[ABO] The Sparrow in the Threshold

When they arrived, Cheng Huan was standing in front of the old house.

He didn't seem to be affected at all by the decline of his family in the past six months, and he still had the perfect butler demeanor. When he saw Yinque get out of the car, he nodded and bowed in disrespect: "Master is already waiting."

"I know." Yinque replied, nodded slightly, passed by him, and walked straight into the mansion.

Apart from sleeping, Qianqiu was by his side every step of the way, and every week when he went back to the old house and had dinner with Mr. Cheng, it was no exception. Usually, the father and son sat at the table, and Cheng Huan and Qianqiu stood behind them to serve.But something changed today - when Qian Qiu followed him and was about to go in, Cheng Huan raised his hand abruptly to stop him.

"..."

Hearing the movement behind her, Yinque turned her head: "What's wrong?"

"Master specifically instructed, please young master go in alone." Cheng Huan said unhurriedly, "Qianqiu just wait outside."

The man froze for a moment, looked at Yinque and waited for his instructions.

"Then you just wait outside." Yinque said with a serious expression.

Qianqiu didn't say anything more, she stood beside Cheng Huan and waited politely.

There are not many servants in the old house, but it takes more than a dozen people to take care of such a big house.But today, when Yinque walked into the hall, there was no one there, not even a few lights were turned on, it was very dark.

He got on the escalator and walked all the way to Master Cheng's study room, but along the way he didn't see a single servant, as if only Cheng Huan was left in this old house.

"Dong dong dong."

"Silver Sparrow, come in."

Yinque pushed open the door, and the scene in the study was the same as downstairs, just as dim.

Master Cheng stood with his hands behind his back, standing in front of the floor-to-ceiling windows. There was no light in the room, and the room was only illuminated by the skylight outside the window.There was a little dust floating in the air, and he couldn't see his father's face clearly against the light.

His father was a ruthless businessman, and he had always thought so before Yinque was pushed in front of others.

In order to keep the family's glory, power, and wealth, he can do anything to sacrifice any man, and he doesn't like to deal with people after he gets old. Except for the matters that must be managed by him, almost all the business of the family is handed over to Yinque hands.But the man was still ruthless towards him, Yinque knew it well.

It's just that today, for some reason, my father's figure is a little lonely.

"Father."

Master Cheng turned to look at him: "Well, just come."

"I said before that I came here after the bidding meeting." Yinque frowned, and reported to work without any emotion, "Zaris gave the bid for the official port to the Yin family."

"As expected."

"Did father know that he was collecting money on both sides?"

"That's not true." Master Cheng walked to the wine cabinet next to him and took out a bottle of red wine.

"I'll come..." "No need."

He opened the red wine, poured it into a goblet, handed one of the glasses to Yinque, and shook the glass himself to sober up: "You are taking care of the business. You must know what is going on."

"Hmm..." Silver Sparrow nodded.

The old man paced back and forth in the study, looked down at the red wine or the ground, and said thoughtfully: "There is a ghost in the married family, who didn't find out, so I sent everyone in the house away; But maybe it's someone from you."

"Me?" Yinque was slightly surprised, but then frowned more tightly, "I never talk about any work at home."

"It may be the person in charge of some district." Master Cheng said, "Cheng Huan didn't find out, this person is not simple....It's too late now, the Yin family has been prying our merchants, and some of them are unknown It is said that small merchants are also making troubles everywhere, and it stands to reason that it will pass after a while, and it is just a five-year official port, and this loss is not unaffordable."

"I think so too."

"But I still underestimate that old dog Yin Baiyan." Master Cheng stopped suddenly and sighed, "...the cabinet member, Mr. Chang, has a very good personal relationship with me. He gave me a chance."

"what……"

"Someone secretly sent a secret letter to His Majesty the Emperor, reporting that Cheng Jia, several senators, and administrators in several places in the southwest and north have colluded with each other."

"Can it be reported without evidence?"

"Is there anything wrong with it?" Master Cheng said, "It depends on who handed it the letter. I asked, and the second prince handed it in person."

"So it's the Second Prince..."

"Yes, the Yin family supports the second prince. The profits of several casinos in Roswell go directly to the second prince. I am indeed one step away. If I had made up my mind earlier to join forces with the third prince, I wouldn't be so passive now. The battle of the royal family is too risky, I have never wanted to participate... let alone this, I just want you to be prepared, in just a few days, this house and the shops in the capital should be searched, as long as nothing is found According to the evidence, it will not be a dead end. But if we find any clues, the Yin family will not let us father and son have a chance to make a comeback."

"Is it necessary for them to kill them all?" Yinque asked.

"It's not necessary, it's a war between businessmen."

Only then did Yinque understand why Cheng Huan stayed outside and Qian Qiu couldn't follow in - what his father wanted to say was about the destruction of the family, and of course no one should be allowed to eavesdrop.

As Master Cheng said, he walked towards a map of the empire standing beside him.

He pointed at a certain town in the western region, and looked at Yinque: "I know where this is."

"know."

