Damn it, I'm surrounded by insane Alphas!

The scene was very embarrassing.

The three people sat around a small dining table, the atmosphere eerie.

Shi Ran tried her best to play the role of a master of impartiality, first fawningly serving Gu Chen a bowl of soup, her voice obsequious: "President Gu, please try this soup. President Lu personally... personally bought it."

Gu Chen accepted it expressionlessly.

Lu Lin, sitting opposite, immediately clicked his tongue in displeasure, his displeasure quite evident.

Shi Ran hurriedly picked up a piece of food for Lu Lin as well, trying to appease him.

"Young Master Lu, please eat too. You've all worked so hard..."

Gu Chen tasted the soup in his bowl, frowning slightly. "Whose is this? Why does it taste so strange?"

Lu Lin became anxious when he heard that his soup had been slandered.

"Do you even know how to eat?"

He pushed the bowl in front of him directly to Shi Ran, "Try it, does it taste good?"

Shi Ran awkwardly picked up the bowl and took a small bite.

Lu Lin leaned closer and asked, "How is it?"

Shi Ran carefully chose her words before speaking, "It's subtly delicious."

Lu Lin frowned. "What do you mean by 'subtle'? If it tastes good, it tastes good."

Shi Ran, forcing a lie, said, "Just like perfume has top, middle, and base notes, this soup also has... the first sip..."

Before he could finish speaking, Gu Chen interrupted, "You've only been with the company for a few days. When did you start taking a liking to Wang Cheng?"

Lu Lin retorted confidently, "Isn't love at first sight okay? True love always happens at first sight, right, Assistant Shi?"

Shi Ran was eating with her head down when she heard this and almost choked. "Yes, Young Master Lu is right..."

Gu Chen glanced at him. "What are you talking about? Who have you ever fallen in love with at first sight?"

Shi Ran was on high alert. "No, but... it's understandable."

Shi Ran sensed that Gu Chen's mood had darkened further, so she quickly changed the subject back to Lu Lin, "Hey, Young Master Lu, does Wang Cheng know you like him? What was his reaction?"

Lu Lin looked at him resignedly. How should he react?

Lu Lin chuckled and made up a story, "I haven't told him yet, but he doesn't seem to dislike me. He just keeps avoiding me. I wonder if he already has a boyfriend..."

Lu Lin seemed to suddenly remember something and deliberately asked Gu Chen, "Brother, Wang Cheng is still your man... You won't object if I pursue him, will you?"

Gu Chen frowned slightly. "He's just my assistant. What's wrong with that?"

"Oh~"

Lu Lin nodded as if suddenly realizing something, "That's good, right... he's just your assistant."

Shi Ran glared at him fiercely, warning him to stop talking nonsense.

Lu Lin, however, didn't seem to care at all, and instead laughed even more cheekily, "Speaking of which, I don't even know what kind of woman Wang Cheng likes. By the way, Assistant Shi, what's your ideal type?"

The air froze instantly.

Shi Ran couldn't decide whether to swallow or spit out the mouthful of food in her mouth.

He chuckled dryly, trying to brush it off: "Huh? Just like an ordinary person."

"What about ordinary people?"

Lu Lin persisted, pressing on, "Tall or short? Fat or thin? What about personality? Do you prefer someone cold like my brother, or someone like me?"

Although Gu Chen did not speak, his indifferent gaze fell on Shi Ran.

Shi Ran felt cold sweat break out as they stared at her like that.

He frantically carried water, forcing himself to speak, "I like the kind of person... who seems a bit cold on the outside, but is very warm towards me, calm and collected yet a little roguish."

After he finished speaking, he himself felt that his description was simply schizophrenic.

Sure enough, Lu Lin immediately scoffed, "What kind of nonsense are you spouting? How about this, Assistant Shi, I'll ask you questions, and you answer them, okay?"

Shi Ran glared at him fiercely, "What are you doing stirring things up here, kid!"

Shi Ran took a deep breath, trying to change the subject.

"Mr. Gu is so busy... don't waste your time listening to my nonsense..."

Before he could finish speaking, Gu Chen interjected, "Understanding my subordinates is also one of my responsibilities."

Shi Ran rolled her eyes inwardly. Are you two brothers crazy?

"Since my brother has spoken, Assistant Shi... how tall do you prefer?"

Suddenly, everything went black. He gritted his teeth and mumbled, "Just be taller than me, over 180cm, I guess."

That's a safe bet, considering both of them are over 185cm tall.

"As for physique, do you prefer a muscular guy like my brother, or someone with slender muscles like me?"

Shi Ran: Please don't objectify yourself!!

"Anything is fine, as long as you have muscles."

"Tsk, Assistant Shi seems to lack assertiveness. So, do you prefer someone who actively pursues you, or do you pursue him?"

