After the Breakup, He Washed Away the Memories Chapter 43

Chapter 43

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With all his strength, Rong Qiu kicked the table, and the marble coffee table moved back nearly fifty centimeters. The items on the table, tissues, remote control, ashtray, scattered in a mess due to Rong Qiu’s actions. The loud noise naturally caught Qin Muye’s attention.

Seeing the heavy curtains on the terrace being kicked up, Rong Qiu noticed that side and secretly signaled Qin Muye.

【Don’t come out!】

Kicking the table was just a cover.

His actions were meant to conceal the phone behind him.

The phone that was almost exposed was now tucked under the pillow due to his kicking motion. Ensuring the phone wouldn’t be discovered, Rong Qiu, with a face tinged with a red hue, looked back at the A-rank alpha in front of him with an extremely cold gaze, as if it could freeze.

Rong Qiu could clearly see the desire in Chu Ming’s eyes.

Desire, something men were not unfamiliar with.

Even though Rong Qiu hadn’t had any bed partners for the past five years, he could still clearly identify Chu Ming’s current state.

Chu Ming drugged him and attempted to violate him.

This behavior was abnormal and showed a perverse mindset.

And the more twisted actions were yet to come.

Chu Ming, right in front of him, took out his phone and began recording horizontally.

Rong Qiu finally understood the covert filming posture that Zhao Nanchen mentioned.

It was indeed nauseating.

Like a venomous creature crawling out of a sewer, every subtle movement sent chills down one’s spine, making them shudder.

“Brother Little Qiu, how can such a good beta like you be with someone else?”

Chu Ming focused on his phone as if drugged.

His eyes were intoxicated, and his words were praise.

But it all disgusted Rong Qiu immensely.

Quietly mobilizing his strength, Rong Qiu found it futile. He gave up. Watching Chu Ming still recording with his phone, the smile on Rong Qiu’s face had long disappeared. If he weren’t currently facing Chu Ming’s wickedness, he could have easily dealt with ten alphas like him. However, now his body was weak, and he hadn’t managed to record what he wanted. He could only comfort Qin Muye with his eyes on the terrace while continuing to feign submission to Chu Ming.

“Since when did you start installing cameras, and drugging me? Don’t I treat you well?”

“Brother Little Qiu treats me very well.”

“Then why do you repay kindness with enmity?”

“But Brother Little Qiu is not only good to me. Clearly, Brother Little Qiu himself said that he hasn’t had anyone by his side in the Thirteenth Military District for these five years. Why, as soon as I come, Brother Little Qiu has an extra alpha. What’s good about that fool Zhao Nanchen? He’s just a security guard in a research institute!”

Rong Qiu didn’t want to hear Chu Ming’s derogatory remarks.

If you want to criticize, just criticize, don’t engage in professional discrimination.

“But that’s not a reason for you to do this. What you’re doing now has crossed the red line of the law.”

“What reason does a villain need for their actions? Since the image I have in Brother Little Qiu’s heart is already ruined, there’s no need for pretense. Brother Little Qiu has discovered the camera on the second floor, right? Yes, that was set up by me. Because Brother Little Qiu lied to me again. Apart from Zhao Nanchen, there’s another beta in Brother Little Qiu’s house!”

If Chu Ming could tolerate Zhao Nanchen’s presence, Rong Qin’s appearance was the spark that ignited Chu Ming’s explosive temper.

“Brother Little Qiu never allows anyone to go to your second floor. But that beta shamelessly moved into the room closest to Brother Little Qiu, and he is so intimate with Brother Little Qiu, hugging his shoulders, wearing Brother Little Qiu’s pajamas. Why does he have the right?”

Rong Qiu felt that Chu Ming was being unreasonable. “Because he is my brother!”

“But he’s not Brother Little Qiu’s real brother.”

Chu Ming finished recording, looking down at his phone, seemingly satisfied.

“Letting someone without blood ties be so close to Brother Little Qiu, you’re not vigilant enough, and I’m just doing this to protect Brother Little Qiu.”

After saying so much, Rong Qiu knew that Chu Ming had gone insane. 

But he was powerless, and all he could do was listen silently.

Listen to Chu Ming describe his creepy actions, listen to Chu Ming saying he had liked him for a long time.

“Back in school, when I confessed to Brother Little Qiu, he used having someone he liked as an excuse to dismiss me. I was genuinely happy when I heard that the person Brother Little Qiu liked had died.”

