Beta Chapter 68: Don’t Love Me Anymore

Chapter 68: Don’t Love Me Anymore

Translated by Addis of Exiled Rebels Scanlations

Editor: Karai

Luo Songran couldn’t figure this out. He glanced at Dad with confusion, seeking help in his eyes, his expression begging Duan Yizhou to explain what was going on.

Dad cleared his throat, suppressing a laugh at the corners of his lips, but still calmly said, “It’s okay. Accompany him back to the ward, comfort him a bit more. It might be like this for the next few days.”

Before Luo Songran could continue questioning, Duan Yizhou shook his hand and lowered his head, meeting Duan Yizhou’s reproachful gaze directly, “Darling, don’t you worry about me? I just woke up, and you didn’t even kiss me. It makes me a little upset.”

Luo Songran was speechless. Why did this tone suddenly feel familiar? He hesitated and reached out to pat Duan Yizhou’s head, “Dad, are you sure it’s just these two days?”

Wuwuwuwu, his dad-like dominant partner was back! This made him a bit scared!

The nurses beside them struggled to hold back their laughter.

Dad turned silently, took a deep breath, and pressed his forehead, trying hard not to laugh out loud. Then he waved to the nurse, “Mn, I’m sure. Let’s take him back to the ward to rest. He can be discharged soon.”

“Is he really okay to be discharged?” Luo Songran touched Duan Yizhou’s forehead again, afraid that this man might have a fever or something serious, his expression serious. “Dad, I’m still a bit worried.”

“Darling, are you suspecting that my body can’t handle the sensitive period? It’s okay, I’m very strong.” Duan Yizhou held Luo Songran’s hand tightly, as if trying to prove something with his grip.

Luo Songran was speechless. It was strange, really strange. But in the end, he still took Duan Yizhou back to the ward to rest. Since Dad said it would be like this for the next two days, he found it strange how injecting an omega sexual agent into an alpha could make him so… delicate? Could he describe Duan Yizhou as delicate?

Yan Nanchen’s expression beside him was hard to describe in words, very subtle. “Uncle, will any alpha become like this after being injected with an omega sexual agent?”

“It might bring some femininity, even if it’s a usually serious alpha. It’s mainly the influence of estrogen. But there’s no other way. I can’t let him touch RanRan at this time.” Dad Luo Panzhi became slightly serious when talking about his son.

Yan Nanchen looked at his uncle. “Uncle, aren’t you angry about RanRan?”

“Of course I’m angry. I only have one son, and he got married and had a child at twenty. He’s still a child himself.” Dad Luo Panzhi expressed doubt, “Is there really anyone who treats RanRan better than I do? Why do I find it hard to believe?”

Yan Nanchen thought of how Duan Yizhou had taken away his husband, and he didn’t even know where he had been transferred to. He must have suffered grievances. “As RanRan’s cousin, I don’t believe anyone can treat RanRan better than family.”

“Let him come home in a few days. Your grandfather has passed his judgment, but I haven’t.” 

Yan Nanchen nodded seriously. “Yes, I haven’t passed mine either.”

Dad Luo Panzhi glanced at Yan Nanchen. “You seem to have a personal grudge against him. Are you having friction in your cooperation with him?”

Yan Nanchen remained calm. “No, I’m just worried that RanRan will be wronged and need someone to support him.”

Although Jiang Yi was impulsive in this matter, his intentions were good. Moreover, he didn’t know about his cousin’s pregnancy. If he knew, given his personality, he would definitely not let RanRan take risks. Only he knew what this person was like after being wronged, even refusing to talk to him, shouldering everything alone. Even now, he had been demoted, certainly feeling very lost.

At that moment, his phone vibrated. He picked it up and saw a message from his other number, labeled ‘darling,’ a nickname Jiang Yi had teased him about countless times. His brows furrowed when he saw the message:

—Don’t come to see me tonight. I have something to deal with.

Thinking of what might be bothering Jiang Yi, he suddenly felt a bit annoyed. Couldn’t he just tell him when something happened? Why did he always have to handle everything on his own?

In the hospital room, “Darling, I’m a little thirsty. Could you get me some water?”

“Darling, I want you to feed me water.”

“Darling, I feel like having some strawberries. Could you feed them to me?”

“Darling, this strawberry seems a bit sour. Maybe I won’t eat it.”

“Darling, I’m still a bit sad. Could you kiss me?”

“Darling, one kiss doesn’t seem enough. Could you kiss me twice?”

