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Chapter 58

October 16, 2024 / / 0 Comments

       Zhan Pengcheng took a leave to take Zhan Weiyang to the hospital for treatment. Pei Qing also went with them.

       Zhan Weiyang looked very nervous. He put on a loose coat over his hooded sweatshirt and pulled the collar high, covering half of his pale face.

       The parking spaces at the hospital were very crowded, so Zhan Pengcheng asked them to get off at the hospital gate first and wait in line for a parking space.

       After Pei Qing got out of the car, he stood at the door, held Zhan Weiyang’s hand, and helped him jump out.

       Zhan Pengcheng stuck his head out and said to them, “You go and wait for your number to be called first. I’ll come over after I park the car.”

       Pei Qing nodded, “Okay, Uncle.”

       Then Zhan Weiyang followed Pei Qing obediently into the hospital outpatient building, which was all white.

       There were more patients in the hospital than Pei Qing had imagined. The outpatient hall was crowded with people, and it seemed that there was no big difference from other general hospitals.

       Zhan Weiyang didn’t say anything all the time but just held Pei Qing’s hand tightly.

       Pei Qing turned to look at him and said, “It’s okay, don’t be afraid.”

       Zhan Weiyang nodded, still without saying a word.

       They took the elevator to the second floor of the outpatient building and sat down on the chair outside the doctor’s office.

       Pei Qing was looking at the number on the display screen in front of him, while Zhan Weiyang shrank his neck and looked around anxiously.

       After a while, Pei Qing raised his hand and hugged his shoulders.

       Zhan Weiyang quickly came over, first leaning his head on Pei Qing’s shoulder and then nervously burying his face in his arms.

       Pei Qing said, “Don’t worry, you’ll get better soon after taking the medicine.”

       Zhan Weiyang whispered, “Will I?”

       “Yes,” Pei Qing said, “You won’t hear strange noises in the future, and no one will force you to do things you don’t want to do.”

       Zhan Weiyang asked him, “Will I still turn into a tree?”

       Pei Qing said, “Of course not.”

       Zhan Weiyang thought about it and said, “Okay then.”

       Not long after, Zhan Pengcheng parked the car and got in. Before he got close, he saw Zhan Weiyang leaning on Pei Qing’s shoulder from a distance and couldn’t help but stop.

       Pei Qing noticed him and was not panicked. He just raised his hand and patted Zhan Weiyang’s head calmly, saying, “Yangyang, Dad is here.”

       Zhan Weiyang raised his head.

       Pei Qing then stood up and let Zhan Pengcheng sit in his seat.

       Zhan Pengcheng came over and said, “No, you sit.”

       The chairs around were all occupied, and the nearest empty seat was still some distance away from here.

       Pei Qing did not sit down. He said, “Uncle, please sit down. I’ll go get you some water.” Then he turned and left.

       Zhan Pengcheng sat down, put his hand on Zhan Weiyang’s head, and said, “Don’t be afraid.”

       Zhan Weiyang nodded.

       Zhan Pengcheng stared at him for a while and asked, “If you are afraid, do you want to lean on your Dad?”

       Zhan Weiyang looked up at him, seemed to hesitate for a moment, and leaned his head on Zhan Pengcheng’s shoulder.

       Zhan Pengcheng also changed his posture very considerately, wanting him to lean more comfortably, and said to him, “It’s okay, Dad is here, don’t be afraid.”

       Zhan Weiyang said, ‘hmm’.

       After waiting for half an hour, Zhan Weiyang’s number was finally called.

       Zhan Pengcheng accompanied Zhan Weiyang to get up and go into the clinic, but it was not convenient for too many people to go in, so Pei Qing stayed outside to wait for them.

       As Zhan Weiyang walked forward, he kept looking back at Pei Qing.

       Pei Qing nodded at him and smiled again.

       Zhan Weiyang reluctantly smiled, then turned around and grabbed Zhan Pengcheng’s sleeve. His steps were nervous and cautious until he and Zhan Pengcheng disappeared at the clinic’s door.

       Pei Qing still held two half-drunk mineral water bottles in his hands. His expression was calm, but his hands were shaking the bottles back and forth.

       People were coming and going around, and the empty seats were quickly occupied by others, but Pei Qing’s attention was always in front of him, facing the closed door of the clinic.

       Actually, at that moment, he wasn’t thinking about anything. All his thoughts were fragmented, and he couldn’t sustain continuous thinking. He saw people running ahead as if in a panic and heard a woman crying not far away, but these seemed like colourless background scenes, meaningless to him.

       He slightly tilted his head back, his jawline tightening into a beautiful curve. He quietly looked at the white ceiling light and suddenly thought that once Zhan Weiyang was cured this time, he would definitely take him back and ensure he never had to endure such suffering again.

       After waiting for almost half an hour, Pei Qing saw Zhan Pengcheng bringing Zhan Weiyang out. Zhan Weiyang looked very unhappy and was in a trance.

       Zhan Pengcheng grabbed one of his wrists and walked him to Pei Qing.

       Pei Qing stood up and asked, “How is it?”

       Zhan Pengcheng said, “The doctor recommended hospitalisation.”

       Pei Qing looked down at Zhan Weiyang, and couldn’t help but change his expression slightly, and asked, “Is it so serious?”

       Zhan Pengcheng nodded, “We still need to do an examination today, but the doctor has said that for his current condition, it is best to be hospitalised for a period of time.”

       Pei Qing asked, “What about tonight? Can family members stay with him?”

       Zhan Pengcheng said, “Yes.”

       Pei Qing felt a little relieved. He lowered his head and asked Zhan Weiyang, “Yangyang, is it okay to be hospitalised?”

       Zhan Weiyang didn’t say anything, and after a while, he suddenly reached out and hugged Pei Qing’s waist.

       Zhan Pengcheng stood by and stared at them for a while.

       Pei Qing reacted calmly. He raised his hand, patted Zhan Weiyang on the back, and asked him, “Are you scared?”

       Zhan Weiyang nodded and shook his head.

       Pei Qing patiently asked, “What’s wrong?”

       Zhan Weiyang raised his head and said to him, “I want to be hospitalised.”

       “Do you want to be hospitalised?” Pei Qing asked softly.

       Zhan Weiyang nodded again, “The doctor said I can be cured.”

       Pei Qing smiled, “If the doctor said you can be cured, you can definitely be cured.”

       They stayed in the hospital for a whole day to complete the admission procedures and do various examinations. When Zhan Weiyang was admitted to the inpatient ward, it was already afternoon.

       The boy in the same ward with him was also in his teens with severe obsessive-compulsive disorder.

       Zhan Weiyang was very scared. His bed was next to the window. After the examination, he had been sitting quietly on the bed with his legs hugged after entering the ward.

       Zhan Pengcheng and Pei Qing had been busy all day, and their minds were tense and their bodies tired. Zhan Pengcheng stood at the door of the ward, unscrewed the bottle of mineral water Pei Qing handed him, and drank it with his head tilted back.

       Pei Qing walked to Zhan Weiyang’s bed and asked him, “Are you okay?”

       Zhan Weiyang secretly glanced at the boy in the next bed and nodded without daring to do so.

       Zhan Pengcheng came over, put the remaining one-third of the mineral water bottle on the bedside table, and said to Pei Qing, “You go back first.”

       Pei Qing did not agree immediately but asked, “Uncle, are you okay to be here alone?”

       Zhan Pengcheng nodded, “I’m fine. I just went to the nurse’s station and asked; they said I could borrow a reclining chair to sleep by the bed at night. You should go back and rest early today. If it’s convenient after you finish work tomorrow afternoon, bring me some things.”

       Pei Qing said, “I’ll go back and get it for you first.”

       Zhan Pengcheng thought about it and said, “Why bother? There’s no need to go out of your way.”

       “No trouble,” Pei Qing said, “I can drive back.”

       Zhan Pengcheng nodded, handed Pei Qing the car keys, and told him to go home and get some clothes and daily necessities.

       When Pei Qing left, Zhan Weiyang kept looking up and staring at his back eagerly. Zhan Pengcheng sat down beside the bed. He noticed Zhan Weiyang’s eyes and said, “Isn’t it good for Dad to stay here with you?”

       Zhan Weiyang turned back reluctantly and said, “Good.”

       Zhan Pengcheng thought of the way he hugged Pei Qing today and felt a little uncomfortable. He asked him, “In your heart, is Dad not as good as Qing ge?”

       Zhan Weiyang whispered, “No.”

       Zhan Pengcheng was still not satisfied and asked, “Do you like Dad or Qing ge more?”

       Zhan Weiyang lowered his head, pouted, and said, “I like Dad.”

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Chapter 57

October 13, 2024 / / 0 Comments

       Pei Qing called Zhan Pengcheng the next day, and during the lunch break, he came out of the company. He took a taxi home and met Zhan Pengcheng. He told Zhan Pengcheng in detail about Zhan Weiyang’s current condition.

       “Auditory hallucination?” Zhan Pengcheng was obviously stunned. “What hallucination?” He asked anxiously.

       Pei Qing said, “It’s complicated. He said there was a System that gave him tasks to complete. If he couldn’t complete them, he would be turned into a tree.”

       “A tree?”

       Pei Qing nodded, “Uncle, do you remember Yangyang’s big flower pot? He prepared it for himself. He thought that one day he would become a tree, and then he would have to plant himself in it.”

       Zhan Pengcheng thought of Zhan Weiyang’s flower pot. He knew that Zhan Weiyang liked that flower pot very much, but he never knew why. Today, when he knew the answer, he felt a kind of fear. His face turned pale, and he said, “He never told me.”

       Pei Qing wanted to comfort him and said, “He didn’t tell me either. I asked his good friend Chen Youyou.”

       “How could this be?” Zhan Pengcheng was still reluctant to believe it, “Are you sure it’s like this? Yangyang has been fine for so many years.”

       Pei Qing said, “I hope it’s not like this.”

       Zhan Pengcheng stood up, pacing back and forth restlessly, “How can there be hallucinations? Is there anything else besides the System task you mentioned?”

       Pei Qing replied, “I don’t know, he didn’t tell me. But I think the most serious thing is that he thinks he will become a tree.”

       “How could he turn into a tree?” Zhan Pengcheng thought it was ridiculous.

       “Yes,” Pei Qing said, “none of us think he could possibly turn into a tree, but he thinks so himself. If one day he wakes up and really thinks he’s turned into a tree… Uncle, how do you think he’ll face us as a tree then?”

       Zhan Pengcheng’s entire body looked tense as he looked towards Pei Qing, not being able to utter a single word for a long time.

       Pei Qing could guess what he was thinking. Like himself, he was also afraid, afraid that Zhan Weiyang would really turn into a tree. It wasn’t that his body could become a tree, but rather that his mind had become a tree—alive yet without consciousness.

       Zhan Pengcheng said, “I’ll take him to see a doctor.”

       Pei Qing nodded, “Okay.”

       Zhan Pengcheng reached out to touch his cell phone but couldn’t find it after a long time. Later, he realised that the phone had been on the coffee table in front of him. He bent down to pick up the phone, and before dialling, he said to Pei Qing, “He is very reluctant to go to the hospital.”

