Rebirth to become the President’s Omega Wife - Chap 42
Fine?
Su Ling sighed, “Did you listen to your voice and does that sound fine to you? Are you going out now?” Gu Liheng looked all dressed up, didn’t seem to be staying at home.
Gu Liheng lightly coughed, but it did not make his voice sound more natural, “En, going out later. But come in and take a rest in the living room.”
Su Ling walked into the living room and took a glance. There is still no trace of the roses he placed in the vase the day before, but he did not ask about it and put in the ones he brought today in the vase. Then he looked at Gu Liheng’s face, “I think you need to get some sleep. Going out is not a good choice.”
Looking back at Su Ling, Gu Liheng pursed his thin lips, and said in a low voice, “It’s okay.”
Su Ling asked softly, “Did something happen?”
In general, if one can’t sleep well, the reason would be either physically or psychologically troubled. Why must he go out now?
There weren’t any emotions in Gu Liheng’s tone as he replied, “Nothing.”
Su Ling is very helpless. If the other party is his lover, he can still reach out and give the man a hug. But now he(GLH) obviously doesn’t want to say more, and intended to refrain from saying anything, he(SL) can’t do anything
When Gu Liheng saw the young man’s expression, he realized that his words were too monotonous and appeared very cold, so he asked, “Have you finished discussing your shop’s design yesterday?”
Su Ling shook his head, “Not yet,” he glanced at the time, “I have an appointment with the designer later, and we are going to some physical store to check the decoration materials and then determine the details.”
Gu Liheng: “The Gu company has a shop for building materials and decoration. You can go and check it out.”
Su Ling laughed, “Okay, then I’ll go first,” he got up and added, “No need to see me to the door, take a break instead when you have time.”
Still, Gu Liheng stood up to send Su Ling. Su Ling looked at him and took a step forward. The two were standing very close to each other, and he said, “I’m worried about you being like this, but I don’t have a stand to tell you what to do.” He raised his gaze and looked serious, “I really like you, so marry me?”
Su Ling already proposed to get married; at least Gu Liheng will not doubt his feelings, right? He could feel that male god liked him, so apart from doubting his feelings, he could not think of any reason why male god keeps rejecting him.
Gu Liheng watched him intently, his Adam’s apple rolling, and after a long time, he answered with difficulty, “No.”
Su Ling looked at him, puzzled, and his expression suddenly changed slightly. Could it be the rumor that Uncle Nalu mentioned is true? That his male god really have sxal dysfunction? That’s why even if he like him(GLH), he(GLH) still reject him? What an amazing endurance!
A complicated expression appeared on Su Ling’s face; he felt like he has discovered the truth. If he tells Gu Liheng that he didn’t mind right away, would he sound perfunctory to him(GLH)? And would he(GLH) be embarrassed from having his pain exposed? Su Ling felt like he has to think about how to deal with that problem. As for his sxx life, he doesn’t mind too much. There are already many ‘tools’ created for various needs back in his world, and Planet Belle will only be more comprehensive. What he needs more is a stable relationship. Thinking of this, Su Ling acted casual and smiled lightly. Seeing that Gu Liheng’s face was more serious than usual, he said, “Don’t be under pressure. I already said that I’m a patient person. It is just that I’m a little worried about you.”
Gu Liheng never thought that his heart could be feeling as soft and sour as it is now. His voice was tiny as he said, “I will pay attention to rest.”
Su Ling’s eyes curved up, “That’s good, I’ll go first. See you tomorrow.”
Gu Liheng sent him to the door and waited for the car to disappear from view before turned back to the living room. Then he contacted Mill. Massaging his forehead lightly, Gu Liheng started talking with a down voice, “I had insomnia last night. I have been dreaming about my childhood, and it kept repeating in my dreams. I woke up halfway, and I could hardly distinguish between dreams and reality.”
Mill: “What happened during the day?”
Gu Liheng: “I went to meet my mother. This is the first time I have a normal conversation with her outside the hospital in so many years.”
Mill: “I suggested to you before to keep away from the stimulus.”
Gu Liheng: “I want to overcome my psychological barriers, not to escape from it. You said that to be completely cured, my reactions to her are the most important factor.”
