Chapter 15

It seemed that Tong Yang was feeling very restless with anxiety. Afterentering the house, he asked Tong Yan about a few trivial things, then aftercalling for delivery, he immediately got caught up in persistent anxiety.

He paced aimlessly around the living room, and finally couldn’t wait forthe delivery, leaving behind instructions for Tong Yan to go to bed early afterdinner, he ran towards the door.

The leather jacket Tong Yang wore was obviously not his. The upper partwas one size too small, but he might not have noticed if it wasn’t so stretchedover his body.

And if you looked closely, you could see the tiredness on his face, andhis already bloodshot eyes. The tiredness was probably not too obvious becauseof his youth, but his 5 o’clock shadow hadn’t been shaved, and, in addition tothe too small jacket, even his shirt was crumpled.

TongYan asked him what was wrong. At first, Tong Yang remained silent, so Tong Yan triedhis best to pry it out of him, even threatening to complain to their father. Atthat, Tong Yang looked at him and suddenly smirked: “Complain about what?Big brother is going out to find your sister-in-law.”

Tong Yang was usually sloppy when it didn’t involve work, and he often teased Tong Yan until he was hopping mad. This sudden smirk left Tong Yan stunned.

However, his gossip soul didn’t have time to emerge before Tong Yangstarted the car, and he was blocked by a thick cloud of car exhaust.

But at midnight, Tong Yang, who was in such a hurry to leave, returned homewith a hopeless posture and dejected expression. On the first floor, Tong Yanwas caught red-handed watching a horror movie on the holographic screen.

This time, there was no need for Zhuo Xiang Ming to rat on him, TongYang would shut off his Internet browsing privileges during the rest period.

This was the only thought in Tong Yan’s mind when Tong Yang entered thedoor.

However, Tong Yang didn’t seem to have any intention to make trouble forTong Yan. Holding that conspicuous small leather jacket in his hands, he strodeover and threw himself onto the sofa that Tong Yan was leaning against whilesitting on the floor.

The female ghost on the holographic screen was still howling in grief. TongYan suspected that Tong Yang was drunk, so he turned off the projection, planningto slip away upstairs.

“What are you watching?” When he had almost escaped, Tong Yanglifted the arm that was covering his eyes and asked.

“Gh- ghost film.” Tong Yan said in a barely audible voice.

“Turn it on, turn it on.” Tong Yang rolled off the sofa and alsosat on the carpet. “Let’s watch it together.”

TongYan quickly walked back and switched on the movie.

“What did she do before?”

TongYan paused for a moment, before realizing that Tong Yang was asking about thefemale ghost: “She was a teacher.”

“Teachereh.”

“Then why is she scaring people?”

TongYan: “She was dumped, and her child also died. So, she ran to the home ofthe man who dumped her and committed suicide, later, she became a ghost.”

“Haaaaa…”Tong Yang massaged his forehead, “Really f#cking tragic.”

TongYan cautiously asked: “Brother, did you drink?”

TongYang grunted noncommittally, then said a moment later: “Maybe I drank somecounterfeit wine … Have you ever seen such an unfortunate face?”

TongYan turned his head so he could take a closer look, thick eyebrows, big eyes,still handsome, but disheveled and unshaven, he really looked unfortunate.

TongYan shook his head: “Nope, never seen it before.”

TongYang pursed his lips and said, “I really want to smack you, but I’ll holdback.”

Thefemale ghost hugged her child on the roof of a building, Tong Yan slinked awayfrom Tong Yang, then asked: “Didn’t you say that you were going to lookfor my sister-in-law? Where’s my sister-in-law?”

TongYang hissed again from his headache: “Ran away.”

TongYang had obviously just finished dealing with an omega during their estrusperiod. Tong Yan wasn’t slow, forget about the smell on his body, only hisdazed expression was needed to announce this fact.

But the current situation was a bit strange. Usually, if you’re willingto spend estrus together, it was positive that both parties were tacitly agreeingto become each other’s mate, because sometimes, it was more worrying than goingthrough a legal procedure. Physically and psychologically, whether it was omegaor alpha, none of them could leave their partner just after estrus … AlthoughTong Yang was a beta, that didn’t mean he couldn’t be affected by pheromones,but this omega actually “ran away” after estrus …

TongYang wasn’t the type of person who could force others, Tong Yan believed thisvery much, so thinking about this made the situation even stranger.

Seeing him looking truly depressed, Tong Yan lightly pushed over analmost full bowl of congee from the side: “Drink this, I tasted it, but Ididn’t put my spoon back in.”

Thebowl of corn congee in front of him immediately made Tong Yang reflexively gulp.

Calculating,he hadn’t eaten in two days. In the hotel suite, there was nothing except for uselesscondoms and lubricants. An omega during estrus was extremely clingy, they also couldn’tstand being approached by others, he survived two days by drinking water.

Hegave that little devil what they wanted as soon as they woke up, when theyslept, he was occupied with giving baths, and massaging legs and waist. Hewaited upon them for almost a week, but as soon as the estrus period passed, andhe left for just a moment, that white-eyed wolf immediately ran away.

Ranaway, again.

TongYang swallowed a few mouthfuls of congee, and Tong Yan pushed over theunfinished spring rolls. Tong Yang glanced at him and didn’t eat: “Oy, doyou really think your leftovers are gold-plated?”

“Betterthan going hungry.” Tong Yan said, “Where else can you get food at this time?”

“…. Time?” Tong Yang said, “Why on earth aren’tyou in bed?!”

