Song Min slept very deeply. When he woke up, his mouth was a little numb, but there was nothing unusual on the rest of his body. Suddenly, a voice rang out from the side, “Da Shu, I brought you to the hot spring, but you left me aside and slept in the pool by yourself. I’m really sad.
The man looked over, his eyes blurred, the mist around him drifting into his eyes. Wei Shijin’s breathing sank, and his strong upper body tilted, “If you look at me like this, I’ll think you’re waiting for me to fuck you.”
Song Min yawned and ignored the young man’s teasing. No matter how many times he heard the vulgar words coming out of his mouth, he felt that they were inconsistent with his shrewdness and elegance, but the person is the same.
“What time is it?”
Wei Shijin looked at the man with a wanton and burning gaze, without any concealment, “It’s just past half past nine, and you slept for two hours.”
While speaking, he leaned forward and bit the man’s lips. The next second, he pulled the man into the water and pressed his strong chest on him.
Song Min gasped, the pain on his lips intensified, and the feeling of lack of oxygen in his brain became stronger. He shook his head to make himself sober, raised his hand to grab Wei Shijin’s hair and pulled it back, and kicked his legs and feet non-stop.
Wei Shijin grabbed the man’s hands and pressed him to the bottom of the pool, while his lips and tongue continued to wreak havoc in his mouth.
Song Min felt dizzy and his instincts took over. He began to fight back uncontrollably, constantly absorbing the breath from Wei Shijin’s mouth.
Those rotten, stinking times could not be suppressed, rushed out, shook out and soaked in the water, expanding in front of Song Min’s eyes. He was in pain and grief, and the two feelings intertwined together, almost making him spit.
Song Min once again used Wei Shijin as a scapegoat to vent his resentment that had already deteriorated.
Wei Shijin opened his eyes in surprise. He didn’t expect the man’s counterattack to be so skillful and crazy, as if he wanted to suck out his soul.
The data showed that the man had been living with Huang Dan for all these years and there was no relationship between them. It was obvious that the investigation was wrong.
The man’s feelings are not only deep, but also unforgettable, revealing from time to time the traces of the past left in his life. Thinking of this, Wei Shijin felt inexplicably unhappy and bit him more forcefully.
The lines between Song Min’s eyebrows deepened. He pinched Wei Shijin’s neck, and they exchanged the fishy and sweet taste between their lips and teeth. It was washed away by the water, and then there was another one.
Wei Shijin’s desire was aroused to a terrifying height by the man. The blood in his body rushed up and down, and he was so engorged that he was about to explode.
Song Min’s counterattack strength was weakening, including his breath, and his eyelids were drooping.
Seeing this, Wei Shijin grabbed Song Min by the collar and pulled him out of the water and pressed him against the stone wall, then pressed on his lips again with strong and rough force.
When the two separated, there seemed to be a slight snapping sound in the air, and the extremely ambiguous silver thread broke.
Wei Shijin brushed his wet hair back and licked the blood from his lips with a smile, “Da Shu, you said I was a mad dog, but you are the same.”
Song Min’s chest rose and fell violently, and drops of water rolled down his eyebrows. His eyes were slightly red, and there was something hidden in them, vaguely a look of astonishment, which surged out the next moment.
Not just stunned, but also lustful.
Song Min has been using this body for decades, and there has been no movement. Just now, he was stimulated by Wei Shijin in the water and had a reaction, and it hasn’t disappeared yet. It is so clearly revealed that he can’t hide it or suppress it. He can’t admit it even if he doesn’t want to.
Wei Shijin leaned over with his hands on the stone wall, and stopped when he was two inches away from the man, spraying his hot and humid breath on his face, “I’ll help you.”
Song Min refused on the spot. Helping him? It would only make things worse.
If a man like Wei Shijin had really backed off after being rejected by Song Min, he would not have been able to pry open the hard shell in which Song Min was hiding and drag him out into the sun when he was already moldy and starting to rot.
Song Min suddenly tensed his muscles and grabbed Wei Shijin’s wrist, but stopped trying to wave him away in the next second.
Wei Shijin had thick calluses on the palm of his hand from years of handling guns, so it was both painful and pleasurable when he rubbed it hard. He usually did it himself, so he knew very well how the man felt at the moment.
“Da Shu, don’t shut your mouth so tightly, I want to hear your voice.”
Song Min kept silent.
Wei Shijin kissed the man’s ear, wrapped it and then released it, then suddenly tightened his grip.
The corners of Song Min’s tightly pursed lips moved, and a suppressed sound escaped from between his teeth. It was not pain. In addition to forbearance, there was also dissatisfaction between his brows. So he grabbed Wei Shijin’s hand again, urging him silently.
Wei Shijin laughed teasingly, “Why are you so anxious, Da Shu? Have you not eaten meat in eight hundred years?”
Soon, Song Min’s breathing became more and more rapid. He spoke in a hoarse and indiscernible voice, asking Wei Shijin to let him come.
Wei Shijin’s body was burning with desire. Hearing the man’s voice, he was so hard that it hurt. His Adam’s apple rolled dryly and he took the opportunity to make a request, “Kiss me and I’ll let you come.”
Song Min stretched his jaw and said word by word, “Wei, Shi, Jin.”
“Um.”
Wei Shijin smiled and said slowly, “Da Shu, from the time we met until now, I have kissed you every time turning a romantic thing into something like rape. It is very unpleasant for you and me. I want you to take the initiative to kiss me.”
Song Min glared at Wei Shijin, who had a smile in his eyes.
In less than a minute, Wei Shijin’s lips felt hot. At that moment, he clasped the back of Song Min’s head with one hand, deepening the traces left by the other party’s first initiative.
“Isn’t this great?”
As Wei Shijin finished his last syllable, Song Min came. He arched his back and pressed back against the stone wall. His mind went blank and he temporarily lost the ability to think. This feeling was familiar yet strange. He couldn’t remember when it was the last time. He only knew that the person was someone he knew at that time.
Wei Shijin took the towel beside him and wiped his hands, his rationality was almost gone, “It’s your turn.”
Song Min didn’t respond.
Wei Shijin grabbed the man’s hand and saw that his arm had been straightened and the distance was a bit far away, so he pulled the man closer to make it easier to move.
Song Min clenched his fingers together, his forehead twitched, and he extended his other hand.
Wei Shijin inserted his slender hands into the man’s wet hair, and rubbed his fingertips affectionately from time to time, “Da Shu, one hour, half an hour, which time do you want? If it’s half an hour, you can make it happen if you use your mouth.”
“Forget it.”
The breath from Song Min’s mouth sprayed over, and Wei Shijin’s hands that were shuttling through his hair suddenly stopped, perfectly demonstrating what greatly meant.
