Chapter 37

"How can I help you?"

Su Yu ignored him completely. There was no way he was helping.

Lu Chengfei kept chattering in his ear, but Su Yu remained unmoved. Soon, the two arrived at the disciplinary office. Sure enough, he saw Lu Heyun in the office. Hearing the door open, Lu Heyun turned to glance at him. Su Yu could clearly sense Lu Chengfei behind him wanting to flee the place as quickly as possible.

"You're here. Talk it out properly."

Gu Lin and Lu Heyun had failed to reach an agreement just now, and the matter had not been resolved at all. For some reason, he felt as though the two of them didn't particularly like each other. So Lu Heyun had suggested bringing over the other party involved to explain the situation.

Gu Lin gave a cold snort and mocked, "Isn't the video evidence enough?"

What a scheming man.

Lu Heyun did not seem displeased by his words. He merely said calmly, "I'm friends with the other party involved. Naturally, I trust his words more."

Gu Lin glanced at Su Yu, who had just entered. "What, are you going to handle it however he says?"

Lu Heyun pressed his lips together and said only four words. "That wouldn't be impossible."

The dean standing nearby was practically all ears. It seemed these two really did have a grudge against each other—and because of an Omega, no less.

The relationship between the three of them seemed rather complicated.

Su Yu's gaze lingered between the two of them for a moment. He only felt that the atmosphere in the office was strange. The moment he entered, everyone's eyes had fallen on him.

Why is everyone looking at me?

Is Lu Heyun waiting for me to describe what happened?

I can't speak at all.

Stop looking at me, stop looking at me.

Seeing that Su Yu said nothing, Lu Chengfei, standing behind him, leaned forward slightly and glanced at him. The office was extremely quiet at that moment, as though everyone was waiting for him to speak.

He asked softly, "The atmosphere's gotten this far, and you're not going to say anything?"

Su Yu: "..."

If he could really speak, he would have far more than a few words to say.

Lu Chengfei said, "You're not saying anything? If you don't, I'm going to speak later."

Lu Heyun's brows furrowed slightly. Why did he always feel that whenever Su Yu was with the person in front of him, he became somewhat different?

Even his expression was different.

Though the changes were extremely subtle, Lu Heyun had indeed noticed them.

"His account is no different from mine. Your cousin was the one who picked a fight and caused trouble. All you need to do is give me an explanation." After saying that, Gu Lin glanced at Su Yu and gestured for him to come over. Having received the signal, Su Yu immediately went to stand beside him.

Lu Heyun looked at Su Yu and asked, "Is that so?"

Su Yu nodded.

Yes, yes, yes. You can discuss this among yourselves. Stop asking for my opinion.

"Then what kind of explanation do you think is necessary?"

The moment he said that, the topic was redirected to Su Yu again. Su Yu suddenly felt that settling things privately with Lu Chengfei outside earlier might not have been so bad. He had forgotten about his selectively going mute.

What do I do, what do I do, what do I do? I can't speak at all.

Can Gu Lin leave first?

Gu Lin: "..."

In his dreams.

Even if Su Yu stood here for an entire day, he could forget about Gu Lin leaving.

Seeing that he still did not speak, Lu Chengfei took the initiative to break the deadlock. Since his cousin seemed to have such a good relationship with the other party, a harsh punishment would be extremely disadvantageous to him. So he decided to strike first.

"Actually, we already discussed this outside just now. I guarantee that I absolutely won't cause trouble for Yun Shang—little... I mean, classmate Yun Shang—again."

Afraid that no one would believe him, he raised three fingers and added, "I swear."

That's enough? This little brat is taking advantage of the fact that I can't speak?

Gu Lin asked coldly, "That's enough?"

Su Yu also raised his chin to look at him, clearly dissatisfied with his performance.

"I'll sincerely repent and write a thousand-word self-criticism."

Writing self-criticisms was routine for him anyway. He was experienced enough that he could casually write over a thousand words, faster than writing an essay.

Su Yu shook his head.

How could that be enough? Anyone can write a self-criticism. Back when I was in school, I could churn out several thousand words in minutes.

Seeing Su Yu shake his head, Lu Heyun said, "Continue."

Lu Chengfei: "..."

Never in his life had he felt things were this difficult. At that moment, he felt immense pressure. The Alpha standing beside Su Yu made him feel intensely oppressed whenever he looked at him, while Lu Heyun made him feel as though he was being watched at all times even while sitting there so casually.

It was as though Lu Heyun was not really family.

He truly did not understand why they had called Lu Heyun here for a parent-teacher meeting.

He took a deep breath and continued, "At Monday's flag-raising ceremony, I'll apologize to Yun Shang in front of the entire school and promise not to cause him trouble again."

That... that's okay, I guess. We'll handle it like this for now.

Only after Su Yu nodded did Lu Chengfei let out a breath of relief. He looked at Lu Heyun again, and seeing Su Yu nod, Lu Heyun clearly had no further objections.

