MRFD Chapter 38

After exchanging pleasantries, they stood together for a photo, Rong Yi was led into the venue by Chen Ke Yao’s hand.

After finding their seats with a table card that read “Chen Ke Yao and Partner,” Rong Yi completely forgot what he wanted to ask. He held his right hand with his left under the table, feeling a slight sweat breaking out all over his body.

Earlier at the entrance, Chen Ke Yao’s younger brother said that they looked particularly well-matched standing together.

That was most likely just polite talk. In the eyes of others, both he and Chen Ke Yao were Alphas, and holding hands while standing together would seem a bit strange.

But Rong Yi felt inexplicably happy when he heard that, and his fondness for Chen Ke Yao’s so-called younger brother doubled.

Chen Ke Yao seemed to know a lot of people in this venue, and people came over to greet him from time to time, most of them, like his younger brother, calling him “Senior.”

Just when Rong Yi finally remembered his earlier question, Chen Ke Yao took the initiative to explain.

“We used to be in the same high school,” he said, “two grades apart, but we participated in the same club. The ones who came to greet us just now were friends from the club.”

Rong Yi was a little surprised, “So Sister Lan was already…”

“No,” Chen Ke Yao shook his head, “she and my dad separated after I graduated from high school.”

Rong Yi didn’t say anything for a moment after hearing that.

The relationship was really confusing, but it didn’t seem appropriate to get to the bottom of other people’s family affairs.

Seeing his puzzled expression, Chen Ke Yao laughed for some reason.

“Go ahead and ask.”

“Were you and your brother already acquainted?”

If they had met as brothers first, even if they had contact at school, they probably wouldn’t address each other as “Senior” and “Junior,” and even continue that habit until now.

“Yeah, Sister Lan and Uncle got to know each other because of us,” Chen Ke Yao said, “we were… on pretty good terms back then.”

“…”

Rong Yi inadvertently overthought again. An Alpha and an Omega being on such good terms that their parents got to know each other. But now they were brothers, and one was getting married while the other only found out at the last minute.

If Rong Yi wasn’t clear about Chen Ke Yao’s orientation and that annoying problem he had, he could immediately imagine twenty episodes of a melodramatic TV series.

While the two were talking, Ms. Lan walked over.

Rong Yi quickly stood up to greet her. After exchanging a few pleasantries, Ms. Lan suddenly said to Chen Ke Yao, “You haven’t seen your brother in so long, why don’t you chat more?”

“He’s busy,” Chen Ke Yao smiled, “there will be opportunities in the future.”

Ms. Lan seemed to want to say something else, but she looked at Rong Yi and swallowed her words, then quickly left.

Rong Yi’s creative desire instantly reached its peak.

He even inadvertently had a very strange idea. Chen Ke Yao vomited when faced with Omegas, which was obviously a psychological problem. Since it was a psychological problem, there should be a cause.

Then, wasn’t “having been hurt in a past relationship” the most reasonable deduction?

Maybe Chen Ke Yao wasn’t just attending his so-called younger brother’s wedding today, but also his ex-boyfriend’s wedding, so he deliberately held his hand when entering?

Thinking like this, Rong Yi instantly felt that the newcomer’s eyes when he first saw him seemed a little meaningful.

After re-sitting, he couldn’t help but lean to Chen Ke Yao’s ear and whispered, “You and your brother… Ouch!”

Rong Yi’s back was suddenly bumped. He lost control of his volume and startled Chen Ke Yao, who covered his ears and couldn’t speak.

The two frowned and looked back at the same time, and found a little boy standing there, looking restrained.

Chen Ke Yao was always particularly gentle when facing children. He leaned forward slightly and said softly, “Little brother, you can’t run around here, okay?”

Although his smile was amiable, the still very obvious scar on his face had a strong deterrent effect.

So the little boy paused for two seconds, then cried “Wah!”

Chen Ke Yao was greatly shocked and tried to coax him in a flustered manner. But Rong Yi, who was beside him, frowned.

This child looked a little familiar.

Just as he was thinking, a thin male Omega quickly walked over from not far away and picked up the child.

When his eyes met Rong Yi’s, both of them were stunned.

No wonder the child looked familiar. This was Li Xiao Ran’s son.

The world was really too small. Rong Yi subconsciously stood up and looked around, but he heard the Omega in front of him say, “He’s not here.”

Rong Yi felt rude and was about to speak when the other party suddenly smiled at him.

“I didn’t expect it to be such a coincidence,” he said, “can you spare me five minutes?”

The Beta among today’s newlyweds was a cousin of the Omega in front of him.

But there was one person missing from the occasion that should have been attended by the whole family, and the reason seemed to be not far from Rong Yi’s guess.

The two stood in a corner outside the venue, the atmosphere very awkward.

The other party forced a smile at Rong Yi, then said, “Li Xiao Ran said…”

“What?”

“Never mind,” the other party suddenly sighed for some reason, “anyway, he’s probably talking nonsense.”

