After Transmigrating as a Beta, I Got Messed Up with an Alpha (BL) - Chapter 14

Pei Yule was first shocked that the culprit had been found, and then equally shocked that the person had already transferred schools.

Wasn’t this moving a bit too fast?

As one of the people involved, he had absolutely no sense of reality about it. If Fei Yisa hadn’t told him, he would still be completely in the dark.

Seeing the bewildered expression on Pei Yule’s face, Fei Yisa arched an eyebrow. “You didn’t know? Huo Juan didn’t tell you?”

Pei Yule: “…No.”

This was the first time he had heard of it. He had actually suspected that the recent calm was just the eye of the storm. After all, the day before he was splashed, Huo Juan was absent and he had spent a leisurely day—he hadn’t expected someone to pull such a prank.

As it turned out, this was a genuine peace, because Huo Juan had already settled it.

Fei Yisa smiled and tapped Pei Yule’s forehead with a finger, teasing, “It seems you’re being pampered.”

Pei Yule: “…?”

Who is pampering whom?

Is he using the word “pamper” in the way I think he is?

What kind of fanfiction are you writing in your head, Young Man Fei?

Pei Yule’s expression turned complex. “…You’re overthinking it.”

He truly hadn’t expected Huo Juan to solve the matter without a word. But as for Huo Juan “pampering” him… regarding that point, he really had a bone to pick. Ever since that day, under the guise of making him “take responsibility,” Huo Juan had stubbornly continued to drag him to that empty classroom. Heaven only knows what he was supposed to be responsible for! When asked, the guy said nothing—like a closed gourd, he only said what he wanted to say, making communication nearly impossible.

Fortunately, probably because Pei Yule had protested once, the guy had actually restrained himself. The suffocating “octopus-style” bear hugs were gone, but he still insisted on holding him, no matter how much Pei Yule complained.

If he protested too hard, Huo Juan wouldn’t argue with him. He would simply use his pheromones to suppress him.

The pressure made him dizzy and his limbs weak, rendering resistance impossible. Only when the Alpha was satisfied and let him go would the pheromones retract, allowing him to move freely.

Pei Yule was truly angry about this.

He realized that being a Beta had its downsides. Despite being a setting with “nothing to do with pheromones,” he didn’t have any “pheromone immunity” skill! Conversely, he had no pheromones of his own to intimidate anyone. It was incredibly unfair.

But that was the “shitty” setting of this world; he had learned that the hard way.

“How am I overthinking? I’m using my eyes to see,” Fei Yisa said, rubbing his chin. “He used some method to make that young master of the Cheng family withdraw. He didn’t let you know, and he didn’t let the trouble reach you. If that isn’t pampering, what is?”

Jimu Industries was quite famous in City A. For their son to withdraw without a word while the other party remained blissfully unaware and carefree at school… Pei Yule didn’t know the details, but he could imagine what Huo Juan had done behind the scenes.

“…”

Pei Yule felt helpless. It was all his fault for mishandling things on his first day; now Fei Yisa still thought he liked Huo Juan and constantly tried to “ship” them.

Now that his relationship with Fei Yisa had improved, Pei Yule had thought about telling the truth, but it was always hard to bring up. Especially as they became better friends, he couldn’t help but think about why Fei Yisa became friends with him in the first place.

It started because he was “bold” enough to confess to Huo Juan. If Fei Yisa knew what he was actually thinking at the time, what would he think of him? This was truly a case of “lifting a stone only to drop it on one’s own foot.”

Since transmigrating, Pei Yule didn’t even dare to see the original owner’s family for fear of being exposed. Fei Yisa was his first real friend here. Though he had accepted the friendship out of necessity at first, he now considered him a best friend.

No one could resist Fei Yisa’s warmth.

He didn’t want to lose this friend.

Pei Yule took a deep breath. He opened his mouth to speak, but seeing Fei Yisa’s face, he hesitated and swallowed the urge to confess everything. He said weakly, “…It’s not like that.”

