Can Alpha Also Have Babies? QAQ - Chapter 15

Chapter 15 – Mr. Pei Tempts the Poor Xiao Lin

Seeing Pei Jichuan turn around and leave, Lin Shuangyu almost wanted to knock him out.

He was brainstorming frantically in his mind, wondering how to buy his favorite skirt without arousing Pei Jichuan’s suspicion.

Could he pretend to not be interested now and come buy it after getting off work later?

If Pei Jichuan finds out, it will only make things more obvious.

Ask a colleague, like Zhu Xin, whom he just met, to help him buy it?

But maybe this employee benefit couldn’t be purchased on behalf of others.

The only trick left is to lie.

“Cousin, wait a moment.” Lin Shuangyu called Pei Jichuan hesitantly.

Pei Jichuan raised the corner of his mouth slightly, turned around, and looked at Lin Shuangyu coldly: “Don’t tell me you are interested in women’s clothing.”

“Of course not!”

Lin Shuangyu first firmly denied it, then hesitantly said, “But I have a female friend who plays “Legend of Fuyao.” She particularly likes the summer collection of clothes, and I…I want to buy her a set.”

“Female friend?”

“Yes,” Lin Shuangyu was afraid that he wouldn’t believe her, so he took out his phone and quickly switched to Yutian’s WeChat account. He clicked on a friend’s Moments, enlarged the photo, and handed it to Pei Jichuan, “This is her photo.”

On the phone screen, there is a photo of a girl wearing the same skin cosplay costume as in “Legend of Fuyao”. The girl has a bright smile on her face and has two shallow dimples. She is a cute little beauty.

This is a girl that Lin Shuangyu met when he was playing games before. Although the two of them are just netizens, they have always kept in touch because their circles overlap.

Pei Jichuan leaned against the door with his arms folded, his long legs folded and he asked, “Do you like her?”

“…” ‘No, buddy, aren’t you a little too gossipy?’

Besides, giving things to the opposite sex must mean that you like them. Can’t it be pure friendship?

Under Pei Jichuan’s inorganic gaze, Lin Shuangyu made up his mind and simply pretended to be a dog-licker and said shyly: “Yes, but she doesn’t seem to like me that much, so I have to work harder to please her.”

Pei Jichuan: “…”

Lin Shuangyu inexplicably felt the air pressure around him suddenly become very low.

But for the sake of the pretty little skirt, Lin Shuangyu looked at Pei Jichuan hopefully through the thick glass lenses: “Is it okay, cousin?”

Pei Jichuan’s voice was cold and gloomy: “If I say no, will you curse me in your heart?”

‘Not only will I scold you, I will also smash your head, draw a circle and curse you to never find a wife in your life!’

Lin Shuangyu said in panic: “How is it possible, cousin, my respect for you is as great as the heavens and the earth, and as great as the sun and the moon…”

“Alright,” Pei Jichuan interrupted him, as if he was tired of his flattery, “Go get it.”

Lin Shuangyu secretly breathed a sigh of relief and immediately went to pick out a skirt. He didn’t dare to ask for too much, so he went straight to the “Rich Summer” series area.

There are a total of four sets of costumes in the “Deep Summer” series, which are Flower Fairy, Mermaid, Black Lotus and White Moonlight according to their respective characteristics.

Except for the Black Lotus, which looked a bit like the cheongsam he bought last time, Lin Shuangyu wanted to own the other three and it was difficult to make a decision.

But he knew very well that he should not be greedy, and finally his eyes settled on the glittering “Mermaid”. This dress amazed him the most at that time, and it was always right to choose based on the first impression.

He was about to ask Pei Jichuan what he had decided on when he suddenly remembered the character setting that Wang Jin gave him in front of Pei Jichuan. He pretended to have a hard time deciding and turned to look at Pei Jichuan.

“Brother, I can’t decide. Can you help me think about it?”

Pei Jichuan: “Are you sure?”

“Yes, if we each choose one, we can eliminate two incorrect items.”

“…”

Actually…that makes so much sense.

Pei Jichuan then walked over.

Lin Shuangyu knew that Pei Jichuan was a straight man, and his aesthetic taste was either the pure and innocent white moonlight or the seductive black lotus, so he pointed at the flower fairy and said, “I think this one is good. What about you, cousin?”

Pei Jichuan had been staring at Lin Shuangyu with his arms crossed, not even missing which outfit his eyes lingered on for how many seconds.

So, he pointed at the mermaid and said, “This one.”

Lin Shuangyu: “…”

Lin Shuangyu was stunned. He blinked, blinked again, and stammered, “This… this one is so ugly.”

