Chapter 28 – Yu Yang, I’m Sorry
Novel Title: 长夏醒迟 (Long Summer, Late Awakening)
Author：麦香鸡呢 (McChicken)
Translator: K (@kin0monogatari)
Protagonists: 余炀 (Yu Yang -MC/Gong), 靳吾栖 (Jin Wuqi -ML/Shou)
*Please read at Novels Space.space, the original site of translation. TQ*
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The car was parked in front of a dilapidated building, with overgrown grass. Jin Wuqi sat in the car, looking at the ruins illuminated by the headlights. He grippied on the steering wheel tightly.
He had thought of countless possibilities. How to approach Yu Yang with the details about the permanent ‘mark’ and about the years of their disconnection. And also about his love for him.
But it seemed like he could never find the right time, with more and more mistakes and misunderstandings piling up. Jin Wuqi didn’t know how to articulate the pain he had endured and he was afraid of Yu Yang’s reaction.
Would it be anger, grief, heartache, sympathy, or disgust?
Regardless of which it is, Jin Wuqi would rather be hated by Yu Yang than him being indifferent towards him. But if he really received such a reaction, how could they continue? He couldn’t bear to lose Yu Yang.
He wanted to speak up. But he couldn’t help but fear doing so. He wanted to conceal it. But each time, he was on the verge of being exposed.
To personally tear open his most painful scar in front of the person he loved the most was too cruel for both parties.
Now, he suddenly felt unafraid. He just wanted to sever the terrifying entanglements. Just like those few years ago. He wanted to decisively and cleanly shred the dirty past in front of him. He then wanted to sit down calmly with Yu Yang, telling him everything.
He didn’t want to wait for Wei Yi to throw out all those messy proofs, making himself confess as if he had no other choice. He wanted to speak to Yu Yang with dignity.
Hatred and tolerance were not strength. Evasion was not a solution. Facing it head-on was the only key to unlocking the prison door.
Jin Wuqi took a deep breath as he reached out and touched the collar on his neck, making sure it was securely fastened. He then turned off the ignition.
In the dim light, his eyes swayed under the bleak moonlight, The moonlight was like a lamp shining from thousands of miles away. When it shone in front of him, only a weak glimmer remained.
A figure slowly emerged from the wall on the left. Wei Yi stared at Jin Wuqi’s car window. Even though they couldn’t see each other clearly in this light, Jin Wuqi felt as if he were being stared at. It was as if those eyes were just within his reach.
He was originally a tall, handsome alpha, flourishing in his family life. It was a pity, however, that he was full of malice, carrying a twisted and pathological mentality, wanting to drag others into the swamp.
Jin Wuqi opened the car door. The wind felt cold on his skin. He put one hand on his abdomen and closed the car door with the other.
“You can state your conditions now,” Jin Wuqi said.
“I want a new identity. And I want shares in your company,” Wei Yi stepped over the dry grass on the ground, slowly approaching Jin Wuqi. “As long as you give me those, I will go abroad and stay far away from you.”
Alpha pheromones filled Jin Wuqi’s nose with the cold wind, making him feel nauseous. He adjusted the isolation bracelet on his wrist to the highest setting inside his sleeve and nodded. “Okay.”
He knew in his heart that Wei Yi didn’t want just these. It shouldn’t be that simple. Or else, he would have spoken up earlier about them.
“I also want something else,” Wei Yi leaned slightly forward. His voice carried a perverse arrogance. “I want your gland.”
Jin Wuqi stood still. His gaze passed through Wei Yi’s shoulder, looking at the swaying shadows of the trees ahead. He felt the piercing cold wind sweeping through his body. Every nerve of his ached.
“I searched for this place for a long time,” Wei Yi looked around as if sightseeing. His tone was filled with psychotic pride. “When you had someone dig out my gland all those years ago, it was in a place like this. It’s quite similar. I didn’t expect to find a similar place in China. It gives me a sense of revisiting the past.”
“So, you should also taste it. In a place like this, experience what it’s like to have your gland dug out.”
The malicious tone of the Alpha made it feel like he was being in hell. Jin Wuqi could almost smell the stench of corpses. He covered his abdomen. Cold sweat dripped from his forehead. His stomach convulsed and cramped.
