AGMATSWHLMAR Chapter 34

Ruan Tang was bewildered by his inexplicable words. After a long moment, he belatedly realized that Auston was talking about the story he had told him yesterday.

Hearing his sudden praise, Ruan Tang couldn’t help but panic. He secretly wondered if this madman had taken a liking to his voice and wanted to cut out his vocal cords to collect them.

However, how should a voice be collected?

Cutting out the vocal cords probably wouldn’t work, right?

A thousand thoughts raced through Ruan Tang’s mind, but he still calmly thanked Auston, “…Thank you for your praise.”

“Come and tell me a bedtime story every night from now on.” Auston’s request this time was unexpectedly normal.

So much so that Ruan Tang, who was still thinking about countermeasures, couldn’t react for a moment, “Huh?”

“What? You’re not willing?” Auston immediately glared at him upon seeing this.

Ruan Tang snapped back to his senses and immediately said with a good attitude, “Of course not, I’m more than willing to tell bedtime stories to you, Your Grace. I just feel so honored that I couldn’t react for a moment…”

Auston looked at his obedient appearance and hummed in satisfaction.

Last night, listening to Ruan Tang tell that childish story, he, who had been suffering from insomnia for a long time, slept unusually soundly.

This discovery made him pleasantly surprised…

This Omega was like a treasure. From time to time, he could dig out another use for him, giving himself a reason to continue raising him well and spoiling him.

Ruan Tang looked at Auston’s satisfied expression and suddenly felt that the Bluebeard Duke, who was feared by everyone on Imperial Star, wasn’t that scary after all. He was so easily satisfied just by telling a bedtime story.

He was even a little cute.

This… Alpha who liked to listen to fairy tales.

From then on, in the daily routine between Ruan Tang and Auston, in addition to Ruan Tang being sucked dry every day, there was also the addition of Ruan Tang going to Auston’s room at a fixed time every day to tell him stories and coax him to sleep.

Ruan Tang was happy to do this, but at the same time, he began to feel that his current life was really very “One Thousand and One Nights.”

The news that Ruan Tang’s mother and his older siblings had been brought to the Auston Duke’s manor to live permanently soon spread throughout the Imperial Star’s noble circles.

It once again confirmed the rumor that Auston was so infatuated with Ruan Tang, this black-hearted lotus, that he was head over heels for him…

Just look at how Auston first changed the daily schedule of the entire manor for him, and then allowed his relatives to live with him. It was enough to see that the Auston Duke’s manor was now Ruan Tang’s domain.

This truly made all the married Omegas on Imperial Star envious, but they couldn’t help but sigh that Ruan Tang was able to gain the favor and preference of that madman to such an extent, something they couldn’t be jealous of even if they tried.

…

After agreeing to marry Auston, Ruan Tang resigned from his previous job.

At that time, he didn’t know what kind of person Auston was, nor did he know how he would live after arriving at the Duke’s manor, whether he would get along well with Auston, or whether Auston, as a Duke, would be willing for him to work after marriage.

Therefore, after getting married, Ruan Tang spent most of his time staying at home, rarely going out, and spending his days in the Duke’s manor.

But now, seeing that he and Auston were getting along well, and that he was very idle at home every day, Ruan Tang had decided to find another job and go to work.

But before that, Ruan Tang still planned to enjoy this rare leisure time…

Feeling a bit bored at home, Ruan Tang happened to see that a theater troupe he liked was performing, so he went out to watch a play by his favorite actor.

After watching the play, Ruan Tang was about to call a car to go home.

Unexpectedly, he ran into someone unexpectedly at the entrance of the theater…

It was Wen Run.

Ruan Tang had no intention of interacting with this flower protector of Ruan Xi, his former friend. He immediately looked away, pretending not to see him, and turned to leave.

He was about to leave when Wen Run blocked his way, “Wait, Ruan Tang—”

“Don’t go yet, I have something to say to you.” Wen Run seemed very afraid that Ruan Tang wouldn’t give him a chance to finish speaking, and spoke very quickly.

Ruan Tang looked at him, his eyes very cold, “I don’t think I have anything to say to you.”