Wei Shijin half-closed his eyes, his gaze lingering on the man. He caught a drop of water dripping from the man’s hair, sliding down his neck. He couldn’t help but bend down and put his lips on him to wipe away the drop of water, “If you don’t pay attention, it will take at least an hour.”
Song Min rubbed his sore wrists, raised his eyes to look at Wei Shijin, and the next moment he brought his face closer and use mouth with lowered eyes.
Wei Shijin was provided mouth service repeatedly by the man, and he couldn’t say a word. He just held the man’s head and pushed him forward.
More than ten minutes later, Song Min suddenly stepped back, ignoring Wei Shijin who was tense, and stood up, put on a big towel and walked outside. With a taste in his mouth, he had to go back and rinse his mouth as soon as possible.
Wei Shijin took a deep breath, propped his hands on the stone wall and said lazily, “Da Shu, are you leaving now? Not going to soak for another bath?”
Song Min kept walking and his skin turned white.
Wei Shijin looked at the man’s legs that kept moving forward. The lines were not exaggerated, but very powerful. He swallowed, scooped up some water to rinse the things on the stone wall, and followed him at a moderate pace.
Song Min went back to his room, rinsed his mouth and went to bed. Maybe because he had slept before, he didn’t show any signs of wanting to sleep. It would be very uncomfortable to lie down if he didn’t want to sleep, so he simply changed his clothes and went downstairs for a walk.
At this point, there are still figures moving around in the Xiyuan, most of them are couples who come out to talk about love. After all, the room has its own advantages and the outside has its own charm, each is different, and switching between them can add a sense of freshness.
Song Min went to the peach forest. The air was filled with the fragrance of flowers. He smelled the fragrance as he walked. He was in a good mood. Even the moon above his head looked lovely. However, this relaxed and peaceful feeling did not last long. It was destroyed by the appearance of the young man.
Wei Shijin found that the man was not in the room and came out to look for him. It was so late, who knew if anything would happen. He glanced at the man and said, “You don’t want to see me so much?”
Song Min looked up at the sky full of stars.
Wei Shijin was looking at the people who were looking at the stars. He pushed up his glasses and said, “Tomorrow will be a nice day, but it’s a pity that I don’t have time to accompany you. You can go out and walk around by yourself. If you stay at home all the time and eat like pigs, you’re really wasting your life.”
Song Min saw a peach branch on the ground. He didn’t know which tourist had broken it off. He bent down to pick it up and handed it to Wei Shijin.
Wei Shijin was stunned, “What are you doing?”
Song Min said, “Ask the owner of Xiyuan for a vase to put the branches in.”
Wei Shijin raised his eyebrows, “Can you grow it?”
Song Min said no, “If you put it in water, the flowers that haven’t had time to bloom may bloom.”
Wei Shijin took the branch and found that there were some flower buds on it that had not yet bloomed, “Da Shu is so caring and feels sorry for even a branch. Why didn’t you give me a good look?”
Song Min said, “You are not as cute as a flower.”
Wei Shijin’s face was dark. He looked at the man looking at the peach blossoms, his peach blossom eyes half smiling, “I’m prettier than the flowers.”
Song Min ，“……”
Wei Shijin followed Song Min back to the room. He put the branch on the table and said, “Da Shu, let’s play a game. I will share something with you that is not well known, and you will share something with me too. How about that?”
Song Min rubbed his eyebrows and said, “Go get some beer.”
Wei Shijin said wait and left. He came back quickly and gave the man a bag of beer, “All the remaining beer in my friend’s warehouse is here.”
Song Min took out a can, opened the pull ring, tilted his head back and took a sip of beer. He exhaled a breath, his face full of melancholy.
Wei Shijin sat down next to the man, took his can of beer, drank a few sips and returned it to him, “During the summer vacation of my second year, I went to my Xiao Gu’’s house. I originally planned to stay for a week. One day I sneaked into the study to play and accidentally ran into my Xiao Gu being intimate with someone, who was not her husband. I hid under the table and dared not make a sound. After they left, I ran back to my room and vomited all over the place. I even vomited out bile and felt very sick.”
(Xiao Gu= Father’s sister)
Song Min asked, “Did you tell your Xiao Gu’s husband?”
Wei Shijin shook his head, “No, I told my Jie what happened, and then my parents knew about it. Later, Xioa Gu’s husband divorced my Xiao Gu, and she married that man. Later, they divorced. Now my Xiao Gu lives alone. If she finds a suitable partner, she will date him. If not, they will break up. She is very open-minded and casual. She lives a more carefree life than the rest of us.”
He shrugged and said, “I don’t know what my Jie told my parents at the time. I only know that she didn’t give me away. So until now, my parents and my Xioa Gu didn’t know that I was there. Sometimes I think that my sexual orientation may have been affected by that incident, which made me physically and psychologically repulsive to women.”
“It’s your turn, Da Shu.”
Song Min lowered his head to drink and made a few swallowing movements, “I have nothing to say.”
Wei Shijin took the man’s hand on the table and kissed it, the tip of his tongue lightly sweeping the spiral of his fingertips, “Da Shu, you will be punished for being naughty, think it through.”
Song Min pulled his hand away from Wei Shijin’s palm. He finished his drink and crushed the can with his hand, “I originally liked girls.”
Wei Shijin raised his eyebrows. He was a person who was made gay by someone. He didn’t like digging into other people’s secrets. But he wanted to dig deep into his secrets this time, “Who changed you?”
Song Min’s tone was indifferent, and his expression was also, “A dead person.”
Wei Shijin stared at the man, and felt inexplicably relieved after making sure that he was not lying. When a person dies, it is like a light going out. No matter how glorious or miserable one was when alive, after death, he is just a handful of dirt that will be blown away by the wind.
The sound of the ring being pulled open was heard, accompanied by Wei Shijin’s laughter, “The first time I became a man was because of male protagonist of an anime, not the female protagonist. How about you, Da Shu? When was the first time?”
Song Min took away the cigarette case and lighter from Wei Shijin’s pocket.
Wei Shijin’s breathing was slightly heavy, and he squinted his eyes and smiled, “Da Shu was really calm when he touched my thigh, and he didn’t care whether I was hard or not.”
Song Min lit a cigarette and took a puff, then answered Wei Shijin’s question, “Second year of high school.”
Wei Shijin propped up his head with one hand. Oh? In the dormitory? In his mind, a young man huddled in his bed, his face flushed, like a cooked shrimp, as if he had done something bad, feeling guilty and panicked.