Qin Muye, behind the curtain, felt a pang in his chest. Listening to Chu Ming, he surprisingly felt uncomfortable. Even if he wasn’t the one Rong Qiu liked after, he still felt uneasy.

Rong Qiu felt even more uncomfortable.

Only Chu Ming was still immersed in his own delusions.

“Brother Little Qiu’s lover is already dead. From now on, Brother Little Qiu will belong only to me.”

“Disgusting.”

“What?” Chu Ming was suddenly interrupted by Rong Qiu. The young alpha was momentarily stunned.

“I said you’re disgusting.”

“Am I disgusting?”

Chu Ming laughed, but it was no longer a warm, sunny smile. The corners of the alpha’s mouth were controlled like a puppet, rigidly forming a distorted, obsessive smile.

“But now, Brother Little Qiu has fallen into the hands of someone as disgusting as me, hasn’t he?”

“If you hadn’t drugged me, I wouldn’t be in this passive situation. Where did you get the drug? Is it a prohibited substance forbidden by the military district?”

Rong Qiu asked a series of questions, but Chu Ming didn’t answer. The alpha crouched down, approaching Rong Qiu. Despite having a gentle and loyal face, Chu Ming didn’t speak like a sane person.

“Don’t worry about these things, Brother Little Qiu.”

Chu Ming’s hand reached over Rong Qiu’s cheek. Rong Qiu frowned and dodged, leaving Chu Ming’s hand swiping through empty air.

Rong Qiu glared at him. If looks could kill, Chu Ming would have been sliced into pieces.

“How can you be so reckless? Aren’t you afraid of being discovered by others? This is my home. Once something happens to me, you can’t escape the consequences. If you dare to harm me today, I’ll make sure you won’t leave in one piece!”

Chu Ming didn’t mind.

He withdrew his hand, and his face became repulsive. “We’re a couple. How can others interfere in the matters between couples? Even an honest official finds it hard to settle domestic disputes. Who can Brother Little Qiu find to talk to?”

Being forced into a fake relationship with this twisted alpha, Rong Qiu felt nauseated and wanted to vomit. He had already figured out that Chu Ming wanted to threaten him, and he even used drugs on him.

Rong Qiu shrugged uncomfortably. In addition to feeling weak, his body was now hot and dry, as if being roasted by an unnamed fire.

It seemed it wasn’t just a knockout drug.

Now, watching Chu Ming approaching him relentlessly, Rong Qiu felt uneasy. Turning his head,  he avoided Chu Ming’s probing hand again.

The first time was tolerated, but Chu Ming became impatient when Rong Qiu dodged him again. The alpha’s hand pinched Rong Qiu’s slender jaw bone, the force so strong that Rong Qiu couldn’t breathe.

“Stop resisting, Brother Little Qiu. Did you think that Commander Qin would still be here at this time? The day he found my camera was an accident, proving that Brother Little Qiu treats others well but remains wary of me. Even someone you’ve only seen a few times like Commander Qin, Brother Little Qiu allowed him to go upstairs. So, in Brother Little Qiu’s heart, am I forever inferior to other alphas? No, not even as good as that beta, Rong Qin.”

Because he needed to suppress certain desires, Rong Qiu bit his lower lip tightly. He listened to Chu Ming say so much, but the only sentence he absorbed was the first one.

—”Did Brother Little Qiu think that Commander Qin would still be here at this time?”

Rong Qiu’s eyes were moist, but he maintained a clear gaze. Looking at Chu Ming, who had fallen into madness, he uttered three simple words.

“Qin Muye.”

“What’s wrong, Brother Little Qiu? Thinking about Commander Qin at this time? But he’s not here…”

Before Chu Ming could finish his sentence, he was kicked away by a tremendous force from an unknown direction.

The man knocked down Rong Qiu’s TV, leaving a visible crack, and the nearby porcelain vase shattered.

Chu Ming was clearly dazed by the kick and took a while to regain his composure.

An S-rank alpha possesses immense strength, coupled with their robust S-rank pheromones. Especially in the rage of an alpha, Chu Ming must have suffered internal injuries from the powerful kick.

Rong Qiu was also thrown off balance with the kick, and with only one elbow supporting his body, his balance plummeted. It looked like he was about to fall forward.

At the critical moment, it was Qin Muye who supported him.

Perhaps it was because of Qin Muye’s imposing aura, and the arm that embraced his shoulders was strong. The scent of sandalwood cologne was particularly reassuring. Rong Qiu thought hazily that if Qin Muye hadn’t held onto him, he might have fallen to the ground by now.

