Chapter 166: Don’t Cry

Chapter 166: Don't Cry

Xiao Jinshi glared icily at the alpha before him. Years had passed, yet that face remained as repulsive as ever.

"I want to see Qingqing."

Su Quan: "Do you truly wish to see Song Yuqing? He came here for Pei Huai, without a single word left for you."

"He repeatedly abandoned you for Qi Zhengqing. Do you still want to see Song Yuqing?"

"You'd die for him, but how much does Song Yuqing truly care for you?"

Each of Su Quan's words felt like a barrage of tiny, sharp needles, pricking Xiao Jinshi's heart and causing a persistent, stinging pain.

Xiao Jinshi: "There's no need for you to sow discord between us."

Su Quan offered no confirmation or denial, merely a faint smile. "Drink."

He pushed a glass of water towards Xiao Jinshi. Frowning, Xiao Jinshi made no move.

"Drink this, and I'll let you see Song Yuqing."

Without much thought, Xiao Jinshi drained the glass.

Within moments, his head throbbed unbearably, and his thoughts became uncontrollably frantic.

Su Quan's provocative words acted as a catalyst, unleashing Xiao Jinshi's pent-up resentment.

Why not him?

Why would Song Yuqing come to such a place for Pei Huai?

He had stayed by Song Yuqing's side for so long, yet—why was he always the one Song Yuqing left behind?

He wanted Song Yuqing—wanted him so that Song Yuqing could never abandon him again, never escape him.

Xiao Jinshi stood outside the door, watching Song Yuqing's back.

Qingqing.

He and Qingqing should be together. Song Yuqing should belong to him alone.

To be possessed by him, consumed by him, utterly his.

But the thoughts in his mind grew increasingly wild, increasingly uncontrollable.

The sound of a chain falling caught Song Yuqing's attention. He turned, his gaze meeting Xiao Jinshi's.

Song Yuqing frowned slightly. "Why are you here?"

Xiao Jinshi's eyes held an unsettling intensity. "Can't I come, Brother?"

As he spoke, Xiao Jinshi bent to pick up the chain from the floor and locked the door from the inside.

Song Yuqing couldn't fathom Xiao Jinshi's intentions, only sensing that something was gravely amiss.

"Why are you locking the door?"

Xiao Jinshi walked over to Song Yuqing, his fingers tangling in Song Yuqing's hair as he leaned down, pressing his lips to Song Yuqing's neck. "Brother, don't you know what I want?"

"You abandoned me for Pei Huai, for Qi Zhengqing."

Each word was uttered slowly, accompanied by a smile that was more chilling than any frown.

Song Yuqing's voice was cold. "Is that why you conspired with Su Quan?"

Xiao Jinshi: "Isn't that enough?"

He didn't want to be abandoned, didn't want—didn't want to be left alone.

Xiao Jinshi seized Song Yuqing's chin and kissed him, silencing any protest.

Only this could confirm Song Yuqing's presence.

Song Yuqing struggled, raising a hand to strike Xiao Jinshi, but Xiao Jinshi caught his wrist with one hand.

"Brother—let me properly serve you this time."

"You—"

Before the beta could utter another word, his soft, red tongue was kissed into numbness.

Song Yuqing was consumed by both anger and shame. A faint flush at the corners of his eyes made him appear even more captivating and alluring.

Song Yuqing glanced towards the face visible through the window in the door. Beneath the mask, the face seemed to smile, but the eyes were intensely focused.

So beautiful.

How could he remain so beautiful even when kissed and forced by another alpha? On the verge of melting into a puddle, yet still meeting others with a cold stare.

How does it feel to be bitten by your own dog?

That gaze seemed to question Song Yuqing, or perhaps it simply yearned to see Song Yuqing's cool, composed facade shattered by another alpha.

To witness, as a bystander, Song Yuqing being humiliated and violated right before his eyes.

Song Yuqing's expression was icy. Was this the punishment Su Quan had devised for him?

