Translator: Abo Dammen
Editor: Ainden
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The heat cycle’s most difficult phase had only ended. After today, an omega will no longer suffer from mental breakdowns and be driven primarily by instinct.
But perhaps because Jiang Yunshu’s belligerent and unreasonable behaviour on the first day cast a shadow on the sensitive omega, Bai Tang resisted the alpha’s touch very much in the remaining days.
The housekeeping aunt was notified last night and arrived at their home early the next morning. As soon as she stepped through the front door, her attention was drawn to the sheets and quilt covers flapping in the garden.
She set down the ingredients and saw the family’s alpha descend the stairs while wiping his hair as if he had just showered.
“Leave the sheets and quilts outside, Mr. Jiang,” said the housekeeping aunt. “Let me do it!”
Jiang Yunshu wrapped a towel around his neck and said, “It’s okay, Auntie. Please cook something rich, Bai Tang has lost weight again.”
The aunt caught a glimpse of the alpha’s purple tooth mark on his neck, which was partially concealed by his collar. She remembered the quilt that took up half of the garden. She said with a knowing chortle, “You tend to lose weight quickly if you are not in good health. Don’t worry, I’ll whip up some nutrition! You can go up and accompany him, Mr. Jiang.”
Auntie felt the tremors of a momentarily wavering gaze. Jiang Yunshu paused before responding with “Okay” while feigning composure.
The old expression held that the older generation possessed a wealth of knowledge and wisdom that the younger generation lacked. The housekeeper’s aunt hid her smile behind a hand over her mouth, realising that despite appearances, this towering, muscular alpha was actually quite shy.
As he ascended the stairs, Jiang Yunshu turned around as he considered something. “Please prepare herbal tea again, Auntie.”
“Ai, what’s the matter?”
The not-so-young alpha touched his lower gums with his tongue, and said two words expressionlessly, “Just overheated.”
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The omega was sleeping soundly with his hands wrapped around the pillow in the pitch black room. His pale back was exposed where the quilt had slid off of him; his shoulder blades protruding; and his spinal groove ran smoothly and deep enough to hold water all the way down to the base of his tailbone. It was a very picturesque scenery. Upon seeing his back, medical students would use him as an example of perfect back proportion, and artists would soon be asking him to pose for their portfolios.
If only he wasn’t too thin, and for the three shallow scars that showed to be an off putting presence.
Since he had been crying so much, Bai Tang’s eyes had become bloodshot and swollen, and his nose was clogged. His breathing sounds laboured because he could only breathe with his mouth slightly open.
Jiang Yunshu sat on the side of the bed, dipped water on the omega’s lips with a cotton swab, and touched Bai Tang’s back with his fingertips. Thin, pliable ropes, like whips, were clearly responsible for the scarring.
He wouldn’t have known Bai Tang had so many injuries on his body if he hadn’t grabbed the omega who was about to escape half-forcefully and pressed him on the bed for a full body examination.
Injuries.
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Bai Tang was awakened by Heitang’s loud barking outside his room. His eyes fluttered open, and he met the alpha’s hollow stare.
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Jiang Yunshu leaned over, the mattress made a springy sound. He slightly pulled down the collar. “I let you take a bite, are you still angry?”
“I’m not angry…” Bai Tang said sullenly.
Jiang Yunshu said, “Turn around.”
Bai Tang obeyed. His swollen eyes were the only ones visible through the pillow covering the lower half of his face. As he spoke, his voice was hoarse, “Did I bite too hard? Is it painful…” He recalled that he couldn’t resist and sobbed and begged not to be seen, but the alpha still lifted his leg and turned a deaf ear. When Jiang Yunshu saw the base of his thigh from his ankle, Bai Tang bit him in a fit of anger.
In actuality, however, he would never be truly angry at Jiang Yunshu because, without him, he would still be plunged to the depths of misery.
He was simply heartbroken and inconsolable in his sadness. He tried to keep it hidden, but he still showed Jiang Yunshu his ugliest side.
Upon further reflection, he thought that it was fine. Anyway, I’m crappy enough, and in any case, Dr. Jiang wouldn’t like someone like me.
Thanks to Zhou An’s luck, he was rescued from that hellish dark life, so what else could he hope for?
It’s very simple.
It was just that at that time, he was in heat. So when he thought that Jiang Yunshu would see it, he felt that the sky would cave in.
Now that he was awake and thinking about it, it was really, really okay.
“Why are you crying?” Jiang Yunshu wiped away the moisture under Bai Tang’s eyelashes with his fingers.
Bai Tang bit the pillow cloth and shook his head, his tears dampening the pillow.
Jiang Yunshu said in a deep voice, “Bai Tang, what are you thinking? I won’t know until you say it.”
Bai Tang continued to shake his head. His voice trembled, and he spoke in a strong nasal tone, “No, no…” How could he, how could he say it aloud? For Jiang Yunshu, he was just some random guy who looked like Zhou An but was actually someone else entirely. Jiang Yunshu would definitely react if he heard about it.
Silence.
After a long while, Jiang Yunshu spoke, “But, I’m angry.”
“During your heat,” Jiang Yunshu stared at the tip of Bai Tang’s ear, “why did you take a cold shower?”
His face had a hint of worry, yet his tone was cold. “And why didn’t you tell me about it? Are you going to delay until it is beyond cure and then wait for me to find out, to see how regretful I’d be afterwards?”