Looking at the shattered fragments of the vase on the floor, Rong Qiu’s face was already beginning to ache.

Qin Muye, with a cold expression, supported Rong Qiu.

This was the first time since his differentiation that he deliberately used pheromones to suppress an alpha. Qin Muye couldn’t find the right balance and only realized when he heard Rong Qiu lightly hum in discomfort in his arms. He eased his own pheromones, and Rong Qiu stopped humming.

Qin Muye’s tense eyebrows finally relaxed a bit.

Chu Ming, who saw Qin Muye hugging Rong Qiu, turned jealous with red eyes. He dared to use drugs on Rong Qiu today, with the intention of breaking the jar, but when he saw Qin Muye coming out from the terrace, he understood everything.

Chu Ming, always feeling inferior, was now consumed by jealousy. “It’s great. Brother Little Qiu actually hooked up with the famous Commander Qin. You’ve planned to wait for me here, Brother Little Qiu. Indeed, there was a person in your heart higher than mine.”

As soon as Chu Ming finished speaking, the pheromones suppressing him suddenly surged, and it was Qin Muye.

Very few people could step on all of his triggers so perfectly.

Chu Ming moved into Rong Qiu’s home.

Became Rong Qiu’s bed partner.

But he was still not satisfied.

Now, he was attempting to drug Rong Qiu.

The pheromones of an S-rank alpha are powerful and overwhelming.

For Rong Qiu, the familiar and gentle scent of sandalwood was like the Grim Reaper’s scythe for Chu Ming. He could feel Qin Muye’s pheromones destroying his glands.

An alpha’s glands are their pride.

But now, Chu Ming was like a fish with its scales removed in front of Qin Muye, with a knife at his throat, unstoppable. He was powerless, forced to let Qin Muye’s pheromones destroy every part of his glands.

He did all this just to get this person.

Ever since Rong Qiu helped him up from being beaten by a group of alphas six years ago, he had decided on Rong Qiu.

Alphas should be with omegas.

But he didn’t mind.

Rong Qiu’s excellence far surpassed the mere label of being a beta.

But when Rong Qiu repeatedly rejected him, he couldn’t help but get angry. Clearly, he was the most outstanding alpha around Rong Qiu, so why couldn’t Rong Qiu see him?

Until now, with another alpha, an S-rank alpha at that, by Rong Qiu’s side.

Chu Ming’s pride was completely shattered.

No wonder Rong Qiu didn’t think highly of him.

It turned out he was waiting for someone better.

Seeing the two closely hugging, Chu Ming couldn’t help but comment, “You guys truly have a deep and profound connection.”

Chu Ming picked up the broken porcelain pieces from the floor, each piece large enough to fit in his palm. “It’s hard for me to do so much, only to be used as a wedding dress for someone else. Planting a tree for the predecessors, plucking peaches for the successors. All my efforts were in vain. Then, you won’t have it easy either.”

Since this S-rank alpha was protecting his Brother Little Qiu, what if Brother Little Qiu’s face was ruined?

Without such a handsome face, would this alpha still protect Little Qiu so fiercely?

***

The effects of the drug on Rong Qiu were dissipating. He opened his eyes drowsily and, seeing the moon-white porcelain pieces flying towards him, his dilated pupils resembled a startled cat.

But he wasn’t the one hit.

At the critical moment, someone reached out and blocked the incoming shards.

This was already Qin Muye’s umpteenth crucial intervention tonight.

The first time was when Chu Ming attempted to kiss him and received a kick; the second time was when he was exhausted and almost fell when Qin Muye supported him; and the third time, which was now, Qin Muye blocked the flying porcelain pieces.

Watching the blood flowing, Rong Qiu’s senses were completely clear.

When he had helped Chu Ming, who was drunk and being bullied, he hadn’t expected to bring such a scumbag out.

He pushed away Qin Muye’s protective arm and slowly sat up. In front of Chu Ming, he took out his phone from under the pillow.

The video paused, showing a duration of eight minutes.

Exactly the entire video from when Chu Ming entered until now.

Although the camera was covered, the audio should be clear. Rong Qiu’s hand trembled, but with a cold expression, he played the recording aloud.

Sure enough, Chu Ming’s expression changed dramatically.

Rong Qiu placed the phone in Qin Muye’s hand.

He stood up straight. Even though the drug’s effects were still there, he couldn’t help it. He clenched his fists tightly and fiercely punched Chu Ming’s face right in front of him.