"Xiao Jinshi, are you certain you want to do this to me?" Song Yuqing finally broke free from Xiao Jinshi's grasp.

Xiao Jinshi didn't answer. Instead, he seized Song Yuqing's waist, pulling him firmly into his embrace with an almost obsessive desperation.

He kissed him again, from his swollen lips to his pale chin, down to his collarbone.

He bit through Song Yuqing's buttons.

His tall frame blocked Su Quan's view from outside.

"Mmm..."

A faint sound escaped the youth's kiss-reddened lips, only to be stifled as he bit his lip and swallowed it down.

"Beast."

It was unclear whether the curse was directed at Xiao Jinshi or at Su Quan, who stood watching at the door.

Xiao Jinshi's eyes reddened, burning with obsession and madness. "I'm not. If I'm a beast, then Qi Zhengqing is even more of a beast, and Pei Huai is the king of all beasts."

Pei Huai, who had just been mentioned, was also being held captive here. Su Quan stepped aside, clearing a space.

"Didn't you say Song Yuqing was your wife?"

"Now your wife is being assaulted—"

Pei Huai had never imagined that Su Quan, that vile wretch, could humiliate Song Yuqing in such a way. The scene before him made his eyes burn with fury.

He broke free from the alpha restraining him and began violently kicking the door.

The pounding on the door snapped Song Yuqing's attention back, forcing him to confront the fact that Pei Huai was watching from outside.

Yet Xiao Jinshi seemed utterly deranged. Even though he heard the noise, even though he knew someone was watching through the glass, he still denied Song Yuqing any shred of dignity.

"You can't even handle it when I just kiss you here?"

"What about them? Where have they touched you?"

The moment Xiao Jinshi finished speaking, Song Yuqing slapped him. "Xiao Jinshi."

Instead of bringing Xiao Jinshi back to his senses, the slap shattered his tenuous grip on sanity.

Xiao Jinshi tore Song Yuqing's clothes. What had once been skin against skin, separated by a layer of fabric, was now laid bare.

Not even the last shred of clothing remained.

Xiao Jinshi seized Song Yuqing's wrist again and carried him to the bed. "You hit me because of Pei Huai again?"

"You truly do care more about Pei Huai."

"Brother, we should have a child..."

Xiao Jinshi rambled on, "If we have a child, you'll never forget that I'm also your alpha."

Song Yuqing should belong to him.

Song Yuqing lay on his back, thinking only that Xiao Jinshi had truly...

lost his mind.

Involuntary tears slid from the corners of his eyes, dampening his lashes and casting a cold, shimmering light.

Xiao Jinshi's head throbbed as if it were about to split open. In his mind, he saw Song Yuqing leaving him for Qi Zhengqing, then kissing Pei Huai in prison, then dying right before his eyes.

Finally, these images shattered into pieces.

Song Yuqing's voice sounded so close, yet so distant.

So blurred, so unreal—but he was right beside Song Yuqing.

Seeing Xiao Jinshi in pain, his gaze unfocused and scattered like a cornered beast driven mad, completely devoid of reason.

Even Song Yuqing, as oblivious as he was, noticed something was wrong with Xiao Jinshi.

His rationality had been consumed and destroyed, leaving only the most primal desires and madness.

"Xiao Jinshi."

Xiao Jinshi brushed his thumb over Song Yuqing's tear-stained eye corner, his voice low and strained. "Brother, why are you crying? Don't cry."

He pressed Song Yuqing's hand against his own chest, right over his heart, which ached fiercely because of Song Yuqing's tears.

There, tattooed with Song Yuqing's name, his heartbeat echoed in rhythm, a mutual confirmation between them.

Song Yuqing still remembered how Xiao Jinshi had joked with him:

—When you see this tattoo, you'll know I'm your little dog.

Xiao Jinshi was still the same Xiao Jinshi.

Even when he should have become a mindless monster, he still restrained himself.

"Brother, tell me—"

"You want me."

