Chapter 206: Marriage Alliance

Yin Huaiyu received a strange text message; the other party sent an address in a concise manner, with the content: Please deliver my things to this place, thank you.

He was stunned for a few seconds.

He quickly realized who this person was and edited a text: Ling Wu, is that you? Where are you now? I've been restricted by my father, can I come find you after some time?

The other side seemed to have encountered something and did not reply to the message again.

After Ling Wu finished dealing with the thorny matters at hand, he accepted Yu Shixue's invitation and went to the Yu Family; the snow in Beidu City had stopped, but it was still very cold.

When Yu Tingyun saw Ling Wu get out of the car, he opened his arms and gave him a big hug: "Brother Ling Wu! Long time no see, I've missed you to death."

"That incident at the Snow Mountain really scared me. I heard from Uncle that you were recuperating in peace, otherwise I would have gone to the Jin Family to find you and play."

Compared to Yu Tingyun, Yu Shixue had rushed back to Beidu City and only met Ling Wu for a moment, feeling relieved only after confirming the person was fine.

Because he was very busy with company affairs, he had tried every possible way to get the number from Jin Shaoyu, and his contact with Ling Wu was limited to his phone.

Seeing Ling Wu again, Yu Shixue felt that he had become much thinner.

They entered the villa.

It was very quiet.

Ling Wu was wearing the same pair of rabbit slippers as last time; he had heard that Yu Shixue's parents had both rushed back from abroad, so he had specially brought gifts: "Where are Uncle and the others?"

Yu Shixue took the gifts he brought, handed them to the servant nearby, and then said: "They both went to the company; there's only me and Yu Tingyun at home right now."

"Oh." Ling Wu said in a low voice: "That's really a pity."

His tone was a bit regretful, but the meaning hidden in those eyes was not saying so.

Yu Shixue thought about how the matter of the marriage alliance hadn't been mentioned to him yet.

The news of the marriage alliance between the Yu and Jin families in Beidu City had long since spread; originally, Yu Shixue intended to further test Jin Liangjin's attitude, but the other party clearly knew, yet held an attitude of tacit consent.

For a time, neither of the two great families clarified.

The rumors went from being unbelievable at the start to becoming believable.

After all, if it weren't true, who would dare to spread rumors about the Jin and Yu families? Even if there were those unafraid of death who dared to spread them, they would be removed from the trending topics in minutes before even hitting the news, and ordinary people wouldn't even see a ripple.

Yu Shixue called his name: "Ling Wu."

Ling Wu looked at him: "What is it?"

Yu Shixue walked over with a faint smile, put his arm around his shoulder, and asked tentatively: "Recently, a lot of... gossip about us has spread within Beidu City; have you heard?"

Ling Wu's expression was a bit confused: "About us?"

"Did something happen?"

Yu Tingyun looked at Ling Wu's profile, thinking that his appearance of being kept in the dark was very cute, so he interjected: "Brother Ling Wu, you don't even know?"

Yu Tingyun didn't know whether to lament that his brother's efficiency was too low, or that someone as cold and aloof as Ling Wu was so unworldly that he didn't gossip at all?

He leaned his body out slightly, his golden hair pierced by the light, emitting a hazy luster, paired with those deep eyes and a high bridge of the nose, like a character who had walked out of a European oil painting.

Ling Wu naturally was not someone who ignored the world outside his window; using the unchanging to meet the ever-changing was the best method.

He feigned ignorance while knowing the truth, and smiled apologetically: "Did someone say something random?"

Yu Tingyun: "It's just..."

Yu Shixue interrupted his words a step ahead, and warned Yu Tingyun with his eyes where Ling Wu couldn't see, then said: "Nothing, it's not nonsense."

"You two go upstairs first."

Yu Tingyun clearly hated his attitude of interrupting others at will, as if it were a provocation; he took Ling Wu's hand somewhat solemnly: "Brother Ling Wu, your hands are so cold."

"Is it because it's too cold outside?"

After he finished speaking, he cupped Ling Wu's hands in his palms, and the scorching temperature was transmitted against the skin.

Ling Wu smiled: "It is indeed a bit cold outside, but it feels much better once inside."

"Oh my, in that case, let's go upstairs first." Yu Tingyun stroked his scarf with his hand, then deliberately looked at Yu Shixue, who was standing not far away with a gloomy face, and leaned into his ear to say: "I have a surprise for you."

"What?"

Yu Tingyun: "If I say it, it won't be a surprise anymore!"

He pulled the person and ran upstairs.

Yu Shixue rarely had a good temper and didn't flare up on the spot; his gaze followed Ling Wu's figure until he disappeared around the corner of the stairs, before he turned and entered the kitchen.

He asked the servant: "Is the juice squeezed?"

At this moment, inside the room.

