The Crybaby Alpha is Actually Really Cool - Chapter 16
“Holy cow, what is this thing?”
An oval-shaped object flew out from a hidden spot, hit someone, exploded, and emitted white powder.
Any skin that came into contact with the powder turned red and itchy, causing an uncontrollable urge to scratch.
At the same time, ammunition containing all sorts of bizarre medicated powders flew in from various directions, and new recruits kept getting hit.
Evidently, this evening party was not a simple gathering; it was more like a prank played by the veterans on the new recruits.
However, the new recruits were only caught off guard at the very beginning. Soon, they organized an effective counter-attack, ganging up to snatch the veterans’ tools of mischief and fight back.
All four roommates eagerly rushed to grab the tools. Cheng Shu and he were also separated by the crowd, and Cheng Shu also seemed interested in this stuff, so Ruan Qingyao ran toward the less crowded area with a long face.
It was terrifying! Just now, someone scratched their face until it bled. What was so fun about such a crude and barbaric activity?
Ruan Qingyao complained in his heart while looking for a hidden place. He accidentally spotted a nice patch of shrubs and flowers, which even had a small stone stool to sit on.
Wiping the stone stool clean and placing a soft cushion on it, Ruan Qingyao sat there, wrapping his arms around his knees, his chin resting on them, looking unhappy, with his mouth pouting high.
If he were at home, his parents and brothers would surely try to find ways to cheer him up when they saw him. He missed home so much.
While Ruan Qingyao was immersed in solitary sadness here, Cheng Shu was anxiously searching for him on the other side.
He disappeared in an instant. Cheng Shu knew how bad those veterans were and didn’t dare to leave Ruan Qingyao alone.
“Oh, which little beauty is here feeling sad?”
Ruan Qingyao was huddled up and shrunk into a ball. Coupled with the dim lighting, only a stunningly beautiful little face was visible, giving an overall impression of daintiness.
Li Ying had his ammunition and gun snatched by a few new recruits, and he also needed to pee. Stifling a stomach full of anger, he came here to relieve himself. He thought it was adding insult to injury, but who knew it turned out to be a pleasant surprise.
He rubbed his hands and skillfully delivered a pick-up line.
Ruan Qingyao looked up and saw Li Ying’s lecherous, repulsive appearance. A feeling of displeasure surged in his heart, and the lonely, homesick emotion faded slightly.
“I don’t want to talk to you. Please leave.” Ruan Qingyao clearly refused.
“Don’t be like that,” over the years, only the thickness of Li Ying’s skin had grown daily. “Little beauty is so lonely, Big Brother’s arms are great to lean on, you know. I won’t allow any beauty to shed tears in front of me.”
Ruan Qingyao shuddered from the slickness, feeling goosebumps rise on his arms. He stood up abruptly, “If you don’t go, I will.”
Unknowingly, Ruan Qingyao had grown a little taller. Standing up, he was actually half a head taller than Li Ying, also because Li Ying himself was fat and short.
Li Ying looked up in shock, his lips trembling, unable to utter a word. How could such a delicate beauty be so tall?
Ruan Qingyao clearly saw his surprise and felt even more unhappy. He snorted coldly, about to leave, when Li Ying quickly reached out to grab Ruan Qingyao’s arm.
“Being tall doesn’t matter. There’s a saying: ‘Don’t judge Big Brother by his height, he can suckle while he’s at it.'”
Ruan Qingyao quickly dodged, his small face flushed with anger, “Crude and vulgar!”
“Hehehe, what’s so noble about an Alpha?” Li Ying took pride in being unashamed. “Follow Big Brother, and I guarantee you’ll be blooming with happiness.”
Li Ying reached out again to touch Ruan Qingyao’s waist. Ruan Qingyao was shaking with rage. He didn’t dodge this time but instead directly grabbed the extended arm and crushed it with a ‘crack’.
Li Ying’s howl was quite loud, but the park was too lively, so it didn’t cause a ripple.
Only Song Ling, who was thinking about Ruan Qingyao, heard it while passing by and came over to check.
