Chapter 23

When Su Yu did not respond, Su Wang did not press the matter. Seeing Su Hui onstage filled him with happiness and pride, and he immersed himself in his own world, smiling so broadly he could not close his mouth.

"My little brother is amazing," Su Wang said as he watched the Omega performing onstage.

Su Yu did not know whether he was amazing or not, because he could not understand or appreciate it. Besides, he was not listening at all. Su Wang kept chattering in his ear, which was a little noisy. As for Gu Lin, neither his gaze nor his thoughts were on the stage. Out of the corner of his eye, he merely saw Su Yu lowering his head to play on his phone.

After Su Hui's performance ended, Su Wang had no expectations for the contestants who followed. But since he was seated in the front row and could not just walk around, he played with his phone for a while. Without looking up, he asked Su Yu beside him, "Hey, are you a contestant's family too? What number is yours?"

Su Yu put down his phone and glanced at Su Wang. Perhaps because Gu Lin was there, the original owner had been afraid of exposing the secret that he could speak, so he did not react at all when Su Wang spoke to him.

When Su Wang did not hear Su Yu answer, he could not help looking up at him. The moment he saw it was Su Yu, his first reaction was to shift backward and move farther away. Then a trace of disgust appeared on his face as he said, "Why is it you?"

The expression on Su Wang's face seemed to deeply wound him. As the Omega looked at him with emerald-like eyes, he resembled an injured little animal. He pursed his slightly pale lips, seemingly unsure how to react and at a loss.

Yet beneath his sorrowful exterior, he felt no ripples at all. He repeatedly reminded himself not to argue with someone brain-dead.

Whenever Su Wang saw Su Yu wearing that aggrieved, wounded expression, he would viciously warn him, "Stop looking at me like that and pretending to be pitiful."

Gu Lin's attention had remained on Su Yu, so he naturally heard every word exchanged between them. The Omega slowly lowered his eyes, once again giving the impression that he had always been timid and meek, accepting whatever treatment came his way.

Gu Lin's brows furrowed slightly. He did not hear any inner thoughts from Su Yu at that moment, and for some reason, he felt the faintest trace of sympathy for the Omega. But the next second, the quiet Su Yu began furiously ranting.

You idiot, you idiot, you idiot. Who's pretending to be pitiful? Your dad wants nothing more than to slap you twice.

I'm really pissed off.

You better not sleep too deeply tonight. Even if I have to get up in the middle of the night, I'll dismantle both you and your precious motorcycle.

You idiot!!!

A series of beeping censorship sounds rang in Gu Lin's ears, making his head ache.

The tiny bit of inexplicable sympathy the Alpha had just felt for him instantly vanished.

Even though he was furious, he could not take any action. This body limited what he could do. Gu Lin lowered his eyes slightly. The Omega's movements were extremely subtle at that moment; the hand resting on his knee had silently clenched into a fist.

While the judges discussed the scores, Gu Lin coldly remarked, "I heard long ago that the Su family's young master was greatly favored at home. Now that I see it, it seems that isn't the case at all."

Hearing him, Su Wang looked past Su Yu. He found the man somewhat familiar. After thinking for a moment, he suddenly recalled that this was the person who had kept competing with him at the previous auction. Seeing him speak up for Su Yu, Su Wang frowned and said, "Who are you? What does our Su family's business have to do with you?"

"I'm Gu Lin, his Alpha."

Gu Lin?

He seemed to have heard that name somewhere before.

Su Wang's gaze moved between the two of them, and he suddenly remembered that Su Yu had married this man in Su Hui's place.

Then just now... had he exposed something? To avoid a situation like this, Su Tinghuai had previously told him to improve his terrible attitude toward Su Yu. But it had gone in one ear and out the other—how could he have remembered?

Besides, he had not treated Su Yu like this for only a day or two. He loathed this person from the bottom of his heart, and there was no way he could change overnight.

Of course, he had never intended to change at all.

He just did not know how much of what he had said Gu Lin had heard, or whether Gu Lin would suspect Su Yu's identity.

