if showing off a treasure—Qi Ran’s face instantly turned bright red. He hurriedly pulled his hand back: “Um… it’s late. You should shower and go to bed quickly.”

Touch… touch what abs?! Who wants to touch abs!

He couldn’t help but steal an embarrassed glance at the man’s clearly defined yet not overly bulky abdominal lines. Qi Ran felt his cheeks burning even more; he hadn’t really noticed before that Jiang Siheng had such nice abs.

Realizing what he was thinking, Qi Ran felt even worse: “I’m going to shower too.” After saying that, he sprinted out of the room.

Back in his own room, Qi Ran closed the door and stood leaning against the wall for a good while until he felt his heartbeat stabilize. It’s just abs as if he didn’t have any himself! He lifted his shirt to look at his clean, white belly. Look, he had one solid piece; he just didn’t brag about it.

After comforting himself, Qi Ran prepared to take a shower and sleep. He figured it was better to stay far away from that drunkard tonight.

The Little White Bird suddenly spoke up: [Do the abs feel good?]

This one sentence made Qi Ran’s heart, which had just calmed down, jump again: “Can you stop asking such questions?”

The Little White Bird covered its mouth with its wings: [You’ve already touched the abs. Do you really have no thoughts at all?]

“None! I don’t know what you’re talking about! Hurry up and think about what to do with the mission!”

Seeing him change the subject, the Little White Bird laughed and reminded him: [I’ll tell you some good news. The favorability from the Protagonist Gong is only 70 points away from completing the mission. It just went up by 40 points. My analysis is that after he went back, he thought about your words and probably felt they made a lot of sense. If that’s the case, when he arranges surprises later, he’ll definitely think of you. Raising those 70 points won’t be difficult. The priority now is the remaining 1,000 points of the main mission. You’d better hurry up~]

Hearing that the favorability had risen by another 70 points, Qi Ran breathed a sigh of relief: “It seems the feedback effect was pretty good.”

After Qi Ran emerged from a satisfying hot bath, he threw himself onto the bed and rolled around. Suddenly, he thought: Jiang Siheng is drunk—if he showers, could there be an accident? They say that if you soak while drunk and accidentally fall asleep, you could drown in the bathtub…

At this thought, Qi Ran didn’t dare delay. He jumped up, left his room, ran into Jiang Siheng’s room, and rushed toward the bathroom.

Pushing the door open, he found the bathroom empty. When he turned back and saw the man lying on the bed, Qi Ran finally sighed in relief. Thank goodness, Jiang Siheng was fine.

Walking over to look at the man sleeping with his eyes closed, Qi Ran wiped his face and calmed down. The man, having just showered and now sleeping quietly, looked much gentler than usual.

Thinking of Jiang Siheng’s abnormal behavior while drunk, Qi Ran’s heart was somewhat stirred. They say people speak the truth after drinking, but he couldn’t distinguish whether Jiang Siheng’s words were true or false. He felt it was unlikely for a man like Jiang Siheng to be afraid of elevators. Moreover, he had ridden the elevator with Jiang Siheng many times and never noticed any fear. So, he must have been teasing him.

After confirming Jiang Siheng was fine, Qi Ran turned to return to his room. However, as he turned, he didn’t notice that the man, who had been sleeping with his eyes closed, opened them and quietly watched the youth leave.

…

When Qi Ran woke up in the morning, the Little White Bird immediately told him that the side mission was completed. Jiang Sen had filled the remaining 70 favorability points last night, and the affection value had even moved forward by 200 points.

Consequently, Qi Ran first received a 2-month life reward and 2 draw opportunities from the side mission.

The Little White Bird was even more excited than him: [Would you like to open the draw now?]

Hearing the word “draw,” Qi Ran’s heart trembled, and he coldly refused: “No.”

Seeing him so decisive, the Little White Bird froze for a second: [Why? Two draw chances—are you not tempted?]

