Damn it, I'm surrounded by insane Alphas!

Wang Cheng cautiously glanced at his boss in the rearview mirror.

The president has been very quiet lately, only occasionally asking a few more questions when there is news about him.

Yesterday, Cheng Ye suddenly posted that Weibo post. After seeing it, President Gu immediately canceled all his schedules, booked tickets to come to Paris, and went straight to this restaurant after landing.

But to my surprise, it was still too late.

He was driving according to the address given by the president, which was the hotel where Shi Ran was currently staying. It wasn't difficult to find the place.

Unexpectedly, when checking in, the front desk checked the system and simply smiled politely and said, "Sir, I'm sorry, the floor you requested has been booked long-term and there are currently no rooms available."

Gu Chen was taken aback: "The entire floor has been booked out?"

"Yes, we can arrange a luxury suite upstairs for you, with equally excellent views."

For a moment, Gu Chen even wanted to laugh.

Fu Yanshen, you really went to great lengths to protect yourself from people.

In the end, he could only book the room downstairs from Shi Ran.

He went back to his room to deal with some urgent work, but couldn't resist, so he put on his coat and went upstairs.

"bite--"

The elevator doors opened, and he stood in front of Shi Ran's room door for a long time before finally raising his hand to knock.

The door was opened quickly.

The person standing at the door was not Shi Ran.

Fu Yanshen was wearing a dark bathrobe with the collar casually open, exuding a kind of...homely, natural laziness.

He saw Gu Chen standing at the door, and simply looked over calmly, with a knowing "I knew he'd come" expression.

"What's up?"

Two words: polite and distant, conveying "unwelcome" in every syllable.

Gu Chen's gaze passed over him, trying to look inside.

The room was warmly lit, and the faint sound of running water could be heard from the direction of the bathroom. Gu Chen clenched his fists at his sides. "Where's Shi Ran?"

"He's taking a shower." Fu Yanshen even turned slightly to the side, as if to kindly let him hear the sound of water. "He's been in the snow for a long time today, and I'm afraid he'll catch a cold."

Fu Yanshen's words were clearly pointed. Gu Chen looked up at him, no longer beating around the bush, and his voice turned cold.

"You bribed Jiang Tianxiong to tell me you were still in Hong Kong, and that the people attending the event were just stand-ins, all to buy time and prevent me from finding Shi Ran, right?"

Instead of being embarrassed by being exposed, Fu Yanshen subtly twitched the corner of his mouth.

He readily admitted it, even with a hint of nonchalance:

"so what?"

"You actually believe someone like Jiang Tianxiong completely, Mr. Gu? Aren't you being a bit too naive?"

He leaned forward slightly, closing the distance provocatively, his gaze locking onto Gu Chen:

"And are you questioning me now? What are these methods worth for Shi Ran?"

Yes, he's always fighting and grabbing for Shi Ran, so what?

This is the nature of an Alpha, the nature of a hunter.

Gu Chen stared at him, then suddenly chuckled softly. Very good, this at least shows that Fu Yanshen... is indeed an opponent worthy of his serious attention.

"It's just fair competition, I have no objection."

He had barely finished speaking when a soft, gentle voice called out from inside the room:

"Has anyone taken a bath towel off the world's most pitiful baby?"

The drawn-out, sticky tone was an unguarded display of coquettishness.

Gu Chen's expression froze instantly.

Fu Yanshen admired his sudden stiffness, and the faint smile that had been playing at the corners of his mouth finally curved into a pleasant curve.

He stared intently at Gu Chen, but was actually responding to Shi Ran's words:

"Coming, wait for me, Ranran."

Then, he gave a perfectly timed, insincere apology, his tone regretful:

"I'm sorry, Mr. Gu."

He paused deliberately, then slowly uttered the second half of his sentence: "Someone needs me."

The voice just fell.

"Bang!"

The door slammed shut in front of Gu Chen without any mercy, clean and crisp, the wind it stirred up hitting his face with a muffled thud.

Gu Chen took a deep breath. "Damn it."

Fu Yanshen picked up a bath towel and gently turned the doorknob to the bathroom.

The rising steam, carrying the delicate scent of shower gel, wafted towards me. Shi Ran was lounging comfortably in the spacious bathtub, watching a movie.

Hearing the noise, he lazily raised his eyes. "Why did it take so long?"

Fu Yanshen simply smiled and said, "Someone's here."

Shi Ran was taken aback. "Who is it? Someone from the hospital?"

Fu Yanshen shook his head, and Shi Ran continued to guess, "Wen Yiheng? Cheng Ye?"

Fu Yanshen raised an eyebrow. "You want them to come?"

Shi Ran immediately shook his head vigorously, stretched out his hands, and blinked earnestly, "Boss, please give me a bath towel!"