Every year, the instructors and teachers for the new recruits were openly recruited in the Military Tower six months in advance. Song Ling had no interest in this at the time, and by the time he learned that Ruan Qingyao would be one of the new recruits, it was too late to regret. Moreover, he had only returned to the Military Tower two days ago after finishing that inexplicable mission, barely making it in time to sign up for the evening party.
Song Ling had no interest in playing tricks on new recruits. The moment he thought of Ruan Qingyao’s soft-tempered nature, he became worried and anxious, afraid that others would bully him. As soon as he entered the park, he frantically looked for him, wanting to shelter him under his wings.
Song Ling had clearly locked onto Ruan Qingyao’s location before the event started, but he unexpectedly disappeared the moment the game began. He didn’t even blink!
“Stop!”
When Song Ling saw Li Ying bullying Ruan Qingyao, he was so angry his eyes were about to burst. He rushed over and drop-kicked Li Ying away.
Li Ying, whose wrist bone was crushed and whose rib was now broken from the kick, bitterly coughed up several mouthfuls of bl00d.
The person who kicked him away was anxiously asking the person who had crushed his bone: “Qingyao, are you okay?”
His tone was full of concern.
Li Ying wanted to hold up his arm and show him who was actually hurt!
Ruan Qingyao was stunned for a moment, not expecting to meet Song Ling here. He shook his head, a hint of tears flickering in the corner of his eyes: “I’m fine, thank you, Brother Song.”
This appearance, in Song Ling’s eyes, was just feigned bravery to avoid causing him trouble. Song Ling felt even more heartache and turned to kick Li Ying again: “Qingyao, you don’t have to be afraid. I’ll teach him a lesson for you. I’m doing pretty well in the Military Tower.”
He slightly turned his body to show Ruan Qingyao his epaulet, like a peacock displaying its tail feathers.
“Thank you, Brother Song. Having you here makes me feel very safe. But I’m really okay. You came before he could do anything,” Ruan Qingyao said.
Song Ling ‘hmmed’ and said, “It’s good that you’re okay.”
The two stood in awkward silence. Ruan Qingyao genuinely didn’t have much in common with Song Ling, while Song Ling was full of longing and affection that he dared not show.
“By the way, I remember you can’t contact the outside during the new recruit period. Qingyao, do you want to contact Uncle Ruan and Aunt Ruan? You can use my comm-device.”
Song Ling racked his brain for a topic and came up with this. Moreover, the new recruit period was so long; as long as Ruan Qingyao wanted to contact his family, he would always have a reason to contact him.
Ruan Qingyao’s eyes lit up, “Really? Will it cause trouble for Brother Song?”
“Of course not. I have three opportunities a month to contact the outside. I usually wasted them before.” Song Ling sighed inwardly. Qingyao has such a good heart, always putting others first.
This reassured Ruan Qingyao, and he showed a sweet, very genuine smile, “Thank you, Brother Song.”
Song Ling smiled calmly: “Don’t mention it, it’s a small matter.”
Li Ying, who witnessed the whole thing, cursed in his heart. Damn it, why pretend? You only have one chance a month, and it’s often deducted.
Song Ling considerately took off his comm-device, switched it to the call page, and handed it to Ruan Qingyao: “Qingyao, you talk to your family first. I’ll go deal with this hooligan.”
He pointed at Li Ying.
Ruan Qingyao’s eyes were smiling, “Mhm mhm.”
At the Ruan family home, Mother Ruan was wearing a face mask and chatting about her youngest son with Father Ruan.
“I wonder how Yaoyao is doing. It’s been over half a month without a word. How can my precious Yaoyao endure the hardships of the Military Tower…”
As she spoke, Mother Ruan shed tears sadly. Father Ruan quickly comforted her. Crying, Mother Ruan started blaming Father Ruan: “It’s all your fault for being useless, that Yaoyao has to go to such a place to suffer…”
Father Ruan skillfully replied: “It’s my fault for being useless, all my fault, all my fault.”
While speaking, he stroked Mother Ruan’s body and kissed her eye corner…
Mother Ruan pushed him away but couldn’t help but lean in…
“Ring—”
The comm-device’s notification sound rang, startling Father Ruan and Mother Ruan.
Mother Ruan pushed Father Ruan away, “Hurry up and answer it.”
Father Ruan hugged her, unwilling to move, “It’s nobody important.”
