Majesty

Upon hearing this, Lu Yan and Su Jue turned around and saw two people walking towards them.

They were all young people, dressed formally, with the good looks that were unique to the Su family. One of them had slightly upturned eyes, looking very attractive. He was looking at Su Jue and Lu Yan with disdain, and it must be him who had just spoken.

The other one pulled his sleeve and whispered, “Ah Xi, stop talking and don’t forget where this is.”

Su Xi snorted coldly and deliberately said loudly, “What kind of place is this? This is a place where rules are followed. This is our Su family’s old house, not everyone can come here and act wildly. Even if my Big brother is here today, I have to say that it is Su Jue who does not follow the rules. If this precedent is set, then anyone can bring any cat or dog home in the future!”

The young man next to him wanted to pull him, but Su Jue waved his hand at him and said with a smile, “Alang, don’t hold him back. Let him talk. Just go on.” Then he raised his chin towards Su Xi.

Su Lang then let go awkwardly.

Su Xi raised his eyes, and they became more and more angry. “Of course I will continue. Su Jue, don’t think that you can do whatever you want just because you and Big Brother are brothers. Let’s not talk about your promiscuous behavior outside and ruining the reputation of our Su family. Today, you actually brought your little lover to the old house openly, and during the family dinner. Don’t forget the rules of our Su family, unless you really plan to marry a man?! “

Su Jue laughed as if he had heard the funniest joke in the world, and deliberately scratched his ears, “Did I hear it right? Master Xi actually criticized me for being promiscuous? It seems that you have had no fewer girlfriends than I have.”

“But I’m not as shameless as you, who is promiscuous with both men and women. And I’m not as high-profile as you.” Su Xi said angrily.

“That’s just because the media has no interest in you.” Su Jue added leisurely.

Su Xi was furious. He didn’t know when he had become no match for Su Jue. He was outclassed by him in every aspect. He was obviously not like this when they were little. “Don’t change the subject. That’s not what I want to talk about. What exactly do you mean by bringing this man home today?”

Su Jue deliberately didn’t reveal the truth. He was looking forward to Su Xi’s reaction after he knew the truth, so he deliberately answered the question vaguely. “You talk as if this is really your home. Don’t forget, I am the owner of this place.”

“You?” Su Xi sneered, “Only my big brother is the master here, don’t give yourself too much credit.”

Su Jue smiled and was too lazy to pay any more attention to him.

In the end, Su Xi couldn’t do anything to Su Jue. He couldn’t win by talking or beating him. Even if he thought he was right, Su Jue and Su Mo were brothers after all. If they really got into a fight, he might not get the upper hand. So he turned his anger to Lu Yan who was watching the excitement from the side.

Su Xi looked Lu Yan up and down for a while, and said sarcastically, “You look pretty good, and you have the capital to be a gigolo. I think you look familiar, you must be  a movie star. Su Jue likes this kind of thing. I heard that this circle is very dirty, and there are few clean people. They are not afraid of getting sick.”

“Ah, I remember now, your name is Lu Yan. The movie that Susan forced me to go to with her a few months ago was the one you starred in. I heard it was the Best Actor Award at the Cannes Film Festival, right? Tsk tsk, you didn’t get this Best Actor award by crawling into Su Jue’s bed, did you?”

Lu Yan just felt that this person was a bit weird, speaking in a strange voice, and looked like a decent person, but he was a psychopath. He turned to Su Jue and said, “Is he sick?”

Su Jue curled his lips, “He is sick, like a mad dog, barking at me every time he sees me. I almost thought he had turned his love for me into hatred.”

The two of them did not deliberately lower their volume, so Su Xi naturally heard it clearly and his face turned red with anger.

The grudge between Su Xi and Su Jue had a long history.

Su Xi was the eldest son of Su Jue’s uncle, and was about the same age as Su Jue, with a difference of one month. When Su Jue was young, he was not in good health, and he was sick every other day. He was always in tears and looked like a bullied person. At that time, Su Xi was healthy and pretty. At such a young age, he was very proud because of the adults’ favor, but he knew how to pretend and was especially well-behaved in front of adults. Even Su Jue’s father, the head of the Su family at that time, loved him very much.