He once regarded Wen Run as his best friend, sharing everything with him without reservation, but Wen Run disappointed him time and time again, choosing to stand on Ruan Xi’s side when he needed his support the most.

He had never expected Wen Run to fight with Ruan Xi for his sake, even if he just silently stayed by his side and said nothing, but Wen Run chose to kick him when he was down and join Ruan Xi and his flower protectors in denying his entire being.

From then on, Ruan Tang felt that he and Wen Run could no longer be friends.

And now, Wen Run was coming to find him. After the incident with Ruan Xi, he didn’t need to say anything, Ruan Tang knew that he was going to stand on Ruan Xi’s side again, to accuse him for the sake of the kind Ruan Xi…

Therefore, Ruan Tang felt that he really had nothing to say to Wen Run, and didn’t want to listen to him speak.

Wen Run looked at Ruan Tang’s cold and distant appearance, and suddenly felt a pain in his heart. They were flesh and blood relatives, the closest people who were both awake, and should have been the most intimate existence, but he had selfishly and narrowly turned the relationship between him and Ruan Tang into this.

Currently, the plot line of this world, except for Ruan Tang marrying Auston, was almost exactly the same as in their previous life.

Thinking of how Ruan Tang in the previous life was as indifferent to him as he was now, but he didn’t care, Wen Run thought, Ruan Tang must have been disappointed in him. Even if he didn’t know that they were close relatives, as a friend, Ruan Tang must have been extremely disappointed in him and never wanted to see him again.

However, just based on what he did in his previous life, it was right for Ruan Tang to be disappointed in him…

“I… I really want to talk to you, can you give me two minutes? Please, just two minutes, for the sake of our past friendship…” Wen Run immediately smiled bitterly, almost pleading.

Even if Ruan Tang was disappointed in him, so be it.

As long as Ruan Tang was still alive at this moment, as long as his close relative was alive and well.

Ruan Tang heard him mention the past, and immediately nodded lightly, and said in a cold voice, “Okay, but I won’t talk about anything related to Ruan Xi.”

He didn’t think that there was any deep hatred between him and Wen Run to the point where they couldn’t even say a word to each other, but he didn’t want to hear a single word about things related to Ruan Xi.

Wen Run heard this and immediately nodded busily, “Of course, I didn’t want to say anything related to him anyway.”

Ruan Tang stopped, gave him a look, signaling him to speak quickly if he had something to say, his demeanor was very cold.

Wen Run didn’t care at all, he only felt extremely guilty and sad.

“You… have you been doing well lately?” Wen Run looked at him nervously and uneasily, wanting to find an opportunity to tell Ruan Tang about his background and recognize him, to show that he would stand on the same front as him from now on, but he didn’t know how to start, so he could only squeeze out an extremely distant greeting.

At this time, the relationship between him and Ruan Tang had already become distant.

Feelings, once they have a crack, it is difficult to return to the past, whether it is family, love, or friendship.

“I’m fine.” Ruan Tang felt that Wen Run was a little different at the moment, very strange, but he had no intention of exploring it, and said in a low voice, “Is there anything else?”

Wen Run looked at Ruan Tang’s attitude towards him as if he were a stranger, and the answer that he was “fine,” and immediately felt a pain in his heart.

Marrying Auston, that madman who coveted digging out his glands and cutting off his skin, how could Ruan Tang be fine?

Wen Run’s heart was torn apart, and even his voice was unconsciously hoarse, “I… I know you must not be doing well, you must not be willing to marry Duke Auston…”

“I… I don’t know how to make you believe me, or how to help you, but as long as you open your mouth, I will definitely try my best to help you divorce him and save you from him.” Wen Run spoke incoherently.

He always knew that Ruan Tang’s personality was stubborn and strong, and he never wanted to show weakness in front of others, especially those flower protectors of Ruan Xi.

Even if he was not doing well, he would definitely pretend to be strong and doing well…

Wen Run used to despise Ruan Tang’s stubbornness, but looking at Ruan Tang at this moment, he felt extremely distressed.

