The attendant respectfully closed the private dining room door.
The moment he stepped out, the manager grabbed him. "What did he say?"
The attendant handed over the iPad. "He ordered five more. He didn't say anything else."
The manager: "..."
Eight earlier, and now another five. President Xie's wife certainly had a big appetite.
The manager shook his head helplessly. He couldn't afford to offend either of these two big shots.
He patted the attendant's shoulder and whispered, "Pretend this never happened. Don't let anyone else come here, especially..."
He gestured with his eyes at the group of male models on the iPad screen.
The attendant understood and quickly nodded.
The corridor was exceptionally quiet. Only the patter of heavy rain against the windows could be heard, and to the manager, it sounded like a pounding heartbeat.
Whether he kept his job depended on today.
"Ding-"
The elevator suddenly chimed, and the manager instinctively turned to look.
The Alpha wore a tailored, solid-black suit. At six foot three, his tall, striking figure stood out among the bodyguards around him.
His burgundy shirt was fastened with meticulous care, lending his understated elegance a faint air of restraint.
His lips were pale, pressed into a thin, icy line.
When that oppressive gaze turned toward him, the manager shuddered involuntarily and greeted him respectfully. "President Xie..."
Xie Yanci strode toward the private dining room, sparing him a glance without replying.
Startled, the manager wisely shut his mouth and pretended he knew nothing.
Long fingers settled on the door, the red diamonds in his cuff links glittering under the brilliant lights. Xie Yanci pushed the door open without a change in expression.
The rich aroma of alcohol immediately wafted over him.
Xie Yanci's brow furrowed slightly, his indifferent gaze locking straight onto the Beta asleep on the couch.
Xu Shi wore only a pair of pale-blue bloomer shorts on his lower half. He had always been a restless sleeper, and one leg hung over the back of the couch, leaving large expanses of fair skin exposed.
His loose white sweatshirt had ridden up into a bunch, revealing a small stretch of slender waist.
Xie Yanci narrowed his dark eyes and stared at that exquisite sight for a long while, a hint of warning seeping into his unreadable gaze.
He took off his glasses, handed them to a bodyguard beside him, and unhurriedly shut the door.
Bang.
The person on the couch startled.
"Mmph..."
Xu Shi hadn't had enough sleep and let out several disgruntled whines.
He rubbed his eyes and groggily sat up on the couch, a hint of grievance still lingering on his flushed face.
[Are the male models I ordered here?]
[How dare they wake up the paying customer? What kind of training do they get here?]
[If you're not good-looking, you're dead!]
Xu Shi raised his eyes and looked over.
The Alpha's tall frame blocked the dim, warm light in the room, his broad-shouldered, long-legged figure standing straight.
He wore a suit, his hair slicked back, his brow sharply defined. His eyes were cold as he looked down at Xu Shi.
[Holy shit...]
Xu Shi wiped away his drool.
[This little nightclub even has an Overbearing CEO?]
[He's practically my husband!]
[How good would it feel to have those big, veiny hands around my throat while he forced a kiss on me?]
Xu Shi lost himself in that lovely thought.
A cold laugh suddenly reached his ears.
"?"
[How dare he laugh at the paying customer?]
Xu Shi rubbed his sleep-blurred eyes and raised a hand to shield his forehead from the glare, looking closely.
*[...]*
*[...]*
It seemed to be a hallucination.
Without a word, Xu Shi lowered his eyes and lay back down on the couch, pretending nothing had happened.
Another cold laugh rang through the silent room.
Then came several unhurried footsteps. Xu Shi's lashes trembled, and his heart involuntarily began to pound along with them.
[I'm screwed.]
[I'm screwed...]
The footsteps gradually stopped. Xu Shi nervously gripped the blanket beneath his pillow, not daring to breathe.
Suddenly, he felt a warm touch on his face.
He could feel the Alpha's fingertips slowly slide down from the corner of his eye, finally stopping on his soft lips, where the warm pad of a finger rubbed firmly a few times.
Then, just as he had wished, that large hand clamped tightly around his throat.
"Urgh..."
Xu Shi was forced to open his eyes, his entire body pinned against the back of the couch. The Alpha was so strong.
He looked up with some difficulty, meeting Xie Yanci's cold, dangerous eyes.
"..."
It was the first time he had seen Xie Yanci truly angry.
Only then did Xu Shi know fear.
"You... urgh..." Xu Shi tried to say something, but the large hand around his throat tightened further.
[It hurts.]
Xie Yanci instinctively loosened his grip slightly, but his sharply sculpted, handsome face remained cold.
He looked down at him, gently rubbing the Beta's lips with the pad of his finger. "You stayed away from home for six days just to fool around in places like this?"
His cool, measured voice was thick with danger.
Xu Shi shook his head weakly, looking at him with misty eyes. "I didn't. Today was the first time."
He still dared to talk back.
The Alpha gave a cold laugh, narrowing his dark eyes. "Didn't I tell you that you weren't allowed to come here?"
Xu Shi nodded obediently.
He had.
More than once.
It was just that this time, he had hoped he could get away with it.
They had been giving each other the cold shoulder for six days. He had thought Xie Yanci had long since forgotten him...
"Hubby~" Xu Shi called in a sweet, lilting voice, trying to bring the Alpha back to his senses.
Xie Yanci gave a cold laugh.
He rather admired Xu Shi's ability to bend or stand firm as the situation demanded.
Lifting the Beta's chin with his long fingers, Xie Yanci leaned down and pressed a light kiss to his lips. "Want to do it?"
Xu Shi nodded tearfully. "Yes. Yes."
What else could he dare say?
A meaningful smile curved Xie Yanci's thin lips. He was very satisfied with his wife's response.
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