“You’re insane…” Jin Wuqi’s teeth chattered. “You’re not here to negotiate at all.”
Wei Yi laughed. It was a ruthless laughter that felt like blades against Jin Wuqi’s will. His eyes were hidden beneath his messy hair, with a twisted light in his pupils. “So you really are foresighted. You even wore the collar on purpose.”
“I’ve said it before. I want you to be afraid for the rest of your life and to suffer worse than death,” he grabbed Jin Wuqi’s neck through the collar and pushed him against the car door. His voice trembled with hoarse intensity. “What use do I have for money? My pheromones are already starting to mix up, my gland hurts every day. I’m probably close to dying. Before I die, of course, I have to ask you for something.”
With tears streaming down his face, Jin Wuqi couldn’t speak. He could only grasp at Wei Yi’s hand on his neck, trying to get a bit of oxygen. At this moment, Wei Yi noticed the isolation bracelet on Jin Wuqi’s wrist, exposed outside his sleeve. He impatiently reached out with his other hand and pressed the switch, disabling the bracelet’s isolation effect.
Alpha pheromones surged into Jin Wuqi’s nostrils, almost robbing him of all resistance. His internal organs seemed to twist into a knot, clenching in his chest. Pain was spreading and corroding his limbs and bones.
He heard the sound of metal rubbing against metal. Wei Yi raised the folding knife in his hand. The cold blade glinted with a chilling light in the night.
“Since your gland is useless anyway, why not just give it back to me…”
The cold whisper lingered in his ears. Jin Wuqi struggled as Wei Yi forcefully flipped him over and pressed him against the car. His collar was pulled down, revealing the collar that had just been squeezed by Wei Yi, now flashing a red light due to the excessive pressure.
Jin Wuqi’s last words when sending the location to Du Yele were: “When you arrive, no matter what the situation is, just shoot him.”
This morning, the people Jin Wuqi hired had already located Wei Yi’s address. After receiving a text message from Wei Yi, Jin Wuqi notified them before leaving the company to bring hackers to Wei Yi’s house to destroy all paper and electronic evidence.
So Jin Wuqi agreed to come to this place. He was prepared to deal with Wei Yi. He was the only bait and Du Yele’s gun would be the end of this matter.
The hackers would eliminate all information about Jin Wuqi in Wei Yi’s possession. Jin Wuqi’s own task was to hear about Wei Yi’s final attempt. No matter what he faced, he couldn’t escape. Nor would he let him escape anymore.
If Wei Yi hadn’t died, sending him to prison wouldn’t be the only choice. Jin Wuqi would rather have him locked up in a mental asylum, letting him spend the rest of his repressed and deranged life there. If he wants madness, then let him truly go mad.
So, Du Yele… hurry up…
The blade’s tip pressed against the gap of the collar, touching the edge of the gland below. Jin Wuqi had no strength to resist under the scent of strong alpha pheromones. The moonlight in his blurry vision and the chilling wind whistling in his ears. They were both so cold.
The sharp blade mercilessly pierced the flesh. Blood started to drip. Intense pain surged through, accompanied by the frenzy of rose fragrance mixed with blood. Jin Wuqi lay by the icy car, feeling deep hatred in his heart.
Hating himself for being an omega, forever standing on the weaker side, seen as a symbol of incompetence and uselessness. He was sacrificed, suppressed, and under the control of alpha pheromones, only able to be weak and be slaughtered by others.
But if he weren’t an omega, how would he have met Yu Yang? How would he have had the purest first love from an Alpha boyhood?
In that sense, he still felt that it was worth it.
He remembered the gentle hug with Yu Yang before leaving the company. The faint scent of lemon soda pheromones still lingered on the tip of his nose.
That alpha has been his entire faith that supported him through those tough years. He was his light of hope.
Yu Yang, when I see you again, I don’t know if I’ll have the chance to tell you that I’m pregnant.
I’m sorry.
I should have apologised to you four years ago. But I didn’t expect that after coming back, I would still hurt you time and time again.
Yu Yang, I’m sorry.
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*Translator’s Note: JWQ will be okay. No worries. -K
Next update: 2024.05.25
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