       Pei Qing also stood up, gently pulled up his clothes, and said, “He promised me.”

       “He promised you?” Zhan Pengcheng was very surprised.

       Pei Qing replied, “Yes, he promised me that he would listen to the doctor and let the doctor cure him so that he would no longer hear those voices that kept pestering him.”

       Zhan Pengcheng looked at Pei Qing for a while, reached out and patted his shoulder, and said, “Thank you.”

       That day, Zhan Pengcheng called someone to help find an expert and added an appointment for the next morning, then turned down all social events and stayed at home waiting for Zhan Weiyang to finish school in the afternoon.

       Late last night, Zhan Weiyang pushed open the door of Pei Qing’s room, walked to Pei Qing’s bed in the dark, squatted down, hesitantly approached and whispered, “Qing ge.”

       He wanted to say something to Pei Qing, but he didn’t have the heart to wake him up.

       Actually, Pei Qing was not asleep at that time. He heard Zhan Weiyang coming in, but he didn’t make a sound until Zhan Weiyang squatted beside the bed and called him. Then he turned over and opened his eyes to face Zhan Weiyang and said, “Yangyang, what’s wrong?”

       Zhan Weiyang folded his arms on the bedside, resting his head on them. Looking at Pei Qing’s hazy outline, he said, “Can I go to the doctor?”

       Pei Qing half sat up and stretched out a hand to him, “Come up first.”

       Zhan Weiyang got on the bed, and got into Pei Qing’s arms. He hugged his waist and said again, “Can I go to the doctor?”

       Pei Qing touched his hair, “Are you not scared anymore?”

       “Scared,” Zhan Weiyang said softly, “but I want to be with you.”

       Pei Qing was a little emotional, “Because you want to be with me, are you willing to go to the doctor even if you are scared?”

       Zhan Weiyang said, “Ah. I think it might be too heavy if you move me along with the flower pot.”

       Hearing Zhan Weiyang’s words, Pei Qing felt a mix of amusement and discomfort. “Well, if you go see a doctor and get treated, I won’t have to move the flower pot anymore. In the future, I can hold your hand and take you with me. How does that sound?”

       Zhan Weiyang raised his head and asked him, “Can the doctor really cure me?”

       “Of course,” Pei Qing said, “If the doctor takes the System out of your head, it won’t deduct your points, and it won’t turn you into a tree.”

       Even though Zhan Weiyang couldn’t see clearly, he still tried to stare at Pei Qing’s face in the dark.

       Pei Qing said, “So I’ll tell your Dad tomorrow to take you to the doctor, okay?”

       Zhan Weiyang didn’t answer. He just hugged Pei Qing tightly, trembling slightly as if he was afraid.

       Pei Qing stroked his back to calm him down, “Why are you so scared?”

       Zhan Weiyang’s voice began to tremble, “Because it can’t be cured.”

       Pei Qing asked him, “What can’t be cured?”

       Zhan Weiyang was very scared, “It can’t be cured. They said it couldn’t be cured, and then they are going to quarrel about it.” He had some vague memories in his head about his mother and father, who had brought him back from the hospital and started to quarrel fiercely.

       Once, his mother broke a vase at home and shouted at the top of her lungs, “It can’t be cured again! Why see a doctor? What a waste of time?”

       The vase fell in front of Zhan Weiyang at that time.

       Zhan Weiyang was so scared that he dared not move. It was his grandmother who came over and picked him up to keep him away from the battlefield where his parents quarrelled.

       In fact, Zhan Weiyang could not recall these things clearly. It was probably something left in his subconscious that made him have a deep fear of hospitals and doctors.

       Pei Qing didn’t know what Zhan Weiyang remembered, but he could sense Zhan Weiyang’s emotions. He said to him, “It will be cured. Don’t you believe me?”

       Zhan Weiyang whispered, “Really?”

       Pei Qing nodded, her voice low and steady, “Really, when has gege ever lied to you?”

       Zhan Weiyang nodded and said, “Then you go with me.”

       “Okay,” Pei Qing replied, “I’ll go with you.”

       Last night, Zhan Weiyang stayed in Pei Qing’s room to sleep. Since it was very late, he was extremely tense, but once he fell asleep, he slept very soundly. He just kept holding onto Pei Qing with one hand, unwilling to let go no matter what.

       Pei Qing prepared him mentally first. When he returned home and saw Zhan Pengcheng today, Zhan Weiyang was already nervous. He hid behind Pei Qing, only showing a pair of eyes and shouted, “Dad,” and then quickly retracted his head.

       Zhan Pengcheng was also nervous, standing far away. He said to Yangyang, “Yangyang, tomorrow Dad will take you to the hospital for a checkup, okay?”

       Zhan Weiyang did not answer.

       Until Pei Qing turned his head and looked at him, he stretched out half of his head again and nodded gently to indicate his agreement.

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Chapter 16

October 10, 2024 / / 0 Comments

       Qian Xiaoke said, “I’ll give you the money. Go and queue up to buy the ticket yourself.”

       Jiang Tongyan glanced at him, “How do I buy it?”

       “…Are you the legendary new generation of rich and stupid people?” Qian Xiaoke looked at him incredulously. “Go queue up, then choose the station you want to get off, put the money in, and wait for the ticket to come out.”

       Jiang Tongyan looked at him and said nothing.

       “Oh my God…” Qian Xiaoke thought this man was really a fool!

       He sighed and patted Jiang Tongyan on the shoulder like an old father, “Young man, you have to learn a bit.”

       He walked over to queue up with the money in his hand and asked Jiang Tongyan to stand behind him, “Watch and learn.”

       Jiang Tongyan really didn’t know how to take the subway, and he had never seen this kind of automatic ticket machine. He had to admit that he had learned a lot by following Qian Xiaoke.

       The ticket-buying team moved forward very quickly, and it was their turn in a short while.

       Qian Xiaoke said, “Watch. I’ll only teach you once.”

       When he said this, his aura was like that of the math teacher standing in front of the blackboard and saying coldly, “Listen carefully. I’ll teach you this question once!”

       Jiang Tongyan was humble and eager to learn and earnestly watched.

       Qian Xiaoke was very aggressive in his operation. After buying, he handed the card to Jiang Tongyan, “You owe me eight dollars!”

       Jiang Tongyan smiled, “I know, you are really…”

       “What?” Qian Xiaoke looked at him coldly, “I lent you money and taught you how to take the subway. What else do you want?”

       “I mean, you are really a good person.” Jiang Tongyan held back his laughter and looked very serious, “I have never seen such a good person as you!”

       Qian Xiaoke sneered proudly, “That’s right, I am a lovely person you can’t find even with a lantern.”

       After that, he happily swiped the card to enter the station with the small schoolbag on his back.

       Although it was late, there were still many people on the subway. This city never lacked people who worked overtime. Even though it was past nine in the evening, the subway was still crowded, which made Jiang Tongyan suspect that this time was actually the real evening rush hour.

       Qian Xiaoke went to see the marching instructions familiarly and called Jiang Tongyan—the ‘idiot who knows nothing’, to come and line up.

       He complained, “There must be no empty seats. I’m really dying of exhaustion.”

       He walked too much today and now he had to stand back. He reflected on himself and experienced what it meant to be “a greedy man swallows an elephant”. He could have gone home directly after work without anything to do, but he wanted to show off in front of others and wanted to take their car home, and ended up in this situation.

He had walked too much today, and now he had to stand to get back. Reflecting on himself, he personally experienced what it meant by ‘the greedy man that tries to swallow an elephant’. He could have simply gone home after work without any issues, but instead, he wanted to freeload and hitch a ride in their car, which led him to this predicament.

       It’s not worth it. It’s really not worth it!

       Qian Xiaoke was very depressed. Jiang Tongyan, who was standing behind him, looked at him through the brown glass door blocking the subway.

       The depressed Qian Xiaoke was also very interesting. In Jiang Tongyan’s view, this guy was like a funny little toy.

       “You can lean on me if you’re tired.” Jiang Tongyan glanced at the small TV hanging above his head, “The next bus will come in three minutes.”

       Qian Xiaoke looked back at him, “Why should I lean on you? Don’t I have any bones of my own?”

       Jiang Tongyan: “…You are not only stingy but also insensible.”

       Qian Xiaoke really didn’t mean to quarrel; he was just too tired. When people are tired, they get irritable, and when they get irritable, they start talking without thinking.

       After saying that, he also felt that it was quite rude. He bit his lower lip and muttered, “I’m sorry.”

       “Huh?”

       “I said sorry.” Qian Xiaoke turned away with an unhappy look on his face.

       Jiang Tongyan was a little unhappy at first; after all, this guy took his good intentions for granted. However, as soon as this little guy apologised, he calmed down instantly.

       He was too easy to coax.

       Jiang Tongyan felt that he couldn’t be like this.

       After waiting for three minutes, the train arrived as scheduled.

       Jiang Tongyan and Qian Xiaoke were almost pushed to get on the train. Qian Xiaoke was experienced in squeezing into the subway, so he grabbed Jiang Tongyan and went to the corner.

       Jiang Tongyan followed him inside, “Slow down!”

       “Slow down?! There’ll be no place to stand!” Qian Xiaoke pulled him to stand steadily, with his back against the cold car, facing Jiang Tongyan.

       Jiang Tongyan raised his hand to grab the pull ring, slightly lowered his head and looked at Qian Xiaoke who was leaning there comfortably, “You are quite good at finding a place.”

       “Of course,” Qian Xiaoke said proudly, “This is all life experience, you should learn something.”

       Jiang Tongyan looked at him and smiled, “Why should I learn this? I don’t have to squeeze into the subway.”

       He’s pissed off.

       Qian Xiaoke was mad at this rich man!

       He rolled his eyes and turned away from looking at Jiang Tongyan. As a result, when the train started, he looked at the window and found that Jiang Tongyan was actually looking at him with a smile.

       Jiang Tongyan looked at him because he really thought he was interesting, but in Qian Xiaoke’s opinion, that smile was malicious!

       He turned around abruptly, “What do you want to do now?”

       “What’s wrong with me?”

       “Are you coveting my beauty?”

       Jiang Tongyan’s right eyelid began to twitch again.

       “Don’t be obsessed with me,” Qian Xiaoke said, “I’m ruthless.”

       “Calm down.” Jiang Tongyan said, “Remember to take medicine when you go home.”

       “Tsk.” Qian Xiaoke turned around and ignored him.

       The journey for the two of them was really long, and they had to change trains three times in the middle. Qian Xiaoke was so tired that he couldn’t say anything.

       The subway continued to move forward, and there were more and more people on the train. Jiang Tongyan couldn’t stand being squeezed by strangers like this. When others squeezed him, he could only keep hiding forward, which meant that he was getting closer and closer to Qian Xiaoke who was shrinking in the corner in front of him.

       Closer and closer.

       Closer and closer. When Qian Xiaoke found that he was almost hugged by Jiang Tongyan, it was too late to push him away.

       When he turned around, his lips almost brushed the other’s chin.