As soon as Ling Wu entered the room, Yu Tingyun put his bag on the table, then walked toward the small room inside, not forgetting to instruct: "Wait for me a moment."

"Okay."

Seeing Yu Tingyun enter the small room, Ling Wu stood before the table, reached his hand underneath, felt the micro-listening device in the hidden corner, and then took it off and tucked it into his pocket.

His movements were deft, lasting only a few seconds in total; after finishing all this, Ling Wu sat quietly on the chair waiting for him to come out.

The warm winter sun shone on his face, exceptionally cozy.

Yu Tingyun brought out a beautiful succulent, and placed it in Ling Wu's hands like a treasure: "This is Neon Light Jade Dew."

Ling Wu did not understand this aspect of plants.

He just listened quietly to his introduction.

The leaves of the Jade Dew were crystal clear, as if meticulously carved from crystal; at this moment, refracted by the light, the luster of the leaves was beautiful and charming, as colorful and brilliant as its name, Neon Light.

Yu Tingyun sat at an angle to Ling Wu, resting his chin on one hand, staring obsessively at the contours of his profile: "Just like you, beautiful and pure."

Ling Wu: "Thank you for the surprise, I like it very much."

Yu Tingyun murmured: "I like it very much too..."

His eyes were not on the carefully tended Jade Dew, making it impossible for people to tell whether he was talking about the plant or Ling Wu.

Yu Tingyun chatted with Ling Wu for a long time, asking many questions, and discovered that Ling Wu had dabbled in knowledge of all aspects; he was patient and very gentle, and the personality charm inadvertently exuded from his conversation was very attractive...

Yu Tingyun went from playfulness at the beginning to seriousness later, realizing too late that he couldn't continue interacting with this person, Ling Wu; it was too easy to fall for him.

Calculating the time, why isn't his brother done yet?

Yu Tingyun said with a bit of eager evasion: "Brother Ling Wu, is there anything you want to eat? I'll go down and get it for you."

Ling Wu was not picky: "Anything is fine."

Yu Tingyun: "Then wait for me."

As soon as he finished speaking, he strode out of the room, walked down the stairs, and quickly reached the kitchen.

Yu Shixue had a tall build and stood in the kitchen with his back turned; he looked at the orange juice in the glass in front of him, feeling a bit hesitant and troubled.

Should he do this?

What was there to hesitate about? He could use any means necessary to get what he wanted.

But... what if Ling Wu hated him?

At this moment, a chilling voice came from behind: "Brother, it seems you can't bring yourself to do it."

Yu Shixue rested his hand on the marble countertop and turned his head, his medium-length hair inadvertently brushing against his neck; when those eyes swept over from top to bottom, they carried a wintery languor, like a sleeping lion that had just awakened.

Although Yu Tingyun was a bit shorter than him, he did not lose out in presence; with his arms crossed and wearing those tooth-baring dinosaur slippers, he had a cold, jarring quality, and those deep eyes, with his back to the light, now revealed an undisguised playfulness, like a venomous snake curled up and flicking its tongue.

He raised an eyebrow: "Let me help you."

Just after speaking, he stepped forward quickly, snatched the sedative from Yu Shixue's hand, then neatly sprinkled it into the orange juice and stirred it with chopsticks; the white powder soon became invisible.

Yu Shixue was stunned for a moment, but he did not stop him.

After doing the bad deed, Yu Tingyun smiled innocently, placed the glass of orange juice under the sunlight, and held it up to his eyes to examine it: "Ah, colorless and odorless, what a truly excellent sedative."

He smiled lazily and pushed the orange juice into Yu Shixue's hand: "Brother, it seems you can get what you wish for tonight."

Yu Shixue did not speak.

Seeing his tense face, Yu Tingyun said perversely: "Brother, why aren't you happy? Didn't you buy the sedative because you were afraid Brother Ling Wu wouldn't agree to the marriage alliance and wanted to drug and rape him?"

"That way, the raw rice will be cooked into porridge."

In the end, he commented: "Brother, you are really bad."

Like a piece of scum.

【Black sesame glutinous rice ball, you're quite bad too!】

【You two are worthy of being biological brothers.】

【I advise you to be kind...】

【As expected, the wealthy families have a bunch of abnormal people.】

【The last one who dared to be this arrogant has already been tamed into a dog, and is still in the clinic crying crazily about loving the supporting male lead...】

Yu Shixue tugged at his collar; he was clearly not a person with high moral standards, and he shrugged slightly. Facing his own biological brother born from the same womb, he didn't need to hide his nature: "What are you saying? We are biological brothers, after all."

If they were to be bad, then both of them were bad.

Yu Tingyun raised an eyebrow, noncommittal: "Right, we are biological brothers, then I wish you success in getting what you want..."