“If it’s not like that, then how is it? You and Huo Juan have been very close lately, always hanging out after class. Ever since the day you had a fever, your relationship seems to have skyrocketed.” Fei Yisa presented his evidence again, proving he was watching everything.

“…” That’s because my refusals are useless!

Heaven knows he had even tried to build up the courage to tell him “No” in front of the whole class.

But did Huo Juan listen?

The Alpha would just stare at him quietly for two seconds, and if he still insisted, the pheromones would come out.

He really hated top-tier Alpha pheromones now; they left a person with no choice but to be led away obediently.

Since it happened every single time, Pei Yule was suffering in silence.

Honestly, he was currently trying to grow a bigger pair of “guts,” waiting for a breaking point to have a final showdown with Huo Juan.

Yet, after hearing Fei Yisa’s words and knowing Huo Juan had silently handled the bully for him, the “balloon” of his anger seemed to deflate just a tiny bit. Pei Yule rubbed his nose, feeling this couldn’t go on. He still needed to tell Fei Yisa the truth. He wanted Fei Yisa to know he was genuinely troubled by Huo Juan, rather than having him give incorrect “assists” from the sidelines.

If he kept hearing Fei Yisa contradict him, he might actually start getting brainwashed by the idea.

If Fei Yisa got angry after learning the truth, then he would just have to shamelessly cling to him until he was forgiven.

If he didn’t want to lose the friend, honesty was vital.

Pei Yule took a deep breath and said, “A-Sa, listen to me. I actually… don’t like Huo Juan.”

The moment those words left his mouth, Pei Yule felt much lighter.

Indeed, it was better to just say it.

If a problem is kept hidden, it remains stagnant and unresolved.

Just like the issue between him and Huo Juan—he couldn’t let it continue. He had to escape this situation.

Seeing Fei Yisa’s expression freeze for a moment, Pei Yule pressed on: “That day was all a misunderstanding. The reason is a bit hard to talk about, but I don’t want you to keep misunderstanding, and I don’t want to keep lying to you.”

To his surprise, his confession was met with a very casual response from Fei Yisa: “I know.”

“?”

Seeing Pei Yule’s shocked face, Fei Yisa burst out laughing. “You thought you were hiding it so well? I can see your attitude toward Huo Juan. I figured it out pretty quickly. If someone truly liked another person, there’s no way they’d act like that.”

Pei Yule was speechless for a while before asking hoarsely, “Then why…” Why do you still act like a wingman every day?

Fei Yisa knew what he meant and said meaningfully, “Because it’s interesting!” In many ways, it had been an eye-opener for him.

Pei Yule didn’t understand. “What do you mean?”

Fei Yisa smiled and ruffled Pei Yule’s drooping curls. “I told you before, you’re the first person who can get that close to Huo Juan and come out unscathed.” That was the start of his interest, and later he found the interaction between the two very amusing. He had been wondering when Pei Yule would tell him the truth; he thought it would take longer, but Pei Yule was quite decisive in the end.

In other words, he hadn’t fooled Fei Yisa at all; he was being watched as a source of entertainment?

The image of the “upright and sunny” Fei Yisa began to crumble in his mind. Pei Yule’s gaze went blank. He turned away gloomily. “Hey!” Fei Yisa exclaimed, quickly grabbing him and circling around to look at him. “Are you mad?”

“…I just want to find a hole to crawl into,” Pei Yule said sulkily.

“Hahaha!” Fei Yisa actually laughed and pinched Pei Yule’s cheek. “Sorry, I was pretty conflicted when I first realized I was being lied to. Let’s call it even?”

Hearing that hearty laughter, Pei Yule’s heart stirred.

His stiff expression softened. He looked at Fei Yisa for a moment and apologized seriously, “I’m sorry for lying to you before.”