Only Su Mo was not fooled by his appearance and was very cold to him. In fact, Su Mo was especially gentle to Su Jue and was indifferent to all the other cousins. Su Mo, who was a few years older than them and had been outstanding since childhood, was the idol of all the younger Su family members, especially Su Xi. So Su Xi particularly disliked Su Jue. He thought that if Su Jue was not Su Mo’s biological brother, he would not deserve so much love from Su Mo, and he would pretend to be sick and pitiful to gain sympathy. It was so disgusting.

Su Xi always bullied Su Jue secretly and warned him that he should be a man and not complain. Children also have self-esteem and it is often stronger, so no matter how wronged Su Jue was, he never complained about Su Xi to anyone. But later Su Mo found out, and Su Mo scolded Su Xi rudely, and ordered him not to get close to Su Jue in the future. Under Su Mo’s care, Su Xi really had no chance to get close to Su Jue again, let alone bully him, but Su Xi did not get angry with Su Mo, but hated Su Jue even more.

Later, Su Jue’s parents got into trouble. Su Mo was still studying abroad at the time. The older generation of the Su family wanted to take the opportunity to seize power. Su Xi also took the opportunity to instigate other cousins ​​to beat Su Jue up. No one expected Su Mo to come back so quickly and so powerfully. In a short time, he took back all the power and legitimately ascended to the position of the head of the Su family. Those who bullied Su Mo at that time also fought back with their own strength.

After that, Su Jue’s whole personality changed like a painting, becoming all kinds of evil, cool and handsome, completely different from when he was a child. Su Jue was not a person who would swallow his anger, so he found a few opportunities to teach Su Xi a lesson, as revenge for the bullying he had suffered in the past, and then ignored him.

The grudge between the two deepened. Su Xi simply hated Su Jue and always wanted to find a chance to fight back. However, Su Jue was no longer the bullied he had been when he was a child. After several times, he was asking for trouble. Later, Su Jue took over Starry Sky, and the distance between the two became farther and farther.

Su Jue held great power and ran his business successfully; while Su Xi only held a leisurely position in the Su family. Although he had no worries about food and clothing, Su Mo never financially disadvantaged any member of the Su family, the most important thing for a man was his career. In this regard, he could no longer be compared with Su Jue. He had to change girlfriends more frequently than Su Jue, as if he wanted to prove his charm. Unfortunately, even the quality of his lovers could not compare with Su Jue.

Every time they met, Su Xi would always make some sarcastic remarks to Su Jue. Most of the time, Su Jue would not bother to pay attention to him. He would not even be interested in stepping on someone who was too different in strength from him. However, Su Xi thought that Su Ju did not dare to confront him head-on, so he became even more aggressive.

When Su Jue and Lu Yan were talking intimately for the first time, Su Xi automatically filled in the plot and thought that Lu Yan was Su Jue’s lover. It was well known that Su Jue was with men and women, and Lu Yan’s appearance seemed to suit Su Jue’s taste. Naturally, he would never have thought that Su Mo, who was strict, self-respecting and high-handed in his mind, would have a male lover. He even felt that no woman in the world was worthy of Su Mo.

Su Xi certainly would not miss any opportunity to strike Su Jue. He thought he had found Su Jue’s weakness, but he was so proud that he forgot that Su Jue was not such a rude person. So, hatred could make people lose their minds, as expected.

Su Xi was so angry that he spoke more and more without restraint, “Su Jue, I advise you to get rid of this person before big brother finds out, so as to avoid embarrassing everyone. And this big star, if you want to get close to him, there is a limit. You can’t just walk into the Su family if you want to. Let alone you are a man, even if you are a woman, our Su family cannot tolerate someone like you…”

Lu Yan and Su Jue looked calm, and Su Jue even had a faint smile on his face, as if he was ready to watch a good show. He had experienced how protective his elder brother was since he was a child, not to mention that Lu Yan was someone he valued so much, he couldn’t help but want to pray for Su Xi.

Su Xi always felt that the atmosphere at the scene was not right, and he became less and less confident in what he said. However, he was in a difficult situation and had to continue. However, before he could say a few words, he was stopped by a cold rebuke.

“Shut up!” Su Mo’s voice was not loud, but it contained an irresistible force.

Su Xi was startled and turned stiffly, then saw Su Mo walking out from the kitchen. “Brother, you’re home!” His voice was a little trembling.

Su Mo’s face was cold, but his voice was still calm but full of power. “Are you going to continue to speak without restraint while I’m away?”

“No, brother, it was Su Jue…” Su Xi waved his hands hurriedly, trying to explain.

