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       The house suddenly became very lively.

       Zhan Yingfei and Pei Jingrong had not been home for nearly a year. When the family heard the noise outside, they all stood up to greet them. Even the Grandma walked out of the dining room tremblingly and stretched out her hand when she saw her daughter from afar.

       Zhan Yingfei, who had originally put her hand on Zhan Weiyang’s shoulder, let go of him, strode towards Grandma, hugged her warmly and greeted her.

       Zhan Weiyang then quietly stepped aside. He noticed that Pei Qing saw Pei Jingrong and called out, “Dad.”

       Pei Jingrong just nodded to him and then followed Zhan Yingfei to shake hands with Grandma and ask about her health.

       When the whole family finished their greetings and sat down, Auntie Luo had already brought the food out of the kitchen.

       The evening meal was the New Year’s Eve dinner, and the lunch meal was relatively simple, but after all, there were many people, and the whole table was filled.

       One table could no longer accommodate them, but fortunately, the dining room was large enough, and a small table was set up next to it.

       Zhan Weiyang was arranged to sit at a small table, while Pei Qing was called over to sit with his father.

       Zhan Pengcheng took out a bottle of wine from the wine cabinet.

       Zhan Weiguang asked him, “Do you have to drink at noon?”

       Zhan Pengcheng said, “I won’t go out in the afternoon, so I’m just going to drink a little at noon.”

       After dinner, the adults in the family helped Auntie Luo to clean up the table and then sat back in the living room. Zhan Pengcheng made a pot of tea by himself, and everyone chatted while drinking tea.

       Zhan Yingfei and Zhan Xueqing were talking at the door of the dining room. At a distance, they couldn’t hear what they were saying, but Zhan Xueqing looked unhappy.

       Zhan Weiyang sat in the corner of the sofa for a while. Then he saw Zhan Pengcheng chatting with Zhan Heming and Pei Jingrong, so he got up and wanted to go upstairs.

       In the end, just as he stood up, Pei Qing also stood up and said, “I’m going upstairs to take a nap.”

       Zhan Pengcheng looked up at him and asked, “Are you feeling uncomfortable?”

       Pei Qing also drank some wine at noon, but it was not visible on his face. He said to Zhan Pengcheng, “No, I just feel a little sleepy after drinking.”

       Zhan Pengcheng nodded, “Go and have a rest.” After that, he said to Zhan Weiyang, “Yangyang, take a nap too.”

       Zhan Weiyang said, “Okay.”

       So they went upstairs one after the other, and Zhan Weiyang was in front. When they walked around the corner of the stairs, Pei Qing suddenly caught up and hugged Zhan Weiyang’s shoulders.

       Zhan Weiyang felt Pei Qing close to his cheek and gently called him “Yangyang.” At the same time, he smelled a little bit of alcohol.

       He asked Pei Qing, “Are you drunk?”

       Pei Qing said in a low voice, “I’m not drunk, I just want to come up and rest. Shhh— don’t tell them.”

       Zhan Weiyang felt itchy in his ears. He didn’t like the smell of people drinking, but Pei Qing’s breath gave him a strange sense of intimacy, and he unconsciously felt happy.

       They went back to the room upstairs and lay down on the bed.

       Zhan Weiyang yawned loudly.

       Pei Qing asked him, “Sleepy?”

       Zhan Weiyang turned over to face Pei Qing and said, “Not very sleepy.”

       Pei Qing said to him, “Then chat for a while and sleep when you are sleepy.”

       Zhan Weiyang smiled and said, “Okay.” He smiled and looked at Pei Qing for a while. Just when he was about to speak, he suddenly heard a knock on the door. He looked up and asked curiously, “Who is it?”

       The person outside was silent for a while before saying, “Is Pei Qing there?” Zhan Weiyang recognised that it was Pei Jingrong’s voice, and he turned to look at Pei Qing.

       Pei Qing got up from the bed, put on his slippers, walked to the door, and opened the door.

       It was Pei Jingrong standing outside the door. He walked in without saying anything and then noticed that Zhan Weiyang was still lying on the bed.

       Pei Jingrong was obviously stunned for a moment.

       Zhan Weiyang sat up and shouted, “Uncle.”

       Pei Jingrong had a blank expression on his face, but when he heard Zhan Weiyang calling him, his expression softened and he asked, “Is Yangyang taking a nap here?”

       Pei Qing stood still by the door and said, “There are not enough rooms at the house. Yangyang’s room is occupied by Xueqing, so he sleeps with me temporarily.”

       Pei Jingrong nodded, and he asked Zhan Weiyang again, “Does Yangyang want to sleep now?”

       Zhan Weiyang didn’t know how to answer, so he could only look at Pei Qing.

       Pei Qing said to Pei Jingrong, “Do you have something to say to me?”

       Pei Jingrong nodded.

       Pei Qing said, “Then let’s go out and talk so as not to disturb Yangyang’s sleep.”

       Pei Jingrong did not object and walked outside.

       Pei Qing whispered to Zhan Weiyang, “Go to sleep.” Then he followed Pei Jingrong out of the room and gently closed the door.

       Zhan Weiyang turned over in bed, closed his eyes and tried to fall asleep, but he felt that his mind was clear as ever, and he didn’t seem to want to sleep so much, so he sat up. At this time, the sound of Pei Jingrong and Pei Qing talking in a low voice came from outside the door.

       Because their voices were very low, Zhan Weiyang couldn’t hear clearly. He was a little entangled, thinking that it was not good for him to eavesdrop on others, but they were talking right at the door, so it wasn’t necessarily because they didn’t want him to hear them, was it?

       In the end, Zhan Weiyang got up from the bed, walked to the door and put his ear to it to listen to the conversation between the two people outside.

       Pei Jingrong and Pei Qing were in the corridor outside the room, leaning against the wall and facing each other.

       Zhan Weiyang heard Pei Jingrong’s voice first, and Pei Jingrong asked Pei Qing: “When are you going to go home?”

       Pei Qing didn’t speak.

       Pei Jingrong continued, “I told you to stay at home for the internship. I can contact the company for you. There is no need to go so far.”

       Pei Qing said, “Isn’t it good to come out and develop myself a bit?”

       Pei Jingrong said, “Are you here to develop yourself, or do you just don’t want to stay at home?”

       Zhan Weiyang felt that Pei Jingrong’s tone was unpleasant. In fact, since Pei Jingrong came back at noon today, Zhan Weiyang could feel that his attitude towards Pei Qing was a little cold.

       Pei Qing still didn’t speak.

       Pei Jingrong asked him, “Are you dissatisfied with me or Aunt?”

       Pei Qing then calmly replied, “What should I be dissatisfied with?”

       “Shouldn’t I ask you this question?” Pei Jingrong said, “What is not good enough for me and Aunt to treat you?”

       “You are all very good.”

       Pei Jingrong said, “Since we are all very good, why can’t we live well as a family?”

       Pei Qing said after a short silence, “Isn’t it enough for you two to live a good life? Why do you have to ask me? I am a senior this year and will graduate and work in the second half of the year. It’s time for me to be independent.”

       Pei Jingrong asked him, “What are your plans for work?”

       Pei Qing said, “The company I’m currently interning with, we’re still talking.”

       Pei Jingrong said, “There is no need to talk about it. You can come back with me and help out at my place after graduation.”

       Pei Qing calmly answered him, “I’m not going.”

       Zhan Weiyang’s whole body tensed up.

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       After breakfast the next day, Zhan Weiyang returned to the balcony on the second floor to water the plants.

       Originally, Auntie Luo said she would come up to water the plants after washing the dishes, but Zhan Weiyang took the initiative to undertake this task. After all, it was a friend he hadn’t taken care of for a long time.

       He put on a light grey down jacket and went out to the balcony to fill the watering can with water. He squatted next to the flower pot, first cleared the fallen leaves and weeds in the flower pot, and then watered it.

       While watering, Zhan Weiyang couldn’t help but whisper, “I won’t be with you anymore.”

       He had been discharged for a long time and had been taking his medication on time. He hadn’t heard any voices since. He believed that as long as he continued to take his medication, he shouldn’t turn into a fortune tree again.

       “But I will come to see you often,” Zhan Weiyang felt a little ashamed when he said this. He could actually come to see his friends every day, but the weather was too cold recently. The room was heated, and he could wear only a thin sweater. If he wanted to go out, he had to put on a down jacket. Even so, if he stayed on the balcony for a while, his face and hands would still be cold, so he didn’t go out on the balcony very often. It was only today, when Auntie Luo mentioned it that he thought of watering the potted plants here.

       Zhan Weiyang’s hands were wet by the cold water and soon turned red with cold. He still patiently took care of the pots one by one until he stopped in front of his own empty pot.

       Since Zhan Xiusong broke this pot the last time Pei Qing helped him fix it, he had never squatted in it again, mainly because he was worried about stepping on it. Today, he came here and saw that the pot was full of dust. It had rained before, and so the bottom of the pot was dirty and covered with a layer of mud. He felt heartbroken immediately.

       He quickened his pace, watered the remaining plants, and then washed and scrubbed his flower pots simultaneously.

       Zhan Xueqing was standing in the corridor and happened to see this scene.

       She stopped and looked at Zhan Weiyang for a while, went back to the room to get her coat and put it on. She then walked to the balcony, slowly approached Zhan Weiyang from behind, and heard Zhan Weiyang say, “I’m not abandoning you.”

       Zhan Xueqing was puzzled and couldn’t help calling out, “Yangyang?”

       Zhan Weiyang was startled and turned back to look at her in panic.

       Zhan Xueqing smiled at him, squatted down beside him, and asked, “What are you talking about to yourself?”

       Zhan Weiyang called “Qing jie”, then turned around and continued to wash the flower pot, saying, “I’m chatting with my flower pot.”

       Zhan Xueqing propped her face with one hand and smiled when she heard, “You are so cute! Are you chatting with the flower pot?”

       Zhan Weiyang said, “Yeah.” He grabbed the kettle and poured water into it to disperse the mud.

       Zhan Xueqing asked him, “What are you talking about?”

       Zhan Weiyang looked at her strangely, “What? About the flower pot?”

       Zhan Xueqing said, “Yes.”

       Zhan Weiyang said, “I just said that I would take good care of it and let it rest assured.”

       Zhan Xueqing asked, “Is your flower pot alive?”

       Zhan Weiyang thought about this question and answered Zhan Xueqing, “I don’t think so.”