“Darling…”

Luo Songran sat by the bed, serving, but he felt like he was being called ‘darling’ endlessly by Duan Yizhou, which was getting on his nerves. Finally, unable to bear it anymore, he picked up a strawberry from the bedside table and started eating it on his own.

“If you won’t eat, I’ll eat it.” As he said this, he stuffed the whole strawberry into his mouth, making his cheeks bulge. Just as he finished speaking, he saw Duan Yizhou quietly shedding tears again.

Crying silently, it rendered Luo Songran speechless. Why did this seem more and more familiar? Wasn’t this just his usual behavior?

Duan Yizhou sighed and turned his body, his expression dim as he turned away from Luo Songran beside the bed. “Darling, don’t you love me anymore? Are you disgusted with me?”

Luo Songran silently chewed and swallowed the strawberry in his mouth, awkwardly smiling. His husband had changed so much that he couldn’t even understand him anymore. Was he imitating him? But then again, it wasn’t because of him; it was to endure the pain of the sensitive period and fainting over, and also for him to have the omega sexual agent injected.

He placed the fruit plate back on the bedside table, lightly patting Duan Yizhou’s arm and leaning in to look at him with a smile. “What’s wrong? Are you angry? I’m just teasing you.”

“Not funny.” Duan Yizhou replied while lying on his side. Although his tone was indifferent, his voice sounded quite aggrieved.

Luo Songran had seen Duan Yizhou’s most gentle side, as well as his dominant side and his stern side. But this side of him, acting like a sulking child, was something he had never seen before. It was like a child throwing a tantrum to seek attention.

Well, this strong contrast did catch him off guard, but he also found it a bit cute.

So he lay down next to Duan Yizhou, wrapping his arms around his waist from behind. “Don’t be angry. What can I do to cheer you up?”

“You figure it out.” Duan Yizhou felt the small hands of his lover on his waist, delicate and soft. He covered them with his palms, then seemed to be searching for something and turned around.

Luo Songran didn’t expect Duan Yizhou to suddenly turn around, and his nose hit his hard chest unexpectedly, causing a tingling sensation. He almost cried from the pain, but he held it back. “What’s wrong?”

Before he could finish speaking, he saw Duan Yizhou placing his hand on his wrist and bringing it to his nose. Warm breath fell on his wrist, sending shivers down his skin along with the sensation of numbness.

“Darling, can you comfort me?” Duan Yizhou looked at him with eyes full of affectionate expectation. The fact that an older alpha was showing weakness to him was somewhat conquering, making Luo Songran lean in and kiss Duan Yizhou. “Of course, I’ve always been comforting you.”

“I’m feeling really low right now, and I feel like crying.” Duan Yizhou held him close, burying his head in his shoulder. “I don’t know why, but I woke up feeling sad when I couldn’t find you. I couldn’t sense any scent you left on my body.”

“How about you bite me?” Luo Songran turned around, facing away from Duan Yizhou, and lowered his head slightly. “Would nibbling on me help?”

Duan Yizhou’s gaze fell on the exposed neck of the person in his arms, the pheromones emanating from that spot. But because he was a beta, the pheromones had no effect. Even if he bit, it wouldn’t leave any mark. However, for him, it had a fatal attraction.

So he bit.

“Ouch!!!” Luo Songran cried out in pain as he was bitten suddenly, feeling annoyed as he turned to glare at Duan Yizhou. “You bit too hard! It hurts!”

Just as he finished shouting, he saw Duan Yizhou looking aggrieved. “You scolded me.”

Luo Songran was speechless. Damn! This tough guy acting like a spoiled child was something else. He rubbed his sore neck and thought to himself, endure, endure. Dad said Duan Yizhou was acting like this because of the omega sexual agent, and it was for him.

Endure.

After resting in the hospital for about two hours, he watched as Duan Yizhou finished the IV drip, and the two of them were discharged and went home. He was a bit surprised to see his cousin still waiting at the hospital.

“I’ll drive you guys home.” Yan Nanchen had been sitting outside the ward and stood up when he saw them coming out.

Only now did Luo Songran remember how his cousin managed to arrive at the hospital faster than him and had everything arranged. “I thought you left.”

“Yeah, I couldn’t leave without peace of mind.” Yan Nanchen glanced at Duan Yizhou, who was being held by his cousin’s arm, with a slight raise of his eyebrows. “Is President Duan unable to walk now? Do you still need my little pregnant cousin to support you?”

“I do.” Duan Yizhou replied, “I need him now. I feel uncomfortable without physical contact.”