It was his fault, all his fault. They were clearly close relatives, and he now had the ability to help Ruan Tang, but he did not actively help Ruan Tang, but watched Ruan Tang face despair step by step, fall into the abyss, and stood on Ruan Xi’s side, kicking Ruan Tang when he was down.

Ruan Tang did not expect that when he opened his mouth, he would say such inexplicable words to him, and immediately said in a cold voice, “I have no intention of divorcing, I am doing very well with my husband, he is very good to me, I don’t want to leave his side at all…”

“If you came to me for such inexplicable things, to persuade me to divorce, then don’t waste your time. I have nothing to say to you.”

He didn’t know what Wen Run was strangely coming to him for, but he didn’t want to continue talking to him.

His first half of his life had been miserable enough, and it had finally gotten better. Auston was very good to him, and he didn’t need Wen Run’s so-called ‘help’ at all…

As soon as he finished speaking, Ruan Tang turned to leave.

Seeing that he was about to leave, Wen Run immediately grabbed his hand and said anxiously, “Don’t resist me so much, you can tell me any difficulties you have, I won’t betray you again, in fact we are…”

He knew that Ruan Tang seemed cold, but he actually craved warmth the most, and was most afraid of being alone and helpless, with no relatives to turn to.

It was for this reason that he had been trapped on Imperial Star because of his crazy sister, his silly mother, and his comatose brother.

It was a pity that he couldn’t see through this in his previous life, and had always misunderstood Ruan Tang as being hypocritical… But in this life, Wen Run wanted to tell Ruan Tang that he was not alone…

He was actually his relative, and he would stand on his side.

He was just about to say his background.

“Chief Wen, is the work at the First Research Institute so easy? You can still run out and chat with people during working hours?” Just then, a sarcastic voice came from behind them.

Hearing the sound, the two looked to the side at the same time, and saw Auston pushing a wheelchair behind them, not knowing when he had arrived.

He had nothing to do, so he decided to come and pick up Ruan Tang, but he didn’t expect to see Wen Run, who he had driven away a few days ago, pestering his Omega…

Hearing Auston’s voice, Wen Run immediately stopped his unfinished words and bowed to Auston politely, “Hello, Your Grace, Duke Auston.”

As the youngest chief of the First Research Institute and a talent cultivated by the Empire, the top nobles on Imperial Star would give him some face and treat him with courtesy.

But this madman Auston was different. It was as if he had no such concept in his mind at all. His attitude was high and mighty, giving people the feeling that even though he was sitting in a wheelchair, he was spiritually standing at an unattainable height, contemptuously looking down on you.

This made Wen Run very uncomfortable, and he also realized that this was no longer a good time to talk to Ruan Tang.

He had no choice but to swallow all his unfinished words and wait for the next time he came into contact with Ruan Tang.

But seeing that Auston was watching Ruan Tang so closely, and Ruan Tang was so resistant to him, Wen Run didn’t know when he would have the opportunity to say these words next time.

Auston didn’t even look at Wen Run. Under the protection of his attendants, he directly pushed the wheelchair in front of Ruan Tang, “I’m here to take you home.”

Ruan Tang was a little surprised, but he still obediently responded, “Okay.”

Auston held out his hand.

Ruan Tang hesitated for a moment, then immediately grabbed Auston’s hand, pushed his wheelchair, and got into the Duke’s manor’s hovercar with him.

Wen Run watched their departing figures, and Ruan Tang’s unexpectedly obedient and cautious appearance in front of Auston, and felt more and more that his little uncle must not be doing well by Auston’s side.

He secretly vowed in his heart that he must, must find a way to rescue Ruan Tang from Auston’s clutches.

On the way back, Auston suddenly said, “Is that Wen Run your friend?”

Ruan Tang didn’t expect him to ask this question, and was immediately stunned. He didn’t know how to answer, so he said, “…Not really.”

“What do you mean, not really?” Auston’s face darkened. He didn’t expect that Wen Run had treated Ruan Tang like that, but Ruan Tang still couldn’t answer with certainty that he wasn’t, and was so ambiguous.

Ruan Tang was stunned by his sudden change of face, and immediately said, “We used to be friends, but now… we won’t be friends in the future.”

