“We can’t reach him right now. We’ll talk after we find him.”
“Mm.”
The two were speaking when suddenly footsteps came from the corridor. Jiang Lin’an and Ji Huai heard it and hurriedly stood up to look.
Seeing that Feng Yuan had not come back alone, and that he no longer had the lost, ashen look from before, but instead had returned holding hands with Gong Ze, their eyeballs nearly popped out.
“Holy shit…”
They actually didn’t break up!
They could even make up like this!?
Jiang Lin’an abruptly looked toward the quiet Gong Ze, whose face still bore injuries.
Gong Ze knew what he wanted to ask and said in a faint voice: “I originally wanted to break up. He’s too unreasonable a person, but… I’ve already marked him. It wouldn’t be right not to take responsibility, and I also…”
“Still have feelings for him.”
The Alpha said haltingly and conflictedly.
Ji Huai: …
Jiang Lin’an: …
If Feng Yuan weren’t their brother, both of them would have grabbed this pretty-faced, simple-minded Alpha by the collar and roared: Wake up, don’t love him too much! Domestic abuse only has zero times and countless times. Look at the blood on your collar!
It hasn’t even dried yet!
Jiang Lin’an stared at the fair neck, bruised purple and green, covered in finger marks, and at the dull, wooden person. After the shock, his expression was full of sympathy and pity.
But not only could they not warn him, they had to pretend to reprimand Feng Yuan: “Look at how much Gong Ze feels for you. You should cherish him well and never raise your hand again. Treat him well, understand?”
Hypocritical, too hypocritical.
Clearly Gong Ze was the Alpha, and Feng Yuan was the Omega.
Yet the two of them actually had the feeling of a wicked mother-in-law, who, in order to deceitfully coax a battered daughter-in-law back with false affection, only scolded her violent bastard son a couple of perfunctory lines.
What a sin.
He and Ji Huai were simply aiding the tyrant and helping the villain.
The two of them grimaced as their consciences twinged.
Feng Yuan, however, pressed his lips together and did not refute his beastly behavior.
His friends pretended to scold him, but Feng Yuan felt he deserved to be scolded. Gong Ze should scold him, and best of all beat him up!
But Gong Ze, this fool…
Feng Yuan turned his head and gritted his teeth, gazing at Gong Ze with slightly reddened eyes.
He didn’t even know how he could ever repay Gong Ze’s love.
He reached out and gently touched the wounds on Gong Ze’s neck and face. If only these wounds could be transferred to his own body.
The thought that Gong Ze had suffered all this because of his momentary impulse made Feng Yuan regret it even more.
Now he wished he could pluck stars from the sky and give Gong Ze the moon to make up for his mistake. An impulse and agitation surged forth. Feng Yuan suppressed the piercing ache in his chest and swore word by word:
“I will never raise a hand against Gong Ze again. What’s mine is his. Jiang Lin’an, Ji Huai, you two bear witness for me.”
Feng Yuan looked seriously at his good brothers and said: “In this lifetime, it’s only Gong Ze for me. And besides him, I can’t stand any other Alpha coming near me, let alone—I only want him to mark me. I’ve thought it over. Once I settle things with my parents, I’ll marry Gong Ze.”
Ji Huai: …
Jiang Lin’an: …
It was true they owed Gong Ze, but this decision still needed to be made carefully!
The two had not expected that under guilt and emotion, Feng Yuan would directly swear to marry no one but Gong Ze. And given Feng Yuan’s temper, once he said it, he would definitely do it. There was absolutely no possibility of change.
Ji Huai was dumbfounded: “What? This—isn’t this too rushed? How about talking about it another day?”
Jiang Lin’an also nodded vigorously: “Bro, I know you’re very emotional right now and wish you could make it up to Gong Ze severely, but marriage is not a joke… I’m sorry, Gong Ze, I don’t mean anything else, but this really needs to be taken seriously.”
Don’t throw your whole life in because of impulsive love, A-Yuan!
