Chapter 10: The Uncle’s Visit and Pei Yu’s Fury

Ji Xiao led the man directly into his office, making no attempt to conceal their presence.

Throughout their walk, subtle glances from others constantly followed them.

Ji Xiao’s expression remained calm. The young man trailing behind him walked at an unhurried pace, his head slightly bowed, exuding an air of weariness.

Concurrently, news began to circulate within the company: Ji Xiao, in a fit of protective rage, had expelled Young Master Yun for bullying Cheng Tian.

Many only then realized that the usually arrogant and distinguished youth was actually the youngest son of the Yun Group.

They presumed his foray into the entertainment industry was merely a pastime.

****

Inside the CEO’s office, Secretary Zhou poured them two cups of tea before discreetly withdrawing.

The young man sat on the sofa, his eyes gazing distantly at the tea before him.

Ji Xiao settled opposite him, a faint smile gracing his lips. “What’s your name?”

“Jiang Qing.”

Ji Xiao pulled out a cigarette. “Do you mind?”

Jiang Qing replied, “Please, feel free.”

Upon hearing this, Ji Xiao lit the cigarette. He had a considerable smoking habit.

“Aren’t you going to ask why I called you here?”

Jiang Qing lifted his head, his eyes, somewhat dazed beneath his wispy bangs, met Ji Xiao’s. “President Xiao… wishes to exploit me?”

Before Ji Xiao could answer, his phone rang.

He pulled it out, noting the caller ID: Pei Yu.

With a placid expression, he answered the call, his voice softening. “Darling, what is it?”

–Are you busy today? If not, finish work on time, and we can catch a movie?

“Sounds good,” Ji Xiao’s voice held a hint of amusement. “I’ll pick you up after work.”

–Mm, I’ll cook dinner at home and wait for you. We can go after we eat.

“Alright.”

Pei Yu paused. –Are you busy?

Ji Xiao lifted his eyes.

Jiang Qing had just taken a sip of tea, then, as if startled, began to cough violently. His pale face flushed crimson from the effort.

Pei Yu continued, –Is someone with you? I’ll hang up then.

Ji Xiao pulled out a tissue and offered it to Jiang Qing. “Yes, there’s someone here,” he replied.

Jiang Qing set down his teacup and accepted the tissue. “Tha—*cough*—Thank you, President Xiao.”

“I’m hanging up.”

After ending the call, Pei Yu frowned slightly. That voice… why did it sound so familiar? He couldn’t quite make it out, though, due to the severe coughing.

He pondered for a moment, then opened his surveillance app. It contained numerous sub-channels, and the office’s should be among them… Ah, he found it.

In the video, Ji Xiao had already risen and walked over to Jiang Qing. He was gently patting his back, standing so close it looked as if he were embracing him.

Jiang Qing, still coughing, covered his mouth with the tissue. His pale face was flushed, and tears welled at the corners of his eyes.

Pei Yu’s face darkened. He turned on the audio.

Ji Xiao chuckled. “You choked on tea so badly? Are you still a child?”

Jiang Qing slowly recovered, his voice a little hoarse. “I’m probably seven or eight years older than you.”

“Oh? I couldn’t tell.”

Seeing that he had calmed down, Ji Xiao withdrew his hand from Jiang Qing’s back.

Jiang Qing wiped away the tears from his eyes, then resumed their previous topic. “President Xiao, did you call me here to exploit me?”

His figure was slender, and his delicate face, still streaked with tears, made him appear quite vulnerable.

Ji Xiao tilted his head, meeting Jiang Qing’s somewhat dazed eyes. “Do you *want* to be exploited by me?”

Jiang Qing parted his lips, but before he could respond, Ji Xiao’s phone rang again.

Ji Xiao picked up his phone and glanced at it, a hint of helplessness in his expression. Pei Yu was becoming increasingly clingy.

“Darling?”

Pei Yu’s cool voice drifted through the phone. –President Xiao, how admirable. With a nephew, you still want to play with an uncle.

Ji Xiao blinked. “?”

Staring at his own uncle’s wandering eyes in the video, Pei Yu fumed. –You even want to exploit my paternal uncle?

Ji Xiao looked at Jiang Qing. “…Uncle?”

Jiang Qing stared back at him, bewildered.

Pei Yu slammed down the phone, his eyes fixed intently on the surveillance screen.

Ji Xiao calmly put down his phone. “You’ve misunderstood. I never exploit people.”

“Oh.”

Jiang Qing nodded, tossing the used tissue into the wastebasket. “Then, perhaps… a sugar daddy?”

Ji Xiao lightly cleared his throat and returned to his seat opposite Jiang Qing. “You’ve misunderstood. I merely thought you handled yourself very well outside the practice room, and I wanted to commend you.”

Jiang Qing. “…”

Not only did Jiang Qing disbelieve him, but Pei Yu, watching the surveillance at home, also cursed under his breath, ‘Bullshit.’

