The Coveted Gloomy Beta Roommate Chapter 51.2

Part 2

Imprison.

Sometimes, watching those cheap dogs circling Tang Xingye, Pei Lian really wanted to kill them all and lock Tang Xingye up so only he could see him.

They would be closely connected, conjoined, happier than ever before.

He would wrap a jeweled chain around that snow-white ankle, shaking day and night, making beautiful, fractured sounds.

Pei Lian whispered, “No one will truly like me. Sister-in-law, don’t be angry. I just want to be with you.”

On the other end, Lin Mo listened to the wiretap. Hearing Pei Lian’s manipulative, “green tea” speech, his knuckles turned white from clenching. What a bitch. If he weren’t absent from the scene, he would have loved to retort—Useless trash, of course no one likes you.

Tang Xingye, unaware of Pei Lian’s inner monologue, fell silent for a moment, recalling Wen Ze mentioning their suffocating family background.

Tang Xingye felt a flare of irritation. Suffering shouldn’t be a competition.

But he couldn’t help thinking—were the troubles of rich people even troubles? His own family environment was far rottener than theirs. He had gone hungry and cold, yet he hadn’t grown up into a pervert.

Tang Xingye was uncomfortable, and seeing Pei Lian’s look of “I was wrong but I don’t know where,” he got even more annoyed.

Tang Xingye shook off his hand and scolded, “You little pervert, you still have the nerve to cry?”

Thinking Tang Xingye might soften, but receiving this reaction instead, Pei Lian choked up, feeling like he had shot himself in the foot.

Pei Lian leaned his face closer. “Sister-in-law, I’m not crying.”

Pei Lian was either deliberately provoking him or had no taboos; after kissing him, he was still calling him Sister-in-law.

Tang Xingye didn’t hold back and slapped him. “What did you call me?”

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Pei Lian licked the inside of his cheek; now both sides were symmetrical. Tang Xingye liked Wen Ze best, so why hit him for acting like him?

He had scolded him and hit him. Tang Xingye’s anger hadn’t subsided.

Pei Lian hung his head like a child caught making a mistake and reluctantly corrected himself, “…Brother.”

“You have your own brother. Don’t call me randomly.”

Pei Lian: “…Tang Xingye.”

Tang Xingye propped himself up, looking down at Pei Lian with a cold gaze. “Do you dare to do these things again?”

Pei Lian didn’t know if he should answer. He had taken this step today because he didn’t want to be a younger brother.

He answered honestly, “I want to.”

Tang Xingye’s face looked terrible. Full of pent-up anger, he climbed straight out of bed. Even if he got locked out of the dorm back at school, he didn’t want to see Pei Lian right now.

Tang Xingye didn’t believe in black hole attraction theories, but why were all the people around him so weird? Was Pei Lian becoming a pervert too?

“You don’t learn the good stuff, only the bad. You want to hide under the bed and be a homewrecker?”

“I only want to be your homewrecker,” Pei Lian said, following him, his voice slightly choked.

“……”

Tang Xingye found it absurd. Being his homewrecker made it right?

His gland was throbbing with heat now, as if urging him to demand pheromones from Pei Lian.

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He frowned. Usually, when Pei Lian played dumb or made mistakes, he could write it off as a child seeking attention. It wasn’t a big deal.

But what was this?

Tang Xingye couldn’t be bothered to argue with Pei Lian. He actually had quite a temper; when he was truly angry, he hated people talking back to him.

Knowing Tang Xingye’s temper, Pei Lian dared not speak again and silently followed him.

Tang Xingye thought back on what Pei Lian had said, and the more he thought, the more his head hurt.

Physical discomfort made Tang Xingye speed up. Pei Lian following him like a little tail only annoyed him more.

Going down the stairs, he wasn’t paying attention and missed a step. His body tilted, gravity shifting. Tang Xingye felt the world spin.

A strong arm wrapped around his waist from behind, and another hand quickly protected his aching head. That force shielded his falling body. He heard a clear heartbeat by his ear, followed by a dull thud.

Tang Xingye’s vision pulled to its limit. The last thing imprinted in his eyes was Pei Lian’s face. He was stunned, not yet realizing what had happened.

Warm liquid flowed down his brow bone, tracing an itching path across his cheek.

Tang Xingye subconsciously touched his face. His fingertips immediately came away stained with bright red blood.

Was he bleeding?

No, it wasn’t his blood.

Realizing this, Tang Xingye broke free from the hand tightly protecting him and quickly checked Pei Lian’s injury. It was worse than he imagined—a cut about two centimeters long across the right side of his forehead, the flesh slightly everted, blood oozing out continuously.

Blood flowed over his brow bone and dripped onto the ground, outlining distorted spots.

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The Alpha blinked blankly, then came back to his senses and asked urgently, “Xingye, are you okay?”

