Beta Chapter 97: Crying Reunion

Chapter 97: Crying Reunion

Translated by Addis of Exiled Rebels Scanlations

Editor: Karai

A black Porsche slowly drove into the Jiang Tianyi Villa Area.

“Have you been here before?” Luo Songran was surprised to see Duan Yizhou driving in like he was familiar with the place, as if he had been here many times.

“Once.”

“When was that?”

“At your full moon celebration.”

Luo Songran was speechless for two seconds. He didn’t know what came to mind, but he laughed. “Duan Yizhou, your life is quite colorful, attending a lover’s full moon celebration, and soon you’ll attend your own child’s full moon celebration.”

Duan Yizhou didn’t deny it. His lips curved slightly. “Loving you has always been an exciting thing. I enjoy it.”

Soon, a large villa with a very large area came into view.

The main residence of the Luo family was the largest villa in the Jiang Tianyi area, covering an area of over 3,000 square meters, with five floors. It was not of the modern style, but rather filled with the historical elegance of the years gone by. In the backyard, there was a very large children’s race track, connecting to the adjacent smaller villa.

The smaller villa occupied an area of 1,000 square meters and had no owner. It was a special children’s playground built by the two patriarchs for the young masters. It had been around for over forty years, witnessing the memories of generations of children from the Luo family.

“That’s my house over there. When I was young, I used to drive here often because my grandfather’s house has a race track.” Luo Songran pointed to the location of the garage, asking Duan Yizhou to park the car directly there so they could see the race track in the backyard.

Duan Yizhou had been to the old residence of the Luo family before, that is, Luo Songran’s full moon celebration, but at that time, he was young and didn’t wander around, so he had long forgotten what it looked like inside.

Now, seeing it like this, the area was indeed impressively large, and there were many environments specially designed for children.

This made him think about what to do for his future children. Would they need a larger house too?

Luo Songran had no idea that Duan Yizhou was quickly calculating in his mind about building a race track and rebuilding the villa. He just wanted to take Duan Yizhou around.

“Let’s go, I’ll show you the childhood playground I used to play in.” After getting out of the car, he grabbed Duan Yizhou’s hand and walked towards the opposite villa.

“Don’t we need to see Grandpa and them first? I have gifts in the trunk.” Duan Yizhou saw him walking so fast, frowned, and held him back. “Slow down.”

“There’s plenty of time later. It’s still early now.” Luo Songran walked to the door of the children’s playground villa and then found that the gate was half open. He paused, “Why is the gate open?”

As they stepped inside, they saw two tall men sitting cross-legged by the pool, with their backs to them. The atmosphere seemed a bit heavy, as if they were discussing something serious.

Luo Songran pulled Duan Yizhou to stand by the side gate, then lowered his voice, “It’s my dad and my grandpa.” He said, tilting his ear to try to hear what they were talking about outside. Could it be about him?

“Dad, did you cry when my brother married Yan Lu?”

“Haha, I cried when your brother was dating Yan Lu. How about you? Feeling reluctant to let go of Ran Ran?”

Dad looked down at the lines on his palm, silent for a few seconds. He shook his head with a bitter smile, “Reluctant, how could I not be? Anyone would feel reluctant when their own children who they raised with their own hands are about to leave. A few years ago, I was reluctant when Pan Pan left, and even more so now with Ran Ran.”

Pan Pan was a corgi of the Luo family, bought by Luo Songran’s Papa years ago. However, because Dad was afraid of dogs, he kept it in the main residence. But later, seeing that Papa really liked this dog and would always go to the main residence just to see Pan Pan, Dad tried hard to overcome his fear of dogs and eventually brought it home. Pan Pan passed away a few years ago due to old age.

“Then why did you agree so quickly? If it were me and I found out that Rongrong got married without parental consent, or even got pregnant, I would really keep him at home to reflect. Isn’t that heartbreaking for the family?” 

“I didn’t want to agree either, but what can I do? RanRan likes him. And no matter what, RanRan did make a mistake in this matter, so this is his choice, and he has to take responsibility for it. I respect him.”

Hiding behind the small gate, Luo Songran heard it all, feeling somewhat down. He had thought that Dad’s agreement meant he truly accepted him being with Duan Yizhou, but it turned out that he still disagreed. His verbal agreement was just out of respect for him. He suddenly felt incredibly disappointed, lowering his gaze, his eyes turning red.

As he lowered his head, Duan Yizhou gently stroked the back of his neck and pulled him into his embrace. 

“It’s okay, baby. With me here, I will prove to them that I am worthy of your trust.” Duan Yizhou knew Luo Songran was feeling upset, so he leaned down and whispered softly, “I was also at fault in this matter.”

Luo Songran buried his face in Duan Yizhou’s shoulder, tears streaming down silently.