Fu Yanshen was charmed by his cuteness and couldn't help but laugh out loud, but he just stood there with a bath towel in his hand, gesturing for Shi Ran to come out on her own.

Shi Ran naturally understood what he meant, but she muttered under her breath with a look of doubt, "If I go over there, can you control yourself?"

Fu Yanshen asked in a low voice, "What?"

Shi Ran waved her hand and said it was nothing, then braced herself on the edge of the bathtub with both hands and stood up from the water with a splash.

His skin was already fair, and after soaking for a while, his whole body turned pink and wet.

Amidst the rising steam, water droplets slid down his slender, supple waist and straight, long legs, gathering into a small puddle at his feet.

He obediently stood in front of Fu Yanshen, waving his hand in front of his eyes, "Are you stunned?"

Before she could finish speaking, the man wrapped her in a bath towel and lifted her up in his arms.

Shi Ran instinctively hugged his neck tightly and laughed, "What are you doing..."

Fu Yanshen didn't say anything, he just hugged him and strode towards the bedroom.

Even after reaching the bedside, he didn't immediately put the person down. Instead, while still holding them, he tilted his head slightly and said, "You're right."

"I really couldn't control myself."

-

Meanwhile, Gu Chen, feeling quite full after being turned away, walked to the side door of the hotel and lit a cigarette.

The night wind was cold, and the smoke was quickly dispersed.

He had just taken two puffs when he heard footsteps beside him. He turned around and saw Cheng Ye.

The two looked at each other and remained silent for a second.

Finally, Cheng Ye smiled.

It wasn't a provocation, but a laugh tinged with self-deprecation and resignation, as if to say, "So you've come looking for me too?"

Gu Chen turned his face away, "I should thank you."

Cheng Ye was stunned for a moment before realizing it was that Weibo post, because his manager had been scolding him all day because of it.

Cheng Ye paused for two seconds, then turned and asked, "You saw him?"

Gu Chen hummed in agreement.

"Have you seen your mother?"

Gu Chen turned his head sharply and stared at him: "You've all seen them?"

"Yes," Cheng Ye nodded matter-of-factly, even with a hint of innocence, "The auntie is very nice, she even praised me for picking beautiful flowers."

He paused, then grinned at Gu Chen with a smile that looked undeniably irritating:

"Oh right, you're a little late. Next time... come to my wedding with him. I'll definitely send you an invitation then."

Gu Chen ignored him, and the two stood side by side with a small distance between them, neither of them speaking again.

After a while, a third person pushed open the door and came out.

Wen Yiheng.

He saw them and was stunned for a moment, then seemed to find the scene too absurd and chuckled softly.

"What a coincidence."

No one responded.

Three people stood in the snowy night, the lamplight dim and the fireworks flickering.

They are all Alpha.

They are all "losers" tonight.

The silence lasted for a few seconds, then suddenly, someone chuckled.

It was short, light, and tinged with self-deprecation and a sense of helplessness.

Then all three of them laughed.

The laughter wasn't loud, but it carried a tacit sense of absurdity.

"To be honest," Cheng Ye flicked his cigarette ash, "I only realized tonight how important timing is."

Wen Yiheng responded softly, "Yes."

Gu Chen remained silent.

He suddenly thought of Lu Lin, and then of himself tonight.

At the same time, the emergency exit door on the other side of the hotel was pushed open, and Zhou Jin just stepped out when he saw three people standing outside.

He was stunned on the spot.

My mind went blank for two seconds.

Then, almost reflexively, he turned and ran.

They didn't even light a cigarette.

He rushed back down the hallway and crashed into the room. "Holy shit! Holy shit! Holy shit!"

The crow was standing by the window making a phone call. Startled by this, it quickly lowered its voice and said to the person on the other end of the line, "I'll talk to you later."

The crow turned around, frowning. "Have you seen a ghost?"

"It's scarier than seeing a ghost!"

Zhou Jin, panting, lowered his voice and said, "Those guys downstairs are all smoking together."

The crow paused for a moment, then asked, "Which ones?"

"Cheng Ye, Wen Yiheng, and that Gu Chen! Do you have any idea how bizarre this is?"

crow:"……"

Zhou Jin nodded vigorously, "That scene was too outrageous, it gave me goosebumps."

After he finished speaking, he looked at the crow suspiciously again.

"Who were you talking to just now?"

The crow paused for a moment, then turned to pour water.

"Nothing much, just work."

Zhou Jin pouted, "No, I need to report this to the boss. What if those guys form an alliance against him..."

The crow glanced at its watch and asked him seriously, "Now?"

"Yeah, it'll be too late if we don't go now!"

He muttered to himself as he opened the door and walked toward the eldest brother's room.

Do you think Jinzi will be thrown out by the boss tonight?

In the next chapter, Xiao Kai gets punished for driving a car; I'll revise it later.