{"id":3197,"date":"2026-06-04T23:00:46","date_gmt":"2026-06-04T23:00:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/velvetink.xyz\/?p=3197"},"modified":"2026-05-09T20:23:53","modified_gmt":"2026-05-09T20:23:53","slug":"after-transmigrating-into-a-beta-i-took-the-initiative-to-attack-the-main-characters-love-interest-40","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/velvetink.xyz\/de\/chapter\/after-transmigrating-into-a-beta-i-took-the-initiative-to-attack-the-main-characters-love-interest-40\/","title":{"rendered":"After Transmigrating into a Beta, I Took the Initiative to Attack the Main Character’s Love Interest 40"},"content":{"rendered":"

There wasn’t time to think it through\u2014why would Gu Sheng say something like that.

Zhou Shiyi nodded at him and said, “Yes, you were especially good this time.”

Getting Zhou Shiyi’s approval, Gu Sheng fell asleep contentedly.

Soon, a few medical staff appeared in the ward, prying open Gu Sheng’s eyelids and using a flashlight to check the constriction of his pupils.

Zhou Shiyi gave up his seat and left the ward.

Instead she watched Zhou Shiyi as if he were something strange.

The isolation room\u2019s glass was two-way, so Nian Meilan also watched Gu Sheng come to. Although she couldn\u2019t hear what they said, she was already quite surprised that this time Gu Sheng didn\u2019t lose his mind simply from not seeing anyone.

Whatever had triggered Gu Sheng, he could usually force himself to stay composed, but during his susceptibility period he was extremely averse to anyone approaching.

No matter who it was, as soon as anyone came near the bed, Gu Sheng would struggle, refusing to let them get close.

The medical staff had no choice but to inject Gu Sheng with sedatives to calm him down.

Before this, Nian Meilan could only wait outside the isolation ward, watching Gu Sheng start to howl in agony from the drug injection, then gradually quiet down; her heart felt like it was being torn apart.

Zhou Shiyi took off his sterile gown. Seeing Nian Meilan hesitate, he watched her glance at Gu Sheng on the bed; her expression hardened as she walked over.

“Zhou, could I trouble you with something?”

Zhou Shiyi looked up at Nian Meilan. The two had talked outside the ward for a long time, and when Zhou Shiyi finally nodded, Nian Meilan exhaled in relief.

The susceptibility period lasts anywhere from five to seven days. I don’t know how it feels for others, but Gu Sheng only thought the process unbearably long \u2014 it was like living through years.

He had almost forgotten what it felt like to go through a susceptibility period when he was normal; as the drugs gradually wore off, Gu Sheng wearily opened his eyes, his mind clearing for a rare moment.

He lifted his head slightly, saw his limbs still tied with restraint straps, and knew this susceptibility period still hadn’t passed.

Gu Sheng thought numbly, oh, looks like I still need two more injections to get better.

Just then, the ward door was pushed open.

Gu Sheng didn’t have the energy to look at people; it was just nurses coming to change the medicine bottles or to give him sedatives.

The man had indeed come to change Gu Sheng’s medicine bottles. He took all the bottles from the stand and placed them on a tray, but he didn’t put any new bottles on.

After changing the medicine bottle, he didn’t leave either. Instead, he dragged over the chair beside him, sat down, and opened a thermal lunchbox.

A strong, savory chicken-soup aroma drifted out of the insulated lunchbox, and Gu Sheng suddenly realized something was off.

Although he was now fully conscious and wouldn’t have a stress reaction just from someone approaching, during the susceptibility period medical staff were still afraid he might suddenly start thrashing and choke on his food, so they kept giving him nutrient injections.

They wouldn’t be like now, even bringing him meals.

Gu Sheng turned his head and saw the person in the chair looking up at that moment.

Gu Sheng almost thought he was still dreaming; otherwise how could he be seeing Zhou Shiyi in the hospital room.

\u201cYou\u2014\u201d

\u201cDo you want to eat something? I heard the doctor say that in the later stages, if an alpha is awake for a long time, they can try eating other things. Do you want to try?\u201d

Gu Sheng nodded blankly.

Zhou Shiyi put the chicken soup down and adjusted the hospital bed.

