Beta Chapter 26: Husband

Chapter 26: Husband

Translated by Addis of Exiled Rebels Scanlations

Editor: Karai

His anger had subsided, but his stomach was still very hungry. Luo Songran looked at the table of food sent by Duan Yizhou’s people, which filled the small table next to the bed, and all of it was his favorite. His stomach growled, “Hurry up and open it, I’m so hungry.”

Duan Yizhou sat by the bed and opened each dish. He first opened the claypot congee that Luo Songran loved. “Drink some congee first to raise your blood sugar.”

When he opened it, he found that this bowl of meat and sliced congee was sprinkled with chopped green onions, and the smell of onions rushed into his nose. His gaze immediately shifted to his assistant Jiang.

Assistant Jiang was busy, gasping for breath. When he was glanced at by his boss, a chill ran down his spine. He asked tentatively, “President Duan, what’s wrong? Isn’t this sliced meat claypot congee?”

Luo Songran hadn’t looked at it yet, but a strong smell of green onions passed by his nose. Suddenly, a wave of nausea surged from his stomach. His face turned pale, and he covered his mouth and immediately got out of bed and walked towards the toilet. The needle on the back of his hand was pulled out directly by the movement of getting out of bed, blood flowed from the needle hole on the back of his hand, and the needle tube hung on the white pillow, splashing a few drops of blood.

Duan Yizhou’s eyes sank suddenly, and he quickly followed.

The uncomfortable sound of vomiting came from the toilet. Jiang Yi, outside the door, looked confused. What… what’s going on? Wasn’t it right to add green onions? He remembered that he was supposed to add more green onions. Could it be—

Not adding green onions? With a blank expression, he silently prayed for his own job security.

Luo Songran leaned on the toilet. He had already vomited everything he needed to vomit in the morning, and now he felt nauseous again because he hadn’t eaten anything. He only vomited sour water in the end. While he was vomiting, Duan Yizhou had been patting his back gently and didn’t mind looking at his vomit. Instead, he had been coaxing him all along.

But the more this happened, the more he felt it was impossible for him to become like this. Why did he have to get pregnant? Why couldn’t he give up this child? Why did he have to make himself so miserable? It had only been two weeks since the child was born, and he was already so miserable. What about afterwards? Aren’t you afraid? A little bit.

Duan Yizhou noticed that Luo Songran’s arms trembled slightly as he leaned against the toilet. He knew he was uncomfortable. After Luo Songran finished vomiting, he hugged him around the waist and pressed the flush button with his other hand, then took some tissues from the side to wipe his mouth. “Baby, are you feeling very uncomfortable?”

“I want to go back to school,” Luo Songran said.

No, he had to leave Duan Yizhou and find a way to make Duan Yizhou stop liking him.

Duan Yizhou frowned, hearing something off in his tone. “At least eat something before you go back. After eating, I’ll take you. How about that?” He said, pulling the hand that was receiving the injection. The back of his hand where the needle hole was already swollen.

“I don’t eat green onions. Can’t you remember? I have no appetite now,” Luo Songran brushed off Duan Yizhou’s hand and walked out of the toilet. He happened to see Duan Yizhou’s assistant at the door but didn’t pay much attention, politely nodded, and walked towards the door of the ward.

Jiang Yi outside the door was speechless. Actually, he was a bit confused now. How come it seemed like it had been a while since he had seen this little young master of theirs, and it seemed like his relationship with their boss had deteriorated? They were fine before, weren’t they? They were even hugging and playing at the airport just now. Wasn’t Young Master Luo scolding President Duan for not remembering that he didn’t eat green onions? Suddenly, he realized, not eating green onions? Oh no, did he just make President Duan take the blame?

He hurried forward to explain to Luo Songran, “Young Master Luo, it’s my fault. President Duan did tell me not to add green onions, but I forgot. Please, don’t blame President Duan.”

But he received a cold glare from the little young master. Luo Songran retracted his gaze and walked away quickly. He thought to himself, Do you think I don’t know? How could he not know what I like and dislike, even what I can’t eat?

He just didn’t want to see Duan Yizhou right now.

Seeing Luo Songran’s indifferent departure, Jiang Yi cautiously turned around and saw President Duan staring at the food on the table motionlessly, surrounded by a silence he had never seen before, a silence tinged with despair, “President Duan, I…” 

“Have you had lunch?” Duan Yizhou asked.

Jiang shook his head. “Not yet.”

“Come and eat. Don’t waste it.” Duan Yizhou sat on the edge of the bed, took a spoon, and ate the sliced meat and congee that was originally prepared for Luo Songran.

Jiang felt that his boss was in a low mood. He sat on the other side of the bed. “President Duan, aren’t you going after him?”

Duan Yizhou remained silent for a moment before replying, “If I go after him now, he’ll be even angrier.” He knew Luo Songran definitely couldn’t accept it yet.

Jiang was curious, “What’s going on between you and that little young master? Weren’t you fine before? Are you quarreling?”

Duan Yizhou’s hand holding the spoon froze for a moment, pondering how to phrase his words. He didn’t quarrel with Luo Songran. Even if Luo Songran threw a tantrum at him, it was just a kind of playfulness, sometimes he couldn’t even tell if it was intentional or not, completely laying the groundwork for today’s situation. He just didn’t expect that deep affection could really be disguised.