“I am tempted, but I have self-awareness now.” If he drew those “Pure Lust” things again, how could he keep living?

The Little White Bird looked heartbroken: [Host, have some confidence in yourself, okay? What if this time you draw a car, money, or something beautiful?]

“No. I’d rather give up the draw chances and avoid the temptation than draw those messy things again. Unless you can guarantee I’ll never draw those things again. Can you guarantee that?”

The Little White Bird went silent. It couldn’t. It even looked forward to Qi Ran collecting all the Pure Lust styles! But it didn’t dare say it. Even if the prize drop rates had nothing to do with it and those things were drawn by Qi Ran’s own “ability,” it still didn’t dare speak. It feared that the more it said, the heavier Qi Ran’s rebelliousness would become. Better to wait for an opportunity and remind him from time to time maybe if Qi Ran is in a good mood, he’ll do the draw! Hehe.

Qi Ran came downstairs; Jiang Siheng was already in the kitchen.

Looking at the man busy in an apron, Qi Ran suddenly thought of the smooth abdominal lines under the clothes… The hand that had touched those abs last night suddenly clenched: “Cough, good morning.”

Jiang Siheng looked up at him, his expression already back to normal: “Good morning.”

Qi Ran didn’t dare look at him and pulled out a chair to sit down: “Are you okay?”

“I’m fine. Why?” Jiang Siheng looked puzzled.

Qi Ran looked up at him, seeing his puzzled expression: “You…”

Jiang Siheng waited for Qi Ran to continue. Qi Ran suddenly realized that Jiang Siheng might have had a blackout from the drinking. He breathed a sigh of relief: “It’s nothing, nothing.”

Jiang Siheng raised an eyebrow: “I drank yesterday and can’t remember some things clearly. I didn’t bother you, did I?”

Hearing this, Qi Ran thought to himself as expected and waved his hand: “No, no, you were very well-behaved. Let’s eat.”

Seeing that the youth didn’t want to mention it further, Jiang Siheng didn’t pursue the topic.

After breakfast, Qi Ran went to work. While cleaning the dishes, Jiang Siheng called his assistant: “Arrange for some people to come to my house and set up a studio.”

The person on the other end was stunned: “Boss, you’re already a homebody. Are you planning to never leave the house again?”

“Just get them over here.”

“Alright.”

After finishing the instructions, Jiang Siheng curled his lips.

…

When Qi Ran arrived at the company in the morning, Chen Rongsheng called him and Zhang Zihao into the office.

“First of all, congratulations to you both. The selection results for the autumn new products are out. Both of your works were directly selected by the top management and have been designated for development and launch this season. The remaining slot still needs to be confirmed in a meeting, but that has nothing to do with you. Next is the top priority: work hard, you two, and strive to capture the new product market this quarter.”

After Chen Rongsheng finished speaking, Qi Ran smiled: “Don’t worry, Brother Chen. I’ll work hard.”

Zhang Zihao was also very excited. This was his fifth year at Qi’s, yet it was the first time he had been selected. Even though his expression looked calm, the excitement in his eyes couldn’t be hidden. “Thank you for your trouble, Brother Chen.”

“You two don’t need to be so polite. Since you’ve been selected, work hard to do your best. Also, since you were selected, prepare to treat everyone.”

“Definitely. I don’t know what everyone likes to eat. Brother Zhang, how about this in both our names, tonight at Jiuhuaju: BBQ, hotpot, and home-style dishes, the whole package?”

Qi Ran looked at Zhang Zihao and suggested with a smile.

Chen Rongsheng nodded: “Jiuhuaju is good; the price is reasonable and the taste is great. In both your names is perfect. Zihao, what do you think?”

Zhang Zihao replied with a smile: “I’m fine with it. I’ll go tell them later.”

“Good, go ahead. Today will be our department dinner; make sure everyone goes.”

After Qi Ran and Zhang Zihao went out, Qi Ran specially sent a message to Jiang Siheng: [Not coming home for dinner tonight. Company colleagues’ dinner.]