Gu Sheng still had his limbs bound, unable to move.

Zhou Shiyi took out the food and, as if it were the most natural thing, sat down beside him to feed Gu Sheng.

Gu Sheng’s face flushed. He had wanted to say he’d feed himself, but in his current state he didn’t look capable of it. He had to numb his nerves \u2014 he was a patient now, and it was perfectly normal for a patient to be unable to eat by themselves.

Zhou Shiyi first fed Gu Sheng some soup, then fed him rice. He had a knack for feeding\u2014never too much, never too little\u2014spoon after spoon, the timing just right.

The food, at the perfect temperature and delicious, revived Gu Sheng\u2019s spirits.

Seeing Gu Sheng shake his head, confirming he couldn’t eat any more, Zhou Shiyi wiped his mouth, packed up the lunchbox, and sat beside him to peel an orange.

With his mouth finally free, Gu Sheng wanted to talk to Zhou Shiyi.

“What are you doing here?”

“My grandma is also in this hospital. She happened to run into your mom that day, and when she found out you were admitted, she came to check on you.” Zhou Shiyi had already peeled all the white pith off the orange, holding it up to Gu Sheng’s mouth.

When Gu Sheng bent his head slightly, he ate the orange Zhou Shiyi offered.

They’d already fed him earlier, Gu Sheng thought with a blank face. No matter what, in Zhou Shiyi’s eyes he was still the sick patient who needed caring for\u2014being reserved about it was pointless now.

After eating three pieces, Gu Sheng’s numb mind finally caught up: “You came to see me, and you’re feeding me?”

Usually the person sitting with a patient is a family member, because at a time like this patients don’t do well talking to strangers; even with someone a little familiar, it’s embarrassing to state their needs.

“Do you still remember our three rules?” Zhou Shiyi didn’t bring up that it had been Nian Meilan who asked him to look after Gu Sheng.

Gu Sheng blinked; of course he remembered the framed three rules. He had originally used them to play the victim in front of Zhou Shiyi, so he could legitimately stand by Zhou Shiyi’s side.

He hadn’t expected that this three-article agreement would have this effect.

He admitted that when he wrote up the three rules, he was counting on Zhou Shiyi’s sense of duty and compassion, but he truly hadn’t imagined Zhou Shiyi would go this far.

When Zhou Shiyi handed over another segment of orange, Gu Sheng tilted his head.

“Aren’t you going to eat it?” Seeing Gu Sheng not cooperating, Zhou Shiyi popped the segment into his own mouth.

Gu Sheng turned his head and saw Zhou Shiyi’s long, fair hand bringing the orange toward his mouth.

His face flushed instantly.

Those were the hands that had just fed him rice and fed him tangerine segments.

“Hmm? You not feeling well? Why is your face so red?” Zhou Shiyi finished the tangerine in two or three bites and pressed the back of his hand to Gu Sheng’s forehead.

“Ahem, I’m fine, I just ate and I’m a bit hot.” Gu Sheng coughed awkwardly twice, his gaze darting.

Only then did he notice that Zhou Shiyi wasn’t wearing a hazmat suit.

“Zhou Shiyi, why aren’t you wearing a hazmat suit?”

Seeing Gu Sheng really was fine, Zhou Shiyi sat back down.

“I’m a beta; I’m not affected by pheromones, so it doesn’t matter whether I put it on or not.”

Hearing that, Gu Sheng’s eyes flickered, a bit forlorn.

Then the nasty factor inside him suddenly surged; he said a little meanly, “What if they find out you can smell my pheromones?”

But Gu Sheng still wore an innocent expression, as if he’d said it offhand.

Zhou Shiyi paused for a moment and said, “They don’t know.”

“Oh.” Gu Sheng looked a little pleased. “Then this is our secret.”

“It shouldn’t count, right? The school nurse is one,” Zhou Shiyi thought a moment and said, “And the doctor who sent the tests in probably knows too.”

Gu Sheng’s face darkened, and he ground his teeth, saying, “It’s fine, I don’t know them.”

Zhou Shiyi looked at him suspiciously, and Gu Sheng composed himself.

“Anyway, are you here to fulfill your obligation?”

“Sort of.”

