Out of Control Overnight: The Irritable Top Alpha Goes Mad Searching for His Wife - Chapter 12

Lu Shijun looked at Shen Qing. Currently, he was still wearing a black high-necked sweater.

The sweater was one Lu Shijun had personally selected, and it suited Shen Qing well, but could sleeping in such clothes really be comfortable?

He frowned. His best friend truly did not know how to take care of himself.

“What do you mean you will do it yourself?”

“Who wears a sweater to sleep?”

Shen Qing was like a startled bird, not daring to let the other man get close. Consequently, when Lu Shijun reached out to help him change, his reaction was intense.

There was a sharp slap.

The entire bedroom fell silent.

Lu Shijun looked at his hand, which had been swatted away. The smile on his lips faded completely, and his gaze turned heavy.

He watched Shen Qing, seemingly waiting for a response.

Shen Qing did not dare to look him in the eye. That word, disgusting, from his dream echoed through his mind, and he could only force himself to remain calm.

“Lu Shijun, I can change my clothes myself. I am not a three-year-old child. Stop fooling around.”

He tried his best to speak in his usual, indifferent tone.

Lu Shijun did not say a word. He continued to stare at him like a predator watching its prey. After a long moment, he turned around.

Shen Qing thought he was leaving and raised his eyes in a panic. Instead, he saw the man walking toward the wardrobe.

At that moment, Shen Qing’s heart leaped into his throat.

When he left that night, he had taken Lu Shijun’s suit jacket. Right now, that jacket was hidden inside the wardrobe. If it were opened, everything would be revealed.

Shen Qing dared not even think about it. He practically scrambled out of bed and ran over.

In front of the wardrobe, Lu Shijun’s hand was already gripping the door. As he pulled, the wardrobe made a faint sound, and a small gap appeared. Shen Qing’s mind went blank.

Without thinking, he threw himself forward and crashed right into Lu Shijun’s embrace.

His heart was pounding wildly. Shen Qing felt as though he could hear his own heartbeat. It was so loud that he feared Lu Shijun would notice something was wrong.

While he was frantic with worry, Lu Shijun was stunned by the collision.

His best friend had suddenly charged at him like a small deer. The behavior was strange, but his friend had taken the initiative to hug him!

Lu Shijun completely forgot what he had intended to do. His mind was now filled with thoughts of how good Qingqing smelled, how soft Qingqing’s body was, and how happy he felt with Qingqing holding him.

He could not suppress the smile spreading across his face. The earlier unpleasantness was forgotten instantly. He reflexively wrapped his arms around Shen Qing’s waist, lowered his head slightly, and pressed close, taking a deep, satisfied breath.

“Xiao Qing, what is wrong?”

Fine beads of sweat began to form on Shen Qing’s forehead. He had no idea what excuse to make and could only stammer, “I, I do not know. I was dazed from sleep.” As he spoke, a lie slipped out. He was even learning how to deceive. “I thought you were leaving.”

The smile on Lu Shijun’s lips threatened to reach his ears. “I am not leaving. You are the one being heartless and trying to push me away.”

Shen Qing took the opportunity to shut the wardrobe door. Only after finishing this did he realize how ambiguous their current posture was.

Under normal circumstances, pheromones would not leak out randomly, but they were so close now that he could still scent a faint, lingering trace of tequila pheromones.

Shen Qing did not like drinking, nor did he like the smell of alcohol, yet this wisp of pheromone, so faint it was almost imperceptible, threw his thoughts into disarray.

For a brief moment, he wanted to lose himself in it.

But he could not.

He struggled slightly, attempting to restore a safe distance between them, but Lu Shijun was unwilling to let go now that he finally had the other man in his arms.

“What are you doing?” He arched an eyebrow and gave a low laugh. “You were the one who ran over, and now you are the one who wants to leave. Xiao Qing, has anyone ever told you that you are being very unfair?”

Shen Qing was not a man of many words. Suddenly being questioned, he did not know how to answer and could only say dryly, “Then what do you want to do?”

Seeing Shen Qing’s easily bullied appearance, Lu Shijun could not resist reaching out to ruffle his hair.

The chestnut-colored hair was ruthlessly messed up until it looked like a scruffy little puppy. However, at the thought that this adorable puppy had been made messy by him, something shifted.

Lu Shijun’s eyes darkened.

He did not know how to describe this emotion, but he felt that everything regarding Shen Qing should pass through his hands.

Bathing should be done by him.

Meals should be fed by him.

Even the current messy hair had to be his doing.

He knew this obsessive possessiveness was not normal, but Lu Shijun was not a normal person to begin with. He did not care in the slightest. In fact, he wanted to do even more.

“Naturally, I am staying here tonight to take care of you.”

“I cannot feel at ease leaving you alone.”

The place where Lu Shijun currently lived was actually very close to Shen Qing. He lived right next door.

If they could not live together, they would be neighbors.

In short, Shen Qing could not drive him away.

Shen Qing truly could not bring himself to drive him away. The person in his dream had been so cruel and hateful that his heart still ached, but the Lu Shijun before him was too wonderful, so wonderful that he was loath to let go.

Thus, he secretly told himself that just this once, he would indulge himself.

“Alright.” His tense body relaxed, and Shen Qing whispered, “But can you let go first? I am a little hungry.”

He had eaten almost nothing all day besides a cup of hot milk. Shen Qing had been hungry for a long time, but his previous nightmare had caused him to overlook it.

His stomach chose that moment to give a small growl, and Shen Qing’s cheeks flushed red.

That beautiful face was finally no longer pale. Lu Shijun looked at him, wanting nothing more than to reach out and pinch his cheek, but he knew that if he did, his friend would definitely get angry. In a fit of rage, he might even be kicked out.

He clicked his tongue inwardly, suppressing the urge.

“I have already ordered dinner to be delivered. But Xiao Qing, did I not instruct you to eat properly when I sent you home?”

“You failed to do it again?”

Shen Qing was about to lie, but Lu Shijun suddenly pinched his chin, forcing him to look directly at him.

“Xiao Qing, you are not thinking of lying to me, are you?”

Shen Qing’s voice was very weak, not from physical exhaustion, but from a guilty conscience.

He had no appetite earlier and had gone straight to bed upon returning home. How could he have remembered to eat?

“I, I, I drank a cup of hot water.”

Lu Shijun laughed out of anger. “Very well, Shen Qing. Your vacation is over.”

Lu Shijun was not a heartless boss. He revoked the leave request simply to make it easier to keep the man by his side and look after him.

There was a private rest area in the CEO’s office, a suite complete with a bed and bathroom. Once Qingqing was sleeping in the rest area, he would be able to keep a better eye on him.

Shen Qing, however, did not know this. His eyes widened. “Lu Shijun, I am sick.”

Lu Shijun nodded. “Yes, you know you are sick? You do not even know how to take care of yourself, so why bother asking for sick leave?” With those words, he reached out again to open the wardrobe. “From now on, I will handle all of your affairs.”

“That includes you changing your clothes.”