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Chapter 22: The Kitchen "Assistance"
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2026-09-21 05:53:30
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Leave Me Alone Alphas Chapter 22: The Kitchen "Assistance"
The kitchen of the courtyard villa was quiet, filled only with the rhythmic thump-thump-thump of Lu Chen’s cleaver against a wooden cutting board. He was aggressively chopping scallions, his sister instructed him to do while attending to their mum, trying to vent the sheer and chaotic panic swirling in his chest.A treaty? Sharing? Lu Chen thought, his jaw working as he chopped faster. They talk like they're managing a corporate merger! I am a straight man! I'm going to finish this weekend, get my sister back to her dorm, and run so far away even Xie Huai’s Maybach can't track me down."You're going to turn those scallions into dust if you chop any harder, piglet."Lu Chen flinched, his hand freezing over the cleaver.Xie Huai slouched against the doorframe, his dark hair falling slightly over his forehead, looking infuriatingly relaxed in a dark turtleneck. He stepped into the kitchen, his long, deliberate strides closing the distance between them until he was standing right behind L
Leave Me Alone Alphas Chapter 21: Unholy Alliance
The crisp morning air in the courtyard smelled of damp bamboo and jasmine tea.Lu Chen woke up early, his body exhausted from an entire night of tossing and turning. Every time he had managed to drift off, his brain had replayed the suffocating image of Xie Huai’s hand clamped around Gu Yan’s wrist, and the dark, possessive heat in both of their eyes."I am straight," Lu Chen muttered into his reflection in the bathroom mirror, slapping his cheeks with cold water. "I am a straight man surrounded by high-society wolves. I just need to survive until Sunday evening."When he stepped into the main pavilion, he expected to find his mother cooking breakfast. Instead, he found a scene so surreal his brain momentarily stalled.Sitting at the stone table in the courtyard were Xie Huai and Gu Yan.Neither was wearing a suit. Xie Huai wore a simple black fitted sweater, while Gu Yan wore a cream-colored cardigan. They were sitting opposite each other, pouring tea from a single clay teapot in abs
Leave Me Alone Alphas Chapter 20: Dinner at the Courtyard
The main dining pavilion of the courtyard villa smelled of steamed ginger, braised pork belly, and fresh jasmine tea.Mrs. Lu sat at the head of the long rosewood table, her eyes shining with happiness as she watched her children eat. On her left sat Gu Yan, listening intently to her detailed stories about the tea harvest with the patience of a saint. On her right sat Xie Huai, quietly refilling her teacup with an air of polite, filial devotion that Lu Chen didn't know the arrogant billionaire was physically capable of."Professor Gu," Mrs. Lu said, setting her chopsticks down and smiling warmly across the table. "You must be very hard on my Lu Xi at school. She's always been a bit clumsy, but she has a good heart."Lu Xi choked on her tea "Mom! No, he's my professor, he helps me..." "You don't need to be humble Lu Xi," He then turned to Mrs. Lu "Lu Xi is... surprisingly resilient. When she sets her mind to something, she clings to it with everything she has and she's so different fr
Leave Me Alone Alphas Chapter 19: The Villa Scheme
Lu Chen stared between the two giant predators standing on either side of him."Explain who you are?!" Lu Chen choked out, his voice leaping two whole registers. "Are you out of your mind?! If my mother sees two multi-millionaires hovering over me like vultures in a luxury courtyard villa, she's not going to think I'm successful, she's going to think I sold an kidney or joined an illegal syndicate!"Gu Yan let out a low, melodious laugh, his thumb gently brushing the warm nape of Lu Chen’s neck before he reluctantly pulled his hand back. "You underestimate a mother's capacity for belief, Lu Chen. People see what they desperately hope to see.""He's right for once," Xie Huai said dryly, crossing his arms and looking down his nose at Lu Chen. "We don't tell her we're high-society heirs or corporate executives. That would trigger an investigation. We craft a simple, clean narrative.""A simple narrative," Lu Chen repeated suspiciously, narrowing his eyes. "And what, pray tell, is this 's
Leave Me Alone Alphas Chapter 18: The Friday Threat
Lu Chen’s soul didn't just leave his body, it packed its bags, filed for a change of address, and moved to another continent."M-Mom?!" Lu Chen squeaked into the speaker, his knuckles turning white as he clutched the phone. "Friday?! That’s in four days!""Yes, silly boy," his mother’s warm, raspy voice crackled over the line, punctuated by the soft rustle of tea leaves in the background. "My arthritis checkup at the central clinic was moved up. Lu Xi said you kids found a nice, quiet place near the university. I’m bringing a sack of sweet potatoes and the fermented chili paste you love. Don't worry about picking me up from the bus station, I'll take the minibus.""No! Mom, wait—""I have to get back to the field now, the supervisor is calling. See you Friday, my big boy. Eat your vegetables!"CLICK.The line went dead.Lu Chen stood frozen against the glass balcony door, the phone slipping from his numb fingers and landing with a soft thud on the rug.If his mother came to the city a
Leave Me Alone Alphas Chapter 17: The Velvet Box
The morning after the gala felt like walking through a minefield lined with silk.Lu Chen stood in the penthouse kitchen, aggressively scrambling eggs while his phone vibrated against the marble counter. It was a text from Lu Xi.Lu Xi: Ming made pancakes! When are you coming back to pick up your laundry? Also, why haven't I heard from you in months? Is something happening, shall I come down there to investigate?!Lu Chen’s thumb froze over the screen. He squeezed his eyes shut, letting out a long, silent scream into the air.If she finds out I'm living in a billionaire's penthouse as a maid to pay off a ruined suit while getting harassed by two massive perverts, she'll kill me first, then Mom will come up from the village to finish the job.Mom was currently working fourteen hour shifts at the provincial tea farm just to keep their basic needs met. The mere thought of her calloused hands and weary smile made a lump form in Lu Chen's throat. He couldn't let either of them know how mes
Leave Me Alone Alphas Chapter 15
It was a lazy weekend afternoon, the kind where the sun filtered through half-drawn blinds in lazy golden stripes across the polished concrete floor. Zhao Kai and Liu Jian had finally had enough of Yang Jun's endless excuses and complaints. They decided—more like declared—that today was the day t
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A week had passed since the fire, yet Zhao Kai and Yang Jun still had not been able to properly reach Liu Jian. At first, they had tried constantly. Calls were placed at odd hours, messages sent early in the morning and late at night, each one carefully worded so it would not feel intrusive. Eventu
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Li Han was proud—fiercely, stupidly proud—to announce that he hated the twins. Because the morning after, when sunlight stabbed through the curtains like an accusation, he genuinely wished a train would flatten him rather than force him to move. Every muscle screamed. His hips felt dislocated. His
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It had already been a week, but the twins were still as clingy as ever—if not more. They followed Li Han everywhere, insisting he might leave them again. Their possessiveness was as strong as always, sometimes so instinctive they didn’t even realize it. Whenever someone entered their office, one of
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