       “If it’s not alive, how can you still talk to it? It can’t hear it,” Zhan Xueqing said to her.

       Zhan Weiyang said, “I can talk to it even if it’s not alive. As long as I can hear it, that’s enough.”

       Zhan Xueqing didn’t speak for a while. She squatted beside and looked at Zhan Weiyang quietly for a long time and said, “Isn’t it cold?”

       Zhan Weiyang answered her, “It’s okay. Qing jie, if you are cold, go in.”

       Zhan Xueqing said, “I’m not cold either.” She paused for a while and asked, “Does Pei Qing often make food for you?”

       Zhan Weiyang was stunned and turned to look at her, “Sometimes.”

       Zhan Xueqing looked at him without saying anything.

       Zhan Weiyang suddenly became a little nervous and turned his head back silently.

       Zhan Xueqing said, “I didn’t know he could cook.”

       Zhan Weiyang said, “Qing ge’s fried rice is delicious.”

       Zhan Xueqing supported her face with her hands and remained silent for a long time. Then she asked Zhan Weiyang, “Is Pei Qing very good to you?”

       Zhan Weiyang nodded, “Qing ge is very good.”

       Zhan Xueqing asked him, “How good?”

       Zhan Weiyang thought her question was strange, and couldn’t help but look at her more, and said, “He is very nice.”

       Zhan Xueqing asked, “Do you…”

       Zhan Weiyang looked innocent and ignorant, “What?”

       Zhan Xueqing saw his expression and suddenly felt that her question was a little ridiculous. She said, “Nothing.”

       Zhan Weiyang stood up, patted the mud on his hands, and said, “Are you going in?” He wanted to wash his hands.

       Zhan Xueqing also stood up and said, “Okay, let’s go in.”

       The two of them left the balcony and walked into the corridor. Zhan Weiyang walked towards the bathroom. Zhan Xueqing stood at the door of the room and watched Zhan Weiyang disappear from behind.

       Holidays always passed in the blink of an eye, and the Lunar New Year was almost here.

       The New Year’s atmosphere in big cities was always not as intense as in smaller places. Many residents in the neighbourhood had gone back to their hometowns to celebrate, making the area feel quiet.

       Meanwhile, the Zhan family was getting more and more lively.

       Two days before the New Year, Zhan Xiusong’s parents came back from out of town. Because there were too many people at home, Zhan Pengcheng arranged for them to stay in a hotel not far from the neighbourhood. Zhan Xiusong stayed at home so that the kids could play together.

       Until the day of New Year’s Eve, Auntie Luo was busy in the kitchen preparing the New Year’s Eve dinner.

       Near noon, Pei Jingrong and his wife, Zhan Yingfei, took a taxi back from the airport. When they arrived, the family was preparing to have lunch.

       Zhan Weiyang came down from the second floor and heard a knock on the door, so he went to open the door.

       As soon as the door was opened, along with the cold air, there was also a soft embrace. When Zhan Yingfei saw Zhan Weiyang, she opened her arms and hugged him tightly, shaking him left and right, saying, “My baby Yangyang!”

       Zhan Weiyang was already taller than Zhan Yingfei, and he didn’t dare to struggle hard, so he could only nervously call out, “Auntie!”

       Zhan Yingfei then let go of her hand and looked at him with a smile on her face.

       Zhan Weiyang’s face was a little red.

       Zhan Yingfei was already in her forties, but she maintained her appearance and figure very well. She was wearing a smart short down jacket and a pair of long boots on her legs.

       The middle-aged man standing behind her was Pei Qing’s father, Pei Jingrong. Pei Jingrong was a few years older than Zhan Yingfei, tall, mature and handsome. When he saw Zhan Weiyang, he also showed a gentle smile, “Yangyang.”

       Zhan Weiyang had never carefully examined Pei Jingrong before. However, when he saw him today, he suddenly found that he was really similar to Pei Qing, so he couldn’t help but look at him for a while longer.

       Pei Jingrong smiled and said to Zhan Yingfei, “Yangyang may not recognise me.”

       Zhan Weiyang wanted to explain that he knew him, but he heard Zhan Yingfei smiling and saying, “This is your Uncle.”

       He had no choice but to call out, “Uncle.”

       Zhan Yingfei put her arm around Zhan Weiyang’s shoulders, pushed him inside, and said, “It’s too cold. Let’s go in and talk.”

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       The next day, Zhan Xueqing went out with Zhan Weiguang and Zhan Xiusong, leaving Pei Qing and Zhan Weiyang at home for the whole day. Zhan Weiyang followed Pei Qing for a walk and went to the supermarket to buy some snacks before dinner.

       The three of them came back quite late.

       At that time, Zhan Weiyang was already lying on Pei Qing’s bed playing with his mobile phone, while Pei Qing was sitting by the window reading a book.

       Zhan Weiyang heard the noise coming from the corridor. He first strained his ears to listen carefully to see if Zhan Pengcheng was back. Later, he found that the sound came from his room, and then he knew that Zhan Xueqing was back.

       “Qing jie is back,” Zhan Weiyang said to Pei Qing.

       Pei Qing didn’t even raise his head and said ‘En’ very lightly.

       Zhan Weiyang still looked at him.

       After a while, Pei Qing asked, “What are you looking at me for?”

       Zhan Weiyang supported his body with his arms and said, “Are you not going to talk to her?”

       Pei Qing seemed to find it strange, “Why should I talk to her?”

       Zhan Weiyang said, “Wasn’t she unhappy yesterday?”

       Pei Qing put down the book in his hand, looked at Zhan Weiyang, and asked him seriously, “Why do you think she is unhappy?”

       Zhan Weiyang looked confused, “I don’t know.”

       Pei Qing said, “Then why do you think I should talk to her?”

       Zhan Weiyang thought for a while and said, “Didn’t she say you didn’t want to go out with her?”

       Pei Qing remained silent for a while and then said, “I really don’t want to go out with her. Is there any problem?”

       Zhan Weiyang didn’t understand, probably because he couldn’t accept Pei Qing’s straightforward remarks, and asked nervously, “Why?”

       Pei Qing said, “Isn’t it good for me to play with you at home?”

       Zhan Weiyang was a little happy to hear this and couldn’t help but smile, but then he said, “But you can still accompany Qing jie to play; she seems unhappy.”

       Pei Qing casually flipped the book on his knees and asked Zhan Weiyang, “If I can only accompany one person, who do you want me to accompany?”

       Zhan Weiyang immediately said, “Of course you have to accompany me!”

       After that, he felt that he might be too selfish and added in a low voice, “You can accompany her occasionally.”

       “That won’t work,” Pei Qing said, “If you ask your Qing jie about this question, she will say that I can only accompany her, not you.”

       Zhan Weiyang opened his eyes wide, “Why?”

       Pei Qing grabbed the book and walked to the bedside, gently patting Zhan Weiyang on the head, “Why do you think?”

       Zhan Weiyang was puzzled, raised his hand and touched his head, “I don’t know.” Why ask him?

       Pei Qing smiled and said, “If you don’t know, think about it carefully.”

       Zhan Weiyang thought about it, but he still didn’t know. He lay on the bed, not playing with his phone but resting his head on his arm in a daze, and after a while, he said, “I’m hungry.”

       Pei Qing had picked up a book to read again, but when he heard him talking, he put it down again and asked him, “Do you want to have a midnight snack?”

       Zhan Weiyang said, “I don’t want to go out.”

       “Then eat at home. What do you want to eat?”

       “Instant noodles?”

       “So unambitious?”

       “Add an egg?”

       Pei Qing smiled, “Okay.” After saying that, he reached out to Zhan Weiyang and pulled him up from the bed.

       Zhan Weiyang put on his slippers and followed Pei Qing out. Although it was the coldest time of winter, the heating was on at home, and he didn’t feel the cold even in his thin pyjamas.

       Pei Qing cooked a bowl of instant noodles for Zhan Weiyang in the kitchen and added an egg. After the noodles were cooked, Zhan Weiyang insisted on taking it to the upstairs room to eat and didn’t want to sit down in the dining room to eat.

       “That’s so troublesome?” Pei Qing didn’t agree. Zhan Weiyang then took the bowl upstairs by himself. Pei Qing followed him. Pei Qing casually took a bowl from the cupboard, which was not too big. After adding the egg to the instant noodles, it was quite full. Zhan Weiyang carried it upstairs carefully.

       He had just reached the second floor when Pei Qing said behind him, “You forgot to take the chopsticks.”

       Zhan Weiyang said, ‘Oops’ and turned around suddenly. The noodle soup in the bowl swayed, and a few drops spilt onto the floor.

       He looked down and said, “Oh no.” For a moment, he couldn’t decide whether to get the chopsticks first or put the bowl back in the room first.

       Pei Qing then said to him, “But I already got it for you.” He shook the chopsticks in his hand.

       Zhan Weiyang said, “You made me dirty the floor.”

       Pei Qing smiled and said, “You go in first, I’ll get some tissue to wipe the floor.”

       At that moment, the bathroom door suddenly opened. Zhan Xueqing, who had just finished her shower, came out with a steamy presence. She glanced at Pei Qing and then at Zhan Weiyang, smiling as she asked, “Is Yangyang hungry?”

       Zhan Weiyang still had the bowl in his hand and nodded. Zhan Xueqing walked towards him, got close to smell his instant noodles, and said, “It smells so good, did Yangyang cook it himself?”

       Zhan Weiyang shook his head, “Qing ge cooked it for me.”

       Zhan Xueqing immediately looked at Pei Qing. Pei Qing didn’t look at her but just said to Zhan Weiyang, “Hurry up and go inside, aren’t your hands sore from carrying it?”

       Zhan Weiyang then said to Zhan Xueqing, “Qing jie, I’ll go in first.” He carefully bypassed Zhan Xueqing and walked towards the room. When he reached the door, he found that he couldn’t free his hands to open the door.

       Pei Qing had just moved when Zhan Xueqing took the initiative to walk over and help Zhan Weiyang open the door.

       Zhan Weiyang said, “Thank you,” and walked inside with the bowl.

       Zhan Xueqing glanced at their room, then returned to the corridor and walked towards her room.

       Pei Qing followed Zhan Weiyang into the room, first handed him the chopsticks, then took out a paper towel to wipe the floor.

       When he returned to the room, Zhan Weiyang was already lying on the window sill and started eating noodles.

       Pei Qing asked him, “Is it delicious?”

       Zhan Weiyang nodded, and he asked Pei Qing, “Do you want to eat?”