       “… What are you doing?” Qian Xiaoke’s delicate body trembled, “Subway pervert!”

       Jiang Tongyan frowned and was a little anxious at this moment, “Pervert, your ass!”

       He said a little irritably, “What time is it, why are there so many people?”

       Qian Xiaoke looked up and saw that there seemed to be a lot of people on the train today.

       “What do you know,” Qian Xiaoke said, “This is the sad daily life of us working people at the bottom. We work overtime for people like you all day long, and we don’t have a little rest time. Look, everyone’s face is full of fatigue. Tell me, who should I blame?”

       “Blame you.” Jiang Tongyan said unhappily.

       Qian Xiaoke snorted coldly and ignored him again.

       But even though he ignored him, Qian Xiaoke stood in the corner again, almost sticking to him, “Move in a little, don’t let anyone touch your butt.”

       Jiang Tongyan laughed out loud, “I thank thee.”

       The two of them were squeezed for a long time, but Qian Xiaoke actually stood quite steadily. He hid in the corner, and Jiang Tongyan almost used his body to create a small world for him. In this small world, it seemed that even the noise could not reach Qian Xiaoke’s ears.

       This feeling was quite wonderful, and a word kept swaying in Qian Xiaoke’s mind—a sense of security.

       This word swayed with the subway, making Qian Xiaoke blush.

       It was excruciating to squeeze into the subway, and this time, it caused psychological trauma for the rich Jiang Tongyan.

       But fortunately, they finally caught a train with few people in the last third of the journey, and there were empty seats after they got on. Qian Xiaoke saw the empty seats as if he had seen a life-saving straw, and almost cried while holding the seat.

       Qian Xiaoke, who was extremely tired, sat there slumped, with no image at all. Jiang Tongyan sat upright beside him, patted his legs and said, “Sit well.”

       There were not many people in the car. Qian Xiaoke leaned there like a boneless person, “No one is looking at me!”

       “Whether there is anyone looking at you or not, you should be strict with yourself.” Jiang Tongyan said earnestly, “You can lean on me when you are tired; don’t lean on your body like a puddle of mud.”

       Qian Xiaoke pouted, “Okay.”

       Although he was reluctant, he felt that Jiang Tongyan was right. After all, it was a public place, and even if there were not many people, he should have sat well.

       He sat up straight, not leaning on Jiang Tongyan, but soon fell asleep.

       Qian Xiaoke’s body was swaying, and he kept nodding because he was sleepy. Jiang Tongyan couldn’t stand it anymore, so he raised his hand, hugged and pressed Qian Xiaoke’s head on his shoulder.

       Qian Xiaoke’s body trembled again, “What are you going to do to me?”

       “Which station do you want to get off at?” Jiang Tongyan asked.

       Qian Xiaoke took a look and said the station name.

       “Okay, go to sleep. I’ll call you when we get to the station.” Jiang Tongyan directly covered Qian Xiaoke’s eyes, “Close your eyes, sleep, and stop talking nonsense.”

       Qian Xiaoke was stunned for a moment. For some reason, he felt that Jiang Tongyan’s palm had a hypnotic effect. He actually obeyed obediently and leaned on his shoulder, then fell asleep in a daze.

       There were not many people in a carriage on the speeding subway.

       Jiang Tongyan and Qian Xiaoke leaned against each other, one snoring and the other looking at the glass window opposite.

       To be precise, one was looking at the figures of the two people reflected on the glass window, which looked warm and sweet.

       Jiang Tongyan glanced at his watch and wrote down the time.

       He should pay one yuan for every minute he leaned on. One shouldn’t be too ruthless when doing business.

       Jiang Tongyan thought: If it goes over twenty minutes, I could give him a discount—considering we’ve shared a bed before, how about a 10% discount? I’m truly a conscientious merchant!

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Chapter 56

October 9, 2024 / / 0 Comments

       When they got home, Auntie Luo heard the voice and came out of the room. She pulled up the lapels of her pyjamas and told them that Zhan Pengcheng had just called and said he would not be back tonight.

       Pei Qing nodded, “Okay.”

       Auntie Luo said to Zhan Weiyang, “Yangyang, go to bed early. You have to go to class tomorrow.”

       Zhan Weiyang let out a ‘hmm’.

       Auntie Luo then went back to her room and locked the door gently.

       On the second floor, Pei Qing asked Zhan Weiyang to take a shower first. He walked to the balcony alone and finally stopped in front of the flower pot.

       He was in a complicated mood.

       Tonight, Zhan Weiyang plus Chen Youyou both spoke indistinctly, but even so, he was still able to roughly piece together the whole picture.

       What kind of dating System it was and who to pursue were not important. The most important thing was that he kew that Zhan Weiyang was hallucinating.

       Unable to explain why, for a moment Pei Qing felt a little scared.

       He had been used to being independent since he was a child. If he wanted something, he would work hard and fight for it. There was rarely anything he couldn’t grasp.

       But now he had this feeling.

       Who knew when Zhan Weiyang’s points in that System would be completely deducted? Maybe they’d be gone by tomorrow. What would happen to Zhan Weiyang then? He certainly wouldn’t actually turn into a tree. Maybe he’d wake up one day and realise he hadn’t turned into a tree, suddenly realising that it had all been an illusion and delusion. Just like Zhan Weiguang had said before, maybe then he would understand. 

       But what if he couldn’t? What if he really felt that he had turned into a tree, without consciousness, unable to communicate, clearly alive yet as if he were dead?

       Pei Qing shuddered because of this thought. He squatted down in front of the flower pot and reached out to touch the cold ceramic surface to stop his bad imagination. After a while, Zhan Weiyang finished taking a shower and walked to the balcony to find Pei Qing.

       Pei Qing stood up and held out his hand to Zhan Weiyang, “Yangyang, come here.”

       Zhan Weiyang walked towards him, held his hand, was pulled in front of him, and gently hugged him from behind.

       Pei Qing put his arm around Zhan Weiyang’s waist. He turned his head, kissed Zhan Weiyang’s forehead, and said, “Is there any way we can stop you from turning into a tree?”

       Zhan Weiyang was thinking seriously.

       Pei Qing never interrupted him.

       After a long while, Zhan Weiyang lowered his head and said, “Maybe I should go after—” He paused for a long time in the middle and finally said, “Xie Ling.”

       Pei Qing was not angry but just asked him, “Do you like Xie Ling?”

       Zhan Weiyang turned back and looked up at him, seeming a little surprised.

       Pei Qing said in a gentle tone, “Do you like him?”

       Zhan Weiyang answered without thinking, “I only like you.”

       Pei Qing smiled and said, “Then it means you would rather turn into a tree to like me?”

       Zhan Weiyang nodded.

       Pei Qing took a deep breath and said, “I’m very happy.”

       Zhan Weiyang said, “Then I’m happy too.”

       Pei Qing couldn’t help hugging him tightly. After a while, he continued to ask, “Then do we have any other solutions?”

       Zhan Weiyang replied, “I don’t know.”

       Pei Qing said, “It doesn’t matter. Let’s think of a solution together, okay?”

       “What solution?” Zhan Weiyang asked anxiously.

       Pei Qing said, “Let’s go find a doctor, okay?”

       Zhan Weiyang’s body stiffened all of a sudden.

       Pei Qing held him in his arms so he could clearly feel that he held Zhan Weiyang’s cold hand, rubbing his fingers gently to make him less nervous, and said to him, “The doctor may be able to cure you?”

       Zhan Weiyang asked, “How? Are you going to cut me open?”

       Pei Qing said, “That probably wouldn’t be necessary. At most, they are just going to use scissors to trim your leaves a bit.”

       “Huh?” Zhan Weiyang was a little scared.

       Pei Qing immediately said, “No, doctors won’t do that, I’m just teasing you.”

       Zhan Weiyang asked him, “What will happen then?”

       Pei Qing said, “You should be given medicine.”

       Zhan Weiyang frowned slightly.

       Pei Qing continued, “As long as you take medicine every day, maybe you won’t turn into a tree.”

       Zhan Weiyang asked him, “Is there such medicine?”

       Pei Qing said, “Yes.”

       Zhan Weiyang was a little nervous, “But I don’t want to see a doctor, and I don’t want to take medicine.”

       Pei Qing gently patted the back of his hand, paused for a moment, and asked, “Is it more terrible than leaving me?”

       Zhan Weiyang was stunned and didn’t answer.

       Pei Qing continued, “It’s not just me. There’s also Grandma and your dad. Think about it, Grandma has trouble with her legs and can’t even get up to the second floor, so she wouldn’t be able to see you anymore. Dad is so busy with work, he might not have time to water you. What would you do in the long run?”

       Zhan Weiyang said, “But there is still you.”

       “One day, my internship will be over. What will you do if I leave? You will never see me again.”

       Zhan Weiyang turned his head to look at him in panic.

       Pei Qing said, “I can still take you with me if you are like this now. If you’re planted inside a flower pot, how can I take you away?”

       Zhan Weiyang thought about it seriously, “You can carry me away.”

       Pei Qing said, “What if your Dad and Grandma miss you? You can’t come back by yourself. You can’t ask me to carry you back with the flower pot, right?”

       Zhan Weiyang became depressed.

       Pei Qing said, “How is it? Do you want to see a doctor?”

       Zhan Weiyang leaned his head against Pei Qing’s arms and whispered, “I’m scared.”

       Pei Qing didn’t ask him why he was scared. If it was like what Zhan Weiguang said, Zhan Weiyang should have seen many doctors since he was a child. Who knew what he had gone through during that time, but it was clear he didn’t want to go through it again.

       Zhan Weiyang was very sad. He hugged Pei Qing’s waist and said, “What should I do?”

       Pei Qing had no better way, so she could only say, “Can’t I accompany you?”

       Zhan Weiyang didn’t answer.

       Pei Qing suddenly said, “Then it means I would never be able to wait for Yangyang to be eighteen years old.”

       Zhan Weiyang suddenly looked up at him.

       Pei Qing’s tone was full of regret, “I thought Yangyang would be eighteen years old soon.” He lowered his head while speaking and stroked Zhan Weiyang’s hair with his hand.

       Zhan Weiyang said, “That’s right.”

       Pei Qing patted his head, “Go to bed. You have to go to school tomorrow.” After that, without waiting for Zhan Weiyang to answer, he retracted his hand, left the balcony and walked towards the corridor.

       Zhan Weiyang couldn’t fall asleep lying in bed at night.

       He kept thinking about his eighteenth birthday. He regretted not reaching eighteen, as if he would miss out on some of the most important things in life.

       Zhan Weiyang first lay on his back, then, after a long time of not being able to sleep, he turned onto his stomach and pulled the blanket up over his head. He quietly counted in his mind, not knowing why he was counting or what the result would be.

       There were many complicated emotions in his heart, but his brain couldn’t handle these emotions, and the only result was discomfort.

       He heard his heartbeat was very intense, and then it became a buzzing sound. He seemed to hear someone talking to him, but he couldn’t hear what they were saying.

       At that moment, he thought, if he really turned into a tree, then he wouldn’t have to be so uncomfortable.

