Chapter 20: Mr. Qi’s Well-Behaved Foster Son

Chapter 20: Mr. Qi’s Adopted Son Is Well-Behaved

With Song Yuqing absent, Tan Shu felt a wave of disinterest and prepared to leave.

But the next second, an overwhelmingly powerful S-plus psychic energy pressed down, causing Tan Shu’s ears to ring for a moment.

Tan Shu frowned, looking up to see Song Yuqing, accompanied by Pei Huai.

Tan Shu wasn’t sure how to describe his current feelings—whether he saw Pei Huai as a dumb mutt at Song Yuqing’s beck and call, or if he simply resented Pei Huai for getting there first.

Song Yuqing remained largely expressionless.

Tan Shu smiled. “Pei Huai, what are you doing?”

“I was just passing by. By the way, Qingqing, I wanted to help you earlier. Did you get hurt jumping from the second floor?” His tone was still gentle, his gaze full of concern as he looked at Song Yuqing.

Pei Huai’s eyes flickered. Had Song Yuqing just jumped from the second floor?

He glanced at Song Yuqing, who lowered his eyelids and reminded him, “Ignore him.”

Pei Huai didn’t bother with Tan Shu’s nonsense anymore. That bastard was truly shameless—everyone knew how well he could pretend, always acting refined and elegant. If Pei Huai caused trouble openly, Tan Shu was the type to stir up trouble behind the scenes.

And now he was targeting Song Yuqing.

Song Yuqing called out, “Pei Huai.”

The moment he heard his name, Pei Huai unleashed the psychic energy unique to a top-level alpha. The alphas in the lab, still in their estrus periods, quieted for a moment before instinctively resisting.

Tan Shu was also pinned by the domineering psychic energy.

He was irritated by Pei Huai’s sudden appearance and the fact that he was being dragged into the conflict.

But he kept his temper in check. “Calm down. Let’s talk this through. Besides, Song Yuqing is here. Even if you don’t care about the other alphas, at least consider whether Song Yuqing, as a beta, can handle this.”

No sooner had he finished speaking than Song Yuqing slapped him across the face. “Worry about yourself first.”

Tan Shu: “…”

Tan Shu’s hypocritical facade finally cracked. Suppressed by psychic energy, Song Yuqing pressed the attack, kneeing him hard in the stomach.

Tan Shu could still hold his own against Song Yuqing, but Song Yuqing fought dirty, even trying to gouge his eyes out when he least expected it.

Tan Shu’s face darkened.

Pei Huai was strong, but with so many alphas resisting—including Tan Shu, an S-level alpha—he was struggling against the numbers.

An alpha approached Pei Huai from behind. Though Pei Huai was already restrained by another alpha, he braced himself for the blow.

But the next second, he saw a familiar figure—Song Yuqing—smashing a rod against the alpha’s head, blood spraying everywhere.

The smell of blood filled the air, and chaos erupted around them. Song Yuqing had saved him.

Pei Huai stared at Song Yuqing’s strikingly cold features, momentarily stunned.

Song Yuqing reminded him again, “Stay focused.”

Pei Huai nodded. The two of them fought against a group of alphas—and actually managed to win. A line of bloody-headed alphas sat in the conference room because the office couldn’t fit them all.

Among them was Tan Shu.

Tan Shu had never imagined he would be questioned by the school council for brawling.

Song Yuqing had scraped knuckles on his hands and a large bruise on his shoulder, standing out against his pale skin like a cluster of enchanting blue jacaranda flowers.

Pei Huai, having taken a hit for Song Yuqing, dislocated his left shoulder.

Though both Song Yuqing and Pei Huai were injured, they were far better off than the alphas with broken heads.

Gu Jingtang stared at Song Yuqing. “Impressive. Organizing a gang fight.”

The Gu family controlled the education system of New Zhou and held significant influence at Victor. Gu Jingtang was both a teacher at Victor United High School and the chairman of the school council.

Victor’s school history had never seen such a severe case of group fighting.

Not only did it attract outside attention and speculation, but the incident also involved the Tan family of Silver Leaf Pharmaceutical and the Pei family of the Third District.

There was no way to downplay or brush it under the rug.

Song Yuqing lowered his thin eyelids, his tone cold. “I didn’t throw the first punch.”

Tan Shu had already slipped back into his fake nice-guy routine, still speaking gently. “I was just passing by and got caught up in the fight. As the Student Council President, I was trying to mediate.”

“I won’t press charges for being attacked, but at the very least, the alphas who were beaten deserve an explanation.”

Pei Huai sneered. “Passing by? Passing by into Song Yuqing’s lab? What kind of hallway doesn’t fit your majesty?”

Song Yuqing: “?”

The corner of Song Yuqing’s lips lifted barely perceptibly. *He spoke exactly what I was thinking.*

Noticing the slight lift in Song Yuqing’s lips, Pei Huai grew even more enthusiastic.

“Next time, are you going to stride right up to Song Yuqing and pull his pants down?”

Song Yuqing: “…”

The corner of Song Yuqing’s lips dropped barely perceptibly. *Insane.*

What followed was Pei Huai repeatedly going back and forth with Tan Shu. Though Tan Shu acted righteous, he had never suffered such a loss and wasn’t about to let Pei Huai off easily.