       “I don’t want to eat,” Pei Qing said.

       Zhan Weiyang felt that it would be bad if he didn’t share, so he picked up a chopstick of noodles, moved some away, and invited Pei Qing, “Eat a little bit.”

       Pei Qing said, “Will you feed me?”

       Zhan Weiyang smiled and nodded, “I’ll feed you.”

       Pei Qing walked to the windowsill, bent down, and let Zhan Weiyang feed him a chopstick of noodles. He said, “You eat, I’m not eating.”

       Zhan Weiyang felt really full after eating the instant noodles. He lay on the bed and touched his stomach in a daze. When he was about to fall asleep, he suddenly said, “Forget it.”

       “What do you mean forget it?” Pei Qing was about to fall asleep. He was awakened by the sound of his voice and opened his eyes.

       Zhan Weiyang said, “You’d better not accompany Qing jie.”

       Pei Qing was silent for a while and asked him, “Why?”

       Zhan Weiyang said, “I just thought about it, and I think I will be unhappy.”

       “Why are you unhappy?” Pei Qing asked, “If I go to accompany Zhan Xiusong, will you be unhappy?”

       Zhan Weiyang thought about it seriously and said, “I don’t know. But if you accompany him instead of me, I will definitely be unhappy.”

       “Well,” Pei Qing said, “Then I’ll tell you why you are unhappy because everyone has selfish desires, which is normal.”

       Zhan Weiyang asked him, “Am I selfish?”

       Pei Qing said, “If you have to put it that way, isn’t it actually quite good?”

       Zhan Weiyang didn’t understand, “Huh?”

       Pei Qing said, “I also hope that my Yangyang will only accompany me. In some aspects, everyone is selfish.”

       Zhan Weiyang’s heart skipped a beat when he heard his words. He suddenly pulled up the quilt to cover half of his face, but he still felt his face getting hot. Pei Qing asked him, “Why are you not saying anything?”

       Zhan Weiyang didn’t know what to say. He heard his own heartbeat and said after a while, “I fell asleep.”

       Pei Qing smiled silently in the darkness.

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       Zhan Xiusong came less than a week after Zhan Xueqing came.

       Zhan Xiusong was actually much thinner than when he came during the National Day holiday. When his grandmother saw him, she frowned and asked him why he had lost weight.

       “No, I haven’t lost much weight,” Zhan Xiusong said while raising his hand to push his glasses. His cheeks were obviously sunken, and his originally delicate outline had begun to show.

       Grandma looked at him carefully, “No, you’ve lost weight. You must eat more tonight.”

       So when it was time for dinner, Auntie Luo brought out a large plate of bright red braised pig’s feet from the kitchen. Grandma put the plate directly in front of Zhan Xiusong and said, “Songsong, you should eat more.”

       Zhan Xiusong stared at the braised pig’s feet and swallowed his saliva. He lowered his head, poked the white rice in the bowl with chopsticks and said, “I don’t like this.”

       Zhan Weiyang sat a little further away. He stretched out his hand to pick up half a pig’s foot but failed to reach it. He silently took back the chopsticks, poked in the rice bowl, and changed to pick up another dish.

       Pei Qing reached out and helped him pick up a braised pig’s feet and put it in the bowl.

       Zhan Weiyang said quickly, “Thank you.”

       Pei Qing said, “Eat it. I’ll give you another after you finish eating.”

       Zhan Weiyang lowered his head and began to chew the pig’s feet seriously.

       Zhan Weiguang looked at Zhan Xiusong for a while, then turned to Grandma and said, “He must be dieting.”

       Zhan Xiusong immediately raised his head and denied it, “I’m not dieting.”

       Zhan Xueqing couldn’t help laughing and asked him, “How come you lost so much weight if you are not dieting?”

       Zhan Xiusong didn’t pick up many dishes and didn’t eat the rice in the bowl too attentively. He said, “Studying in high school is harder than before, and I lost weight unconsciously.”

       Grandma was sitting on the side. When she heard him say that, she immediately said, “Then you have to eat more. Eat some pig’s feet quickly.”

       Zhan Xiusong looked at the braised pig’s feet again but still didn’t reach for his chopsticks.

       Zhan Weiguang suddenly stood up, picked up the entire plate of pig’s feet, and then used chopsticks to distribute one to everyone. When he distributed it to the end, he saw that there were still two left on the plate. He asked Zhan Weiyang, “Do you want to eat more?”

       Zhan Weiyang nodded.

       He gave Zhan Weiyang one more, and when he put the plate back on the table, he said, “Leave the remaining one for Dad, Zhan Xiusong doesn’t like it anyway.”

       Zhan Xiusong turned away and said without even looking at him, “I don’t like it indeed.”

       When they were halfway through their meal, Zhan Pengcheng came back from outside in a hurry. He washed his hands and sat down at the table. He took the bowl and chopsticks Auntie Luo handed to him. He looked at Zhan Xiusong and said, “Why did Xiusong lose so much weight?”

       Zhan Xiusong hummed vaguely.

       Zhan Pengcheng asked him, “Is it because you study too hard? Take advantage of the holiday now and eat more.” After saying that, he saw the last braised pig’s foot left on the table and stretched out his chopsticks to pick it up in Zhan Xiusong’s bowl.

       Zhan Xiusong opened his mouth but didn’t have time to refuse.

       Zhan Weiguang said at this time, “He said he doesn’t like it.”

       “Why doesn’t he like it?” Zhan Pengcheng said, “He obviously likes it very much! Right, Xiusong?”

       For a whole night, Zhan Xiusong was torn between inner and outer struggles. On the one hand, he couldn’t help wanting to eat the braised pig’s feet, but on the other hand, he warned himself not to waste the results of his diet and told himself to be sure to hold back. In the end, Zhan Pengcheng directly put the pig’s feet into his bowl.

       He thought the food was already in his bowl, and he couldn’t take it out to give it to others if he didn’t eat it, so he found a very reasonable excuse to comfort himself and just eat one and then go to exercise to consume it.

       He picked up the pig’s feet and put it into his mouth. He took a quick bite, and said to Zhan Pengcheng, “The braised ones at home are still delicious, thank you Uncle.”

       Zhan Pengcheng looked at him with a smile, “If you like it, let Auntie Luo continue to make it for you tomorrow, and then eat more.”

       Zhan Xiusong wanted to say no, but when he looked up, he saw Zhan Weiguang and Zhan Xueqing looking at him with a smile. He lowered his head and said nothing.

       Zhan Weiguang said, “If you want to diet, then go diet. What’s so bad about admitting it?”

       Zhan Xiusong snorted and whispered, “What’s your business?”

       After everyone finished their meal, they didn’t rush to leave the table and sat next to Zhan Pengcheng.

       Zhan Pengcheng said while eating, “Xiusong is here today. Do you want to go out and play tomorrow? Pei Qing can drive and go wherever you guys want to go, and Weiguang will be responsible for entertaining everyone.”

       Zhan Weiguang said, “I’m fine with both. Let’s see where you guys want to go and play.”

       Zhan Pengcheng said to them, “You guys go and discuss it.” After that, he whispered to Zhan Weiguang, “Don’t let them spend money.”

       Zhan Weiguang nodded.

       After eating, Zhan Xiusong went upstairs and enthusiastically gathered everyone in Zhan Weiguang’s room to discuss where to go tomorrow.

       Zhan Xueqing was also very interested and mentioned several places, but what she hoped most was to go shopping in the city centre and then find a good Japanese restaurant for lunch.

       Zhan Xiusong didn’t quite agree with Zhan Xueqing’s opinion, but he didn’t say anything. He just looked at the others and said, “I don’t care. You decide.” He thought that the others probably didn’t want to go shopping.

       Zhan Weiyang stood by the door and leaned against the wall. His body swaying back and forth as he thought about it and said, “I don’t want to go out.”

       He was not very interested in what they discussed, so he decided to stay home and play games.

       Pei Qing thought about it and asked him, “How about we have lunch at noon and go play badminton in the afternoon?”

       Zhan Weiyang shook his head.

       Pei Qing asked again, “Visit the museum?”

       Zhan Weiyang still shook his head.

       Pei Qing felt that he really didn’t want to go out. When he was about to speak, he heard Zhan Xueqing say, “Then don’t force Yangyang. Let Yangyang rest at home.”

       Zhan Xueqing sat on the chair in front of Zhan Weiguang’s desk with two thin legs stretched forward, looking at Zhan Weiyang gently.

       Pei Qing suddenly said, “Then I won’t go out either. Weiguang can drive, right?”

       Zhan Weiguang was stunned and a little surprised, “Why don’t you go?”

       Pei Qing said, “There’s no place I want to go.”

       Zhan Weiguang asked him, “Where do you want to go? Tell us, and we can discuss it.”

       Pei Qing smiled and shook his head.

       “Why not?” Zhan Xueqing asked him, her tone and expression becoming serious, “Just tell us where you want to go. What do you mean by this now?”

       Zhan Weiguang and Zhan Xiusong both looked at Zhan Xueqing, and they didn’t know what was going on. The atmosphere suddenly became a little awkward.

       Zhan Weiyang also noticed something was wrong and looked at Pei Qing a little nervously.

       Pei Qing still maintained a gentle expression and said, “I also want to rest at home.”

       Zhan Xueqing chased him and asked him aggressively, “Do you want to rest at home, or do you not want to go out with me?”

       Zhan Weiyang really understood that something was wrong this time. He secretly moved a step in the direction of Pei Qing, not understanding why Zhan Xueqing suddenly got angry.

       Pei Qing replied to Zhan Xueqing, “I really want to rest at home.”

       Zhan Xueqing stood up from the chair, looked at Pei Qing and said, “Then you have a good rest, I will go out by myself tomorrow.” After that, she walked to the door.

       Zhan Xiusong called out cautiously, “Qing jie?”

       Zhan Xueqing ignored him, opened the door and went out, then closed the door forcefully.

       The door closed with a ‘bang’ sound, and Zhan Weiyang was frightened and trembled all over, patting his chest in panic.

       Zhan Weiguang looked at Pei Qing and blankly pointed in the direction of the door.

       Pei Qing shook his head.

       Zhan Weiguang said, “Why is Zhan Xueqing’s temper getting weirder and weirder now?”

       Pei Qing still didn’t speak. He said, “You should call her when you go out tomorrow.”

       Zhan Xiusong said reluctantly, “Go shopping with her?”

