Beta Chapter 41: As I Say

Chapter 41: As I Say

Translated by Addis of Exiled Rebels Scanlations

Editor: Karai

Duan Yizhou took in Luo Songran’s panicked expression, which he had been eagerly anticipating seeing. However, now it seemed that there was no satisfaction in catching this ancestor’s little handle as he had expected. Instead, there was a sour and stifling feeling spreading in his heart.

Could such a big reaction indicate that Luo Songran knew his pheromone code had been registered, rather than being unaware as he had guessed? So, was Luo Songran’s resistance to registering his pheromone code with him before because it had already been registered by someone else? Did the little ancestor have someone in his heart?

Duan Yizhou concealed the peculiarities in his eyes and still smiled gently. “Why such a big reaction? It’s just a simple check, to examine the status of your pheromone code.”

Luo Songran felt cold sweat forming on his back. His hand, hanging by his side, involuntarily clenched, and his heartbeat suddenly accelerated, making his chest feel tight. “…Is it necessary?”

Oh no, he really forgot about this! How could he forget such an important thing!!!

“Well, this is a necessary part of the premarital check, and also the most important one. After all, marriage is a significant matter. Knowing each other’s physical condition and the status of pheromone codes is being responsible to each other.” Duan Yizhou calmly observed all of Luo Songran’s subtle expressions and rubbed his head with a smile. “I have to take responsibility for you.”

Those few words instantly soured all emotions, seeping into his bones, making him feel somewhat powerless all over, and the smile on his face was almost unable to conceal his true feelings. He was jealous, very jealous, and resentful, very resentful. But he had to do this.

Luo Songran was speechless at his own forgetfulness. He was so angry when he was treated like this by He Yu before. He was afraid that Duan Yizhou would find out about this matter, but he actually forgot the next day, only to be reminded by Duan Yizhou now.

Annoyed, he rubbed his hair. Oh no, what should he do? Should he confess now? If he confessed, how would Duan Yizhou react? He would definitely be very angry, right? But if he didn’t confess now, the outcome when entering the examination room would be different.

He would make Duan Yizhou lose face in front of the doctor, and Duan Yizhou would be hurt.

In terms of undergoing a premarital check, if one’s partner discovers that the other’s pheromone code has already been registered, isn’t that directly putting a cuckold hat on them?

Although he didn’t mean to, he didn’t take this clearly important matter to heart in time, and instead of dealing with it promptly, he would also hurt Duan Yizhou. He felt a bit guilty.

So when he saw Duan Yizhou about to push open the door of the examination room, he grabbed his arm from behind and hurriedly said, “Wait.”

Duan Yizhou stopped in his tracks, lowered his gaze to the hand gripping his arm, then looked back at Luo Songran behind him, appearing hesitant. “What’s wrong?”

Luo Songran took a deep breath and met Duan Yizhou’s gaze, mustering the courage to say, “My pheromone code has been registered by someone.”

The atmosphere fell silent after he said this, almost stiffening.

Luo Songran kept staring at Duan Yizhou’s changing expression, tightly gripping his arm, fearing that this man would get angry. Perhaps he was too nervous, his stomach cramping slightly, making him uncomfortable. He couldn’t help but furrow his brow.

But he found that Duan Yizhou’s face didn’t darken as he had imagined, but instead he smiled at him as usual. “Is that so?”

This ‘is that so’ sounded as gentle as usual, but it was like a giant stone smashing into his heart, causing ripples and making him somewhat surprised. He stared carefully at Duan Yizhou, trying to find a trace of anger from his face. But there was none.

Not a bit of it.

Wasn’t he angry? His pheromone code had been registered by someone, and he wasn’t angry at all? Why could he still speak so gently, as if he didn’t care at all? Didn’t he say he liked him and loved him very much?

“Duan Yizhou, I…”

“I know, you don’t like me.” Duan Yizhou sensed that Luo Songran’s fingertips gripping his arm were slightly cold and trembling, unsure if it was out of fear or a hint of self-blame. He smiled. “So that’s why you resisted registering your pheromone code with me before, because you have someone you like, right?”

“I don’t have anyone I like.” Luo Songran, seeing that Duan Yizhou still had this gentle and questioning look, felt his own breath quickening. He hurriedly explained, “No, what I want to say now is that my pheromone code being registered was not my intention. I just—”

“So you’ve already been registered, right?” Duan Yizhou interrupted his explanation.

Luo Songran was suddenly speechless. All his explanations became weak because of this fact. He trembled as he held Duan Yizhou’s hand, lowered his gaze, his eyes gradually reddening, and tugged at the corners of his mouth, saying, “…Yes, I’m sorry, it wasn’t intentional, but the child is yours.”