Su Mo didn’t give him a chance and interrupted him, “Don’t forget where you are here. Put away your playboy, arrogant manner. Did your family tutor teach you to talk like this? Why don’t you apologize?”

“I…” Su Xi wanted to say something, but was defeated by Su Mo’s gaze. He lowered his head and said to Su Jue sadly, “I’m sorry.”

Su Jue smiled, “Who are you apologizing to, Master Xi?”

Su Xi gave him a displeased look and said unwillingly, “Su Jue, I’m sorry.”

Su Jue did not stop there, “I think you should call me Cousin¹.”

This was also what Su Xi felt most disgusted about. Although he was only one month older than him, he had to call Su Jue “cousin” and usually called him by his full name. Su Jue never said anything, but he lost his temper at this moment. It was really despicable. 

But he had to bow his head. At this time, the other members of the Su family had also arrived one after another. Except for his parents who were a little embarrassed, they all looked like they were watching a show. Su Xi knew that under Su Mo’s authority, no one would speak for him, so he had to say one more sentence, “Cousin, I’m sorry.”

Su Jue smiled and said, “Since my cousin is so sincere, I will forgive you. But whether others can forgive you depends on you.”

The “others” that Su Jue referred to was naturally Lu Yan.

Su Xi stared at Su Mo, and Su Mo just said calmly, “Either apologize or get out.”

Su Xi naturally didn’t dare to leave. He gritted his teeth and shouted to Lu Yan, “Lu Yan, I’m sorry.”

Lu Yan smiled faintly and said nothing. He stood up and walked to Su Mo, brushed off the invisible dust on his shoulders as if no one was around, and said with a double meaning, “Thank you for your hard work.”

When Su Mo looked at Lu Yan, his eyes immediately softened, just like every time he looked at him, “It should be.”

Su Mo raised his eyes and looked around. Basically, everyone who should have arrived was here. Most of them were shocked by Lu Yan’s behavior. They all had surprise on their faces, especially Su Xi, whose eyes almost popped out.

“Now that everyone is here, please take your seats. I have a few things to say today.”

After Su Mo finished speaking, he didn’t even look at the others, and walked towards the dining room with Lu Yan. Su Jue looked at the other stunned people with amusement, and quickly followed them in.

A long table had been set up in the dining room, enough to accommodate twenty or thirty people.

Su Mo sat in the main seat, and there was an extra seat on his left, which was the seat for the wife of the patriarch. Since Su Mo became the patriarch of the Su family, this seat had always been vacant, and today it belonged to Lu Yan.

Although Su Jue was Su Mo’s biological brother, his generation was separated from him, so he had to sit a few seats below.

Others came in one after another and each found their own seat and sat down.

Su Xi stared at Lu Yan who was sitting next to Su Mo with his eyes wide open, and he felt a little dazed. He had already realized that he had made a big mistake, and thinking of the words he had just said, he really wanted to roll them up into a ball, swallow them, and destroy them.

Su Lang looked at him with sympathy. Normally, he was the closest to Su Xi among all the cousins. Of course, he understood Su Xi’s temper and was aware of his dislike for Su Jue. But he was not like Su Xi who acted impulsively. He believed that Su Jue would never bring a lover back to the Su family, and if he did, it would definitely be a marriage partner. Although it was a bit unbelievable to marry a man, society is so open nowadays, and Su Jue seemed to have had more male lovers than female ones, so it was not absolutely impossible.

He originally wanted to persuade Su Xi, but failed. After all, the feud between the two of them was not just one or two days old, and Su Xi had targeted Su Jue more than once or twice, so one more time would not be too much.

But Su Lang never expected that Lu Yan’s target was not Su Jue, but most likely Su Mo.

Su Mo tapped the table lightly to draw everyone’s attention, “During this time, I have heard a lot of rumors about the brothers of our Su family. I will not interfere in your private life, but you must remember the rules of the Su family. Unless you are preparing to get married, no matter how many lovers you have outside, you are not allowed to bring them back to the Su family. Once you announce your marriage partner, you must not divorce easily unless you have no other choice. I don’t care what happened before you got married, and it doesn’t matter if you never get married, but once you get married, you are not allowed to have a mistress or a lover. The most important point is that the Su family will never allow illegitimate children to appear. Once someone is found to have violated the rules, he will take his illegitimate child away from the Su family. So you’d better make this clear to your lovers, so as to avoid being tricked and losing more than you gain.”

