Over The Top! He Keeps Making the Gold-Digging Alpha Cry - Chapter 74

Lu Yanbai, who was always aloof and arrogant, started speaking ill of his love rival, in the most passive-aggressive way possible.

Xu Wanxing opened his eyes, which were sparkling with curiosity. “His figure was padded?! He doesn’t look like it.”

Unbelievable!

The protagonist Alpha’s physique was fake?!

The muscle definition and texture seemed too real.

Lu Yanbai, successful in his smear campaign, smiled in the dark. “Baby, trust me. How could I lie to you?” This was just a benevolent lie directed at a love rival.

Xu Wanxing thought about it. Why would Lu Yanbai say this? He probably didn’t want him to pay too much attention to Shen Yuxian’s figure.

The protagonist Omega, Lu Yanbai, spoke with his tongue in his cheek.

He should continue to praise Shen Yuxian. He and Lu Yanbai were just good buddies sharing a blanket right now.

He understood.

Xu Wanxing said, “Shen Yuxian is very well-liked by the elders. He respects his teachers and frequently visits his mentors.”

Lu Yanbai: “I am also very well-liked by the elders. I respect my teachers and frequently donate to charity.”

Xu Wanxing: Protagonist Alpha-Omega Compatibility +1!

Xu Wanxing went on to list several more of Shen Yuxian’s advantages. Lu Yanbai stated that he possessed all of them.

Xu Wanxing: Compatibility has peaked. Since it’s like this, why don’t they just get together now? Must they rely on a cannon fodder like him to act as a wingman in various ways?

Xu Wanxing’s throat was dry from talking, but Lu Yanbai was getting progressively excited. All the things Xu Wanxing liked about Shen Yuxian, he had, and he was even better than Shen Yuxian!

What else could they be but a match made in heaven?

Xu Wanxing turned on the light, drank a few sips of water to moisten his throat, and waved his hand. “No more talking, no more talking.”

The light was turned off again, and the room returned to darkness. Xu Wanxing pulled the quilt around himself.

Lu Yanbai said, “Baby, did you forget something?”

Xu Wanxing was too sleepy to open his eyes and mumbled a confused “Hmm.”

He suddenly felt a soft, moist patch on his forehead. It was only for an instant, then quickly gone.

“Goodnight kiss. Goodnight, baby.” Lu Yanbai closed his eyes.

Xu Wanxing was no longer sleepy. Lu Yanbai was done kissing, but the moist sensation on his forehead lingered.

It felt very reassuring.

Listening to the gradually steady breathing beside him, Xu Wanxing sadly realized he wasn’t sleepy at all. He couldn’t fall asleep.

He stayed awake until morning.

It was his first sleepless night since transmigrating into this world.

Xu Wanxing’s eyes were too tired to stay open, yet his mind was highly active. The moment he closed his eyes, he was wide awake.

After a short while, Lu Yanbai woke up. Xu Wanxing closed his eyes and listened to the rustling sounds beside him. Lu Yanbai got out of bed to wash up.

Xu Wanxing’s mind was a mess, drowsy and confused. Just as he was about to fall asleep, a soft, moist patch covered his forehead again.

Sleepiness instantly receded. Xu Wanxing opened his eyes and looked at Lu Yanbai, who was preparing to leave after giving the kiss. Lu Yanbai noticed, smiled at him, and walked away.

This kiss was different from last night’s; it carried the scent of Lu Yanbai’s toothpaste after brushing his teeth.

But the moist sensation still clung to his forehead.

Xu Wanxing’s heart suddenly started beating very, very fast. His heart pounded in his chest—thump-thump-thump—and his ears were filled with the roar of his heartbeat.

Massive and deafening.

Xu Wanxing felt like his heart was a Bluetooth speaker, playing the sound of a violent heartbeat throughout the entire room.

Am I falling for him?

Impossible! This must be the precursor to sudden death after staying up late!

Just sleep.

Xu Wanxing admonished himself, closing his eyes to invite sleep, but finding the heartbeat too loud, he covered his chest with his hands and tried to sleep.

