RALP Chapter 50

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You Haoyu regains his calm and straightens himself hearing that. He takes a step back.

“Sorry,” he moves his gaze away and casts it downwards to hide his reddened face, “I’m fine.”

“Anyway, to the hospital first,” says Du You.

“Alright,” a pause, then You Haoyu looks back up at Du You, “will you be coming?”

Du You does not answer and instead looks towards the wolf-man lying over there and walks over.

You Haoyu thought he was rejected and is slightly disappointed.

Du You walks next to the unconscious werebeast. His neck is still bleeding, but it’s almost stopped now. He probably won’t be waking up any time soon.

He takes off his coat and covers the ears on his head with it. Then, he slips his hand under his back and lifts him up.

“Let’s go,” Du You tells You Haoyu, “to the hospital.”

You Haoyu’s expression brightens a bit, and follows after him quickly.

Du You looks over to the window closest to the entrance when he walks out of the building.

More precisely, he’s looking at the hole there.

This building does not have glass installed for the windows yet, so there are only holes on the grey wall. There are footprints and a trampled leaf at the closest hole.

You Haoyu asks, “what’s wrong?”

“Nevermind; nothing,” Du You turns forward again.

Outside the site is the agent who is still waiting. He extends his hands to help seeing his employer carrying something outside.

“It’s alright.”

He can’t risk the werebeast being discovered by unrelated people.

Du You tells him, “that’s all for today. Good work.”

“Oh, right.”

Professionals would not question their employer’s decision. He excuses himself.

At the car, Du You has You Haoyu board first, then throws the werebeast in.

He’s still out for the count, no reaction at all to the rough treatment.

Then he enters the passenger’s seat and tells the driver, “to the hospital.”

The car moves through the darkness of the night.

Du You had taken a lot of detours for the day, but at least one thing is finally resolved.

Though, Xiao Tiantian is still at large.

Even if he’s got the werebeast sorted for now, but it would become a fool’s errand if another, and another member of the Top arrives.

He really cannot understand either, how these ‘members of the Top’ who are supposed to be lovers for Xiao Tiantian would be intentionally allowed to fight each other to the death like this.

[It is to experience the joy of being fought over]

The system suddenly speaks up.

Du You [You’re awake?]

[What do you mean ‘I’m awake,’ I was never asleep!] It sounds wronged [I was absent because I was looking up information on this werebeast]

Du You [Oh]

[Can’t you praise me sincerely for a change?]

[Good job]

Coming from Du You that’s about as good a praise as any. The system should have been used to it by now, but it still can’t help feeling slightly dejected.

Still, it reports its findings.

The white wolf is named Ryan. He is from ‘Take a Lover Home to Make Babies.’

Du You furrows his brows [This name…]

The system clears its throat [I understand, host. You must be confused how two males can ‘make babies,’ but you must believe in…]

[Is so short]

That’s the thing you notice?!

Though, compared to the titles of the work involving You Haoyu and Qin Ge, this really is short.

The story is also a complete hack-job.

Ryan, the werebeast, leader of the tribe, is beloved by his tribesmen, and the target of many females’ affections, though none of them can impress Ryan.

Until one day, Xiao Tiantian, the human, pops out of nowhere.

It was as if Cupid himself has shot Ryan with his arrows, and the moment he cast his eyes on this delicacy with black hair and black eyes, he howled while carrying Xiao Tiantian home immediately, wanting to make him his lover, to make a big cute baby with him.

——Definitely taking home the ‘easiest member of the Top to be seduced’ award.

As Ryan’s affection is skin-deep, he practically only fell in love with Xiao Tiantian for his black hair and eyes.

Du You [But the people here almost all have black hair and black eyes]

System […]

That’s true.

What might happen when Ryan becomes aware of this fact? Who knows.

A while later, the car stops at the hospital.

Du You leaves Ryan on the car and gets out with You Haoyu.

It’s the wee hours already. The place is practically deserted save for the ER section.

The moon is still shining outside, casting its light into the quiet interior.

“It’s the second time,” suddenly, You Haoyu speaks up, “that we came to the hospital together.”

Du You glances at him as he speaks.

Last year, around September, when You Haoyu was still a top-tier idol, he had a traffic accident involving sasaeng fans. Du You happened to see him thanks to him returning late at night from his overseas work, and so gives him a ride to the hospital.

It was after that that he learned of him being a member of the Top.

“I think I remember,” says Du You.

Though after that one remark, You Haoyu goes quiet.

Because he suddenly feels that this is not something worth recalling. Seriously, he was still one-sidedly accusing Du You of being homosexual inside and worried he was interested in him.

Now, though, he really wishes that he felt that way towards him.

You Haoyu is slightly frustrated as he steals a peek of Du You’s completely unfazed side profile.

That is most certainly not the case.