       He lay down, imagining that he was a living tree that couldn’t move or think. His body was very heavy, sinking deeply into the mattress, and everything in front of him was still as a painting that would never move again.

       At this moment, he suddenly thought of Pei Qing, saying that he couldn’t wait for him to be eighteen again. He had to wait until he was eighteen to make love to Pei Qing!

       Zhan Weiyang suddenly opened his eyes and sat up from the bed. He heard his heartbeat, which had just gradually slowed down and stopped, become more intense. He was very scared, so he threw off the quilt, got out of bed and walked out of the room quickly.

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Chapter 8

October 3, 2024 / / 0 Comments

       Whether it was men or women, kissing seemed pretty much the same.

        This was Chu Yunhan’s only thought. He was leaning on the leather sofa, staring at the strange scenery outside the floor-to-ceiling window in a daze. This was Sheng the fifth’s residence in K City. It was a small villa with a private courtyard and was very clean. Sheng the fifth promised him that in another week, he would take him back to J city after he had settled his affairs. J City was the Sheng family’s territory; once there, he would finally be completely free.

       He had not been to J City many times, and he had only been left with a fragmented impression that the air quality was not very good and was a bit dry, the food tasted a bit strong, and the girl was pretty.

       If he had to stay there for the rest of his life… As he thought of this, he was a little irritated. The remote control in his hand kept changing channels, but he didn’t know what to watch, so he finally threw it aside. He called Jiahui and was relieved to hear that his mother had been taken back to Zhou’s home. Although his grandfather had already retired from politics, his connections and authority remained intact. Having his mother stay with the Zhou family was much more reassuring for him than leaving her in Chu Yichen’s hands.

       “Yunhan ge, what’s going on between you and Yichen ge? Can you tell me now?”

       “I had a fight with him… things got tense, so I want to get away for a bit. Don’t look for me; when I’ve figured things out, I’ll come back on my own.” He really didn’t have the face to admit that he had set a trap to deceive Chu Yichen, so he could only be vague about it, “Take good care of my mom for me, spend time with her when you can, and remind her to take her medication on time. Tell her I’m busy and can’t come back for the time being.”

       “Okay, I got it.” Jiahui was a little sad, “You don’t have to worry about Auntie. But you and Yichen ge, can’t you have a good talk? It would be good if you both could compromise a little. You two were so close when you were kids; how did it come to this?”

       Chu Yunhan had no way to answer. Perhaps that was just how life was—one wrong step led to another, and once a rift formed in a relationship, it became nearly impossible to mend. After he hung up the phone, he lay back on the bed, pulling a pillow over his head in frustration.

       A rift was a rift, after all, and Chu Yichen didn’t regard him with any importance anyway. Living with nothing? Ha, he refused to give that person the satisfaction.

 

       Sheng the fifth was really busy these days, leaving early and coming back late. Knowing that Chu Yunhan wouldn’t be able to accept it for a while, he didn’t rush to do anything. He slept next to Chu Yunhan every night, occasionally cuddling and kissing. Chu Yunhan used to hold girls like this, but now, as he was in the girl position himself, he found everything awkward. But he could only force himself to adapt. He heard that there was no sign of anyone from the Chu family, so he couldn’t help but curse in his heart, thinking that Chu Yichen probably wished he would just disappear and stay far away.

       After four days of peaceful life, Sheng Ming called at noon and said he would pick him up later to have dinner with him. Chu Yunhan felt bored staying in the house, so he naturally agreed. He was in the living room when the door opened, “I’ve changed my clothes, where are we going tonight…” Before he could finish his words, he was held down by several strong men who rushed in and dragged him into a Mercedes-Benz.

       “Who sent you here? Where is Sheng Ming?” Chu Yunhan, who was sandwiched between the two people in the back seat, was very uneasy.

       No one responded.

       He asked again, “Where are you taking me?”

       Still no one responded.

       No matter who these people were, they must had no good intentions in picking him up in this way. Chu Yunhan was worried and suddenly reached out to grab the gun from the waist of the man next to him, but another man pressed the gun against his back. At this time, the person in the front seat said coldly, “We are just following orders and don’t want to hurt anyone. Please don’t embarrass us, Young Master Yun.”

       Chu Yunhan knew he couldn’t escape, so he reluctantly sat back down, feeling anxious. When he saw the familiar scenery on the roadside and the Chinese-style buildings getting closer and closer, he lowered his head in despair. Accompanying him back was Bai Xiao, who must have suffered a lot and was covered in injuries.

       Hei Yu, who came to greet them at the door, bowed and said, “Young Master Yun, Young Master and the guests are waiting for you inside.” After that, he added in a low voice, “The Young Master said that you should judge for yourself what should be said and what shouldn’t.”

       Chu Yunhan smiled bitterly. He originally thought that the Sheng family was so powerful that even if Chu Yichen found out his whereabouts, he would not be able to do anything to him under the protection of the Sheng family or that the two sides would go back and forth to give him a chance to escape. Who would have expected Chu Yichen to have the ability to have the Sheng family take the initiative to deliver the goods to his door in just a few days?

       His legs felt as heavy as if they were filled with lead. As he stepped into the main hall and looked around, his gaze fell on Sheng Ming, who was standing there. At that moment, Sheng Ming’s gaze was fixed on him as well. Their gazes met, revealing mutual reluctance and desolation. Sheng the Fifth, who had long desired him and thought he could finally fulfil his wish, now felt deeply frustrated as he found himself powerless to keep him by his side. On the other hand, Chu Yunhan saw Sheng the Fifth as a lifeline, only to have that lifeline snap and find himself dragged back into captivity, feeling regretful. Their exchanged looks were like those of a pair of estranged lovers.

       “Chu Yunhan.” A voice sounded, interrupting the silent exchange between the two. Chu Yunhan’s eyes followed the sound, and he shuddered when he bumped into the man sitting on the mahogany scholar’s chair. In Chu Yichen’s eyes seemed to lie an impending snowstorm; merely meeting his gaze made one feel an unbearable, bone-chilling cold.

       This time, he was afraid he was really going to die.

       Seeing his expression, Chu Yunhan sighed in his heart.

       Besides Chu Yichen, there were two other people sitting in the main hall. One had slightly gray hair and a beard, about sixty years old. There was also a very young man, only in his twenties, wearing a pair of gold-rimmed glasses and looking gentle and elegant. At this moment, he stood up, walked towards her, stretched out his hand, and said, “This must be Yunhan. I’m Shen Mo. Nice to meet you.”

       Chu Yunhan had never seen this person before and shook hands with some confusion.

       “Is your head hurt?” the young man asked, looking at the bruises on his forehead.

       “A bump. It’s not serious.”

       “That’s good.” He smiled. This man looked fair and handsome, and his smile seemed to have a spring breeze blowing on it, which makes people feel very comfortable. He turned around and said, “Uncle Sheng, Yichen, since everyone has returned safely, this matter can be considered resolved for now. Next, we should sit down calmly and discuss things. I will mediate between you two. What do you both think?”

       Chu Yunhan was a little surprised. A young man announced that he would be the mediator between the Sheng family and the Chu family and seemed determined to convince both parties. Where did this calm confidence come from? While he was standing, Chu Yichen and Sheng Weiyong also stood up, which showed that this person’s identity was extraordinary.

       “With the Young Third Master as the mediator, this Yichen naturally has no objections.” the man said slowly.

       “Naturally, this Sheng has no objection either. My son’s actions have disturbed Elder Shen and troubled the Third Master. I am truly embarrassed. Whatever punishment or apology is deemed necessary, I will fully comply without any objections.”, Sheng Weiyong’s attitude was very cooperative.

       “Uncle Sheng, it is true that Fifth Brother was at fault from the beginning. Even if there were some minor grievances, it was never justified to block the road, kidnap someone, and cause injury. If someone were to treat the Sheng family brothers this way, you surely wouldn’t let it go either. So it’s understandable that Yichen was angry and ordered your warehouse to be lit, wouldn’t you agree?”

       Chu Yunhan was startled. This guy Chu Yichen actually set fire to the family’s warehouse?

       “The Young Third Master is right,” Sheng Weiyong said sternly, “I have been negligent in disciplining him; this kid has become accustomed to the lawlessness and has done such a thing; it’s really a shame for me.” After saying that, he shouted angrily behind him, “You little bastard, why don’t you get over here and apologise properly?!”

       Sheng Ming frowned and walked slowly to Chu Yunhan, looking slightly apologetic, “I should apologise to you. This time, it was my lack of foresight.” He paused and said, “You don’t need to say anything; this is all my fault. I admit it. I’m sorry.”

       His words carried a hidden meaning, concealing his true thoughts between the lines.

       Chu Yunhan understood. The ‘lack of foresight’ mentioned by Sheng the Fifth referred to not taking him away in time, and the phrase ‘no need to say anything’ was to make him keep silent and let him bear the responsibility of the matter. It was as if it was really just the fifth son of the Sheng family who was so audacious that he kidnapped the eldest young master of the Chu family.

       But this was clearly not the case. He was just the one he turned to for help, a passing bard. Even if he took advantage of the situation and made a request to him, it was a fair transaction and there was nothing to blame. The tenderness in Sheng the Fifth’s eyes made him feel guilty and he wanted to speak. When he caught a glimpse of Chu Yichen’s expression out of the corner of his eye, his heart trembled.

       That look was telling him to shut up.

       What would happen if he told the truth? How could he explain being held in confinement? Bringing up his involvement in Grey Wolf’s rebellion would do no good for him or the Chu family. What’s more, Chu Yichen also set fire to the Sheng family’s warehouse. That man took action without leaving any room, and the Sheng family was estimated to have suffered heavy losses. Sheng Weiyong thought his son had made a mistake and robbed him, so he didn’t care. If he revealed that he asked the fifth for help at this time, the Sheng family would definitely not give up and would only intensify the conflict. At this point, it was impossible for the Sheng family to take him in, so it was pointless to say anything.

       Chu Yunhan’s lips moved, but in the end he didn’t say anything. He looked at Sheng the fifth with gratitude in his eyes and gave a slight ‘hmm’ as a response.

       Shen Mo coughed lightly and spoke again, “Yichen, Uncle Sheng, and the Fifth Brother have both apologised, so it’s time for you to cool down as well. Your two families are like the old man’s right-hand men; if things get out of hand, it won’t look good for anyone, and it would be a disgrace to his reputation. He’s sent me here to ease the tension and hopes that both of you will consider the old man’s face and take a step back. The person is back safely, and the goods, well, if they’re burnt, they’re burnt—let’s just take this as a way to get to know each other’s boundaries better. In the future, there will be times when the two families need to cooperate, so don’t let this affect your relationship. Let this matter pass and be forgotten, okay?”

       These words were said in a flawless and impartial manner, and Elder Shen was even brought up to give pressure. Chu Yichen took the lead and said to Sheng Weiyong, “Chairman Sheng, burning down the warehouse was a rash decision on my part, and I hope you can be magnanimous and not take it to heart. As for the losses, I’m willing to compensate at full value.”

