Tao Fengche instantly recalled the birthday banquet from last Saturday night.

After encountering that middle-aged bald Alpha who came to stir up trouble, he immediately called Sui Yueheng, both to debunk the rampant rumors about “the new head of the Tao family being at odds with Tao Zhixing’s youngest son” and to set an example for those trying to use dirty tricks to tear the Tao family apart.

But as soon as Sui Yueheng answered the phone, Tao Fengche heard a voice that sounded very much like Jiang Jingyun. Before he could identify it clearly, Sui Yueheng had moved to a quiet place, and there was no more noise around.

Firstly, Tao Fengche wasn’t sure if he had misheard. Secondly, there were more pressing matters at hand, and any mention of Jiang Jingyun with Sui Yueheng always led to intense conflict. If it erupted at that time, it would not only make a fool of him but also solidify the rumors of discord between them. So Tao Fengche decided to set that matter aside and focused on solving Yuan Hui’s problem. By the time the banquet ended, seeing the pile of snacks in the backseat of the Maybach, he was overwhelmed with mixed feelings and completely put the matter out of his mind.

However, suppressed memories and doubts don’t disappear entirely; sometimes, a small clue is all it takes for them to resurface—just like the news on TV now.

Jiang Jingyun and Sui Yueheng, first spotted on hot search for a private date that was leaked, then making a grand visit to the Tao family’s business, followed by Sui Yueheng wandering around with Jiang Jingyun’s pheromones, and now Jiang Jingyun making public appearances for political achievements while Sui Yueheng was conspicuously accompanying him in disguise…

Everything combined, it looked just like a pair of secretive lovers!

This was only what Tao Fengche saw; there were probably even more romantic secrets in the unseen corners. Was he the only one being made a fool?

He definitely wasn’t mistaken! Those two were definitely together last Saturday night. It was laughable that Sui Yuesheng had so confidently claimed they were “discussing business outside.” In retrospect, it was actually a sweet date with Jiang Jingyun. Perhaps even a candlelit dinner.

As Jiang Jingyun continued talking on the TV, Tao Fengche felt a surge of unnameable anger, which quickly intensified. The sight of the neatly dressed politician on the screen was too annoying, so Tao Fengche grabbed the remote and swiftly changed the channel.

The moment Jiang Jingyun’s face disappeared from the screen, he sighed with relief and switched to the Jiuzhou Movie Channel, which was showing a classic comedy.

He glanced at the screen, having no interest in the movie, pulled out his phone, and opened the contacts to prepare a call to Sui Yueheng.

“Why should the perfect A and O couple be opposed by a monster like you?”

The characters in the movie delivered their lines well, but this comment sounded extremely harsh to Tao Fengche. His first reaction was to get angry, but the next moment, he froze with his finger hovering over the dial button.

He… seemed to have no right to oppose. Tao Fengche thought in confusion.

That fiery anger suddenly met a high-pressure water cannon, struggling for a moment before being completely extinguished, only producing wisps of smoke. Tao Fengche felt like there were countless ants gnawing at his heart, feeling unbearably distressed, but he was powerless.

He eventually tossed his phone onto the table, enveloped in a sense of dejection, and slowly reviewed the events of the past month in his mind.

After Sui Yueheng returned to the country, he didn’t immediately take over the Tao family’s business. Instead, Tao Fengche saw him trending with Jiang Jingyun and mistakenly thought he was trying to align with Jiang Jingyun by betraying the Tao family, which made him feel betrayed and led him to speak ill of Sui Yueheng.

But after Sui Yueheng officially took over the Tao family’s business, the extent of his hard work was evident. Since moving back to the Tao family residence, Tao Fengche often saw him working late into the night in his study. Yuan Hui’s resentment towards Sui Yueheng, leading him to sow discord at the birthday banquet, was precisely because Sui Yueheng prioritized the Tao family’s interests and was ruthless towards deceitful partners.

Tao Fengche was not someone who distorted facts. Faced with these ironclad evidences, he couldn’t say, “Sui Yueheng doesn’t care about the Tao family; he just wants to use it as a stepping stone to hook up with Jiang Jingyun.”

In this context, his previous grievances and anger were entirely unjustified—even if Sui Yueheng really ended up with Jiang Jingyun, what did it have to do with him?

Sui Yueheng indeed played a very special and important role in his life. He was his first friend, a brother who grew up with him without blood relation, and even gave him a gender awakening through a painfully intense farewell…

But whether Sui Yueheng chose to spend his life with Jiang Jingyun, start a short but joyful romance with him, or choose someone else, had nothing to do with him.

He had no position or qualification to oppose.

Sui Yueheng was an Omega picked up by his father, but he wasn’t Tao Fengche’s private property. His life didn’t belong to the Tao family, only to himself. He made his own choices, and Tao Fengche had no right to interfere or continue to act like a child who lost his favorite toy.

