Damn it, I'm surrounded by insane Alphas!

Gu Chen stood on the sidelines, staring intently at the hands that Cheng Ye had wrapped around Shi Ran's waist.

Wang Cheng caught a glimpse of the menacing figure at the entrance out of the corner of his eye, and was terrified.

Why is President Gu here?

My goodness, why didn't you even say hello this time?!

He scrambled over as fast as he could, "Mr. Gu! What brings you here?"

Gu Chen didn't look at him, his gaze still fixed on the distance. "This is the charity event you meticulously planned?"

Wang Cheng's back was instantly drenched in cold sweat, and he stammered, "President Gu, today is a family fun sports day. Mr. Cheng Ye is the older brother of those two kids over there. It's all...it's all for the games!"

In the center of the field, Shi Ran suddenly felt a gaze upon him.

His heart pounded, and he abruptly turned his head to look—

Gu Chen!!!

Shi Ran struggled violently as if she had been scalded, crying out, "Put me down! Put me down now..."

Cheng Ye not only didn't let go, but instead hugged him even tighter.

He met Gu Chen's icy gaze and looked back, a defiant smirk playing on his lips.

He tilted his head slightly and whispered in Shi Ran's ear, "What's the rush? The referee's countdown isn't over yet. Hang in there, Assistant Shi, for the child."

You fucking...

Shi Ran's body stiffened, and he could only be roasted over the fire, agonizingly listening to the referee slowly count down the last five seconds:

"Five, four, three, two, one! Time's up! Cheng Ye's team has completed the challenge!"

The moment the words left her lips, Shi Ran used all her strength to break free and staggered to the ground.

Gu Chen finally shifted his gaze from Shi Ran to Wang Cheng's ashen face beside him.

"You participated in the game too?"

"Oh right! One parent didn't come, I'll fill in!" Wang Cheng quickly pointed to the little girl next to him.

Gu Chen commanded, "You exit."

"Huh?" Wang Cheng was completely dumbfounded. "Mr. Gu, what did you say?"

Without wasting words, Gu Chen immediately began unbuttoning his suit jacket.

He spun the coat behind him, and Wang Cheng caught it in a flurry.

Without a coat, he was just wrapped in a dark gray shirt.

With broad shoulders and a narrow waist, the muscles are taut when the arms are raised.

He rolled up his sleeves and walked towards Shi Ran.

Shi Ran saw him approaching and subconsciously took a small step back. "Mr. Gu..."

Unexpectedly, Gu Chen ignored him and went straight to Wang Cheng's group's area, putting on the bracelet that symbolized the team.

Shi Ran's eyes widened. "President Gu, you...you want to participate?"

Gu Chen then lifted his eyelids and looked at him.

"Such an interesting game, shouldn't I try it out for myself?"

Cheng Ye stood aside, as if enjoying a good show.

He suddenly took a half step forward, leaned closer to Shi Ran, and said with an apologetic smile, "I'm sorry, Assistant Shi, I was so engrossed in the game just now that I might have hugged you a little too tightly."

He paused, his gaze lingering on Shi Ran's waist. "Does your back hurt?"

Shi Ran suddenly turned around and glared at him. "Cheng Ye, why don't you get a lip piercing? The kind where you pierce your upper and lower lips together, okay?"

Sure enough, as soon as Cheng Ye finished speaking, Gu Chen's aura visibly dropped several degrees.

Just then, the host's excited voice rang out through the microphone throughout the venue.

"That was fantastic! Congratulations to Cheng Ye's team for winning the second round! The score is now tied 1-1! Next up is the decisive third round!"

He waved his arms as he explained the rules.

Simply put, each group sends a brave warrior to the acupressure mat to endure the pressure.

The longer you hold on, the longer your teammates in the same group will have to search for things while blindfolded.

If you can't hold on any longer and call a halt, time will stop.

On Shi Ran's side, Cheng Ye was the one who stepped up without hesitation.

In the other group, Gu Chen had already taken off his coat and rolled up his sleeves.

The two exchanged a glance and each stepped onto the blue mat covered with jagged protrusions.

Shi Ran tugged at Wang Cheng's sleeve and whispered, "Why didn't you stop him? He just decided to participate?"

Wang Cheng's face scrunched up in a grimace: "How could I possibly stop them!"

He groaned inwardly, "What was supposed to be a nice family sports day is ruined now. You three might as well just live your lives peacefully!"

Start timing.

Sandbags were added one by one.