       “No need.” Sheng Weiyong waved his hand with the demeanour of a true leader, “Just like Young Third Master said, what’s burned is burned. After all, this matter was Sheng Ming’s fault. I hope Chairman Chu can forgive us.”

       The handshake and reconciliation brought satisfaction to all. The grand drama had come to an end.

       Chu Yunhan stood in the middle, suddenly feeling a sense of emptiness. These people seemed like illusory backgrounds, with no real connection to him. He felt like a speck of dust, floating in this bleak world with no place to return to.

       Chu Yichen saw off the Sheng family and Shen Mo, then looked at Chu Yunhan. After a moment of silence, he instructed his bodyguards, “Take him to my room.”

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Chapter 55

October 3, 2024 / / 0 Comments

       In this late autumn weather, it was quite a happy thing to sit in a grilled fish restaurant and eat fish around a grill plate with the charcoal fire still burning.

       Pei Qing sat next to Zhan Weiyang, casually putting some fish and vegetables on his plate. He watched as Zhan Weiyang focused on eating, revealing a small section of his clean, fair neck.

       Chen Youyou sat opposite them. While stuffing food into his mouth, he said vaguely, “My mom, doesn’t allow me to eat this, because she says, it’s making my body hot.”

       Pei Qing smiled, “If you eat too much, your body will get hot. You can drink more water.”

       Chen Youyou nodded.

       Zhan Weiyang put down his chopsticks and looked up at Pei Qing, “Why are you in our school?”

       “I came to pick you up from school and treat you to dinner,” Pei Qing said with a slight smile.

       Chen Youyou said, “Then, you can come often.”

       Pei Qing nodded and said, “No problem. Whenever you want to go out for food, just contact me, and I’ll pick you up.”

       Chen Youyou hurriedly said, “Okay.”

       But Pei Qing noticed that Zhan Weiyang didn’t answer.

       Zhan Weiyang still seemed a little absent-minded. He picked up a piece of fish with chopsticks and put it into his mouth. As soon as he swallowed it, he was choked by the chilli and couldn’t help but cover his mouth and cough.

       Pei Qing picked up the water cup and handed it over, saying, “Drink some water.”

       Zhan Weiyang quickly took it and drank a sip of water, but his face was still red from coughing.

       Pei Qing handed him a tissue to wipe his mouth. Zhan Weiyang’s eyes were also a little red. He wiped his mouth carefully, rolled up the tissue and threw it into the trash can beside the table, then looked up at Pei Qing.

       Pei Qing asked him, “Are you happy at school recently?”

       Zhan Weiyang looked a little confused. Chen Youyou didn’t pay attention to this and concentrated on looking for the lotus root slices he liked in the baking tray.

       Pei Qing picked up his water cup, drank slowly from the straw, and asked Zhan Weiyang, “No one bullies you in school, right?”

       Zhan Weiyang shook his head.

       Pei Qing asked, “How was the midterm exam?”

       Zhan Weiyang turned his face away nervously, grabbed the chopsticks with his right hand in a panic, and pinched the edge of the table with his left hand.

       Pei Qing smiled and said to him gently, “It doesn’t matter. I won’t blame you whether you do well in the exam or not. What can’t you tell gege?”

       Zhan Weiyang lowered his head and was silent for a long time, then raised his head and leaned close to Pei Qing’s ear. He put one hand over Pei Qing’s ear and whispered, “I didn’t do well in the exam.” After that, he looked at Pei Qing with some guilt.

       Pei Qing then leaned close to him, lowered his voice and said, “It doesn’t matter.”

       Zhan Weiyang looked at him.

       Pei Qing continued, “It doesn’t matter whether you do well in the exam or not. We just need to find out why you didn’t do well.”

       Unexpectedly, Zhan Weiyang immediately replied, “Because there is something wrong with my head.”

       Pei Qing was stunned by what he said. When he reacted, he immediately raised his hand and put it on Zhan Weiyang’s head, saying, “Who said that? Don’t talk nonsense.”

       Zhan Weiyang didn’t even have the mood to eat. He stared at the smoking grill in front of him silently, and his chopsticks didn’t move for a long time.

       Pei Qing helped him pick up a lot of meat and vegetables and put them on the small plate in front of him. Seeing that he didn’t move his chopsticks, he said, “Do you want me to feed you?”

       Zhan Weiyang picked up the chopsticks and ate without much appetite.

       Although Chen Youyou was eating, he also noticed the conversation between the two of them. Feeling that the atmosphere was not right, he chose to remain silent and only secretly glanced at them from time to time.

       Pei Qing didn’t say anything else. He waited until Zhan Weiyang and Chen Youyou had almost finished eating and everyone slowed down, then suddenly asked Zhan Weiyang, “Have you lost all your points?”

       Zhan Weiyang looked at him suddenly, his face pale.

       Chen Youyou was also stunned for a moment and looked at Pei Qing.

       Pei Qing turned to Chen Youyou and asked, “Youyou, do you know how many points Zhan Weiyang has deducted?”

       Chen Youyou was completely unprepared and said in a daze, “No, I don’t know.”

       Pei Qing continued, “He said that when his points are deducted, he will turn into a tree. Did he tell you?”

       Chen Youyou had almost forgotten about this matter. When Pei Qing suddenly mentioned it, he suddenly remembered it and said, “Oh— I remember, he said this.” He was a little unsure of what Pei Qing meant and couldn’t help but look at Zhan Weiyang’s expression when he spoke.

       Zhan Weiyang shook his head vigorously at him.

       Pei Qing asked, “What is he being deducted for?”

       Zhan Weiyang was still shaking his head at Chen Youyou, and Chen Youyou didn’t dare to continue. He hesitated and wanted to answer that he didn’t know, but “I, I—” Pei Qing interrupted him before he finished speaking.

       Pei Qing said, “I just invited you to dinner today, can you bear to lie to me?”

       Chen Youyou’s eyes widened, thinking about what he should do. Pei Qing had not only invited him to dinner but also drove him home and gave him his coat. If he didn’t answer Pei Qing, he would truly feel uncomfortable. He could only look at Zhan Weiyang and say, “Isn’t this your older cousin? Is there anything you can’t tell him?”

       Zhan Weiyang wanted to stop him, but before he opened his mouth, he heard Pei Qing say in a deep voice, “Yangyang.” He then glanced at Pei Qing nervously, unable to speak.

       Chen Youyou said, “He, said he has a S-system, in his head.”

       “What?” Pei Qing didn’t understand for a while.

       Chen Youyou had to repeat, “A System.”

       “What System?” Pei Qing frowned slightly.

       Chen Youyou couldn’t remember too clearly at the moment, but he did recall that Zhan Weiyang’s previous pursuit of Xie Ling seemed to be related. He said, “It’s some sort of, a dating System, you must t-talk to that person…” He spoke more and more quietly because he saw that Zhan Weiyang was really anxious.

       Pei Qing patiently asked, “Who?”

       Chen Youyou was embarrassed and said, “Older cousin, don’t, treat me like this… Y-you look at Zhan Weiyang.”

       Pei Qing turned his head and saw Zhan Weiyang staring at Chen Youyou with red eyes.

       He was a little helpless, and after hesitating for a while, he could only say, “Alright then, I won’t ask you anymore.”

       Chen Youyou breathed a sigh of relief. He grabbed the cup on the table and drank a big sip of water. He looked at Pei Qing and then at Zhan Weiyang. He really wanted to leave, but he was embarrassed to do so.

       Pei Qing stretched out a hand and pressed it on Zhan Weiyang’s shoulder.

       Zhan Weiyang then turned his eyes away and looked at him with a somewhat pitiful and aggrieved expression.

       Pei Qing gently pinched his soft neck with her hand, soothing his emotions, and said, “It’s nothing, be good.”

       Zhan Weiyang’s chest rose and fell twice.

       Pei Qing asked them, “Have you eaten? Let’s go after you’re done.”

       Chen Youyou immediately replied, “I’m done!”

       Pei Qing came directly from the company today and did not drive. They left the mall, where they had dinner and stood on the roadside to call a taxi for Chen Youyou.

       Pei Qing sent Chen Youyou to the car, bent over, and said to him through the open car door, “Be careful. Send a message when you get home.”

       Chen Youyou nodded, but he couldn’t help but look at Zhan Weiyang, and he found that Zhan Weiyang didn’t look at him.

       Pei Qing stood up straight, raised his hand to close the car door, and the taxi quickly took Chen Youyou away.

       Only Zhan Weiyang and Pei Qing were left.

       Zhan Weiyang was a little scared for some reason, and he subconsciously turned around and wanted to hide.

       Pei Qing reached out and held his shoulders, pulled him back, made Zhan Weiyang face him, and said, “Do you want to tell me yourself?”

       Zhan Weiyang didn’t look at him.

       Pei Qing continued to ask, “Who do you have to date?”

       Zhan Weiyang still didn’t say anything.

       Pei Qing let go of his hand, and after a while, he sighed softly and asked Zhan Weiyang, “Are your points almost all gone?”

       Zhan Weiyang seemed a little nervous and nodded.

       Pei Qing said, “When you become a tree, you will never be able to talk to me again. Are you still unwilling to tell me now?”

       Zhan Weiyang raised his head and looked at him palely.

       Pei Qing said to him, “If one morning, I wake up and go into your room, I only see a fortune tree lying on the bed, and I don’t know why. Do you think it’s fair to me?”

       Zhan Weiyang said in a panic, “No, I will bury the soil in the flowerpot myself.”

       “So you really don’t want to tell me anything before you get into the flowerpot?”

       Zhan Weiyang lowered his head and didn’t speak.

       After a long time, Pei Qing noticed something was wrong. He bent down and looked closer at Zhan Weiyang and found that he was crying.

       Zhan Weiyang didn’t make a sound but just shed tears silently. When he found that Pei Qing looked at him, he raised his red eyes, wiped the tears on his cheeks with his fingers, and said, “I can’t bear to leave you.”

       At that moment, Pei Qing couldn’t tell what he felt, but he felt that his whole heart softened with sourness. He reached out and hugged Zhan Weiyang in his arms, saying, “Don’t be afraid. You won’t leave me.”

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Chapter 15

October 3, 2024 / / 0 Comments

       Qian Xiaoke felt that he was a little crazy. He followed Jiang Tongyan and whispered, “Lu Xun1Chinese writer and literary critic said that if you don’t explode in the movement, you will perish in the movement.”

       He looked at the lake and began to think that he should just take Jiang Tongyan with him to die together.

       Just as he was thinking about the feasibility of this, Jiang Tongyan stopped in his tracks.

       “Hey, you are still there?”

       Qian Xiaoke: “Hehe.”

       Jiang Tongyan asked him calmly, “Why aren’t you leaving?”

       Qian Xiaoke was really unhappy at this moment and turned away from him with a sad face.

       “I thought you left just now.” Jiang Tongyan walked over pretentiously and approached him, “Do you want to take a walk with me so much?”

       “Say less.” Qian Xiaoke said, “I’m afraid that you will be thrown into the lake from here.”