“Speaking of which, I did something in a bar during my second year of high school. A man in his thirties or forties pulled me into a corner, and said with a strong smell of alcohol that he would give me money and asked me to have sex with him. It wasn’t that he would have sex with me, but that he begged me to have sex with him. Seeing his hungry and coquettish look, I picked up the wine bottle……”
Song Min automatically imagined a certain scene and heard Wei Shijin say, “Pick up the wine bottle and smash it on the man’s head.”
Wei Shijin leaned his handsome face closer and said with a teasing smile, “Da Shu, have you thought of something strange? Tell me so that I can broaden my horizons.”
Song Min asked without changing his expression, “And then?”
Wei Shijin noticed the man’s momentary embarrassment and curled his lips, “That man didn’t dare to call the police and ran away, covering his bleeding head. A few days later, I ran into him on the road. He was so scared that he took several steps back and turned around and ran away like a mouse seeing a cat.”
“He seems to have peed his pants. I can’t figure out why he’s so scared. I don’t eat people, right, Da Shu.”
Song Min exhaled a cloud of smoke, “That guy is afraid that you will threaten him with the bar incident. If others knew that he likes boys and wants to sleep with a boy, he would face disgust and contempt from his relatives and friends. Those with a bad mentality might do extreme things.”
Wei Shijin stared at the man blatantly, “Da Shu is right. It’s your turn now.”
Song Min said calmly, “The first year I started working, I went to a drinking party and was drugged. I was almost gang-raped.”
At the very beginning, he had said something that could not be found in this world, which aroused Wei Shijin’s suspicion. Later, he was too lazy to hide it anymore, perhaps he felt that the other party would not betray him.
Wei Shijin remained expressionless, but his heart was in great turmoil. The man had too many secrets, and none of what he had heard could be found out. It seemed that they did not exist in this world, and there was something weird everywhere. However, he did not intend to investigate further.
The future is still far away and the road is long. Wei Shijin feels that maybe one day in the future the man will take the initiative to share the secrets in his heart with him. Life is full of unexpected things.
Just like before tonight, Wei Shijin had never thought that he would sit with the man and share unknown things, and he actually said a few things.
He doesn’t know if it was the alcohol or the smell of tobacco that worked, but over the next hour or so, Song Min dug out some of the things that were rotting in his stomach and emitting a foul smell. He was no longer so blocked up and felt much more comfortable.
Song Min had never told anyone anything about that relationship, not even Huang Dan or his guardian, but this time he vented through a way of communication and sharing.
After drinking too much, Song Min’s mind was in a mess, and his defenses were mostly lowered.
Wei Shijin saw that the man had maintained the same posture for a long time, so he moved his chair and sat closer, “Da Shu, are you crying?”
Song Min held his forehead, his breath mixed with the smell of tobacco and alcohol, “No.”
Wei Shijin pulled the man’s hand down and pinched his face with his other hand. His eyes were red, but he didn’t shed tears. However, he looked like he was crying, “Are you thinking about something sad? Drinking to forget your sorrow only makes you more sad.”
Song Min stood up holding on to the table and staggered towards the inner room. He bumped into a recliner and almost fell when his waist was caught by a hand.
Wei Shijin helped the man in and laid him down. He took off his glasses and put them aside, lowered his head and smiled, “Da Shu, what you did tonight challenged my self-control one by one. First, you slept like a pig in the hot spring pool and couldn’t be woken up even if I called you. Then you drank in front of me and looked like you could let me do whatever I want. Do you have any misunderstandings about me? I am not a gentleman.”
Song Min squinted his eyes and looked at Wei Shijin. It seemed that he was not looking at him, but just in the void, not looking at anything.
Wei Shijin smoothed the hair on the man’s forehead with a gentle movement, “Da Shu, if you don’t treat yourself better, your life will be very sad and pitiful, as you are now.”
Song Min opened Wei Shijin’s hand and turned over, lying motionless.
Wei Shijin took out the last cigarette from the cigarette box and lit it. He did nothing else but look at the man by the bed, watching his sleeping position change again and again, until finally he changed into a position with his hands and feet curled up, his arms around his chest and hugging himself. It is said that people who sleep like this feel extremely insecure inside.
Although he was not a gentleman, Wei Shijin would not do someone when they were drunk until they turned into mud. It was boring. He was not so thirsty.
The next morning, Song Min woke up in Wei Shijin’s arms. He had a splitting headache. The fragments of last night exploded in his mind one after another like fireworks, catching him off guard.
Wei Shijin’s voice was filled with sleepiness, “Morning.”
Song Min sat up and the quilt slid to his waist. He found that he did not feel any discomfort from doing that kind of thing, only symptoms of a hangover. The tense jaw line softened instantly, and then he looked at the young man lying carelessly beside him with a strange look.
Wei Shijin’s face was full of ambiguity, “Did you fall in love with me?”
Song Min took off the young man’s hand on his waist and lifted the quilt to get up. He found clothes and pants on the ground and put them on. His head still hurts. He didn’t drink so much even after the last mission failed.
Wei Shijin looked at his phone, “It’s just past six o’clock, it’s still early, let’s have breakfast here before going back.”
Song Min was too lazy to respond. If Wei Shijin liked to make the arrangements, he could just let him do it.
After breakfast, Wei Shijin sent Song Min home. He said yesterday that he would be very busy this month, and he really didn’t show up once in the next few days.
It wasn’t until the fourth day that Wei Shijin called Song Min’s phone. As soon as he answered the phone, he complained, “Da Shu, I’m so busy that I can’t sleep well. Why didn’t you call me or send me a text message?”
Song Min was reading a newspaper. “What’s up?”
Wei Shijin smiled bitterly on the other end, “I can’t call you if I have nothing to do? Da Shu, it takes ten years to build a relationship to be able to ride the same boat together, and a hundred years to build a relationship to be able to sleep on the same pillow together. Last time in Xiyuan, we not only opened our hearts to each other, but also slept on the same bed together for a whole night, then you treat me like this?”
Song Min turned the pages of the newspaper. He had read it several times and was very bored. He didn’t want to move, like an old cow, with no energy, “If there’s nothing else, hang up.”
Suddenly, the doorbell rang. Song Min went to check the surveillance camera and saw a young man in uniform standing at the door, holding a few bags in his hands. He seemed to be delivering food. He asked Wei Shijin, “Did you order food for me?”
“Yeah, I’m afraid you’ll starve to death at home.”
Wei Shijin laughed on the phone, “Da Shu, the food in this restaurant is very good, try it. If you like it, I’ll order it for you tomorrow. If you don’t like it, we can change to another restaurant.”
Song Min frowned. He was sensitive enough to sense Wei Shijin’s abnormality. The heart was much scarier than sex, and much more difficult to deal with, “No need.”