Mill stopped thinking about Gu Liheng’s actions and asked, “Your chat didn’t go well?”
Gu Liheng: “No, it was fine, and I rarely talk. My mother talks about the banquet arrangements. I only nodded or occasionally acknowledged with an ‘En’.”
His body instinctively tensed up during the whole process, but Gu Liheng managed to control himself well. His face was expressionless, no difference in normal times. He was even feeling happy when he returned to his villa. Originally, he has it planned out that if he could stay emotionally stable in front of his mother, he would confess to the young man. He would tell him about his situation and let the young man decided whether to stay with him or not. He thought he could accept the roses from the young man today and return the favor. But the nightmare last night made him dispel this idea. Not yet, he still couldn’t make his move yet.
Always looking serious and not smiling has already affected the atmosphere. If he can’t even sleep at night, he can’t provide a happy environment for the young man. At night, the reactions from someone having a nightmare can even cause other people to feel scared. He knows this feeling better than anyone else. After his father died unexpectedly, he would often hear gasps, screams and crying every night as if someone will breathe their last in the next second. When he woke up from his nightmare last night, there weren’t any screams or cries, but his breathing was very heavy. This low-volume but heavy sound was actually the most terrifying sound.
At that time, the good mood he had before going to bed has disappeared. Gu Liheng knew that he could not reply to the young man today.
Mill: “Maybe because she has recovered, and her image got closer to herself in your memory. That’s why you didn’t have nightmares when you visited her in the hospital but dreamed about her last night.”
Gu Liheng felt that it was reasonable and asked, “What should I do?”
Mill: “Except for dreaming, how do you feel when you meet her?”
Gu Liheng: “Fortunately, it is not uncomfortable for me to control my emotions.”
Mill: “You can try to continue getting along with her within your tolerance level, and gradually get used to the current pattern to replace the ingrained impression in your mind. Of course, the rest of the time you should exercise, pay attention to your nutrition, communicate with friends and relax. It will be more beneficial to you.”
Gu Liheng: “Okay, thank you.”
…
Su Ling received a message on the way back. It was a VIP card for Sheng Zhuang Department Store sent by Gu Liheng, with a note attached – Male God: “Can use for a discount.”
So after meeting the designer, Su Ling said, “Let’s go to Sheng Zhuang Department Store to see the materials.”
Designer: “That store is under the Gu family, right? It’s not cheap, your budget may not be enough.”
Su Ling smiled and said, “It’s okay.”
When Nalu made his budget, he(N) didn’t consider his(SL) money. As long as the figure didn’t exceed much, it is enough. His male god even gave him a discount card, so he must give the business to the Gu family, no need to consider other stores at all.
The designer smiled and said, “Didn’t we decide to only come to check out the materials? Are you going to buy them straight away?”
Su Ling: “I’ll place a booking first. I haven’t used up all the raw materials in the bar yet, and the store will still be open for two days. If I buy the materials today, there won’t be any place to put them.”
The designer nodded, “Sure.”
When the designer saw the discounted price, he was shocked, “Where did you get the card? Give me one too!”
Su Ling smiled and said, “There are only one.”
…
Gu House’s garden
Mother Gu was inspecting the newly delivered flowers when she heard the housekeeper reporting that Gu Liheng has arrived. She was a little surprised, but she smiled and returned to the living room. Seeing Gu Liheng’s face, she warmly asked, “You didn’t sleep well last night?”
Gu Liheng looked serious as he replied, “Somewhat.”
Mother Gu looked at his expression, “So why are you here today?”
Gu Liheng’s gaze fell on her face, and he replied with a very focused look, “I came to see you.” He may get used to her if he sees her a lot.
Surprised by the answer, Mother Gu soon smiled again, “I thought you didn’t want to see me. Ever since the day you sent me back from the hospital, you didn’t come here until I mentioned it yesterday.”
Gu Liheng: “No.” It’s not that I don’t want to, but I’m afraid. I’m afraid I can’t control my emotions, and people found out that I’m abnormal.
…
For the next 2 days, Su Ling still gave Gu Liheng roses, and Gu Liheng returned to Gu mansion every day.