Jiang Siheng, upon receiving this, pressed his lip line down: [Where are you eating?]

Qi Ran was in a good mood and didn’t mind saying a few more words to Jiang Siheng: [Jiuhuaju. Mainly because my work was selected. If there are no surprises, my work will be included in the new products launching this quarter ^_^]

[Congratulations.]

[You’re welcome. No need to wait for me tonight; I don’t know how late it will go.]

[Okay. Be safe.]

[Don’t worry.]

What could happen to him, an Alpha?

However, after exiting the chat box, Jiang Siheng checked the address of Jiuhuaju. He planned to head over there in the evening.

…

After work, Qi Ran drove his colleagues to the pre-booked Jiuhuaju for dinner. It happened to be peak dinner time, and the restaurant was crowded. Because there were many of them, they booked an open hall. Once the group sat down, they started with drinks.

Qi Ran originally didn’t want to drink, but he and Zhang Zihao inevitably couldn’t dodge it. Fortunately, everyone had just finished work and was hungry, so they ate for a while before starting the toasts. Qi Ran smiled and clinked glasses without refusing, looking quite capable of drinking. When he drank but didn’t make a scene, he was actually quite imposing.

They finished three hours later. Some people in the office who hadn’t treated him well before changed their opinion of him quite a bit after this meal. Coming out of the restaurant, one patted his shoulder: “I used to think you weren’t all that, but now I think you’re okay. Good tolerance. Let’s drink again next time.”

Qi Ran endured the discomfort until they left, then turned and ran to the base of a wall to crouch down. The feeling of wanting to vomit but being unable to was not pleasant.

Qi Ran said to the Little White Bird in his mind: “Just this once. Next time, whoever wants to drink can drink.” His head hurt and his stomach hurt; spending money just to suffer was simply crazy.

Suddenly, someone patted his shoulder. Qi Ran was too uncomfortable to respond and dodged to signal the person to leave him alone. But the next second, a bottle of warm water touched his face, startling him. He spun around, ready to lose his temper, only to meet Jiang Siheng’s dark eyes.

In an instant, his high-flaring temper deflated like a balloon. He reached out to take the water: “Why are you here?”

Jiang Siheng grabbed his arm and pulled him up, saying: “I was afraid someone would get too drunk to find his way home.”

Being pulled up like that made Qi Ran’s head spin, and the alcohol hit him: “How could I not find my way home? I called a designated driver. Where’s my driver? Did he take my money and not show up?” As he spoke, Qi Ran went to pull out his phone.

Jiang Siheng took the water from him and unscrewed it, while also taking away his phone: “I told him to go back. Drink some, clear your head.”

Qi Ran took it: “You told him to go back? If you told him to go back, what about me?”

Jiang Siheng pushed the water forward again: “Drink water first.”

Qi Ran nodded and tilted his head back to take a sip—sweet and sour lemon honey water: “Delicious.”

Jiang Siheng waited for him to finish: “Does your stomach feel any better?”

“Mm, it’s okay. How did you come here?”

Jiang Siheng reached out to take his hand and supported him for fear of him falling: “Came to take you home.”

Qi Ran was stunned, as if he hadn’t expected such an answer. He turned to look at him with the same surprise as their first meeting: “Take me home? How can you be so kind-hearted?” He was very dizzy now, feeling both drunk and seemingly clear-headed.

“Am I very bad?” Jiang Siheng looked at him. At this moment, he actually cared a bit about what he was like in Qi Ran’s heart.

Qi Ran shook his head: “You aren’t bad, but you’re just… very awkward. You don’t seem like the type of person who would do these things. So, do you have a favor to ask of me?”

Before Jiang Siheng could feel happy about the first half, the latter part made him feel quite helpless.

“If you have a favor, just say it. After all, given our current relationship, I’ll help as appropriate.” Qi Ran looked like a “big brother,” patting Jiang Siheng’s shoulder to encourage him to speak up.