After consultation, the doctor said that they were merely contusions, and so he only needs to take a rest for a week.

“Hand this to the pharmacy.”

The doctor is old, and wearing reading glasses as well. He does not recognise You Haoyu, and hands over a list of prescriptions in fancy scribbles over.

“Three times a day, spray and then rub to disperse the medicine. Use it once as soon as you get it.”

The two of them collect the medicine at the first floor afterwards.

Du You hands the spray over, “use it after you’re home.”

You Haoyu seems like he wants to say something after receiving it.

Then, Du You gets a message from the driver.

[Apologies Mr. Du, I needed to use the bathroom real quick. If you’re done, you can sit in the car first. I didn’t lock]

Du You replies with an ‘ok’ gif.

They leave the hospital. A small breeze is blowing, making the leaves go ‘schwa schwa.’

Since he heard about Shen Chen’s incident today, everything happened all at once. Now, finally, it feels like one can take a breather.

The driver is not present in the car at the car park, though the lights are on.

Du You opens the door, “he’ll be here soon. Get on first.”

When Du You is about to return to the passenger’s seat, though, You Haoyu speaks up.

“Wait.”

He looks back to see the young man looking hesitant with reddened ear lobes.

Du You “?”

You Haoyu shifts awkwardly, not looking at him, “can you help me apply the medicine?”

“I see, it is inconvenient when your hands are like that.”

“Not, not exactly,” a bit flustered, then, he says, squeezing the words out, “I want you to do it for me.”

“Why?”

You Haoyu “…”

Frustrated, he lowers his head a bit.

The system can’t take it anymore [Argh host just help him do it, he’s gone to such lengths already!]

Though in principle it doesn’t really want to involve itself when it comes to the relationship between its host and other members of the Top, but even it can’t overlook the denseness of its host’s brain in this case.

Why, why, why, what’s with all the whys!

So Du You takes the spray, “then sit.”

You Haoyu looks surprised for a moment before obediently sitting down.

The car is not wide, and plus there’s a werebeast in there, so it’s become rather crowded with the two of them stuffing into the backseats.

But the car was tall, so You Haoyu could sit on the floor of the car then put his two legs on the asphalt outside.

He removes his coat with difficulty, and there is still a shirt inside. When he wants to remove it as well, Du You stops him.

“It’s cold, so just show me the wound like this.”

His contusions are on his shoulders. So a little pull from the collar downwards and the beautiful neck and collarbone are exposed. The place where his arm and torso connected is all bruised.

The resplendent moonlight outside and the warm yellow glow from the car inside makes the terrifying wound on the exposed shoulder somewhat aesthetically pleasing in an S&M sort of way.

“Here?”

Du You’s hand covers his shoulder.

His fingers are slightly cooler than his own shoulder, which makes You Haoyu feel a bit like using ice to cover the wound, and it actually helps soothe the pain a bit.

He can almost smell the snow-pine like scent from the person when he comes close.

He feels his throat parched, “yes.”

Du You removes the cap from the spray and shakes it, before spraying it onto the wound.

The irritating smell of medicine quickly overtakes the fragrant scent.

Du You looks at him, “the doctor said to rub it, but I cannot control my power well. Is your other hand recovered enough to do it yourself?”

“…” You Haoyu moves his head away, “no, can I ask you to?”

Du You looks at his own hand.

It should be fine, right? He has tested his strength once when he knocked Shen Chen unconscious before. As long as it is even lighter than that.

So he starts applying a force onto the shoulder, lightly.

“Sss——!” You Haoyu’s brows furrow inwards from the pain.

“Sorry,” when Du You retracts his hand though, You Haoyu says loudly, “I’m fine.”

Then, he puts his other hand, still slightly shaky, onto his, as if afraid he’s going to leave, “keep going.”

So Du You continues.

He has probably got it right this time. While You Haoyu still has his brows all knit, but he hasn’t made any screeches of pain anymore.

Du You doesn’t know anything about massages either, so he’s just rubbing it all over. When he feels it should be about done, he straightens himself.

“Done.”

You Haoyu puts his coat back on in silence. Though his fingers are continuing to tremble slightly. And he is all red like he has a fever.

Du You asks, “are you feeling hot?”

You Haoyu pauses hearing that.

“Do you want to get some fresh air outside?” Du You suggests, “the driver might take a while.”

“…” He’s speechless, then, he replies, “it’s not because I feel hot.”

He might never ever understand how he feels if this continues like that.

So, You Haoyu grabs Du You’s hand in his lightly, and raises his head. He looks at him with a determined expression, “I, actually…”

Before he could finish, it feels as if a feather has tickled him on the face. It’s itchy.

It’s Du You. He has lowered himself a bit, blocking the glowing moon behind him, casting a shadow on him.

His heartbeat quickens.

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TL’s notes: Confession, the second! Will it succeed this time? Stay tuned!