Because the Fragrance Bar will be closed from the morning of the 6th and will be fully renovated, Su Ling moved out from the fragrance bar on the afternoon of the 5th. He doesn’t have many things to take, mainly the spiritual plants and his extractor. With his space storage and Nalu’s help, moving was effortless.
Upon arriving at the new unit, Nalu carefully inspected each room, and only felt assured when he found no problem. The house was recently renovated, and each room is fully equipped with furniture. In order to make space for the spiritual plants, Su Ling and Nalu spent a lot of time emptying one room, which will be dedicated to the spiritual plants alone.
Su Ling fanned himself with his hand and looked at the time, “Uncle Nalu, I’ll treat you to dinner.”
During dinner, Nalu was thinking about something. The more he thinks, the worried he got, “You live alone, and the spiritual plants are with you. You still have to pay attention to safety. In my opinion, you should contact the security company and transfer the security system from the bar to your unit.”
Su Ling smiled and said, “It’s because the spiritual plants are with me that it’s safe.”
Nalu had seen the lethality of the spiritual plants and felt that it is reasonable. But he overthought and asked, “What if the intruder has a weapon? You should really transfer the security system. The fragrance bar will be renovated tomorrow, so it has to be removed anyway.”
Su Ling smiled. In order to make Nalu feel at ease, he contacted the security company in front of him to discuss the equipment migration and planned to get it installed in his unit tomorrow morning.
Finally satisfied, Nalu sent Su Ling back to the apartment before leaving
Lopseed and Baby’s breath are much calmer than before. Although they are in the same room with Xian Mo Yu, their petals and leaves are not shaking anymore. They only tried to bend away and distance themselves from Xian Mo Yu. Su Ling sighed silently because this scene is too familiar to him. All spiritual plants behaved like this back when his pheromone still smells bad. But Xian Mo Yu has it worse because the plants acted like this when it is fragrant right now. The two plants’ action to distance themselves was utterly useless because Xian Mo Yu’s roots are long and flexible, and it can reach any place in this room as it please.
Su Ling played a bit with the two plants and spent some time with Xian Mo Yu for a while. After reminding it not to hurt his friends, he left the spiritual plant room. He went back to the master bedroom, made the bed and put on all the covers. Then he wiped the closet again, looked around, and shifted the position of the full-length mirror and the lazy couch. Su Ling wanted to shift the closet as well, but he doesn’t have the strength to do so. By the time he finally managed to arrange the bedroom to suit his taste, he was tired and didn’t want to move. The physical stamina of an Omega is really terrible. Taking his pyjamas into the bathroom, Su Ling mentally included exercise in his daily schedule.
The ringtone of a call woke Su Ling up. He raised his hand and could feel that his arms are sore and mumbled, “Who?”
“This is Xiào Rui. I’m sorry to disturb you, but you are five minutes behind the usual agreed time, are you okay?”
“Ah? Hiss…” Su Ling got up in surprise, and all the muscles that happened to do some heavy work yesterday began to protest.
“What’s the matter?” Xiào Rui asked hurriedly.
Su Ling glanced at the time, it was 7.35 am, and he usually went to the Xiào villa at 7.30 am.
Su Ling: “It’s nothing. So sorry, I’ve overslept. I will come right away.”
Xiào Rui: “I will ask my driver to pick you up.”
Su Ling: “It’s fine. I wash up quickly, and getting a taxi is faster.”
Xiào Rui felt that it is reasonable and reminded him, “Pay attention to safety on the road.”
Su Ling acknowledged with an En before hanging up the call. He quickly changed his pants, casually put on a T-shirt then started brushing his teeth and washing his face. Before going out, he put the spiritual plants in his space storage. It was 8.00 am when he arrived. Su Ling apologized and went to get the Redthorn Ball liquid, which later given to the private doctor who had been waiting.
Upon coming out of the spiritual plant room, he saw Xiào Rui’s mother standing at the door.
“Thanks for your hard work, I have asked someone to prepare breakfast. I heard Ah Rui said that you came directly without eating.”
Su Ling was embarrassed as he explained, “I got up too late.”
Mother Xiào: “It’s not too late. Ah Rui used to get up at 8-9 am on holidays. Alright, come and see if my breakfast suits your taste.”
