Ji Chuan's Birthday Gift

He Shuyu kept his eyes meekly lowered, as though he had not heard what Gu Xiao had said.

"What, you don't want to?"

He Shuyu raised his eyes to Gu Xiao, his tone submissive. "Young Master Gu, it's not that I don't want to."

He stepped forward and dropped to one knee, but took Gu Xiao's hand.

He Shuyu did not dare use any force at all, staring straight at Gu Xiao with moist eyes.

"Heh, what are you doing?"

"Young Master Gu," He Shuyu said, his expression besotted, "there's wine on your fingers too. Didn't you tell me to lick it clean?"

With outrageous audacity, He Shuyu brought Gu Xiao's hand to his lips, intending to lick away that drop of wine that had accidentally splashed onto it. Just as his lips were about to touch those fingertips-

There was a thud, and He Shuyu let out a muffled grunt.

It was Ji Chuan.

He had sent He Shuyu flying with a kick.

Throughout it all, Gu Xiao had not moved at all, sitting in the seat of honor and looking down as He Shuyu was kicked aside.

"Ji Chuan, why so vicious?" Gu Xiao scoffed. "Isn't he the man of your dreams you've been pursuing for a month?"

Gu Xiao's tone was very mild, but Ji Chuan could tell he was angry.

He pressed his lips together without speaking.

Instead, he crouched where He Shuyu had just been, took out a handkerchief with a frown, and clasped Gu Xiao's wrist, slowly wiping his fingers clean, one by one.

"A-Xiao, he touched you."

Half a meter away, He Shuyu actually felt no discomfort from being kicked flying like that.

He licked his lips, watching Gu Xiao's fingertips being wiped, and felt deeply displeased.

Young Master Gu had clearly told him to lick them clean. What was that lunatic Ji Chuan doing?

As for Gu Xiao saying Ji Chuan had pursued him... He Shuyu only wanted to sneer.

Ji Chuan was a mentally unstable madman!

Of course, he did not think he was normal himself, either.

He Shuyu stood up again and looked down at Gu Xiao and Ji Chuan, his tone still deferential. "Young Master Gu, do you still need me to lick them clean?"

Gu Xiao looked up at He Shuyu's expression. He was pretending to be so obedient, but his eyes told a different story.

"No need." Gu Xiao pulled his fingers back and gave Ji Chuan a rather disdainful look. "Since someone has pleaded on your behalf... naturally, I'll give him that much face."

Ji Chuan opened his mouth, frowning, but ultimately said nothing.

Pleaded on his behalf? Me?

"A-Xiao, why call these disreputable people over?" Feng Ji squeezed into the seat beside Gu Xiao with a grin, signaling for Ji Chuan to get up. "It's rare for us to get together. We can't let outsiders disturb us."

He Shuyu, who had been called an outsider, was still watching Gu Xiao without blinking.

Gu Xiao felt this man was provoking him.

"He Shuyu, are you refusing to appreciate the favor?"

Realizing Gu Xiao was still willing to look at him, He Shuyu hurriedly said, "No, that's not what I meant. Young Master Gu, I only wanted to ask whether you're willing to forgive me."

He had called He Shuyu a dog, but had this thing really gotten addicted to being one?

Gu Xiao said playfully, "What do you think you are? What qualifies you to make me dislike you?"

"Enough. Get lost."

Feng Ji disliked this He Shuyu intensely, even more than Lu Keyan. At least Lu Keyan did not dare speak so presumptuously to A-Xiao.

He Shuyu knew that if he stayed any longer, even if Young Master Gu did not mind him, the three people around him would be displeased.

He pressed his lips together and chuckled. "Then thank you, Young Master Ji, for helping me out."

Of course He Shuyu knew Ji Chuan had meant nothing of the sort.

They were all alphas coveting Gu Xiao. How could he not know what the other alphas were thinking?

Not one of them was any good.

In He Shuyu's eyes, these people who only dared spy on Gu Xiao from the shadows were all rats in a gutter.

He, however, dared to voice his desires openly.

He had made the right move.

No matter how angry Gu Xiao was, he had not moved to wipe him out completely.

One of those three people around Gu Xiao ought to make room.

In that case, why couldn't it be him?

Even as he left, He Shuyu had to disgust Ji Chuan one last time.

Ji Chuan stared coldly in the direction the man had left, suppressing the urge to kill him.

This man was still useful.

At least Lu Keyan thought He Shuyu was still useful.

"A-Chuan, stop looking," Feng Ji clicked his tongue. "If you really like him that much, why not just get him into your bed? He's just the young master of a fallen family. Surely you can handle him?"

Feng Ji was clearly doing it on purpose.

"Playing around is fine, but don't get too serious." Gu Xiao glanced at Ji Chuan and offered a friendly reminder. "And don't play with two at once."

Ji Chuan: "..."

Feng Ji was delighted. "A-Xiao, since when did you start caring about A-Chuan's little affairs? Your warning's far too late. What hasn't our Young Master Ji played with?"

"No," Ji Chuan said bluntly. "I've never played around."

It was unclear what, exactly, he was explaining he had never played with.

Gu Xiao did not care, either.

"Enough. Our A-Xiao has kept himself pure since he was little. He's never let any of those men or women near him. Don't discuss these things in front of him."

Feng Ji waved a hand to show he understood.

"Then let's talk about something else." Feng Ji asked Ji Chuan, "A-Chuan, never mind not staying to cut the cake with A-Xiao that night. How come you didn't even give our A-Xiao a birthday gift?"

Ji Chuan glanced at Gu Xiao and asked, "A-Xiao, do you still want it?"

"Are you asking because you want to give it to me, or because you don't?"

Gu Xiao found the current Ji Chuan rather interesting, too.

He was completely different from the one in his memory.

Slightly long bangs covered those light brown eyes, and his full lips were pressed into a straight line. He was a man of many affections.

If he were not, he would not have scattered his affections everywhere.

Apparently, He Shuyu was still Ji Chuan's only Waterloo. It was normal for him to be in a bad mood.

Gu Xiao even suspected that Ji Chuan also knew He Shuyu had declared his love for him, and probably resented him for it.

"It's not that I don't want to give it to you. I was only afraid you wouldn't want it."

Gu Xiao sat up straight, his interest piqued. "Oh? Then what do you want to give me? As long as you're willing to give it, I'll reluctantly accept it."

"Of course," Gu Xiao added, even in the mood to joke, "if you want to give yourself to me, there's no need. I'm not interested in sleeping with male alphas."

This addition from Gu Xiao stirred no ripples in any of the three men's hearts.

Not one of them wanted A-Xiao to sleep with him.

"Then I'll give it to you."

Ji Chuan sat down beside Gu Xiao.

With that, Feng Ji sat to Gu Xiao's left, Ji Chuan to his right, and opposite him was Fu Huai, who still wore a gentle smile.

The next instant, the trace of a smile vanished from Fu Huai's lips.

Feng Ji sprang to his feet, his eyes widening in disbelief. "Fuck! Ji Chuan, you lunatic, what are you doing!"

Only Gu Xiao and Ji Chuan remained calm.

Ji Chuan gave Gu Xiao a hug.

Gu Xiao took two steps back, his expression intrigued.

"This is the gift you wanted to give me?" Gu Xiao's tone was mocking. "Why do you keep giving me useless things?"