When he saw the little ancestor in front of him lower his gaze, Duan Yizhou turned his face away and took a deep breath, suppressing the emotions that were about to overwhelm him. He clearly shouldn’t have such terrible emotions, but he still felt very uncomfortable after hearing this. He felt very uncomfortable.

In the end, he could only force a bitter smile. “Yes, fortunately the child is mine.”

But this didn’t bring any comfort.

What made him uncomfortable was why Luo Songran had hidden this from him. He had already chosen to marry him, but hiding this from him meant that he really had feelings for that person.

“It’s not me you should apologize to, it’s yourself.” Duan Yizhou suppressed his emotions. He knew he cared about who Luo Songran liked, but what mattered now was that Luo Songran himself had been registered and didn’t realize the seriousness of the matter.

Luo Songran wiped his tears with the back of his hand and choked, “Why should I apologize to myself? I feel like I should apologize to you. Wuu wuu wuu wuu… Brother, don’t be angry, I know I was wrong…”

After saying this, he completely lost his composure, hugged Duan Yizhou’s arm, pressed his face against his arm, and burst into tears. Even though Duan Yizhou didn’t scold him, he still felt uncomfortable. It wasn’t his own discomfort, but he didn’t want to see Duan Yizhou in such a bad mood. He felt that Duan Yizhou was a bit wronged.

And indeed, he did make a mistake. He didn’t take this matter seriously, and he didn’t solve it himself after it happened. Even though it could be solved so simply, he still dragged it until today. The more he thought about it, the more he cried.

The hospital was bustling with people, especially the engaged couples undergoing premarital check-ups walking in pairs. Among them, the two of them were particularly conspicuous in front of the pheromone code testing department, especially when one of them, who was younger, was crying.

Those who didn’t know might think they were breaking up.

Seeing the little ancestor crying while burying his face in his arms made Duan Yizhou soften. He was also worried that such emotional fluctuations while pregnant would affect his health. With a hint of helplessness in his eyes, he decided to deal with this at home later. So, he reached out his other hand and wrapped it around Luo Songran’s shoulder, pulling him into his embrace.

The 17-centimeter height difference and the considerable size disparity allowed him to completely envelop the little ancestor in his arms.

“Don’t cry, I’m not very angry. Do you want so many people to see you crying?” 

Feeling himself being held in Duan Yizhou’s embrace, Luo Songran experienced a conflicting mix of safety and self-blame. He sniffled and stopped crying, looking up at Duan Yizhou.

“You must be really angry. I know my behavior is almost like cuckoldry to you.” He hurriedly raised his hand, tears welling up in his sincere eyes. “I swear, my first time was only with you, I only have you, and the child is yours. Even though I might have had some ambiguous interactions with others before, I know my body is important.”

His voice was a bit loud, and Duan Yizhou noticed that people around them were looking over. He reached out to stroke the back of Luo Songran’s neck, bringing him into a gentle embrace, with his palm covering his face. Then, he lowered his head and whispered in Luo Songran’s ear, “How could I not know that I’m the father of the child? That’s not what I’m angry about.”

Luo Songran’s ears tingled from Duan Yizhou’s deep voice, and he suppressed his untimely palpitations, cautiously asking, “Then… are you angry because I didn’t tell you?”

“Yes, but not entirely.”

“What else?”

“What angers me the most is that you didn’t protect yourself. It’s very dangerous for someone to know your pheromone code. If that person wants to do something to you, this string of pheromone code could pose a threat to you.” Duan Yizhou was exasperated that the little ancestor still didn’t realize this. He felt like giving him a good spanking right then and there. “Do you understand?”

After saying this, he saw Luo Songran staring blankly at him, his lips trembling slightly, and he looked like he was about to cry again. Luo Songran was instantly overwhelmed by self-blame. He had never imagined that Duan Yizhou would be angry because he didn’t protect himself, rather than because of his concealment.

For a moment, he felt that Duan Yizhou was too good of a person. He seemed excessively so. So, he reached out and hugged Duan Yizhou’s waist, raised his head from his embrace, blinked, and shed two tears. “Why are you so good… Wuu wuu wuu…”

At this moment, he seemed to realize the strength of Duan Yizhou’s love for someone. Was there really such love?

“Let’s talk about the rest at home. When we go in later, we’ll cancel the registration with that person. Okay?” Duan Yizhou naturally knew that person was He Yu, but he waited for Luo Songran to explain it himself.

Where would Luo Songran dare to say no? It had to be okay, so he nodded obediently.

Seeing the traces of tears at the corners of his eyes, Duan Yizhou wiped them away with the back of his hand, suppressing the tumultuous emotions in his heart. But there was still a bit of possessiveness towards Luo Songran that emerged from the cracks. Nobody is perfect, and he was no exception.

“After canceling it, register with me.”

Luo Songran widened his eyes in shock. “Huh?”

