PE Ch32: Thank you and your father

Yu Jia’an’s mouth twitched.

The trembling quickly spread to other facial muscles.

His hot tears were still in his eyes, and the heartfelt joy had not yet been digested before it was completely shattered.

“What did you say? My dad… wants to kill you?” Yu Jia’an trembled as he spoke.

In that moment, he quickly gathered his emotions.

His expression turned into one of extreme disbelief and grievance.

“But why? Why? How could this happen?” Yu Jia’an’s face showed more signs of breakdown.

Huai Yu calmly watched Yu Jia’an act.

Good.

The more invested he is in his performance, the more disgusted Pan Yinchuan will be, right?

“I really didn’t expect this…” Yu Jia’an desperately scratched his head, took two steps forward, and then urgently reached out to Pan Yinchuan, but didn’t dare to touch him.

“Are you hurt? Did he hurt you?” Tears finally flowed from Yu Jia’an’s eyes as he angrily shouted, “He’s always harming others! I should have known!”

“Tell me, tell me what happened?” Yu Jia’an painfully knelt in front of Pan Yinchuan.

Pan Yinchuan: “…”

He now thought that Huai Yu might be right.

Yu Jia’an couldn’t be understood with a normal person’s logic.

Watching his performance, Pan Yinchuan didn’t feel disappointed, just found it absurd.

Extremely absurd.

Not getting a response from Pan Yinchuan for a long time, Yu Jia’an fearfully looked up and asked in a miserable voice, “Do you hate me in your heart now?”

Huai Yu’s eyes darkened, and he squeezed Pan Yinchuan’s wrist.

For someone like him… wouldn’t being hated make him happy?

“I don’t hate you,” Pan Yinchuan shook his head.

Hearing this, Huai Yu’s lips curved slightly.

These four words hit Yu Jia’an even harder, leaving him frozen and forgetting his next reaction.

It didn’t end there.

At this moment, Pan Yinchuan did something even more unbearable for Yu Jia’an.

He turned his head to look at Huai Yu’s face, then said, “Get up, it’s not appropriate to talk like this here.”

Yes. Such matters shouldn’t be discussed here… and we shouldn’t be listening!

The lieutenant colonel strongly agreed, then quickly signaled to his adjutant.

The adjutant immediately rushed forward and helped Yu Jia’an up from the ground.

A few minutes later.

They returned to the glass hall, but all irrelevant people had been dismissed. Apart from the lieutenant colonel and his adjutant, only Huai Yu’s bodyguards were present.

Yu Jia’an was now like a trapped beast in a cage.

Yet he was not panicked.

His mind was filled with various intense emotions. Hatred, jealousy, a desire to skin and eat the flesh… a great sense of the unacceptable.

“You must be Mr. Huai?” Yu Jia’an hazily looked up at Huai Yu first, “I apologize for my rudeness in front of Mr. Huai, please forgive me. But I have some unresolved matters with your companion here…”

Huai Yu didn’t even look at him and deliberately asked Pan Yinchuan, “What do you think? Do you want to talk to him alone?”

“There’s nothing Mr. Huai can’t hear,” Pan Yinchuan said without hesitation.

Yu Jia’an froze: “Oh, oh, sorry, I didn’t realize you were so close to Mr. Huai.”

Pan Yinchuan didn’t want to hear any more nonsense. He bluntly said, “Aren’t you supposed to be dead? Why are you here with a new name?”

“So, you saw the news too.” Yu Jia’an had no intention of denying it.

He even asked bitterly, “When you saw the news, did you shed even a single tear for me?”

Pan Yinchuan: ???

Pan Yinchuan straightforwardly said, “No.”

“That really… really saddens me.”

“Why fake your death?” Pan Yinchuan interrupted his emotional outburst, “In the news of your drowning, there was someone wearing my clothes, claiming to be your Beta boyfriend… Did you set me up?”

“No, of course not! I just had Miao Fei pretend to be you to make it more credible. After all, my dad had seen you but never met Miao Fei. I didn’t expect Miao Fei to say that; it must have been his own addition.”

Pan Yinchuan frowned, “I don’t believe you.”

“Why don’t you believe me? Yinchuan, listen to me…”

Huai Yu coldly interrupted, “Of course, he shouldn’t believe you. You forgot to show a shocked expression just now. What happened? Seeing Pan Yinchuan made your emotions so complicated that you got your expressions mixed up?”

Yu Jia’an froze.

“Who is Miao Fei?” Huai Yu turned to ask.

Pan Yinchuan still remembered: “The Omega who used to hang out with us.”

Huai Yu nodded and returned to his cold observation.

