Things must have gotten heated last night

The scene was rather strange for a moment.

Wu Jiangyuan did not feel awkward at all. He braced a hand on the bedside table and slowly leaned toward Pei Jinghe.

"Good, you're awake. Shall we settle the score?"

Pei Jinghe: "..."

His gaze swept over Wu Jiangyuan's bare upper body, lingering briefly on the teeth marks on his chest before moving away.

His skin was very fair, the contours of his lean muscles beautiful.

Pei Jinghe pinched the bridge of his nose, his voice still hoarse. "What are you doing?"

A vein immediately bulged on Wu Jiangyuan's forehead. He grabbed Pei Jinghe by the neck and pressed him into the pillow, smiling dangerously.

"You seem to have forgotten what happened last night. Need me to refresh your memory?"

Pei Jinghe narrowed his eyes, clearly displeased by his actions. "Let go."

"Like hell I will."

Wu Jiangyuan swung a leg over him and put both hands to work.

He tightened his grip around Pei Jinghe's neck, looking as though he intended to strangle him to death as he gritted his teeth.

How could this guy still act like nothing had happened?

The sight only made him angrier.

Maybe I should just strangle him.

Just as he made up his mind, the scent of cliff cypress resin unexpectedly filled his nose, and Wu Jiangyuan's body instinctively went limp.

Then the world spun, and he was pinned underneath instead.

Still languid from sleep, the Enigma gripped Wu Jiangyuan's jaw, his eyes deep and dark. "Behave."

Wu Jiangyuan remained silent, his expression cold. Seeing that he was making no further moves, Pei Jinghe released him.

The next second, Wu Jiangyuan opened his mouth and bit the web of his hand, his sharp teeth piercing the skin and drawing blood.

The metallic taste spread through his mouth. Even the Enigma's blood carried the scent of cliff cypress resin.

Pei Jinghe's expression finally changed, and he snapped coldly, "Let go."

Wu Jiangyuan raised an eyebrow but did not release his bite.

Pei Jinghe said, "Don't swallow my blood."

Wu Jiangyuan: "?"

Pei Jinghe said, "Unless you want to spend the next week in heat, let go."

Wu Jiangyuan: "..."

Once he registered what Pei Jinghe had said, he immediately released his bite. "What do you mean?"

"I'm an Alpha. How could I go into heat?"

A smile tugged at Pei Jinghe's lips. "Have you forgotten that an Enigma can make an Alpha no different from an Omega?"

Wu Jiangyuan's brow twitched. "You mean your blood can do that?"

Pei Jinghe's smile grew meaningful.

A chill instantly ran down Wu Jiangyuan's spine. He shoved Pei Jinghe away and practically leaped out of bed.

"Why the fuck didn't you say so earlier!"

He rushed into the bathroom and began frantically rinsing his mouth.

He really had swallowed a little of that guy's blood just now. The thought of the consequences Pei Jinghe had mentioned made his scalp prickle.

He kept rinsing over and over for nearly ten minutes.

"Wu Jiangyuan."

Pei Jinghe's voice suddenly came from outside the door. "I forgot to tell you. If you only drank a little, a shot of suppressant will take care of it."

Wu Jiangyuan froze, staring in disarray at his reflection and his reddened mouth.

Had Pei Jinghe played him?

Furious, he flung open the door to settle the score, only to find an empty room. Pei Jinghe had already left.

Wu Jiangyuan took a deep breath. "Pei Jinghe, this isn't over."

His original clothes were no longer wearable, so he called Aji.

When Aji arrived, he found Wu Jiangyuan sitting on the sofa, smoking.

It was a handsome sight, but Aji really wanted to say...

Boss, could you put on some pants before crossing your legs?

You're about to flash everything!

As Aji walked over, he caught sight of the rumpled bed, the clothes scattered across the floor, and the obvious red marks on Wu Jiangyuan's body.

So he hadn't answered his phone all night because he was on a date.

But he had never seen Wu Jiangyuan being particularly close to anyone, and there had not even been any dating rumors.

His mind went round and round before he finally asked, "Brother Yuan, can you tell me who your one-night stand was?"

Wu Jiangyuan's smoking hand paused. In silence, he took another drag and slowly exhaled. Only when the thin veil of smoke obscured his expression did he speak flatly.

"There's nothing to say."

After a brief pause, he added with a cold laugh, "Because he's a dead man walking."

Aji shivered. Why did he feel like something was wrong?

Was he unhappy with last night's partner?

That couldn't be right. He silently surveyed their surroundings. Judging by the traces, things must have gotten heated last night.

Wu Jiangyuan stubbed out his half-finished cigarette. "Did you bring the clothes?"

"Yes." Aji hurriedly took the clothes out of the bag. "I rushed over as soon as you called."

Wu Jiangyuan noticed that he was still wearing yesterday's clothes. "You didn't go home last night?"

Aji shook his head miserably. "Boss, how would I dare go home without you?"

He had been worried sick, but he had not dared make a big fuss about looking for him.

He had reasonably suspected that Wu Jiangyuan had been kidnapped by anti-fans on his way to the restroom and had almost gone to find the person in charge of the banquet, only for Wu Jiangyuan's call to come through the next second.

Thinking of this, he had to say, "Boss, if this happens again, you have to let me know first."

If Brother He found out that the person he was assigned to look after had disappeared during working hours, he would skin him alive.

He Qu was both Wu Jiangyuan's manager and his boss. He had been unable to attend last night because something had come up, which was why he had sent Aji to stay with Wu Jiangyuan.

"We should hurry up and leave."

Wu Jiangyuan stood before the mirror, adjusting his collar. At this, he glanced at Aji. "Why?"

Aji said, "Something big happened at the banquet while you were gone last night."

Wu Jiangyuan asked casually, "What happened?"

Aji said, "Wasn't last night the young master of the Pei family's engagement party? Only Old Master Pei showed up. Neither of the people getting engaged appeared."

"You didn't see it. Old Master Pei's face went dark with anger."

"The scheduled press interview was canceled too. The banquet hadn't lasted long before the old man sent everyone away."

Wu Jiangyuan: "..."

Of course they hadn't shown up. The two people getting engaged had ended up in bed together.

Pei Jinghe was probably getting scolded right now. Given his personality, he would not tell the old man that the two of them had slept together.

Just then, Aji lowered his head to answer a call.

After hanging up, he cautiously told Wu Jiangyuan, "Brother He wants us back at the company right away."

"It seems another negative hashtag about you has come up, and it's getting more and more attention."

Hearing this, Wu Jiangyuan tried to turn on his phone, but unfortunately, the battery was dead and it shut straight down.

His expression remained calm. "Then let's head back to the company first."

He was immune to his own scandals by now anyway. They no longer surprised him.