He had set a special notification tone for important people.
Mother Ruan pouted: “Hurry up!”
Only then did Father Ruan unhappily dress himself and accept the video request.
Ruan Qingyao’s virtual image popped up on the comm-device. Mother Ruan shoved Father Ruan aside and snatched the device into her own hands, “Precious Yaoyao, Mommy misses you so much~”
Ruan Qingyao’s eyes were teary: “Mommy, Yaoyao misses you too.”
The mother and son hugged and cried, both equally graceful, messy, fragile, yet beautiful.
After they finished crying, Father Ruan dared to poke his head out.
Seeing Father Ruan, Ruan Qingyao pouted, looking incredibly wronged and pitiful: “Daddy, don’t you love Yaoyao anymore? It took one minute, forty-two seconds, and zero eight milliseconds to answer!”
Mother Ruan also remembered this, fiercely twisting Father Ruan’s waist, “Apologize to Yaoyao right now!”
Father Ruan didn’t need Mother Ruan to tell him. Hearing this, his heart clenched: “It’s all Daddy’s fault, Daddy didn’t realize it was Yaoyao calling…”
“Wuwuwu,” the tears Ruan Qingyao had just stopped started falling again, “Daddy and Yaoyao have no chemistry at all, no telepathy. Daddy doesn’t miss Yaoyao at all, wuwuwu…”
Father Ruan wanted to speak, but Mother Ruan pushed him away again, “Yaoyao, don’t cry. We don’t want this smelly Daddy. Mommy missed Yaoyao so much, I even got a cold sore on the corner of my mouth from thinking about you.”
“Mommy is the best! I knew Mommy loves Yaoyao the most.” Ruan Qingyao sniffled, “Yaoyao’s skin isn’t looking good from missing Mommy. I dream of Mommy all the time.”
“My good boy, you must pay attention to your skincare then. Skin is our second face…” The mother and son went on and on about other things.
Father Ruan, who was rejected, felt wronged. He thought, The cold sore on her mouth was clearly from insisting on eating spicy food. That’s not fair.
Yaoyao, too. He never wants to hear Daddy’s truth and only believes Mommy’s nonsense.
Time with family is always joyful. Before they knew it, they had chatted until half-past ten. The game was over, and the park was clearing people out. Ruan Qingyao had to go back to wash up and prepare for bed.
“Goodbye, Daddy and Mommy,” Ruan Qingyao, who had been happy for a while, pouted again, his beautiful peach-blossom eyes filling with tears, “Yaoyao will find time to chat with you again, okay? Daddy…”
Father Ruan quickly answered: “Daddy will definitely answer Yaoyao’s video call the very first second! Daddy promises!”
Ruan Qingyao chuckled and made a heart gesture, “Love you, Daddy, oh.”
“Of course, I still love Mommy the most! Muah~”
Seeing Ruan Qingyao end the communication, Song Ling walked over and retrieved his comm-device: “It’s a pity your comm-device can’t add friends right now. If you want to contact Uncle Ruan and Aunt Ruan, just mention it to the guard at Dormitory 28, and I’ll come to find you.”
Ruan Qingyao thanked Song Ling again and even found a gift-boxed set of handmade cookies from his box as a token of gratitude.
Cheng Shu was initially looking for Ruan Qingyao, but Nie Wan deliberately caused trouble, calling many people to surround and capture him, including a former comrade of his.
To avoid revealing his identity, Cheng Shu could only struggle to evade. Just when he finally got rid of Nie Wan, he was targeted by several veterans’ concentrated attacks, leaving him covered in smoke and grime.
He also had the bad luck to run in the opposite direction of Ruan Qingyao, almost circling the entire park, and only found Ruan Qingyao at the very last moment.
From Cheng Shu’s perspective, this is what he saw: Ruan Qingyao’s eyes were red from crying, tear stains streaked his face, and he was sadly taking something out of his box to give to the Alpha opposite him, who looked like trouble.
So, the Alpha was robbing him!
So, Ruan Qingyao was being bullied!
The moment this thought occurred, Cheng Shu’s mind couldn’t hold anything else. He charged right over, shielding Ruan Qingyao behind him, and questioned: “What are you doing?!”