As soon as they entered the door, Yan Ruoyun quickly jumped down from his little boyfriend’s body, unable to resist biting his neck to vent his anger, only to taste the lingering flavor of concealer.

“…Bah.”

Lin Zhu looked at the man’s disgusted expression, as if he had eaten something dirty, and unconsciously curled his lips into a smile. Under the other’s warning gaze, he quickly reverted back to his expressionless, honest look.

The next second.

He was given a ‘time-out’ standing punishment by his angry lover.

…A, time-out, standing, punishment!

Yan Ruoyun first placed the items in his hands onto the living room coffee table, then picked a sofa facing the youth to sit down. He stared at him for a few seconds, his tone unusually strict.

“Stand properly.”

Lin Zhu stood leaning against the wall, his face burning hot.

He had never been punished to stand like this growing up, especially since the other person was his lover. Not only could he not keep a straight face, but he also felt extremely ashamed inside.

Those drooping eyes looked even more wilted and listless.

He quietly cast his gaze toward the man sitting on the sofa and softly reflected: “Ge, I’m sorry… I shouldn’t have insisted on holding you in a public place.”

Simple hugging and cuddling would have been fine.

But his way of holding him—only holding a child like that wouldn’t look out of place or attract attention… But the problem was, Yan Ruoyun was a tall, long-limbed adult male Omega.

Hearing this, Yan Ruoyun coughed lightly twice, too embarrassed to admit that he also liked being held by his little boyfriend like that; otherwise, he wouldn’t have nodded in agreement so easily.

He took off his long trench coat, crossed his arms, and said thoughtfully: “Puppy Lin, have you noticed…”

“You seem to be getting clingier lately?”

Suddenly being told this by the man, Lin Zhu was stunned. Various moments from the past few months flashed through his mind, and he realized that it was indeed as he had said—

He didn’t know when it started, but he had become incredibly clingy. A while ago, when Yan Ruoyun was on a business trip and didn’t come home for two days, Lin Zhu even had the illusion that a piece of his body had been hollowed out.

Logically speaking, in an AO couple that has established an intimate relationship, the more dependent one should inevitably be the Omega. Yet Lin Zhu felt that right now, it seemed like he, as the Alpha, was the one relying more on the other…

Thinking back and forth, he couldn’t help but touch his face, explaining from the bottom of his heart, “I-I guess so. Any day I can’t see you, I feel the house is especially empty, especially quiet.”

Yan Ruoyun just felt his heart being poked, itching so much it made him want to laugh, and a sweet taste rose on the tip of his tongue again.

“Are you giving a speech as a left-behind child or something?”

Lin Zhu: “…”

The left-behind child serving his standing punishment tentatively stretched out his toe. Under the man’s tacit approval of seeing but not stopping him, he hastily ended this standing punishment that lasted less than five minutes.

Lin Zhu silently walked forward and squatted in front of Yan Ruoyun. His two hands seemed to have a mind of their own, uncontrollably resting on the other’s knees, “Ge, are you free tomorrow?”

Yan Ruoyun instantly understood the meaning behind his words. His gaze swept over the documents on the coffee table, he hummed an implicit “Mm,” and added:

“…Remember to ask for leave tomorrow.”

That night.

After taking a shower, the two went to bed, but they happened to lie in the dark for a long time without falling asleep. They could only close their eyes and chat casually.

Yan Ruoyun lay on his side and said: “I guarantee you, my dad definitely prepared documents in advance for you to sign. I actually thought he would bring them out together with the household register, and only give it to you after you signed.”

Lin Zhu also lay on his side, his chest pressed tightly against the man’s back, his arm draped over his waist like an unshakable shackle.

He asked: “What kind of documents?”

“The content is probably about giving you Yan Corporation shares and dividends, but in this life, you can only have me as your Omega, and you can’t cheat with anyone else… similar to a prenuptial agreement.”

Lin Zhu understood.