But Feng Yuan’s mind was made up.
He not only wanted to marry Gong Ze, he also wanted to make it up to Gong Ze afterward, to support Gong Ze toward a precious future.
Looking at Feng Yuan’s expression, Jiang Lin’an understood—his brother was going to spare no cost, using himself as a stepping stone to send Gong Ze to soaring heights.
The two were about to try persuading him again when Gong Ze suddenly clutched his stomach, face slightly pale, bending over with a pained expression.
Feng Yuan immediately nervously wrapped an arm around Gong Ze’s shoulder: “What’s wrong? Stomach pain?”
“Mm.”
The beautiful Alpha lowered his feathery lashes: “You punched me in the stomach before… It’s been hurting just now, but there was no time to go to the hospital. Now it seems to be getting worse…”
Hearing this, Feng Yuan’s eyes reddened as if about to bleed tears.
Even the arm wrapped around Gong Ze stiffened, not daring to move. Carefully, he supported Gong Ze and walked outward.
And whereas before they had thought their brother was too impulsive—that one instance of domestic abuse, no matter how guilty, didn’t warrant compensating with the rest of his life and his entire fortune—
Now, looking at Gong Ze’s face, covered in cold sweat as he clutched his stomach.
Ji Huai: …
Jiang Lin’an: …
The two slowly, gradually zipped their mouths shut, then slap-slap gave themselves two slaps.
Damn, we two are so vicious, so filthy, so sinful.
Their consciences were exploding with pain, weren’t they!
…
The commotion lasted until the latter half of the night. Because Gong Ze chose to settle privately and not pursue Feng Yuan’s responsibility, the police uncle only gave Feng Yuan a verbal warning and did not arrest him.
Before leaving, the police uncle warned Feng Yuan unhappily: “Whether it’s a man hitting a woman or an Omega hitting an Alpha, no matter who hits whom, it’s wrong! It has nothing to do with gender. Domestic violence is extremely vile behavior! Do you understand? Don’t think that just because you’re an O, hitting your boyfriend isn’t against the law. You even choked him. If something had really happened, even if you were the king of heaven, you’d bear criminal responsibility.”
The hot-tempered Feng Yuan lowered his head and accepted the scolding.
Now he was suffering in extreme self-reproach. Being scolded instead became a way to slightly relieve his guilt.
Actually, Feng Yuan wished even more that Gong Ze would scold him a couple of times.
“Look at your boyfriend. You beat him without distinguishing right from wrong, and he still soft-heartedly forgave you. Do you have any conscience? Hm? Treat him well from now on. Don’t always think about raising your hand. If there’s a problem, you have to communicate!”
“I know. It’s my fault…”
Meanwhile, Jiang Lin’an and Ji Huai nodded repeatedly at the police uncle with fawning expressions. “You’re right. We definitely won’t let this happen again. He knows he was wrong. Okay, okay—”
“We’ll definitely treat him well when we get back.”
“Yes, yes, yes.”
“…”
They looked exactly like parents bringing a school bully son along, unable to lift their heads in front of the teacher.
Seeing that Feng Yuan’s reflective expression did not seem fake, the police uncle finally let them go and told them they could leave after signing.
After Feng Yuan and Gong Ze signed, Jiang Lin’an and Ji Huai let out a collective sigh of relief.
“Let’s go.”
Ji Huai said quietly: “A-Yuan, do you want to drive my car with Gong Ze? Or should I drive and take you two and the child?”
Jiang Lin’an and Ji Huai had come in a hurry and hadn’t specially chosen a car. Jiang Lin’an usually only drove flashy sports cars. His Ferrari definitely couldn’t seat four people. Ji Huai’s was still alright.
Feng Yuan said: “You drive. To the hospital.”
Although he wanted to be alone with Gong Ze for a while, he hadn’t forgotten that Gong Ze was still holding a child. The little kid was tightly hugging his daddy’s neck, looking at Feng Yuan warily, small face tense as if ready at any moment to step forward and protect his daddy.