       Pei Qing didn’t answer, just waved to Zhan Weiyang, “Let’s go down.”

       Zhan Weiyang hurriedly followed him.

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       After dinner, Auntie Luo cleaned the table and washed the dishes while Zhan Xueqing held Grandma’s hand and talked to her on the first floor.

       Before leaving, Zhan Weiguang said to Zhan Xueqing, “You sleep in Weiyang’s room. It has been cleaned up for you.”

       Zhan Xueqing made an okay gesture to him.

       Zhan Weiyang went back to his room to pack a few clothes before Zhan Xueqing came up and then went into Pei Qing’s room with him.

       His pillow and quilt had been brought over. If Zhan Xueqing wanted to stay here for a vacation, he could sleep with Pei Qing openly for a vacation.

       When Zhan Weiyang came in, Pei Qing was on the phone by the window, seemingly discussing work matters. So, he quietly put on his pyjamas and went to the bathroom to shower.

       When he came out of the shower, Zhan Weiyang met Zhan Xueqing, who had just come up to the second floor in the corridor.

       Zhan Xueqing looked a little tired. She finished her last exam yesterday and left school today, dragging her suitcase to the airport to take a plane. Until now, she has not had time to rest, and she really feels tired. But when she saw Zhan Weiyang, she still smiled and greeted him and asked him, “Have you finished your shower?”

       Zhan Weiyang nodded.

       Zhan Xueqing pointed in the direction of Zhan Weiyang’s door and asked, “This is your room, am I right?”

       Zhan Weiyang nodded again, “Yes.”

       Zhan Xueqing was about to walk towards the door but stopped after two steps. She asked Zhan Weiyang, “Which room does Pei Qing stay in?”

       Zhan Weiyang pointed.

       Zhan Xueqing smiled and said, “Got it.” After that, she asked Zhan Weiyang, “Where do you sleep at night?”

       Zhan Weiyang pointed to Pei Qing’s room again.

       “Oh?” Zhan Xueqing’s tone was a little surprised, “You sleep with him?”

       Zhan Weiyang nodded.

       Zhan Xueqing glanced at the closed door of Pei Qing’s room, “Is he willing to sleep with you?”

       Zhan Weiyang said, “Mmm.”

       Zhan Xueqing smiled and said, “That’s unexpected. Well, go and rest.”

       Zhan Weiyang said to her, “Good night, Qing jie.”

       Zhan Xueqing raised one hand and shook it, “Good night, Yangyang.”

       Zhan Weiyang entered Pei Qing’s room, closed the door behind him, and saw that Pei Qing had already finished his call. However, Pei Qing was still looking down, typing messages on his phone. Zhan Weiyang walked to the bed, took off his shoes, and crawled across the bed towards Pei Qing. He reached out and tugged on Pei Qing’s shirt.

       Pei Qing stretched out one hand to hug him, and the other hand was still sending messages. He looked down at the mobile phone screen intently and asked, “Have you taken the medicine?”

       Zhan Weiyang took medicine every morning and evening.

       “Ah!” Zhan Weiyang said, “I forgot!”

       Pei Qing put his fingers into Zhan Weiyang’s hair, rubbed it hard, and asked, “Where is your medicine?”

       Zhan Weiyang said, “It’s still in my room.”

       Pei Qing patted his back, “Go get it.”

       Zhan Weiyang remembered that Zhan Xueqing was currently staying in his room and didn’t want to go. He grabbed Pei Qing’s arm and said, “Go get it for me.”

       Unexpectedly, Pei Qing said directly, “Go get it yourself, go quickly, I’ll get you a cup of hot water.”

       After that, Pei Qing reached out and lifted Zhan Weiyang from the bed and asked, “Where are your slippers?”

       Zhan Weiyang quickly hugged Pei Qing’s neck and said, “On the opposite side.”

       Pei Qing carried him over, gently put him down and let him put on his shoes, then took his hand and led him out of the room, then let go and said, “Go get the medicine.” Then Pei Qing walked towards the stairs by himself.

       Zhan Weiyang walked to the door of his room, raised his hand and knocked on the door gently. He heard Zhan Xueqing’s voice from inside, “Who is it?”

       Zhan Weiyang said, “It’s me.”

       Zhan Xueqing said, “Come in.”

       Zhan Weiyang opened the door and walked in. He saw Zhan Xueqing sitting by the bed, flipping through a book in her hand, which was Zhan Weiyang’s comic book.

       He felt a little uncomfortable, walked in and called out, “Qing jie.”

       Zhan Xueqing raised the book in her hand and shook it. She then said with a smile, “Are you still reading comics?”

       Zhan Weiyang said, ‘Mmm’. He looked at his desk and the bookshelf above, and then looked at the closed drawer, trying to recall if there was anything in his drawer.

       Zhan Xueqing stood up, put the book back on the bookcase, and said, “I didn’t go through your things, don’t worry.”

       Zhan Weiyang didn’t say anything. He walked to the bedside table, squatted down, opened the drawer, and took out the medicine inside.

       Zhan Xueqing walked up to him, bent down to look, and said curiously, “Are you sick?”

       Zhan Weiyang said, “Yes.”

       Zhan Xueqing asked him, “Cold?” She didn’t see the name of the medicine clearly.

       Zhan Weiyang stuffed all the medicine into his pyjama pocket, not wanting to answer the question, and just said, “I’ll go.”

       Zhan Xueqing nodded, “Go ahead.”

       The room’s door had been open since Zhan Weiyang came in. When Zhan Weiyang walked to the door, Pei Qing came up from downstairs with a glass of water and passed through the corridor.

       “Qing ge,” Zhan Weiyang called him.

       Pei Qing said, “Go back and take the medicine.”

       Zhan Weiyang walked out and followed Pei Qing to go back to the next room.

       At this time, Zhan Xueqing also followed him out, stood at the door, poked her head out, and called out, “Pei Qing.”

       Pei Qing stopped and looked back at her, Zhan Weiyang also stopped and looked at Zhan Xueqing with some surprise.

       Zhan Xueqing said, “You’ve become a different person when you’re a guest in someone’s home.”

       Pei Qing did not respond to her but just put his arm around Zhan Weiyang’s shoulders and said, “Let’s go back.”

       Zhan Weiyang looked at Zhan Xueqing again and went back to the room with Pei Qing.

       The water temperature was just right, not too cold or too hot. Zhan Weiyang took the medicine with the water. After swallowing it with difficulty, he counted how much medicine was left, then looked up and said to Pei Qing, “I have to see the doctor again next week.”

       Pei Qing took the cup of water, put it aside, and asked him, “Are you scared?”

       Zhan Weiyang thought about it and replied, “Not scared, the doctor can cure me.”

       He hadn’t heard those voices from before for a long time, and he now truly believed that the doctor could cure him.

       Pei Qing smiled and said, “That’s good.”

       As he lay in bed, ready to sleep, Zhan Weiyang said, “Dad hasn’t come back today.”

       “It’s the end of the year, and your father has a lot of social activities,” Pei Qing reached out to help him tuck the covers back on.

       Actually, there was another thing that Pei Qing didn’t tell Zhan Weiyang. Now that almost half a year has passed, Pei Qing’s internship should be over. After the Chinese New Year, when the next semester starts, Pei Qing will go back to school first.

       Zhan Weiyang didn’t know about these things yet, and he didn’t think about whether Pei Qing’s internship was about to end. He was just happy that he could live with Pei Qing during this period.

       Pei Qing just reached out to turn off the light and lie down when they suddenly heard a knock on the door.

       Zhan Weiyang asked curiously, “Who is it?”

       Pei Qing got up, turned on the light, walked to the door, and opened the door.

       Zhan Xueqing stood at the door and asked Pei Qing when she saw him, “How do I turn on the hot water?”

       Pei Qing looked back at Zhan Weiyang and saw him lying on the bed wrapped in a quilt and looking over here. So he walked out, went into the bathroom, and pointed to Zhan Xueqing, “Here is the hot water.”

       After that, he asked Zhan Xueqing, “Any other questions?”

       Zhan Xueqing said, “No more.”

       Pei Qing nodded and walked towards the room.

       Zhan Xueqing suddenly called him, “Pei Qing, don’t you have anything to say to me?”

       Pei Qing didn’t even look back, just said “No” a little coldly and then closed the door.

       Zhan Weiyang was lying on the bed and heard their conversation. He couldn’t help but look up and ask, “Did you quarrel with Qing jie?”

       Pei Qing said, “No.”

       He came back to the bed and lay down, turned off the light, then hugged Zhan Weiyang in his arms, patted his back gently, and said, “Go to sleep.”

       Zhan Weiyang put his face in his arms and closed his eyes.

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       Zhan Weiguang sat in the back row and watched them. He suddenly felt that Zhan Weiyang’s reliance on Pei Qing was a bit too much, which made him feel uncomfortable. However, he couldn’t quite explain the specifics why.

       So he called out, “Zhan Weiyang.” His tone wasn’t very nice, and his voice was a bit low.

       Zhan Weiyang heard it but didn’t want to pay attention to him. He just lowered his head slightly and drank the milk tea in small sips with a straw. He still remembered that Pei Qing told him to drink it slowly.

       Zhan Weiguang took out a packaged straw from the bag under his feet and reached out to knock Zhan Weiyang’s head.

       Zhan Weiyang turned his head and glared at him, still not talking to him, and turned his head back.

       When Pei Qing drove the car to the airport, it was almost half an hour later than the arrival time of the plane. In fact, they were not too late. If Zhan Xueqing had luggage to check in, she might not have come out yet.

       They parked the car in the parking lot and walked into the terminal. When Pei Qing was still looking at the display screen to find the exit for Zhan Xueqing’s flight number, Zhan Weiyang had already seen Zhan Xueqing. He pulled Pei Qing’s sleeve and said, “Qing jie.”

       Pei Qing looked up and saw Zhan Xueqing sitting on her suitcase in the middle of the arrival hall, staring out the floor-to-ceiling glass window.

       Zhan Xueqing was very beautiful, with the soft and traditional appearance of an oriental woman, but she had a neat short haircut, wearing a long black down jacket and jeans, and a pair of white sneakers on her feet.

       “Zhan Xueqing,” it was Zhan Weiguang who opened his mouth to call out to her.

       Zhan Xueqing turned around, her gaze first swept across Zhan Weiyang and Zhan Weiguang’s faces and finally fell on Pei Qing.

       Zhan Weiguang walked towards her and asked her, “When did you arrive?”