Tang Xingye’s pupils constricted. Fragmented images flashed before his eyes, and he felt a slight dizziness—but this was no time for weakness.

He heard himself speak, his voice surprisingly steady. “I’m fine. Don’t move, you’re bleeding.”

Listening to the dull thud and seeing the red dot moving toward the hospital, Lin Mo worried that Tang Xingye was hurt. He hesitated for a second, then climbed out the window to leave the dorm.

Pei Lian sat quietly, his lips pale from blood loss.

“Fortunate. It didn’t hit the place injured last time.” The doctor pushed up his glasses. “Otherwise, this young man would be disfigured.”

Hearing this, Pei Lian’s face turned even paler.

His first reaction was to look at Tang Xingye’s expression. The aloof Beta pursed his lips lightly, his eyes complex.

Tang Xingye’s gaze rested on Pei Lian’s wound. He couldn’t believe Pei Lian’s first reaction was to care about his well-being.

Why? Seeking advantage and avoiding harm was human instinct. Tang Xingye could only draw one conclusion: Pei Lian liked him very much.

The doctor gave Tang Xingye a few instructions and left the room.

“I won’t be disfigured.” Pei Lian looked up at Tang Xingye, his tone solemn, like making a promise. His voice was a few degrees lower than usual. “If it scars, I’ll go get laser treatment.”

Tang Xingye didn’t speak.

Pei Lian’s tone dropped. “If I’m disfigured now, will you not like me anymore?”

Was this the time for that? Was Pei Lian’s brain filled with water?

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Tang Xingye couldn’t help but get angry. “If you get laser surgery, then I won’t like you. So heal properly and let the wound recover naturally.”

Hearing this, Pei Lian let out a sigh of relief.

Tang Xingye already didn’t love him. If he got disfigured, he would lose his last trump card.

Of course, Pei Lian didn’t regret getting hurt. Dying for Tang Xingye would be only right.

Tang Xingye’s eyes looked at him, revealing a faint light that looked like heartache.

Was this sliver of emotion for me, or for my brother?

It didn’t matter. Brother was gone. You are mine.

Sister-in-law.

Sometimes Pei Lian missed Wen Ze. When Wen Ze was sick, he could secretly stay with Tang Xingye, just the three of them.

Now Wen Ze was gone, and there were so many dogs around Tang Xingye.

Tang Xingye was still so beautiful, so soft. If only he could hug him.

Tang Xingye frowned, and Pei Lian realized he had accidentally spoken his inner thoughts aloud.

Pei Lian quickly corrected himself, his voice growing weaker as he gently tugged at the corner of Tang Xingye’s clothes. “It hurts. Can you touch me?”

Tang Xingye was soft-hearted but tough on the surface. Yet he knew Pei Lian’s nature—he would play up a level three injury to a level seven pain to make people soft.

Seeing Pei Lian’s lips as pale as paper, looking a bit scary, he was unsure. “Does it really hurt?”

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Pei Lian gripped the hem of his shirt, his voice very light. “It hurts.”

He was obsessed with every bit of warmth Tang Xingye gave, like a drowning man seeing a straw, wanting to grab it no matter what.

Tang Xingye leaned closer. A faint fragrance lingered in his nose, and Pei Lian’s heart pounded violently in his chest.

The scent was like a hook, teasing his nerves inch by inch, tempting him to get closer, and closer—

Pei Lian suddenly hugged Tang Xingye’s waist, burying his face in the warm crook of his neck.

Tang Xingye went stiff for a moment but dared not move, afraid of touching Pei Lian’s wound.

“Did I make you unhappy again?” Pei Lian looked up at him and asked softly, rare confusion in his voice. “Because I want to be your third party?”

Pei Lian looked at Tang Xingye under the light. Tang Xingye looked down at him, the corners of his eyes drooping slightly like a deity pitying the masses, that tear mole making him look almost holy.

I like him so much. He’s so gentle.

He had seen this Tang Xingye before—when Wen Ze was injured, when Wen Ze acted spoiled, when Wen Ze wantonly demanded hugs. That tenderness he could only spy on from afar.

Brother did all those things, so why couldn’t he?

He tightened his arms, as if afraid of being pushed away. “I just want… to be a little closer to you.”

Tang Xingye was silent for a moment before finally raising his hand. His palm gently covered the back of Pei Lian’s head, fingertips sinking into the soft hair.

Pei Lian’s gaze became even more obsessive, wrapped in immense happiness.

At the door, an Alpha in a black hat stood watching, his tall figure almost blending into the darkness of the corner. The glass reflected his tense jawline and those eyes, dark to the point of danger.

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He watched helplessly as Tang Xingye indulgently let the Alpha lean into his embrace, his slender, fair fingers gently stroking the Alpha’s hair.

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You peek today, I peek tomorrow. Everyone takes turns watching. (T/n: LOL)