"Your mother's entourage is there, and you can find him when necessary. He lives in the local temple and has a priesthood."

"I don't quite understand what father means."

"You don't need to understand, just remember it." Master Cheng said, as if he suddenly fell into memory because of the mention of his mother, his tone became melancholy, "Your mother is such a good woman....It's good that you are like her Yes. Many things in the past, I think I made the right choice, you sacrificed a lot, and I don’t justify myself.”

Yinque looked away, pursed her lips and did not answer.

Of course he knew what Master Cheng was referring to, but it was meaningless to talk about it now.

As he himself said, he never blamed anyone, and certainly never blamed his father.It's too easy to understand my father's choice. However, he is very wise and right...but he has no feelings for himself.

"I've always wanted you to find an Alpha to marry, but you didn't cooperate; now it seems that I should have been reluctant, for example, marrying a kid from the Loves family would be good." After finishing this sentence, Master Cheng finally raised his glass and took a sip , "Phew, forget it, you can decide the marriage by yourself in the future. Now start what I said, you have to keep it in mind and do it well."

"what?"

"I do have evidence here that will allow them to put our family to death, but it may come in handy in the future."

Yinque watched as his father took out a palm-sized booklet from the dark compartment of the bookcase. The cover was completely black and there was no word.Master Cheng handed it to him, let him open it, and then said to himself: "Give it to someone you trust, and someone who has nothing to do with the Cheng family."

Yinque had only opened two pages before her eyes widened in astonishment: "...Have you kept these accounts all this time?"

"That's natural."

He solemnly put the booklet into his lapel: "I will do it well."

"Okay, it's okay, you can go back."

"Okay." He nodded and was about to leave.

Unexpectedly, Master Cheng suddenly called his name: "Yinque..."

Yinque stood where she was, turned her head and waited for his next words.

Master Cheng sighed and said: "Find an Alpha to protect you, and have another son and a half daughter, at least don't let my lineage die."

Yinque laughed silently, bitterly and mockingly: "I won't."

-

On the way back, Yinque didn't say a word, and when the car drove up to the gate of his mansion, he suddenly said "Turn around again".

The young driver didn't dare to ask more questions, so he asked Qianqiu for help from the rearview mirror, hoping to get some hints.Qian Qiu said: "Master, do you want to go to the port to blow some air?"

"I don't want to go." Yinque lazily said, "Go to the tea shop, I'll buy something."

The car drove towards the city, and no one in the car spoke as usual.

Even if Qianqiu didn't say anything, Yinque could still feel his presence beside him.Probably from the day they returned to the capital with their bodies covered in bruises, he has been used to always having a man's breath around him.Obviously Qianqiu's pheromone has almost no smell, but his senses can still be keenly aware of Qianqiu's existence... and it brings him an unspeakable sense of security.

There were occasional bumps in the road, and the man stared ahead to let go of his thoughts; the young master next to him suddenly seemed to fall asleep, and leaned towards him along the bumps.

The other party's head fell on his shoulder, Qian Qiu tensed his body suddenly, and looked at him cautiously.

Yinque would often sleep in the car, but except when he was drunk, he would only sleep lightly, and it was rare for him to look like he was sleeping soundly leaning on his shoulder.When he was wondering, Silver Sparrow whispered:

"Not asleep."

"..."

"I just suddenly thought, lean on." His voice sounded extremely tired, Qianqiu didn't say much, just straightened up, trying to make Yinque lean more comfortably.

The pleasant smell of pheromone invades the man's senses wantonly at this close range, and just smelling it makes Qianqiu feel a little drunk.

He lowered his eyes to look at the person over his shoulder, all the eyebrows and eyes of the other person were hidden under the hair, only the small and straight nose tip and thin lips were tightly pursed.

Qian Qiu tried her best to restrain the urge to take a deep breath, just staring at the person on her shoulder.While Yinque couldn't see his expression, the man's expression changed from indifference to light banter.Under the action of the blocking agent, he instinctively kept his fangs obediently, but it didn't mean he didn't feel anything about this Omega.

In other words, it was the suppressed instinct that made him feel the desire entrenched in his chest more straightforwardly.

If possible, he would like to bite the gland of Silver Sparrow to see what kind of expression this noble and proud young master will make at that time.

"Qianqiu."

"Young master here."

"...I'm almost tired of it." Yinque said, "I've been watching your face and this person for more than half a year, and now I suddenly want to change it."

"..." The man said in a deep voice, "Master knows what I'm going to say."

"Indeed, I know." Yinque leaned on his shoulder, lazy and charming, "I'm getting tired of hearing that too."

"I'll think of a new one."

"Well, think about it."

After saying this, the car became quiet again, and the little driver didn't dare to take a peek behind him, but he always had to look in the rearview mirror—the handsome young master in the rearview mirror rarely showed weakness, leaning on the sturdy and tall The man's shoulders, half-closed empty eyes; and the man smiled half-smile, letting him lean on, like a statue.

[The author has something to say]: After going through the plot, the next chapter will be very exciting.