Chapter 24 – Directly and Forcefully Dragged Away
Gu Zhuoran left the examination room and jogged back to the classroom.
But once he returned, he found that Shen Yan, who should have been in class, was gone.
“Where’s the Class Monitor?” Gu Zhuoran grabbed a random classmate and asked.
“Oh, you’re back? The Class Monitor went to fight a match in your place!” the classmate said.
“Fight in my place? What match?” Gu Zhuoran instantly had a bad feeling.
The classmate obviously hadn’t expected him not to know, and also said with a face full of surprise, “Just now! Someone called you out by name for a practical combat match. Since you weren’t here… the Class Monitor stepped up for you.”
Oh no!
Gu Zhuoran was instantly struck with shock. He grabbed the guy and asked urgently, “Where are they? Where’s the location?”
“Ai, ai, at… at the practical combat field!” The student who was grabbed was frightened and quickly revealed the location.
Gu Zhuoran let go and ran out like a gust of wind, his silver half-length hair tracing an arc.
The classmate had a face of confusion. “It’s just a combat match; hasn’t the Class Monitor fought plenty of those?”
The uninformed classmate had mentioned the very thing Gu Zhuoran was most worried about.
If it were before, he really wouldn’t be that worried about Shen Yan fighting; he knew Shen Yan’s strength well.
But that was before—before Shen Yan had presented, before Shen Yan was an Omega.
The current Shen Yan likely had no idea what kind of massive changes were happening to his body.
In case…
No, there would be no “in case.” Gu Zhuoran instantly extinguished that thought; he didn’t even want to think about it.
Gu Zhuoran rushed to the combat field at top speed. From a distance, he saw a circle of people standing there.
In the schools of the Xiacheng Qu, combat was not a rare thing; it was a subject students had to master.
Fighting could improve a student’s strength ranking and also train their combat skills.
For these students who would face dangerous environments in the future, a greenhouse would never grow flowers with thorns.
The school had even specifically built a combat field for this purpose.
When Gu Zhuoran arrived, he heard a burst of cheering from the crowd.
“Wow, the Class Monitor is so cool!”
“The senior can’t do it; he was beaten by a junior!”
“So miserable, is his jaw kicked out of place?”
The exclamations from the crowd made the late-arriving Gu Zhuoran breathe a slight sigh of relief.
Great, it looks like Shen Yan won.
Gu Zhuoran pushed through the crowd and squeezed to the front. When he saw clearly the person who had been sparring with Shen Yan, his heart skipped a beat.
How could it be him?!
Gu Zhuoran didn’t even think, directly rushing into the ring and grabbing Shen Yan’s hand, pulling him to his side.
“Hss… it hurts, let go! What are you doing!” Shen Yan had just won a match and was feeling good, but he was pinched painfully by Gu Zhuoran.
Gu Zhuoran didn’t say a word, only cautiously pulling Shen Yan to his side to protect him.
He looked warily at the senior student who had been kicked to the ground by Shen Yan, not saying a word with a gloomy face.
“Heh… looking at your expression, I didn’t guess wrong.” Although the other party was sitting on the ground, he didn’t look like he’d lost at all; instead, he looked at Gu Zhuoran with a face full of craftiness.
“…” Gu Zhuoran became even more alert.
This guy—how could he appear here?
Gu Zhuoran’s face was dark, his cold eyes looking at the other without blinking.
The senior student who had come to provoke him stood up slowly and silently mouthed something to him.
After Gu Zhuoran saw it clearly, his body instantly stiffened. He pursed his lips, turned, and forcefully dragged the unwilling Shen Yan away.
“Hey, who is he anyway? What’s going on…”
Shen Yan was held tightly by Gu Zhuoran and couldn’t break free at all, being dragged away directly.
This was the first time Shen Yan had felt such forcefulness from Gu Zhuoran.
Author’s Note: [I can’t say much about forced love and such…!] Happy weekend, Miao Miao loves everyone~~ Wishing you happy reading. Once we’re ready, we’ll start the journey~
Someone: Ahhh, Gu Little Gong finally showed some force in front of Shen Yan!!
Someone: Tears… it wasn’t easy. He’s always been held firmly by Shen Yan, didn’t even dare to speak loudly.
Someone: …Dragging him away directly is so beautiful. Please continue the plot after… dragging him away…
Shen Yan with a black face: What nonsense are you saying? I don’t understand.
Crowd: It’s not important if you don’t understand, as long as the Little Gong understands! (All eyes on Gu Little Gong~)
As expected, Gu Little Gong lived up to expectations and flickered his eyes, gently pulling Shen Yan back into the room.
Crowd: …Ahhh, Author, we want to see the story inside the room~
A certain Miao: They went into the room, the lights are off, understand?! (Standing guard at the door with a righteous face~)
Crowd: … (This Miao is not well-behaved at all~!)
Translator’s Note:
- Xiacheng Qu: Lower City District.
- Tongkao: Unified Examination. Wait, who is this senior? And what did he mouth to Gu Zhuoran? Gu Zhuoran is acting super protective and even “forceful” now. Something big is happening!
Chapter 25 – Not Even the Right to Go to the Toilet Alone
The school bell rang, and the surrounding students quickly returned to their respective classes.
Shen Yan also wanted to go back to class, but he couldn’t; Gu Zhuoran was charging forward like a bull.