“Now that RanRan is pregnant, have you told him about his birthday?” Grandpa’s voice came again, interrupting Luo Songran’s emotions. He froze, slowly lifting his head, meeting Duan Yizhou’s gaze, his mouth pouting in sadness again. Looking at him like this made him want to cry even more.

Duan Yizhou rubbed his head and kissed him on the forehead, “Listen for now, sweetheart.”

“I haven’t told him. After all, he’s pregnant now, and I’m worried he’ll be scared.” Dad’s voice seemed to be recalling something, his hands tightly clasped together. Then he wiped his face and took a deep breath to calm his emotions. “…I don’t want to bring it up. I almost lost RanRan on November 20th. I will never forget the three times I signed the critically ill notice, and finally the notice for a difficult cesarean section. I don’t want to relive that breakdown for the rest of my life. Because giving birth to a child means losing my beloved, and I would rather not. Even if Yuxi survived in the end, what was the cost? Yuxi’s birth canal was removed, and the cost was that our bond was forever erased, and we could never leave pheromones on each other’s bodies again.”

“I don’t not love RanRan, I love him very much. This child is a long-awaited presence for me. It’s a child that Yuxi and I had when we loved each other the most. I am very sad, and I don’t want to see RanRan go through this pain again. In case…” Dad suddenly choked up, then took a deep breath and exhaled, “But I have to respect him, because I love my child. Since childhood, I have taught him that Papa will respect all his likes, as long as they don’t violate moral or legal principles. You can do whatever you want, that’s what I taught him.”

“…I taught him that. How could I deprive him of the right to pursue the person he likes, or the right to have children for him?” Dad was always a crybaby. The emotions he had suppressed for months finally broke through in front of his father, something he didn’t dare to express even in front of his wife. “Dad, RanRan is five months pregnant now, and I’m really scared.”

“I don’t want to go back to November 20th again. Compared to not wanting RanRan to get married, I’m more afraid of losing him.”

Luo Songran had never seen Dad like this. In his mind, Dad was a tall and handsome wife slave. Dad was very good to him, but in his heart, Dad’s best was for Papa. So he rarely heard expressions of love or reluctance towards him from Dad. From childhood to adulthood, Dad and Papa’s education to him was to let go, to let him do everything. Compared to his siblings who had intense study schedules from a young age, he was like a sheep on the grassland, only moving when driven, otherwise he would lazily wander. He thought Dad didn’t see him as a talent worth cultivating, so he let him go. But now it seemed not.

It turned out Dad was like this, crying because he didn’t want him to leave, crying hiding behind Grandpa’s side. He cried because he was afraid something might happen during his childbirth. He suddenly felt very sad. It seemed he had never asked Papa if they would be unhappy because of his marriage or pregnancy. He had never asked if they had been sad when he was not around. 

“I only have RanRan as my treasure. To be honest, I don’t have the courage to bear any accidents. Yuxi and RanRan are my life.” Dad seemed to find someone to confide in, telling his inner struggles to his father.

Grandpa sighed deeply after listening. He leaned his hands on his back and looked at the children’s playground he had personally transformed years ago, “Children grow up and leave. Back then, your brother was marked by Yan Lu when he was only in high school. Later, even though Yan Lu didn’t agree to his pursuit and cried for half a day, she came to pursue him before he went abroad to study. Later, they got married and I even teased you, saying that your brother was pregnant and you didn’t even have a partner. In the blink of an eye, you’ve all grown up, your children have grown up too, and RanRan also has children now.”

“I didn’t want to come back for so long because I didn’t want to see one after another of you leaving home, especially RanRan. He was almost always with me and your Papa. Compared to the other four of you, RanRan was the one who stuck to us the most. Your Papa almost gave half of the Galaxy Group to Yizhou, afraid that RanRan would be wronged.”

“But leaving home inevitably leads to grievances.” Grandpa sighed again. “I actually disagreed too, but your dad really likes Yizhou, admires him. So, I have no choice.”

After saying that, Grandpa patted his son’s shoulder. Seeing him still with red eyes and a subtle expression, “Look at you, over forty and still crying like a baby. Crying when you were a child is one thing, but still crying like this now is embarrassing, son.”

“Dad, you cried the loudest when my brother got married.”

Grandpa was speechless. “Oh, really? It doesn’t matter, it will be your turn soon.”

Father and son exchanged a glance, sharing the same understanding and helplessness, then sighed in unison. They helped each other stand up, but as they turned around, they saw Luo Songran crying even more miserably than them.

“Sob sob sob sob Grandpa, Dad, I was wrong.” Luo Songran, crying like a mess, walked up to them, wanting a hug. “I never cared about your feelings. I didn’t realize you would miss me so much.”

Grandpa and Dad had already calmed their emotions, but seeing Luo Songran, heavily pregnant, crying like this made them feel emotional again. Trying to act tough and manly suddenly seemed difficult. The three of them, who were the most tear-prone in the family, hugged each other tightly.

Duan Yizhou was speechless. He felt completely out of place. What should he do?

 

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