The Protagonist 'Gong' Became my Wife - Chapter 2

Chapter 2: Exactly Eighteen Years Old

“Gu Zhuo, eighteen years old, a student at Huaqing University. His father died in a car accident in his early years, and his mother raised him with compensation money. Early this year, she was diagnosed with late-stage cancer and is currently receiving treatment in the hospital. Investigating his movements over the past few days, there is nothing improper; he is either at school or working part-time, not even letting a plastic bottle on the road go to waste.”

After speaking, Assistant Zhou looked at the youth squatting at the doorway; he was indeed a bit too thin and weak.

Jiang Yanning closed his eyes and gestured for him to continue.

“The person we found is named Liu Qi, an old employee of the Twilight Bar. According to him, someone found him a few days ago and asked him for a favor; after it was done, they would give him a large sum of money. Liu Qi agreed. He was very cautious when tampering with things, avoiding all surveillance. He also said…”

Seeing Jiang Yanning’s impatient expression, Assistant Zhou blurted out the rest in one breath.

“He also said he installed surveillance in the room, but after our people checked, they found the camera had already been damaged. As for the mysterious person he mentioned, it might be the Young Master Li.”

Assistant Zhou pulled out the wreckage; even the memory card had been crushed into crumbs.

Jiang Yanning was not very worried about these things. After knowing it was the doing of that person from the Li family, he felt a sense of groundedness as expected.

He picked up his phone and checked the time. “It’s late. You go out first and pack the things. We’ll leave in a moment and go directly to the company.”

Assistant Zhou was somewhat hesitant. “President, your body…”

Speaking of this, Jiang Yanning felt a surge of shame turning into anger.

Anyone who wakes up in the morning and finds themselves suppressed by an eighteen-year-old youth with even their chest treated as a pacifier would not have a good temper.

The reason Jiang Yanning hadn’t resorted to violence yet was because he remembered that last night, he was the one who was proactive first…

“I’m fine, it’s not up for discussion, get out!”

Assistant Zhou was driven out of the bedroom in a dejected manner. Turning around, he met Gu Zhuo’s indifferent eyes.

His face was somewhat pale, but his lip color was a vivid red. On his exposed neck, there were dense red marks. He looked like a glamorous ghost that had sucked out someone’s essence.

“Is he okay?”

Assistant Zhou looked at the youth’s thin back and felt a bit soft-hearted. He sighed and was about to speak when the bedroom door was pushed open.

Jiang Yanning had changed into a brand-new suit. Aside from his steps being a bit slow, there was basically no problem. He went straight for the door, not wanting to pay any attention to the person there.

On the contrary, Gu Zhuo took a few strides to stand in front of him. Ignoring Assistant Zhou’s obstruction, he spoke a sentence with clear and rounded pronunciation.

“Marriage!”

Jiang Yanning froze in place. He turned his head to look at Assistant Zhou, whose face held the same blankness.

“Marriage?” he repeated. “Why?”

Undoubtedly, the youth before him had a beautiful face, fair skin, exquisite features, red lips, and white teeth. Slightly curly hair rested on his forehead, exuding a youthful aura. He was the type that was very well-liked.

But they had only just learned each other’s names!

Gu Zhuo’s gaze fell on the back of Jiang Yanning’s neck. There should have been a deep tooth mark there, but it had now recovered to its original state, with a tiny flame pattern emerging.

That was Gu Zhuo’s mark.

“Because I marked you.”

He looked very serious. In those beautiful peach-blossom eyes, there was an unshakeable stubbornness.

Jiang Yanning remembered this gaze from the countless times he was grabbed by the ankle and dragged back last night. As if burned, he moved his gaze away.

He pulled a stack of hundred-yuan bills from Assistant Zhou’s wallet. He stepped forward, looking down at Gu Zhuo. Using the tolerant tone of an elder indulging a junior, he answered warmly: “Gu, Zhuo? Right? Your hair hasn’t even grown in fully and you’re proposing to people? If it’s for money, I said last night I would give it to you. Take these; in the future, it’s better to keep your feet on solid ground!”

Seeing Gu Zhuo accept the money without hesitation, Jiang Yanning’s eyes turned a few degrees colder. He turned and left.

From the elevator to the garage, after Jiang Yanning sat in the back seat of the car, he finally shed his disguise. He adjusted his sitting posture to make his waist more comfortable.

Assistant Zhou reported some work matters and finally added a sentence: “Mr. Ji doesn’t know about us checking the surveillance. Liu Qi’s appearance has nothing to do with Gu Zhuo; he is also a victim…”

Jiang Yanning certainly knew; he was just feeling stifled and had to vent. During the journey to the company, he looked at the scenery outside the window and slowly calmed down. He pulled out a card.

“Give it to him. Let this matter pass. No one is allowed to mention it again!”

“Yes.”

…

After Jiang Yanning left, Gu Zhuo lowered his head and squatted in place, carefully counting the hundred-yuan bills in his hand.

77 was originally sulking in the corner, feeling that Gu Zhuo had deceived it. Originally, it was afraid the Host would be bullied, but looking at it this morning, the weak little O had turned into a big fierce A! It even needed 77 to provide suppressants!

But now, it only felt the Host was pitiful. After all, he was just an inexperienced, newly-adult “tender A”; he must feel bad inside.

Host, don’t be sad anymore, you…

77, the Protagonist Gong is actually quite a good person; he even gave us money.

Ah? You aren’t sad?

Gu Zhuo looked up in surprise. Sad? Why should I be sad?

Because your marriage proposal failed!

