Damn it, I'm surrounded by insane Alphas!

The study was very quiet.

Sometimes he would curl up on the sofa to read, and when he got to a crucial part, he would unconsciously sit up straight, his brows furrowed, and he would mutter to himself silently.

Gu Chen sat behind his desk working.

This scene has been frequently occurring at home for the past month.

Everyone does their own thing, without interfering with each other, creating a strange harmony.

Gu Chen watched for a few minutes, then got up and went out. When he came back, he had two bottles of water in his hand.

Shi Ran was completely unaware until one of the bottles was in his hand, at which point he subconsciously reached out to take it.

Just as my fingers gripped the mineral water bottle, I suddenly hissed and gasped, my hand trembling so much that I almost dropped the bottle.

Gu Chen turned to look at him: "What's wrong?"

Shi Ran looked up and shook her hand holding the bottle: "Cough, the size is about right... it gets sore after holding it for a while."

Gu Chen's gaze fell on his fair fingers, paused for two seconds, then moved back to his face, and turned to draw the curtains.

Shi Ran glanced at it and was so startled that she quickly sat up straight: "Hey, don't turn it off! I... I was reading!"

Although I wasn't actually reading any serious books.

Gu Chen stopped what she was doing, turned around to look at him, and asked, "Really? You love studying that much?"

He walked back and stopped beside the sofa, looking down at her. "What book are you reading?"

"What book..."

Shi Ran looked down at the book cover covering his novel and stammered, "Principles of Economics."

System: [Looking for book titles now?]

Shi Ran: [Isn't it said that life has no audience? Why do I feel like I have a straight man sticking around me?]

system:...

Gu Chen nodded, looking quite serious. "Then tell me, what have you learned after watching for so long?"

Shi Ran's heart skipped a beat, and she began to recall the political economy she had studied two hundred years ago.

"Uh... this economy."

As he spoke, he secretly glanced at Gu Chen, who had already sat down next to him at some point.

"Mainly... it's controlled by two hands, one a large, tangible hand, and the other an invisible hand..."

Then he felt a large hand slip inside his pajamas with practiced ease.

Suddenly, his body stiffened, and the words caught in his throat.

Gu Chen turned his head to look at him, his eyes deep and unfathomable: "Continue."

"Uh, I also looked at leverage!"

Shi Ran tried to concentrate, feeling that hand igniting a fire on his back. "Yes, using leverage to regulate the market..."

Wait a minute, it's not just the market, it feels like there's leverage regulating it.

Suddenly, his breath hitched, and he looked down.

Gu Chen leaned even closer, almost touching his ear, and asked in a low voice, "Has Han Li reached the Core Formation stage?"

Before she could even process what was happening, she blurted out, "Soon, almost... huh?"

He suddenly realized, "You...how did you know?"

He clearly put a book cover on it!

Seeing his shocked expression, Gu Chen finally managed a slight smile: "Did you know you could talk in your sleep?"

Suddenly, he felt a jolt.

"What did I say?" he asked nervously. "I...I didn't insult you, did I?"

"What kind of dream did you have that made you want to scold me?" Gu Chen asked back.

Shi Ran's eyes darted around: "No, how could that be!"

"You said..." Gu Chen said slowly, staring into his eyes, "It felt very comfortable."

Shi Ran chuckled dryly: "Ha... I probably dreamt I was going for a massage."

"You still say you can't take it anymore?"

Shi Ran: "It must be seeing the balance in my bank account, that's so exciting."

Gu Chen nodded, and finally said, "You even called my name."

Shi Ran: "?"

The system suddenly popped up: [He's bluffing! Sleep logs show you never talked in your sleep!]

But Shi Ran completely ignored the system.

He looked at Gu Chen and blinked: "Really? Then what did I say?"

Before Gu Chen could speak, Shi Ran suddenly moved.

He nimbly flipped over and straddled Gu Chen's lap, looking down at him with a beaming smile:

"Mr. Gu, you've been putting me through this a lot every day... Can't I even scold you a couple of times?"

System: [Are you two crazy?]

It chose to go offline again.

Gu Chen looked at the person so close to him in his arms, said nothing, but simply wrapped his arms around Shi Ran's waist naturally.

Shi Ran, taking advantage of his indulgence, went further and further.

He lowered his head and left a mark on the side of Gu Chen's neck, neither too light nor too heavy.

Gu Chen would never have allowed that before.

This time, Gu Chen merely tilted his head, raised his hand to touch that spot, and asked, "Feeling better now?"

Shi Ran added with a grin, "I'm going to throw away all your turtleneck clothes."

Let's see how you cover it up tomorrow.

Gu Chen hummed in agreement, his tone flat: "I wasn't planning on covering it up anyway."

Shi Ran paused, blinked, and asked, "What if someone else sees this?"

Gu Chen didn't answer, but simply supported the person in his arms with one hand, stood up from the sofa, and carried him towards the bedroom.

"The whole company knows that I have a cat at home that bites people."

There was a barely perceptible chuckle in his voice, "It's not like it's the first day."

(I'm so busy today, sob sob, I'll just quickly write a short sweet treat, cici.)