Chapter 181: 180 – An Invitation
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Ren and Fang chatted for a while. Fang discussed the deal with Zeus's father, as well as the two new projects that he had just started thinking about (thanks to Rudy's help) with Ren, and the two of them came with a number of good ideas. Ren simply thought that Fang was getting into the typical super successful male lead character that he was destined to be, and he was not too surprised that Fang had such excellent plans for Zephyr's rapid progress. From what Ren could see, if Fang continued like this, Zephyr would grow bigger than Sirocco in less than five years.
Ren didn't mind at all. He needed Sirocco to be big enough to make enough money to run his life comfortably, and hold enough influence to be able to protect all his near and dear ones – and anything beyond that was just an added bonus as far as he was concerned. So, he had neither the inclination nor the desire nor the energy to make Sirocco the biggest business empire in the world. Ren was happier doing his medical research.
Fang, on the other hand, Ren thought with a smile, was going to make Zephyr into the biggest business empire in the world before he hit thirty, for sure. And when Ren had such an outstanding partner in the house, and an amazingly efficient CEO Pax in the office, what did he have to worry about? He could simply laze around doing whatever he wanted.
Fang had no idea what Ren was thinking about.
After some time, Steward Paul knocked on their door to let them know that breakfast was ready.
Ren quickly got dressed and then the two of them went downstairs to see that everyone else had already gathered and were looking at Ren curiously.
"Are you all right?" Pax asked Ren. "You were a bit out of it last night."
Ren flushed. "I'm sorry about that," he murmured.
Pax raised an eyebrow. "What's there for you to apologise about? You didn't throw up on any of us or anything," he said. "Although, if you did throw up on Fang, you should probably apologise to him."
Fang rolled his eyes. "Ren didn't throw up on anyone," he said firmly. He looked at Ren and looped an arm around his shoulders, pulling him close to himself in a possessive manner. Then he looked at Pax and Wolf. "Don't let get drunk in front of anyone else, though. And if you ever see that he is getting drunk, you have to get me to him immediately – or him to me. I can't let him act so adorably in front of anyone else. They will want to steal him away!" he said sternly.
That led to Pax and Wolf rolling their eyes.
"You better stick to your Ren yourself and make sure that he doesn't get drunk in front of anyone else," Wolf said to Fang. "He is the love of *your* life, after all."
Fang nodded seriously. "You are right," he murmured, rubbing his chin in a thoughtful manner. "I think it is better for me to stick to Ren unless we absolutely need to work separately – and even when that happens, I'll make sure to be present if there happens to be any meal or social event where alcohol is involved."
Prince Uno frowned at Fang. "Isn't that a bit excessive? Why don't you simply ask Chairman Ren to stop drinking? It's not like he is ever going to refuse anything you ask him to do," he pointed out.
Fang blinked. "Why would I ask Ren to stop drinking? He enjoys drinking wine, and he is quite a connoisseur himself," he said. "Why should Ren stop doing something he likes? I'm never going to ask him to do something like that. I want Ren to do whatever he wants, whenever he wants. That's what real love is, and this is what I have learnt from Ren. It is only if Ren tries to do something that harms him that I'm going to stop him."
Ren stared at Fang in shock, his golden eyes wide open.
Pax and Wolf grinned and gave Fang a thumbs up. Looked like the boy was finally growing up!
Fang saw Ren's shocked expression and his face softened. He caressed Ren's face with gentle fingers.
"Why do you look so shocked? You are the one who taught me that. I've been rather slow on the uptake, but I understand now, and I'm going to show you with my actions from now on that I love you and cherish you just as much as you love me and cherish me. I'm just sorry that I have been so slow to realise and understand this, and I am grateful to you for your patience with me so far, Ren," Fang said in a soft voice.
Ren stared at Fang for a long moment, and then pulled him into a kiss.
The two of them had probably forgotten again that they were surrounded by a lot of people, even though these were their near and dear ones.
Pax and Prince Uno quickly covered the eyes of the babies and Wolf let out loud wolf whistles.
The noise brought Ren and Fang back to reality, and both of them separated, their faces turning as red as the grilled tomatoes that Chef Jules had served them for breakfast.
