The Males Were Reborn After The Female Ruler Was Scumbed [Quick Transmigration] - Chapter 27
“Dog?” Lu Qing didn’t react for a moment, “How could you be so careless? Remember to get a rabies…”
Seeing Chu Ran’s furious and extremely annoyed look, Lu Qing belatedly realized something was wrong, and his voice suddenly stopped, “…”
Oh, so it was a dog man (jerk/scoundrel). Then never mind.
Lu Qing patted Chu Ran’s shoulder earnestly, with profound meaning, “A boy out and about must protect himself.”
Chu Ran was a bit speechless, saying, “… you should worry about yourself first.”
“Before, seeing you unwilling, I thought you could hold out for at least ten days to half a month.”
Chu Ran looked at Lu Qing with a slight sense of disappointment, “I didn’t expect you to give in to Lan Xi so quickly.”
Lu Qing: “…”
I didn’t want to give in, but Lan Xi kept relentlessly pursuing and wouldn’t let up.
Chu Ran stirred the ice bowl with a spoon, suddenly remembering something, and cautioned, “Don’t say I didn’t warn you, that sub-male Zerg is not some kind-hearted soul. You really need to think carefully.”
Lu Qing immediately wilted, his expression listless, “I know…”
Having been partners for one life, who could understand the person next to him better than Lu Qing? That guy was a black-hearted lotus (a term for someone who appears pure but is actually malicious).
He looked incredibly good-tempered, humble, and magnanimous, but in reality, he was more petty and vindictive than anyone.
If he really got together with the other party and then did something to betray him… (see last life for details), wouldn’t he be hunted down to the ends of the earth?
Lu Qing felt a bit lucky now, thinking about it. Fortunately, he died before Lan Xi caught him, otherwise… Just thinking about Lan Xi’s methods for dealing with traitors made Lu Qing’s scalp tingle.
“You don’t understand…” Lu Qing let out a long sigh, “I can’t run away anymore.”
“Alright.” Chu Ran shrugged, “If you really accidentally offend him one day, remember to tell me.”
Lu Qing was slightly taken aback, “What? Can you save me?”
Was his Lu Qing also going to have someone protecting him now?
Chu Ran: “I don’t have that ability… but as fellow provincials, I can at least collect your body. I can even burn offerings for you during festivals.”
Lu Qing: “.”
How about you just delete me instead?
Lu Qing felt that continuing the conversation might give him a myocardial infarction. He pointed at the door, “See that door? You have three seconds. Get out.”
Chu Ran: “…”
“Lu Qing Gege (Elder Brother)…?”
Suddenly, a soft and sweet voice came from the doorway, sounding a little hurt and incredulous.
Lu Qing looked over and saw a certain black-haired, purple-eyed male Zerg child standing at the door, clutching a bouquet of flowers larger than himself, looking a little indescribably wronged.
Lu Qing: “…”
This wave was truly a friendly fire incident.
“Ahem, Xiao Jue, I wasn’t talking about you.” Lu Qing awkwardly rubbed his nose, “Why are you here? Where is your Cifu (male-father equivalent)?”
“Oh.” Chu Jue had originally thought Lu Qing didn’t want to talk to him, but realizing that wasn’t the case, his disappointment instantly vanished, “I came to see you.”
The Zerg child shuffled over, huffing and puffing with the large bouquet, “My Cifu ran into Lan Xi Gege outside. They are talking, so I came over first.”
Chu Jue moved to the bedside, stood on his tiptoes to place the flowers on the headboard, and then looked up at him, “Lu Qing Gege, are you feeling better?”
He could never forget the sight of the male Zerg covered in bl00d when he was carried onto the treatment pod. He was incredibly worried, but his Cifu wasn’t home, and he himself had been sick, so he couldn’t come to visit.
Now that he finally saw him, Chu Jue couldn’t help but sniffle as he thought about it. His eyes were red, and he felt like crying.
“I’m sorry, Lu Qing Gege, it’s all my fault for making you so seriously injured…”
“Hey, hey, hey, please don’t cry. I’m terrible at comforting Zerg children…” Lu Qing reached out and touched the Zerg child’s head, saying with a mix of emotion and helplessness, “It’s not your fault.”