Shi Ran and Wang Cheng craned their necks to watch from the sidelines.

Strangely, those two people who stood on it didn't even flinch.

Mowan exclaimed excitedly, "Brother is amazing! He can last so long!"

"This acupressure mat... is it fake?" Wang Cheng muttered.

"He's probably just putting on a brave face," Shi Ran said softly. "He won't be able to hold on much longer."

This wait lasted three minutes, and the sandbags were increased to fifty pounds.

Neither of them uttered a sound, but upon closer inspection, one could see fine beads of sweat on their foreheads, their neck and arm muscles were taut, and their breathing was extremely labored.

Shi Ran rolled her eyes inwardly.

Impressed.

What exactly are these two arguing about?

Are they trying to take my place?

He couldn't stand it any longer and squeezed next to the referee: "Teacher, how about we not call it a tie? Can we both go for three minutes? I'm afraid someone will die if we keep standing here any longer."

The referee, also having a headache, quickly nodded and picked up the microphone: "Since both parents performed exceptionally well, after discussion, the time limit for both groups' treasure hunt will be calculated as three minutes! Please..."

"Need not."

"Need not."

Two harsh voices rang out simultaneously.

Cheng Ye and Gu Chen exchanged a glance, and the air seemed to freeze for a moment.

Shi Ran couldn't stand it any longer. He rushed over in a few steps, grabbed one of them in each hand, and pulled them down.

"That's enough...aren't you two ashamed?"

In fact, Shi Ran's strength was nothing to the two Alphas.

But when they saw that Shi Ran was really angry, they both instinctively followed him down.

When their feet touched the ground, they both slowed down almost imperceptibly.

Then Cheng Ye tightened his jawline and forced a smile, "I don't feel anything at all, I can hold on for another ten minutes."

Shi Ran: "Why are you shaking if I don't feel anything?"

Cheng Ye turned around sheepishly, "I~ wasn't~ shaking~!"

Next up, the treasure hunt!

Shi Ran and Su Yue were blindfolded, and Mo Wan and Ling Zhu became the little strategists in charge.

Cheng Ye and Gu Chen were sent off and watched the game from the sidelines.

Shi Ran was blindfolded, and his sense of direction was already poor. When Mo Wan tried to command him, he was completely disorganized and stumbled into pits several times.

Seeing the scheming, Cheng Ye couldn't help but shout from the sidelines, "There's a pit at the three o'clock position!"

Gu Chen's icy voice rang out almost simultaneously, "Take two steps to the right front and avoid the obstacle."

Suddenly, everything went black, and caught in the middle of their arguing, he angrily turned around and yelled, "Shut up, off-field coaches!"

The two of them quieted down at the same time.

Cheng Ye touched his nose and asked a staff member for a towel to wipe his sweat.

He casually pulled down his collar, revealing a tattoo below his collarbone.

The letters were small, but Gu Chen had excellent eyesight and could see them clearly.

Ryan.

It's not a common English name.

Is the pronunciation... "Lane"? Or...?

In a flash, a syllable struck his mind.

Of course.

His pupils suddenly contracted.

Cheng Ye... with the character "然" tattooed?

Did they know each other before?

What kind of relationship could make an Alpha carve their name on their body?!

Gu Chenxin's heart sank. First Fu Yanshen, then Wen Yiheng... and now Cheng Ye has arrived.

You've had a fucking amazing two years.

Just then, the whistle blew.

"Time's up! Counting the treasures... Congratulations to Shi Ran's team for winning by a narrow margin of one item!"

Cheng Ye grinned and led Mowan and the little hedgehog toward Shi Ran.

Mowan pounced on Shiran and hugged her leg. Cheng Ye stood beside her and took off Shiran's blindfold.

The four of them stood together, the sunlight streaming down, their happiness almost blinding.

Gu Chen stood there, staring at the scene, his face so dark it seemed to drip water.

Just as he was about to take a step forward, several staff members carrying cameras quickly surrounded him.

"Mr. Gu! Mr. Gu, please wait!"

"It's a pleasure to have you participate in our charity event today. Could you briefly say a few words so we can include them in the promotional video?"

The microphone was shoved in front of him, completely blocking Gu Chen's path.

He had no choice but to deal with the people in front of him first. Out of the corner of his eye, he saw Shi Ran leave the venue and walk towards a building not far away.

And following behind him was Cheng Ye.

The puppy only ate a little bit, after all, it had been so pitiful before TT