He changed the subject: "I hope that when Brother Ling Wu wakes up, he won't want to kill you."

"Heh." Yu Shixue's gaze was dangerous: "I advise you to say something nice."

He carried the orange juice upstairs.

Yu Shixue was calm on the surface, but Yu Tingyun's words kept echoing in his heart; however, the arrow was on the string and had to be fired—forced pursuit was still pursuit.

Ling Wu wasn't sure what exactly these two brothers wanted to do, but the eerie atmosphere was reminding him that they probably didn't have good intentions; he flicked the jade dew plant with his finger.

Long before he arrived, Ling Wu had made preparations, and the final link of the plan required fully utilizing the Yu Family.

He took out his new phone, typed "Yu Family" into the search bar, and a pile of trending topics popped up; he clicked on the one with the most discussion: #Breaking! The marriage alliance between the two great noble families, Jin and Yu, rewrites the power map!

The netizens commenting below were arguing fiercely; there were those filled with hostility, those discussing objectively, and those just there to watch the drama.

1L: Forgive my limited knowledge, which Jin Family and which Yu Family? It couldn't be the two top aristocratic families I'm thinking of, right? Too crazy.

3L: Daring to spread such rumors, you'd better pray the PR departments of both families can't find you.

6L: I'm just a commoner with a monthly salary of 6000, why are you pushing these wealthy aristocratic families to me? Hurry and switch back to the Slums channel.

15L: Another marriage alliance? Didn't the Jing Family and the Wei Family just have a marriage alliance a while ago? These nobles all exude a disgusting aura of arrogance and conceit, it's all the smell of copper; two grown men getting married is also disgusting enough.

43L: To the 15th floor above, you can hate the rich if you want, but what did we gay people do to you? Do you have to be so hostile? Your mouth is so foul, did you not brush your teeth when you woke up? Besides, the Same-Sex Marriage Law was passed almost 5 years ago, are you still living in ancient times?!!

52L: Heh, you have the nerve to mention the Same-Sex Marriage Law; wasn't that a policy specifically introduced by the nobles to play with pretty men? You really think it's a welfare for commoners? Short-sighted guy.

169L: What are you arguing about? Aren't you afraid of getting your accounts banned?

277L: You guys actually dare to curse posts related to the Jin Family, what courage!

652L: Are there any young masters or misses from the Beidu circle who can come out and explain if it's true?

754L: Um... asking weakly, is it the Eldest Young Master who was just recognized back by the Jin Family who is marrying into the Yu Family? I really can't think of any other way a marriage alliance could happen.

"Knock!"

"Knock!"

After knocking on the door symbolically twice, Yu Shixue opened the door; he placed the glass of orange juice in front of Ling Wu as if nothing were wrong: "Yu Tingyun had something come up and went out with his friends, so he asked me to bring the orange juice up."

【Don't drink it!】

【There's a sedative in the orange juice!】

Ling Wu moved his gaze away from the glass of orange juice.

He placed his phone screen-up in front of Yu Shixue and said straight to the point: "Just now downstairs, the rumors you mentioned about the two of us, is it about the marriage alliance?"

Yu Shixue was a bit surprised.

Conversely, Ling Wu was very calm.

The room was so quiet that a falling needle could be heard.

Yu Shixue's eyes happened to glance at two quite controversial comments in the section; he withdrew his gaze and nodded candidly: "That's right, it's this."

He took the initiative to attack, probing Ling Wu's attitude: "Ling Wu, you also know that this kind of thing would be absolutely impossible to put on a public platform without the simultaneous tacit approval of our two families."

"What I'm about to say next, don't get angry first..."

Ling Wu placed his hands on his knees, his expression very calm: "Say whatever you want to say, there's no need to look at my face."

Yu Shixue leaned toward him impatiently: "It's just that, last time I went to your house, I mentioned the matter of the marriage alliance to your father. He didn't refuse, saying that after my parents return to the country, we can discuss the specifics and ask for your opinion."

"I'm very sorry for not telling you in advance."

He spoke beautifully, but how could such an arbitrary young master feel sorry for acting first and reporting later? He only regretted not having finalized the matter sooner.

Seeing Ling Wu not speaking, Yu Shixue thought he was unhappy: "You know, your father not having the trending search removed is a tacit agreement to the marriage alliance."

He was used to being arrogant and had never been this cautious before: "Ling Wu, what do you think?"

"If you don't agree, it doesn't matter..." because I will force you.

It was different from the rejection and cold face he had imagined.

Ling Wu leaned his upper body against the tabletop, picked up that pot of jade dew to examine it under the sunlight, his eyes penetrated by the light, turning a beautiful amber color, the calculations hidden deep within unknown to anyone: "Alright, I agree to the marriage alliance."