The rankings were announced on the day of the Fifth High School Sports Meet, but the official award ceremony was held a few days later, which can be regarded as giving the athletes a chance to rest.
Jian Heng ran back home with Qin Cheng as soon as he finished the race, not even bothering to watch the closing ceremony.
In the kitchen, Jian Heng looked into the refrigerator and said: “What should we eat?”
“We have to eat something good today,” Qin Cheng leaned against the door and stretched, his gaze falling on him. He was probably the only one who had seen this homely appearance in the entire Fifth High School. For a moment, he couldn’t tell what he felt, it was just… that something. Qin Cheng touched his nose, suppressing this emotion, and asked: “What other dishes are there?”
“Bought quite a few,” Jian Heng said, “Spare ribs, potatoes, string beans, chicken wings, beef, green peppers, pig liver, eggplant…”
Jian Heng finished listing, then turned his head and asked him: “Is that enough?”
“My God,” Qin Cheng was made hungry by what he said, “There are so many things. Both of them just leave as they please1他倆說走就走 (tā liǎ shuō zǒu jiù zǒu): T/N: I was confused about what they/both of them [他倆 (tā liǎ)] here means, then I realize that QC was talking about JH’s friends.. How long will it take us to finish this?”
“It’s not too much, let’s call Auntie Song to join us,” Jian Heng said, “We’re out of salt.”
“I’ll go!” Qin Cheng consciously went outside, “You go ahead and make the pork ribs first. The sweet and sour ones from last time were amazing!”
“Didn’t you say you were cooking today?” Jian Heng walked to the door and smiled at him.
Qin Cheng felt guilty and waved his hand: “Hey, I was just bragging. With a real chef around, what’s the point of me trying…”
“Hurry back,” Jian Heng said.
Qin Cheng turned his back and gave him an OK sign.
As Qin Cheng went downstairs, the emotion in his head lingered, a sticky, undefined feeling.
It seemed like this feeling only appeared when he was with Jian Heng…
Walking to the first floor, Qin Cheng was just about to think about it, when he lifted his head and saw a face that he wanted to slap with his hand——
Su Danquan was sneaking around downstairs, glancing towards the entrance. When he saw Qin Cheng, his eyes clearly froze for a moment, and he took a few steps back, obviously still remembering the kick.
Qin Cheng thought his words last time were clear enough. Was this idiot deaf or blind? He still dared to come looking for Jian Heng again, and right under his nose.
Seeking death.
“What the fuck are you doing here?” Qin Cheng’s expression darkened and he walked towards him, “Looking for Jian Heng?”
Su Danquan took several steps back, his face turned pale. Appearing fierce while cowardly at heart, he said: “I’m here to find you.”
“Looking for me?” Qin Cheng’s eyes darkened, “What are you looking for me for?”
“I have something to say to you,” Su Danquan’s eyes flashed with a touch of viciousness, “Do you dare to listen?”
Qin Cheng rushed up and threw a punch.
Su Danquan fell to the ground, covered his face, and howled.
“Are you threatening your dad?” Qin Cheng walked up to him, frowned, and looked down, “Speak human language, or get lost.”
Su Danquan tried his best to suppress it and finally stopped howling. His voice squeezed out of his throat: “About Jian Heng… his past, you don’t want to hear it?”
Qin Cheng’s action of lifting his leg paused and he frowned.
***
When he sat down on the bench behind the apartment complex with Su Danquan, Qin Cheng had intended to listen, then immediately beat him up so he wouldn’t dare think about Jian Heng again.
Su Danquan stood aside under Qin Cheng’s intimidating gaze, not daring to sit down.
“What’s the matter with Jian Heng?” Qin Cheng didn’t want to talk nonsense with him. He clenched his fingers, humming, “If you dare to lie, I’ll crack your head open.”
Su Danquan subconsciously covered his face, then put it down again after realizing it. Without saying anything, he took out his phone pulled out a few photos, and handed them to Qin Cheng.
Qin Cheng took it suspiciously, and his eyes fell on the photo that looked like a hospital test sheet. He glanced at it briefly and paused when he saw the words ‘Patient Jian Heng’.