Yan Nanchen was speechless. This omega sexual agent was indeed powerful. To hear such shameless words from Duan Yizhou’s mouth.

Luo Songran noticed the subtle expression on his face and thought that with his straightforward personality, he disliked clinginess and sappiness the most. Then he realized that this was probably the first time they were meeting outside of work hours, in terms of personal relationships.

“Duan Yizhou, my cousin asked Dad to come help you.” Luo Songran patted Duan Yizhou’s lower back, gesturing for him to say something.

Although Duan Yizhou still felt uncomfortable, and he had never had a good impression of Yan Nanchen, considering that they were going to be family soon, he had to maintain some dignity.

“Thank you, cousin.”

Yan Nanchen was almost choked by the term “cousin.” He cleared his throat and replied with a hint of personal emotion, “Please don’t call me that, President Duan. I don’t have many requests. Just treat my cousin better.”

“Is he not recognizing me as his brother-in-law?” 

Seeing Duan Yizhou’s expression about to start feeling wronged again, Luo Songran hurriedly pulled on his cousin’s clothes and smiled threateningly with his eyes, as if saying, Admit it quickly, or else you’ll have to comfort him if he cries.

Unfortunately, his cousin was not a good guy. Yan Nanchen smiled, “It’s not that I don’t recognize you, but I need time to verify if you’re worth recognizing. Look at RanRan’s arm. Do you know where he bumped into while worrying about you? This time it’s his arm. What if next time, due to carelessness, he bumps into his stomach or something?”

Duan Yizhou then noticed a bruise on Luo Songran’s arm. He pulled up his hand to examine it, furrowing his brows. “How did you bump into something? Why didn’t you tell me earlier?”

Luo Songran rolled his eyes at his cousin’s unnecessary concern. What was there to say about such a trivial matter? So he comforted Duan Yizhou, “It’s nothing. I just bumped into the door frame while rushing to open the door for the medical staff. It doesn’t hurt.”

“I’m sorry, it’s all my fault.” Duan Yizhou frowned with guilt. He kissed the bruise, looking crestfallen. “Cousin is right. I wasn’t careful enough. I didn’t take care of you properly, so it’s normal for him not to approve of me.”

Yan Nanchen was puzzled. Was he really twisting his words like that? Did he mean it that way?

Luo Songran glared at his cousin.

Yan Nanchen suddenly felt a bit displeased. “Duan Yizhou, indeed, you weren’t careful enough. If you were, you would have prepared for the sensitive period in advance instead of scaring my cousin like that. There was a risk of losing control. If I hadn’t arrived in a helicopter in time and arranged for a doctor, you wouldn’t have been discharged so soon.”

Luo Songran was stunned. He stomped on his cousin’s foot without mercy, gritting his teeth. “Yan Nanchen! Shut up if you have nothing useful to say. He’s still not feeling well!”

Yan Nanchen was caught off guard by the sudden stomping. He suppressed the pain with his tongue against his cheek, not daring to provoke his younger cousin. He could only stare at Duan Yizhou, realizing the power of age.

Just then, Luo Songran noticed tears streaming down Duan Yizhou’s cheeks, his expression frozen. Oh no, he’s crying again. He quickly hugged Duan Yizhou’s arm. “Hey, don’t cry. My cousin is just like that, but he means no harm.”

Duan Yizhou suddenly looked up, as if trying hard to suppress some emotion, his whole body filled with intense sadness. Luo Songran became a bit worried about Duan Yizhou’s state and wondered if the omega sexual agent was too strong. It had turned his tough husband so fragile, shedding tears at the drop of a hat.

“RanRan.” Duan Yizhou choked out.

“What’s wrong? What’s wrong?” Luo Songran was extremely nervous.

Duan Yizhou’s thin lips trembled, and with a devastated expression, he looked at Luo Songran and questioned, “I… I don’t have a helicopter. Cousin has one at twenty-two. I’m thirty-two and still haven’t bought one.”

Luo Songran was speechless. Yan Nanchen was speechless. For a moment, they didn’t know what to say.

Luo Songran suppressed a laugh and patted Duan Yizhou’s back. “It’s okay, we can buy one!”

Yan Nanchen also felt like he was bullying an emotionally vulnerable old man. He reluctantly said, “Then I’ll buy one for you.”

Duan Yizhou’s tears stopped abruptly. He looked at Yan Nanchen and smiled, “Thank you for acknowledging me, cousin. I’m very happy. I and RanRan will definitely be very happy together.”

Yan Nanchen was speechless. He truly couldn’t deal with this old man.

 

 

 

 

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