       Zhan Xueqing stood up from the suitcase, pushed the suitcase towards them, and said, “Arrived a while ago.”

       “Qing jie,” Zhan Weiyang greeted. Zhan Xueqing walked up to them, smiled at Zhan Weiyang, stood on tiptoe to touch Zhan Weiyang’s head, and said, “Has Yangyang grown taller?”

       Zhan Weiyang also smiled and nodded, “Mmm.”

       At this time, Pei Qing said, “Let’s go home first.”

       Zhan Xueqing looked at Pei Qing and asked him, “Are you having fun here?”

       Pei Qing said, “Pretty good.”

       Zhan Weiguang reached out to take Zhan Xueqing’s suitcase, turned around, and walked outside, saying, “I guess there will be a traffic jam later. Let’s go.”

       The others followed.

       Arriving at the parking lot, Zhan Weiguang put Zhan Xueqing’s suitcase in the trunk, and then Pei Qing drove again. Zhan Weiyang sat in the passenger seat, and Zhan Xueqing sat with Zhan Weiguang in the back.

       Zhan Weiguang handed the milk tea he bought to Zhan Xueqing and said, “I bought it for you.”

       Zhan Xueqing took it and said, “Did you come so late just to buy milk tea?”

       Zhan Weiyang hadn’t finished his milk tea yet and was about to continue drinking it, but when he heard Zhan Xueqing’s words, he paused and looked back.

       Zhan Weiguang said, “No, it’s because of a traffic jam.”

       Zhan Xueqing put the straw into the cup, took a sip of the milk tea that had not yet completely cooled down, and said, “Who knows if it’s true or not?”

       Zhan Weiguang said, “If you don’t want to drink it, just return it. We came all this way to pick you up and even bought you milk tea, and you have so many complaints.”

       Zhan Xueqing looked at him and said, “It’s been so long since we’ve seen each other, and you haven’t treated me any better.” After that, she said to the front row, “Isn’t that right, Pei Qing?”

       Pei Qing started the car and slowly drove out of the car park in a line, saying in a flat tone, “Traffic jam.”

       Zhan Xueqing and Zhan Weiguang were born in the same year. Strictly speaking, Zhan Weiguang was a few months older, but they usually called each other by their names and didn’t have the feeling of being siblings.

       Zhan Xueqing called Pei Qing’s name directly, which made Zhan Weiguang feel a little strange. He recalled and realised that he couldn’t remember how he addressed Pei Qing the last time Zhan Xueqing and Pei Qing appeared together.

       There was still a traffic jam on the way back.

       Zhan Weiguang and Zhan Xueqing were in the back row, each looking down at their phones.

       Pei Qing turned on the radio, his eyes sweeping across Zhan Weiyang’s face. Seeing that he was focusing on the sound of the radio, he said, “Tune the channel yourself.”

       Zhan Weiyang reached out to tune the radio channel, and a channel was playing pop songs, so he changed to another channel and heard Guo Degang¹Chinese comedian and actor‘s crosstalk²Crosstalk is a special kind of dialogue and a special kind of performance.

       At this point, Zhan Xueqing suddenly looked up and said, “Let’s listen to the song, that station just now.”

       Zhan Weiyang did not respond. He wanted to listen to Guo Degang more; his finger was on the FM button, and he looked at Pei Qing.

       Pei Qing said, “Listen to whatever you want to listen to.”

       Zhan Weiyang slowly released his finger, leaving the channel on Guo Degang.

       Zhan Xueqing in the back did not say a word.

       After a while, Zhan Weiyang changed the channel back with some torment in his heart, and heard the slow singing coming from inside. He looked up at the rearview mirror and found that he could not see Zhan Xueqing’s expression from this angle, so he looked at Pei Qing again.

       Pei Qing didn’t say anything and just smiled.

       Although Zhan Weiyang couldn’t hear Guo Degang, at least he didn’t have to worry that Zhan Xueqing would be unhappy, so he sat back at ease. He leaned his head against the car window, closed his eyes and began to doze off.

       When they got home, it was past dinner time and it was all dark.

       There was a heater in the car, and Zhan Weiyang felt cold the moment he got out. Even though he was wearing a down jacket, the cold wind was blowing on his face and into his neck.

       Zhan Weiguang lifted the suitcase down from the back, but Zhan Xueqing had already entered the house. She threw herself into her grandmother’s arms and shouted coquettishly, “Grandma!”

       Since her parents divorced, she changed her name and followed her male cousins ​​to call her grandmother³this is supposed to be nainai(grandma from father’s side), and no longer called her grandma⁴and this is waipo(grandma from mother’s side).

       Pei Qing went to park the car. When he came back, he saw Zhan Weiyang still standing outside, and asked him, “Why don’t you go in?”

       Zhan Weiyang said, “I’m waiting for you.”

       Pei Qing raised his hand and put his arm around his shoulders, saying, “Let’s go in and have dinner.”

       Dinner was already prepared, because they knew these people were going to the airport to pick someone up. So those at home were waiting for them to come back and have dinner together.

       Everyone sat down around the dining room table, and Auntie Luo brought out the hot dishes from the kitchen one by one.

       Zhan Xueqing sat next to her Grandma and leaned on her. She then said, “Wow, so generous today?”

       Zhan Weiguang said, “It’s made especially for you.”

       Zhan Xueqing smiled sweetly.

       Grandma turned her head to look at her and asked, “Why did you cut your hair so short? It’s too short.”

       Zhan Xueqing raised her hand and touched her hair, saying, “Is it short? It’s okay.” After that, she suddenly looked at Pei Qing and asked, “Do you think it’s short?”

       Pei Qing sat next to Zhan Weiyang. Seeing Zhan Weiyang trying to pick up the fish on the table, he reached out to help him pick up a large piece and put it in his bowl. At this time, he heard Zhan Xueqing talking to him, looked up and said, “As long as you like it.”

       Zhan Xueqing originally had a smile on her face, but it suddenly disappeared. Then she pouted, let out a laugh, and reached for food from the plate in front of Pei Qing with her chopsticks.

       They sat on both sides of the long table, facing each other diagonally, and the distance was a little far.

       Pei Qing saw that she had just reached it, so he reached out and lifted the plate to move closer to her, letting her pick it up and then put it back calmly.

       Zhan Xueqing glanced at him, lowered her head and ate the dish silently.

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Apologies, it was the anniversary so I tried to not schedule anything
So here’s double update for the missed 1 update from the last week

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       Zhan Weiguang didn’t really tell Zhan Pengcheng about Zhan Weiyang. He was just curious, so he took the time the next day to ask Pei Qing if he knew who Zhan Weiyang was dating.

       They had just finished breakfast, and Pei Qing was boiling water in the kitchen to make coffee. When he heard Zhan Weiguang’s question, he said, “I don’t know.”

       Zhan Weiguang leaned against the door and said curiously, “He didn’t tell you either? I thought he would have told you. He relies on you so much.”

       Pei Qing didn’t answer. After a while, he handed Zhan Weiguang a cup of instant coffee and said, “Why? Are you worried about him?”

       Zhan Weiguang reached out to take it. When he wanted to take a sip, he found it a bit too hot, so he waited a moment and said, “I’m afraid he will be fooled by others.”

       “He’s not stupid,” Pei Qing took a sip of coffee.

       “He’s not stupid?” Zhan Weiguang was surprised by Pei Qing’s words.

       Pei Qing said, “He is actually more sensitive than ordinary people. He knows very well who treats him well and who doesn’t. You don’t have to worry about him too much.”

       Zhan Weiguang didn’t say anything.

       Pei Qing noticed that he looked a little complicated and asked, “What’s wrong?”

       Zhan Weiguang was silent for a moment and said, “There are some things that, although my father never said, I still understand in my heart.”

       “What?” Pei Qing held the coffee cup in front of him.

       Zhan Weiguang sighed, “You said that when my father gets old, Zhan Weiyang should be taken care of by me.”

       Pei Qing looked at him, “Do you think it’s a burden?”

       “What’s not a burden? My life is also a burden.” Although he said burden, Zhan Weiguang’s tone was indifferent.

       Upon hearing his words, Pei Qing suddenly had a thought. Perhaps Zhan Weiyang had always been a burden to Zhan Weiguang, but he hadn’t rejected this burden and had never wanted to cast it aside.

       Zhan Weiguang picked up the cup, took a big sip of coffee, and complained, “Instant coffee still isn’t good enough. Maybe I should buy a coffee machine instead.”

       Pei Qing nodded, “Okay, go pick one, and I’ll buy it for you.”

       Zhan Weiguang laughed and said, “So generous? Then I’ll pick a more expensive one.”

       As soon as he finished speaking, Zhan Pengcheng walked in from outside in a hurry, saw the two of them and said, “You are all here.”

       “Uncle,” Pei Qing called out.

       Zhan Pengcheng nodded and asked them, “Are you free this afternoon?”

       Pei Qing said, “I am free.”

       Zhan Weiguang almost spoke at the same time, “What’s the matter?”

       Zhan Pengcheng said to him, “Your aunt called just now and said that Xueqing bought a ticket directly from her school and flew here. The flight is this afternoon.”

       Zhan Weiguang raised his eyebrows, “So sudden?” After speaking, he looked at Pei Qing and found that Pei Qing barely reacted.

       Zhan Pengcheng said, “Yes, I didn’t mention it would be so soon. I asked Auntie Luo to clean up Yangyang’s room and change the sheets and duvet covers this afternoon. Can you two go to the airport to pick him up for me?”

       Zhan Weiguang said, “I can,” and he still looked at Pei Qing.

       Pei Qing nodded, “Okay.”

       Zhan Pengcheng threw the car keys to them and sent Zhan Xueqing’s flight number to Zhan Weiguang’s mobile phone, and then hurried off to find Auntie Luo to clean up the room upstairs.

       Zhan Weiyang was staying in his room but was driven out by Auntie Luo. He came downstairs, saw Pei Qing and Zhan Weiguang, and asked, “Are you going to the airport this afternoon?”

       Pei Qing said, “Yes, do you want to go together?”

       Before Zhan Weiyang answered, Zhan Weiguang said, “You should stay at home.”

       Zhan Weiyang was unhappy.

       Pei Qing smiled and said, “Do you want to go with gege?”

       Zhan Weiyang looked at Pei Qing and nodded vigorously, “I want to go.”

       Pei Qing said, “Then let’s go together.”