The dean, who had remained silent, finally let go of his anxiety as well. When only the three of them had been in the office earlier, he had been caught in the middle, trying to persuade Lu Heyun while also calming Gu Lin. The situation had nearly become impossible to control. He had thought this matter would take quite a while to resolve today, but unexpectedly, once Su Yu arrived, everything had fallen neatly into place.

The dean escorted them out of the office. Lu Heyun said to Su Yu, "I have something I want to say to you privately. Is now convenient?"

"Not convenient."

The tall Alpha deliberately walked down the middle of the corridor, cutting off their conversation. His eyes were faintly cold, his expression icy, and his tone even less polite—stiff and blunt.

Su Yu pondered what Gu Lin meant by this. Why was it not okay for him to interact with an Omega? Gu Lin couldn't possibly suspect him of cheating on him, could he?

Gu Lin's response to that was: who knew?

Lu Heyun raised his eyes slightly. "You're being far too disrespectful of other people's private time and wishes."

How irritating.

Once he finished speaking, the gentleness at the corners of his brows faded bit by bit. There was none of his usual warmth left in those eyes.

But Su Yu was blocked by Gu Lin, so he could not see it at all.

Gu Lin gave a derisive laugh, his words dripping with mockery. "Did you study face-changing tricks? You change expressions pretty fast."

In fact, he had already seen it in the office. Before Su Yu appeared, Lu Heyun had looked exactly like this. Once Su Yu appeared, he had put away that displeased expression.

Su Yu leaned out to look, but Lu Heyun lowered his eyes again. His brows seemed faintly knit as he said, "I don't understand what you mean."

Gu Lin said only one word. "Pretending."

"I don't understand why you've been verbally attacking me from the office until now. If you're dissatisfied with the way this was handled, you can say so."

"..." How was he slandering him now?

Before Su Yu arrived, he had not verbally attacked Lu Heyun at all. He had merely been discussing the matter at hand.

However, Su Yu had no idea what had happened between the two in the office. Besides, Lu Heyun had always been part of the vulnerable group in his mind. People were often more inclined to side with those who appeared weaker rather than those who seemed stronger.

What? Gu Lin even personally attacked him?

That's an Omega. That's seriously disgusting.

No, no. This guy is not relationship material. Not even if he's rich.

Quietly, he deducted points from Gu Lin in the little notebook in his heart.

Gu Lin found it utterly absurd. This Omega actually believed Lu Heyun's words.

Then again, there truly was no trust between him and Su Yu.

But they had at least spent time together... forget it, they had not been together for long either.

Gu Lin gave a cold snort. He was already tired of this Omega being one way on the surface and another way inside. He did not want to spend another moment with him, at least not right now.

With an icy expression, the Alpha tossed out only one sentence. "Talk. Have a good talk."

Su Yu looked at his departing back in confusion. Why did he feel like this man was angry too?

He had not said anything at all.

How ridiculous. The one bullying an Omega is the one getting angry.

Gu Lin, who had not yet gone far, nearly turned back and dragged him away when he heard that.

Lu Heyun glanced at Lu Chengfei, who was standing nearby. The instant Lu Chengfei received his look, he immediately said, "I'll go back to class right now."

"Wait, wait. Add me on WeChat."

Lu Chengfei glanced at Lu Heyun. Since Lu Heyun did not react, he did not know whether he should add him.

"Ahem... I didn't bring my phone. Some—some other day."

Even as he spoke, he had to keep watching Lu Heyun's expression.

Su Yu silently pointed at his school uniform pocket. More than half of his phone was already sticking out. Lu Chengfei immediately stuffed it back inside, then raised his head as though nothing had happened. "It's dead."

Su Yu immediately punched him on his injured arm. "Stop being clever. Are you adding me or not?"

What kind of Omega was this? His fist was so strong.

At the cafeteria, he had acted so delicate and weak.

Lu Chengfei was nearly punched into internal injury.

His cousin had not spoken. How would he dare add him?

Lu Heyun said at that moment, "Don't waste time. Add him, then go back to class."

The implication was: add him, then get lost.

Lu Chengfei swiftly took out his phone, opened his QR code, and scanned Su Yu's. After sending the friend request and having it accepted, he immediately got lost.

Su Yu looked up at his retreating figure. He did not know if it was his imagination, but Lu Chengfei seemed quite eager to leave.

Shouldn't someone who disliked studying be happy to delay class for even one more minute?

"I'm very sorry for causing trouble for you at work. I didn't know about this matter. When I get back, I'll definitely discipline him strictly."

When Lu Heyun mentioned work, Su Yu froze for a moment before realizing what he meant. "It's fine. You didn't know either."

"Will your boss make things difficult for you because of this? I'm sorry. I seem to have angered him just now."

His expression was quite self-reproachful, and there was a hint of apology in his eyes.

"It's not your fault, not your fault. His moods are always unpredictable. Sometimes I don't know why he's angry either. Don't take it to heart."