The Villain Saves The Male Lead - Chapter 180

“I need to make more money,” Fang murmured to himself. He had been thinking that he had tons and tons of money – but now that Rudy pointed out the details to him, he realised that he didn’t have all that much left. Of course, it was still enough for him to live a comfortable life to an old age, but Fang didn’t want that any more. Now that he had seen how happy Ren became with a little pampering from Fang’s side, Fang was determined to pamper Ren every single day until they were both old, white haired men who would leave the world on the same day at the same time – they would always be together, be it in life or in death!

And to pamper Ren to his heart’s content, Fang needed to earn lots and lots and lots of money!

Fang suddenly understood how Ren must have been feeling earlier when Ren had been in a hurry to earn money for buying that private island for them.

“Papa, I can help you earn money!” Rudy offered helpfully, thinking that perhaps that essay of ten thousand words that he was supposed to write out for Fang would be excused if he helped Papa in another way and managed to appease him.

Fang perked up his ears. “How?” he asked. Even though he wanted to earn all the money he spent on Ren with his own hands, Fang was not so foolishly proud that he would not take suggestions and help from others around him, especially when he knew that the assistance would be very valuable.

“There are two potential new projects that could come up – one is in Snow Country and one is in Star Nation,” Rudy said, showing several sheets of data on Fang’s screen. “Look at these trends in the last ten years, and look at these two areas that are still untouched!”

Fang brightened immediately as he saw the information Rudy had just thrown at him. A proposal for both projects immediately began to form in his mind, and he could easily use both Zephyr and Sirocco for these – which would mean that not only Fang, but Ren would also make pots and pots of money!

“Thank you, Rudy!” Fang said gratefully.

“You are welcome, Papa!” Rudy said happily. Then, in a soft and cajoling voice, he asked, “Papa, have I been of help?”

“Yes, definitely,” Fang said with a smile. “You have been of immense help.”

“I can help you draw up your proposals also, if you tell me what you want to do and how you want to do it,” Rudy offered in a mild voice. “I can procure and analyse data for you faster than anyone else!” There was a hint of pride in his voice towards the end.

Fang chuckled. He knew better than anyone what Rudy was capable of. Not just Fang – Rudy would be immensely helpful with Ren’s research projects at SIMS, Fang thought.

“Do you want to help me, Rudy?” Fang asked with a smile. “Don’t you want to stick with your Daddy instead? You can help with Ren’s medical research projects as well, can’t you?”

Rudy huffed (virtually, of course). “Naturally I can and will help Daddy as well,” he said. “I can help both Daddy and Papa!”

“Good boy,” Fang said, wishing once again that Rudy would hurry up and build a body for himself so that Fang would be able to pat him on the head.

“Since I am a good boy and I will help both Papa and Daddy, can I not write the essay of ten thousand words, please, Papa?” Rudy asked in a wheedling tone that was quite cute, actually.

Fang laughed. “You are so smart, my dear Rudy – shouldn’t you be able to do all of it? Don’t worry, I’m not going to ask you to help me with the projects or to help Ren with the research until you have finished your essay of ten thousand words properly,” he said. “It is very important for you to learn some basic things, and this is definitely one of them. Perhaps I should add another essay on…”

“Papa, no!” Rudy wailed, cutting Fang off in the middle, afraid that he would be saddled with another essay. “I will go and write the reflection essay now,” he said in a grumbling voice.

“Good,” Fang said, and Rudy disappeared from Fang’s phone. However, just to be safe, Fang still went and deposited his own phone in the study, right next to Ren’s phone.

Then Fang went to find Ren, who was still hiding in the bathroom.

Fang knocked on the door of the bathroom. “Ren? Are you done yet?” he called.

Ren, who was sitting in the bath tub in his pyjamas, was still too embarrassed to respond. But the water in the bath tub was already starting to cool, and Ren knew that he should get out and go and face Fang like a man, and apologise for his behaviour last night.

However, Ren was just too embarrassed. In both of his lives, he had never faced a situation like this! He simply didn’t know what to do.

The silence from Ren’s side made Fang worry, so he simply unlocked the bathroom door using magic and stepped into the bathroom.

Fang’s eyes widened in shock when he saw that Ren was sitting in the bath tub, fully dressed and soaking wet.

Fang rushed to his fiancé immediately.

“Are you out of your mind?” he scolded, picking Ren up from the pool of cooled water. He deposited Ren on the bath mat and started peeling off the wet clothes. “You will catch a cold like this! What in the world were you even thinking?” Fang continued to scold in a gentle voice as he worked.

Ren flushed. “I’m sorry,” he murmured in a quiet voice.

Fang blinked. “There is nothing you need to apologise for,” he said firmly, wrapping a plush bath robe around Ren. Just to be safe, Fang also cast a healing spell and a warming spell on Ren – after all, the last thing he wanted was for Ren to catch a cold.

Ren shook his head and watched Fang taking care of him. A complicated expression filled Ren’s golden eyes.

“I’m sorry that I got drunk and caused you trouble,” Ren said.

Fang shook his head and picked Ren up again in a bridal carry. He could barely stop himself from frowning – without the weight of the drenched clothes, Ren barely weighed anything. Worry filled Fang’s heart again. He needed to take better care of Ren, and he needed to pay attention to Ren’s diet and exercise and stress levels more carefully from now on. Ren was too light and too fragile, and that frightened Fang more than anything else.

Fang’s arms tightened around Ren and he pulled Ren closer to his own body, almost pressing him against his own chest.

“Don’t apologise, love,” Fang said. “You didn’t do anything that was wrong or for which you need to apologise to me, all right?”

Ren peered at Fang’s face, his golden eyes full of doubt.

Fang sighed. “Besides, you are adorable when you are drunk – and I am glad that I got to see a different side of you,” he said, pressing a soft kiss to Ren’s brow. “Don’t worry about it, all right? We are here to take care of each other, aren’t we? Now that I have grown up, I can also take care of you like you have been taking care of me.” Fang spoke in a soft, serious voice, and his purple eyes were filled with affection.

Ren remained silent as Fang carried him out of the bathroom and deposited him on the bed with gentle movements.

“You are really not angry?” Ren asked finally in a quiet voice, looking up at Fang.

Fang sighed and sat down next to Ren. “Of course not,” he said, reaching out to caress Ren’s face with gentle fingers, much like what Ren often did to him when he was the one in need of reassurance from Ren. “What is there for me to be angry about?” he asked. “Don’t stress yourself about these random things unnecessarily, all right?”

Ren stared at Fang’s face for quite some time, and then he finally relaxed, much to Fang’s relief.

Fang pulled Ren into his arms and settled down comfortably on the bed with Ren, feeling much better himself.

“I don’t know how Rudy became such a naughty boy,” Fang said ruefully. “I’ve punished him with writing an essay of ten thousand words to reflect on his actions. He will also start building a corporeal body for himself.”

Ren chuckled. “Rudy is very cute,” he said. “He is just like you, if you became mischievous. I can just imagine him like a miniature version of you, running around being naughty and causing mischief everywhere. Our home will definitely become much livelier now that we have one more child.”

Fang could only agree.