Beta Chapter 28: Used to it

Chapter 28: Used to it

Translated by Addis of Exiled Rebels Scanlations

Editor: Karai

“A good friend? Why are you wearing a camisole to meet a good friend?”

The man’s restrained and deep voice sounded in the car. Luo Songran glanced over Duan Yizhou’s gloomy expression, unabashedly smiling. He reached for the mineral water he didn’t want to drink, sat back in his seat, “Who said good friends can’t dress like this? Duan Yizhou, do you have gender discrimination?”

This man was angry.

There was a hint of amusement in his eyes. This man could actually get angry like this. It seemed he couldn’t accept him like this. It’s best not to waste time on him. He was not suitable to be a marriage partner.

Then he said again, “Take me to the Zun Duan Hotel.”

Duan Yizhou had already calmed down, thinking that young people were more open-minded, but when he heard that Luo Songran wanted to go to a hotel, he became uneasy, “Go to the hotel? Didn’t you say we were going to a nightclub?”

“He said he wanted to go to the hotel.” Luo Songran twisted open the water bottle and took a sip.

“He?” Duan Yizhou stared at the slender neck as he drank water, his expression chilling, “Who is he? If he wants to go to your hotel, you’ll go? Since when have you been so obedient?”

“Yes.” Luo Songran put the bottle down, twisted the cap back on, and smiled at Duan Yizhou. His amber eyes were smiling brightly, as if it was just an ordinary matter, “If he wants me to go, I’ll go. That’s how obedient I am.”

The two stared at each other, one smiling, one cold, with completely different attitudes. A week ago they were the most intimate lovers, sticking to each other anytime and anywhere, as if they were each other’s whole world, indispensable to each other. Today, a week later, they were familiar yet strangers.

Duan Yizhou silently looked at the handsome young man in the passenger seat, watching him smile brightly and speak casually. The more he smiled, the more he spoke like this, the more he felt every breath he swallowed was bitter. His reason told him that no one could fake the look of deep love for each other. But the fact proved otherwise, the person in front of him could.

Luo Songran, a mere twenty-year-old kid, could actually deceive him, a thirty-two-year-old. Despite having read so many books, despite being able to speak confidently in authoritative journals, despite being a hot research figure in the field of biomedical science, he could cautiously choose the most correct path under temptation.

But he fell into Luo Songran’s hands. Was he willing? His scientific spirit told him, no. Give up? The first principle of scientific spirit was never to give up.

There was silence in the car for a long time. Just when Luo Songran thought Duan Yizhou had been rendered speechless by him, he saw Duan Yizhou handing him a silver-pink square package. It was the largest size of condoms.

“Take it.” Duan Yizhou said indifferently, “I don’t know what will happen tonight. Even though I don’t know if that ‘he’ has the same size as me, it might be loose, but just in case, it’s better to have it.”

Luo Songran was speechless. Well, he really was generous.

“But I advise you not to. You’re pregnant, your body is not your own right now.” Duan Yizhou started the car, stepped on the accelerator, and headed towards the Zun Duan Hotel. The speed of the car was steady, and his tone was as steady as the speed of the car, “Luo Songran, learn to love yourself before learning to love others.”

The curve of Luo Songran’s lips gradually faded, he crossed his legs, and the neon lights flashing past the street reflected the man in the driver’s seat on the car window. His expression was calm, but his tone was extremely serious as he chuckled lightly. But there was no hint of a smile in his eyes.

“Also, give yourself half a day to think about it. Choose whether to give me your ID card or the pheromone code. I want to hear your decision tomorrow morning.” Duan Yizhou turned the steering wheel as the car turned, and the light outside the window passed over the brown leather strap with the cold metal dial on the wrist. His tone was flat but there was no room for negotiation.

Neither of these decisions was one that Luo Songran wanted to make, but he had to make them because not making a decision might entail even greater risks. He didn’t want to disappoint his dads, nor did he want to hurt their hearts by his actions. Why couldn’t things end amicably?

Luo Songran pursed his lips, his jawline tense, he took a deep breath, suppressing the anger in his chest, and the nausea and desire to vomit when anger surged in his stomach, his Adam’s apple rolling. Then he closed his eyes and leaned his head against the neck pillow behind him, adjusting his breathing to ease the discomfort.

Completely unaware that his every state was observed by someone, those hands holding the steering wheel tightened.

Zun Duan Hotel—

Duan Yizhou parked the car outside the hotel, turned his head, and saw Luo Songran leaning against the car door, half of his body slanted, his head resting on the neck pillow he specially bought, apparently asleep. His face was calm and obedient, his long eyelashes stuck to his eyelids. When he wasn’t being difficult, this guy was really likable.

During this time, he had been blinded by Luo Songran’s coquettishness and cuteness, almost forgetting who this guy really was. He now understood why CEO Luo always emphasized to him that this kid was not at all obedient. Now he knew what it meant. He just looked obedient, but before he fell in love with Luo Songran, this kid had deliberately made him fall in love with him, pretending to be obedient and cute, always making people soft-hearted.