“You’d better be careful——”
Qin Cheng raised his head and stared at him. The remaining half of Su Danquan’s sentence choked back in his throat. He was confused for a few seconds and then changed his tone and said: “If you go to the hospital to check this laboratory test sheet, there will be cases there. Jian Heng must have never told you this, right? Ha, he is just——”
Qin Cheng glared at him and only after he swallowed his insulting words did he re-examine these photos.
It is indeed a case——a psychiatric case.
Name: Jian Heng
Gender: Male Alpha
Age: 14 years old
Date of admission: 20xx.04.02
…..
Main Complaint: Extreme repulsion and disgust towards Omega, obsessed with Alpha, has severe homosexual tendencies and violent tendencies.
Current Medical History: Cause of onset: long-term psychological depression leading to psychopathy2精神變态 (jīng shén biàn tài): Psychopathy, or psychopathic personality, is a personality construct characterized by impaired empathy and remorse, and bold, disinhibited, and egocentric traits, masked by superficial charm and the outward appearance of apparent normalcy..
Before the patient’s differentiation, he had great malice towards his stepmother. After hurting his stepmother many times, he was discovered by his father, who severely punished him corporally. The patient has a more serious rejection of Omega represented by his stepmother.
The patient became a top-level Alpha after differentiation. His malice and mental aversion to Omega gradually worsened, and his aggression toward his stepmother intensified. Extremely uncooperative with treatment. Irregular medication use leads to unstable mental state and strong aggression…
He will be officially admitted to the hospital for treatment from now on. With the consent of his guardian, he will take regular medication and appropriate surgical treatment.
…..
Qin Cheng found that he knew every word here, but when they were put together, he couldn’t understand them.
Jian Heng is… gay? He was also, also jointly sent to a mental hospital by that father and stepmother of his?
Homosexuality is not a fucking disease, so why should he go to the hospital?
No, Jian Heng is gay?
How could Jian Heng be gay…
How could they send Jian Heng to a mental hospital!
Jian Heng’s behavior has always had an explanation, but Qin Cheng was terrified of this explanation. It scared him more than if someone had said, ‘Qin Cheng, your family’s debt has doubled, and you’ll have to spend your whole life paying it off’.
His feelings for Jian Heng were different from anyone else. Qin Cheng wouldn’t be so caught off guard and unable to accept it if it were anyone else.
“If you don’t believe me, flip back,” Su Danquan suddenly said.
Qin Cheng didn’t have the energy to punch anyone right now. Hearing this, he flipped back a page like he’d found a life-saving straw.
Quick, give him evidence to prove that Jian Heng is not gay, has never been to a mental hospital, and the lab report is fake!
The second one is a video. Judging from the background, it should be in a hospital. Based on the laboratory test sheet, Qin Cheng guessed that it was a mental hospital.
Qin Cheng clicked on it with a shaking hand.
In the video, Jian Heng was much shorter and thinner than he is now. His thin figure was handcuffed to the bed, struggling frantically.
At this time, Jian Heng should be only fourteen years old.
The doctor, with a cold expression, held the needle, his voice robotic and devoid of emotion: “After the injection, you won’t like Alphas anymore.”
Little Jian Heng bit his lip, staring fiercely at everyone in the room, his words sharp and his gaze filled with bitter sarcasm: “Come on, if you don’t kill me, you’ll all die.”
The doctor frowned and said to his assistant: “Severe violent tendencies, no improvement in homosexual tendencies, treatment cycle to be discussed again.”
When three tall doctors pressed down on Jian Heng’s skinny body and the doctor injected medication into his arm, Jian Heng’s eyes suddenly became numb, as if he had long been accustomed to his powerless self and the cold needle.
Qin Cheng’s eyes were about to burst, his whole body was shaking, and he almost crushed the mobile phone in his hand.
“There’s a lot of evidence behind it,” Su Danquan said, “He is just a disgusting homosexual, and he doesn’t dare to tell you that he wants to fuck you, did you know that? He is a perverted liar! Are you still covering him? I advise you to leave this matter alone as soon as possible——”
Qin Cheng didn’t bother to look at the so-called ‘evidence’ at the back. He raised his head and said word by word: “Was it your sister who sent him in?”
