Beta Chapter 35: Angry

Chapter 35: Angry

Translated by Addis of Exiled Rebels Scanlations

Editor: Karai

Because there were no classes in the afternoon, Luo Songran simply practiced the piano at Duan Yizhou’s house. Although he might skip other classes, he took his major courses seriously because it was possibly the only skill he could be proud of.  Mainly, it was because both his older male cousins studied management, and his two sisters were a swimmer and a doctor, so Uncle Zuo could only focus on him. 

He had been practicing the violin since he was three years old, and even though he didn’t have a bone-deep passion for it, it had become an unbreakable habit. 

Duan Yizhou’s house had a large library with the brightest light, and he expressed his fondness for the lighting in the library. 

“In a couple of days, I’ll have someone set up a music room on the third floor so you can practice there. This way, you won’t have to go to school to practice all the time.” 

Duan Yizhou discreetly took in Luo Songran’s expression of pleasure, then watched as Luo Songran took the violin out of the case. Seeing him earnestly plucking the strings, he suddenly felt a tingling sensation in his heart. 

Seeing the originally lively little fellow quiet down, picking up the elegant violin, gave him a strong sense of contrast. 

“Mm.” Luo Songran lightly responded. He surveyed the position of the library, found the most comfortable visual angle, adjusted the violin bow, and placed the violin on his shoulder. 

The trees outside the large French window in the library gently swayed, and the lazy afternoon sun poured into the room, falling on the young man playing the violin. His delicate jawline rested against the violin, his face calm, the light outlining his profile, harmonizing with the lazy melody flowing from the violin bow. 

Even his fluttering eyelashes were gentle. 

Duan Yizhou stared at Luo Songran playing the violin without blinking. He still vividly remembered the last time he fell asleep listening to Luo Songran practicing the violin because he didn’t like listening to music but this classical music had a hypnotic effect. But now, he regretted not looking at the kid a little more that day. 

At this moment, the young man playing the violin was so beautiful, like an elegant and noble swan, emitting an irresistibly captivating allure. He didn’t feel tired at all; he just wished time could slow down a bit. Let him look a little longer. 

Perhaps this was the difference between liking and not liking.  When he didn’t like it, he fell asleep, but once he liked it, he wished his eyes were on Luo Songran. 

“If you keep staring at me like this, I’ll feel like you can give me some feedback.” As the song ended, Luo Songran put down the violin bow and looked at Duan Yizhou staring at him intently, raising an eyebrow. “Professor Duan, last time you didn’t give any feedback, can you give me some this time?” 

Duan Yizhou heard Luo Songran joking about him falling asleep in class last time. He cleared his throat a few times, but at this moment, he had no words to express, and after two seconds of silence, he could only choose the most conservative option and applaud. 

And the most sincere evaluation, “It sounds great.” 

Luo Songran was speechless. He put the violin bow down beside him. “Do you know how it feels? It’s like playing the lute to a cow, no, maybe the cow would wag its tail at me, but playing the violin for you is really worse than playing it to a piece of wood.” 

“Then can you teach me how to give a more appropriate evaluation?”  The tall man in a black shirt and trousers in front of him, with his gentle gaze fixed on the young man in front of him, clumsily asked for opinions, clearly excelling in his own field and being one of the most outstanding high-tech talents in the field, yet willingly wanting to touch something completely unrelated to his expertise. 

And it was precisely this sincere gaze that made it a bit difficult to resist. 

Luo Songran met Duan Yizhou’s earnest gaze, and his sarcastic words choked in his throat. He shifted his gaze subtly without leaving a trace, “I don’t need your evaluation. I can practice on my own. I don’t usually let people watch me practice the violin.” 

Does this man have to be so serious? He’s probably a little spoiled.  He wouldn’t be so serious anyway. 

“But I want to watch you practice.” 

When Luo Songran heard this, he felt goosebumps all over his body. He quickly pushed Duan Yizhou out of the door, but because the man was too big, it was quite difficult to push him. After a few attempts, he found it futile, so he angrily raised the violin bow and pointed it at the door, “Get out!” 

Duan Yizhou was somewhat bewildered. “Why are you angry?” 

“Mind your own business.” Luo Songran glared at him. 

“You have to give me a reason, or else I’ll always feel like I did something wrong.” Duan Yizhou thought carefully. Could it be because he didn’t give feedback just now? 

“There’s no reason. I’m just not happy to see you right now.” Luo Songran struggled to push Duan Yizhou out, then felt that the man deliberately didn’t leave. He raised his head unhappily, “You really don’t want to make me angry.” 

Duan Yizhou saw that the little fellow seemed really angry, afraid that he might provoke him to anger, swallowed his confusion, raised his hands, and obediently said, “Okay, I’ll leave. Don’t be angry.” 

“I won’t be angry if you leave.” 

“Alright.” Duan Yizhou turned and walked out of the library, closing the door behind him, but he didn’t close it tightly, wanting to peek through the crack in the door to see the little fellow’s mood. 

Unexpectedly, he met Luo Songran’s gaze.

Luo Songran walked to the door without touching it and stared at Duan Yizhou outside the crack in the door. “Don’t peek at me, I’ll get angry in a while.”

Duan Yizhou’s lips twitched slightly, and he stood up. “Okay, I won’t look at you. Close the door.”

“You close the door.”

“I don’t want to. I want to watch you practice.”

