Chapter 17

At three in the afternoon, Lin Fuli held Wen Yan’s hand, asking him to visit more often in the future. Wen Yan looked at the kind-faced old man and nodded.

On the way back, Lin Chuanwu was silent, and Wen Yan didn’t speak either, just staring at the ring. He had a rough idea that Lin Chuanwu’s relationship with his family wasn’t very harmonious. After all, no normal family child would keep something as big as marriage a secret from their family, but he didn’t expect the conflict to be this deep.

Xiao Chuan also had a younger brother. Before Xiao Chuan’s mom and Wen Jingming separated, she favored the younger brother more. After the separation, she only took Xiao Chuan’s brother with her. At that time, Xiao Chuan worked very hard in his studies, trying to be an obedient child, hoping to earn more love from his mom. But sometimes parents can be cruel; if they don’t love you, they just don’t, no matter how well-behaved you are, they are stingy with their love.

At least Xiao Chuan still had his father’s affection, but it seemed Lin Chuanwu’s father didn’t like him much either. Why is it that even though they are all their own children, they only love one and not the other? What was young Lin Chuanwu thinking when he saw his parents doting on his brother? And after his brother died, being treated as his brother just to get a bit of love from his mom, what kind of feelings did that bring? It must have been very sad…

Wen Yan’s heart ached, as if he was mixing his past feelings for Xiao Chuan with Lin Chuanwu, uncontrollably feeling sorry for him.

When they got home, Lin Chuanwu took a call and went into the study. Wen Yan originally wanted to cook with the maid, but the maid pushed him out, so Wen Yan went to the hunting ground to see the wolves and lions.

There were three wolves in the hunting ground, one of which was a female. Wen Yan had noticed a few days ago that her belly was getting bigger, and she often stayed in the den. Today, the caretaker told Wen Yan, “The female wolf is going to have babies.”

“The lion has also arrived, we need to find a lioness for it.”

The pregnant female wolf was very fierce, and Wen Yan didn’t dare to get close, just watching from a distance.

After dinner, Wen Yan lay on the bed with his eyes closed. He originally wanted to wait for Lin Chuanwu to return to the room before falling asleep, but unexpectedly, he fell asleep again.

He had a dream where he became a male lion, captured to help the lion king through its mating season. The lion king was brutal and fierce, locking him in the den as a lioness. And even though he was a male lion, his belly started to grow…

Wen Yan woke up in fright, suddenly opening his eyes… only to find that Lin Chuanwu had come in at some point…

Wen Yan felt embarrassed and started to push him away…

Lin Chuanwu slowly let go, then stared at him, emotions surging in his deep gaze.

“Is there anything you want to tell your husband?”

Wen Yan was silent for a moment, “Don’t eat things you’re allergic to in the future.”

Lin Chuanwu’s eyes darkened slightly, “Is that all?”

“The female wolf is going to have babies.”

Lin Chuanwu stared at him without moving. For some reason, Wen Yan felt a bit of a chill on his scalp, a fear that what he had done had already been discovered by him.

“The little wolf pups should be very cute, I wonder if I can hold one…” Wen Yan said as calmly as possible.

Lin Chuanwu pressed his forehead against his, their breaths mingling, “Want to hold a baby?”

“…Very cute.”

Lin Chuanwu said, “Then let’s have one.”

Wen Yan’s breath hitched, hurriedly pressing down on his hand, “…I’m a beta, I can’t, can’t have children.”

“How do you know if you haven’t tried?” Lin Chuanwu grasped his resisting hand, flipping over to pin him down firmly.

“Maybe you’re like the female wolf, able to give me three or four at once.”

Three or four…

Wen Yan indeed felt embarrassed, lowering his eyes.

Lin Chuanwu stared at him, his chest rising and falling slightly.

At this moment, there was a knock on the door, and a violent look instantly surged between Lin Chuanwu’s brows. He tidied his clothes, got out of bed, and opened the door, “What is it?”

“Mr. Lin, the female wolf seems to be having difficulty giving birth.”

Lin Chuanwu buttoned his shirt, frowning, “Did you call the vet?”

“We did.”

The two of them talked as they went downstairs together.

Wen Yan lay on the bed for a while before following them downstairs.

Giving birth is a very dangerous thing, whether for humans or animals, and a slight mistake can lead to death. Wen Yan was a bit worried.

When he got downstairs, he realized it was raining outside. The hunting ground was pitch black, with only the headlamps on the servants’ heads providing light. In the flickering light, Wen Yan saw Lin Chuanwu squatting in front of the female wolf’s den.

He wasn’t wearing a raincoat, his shirt was soaked through, and water was dripping from his sharp chin.

Wen Yan walked over and held an umbrella over his head.

Lin Chuanwu didn’t turn his head, “Go back.”

The servant also said, “Madam, you’re dressed too lightly, and it’s raining. Go back to your room, don’t catch a cold.”

Wen Yan didn’t move, “It’s okay.”

The female wolf started giving birth at four in the afternoon, and after seven or eight hours of struggling, the wolf pups still hadn’t been born, and the female wolf was getting weaker. The servant felt something was wrong and quickly called Lin Chuanwu.

They were very docile to Lin Chuanwu, allowing him to check her abdomen with his gloved hand.