Wei Shijin said, “I’m busy here, let’s talk later.”
Song Min listened to the beeping sound and knew that the young man thought he was just farting and would continue tomorrow.
At noon, Song Min ate two bowls of rice and drank a lot of soup. He covered the remaining dishes with plastic wrap and put them in the refrigerator. He heated them up in a pot in the evening and ate them all at once. He wanted to eat more the next day, but someone delivered food to him at noon.
After that, Song Min ate and drank well every day. He stood in front of the kitchen cabinet and looked at the bags of instant noodles inside. He was melancholy for a while and then took them out and threw them away.
Half a month later, Wei Shijin showed up at Song Min’s residence, pressed him against the wall and kissed him without saying a word, “Da Shu, do you miss me? I miss you, do you feel it?”
Song Min was pressed against the wall by Wei Shijin. He pushed him away and straightened his messy clothes, “Don’t act like a dog in heat every time.”
Wei Shijin was not angry. Instead, he smiled against the man’s forehead, “I was also aroused in front of you, Da Shu. You know, I wanted you the first time I saw you.”
He put the bag of fruit in his hand on the coffee table, “This season is neither too cold nor too hot, it’s a good time to go out for a walk. Da Shu, is there any place you want to go but haven’t been yet? Tell me and I’ll make arrangement for you.”
Song Min smelled blood on Wei Shijin, and his face was pale. Was he injured? He didn’t ask anything, “No, I don’t like to go out.”
Wei Shijin raised his eyebrows, “Are you going to say again that you are too old to walk anymore?”
Song Min walked into the living room, and there was no emotion in his voice, “There are many kinds of people, and people are different. Some are quiet, and some are active……”
When Wei Shijin heard this, he interrupted loudly, using a firm tone, “Da Shu is very active.”
Song Min’s figure froze slightly and said coldly, “You are self-righteous.”
Wei Shijin strode closer and hugged the man to his chest, resting his chin on his shoulder, “I was right, so you got angry. Da Shu, you are a typical example of getting angry out of embarrassment.”
Song Min used to be a very active person, but people change, and they become unfamiliar to themselves. The contrast between themselves and their original selves becomes increasingly greater, and they can never change back.
Wei Shijin pinched the man’s waist and then pinched his face, “Da Shu, you have gained weight.”
Song Min’s face twitched. He had gained weight.
Wei Shijin bent down and looked at the man closely, “Your face is not as yellow as before, and your complexion is much better. Da Shu, you have become more attractive. I really don’t want to leave.”
Song Min raised his eyelids.
Wei Shijin pinched his nose and sighed, “Things haven’t been settled yet, I just took some time to come to your place.”
Song Min didn’t ask what it was about. He already had detailed information about Wei Shijin and could guess about 80% of it.
Wei Shijin looked at his watch and said, “I have to go now. I’ll come see you next time.”
As soon as the door was closed, the room became quiet again. Song Min washed an apple and ate it on the sofa in the living room. He took a few bites and looked at the label on the apple. He thought about buying this one next time he went to the supermarket. It was very sweet.
After that day, Song Min began to go downstairs every few days to take a walk, bask in the sun, and breathe fresh air. Although his biological clock did not return to the stage when he was doing the mission, it was no longer so chaotic, and his living habits were also gradually returning to the past, not when he came to this world, but in his hometown, and even earlier.
Wei Shijin didn’t come here very often. He seemed to be really busy. Every time he came, he would rush over to flirt, take advantage of Song Min, and then leave in a hurry, leaving behind fruits or flowers, and occasionally chocolates.
Song Min lived an easy life. He would call Huang Dan from time to time to chat about family matters. They got along more and more like friends, rather than master and servant with a certain hierarchy.
Huang Dan was the only one who felt that Song Min had changed, and he told Chen Yue about it.
Chen Yue said to Huang Dan, “The perspectives of bystanders and the parties involved are different. We are not Song Min. Only he knows his true thoughts, unless he says it himself.”
“Back then, I was looking for trouble with you. I was always trying to provoke you. I kept saying bad things to you and made things difficult for you. Everyone, including Liu Feng, thought that I couldn’t stand you and kept nagging you. But in fact, I liked you. I liked you to death. This is the difference between a bystander and the person involved.”
Huang Dan thinks about it too.
“If we think about things from Song Min’s perspective, we’ll look like idiots. So when Wei Shijin contacted me and asked me about Song Min, I told you that God has its arrangement.”
Chen Yue played with Huang Dan’s fingers, “Wei Shijin may be able to win Song Min’s heart, and they can be as happy as us. Or maybe he won’t win Song Min’s heart in the end, and he will have his own partner, and Song Min will be a lonely old man, or he may have another fate. It all depends on God’s will, and no one can tell.”
“But I guessed one thing right. Wei Shijin really did create a few bubbles in Song Min’s stagnant life. Only someone with his personality could do that. Boiling a frog in warm water is impossible.”
Huang Dan pursed his lips, “I’m worried about one more thing.”
Chen Yue guessed his thoughts and said with a sigh, “Song Min is an intelligent body that is transformed. He is immortal. If anyone falls in love with him, they can’t afford to waste time if they don’t hurry up to pursue him. But even if they hurry up, they will have to slowly grow old under his gaze, and he will still be the same as before. This is reality, and it’s cruel.”
Huang Dan frowned, “Song Min’s body was given to him by the previous main system. San Ge is the current main system, so he should be able to do it, but when I called him, he didn’t respond to me.”
Chen Yue twitched his lips, “Look how worried you are. It won’t be too late to think of a solution when Song Min finds someone he likes. God knows what he really thinks of Wei Shijin.”
Huang Dan said, “You go out, I’m going to draw a picture.”
Chen Yue looked aggrieved, “Honey, why are you driving me away? You draw your pictures. I won’t bother you here.”
Huang Dan said, “You kiss me sometimes, hug me sometimes, and touch me sometimes, so dishonest.”
Chen Yue ，“……”
On a night in mid-June, Wei Shijin received a call from the person he had sent to protect Song Min. He frowned and signaled everyone below to keep quiet, “What’s the matter?”
The person on the other end said, “Wei Ge, Mr. Song went out for a walk on the street after dinner and met Zhang Pei halfway. They stayed in a cafe for a while and then came out and were kidnapped by people in a van.”
The cigarette at Wei Shijin’s mouth flickered, and a handful of ash fell out, “Did you catch up?”
The man said solemnly, “Dixiong are following behind. The car has now gone onto the viaduct and is heading towards Nanyuan.”
Wei Shijin hung up the phone, opened the second to last drawer and took out the gun inside, loaded the bullet, took off his glasses and scratched his hair that was combed back, making it a little messy, and walked out without saying a word with his confidant.