“I think it looks good and suits my aesthetic.”

Huh?! Ah——

Originally, Lin Shuangyu didn’t feel that he had to have the mermaid dress, but, as the saying goes, the more you can’t get it, the better it will be. Besides, he had similar ones for the remaining black lotus. The white moonlight dress was pretty, but it was a little too plain after all.

The mermaid looks more and more beautiful.

Pei Jichuan stared at him: “What do you mean?”

Lin Shuangyu: QAQ

Why did he bother asking Pei Jichuan?

Lin Shuangyu regretted it bitterly, but the matter was settled. Of the remaining two, Lin Shuangyu pointed at the black lotus and said, “I think this one is also good.”

“These two…” Pei Jichuan paused and said, “They are equally matched.”

Lin Shuangyu: ???

Lin Shuangyu’s fists were about to harden, he really wanted to beat him to death!

Pei Jichuan had had enough of the teasing and said compassionately, “Well, pick the one you think is the ugliest, since you’re the one giving it away, after all.”

Happiness returned too suddenly. To prevent this person from spitting out any more ivory, Lin Shuangyu didn’t even bother to be polite and immediately said, “You have a point. Let’s choose this one. How much is it? How should I pay?”

Pei Jichuan saw that his whole expression became lively because he had chosen the skirt he wanted, and his gaze couldn’t help but soften a little.

But when he thought that he was going to give the skirt to another woman, the tenderness in Pei Jichuan’s eyes turned into indifference again.

“I’ll have Yao Wen deliver it to you later, and she’ll contact you then.”

“Okay, thank you, cousin!”

It was the first time that Lin Shuangyu called his “cousin” so sincerely.

After buying the skirt, Lin Shuangyu was no longer interested in other things. However, in order to avoid revealing himself, he also picked out a pillow and a cup that was just right for drinking water at work, thus completing his shopping trip successfully.

It’s decided. He would wear this mermaid dress in his next live broadcast.

It’s a pity that he could only show the upper body during the live broadcast. The beauty of this skirt lies in its shimmering hem that looks like a mermaid’s tail. He really wanted to wear it at the Polar Night and show off to those Alphas.

Thinking of the Polar Night, Lin Shuangyu felt very depressed. He didn’t know when this bastard Pei Jichuan would be able to turn the page.

When he returned to the office, lunch break was almost over. As soon as he walked in, he heard Tian Yawei, the employee who assigned him work in the morning, and Gao Ting, another male employee in their group, chatting.

Gao Ting asked, “Is Mrs. Yutian not participating in the competition this year? Why is there no activity on Weibo?”

When Lin Shuangyu first heard his Weibo ID, he almost thought he had been exposed. He was shocked and it took him several seconds to realize that they were discussing whether he should participate in the competition.

Tian Yawei: “She said last year that she would not participate this year. I guess she has won the championship for three consecutive years and wants to give the opportunity to newcomers.”

When Lin Shuangyu first serialized the comic, which was during his freshman year, his writing skills were a bit immature and he only took third place. However, he took first place for the next three years.

He really didn’t plan to participate this year. To put it nicely, as this employee said, he had won the title for three consecutive years and was giving up the opportunity. In reality, the prize money was not enough to attract him.

Gao Ting sighed, “Is she quitting? I’ve noticed on Weibo lately that aside from the comic strip about Legend of Fuyao, she hasn’t mentioned our game much.”

Hearing this, Tian Yawei said sadly, “Really? No, she’s my goddess, I love her style so much. It would be more painful for her to leave the business than for my boyfriend to fall in love with someone else.”

Lin Shuangyu: “…”

Not really.

Moreover, he didn’t just escape from the pit, he jumped into it.

As usual, the afternoon was filled with boring review work. Lin Shuangyu always had the habit of taking a lunch break at noon, but today, he didn’t take a break because he went shopping with Pei Jichuan. In addition, he had been feeling sleepy recently, so his eyelids were drooping after seeing this, so he hurried to the bathroom to wash his face.

As soon as he returned to the office, he heard Tian Yawei’s angry voice.

“More revisions! More revisions! I’ve already revised it five times, and they’re still not satisfied! No wonder the artist in their department wants to leave. They’re even more demanding than the client at my last company!”

Lin Shuangyu pretended not to hear and was about to return to his seat when he heard her say, “The finance department wants me to post this crappy invoice again. Zhu Xin! Where’s Zhu Xin?”

Lin Shuangyu said: “She went out with the team leader.”

“I’m so annoyed. Come on, help me post the invoice!”

