Complain
How could I complain
"No!" Ye Ci denied hastily.
The emotions in his chest were so full that they almost overflowed, but he was afraid of appearing to be a smug person, so he tried his best to remain calm and commented objectively: "Chu Rui really needs someone to... discipline him."
Perhaps because he was on the verge of a susceptible period, the mask of a gentleman became increasingly difficult to wear. Huo Tinglan smiled, lowered his eyes and peeked at Ye Ci's thin and tender lips that were tightly closed like a clam shell. While staring at him, he skillfully pried out something nice from inside and tickled that clumsy little tongue with words: "Well, I've disciplined you... What should you say to me?"
What to say at a time like this
Of course we should say "thank you", even kindergarten children know that.
Ye Ci didn't know why he felt embarrassed when he said this, so he lowered his voice: "Thank you, thank you Uncle Huo."
The room was silent for a few seconds.
Huo Tinglan didn't get enough of the sweetness, and finally failed in self-discipline. With a slight smile on his lips, he controlled a calm and upright tone and asked, "You shameless guy."
"How is Uncle Huo?"
…
Ten minutes later, when he and Huo Tinglan arrived at the main entrance of the banquet hall, the heat on Ye Ci's cheeks was finally blown away by the evening breeze.
It’s pink and not so red.
—How is Uncle Huo
This question was so simple that he didn't even need to think about it, but he was at a loss. He hesitated for a long time before Huo Tinglan squeezed out the word "yes" with his face flushed.
His palms were sweaty along the way and he clenched them awkwardly. He felt vaguely ashamed and confused for being made a dirty joke.
But that sentence had nothing to do with obscene things and the tone was normal.
He didn't mind, he was just embarrassed.
If someone really made a dirty joke to him, he wouldn't react like this. He would definitely get angry.
So no.
What are you thinking about...
It couldn't have been possible.
Huo Tinglan helped him vent his anger, so he leaned towards him and even rubbed the back of his head for a while.
As a result, he made such random assumptions... Does he still have a conscience
Ye Ci came to his senses, feeling extremely ashamed. He quickly put aside the thought of humiliating Huo Tinglan's noble character and sat down next to Huo Tinglan at the banquet table.
The atmosphere of the family dinner was not ruined by the sudden departure of Ruan Jiayi and Chu Rui. Chu Wenlin knew he was in the wrong and tried his best to act as if nothing had happened. When others asked him about it, he just said that his youngest son was not feeling well and was taken home by his wife to rest.
Perhaps because of the season, seafood and fish accounted for a high proportion of the banquet dishes. The ingredients were expensive to the point of extravagance, and the presentation was dazzling. Ye Ci couldn't name eight of the ten dishes, and he didn't even know where to put his chopsticks. But he was the protagonist of this family banquet, in the center of attention, and people were looking at him all the time.
He was afraid of exposing his ignorance and causing others to laugh at him, and causing Huo Tinglan to be embarrassed with him, so he simply stopped moving his chopsticks and took a sip of the juice slowly from the cup. After taking a sip, he put the cup down and paused. Just as he was about to take another sip, Huo Tinglan took a pair of new chopsticks from the waiter and put a piece of golden fried cheese crab meat on his plate, which was just the right size for a bite, and whispered in his ear: "I don't know if the chef's skills here are to your taste... Try it first?"
“… Yeah, okay.” Ye Ci picked up the piece of crab meat as if he had been saved.
"Try this, it looks pretty good." Huo Tinglan calmly picked up a piece of raw fish sashimi with snowflake patterns, dotted it with wasabi sauce with the tip of his chopsticks, and then dipped the side without the sauce into the condiment dish next to Ye Ci. His movements were just the right amount of slow, allowing Ye Ci to see clearly the process of dipping the sashimi.
Ye Ci was startled for a moment, then came to his senses. His eyes trembled slightly, and became so bright as if covered with a thin layer of water shell.
Huo Tinglan saw through his predicament, but he did not feel uncomfortable, he just felt warm.
Throughout the entire banquet, Huo Tinglan had been extremely considerate, lowering himself to constantly pick up dishes for the newlywed young master, fill his glass with juice, and block wine for him... He even wanted to do small things like dipping him in the sauce. All his actions showed his cherishment and love for him, which was even better than his father's doting on his wife. He could be said to be spoiling him.
The relatives of the main family and the branch family watched and gradually realized that no matter how many interests were involved in this marriage, Ye Ci would be a person that the Huo family could not afford to offend. So they came forward one after another, took the opportunity of toasting to find Ye Ci to show off their face and chat with him warmly, and the wine toasted to Ye Ci was almost all drunk by Huo Tinglan.
"...Uncle Huo." In the second half of the banquet, Ye Ci couldn't help it and gently pulled Huo Tinglan's sleeve under the tablecloth.
"Hmm?" Huo Tinglan turned his face slightly.
Ye Ci pointed to his cup: "No, don't block the wine for me, I... I can drink it."
While Huo Tinglan was not paying attention, he secretly made himself a glass of beer. Golden bubbles bounced on the rim of the glass, exuding the aroma of wheat.
Huo Tinglan glanced at him, raised the corners of his lips, and repeated in a very light tone: "Can you drink?"
The voice was soaked in wine, with a slightly drunken hoarseness, rustling against the ears, and was a little sexier than usual.
The pronunciation is so light that it is almost frivolous.
Like teasing.
Ye Ci became more and more convinced that Huo Tinglan was drunk, and calmed himself down and said, "Yes, I'm afraid, I'm afraid that you'll get drunk... and have a headache tomorrow." Seeing that Huo Tinglan didn't comment, he frowned, a little anxious, and inadvertently raised his voice, "I, I can drink a lot."