The Dragon Queen cleared her throat delicately, but there was an indulgent smile on her face as she said, "Come on, then, children. Breakfast has been served."
It was the full continental breakfast that Ren liked to eat.
Pax gave Fang an approving nod. The young man was really trying to do his best to make sure that Ren put on some weight, he thought with a satisfied smile and the pride that is typical to big brothers when their younger siblings perform well at something.
Fang paid attention to Ren's plate and immediately served him second helpings when needed. It had been a while since he had seen Ren eat so well at breakfast.
Fang wondered if having wine for dinner enhances one's appetite at breakfast, and decided to do some research on it. If he could find enough evidence to support it, perhaps he could have Ren drink a glass of wine at dinner every day to enhance his appetite. A moderate amount of wine was good for health anyway, Fang thought.
"Can you guys come over to the Dragon Nation with us for a bit?" Prince Uno asked Ren and Fang. "It would be nice if you could actually spend some time there, but even if that is not possible, just make sure you are able to spend a couple of days there. It is important and we have to show you something. We definitely need Cousin Fang to go with us, at least."
The Dragon Queen shook her head. "No, we need both of you, Ren and Fang. I don't think that it will work if only Fang goes with us," she said. "It has something to do with what my big brother left behind."
Fang frowned. They had already taken some time off for Ren's birthday, and it might be difficult to take too much time off. And he didn't want to tire Ren out with too much travelling.
However, Ren had other thoughts.
"Sure," Ren said. "If we take tomorrow off, we can put it together with the weekend and go with you." He looked at Fang. "Let's do that. I'll ask the caretaker to keep our villa ready as well."
"No, no, please let us host you at the imperial palace this time," the Dragon Queen said quickly. "That's also your home now, isn't it?"
"Mother already appointed rooms for both of you in the imperial palace of the Dragon Nation," Princess Una said. "Little Brother Fang and Little Brother in Law Ren, Mother would be very disappointed if you do not allow us to host you this time."
Ren was startled at being called 'Little Brother in Law' so easily.
"Hey, they are not married yet," Zeus said to his fiancée Princess Una. "Don't embarrass the poor guys like this."
"Besides, Big Sister Una should get married before Ren and I do – isn't that right?" Fang retorted with a teasing smile.
"The boy speaks the truth!" Zeus said, taking Princess Una's hand. "So, my dear princess, when are you going to do me the honour of being my wife?"
"No marriages until you finish studying," the Dragon Queen said firmly.
"We also need to find a partner for Big Brother Uno," Fang said, his purple eyes gleaming mischievously.
"Yes, technically, Uno should get married at the same time as Zeus and I," Princess Una said. "But Uno isn't dating anyone at the moment. For some reason, none of his boyfriends or girlfriends in the past made it to the stage of getting engaged."
Prince Uno rolled his eyes.. "They were not worthy," he said arrogantly.
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Ren and Fang chatted for a while. Fang discussed the deal with Zeus's father, as well as the two new projects that he had just started thinking about (thanks to Rudy's help) with Ren, and the two of them came with a number of good ideas. Ren simply thought that Fang was getting into the typical super successful male lead character that he was destined to be, and he was not too surprised that Fang had such excellent plans for Zephyr's rapid progress. From what Ren could see, if Fang continued like this, Zephyr would grow bigger than Sirocco in less than five years.
Ren didn't mind at all. He needed Sirocco to be big enough to make enough money to run his life comfortably, and hold enough influence to be able to protect all his near and dear ones – and anything beyond that was just an added bonus as far as he was concerned. So, he had neither the inclination nor the desire nor the energy to make Sirocco the biggest business empire in the world. Ren was happier doing his medical research.
Fang, on the other hand, Ren thought with a smile, was going to make Zephyr into the biggest business empire in the world before he hit thirty, for sure. And when Ren had such an outstanding partner in the house, and an amazingly efficient CEO Pax in the office, what did he have to worry about? He could simply laze around doing whatever he wanted.
Fang had no idea what Ren was thinking about.
After some time, Steward Paul knocked on their door to let them know that breakfast was ready.
Ren quickly got dressed and then the two of them went downstairs to see that everyone else had already gathered and were looking at Ren curiously.