Speaking of which, perhaps Chu Jue had innocently suffered this unwarranted disaster.
If Lu Qing hadn’t gone to work at the Quirky Delicacy Research Institute, perhaps he wouldn’t have met Lan Xi in this life.
He wouldn’t have met Lan Xi, who was being hunted, while delivering a meal, and he wouldn’t have brought him home;
Eilnis wouldn’t have arranged to meet General Wales at the shop to sign a protection agreement with him;
Chu Jue wouldn’t have come to the shop, fallen in love with the food there; he wouldn’t have ordered food there, and he wouldn’t have moved to C District.
Maybe he wouldn’t have been kidnapped either…
The rebirth of this little butterfly of his had changed too many things.
It seemed that from the moment Lu Qing stepped into the Quirky Delicacy Research Institute, the development of all things—whether it was Lu Qing, Lan Xi… or Chu Jue—had deviated from the established path.
Lu Qing going to save Chu Jue was certainly because he saw the shadow of his own child in Chu Jue, but also because he was afraid that his appearance had changed Chu Jue’s fate…
Lu Qing was engrossed in his hidden worries about future changes, completely missing that Chu Ran on the side had an expression like he’d been struck by lightning from the moment he saw the Zerg child.
“Alright.” Lu Qing snapped out of it, looked at the wilted little Zerg child, and sighed, “I really am fine now.”
Chu Jue shook his head sadly. He wasn’t fine.
He heard his Cifu say that Lu Qing Gege had been in the ICU for a long time.
Chu Jue knew how much pain being injured caused. When he got a shot, even a small prick needed his Cifu to blow on it to comfort him.
Lu Qing Gege bled so much; it must hurt ten thousand times more than him.
Chu Jue tried hard to hold back his golden beans (tears), but it seemed to have little effect. His tears were disobedient, falling pat-pat-pat.
Lu Qing was always helpless with children. Seeing this, he got a headache and reluctantly got out of bed to hug and comfort him—
Unexpectedly, Chu Jue started sweating in a panic and pushed him back, “Lu Qing Gege, your injury isn’t healed yet, you can’t, you can’t get down…”
“It’s alright, it’s not that serious.”
Although Lu Qing’s injury hadn’t fully recovered, it was about seventy to eighty percent healed, and getting out of bed was fine. He scooped up the little Zerg child and held him, “If you move around, you’ll poke my wound later.”
The Zerg child immediately behaved, “S-sorry, wuu QAQ…”
“I’ve really been fine for a while.” Lu Qing held the child in his arms and reached out to rub the child’s soft hair, “It’s you I’m worried about. Last time I heard Lan Xi… the Senator say, your disorder relapsed after you went back.”
Lu Qing looked at the child’s colorless face, somewhat worried, “How are you? Are you feeling better now?”
“I’m fine.” The Zerg child shook his head, “I took my medicine, and I’m better now.”
“That’s good.”
Lu Qing was very relieved. Out of the corner of his eye, he glanced at his compatriot and suddenly remembered telling Chu Ran that he would introduce Chu Jue to him if there was a chance. So he brought Chu Jue over, “Come, let me introduce you…”
“Eh… what’s wrong with you?” Just as Lu Qing turned around, before he could finish speaking, he saw that Chu Ran was inexplicably stunned, looking like he had seen a ghost, his pupils contracted into vertical slits.
“Lu Qing, who, who is he?” Chu Ran tilted his head at him blankly, but his gaze didn’t leave the Zerg child, his voice carrying an almost imperceptible tremor.
What was going on?
How did this little child… look so much like him?!
And those eyes… Damn it, how could they be the signature eye color of the Wales family?
“Oh, him? I was just about to introduce you. He’s the little Zerg child named Chu I told you about before, who has been very supportive of our shop’s business.” Lu Qing introduced, “Chu Jue.”
Then he said to the Zerg child, “This is Gege‘s friend.”
Lu Qing looked at Chu Ran’s dumbfounded expression, thinking it was because he had no experience interacting with Zerg children and didn’t know how to introduce himself. He enthusiastically told Chu Jue, “Well… you can just call him Uncle.”
