Beta Chapter 39: Red Ears

Chapter 39: Red Ears

Translated by Addis of Exiled Rebels Scanlations

Editor: Karai

“I saw your eldest cousin today.”

Luo Songran was blowing on the porridge in his spoon, hearing Duan Yizhou say so, he looked at him with confusion, “Yan Nanchen? Where did you see him?”

“I went to the Galaxy Group and the research institute today. The latest project is a collaboration with the Galaxy Group and Gemini. The last business trip was to coordinate with Gemini. This meeting is for the three of our groups to test the new equipment for this project.” Duan Yizhou gave him all the meat from his porridge and continued, “Your cousin is quite serious.”

He chose a relatively euphemistic term to describe the feeling after spending the whole day with Yan Nanchen.

Luo Songran sneered, “That’s just how he is, so he made things difficult for you?” 

Although he didn’t understand much about the group’s affairs, he still knew the basics. The Galaxy Group has developed to a point where many people want to cooperate with it. Duan Yizhou’s group is relatively new, so they might suffer a bit in terms of status.

Duan Yizhou remained silent for a moment, thinking about what words would be appropriate to use and this expression of not answering was seen by Luo Songran as being bullied by Yan Nanchen.

He suddenly got hot-headed, without even thinking about the logic of ‘Could Duan Yizhou possibly be bullied?’, angrily put the spoon back into the pot, slammed the table fiercely, “Alright, this Yan Nanchen, dares to bully my man?”

This movement was indeed a bit too loud, causing the person next to him, who was drinking porridge, to startle and look over.

Duan Yizhou raised his hand to the startled person and apologized, then quickly grabbed Luo Songran’s hand. He looked at the porridge spilled out when he slammed the table, frowned involuntarily, and quickly lowered his head to examine his hand. There was a touch of helplessness in his eyes, “The porridge was just served and it’s still hot. If it gets on your hand, you’ll have to go to the hospital.”

“I’m angry.” Luo Songran completely didn’t notice his own angry attitude, “If he really dares to bully you, I’ll tell Dad!”

In his anger, he didn’t even notice that Duan Yizhou had been staring at him. It took him a while to realize why he was so angry, and he awkwardly swallowed his saliva, shifted his gaze away, and saw Duan Yizhou holding his hand. He quickly pulled his hand back.

It was like holding a hot potato.

“RanRan, are you angry at your cousin because you’re worried about me being bullied?” Duan Yizhou’s lips curved slightly as he wiped the table with a nearby wet cloth and moved the pot a bit farther away, lest this little ancestor throw another tantrum.

Luo Songran’s eyes flickered slightly. He turned his face away, coughed lightly, “Well… I was already angry with him.”

Why was he so angry? Even if Yan Nanchen was really doing something, there was no reason to go against him, right?

“What if he really bullies me? What will you do then?”

Luo Songran hesitated, looking at Duan Yizhou, furrowing his brows, “Has he really bullied you?”

Wow, this was outrageous. How could Yan Nanchen be like this? He’s a CEO now, representing the Galaxy Group’s image. Why couldn’t he be as gentle and elegant as Duan Yizhou? It’s embarrassing!

The lightbulbs hanging overhead in the tent were bright. In the clear amber eyes, there was both anger and worry, emotions that couldn’t be completely hidden no matter how awkward they were. Whether it’s because of his young age or not, he couldn’t hide his feelings and emotions.

Duan Yizhou smiled and reached out to pinch Luo Songran’s nose, shaking his head, “Do you think it’s possible? You don’t trust your husband’s abilities?”

Yes, his eldest cousin was the current CEO of the Galaxy Group, but no matter how you look at it, age matters. Intelligence and capability need time to be verified and honed. He has certainly had ten more years of tempering than Yan Nanchen.

These ten years were not spent in vain. At this point, Luo Songran could tell that Duan Yizhou was teasing him. He impatiently brushed off his hand, “Tsk, you always pause like that. I thought he really bullied you.”

“If that day really comes, will you help me?”

Luo Songran met Duan Yizhou’s gaze under his glasses, tender and serious, as if he was presenting him with a dilemma. If the Galaxy Group clashed with Neptune Technology Group one day, which side would he stand on? Wasn’t this an obvious question?

He would definitely stand with the Galaxy Group! How could he stand with Duan Yizhou? He didn’t even like this man. Getting married doesn’t mean anything. He would still stand with his family.

Seeing that Luo Songran didn’t answer, Duan Yizhou smiled and asked again, “Baby, would you stand by my side?”

As the saying goes, magic defeats magic. Luo Songran looked into the gentle and watery eyes under the golden-rimmed glasses, filled with deep affection that was almost overflowing, making it easy for one to lose their rationality and willingly drown in such tenderness. Plus, that face made it easy for one to say things that go against their better judgment.

Luo Songran swallowed his saliva, “Well… maybe.”

As soon as he realized what he had just said, his eyes widened, as if his rationality had returned in an instant. He immediately buried his face in his arms on the table, feeling suddenly annoyed, utterly embarrassed. Hey, just a moment ago he was so determined to stand with his family, but how did this man’s gaze make him lose his mind?

Then he heard Duan Yizhou’s laughter above him, deep and pleasant, with a magnetic voice, “Baby, you’re so obedient.”

Thump, thump, thump—

Luo Songran felt his heart pounding in his chest again, as if tugging at his rationality and embarrassment, shaking his steadfastness. He raised his head angrily and glared at Duan Yizhou, aware of the people around, and lowered his voice, “Stop calling me ‘baby’! It’s embarrassing!”