And so Su Ling ate breakfast in the villa, then thanked Mother Xiào before taking his leave. Mother Xiào asked the driver to see him off. It was the same driver who sent him back every day, and the driver has gotten used to the routine. When the car is approaching the flower shop, he slowed down the speed and asked, “Mr Su, are you still going to buy some flowers?”
Su Ling checked the time and realized that he would have already delivered the roses at this time normally. On the other hand, his arms felt sore, his body is tired; his heart is tired as well. Male god’s state is not good these days, and his complexion was terrible. Yesterday, he only looked slightly better because his susceptibility period has just ended. However, male god became more silent than before. Unlike before where he(GLH) would show obvious joy because of his(SL) concern, his recent emotions are quite restrained. This made Su Ling feel uncertain, and he couldn’t be completely sure about male god’s attitude towards him.
In his heart, Su Ling silently sighed that chasing after someone is quite tiring.
“No need to buy, please send me back directly.” Let’s take a rest for a few days, and also let male god relax.
Su Ling guessed that his marriage proposal that day has given male god a scare, and he probably chased him(GLH) too tightly, which made the male god very stressful. Thinking from Gu Liheng’s point of view, if he has a problem in ‘that’ aspect and the person he likes is chasing him, he would feel sweet and tormented at the same time.
The speed of the car immediately increased, and Su Ling’s bracelet rang. It was a call from the security company. Su Ling connected the call, and the other party explained that they want to confirm with him the specific location and whether he is home.
“No. 301, Building 2, Xinlu Community. I’ll reach home soon.”
…
Gu Liheng sat on the sofa, staring silently at the empty vase on the coffee table. The young man didn’t come today, was he delayed by some matters or he finally gave up? Lightly touching his bracelet, Gu Liheng’s fingertip paused for a while above the young man’s contact icon, but he retracted his hand.
Meeting with his mother these few days, although he managed to wake up from the nightmare faster than before, he still dreams every night. Gu Liheng knew very well that having his sleep affected for a few days in a row has caused him to be in a terrible state. Moreover, the time that the young man stayed over every day has become shorter and shorter. Could it be the reason he didn’t come today is because he couldn’t bear the boredom?
This outcome is what he hoped to happen initially, but now, Gu Liheng only felt as if his heart has been blocked by something. Raising his head, he massaged his forehead before walking out of the living room. He got in the car and glanced out of the window, “Drive slowly in the villa area.”
However, until the car leaves the villa area, he still didn’t see any people or vehicles passing by. As the car continued to drive forward into the city, Gu Liheng still looked out of the window. After a while, Xiào Rui and Lin Meng appeared in his field of vision. They were walking close together towards a mall. He retracted his gaze, and his stiff facial features were very serious. Since Xiào Rui is out shopping with Lin Meng, it means the liquid for today’s portion has been harvested. He has to speed up his recovery.
…
When Mother Gu saw Gu Liheng, her habitual gentle smile narrowed, “You should look in the mirror, your complexion is really ugly. I thought that at your age, you should already know how to take care of yourself.”
“Even if you are on holiday, you should pay attention to your image. If someone sees you like this, there might be bad news about the Gu company having troubles. You should go back to rest. I don’t want you to appear at the birthday party with this face tomorrow night.”
Gu Liheng’s jaw tightened, but he sat firmly on the sofa opposite his mother, “I’m fine.” He just needs to stay around her.
Mother Gu frowned, “I could use one hand to count the words you said in these past few days. What do you want to do actually?”
Gu Liheng: “Look at you.”
Mother Gu: “…If you change your expression, I might believe it.”
Gu Liheng’s fingers were clenched. His gaze fell on her face as the corners of his mouth were gently, stiffly, and slowly raised up to reveal a forced smile. All of a sudden, scolding sound exploded in his ears, panic and nervousness followed. His teeth clenched, his cheeks and jaws stiffened, and his eyes were calm and indifferent. Gu Liheng’s current appearance is no better than a blank expression.
