IM Chapter 49

Xu Ruzhou raised an eyebrow and teasingly asked, “Do you want to hear the truth or a lie? If you want to…”

Before he could finish, Shang Lu abruptly raised his chin, cutting off his words, his gaze intense with a hint of warning, “I’m afraid that if I hear what you’re about to say, I won’t be able to resist tormenting you.”

Xu Ruzhou was slightly taken aback, and after a couple of seconds, he chuckled, “Hearing you say that, I actually want to try it even more. But, don’t you have documents to handle?”

Shang Lu narrowed his eyes slightly, a smile playing on his lips, “With the kids here, there’s nothing to worry about.”

Xu Ruzhou couldn’t help but complain, “I’ve really never seen a father like you.”

Shang Lu didn’t take it to heart, raising an eyebrow in response, “Well, now you have.”

While things were heating up in the house, on the other side…

Shen ChiTai was eating, and Shang Jue carefully removed the bones, feeding him a piece of fish. The omega glanced at a message on his phone and placed it on the table within easy reach.

Shang Jue had caught a glimpse of it earlier and frowned slightly, asking doubtfully, “Uncle Xu?”

Shen ChiTai nodded. “Yeah, he said Dad’s anger has subsided quite a bit these past two days, and he wants us to go back for a meal.”

Shang Jue immediately said, “If you don’t want to go back, gege, we won’t.”

Shen ChiTai pondered for a moment and said, “Since Uncle Xu said so, it must be Dad’s intention too. It wouldn’t be good if we didn’t go back.”

After they finished eating, they packed a few simple things and went home.

When they arrived, Shang Lu was sitting on the sofa handling documents, with Xu Ruzhou accompanying him. The omega had originally planned to leave, but after receiving the message that Shen ChiTai was coming back, he hesitated and decided to postpone his company matters and stay.

The four of them gathered in the living room. Shang Lu closed his tablet and turned his gaze to the two sitting closely together across from him.

“Dad, Uncle Xu,” Shen ChiTai took the lead in greeting, while Shang Jue remained silent.

Shang Lu glared at Shang Jue, who was lounging with his legs crossed, looking nonchalant. He sighed inwardly before slowly speaking, “Although I let you move back, it doesn’t mean I approve of you being together.”

Shang Jue’s attitude was firm and unyielding, “Whether you agree or not, I will never let go of gege.”

Shen ChiTai was silent for a moment before saying, “Dad, I know it’s difficult for you to accept this, but A-Jue and I, I really can’t live without him.”

Xu Ruzhou tapped his fingers rhythmically from his thumb to his little finger on his knee, smiling faintly as he said, “You two grew up together since childhood. Although you’re not blood-related, you’re still his brother in name. Of course, your dad letting you come back isn’t to criticize you either.”

He continued with a kind smile on his face, “Your dad and I have discussed it. We, as parents, shouldn’t interfere too much in your relationship, nor do we want to be the kind of parents who separate lovers. However, if one of you decides to end this relationship one day, all the rights to the company will be handed over to Xu Chen. Do you have any objections to this?”

The corners of Shang Jue’s lips curved into a confident smile, “Too bad, he probably won’t have that chance.”

Xu Ruzhou pretended to warn him sternly, “You little brat, don’t make your dad angry, or I’ll have plenty of ways to deal with you.”

Shang Jue turned his face away and didn’t say anything.

Xu Ruzhou turned to ask with concern, “Oh right, how’s the baby doing?”

Shen ChiTai replied, “I already made an online appointment with the doctor yesterday, planning to go to the hospital for a check-up later.”

“That’s good. I have something to do at the company, so I have to take my leave first,” Xu Ruzhou said as he stood up.

Shang Lu stood up almost immediately, “I’ll see you out.”

Shen ChiTai and Shang Jue exchanged glances, looking at the unusually attentive and proactive man.

Xu Ruzhou smiled with satisfaction upon hearing these words.

Shen ChiTai’s check-up was scheduled for 2 p.m. By the time they returned from the hospital, it was almost dinnertime. Considering that pregnant omegas shouldn’t be in the kitchen, Shang Jue firmly refused to let Shen ChiTai cook. For his own safety and the safety of the baby, Shen ChiTai supervised while Shang Jue did the cooking.