Logically speaking, this matter is not Lin Shuangyu’s job, but his review work is not urgent. They are colleagues, so it is no problem for him to help her.

Lin Shuangyu walked over and saw her pushing a pile of invoices towards her. He asked in confusion, “How do I post them?”

Tian Yawei didn’t like graduates in the first place, and she became even more angry when faced with graduates who couldn’t even paste invoices.

“You can’t even post an invoice, what can you do?”

“…” He can eat, drink, defecate, urinate and sleep a lot.

Lin Shuangyu said calmly, “My job responsibilities don’t require me to be able to post invoices.”

Seeing that he dared to talk back, Tian Yawei became even more angry: “Your job responsibility is still art design. If you are so capable, why don’t you just revise the poster for me?”

Lin Shuangyu glanced at the rejected poster on her computer desktop and said without blinking, “Okay.”

Tian Yawei: “……?”

Tian Yawei suspected that she was hallucinating because of the anger she received from this graduate. Otherwise, how could he dare to agree in such a loud voice?

Even she, who has several years of experience in the design industry, couldn’t do it, but he agreed to it without hesitation?

Tian Yawei was also furious and sneered, “Okay, come on, I want to see what you can come up with!”

Tian Yawei was probably really angry. In addition, the other party did not urge her to get it done today, and she actually handed over this kind of work that she could not do well to a young employee with no work experience at all. She went to post the messy invoice out of anger.

Lin Shuangyu did not make any changes based on her design. After listening to Tian Yawei’s request, he added the friend of the colleague who was in contact with her.

The other party is from the Propaganda Department. Because the graphic designer resigned and they couldn’t find a suitable one for the time being, the design work was transferred to their department.

Lin Shuangyu learned about the requirements for the event poster from the other party and roughly understood why Tian Yawei was angry. At the same time, he had an idea in mind and opened the software to start designing.

The competition team is relatively idle now, so when Assistant Yao came to deliver things after getting off work, everyone else had left and only Lin Shuangyu was left.

She raised her hand and knocked on the door politely twice, and only walked over after attracting Lin Shuangyu’s attention.

“You have more than half a month to complete that work, which is plenty of time. There’s no need to work overtime.”

“No, I’m doing something else.” Lin Shuangyu quickly stood up and took the bags from her. “Sorry to bother Assistant Yao, how much is it?”

“Mr. Pei has already paid the bill.”

It didn’t seem so surprising that Pei Jichuan would pay the bill.

However, it always feels weird to be given a skirt by a man.

‘Forget it, who else can I blame more than these two Alphas who made love all night long?’

Find a chance to return it to him somewhere else.

“This is for you too, it’s all welfare.” Assistant Yao handed over a supermarket shopping card and a free coupon for perming, dyeing and cutting at a private salon.

Lin Shuangyu put the card away, but pushed the free coupon to Assistant Yao and said, “Here you go, I don’t need it.”

This coupon was given privately by a certain CEO named Pei. Yao Wen didn’t dare to accept it. She smiled and said, “This salon is run by the owner himself. His craftsmanship and aesthetics are excellent. Most people can’t get an appointment here. You can give it a try and change things up.”

“No, I think I’m fine now.”

Assistant Yao was unusually silent for a few seconds.

The main thing is, Assistant Yao hadn’t seen such a… rustic hairstyle with Lin Shuangyu in a long time. It can be said to be so ugly that it’s outrageous, but he actually thinks it’s pretty good.

Is it true that those who study art have more unique aesthetic tastes?

Assistant Yao was sweating profusely and laughed dryly, “Then you can keep it and give it to your family or friends. It’s a company benefit, don’t be embarrassed.”

Lin Shuangyu just thought that as a girl, Yao Wen would need it more, and wanted to give it to her out of the need for her care. Upon hearing this, he put away the free coupon and planned to give it to Cong Tingxue.

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“He really said that?”

In the president’s office, Pei Jichuan asked with a frown.

Assistant Yao: “Yes.”

Pei Jichuan didn’t believe that Lin Shuangyu’s aesthetic taste was different from that of ordinary people, especially since he suspected that he was Liln, so it was even less likely that he had a problem with his aesthetic taste. But it seemed that people around him were used to his unsophisticated appearance, which meant that he didn’t deliberately change it to fool them and show that he was not Liln, but had always been like this.

What’s going on? How could a good-looking person make himself look so dirty and unattractive?

Young Master Pei was a conspiracy theorist with a dirty mind, so he immediately thought of Lin Shuangyu’s stepson status and the fact that the Pei family had no Alpha heir…

Pei Jichuan uttered two words coldly: “Pei! He!”