CH 34

Translator: Abo Dammen 

Editor: Scarlet

Proofreader: Kuro

The duration of the school’s lunch break was from 12:10 pm to 2 pm. After finishing his lunch, Zheng Ruyun found the lone Bai Tang in the classroom. 

“Bai Tang, let’s talk.”

Bai Tang quickly put down the book he just pretended to pick up, as if he was called by the teacher to be counselled. He stood up and walked out obediently.

Zheng Ruyun laughed, “We’re really just gonna talk, don’t act like I’m kidnapping you.”

“Oh…” Bai Tang responded meekly. 

They found an empty classroom. Zheng Ruyun said, “Actually, besides the pleasant surprise, I’m really happy to see you again.”

When Bai Tang heard this, he raised his head and looked over, astonished. 

Zheng Ruyun was one of the few students who came over to question Bai Tang about why he had to rely on an alpha. He himself was a very remarkable omega.

“At that time,I was upset  that you chose to rely on an alpha instead of us. I’m sorry for questioning you openly in the class. I thought I did the right thing at that time. I really didn’t expect any of Fengqi’s students to not hate alphas and that, unlike me, they would not wish for all alphas in the world to die.” Zheng Ruyun, dressed in a neat white shirt, leaned on the podium casually. “Although my opinion back then still hasn’t changed,  reminiscing about the past now , I realised that what I did back then was really impulsive and rude, so I…” 

Though this was  the rhythm of an apology, somehow, deep down, Bai Tang didn’t want to hear it at all.  He interrupted, “No…you were right.”

Now it was Zheng Ruyun’s turn to be stunned, “Huh?” 

“You were right,” Bai Tang showed a faint smile and shook his head, “It’s right… you were right, but I was too stupid back then and didn’t listen to you.”

“No,” No matter how slow he was, even Zheng Ruyun realised that there was something amiss, and that the direction of things was going off the rails. He was like a mole in a minefield, not daring to step on anything. After a long pause, he asked cautiously, “What happened?” 

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“Ah.” Zheng Ruyun uttered a bewildered and stupid ah. “I’m sorry…” 

“What about you? How are you doing?” Bai Tang asked.

“Me?” Zheng Ruyun snorted and laughed, “Well, we can talk about that. Fengqi’s geography teacher  recently fell ill, so I’m here as the substitute teacher.” 

Zheng Ruyun is an omegaist through and through. He was far more extreme than Zhou Zhaoyu. Zhou Zhaoyu targeted the alphas with bad conduct, but Zheng Ruyun’s anger was directed towards the entire alpha population. He was unyielding, had good leadership skills and was a top-notch student. He was the class monitor of their batch  and everyone had great trust in him.

Originally, Jiang Yunsu’s appearance that day angered the Fengqi’s students. Coupled with Zheng Ruyun’s undisguised disappointment and anger, it ended with everyone staying away from Bai Tang. 

“But…” Bai Tang asked, his tone somewhat hesitant, “Didn’t you take the civil service exam?”

Bai Tang still remembered Zheng Ruyun’s reaction the day he got his college entrance exam results. He had clenched his report card excitedly, his eyes full of conviction. 

“Ah,” Zheng Ruyun said, “The exam. I took the written exam first.”

Bai Tang’s eyes lit up instantly, “Then…” 

“But I was brushed off during the oral interview.” Zheng Ruyun suddenly laughed scornfully, his expression hideous. “Why? You wanna ask that, right? I want to fucking ask that, too! I placed 1st in the written exam and 3rd in the interview, but I’m just so fucking unlucky… Only two people were announced to get selected, and as luck would have it, the other person happened to be an alpha.”

This time, Bai Tang understood. His lips trembled, he was full of disbelief, and his heart ignited. 

“My rival, that alpha,” The corner of Zheng Ruyun’s mouth evoked an unfriendly arc, “was 9th in the written exam and 7th in the interview. The only reason why he was admitted was because he was an alpha.”

“He’s an alpha,” Zheng Ruyun’s eyes were red. Every word squeezed out of his throat carried a trembling rage and weakness, “so he was admitted.” 

Bai Tang’s eyes were prickly, and he couldn’t utter a word for a long time.

“Now,” Zheng Ruyun gritted his teeth and ridiculed, “do you know why I feel so disgusted by the alphas?” 

—— 

“Aunt Chen, sorry to trouble you.” Jiang Yunshu was squatting on the ground to comb Heitang’s fur, which was already piled up around his feet into a hill. He deeply suspected it was a sheep he was shaving. 