“So, in summary, you faked your death just to deceive your father. You are really strange.” Pan Yinchuan frowned even deeper.

“It feels like I never knew you. I can’t understand why you would do this. After you faked your death, your father hated me deeply, thinking I killed you. He couldn’t bear the pain of losing a son and even went mad, trying to send me to join you in death…”

Yu Jia’an’s expression instantly became extremely unpleasant, his gaze particularly cold.

Then his tone changed as well, “It’s not because of my death that he went mad. He was a lunatic from the start.”

“He couldn’t bear the pain of losing a son? He just couldn’t accept that his Alpha son was gone.”

“Why did I fake my death?” Yu Jia’an laughed coldly, “Why? I had a stable and prosperous life, why would I come to a place like this under a new identity… Of course, it’s because I hated my dear father every single day.”

He paused, staring at Pan Yinchuan, “I lived in great pain, every single day. To my father, I was his disgrace. He was an Alpha, and his only son was a Beta. He couldn’t stand it.”

“He would tell me every day that he came to Jiuhe City because of me, and because of me, he lost his original life.”

A hint of longing appeared in Yu Jia’an’s eyes, as if he wanted to see a trace of softening or sympathy on Pan Yinchuan’s face.

But in his mind, he was exceptionally calm and assessing the current situation.

He didn’t know to what extent Pan Yinchuan had learned about the “truth.”

He could only gamble.

“You must have learned about the existence of the gene editor from my dad, right?”

“Compared to my ‘death,’ he should be more afraid of that thing falling into someone else’s hands.”

“That thing has negative side effects!”

“My dad knows this very well, but he still used it on me. Since the modification, every day, every moment, it feels like my bones, flesh, and cells are being shattered and reorganized. It hurts, it hurts a lot.”

“But I can only endure it because my dad can’t accept that his son is a Beta. He is my dad, and I am his son. Neither of us can change this fact. So I can only be controlled by him, transformed into the way he wants.”

“Not only that, he also told me that even if I get married in the future, it can only be to a female Omega. Because only this way can the maximum chance of my offspring being Alpha be ensured… I couldn’t take it anymore.”

“I had to escape from Jiuhe City, as far away from him as possible!”

“Of course, I hated him too much, hated him so much that I wanted to destroy his foundation. So I took the gene editor, faked my death, and made him completely lose hope…”

Yu Jia’an trembled as he asked Pan Yinchuan, “Is that it… Does it sound very rebellious? Do you also think I’m a bastard who cruelly forced his father to death?”

Pan Yinchuan was stunned.

He didn’t speak for a while.

Instead, the lieutenant colonel’s adjutant couldn’t help but plead, “Mr. Huai, Dong Qingsong, no, Yu Jia’an, since coming to Ros State, has never done anything illegal. He’s had a hard time too, contributing a lot to the base. He still has injuries from the local rebels. The most serious time, he almost didn’t survive…”

The lieutenant colonel also nodded quietly.

After all, he was someone from the base, especially in such a broken place. Having a useful and loyal subordinate is not easy. If it’s not a big problem, the superior naturally needs to protect them a bit.

“Mm, what a tragic story.” Huai Yu spoke slowly, “It’s getting late…”

The lieutenant colonel and the adjutant immediately became nervous, not knowing what Huai Yu would say next.

In contrast, Yu Jia’an, the person involved, was much calmer.

“Let’s have a banquet.” Huai Yu smiled, “Aren’t you high school classmates? You can catch up slowly at the banquet.”

Yu Jia’an immediately said, “Thank you, Mr. Huai.” His voice still hoarse.

Huai Yu casually nodded, turned around, and put his arm around Pan Yinchuan, leading him away.

“Do you believe what he said?” Huai Yu asked.

Pan Yinchuan sighed, “I was starting to believe a bit, but his wording is too strange. It’s like he’s rehearsed it many times, and the sadness and hatred have disappeared, leaving only a narrative from a god’s perspective.”

“Because this was his planned speech when he saw you again.”

“Being oppressed and pressured by his father for many years, enduring the pain of modification, and being in such a chaotic place as Ros State, not knowing how many injuries he suffered… should arouse your sympathy.” Huai Yu’s tone was cold, “This was the outcome he was certain of when he made his plan.”

If not for him.

Yu Jia’an’s desired outcome would probably have been achieved.

“We haven’t asked him about the fish tank camera yet.” Pan Yinchuan said.

“No hurry, the show has just begun.” Huai Yu lowered his eyes and held Pan Yinchuan tighter.