Speaking of getting drunk... Huo Tinglan has never been really "drunk". His top alpha physique is not obtained for nothing. Alcohol only makes his nerves excited.
He didn't need an eighteen-year-old omega to block the drinking for him.
He also shouldn't have indulged Ye Ci in drinking. After all, he had only been an adult for a few months and should stay away from things like cigarettes and alcohol.
Ye Ci hadn’t finished his weekend homework. After dinner, he went back to rest and then had to do another set of papers.
Moreover, he remembered that Ye Ci in his previous life was intolerant to alcohol and would become drunk and unconscious after three or five glasses of beer. But now he was full of confidence and felt that he could drink a lot.
Huo Tinglan slowly frowned.
The only explanation is that after Ye Ci differentiated into an omega, his physical condition gradually changed and his tolerance to alcohol was greatly reduced, but he himself didn't know it yet.
He recalled how Ye Ci looked like in his previous life after drinking—
Very obedient.
Like a soft little drunken shrimp.
Even if someone picked it up, peeled off the shell, licked the white, sweet tender meat inside, ate it up completely and took full advantage of it... I'm afraid I wouldn't know how to resist.
Huo Tinglan's pupils gradually turned dark.
The love and desire that had been suppressed for so long, as thick and hot as molten lava, slowly overflowed with the help of alcohol and the restlessness of the alpha gland, boiling and burning.
Even the blue veins and blood vessels were bouncing slightly with excitement.
"Is it okay, Uncle Huo?" Ye Ci didn't know the consequences, and looked at him eagerly, his eyes were clear, clean and childish, and he wanted to share the burden with him.
A young man’s heart is clear and precious.
As if he had decided something, Huo Tinglan slowly raised the corners of his lips and said in a hoarse voice: "Just this once... Don't do it again."
"Yeah!" Ye Ci held the wine glass, straightened his back with vigor, and stood up to block the wine for Uncle Huo.
He looked very handsome when drinking, calmly and neatly without any nonsense. He just kept a stern face and waited for the guests who came to toast him to finish their greetings, then raised his head and drank a glass.
Huo Tinglan played with the empty wine glass, staring at Ye Ci, watching his small and sharp Adam's apple rolling up and down, his eyes heavy.
One cup.
Two cups.
Three cups.
…
When the waiter came up to pour Ye Ci a fourth glass, Huo Tinglan suddenly covered the rim of the glass with his five fingers and waved the waiter away. Then, he glared at Ye Ci and said teasingly, "You're drunk so quickly... and you still say you can drink a lot."
Ye Ci blinked hard, his eyes widened and squinted, staring at the double image of the light in confusion, and rubbed his eyes with the back of his hand.
"Stop rubbing, your hands are dirty." Huo Tinglan laughed and reservedly used two fingers to gently push away Ye Ci's hand that was rubbing his eyes. "You didn't take the health and fitness class in junior high school, so you haven't taken the elementary school class yet?"
"This wine," Ye Ci turned his head, his face as pink as a peach, trying to make amends, "the alcohol content should be quite high..."
"I've poured you a 6% alcohol light beer. Is that high?"
Huo Tinglan sneered, choking him in a neutral tone.
Ye Ci was stunned and wilted.
The banquet was drawing to a close and it was getting a little noisy. Huo Tinglan lowered his voice so low that others couldn't hear what he said. Seeing his gentle and mischievous expression, whispering in Ye Ci's red ears, they thought they were a newlywed couple flirting.
Unexpectedly, Huo Tinglan was extremely ruthless. Not only did he reveal the alcohol content of the beer, he also seriously scolded the child on this happy day: "... Your physical condition will change after you differentiate into an omega. Your tolerance to alcohol was high before, but it may become lower later. You can still hold on to three cups of this light beer, but if it was a higher alcohol beer, you might have already lain down... Will you dare to drink outside in the future?"
"I know, I know, Uncle Huo, I won't dare to do it again in the future." Ye Ci lowered his head with shame.
The clear young boy's voice was soaked in wine and was as soft as down feathers.
It is indeed the same as the previous life.
He becomes extremely obedient after drinking.
"Except Uncle Huo, no one can persuade you to drink?"
"… Um."
Huo Tinglan smiled softly.
This also eliminates a major safety hazard.
The dinner was over and the guests began to leave one after another.
Generally speaking, as the protagonists of this family dinner, Huo Tinglan and Ye Ci should accompany Huo Changyu and Lin Yao to see off the guests, and should be the last to leave, or simply stay overnight. But in fact, Huo Tinglan had already taken Ye Ci to the car before the guests had left. Before leaving, he whispered a few words to Lin Yao, and he didn't know what they said. Lin Yao's mouth suddenly curled up so much that she couldn't suppress it. She didn't mention letting Xiao Fufu stay overnight, and happily chased him away.
In the car, Huo Tinglan showed a rare sign of fatigue. His head tilted back slightly, his eyes closed and he pretended to be asleep. His handsome eyebrows were slightly furrowed, and the blue veins in his temples were throbbing, as if he was not feeling well. The sharp aroma of tequila filled the car, stronger than usual.
Ye Ci had long been accustomed to Huo Tinglan's pheromones. He was unable to detect them for a moment and was worried that he was feeling uncomfortable because he drank too much. He stammered and asked with concern: "Uncle Huo, do you want to pull over for a moment? I'll walk with you... and breathe some fresh air."
Huo Tinglan closed his eyes and curled his lips: "I'm not drunk..."
Ye Ci shook his head in disbelief and wanted to persuade him, but Huo Tinglan said the second half of the sentence: "This is a susceptible period."