“I don’t think it’s embarrassing. I wish everyone could hear me call you ‘baby’.” Since he didn’t shout, Duan Yizhou smiled and pushed the porridge pot back in front of him. “Eat, it’s not hot anymore.”

Luo Songran’s lips trembled slightly. He looked at Duan Yizhou, wanting to scold him but hesitated, silent. He suddenly felt a sense of frustration, a feeling he couldn’t find in Duan Yizhou before. It was as if because of this man’s existence, his connection with Duan Yizhou couldn’t be severed no matter what.

With so many unresolved issues, the frustration piled up, and the more it piled up, the more troubles Duan Yizhou brought him, and he gradually couldn’t control his emotions. But even so, Duan Yizhou always remained the same, gentle and indulgent, as if he wouldn’t get angry no matter what he did, and even had complete control over his temper.

Why? How? Could it be that he…

Grumble, grumble—

Halfway through getting angry, his stomach growled. Luo Songran could only suppress his emotions for now, lower his head, and eat the porridge, planning to settle the score with Duan Yizhou another day.

“Your cousin is very outstanding. Being able to serve as the CEO of the Galaxy Group at such a young age proves his excellence. He is indeed very serious, with a maturity and rigor that surpasses his age, and he even strives for perfection in some details.” Duan Yizhou continued the conversation that wasn’t finished just now. “When I went to the lab today, he criticized my assistant Jiang Yi because he wasn’t wearing shoe covers.”

Thinking about Jiang Yi complaining to him after leaving the Galaxy Lab, he couldn’t help but laugh.

Seeing Duan Yizhou suddenly laughing, and laughing so charmingly, Luo Songran frowned, “What are you laughing at?”

“My assistant feels very sad.”

“You have to be more careful when entering the lab. Why are you laughing like that?” Luo Songran squinted, staring at Duan Yizhou vigilantly, and pointed at him with his finger, “Duan Yizhou, do you always laugh like this at your assistant? Shameless!”

Duan Yizhou was amused by this baseless accusation, “Where did I laugh?”

“Like this.” Seeing Duan Yizhou about to suppress his laughter, Luo Songran extended two fingers to prop up the corners of his lips, his expression serious, “Don’t laugh at people like that!”

“Are you jealous?” Duan Yizhou grabbed his wrist.

Luo Songran was speechless. He suddenly realized what he was doing and quickly withdrew his hand, “Who, who’s jealous? Why would I be jealous? I’m just talking about facts.”

“Yes, I shouldn’t laugh at others casually. After all, I have a family and need to have the virtues of a husband, right, baby?” Duan Yizhou smiled.

Luo Songran was speechless. Enough, heart, could you please calm down a bit? You’re too noisy.

After having a satisfying late-night snack, the two of them took a walk by the river near the night market to digest before returning home. Back home, Luo Songran sat on the shoe bench at the entrance, perhaps feeling a bit sleepy after eating too much. His mind went blank as he stared at the opposite wall, too lazy to move, not even bothering to take off his shoes.

“Are you tired?” Seeing that he wasn’t moving, Duan Yizhou knew he was being lazy, so he knelt down in front of him and held his ankle to help him take off his shoes. He took off Luo Songran’s socks, revealing his slender ankles. The position where the red string was tied on his right foot swayed, tempting, hidden from Luo Songran’s view.

This action of taking off shoes had been repeated countless times in the past month. For Duan Yizhou, it had become a habit, from being unfamiliar to becoming proficient and even natural. But now, someone had become uncomfortable with it.

Luo Songran lowered his head to watch Duan Yizhou take off his shoes and socks. This man was so focused and serious, as if he was doing something very important. Initially, he didn’t feel uncomfortable, but tonight was exceptionally awkward for some reason.

The previously somewhat calm heartbeat began to act up again. He wanted to retract his foot. But he was held firmly by this man’s big hand.

“Baby’s feet are so small.” Duan Yizhou felt that this guy wanted to break free, as if he had sensed his discomfort, so he cupped Luo Songran’s foot in his palm, his big hand almost able to grasp it entirely.

Perhaps because feet follow their owners, they were fair and delicate, but despite this delicacy, their temper was quite large.

Being held like this and spoken to like this, Luo Songran suddenly felt both embarrassed and angry, his face flushing under the light at the entrance. He stomped Duan Yizhou’s knee hard, “Duan Yizhou!! How dare you flirt with me!!”

The next moment, he was lifted horizontally by Duan Yizhou’s arm hooking around his knee pit, and he exclaimed in surprise. As Luo Songran stomped on his knee, Duan Yizhou naturally hugged him, letting him struggle in his arms. He heard Luo Songran’s words and laughed, “Little brat, do you know who I learned this from?”

He lowered his gaze, seeing the blush on Luo Songran’s face.

Luo Songran blocked Duan Yizhou’s chest with his arm, glaring at him. “I don’t care who you learned it from, just don’t touch my feet!”

“I learned it from you.”

Luo Songran was speechless, utterly dumbfounded.

With a slight curve of his lips, Duan Yizhou carried him princess-style to the elevator, deliberately positioning him in front of the elevator wall so he could see his own face. This action made Luo Songran very resistant, but he still saw his current appearance.

On the elevator wall, the young man in the man’s arms had a fair complexion with a blush, perhaps due to anger, his eye sockets slightly red, misty and moist, as if he had just been bullied, easily arousing all sorts of thoughts.

Duan Yizhou lowered his gaze, whispering softly in his ear, “Baby, your ears are red too.”

Luo Songran suddenly exploded with anger. He hooked Duan Yizhou’s neck and began to throw a tantrum. “Duan Yizhou!!! You’re dead!!! How dare you provoke me?!!!”

Duan Yizhou laughed heartily.

 

 

 

 

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