DMPSA CH 31

Chapter 31: Su Qing’s Ending

Yue Qi was genuinely furious.

He was angry at Han Junzhou for meddling in his business, and equally angry at himself for being so easily provoked. But deep down, the one he was most angry at was Su Qing.

Just now, he had lost his composure, pointing at his old friend’s nose and yelling, slamming the table, and storming out in rage. It was an embarrassing outburst born from frustration.

But in his heart, Yue Qi knew very well why he had reacted this way, why he felt so unsettled and flustered.

From beginning to end, it was all because of him—Su Qing.

That infuriating man. Yue Qi wanted to storm over to the teahouse right this second, drag him out, and demand to know why he didn’t come to him personally about something so important.

Why did he push him away?
Why didn’t he trust him?

The more Yue Qi thought about it, the angrier and more frustrated he became. By the time he snapped out of his thoughts, he realized he was already back at his dormitory.

Forget it. Tomorrow, he would deal with that infuriating guy.

But as one day turned into the next, Yue Qi’s initial anger slowly turned into grievance. Was what he had done still not enough? Had he still not done well enough to make Su Qing want to hold on tightly and never let go?

Instead, when faced with problems, the solution Su Qing came up with was to find someone else to convince him to break things off.

Su Qing, you bastard. You don’t want to be with me anymore, huh?

With a heavy heart full of grievance, Yue Qi stubbornly and immaturely decided to “cut ties” with Su Qing, refusing to contact him for several days.

Su Qing, on the other hand, had been busy these past few days. Xiao Qiao caught a cold and stayed home to rest, unable to come to work. With one less staff member, Su Qing had to adjust both the business hours and his sleeping schedule. Stumbling through his days half-dazed and struggling to adapt, an entire week passed without him noticing that someone, puffed up with anger like a fugu fish^[1], was waiting for him to come and soothe things over.

By the time Su Qing realized, the situation had already taken an unexpected turn.

That day, Yue Qi was getting off work and passed by the emergency room. He noticed the place was chaotic, with a crowd of people gathered, some crying and others shouting angrily. From a gap in the crowd, Yue Qi caught sight of a man kneeling in front of a gurney covered with a white sheet, his face buried in his hands. His shaking shoulders revealed he was crying.

“He’s already dead—killed by you! What’s the point of crying now?” an elderly woman sobbed as she rushed toward the man, beating and kicking him in a fit of rage. Several people tried to hold her back, but she continued to wail, “Give me back my son’s life! Give me back my son!” Her grief overwhelmed her, and she collapsed beside the gurney. Several nurses hurried over to help her.

“What’s going on?” Yue Qi spotted a familiar doctor from the emergency department squeezing out of the crowd, his isolation gown stained with blood.

“Car accident,” Dr. Fang replied, letting out an exhausted sigh. “He was already without a pulse or breath when he was brought in. That man knelt there begging us to save him, but after more than two hours of resuscitation, his heartbeat still couldn’t be restored.”

“Is he the perpetrator?” Yue Qi asked. In most car accidents, the perpetrator would usually be frantic and overwhelmed—not grieving to this extent.

“Indirectly, yes. That’s the deceased’s Alpha,” Dr. Fang replied, taking off his gloves and jotting something down on the medical record. Glancing at the man, he lowered his voice and said, “Apparently, he and his mistress were driving out of a hotel when the legal spouse saw them. The spouse chased after them and didn’t notice an oncoming car, leading to the accident.” Dr. Fang gestured with his chin. “They have a child. The Omega was thrown by the impact, and the child witnessed the whole thing. He’s been standing there ever since, not crying or speaking, just dazed. I’m going to call in a psychologist for him.”

In a corner of the emergency room stood a little boy, about six or seven years old, his face and body still smeared with bloodstains. Yue Qi looked into the boy’s blank and vacant eyes and felt an ache deep in his chest.

Meanwhile, the old woman’s cries continued. “I told him! I told him you two weren’t compatible, but he wouldn’t listen. He said you loved him, that you’d treat him well. And now look what happened!”

Yue Qi froze, his gaze reluctantly shifting toward the old woman and the man. He saw a mother driven mad by grief and a husband consumed by guilt and regret.

“You’d only been married for a few years, and you’d already started fooling around outside. He turned a blind eye, and you really thought he was a fool? Your entire body reeks of someone else’s scent!” The mother’s hysteria turned into a flurry of blows against the unfaithful man who had caused her son’s death. “What promises did you make to him? What promises did you make to me?”

“I’m sorry, I’m sorry,” the man wept. “I didn’t know—I couldn’t control myself. I still love him, but my body… my body wanted something else… I couldn’t resist!” He broke down, clutching the lifeless body on the gurney as he wailed, “I don’t love her—I only love you! Please, wake up!”

“No… I swear, this time is truly the last time. It won’t happen again. Please, wake up…”

“What’s the point of saying all this? Tell me, how many times has it been already? How long has it been since you’ve come home?” the elderly woman shouted angrily. “You said he wasn’t compatible enough with you, so you went out looking for an Omega with higher compatibility. But what about him? He gave birth to your child; he was marked by you. How could he go out and find a higher compatibility Alpha? You tied him to you, and yet you refused to take responsibility for him. Now that he’s dead, are you satisfied? Are you happy?”

“Doctor! Doctor!” the elderly woman suddenly called out loudly, “I want my son’s mark removed. I don’t want him to carry the mark of the man who killed him, even in death…”

Yue Qi stood there in a daze, piecing together a clichéd yet tragic story from their accusations and the man’s remorse.

It was a story he had heard before.

It was the story of Su Qing’s parents.

An Alpha who couldn’t control their instincts abandoned the partner they once vowed to protect, chasing after an Omega with higher compatibility. The selfish Alpha satisfied their desires but ruined their innocent partner in the process.

In the story of the emergency room, the Omega father died, leaving behind a grieving mother and a traumatized child.

In Su Qing’s parents’ story, his Beta mother raised her child alone, sinking into lifelong depression because she had lost her husband’s love. Her bitterness and eccentricity even led her to resent the very son she had worked so hard to raise.

And in Su Qing’s story—what would the ending be?

Yue Qi recalled Han Junzhou’s warning:

“You might meet someone with higher compatibility in the future. When that happens, will Su Qing still hold the same attraction for you?”

“Think carefully about what might happen in the future. Don’t end up hurting others or yourself.”

“An Alpha’s instincts aren’t as simple as you think.”

Fear gripped Yue Qi.

What would he do if he really encountered someone with a high compatibility in the future? As an Alpha, it would be difficult to overcome the biological constraints. Would these instincts eventually turn him into an unfeeling and heartless scumbag?

(To Be Continued…)

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