Damn it, I'm surrounded by insane Alphas!

As soon as Shi Ran left the hospital, a message popped up on her phone from Gu Chen.

[At 4 PM, get ready and wait for me at home.]

Didn't they say it was a holiday?! Why do I still have to work?!

Shi Ran cursed the ancestors of the Gu family in her heart, but there was nothing she could do.

My mother needs a lot of money, and working for Gu Chen is the fastest way to make money.

He could only resign himself to replying with "Received".

I wonder what kind of trouble this guy is up to this time.

At five minutes to four in the afternoon, Shi Ran was already dressed and ready to go downstairs to wait when the doorbell suddenly rang.

"Depend on.."

Brother, you didn't say you were going to pick me up!

Shi Ran reluctantly opened the door, only to find Gu Chen's tall figure blocking the entrance.

"Mr. Gu? What's wrong...?"

Before Shi Ran could finish speaking, Gu Chen had already walked in naturally.

"Um... we don't have slippers for guests, so perhaps..."

Shi Ran quickly blocked the entrance, trying to stop Gu Chen from going deep behind enemy lines.

Gu Chen seemed not to hear his excuse and calmly took out a pair of brand-new disposable slippers from the inside pocket of his suit.

？ ！！

Under Shi Ran's stunned gaze, Gu Chen bent down, put on slippers, and walked in.

Gu Chen looked around the rented room; it was ordinary, commonplace, and even somewhat shabby.

Great, there are no traces of other Alphas.

"It's tidied up fairly well."

Gu Chen gave his assessment, his tone revealing neither joy nor anger, "But it's too small. There's an empty apartment near the company, a five-minute walk from Huanyu. You can move there."

Shi Ran felt a chill run down her spine. "No need, Mr. Gu... I'm perfectly fine staying here..."

"It'll make it easier for me to find you," Gu Chen interrupted him, his tone leaving no room for argument, "so I don't have to travel this far every time."

"I'm used to it here, I know all the neighbors..."

"Habits can be changed."

"But I..."

Just as I was racking my brains for a new excuse, a fluffy snowball strolled out of the bedroom.

Gu Chen's gaze was instantly drawn to it. "You have a cat?"

Shi Ran nodded awkwardly. Gu Chen turned to look at Shi Ran thoughtfully, "Do you still remember Tangyuan?"

Shi Ran was stunned. He and Gu Chen had also raised a cow cat in the game, and he named it Tangyuan for convenience.

Little did he know that one day Gu Chen would meet Tangyuan himself!

Now, as soon as Tangyuan hears its own name, it immediately hums twice.

Gu Chen's eyes flickered slightly, and he tentatively called out again, "Tangyuan?"

Tangyuan meowed in agreement and walked over.

Gu Chen looked up at Shi Ran, his voice devoid of emotion, "So... it's also called Tangyuan?"

Shi Ran's heart skipped a beat; it was all over.

"Uh...yes." Shi Ran tried to bluff her way out of it, "Does President Gu also have a pet named Tangyuan?"

Gu Chen's voice turned cold. "I once had a silly cat named Tangyuan."

"Oh...what a coincidence."

"unfortunately."

Gu Chen interrupted him, stood up, and looked directly at him. "Shi Ran, your acting is terrible, you know that?"

Shi Ran forced a smile and asked, "Really? Mr. Gu, what role did I play?"

Gu Chen stared at him for a few seconds, then casually looked away. "No rush, you'll show your true colors someday."

Gu Chen snorted coldly and turned to walk out.

Shi Ran quickly grabbed her bag and followed, afraid that this man might remember something else.

In the narrow, old residential area downstairs, a luxurious Bentley sits quietly, looking completely out of place.

Shi Ran reluctantly got in, and cautiously asked on the way, "Mr. Gu, where are we going?"

"The Gu Family Old House".

Shi Ran's eyes widened in surprise: "The Gu family? Aren't you...?"

