Beta Chapter 120: Extra 19: But…

Chapter 120: Extra 19: But…

Translated by Addis of Exiled Rebels Scanlations

Editor: Karai

“You’ve got it wrong here.”

“It’s just two words wrong! The teacher won’t nitpick like that during exams! It’s just you being nitpicky!”

“Aren’t you worried about failing again because of these two words? If the Piglets know that Daddy failed his exam again, they’ll laugh at you.”

“They dare laugh at me?!”

“They dare.”

In the study, near the floor-to-ceiling window, the tatami mat was covered with a milky-white carpet. The two of them sat cross-legged on the carpet, one checking and the other reciting. Now they were having a small argument again because of the possibility of being laughed at by the Piglets.

Luo Songran closed the book, put his arms on the table, and stared seriously at Duan Yizhou sitting opposite him. He said firmly, “Let me tell you, I feel really aggrieved right now.”

Seeing this guy’s seriousness to the point of wanting to cry, Duan Yizhou couldn’t help but lower his head, trying hard to restrain himself from smiling, attempting to cover it up with a light cough.

He really couldn’t resist Luo Songran’s cuteness.

“Are you laughing at me?” Luo Songran bent down, leaning on the table to get closer to Duan Yizhou, squinting his eyes in annoyance as he saw the slight smirk on the man’s lips. “Why are you laughing at me? I’m serious about telling you how I feel.”

“Cough.” Duan Yizhou coughed lightly to suppress his smile, pinching Luo Songran’s nose. “Sorry, go ahead, I’m listening.”

“Why are you laughing at me?” Luo Songran half-knelt in front of the small table, hands on the table, frowning at Duan Yizhou. “Do you find me funny?”

“You’re cute.”

“Where am I cute?”

Looking at Luo Songran’s beautiful, fair face, perhaps the bold and assertive aura typical of an A-class beta had softened a bit after giving birth, making this little rascal even more delicate. But that didn’t matter to him.

The more spoiled and willful Luo Songran was, the more he loved it.

He just loved all of Luo Songran’s coquettishness and little tantrums because they were not real tantrums but rather adorable antics, like a playful kitten wanting attention from its owner.

“My baby is cute everywhere.” Duan Yizhou indulgently smiled, reaching out to pinch Luo Songran’s cheek.

The soft light from the lamp on the tatami mat gently fell on the tall man sitting with his legs crossed, wearing a white shirt with a slightly open collar, exuding a lazy and casual charm. Even the slightly cool gold-rimmed glasses seemed to be softened by the gentle and indulgent smile on this handsome face.

He reached out to pinch his little lover’s face, his movements gentle and affectionate.

While the young man across the table was leaning on the table, looking at his alpha with a bit of bewilderment.

Luo Songran stared at Duan Yizhou, and in that moment of daze, he felt like this man hadn’t changed at all from three years ago; instead, he became even more gentle and charming.

“So why do you feel aggrieved? Is it because I made you recite and you feel aggrieved?” Duan Yizhou met Luo Songran’s gaze, raising his eyebrows slightly. Why did those eyes seem more infatuated? Wasn’t he supposed to be angry?

“I’ll tell you about that later.” Luo Songran chuckled mischievously, reaching up to hold Duan Yizhou’s hand that was pinching his face, burying his face in the large hand, affectionately acting spoiled. “Duan Yizhou, why are you still so handsome!”

Duan Yizhou smiled. Sometimes he really couldn’t keep up with this guy’s thought process. He covered Luo Songran’s face with his palm, softened by the affectionate gesture, “When am I not handsome?”

Worried that Luo Songran might hit the corner of the table, he moved it aside with his leg.

Seeing the situation, Luo Songran directly pounced into Duan Yizhou’s arms, sitting on his lap, facing him, and then showered him with a series of kisses, “Although you’re already thirty-five years old, you still look very young.”

“Thirty-five?” Duan Yizhou raised his eyebrows, his tone carrying a hint of danger, deliberately lifting his knee.

Luo Songran was thrown off balance by the sudden lift of the knee, almost falling onto the carpet. He quickly grabbed Duan Yizhou’s neck, then met his gaze with a seemingly smiling yet not smiling expression, trying to please him, and reached out to touch Duan Yizhou’s chest muscle.

“Oops, still going strong, huh?”

“Alright, let’s study.” Duan Yizhou couldn’t stand being called ‘old’, so he pulled this unruly little rascal into his arms, dragged the table closer, and opened the book with one hand. “If you don’t finish memorizing these few short-answer questions tonight, you won’t sleep.”

Luo Songran, “???” How did they end up back to studying? He tried to break free from Duan Yizhou’s embrace, but Duan Yizhou’s arms were firmly around him, making it impossible to escape. “Wait, wait… Weren’t we just expressing our love?!”

Duan Yizhou smiled, “We’re done, now it’s time to study seriously, Luo Student.”

“…We’re not done yet.” Luo Songran almost cried. “We haven’t even rested for five minutes, didn’t we just study for half an hour? Can’t we just chat for a bit? We’re lovers after all, why so strict?”

“I’m not strict enough with you, that’s why you’re so careless.” Duan Yizhou pointed to the book, and with his other hand, he squeezed Luo Songran’s waist and leaned over to whisper in his ear, “Let me explain the rules of memorization to you. If you memorize a short-answer question completely, you get a reward.”