There is a bit of coolness in the night, and the wind shuttles through the streets and alleys of the city, caressing the pedestrians on the road like a rogue, leaving no one behind.
Nanyuan is a relatively chaotic district in City C, with all kinds of people, many local tyrants and very poor public security. Robbery and murder are not uncommon here. Those who still live here have no means to move away. Faced with poverty, they cannot consider many things.
Wei Shijin led his men into a residential area and went straight to the third floor. He kicked the door open and saw a chaotic scene with sounds of fighting and screams mixed together, and the smell of blood became stronger.
Song Min and Zhang Pei were locked up together, both of them were in dishevel. The former had his hands and feet tied, and was obviously drugged, with a wound at the corner of his mouth. The latter was more conscious, but there was a lot of blood on his clothes, and he was severely whipped.
Wei Shijin broke Wang Xing’s legs. He took off his shirt and put it on Song Min. He turned around and asked Zhang Pei, “Did you touch him?”
Zhang Pei’s back was beaten bloody by Wang Xing. He hissed, “No.”
Wei Shijin stared at Zhang Pei with terrifying eyes.
Zhang Pei felt a chill on his back. He ignored the pain and stood up with the help of the wall, saying, “No, we are all men. Even if I really touched him, it wouldn’t be a big deal. Why are you so agitated?”
Wei Shijin punched Zhang Pei in the face with his fist, and said with a sneer, “Then Wang Xing raises his little lover, doesn’t he just have sex a few times? Why the fuck you were desperate?”
Zhang Pei also punched Wei Shijin. He roared with a ferocious look on his face, “Are the relationships between Wang Xing and me the same as between you and Song Min? Wang Xing and I have been together for almost eight years…… we…… we……”
He couldn’t continue speaking, he covered his face and choked with sobs, then slowly couldn’t control his tears and spoke incoherently, “We’ve been together for so many years, and he showed no mercy when he beat me. He knew his men had arrested someone they shouldn’t have, so he planned to take photos to threaten me, drugged Song Min and asked me to fuck him, saying that if I didn’t do it, neither Song Min nor I would be able to walk out alive, fuck that bastard, I won’t let him go!”
“Zhang Pei, what happens between you and him is a matter between the two of you. Outsiders shouldn’t be involved.”
Wei Shijin put the gun into his pocket, then half-knelt down to hug the man on the ground, but suddenly he stopped and changed to carrying him on his back, as he was afraid of hurting the other person’s self-esteem. After all, they were both men, and one would look weak being hugged by another, and in front of so many people, he would feel somewhat uncomfortable.
Taking in Wei Shijin’s movements, Song Min lowered his eyes. The effects of the medicine were gnawing at his only bit of rationality and consciousness. When he lay on Wei Shijin’s back, the taut string in his mind relaxed.
Zhang Pei was so unsteady that he leaned against the wall and fell to the ground, “I will take Wang Xing abroad. As long as I am still alive, he will never have a good life.”
Wei Shijin walked towards the door without stopping.
Zhang Pei shouted hoarsely, revealing disbelief, “Shijin, I thought you were just playing around with Song Min, but I didn’t expect you to be serious with him…… I’m sorry, I was wrong for what I said just now, I’m such a jerk.”
As he spoke, he slapped himself in the face, “Thank you for this. If you hadn’t come in time, I would have really run into Song Min. When I was released, I would have killed Wang Xing at all costs, even going to jail.”
Song Min lay on Wei Shijin’s back and vaguely heard Zhang Pei calling his name and saying sorry to him. He closed his eyes and whispered in Wei Shijin’s ear, “Leave quickly.”
Wei Shijin quickened his pace, “Zhang Pei, take care of yourself.”
When drugs in Song Min’s body took effect, Wei Shijin took him to a nearby hotel. After entering the room, he went to the bathroom to run water. He said with experience, “Da Shu, if you soak in the bathtub for a while, the effect of the drug will wear off.”
His hand was caught, and Wei Shijin put the shower head into the bathtub. He squatted down in front of the man, rubbed his dirty hair, and checked to see if there was any injury. He breathed a sigh of relief after finding that only the corner of his mouth was broken, “It’s okay, don’t be afraid, I’ve avenged you.”
Song Min pursed his lips, his face was tense, and his body was trembling.
Wei Shijin patted the man’s hand with one hand and tested the water temperature with the other. He suppressed his desire with great control, “Okay, go in and soak in it. I’m going to make a few calls to do some errands. Call me if you feel uncomfortable.”
Song Min’s face flushed abnormally, and he said in a trembling voice, “No need for water.”
Wei Shijin didn’t understand at first, “Da Shu, what did you say? No water? Then your drug won’t wear down and you’ll be burned to death.”
Song Min’s teeth chattered and he reached for Wei Shijin’s shirt collar.
Wei Shijin allowed the man to soil his expensive shirt and plucked several buttons off. He kissed the man on the ragged corner of his mouth. He was clearly about to go crazy, but he was still holding back, “Da Shu, I don’t do adultery. Please see clearly who I am.”
Song Min stopped pulling on the buttons, frowned and looked at the person in front of him, and after a while he said his name, “Wei…… Wei Shijin.”
Wei Shijin had a smile on his lips. He bit the man’s Adam’s apple twice with satisfaction and excitement. He said in a hoarse voice with a hint of reward, “Good, you know who I am, then refusing would be impolite of me.”
It was the same as the time in Xiyuan, yet different. Song Min woke up in Wei Shijin’s arms, feeling very uncomfortable, reminding him of what happened last night.
Everyone is an adult and there is no force, so there will be no hysterical scenes.
Song Min pinched his temple and moved the hand on his waist to his chest. His thoughts suddenly came back and he grabbed it and pushed it away.
Wei Shijin exaggeratedly showed a hurt expression, shook his head and sighed, “Da Shu, you are more heartless than I thought. You treat me like this after you use me.”
Song Min’s whole body ached, as if he had been run over by a truck, and the muscles in his legs were extremely sore, “Bring me some clothes.”
“Wait a minute, I have something to say.”
Wei Shijin rubbed the man’s shoulder and leaned over to nibble on it, “I didn’t go anywhere last night. I worked hard with you all night and didn’t rest until dawn. During that time, I didn’t drink a sip of water. I sweated and cried, and sacrificed countless descendants. Can you be nicer to me?”
Song Min tilted his head, “Cried?”
Wei Shijin showed his arms to the man, as well as his back and neck, “See for yourself.”