TongYan vigilantly crawled back: “T-Tong Yang, I’m telling you, don’t loseyour temper at me just because you’re unhappy, I even gave you my leftovers…”

“Go up to your bedroom.”

ButTong Yan wasn’t assured, instead, he was even more afraid that Tong Yang wouldhold the matter of catching him staying up late over him. With no choice, he climbedup and slipped away, saying, “What about my sister-in-law? Weren’t you goingout to look for them? Could it be, you lost them when you came out to look forme? You couldn’t find someone to watch them…. Oh no, big brother, don’t tell meyou forced others …”

TongYang, who had been searching for the other party till midnight, grabbed hisslippers and threw them at Tong Yan: “Go to sleep!”

The doorbell rang.

TongYan and Tong Yang looked at each other in shock. Tong Yan was the first to speak,“Is it a ghost …”

TongYang was still listless, treacherously saying: “Behind you.”

Tong Yan shrieked and ran towards Tong Yang.

TongYang walked over to door barefooted, a frightened Tong Yan hanging on his arm.The door was opened, and the two Tong brothers stared blankly.

Zhuo Jia Shuo was wearing a black down jacket, combined with his black hair and the dark night, his complexion looked even whiter. Because of his red cheeks, he didn’t look deathly pale, and his lips were also red, the color of fresh cherries. He had a look of grievance on his face, and when he saw Tong Yang, he blinked twice, his eyelashes flickering, tears abruptly falling.

TongYang was momentarily stunned, then suddenly appeared to come back to life. Heshook off Tong Yan’s hold and pulled Zhuo Jia Shuo into his arms, hugging hiswaist and groping his face: “Where have you been?! Do you know how much I….”

The man standing behind Zhuo Jia Shuo couldn’t watch anymore, sayingsincerely: “Young man, how could you lose your omega in estrus like that? Don’tyou know how dangerous it is out there?”

TongYang: “Who are you?”

Theman pointed to the rental behind him: “I drove him here. It’s not easy toget a taxi at this time, and here is also out of the way …”

“No money …” Zhuo Jia Shuo leaned against Tong Yang’s earsand whispered, aggrieved, “I have no money …”

“It’s okay, it’s okay.” Tong Yang bowed hishead and kissed Zhuo Jia Shuo’s ear comfortingly, but his movements were stillvery stiff.

“Tong Yan, Tong Tong, go get some money. See if there’s any in theshoe cabinet …” Tong Yang’s voice was starting to shake. He groped hisempty pockets, and hurriedly wiped away the sweat on his forehead. Finally, hehugged Zhuo Jia Shuo up in a princess carry and turned to try to find the moneyhimself. When they met face to face, he immediately buried his head in thehollow of Zhuo Jia Shuo’s neck, only aware that he was lovingly carrying Zhuo JiaShuo upstairs and directing Tong Yan, “If there’s none, just look aroundagain …”

“I know, I’ll pay him.”

“Call Zhuo Xiang Ming to come pick youup.” Lastly, Tong Yang said.

WhenTong Yan paid the fare, Tong Yang had already disappeared. He locked the frontdoor and went inside, then he turned on the lights and sat on the sofa, dazedlywatching the female ghost on the holographic screen.

How can horror movies have such realistic scares?

Was that guy Zhuo Jia Shuo? Why did he have so much trouble believing it?

But he certainly couldn’t stay in this house, it was inconvenient forboth Zhuo Jia Shuo, and himself.

The pheromones Tong Yang had brought along were already pushing hislimits, now that an omega who had not fully completed his estrus was here, his stressdisorder should act up soon.

Zhuo Xiang Ming was already asleep when he answered the phone, but assoon as he heard what Tong Yan said, he immediately left, he didn’t even botherto ask for details.

Therewas no traffic at this time, so Zhuo Xiang Ming arrived quickly, he hadn’t evenchanged out of his home clothes. He was focusing on the road when Tong Yan said,embarrassed, “Sorry for inconveniencing you.”

“What’s wrong with your house?” Zhuo Xiang Ming asked, as ifonly now remembering, “Why did you call me out so late?”

Thesituation was complicated. Tong Yan didn’t know if Zhuo Xiang Ming knew aboutthe relationship, and he didn’t know how to explain it. Finally, he dismissedit vaguely: “There’s an omega in the house, um … they’re in, e-estrus …”

Zhuo Xiang Ming immediately understood, he frowned, but ultimately saidnothing.

TongYan felt embarrassed, so he also didn’t say anything. But he seemed to be feelinghotter and hotter, he lowered the window to allow ventilation, and Zhuo XiangMing inadvertently glanced at him.

ZhuoXiang Ming said grimly: “Tong Tong?”

“Yeah?”

“Why is your face so red?”

TongYan touched his face, it felt hot to the touch: “I don’t know … it’s hot…”

After saying this, Tong Yan also stared blankly. Could it be…. thestimulus from Zhuo Jia Shuo brought out his own estrus?

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T/N:

little devil- he called him an ‘ancestor’, but apparently mischievous children aresometimes referred to as little ancestors, so I assumed that that’s what theauthor was trying to convey

white-eyed wolf- thankless wretch / an ingrate

That whole paragraph about TYang and ZJS wasvaguely written, lots of ‘hes’, ‘peoples’, no names, so I just made a guess at who’sprincess carrying who and who’s sniffing who’s neck. Anyway, now you know whyTYang was late. He was balls deep in ZJS. Worse couple ever.