The commotion inside showed no sign of stopping. Pei Huai was pressed against the window, forced to watch as Song Yuqing's slender, pale fingers gripped Xiao Jinshi's shoulders.

Song Yuqing didn't even have the strength to curse. Xiao Jinshi murmured incessantly in his ear.

Every soft sound that escaped Song Yuqing's lips was like a spark, instantly igniting Pei Huai's fury. But he was powerless, forced to watch in agony as Song Yuqing was violated by that beast Xiao Jinshi.

Without his spiritual power, he was nothing. He couldn't protect Song Yuqing.

Meeting Song Yuqing's gaze, Su Quan smirked. "Tell me, is Xiao Jinshi taking good care of your Qingqing? You know him best—you should know, right?"

Su Quan made no effort to hide from Song Yuqing. In fact, he seemed intent on making sure Song Yuqing saw everything.

Just as Su Quan anticipated seeing more humiliation and breakdown from Song Yuqing—

Song Yuqing cast a cold glance at Su Quan outside the window, then rested his hand on Xiao Jinshi's neck. For a moment, Xiao Jinshi stiffened.

With that motion, Song Yuqing planted a kiss on Xiao Jinshi's lips.

"Brother..."

He allowed Xiao Jinshi to kiss him deeply.

Su Quan, who had been calmly watching from a position of advantage as Song Yuqing was ravaged and abused, instantly lost all composure. He let out a cold laugh. "Hah."

He had sent Song Yuqing's lover in to amuse him.

How was this any punishment for Song Yuqing?

The young man's long lashes were wet with physiological tears. His cold, lowered eyelids hid most of the emotion in his eyes, only occasionally trembling under unbearable impact, letting out faint, subtle sounds.

Even while being watched, Song Yuqing remained composed. He was still beautiful and aloof, even in such a situation, giving the impression of a devout believer desecrating a god.

He remained high and mighty, even making people fall for the beauty of this desecration of divinity.

Instead, it made the one who had plotted against Song Yuqing seem vile and despicable, only capable of using underhanded methods.

It made him seem like a rat in the gutter. Song Yuqing's existence reminded him at every moment—you belong in the filthy sewer, not even worthy of gazing at the moonlight.

And moonlight, even briefly obscured by clouds, remains moonlight.

It will never belong to him.

Su Quan could no longer endure the excruciating sight before him. He turned and strode away hurriedly, his steps even slightly unsteady.

"Does it hurt, gege?" Xiao Jinshi touched Song Yuqing's cheek.

Song Yuqing turned his head aside. "No."

Xiao Jinshi only held Song Yuqing's waist, doing nothing more, not even pressing against him. The caresses left overlapping marks on that excessively slender, pale skin.

"Tell Pei Huai to come tonight."

Xiao Jinshi shook his head, as if slipping back into a muddled, obsessive state.

Song Yuqing frowned. "Are you still okay?"

Su Quan had given Xiao Jinshi a psychotropic drug that completely controlled his mind. Without any stimulation, Xiao Jinshi hovered on the brink of madness almost constantly.

Xiao Jinshi: "I... I have to go."

As soon as Xiao Jinshi left, the guard immediately went to lock the door. Before locking it, he peeked inside.

He caught a glimpse of the Beta's back inside, pulling up his shirt to cover the marks of passion scattered across his body like blooming red plum blossoms in the snow—a breathtakingly fragile sight.

The guard's Adam's apple bobbed. Truly... irresistibly alluring.

No wonder everyone wanted a taste of him; they felt willing to use any means to have him, to earn just one glance from him—it would be enough for a lifetime.

Realizing his thoughts, the guard quickly locked the door. He couldn't let himself think like that anymore, or he'd become a traitor.

A traitor seduced by the enemy councilor's beauty.

The Author's Note:

Xiao Jinshi: Should I take a bite? I don't dare. Should I take a bite? My wife hasn't agreed, I don't dare. Should I take a bite? But my wife hasn't allowed me to.

Song Qingqing: ...This was a mental tug-of-war.