Gu Zhuo waved his hand calmly. It’s okay, not getting married is fine too.

He can’t escape.

77 froze in mid-air. Host, what do you mean?

I mean, if he looks for someone else, I’ll kill him.

77 shuddered and fumbled through the data on the ABO world.

But Host, as an Alpha now, aren’t you unrestricted by the mark? Why be obsessed with the Protagonist Gong, that cold big iceberg?

Gu Zhuo’s current body was a one-to-one replica 77 made of his original body; the drug injected into the body for disguise had thus lost its effect. Last night, Jiang Yanning’s actions accidentally triggered his “rut” period. It was also the first time Gu Zhuo experienced an Alpha’s rut; with zero experience, he just held the person and marked him.

If the one in front of him had been a weak and fragile Omega, they might not have been able to withstand his overbearing pheromones and might have died on the spot. Fortunately, Jiang Yanning had no glands at all, and his body was strong.

Although the mark had formed, it would disappear before long. In this way, Gu Zhuo was even more unrestricted.

77 watched him slowly blink. With his head lowered, he looked somewhat dejected.

But I can’t go look for another partner; that would make me dirty.

In his memory, that gentle and beautiful Omega would always mutter similar words in his ear, yet the Alphas stepping through her door never decreased. Fortunately, those Alphas all died in the end.

“O-okay then.”

77 felt a chill behind its back, and its little wings flapped even more vigorously. Being frightened, its data lagged for a few seconds, completely forgetting to question Gu Zhuo about his sudden O-to-A transformation.

Gu Zhuo took the money Jiang Yanning gave and immediately chose to have a hearty meal. 77 acted as navigation, leading him to the cheapest small restaurant nearby. Then, along the small roads, twisting and turning, he walked to the original host’s doorstep.

The sound of “ping-ping pang-pang” came from inside the house. “Sizzle sizzle,” eggs were put into the pan, stimulating a burst of fragrance.

Gu Zhuo rubbed his belly. Not hungry, but craving.

Pushing open the creaking wooden door, the person in the kitchen noticed immediately.

“Gu Zhuo! You’re finally back! Have you eaten? There’s one dish left, it’ll be fried in a moment!”

A person wearing a pink apron emerged from the kitchen holding a spatula. Without waiting for Gu Zhuo to reply, they hurriedly went back to stir-fry the dish in the pan.

Faced with an unfamiliar environment, Gu Zhuo always liked to observe first. This was a low earth-brick house with only two simple bedrooms and a living room. The kitchen was set up in a corner by the window, resulting in the house being full of oily smoke when cooking.

The person cooking was the original host’s tenant, who was also the Protagonist Shou, Gu Xiao.

Gu Xiao and Gu Zhuo were from the same village and had some distant relative ties. Later, when Gu Zhuo’s family had money, they moved to this city and rented this house. This year, Gu Xiao and Gu Zhuo got into the same university, and Mother Gu was diagnosed with a serious illness. So, it was planned for Gu Xiao to live in Gu Zhuo’s house and pay rent every month. This would both relieve Gu Zhuo’s economic pressure and allow the two to look after each other.

“What are you thinking about? Let’s eat!”

Gu Xiao took off the apron and served two bowls of rice on the table. His face was full of smiles, his eyes slightly curved, making one feel he was approachable at a glance. Worthy of being the Protagonist Shou in the text; although wearing only a faded white shirt and ordinary jeans, the aura around him made people feel comfortable.

Gu Zhuo also slowly lowered his guard. After hesitating for a moment, he sat down and ate a bowl. There was no helping it; the food in this world was countless times tastier than the nutritional fluids in his original world.

As the Protagonist Shou, Gu Xiao undoubtedly had various skills leveled up; a dish of scrambled eggs and a portion of green vegetables were fried with great flavor.

After finishing the meal, Gu Xiao bumped Gu Zhuo’s shoulder.

“How was it? How much did you earn from the part-time job this time? So mysterious, actually didn’t come back for a whole night!”

Gu Zhuo pulled that stack of bills from his pocket. The few red ones at the bottom were given by Jiang Yanning. The few ones and cents on top were what he originally had on him. One hundred-yuan bill was missing; he had used it for grilled meat at noon. Thinking of this, Gu Zhuo licked his lips.

“1, 2, 3… there’s actually over a thousand!”

Facing Gu Xiao’s surprised gaze, Gu Zhuo modestly curved the corners of his mouth. “It’s alright, I was also very surprised.”

77, floating in the air, almost tumbled to the ground. If the Host realized that this was actually the “selling-body” money Jiang Yanning used to humiliate him, 77 wondered if he could still smile.

“By the way, Zhuo-zhuo, you mentioned before about introducing me to a job at Twilight; how is it? What did your supervisor say?”

According to the original plot, on the second day after Gu Zhuo transmigrated, Gu Xiao would go to Twilight for an interview, thus encountering the Protagonist Gong, Jiang Yanning, and almost being forced. But all of this was messed up because the Protagonist Gong went to Twilight ahead of time.

77 flapped its little wings and displayed a light screen. Twilight Bar is an important location! The Protagonist Shou will make things difficult for many times there, and then be rescued by various “bosses,” leading to entanglements!

It looked like Gu Xiao had to go.

Host, we still have our first task! So you also have to find a way to get close to those cannon fodder Gongs!

In short, Gu Zhuo had to go along. It just so happened that Liu Qi was caught, leaving a vacancy.

Gu Zhuo nodded. “The supervisor said there’s a chance. I’ll take you for the interview tonight!”