These rules were set by the ancestors of the Su family, and like the patriarchal system of the Su family, they were passed down from generation to generation. Although the rules were strict, they also ensured to a large extent that the Su family would not fall apart quickly like other large families. The Su family always put more emphasis on quality than quantity in their requirements for their descendants. It was precisely because of this peculiar family rule that when the Su family was not yet at its peak, countless daughters of wealthy families were willing to marry into the Su family, which enabled the Su family to rise in a very short period of time. Today, the Su family no longer needs to rely on marriage to consolidate its position, but this family rule had always been strictly enforced. So even now, the children of the Su family were still the most desired marriage targets for the daughters of wealthy families. After all, for a woman, what is more important than the loyalty of her husband? Of course, because of this family rule, some of the romantic children of the Su family never get married or have children. This was their own choice, and the head of the Su family will never interfere.

Everyone turned their eyes to Lu Yan who was sitting next to Su Mo. Su Chenghai, the eldest of the previous generation of the Su family, asked under everyone’s urging gaze, “Xiao Mo, who is the person next to you…?”

Su Mo spoke calmly, “That’s another thing I want to talk about today.”

Su Mo took Lu Yan’s hand, interlocked their fingers, and placed them on the table. “His name is Lu Yan, and he is my lover.”

“Xiao Mo, are you kidding?” The corners of Su Chenghai’s mouth twitched a little.

Su Mo replied calmly, “Of course, this kind of thing is not something you can joke about. As the head of the Su family, I should set an example. Since I brought him to the Su family today, it means that I am ready to spend my life with him. I hope you understand that Lu Yan is my lover and the one who can legally inherit my personal inheritance after my death. Disrespecting him is disrespecting me, and insulting him is insulting me.” Su Mo said the last sentence heavily and coldly, his eyes swept all the way, especially staying on Su Xi for a while, Su Xi shivered with coldness.

“Xiao Mo, how can you really be with a man?” Su Chenghai objected stiffly.

“Why not? The Su family rules do not stipulate the gender of the partner.”

“You, you won’t have children! The Su family will not recognize surrogate children!” Su Chenghai shouted.

Su Mo smiled faintly, “The next generation of the head of the family does not have to be the direct descendant of the current head of the family, so whether I have children or not does not have much impact. No matter whose child it is, as long as he is good enough and can shoulder the future of the Su family, I will designate and train him as the next generation of the head of the family. Isn’t this what you expect?”

Su Chenghai wanted to say something else.

Su Mo had put away his smile and said coldly, “I think you’d better understand one thing. I am not asking for your opinions, I am just informing you. Whether you are against or support it has no effect on me at all. If anyone is dissatisfied, they can leave immediately. I guarantee that no one will be blocked.”

Are you kidding? How can they leave?

Everyone knew what it meant to leave here.

Today, Su Mo represents almost the entire Su family. He was more arbitrary than any generation of the Su family, but under his leadership, the Su family had developed better and stronger than ever before. In the business world, many people didn’t even recognize the Su family, but only recognized Su Mo. So losing Su Mo’s support meant losing the protection of the Su family, which was a consequence that no one present could bear.

Over the years, Su Mo had taken good care of them. Although they had no real power, they had a comfortable life and could show off their status as members of the Su family in front of outsiders. Su Mo’s protective nature made him protect his family first as long as it was not a matter of principle. Although the Su family dare not act tyrannically outside, they had never been bullied by others.

Over the years, the Su family had been living a better and better life, and they had almost forgotten how terrible Su Mo was when he was ruthless. In the most turbulent years of the Su family, Su Mo adopted a high-pressure policy towards any opposition and questioning voices, until later no one dared to challenge his authority, and any decision was final in front of him.

Over the years, because things had developed smoothly and there were no more obstacles, Su Mo had gradually restrained his initial ruthlessness in front of the Su family. After all, they were family members, and as long as they had not crossed the bottom line, Su Mo was still unwilling to kill them all. Perhaps he was too gentle, so some people began to question his decisions again. If that was the case, Su Mo didn’t mind letting them realize again that the authority of the head of the Su family was unchallengeable.

Under such high pressure, everyone fell silent, and some even thought of their eldest cousin who had been exiled abroad by Su Mo and had not been able to return home yet. It is said that without the support of the Su family, he did not have a good life abroad, but no one dared to speak for him. Even his great uncle only dared to send money to him secretly but did not dare to ask for it back. Su Mo was well aware of this, but he didn’t say anything. He just turned a blind eye and pretended not to know.