“Sorry, Colonel, I want to wash my face.” On the other side, Yu Jia’an turned and forced a smile at the lieutenant colonel.

The lieutenant colonel sighed helplessly, “Go ahead.”

Yu Jia’an walked into the bathroom and turned on the faucet.

Splashing cold water on his face couldn’t suppress the extreme anger and jealousy in his heart.

If it weren’t for Huai Yu… the reunion with Pan Yinchuan would have been so beautiful.

But there he was!

Another person ruined the plan!

He really wanted to kill him.

But he couldn’t kill him!

Yu Jia’an gritted his teeth, clenching them so hard they made a cracking sound.

He looked up at the mirror in front of him, his eyes full of bloodshot lines.

Huai Yu just took him away… what will they do?

If Pan Yinchuan shed tears for me.

Would Huai Yu take the opportunity to kiss away his tears?

The tragic story I told became their intimate affection?

The more Yu Jia’an thought, the more he couldn’t bear it.

“Are you okay?” The adjutant knocked on the door.

Yu Jia’an opened the door and walked out, saying, “I’m fine, I just thought of my dad again, and it made me… a bit uncomfortable.”

The adjutant patted his shoulder and said, “You must say a few good words to Mr. Huai later, so your identity issue can be resolved.”

The adjutant hesitated for a moment, then said, “The colonel asked me to ask you, you and your classmate, you’re just classmates, right? No old feelings?”

“We’re childhood friends… but as I said, my dad always wanted me to find a female Omega partner. After years of brainwashing, my preferences have been set.”

“Oh, as long as there’s no old feelings.” The adjutant breathed a sigh of relief.

“So I now…”

“Until your new identity is updated, you can’t be in charge of the intelligence department. It’s the rule.” The adjutant said helplessly, “So, go change your clothes. Tonight, the colonel will host a banquet, and everyone will clear up the misunderstandings.”

Yu Jia’an said tiredly, “Thank you and the colonel for your efforts.”

“What do you mean? Sticking it out in a place like Ros State, we’re all comrades in hardship,” the adjutant sighed deeply.

Yu Jia’an quickly left the base and returned to his own stronghold.

“The documents I left on my desk yesterday?”

“Here, here!” His subordinate hurriedly handed them over.

Yu Jia’an’s face darkened as he opened them.

Inside were secretly taken photos… every single one of them included Pan Yinchuan.

He hadn’t changed much from his teenage years.

Only his bone structure had lost the frailness of youth, making him more appealing to female Betas.

“Scissors.”

His subordinate, confused, handed them over.

They watched as their boss cut out Mr. Huai’s lover from each photo.

His subordinate was bewildered, “What are you doing…?”

The guide who had deceived Jian Yan strode in from outside, saying, “Weren’t you at the base? Why are you back?”

As the guide approached and saw the photos, he said, “So this is Mr. Huai’s Beta lover? Haha, he looks even more like your girlfriend than the last Beta.”

Yu Jia’an squeezed his voice through gritted teeth, “It’s not that he looks like her, he is her.”

The guide was stunned, “A guy?”

Yu Jia’an said nothing, continuing to cut up the photos, eventually shredding all parts of Huai Yu.

Only then did he let out a relieved sigh, stood up, and said, “I have to go.”

“Where to?”

“To Huai Yu’s banquet.”

The guide snapped out of his shock and asked, “You still dare to go? Aren’t you afraid of being discovered?”

“My story temporarily fooled them, but Huai Yu isn’t an ordinary person. He’ll be suspicious sooner or later. I have to hurry, immediately…” Yu Jia’an pointed at the photos, “take him away.”

The guide was silent for a moment before saying, “No. I don’t care if he’s a man or a woman, but if your girlfriend has become Huai Yu’s lover, it’s best to consider yourself a widower!”

Yu Jia’an turned to stare at him coldly, “Impossible! I’ve waited so long, prepared so long…”

“Alright,” the guide shrugged, “then how about I give you a suggestion? Tonight, turn him into an Omega. Huai Yu only likes Betas. Once the transformation is complete, naturally… Huai Yu will find another lover who meets his criteria.”

“The editor still has some unresolved negative effects…”

“Oh… then it’s up to you whether you can bear it or not.”

Yu Jia’an said nothing more.

In the evening.

The lieutenant colonel had set up the banquet. Yu Jia’an walked into the private room, only to find that Pan Yinchuan had already arrived.

At his feet was a huge box.

And Huai Yu… was not there.

Yu Jia’an suppressed his urge, still acting as if meeting an old classmate, politely walked up, and asked, “Where is Mr. Huai?”

Pan Yinchuan appeared a bit cold, “In a private conversation with your lieutenant colonel.”