"Go after me, I'm a rather passive person."

Lu Lin raised an eyebrow and deliberately glanced at Gu Chen, "Oh~ Assistant Shi likes people who are passionately enthusiastic towards you."

Shi Ran wanted nothing more than to kick Lu Lin and make him shut up. "Is that enough? The food's getting cold, we..."

"One last question! Assistant Shi, do you prefer someone who only has one relationship in ten years, or someone who has ten relationships in ten years?"

Shi Ran was stunned. What kind of question was this?

Lu Lin explained with a mischievous grin, but his gaze drifted to Gu Chen: "This is a very important question. For example, wouldn't you mind if my brother had a crush on someone he doesn't really like?"

Shi Ran suddenly froze, and subconsciously looked at Lu Lin.

How did he know that Gu Chen had a white moonlight?

In fact, Lu Lin had no idea what had happened back then, since it was a memory from Gu Chen's alternate story.

He had heard from others that the faint ring mark on Gu Chen's hand was a keepsake left by his mysterious white moonlight from back then.

Judging from Gu Chen's abstinence from worldly desires over the years, he must have been deeply hurt.

He brought this up on purpose, wanting to give Shi Ran a warning.

You see, my older brother has a dead man in his heart. He's only interested in you for a moment, he's not serious at all.

But he never expected that the white moonlight in Gu Chen's heart was sitting right in front of him at this moment.

Seeing Gu Chen's expressionless and unmoved expression, Lu Lin became even more interested: "Brother, so this really was left by your white moonlight? You loved her that much?"

He just wanted to lure Gu Chen into saying that he cared about the past, so that Shi Ran would back down.

Unexpectedly, Gu Chen glanced at him calmly, and then actually spoke, "Mm."

"Hmm? What does 'hmm' mean? Which question is it answering?"

Gu Chen's gaze swept lightly over Shi Ran, his tone completely calm: "Two."

Shi Ran's heart sank suddenly.

two?

This means that the ring mark was indeed left by his "white moonlight" (a term of endearment for someone he deeply loved), and that he truly loved her.

How could that be? Gu Chen hates him to death!

As Shi Ran was pondering this, Gu Chen turned his attention to Lu Lin, saying, "Isn't it better to date once every ten years? Do you want to date ten people a year like you?"

"Hey! I didn't! Don't talk nonsense and ruin my reputation!"

"Do I need to ruin your reputation? Everyone knows you, Young Master Lu, are a womanizer," Gu Chen said, his tone even colder. "You change partners more often than you change clothes."

"That's all in the past!" Lu Lin said, somewhat annoyed.

"Isn't that what it's like now? He's engaged at home, but he's still chasing after his colleagues?"

Lu Lin was speechless for a moment, and looked at Shi Ran with a strange sense of guilt.

At this moment, Shi Ran wished she could bury her face in the bowl.

How embarrassing! So embarrassing!

Every time Gu Chen listed a "crime" against Lu Lin, Lu Lin's toes dug even tighter into his shoes.

He had already heard about Lu Lin's romantic escapades; Lu Lin was indeed a womanizer who had no inhibitions whatsoever.

Today they booked out the whole venue to celebrate this minor celebrity's birthday, and tomorrow they'll take that minor model out to sea. Although top-tier Alphas like them don't mark others casually, they don't even bother with temporary marking.

Back then, Shi Ran mocked Lu Lin many times in the dungeon, saying, "You used to be a playboy rich kid, how come you're still calling yourself a pure and innocent little virgin?"

Shi Ran really wanted to say, "You two stop fighting, because nobody really cares."

The white moonlight that you two brothers are so obsessed with is actually me.

After hesitating for a while, Lu Lin asked Shi Ran with his neck stiff, "So which one do you choose?"

Which one to choose?

Shi Ran asked herself in her heart, would she prefer someone who is loyal but has had other people in their heart, or someone who is promiscuous but never leaves anyone in their heart?

Which one is he?

He dated five people in the game over ten years, which seems to be quite impressive.

He gave a helpless, bitter laugh. "Ten times in ten years, I guess. Anyway, isn't that how feelings always end up? Since someone really likes me, I'll just choose someone with more experience."

Upon hearing this, Lu Lin immediately smiled and said, "Right? Only those who talk to you a lot know how to care for you. Assistant Shi is a smart person."

Shi Ran rolled her eyes at him, not noticing the look Gu Chen was giving her.

It's complicated; there seems to be a mix of...confusion and heartache mixed in with his usual indifference.

Just then, Gu Chen's phone rang.

He frowned slightly, got up and went to the balcony to answer the phone, leaving only Shi Ran and Lu Lin at the dining table for the time being.