"Are you all right?" Pax asked Ren. "You were a bit out of it last night."
Ren flushed. "I'm sorry about that," he murmured.
Pax raised an eyebrow. "What's there for you to apologise about? You didn't throw up on any of us or anything," he said. "Although, if you did throw up on Fang, you should probably apologise to him."
Fang rolled his eyes. "Ren didn't throw up on anyone," he said firmly. He looked at Ren and looped an arm around his shoulders, pulling him close to himself in a possessive manner. Then he looked at Pax and Wolf. "Don't let get drunk in front of anyone else, though. And if you ever see that he is getting drunk, you have to get me to him immediately – or him to me. I can't let him act so adorably in front of anyone else. They will want to steal him away!" he said sternly.
That led to Pax and Wolf rolling their eyes.
"You better stick to your Ren yourself and make sure that he doesn't get drunk in front of anyone else," Wolf said to Fang. "He is the love of *your* life, after all."
Fang nodded seriously. "You are right," he murmured, rubbing his chin in a thoughtful manner. "I think it is better for me to stick to Ren unless we absolutely need to work separately – and even when that happens, I'll make sure to be present if there happens to be any meal or social event where alcohol is involved."
Prince Uno frowned at Fang. "Isn't that a bit excessive? Why don't you simply ask Chairman Ren to stop drinking? It's not like he is ever going to refuse anything you ask him to do," he pointed out.
Fang blinked. "Why would I ask Ren to stop drinking? He enjoys drinking wine, and he is quite a connoisseur himself," he said. "Why should Ren stop doing something he likes? I'm never going to ask him to do something like that. I want Ren to do whatever he wants, whenever he wants. That's what real love is, and this is what I have learnt from Ren. It is only if Ren tries to do something that harms him that I'm going to stop him."
Ren stared at Fang in shock, his golden eyes wide open.
Pax and Wolf grinned and gave Fang a thumbs up. Looked like the boy was finally growing up!
Fang saw Ren's shocked expression and his face softened. He caressed Ren's face with gentle fingers.
"Why do you look so shocked? You are the one who taught me that. I've been rather slow on the uptake, but I understand now, and I'm going to show you with my actions from now on that I love you and cherish you just as much as you love me and cherish me. I'm just sorry that I have been so slow to realise and understand this, and I am grateful to you for your patience with me so far, Ren," Fang said in a soft voice.
Ren stared at Fang for a long moment, and then pulled him into a kiss.
The two of them had probably forgotten again that they were surrounded by a lot of people, even though these were their near and dear ones.
Pax and Prince Uno quickly covered the eyes of the babies and Wolf let out loud wolf whistles.
The noise brought Ren and Fang back to reality, and both of them separated, their faces turning as red as the grilled tomatoes that Chef Jules had served them for breakfast.
The Dragon Queen cleared her throat delicately, but there was an indulgent smile on her face as she said, "Come on, then, children. Breakfast has been served."
It was the full continental breakfast that Ren liked to eat.
Pax gave Fang an approving nod. The young man was really trying to do his best to make sure that Ren put on some weight, he thought with a satisfied smile and the pride that is typical to big brothers when their younger siblings perform well at something.
Fang paid attention to Ren's plate and immediately served him second helpings when needed. It had been a while since he had seen Ren eat so well at breakfast.
Fang wondered if having wine for dinner enhances one's appetite at breakfast, and decided to do some research on it. If he could find enough evidence to support it, perhaps he could have Ren drink a glass of wine at dinner every day to enhance his appetite. A moderate amount of wine was good for health anyway, Fang thought.
"Can you guys come over to the Dragon Nation with us for a bit?" Prince Uno asked Ren and Fang. "It would be nice if you could actually spend some time there, but even if that is not possible, just make sure you are able to spend a couple of days there. It is important and we have to show you something. We definitely need Cousin Fang to go with us, at least."
The Dragon Queen shook her head. "No, we need both of you, Ren and Fang. I don't think that it will work if only Fang goes with us," she said. "It has something to do with what my big brother left behind."
Fang frowned. They had already taken some time off for Ren's birthday, and it might be difficult to take too much time off. And he didn't want to tire Ren out with too much travelling.