In the original novel, the Yan family indeed made the scumbag ex-husband sign several binding agreements. Due to the Yan family’s power and influence, the scumbag ex-husband indeed didn’t cheat within the marriage…

But precisely because of this.

He vented all his resentment and cynicism on Yan Ruoyun.

Thinking of this, Lin Zhu’s arm wrapped even tighter, resting his chin on the top of the man’s head, like a dragon guarding the treasure in its cave, not willing to relax in the slightest.

Yan Ruoyun was tightly bound, completely unable to move.

“Sigh, you’re really so clingy right now.”

“…”

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The next day, early morning.

The two woke up early by tacit agreement. After taking turns washing up, they changed into plain white shirts of similar styles and dark black trousers.

Lin Zhu even specifically washed his hair.

While Yan Ruoyun was eating breakfast at the dining table, he was holding his phone to call his homeroom teacher to ask for leave, “Yes, I’d like to ask for a day off today.”

“No… I’m not sick, and I’m not in my susceptible period either.”

“Yes, personal leave.”

During this period, Lin Zhu’s studying state at school had been seen by all the teachers, and he had practically become the model of an underdog counterattack on campus. The homeroom teacher paid extra attention to this student, plus it was currently the critical moment of senior year…

She pondered for a moment, and pressed, “How long? Final exams are coming up soon, it’s best not to be absent.”

Sitting opposite him, Yan Ruoyun heard everything clearly. Holding a mouthful of congee, he couldn’t help but chuckle twice, making Lin Zhu’s face heat up.

The man was the top decision-maker of a company, while he… getting a marriage certificate, still had to specifically call his teacher to ask for leave.

Lin Zhu pursed his lips and answered: “I’m going to get my marriage certificate with my Omega today, so I can’t go to school.”

As soon as he finished speaking, the voice on the other end of the phone suddenly grew louder, the tone full of shock and disbelief, “Ah?! Lin Zhu, you’re running off to get married at a time like this?”

Lin Zhu hurriedly explained: “Today we’re just getting the certificate first, I’ll go to class normally tomorrow.”

The legal marriage age in the ABO world was vastly different from what Lin Zhu knew. Regardless of gender, as long as one simultaneously met the two conditions of [completing secondary differentiation] and [being over eighteen years old], they could register for marriage.

But it was also very rare for someone to get married right when they came of age.

On the other end of the phone, the homeroom teacher processed her shock on her own, and uncharacteristically stammered while speaking to her student,
“A-alright, I’ll register it as personal leave for you.”

Before Lin Zhu could even open his mouth to thank her, the other person fell silent for a second, and suddenly asked: “Are you sure you can attend class normally tomorrow? Do you want me to give you an extra day off?”

Lin Zhu subconsciously glanced at the man sitting opposite him, who was holding a spoon in his mouth and watching the joke. He saw him raise an eyebrow, hold up two fingers and wiggle them, then quickly retract them.

Lin Zhu pursed his lips, lowered his eyes, and inquired into the phone receiver, “Then… can I ask for two extra days, Teacher?”

After he said this, Yan Ruoyun simply put down his bowl and spoon, his shoulders trembling slightly. Seeing the blond youth hang up the phone, he directly laughed out loud, “Puppy Lin, your homeroom teacher is quite nice…”

Lin Zhu’s face was slightly hot, and he pretended nothing was wrong as he said: “Ge, don’t the company matters need to be arranged in advance? What about the work for tomorrow and the day after?”

The man answered leisurely,
“Don’t worry.”

“At least I don’t need to call someone to ask for leave.”

Immediately after, he lifted his eyelids, a pair of peach blossom eyes staring straight at Lin Zhu, and said out of the blue: “Your homeroom teacher definitely guessed what you asked for these two extra days of personal leave to do…”

Lin Zhu held the half-cold bowl of congee and took a sip, his pronunciation slightly muffled, “To do what?”

“—Your wife.”