“The head is probably stuck, has the vet arrived?”

“They said three more minutes.”

After three minutes, the vet arrived. Lin Chuanwu and Wen Yan stepped aside, letting the vet use professional tools to help the female wolf give birth.

In the dim den, there was a faint smell of blood and the weak cries of the female wolf, making Wen Yan’s heart race.

Lin Chuanwu bit a cigarette, taking the umbrella from Wen Yan’s hand to hold it himself.

About an hour later, they heard a faint whimper.

“Is that the wolf pup crying?” Wen Yan nervously asked Lin Chuanwu for confirmation.

Lin Chuanwu tilted the umbrella towards him, “Yes.”

After the delivery, the vet said, “The female wolf is fine, just a bit weak. You’ll need to feed her more protein afterward,” the vet’s white gloves were covered in blood, “but you’ll have to personally feed the wolf pups milk at first.”

The den was full of blood, and the servant quickly cleaned it up, placing the three wolf pups in the female wolf’s embrace.

The three wolf pups were all wet, tiny, and hadn’t opened their eyes yet.

The female wolf nuzzled the wolf pups’ heads, showing affection.

The female wolf had no milk, so the servant had to feed them goat milk, every two hours.

Wen Yan would watch the servant feed the wolf pups before going to work in the morning, and he would come back as early as possible after work. Sometimes, when the servant was busy with other things, Wen Yan would hold the soft wolf pups in his arms, placing the syringe with goat milk near their mouths.

As soon as they smelled the milk, the wolf pups, even with their eyes closed, would eagerly suckle.

Wen Yan would indulgently yet helplessly say, “Slow down.”

Lin Chuanwu happened to see this scene when he returned.

“You’re back.” Wen Yan’s smile slowly faded.

At this time, the servant finished feeding the female wolf and came over to take the wolf pups away. Perhaps to please the master, he said, “It would be great if Madam and Sir could have children in the future.”

After saying this, the servant realized he had misspoken, thinking Lin Chuanwu would punish him, but Lin Chuanwu didn’t. He just let him take the wolf pups back to the hunting ground.

“I’m going on a business trip the day after tomorrow, for about a week.”

Lin Chuanwu stared at Wen Yan.

“…Do you need help packing your clothes?”

“When Lin Wanfu was young, he blinded a servant in one eye and drowned his own pet.”

“Why are you suddenly saying this…” Wen Yan’s face turned pale.

Lin Chuanwu just stared at him, not saying anything more.

The next morning, when Wen Yan opened his eyes, the bed was already empty.

Wen Yan made sure the three wolf pups were fed before going to work.

“Boss, have you seen the news?” As soon as Wen Yan sat down at his desk, Chang Jing leaned over, “Big gossip!”

Wen Yan’s eyes didn’t leave the screen, “What big gossip?”

“Someone exposed that Lin Chuanwu is secretly married!”

Wen Yan’s hand paused.

“Do you know anything about it?”

“How would I know?” Wen Yan smiled awkwardly.

“I see you and Lin Chuanwu seem pretty familiar.”

Liu Ren also leaned over, “There’s even more explosive news.”

“I heard the person Lin Chuanwu married is a beta.”

“Lin Chuanwu is a top alpha, and he actually married a beta. You’d have to really love the other person to marry them despite family and class differences.”

“Someone even took a photo of Lin Chuanwu taking them to meet the parents.” Liu Ren opened the photo, and Chang Jing leaned over to look. It was just a blurry back view, wearing a well-fitted suit, with a slender figure. Even though you couldn’t see the face, you could tell it was probably a beta with an extraordinary temperament.

The more Chang Jing looked, the more familiar it seemed, “Boss, doesn’t the person in the photo look a bit like you?”

With a bang, the water cup was knocked over, and Wen Yan quickly grabbed some tissues to wipe it up, with Chang Jing and Liu Ren also hurriedly helping him.

“Boss, are you okay?”

“Stop chatting and get to work.”

After they left, Wen Yan sat quietly.

This marriage matter affected Lin Chuanwu the most. The Lin Corporation wouldn’t let such rumors spread widely, and it would probably be suppressed soon.

During the lunch break, Wen Yan checked the news, but the situation was escalating.

It seemed Lin Chuanwu had no intention of denying it.

Wen Yan touched the ring in his pocket, momentarily unable to understand Lin Chuanwu’s thoughts.

Wen Yan received a message from Lin Wanfu in the evening.

Sister-in-law, I heard Lin Chuanwu is on a business trip.

Wen Yan looked at the message, not replying immediately.

Lin Wanfu probably feared Lin Chuanwu too, as he hadn’t messaged Wen Yan after adding his contact.

Now, as soon as Lin Chuanwu left, the message came through.

Wen Yan waited half an hour before replying.

• Yes, for about a week.
• If you’re bored, you can come hang out with me.
• I’m planning to have a gathering with some friends.
• Don’t worry, these friends are very loyal to me.

Meaning they wouldn’t report to Lin Chuanwu.

Wen Yan closed his eyes.

Lin Chuanwu would be on a business trip for a week, so what happened the previous two times wouldn’t happen again.

When he opened his eyes again, Wen Yan’s gaze was cold.

Okay.