Jiang Siheng didn’t move; he just gazed at him and asked: “What is our current relationship?”

Qi Ran tilted his head: “Friends, I guess. We should be considered friends by now, right?” Putting aside all the messy things, they had been together for so long and lived together for so long; they surely counted as friends.

Jiang Siheng, however, was not satisfied with this and even became inexplicably angry: “Mm. What kind of friends? You haven’t made it clear. We’ve met each other’s parents, brothers, and friends. Are we the kind of friends who can go to the Civil Affairs Bureau to get a certificate at any time, Qi Ran?”

Qi Ran was a bit dazed by this long string of words. For a moment, he couldn’t even react. He raised his left hand to fiddle with his right fingers: “Wait a minute… let me straighten this out. We’ve met each other’s parents, brothers, and friends… we’re friends who can go to the Civil Affairs Bureau to get a certificate… What certificate are we getting at the Civil Affairs Bureau? Do friends need to get certificates now?”

Looking at the youth with a face full of question marks, Jiang Siheng was laughed into a state of anger. He reached out to pull down the hand that was still calculating: “Let’s go. Go home.”

Qi Ran let himself be pulled along, but his mouth kept muttering: “You haven’t said what certificate yet. Is being friends with you this much trouble? Then I don’t want to be friends with you anymore, okay?”

Jiang Siheng stuffed him into the passenger seat: “I’m afraid not. It’s too late.”

Qi Ran’s expression collapsed, and he let out an aggrieved whimper. He was already good-looking; now, with his face flushed from the alcohol, being aggrieved made him look even more cute and beautiful.

Jiang Siheng stared at him for a while, then suddenly reached out to pinch his cheeks. Seeing the youth’s mouth instantly turn into a “goldfish mouth,” he couldn’t help but laugh: “Don’t drink this much outside next time.”

Hearing the word “drink,” Qi Ran was extremely unwilling: “Was it me who wanted to drink? They were the ones who insisted! I spent money and had to suffer—what was I after? Tell me, aren’t they bad? Aren’t they!”

Jiang Siheng nodded: “Mm, they’re bad. Don’t play with them anymore.”

Qi Ran nodded, looked at him, and after a moment of silence said: “You look a bit like someone I know.”

Jiang Siheng was stunned: “Who?”

Qi Ran propped himself up and leaned back against the seat: “How come you look a bit like Jiang Siheng? You, designated driver, hurry up and drive! What are you standing here for? What time is it? Aren’t we going home? Hurry up and drive!”

Jiang Siheng: “…” He’s completely drunk.

After closing the door, Jiang Siheng got into the driver’s seat. Seeing him get in, Qi Ran was still muttering: “You really look like him. But that guy Jiang Siheng… he doesn’t talk as much as you.”

Jiang Siheng curled his lips: “Is that so? Do you hate him very much?”

Qi Ran thought for a bit: “That doesn’t really count. Though, I did hate him quite a bit at the beginning. After some time together, it was okay. The key is, his cooking is delicious! I want him to open a restaurant, but he’s unwilling.” At the end, Qi Ran frowned and whimpered: “What should I do? He’s unwilling to open a restaurant. In the future, if I leave and want to eat his cooking, I won’t be able to buy it even with money. He must be doing it on purpose. How can he be so bad!”

Jiang Siheng listened to his incoherent, illogical words, but he also heard Qi Ran’s recognition of his culinary skills. At least the result wasn’t too bad; at least he had such an attractive merit.

He reached out to pull the seatbelt beside Qi Ran. The sudden closeness startled Qi Ran, who dodged backward: “What are you doing?”

Jiang Siheng leaned in: “You like eating the food I cook?”

They were so close that they could clearly feel each other’s breath. Qi Ran looked at the face close at hand, his expression looking as if under some kind of spell. He nodded: “Mm.”

Jiang Siheng curled his lips: “Then eat it for a lifetime.”