“Alright, get in.”
On the road.
From the driver’s seat, Ji Huai glanced through the rearview mirror at the two people who were not speaking to each other. He silently complained that the atmosphere was stiffer than concrete. He put on some soothing music, gave a dry cough, and looked at his nose, his nose at his heart, pretending to be invisible.
Receiving his brother’s hint to assist, Feng Yuan first looked at Panpan in Gong Ze’s arms, only then taking the chance to carefully examine this little cub—a Beta.
His life before had probably not been good. Feng Yuan could see a poor family’s child’s quality in him.
Thin and small.
Not tall.
His fine, soft black hair had not been specially cared for by any adult. It was cut unevenly, long on the left and short on the right, and after washing it stuck up, like a little hedgehog.
However, this child’s eyes were very clear. At a glance, he was the kind of sensible, clever kid who had grown up fast and learned to take care of things early.
Gong Ze had bought him new clothes, but the expensive clothes clearly did not match the skinny little cub. It looked quite pitiful.
As the current Feng Yuan, toward the cheap son left behind by his boyfriend’s ex-wife, logically he should hate the house and its crow—seeing this cub should make him think of the mother who had deceived Gong Ze and dumped the child on him.
If not for that woman, how would Gong Ze have become a divorced man?
Single and raising a child, living so bitterly, even resorting to selling himself to get money for the child’s medical treatment.
Once Feng Yuan got together with Gong Ze, he would even have to become a stepmother.
Generally speaking, what normal-minded, pretty, young woman would look for a divorced man with a child? And this little cub’s biological mother wasn’t even dead—she was still alive. Who knew, maybe after raising him, he’d turn around and go looking for his real mother.
Even with great selfless love, how many people could actually do that?
And why should Feng Yuan be the one to love selflessly?
But currently, Feng Yuan actually thought this kid was not bad. At least he knew how to protect Gong Ze.
“Let him sit by himself or let me hold him,” in order to express his acceptance, the proud Feng Yuan put down his pride and consciously spoke to Gong Ze in a “gentle” manner.
As a result, the little cub not only did not thank him, but widened his eyes and looked at him even more warily: “I don’t want to!”
Feng Yuan: “…”
Crack.
The bristling little brat wrapped both arms around his boyfriend’s neck. Not only did he not loosen them, he tightened them, pressing his small face against Gong Ze’s and saying worriedly: “Daddy, he’s a bad person!”
Feng Yuan: “…”
Crack.
“…No, Panpan, actually he’s not a bad person, he…” Gong Ze opened his mouth, glancing awkwardly between Feng Yuan and his son, not knowing how to explain.
He was afraid that if he said Feng Yuan was his boyfriend, the precocious Panpan would become even more anxious and worried. And this boyfriend had even domestically abused him and gotten them dragged to the police station. It really was hard to believe he was a good person.
So Gong Ze hugged his son, pressed his lips together, and said softly: “Panpan, what happened just now really was a misunderstanding. He—your Uncle Feng Yuan also knows he was wrong. Everyone makes mistakes. Let’s forgive him, okay?”
Gong Ze…
Hearing Gong Ze explain to his son, although Feng Yuan did not really care whether this little cub liked him—as long as Gong Ze liked him, that was enough—Feng Yuan still felt his heart soften, and even his unapproachable aura warmed.
But…
Gu Panpan pursed his lips, stole a glance at Feng Yuan, and said resolutely: “No!”
Feng Yuan: “…”
“He hurt Daddy, so I won’t forgive him! Daddy, you shouldn’t be friends with him either.” Panpan held Gong Ze’s face, his tone like a worried little adult, saying anxiously: “Daddy, people with unstable emotions are very scary. Let’s not play with him, okay? Daddy, be good.”
Gong Ze: “…”
Feng Yuan: “…”
System: Pfft… hahahaha! Hilarious, even a child knows that your dog temper, Feng Yuan, is scary!
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