Chen Yuying was already in her 50s. Half her hair was grey, and she was wearing a coat that already had a faded texture from all the washing. This was the third time she’d seen the master of this family in the past three years. “No trouble, no trouble. Mr. Jiang is really capable.”

Jiang Yunshu was not good at dealing with elders, so he responded with a faint smile. 

Aunt Chen was vacuuming dog fur all over the house. Jiang Yunshu hated the noise, so he came to the yard with a book in his arms and sat on the grass to take notes. Heitang occasionally brought its dandelion-like fur to get his attention.

Spring was right around the corner, and the temperature was turning in a favourable condition. Jiang Yunshu didn’t feel cold wearing three layers of clothing and he gradually came to enjoy his surroundings. When all his attention was focused on the contents of the book, Aunt Chen suddenly ran out in a panic, “Mr. Jiang, Mr. Jiang!” 

Jiang Yunshu, whose thoughts were interrupted, was somewhat irritable. But he still looked over politely, “What’s the matter?”

“I found this while cleaning Bai Tang’s room.” Aunt Chen wiped her sweaty palms on her clothes, and then fished out a small medicine bottle from her pocket. “I don’t know what it is, so I brought it to show you.” 

Jiang Yunshu took it and saw ‘Estazolam Tablets‘ written on the bottle.

Second-generation sleeping pills. 

With a serious expression, he looked at the bottom of the medicine bottle. It had been 18 months since the production date. When he unscrewed it, only half of the small white pills remained inside.

Estazolam was a benzodiazepine with sedative, hypnotic, anxiolytic, and anticonvulsant effects. In his world, it was impossible to buy it in pharmacies, but in this world, it wasn’t necessarily the case. He took out his phone and called Lin Baizhou. 

The call quickly connected. “Hey, why’d you call? I’m busy. You’re brazenly harassing a doctor during work.”

He was too busy to answer the phone, yet he answered it anyway. Jiang Yunshu was too lazy to refute. “Estazolam tablets are prescription drugs in your world, right?” 

“Yeah.” Lin Baizhou was frightened, and, like blatantly saying there’s no 300 taels of silver buried here, he quickly refused, “I can’t supply this for your use. Sleeping pills are strictly regulated and managed by the state and hospitals. It requires a ‘two spirits‘prescription from a psychiatrist or neurosurgeon to buy it.”

“I know.” Jiang Yunshu replied. “Thanks.” 

That meant, at least within the past two years, Bai Tang went to a hospital to see a doctor, and there was a high probability that he had severe sleep disorder, anxiety, depression, and tension.

Furthermore, estazolam tablets could give strong mental or physical dependence and other side effects. If the drug was suddenly stopped after long-term use, it would also induce some disorders, such as anxiety, depression, and etc. 

Jiang Yunshu didn’t know whether or not Bai Tang was drug dependent, let alone what the specific circumstances were. So he didn’t dare to rashly replace the tablets with vitamins and other supplements that could nourish the body.

But these were not the most important at present. The main thing was, he remembered that Bai Tang had a good relationship with Aunt Chen. For Bai Tang, Aunt Chen’s existence was similar to a second grandmother. But if this was the case, Aunt Chen shouldn’t have told him that. If the original owner knew about it, Bai Tang would definitely take a beating. 

Aunt Chen was clearly aware of Bai Tang’s circumstances.

“Where did you find it?” Jiang Yunshu asked. 

Aunt Chen said, “It’s hidden in the cabinet.”

Jiang Yunshu frowned. “Why are you rummaging through his things?” 

“Ah?” Aunt Chen didn’t guess that Jiang Yunshu would ask such a question. She rubbed the palm of her hand on her clothes. “Isn’t it part of thorough cleaning? I thought of wiping everything…”

“Then why are you telling me?” Jiang Yunshu asked. “I heard that you look after Bai Tang a lot. Bai Tang also likes you alot. Shouldn’t you wait for Bai Tang to come back and then secretly tell him to be careful not to be discovered by me?” 

Aunt Chen was obviously dumbfounded. After a while, she smiled doubtfully, and said as if she took things as a matter of course, “Well, Mr. Jiang, you are the head of the household. It goes without saying that omegas should obey their alphas. The ancestors said that the husband should guide the wife. For an omega, the alpha is God. How could I help him hide it from you!”

Author’s Feed: 

Aunt Chen is neither good nor a bad person. She’s just an ordinary person, that’s all.

Translator’s Feed:

Aunt Chen is just someone who grew up from a society as toxic as theirs. Let’s not be angry, but we can be disappointed. Also, I’m releasing this chapter really early because it just happens that we’ll be travelling on Saturday and I’ll probably be too jet-lagged to go online on Sunday. Have a great weekday, everyone!