Fei Yisa said generously, “No big deal. I lied to you too.”

Pei Yule suddenly understood—Fei Yisa had said that probably to lessen his guilt. Grateful, he thought of something and said, “Since we both understand what’s going on, stop joking about me and Huo Juan. There’s nothing between us—”

“No, those are two different things.” Fei Yisa shook a finger at him. “Just because you don’t like him doesn’t mean my conclusion is wrong. I’ve always said that he pampers you.”

“…?”

“Do you know that your time is being completely monopolized by Huo Juan?” Seeing Pei Yule’s confusion, Fei Yisa sighed. “Just now, I had to hurry and ask you out for lunch before he would let you go. Man, it’s a good thing I’m an Omega. If it were anyone else, he probably wouldn’t have let you leave.”

Today Shen Pin had left early for family matters, so the moment the bell rang, Fei Yisa ran over and dragged Pei Yule away right in front of Huo Juan.

Pei Yule had black lines on his face. “I said, it’s not like that.”

Fei Yisa asked pointedly, “Then tell me, why does he keep monopolizing you?”

Good question—

I want to know too.

When lunch break ended and Pei Yule returned to the classroom, he looked at his desk-mate, utterly perplexed.

He knew for a fact it had nothing to do with the emotion of “love.” So why was Huo Juan so fixated on him? Even if he was just being a “hooligan,” how could hugging a Beta—who was a solid 1.8 meters tall and nothing like a soft, fragrant Omega—possibly be comfortable? He truly couldn’t understand that interest.

Huo Juan noticed his gaze and looked up to return it silently.

See? That calm expression, those eyes that showed no emotional fluctuation—everything indicated this person wasn’t doing this because he liked him.

Right, the guy had even said before that he didn’t care whether Pei Yule liked him or not.

Could it be that this person was using him as a shield? To block the admirers surrounding him?

But why pick a Beta?

Pei Yule couldn’t figure it out at all.

So, he decided to stop thinking and have a direct showdown with Huo Juan.

This time, he wouldn’t allow him to avoid the question. He had to know the answer. If he still wouldn’t talk and really pushed him too far, he would—actually have no idea what he’d do.

Unless he transferred schools, there was no way to avoid Huo Juan at No. 1 High.

But he didn’t want to transfer. Why should he?

When class ended, Huo Juan saw that Pei Yule didn’t bolt like he had the past few days. Instead, he waited until the room was empty, then stood up and slammed his hands onto the desk with a “smack,” looking down at Huo Juan. “I’ve thought about it for a long time, and I can’t find a reason.”

Huo Juan tilted his face slightly as Pei Yule said seriously, “I need to know the reason why you’re doing this.”

Huo Juan had known for a while that although this person seemed weak, he wasn’t actually the submissive type.

Even a rabbit will bite when cornered.

And the “curly-haired rabbit” in front of him was no exception.

The slight fear Pei Yule used to feel had vanished at some point. In fact, if he didn’t use pheromones to suppress him now, Pei Yule wouldn’t follow him obediently at all.

This made Huo Juan realize that the rabbit’s patience was reaching its limit.

Huo Juan paused and said to Pei Yule, “Loss of body regulatory function control.”

It was too concise; Pei Yule didn’t understand. He knew what a loss of regulatory control was—it was a type of pheromone disorder. Pheromone disorders could have severe consequences for Alphas and Omegas, and regulatory failure was one of them. But what did that have to do with his question?

Pei Yule frowned. “What do you mean?”

Huo Juan was silent for two seconds. He reached out and took Pei Yule’s hand.

Pei Yule didn’t expect him to start touching again and snapped, “Hey, you’re doing it—”

“Touching you makes me calm down.”

Huo Juan said calmly, “That is the reason.”

Great.

Pei Yule finally knew that he was indeed responsible for the mess he had caused.

How was he to know that a single hug would somehow turn him into Huo Juan’s medicine?!