Song Min’s pupils shrank. The last time he did it with that man was because the other party wanted to continue the relationship with him while also keeping his wife, and said that he couldn’t live without him. They talked about it in a very serious way. They smashed everything that could be smashed in the living room. The two of them wrestled with each other madly. The man forced him to do it. He was beaten so hard that his internal organs were bleeding. He was sent to the hospital half-dead, and the other party was not much better off.
When being intimate, counterattack and rage are engraved in his bones and cannot be changed.
Wei Shijin didn’t know whether to laugh or cry, “We kissed and hugged each other. Everything was fine at first. But as soon as I went in, you treated me like an enemy and beat and grabbed me. I wanted to get out, but you wouldn’t let me go. I almost died in your hands.”
This is the truth, without any falsehood. If Wei Shijin forced his way out, both he and the man would be injured, so he had to endure it and wait until the other person calmed down before continuing.
Song Min’s face was covered with frost, and his eyelashes drooped, covering what was in his eyes.
Wei Shijin looked at the man deeply and said meaningfully, “Da Shu, people must move forward and can only move forward. Looking back will only make you regret it more.
Song Min said, “Clothes.”
Wei Shijin got out of bed without even putting on any clothes to cover himself.
Song Min turned his eyes away, and heard Wei Shijin’s teasing laughter in his ears, “Da Shu, we just slept together, why are you shy now? It’s too late.”
“Zhang Pei went abroad?”
Hearing the man’s question, the curve on Wei Shijin’s lips disappeared, and a trace of anger flashed across his face, “He left this morning. Trust me, something like this won’t happen again in the future.”
Song Min turned his shirt over and found that it was dirty, “I can’t wear this.”
Wei Shijin said slowly, “I wanted you to wear my clothes, but you pulled off several buttons of my clothes, and the zipper of my pants is broken, and you’re so impatient that I couldn’t stand it.”
As he spoke, he took out his cell phone to call and asked someone to send two sets of clothes, “The other set is about the same size as me. It’s a white shirt.”
Song Min hadn’t worn white clothes for many years. He stopped him and said, “No white, dark colors.”
Wei Shijin had already hung up.
Not long after, Wei Shijin’s people brought clothes over. He took his own set and put it on, and handed the other set to the man, “Go try it on and see if it fits.”
Song Min went to the bathroom to put on his shirt. He looked at himself in the mirror and his expression was dazed for a moment.
Wei Shijin looked at the man through the mirror, with a little more surprise in his eyes, “Da Shu, white suits you. Don’t dress yourself up in a dull way in the future. It doesn’t look like you.”
Song Min subconsciously buttoned up the top button according to the mission character setting, but was unbuttoned by Wei Shijin, “You are not an old scholar, you don’t need to button the top button, but you have to button the second button, it will make it easier for people to stare at your neck, Da Shu, you have to be more confident, you are very charming.”
So when he went out, Song Min had part of his neck exposed, his Adam’s apple stuck on the second button, looming, and his body was less serious and more casual.
According to Song Min’s life experience and attitude towards relationship, people approaches with a purpose and discards what they want once they get it, so he thought Wei Shijin would never appear again, but he didn’t expect that the other party would still come over whenever he was free, and there were many things in his house that didn’t exist before, including food, clothing and daily necessities.
Wei Shijin carved his mark in Song Min’s world with an attitude so strong that it could not be refused. By the time Song Min reacted, those marks were already everywhere, and he missed the opportunity to erase them easily.
On the night of the Mid-Autumn Festival, Song Min made himself a pot of tea, opened the mooncakes sent by Huang Dan from abroad, and prepared to sit on the balcony to admire the moon.
Wind blew in through the window, making the corners of the couplet “happiness” that was pasted on the glass door during the Chinese New Year rustle. Song Min stood up and closed the window a little. He sat back in the recliner and suddenly couldn’t remember what he was going to do.
Song Min came to eat mooncakes and brought his mobile phone with him. Song Min didn’t think anything was wrong about his behavior. As soon as he took a sip of tea, his mobile phone rang. It was Wei Shijin’s voice on the other end. The background was noisy, which highlighted the deserted situation on his side.
Wei Shijin raised his voice and said, “Da Shu, I can’t go there tonight. Happy Mid-Autumn Festival.”
Song Min knew this would happen, so he hung up the phone, took a sip of tea and ate a bite of mooncake. There was nothing else to do. It was too early to go to bed, and he couldn’t fall asleep even if he went to bed.
After an unknown amount of time, Song Min had just eaten a little more than one mooncake from the box when the doorbell rang. A guess popped up in his mind, and when he opened the door and saw the person at the door, his guess was confirmed.
Wei Shijin stepped in and closed the door with his backhand, smelling faintly of alcohol, “It’s so noisy at home, it’s more comfortable here. I’ll sleep with you tonight and won’t go back.”
He walked in and looked around, and saw the teapot and mooncakes on the small table on the balcony. He immediately walked over with his long legs, took the half mooncake that the man had left, took a bite, frowned and said, “Why is it so sweet?”
Song Min kicked the leather shoes at the entrance under the cabinet and asked, “Are there bitter mooncakes?”
While eating, Wei Shijin said that he didn’t eat it much in the past, “Could Huang Dan have made this himself?”
Song Min said, “Chen Yue made it for Huang Dan. Huang Dan sent one to me, one to his father-in-law and mother-in-law, and two friends each.”
Wei Shijin raised his eyebrows, “Chen Yue can also make mooncakes?”
Song Min didn’t think it was anything strange, “As long as you want to learn, you can learn it even if you don’t know how.”
Wei Shijin swallowed the mooncake in his mouth. The sweetness made him feel sick. He poured himself two cups of tea and drank them to calm down, “Da Shu, I’ll make it for you next year.”
Song Min glanced at him contemptuously, “You? Forget it.”
Wei Shijin twitched his lips, “What do you mean forget it? You don’t believe it, right? I’ll make you a pot next year.”
Song Min ，“……”
This was not the first time Wei Shijin had stayed at Song Min’s place. Half of the closet was filled with his clothes, and his toiletries had also been moved into the bathroom. Traces of his life here were visible everywhere.
After a simple wash, Wei Shijin went to bed with the man. He read a magazine while the other read a book. The two did not communicate for a short period of time and the room was very quiet.
Wei Shijin flipped through a few pages of the magazine, then threw it aside distractedly. He sat at the end of the bed, held the man’s feet and tickled his soles.
Song Min was ticklish, so even if he changed his body, he would react reflexively. He couldn’t help laughing, and when he came to his senses, he froze uncomfortably.
It was the first time Wei Shijin saw the man laugh. He looked a little childish and innocent. He felt that this was how he should laugh, “Da Shu, why is the skin on the soles of your feet so tender? Do you usually walk with your feet floating?”
Song Min took his feet away and said awkwardly, “It’s natural.”