They had been eating takeout every day at the hotel for the past few days. Although the chefs at the restaurants outside were skilled, Shen ChiTai was starting to feel tired of it, always feeling like the food was missing a homely flavor.

Shen ChiTai often felt sleepy after becoming pregnant and just wanted to sleep after eating his fill.

Shang Jue carried him back to the room, carefully placed him on the bed, and meticulously took off his shoes and covered him with a blanket, even smoothing out the corners.

Seeing that he didn’t intend to leave, Shen ChiTai nudged the alpha’s shoulder, “A-Jue, don’t be too willful, go back to your own room to sleep.”

Shang Jue pouted like a spoiled child, “But I don’t want to sleep alone.”

“You’re such a grown man, don’t be so childish.”

Shang Jue chuckled upon hearing this, “Which ‘big’ are you referring to, gege?”

Shen ChiTai’s face flushed red, and he feigned anger, “If you keep this up, I’ll really get angry.”

Shang Jue also pretended to be aggrieved, “I’m angry too, and jealous. You’re making me so sour, gege.”

Shen ChiTai was momentarily speechless by his peculiar train of thought.

“I don’t care, I’m going to punish gege,” Shang Jue grabbed his hand and held it, rubbing his face haphazardly against the omega’s palm. “You were crying at the hotel last time, gege.”

Shen ChiTai’s ears were burning.

“Why are you bringing that up again? Besides, isn’t it clear who the culprit is?” He said with a hint of resentment in his eyes, “You become disobedient as soon as we get to bed, I don’t have a younger brother like you.”

“Does gege like obedient ones in bed?” A mischievous glint flashed in Shang Jue’s eyes.

Shen ChiTai’s skin was already thin, and he became even more embarrassed upon hearing this.

“At least not like you.”

“Like what?” Shang Jue asked, his eyes burning into him.

Shen ChiTai was too ashamed to speak, “You deliberately act up, just to see me make a fool of myself.”

Shang Jue’s expression faltered slightly, and he burst out laughing, “Gege, do you know what you’re saying?”

“I know.” Shen ChiTai’s nostrils twitched slightly, and he frowned unconsciously.

Pregnant omegas were extremely sensitive to alpha pheromones, and the omega’s own pheromones would also become more concentrated, making it easy for alphas to lose their minds during this period.

Afraid that he would lose control again later, Shen ChiTai sternly reminded the alpha, “The doctor said we can’t have sex right now. If you hurt the baby, I won’t forgive you.”

“I know, I’ll go sleep next door after you fall asleep,” Shang Jue paused for about two or three seconds before saying, “Gege, after this baby is born, let’s not have any more, okay?”

Shen ChiTai was a little surprised by his reaction.

“Huh? Don’t you like kids?”

Shang Jue pouted slightly, “It’s not that, it’s just that I get jealous when I think about how your attitude towards me has become so cold since you got pregnant.” He was already like this just after getting pregnant. Once the baby was born, he would probably lose favor completely.

Shen ChiTai stared at his reaction in a daze, unable to resist teasing him, “No wonder I always feel a sour smell in the air, so it turns out the vinegar jar at home has been overturned.”

“Gege, please don’t make fun of me,” Shang Jue put his hand under the covers, then asked, “Have you thought about what to name our baby?”

“Uh, I have.”

“Hmm?”

Shen ChiTai glanced at him and said, “If it’s a girl, she’ll take your surname, Shang Yun, and if it’s a boy, he’ll take my surname, Shen… Shen…” He thought seriously for a long time, but he couldn’t quite remember.

“Gege…”

“Let me think, Shen what? I’m so forgetful.”

“Gege, stop teasing me, I saw you wrote the name on a piece of paper yesterday.”

Shen ChiTai’s eyes lit up, “You were secretly looking, weren’t you?”

“I swear, I really didn’t mean to look,” He really saw it by accident, but he didn’t expect his gege to consider the baby’s matters far more than he did himself.

Shen ChiTai asked him, “Then what do you think of the name?”

“It’s nice, I like it,” the alpha said.