With a bang, the door slammed shut, echoing through the corridor, carrying an indescribable sense of coquetry. Inside the library, Luo Songran stared expressionlessly at the door. Was Duan Yizhou trying to play this game with him? He wouldn’t fall for it so easily.

Meanwhile, Duan Yizhou, who was locked out, chuckled. It turned out this guy could also feel embarrassed. Then he remembered something and called his assistant, Jiang Yi.

Jiang Yi, busy at the group headquarters, answered the call immediately, “Hello, Mr. Duan? What’s the instruction?”

“Do you know any cakes that don’t use eggs?” Duan Yizhou headed to his study.

“Huh?” Jiang Yi looked puzzled. “A cake without eggs, can it still be called a cake? Isn’t that just a steamed cake?” ¹

“Help me order a cake without eggs. Have it delivered to my house tonight.”

Jiang Yi was speechless. The demands were getting more and more complex. “Alright, I’ll find someone to do it now. Oh, by the way, Mr. Duan, do you remember the schedule I told you about yesterday?”

Duan Yizhou’s mind went blank for a moment. “What schedule?”

Jiang Yi sighed inwardly. “Mr. Duan, how can you remember the little fellow’s class schedule inside out but forget about the schedule I just told you yesterday?”

Duan Yizhou earnestly responded, “Oh, I really forgot. What do you need me to do?”

“Sorry, Mr. Duan, my mistake. Let me repeat it for you. Tomorrow morning at 9 o’clock, we have a meeting with Mr. Chu from the Galaxy Group to discuss the new project. Representatives from the Twin Star Group will also be present to summarize what we discussed in F country last time. The Galaxy Group has invited us for lunch, and at 3 o’clock in the afternoon, the three groups need to go to the Galaxy Research Institute together to test the new medical equipment. In the evening, we are hosting a dinner for Mr. Chu and the representatives from the Twin Star Group.”

Duan Yizhou pushed open the door to his study, sat down at his desk, and listened to Jiang Yi’s words with a subtle expression. “The schedule is that packed? What about the little fellow?”

Jiang Yi replied, “Doesn’t the little fellow need to go to school tomorrow?”

“He has classes tomorrow.”

“Then it’s fine.”

“But he needs to eat.”

“The little fellow has hands. Do you have to feed him too, Mr. Duan?”

“I’d like to.”

“Mr. Duan, don’t you realize you’re acting like a dad just because you’re in a relationship?”

Duan Yizhou leaned back in his chair, looking somewhat melancholic. “I just wish he could stick to me all day like before, asking me not to work, asking him not to be so busy, and spending more time with him.”

“It seems like the little fellow has grown up, and now it’s Mr. Duan who’s not used to it.”

“After all, I’m 30 years old before I started dating. Cut me some slack.”

Jiang Yi agreed, “That’s true. Oh, by the way, Mr. Duan, Neptune is responsible for the dinner this time. I heard that Mr. Chu from the Galaxy Group has a particular palate. Do you know about this?”

Duan Yizhou retorted, “Are you the secretary, or am I?”

Jiang Yi replied sheepishly, “Sorry, my mistake.”

Thinking about Luo Songran’s picky eating habits, Duan Yizhou said, “Maybe their family is quite picky. Go and find out from the president’s secretary of the Galaxy Group. Knowing your enemy is the key to victory. We need to make sure the dinner is done properly. After all, this cooperation with the Galaxy Group is a rare opportunity.”

“Alright, Mr. Duan, I’ll handle it.”

Night fell, at the dinner table, Luo Songran looked at the dishes on the table, feeling speechless. He frowned and looked at Duan Yizhou, who emerged from the kitchen. “Are you cooking again?”

“Yeah, I promised I’d cook for you. Although it doesn’t look good, I tried it, and it tastes okay.” Duan Yizhou served rice in front of Luo Songran. “Try it and give it a score.”

“Zero.”

Duan Yizhou was speechless. “You haven’t even eaten yet.”

“Zero for presentation, and I’m making a generalization for taste too.” Luo Songran held the chopsticks with a melancholic expression, sighed, “Duan Yizhou, why bother? Forcing yourself to do something you’re not good at is painful. Isn’t it more convenient to just order takeout?”

“It may be convenient, but it’s not healthy.” Duan Yizhou placed a plate of slightly burnt stir-fried pork and peppers in front of him. “Try it first.”

Luo Songran thought to himself, what was this guy doing? He agreed to eat at home with this man, but maybe it’s better to eat first and then come back in the future. He reluctantly picked up a piece of meat and tasted it. It wasn’t as bad as he had imagined, at least much better than the porridge last night.

But—It was still barely passable.

“How is it?” Duan Yizhou’s eyes showed anticipation. “What score would you give?”

Luo Songran coldly replied, “Zero.”

Duan Yizhou was speechless. Cooking was really hard. He lowered his eyes, picked up the chopsticks, and tasted a few bites himself, feeling that it was okay. “Then try something else—”

Before he could finish his sentence, he saw Luo Songran standing up as if he wasn’t going to eat anymore.

“I’m not eating anymore. You eat by yourself.” Luo Songran didn’t want to see Duan Yizhou’s expression like that, so he stood up to go upstairs.

“RanRan.”

Luo Songran paused. Just when he thought Duan Yizhou was going to be angry that he wasn’t eating, he heard Duan Yizhou say, “I bought you a cake, a Black Forest cake without eggs. Do you want to try it?”

He was instantly stunned. Cake? How did Duan Yizhou know he wanted cake?

 

 

 

 

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