       Zhan Weiguang wanted to speak, but Pei Qing suddenly said to him, “Let’s go buy a coffee machine some other day when you have time.”

       So Zhan Weiguang didn’t finish the rest of his words, and he said, “Okay, if you say so.”

       In the afternoon, when the time was about right, Pei Qing drove Zhan Weiyang and Zhan Weiguang to the airport.

       Since Pei Qing was in the driver’s seat, when they got into the car, Zhan Weiyang reached out to pull open the passenger door first, even though Pei Qing hadn’t come out with the car keys yet.

       Zhan Weiguang came out first, saw Zhan Weiyang standing by the passenger door, and said to him, “You go to the back.”

       “I won’t,” Zhan Weiyang turned his head away from him.

       Zhan Weiguang said, “Be good. The passenger seat is not safe.”

       Zhan Weiyang still did not look at him, lowered his head and stared at the door handle, saying, “I don’t want it.”

       At this time, Pei Qing came out with the car key. He pressed the unlock button and saw Zhan Weiyang open the door and get into the passenger seat. He smiled, and opened the driver’s door and sat in.

       Zhan Weiguang had to go to the back seat by himself.

       It was still early when they went out, so Pei Qing asked them, “Do you want to buy milk tea?”

       Zhan Weiyang immediately asked, “Oreo Boba?”

       Pei Qing smiled and nodded, “Yes, Oreo Boba.”

       Zhan Weiyang said, “Yes.”

       Pei Qing said, “Then let’s go buy Oreo Boba first.”

       Zhan Weiguang was in the back row, leaning lazily on the chair’s back. He took out his mobile phone and said, “Okay, I’ll order first, so we don’t have to wait in line later.”

       He ordered what he and Zhan Weiyang wanted to drink first, then asked Pei Qing, “Qing ge, what do you want to drink?”

       “I don’t drink,” Pei Qing said, “I don’t like milk tea.”

       Zhan Weiguang asked again, “What about Xueqing? Let’s order her one too.”

       Pei Qing replied, “I don’t know.”

       Zhan Weiguang leaned forward slightly, put his arm on the back of the front seat, and leaned over and said, “It seems that you and Zhan Xueqing don’t have a good relationship.”

       Pei Qing smiled and said nothing.

       Zhan Xueqing, like the rest of the Zhan family, is Pei Qing’s non-blood-related sister. She was the daughter of Zhan Weiyang’s aunt, Zhan Yingfei, and her ex-husband. After Zhan Yingfei divorced, she took her daughter to form a new family with Pei Qing’s father, Pei Jingrong.

Zhan Xueqing, like the other members of the Zhan family, was Pei Qing’s non-blood-related sister. She was the daughter of Zhan Weiyang’s aunt, Zhan Yingfei, and her ex-husband. After Zhan Yingfei’s divorce, she and her daughter joined Pei Qing’s father, Pei Jingrong, to form a new family.

       Zhan Xueqing was three years younger than Pei Qing and the same age as Zhan Weiguang. She was the only girl of this generation in the Zhan family and had been cute and well-behaved since she was a child. The elders in the family doted on her.

       When she was a child, she often came to play with Zhan Weiguang and Zhan Weiyang. Later, she came less often when she was older. Even now, Zhan Weiguang felt that he was not as familiar with her as Pei Qing.

       Without getting Pei Qing’s answer, Zhan Weiguang casually ordered a cup of milk tea for Zhan Xueqing. After that, Pei Qing drove them to pick up the milk tea they had ordered, and then they rushed to the airport.

       Originally, the time should have been just right, but no one expected that the highway to the airport would be temporarily closed due to road construction.

       On the side road below the highway, the cars were stuck in a mess.

       Pei Qing patiently lined up the car in the middle of the queue and slowly passed through the narrow passage. When he stopped, he turned his head to look at Zhan Weiyang. Seeing that Zhan Weiyang was looking forward intently, he asked, “Do you want to drink your Oreo Boba?”

       The milk tea was still in the bag and placed at the feet of Zhan Weiguang in the back seat.

       Zhan Weiguang said, “Don’t give it to him now. It will be inconvenient to find a toilet if he drinks too much.”

       Zhan Weiyang didn’t say anything.

       Pei Qing said, “You can drink it slowly. You can go to the toilet when you get to the airport.” After that, he asked Zhan Weiyang again, “Do you want to drink it?”

       Zhan Weiyang nodded.

       Pei Qing stretched out a hand to the back.

       Zhan Weiguang handed him the bag helplessly. He took it and handed it to Zhan Weiyang, saying, “Drink slowly and be careful.”

       Zhan Weiyang took it happily. He took a sip first, looked at Pei Qing and asked, “Do you want to drink?”

       Pei Qing let the car catch up with the car in front, looking forward all the time, and asked casually, “Is it delicious?”

       Zhan Weiyang immediately handed the straw to Pei Qing’s mouth.

       Pei Qing did not refuse, took a sip, and said, “Well, it tastes good.”

       Zhan Weiyang smiled and said, “Is it.”

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       It was already winter, and all the students in the school were reviewing for the final exams before the winter vacation. Although Zhan Weiyang did not need to take this exam, he could still feel the tension in the atmosphere.

       He changed his clothes into a thick down jacket. Every day before going out, Auntie Luo would give him a hat to wear because this was Zhan Pengcheng’s advice.

       Zhan Weiyang said that he did not need to wear a hat, but the elders at home did not listen. In their eyes, Zhan Weiyang was always a child who needed to be worried about.

       When Zhan Weiyang’s school final exams were over, Zhan Weiguang’s school also had a winter vacation.

       On the day Zhan Weiguang came back, Zhan Pengcheng took the whole family out for Western cuisine to welcome him. However, Grandma was not interested in those things and did not want to go, so Auntie Luo stayed at home to accompany Grandma to have a congee for dinner.

       Zhan Pengcheng had never told Zhan Weiguang about Zhan Weiyang, and Zhan Weiguang did not know that he was sick and hospitalised before. They talked about school things while eating steak.

       “Did you get a girlfriend?” Zhan Pengcheng suddenly asked him.

       Zhan Weiguang choked and coughed because of the black pepper sauce in his mouth. He hurriedly took a tissue from the table to wipe his mouth and said, “What are you talking about.”

       Pei Qing sat opposite him and smiled at him.

       Zhan Pengcheng said, “What does it matter? It’s not like I’m not trying to stop you. Just date.”

       Zhan Weiguang didn’t say anything.

       No one knew what Zhan Pengcheng was thinking. After a while, he said, “It would be good if you could resolve your personal issues sooner rather than later, so I won’t have to worry about them in the future.”

       Zhan Weiguang said, “Can we stop talking about this?”

       Zhan Pengcheng nodded. He saw Zhan Weiyang cutting the steak in front of him, reached out to help him, and said, “Dad will help you.”

       Zhan Weiyang raised his head and looked at him. At this time, Pei Qing said, “Uncle, let him do it himself; he can do it.”

       Zhan Weiyang looked at Pei Qing and immediately said, “I can do it myself.”

       Zhan Pengcheng took back his hand. Although he was a little reluctant, he still felt that Pei Qing was right. He always had to let go of some things slowly and let Zhan Weiyang learn to do it himself.

       When the meal was almost over, Zhan Pengcheng said, “This year, all the relatives are coming home for the New Year. You know that, right?” After saying that, he turned to Pei Qing and said, “Your parents are not coming over until New Year’s Eve.”

       Pei Qing nodded.

       Zhan Pengcheng continued, “But your sister will come first.”

       Pei Qing did not respond.

       Zhan Weiguang asked, “When will Zhan Xueqing come?”

       Zhan Pengcheng said, “She will come when she is on vacation, together with Zhan Xiusong.”

       Zhan Weiguang frowned slightly when he heard this, “Zhan Xiusong is coming over that early?”

       Zhan Pengcheng looked at him, “What’s the matter? Weren’t you getting along well with Xiu Song? Are you not welcoming him now?”

       Zhan Weiguang said, “I’m not unwelcoming him, I just think he has come too often recently.”

       Zhan Pengcheng said, “We are all brothers and sisters. Don’t say such things. Treat him well when he comes. Go out shopping, and eat something delicious.”

       Zhan Weiguang said, “I know.”

       Zhan Pengcheng then said to them, “When the time comes, you should make room for Xueqing. A girl can’t sleep with you.”

       Zhan Weiyang immediately raised his hand, and seeing that everyone was looking at him, he said nervously, “I can, I’m okay to sleep in Qing ge’s room.”

       Zhan Pengcheng felt that Pei Qing took good care of Zhan Weiyang during this period, and Zhan Weiyang also relied on Pei Qing. So he nodded without objection and then said to Zhan Weiguang, “Xiusong will sleep with you.”

       Zhan Weiguang raised his hand and hugged the back of his neck. Although he didn’t say anything, his expression looked like he was against it.

       Zhan Pengcheng said to him, “If you don’t want to, come and sleep with me, and let Xiusong sleep alone.”

       Zhan Weiguang weighed it and said, “Then it’s better to sleep with Zhan Xiusong. You will drink every day at that time, and I can’t sleep with you.”

       At night, Zhan Weiguang took a shower, changed into pyjamas, and went down from the third floor to the second floor. He entered Pei Qing’s room and chatted with him.

       There were many things that Zhan Weiguang couldn’t say in front of Zhan Pengcheng, but he was willing to chat with Pei Qing.

       He lay casually on Pei Qing’s bed, his hands interlaced behind his head, talking about some things at school. Recently, two girls had been actively pursuing him, and he thought both had good qualities, making it a bit difficult for him to choose between them.

       Pei Qing sat on the bay window, crossed his arms and looked at him, saying, “Whichever you like more, choose that one.”

       Zhan Weiguang said, “I can’t say.”

       Pei Qing was a little surprised, “Can’t say which one you like more? That means you don’t like both of them.”

       Zhan Weiguang looked at the ceiling in silence, and after a while, he said, “Maybe.”

       Pei Qing said, “Then there’s no need to force it.”

       Zhan Weiguang didn’t know what to say. He could feel that university was different from high school. In fact, since he started school, many people had assumed he had a girlfriend. Given his looks and personal qualities, it was actually more unusual that he wasn’t in a relationship.

       As a result, Zhan Weiguang was a little hesitant when facing a girl’s active pursuit.

       He asked Pei Qing with some curiosity, “Qing ge, why didn’t you have a relationship when you were in college?”