He remembered that Gu Chen and the Gu family had long since severed ties, and their relationship was now irreconcilable.

However, he then thought that Gu Chen was now in charge of Huanyu, which was the Gu family's cash cow. Those people would definitely have to curry favor with him, and their relationship might have improved.

Just then, Gu Chen's phone rang.

He glanced at the screen and immediately pressed mute.

But the other party was extremely persistent and called again without giving up.

A hint of impatience flashed in Gu Chen's eyes, but he still answered the phone: "What is it?"

A sweet, young girl's voice immediately came from the other end of the phone. Her voice was not soft and could be heard clearly.

"Brother~ why don't you answer my calls? Are you being bothered by some little devil again?"

"I'm busy," Gu Chen replied succinctly.

Gu Jingwei is his half-sister, but she is Gu Hongyuan's illegitimate daughter, born from an affair behind his mother's back. Naturally, Gu Chen wouldn't give her a kind look.

"Are you almost there? Brother, you don't know, Lu Lin brought back his Omega fiancé today!"

A hint of surprise flashed in Gu Chen's eyes: "Lu Lin is really engaged?"

"Yeah! Come quick!"

Gu Chen listened to Gu Jingwei's complaints, completely unaware of Shi Ran's thunderstruck expression beside him.

Lu Lin?

Gu Chen's younger brother is Lu Lin?!

Shi Ran's mind went blank. That top playboy in Beijing's elite circle, Lu Lin, whom he had abandoned after faking his death!

Shi Ran now feels like she wants to die.

Of the five instances, Lu Lin's hatred for him was definitely not the strongest, but he still managed to fake his death!

He insisted on making a clever suggestion and said he'd give it a try.

Now look what's happened.

A dead person is going to appear before his brother tonight as his assistant, looking fresh and beautiful.

This is absolutely ridiculous!

Gu Chen also hung up the phone, noticed Shi Ran's unusual behavior, and asked him what was wrong.

Shi Ran swallowed hard. "Mr. Gu, you have a younger brother? I've never heard you mention him before..."

"We don't have much contact with the Lu family."

Gu Chen explained in a detached tone, "He used to live in City C, but I heard that someone he liked had a car accident there, so he moved back."

Shi Ran's mouth became even drier. "Teacher Gu, actually, I'm your brother's deceased white moonlight..."

In any case, I absolutely cannot go tonight.

Shi Ran suddenly grabbed Gu Chen's arm. "Mr. Gu, I suddenly feel a terrible stomachache! I... I need to go to the hospital! Right now!"

Gu Chen frowned at him. "It was fine just now."

"It might be acute gastroenteritis! It hurts so much..."

Gu Chen watched his performance with a cold eye: "Gastroenteritis? There's a doctor at the old house, he'll be here soon."

"No need, no need! I can go to the hospital myself!"

Shi Ran waved her hands repeatedly, struggling to open the car door.

Gu Chen grabbed his fidgeting hand, narrowed his eyes, and said, "Why are you in such a hurry to leave? Is there something you're hiding from me? Are you going to see your lover?"

Go see him? I'm afraid you two lovers will start fighting if you meet.

Gu Chen stared intently at him, then pried his hand off. "Either you come back to the old house with me, or I'll go to the hospital with you."

"No, I..."

"you?"

Shi Ran slumped back into her seat in despair, but then she thought again.

Wait a minute, didn't Gu Jingwei just say that Lu Lin was engaged?

Yeah! They're already engaged! Maybe they've already moved on!

Forget about the "white moonlight" image; they're all dead. Why would you still be clinging to them?

Lu Lin, that kind of rich young master who seems to never have a moment of leisure, is always surrounded by beautiful women; he might have long forgotten about him.

Yes! That must be it!

Shi Ran tried to comfort herself, and then the car smoothly drove into a quiet and luxurious villa area.

Finally, it slowly came to a stop in front of a magnificent Chinese mansion.