Gu Sheng watched Zhou Shiyi’s expressionless face, feeling resentful, but he reminded himself inwardly that Zhou Shiyi was already in his hands\u2014one day, they would stand together.

Zhou Shiyi looked at Gu Sheng sitting in a very awkward posture, sitting there as if lost in thought; he thought it was because Gu Sheng’s movements were restricted and felt a bit uncomfortable.

“I’ll read you a bedtime story.” Zhou Shiyi took out a fairy tale book.

Zhou Shiyi’s voice was slow and soothing, perfect for reading bedtime stories.

Zhou Shiyi was looking at the storybook, Gu Sheng was watching Zhou Shiyi.

After Zhou Shiyi finished a story, he looked up to take a sip of water and saw that Gu Sheng seemed about to fall asleep.

He moved closer softly, only to see Gu Sheng open his eyes and look at him, his eyes bloodshot.

He didn’t notice when the scent of mint in the air grew stronger; maybe it was because Zhou Shiyi had been inside the whole time.

Gu Sheng wasn’t asleep. At some point the wave of Gu Sheng’s heat cycle had come again, but Gu Sheng hadn’t made a sound.

He’d bitten his lower lip until it bled, and still didn’t stop Zhou Shiyi.

Zhou Shiyi moved over and hooked a hand at his jaw; Gu Sheng let go of his mouth and blinked slowly. He turned his head to look at Zhou Shiyi. “Are you finished reciting? Say one more.”

Seeing the other frown in disapproval, Gu Sheng gave a weak smile. “Don’t call the nurse yet. I don’t want another sedative. Just stay here with me for a while.”

Zhou Shiyi lowered the hand that had been about to press the button, sighed, and sat down opposite Gu Sheng.

This surge came quickly\u2014and left just as fast.

Zhou Shiyi picked a few longer bedtime stories and read until his throat felt raw. He stopped and found Gu Sheng fast asleep, his hair matted with sweat.

Zhou Shiyi went over to tuck Gu Sheng’s blanket and then took the bowl to the bathroom.

He came back shortly after, heated some water, and wiped the sweat off Gu Sheng’s face.

Feeling that cool touch in his sleep, Gu Sheng nuzzled his face against Zhou Shiyi’s hand.

Zhou Shiyi finished wiping Gu Sheng, went to the bathroom, put his things away, and then left.

After he went out, he saw Gu Yuan standing guard outside.

Zhou Shiyi nodded to him, then went downstairs to find Granny Zhou.

Gu Yuan sat on a chair outside, glanced at Gu Sheng in the ward, then at Zhou Shiyi walking away, his expression complicated.

He had been there from the start; he intended to just take a look and leave, but Gu Sheng\u2019s susceptibility surge came on abruptly. Seeing that the two inside showed no sign of calling a doctor, Gu Yuan grew anxious.

He was an alpha, so he naturally understood how an alpha feels during a susceptibility period. It made sense that Zhou Shiyi, a beta, didn\u2019t understand, but Gu Sheng wasn\u2019t a beta\u2014yet he still hadn\u2019t called the nurse.

Gu Yuan could only watch from the side, ready to intervene in case anything unexpected happened.

Unexpectedly, this wave of heat was the calmest Gu Sheng had ever been.

He made it through without the help of any medication. Gu Yuan thought back on the atmosphere between the two earlier and had a strange feeling about it.

But then he thought, how could an alpha and a beta be together?

Gu Yuan froze for a moment; all his guesses were based on Gu Sheng being a normal alpha. What if Gu Sheng wasn’t normal from the start, couldn’t be like other alphas?

His fingers itched; he rubbed his fingertips together and turned to go outside. He needed to smoke a cigarette to calm down.<\/p>","protected":false},"parent":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}}},"novel":[],"class_list":["post-3197","chapter","type-chapter","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/velvetink.xyz\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/chapter\/3197","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/velvetink.xyz\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/chapter"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/velvetink.xyz\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/chapter"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/velvetink.xyz\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3197"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/velvetink.xyz\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/chapter\/3197\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3198,"href":"https:\/\/velvetink.xyz\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/chapter\/3197\/revisions\/3198"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/velvetink.xyz\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3197"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"novel","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/velvetink.xyz\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/novel?post=3197"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}