       Jiang Tongyan looked at him and smiled, “Seriously, why didn’t you leave by yourself?”

       He wanted to say: Could it be that you really can’t bear to leave me?

       Of course not. Qian Xiaoke was not reluctant to part with him but reluctant to part with the time he had spent!

       Qian Xiaoke said, “You must have never heard of this word before.”

       “Huh? What word?” Jiang Tongyan asked, “Devoted? Loyal? Inseparable? Dependent through life and death?”

       “… Do you know what ‘sunk cost’ is?” Qian Xiaoke said proudly, “You definitely don’t know.”

       Jiang Tongyan looked at him in confusion.

       “This is a word that often appears in the economic field,” Qian Xiaoke was so proud that his tail was almost raised, and he felt that he was very handsome now. “It means that I have wasted so much time, energy and physical strength on you, and these are all costs. In order not to let my costs go to waste, I have to bite my teeth and persevere to the end. Do you understand? Read more books.”

       “…” Jiang Tongyan looked at him incredulously and then smiled, “Little friend, the same words are given to you. Read more books, and don’t start to interpret things by yourself when you only know a little about everything.”

       He smiled slightly, “Also, a friendly reminder from Big Brother: in investment, we always have to exclude the interference of sunk costs and pay more attention to opportunity costs. Do you know ‘opportunity cost’? Have you heard of it?”

       “Ah?” Qian Xiaoke was dumbfounded.

       Jiang Tongyan rolled his eyes and suddenly slapped Qian Xiaoke in front of him, “Snap! Go hit your fly!”

       Jiang Tongyan, who had ridiculed Qian Xiaoke, was in a good mood and decided to spare this uneducated little fool.

       “Okay, I’m done relaxing.”

       Qian Xiaoke’s eyes lit up immediately, and he no longer wondered what Jiang Tongyan meant by what he just said, “Going home?”

       “Going home?” Jiang Tongyan narrowed his eyes and smiled, “You want to take me home? Why are you so vulgar and wretched?”

       “…”Qian Xiaoke felt that thanks to the subway security check he now went out without a machete, or else Jiang Tongyan would definitely die a horrible death here today!

       “Just joking.” Jiang Tongyan raised his eyebrows and smiled, “Let’s go, gege is in a good mood. I’ll give you a ride back.”

       Sometimes, a word could save a person.

       After Qian Xiaoke heard his words, his waist and legs were no longer sore. He could run directly to the park’s gate in one breath and stop a taxi along the way.

       However, just when the two of them were about to reach the gate of the park, Jiang Tongyan touched his pocket and said, “fvck, where’s my wallet?”

       Qian Xiaoke was shocked and felt that something was wrong.

       He turned around, “Don’t tease me.”

       “I’m not teasing you.” Jiang Tongyan’s mobile phone and wallet were gone.

       It was already dark at this time. The two looked back in the direction they came from. There were not many people walking.

       “My mobile phone is gone too.”

       “… In the prosperous and peaceful times, how could such a thing happen under my nose?” Qian Xiaoke said, “It must not be a thief; it must be you who lost it.”

       Jiang Tongyan: “…I didn’t say there was a thief.”

       Now, Qian Xiaoke was a little panicked.

       Although he really wanted to complain, it was really troublesome to lose a wallet. Qian Xiaoke lost his wallet once when he was in college. After that, he had to apply for a new ID card and report the loss of his bank card. It was so troublesome.

       Jiang Tongyan came back from abroad, so he probably has more documents. If he lost them, it would be quite troublesome.

       Qian Xiaoke was exhausted, both physically and mentally, but he still said, “Let’s go back and look for it. Maybe it fell on the ground.”

       Jiang Tongyan glanced at Qian Xiaoke, hesitated momentarily, and then said, “Forget it.”

       “Forget it?” Qian Xiaoke was shocked, “Are you tricking me again?”

       Of course not.

       Jiang Tongyan’s mobile phone and wallet were really missing, but he looked at how tired Qian Xiaoke was. He didn’t have the heart to let the other party continue to entangle with him, and he was not sure whether it was worth it. What if he was exhausted after searching for a circle but found nothing? Wouldn’t it be a big loss?

       “There’s only a few hundred dollars in my wallet. With what had been spent, my wallet wasn’t worth much.”

       “…”Qian Xiaoke was speechless. He thought was this something worth being happy about?

       “What about your cell phone?” Qian Xiaoke said, “You don’t want it anymore?”

       “You can buy another cell phone. The card inside is a spare card I bought when I returned here.” Jiang Tongyan was shy and embarrassed to say that he didn’t want anything in order not to tire Qian Xiaoke to death, “Let’s go back first.”

       Qian Xiaoke stood there looking at him, and after a long time he squeezed out a sentence, “It’s good to have money.”

       It was good to have money. You could just throw away such an expensive wallet and you could just ‘buy another one’ without even looking for your cell phone after losing it.

       Qian Xiaoke smacked his lips and felt like he had just chewed a lemon.

       “Are you sure?” Qian Xiaoke said, “It’s troublesome to lose these two things.”

       “It’s okay,” Jiang Tongyan said, “I used that cell phone specifically for returning to China. I didn’t keep any important things in it.”

       Qian Xiaoke pouted, still a little uneasy.

       “Let’s go, let’s go, what time is it.” Jiang Tongyan actually felt a bit regretful. Losing things that day served as a lesson for him—he should have avoided playing tricks on people in the future.

       He raised his hand to stop a taxi, but was suddenly pushed down by Qian Xiaoke.

       “What’s wrong with you?” Jiang Tongyan asked, “Did you lose your wallet too?”

       “I suddenly thought of something!” Qian Xiaoke’s eyes widened, “You don’t have any money now.”

       “Obviously.”

       “No mobile phone either.”

       “Obviously.”

       “Then why did you take a taxi?” Qian Xiaoke glared at him, “Do you have money to pay for the taxi fare?”

       “Don’t you have money?” Jiang Tongyan was too lazy to tease him, “Let’s take a taxi back first, I’ll pay you back another day.”

       Qian Xiaoke was almost shocked to death by this sentence.

       He, Qian Xiaoke, had a principle in life, that is, he would never lend money to others even if he died!

       He could have his head cut and blood flow; it didn’t matter how close or distant he was. There was no way he would lend money!

       What’s more, for someone like Jiang Tongyan, who could basically be defined by anything but the relationship they have, borrowing money was even less of an option. The only history they have together was lying in the same bed, questioning life for a few hours, eating spicy hotpot together, and spending over an hour in a park. They had no real connection, and it was very likely that this person could just run off to another country one day. If he lent this kind of person money, it would be giving him an opportunity to exploit and kill him!

       Yes, for Qian Xiaoke, having his money taken away was just the same as killing him!

       Qian Xiaoke was not stupid, he would not do such a thing.

       “You won’t do that?” Jiang Tongyan said, “I have plenty of money, I don’t need your little bit.”

       “Who knows?” Qian Xiaoke said very cautiously, “Life is always unpredictable. What if you go bankrupt tomorrow?”

       “… Buddy, can’t you hope for something good for me?”

       Qian Xiaoke was in pain now, because he suddenly realised that if he was unwilling to pay for the taxi first, then they had only one way to go, that was to say, his few hours today were really like a 10,000-ton ship that had sunk.

       Qian Xiaoke stood under the street lights in the autumn night, looking at Jiang Tongyan, who was half a head taller than him. He felt as if he was watching his Titanic sinking into the sea, but he could do nothing about it. He couldn’t help but feel sad.

       “Hey, what are you thinking about?” Jiang Tongyan looked at the person in front of him and felt that this little guy’s thinking was really jumpy and even a little scary.

       “First, I’m not called Hey.” Qian Xiaoke pouted, “Second, what I think has nothing to do with you.”

       He took a deep breath with grievance, feeling heartbroken and miserable.

       “Okay, whatever you want.” Jiang Tongyan wanted to stop the car again, but was stopped by Qian Xiaoke.

       “Chairman Jiang.” Qian Xiaoke said, “You can’t do that.”

       Jiang Tongyan looked at him in confusion.

       “Forget about taking a taxi. You know our current financial situation,” Qian Xiaoke said, “I can lend you money to take the subway.”

       “Subway?”

       “Yes, subway.” Qian Xiaoke really couldn’t bear to leave Jiang Tongyan alone here without money, but he couldn’t pay for the taxi fare himself. This was the best he could do. He could barely afford the eight yuan subway fare. If Jiang Tongyan didn’t pay him back in the future, he wouldn’t lose too much.

       Qian Xiaoke was exactly the kind of meticulous, frugal, and calculating young man of the new era who excelled at managing his resources with precision.

       Jiang Tongyan asked him, “Aren’t you tired?”

       “I am tired,” Qian Xiaoke said, “but I am willing!”

       He grabbed Jiang Tongyan’s wrist and dragged him to the nearby subway station, “Let’s hurry up. Life is short, and we’ve already wasted too much time. In these prime years, we should seize every moment!”

       Jiang Tongyan looked at the back of Qian Xiaoke’s head with a smile and let him pull him forward.

       He smiled and said, “What nonsense are you talking about?”

       “No nonsense.” Qian Xiaoke regretted it but thought about it again. This is also an important lesson in life: “Teacher Jiang, I have waited for you for too long!”

       Alright.

       Jiang Tongyan could see that this kid was crazy.

       However, this little madman was also very interesting.

       Jiang Tongyan was being pulled forward by him, feeling the chilly wind and watching as the hair on the back of this guy’s head was blown into a spiky mess. The smile in his eyes seemed to reach up to the moon.

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Chapter 54

September 30, 2024 / / 0 Comments

       Zhan Weiyang was in a bad mood. He failed again, and he had less and less time.

       Since that day when it drizzled, the weather has seemed constantly rainy and gloomy, making people feel downhearted as well.

       During this period, with the midterm exams, Zhan Weiyang’s mind went completely blank when he received his test paper.

       His grades were not good to begin with, and Zhan Pengcheng spent money and used his connections to arrange for him to enter this middle school. The teachers did not have any expectations for him, so they usually did not pay attention to him.

       In the end, Zhan Weiyang was distracted during the entire exam and only got a few questions right when he finally handed in his paper for correction.

       According to Zhan Weiyang’s usual level, it would not be like this.

       So as soon as the exam was over, the teacher couldn’t help but call his parents.

       It happened that Zhan Pengcheng had a very important work meeting that day, and he really couldn’t go to school. After consideration, the matter was entrusted to Pei Qing.

       Pei Qing took half a day off from the company where he was interning and went to Zhan Weiyang’s school in the afternoon.

       When he entered the school gate, it was right after class had ended. As he walked to the teaching building, he attracted the attention of countless girls. When he walked into the building and up the stairs, every passerby, whether male or female, glanced at him.

       When he walked to Zhan Weiyang’s class teacher’s office, the homeroom teacher was talking to other teachers and didn’t notice him.

       Pei Qing knocked on the door and said, “Hello, I am Zhan Weiyang’s older cousin.”

       The three teachers in the office turned their heads at the same time. The homeroom teacher was a woman in her early 40s. Seeing Pei Qing, she frowned slightly and said, “Where is his father?”