However, Ren had other thoughts.
"Sure," Ren said. "If we take tomorrow off, we can put it together with the weekend and go with you." He looked at Fang. "Let's do that. I'll ask the caretaker to keep our villa ready as well."
"No, no, please let us host you at the imperial palace this time," the Dragon Queen said quickly. "That's also your home now, isn't it?"
"Mother already appointed rooms for both of you in the imperial palace of the Dragon Nation," Princess Una said. "Little Brother Fang and Little Brother in Law Ren, Mother would be very disappointed if you do not allow us to host you this time."
Ren was startled at being called 'Little Brother in Law' so easily.
"Hey, they are not married yet," Zeus said to his fiancée Princess Una. "Don't embarrass the poor guys like this."
"Besides, Big Sister Una should get married before Ren and I do – isn't that right?" Fang retorted with a teasing smile.
"The boy speaks the truth!" Zeus said, taking Princess Una's hand. "So, my dear princess, when are you going to do me the honour of being my wife?"
"No marriages until you finish studying," the Dragon Queen said firmly.
"We also need to find a partner for Big Brother Uno," Fang said, his purple eyes gleaming mischievously.
"Yes, technically, Uno should get married at the same time as Zeus and I," Princess Una said. "But Uno isn't dating anyone at the moment. For some reason, none of his boyfriends or girlfriends in the past made it to the stage of getting engaged."
Prince Uno rolled his eyes.. "They were not worthy," he said arrogantly.
Ren and Fang chatted for a while. Fang discussed the deal with Zeus's father, as well as the two new projects that he had just started thinking about thanks to Rudy's help with Ren, and the two of them came with a number of good ideas. Ren simply thought that Fang was getting into the typical super successful male lead character that he was destined to be, and he was not too surprised that Fang had such excellent plans for Zephyr's rapid progress. From what Ren could see, if Fang continued like this, Zephyr would grow bigger than Sirocco in less than five years.Ren didn't mind at all. He needed Sirocco to be big enough to make enough money to run his life comfortably, and hold enough influence to be able to protect all his near and dear ones and anything beyond that was just an added bonus as far as he was concerned. So, he had neither the inclination nor the desire nor the energy to make Sirocco the biggest business empire in the world. Ren was happier doing his medical research.Fang, on the other hand, Ren thought with a smile, was going to make Zephyr into the biggest business empire in the world before he hit thirty, for sure. And when Ren had such an outstanding partner in the house, and an amazingly efficient CEO Pax in the office, what did he have to worry about? He could simply laze around doing whatever he wanted.Fang had no idea what Ren was thinking about.After some time, Steward Paul knocked on their door to let them know that breakfast was ready.Ren quickly got dressed and then the two of them went downstairs to see that everyone else had already gathered and were looking at Ren curiously."Are you all right?" Pax asked Ren. "You were a bit out of it last night."Ren flushed. "I'm sorry about that," he murmured.Pax raised an eyebrow. "What's there for you to apologise about? You didn't throw up on any of us or anything," he said. "Although, if you did throw up on Fang, you should probably apologise to him."Fang rolled his eyes. "Ren didn't throw up on anyone," he said firmly. He looked at Ren and looped an arm around his shoulders, pulling him close to himself in a possessive manner. Then he looked at Pax and Wolf. "Don't let get drunk in front of anyone else, though. And if you ever see that he is getting drunk, you have to get me to him immediately or him to me. I can't let him act so adorably in front of anyone else. They will want to steal him away!" he said sternly.That led to Pax and Wolf rolling their eyes."You better stick to your Ren yourself and make sure that he doesn't get drunk in front of anyone else," Wolf said to Fang. "He is the love of *your* life, after all."Fang nodded seriously. "You are right," he murmured, rubbing his chin in a thoughtful manner. "I think it is better for me to stick to Ren unless we absolutely need to work separately and even when that happens, I'll make sure to be present if there happens to be any meal or social event where alcohol is involved."Prince Uno frowned at Fang. "Isn't that a bit excessive? Why don't you simply ask Chairman Ren to stop drinking? It's not like he is ever going to refuse anything you ask him to do," he pointed out.Fang blinked. "Why would I ask Ren to stop drinking? He