1.4 Pumping the break

When A-Xuan entered the dining room, the first thing he felt was Yunchen's angry eyes. He smiled at him innocently and left.

He read the transcript of yesterday's meeting and must be angry about the part of he and Jinyan's marriage.

Yunchen feels a bit lost, numerous things are different from his past life. For starters, they were no Xuan Tech and A-Xuan wasn't already this close to Jinyan. He feels like everything is spiraling out of control.

He decided to put his plan into action as soon as possible. We'll see if Jinyan will still want him once she catches him in bed with another man, he smiled sadistically.

On the way to the Wu mansion, A-Xuan couldn't help but feel happy. As he planned, Yunchen is going through with the plan now. In his past life, Yunchen paid a man to drug A-Xuan to assault him.

If that wasn't despicable enough, he posted those pictures everywhere. Awful can't even represent how the original felt after everything happened.

I will make sure Yunchen founds out on his own, A-Xuan thought as a glint of contempt flashed through his eyes.

As soon he entered Wu mansion A-Xuan he was led to the dining room. There was a table full of different dishes and after looking closer he saw all his favorite ones.

He smiled as he looked at Wu Jing who was sitting at the end of the table. The smile he returned made A-Xuan feel warm. He knows that Wu Jing is the one who asked the chef to cook his favorite food.

Jinyan this self-centered black lotus doesn't even know what his favorite color is let alone food. She spends all her time roping other future heirs of big companies in case she fails with him.

A-Xuan felt disgusted after reviewing all the files he got about her. She doesn't mind being intimate with different men if it means securing herself a future.

At least, with the original's aversion to closeness, it gave him an excuse not to be too close to her physically.

A-Xuan sat next to him instead of sitting in front of him.

"Wu Jing."

At his name being called out by the youth, Wu Jing felt his heart tremble.

He can't explain it, but he feels this intense pull toward A-Xuan. At their first breakfast together, he felt curious when it never happened before.

Then every time he would drop off Jinyan he would talk to him for a few minutes, but it was never enough.

He hired someone to find out everything about him because he felt curious, but over time he couldn't stop himself from watching the daily photos he received of him.

Every time he would see him on the screen typing on his computer working for what seemed hours, he felt a sense of peace. At first, he felt very annoyed, never had anyone captured him this completely.

All that ever mattered to him was Wu Corporation and nothing else, even his niece doesn't.

But then A-Xuan looked at him back for once without averting his eyes, and his heart was gone. It's like he hooked his heart, as soon as he realized that he didn't feel annoyed anymore, on the contrary.

Over time the need to get closer became more urgent, so why would he stop himself?

"A-Xuan how are you?"

A-Xuan said:

"I'm okay."

"I thought you would feel disappointed."

At those words, A-Xuan looked up and stopped his chopsticks that were flying to pick out all his favorite food. A-Xuan asked, raising one of his eyebrows.

"Why would I be?"

Wu Jing answered:

"Because I ended the partnership between Wu Corporation and Cao Empire. You're the heir, it affects you."

Weirdly A-Xuan didn't want to lie to him, so he changed the subject asking curiously:

"Since you ended the partnership you have another company in mind. Who is it?"

A-Xuan asked him without the least bit of hesitation, which made Wu Jing laugh. At his laugh, A-Xuan was stunned, he is truly the most handsome man he's ever seen. Seeing the youth stunned face made him laugh harder.

Wu Jing couldn't stop himself from rubbing his head. At that, A-Xuan looked at him blankly while blushing. Seeing him like that, Wu Jing could already feel his body heating up, he wondered if the youth would also blush like that beneath him.

A-Xuan could feel the desire and blushed even harder, which only made Wu Jing's desire stronger.

He coughed and said:

"You've been running Cao Empire ever since you were a kid, which means you know I can't tell you who my new partner will be."

A-Xuan bowed his head and kept picking food. At his disappointed eyes, Wu Jing's heart tightened.

"Xuan Tech."

At those words, A-Xuan lifted his head and looked at him intently. After a few seconds, he asked:

"Why?"