Su Danquan’s scalp went numb by his eyes that he took a step back: “It’s because he is sick, he——”
“Fuck your mother!” Qin Cheng threw away the mobile phone, grabbed his collar, and punched him in the face without reservation. Before Su Danquan could react, another punch came down again with a sound of breaking through the air. Qin Cheng’s eyes turned red, “You should all die! Fuck you! Bastard! Don’t fucking let me see your sister! I’ll kill her! Fuck your mother! Die! Son of a bitch!”
Su Danquan was beaten until he was unable to fight back. In the end, the whole person collapsed on the ground, futilely covering his face. The sound of fists hitting flesh even scared away the wild cats nearby.
Qin Cheng couldn’t control himself. The video images were played over and over again in front of his eyes, and the fire in his heart burned from his heart to his eyes.
It was not until his mobile phone rang that Qin Cheng stopped.
The simple two characters ‘Jian Heng’ on the mobile phone seem to weigh a thousand pounds. Qin Cheng’s hand, whether from hitting someone or from his panic and confusion, took several tries to pick up the phone.
“You,” Qin Cheng pointed at Su Danquan, word by word, “and your sister who will be punished sooner or later! Stay in Jinhua for another day, and I promise you two will pay the price!”
Qin Cheng got up, the mobile phone hung up automatically after ringing for a long time The string in Qin Cheng’s heart broke with a ‘bang’ sound as the ringtone disappeared.
He walked to the side of Su Danquan’s mobile phone and without hesitation, he ruthlessly stepped on it and crushed it, as if he was stepping on the memories that would cause Jian Heng a lifetime of pain.
After leaving, Qin Cheng did not go home directly. Instead, he stood in the corner of the community and made a phone call.
“Uncle Gong. It’s me, Xiao Cheng.”
“Uncle, there are two people who want to harm my friend.”
“From Chuan City. Their names are Su Danquan and Su Danqiu.”
“No need for that. Don’t let them touch Jian Heng. Get out of Jinhua tomorrow.”
“Thank you, uncle.”
Qin Cheng hung up the phone and stood in the wind, smoking half a pack of cigarettes. His hand holding the cigarette was shaking the whole time. During this period, the phone rang and stopped, rang and stopped again, but he didn’t dare to answer it.
His mind was in chaos. All the memories of his time with Jian Heng were shattered by this series of events, the fragments piercing his heart one by one. It’s blood that flows, but people that panic.
Jian Heng was gay, undeniably gay, and he had suffered such abuse in the past…
Knowing Jian Heng as he did, he knew Jian Heng definitely wouldn’t give in. Bullshit treatment, being gay was just being gay, it wasn’t a disease, how could it be cured?
So Jian Heng is also gay now, also like, like Alpha.
Qin Cheng pulled out his cigarette case and shook it down while trembling. There was not a single cigarette left.
Jian Heng is gay, he should be very sensitive to the intimate contact between Alphas. That’s why he didn’t agree with him not wearing pajamas to sleep on the first night he stayed at his house, and he didn’t even want to sleep in the same bed at first.
Obviously, this person paid so much attention to this at the beginning. Now, he always makes so many ambiguous moves towards him, and he still thinks like a fool that they are familiar with each other…
Qin Cheng raised his arms to cover his eyes, unwilling to think further.
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List of Idiom in Chapter 34
鬼鬼祟祟 (guǐ guǐ suì suì): furtive; sneaking; stealthy; skulk; refers to sneaky and unfair actions; to describe actions that are sneaky and not aboveboard; or to have other motives and use tricks secretly.記憶猶新 (jì yì yóu xīn): to remain fresh in one’s memory (idiom); to remember vividly; the impression of the things in the past is still very clear, just like it happened just now.
變本加厲 (biàn běn jiā lì): lit. change to more severe (idiom); to become more intense (esp. of shortcoming); to get worse; to become aggravated; to intensify one’s effort to do something wrong; to develop more than before and the situation has become more serious than before.
救命稻草 (jiù mìng dào cǎo): (figurative) life-saving straw; (one’s) last straw to clutch at; one’s last hope; originally refers to a person who is drowning and wants to grab even things that cannot save his life, such as straw or leaves. It is a metaphor for taking ineffective measures in a panic in a critical moment. Now, it mostly refers to the only hope in a difficult situation, and is often used in a derogatory context.
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