enjoys drinking wine, and he is quite a connoisseur himself," he said. "Why should Ren stop doing something he likes? I'm never going to ask him to do something like that. I want Ren to do whatever he wants, whenever he wants. That's what real love is, and this is what I have learnt from Ren. It is only if Ren tries to do something that harms him that I'm going to stop him."Ren stared at Fang in shock, his golden eyes wide open.Pax and Wolf grinned and gave Fang a thumbs up. Looked like the boy was finally growing up!Fang saw Ren's shocked expression and his face softened. He caressed Ren's face with gentle fingers."Why do you look so shocked? You are the one who taught me that. I've been rather slow on the uptake, but I understand now, and I'm going to show you with my actions from now on that I love you and cherish you just as much as you love me and cherish me. I'm just sorry that I have been so slow to realise and understand this, and I am grateful to you for your patience with me so far, Ren," Fang said in a soft voice.Ren stared at Fang for a long moment, and then pulled him into a kiss.The two of them had probably forgotten again that they were surrounded by a lot of people, even though these were their near and dear ones.Pax and Prince Uno quickly covered the eyes of the babies and Wolf let out loud wolf whistles.The noise brought Ren and Fang back to reality, and both of them separated, their faces turning as red as the grilled tomatoes that Chef Jules had served them for breakfast.The Dragon Queen cleared her throat delicately, but there was an indulgent smile on her face as she said, "Come on, then, children. Breakfast has been served."It was the full continental breakfast that Ren liked to eat.Pax gave Fang an approving nod. The young man was really trying to do his best to make sure that Ren put on some weight, he thought with a satisfied smile and the pride that is typical to big brothers when their younger siblings perform well at something.Fang paid attention to Ren's plate and immediately served him second helpings when needed. It had been a while since he had seen Ren eat so well at breakfast.Fang wondered if having wine for dinner enhances one's appetite at breakfast, and decided to do some research on it. If he could find enough evidence to support it, perhaps he could have Ren drink a glass of wine at dinner every day to enhance his appetite. A moderate amount of wine was good for health anyway, Fang thought."Can you guys come over to the Dragon Nation with us for a bit?" Prince Uno asked Ren and Fang. "It would be nice if you could actually spend some time there, but even if that is not possible, just make sure you are able to spend a couple of days there. It is important and we have to show you something. We definitely need Cousin Fang to go with us, at least."The Dragon Queen shook her head. "No, we need both of you, Ren and Fang. I don't think that it will work if only Fang goes with us," she said. "It has something to do with what my big brother left behind."Fang frowned. They had already taken some time off for Ren's birthday, and it might be difficult to take too much time off. And he didn't want to tire Ren out with too much travelling.However, Ren had other thoughts."Sure," Ren said. "If we take tomorrow off, we can put it together with the weekend and go with you." He looked at Fang. "Let's do that. I'll ask the caretaker to keep our villa ready as well.""No, no, please let us host you at the imperial palace this time," the Dragon Queen said quickly. "That's also your home now, isn't it?""Mother already appointed rooms for both of you in the imperial palace of the Dragon Nation," Princess Una said. "Little Brother Fang and Little Brother in Law Ren, Mother would be very disappointed if you do not allow us to host you this time."Ren was startled at being called 'Little Brother in Law' so easily."Hey, they are not married yet," Zeus said to his fiance Princess Una. "Don't embarrass the poor guys like this.""Besides, Big Sister Una should get married before Ren and I do isn't that right?" Fang retorted with a teasing smile."The boy speaks the truth!" Zeus said, taking Princess Una's hand. "So, my dear princess, when are you going to do me the honour of being my wife?""No marriages until you finish studying," the Dragon Queen said firmly."We also need to find a partner for Big Brother Uno," Fang said, his purple eyes gleaming mischievously."Yes, technically, Uno should get married at the same time as Zeus and I," Princess Una said. "But Uno isn't dating anyone at the moment. For some reason, none of his boyfriends or girlfriends in the past made it to the stage of getting engaged."Prince Uno rolled his eyes.. "They were not worthy," he said arrogantly.