       Pei Qing replied, “I didn’t meet someone I liked.”

       Zhan Weiguang said, “Feelings can be cultivated. How can there be so many love at first sight?” Others also said this to him. When he was wavering, a friend advised him to accept the pursuit of those girls, saying that how could he know whether he could have feelings if he didn’t get along with them.

       Pei Qing said, “Maybe, but it doesn’t apply to me.”

       Zhan Weiguang felt a little strange, and he raised his upper body with his hands behind his back and looked at him, “What do you mean?”

       Pei Qing looked very calm and told him, “Because the people who have pursued me are all ones I absolutely cannot accept.”

       Zhan Weiguang felt very puzzled and asked, “What kind of girls are chasing you? It’s impossible that you haven’t met a girl you like in college, right? You are also studying in a comprehensive university¹an institution of higher education having authority to award bachelors’ and higher degrees, usually having research facilities, there shouldn’t be so few girls, right?”

       Pei Qing didn’t answer.

       Zhan Weiguang suddenly asked, “Or do you not like girls?”

       Pei Qing looked at him and smiled calmly.

       Zhan Weiguang suddenly got goosebumps and said, “Don’t scare me.”

       Before Pei Qing spoke, Zhan Weiyang turned the door open from the outside, poked his head in through the crack, and took a cautious look.

       Zhan Weiguang and Pei Qing’s conversation was interrupted. He looked at the door and asked Zhan Weiyang, “What’s the matter? Why didn’t you knock on the door?”

       Zhan Weiyang was not happy either. He asked Zhan Weiguang, “Why are you here?”

       Zhan Weiguang said, “I’m chatting with Qing ge.”

       Zhan Weiyang looked at Pei Qing. Pei Qing uncrossed his arms and waved at Zhan Weiyang, saying, “Come in.”

       He hurried into the room, reached out to close the door, and walked to Pei Qing.

       “What are you guys talking about?” Zhan Weiyang asked.

       Pei Qing said, “We are talking about your brother’s love affair.”

       Zhan Weiguang frowned as if he was not satisfied with Pei Qing telling Zhan Weiyang all these things.

       Zhan Weiyang was surprised. He asked Zhan Weiguang, “Are dating? Why didn’t you tell Dad?”

       Zhan Weiguang said, “Why should I tell Dad if I’m dating? I’m not you.”

       Zhan Weiyang was unhappy and said, “I didn’t tell Dad either.”

       Zhan Weiguang caught the key point in this sentence and asked him, “Are you dating?”

       Zhan Weiyang looked at Pei Qing nervously.

       As a result, Pei Qing stood beside him calmly, as if it had nothing to do with him and didn’t mean to speak.

       Zhan Weiguang asked again, “Who is your girlfriend? From school?”

       Zhan Weiyang said, “Why should I tell you!”

       Zhan Weiguang said, “If you don’t tell me, I’ll tell Dad.”

       Zhan Weiyang was anxious, “Then I’ll tell Dad about you too!”

       Zhan Weiguang didn’t care, “Go ahead and tell it. It doesn’t matter to me.”

       Zhan Weiyang grabbed Pei Qing’s arm.

       Pei Qing finally spoke, saying to Zhan Weiguang: “You go to bed now.”

       Zhan Weiguang stared at Zhan Weiyang for a while, got off Pei Qing’s bed and walked outside. Before leaving, he pointed his finger at Zhan Weiyang and left the room.

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       After staying in the hospital for a long time, things didn’t seem as hard as it was at the beginning.

       Zhan Weiyang gradually became familiar with the boy in the next bed and found that he was not so scary. He just couldn’t control his behaviour in certain situations, but he didn’t hurt others. The two would chat together from time to time while sitting on the bed. Zhan Weiyang also learned that the boy was secretly in love and had a girlfriend, but unfortunately, she didn’t dare to come to the hospital to see him.

       Zhan Weiyang’s attending doctor was a young female doctor with a good personality. She took good care of Zhan Weiyang, always treated him like a child, and often joked with him.

       Pei Qing and Zhan Pengcheng discussed how the two would accompany Zhan Weiyang for one night every other day. Pei Qing had to go to work during the day, and Zhan Pengcheng would come to accompany him personally if he could arrange to come over to work. Pei Qing would come over on weekends.

       Zhan Pengcheng felt that he had caused a lot of trouble to Pei Qing, and he felt really bad, but there was no better way. Although it was easy to ask for someone else, he was still worried, especially at night. He was worried that Zhan Weiyang would be scared, and Zhan Pengcheng was even more reluctant to let strangers come to the hospital to accompany Zhan Weiyang to sleep.

       After staying in the hospital for more than a week, perhaps because of the effect of the medicine, Zhan Weiyang’s mental state was obviously much better.

       He would no longer hear the voice of the System at night, nor would he fall into fear because of it. After taking the medicine every night, he could sleep peacefully in the hospital bed.

       Zhan Pengcheng often talked to the doctor about Zhan Weiyang’s condition.

       The doctor said that Zhan Weiyang’s auditory hallucinations could be controlled by drugs and other treatments, but his lack of self-awareness was more problematic. For example, after continuous treatment, he might no longer hear the so-called System prompts, and he would not be afraid because he would become a tree, but it was difficult for him to understand that all this would not happen in the first place, and he could not fully understand that his thinking was pathological thinking.

       “His lack of self-awareness is not caused by mental illness, but by the disorder of his brain development.”

       Zhan Pengcheng asked the doctor, “Does that mean he can’t be cured?”

       The doctor said, “That’s not what I mean. I’m saying that if you’re hoping to achieve complete recovery through treatment in the hospital, it might be very difficult. I think it’s more of a long-term process that may require the patience and companionship of the family.”

       Zhan Pengcheng listened quietly and nodded, “I understand.”

       After staying in the hospital for more than three weeks, the doctor discharged Zhan Weiyang, but he still needed to continue taking medicine and regular outpatient visits until the doctor thought he could stop taking medicine completely.

       After being discharged from the hospital, Zhan Pengcheng was very hesitant. He considered whether to let Zhan Weiyang take a leave of absence this semester. He didn’t know whether it was better to let Zhan Weiyang go back to school to continue his classes or to rest quietly at home.

       In the end, Zhan Weiyang wanted to go back to school. If he stayed at home, he would be alone in the second-floor room every day. Grandma and Auntie Luo were willing to accompany him, but he didn’t want to watch TV and walk with them every day, so he still wanted to go back to school.

       Pei Qing told Zhan Pengcheng that if Zhan Weiyang wanted to go back, he should go back. Going to school and being with his good friends might make him feel better.

       Zhan Pengcheng hesitated for a long time, talked to Zhan Weiyang again, and after calling the doctor for advice, he agreed to let Zhan Weiyang go back to school to continue his classes.

       However, Zhan Weiyang would not take the final exam this semester.

       He originally had poor grades and had missed nearly a month of classes. This time, even without taking the exam, he knew the results would be terrible. Zhan Pengcheng was unsure if a poor outcome on the final exams would affect Zhan Weiyang’s mental state, so he specifically went to see his homeroom teacher and the principal to request that he be excused from the exams.

       Since Zhan Pengcheng went to school, the homeroom teacher also took the rare opportunity to have a long talk with him. The homeroom teacher did not focus on Zhan Weiyang’s test scores, but mainly asked Zhan Pengcheng what plans he had for Zhan Weiyang’s future.

       Zhan Pengcheng had thought about this issue for a long time without finding a satisfactory answer. Now, when Zhan Weiyang’s homeroom teacher asked, he still said, “Let him go to college.” Any college would be fine. He just felt that it wouldn’t be good for Zhan Weiyang if he didn’t continue his studies, but he hadn’t yet figured out what he would do afterwards.

       This was exactly the question the homeroom teacher wanted to ask, “What will he do after graduation?”

       Zhan Pengcheng did not answer.

       The homeroom teacher said, “I am not asking for an answer now, but I hope you will think about it carefully. If you send him away to study at a university, I’m afraid your family won’t be at ease either.”

       Zhan Pengcheng said, “I will seriously consider it. Thank you, Teacher.”

       In fact, it was not that Zhan Weiyang could not go to college. If he lived at the school, he wouldn’t have any problems living on his own.

       The biggest issue was that Zhan Pengcheng was still worried. He was worried about the possibility of Zhan Weiyang being bullied by his classmates if he stayed in the dormitory or if Zhan Weiyang couldn’t make friends at school. Would Zhan Weiyang’s days be difficult, and would his mental state be affected?

       Zhan Pengcheng had too many things to consider. Zhan Weiyang was like a delicate, fragile porcelain piece he held in his hands. No matter how difficult the road ahead was, he had to support his child and keep moving forward without any room for negligence.

       Zhan Weiyang, who returned to the class, did not notice anything unusual.

       The homeroom teacher did not tell other students in the class the reason for his leave before. Everyone just thought he was not feeling well. Chen Youyou, the only one who knew, did not tell anyone.

       So apart from not being able to keep up with the teacher’s progress in class, Zhan Weiyang did not feel much different from the past.

       Chen Youyou avoided Zhan Weiyang’s deskmate when the class was over and asked him in a low voice, “Are you okay?”

       During this period, Chen Youyou often sent messages to him, but because he stuttered, he did not call him. The two mostly chatted by typing and he did not know Zhan Weiyang’s situation too clearly.

       At this time, Chen Youyou asked, and Zhan Weiyang replied, “I’m still taking medicine.”

       Chen Youyou said, “How long, do you need to take it?”

       Zhan Weiyang shook his head.

       Chen Youyou reached out and touched Zhan Weiyang’s forehead.

       Zhan Weiyang said, “I don’t have a fever.”

       Chen Youyou still looked at him with a worried look.

       Zhan Weiyang said, “I’m fine now, I won’t become a fortune tree.”

       “What?” Chen Youyou couldn’t keep up with his rhythm.

       Zhan Weiyang said to him, “Qing ge said that the doctor had cured me. I can’t hear the sound of the System now. It should have disappeared.”

       Chen Youyou felt that it would be better not to irritate him for the time being, so he went along with his words, “That’s good.” Then Chen Youyou thought about it again and felt that he should simply not talk about this topic with Zhan Weiyang. If he didn’t remind him, maybe he wouldn’t have these strange ideas.

       It wasn’t until lunchtime that they ran into Xie Ling in the cafeteria.

       Xie Ling took the initiative to greet Zhan Weiyang, saying, “I haven’t seen you for a long time.”