       Pei Qing replied, “Sorry Teacher, my uncle really can’t find the time, but he told me that I should carefully report the issues you mentioned to him when I get back.”

       It was obvious that the homeroom teacher was still very dissatisfied but only reluctantly accepted. She invited Pei Qing to come in and then took the report card of the midterm exam to Pei Qing.

       Pei Qing picked up the score sheet and looked at it silently.

       The homeroom teacher said, “Since you are here, take a picture and take it back to his father, I won’t send him WeChat.”

       Pei Qing nodded and took a picture with his mobile phone.

       The homeroom teacher said, “Zhan Weiyang’s situation is quite special. Since the school has arranged for him to be in my class, I can understand. I have no prejudice against him. Although his grades have always been poor, he is still obedient. In the past, he always answered the questions seriously regardless of whether he could do them or not. But this time, he was obviously absent-minded.”

       After saying that, the homeroom teacher took out the math test paper she taught and showed it to Pei Qing.

       Pei Qing saw that several big questions at the back of the test paper were blank.

       The homeroom teacher said, “If he had written a little bit of the solution to the problem, he wouldn’t have failed to get a single point.”

       Pei Qing nodded sincerely and said, “I agree.”

       At this time, the class bell rang, and the young female teacher at the desk next to her picked up the book and stood up, passed by Pei Qing and went out to the office to teach the students.

       Outside the office, the originally noisy environment gradually quieted down, and the students of the whole school went back to the classroom to prepare for class.

       The homeroom teacher’s voice also subconsciously lowered. She said to Pei Qing, “I wanted to talk to him first, but I was afraid that I couldn’t control the degree of speaking. Do you understand?”

       Pei Qing responded, “I understand.”

       The homeroom teacher said, “That’s why I want to call his father to tell him about Zhan Weiyang’s situation in detail so that I could analyse why he’s become like this recently, but it turns out that this father is still irresponsible.”

       Pei Qing had to explain, “He really can’t get away from work.”

       The homeroom teacher’s tone was a little stern, “What is there to be unable to leave? Is there anything more important than the child’s learning status? Besides, Zhan Weiyang is not an ordinary child!”

       Pei Qing listened quietly and did not explain again.

       The homeroom teacher said, “That’s it, you go back and talk to his father first, find out the reason for Zhan Weiyang’s recent state, if he has time to come to school, we will talk in detail.”

       She felt that Pei Qing looked too young and seemed unwilling to spend too much time communicating with Pei Qing.

       Pei Qing said, “Okay, thank you, Teacher.”

       After leaving the teacher’s office, it was already the last class of the afternoon. Pei Qing didn’t leave the school immediately. Instead, he walked to Zhan Weiyang’s classroom and stood outside the window near the back door, looking inside.

       He found Zhan Weiyang.

       Zhan Weiyang was looking at the blackboard with one hand supporting his chin, looking very focused, but his eyes were obviously empty.

       Pei Qing was a little worried.

       Zhan Weiyang’s condition was not right, of course, not only in this midterm exam. Pei Qing had noticed that he was a little abnormal since Zhan Weiyang said he had no time.

       It had been raining heavily in recent days, and Pei Qing found that Zhan Weiyang spent a lot of energy on his flower pots. Sometimes, he dragged his flower pots to the eaves near the balcony door to shelter from the rain and dragged them over again when he saw the rain stopped. He tossed and turned as if he was not satisfied with where he put them.

       Pei Qing suspected that if the flower pot was not too big and too heavy, Zhan Weiyang might have carried it to his bed and curled himself up in it to sleep at night.

       Pei Qing tried to talk to him about this matter again, but Zhan Weiyang refused to talk about it.

       Zhan Weiyang was not upset. He still relied on Pei Qing. He liked kissing and hugging him, but he didn’t want to talk about the topic that he didn’t have much time.

       Pei Qing wanted to find Chen Youyou, but they had a midterm exam. He felt that the timing was not right, so he delayed it until now.

       Today, Pei Qing wanted to figure this out anyway.

       He found that a student sitting in the back row of the classroom noticed him and turned to look out the window, so he stepped back from the classroom door and walked along the corridor to the stairwell. He stopped and stood against the wall with his arms folded in front of his chest.

       Waiting for the end of get out of class was a long time. Pei Qing didn’t play with his phone because he was worried. He just stood there quietly.

       Until the end of class, when students excitedly ran out of the classroom, he stood at the stairway, so nearly everyone had to pass by him, and inevitably, many would look at him.

       Pei Qing looked young, but his temperament was no longer like a high school student. In addition, his appearance was really outstanding, so it was hard not to attract attention when he appeared on campus.

       This feeling of being watched by everyone was not pleasant, but Pei Qing had been accustomed to other people’s eyes since he was a child, so he could stay at ease.

       After five or six minutes had passed and most of the students had already left the teaching building, Pei Qing still hadn’t seen Zhan Weiyang and the others come out, so he walked again toward Zhan Weiyang’s classroom.

       The back door of the classroom was open. Pei Qing walked to the door and saw Zhan Weiyang and Chen Youyou had not left yet. The two of them were slowly cleaning the table while chatting about something.

       When Pei Qing walked in, they didn’t notice it at first, until Pei Qing walked to the front of their desks and said, “Let’s go, I’ll take you to dinner.”

       Zhan Weiyang and Chen Youyou were both startled.

       Especially Zhan Weiyang, he looked up with a shocked face and looked at Pei Qing for a long time without saying a word.

       Pei Qing picked up one of them in each hand and led them out of the classroom, asking at the same time, “What do you want to eat for dinner?”

       Zhan Weiyang still didn’t react.

       After a long while, Chen Youyou stammered, “E-eat grilled fish.”

       Pei Qing looked down at Zhan Weiyang and saw that he didn’t object, so he said, “Okay, let’s eat grilled fish.”

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Chapter 14

September 28, 2024 / / 0 Comments

       Sick, absolutely sick.

       Very tacky, very tacky indeed.

       Qian Xiaoke looked at Jiang Tongyan with disdain, “Who did you learn this from?”

       Jiang Tongyan thought: Such high-class words; a kid like you have never heard anyone say them, right?

       He smiled slightly and said proudly, “What? Are you impressed?”

       Qian Xiaoke: Ugh.

       He was vomiting in his heart, but he certainly wouldn’t show it; after all, he needed help at the moment—Qian Xiaoke wanted to take a ride.

       Qian Xiaoke smiled and said, “I wouldn’t dare, I wouldn’t dare. How could I presume to reach your level?”

       He said with genuine sincerity, “Chairman Jiang, could I catch a ride with you?”

       Jiang Tongyan glanced at him with a look of disdain, “Seeing how pitiful you are, I suppose I can reluctantly agree.”

       The car arrived, and Jiang Tongyan, intentionally wanted to play a trick, slyly pulled up an address on his phone and showed it to the driver. Meanwhile, Qian Xiaoke, feeling overjoyed and unaware, had no idea what he was about to face next.

       Qian Xiaoke rarely took a taxi. After all, as a person who lived a frugal life, he would not spend thirty or forty yuan on a taxi when it only costs eight yuan to take public transportation from the company to home.

       So, when he looked at the unfamiliar street scene, he did not doubt it at all, because he thought—how could the taxi route be the same as the subway route!

       However, no matter how slow Qian Xiaoke was, he found something wrong half an hour later, but it was too late.

       The taxi driver parked the car outside a park, Jiang Tongyan paid the money and got off the car.

       Qian Xiaoke looked at Jiang Tongyan standing outside the car with a blank face, and the other party raised his eyebrows and looked at him, “It’s here, why don’t you get off the car?”

       “What place… is this?”

       Jiang Tongyan thought: I’m not a local, if you ask me, who should I ask?

       “My destination,” Jiang Tongyan said calmly, even though he didn’t know where it was. “It’s fine if you are not getting off. I’m leaving anyway.”

       The driver turned around and asked Qian Xiaoke, “Where else are you going?”

       Qian Xiaoke got scared and got off the bus quickly, jogging to catch up with Jiang Tongyan.

       “Aren’t you going back to the hotel?” Qian Xiaoke asked him, taking out his phone and opening the map.

       One would not know until they see it, and then they would be shocked.

       It was nearly 30 kilometres from this place to his home.

       Qian Xiaoke was struck by lightning!

       “Jiang Tongyan!” Qian Xiaoke stamped his feet, “You did it on purpose!”

       Jiang Tongyan turned around and looked at him with a smile. He suddenly put his arm around Qian Xiaoke’s neck and hooked him over, “What? What did I do? I did ask you before coming, didn’t I?”

       Qian Xiaoke thought about it, and it was right. Strictly speaking, this matter really couldn’t be blamed on others.

       He hated it.

       He felt heartbroken. He was in agony.

       He pouted and started to check the subway route from here to home.

       “But if you are not in a hurry, you can wait for me to go back together.” Jiang Tongyan said, “I just come here to relax and relieve my inner depression. When the depression is gone, I will go back.”

       Qian Xiaoke looked at him suspiciously, “What depression do you need to relieve?”

       “… What do you think?”

       Qian Xiaoke pondered, “Oh, impotence.”

       Then he was knocked on the head by Jiang Tongyan.

       “Can you learn some art of talking?” Jiang Tongyan said to him, “Don’t talk about things that can’t be mentioned!”

       “Okay,” Qian Xiaoke said, “What can be mentioned about you? I will only talk about those thing then.”

       He now wanted to make Jiang Tongyan happy. If the other party became happy, he could go back to the hotel earlier, and he could also get a ride home earlier.

       “I didn’t have anything to mention, just shut up.” Jiang Tongyan truly wished Qian Xiaoke were mute, or that he could be given a cup of poison to silence him forever!

       Qian Xiaoke shut up, but two minutes later, he couldn’t help but speak, “Chairman Jiang.”

       “Speak.”

       “Aren’t you a mysophobe?”

       “What do you care?”

       “No, I mean…” Qian Xiaoke held his schoolbag straps tightly with both hands, “You are a mysophobe. Do you have to hug other people’s necks like this when you relax?”

       This was very ambiguous!

       It was very inappropriate!

       Jiang Tongyan realised he had been wrapping his arms around Qian Xiaoke’s neck. He jumped away as if electrocuted and then took out a tissue and wiped his shirt sleeves in disgust.

       “…You don’t have to do that!” Qian Xiaoke rolled his eyes, “I haven’t said anything yet that you took advantage of me for nothing!”

       Jiang Tongyan snorted coldly, too lazy to say anything more.

       Afterwards, Jiang Tongyan walked around the small lake in the park again and again, and Qian Xiaoke followed behind.

       The night in the park at the end of September was not cold, but there were many naughty children running around like crazy, and Qian Xiaoke felt dizzy.

       “Chairman Jiang, is your heart still depressed?” Qian Xiaoke was tired from walking. After all, he was the type who would never stand if he could sit, and never sit if he could lie down. If it took a thousand years to become immortal while sitting but only five hundred while standing, he would still choose the former without hesitation.