Chu Jue felt something was a little odd, but he was only a five-year-old child and couldn’t pinpoint what was wrong. So, he obediently nodded, “Hello, Uncle.”
Chu Ran: “…………”
Lu Qing, listen to me, I really thank you.
Chu Ran temporarily didn’t want to deal with his idiotic compatriot. He looked at the Zerg child with a complicated expression, “… Shuang Yu Jue (Double Jade Pendants), is that right?”
“Mhm.” Chu Jue stared at him timidly. For some reason, he felt a very familiar and kind presence from this uncle, just like… his Xiongfu (Male-Father).
Wuu, he really wanted him to pat his head.
Chu Jue tilted his head up, unable to resist saying a few more words to him, “This is the name Xiongfu gave me. ‘Jue’… means precious and beautiful.”
Chu Ran’s expression was complicated. He couldn’t help but reach out and touch the Zerg child’s soft hair, “… He must love you very much.”
Chu Jue lowered his head a little shyly, the tips of his ears slightly red, and quietly agreed.
He knew it.
Even though he was just a male Zerg child, in his Xiongfu‘s heart, regardless of gender, he was his treasure.
“But Uncle, how did you know that?” While wanting to get closer, Chu Jue was also a little curious. Even Lu Qing Gege didn’t know.
Lu Qing also sensed something was off. He craned his neck, “Yeah, how did you know? Even I didn’t know that.”
“Do you know his Xiongfu? Oh yeah, his Xiongfu seems to be called Chu Lan…” Lu Qing thought of something, and his voice halted. The look-alike, the similar name…
Lu Qing’s eyes widened, “Ranran, could it be that you and Chu Lan are long-lost brothers?!”
Chu Ran: “…”
Where the hell did your thought process get derailed to this time?
That damn person is me.
Seeing the other party remain silent, Lu was even more convinced of his guess. He couldn’t help but wipe a non-existent tear from the corner of his eye, pulling their hands together and stacking them, “I never expected it, Ranran, you are actually his Dabai (Great-Uncle).”
What kind of fate was this, to allow this long-lost uncle and nephew to reunite today?
Chu Ran: “…………”
“You’re the Dabai.” The melancholy and sadness Chu Ran had managed to cultivate were ruined by Lu Qing. He rolled his eyes in annoyance, “Go away, go away. Why are you everywhere? Get to one side.”
Lu Qing: “?”
Are you kidding me? This is my sickbed.
Chu Ran felt the Zerg child’s soft hand and couldn’t help but twitch his fingers, his eyes complex.
How did you know my name?
… Of course he knew. He was the one who named him.
When they first got married, he was full of affection and joy. Even if the other party was as cold as ice, he could still sweetly plan for the future.
At that time, he had already picked out the name for their future child.
He wanted to tell Wales that whether it was a male Zerg child, a female Zerg child, or him… they were all his treasures, the people he was willing to protect for a lifetime.
Unfortunately, that military female Zerg… intensely disliked him, let alone being willing to conceive a child for him.
Ha, a hint of mockery flashed in Chu Ran’s eyes.
But what was going on now?
Chu Ran’s gaze paused. He thought of something: it was difficult for high-ranking female Zerg to conceive offspring… it must be because of this.
But the Wales family had always respected strength, and that scoundrel Wales didn’t like male Zerg children at all. Chu Jue must have suffered so much bullying there to grow up this much with difficulty.
Chu Ran looked at this fragile male Zerg child with big, watery purple eyes, his emotions turbulent. He couldn’t resist reaching out and stroking his head.
“Chu Jue, do you want to come with me?”
Chu Jue was stunned. Before he could speak, he heard the sound of a doorknob turning at the entrance.
Chu Ran looked towards the sound. A tall female Zerg stood at the door. On his shoulder, the white Snow Mountain Rose emblem shone brightly.
Chu Ran’s gaze instantly turned ice-cold.
… Houston Wales.
Author’s Note:
Lu Qing: Xiao Jue, call him Great-Uncle
Chu Ran: I am your Dad