When it came to hitting an alpha, he always aimed for the face. It was Rong Qiu’s habit.

“I’ve seen so many scum alphas, and none of them compare to you.”

But Rong Qiu only punched once. One, because he had no strength left, and he needed Qin Muye’s support after hitting; two, because the sound of a siren started, the police arriving. Qin Muye had already dialed the police in advance.

Within three minutes, the police took Chu Ming into custody.

But when the police came in, they didn’t expect to smell such a strong scent of pheromones, and the alpha police officers’ legs went weak when they entered the room.

Such a high concentration, such strong aggressiveness, it was definitely a top-tier alpha.

Fortunately, Rong Qiu’s room quickly opened the ventilation system, and after airing it out, everyone could finally relax.

As for Chu Ming’s drug, the police, while waving their hands at the ventilation, identified it immediately. “This is the banned drug that we’ve been cracking down on in District 13. How long have you been inhaling it?”

“Less than eight minutes.”

“Fortunately, the exposure time was short, and there’s no major harm. If it had been inhaled for another ten to twenty minutes, you would have completely lost control. Losing control at that point is not as simple as having weak limbs; it can be used as a date-rape drug…”

Hearing the last few words, Rong Qiu’s blood rushed to his head.

Qin Muye didn’t change his expression; his face was originally as dark as ink. His grip was still strong, and after the police took away Chu Ming, Rong Qiu realized that the wrist that Qin Muye was holding was sore.

Apart from feeling weak in his legs, he was relatively unharmed.

So, Commander Qin, you can let go of the hand holding him.

Rong Qiu looked down.

Qin Muye was holding the hand he had injured earlier, and gripping it for too long, Rong Qiu felt a strange, damp sensation from the wrist, and the band-aid was wet.

As for the other hand, because it had blocked the shards thrown by Chu Ming, it had a bloody scratch.

Another new injury?

Qin Muye didn’t pay attention to the pain in his hand. At the moment, he was still observing the beta in front of him.

Although the police said that Rong Qiu’s exposure time was short and the drug’s effects were harmless once dissipated, Qin Muye didn’t think Rong Qiu was okay.

Rong Qiu’s wrist was delicate, so much so that he could hold it with one hand. Rong Qiu’s cheeks were very red, a peculiar red with a lively moisture. Confirming that Rong Qiu had taken the drug for eight minutes, was Rong Qiu really fine? Rong Qiu was always sensitive; he got rashes from eating spicy food and vomited after drinking milk. In Qin Muye’s eyes, Rong Qiu’s face, reddened by Chu Ming, looked like the drug’s effects hadn’t dissipated.

Wait…

The effects haven’t dissipated.

Does Qiu Qiu need him now?

With Chu Ming gone, there is now an empty spot for a bed partner next to Rong Qiu.

A hint of a glint crossed Qin Muye’s dark eyes.

He couldn’t be hasty; he needed to take it slow.

But when he looked at Rong Qiu’s delicate and handsome face, he couldn’t help but feel a slight shiver.

The Beta has a pair of moist and clear eyes, porcelain-like delicate skin with a jade-like luster, beautiful lines connecting the eyebrows and nose, angular but soft lips, currently showing a hint of red, slightly long bangs lightly hanging on the forehead, making Rong Qiu’s facial features even more exquisite, like a carved masterpiece.

Facing such a comfortable and pleasing beta, thoughts of “taking it slow” were instantly thrown out of Qin Muye’s mind.

Qin Muye’s heartbeats inexplicably quickened.

“Do you need a new bed partner?”

“What?” Rong Qiu was stunned.

The lighting flickered a bit, and Qin Muye felt nervous, but his voice was low and calm. “I can be your bed partner.”

If he could be a boyfriend, that would be even better.

But Qin Muye dared not ask for too much now; just having a position as a bed partner would be enough.

Qin Muye didn’t know how much his words stirred up in Rong Qiu’s heart.

Looking at the aloof and restrained alpha in front of him, Rong Qiu couldn’t believe that such words were spoken by Qin Muye, an S-rank alpha.

Qin Muye, such a powerful alpha, wouldn’t lack an omega partner, and especially not a bed partner.

Why would he target him?

He’s a beta.

It’s unreasonable.

But Qin Muye’s expression was very serious, completely unlike he was joking.

Directly rejecting might not be good…

Rong Qiu blinked, enduring the remaining heat in his body. He slowly withdrew his wrist from the man’s palm.

“I think Commander Qin has been misunderstanding something.”

“Hmm?”

“I am 1.”

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