Yu Jia’an sat down next to Pan Yinchuan, “I have a question for you…”

“Go ahead.”

“You and Mr. Huai… what’s your relationship?”

Pan Yinchuan, normally a person with a sense of shame, clearly wasn’t in a position to worry about that now.

He said without hesitation, “Lovers.”

Even though he already knew.

Even though he had seen it with his own eyes.

It still felt like boiling water being poured over him…

Yu Jia’an showed an ugly smile, more like a grimace than a smile, “I don’t believe it… someone like you, someone like you, how could you become someone’s lover? Did Mr. Huai force you?”

Pan Yinchuan wouldn’t speak ill of Huai Yu here.

He simply said to Yu Jia’an, “It’s none of your business.”

Yu Jia’an’s eyes instantly filled with rage, “None of my business? None of my business? Yes, yes. No matter what happens to others, it never seems to concern you. Don’t you think you’re very cruel?”

Pan Yinchuan looked at him in surprise, “I don’t kill people, I never do bad things, and I help out when I can. Why should I think I’m cruel?”

Yu Jia’an’s expression was almost out of control.

He grabbed Pan Yinchuan’s wrist and asked hoarsely, “What if I said… I always liked you?”

Pan Yinchuan didn’t show even a hint of surprise.

He was extremely calm.

So calm that Yu Jia’an felt like his heart was being trampled repeatedly.

“So you knew?” Yu Jia’an’s tone subtly changed.

Pan Yinchuan honestly told him, “I didn’t know initially, but Mr. Huai told me.”

His goodwill, his closeness, the desperate, repressed look in his eyes when he looked at Pan Yinchuan.

His feelings hidden among countless gifts.

Even that news… oh, of course, it wasn’t something Miao Fei added on his own. It was just his subtle confession, his display of possessiveness.

He wanted to leave traces of his love everywhere.

But Pan Yinchuan knew nothing.

Not only did he not know.

Even his love had to be relayed through the mouth of a “rival.”

In the midst of unbearable madness, Yu Jia’an instead slowly calmed down.

He asked with a bitter smile, “What about you? Do you like me a little? Even if it’s not love, just a tiny bit of fondness?”

Pan Yinchuan grabbed the chair and leaned back slightly, then took something out of his pocket and pushed it towards Yu Jia’an, asking, “Is this your idea of love?”

Yu Jia’an looked down.

It was a broken but still familiar… miniature camera.

Something he had once relied on day and night for strength.

Yu Jia’an’s expression cracked again.

His mind was instantly filled with countless crazy thoughts.

He smiled and said, “This isn’t the place to explain, let’s go somewhere else to talk.”

“To use the gene editor on me?” Pan Yinchuan asked calmly.

“No!” Yu Jia’an blurted out.

On the other side, behind the monitor, Huai Yu slowly stood up.

He had to go over.

Yu Jia’an… was about to go crazy.

The door creaked open.

Yu Jia’an was startled and turned to look, only to see Huai Yu stride in.

No lieutenant colonel following behind…

This was obviously not a good sign.

Yu Jia’an frowned subtly.

His story, not even a day of sympathy?

Yu Jia’an clenched the item in his pocket.

Huai Yu didn’t show a cold expression, nor did he wave for the bodyguards to pin Yu Jia’an down.

He walked over slowly, even showing Yu Jia’an a slight smile. He said, “Sit, there’s something I should thank you and your father for.”

Yu Jia’an’s eyelids twitched, instinctively not wanting to listen.

“Did he just ask you what our relationship is?” Huai Yu smiled at Pan Yinchuan.

“Yes.”

“Did you tell him how we met?”

“…No.” Pan Yinchuan felt it wasn’t something worth mentioning. Being taken away, then forcibly taken. Should he say that? Even if he was open-minded, he couldn’t speak it aloud.

Huai Yu nodded lightly, “Then I’ll tell your old classmate.”

Huai Yu walked behind Pan Yinchuan, placing his hands on his shoulders, a clear declaration of ownership.

Then he slightly turned his head, looking at Yu Jia’an, and said, “Your father was indignant about your death and set Pan Yinchuan up to be trapped in Nanta City. Have you seen the recent news? There was a riot in Nanta City… Pan Yinchuan almost died there.”

“But fortunately, he met me.”

“The moment I saw him, I felt he matched some of my preferences, so I took him back.”

“When I saw your fake death news, I was completely different from your foolish father. I didn’t think the so-called Beta boyfriend in the report was Pan Yinchuan at all, because I knew he had never dated.”

“I know how clumsy his reaction was the first time.”