       For a person like that, if he had to walk for half an hour, it would be very deadly!

       Qian Xiaoke felt that he was tired like a dog at this moment. No, a dog might not be tired like this after walking for half an hour!

       Jiang Tongyan looked back at him, “Hey! You’re still here!”

       Qian Xiaoke: Big brother, are you out of your mind?

       “Chairman Jiang,” Qian Xiaoke smiled, “It’s late now. It’s a long way from here to your place. Go back and rest early! I’m thinking about your health!”

       Jiang Tongyan looked at him with a smile, “I thought you had already left on your own.”

       Qian Xiaoke was regretting it. He should have left when he got here just now. He could have gone home from the subway in half an hour.

       He smiled and said to Jiang Tongyan, “Where can I go? You are unfamiliar with the place. I am worried about you!”

       It was definitely impossible to leave now.

       Although Qian Xiaoke was not a person who loved to learn, he had learnt a word a while ago—sunk costs1In economics and business decision-making, a sunk cost is a cost that has already been incurred and cannot be recovered. Sunk costs are contrasted with prospective costs, which are future costs that may be avoided if action is taken.

       He had wasted a lot of time, energy and physical strength on this matter. If he just left, it would be too uneconomical.

       He had to hold it for a little longer.

       Jiang Tongyan was definitely going to go back anyway.

       Jiang Tongyan looked at how Qian Xiaoke was and really felt sympathy.

       He decided to give Qian Xiaoke a chance to perform.

       “My heart is almost fine again,” Jiang Tongyan said, “I’m just a little short of something; maybe someone can help me.”

       “Help? What kind of help? How to help? Let me do it!” As long as he could go home, Qian Xiaoke was willing to serve!

       Jiang Tongyan stood there, with his arms folded in front of his chest, looking very cold and arrogant.

       “How about this, tell me a joke.”

       This was hitting the bullseye! Qian Xiaoke claimed to be a ‘master of cold jokes’, unbeatable in the company, and during summer, everyone would come to him for cold jokes to cool off.

       Qian Xiaoke suddenly had an inspiration, “Xiao Ming asked his father to tell him a story, and his father asked him: Do you want to hear the long one or the short one?”

       Jiang Tongyan looked at him. Qian Xiaoke: “Long one or the short one?”

       “…Long one.”

       Qian Xiaoke cleared his throat, “Once upon a time there was a fly…”

       He took a deep breath, “Buzz buzz buzz buzz buzz…”

       “Stop it!” Jiang Tongyan was annoyed by the buzzing, “What about the short one?”

       “Once upon a time there was a fly, buzz… snap!” When Qian Xiaoke said ‘snap’, he raised his hand and slapped Jiang Tongyan in front of him with a showmanship. The sound was crisp and powerful, which scared Jiang Tongyan.

       Jiang Tongyan frowned and looked at him with disdain. After a few seconds, Jiang Tongyan said, “Qian Xiaoke, what does this means?”

       “Ah? Isn’t it funny?”

       “Funny, my ass.” Jiang Tongyan said, “Who do you think you are, trying to be a dad2was referring to how much of a dad joke Qian Xiaoke’s joke was?”

       Qian Xiaoke could swear to heaven that he really didn’t mean it.

       Just like that, Chairman Jiang’s mood became worse, so he took Qian Xiaoke to walk around the lake for more than half an hour.

       Qian Xiaoke’s ‘fitness’ plan for the whole year was completed.

       It was great.

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Chapter 53

September 27, 2024 / / 0 Comments

       Zhan Weiyang finished his shower, returned to his room, and lay flat on the bed. Perhaps because of his excitement, he lay very flat, with his hands beside him and tightly pressed against his thighs.

       There was a sound coming from outside the door, Zhan Weiyang guessed that Pei Qing went to take a shower, and he continued to wait patiently. After about twenty minutes, Pei Qing pushed open his door and walked in gently.

       Pei Qing, wearing pyjamas, walked to Zhan Weiyang’s bed, squatted down and reached out to touch his hair, “Still not asleep?”

       Zhan Weiyang did not answer. He just hurriedly moved to the side, leaving half of the bed for Pei Qing.

       Pei Qing smiled at him, “What’s wrong today?”

       Zhan Weiyang urged him, “Come up quickly.”

       Pei Qing looked at him for a while and finally took off his shoes and went to bed. He covered himself with the same quilt as Zhan Weiyang and said, “Do you want me to coax you to sleep today?” He propped his head with one hand and lay on his side facing Zhan Weiyang.

       Zhan Weiyang didn’t say anything. After a while, he came over, hugged Pei Qing’s waist and kissed him.

       Pei Qing kissed Zhan Weiyang gently at first, but then he began to feel that Zhan Weiyang was rubbing against him, so he reached out, held his waist, and said, “What are you doing?”

       Zhan Weiyang looked up at him, a little confused, “Didn’t you drink?”

       Pei Qing’s voice was hoarse, “So?”

       Zhan Weiyang said innocently, “Isn’t it said that drinking alcohol will cause that?”

       Pei Qing looked at him and asked, “You mean doing something reckless after drinking?”

       Zhan Weiyang suddenly felt embarrassed and buried his face in Pei Qing’s arms.

       Pei Qing laughed and said to him, “Sex after drinking is actually an excuse for irresponsibility.”

       Zhan Weiyang didn’t understand and looked up at him.

       Pei Qing reached out and rubbed Zhan Weiyang’s hair, “Didn’t we agree to wait until you were eighteen?”

       Zhan Weiyang said to him, “But Chen Youyou said we didn’t have to wait until we were eighteen.”

       Pei Qing was silent for a moment and asked him, “Why did you tell Chen Youyou everything?”

       “I didn’t,” Zhan Weiyang whispered, “I didn’t tell him.”

       Pei Qing sighed softly and told Zhan Weiyang, “Yangyang, do you know why it’s eighteen?”

       Zhan Weiyang shook his head.

       Pei Qing said to him, “That’s a dividing line when you reach maturity both physically and mentally.” At this point, Pei Qing paused for a moment. He thought Zhan Weiyang might never reach that dividing line of complete maturity, but he continued, “You can date now, but some things are not good for you now, do you know?”

       Zhan Weiyang seemed to understand and didn’t seem to understand.

       Pei Qing had many thoughts. Of course, it was not just waiting for the right time for Zhan Weiyang to mature physically and mentally, as he said, but more of it was because he couldn’t get over his own hurdle. Just like he refused to kiss Zhan Weiyang before, he often felt an inexplicable sense of guilt when facing Zhan Weiyang. He couldn’t tell it, and he didn’t know whether he was right or wrong.

       Today, when he was with Zhan Pengcheng and heard Zhan Pengcheng’s words that he was worried that no one would take care of Zhan Weiyang in the future, he wanted to tell Zhan Pengcheng that he was willing to take care of Zhan Weiyang.

       But so what? The care that Zhan Pengcheng wanted might not be the same as his care. He didn’t even know whether what Zhan Weiyang needed was the same as what he needed.

       Pei Qing kept telling himself to wait a little longer, even if, as Zhan Weiyang said, there was no difference between seventeen and eighteen. However, the one who really needed this time was not Zhan Weiyang but Pei Qing herself.

       He reached out and hugged Zhan Weiyang, saying, “Go to sleep.”

       Zhan Weiyang was very disappointed and asked him, “Is it still not possible?”

       Pei Qing said, “No, eighteen is the bottom line, not even one day earlier.”

       Zhan Weiyang lowered his head and counted how many months he had left before he turned eighteen. After a while, he said, “What if I can’t wait until that day?”

       Pei Qing was a little surprised and looked at him, “What are you talking about?”

       Zhan Weiyang was not only disappointed but also a little unhappy. He said sullenly, “I may not be able to wait for that day.”

       Pei Qing didn’t expect him to say such a thing and asked him, “Why can’t you wait?”

       Zhan Weiyang didn’t answer. After a while, he whispered, “I told you.”

       Pei Qing pulled his shoulders, made him look at him, and said in a serious tone, “What’s going on?”

       Zhan Weiyang said, “I said I would become a tree.”

       Pei Qing asked him, “When will you become a tree? Will you become a tree at the age of eighteen?” When he asked questions, his tone became more and more serious.

       Zhan Weiyang said, “No, I said when the points are deducted.”

       Pei Qing said, “But you didn’t tell me what’s deducting your points.”

       Zhan Weiyang felt that he was pinching his shoulders very hard, and he struggled a little.

       Pei Qing then let him go, slowed down his tone and said to him, “Yangyang, can you tell gege?”

       Zhan Weiyang finally shook his head.

       He sat quietly for a while and suddenly raised his hand to take off his clothes. Pei Qing quickly held his hand to prevent him from moving.

       Zhan Weiyang said anxiously, “I don’t have time.”

       Pei Qing saw him trying to struggle, so he simply opened his arms and held him, trapping him in his embrace. He said, “No, you need to explain it to me first. What points deduction? What about turning into a tree?”

       Zhan Weiyang didn’t say anything. After a while, Pei Qing saw that he had closed his eyes.

       “Yangyang?” Pei Qing called him. Zhan Weiyang closed his eyes and didn’t respond.

       “Asleep?”

       Zhan Weiyang still didn’t respond.

       Pei Qing wanted to wake him up and ask him to speak clearly, but seeing that Zhan Weiyang had his eyes closed, he really couldn’t bear it, so he finally helped him lie down and covered him with the quilt.

       After doing all this, Pei Qing didn’t get up immediately but waited quietly for a while until he heard Zhan Weiyang’s light and even breathing. Then he slowly got up and got out of bed.

       He stood by the bed, reached out to turn off the light, and when he fell into darkness, he still stared at the sleeping figure on the bed.

       An unspeakable anxiety gradually surged up.

       He realised that Zhan Weiyang’s condition was not right before because it was not convenient to tell Zhan Pengcheng directly, so he specially communicated with Zhan Weiguang. At that time, Zhan Weiguang told him not to worry, and he also thought that Zhan Weiyang’s attention would be diverted over time and he would get better, but now it seemed that this was not the case. He didn’t know whether the things in Zhan Weiyang’s head should be called hallucinations or delusions, but it was obviously abnormal.

       Pei Qing left Zhan Weiyang’s room and returned to his own. He sat down by the bed, unable to sleep, pondering what he should do.

       He didn’t know whether he should tell Zhan Pengcheng first. After all, Zhan Pengcheng was Zhan Weiyang’s guardian, but he was afraid that Zhan Pengcheng would be repulsed by his interference in these matters.

       If he took Zhan Weiyang to see a doctor himself, Zhan Weiyang would probably resist. He still remembered how much Zhan Weiyang didn’t want to go to the hospital.

       Pei Qing raised his hand and rubbed his forehead. He thought he had to ask Zhan Weiyang first. Even if Zhan Weiyang would resist, he must know what was going on with him.

       When lying on the bed, Pei Qing suddenly thought of someone—Chen Youyou.

       Since Zhan Weiyang had a good friend who could talk about everything, maybe Chen Youyou would know what kind of mess Zhan Weiyang was thinking about in his little head.

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