After Hearing the Beautiful Widower's Thoughts

[Feel free to check out my upcoming story, After the Office Beta Stumbles Upon His Brooding Alpha Boss's Secret] Lu Yuandeng first met Song Ye at the funeral of his extremely distant cousin. Song Ye, his sister-in-law in name only, wore a black evening gown and was breathtakingly beautiful. Just standing there in grief, tears falling from his eyes, was enough to make plenty of people covet him. Following his parents, Lu Yuandeng was just about to comfort his beautiful sister-in-law, whose husband had died. The moment their hands touched, he heard the person in front of him exclaim excitedly: "A promotion, a fortune, and a dead husband! Hahaha, all that wealth is mine!" Lu Yuandeng: ? He stared in disbelief. His sister-in-law was weeping and talking about her sorrow and hardships. Lu Yuandeng assumed he was hearing things because he hadn't slept well. The second time they met was at an auction. Song Ye was once again dressed in black mourning clothes, and several spoiled rich kids were giving him a hard time. Lu Yuandeng stepped in to help. Wanting to do a good turn for his cousin's widow, he handed him a business card. The beautiful person in front of him sternly refused, saying he would remain a widow for the rest of his life out of loyalty to his late husband. He told Lu Yuandeng to remember to buy a mirror on his way home. But the moment they made contact, Lu Yuandeng heard that familiar voice again. "He's dressed like a respectable beast, and he actually wants to keep me? Does he think I'm the kind of person who'd sell himself for money?!" Lu Yuandeng realized there'd been a misunderstanding and was about to explain, when the voice continued: "Heh, kid, good eye. That's exactly the kind of person I am." Lu Yuandeng: ? This time, he was sure he could hear Song Ye's thoughts. The third time they met was in Lu Yuandeng's office. Song Ye was still wearing a black evening gown that looked like a relic of feudal society. His beautiful sister-in-law had run into trouble and turned to him, someone he'd met a few times before, for help. But this gown, so steeped in feudal decadence, had a high slit on the side when Song Ye straddled him, revealing long, fair legs in a blatant attempt at seduction. This time, it was Lu Yuandeng who grabbed Song Ye by the ankle as his legs kicked and thrashed. He said sternly, "Sister-in-law, don't do this." Character pairing: Beautiful young widower x domineering CEO who's all talk and no action Also known as: The older, doting alpha spoils him rotten. Where can a beautiful widower run? [Please note before reading] 1. The main story is told from the bottom's perspective. The blurb is from the top's perspective because I thought it would be fun. 2. The top is a bit of a pervert and no gentleman. He falls for the bottom at first sight, and his long-dormant heart catches fire all at once. 3. The bottom's marriage to his ex-husband was a marriage of convenience, and they had little affection for each other. The bottom was in it for the money. Both leads are sexually and emotionally exclusive. 4. The top is six years older than the bottom: the bottom is 20, and the top is 26. 5. A lighthearted read with little logic. Just enjoy it for fun. Come check out my upcoming story, After the Office Beta Stumbles Upon His Brooding Alpha Boss's Secret. Yu Chijiang is an utterly ordinary beta, the least noticeable speck of dust among the alphas and omegas who fill the world. He works diligently from nine to nine, six days a week. A proper corporate drone, he has no great ambitions. He just wants to save up enough for a wedding and marry a beta like himself as soon as he can. But things don't go as planned. Yu Chijiang can't refuse when his parents agree to set him up on a blind date, and his date turns out to be his cold, ruthless boss, He Ling! He Ling is a top-tier alpha: rich, handsome, and the dream man of many omegas at the company. A cold-faced workaholic, he often watches Yu Chijiang work overtime with a frigid stare. His relentless pressure makes Yu Chijiang's legs go weak whenever he sees him. Yu Chijiang never imagined becoming partners with an alpha, and a top-tier alpha like He Ling would never need to resort to the dating scene. So he cautiously asks, "Mr. He, are you being forced to go on this blind date?" He Ling stirs his coffee with a spoon and stares at him coldly without answering. Yu Chijiang continues, "I'm just a beta. I-I can't smell an alpha's or omega's pheromones, and I can't comfort them during a rut or heat. I'm sorry. I'll tell them this blind date was my fault." After saying that, Yu Chijiang flees in a panic. - After that disastrous blind date, Yu Chijiang notices that He Ling looks even colder whenever he sees him. He frequently stares at him coldly through the office window, calls him into his office alone to humiliate him, and orders him to finish all his lunch to test for poison. Yu Chijiang reaches a conclusion: He Ling hates him. Since that's the case, Yu Chijiang, just a beta, does his best to avoid him and keep a low profile. Until one day, Yu Chijiang loses focus at work and bumps into He Ling as he's heading to a meeting. Apologizing, Yu Chijiang hurriedly tries to pick up the papers scattered all over the floor. Suddenly, his hand freezes. He's stumbled upon his boss's secret. The pages are filled with all sorts of photos of Yu Chijiang: sleeping, working, drunk... And in a notebook, his name is written over and over in warped handwriting: "Yu Chijiang... Yu Chijiang... Yu Chijiang!" The twisted, dark strokes pour out their owner's suffocating love and brooding obsession. "Yu Chijiang, why are your eyes never looking at me?!" Theme: We face the sun with optimism and grow toward the light.