Wei Shijin tried to tickle Song Min again, but Song Min refused to let him, and the two of them made a mess of the bed.
“I’m going on a business trip tomorrow and won’t be back for at least two months. Da Shu, if you miss me, don’t always let me miss you alone. Give me some response, okay?”
Song Min pulled up the quilt and said, “Sleep.”
Wei Shijin stretched out his long legs and got under the quilt, “Then it’s settled, remember to miss me.”
He yawned, his voice muffled, “Mooncakes are too sweet. Don’t eat too much at once. It’s bad for your stomach. You should eat more nuts and fresh fruits. You should use the card I gave you. It’s very convenient to use in the supermarket.”
The voice beside the pillow gradually weakened and was replaced by the sound of even breathing. Song Min looked at the bright moon outside the window. He was a little absent-minded. After a while, he turned over and fell asleep.
Song Min lived with Wei Shijin for more than a year. They never fought, nor had any quarrels. Their lives unfolded in a very strange pattern. He never bought instant noodles again, and occasionally when he was in a good mood, he would cook a few dishes.
Every time Wei Shijin came, he asked Song Min to cook for him and refused to go out to eat. Song Min had been in a stalemate with him, but in the end, they each gave in and divided the work.
One night, Wei Shijin came over suddenly. Without saying anything, he pulled the curtains of the living room, and pressed Song Min on the sofa to be intimate with him. The whole process seemed very manic, with a sense of despair that there would be no tomorrow.
There was no light in the living room and the light was dim. Song Min smelled a hint of blood, but couldn’t tell whether it was from him or Wei Shijin. He raised his hand and hit Wei Shijin.
Wei Shijin could have dodged it, but he didn’t. After a muffled groan, he became ruthless. Song Min kept gasping for breath and hit him again, with even greater force than the previous time.
Song Min grabbed Wei Shijin’s hair and pulled, “Are you fucking crazy?”
Wei Shijin said nothing, but became more ruthless each time.
Song Min couldn’t utter a complete sound. He didn’t feel cold. He didn’t experience the biting chill of being stuffed in an ice cellar like in the past, because Wei Shijin didn’t press him to the floor to vent his anger on his own. Instead, he held him in his arms, as if he was standing in the sun on a hot day, and he was sweating profusely.
Afterwards, Wei Shijin took out a dried peach branch from the bag he brought over, and his voice was filled with emotion, “Da Shu, this is the last time I have come to your place.”
Song Min looked at the peach branches without saying a word.
The lights in the living room were still off. Wei Shijin dressed himself in the dim light and looked down at the man on the sofa. “You can do whatever you want with my things. If you want to throw them away, just throw them away. You don’t need to inform me.”
Song Min still didn’t speak.
“If you see me outside in the future, just pretend you don’t know me. If my family comes to see you and gives you money, just accept it. That’s what you deserve. Da Shu, I’m no longer interested in you and don’t want to waste my time on you.”
Wei Shijin straightened his collar, put one hand in his pocket, and waved the other hand nonchalantly, his eyes fixed on somewhere unknown, “Goodbye.”
The sound of leather shoes rubbing against the wooden floor stopped at the door, followed by the sound of the door opening and closing, and the living room was dead silent.
Song Min felt for the lighter and cigarette box in the pocket of the coffee table, which were left by Wei Shijin. He took out a cigarette and put it in his lips, pressing the button several times before it lit up. The orange flame rose and went out beside the dim sofa, followed by a whiff of burning tobacco smell, which became stronger and stronger, but did not cover up the smell that was originally floating in the air.
Wei Shijin left.
Suddenly barging in like a mad dog, and suddenly leaving without mercy, Song Min’s stagnant life was turned upside down by Wei Shijin. He wanted to clean it up, but he didn’t know where to start, so he just left it as it is.
Song Min couldn’t sleep the whole night and took out the sleeping pills again. He thought to himself that he was really old and lonely.
Time flies, the seasons change, and it is autumn again. Large patches of leaves turn yellow, and the whole world becomes dim and desolate.
Song Min was doing a thorough cleaning at home. He planned to tidy up the clothes in the closet and take out the winter clothes to dry in the sun. As a result, he took out Wei Shijin’s clothes and hung them on the balcony together with his own.
The landline in the living room rang. Song Min thought it was Huang Dan, but unexpectedly it was Chen Yue on the other end of the line. He had a hunch that the call was related to Wei Shijin, and he couldn’t think of anything else.
Chen Yue got straight to the point, “I’ve learned a little about Wei Shijin recently.”
Song Min paused as he sat on the sofa, and asked nonchalantly, “What?”
Chen Yue said, “Wei Shijin is different from me. I am just an ordinary businessman who makes clean money and does not take advantage of others. He is different. He is not engaged in legitimate business and deals in arms.”
Song Min had long known about Wei Shijin’s business.
Chen Yue said, “As far as I know, Wei Shijin was betrayed by his cronies some time ago. The money laundering company and media company have been investigated. The things in the other party’s hands can cost him his life. If he hands any one of them over to the police, he will be imprisoned for life. Not only can the Wei family not come forward to protect him at this juncture, but they must also sever ties with him for the sake of the entire Wei family. You know, the officialdom is like walking on a tightrope. One pull can tear off the person on the tightrope.”
Song Min knew the stakes, so he remained silent, calculating something in his mind.
Chen Yue said at a leisurely pace, “Wei Shijin had no choice but to negotiate with the police. In order to protect himself, he chose to cooperate with the police to attack underworld forces from both sides. There are remnants of that group. Once they investigate, they will find out about you as well as your relationship.”
When Song Min heard this, he had already guessed what Chen Yue would say next, and he also knew why Wei Shijin said those words to him in the first place.
“You are Wei Shijin’s weak spot. As long as they catches you, both you and him will be finished. This is a foregone conclusion. Not only that group of people, but the Wei family can’t let go of someone like you who can threaten Wei Shijin, so he cut off all ties with you in time, and even deliberately spread the word to let that group of people know that he is tired of playing with you and treats you as a fart.”
Chen Yue said, “So don’t hate him. He has his own reasons.”
Song Min narrowed his eyes, “Chen Yue, you called me specially to tell me about these things, was it his intention?”
Chen Yue said yes and no, “I haven’t met him. I only received an anonymous email. He asked me to take good care of you. He wrote a lot of nonsense, such as you have to eat on time, can’t eat instant noodles, can’t stay at home all the time, etc. I think it meant that he didn’t intend to look for me, but he did this because he was afraid that he would not have the chance.”
Song Min asked, “What do you mean by no chance?”
