Chapter 314: The Twenty-second Day in the ABO World

Chapter 314: The Twenty-Second Day in the ABO World

An Yi looked at the sparkle in the other's eyes, as if he could see right through his thoughts.

He reached out and gently pinched Wei Yang's slightly warm earlobe, the gesture intimate and natural, a smile tugging at the corner of his lips: "Then work hard."

Wei Yang: "!!!"

Brother actually knew what he was thinking?! So smart! So awesome!

He looked at An Yi's smiling eyes and felt his heart swell to the brim. He nodded vigorously: "Mm! I'll definitely work hard! Brother, just you wait!"

Seeing Wei Yang suddenly brimming with determination, An Yi couldn't help but smile again. He took the shopping bag from the clerk and handed it to him, then casually took Wei Yang's hand.

"Let's go. I'll take you back to school."

"Okay!" Wei Yang tightly gripped An Yi's hand in return, threading his fingers through An Yi's, interlocking their fingers.

He looked down at the expensive watch, then up at An Yi holding his hand beside him, feeling like he was walking on air—floating, happy in a way that felt unreal.

What did he, Wei Yang, do to deserve this?

Comments section:

"Oh my~ Is this their first kiss? Sweet, sweet!"

"The Overbearing Sugar Daddy and His Innocent Little Wolf-Dog"

"Squee~"

"What I drew is how you look in my heart~"

"Trying to trick me into dating again, huh?! @Author, don't even think about it!!"

"What? He bought it just from one glance?"

"I just want a sugar daddy brother like this to pick me up! (Dream material +1)"

"Same—no kiss, no drawing, just give me the watch! (Jealousy has disfigured me.jpg)"

"I showed my shopping cart to my boyfriend, and he told me to go to bed early. (Smiling through exhaustion.jpg)"

"..."

An Yi couldn't help but chuckle.

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Time slowly passed.

In the evening, An Yi finished work for the day and returned to the An residence.

The moment he walked in today, he heard An Xuan's exaggerated wailing from the living room.

Oh, right. Winter break.

Wei Yang was also a local, and he'd been blowing up his phone all day—he'd almost forgotten.

"Dad! Mom! Someone rein in Second Brother! This is abuse! This is oppression! This is exploiting his own little brother to the bone!"

An Xuan collapsed on the sofa, waving his arms weakly, complaining to An Teng and Yu Fei, who were sitting across from him: "Do you know how many documents I've read these past few days? They're thicker than all the books I've read in the past decade! My eyes! My youth! My game ranking!"

An Teng glanced at him: "Xiao Xuan, your second brother is doing this for your own good—getting you acquainted with the business early."

Yu Fei smiled softly and handed him a glass of juice: "That's right, Xiao Xuan. Your second brother knows what he's doing. Rest more if you're tired."

An Xuan took the juice, chugged down more than half of it, then continued, his face mournful: "Rest? When do I have time to rest?! Second Brother is a demon! Wuwuwu~ I feel like I'm about to drop dead at my desk!"

His complaints were pitiful and tragic, but An Teng and Yu Fei were clearly already used to them. Their words of comfort sounded more like routine formalities, with no real promises of action.

Xiao Qing and Xiao Yi had gone through the same thing back then.

An Xuan could only channel his grief into his appetite, hoping dinner would soothe his wounded soul.

An Yi walked into the living room, and An Xuan's wailing abruptly stopped.

An Teng couldn't help but laugh.

An Xuan: "...Squee~"

At dinner, the whole family gathered at the table.

Halfway through the meal, An Teng set down his spoon and looked at An Yi across the table.

"Xiao Yi." An Teng spoke up: "This afternoon, your Uncle Tian came to see me specifically. He said his family's youngest Omega son met you once at a banquet a while back and has taken quite a liking to you."

"You know the kid too—he just returned from studying abroad. Family background and upbringing are similar to ours. Uncle Tian put out feelers today, asking if you'd be interested in getting to know each other, maybe making a friend?"

At these words, the dining table went quiet for a moment.

An Xuan immediately perked up his ears, even slowing down his eating—this was a blind date setup, right?

Too bad he already had a sister-in-law.

Yu Fei also looked at An Yi with concern. An Qing raised his eyes too—clearly, everyone was paying close attention.

An Yi's movements didn't pause at all. He placed a piece of steamed fish on his plate, dabbed the corners of his mouth with a napkin, and only then looked up, his gaze calmly sweeping over his family: "Dad, thank Uncle Tian for his kindness for me, but there's no need."

He paused, and under his family's puzzled gazes, dropped a bombshell: "I'm currently keeping a young college student."

"Pfft—cough, cough, cough!" An Xuan choked on his food, coughing violently, his face turning bright red as he stared at his second brother, incredulous.

Ke—keeping?! Wei Yang?! Weren't they dating?! How did that turn into keeping?!

Did Wei Yang lie to him that day in the dorm? Was his second brother... for real?!

An Teng, Yu Fei, and An Qing were also stunned, shock written across their faces.

Yu Fei furrowed her brows slightly, her tone laced with worry: "Xiao Yi, what did you say? Keeping someone? That... that doesn't seem appropriate?"

Xiao Yi had always been proper and upstanding—how could he suddenly be into keeping someone?

An Teng was silent for a few seconds: "Xiao Yi, as long as you're happy, that's what matters."

An Qing looked at his younger brother, confused. His brother wasn't the type for this!

He thought for a moment and still offered a word of advice: "It's better to date properly."

An Yi's expression remained natural, even carrying a hint of gentle warmth: "Mm. I'll let you all know when we get married."

"Ma—married?!" An Xuan's voice cracked: "Weren't you keeping him?! How did that turn into marriage?!"

An Teng also furrowed his brow, clearly baffled by his son's leapfrogging thoughts: "Xiao Yi, what exactly do you mean? If it's a kept relationship, how does marriage come into it?"

An Yi let out a soft chuckle, tinged with a darkly playful delight. He picked up his water glass, took a sip, and only then, under the family's watchful eyes, explained slowly and deliberately:

"Oh, it's a kink."

An Teng, Yu Fei, An Xuan, and An Qing all froze in collective bewilderment for a moment.

A kink?! So... they're just dating, then?! Or is it some kind of role-play?

An Xuan internally ranted: Second Brother, you and Wei Yang are pretty wild! And here I was, thinking Wei Yang had gotten into something sketchy!

Yu Fei was the first to snap out of it, shaking her head, not knowing whether to laugh or cry: "You young people... honestly..."

She breathed a sigh of relief, as long as it wasn't actually something shady.

An Teng also regained his composure, clearing his throat: "Since it's someone you're serious about, we'll turn down the Tian family."

He paused, exchanging a curious glance with Yu Fei, then asked: "So... what's this person like? An Omega or a Beta? Male or female?"

An Yi set down his glass, thinking of Wei Yang's sunny, sometimes goofy demeanor, and a smile tugged at the corner of his lips: "He's a cute male Beta."