Wu Jing asked:

"Isn't it obvious?"

Looking back, Wu Jing communicated with his eyes and A-Xuan quickly understood. A-Xuan's heartbeat quickened, he just looked at him, and it was like they were heart bubbles between them. He unconsciously smiled.

In all his previous lives, he never met someone who cared or looked out for him. Even if someone knowing your favorite food seems like nothing, it means a lot to him.

Now hearing him practically admit that he did it for him makes him feel elated.

All Wu Jing could hear was his heartbeat, he was worried that the youth would deny owning Xuan Tech or reject his offer to be a partner, so he was very tense.

When he saw that beautiful smile and his eyes sparkled like fireworks, he felt his heart tremble again. It was like a confirmation that to be happy, he needs to make the person sitting next to him happy.

Wu Jing added:

"Plus, your technology makes Cao Empire looks like a joke."

Seeing A-Xuan not feeling worried about him knowing he owned Xuan Tech, Wu Jing felt relieved. He knows that he can trust him and that he won't say a word.

A-Xuan couldn't stop himself from smiling wider, he never cared for anyone's praise or what anyone thought of him, but presently he felt genuinely happy that Wu Jing appreciate his hard work.

To be fair, he probably saw the hours he passed locked in his room working.

"Thank you."

The youth answered, bowing his head.

Wu Jing felt happy seeing him care about his opinion, as he thought it isn't one-sided. Wu Jing pinched his chin lightly and lifted his head.

"I like it better when you look at me."

A-Xuan looked at him, seemingly lost.

"You have beautiful eyes."

After those words left his mouth, A-Xuan admonished himself for saying whatever passes through his mind.

Wu Jing pulled his chair closer, he smiled, and said:

"Thank you, I like yours too."

At those words, he touched his eyes, feeling fascinated.

A-Xuan looked into his eyes and could feel want and desire to possess. It was practically fanatic. He knew that Wu Jing must have some feelings for him, or he wouldn't surveil him constantly.

But sitting close to him and having those eyes looking back is different. He's only a passerby in this world and as soon as his life ends he'll move on to the next world, but what if he can't forget those beautiful gray eyes?

What scares him the most is that in those eyes he can see his own, which reflects the same want.

The moment he first saw Wu Jing, he engraved every part of his face in his mind. Ever since that he could see him every day, and when that wasn't enough, he would hack his office's surveillance cameras to see him.

He decided not to have breakfast with him not just because he had a lot of work but because he knew that if he got close to him, they would be no going back, and he still needs to make Jinyan pay.

Despite knowing that, he couldn't stop himself from speaking to him for a few minutes each time he dropped off Jinyan.

In any case, he won't sacrifice his work for a crush or whatever it is, so nothing can happen. Distance is the best solution.

Wu Jing asked:

"You wish to marry into my family?"

At those words, A-Xuan was startled.

Isn't it too soon to talk about marriage? Seeing his startled face, Wu Jing smiled and said:

"Yesterday your father said that you and Jinyan are planning to get married."

After those words, he looked at A-Xuan intently, wanting to see the slightest change in his facial expression.

"So, are you?"

Wu Jing looked at him threateningly as if to say: If you dare say yes, you're dead. A-Xuan asked with a smirk:

"Shouldn't you be more worried about your future with Mrs. Wang?"

The whole world knows that Wu Jing's father made an agreement with Wang Inc. Wang Zi Wei and Wu Jing have been engaged ever since they were kids.

Papa Cao has been around Wu Jing ever since he was a kid and thinks that he won't go through with the marriage, but in the original timeline Wu Jing did end up marrying her, so he obviously doesn't believe what he said yesterday.

Wu Jing immediately stiffen and looked back, not knowing what to say. At that A-Xuan was very satisfied, and he dared to comment on my situation while he has a fiancé.

Plus, it's better to nip this in the bud, so he'll be free to exact his revenge on Jinyan without having to betray someone else's feelings. No one can stop him from that, plus, he's 100% sure that Yunchen will put his plan in motion tonight.