Not being angry was impossible; getting married was his selfish desire. He had to marry him.

Jiang Yi sighed, “Everyone knows that the young master of the Galaxy Group, this young master, is spoiled and capricious, and he’s quite the playboy at a young age, especially after coming back from abroad—”

Before he finished speaking, he received a cold glare from his boss and shut up.

“Don’t talk about him like that. If I hear it again, I’ll transfer you to the sales department starting from the market.” Duan Yizhou said expressionlessly, then continued to lower his head to eat congee, using what the little young master loved to comfort the grievances in his heart.

Jiang Yi was speechless. Oh no, this man who had fallen in love was already blind. Love is blind, even if the beloved is a player. “Then President Duan, aren’t you going after him? What if he gets angry?”

“What else can I do?”

Jiang Yi could sense the helplessness in Duan Yizhou’s tone and knew that this leader, who used to be oblivious to worldly matters and only focused on studying, needed some advice. “President Duan, to be honest, even if Young Master Luo seems like a playboy, he’s just a kid. He’s only twenty years old, and the outside world is too exciting for him. Eventually, he’ll return to normal. Someone like him, a big young master, needs a mature and stable person who can manage him.”

Duan Yizhou looked up. “Go on.”

“The Galaxy Group is the most influential company in global biomedicine, ranking top 1. Neptune Technology Group, on the other hand, is a rising star in the biomedicine industry, with the most research projects and awards in the past twenty years. It’s also the most promising company. If we form an alliance with the Galaxy Group, wouldn’t it be a win-win situation? No harm at all.”

“Continue.”

“President Duan, look, the Luo family currently has five children, four alphas and one beta. Looking at their genders, isn’t only the youngest beta suitable for an alliance? Isn’t that Young Master Luo? Moreover, even though the new heir is not Young Master Luo, he is the only child of Chairman Luo. Do you think the Galaxy Group wouldn’t have his shares? I’ve heard that this little young master alone holds 15% of the shares. In such a big family, this share is quite significant, and even the current CEO may not have as much.”

“If President Duan marries the young master, wouldn’t those shares essentially belong to you?”

Duan Yizhou listened as Jiang Yi continued to digress. “Is it shares that I want? I want him as a person.”

“So are you two planning to break up?” Jiang Yi hit the nail on the head.

Duan Yizhou replied, “…I haven’t agreed to it.”

“Is it because this little guy is throwing a tantrum? Because you’re not good enough?”

Duan Yizhou glanced at him.

Understanding the situation, Jiang Yi continued, “If that’s the case, just appease him.”

“He’s going to the bar tonight.”

“Then secretly follow him.”

“He just called someone ‘brother’ in front of me.”

“Oh, General Duan, broaden your perspective. You still have the upper hand. After all, you’re his husband. He can have many brothers, but he only has one husband.”

Hearing this, Duan Yizhou decided to give Jiang Yi a raise. “Triple your bonus this month. Now, help me set up a meeting with Chairman Luo. I want to talk to him about the Super Memory Chip.”

Jiang Yi froze, then his smile gradually turned shy. He pinched his thigh a couple of times to calm himself down. “President Duan, how can I accept this? Then I’ll wait for the bonus.” 

After finishing the food on the table in two or three bites, he went to contact Chairman Luo. Seeing that his assistant had already arranged a meeting with Chairman Luo, Duan Yizhou took out his phone and sent a message to Luo Songran:【Baby, remember to eat, otherwise I’ll worry. I’ll pick you up from school tonight. Don’t go alone. If you go alone, I’ll tell Chairman Luo.】

After two minutes, he received a reply with just one emoji,【Baby: 🐶】

Duan Yizhou’s lips curled slightly as he put away his phone. Even if he replied with a dog emoji, he could still reply. He kept staring at his phone without shifting his gaze. The wallpaper on his phone was a photo of him and Luo Songran taken when they were in Country F. He was sitting on the sofa reading documents, and the little young master came over and sat on his lap. At first, he didn’t realize what the kid wanted to do and just let him.

Until Luo Songran called him, he raised his head.

The camera froze at this moment.

In the photo, Luo Songran occupied seventy percent of the frame, with a bright smile in front of the camera. Due to the distance, Luo Songran used his fingers to pinch the corner of his mouth, coincidentally capturing his serious and confused expression when he raised his head. He remembered that after taking the photo, Luo Songran lay on him laughing uncontrollably, saying that he looked silly like this. And he didn’t mind seeing him laugh so happily, even though he was silly.

But now? How could such happiness and sweetness before be fake? Were the tender moments they shared before just like this? He didn’t believe it, how could it be possible? And he even risked so much to get the sexual enhancer, had relations with him, and now they even had a child.

Yes, he was a father now.

He was a father…

His baby had a little baby.

Jiang Yi stood aside, looking strangely at his boss, who was holding his phone with his head bowed, as if he was about to cry. He was shocked and covered his mouth. Could it be that this young master of the Galaxy Group was so capable that he could make a 32-year-old, mature, and successful man cry? In such a short time, what kind of charm was this?

“You wouldn’t understand,” Duan Yizhou took the tissue from Jiang Yi, continuing to feel emotional inside. He was actually a father now.

 

 

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