“…”

Rong Yi thought for a moment, “Did he tell you that I was an Omega who wanted to pursue him and slandered him because I failed?”

The other party was stunned for a moment, “Is that true?”

“The first half is true,” Rong Yi hesitated and secretly swallowed, “but did you see the Alpha I was with just now?”

He was particularly nervous when he said this, and his hand even subconsciously grabbed the seam of his pants.

This hint achieved the desired effect.

“I see…” The other party nodded after a brief surprise, “I knew that person didn’t have many true words in his mouth.”

“So, you actually know he’s been…”

“I probably know a little,” the other party smiled awkwardly, “it’s not just once or twice, I’m almost used to it.”

Rong Yi frowned, “Then why do you still…”

“What else can I do,” the other party lowered his eyes, “I asked you out just to say… just pretend you don’t know about these things, and don’t mention them to anyone else, okay?”

Rong Yi hesitated for a moment and nodded.

The other party breathed a sigh of relief when he saw this, and then said, “Don’t look at Li Xiao Ran like this now, he was actually quite handsome when we first met.”

Rong Yi knew this all too well.

But not to mention just in the past, even if he was still extraordinarily handsome now, he wouldn’t be qualified to make his partner suffer this grievance.

If they weren’t so distantly acquainted, Rong Yi really wanted to scold this person a few words to wake him up.

Seeing him hesitating to speak, the other party said again, “I know what you’re thinking. But Yao Yao is still so young…”

“His name is… Yao Yao?”

Rong Yi subconsciously turned slightly to look at the two people, one big and one small, in the venue.

Little Yao Yao had just been scared to cry, but now he had quickly become familiar with this fierce-looking big friend, and the two were chatting together, laughing and looking particularly happy.

“I still hope that Yao Yao can have a better environment to grow up in,” he said.

Rong Yi remained noncommittal.

“And… Li Xiao Ran treats me like this, I’m also partly to blame, right,” he bent the corners of his mouth very reluctantly, “for him, it was already a grievance to get married so young for the sake of the child.”

“Eh?”

“Sorry for saying all this to you,” the other party seemed to think he had said something wrong and shook his head, “it’s just that I don’t have anyone else to confide in, so I…”

“You got married for the sake of the child?”

“I had this child so I could be with him,” he said, “I’m suffering the consequences of my own actions.”

Rong Yi felt that it was probably because he was almost a stranger to him that he could say these words without restraint.

The plot of the story wasn’t surprising.

Li Xiao Ran had countless admirers back then, but he never dated anyone, looking like he wasn’t interested in love at all.

But he was still an Alpha after all, and had an irresistible instinctive impulse towards Omega pheromones.

His current partner used some dishonorable means to be with him. Li Xiao Ran admitted defeat at the time, but he was never willing in his heart.

Now, both of them regretted it.

But for the sake of the child, they could only continue to live together.

As an outsider, Rong Yi didn’t know what to say after listening. Fortunately, the other party just wanted to find a tree hole to confide in and didn’t intend to ask him for advice.

“Anyway, I still have Yao Yao,” the man smiled, “I just hope he can grow up happily now.”

Rong Yi endured it for a long time, but still tentatively said, “…Actually, children are very sensitive. If the parents’ relationship is not good and they are together reluctantly, he may not necessarily be happy.”

The other party looked at him without saying a word.

“Sorry, I’m being nosy again.” Rong Yi reached out and scratched his hair.

When Rong Yi returned to the table, Chen Ke Yao was tickling little Yao Yao, and he seemed to be laughing even happier than little Yao Yao. Seeing his newly made friend being led away by his parents, he looked very reluctant.

Chen Ke Yao obviously wanted to play with Yao Yao a little longer, but Rong Yi felt that Yao Yao’s parents probably didn’t want to have more contact with them. A tree hole that completely disappears from one’s world immediately after confiding is a good tree hole.

“What were you guys doing just now?” Chen Ke Yao asked him.

“Just chatting, catching up.” Rong Yi said, then thought about it and mustered up his courage to say, “Can I ask you a question?”

“Why do you suddenly look so serious?” Chen Ke Yao looked at him a little curiously, “Tell me.”

“If it’s inconvenient to answer, you don’t have to say it,” Rong Yi said very carefully, “because… it might be a little impolite.”

Chen Ke Yao frowned slightly when he heard this, then nodded: “Go ahead.”

“Did you realize from a very young age… that your parents’ relationship wasn’t very good?”

Chen Ke Yao was stunned for a moment, then smiled bitterly: “Yeah. Is that all you wanted to know?”

“Then…”

“Do you think Ms. Lan has a particularly good personality, particularly gentle?” Chen Ke Yao asked.

“Of course,” Rong Yi nodded, “isn’t she?”

Chen Ke Yao still had a bitter smile on his face. He shook his head: “I didn’t realize how good she was until after they divorced. I always thought she was a neurotic and hysterical person since I was little.”