Even though Wen Run was no longer his friend in his eyes, Ruan Tang couldn’t deny that there was a time when the relationship between Wen Run and him was really good, so good that they could tell each other anything, so good that Ruan Tang once thought they would be lifelong confidants.

Even though things were different now, Ruan Tang didn’t want to deny their past happiness.

That represented Ruan Tang’s youth.

“Since you’re not friends anymore, why did he come looking for you?” Auston frowned, feeling inexplicably irritable, and asked in an unkind tone.

Ruan Tang had no idea where Auston’s ‘old’ came from, but he could only not argue with him for the sake of Auston being a madman.

He could only coax him like a child, “…I don’t know, he was very strange today.”

Ruan Tang really felt that Wen Run’s behavior was particularly strange, but he was too lazy and didn’t want to explore it at all…

“Since he’s not your friend, but he keeps coming to you, then he’s pestering you.” Auston’s eyes deepened, and recalling Wen Run’s entanglement with Ruan Tang just now, he immediately felt a murderous intent in his heart. He asked Ruan Tang with a casual attitude, but uttered terrifying words, “In that case, how about I have someone kill him?”

Ruan Tang was immediately stunned, became vigilant, and was extremely terrified, “Why would Your Grace have someone kill him for no reason?”

He really didn’t know what was wrong with Auston, who suddenly wanted to kill someone for no reason! Although Wen Run pestered him and kept saying some nonsense, it didn’t warrant death.

Moreover, he was the chief of the First Research Institute, and a key target of the Empire and the Calander family. If Auston casually said he wanted to kill him and killed him like he was cutting vegetables, it would cause no small trouble.

“Aren’t you annoyed by him?” Auston couldn’t understand Ruan Tang’s thoughts at all.

Ruan Tang was getting more and more familiar with him, and was much bolder towards him, “…But I don’t want him to die. I’m annoyed by him, so I won’t see him and distance myself from him. Your Grace shouldn’t have murderous thoughts towards people so easily. Especially since Chief Wen is a pillar-type talent who is useful to the Empire…”

The hovercar just happened to arrive at the door. Ruan Tang wanted to pull Auston and talk to him properly, so that he would change his bloodthirsty habits.

But Auston suddenly sneered, dropped Ruan Tang, and turned to leave.

Ruan Tang: “…”

Ruan Tang looked at his back in a daze, completely not knowing what he had done wrong again, or where he had offended this Alpha with an unusual brain circuit.

Until dinner, Ruan Tang didn’t see Auston’s figure. After dinner, Seth, the male servant with a scar on his face who Ruan Tang hadn’t seen for a long time, appeared in Ruan Tang’s room with milk.

“Madam, your milk.” Auston held the tray with the milk on it and bowed to him.

Ruan Tang was quite surprised to see him, “Why is it you? I haven’t seen you for a long time, I thought you had already left the Duke’s manor?”

He hadn’t seen this clumsy male servant for a long time, there were too many things to do and he didn’t bother to ask.

He hadn’t heard of Auston hurting anyone in the manor, and he thought that Seth had left the Duke’s manor and found another way out.

“Recently, something happened to my family, so I asked the butler for a long leave and couldn’t come to serve you, Madam.” Auston replied in a deep voice.

Ruan Tang immediately said, “Then the butler is very good to you.”

Although he had never been a male servant, Ruan Tang knew that the rules of the noble manor were strict, and male servants were generally not given leave, especially such a long leave…

“…Not bad, I guess.” Auston blurted out subconsciously, thought about it, and felt that a male servant wouldn’t say that, so he quickly added, “The butler has always taken good care of me.”

Ruan Tang didn’t take this to heart, but looked at the milk in the cup and asked, “Didn’t I order coffee? Why is it milk that was sent?”

“Madam, it’s not easy to fall asleep if you drink coffee at night, so I changed it to milk for you, which is more conducive to sleep.” Auston said in a low voice.

He himself had been suffering from insomnia for many years, so he didn’t want Ruan Tang to have insomnia from drinking coffee late at night…

He had always done things arbitrarily and arbitrarily, and directly changed the drink for Ruan Tang, but he didn’t consider that no male servant would dare to do this.