“If no one wants to leave, then let’s get ready to serve the meal. Today is a family dinner, so don’t be too restrained, just be casual.” Su Mo waited quietly for a while, knowing that no one would leave, and said calmly.

Every word Su Mo spoke was calm, as if there were no waves. But like the waves hidden beneath the calm sea, the aura made everyone speechless.

From beginning to end, Lu Yan didn’t say a word, but just smiled quietly and looked at the people around him.

He had never seen Su Mo like this before.

Only during their initial encounter on the set did Lu Yan feel the majesty of a superior from Su Mo.

Every time they met after that, Su Mo was calm and gentle in front of him, and never gave him the slightest sense of oppression.

After they were together, Su Mo became even more considerate and tender, and was infinitely tolerant and even indulgent towards him. If it weren’t for their busy schedule of being together less often than they were apart, Lu Yan would have almost forgotten that he was the president and emperor of such a huge commercial empire.

Lu Yan had imagined what Su Mo was like in front of outsiders, but it had never been so real and shocking to see it with his own eyes. It turned out that the lover who was so tender and affectionate in front of him was so domineering in front of outsiders.

Lu Yan was deeply attracted by this contrast. He felt that he had fallen a little deeper, but he had no desire to do so and no need to extricate himself.

Except for Su Mo, Lu Yan and Su Jue, everyone at the table was silent and had no appetite. The three of them were very pleased with themselves. Su Mo and Lu Yan even served food to each other without any scruples.

For other members of the Su family, this was truly a family dinner that they would rather not recall.

After the meeting, they said goodbye one after another and soon there was no one left.

When there were only three people left in the hall, Su Jue finally couldn’t help holding his stomach and rolling on the sofa laughing, “Hahahaha, big brother, did you see the look on Su Xi’s face just now? It really made me laugh to death, hahahahahahahaha”

Su Mo looked at him and said, “You are not a good person either. Haven’t you provoked him enough in these years?”

Su Jue tried to sit up and held back his laughter. “It’s unfair, big brother. He was the one who provoked me first. I was too lazy to bother with him.”

It was the first time that Lu Yan saw Su Jue acting so childish. He was completely different from the usual charming, elegant and graceful gentleman.

Su Jue rolled his eyes between the two people in front of him and said jokingly, “Okay, I won’t bother you anymore. I’ll go back to my room first. I wish you a happy marriage.” After saying that, he didn’t even wait for a response and rushed upstairs.

Lu Yan followed Su Mo back to the room. As soon as he closed the door, Lu Yan turned around and hugged Su Mo, rubbing his head against his neck, calling out softly, “Su Mo, Su Mo, Su Mo, Su Mo…”

Su Mo felt a little itchy, and tried to raise his neck, but it made it easier for the other party to torment him. He felt a little itchy on his neck, and couldn’t help wanting to laugh. He raised his hand and rubbed the other party’s head, and his voice trembled, “Yeah, I’m here, what’s wrong?”

Lu Yan finally raised his head, but he didn’t loosen his arms. The lights in the room were not on yet, and through the half-open curtains, he could only see Lu Yan’s sparkling eyes. “Do you know how charming you looked just now?”

Su Mo smiled and said, “Many people think that I look scary.”

“Oh, that’s because they are not me.” Lu Yan laughed, “But as long as I think you are charming, it’s enough. They don’t need to know how good you are.”

Su Mo smiled and touched the corner of his eye, “Well, I only need to charm you.”

“I’m already head over heels for you.” In private, Lu Yan never minded saying more cheesy love words, which was also the taste they developed from being apart for a long time and only being able to rely on phone calls to relieve their longing for each other. “Do you know what I wanted to do just now?”

“Do what?” Su Mo asked cooperatively.

Lu Yan put his lips close to his ear and whispered clearly, “I want to fuck you!”

Su Mo shuddered. They had said many sweet words to each other, some of them were cheesy, but never anything so straightforward to the point of being crude. Just this one sentence made Su Mo feel like he was electrocuted, his whole body numb. He raised his chin, narrowed his eyes slightly, and deliberately responded word by word in a condescending and arrogant tone, “I allow you!”

Notes

1. This ‘cousin’ word is used to address the sons of uncles who are older than oneself. ↩︎