If his eldest brother found out the matter had been exposed because of him, he would definitely teach him a harsh lesson. Being punished was a small matter; it would be bad if it affected Su Hui.

"Why aren't you saying anything? Could it be that he isn't the Su family's young master? Or are the rumors false?"

Su Wang came back to his senses and hurriedly tried to make up for it. "How could that be? Of course he's the most favored one in our family, and also the little brother I dote on most."

He was utterly unwilling to say those words, but for the sake of his Huihui, he endured it.

Gu Lin gave a light hum. "How will you prove it?"

Prove it?

How was he supposed to prove it?

Was he supposed to put on a show of being loving and affectionate with Su Yu right here?

He could not do that.

Gu Lin looked at the silent Su Yu, seeming to ask for his opinion. "How do you think it should be proven?"

Prove it? There's no way to prove it.

If nothing else works, just let him die.

Su Yu thought listlessly.

The Omega shook his head. Perhaps he was telling him that he did not know, or perhaps he did not want Gu Lin to keep making things difficult for Su Wang. But how could Gu Lin let the other man off so easily? Besides, he understood that the reaction Su Yu's body gave was not his true thought.

Without receiving an answer, Gu Lin simply and bluntly said, "Transfer him some spending money."

The moment Su Yu heard that, he immediately perked up.

Right. It'd be best if he transferred eighty or a hundred thousand, so Su Tinghuai freezes his card.

"As the little brother you dote on most, it isn't too much for him to ask for eighty or a hundred thousand in spending money, is it?"

!!! Gu Lin understands me so well. I never thought living under the same roof could produce this kind of tacit understanding. That's right, ex-husband. Say exactly that.

"What the hell? Who asks for a hundred thousand in spending money all at once?"

Su Wang felt that this demand was utterly unreasonable, and it had struck right at his weak point.

Su Tinghuai had only restored his card a few days ago. If he made a large payment in one day, his card would definitely be frozen again.

And as for Su Yu, he thought even giving him a hundred was too much. If it were Su Hui, though, he would be perfectly willing.

"What? Is the little brother you dote on most not worth it?"

He stressed the words "dote on most," as though reminding him that those had been his own words.

Su Wang had nothing to say. He glanced at Su Yu and gritted out, "Worth it. Of course he is."

Gu Lin slightly raised his chin, signaling for him to transfer it now. Resigned to his fate, Su Wang took out his phone and transferred money to Su Yu. Soon, Su Yu's phone rang, but his body did not allow him any extra movement. Perhaps the original owner did not really want to accept Su Wang's money, but Su Yu certainly did.

Gu Lin, seated beside him, picked up his phone and accepted it for him. Then Su Yu felt great.

He had never found Gu Lin so pleasing to the eye before.

Su Wang, who had assumed Su Yu would not dare accept it, truly had not expected this to happen.

A full hundred thousand was gone in one go, and it was not money he had willingly spent.

What kind of thing was this Gu Lin? He held such a grudge. Luckily, his Huihui had not married him.

Su Wang thought that for the rest of his life, he never wanted to run into this pair of dog men again.

Backstage, Lu Heyun could clearly see Su Yu in his seat. Looking at the two people sitting beside him, his gaze held a hint of scrutiny. One of them was the person who had taken Su Yu away at the auction, while the other was Su Yu's second brother.

He had heard Su Yu was an illegitimate child, so he likely had not lived well in the Su family. After all, outsiders did not even know the name of this illegitimate child, while everyone knew Su Hui was the Su family's most cherished Omega.

Lu Heyun had not cared about such matters before, but because they concerned Su Yu, he paid special attention to them.

Lu Heyun's long fingers lightly tapped against the armrest of his wheelchair. His gaze was as cool and placid as water as he looked at Gu Lin sitting beside Su Yu, unable to help wondering about the relationship between him and Su Yu.

From the time they entered until now, the two had not behaved intimately and had kept their distance. They probably... were not what he thought.

Remembering that Gu Lin had also appeared at the auction last time, and that Su Yu had said he had a friend there, was this man the friend he had mentioned?

The host suddenly called his number. Lu Heyun stopped moving, and his thoughts were instantly pulled back.