Ji Xiao sighed softly. “Alright, I was originally going to invite you to a hotel tonight.”

“I don’t like men,” Jiang Qing stated.

“I wasn’t planning on sleeping with you,” Ji Xiao said sincerely. “Just like when I invited Ye Sheng and Cheng Tian to a hotel, I didn’t sleep with them either.”

Jiang Qing’s wandering gaze swept towards Ji Xiao’s lower half.

“I have no problems there,” Ji Xiao clarified. “In fact, I’m already married. Inviting people to a hotel is just a hobby of mine. It’s very innocent; nothing happens. Do you understand?”

Jiang Qing nodded slowly. “I understand.”

“Ah, you should go now.”

Ji Xiao waved his hand.

Black Cat remarked sympathetically, “You finally took a liking to someone, and it turns out to be an uncle. You’re so tragic.”

Ji Xiao mentally retorted, [Why didn’t you tell me Jiang Qing was Pei Yu’s uncle?]

Black Cat responded, “Oh, come on! I didn’t know. This uncle never appeared in the plot.”

Ji Xiao internally scoffed, [Say no more, you useless piece of junk.]

Black Cat immediately issued a warning, “Warning: Host has appeared.”

Ji Xiao. “…”

****

When Ji Xiao returned home from work, he glanced at the empty dining table before heading into the room. “Darling?”

Pei Yu was seated in a chair, playing a game, ignoring him.

Ji Xiao walked over to him. “What are we having for dinner tonight?”

Pei Yu didn’t even lift his head. “Go eat shit.”

Ji Xiao reached out and gently stroked his head. “You keep playing. I’ll go cook.”

–First Blood!

–Double Kill!

–Triple Kill!

–Quadra Kill!

Ji Xiao, already at the door, paused at the sounds, turning his head, hoping to hear the announcement of a penta kill. Perhaps if Pei Yu enjoyed the game, he wouldn’t be angry anymore?

Unfortunately, the fifth kill was taken by a teammate. The teammates pushing the tower were already sufficient.

Pei Yu tossed his phone onto the bed and glared icily at Ji Xiao.

Ji Xiao rubbed his nose. “What do you want to eat, darling? I’ll make it.”

“I don’t want to eat anything.”

“Then I’ll just make something random? What time is the movie booked for?”

“Movie? There isn’t one.”

“Then I’ll go ahead and book it?”

Pei Yu suddenly stood up, strode forcefully towards Ji Xiao, and shoved him hard against the door.

“Xiao Chi! Not only are you incorrigible, but you even tried to mess with my uncle! You said you wouldn’t do it again in the future, and I actually believed your nonsense!”

Ji Xiao’s eyes were slightly lowered as he looked at him. “I didn’t intend to do anything to him, just like with Ye Sheng and Cheng Tian.”

“Even if you don’t do anything, are you sick?!”

Pei Yu burst out, agitated. “Why do you invite people to hotels for no reason? What, because you’re married to me and don’t want to cheat, you just invite people over to watch them without doing anything, just to satisfy your craving?”

Ji Xiao reached out, grasping Pei Yu’s waist. He lowered his head slightly, pressing his forehead against Pei Yu’s, and whispered, “No, with you, why would I need to satisfy any craving?”

“Let go!”

“No.”

Pei Yu’s pent-up anger from the afternoon exploded. He lowered his head and bit fiercely into Ji Xiao’s neck.

Ji Xiao let out a muffled grunt, soothingly rubbing Pei Yu’s waist. “Gently.”

Gently, my ass!

Pei Yu bit down harder, only releasing him when he tasted blood.

Black Cat had already retreated deep within Ji Xiao’s mind, sighing internally about how miserable its host was while simultaneously opening the ranking list to watch a TV show.

Seeing Pei Yu release him, Ji Xiao clamped onto his chin and kissed him.

Pei Yu tried to push him away but failed, steadily retreating under Ji Xiao’s relentless assault until he gradually softened in his arms.

More than ten minutes later, Pei Yu, unable to bear it any longer, bit him again.

Ji Xiao hissed softly, then let him go.

Pei Yu leaned against him, gasping for breath, his head spinning slightly. “Are you trying to suffocate me, you bastard!”

Once he recovered, Pei Yu couldn’t resist biting him once more.

Ji Xiao didn’t evade, instead gently pressing Pei Yu’s head closer, extending his neck for him to bite. “I remember you played a vampire once. Your teeth are certainly sharp.”

This time, Pei Yu didn’t bite hard. He said weakly, “A-Xiao, don’t do this again in the future.”

“What?”

“Don’t invite people to hotels anymore.”

Ji Xiao didn’t promise him. Instead, the hand tangled in Pei Yu’s hair tugged gently backward, and he lowered his head to kiss him again.

Pei Yu. “…”

Damn it all! What’s wrong with him?!

When he was finally released, he quickly declared, “Go cook. After dinner, I’m taking you to the hospital.”

Ji Xiao blinked. “?”

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