Suddenly, his emotions became complex, even his heartbeat accelerated. The significance of registering pheromone codes was similar to obtaining a marriage certificate, but for some reason, in this instant, he felt that registering pheromone codes far outweighed getting married. He sniffed the comforting sandalwood scent emanating from Duan Yizhou’s body, and his thoughts seemed to be led astray by this man.

Duan Yizhou gently lifted Luo Songran’s neck and bent down to whisper in his ear, from an angle where Luo Songran couldn’t see, his eyes seemed a bit moist. “Because I’ve been wronged, you have to comfort me. That’s the only thing that can console me.”

The only thing that could comfort him was one thing. That Luo Songran belonged to him. Apart from this, nothing else could soothe his jealous emotions.

Luo Songran had never heard Duan Yizhou speak in such a tone before. Although it was gentle, it was also heartbreaking. He knew this was his fault. If Duan Yizhou hadn’t brought him for the premarital check-up, he might have really forgotten about it and not realized how serious it was.

Although he still had a vague concept of the seriousness of this matter, he wasn’t sure how severe it could be. But he did indeed make Duan Yizhou feel wronged. It was his fault.

Now, he didn’t dare to provoke Duan Yizhou. Taking a step back could open up a world of possibilities. So, he reached out and gently patted Duan Yizhou’s back. “Okay, I’ll comfort you.”

“Registering is just registering. If you feel that we are truly not suitable afterwards, we can cancel it.” Duan Yizhou said this in a tone that was neither light nor heavy, very normal. But in Luo Songran’s heart, this fleeting and elusive sense of panic left him somewhat unable to explain his emotions.

Cancel… Could he bear to do that?

After finishing speaking at the door, the two of them walked in and conducted a pheromone encoding status check, completing the new pheromone encoding registration at the fastest speed. The trace of the previous registration was completely wiped out from the database.

No records found.

After Luo Songran and Duan Yizhou finished registering, they suddenly breathed a sigh of relief. Walking out of the hospital, Luo Songran was in a great mood, waving his hands happily. “Ah, if I had known it was so easy to solve, I wouldn’t have been so scared. I was so angry at the time, I almost hit him.”

As he spoke, Duan Yizhou’s large hand covered his head.

“Pay attention in class, you didn’t hear many key points clearly. You’re not like other betas, you’re a Class A beta with pheromones, and that’s your weakness.” Duan Yizhou’s mood was naturally much better than before, but not completely. Because the little guy had another thing for him to worry about, his personal safety.

Someone dared to tamper with Luo Songran’s pheromone encoding under such circumstances. Even if it didn’t cause substantial harm, it was still dangerous. And this He Yu was still from the Galaxy Research Institute, which was very suspicious.

Luo Songran turned his head, “I feel like you’re still angry, didn’t we register everything? You said this would pacify you.”

“This did pacify me, but there are other things that still make me angry.”

Luo Songran frowned, “Ah? What else is there?”

Duan Yizhou smiled ambiguously, “Almost making me wear a green hat, almost changing my child’s dad, aren’t these things to be angry about?” As he spoke, he saw someone rushing into the hospital, almost colliding with Luo Songran. He quickly pulled him closer and shielded him with his arm.

“You said you weren’t angry about this anymore…” Luo Songran was pulled into his arms, feeling guilty, and pursed his lips, “We’ve registered everything, how else do you want me to pacify you? Do I still need to comfort you when you’re such a big person?”

Duan Yizhou laughed at his annoyance, it seemed the earlier comfort was short-lived. “Of course I need comforting. Can I not be angry? If I really got angry, I could go straight to Director Luo and tell him that you used a heat inducer on me, deceived my feelings, and almost made me wear a green hat.”

Luo Songran immediately panicked, hastily raising his hand to cover Duan Yizhou’s mouth, “Hey hey hey, don’t don’t don’t, I was wrong, I was wrong, what do you want me to do, I’ll do it, okay?”

Duan Yizhou grasped his hand and let it down, a slight smile on his lips, then he leaned in close to his ear and whispered with a smirk.

The next moment, Luo Songran’s ears turned red instantly, almost furious and embarrassed, “Duan Yizhou, that’s enough!!”

“Shall I go tell Director Luo then?” Duan Yizhou chuckled, seeing the little guy angry made him admit that he was quite happy.

“Ah ah ah ah no no no, I won’t, I won’t, I’ll say it, I’ll say it, okay?” Luo Songran was both angry and flustered, he broke free from Duan Yizhou’s hand, both hands clenched into fists by his side.

Then he remembered what Duan Yizhou had just asked him to do. He had to say it himself.

The man’s voice was already deep and gentle, but the words he asked him to say were extremely shameful.

—Husband, I’m sorry, please spank me.

Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

 

 

 

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