“Dammit, what exactly do you want to do?” Shen Yan couldn’t break free no matter what, so he could only be forcibly dragged along.
The more Shen Yan struggled, the tighter Gu Zhuoran gripped his hand, eventually almost crushing his wrist.
At first, Shen Yan cried out in pain, but after he shouted, Gu Zhuoran not only didn’t let go but even increased the pressure. This instead triggered the stubbornness in his bones.
He hardened himself against the pain in his wrist, pursing his lips and no longer making a sound.
It wasn’t until Gu Zhuoran dragged him into a partition in the infirmary and cornered him that he looked down and immediately found that Shen Yan’s wrist had been pinched red by him.
Gu Zhuoran instantly came to his senses, holding Shen Yan’s wrist with immense regret and gently rubbing it for him.
Shen Yan pursed his lips and didn’t speak; he was angry, but more so, he was awkward and confused.
“What exactly is wrong with you? Who is he?” Shen Yan asked.
After a long silence, Gu Zhuoran said carefully, “That person is named Wu Youbin, and he has some history with me. The person we met on that rainy day was one of his subordinates. His strength… is at least A-rank.”
After listening, Shen Yan also immediately reacted. “You’re saying he’s very strong?”
“Mn, I can’t win against him within ten moves.” Gu Zhuoran gave a truthful evaluation; winning against Wu Youbin would take at least ten moves or more.
With this relatively direct evaluation standard, Shen Yan knew where the problem was.
He had basically taken the guy down in two or three moves. Judging by the strength comparison between him and Gu Zhuoran, the other party had definitely done it on purpose.
“He came to challenge you but purposely lost to me? What does he want?” Shen Yan completely failed to understand why this was.
Wasn’t a challenge for the sake of victory?
What was this “purposely losing to him” all about?
Gu Zhuoran silently pursed his lips. He had some guesses, but without proof, Shen Yan might not believe him.
The only evidence was that silent mouth-movement the other party made before leaving.
‘He is your Omega!’
It was exactly this sentence Wu Youbin said before leaving that had caused Gu Zhuoran to act so abnormally just now.
The other party must have heard some news from the subordinates who were beaten.
But he wasn’t certain, so he purposely arranged a match and lost to Shen Yan.
The purpose was merely to confirm Shen Yan’s identity through him.
Dammit, where did it go wrong?
Why would the other party know Shen Yan was an Omega?
Where exactly did the news leak, and why would Wu Youbin do this?
The more Gu Zhuoran thought, the more dangerous he felt it was, his whole body faintly emitting a low pressure.
Such an outward display of emotion was something even Shen Yan hadn’t seen for a long time.
“Hey, stop rubbing… the more you rub, the more it hurts. Your hand strength is much greater than his.” Shen Yan couldn’t help but speak up.
Sure enough, Gu Zhuoran discovered with annoyance that Shen Yan’s wrist had been rubbed red by himself, though luckily it wasn’t swollen.
“Yan-ge, I don’t know what he wants to do yet, but he definitely has no good intentions. Don’t act alone anymore from now on, okay?” Gu Zhuoran held Shen Yan’s hand, his heart aching terribly, wishing he could just tie the person to himself, yet he could only plead with the other to be more obedient.
Shen Yan had never seen Gu Zhuoran like this—so submissive, as if he were suppressing something about to explode.
“Fine, I’ve promised you, alright?” Shen Yan pulled back his hand and turned to leave.
Gu Zhuoran blocked him and asked, “Where are you going?”
Shen Yan kicked him crossly. “Get out of the way, I’m going to the bathroom.”
Gu Zhuoran raised an eyebrow, not feeling any pain, and stood aside as requested but followed closely behind. “Then I’m going too.”
Shen Yan was speechless: “Damn, I don’t even have the right to go to the toilet alone anymore!”
Author’s Note: There’s another update coming later. Today is Monday and Miao Miao is busy as a dog. Wishing everyone happy reading. Our Little Gong Gu has started to strictly manage Shen Yan-baobao~~ Don’t look at the Little Gong’s currently gentle and well-behaved attitude; who knows what he’ll be like in the future, right~~ Sigh, the future is promising!
Also, wishing all the babies about to take the Gaokao and final exams the best of luck!
[A Little Mood in the Bathroom]
Gu Zhuoran followed Shen Yan into the bathroom.
Just as Shen Yan stood in position, he felt a hot gaze staring at him from beside him.
Shen Yan: “What are you looking at? Go over there.”
Little Gong Gu: “Oh…” (Moving two positions away with a face full of regret~)
Little Gong Gu: Actually, he’s seen everything he should and shouldn’t see~~ They grew up together since they were small!
Shen Yan suddenly shuddered: “…Strange, is there a heavy Yin energy here? Why does it feel so weird!”
Crowd: …Your feeling is wrong. Shouldn’t you be feeling a scorching temperature?! (Confused~)
Translator’s Note:
- Wu Youbin: A character from Gu Zhuoran’s past.
- Omega Rejection Syndrome: Gu Zhuoran’s condition (though it doesn’t apply to Shen Yan). Wu Youbin knows! This is bad. Gu Zhuoran is now in full “overprotective bodyguard” mode, and Shen Yan is just annoyed. But wait, did the Little Gong just try to “peek” in the bathroom? Naughty!
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