When he fell in love, and eventually got pregnant, this was a situation that the pride of heaven had not expected and could not control. The resentment in his bones came out, he stopped answering his calls, said he wanted to break up, said this was deception, and behaved badly, provoking him. He was very angry, very, very angry. The love he gave was his self-esteem. When his love was discarded by Luo Songran, his self-esteem was hurt.

But what could he do even if he knew this guy was bad? He couldn’t forget Luo Songran’s coquettishness, couldn’t forget the way Luo Songran looked up at him with a smile in his eyes when he sat in his arms, couldn’t forget the messages expressing love, one after another. All the love and details piled up, weighing heavily on him. He felt like he had loved Luo Songran for a long time.

Perhaps some people would think he was foolish. But he was very sober, soberly gambling. Gambling that everything Luo Songran had done for him, every word he had said, every time he coquettishly acted, was because he genuinely liked him. Gambling that Luo Songran couldn’t get used to being without him.

“…Are we here?” Luo Songran murmured twice, he opened his sleepy eyes and found Duan Yizhou had been staring at him, his gaze shifting away without a trace.

“I’ll wait for you downstairs.” With a ‘click,’ Duan Yizhou unlocked the car.

Luo Songran was silent for two seconds, then he unbuckled his seatbelt, opened the door, and got out of the car. “I said I don’t like you, so I don’t like you. There’s no need to waste any more time.”

“I happen to have time to waste.” Duan Yizhou looked at Luo Songran outside the car, his gaze devoid of the previous oppression and seriousness, his tone calm as usual. “Go have fun.”

The response to him was the loud sound of the door closing. The force with which the door was closed was his answer.

Duan Yizhou stared in the direction Luo Songran left, then after a moment, he picked up his phone and dialed his assistant Jiang Yi’s number. “Have Manager Zhou keep an eye on that room, tell me the room number, and knock on the door every ten minutes. Don’t arrange any alcohol. If that person asks, say the hotel is alcohol-free today. Prepare some supper, make some mildly spicy cold dishes, and milk.”

Then Jiang Yi said, “Mr. Duan, Mr. Luo has invited you to his house for lunch tomorrow.”

Duan Yizhou replied with a grunt, “Got it.”

This kid didn’t listen, but he had his ways. Playing was fine, but there had to be boundaries.

Luo Songran didn’t say anything more, he just closed the car door and walked towards the hotel entrance, thinking that he shouldn’t have worn a camisole and hot pants. He had thought that if he let Duan Yizhou have his way once, he wouldn’t keep bothering him. But he realized that no matter what, this man would never let him go. 

He should never have used pheromones. This thing made him completely in Duan Yizhou’s grasp. Even if he resisted, in the end, he would have to obediently listen to him. It was this feeling that made him particularly annoyed.

Luo Songran got into the elevator and went up to the floor where the room was located. He walked towards the room number He Yu had mentioned. Actually, he was in no mood to play now, but since he had promised, he owed a favor. Maybe he could complain to He Yu about Duan Yizhou.

When he arrived at the door, he pressed the doorbell. The door to the room was quickly opened, but what greeted him was not the usual well-dressed and gentle He Yu, but He Yu wearing a loose hotel bathrobe, with the neckline slightly open and wet hair.

Luo Songran was stunned for two seconds, almost thinking he had walked into the wrong room. In He Yu’s eyes, seeing the beautiful young man in front of him like this, he thought he was stunned by his appearance. After all, he knew what kind of person Luo Songran was, and there were many alphas and omegas around him. The idea of volunteering himself was becoming more and more certain. This was an opportunity delivered to him tonight.

“Brother Yu, you have a nice figure.” Luo Songran withdrew his gaze, jokingly walked into the room, “I couldn’t tell. I usually think you’re quite thin. Why did you take a shower before we even started playing?”

This was an entertainment suite, with an outdoor barbecue balcony, KTV, home theater, game room, and gym, all fully equipped.

When He Yu heard this, he couldn’t control the joy in his eyes. After closing the door behind him, he followed Luo Songran, “No, I just came out of the lab. I was afraid you wouldn’t like the smell on me, so I took a shower. What do you want to eat first? I’ll have someone bring it up.”

Feeling sore and tired, Luo Songran simply collapsed on the sofa in the living room, yawning, “Brother Yu, I’m actually quite sleepy today.”

The meaning was that he didn’t want to sing, but he still came. But in He Yu’s ears, this statement took on a different meaning. It was translated as ‘Although a little tired, I still came because I really miss you.’ A smile appeared on his handsome face. He walked to the bar, took out the red wine he had brought, and poured it into a tall glass. Then he placed it on the coffee table in front of Luo Songran.

“Good wine, want to have some?” 

When Luo Songran heard that it was good wine, his eyes lit up. He had inherited a lot of drinking habits from his fathers, and he also loved wine. He was about to reach for it, but suddenly thought of something and silently put it back down.

“What’s wrong?” He Yu sat down beside Luo Songran, seeing him put down the wine glass again. “Don’t want to drink?”