As for Pei Huai, he was already fully on Song Yuqing’s side, swayed by the smooth talking before the fight and the moment Song Yuqing saved him during it.

Fighting together, becoming partners in crime, was the fastest way to bring two people closer.

Song Yuqing stood quietly to the side, watching Pei Huai and Tan Shu argue.

Gu Jingtang smiled. Song Yuqing was truly capable.

He had coaxed that dumb mutt Pei Huai into fighting his battles for him while he stood there, looking completely unbothered.

Why not involve someone else? Others from less powerful families wouldn’t dare cross Tan Shu so severely for Song Yuqing.

And in the process, he made sure everyone at Victor United High School knew that Pei Huai, that fool, was on Song Yuqing’s side.

If anyone bullied Song Yuqing again, they would be offending Pei Huai.

It had to be said—Song Yuqing knew how to work angles.

He had also managed to sow discord between Pei Huai and Tan Shu, making sure the two could never team up against him in the future.

What a disaster indeed.

Gu Jingtang looked over, and Song Yuqing met his gaze without flinching or avoiding it.

Gu Jingtang suddenly smiled, "Since you can't sort this out yourselves, let your respective fathers, Mr. Tan and Mr. Pei, come over."

Matters at Victor United High School rarely involve parents, but when it concerns these two, it likely has to be resolved through negotiations between the Pei and Tan families.

Pei Huai said indifferently: "Go ahead and call him. My Dad will be proud of me for crippling so many alphas."

Tan Shu was equally defiant: "I don’t mind having my father come. After all, I’ve done nothing wrong."

Song Yuqing: "..."

You have dads. I don’t.

Gu Jingtang looked at Song Yuqing again, "Get your husband to come."

Song Yuqing lowered his eyes and replied calmly, "I don’t have his number. I can’t contact him."

As soon as Song Yuqing said this, the three alphas turned to look at him simultaneously, as if the earlier dispute no longer mattered.

Was Song Yuqing so disregarded that he didn’t even have a way to contact his husband?

Did that mean he might not even have slept with the older man?

This thought stirred various ulterior motives in the three alphas present.

Gu Jingtang: "I’ll give you his contact information."

District Three, Military Headquarters.

Three alphas sat in the reception room. The confrontations among adults were always implicit, with no overt confrontation.

Just as the atmosphere grew peculiar, Pei Wei’s phone rang. He answered it and heard Pei Huai say, "I beat up Tan Shu. You need to come to the school."

Pei Wei shot a strange look at Tan Hongzhen, who was still chatting and laughing cheerfully with Qi Zhengqing, and replied, "Alright."

But inwardly, he cursed Pei Huai for being so adept at causing trouble.

He was here discussing military pharmaceutical supplies with Tan Hongzhen, and now his son had gone and beaten up the other man’s son.

Then again, it might not be so bad. Tan Hongzhen, with his monopoly on drugs controlling alpha psychic rampages, had been putting on airs. Pei Wei had felt like hitting Tan Hongzhen himself. Since he was going to be aggravated either way, why not let his son take a swing at Tan Hongzhen’s son?

Tan Hongzhen led the conversation, while Qi Zhengqing merely listened.

Tan Hongzhen: "Pei Huai?"

Pei Wei smiled: "He got into a fight. They’re calling parents. It’s not a big deal."

Tan Hongzhen assumed a patronizing tone: "Kids this age are just like that—impulsive. Little Huai is talented, so it’s understandable if he’s a bit arrogant and unruly. Just have Gu Jingtang expel whoever picked a fight with him."

Pei Wei didn’t respond, instead picking up his teacup to drink, his eyes evasive.

Qi Zhengqing watched the two old foxes sparring with interest, casually sipping his tea without offering any opinion.

The next moment, Tan Shu called Tan Hongzhen: "Father, Pei Huai and I had a misunderstanding and got into a bit of a conflict. Gu Jingtang is asking you to come."

Pei Huai was the one who beat up his son?

Tan Hongzhen’s expression flickered momentarily before quickly returning to normal.

He explained to Pei Wei and Qi Zhengqing, "My son and Pei Huai had a small disagreement. It’s nothing serious."

Qi Zhengqing still remained largely unmoved. He couldn't care less which family’s child had beaten up another.

Pei Wei and Tan Hongzhen then remarked, "Mr. Qi’s adopted son is so obedient, he never gets into trouble."

The next moment, Qi Zhengqing’s phone rang.

Qi Zhengqing: "Excuse me."

He answered the call, and a clear, cold voice came through on the other end, "Are you Qi Zhengqing?"

Qi Zhengqing: "Who is this?"

Song Yuqing, his pale face taut and reluctant, stated, "I’m your husband."

Since two men insisted on being together, then he was Qi Zhengqing’s husband.

Author's Note:

Qi Zhengqing: Huh? Who’s the husband?

Qingqing: Me!!!

Qi Zhengqing pressed his temples: You’re the wife, not the husband. Qingqing is my wife, the one I’ll spend my life with.

Qingqing, hearing only "wife," immediately declared earnestly: I’m the husband.

Qi Zhengqing: ...

Let the actual husband make an appearance.