When Lu Yanbai returned fully dressed, he saw Xu Wanxing lying ramrod straight, covering his chest with both hands.

He smiled silently and shook his head. He drew the curtains shut and gently closed the door as he left.

If his baby wanted to sleep, then let him sleep.

First-floor dining room.

The large round table was laid out with various exquisite breakfast items. The old gentleman sat in the main seat as he had yesterday, with Shen Yuxian beside him.

Seeing Lu Yanbai, he looked behind him. “Where’s Little Xu? Hasn’t he woken up yet?”

Lu Yanbai nodded. “His eyes were bloodshot. He probably didn’t sleep well last night. Let him sleep a little longer.”

The old gentleman nodded halfway, then suddenly remembered Shen Yuxian sitting beside him.

“Yuxian, your eyes are all bloodshot, too. Go take a nap after breakfast.”

Shen Yuxian’s eyes weren’t just bloodshot; they were impossibly red, and he had dark circles underneath. He looked completely worn out.

He went to the bar yesterday but couldn’t find Wanxing. He was terrified, asking everyone he could find, but no one had seen his Wanxing.

He couldn’t believe it. He sent one message after another to Wanxing, but Wanxing didn’t reply to any of them.

Finally, he returned to the Lu family estate, parked the car, and along the path back to the old house, he kept typing and deleting, typing and deleting, writing a long message, then deleting a large part of it. In the end, he didn’t send anything to Wanxing.

He stayed up until dawn watching his phone screen, waiting for Wanxing to reply. He was numb and mentally fatigued.

The housekeeper politely knocked and called him down for breakfast, so he came downstairs and sat next to the old gentleman to eat.

Mechanically grabbing something and stuffing it into his mouth, Shen Yuxian unconsciously nodded when he heard the old gentleman’s words. He picked up the thing he was stuffing into his mouth and got up, ready to go upstairs to sleep.

“Don’t eat that!” The old gentleman stood up and grabbed Shen Yuxian’s arm.

Shen Yuxian chewed his mouthful and looked at the old gentleman in confusion.

The old gentleman hesitated to speak, looking at what was in Shen Yuxian’s mouth—the packaging paper of a pastry.

The pastry was made by kneading the dough and baking it on the wrapper in the oven.

Never mind. If the young man likes to eat it, let him.

It wouldn’t cause any harm.

“Go to sleep. Go to sleep.” The old gentleman waved his hand, urging Shen Yuxian to go upstairs immediately.

Shen Yuxian nodded, chewing the tasteless object in his mouth, and brushed past Lu Yanbai.

Lu Yanbai watched Shen Yuxian’s retreating back, his eyes full of meaning.

If Xu Wanxing hadn’t slept with him last night, seeing the deep red bloodshot eyes of these two men, he would seriously suspect something had happened between them last night.

And eating packaging paper?

Ridiculous.

At noon, Xu Wanxing, still groggy, finished washing up and went downstairs.

It was time for brunch. Two meals in one, saving time and effort.

The old gentleman’s birthday banquet was in the evening. In the dining room at noon, it was just the three of them: the old gentleman, Lu Yanbai, and him.

Lu Yanbai said that Lu Father and Lu Mother had gone out to play, and Shen Yuxian was still asleep.

Lunch was simple. Lu Yanbai went to the study to handle official business, and the old gentleman went for his afternoon nap.

Xu Wanxing sat alone in the shade of the garden trees, finally remembering a certain poor man he had forgotten—Shen Yuxian.

He hadn’t woken up by noon. Could it be that he hadn’t slept at all last night?

That devoted?

Xu Wanxing opened the chat box. Shen Yuxian’s messages were agonizing, filled with his intense emotion and continuous affection.

Xu Wanxing could see and regret that such a devoted man was being played by him.

Historically, good girls meet scumbags, and good boys meet toxic women.

Now he was being forced into the role of a scumbag.

Xu Wanxing typed, “Brother, I need to tell you something. I met the love of my life at the bar last night, and I’m with him now. You probably can’t accept that, right? Deleting me will be better for both of us.”