(M) Chapter 32 – Jin Wuqi’s Past (Part 2)
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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⚠️*WARNING: This chapter contains non-consensual sexual acts.
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Once, after being abroad for a while, when Jin Wuqi returned, Yu Yang held his hand and suddenly asked him to wait until he grew up.
The Alpha was still wearing his school uniform and carrying his backpack. His face was a little red, but his tone was serious.
Jin Wuqi agreed and even said, “But don’t take too long.”
I also really hope you grow up quickly to stand by my side and let me lean on you when I’m very tired and distressed.
When Yu Yang was approaching the college entrance exam, Jin Wuqi’s uncle’s family started making moves again. They said they wanted Jin Wuqi to carve out a branch of the company for them, to establish a subsidiary that would completely belong to them.
Jin Wuqi refused.
He knew that his uncle’s family’s purpose was not to establish their own company. But to use the company’s name to conduct shady business behind the scenes. Now that the company was in Jin Wuqi’s hands, he could still manage and oversee things. If a new company were really established, whatever they did would inevitably implicate him and might even force the whole company to take the blame. He knew they were capable of doing such things.
At the same time, Du Yele told him that recently his uncle had been frequently contacting a large corporation, not for any project, but more likely to form a connection. They had even accessed Jin Wuqi’s pheromone and genetic information.
They were aiming for a marriage alliance.
Using him as a stepping stone to climb to a solid backing, this is what they were trying to do.
Jin Wuqi had no choice but to go back. When Cheng Che asked him regarding the matter, he did not deny it.
Cheng Che asked, “What about Yu Yang?”
A young man like him will meet many people and will forget all about me in a couple of years.
This was Jin Wuqi’s response at the time.
However, Cheng Che said that it was Jin Wuqi himself who felt guilty and was pushing that possibility onto Yu Yang. No wonder Yu Yang didn’t feel secure and wouldn’t admit they were in a relationship, saying they were only in a temporarily ‘marking’ relationship.
Jin Wuqi could only smile helplessly and remain silent.
Otherwise? Should I seek out Yu Yang during my heat and let a naive high school student ‘mark’ me completely, heading into an uncertain future on a whim?
That would be too irresponsible. Not only to myself but especially to Yu Yang.
Yu Yang is only eighteen. The difference between us is not just our age. Our experiences and mindsets are entirely different. One is a carefree high school student. The other is an omega who grew up with difficulties, bearing all burdens alone. Our fates are almost impossible to intersect.
Even if we were to continue, it shouldn’t be under these circumstances. The chaos, complexities, and conflicting interests shouldn’t be Yu Yang’s burden. He shouldn’t be distracted by them. What Jin Wuqi can do is to resolve everything and sever all ties with the past so that one day he can return cleanly to start anew.
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Before leaving, Jin Wuqi went to see Yu Yang and brought him a bouquet of roses.
Yu Yang was enjoying his long graduation vacation. After playing basketball, he took a shower and walked out of the bathroom, drying his hair. He asked why Jin Wuqi suddenly bought flowers.
“I’m afraid you won’t see me for a long time and will miss me too much,” Jin Wuqi said. “I bought some flowers to keep you company.”
“Flowers will wilt quickly,” Yu Yang said. After a pause, he turned his head to look at the balcony and said, “So you should come back soon.”
At that time, Jin Wuqi wouldn’t have known that the bouquet of roses would later be kept by Yu Yang in a glass box, withering and preserved for so long.
That night, Jin Wuqi watched the Alpha’s peaceful sleeping face, not taking his eyes off him.
“Yu Yang, you asked me to wait for you. Actually, this should be what I ask of you.”
“You just need to grow up well. But I don’t know how much time it will take to resolve everything on my end. I don’t know how long I will have to make you wait.”
“I’m really afraid of saying goodbye to you. If I say goodbye but can’t come back to see you, will you think I’m a liar?”
“I haven’t even heard you say that you like me.”
Every time they parted before, Jin Wuqi would say goodbye decisively because he knew when he would return.
This time, he didn’t dare to say it. In front of him was a fog-covered cliff, not knowing which step would shatter him to pieces.
He was also afraid and felt timid because that person was Yu Yang.
He entrusted Zhou Zhou to pass on a red envelope for school advancement and a note of blessings to Yu Yang. And then he went back abroad.
At that time, his uncle had already spread the news of an arranged marriage between the Jin family and the Wei family. So the first thing Jin Wuqi did upon his return was to deny this rumour.
That very night, Jin Wuqi was imprisoned by his uncle.
At that time, Yu Yang happened to be on vacation in another city. Zhou Zhou had not yet handed him the note. So he didn’t know that Jin Wuqi had already said goodbye to him.
Jin Wuqi’s communication with the outside world was cut off since he was confined for more than a month.
To prevent any information from leaking out, Jin Wuqi’s mother and Du Yele were also placed under house arrest. The methods used by his uncle’s family were nearly insane and the Wei family, who valued the Jin family’s corporate foundation and Jin Wuqi’s superior genes, colluded with them, acting in unison.