Luo Songran’s expression froze for a moment, then his eyes brightened, and his lips couldn’t help but curl up uncontrollably, “Wow~”

Duan Yizhou said, “Complete two questions, get three rewards.”

Luo Songran felt like he couldn’t hold back his laughter. This reward was great. He buried his face in the table and chuckled, “And then what?”

“Complete four questions, get five rewards.”

“Okay, got it!” Luo Songran suddenly lifted his head, took a deep breath, feeling excited. He turned to Duan Yizhou, his gaze determined, and raised his hand to his forehead in salute. “Teacher Duan, mission will be accomplished!”

“But—”

Luo Songran, “?”

Then he felt Duan Yizhou embracing him, resting his head on his shoulder, and smiling, “If you don’t finish memorizing, or if it’s incomplete, I’ll go in, but once I’m in, I won’t come out.”

Luo Songran was silent for two seconds, pursing his lips as if brewing something. Then he exhaled and said expressionlessly, “Duan Yizhou, do you know why I said I feel aggrieved just now?”

“Why?” Duan Yizhou suppressed a smile.

“Because I feel like you’ve spoiled the Piglets. It’s bad enough that you’re like this, why do you have to teach them to find joy in bullying Daddy? To derive pleasure from Daddy’s pain? That’s wrong.” Luo Songran couldn’t bear it anymore and reached out to poke Duan Yizhou’s face. “And you, are you so happy teasing me?”

“Mm.”

“You dare ‘mm’? Duan Yizhou, our educational goals are not aligned. We can’t go on like this. I’m leaving!” Luo Songran pretended to pack up his books, making a lot of noise, as if he was angry, to avoid studying.

The next second, Duan Yizhou hugged him firmly.

“Baby, the way I and the Piglets educate you is the same.” Duan Yizhou saw through this little rascal’s intentions at a glance. Trying to escape, he was brought back, firmly held in his arms, with his chin against his shoulder. “You’re good at everything else, except that you don’t like studying. Do you want to stay behind when the Piglets go to kindergarten?”

“I won’t stay behind.” Luo Songran pouted.

“The Piglets are indeed very smart. Their current level of knowledge is equivalent to fifth grade in elementary school, and that’s without going to kindergarten. Once they start kindergarten and have a social circle and kindergarten education, they will progress even faster, and they will need adults as role models even more. You’re almost graduating now, and preparing for graduation seriously is the best example for them.”

“If you study seriously, they won’t think that Daddy always tries to shirk studying. Even if you want to slack off, don’t do it in front of them. It’s allowed with me, after all, I’m old.”

“But they are still young, and this is the time when they are most imitative. Sometimes when I criticize you, they will remember, and they will remember that this is something Big Daddy doesn’t allow Daddy to do, and they will supervise Daddy. You also said they laugh at you. Don’t compete for face with them. Do you understand what I mean, baby?”

Luo Songran, “…”

He squinted at Duan Yizhou, his hand on his chin, pondering. Why did he feel like what he just said was a retaliation for what he said about him being old earlier? But it also seemed to make sense.

“I don’t want to demand too much from you, and I hope you can graduate smoothly. What you want to do after graduation, you can do anything, right?” Duan Yizhou lowered his gaze, and he saw the rose tattoo on the back of Luo Songran’s neck. He kissed it gently. “So now, let’s study obediently, and then rewards, okay?”

Luo Songran trembled involuntarily at the kiss on the tattoo. He thought, indeed, it’s better not to compete for face with them, lest they bully him after memorizing the world map and Three Hundred Tang Poems.

So, he slammed the book shut. “Okay!”

That night, without competing for face, they were really determined. Not only did they successfully memorize four short-answer questions, but Luo Songran also re-memorized all the noun explanations he got wrong earlier.

He even diligently memorized the key points for the next subject.

The accumulation of one question after another for rewards…

The initiator of the rewards, Duan Yizhou, fell into thought.

Two hours later—

“Fifteen times!!!” After memorizing all the key points, Luo Songran excitedly closed the book, then turned around and handed his hands to Duan Yizhou, his face full of excitement. “Give them to me!”

Duan Yizhou was silent for a few seconds at the number.

With half-squinted eyes, Luo Songran said, “Oh? You can’t handle it?”

“It’s not that I can’t handle it, but fifteen times is indeed a bit scientifically unsound.” Duan Yizhou coughed lightly, looking down. “Considering the endurance of each time, how about splitting it?”

“Tsk, Duan Yizhou, you’re a researcher. Since it’s not scientifically sound, why don’t you strive to break through it!” Luo Songran sat cross-legged beside Duan Yizhou, patting the table, looking serious. “Show your spirit of scientific exploration while you’re still young. Look, you’re already thirty-five, if you don’t… it’ll be too late.”

He patted Duan Yizhou’s little boat and leaned closer to whisper softly, “Right, Little Boat? Just fifteen times, won’t it work?”

After saying that, he glanced at Duan Yizhou, with a smirk of mischief in his smiling eyes.

Duan Yizhou considered himself to be a restrained person, and being provoked to anger didn’t seem like his style, but this little rascal always managed to provoke him.

He lifted Luo Songran’s chin with his hand, raised it up, and pinched his cheeks, then leaned down to kiss him on the lips. “You, you’re really naughty.”

 

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