       Chen Youyou looked at Zhan Weiyang with some worry.

       Zhan Weiyang was actually quite calm. He nodded and said, “I was sick and hospitalised.”

       Xie Ling didn’t say anything else and went to line up for food with his classmates.

       Chen Youyou pulled Zhan Weiyang’s sleeve and asked, “Are you not afraid of him anymore?”

       Zhan Weiyang considered this question seriously and thought of Pei Qing telling him that he had been completely cured and didn’t have to be afraid of anything in the future. So he replied to Chen Youyou, “I’m not afraid of him anymore; I’m already well.”

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       The days in the hospital were a bit difficult.

       Pei Qing went home and brought them some daily necessities, then left again. Because Zhan Pengcheng was here, the two didn’t have time to say a few more words.

       At around nine o’clock, the doctor came to check on the ward. Zhan Weiyang sat on the bed, hugging his knees anxiously, watching the night doctor look through his medical records and asking him a few more questions. He tried very hard to answer them carefully.

       Later, the nurse gave him medicine to take. It was only ten o’clock in the evening when he finished taking the medicine and turned off the lights.

       Zhan Pengcheng lay on the recliner next to Zhan Weiyang’s bed, and soon after closing his eyes, he began to snore.

       Zhan Weiyang lay motionless on the bed. Through the curtain, he heard the patient in the next bed turning over restlessly.

       He took advantage of the light from the window to look at Zhan Pengcheng by the bed. After finding that he was sleeping soundly, he quietly took out his mobile phone and wanted to send a message to Pei Qing.

       But before he could send the message, the screen lit up by itself. Pei Qing sent him a message first, asking him, “Are you asleep?”

       Zhan Weiyang covered his head with the quilt and hid inside so that the light of the phone would not disturb the sleeping Zhan Pengcheng. Then, he replied to Pei Qing, “I’m ready to sleep.”

       Pei Qing said to him, “Then go to bed early, I’ll see you tomorrow.”

       Zhan Weiyang, “Okay.”

       Pei Qing, “Listen to the doctor’s advice, and you can go home early.”

       Zhan Weiyang, “I’m very obedient.”

       After chatting with Pei Qing, Zhan Weiyang put his phone under his pillow and prepared to sleep, but he felt the phone vibrate slightly again. This time it was Chen Youyou.

       Chen Youyou knew that Zhan Weiyang had asked for leave, but he didn’t know what was going on. He asked Zhan Weiyang, “Will you come to school tomorrow?”

       Zhan Weiyang, “No.”

       After waiting for a while, Chen Youyou cautiously said a few more words, “What’s wrong with you?”

       Zhan Weiyang thought about it and typed silently, “They said there was something wrong with my brain.”

       Chen Youyou replied quickly, “Haven’t you always had problems with your brain?” However, he unsent these words as soon as he sent them out.

       Zhan Weiyang still saw them and told him, “I saw them.”

       Chen Youyou seemed to have been typing for a long time, “I didn’t mean that. Don’t think too much. Try to come back to school as soon as possible.”

       Zhan Weiyang said, “I’m not angry. Is there really a problem this time? I don’t know. Anyway, they said so.”

       The two of them didn’t chat for long before the conversation ended.

       This time, Zhan Weiyang turned off his mobile phone and put it under the pillow. He found a comfortable position on the bed and lay on his side. He first opened his eyes and sighed, then closed his eyes and concentrated on sleeping.

       Before falling asleep, he heard the reminder sound of deduction again, but the sound had actually become somewhat abstract. He just didn’t know if it was because of the medicine’s influence. The feeling of panic wasn’t as strong; instead, he felt tired and quickly fell into a deep sleep.

       The next morning, Zhan Weiyang was awakened by Zhan Pengcheng in his sleep. He sat on the bed in a daze and didn’t move for a long time.

       Zhan Pengcheng still treated him as a child, holding a hot towel in his hand to help him wash his face. He was very rough, and Zhan Weiyang’s face was rubbed red. He dodged to the side and washed it himself.

       After watching Zhan Weiyang wash his face, Zhan Pengcheng went to get breakfast.

       Zhan Weiyang went to the bathroom, looked out of the corridor outside the ward, and came back to sit quietly by the bed.

       After the doctor came to check on Zhan Weiyang in the morning, he arranged for him to be treated by a psychologist. He and the psychologist talked for a long time in the treatment room; after lunch and taking a nap, the department arranged group activities for patients, which could be voluntary.

       After dinner, Pei Qing came over and asked Zhan Pengcheng to go back and rest. He could stay here tonight.

       Zhan Pengcheng said, “How can this be possible!”

       Pei Qing also bought some fruits and said to Zhan Pengcheng, “We still don’t know how many days Yangyang will have to stay in the hospital. It’s impossible for you to stay here day and night all the time.”

       Zhan Pengcheng was actually a little worried. He suspended his work to accompany Zhan Weiyang, but work couldn’t be suspended like this forever. Just like Pei Qing said, it would be fine if it was only for a few days. If Zhan Weiyang couldn’t be discharged from the hospital for the time being, it would be very troublesome if it was delayed for several weeks.

       Of course, this kind of thing couldn’t be handed over to Pei Qing. Pei Qing was working himself, and he was also a guest at home.

       The only solution Zhan Pengcheng could think of was to hire someone, but he was afraid that Zhan Weiyang couldn’t accept it, so it was definitely not possible at the beginning. He could only consider it after Zhan Weiyang got used to it.

       Pei Qing saw Zhan Pengcheng still hesitant, and said to him, “Or you can go back to rest tonight, at least take a shower and change clothes. Tomorrow is Saturday, and I don’t have to go to work. You can sleep in and rest and come later. You can come here to watch tomorrow night.”

       Zhan Pengcheng still seemed a little hesitant, but Pei Qing seemed to convince him. He walked to the bed and asked Zhan Weiyang, “Dad will go back tonight. Can Qing gege stay here with you?”

       Zhan Weiyang glanced at Pei Qing and nodded silently.

       Zhan Pengcheng reached out to straighten his collar and asked, “Are you scared? If you are, Dad won’t go back.”

       Zhan Weiyang said, “No.”

       Zhan Pengcheng nodded and said to Pei Qing, “Then I’ll go back to take a shower. Call me if you need anything.”

       Pei Qing replied, “I know. Don’t worry, Uncle.”

       Zhan Pengcheng left. Pei Qing gave two fruits he bought to the mother and son in the next bed. Then he sat by Zhan Weiyang’s bed and peeled apples for Zhan Weiyang.

       Zhan Weiyang sat on the bed, hugging his knees and looked at Pei Qing intently.

       Pei Qing asked him, “Do you feel good today?”

       Zhan Weiyang nodded.

       Pei Qing asked him again, “What did you do?”

       Zhan Weiyang told Pei Qing about his chat with the psychologist in the morning, what questions the doctor asked him, and what he answered. Then he talked about the afternoon activities and secretly leaned close to Pei Qing’s ear to tell him that a patient in the next ward had been transferred to the ward upstairs because of a quarrel with a nurse.

       Pei Qing lowered his head, peeled off the last bit of skin on the apple, and asked, “What is the ward upstairs used for?”

       Zhan Weiyang shook his head, “I don’t know either,” he said softly, bending over almost close to Pei Qing’s ear, “I heard that they lock people up and don’t allow them to walk around freely. There are people upstairs beating people.”

       “Is it that scary?” Pei Qing responded, cutting off a small piece of the apple, pinching it and passing it to Zhan Weiyang’s mouth.

       Zhan Weiyang bit it, chewed it slowly, and said with some concern, “I won’t be locked up upstairs, will I?”

       Pei Qing said to him, “You’re not going to hit anyone, why lock you up?”

       Zhan Weiyang nodded, “I won’t hit people.”

       Compared to when he was in front of Zhan Pengcheng, Zhan Weiyang was much more lively and talked more when he was facing Pei Qing.

       Pei Qing asked him, “Is it uncomfortable to stay here?”

       Zhan Weiyang thought for a moment and said, “Not really.”

       Pei Qing said, “That’s good. As long as Yangyang listens and gets treated well, we can go home soon.”

       Zhan Weiyang smiled while eating an apple, with two dimples on his cheeks.

       At night, Pei Qing couldn’t fall asleep as easily as Zhan Pengcheng. The recliner was too narrow, and it was almost difficult for him to turn over on it. The boy in the next bed tossed and turned and made a lot of noise. He lay on his back, with his arms under his head, staring at the ceiling with his eyes open, and couldn’t fall asleep for a while.

       Zhan Weiyang lay on his side, curled up, and didn’t move at first, but then he poked his head out from the bed and secretly observed Pei Qing in the dark.

       Pei Qing noticed his movements but didn’t respond.

       It was Zhan Weiyang who looked carefully for a long time and found that Pei Qing’s eyes were open, and then he let out a soft ‘Oh’.

       Pei Qing pulled a hand out from under his head, put his index finger to his lips, and made a very light sound, “Shhh—”

       They were not the only two here, a mother and son were staying in the ward next door. Although there was a curtain between them, the sound of their conversation could still be heard.

       Zhan Weiyang lay on the bed with almost his entire upper body sticking out. He was wearing a thin hospital gown with a loose collar, revealing his protruding collarbone and his entire chest under the dim moonlight.

       He leaned close to Pei Qing’s ear and almost whispered, “Can’t sleep?”

       Pei Qing rubbed his ear with his hand and nodded as the answer.

       Zhan Weiyang said, “I want to have a midnight snack.”

       Pei Qing smiled silently, still lying on his back, and looked at him, “Where can we get a midnight snack in the hospital?”

       Zhan Weiyang said, “Let’s sneak out.”

       Pei Qing said to him, “That won’t work. It’ll be over if the doctor catches us.”

       Zhan Weiyang showed a disappointed look.

       Pei Qing said, “Go to bed.”

       Zhan Weiyang supported his body with one arm and suddenly stretched out his other hand, which fell on Pei Qing’s collar. He gently pulled his buttons and said, “Kiss me, and I’ll go to bed.”

       Pei Qing didn’t move, smiled and hooked his finger, saying, “Come here.”

       Zhan Weiyang quickly moved forward and kissed Pei Qing’s lips.

       They kissed lightly, and when they separated, Pei Qing kissed his forehead, then the tip of his nose, and finally, two kisses fell on his left and right cheeks, one on each side, and he said, “Good night, baby.”

       Zhan Weiyang blushed slightly and said, “Good night.”

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