“Not drinking.” Luo Songran said lightly, “I haven’t felt like drinking lately. Do you have any soft drinks? I’ll have some.”

He Yu noticed that his mood seemed off, and he reached out his arm to the sofa behind Luo Songran, gently and considerately asking, “Why do I feel like you’re not very happy? Who made you angry? Is it those disobedient alphas? Or the overly clingy omegas?”

Luo Songran laughed, leaning back on the sofa, “Brother Yu, do you think I’m very fickle?”

When He Yu felt the slender and firm back pressing against his arm, a hint of citrus rose pheromones wafted into his nose, causing his heart to tremble. His gaze involuntarily fell on Luo Songran’s slender and fair neck, and the spacious shirt faintly revealed delicate collarbones. This kid was getting more and more beautiful as he grew older. Although he was a beta, he had the ability to make people’s hearts flutter.

“As long as the person who likes you, loves you willingly, that’s their business, nothing to do with you.”

Hearing this, Luo Songran raised an eyebrow. He turned his head to look at He Yu, “Brother Yu, let me ask you, is there really someone who loves you without asking for anything in return? What exactly can make this person love you without asking for anything in return?”

He didn’t understand. He was just playing, like the omegas and alphas before. They approached him for a purpose, and after giving them rights and vanity, it was natural for them to get what they wanted and each take what they needed, fair and just. So what was Duan Yizhou doing?

Can one really give up so easily in just over a month? He didn’t believe it. But what could Duan Yizhou possibly want from him? Money? Duan Yizhou shouldn’t care about that. Looks? He admitted he wasn’t bad-looking. Figure? It’s decent too. But Duan Yizhou shouldn’t be after such superficial things.

“No one loves you without seeking something in return, even parents seek reciprocation,” He Yu’s voice was gentle and magnetic, as if telling a story, his gaze soft, “Songran, the heart carries weight, stemming from selfish desires, to bear the joy after receiving something back. How can one find fulfillment without expecting anything in return?”

Luo Songran met He Yu’s gaze, and for a moment, he felt a sense of dizziness, as if he saw Duan Yizhou’s shadow in He Yu, yet different. He Yu’s gentleness was completely different from Duan Yizhou’s. Just like the words He Yu spoke, such gentleness carried no weight in his heart. And Duan Yizhou’s gentleness always made him restless.

To say Duan Yizhou didn’t seek anything from him wasn’t true either. Duan Yizhou was clearly seeking his love now, but that was the one thing he couldn’t give. He had made it clear, so why was he still foolishly asking for it? Wasn’t that foolish?

The atmosphere was getting tense. Seeing the handsome youth beside him gazing at him with a bewildered look, He Yu, provoked by selfish desires, subtly released alpha pheromones within the range allowed by the inhibitor.

Luo Songran was originally analyzing He Yu’s words and his own thoughts when suddenly, he felt uncomfortable, as if an invisible hand was trying to touch him, probing him, violating his senses. His sensitive intuition made him distance himself from He Yu.

Frowning, he looked at He Yu, “What are you doing?”

He Yu’s face changed suddenly, and he reached out to grab Luo Songran, “Songran, who did you use that omega pheromone inducer on? Was it an alpha?”

Betas had no reaction to pheromones, and Type A betas only reacted in one situation, when under the influence of an inducer, meeting the criteria for the pheromone paradox. When his alpha pheromones probed Luo Songran, a powerful surge of alpha pheromones suddenly emanated from him, carrying the subdued and stable scent of amber and musk, with an oppression derived from genetic superiority, directly blocking the attempted intrusion of alpha pheromones.

And this scent clearly told him this was an alpha highly compatible with Luo Songran, meeting the pheromone paradox. Under the influence of the omega pheromone inducer, the compatibility with the alpha reached at least one hundred percent, otherwise, how could pheromones be left on a Type A beta? Undoubtedly, being able to leave pheromones on a Type A beta and block all pheromone probes and interference was a more advanced marking behavior.

Luo Songran reflexively pushed away He Yu’s hand, frowning with disgust, “What’s it to you? And how do you know the other person is an alpha?”

He Yu looked surprised at this, “Songran, didn’t you feel it? There are alpha pheromones on your body.”

“And how do you know there are alpha pheromones on me?” Luo Songran felt a bit uncomfortable. Even if he was a beta, he still knew some physiology. Under normal circumstances, with the inhibitor barrier, a marked omega passing by wouldn’t know that the omega had been marked. Except through pheromone probing.

Alphas naturally had resistance to alphas.

He Yu seemed a bit flustered, “Songran, did you forget? Professor Luo was asking if we could try dating. I don’t care if you’re messing around with those people, but how could you still get marked after using the inducer! I used my pheromone code when I got the inducer for you. How am I supposed to explain this to Professor Luo?”

Luo Songran froze, looking at He Yu in astonishment, his eyes flickering, “…What did you say? I used the inducer with your pheromone code?!”

In his mind, there were only three words left:

—He’s done for.

 

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