Life is a long journey, and they are two small streams that may briefly merge and flow together but will eventually part ways and head towards their own seas.

He couldn’t selfishly bind Sui Yueheng to his side for life, and even if he wanted to, Sui Yueheng would never agree.

Sui Yueheng had his own life.

For the first time, Tao Fengche clearly realized this.

After all, he was about to become an adult Alpha; it was too shameful to cry over such matters. Tao Fengche sniffled, sighed deeply as if trying to expel all the impure air from his lungs, and suppressed the sudden sting in his nose.

The next moment, the house returned to silence—Tao Fengche turned off the TV with the remote.

He understood the reasoning, but minors have the privilege of being temperamental! In any case, he didn’t want to see anything related to Jiang Jingyun today!

Tao Fengche snorted coldly, lowered his head, and devoured his food, wishing he could devour everything.

His emotions were highly volatile at the moment. The servants standing in the dining room silently shivered, bowing their heads, observing with their eyes on their noses and noses on their hearts—true to being an Alpha of the Tao family! Even eating came with a natural air of menace. When he awakened, the scent of his pheromones would surely be chilling!

Would it smell like the smoke of war? The servant pondered.

…

There were other ways to relieve frustration besides calling Sui Yueheng to argue. After finishing his homework, Tao Fengche opened his computer and picked up his phone to text Wang Yuan, inviting him to join a game.

But as soon as he opened the chat app, before finding Wang Yuan in the chat list, he saw the constantly jumping messages from the class group.

What’s going on?

Tao Fengche was a bit confused and then opened the class group chat. As soon as he opened it, he was overwhelmed by a flurry of messages from the class monitor.

[Tang Wanxin]: [Web link]

[Tang Wanxin]: [Don’t miss out, everyone! Come check out Jiang Jingyun!]

[Wang Yuan]: [No way, class monitor… Are you really pushing this so hard?! You’ve sent twenty messages already!]

[Tang Wanxin]: [But he’s really super handsome today! Top of the top!]

After that, it was all teasing of Tang Wanxin, mixed with protests from other Jiang Jingyun fans in the class. Tao Fengche glanced at it, didn’t read it in detail, and didn’t reply.

At this moment, he had no mood to play games with Wang Yuan. His mind was occupied with one thought—why was Jiang Jingyun everywhere?!

Was this some divine decree that he must be bound to the elusive Jiang Jingyun today?

Determined to exclude Jiang Jingyun from his world completely, Tao Fengche tried to resist. After closing the chat window, he clicked into his Moments.

—The latest post was a news report shared by Tang Wanxin, with the huge “Jiang Jingyun” written in bold letters, which deeply hurt Tao Fengche’s eyes.

Tao Fengche: “……”

Alright, resistance failed.

He struggled for a while but eventually resigned himself to clicking on the news report. He told himself it wouldn’t leave a browsing record, trying to comfort himself.

The Tao family’s internet speed was fast. Almost the next second after he clicked on it, the page loaded completely. He took a closer look, and coincidentally, it was the same news he saw at dinner time.

Unlike the brief mention on the news channel due to time constraints, online media had no such concerns. They used an entire article to clarify the ins and outs of the situation.

In pursuit of high profits, an unscrupulous freight company forced drivers to overload under excessive work conditions, ultimately leading to an accident. After the tragedy, the driver’s widow not only did not receive the promised compensation but also couldn’t contact anyone at the company.

With the driver’s salary being the family’s only source of income and the family having a sick omega son, she had no choice but to turn to Jiang Jingyun for help.

The widow didn’t hold out much hope, but Jiang Jingyun not only extended a helping hand but also, upon learning she couldn’t afford a lawyer, personally paid for a whole legal team…

The first trial’s verdict has already come out. The Taiqing Court ruled in favor of the plaintiff, the driver’s widow, and ordered the losing freight company to pay compensation and a pension. The Taiqing City Prosecutor’s Office stated that they would investigate the “freight company forcing employees to overload” issue, and Jiang Jingyun’s related proposals have begun drafting.

It was a happy ending, with justice prevailing over evil.

The reporter who wrote the news was clearly a Jiang Jingyun fan. The whole report was filled with crazy praise for Jiang Jingyun and even included the lawyer team’s resumes at the end to prove Jiang Jingyun’s dedication to the case, along with a video report of the driver’s widow expressing her gratitude to Jiang Jingyun.

Such a news report with obvious subjective bias completely violated journalistic principles and could normally be complained about. However, Tao Fengche was too preoccupied to care about that. The moment he saw the lawyer team’s resumes, his pupils dilated rapidly, and he froze like a statue.

It wasn’t because of anything else, but because these people looked too familiar—leading the team was Lawyer Li, and almost all of Tao Zhixing’s personal legal team was present.