Mother Gu’s brows tightened. Since the death of her partner, she has been affected by the pheromone rejection illness. At first, she was only emotional, but then it became serious as time passed. Her mind was always in a state of chaos. Fortunately, Ah Heng has already taken charge of the Gu family at that time, so there was no need for her to worry about everything. But now seeing Gu Liheng’s appearance, she noticed something wrong and her smile stiffened as well. Originally she thought Ah Heng was just serious by nature and didn’t like to laugh, but now, she couldn’t help being flustered. She said, “You… if you don’t want to smile, don’t force it.”
Her volume was natural, neither high nor agitated, and the voice in Gu Liheng’s ears suddenly disappeared. All of the negative emotions quickly disappeared too. The corner of Gu Liheng’s mouth fell, and he replied with a serious look, “No, I want to smile.” Then he added, “You just do your thing, don’t mind me.”
That night, Gu Liheng didn’t dream about his childhood, but he still didn’t sleep well. In his dream, he saw the young man running and pounced on an Alpha who he couldn’t see his face.
The next morning, the young still did not come. He stood by the windowsill and stared at the door for a long time.
…
Su Ling got up early that day and ran around the playground nearby twice. Then he ate breakfast and went to the Xiào villa. As soon as he entered, Lin Meng jumped up from the sofa and called out, “Ling Ling!” As he shouted, he wanted to pull Su Ling, but Xiào Rui stopped him.
Su Ling smiled, “I’ll go get the liquid first, and we will talk later.”
Lin Meng’s eyes were bright, “I’ll go with you, I want to see.”
Su Ling: “Come on then.”
After harvesting the ball fluid, Lin Meng pulled Su Ling onto the sofa and kept saying, “Ling Ling is really amazing,” and then curiously asked, “When did your pheromone return to normal?”
Su Ling: “Some time ago.”
Lin Meng smiled brightly, “That’s great. Your pheromone smells so good now, Zhao Qi should really smell it!”
Su Ling raised his eyebrows, “I am not interested in him.”
That makes Lin Meng laughed out. After he finished laughing, he asked, “Let’s go pick an outfit together later? I didn’t get any yesterday. We need to dress well in President Gu’s mother’s birthday party tonight.”
Su Ling puzzled, “Birthday party?”
Lin Meng: “Yeah, haven’t you received the invitation?” His big eyes were filled with confusion. President Gu likes Ling Ling, how could he not give Ling Ling an invitation?
Then Su Ling remembered that he had indeed heard about it. It was the time when Redthorn Ball was exposed, and it was related to this birthday party.
But male god never mentioned it before, he completely forgotten about it if Lin Meng didn’t mention it, “I didn’t get any invitation.”
Lin Meng: “President Gu didn’t give you an invitation? My mother said that many unmarried rich Omegas have been invited. Madam Gu actually wants to use this birthday party…”
Seeing Su Ling frown, Lin Meng didn’t continue.
But Su Ling already understood, “As blind dates?”
Lin Meng: “Don’t be angry. They are all invited by Madam Gu. Maybe it has nothing to do with President Gu.” Then his eyes turned with a thought and suggested, “Why don’t you come with me tonight?”
Xiào Rui pulled at Lin Meng’s shoulders and said amusedly, “How can Omega accompany each other? And you are my dancing partner.”
Lin Meng took Xiào Rui’s hand and was about to fling it away. But after thinking about it, he grabbed it and smiled, “I will go with my parents, you will take Ling Ling.”
Su Ling: “No.”
Lin Meng: “Why not? That’s a great idea!” He thought his idea was particularly good.
Xiào Rui rubbed his hair, “Won’t you get jealous?”
Lin Meng wrinkled his nose and said, “Ling Ling likes President Gu, so I’m not jealous,” he looked at Su Ling, “Do you think the same way, Ling Ling? It’s okay yo, I will meet Ah Rui again after we entered the banquet. It’s the same thing.”
“Think about it, there are so many single Omegas. Plus Zhao Qi will join as well, can you rest assured?”
Su Ling: “…” No, he can’t.
Male god has just passed his susceptibility period, so if someone set a trap, he may get caught in it. And If male god is found to have done unspeakable thing in the public… Su Ling doesn’t dare to imagine how male god would look. So he said to both men, “Have to trouble you.”
Lin Meng laughed, “No trouble,” he pulled Su Ling up, “Go, let’s go buy our outfit.”