“No!” Bai Tang sat up abruptly, and apologised very quickly, “I didn’t…It wasn’t my intention really! I’m sorry, I’m sorry…”
Jiang Yunshu remained silent.
Bai Tang noticed that the alpha was really angry. He panicked, tears falling from his eyelashes as he fumbled a little anxiously, “I d-didn’t mean that! Really! I just felt that I’m so disgusting that I didn’t have the courage to…”
There was a sudden pause in his speech.
Jiang Yunshu quickly grabbed the omega’s chin and forced him to face him, preventing him from fleeing. “What makes you think that?”
Bai Tang despised his tendency to cry easily.
He held his breath, trying to keep the tears at bay, but he couldn’t. He frowned and hid his face from the alpha, afraid to make eye contact. His eyelids fluttered, looking pitiful.
Jiang Yunshu was no longer soft-hearted. This problem would only get worse if it wasn’t resolved. He wiggled the omega’s chin. “Speak.”
Bai Tang’s eyes filled with tears, and his lips trembled as he said, “Because I am…”
As his emotions overwhelmed him, he was unable to continue talking.
Jiang Yunshu relinquished his grip, held the omega in a tight embrace on his lap, and waited patiently.
Reprimand and reward.
The alpha had just finished bathing. Bai Tang discerned the pleasant aroma of soap. He sobbed uncontrollably as he clutched Jiang Yunshu’s clothes and buried his face in his chest. “Because I am too, too dirty…I’m covered in in-injuries… I’m ugly, in poor health, and I have many, many problems…”
It took several minutes to finish a sentence as he spoke sporadically.
Jiang Yunshu felt a chill in his chest. After he heard Bai Tang explain, his complexion became even worse. While he was angry that Bai Tang thought of himself like this, another thought flashed across him: Who allowed him to think of himself like this?
He laughed back angrily, “Then if we’re going to what you said, I’m a piece of trash as well.”
Bai Tang suddenly raised his head, wanting to refute, but the alpha covered his mouth and refused to let him speak. Jiang Yunshu continued, “My body used to eat salty and sweet foods before. I can’t say it has diseases, but I can no longer get a check up now. And when it comes to being dirty, can you be as dirty as me? This body has had sex with so many people, it’s filthy.”
Bai Tang’s eyes widened. He felt his throat clogged up, and he said in difficulty,” NO! You are you, he is him!”
“But I’m in this body now.”
Bai Tang muttered softly, “It’s not the same, it’s not the same!”
“Why is it not the same?” Jiang Yunshu said, “Didn’t you also say that because of your own body?”
Bai Tang was momentarily speechless.
A word at a time, he lifted Bai Tang’s chin, stared into his eyes, and said, ” You’re not filthy, and you’re certainly not filthy, do you hear me? You’re a victim. Everything is Jiang Yunsu’s fault, do you understand?”
Bai Tang’s eyes reddened. The alpha’s face once again became blurry by his tears. He endured it and said with difficulty, “Mmm…”
This time he cried not because he was sad, but because——
Jiang Yunshu is so nice.
At the same time, he felt a little hope and happiness from the bottom of his heart—Jiang Yunshu thought he wasn’t crap.
“If you truly believe you’re filthy, then you also think I’m shit in disguise,” said Jiang Yunshu. “But I don’t think that’s the case at all, Bai Tang.”
Bai Tang spoke in a nasal voice, and answered, “I’m sorry…”
“I scheduled an appointment with the urology department for tomorrow.” Jiang Yunshu took a deep breath, extinguished the blaze in his heart, and attempted to speak gently. “Now, while I’m still talking nicely, tell me everything Jiang Yunsu has done to you, from head to toe, physically and mentally. I’d rather you tell me the answer than have to figure it out on my own, okay?”
Bai Tang huddled in the alpha’s arms, weeping vehemently. Sucking his nose, he stutteringly recounted everything Jiang Yunsu had done to him, like a bullied child who has found refuge in his parents’ arms.
It took a lot of effort, but he managed to snuff out his rage. However, during Jiang Yunshu’s first two minutes of listening, his blazing fury grew larger and hotter than ever. The more he listened, the stiffer his expression became.
“Actually, things didn’t turn out that way right away after he hit me for the first time. He’d apologise to me and promise not to do it again. Always, he promises, but the next time he’ll hit even harder…”
Bai Tang said, “Afterwards you’ve been acting absolutely rogue. Because I was unaware of the replacement, my, my fear persisted whenever you told me that you wouldn’t do it again…”
Jiang Yunshu felt that he might have three canker sores in his mouth tonight.
Bai Tang’s tears poured out continuously, and the more he spoke, the softer his voice became. “And… huk, and my reproductive tract… I don’t know if it’s still good or not…”
No, four.
At this moment, Jiang Yunshu just wanted to drink the herbal tea made by the housekeeping aunt.
It must be horrible to hear, but hopefully it’s helping Bai Tang to be able to tell his angel. It must be really bad if he’s taking him to a urologist to fix it and there’s still time because it’s not healed into permanent scar tissue yet.
I’m so happy they can have a honest talk. It shows Bai Tang is recovering
+1 fighting Bai Tang baby o(╥﹏╥)o
That bastard … poor Bai Tang… thanks for the opportunity to have a good person by his side
It’s good that our bubu opened and talked about everything with JYS. Hope things will be alright (｡ŏ﹏ŏ)
Thank You for the new chapter(♡ ὅ ◡ ὅ )ʃ♡
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