Almost a month into his confinement, Wei Yi came to see Jin Wuqi.
He was a hedonistic second-generation wealthy young man with an outstanding family background and appearance, admired by many omegas. However, he was dissatisfied with the idea of an arranged marriage.
But upon meeting Jin Wuqi in person, he changed his mind.
“I was originally planning to persuade them not to force the marriage. But now I think it’s best to let things take their course,” Wei Yi said. “However, after we get married, you can’t interfere with my business.”
“I won’t marry you,” Jin Wuqi said calmly.
“Stop making things difficult. The wedding date is already set. You might as well take better care of yourself. I’m not interested in a sickly omega.”
Jin Wuqi was not sick. His heat period was approaching.
He covered his isolation bracelet and adjusted it to the highest setting. It would be very dangerous if an alpha smelled his pheromones.
Similarly, an omega about to go into heat would be almost at the mercy of an alpha’s pheromones if they allowed themselves to be affected.
Before coming back, Jin Wuqi had injected himself with a powerful suppressant. So far, he has been confined for a month. So the effects of the drug were about to wear off.
But at present, there seemed to be no solution in sight. Jin Wuqi’s uncle had signed a major project with the Wei family, diverting the attention of most people in the company. He claimed internally that Jin Wuqi was having health issues. To maintain company stability, he informed them that he was undergoing secret isolation treatment. They even produced a forged diagnosis. Additionally, Jin Wuqi’s grandfather had stated in his will that if Jin Wuqi became unable to manage company affairs, the rights would be transferred to his uncle. Therefore, no one dared to object.
No one knew that Jin Wuqi was imprisoned. The only people who could save him, his mother and Du Yele, were also under house arrest. As his will was nearly exhausted by panic and fear, Jin Wuqi proposed that he was willing to go through with the arranged marriage.
This way, there would be a chance to get out and an opportunity to resist. He was confident he could manage it.
“Do you think we’re keeping you here just to wait for you to agree to the marriage?” His uncle’s expression was menacing with a mocking undertone. “Everyone is waiting for you to go into heat. Don’t you understand what that means?”
That day, the sun was shining brightly. But Jin Wuqi felt as if he heard a sudden clap of thunder, exploding in his ears. The sky seemed to crack open and divine punishment poured down. They all fell upon him.
“Not using an aphrodisiac on you is already enough respect and leniency. Who cares if you agree to the marriage or not?”
“Aren’t you the heir of the company? Naturally, you have the obligation to contribute to the company. That’s the only use for an omega. If you’re unwilling, you should give up on your position early on so that no one would force you.”
“But now it’s too late. Once you’re completely ‘marked’, you’ll have no choice but to obey the Wei family. Even if they ask you to go to the Wei family to do cleaning for them, you can only nod in agreement.”
Feeling as if his entire body was filled with cement, Jin Wuqi stood there, unable to move. He had underestimated the ugliness of these people’s hearts. He should have known long ago that under power and interests, people could turn into monsters.
Covered in filth, they would still drag others into the mire. Self-destruction was the norm, using others’ flesh and blood to satisfy their greed.
The prelude to the nightmare had already eroded his willpower, leaving behind only an unbearable torment.
On the night he went into heat, Jin Wuqi’s hands were tied to the headboard. A cloth was placed in his mouth to prevent him from biting his tongue.
It felt like falling into molten lava. His whole body was burning hot. His limbs were trembling and twitching uncontrollably. His thoughts blurred into a liquid form. No matter how hard he tried to keep his eyes open, he couldn’t see anything clearly.
When Wei Yi appeared, he was completely drunk, supported by the Wei family members.
As soon as he smelled the searing pheromones of an omega in heat in the room, his beastly instincts were immediately awakened. The once carefree and elegant alpha turned into an animal, losing all sense of reason.
Every second under the control of the pheromones, Jin Wuqi’s mind flashed with images of Yu Yang.
That boy in a school uniform, with a shy yet determined look in his eyes, and the unforgettable pheromones with the scent of lemon soda that was full of the essence of summer.
“Yu Yang…”
Tears streamed down his face as Jin Wuqi closed his eyes and fainted.
***
When he regained his consciousness, it was already noon the next day. The pillow was covered in blood, which had flowed from his glands.
Wei Yi had almost bitten off the omega’s glands. Jin Wuqi couldn’t even move his neck. The pain pierced into his brain causing his temples to throb violently.
The alpha was still asleep. So Jin Wuqi forced himself to get up.
Every part of his body ached. But Jin Wuqi’s expression remained blank as he mechanically got out of bed.
He put on his isolation bracelet, got dressed, and walked out the door.
No one expected an omega in heat to leave like this. In their eyes, Jin Wuqi should be weak and exhausted at this moment, tormented by the heat with his mind foggy.
So there were no longer any people guarding him. Jin Wuqi got into a taxi and gave the address of a private hospital.
The moment he saw his private doctor, Jin Wuqi fainted again.
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*Translator’s Note: I wanna transmigrate into the story and fucking slaughter JWQ’s Uncle’s family!!! -K
Next update: 2024.06.02
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