Captured By The Cold Detective (BL)-Chapter 578: It’s All Me

The oppressive silence that reigned in the room was a bit too suffocating to He Juan’s liking. Mu Yuze’s unrelenting stare seemed to bore holes into his skull, causing beads of sweat to form on his temple.

Meanwhile, on the other end of the call, Chen Youzhi had yet to realize the predicament his Boss had unwittingly thrown himself into. Hearing nothing but silence, he assumed that He Juan was simply too stunned by the news that he had no idea how to respond. Thus he softened his tone and asked carefully, "Hello, are you okay, Boss? I know this seems so sudden, and there’s a possibility that we might get it all wrong, but if you wanted to dig out your past, perhaps... you should get in touch with your former acquaintance?"

"Acquaintance," Mu Yuze mouthed the word silently with an indecipherable look, and He Juan decided right there and then that he should end the call as soon as possible before more harm could be done.

He let out a dry chuckle that sounded so awkward even to his own ears and replied in a haste, "I... I will think about it later. Thank you, Chen’er." Without waiting for the other person to respond, He Juan promptly hung up.

Once again, silence filled every inch of the room, but this time Mu Yuze was the one to break it after a mere two seconds, "Was that Chen Youzhi?"

"You... know him too?" He Juan had no idea how many times he had been given a massive surprise tonight. He vaguely recalled that Mu Yuze and Chen Youzhi had met a few times in the past, but from the nonchalant way Mu Yuze spoke of his name, it sounded as if they had been acquaintanced recently.

Sure enough, Mu Yuze let out a hum of affirmation, "I’ve visited the place where he worked when I was investigating a case."

Hearing such a self-assured and casual tone Mu Yuze had when talking about his job – as a police officer at that! – was making He Juan feel disoriented. He doubted he would ever get used to this sensation. After all, when he left, Mu Yuze was still a high schooler who had not decided on his future aspirations yet. Then in a blink of an eye, here he was— a fully matured, capable and working adult.

And such a brilliant and accomplished Mu Yuze... oh Lord, such a good Mu Yuze was his l-lover?

"How..." the question slipped out of He Juan’s lips without him realizing. "How did we become..."

He couldn’t bring himself to say the last word, because all of it felt too unreal. Until now, he could still vividly remember the raw anguish and heart-wrenching pain that tore into him when he decided to walk away from Mu Yuze’s life; how he felt like even dying a thousand times was better than leaving his mate. Yet all of a sudden, he was confronted with a reality where they seemed to be dating each other? Had he stumbled into a parallel universe? It was more believable than the baffling facts unfolding before him!

He Juan did not finish his sentence, but Mu Yuze understood it regardless. Taking in the befuddled look in He Juan’s eyes, Mu Yuze parted his lips to speak, "You fell in love with me at first sight and confessed right there and then."

"I–I did?" He Juan stammered, almost choking on his saliva.

Well, it indeed sounded very plausible. After all, how could anyone look at Mu Yuze and not fall in love with him? But why did it sound so... embarrassing? Past He Juan, where had your dignity and self-control gone?!

Mu Yuze continued to recount their history, "You pestered me everyday, visited my workplace to bribe my colleagues with food. You even let yourself into my house because you claimed that you had nowhere to go."

The more Mu Yuze spoke, the more light-headed He Juan became. With each word that came out of the omega’s lips, He Juan’s impression of himself plummeted until it hit rock bottom. He couldn’t even react aside from staring at Mu Yuze in sheer astonishment and disbelief.

Holy fucking shit, he... he was such a creep, a liar and a sick pervert through and through! How could he even bring himself to do that? He could somehow guess that his Alpha must have recognized Mu Yuze as his mate, but still, it was no excuse to force himself onto the omega! It was an utterly despicable move!

Why would Mu Yuze even accept him?

He couldn’t have... used his power as a superior Alpha to dominate and pressure Mu Yuze into accepting him... right? Because if that was the case, then he—

"I’m lying."

He Juan snapped his head up so fast that he almost got a whiplash. "What... did you just say?" he asked in disbelief, his tone strangely breathless.

"I’m lying," Mu Yuze admitted once more with a deadpan tone. He Juan could feel his jaws hanging open in shock as he stared at the omega’s expressionless face. He did not look like he was lying, though?!

Which part of Mu Yuze’s words was a lie? No, more importantly, from where did he learn to lie so smoothly without even batting an eyelid?!

Mu Yuze lightly hopped off the table and took a determined step toward He Juan, holding his gaze still. "You didn’t fall in love with me at first sight. You didn’t pester me everyday, nor did you force yourself into my house. It’s all me..." his voice petered off into a soft whisper and oh, there were so, so many profound emotions flashing in his eyes that He Juan was transfixed in place. He could only stand still like a fool and hold his breath sharply until Mu Yuze stopped in front of him and craned his neck up to stare deeply into his eyes. "Gege, it was all me. I was the one who fell in love with you, who couldn’t bear to let you out of my sight, who forced you to live in my house..."

He pressed his lips into thin lines, the rims of his eyes reddening. His voice quivered when he spoke again, "I took advantage of your memory loss to insert myself into your life. I shamelessly tricked and deceived you into accepting me. Do you..." his long lashes fluttered wildly and a single crystalline teardrop trailed down his smooth and exquisite cheek.

"Do you hate me now, after knowing that?"

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A/N: HJ: from where did xiao ze learn to lie so smoothly?!

Well, it’s from you duh *rolls eyes*