Chen Yue said, “I received the email the day before yesterday. After reading it, I used my connections to secretly inquire about Wei Shijin. Today, I got news that he died in a shootout in Africa. The specific circumstances are still unknown.”
After Song Min finished the call with Chen Yue, he contacted his current guardian, who gave an official reply that popped up every now and then, saying that the system was under maintenance.
It was not until that evening that Song Min contacted the guardian. He asked directly, “Is Wei Shijin dead or alive?”
System, “Alive.”
Song Min found that his nerve endings, which had been stretched all day, had relaxed a lot. He asked again, “Where is he?”
System, “Africa, whether he can come back alive depends on his luck.”
Song Min would not look for him. His life went on as usual. The peach branch was placed in the vase, never moved, and there was no dust.
Two years later
In an orphanage in City C, Father Chen and Mother Chen were chatting with the director, and Huang Dan was communicating with the nanny. He and Chen Yue adopted two children, a boy and a girl. The boy was two years old and the girl was just over one year old.
Life is long, and it is a very simple and beautiful thing for a girl to have a Gege by her side to protect her and grow up with her.
Huang Dan stayed In China for a few days and asked Song Min if he would go back with him. Song Min refused.
Calculating the time, Song Min should move. How can someone in the world stay the same for five, ten, or even several decades? Wouldn’t that be a demon? The body given by the guardian has its pros and cons. While he enjoys a healthy and long life, he also has to endure the subtle gazes of others.
On National Day, Liu Feng got married. The bride was not the girl who liked to eat lemons, but the cashier at the fruit supermarket opposite his community. In order to pursue that girl, he often went to buy lemons. She remembered him, and they gradually got to know each other.
One time, when Liu Feng came back from work, he met her in the corridor and found out that they lived in the same building. She shared the house with several other people. The living environment was very poor. He saw in her his most miserable time, so he helped her and found her an easier job.
Fate is a wonderful thing. No matter how long you wait for it, it will not come even if you wait for it till your eyes go blind. But when you stop waiting and turn around alone, it will be behind you, having been waiting for you for a long time.
Liu Feng got married and his circle of friends was all over it. He just likes the hustle and bustle and can’t keep a low profile.
All the relatives from his hometown were picked up by the car arranged by Liu Feng and taken to City C, where they also stayed in a hotel. He didn’t have much education and had never been to college, but he had kept in touch with his old classmates over the years. Their relationship was between distant and close, but they always maintained that distance. People from junior high school, high school, and even elementary school came to his wedding.
Some people are cheerful, fun-loving, and good at socializing. After a few drinks, they call everyone xiongdi. They have many friends from all over the world. Liu Feng is such a person.
So when Liu Feng got married, he set up eighty-eight tables of wine. The number was auspicious and the scene was lively, which was in line with his style.
Huang Dan and Chen Yue both came, and Jiang Long was there too, with his girlfriend, who was introduced by a relative. She was well-dressed and pretty, and worked as a junior high school physics teacher, the same junior high school he attended. The two had a lot of topics to talk about, and they could chat endlessly about physics alone.
The two families have already decided on the marriage, and the date is scheduled for the eighth day of the next lunar month. They said it was a good day calculated by someone, but there’s nothing they can do about it. The older generation believes in this, so nothing they say will help.
Liu Feng bought a new house for his marriage and spent a lot of time on decorating and furnishing it. Now his house is almost packed with relatives and friends. His groomsmen are all classmates, and Jiang Long is one of them. They all wore white suits and matching men’s shirts.
Jiang Long asked Huang Dan, “Where is Song Shushu? He hasn’t arrived yet?”
Huang Dan said, “On the way.”
Chen Yue adjusted Huang Dan’s bow tie. Jiang Long, who was standing by, was used to seeing this and was not surprised. He would be uncomfortable if he didn’t see it one day. His girlfriend knew something and didn’t show any resistance.
Liu Feng asked Huang Dan and the others to go look at the children’s room, and his words were full of boasting, “How is it? Not bad, right? Do you see the baby bed? I made it myself.”
Jiang Long didn’t believe it, “You did it? Impossible!”
Liu Feng’s face twisted, “Why is it impossible? I still have a lot of drafts of drawings. Don’t believe it, I have this ability.”
Jiang Long rolled his eyes, “Fuck, you’re so cocky today. You’re the groom today, so I’m giving you face. You can keep being cocky. Next time when I’m cocky, just don’t do anything bad.”
Chen Yue asked Liu Feng for the drawings and planned to make a bed for the two children.
Liu Feng bumped his elbow and asked curiously, “Have you chosen a name for the children?”
Chen Yue said, “The eldest child is called Dabao, and the second child is called Erbao. They haven’t been named yet. My dad has to go back and look up the dictionary, which will take at least a month or two.”
“……”
Huang Dan’s cell phone rang. Song Min called and said he was almost there. He went downstairs to pick him up, and Chen Yue followed him in a hurry.
Song Min lives in City C, so the rush hour traffic doesn’t have much impact on him. He doesn’t need to arrive a day in advance, nor does he need to stay in a hotel. He can come and go on the same day, which is very convenient.
When Liu Feng and his gang saw Song Min, they couldn’t help but sigh in their hearts. The butcher knife flew past Song Min and Huang Dan, even more so didn’t bother to scrape them. Instead, it scraped them again and again, leaving them in a shattered state. It was so unfair.
Everyone has different ideas. Some people like to travel and get married, and think there is no need to have a big banquet. Some people think that since you only get married once in a lifetime, you should make it as good as possible, invite relatives and friends to get together, and have the wedding in a lively manner.
Liu Feng belongs to the latter group. He was very willing to spend money on the wedding. He also bought a diamond ring and missed nothing.
The wedding photos of Liu Feng and his wife were displayed at the wedding. The host’s Mandarin was not very standard, with a bit of Hong Kong and Taiwan accent, but the atmosphere was very lively and there were many programs.
Banquet was next door. The old classmates were arranged at separate tables, with one table for men and another for women, but all huddled together. I don’t know if life is too cruel to women, but even though Chen Yan and Qian Meng put on makeup, you can still see that the traces of time have left on their faces are getting heavier, there are fine lines at the corners of their eyes when they are not smiling, and when they smile, their eyes are squeezed together, and the white hair is concentrated on the top of the head and on both sides of the ears.
On the other hand, the men have gained weight, their faces are shiny, their hair is still black and they don’t have any dark circles under their eyes.
The people at the table were talking about the fight for the bouquet, and those who were still single felt it was a pity.
Jiang Long clicked his tongue, “It’s useless to grab the bouquet. When you and Chen Yue got married, Liu Feng and I were squeezed so tightly together that we almost lost our shape, but the bouquet fell into the hands of Song Shushu in the back. As a result, Liu Feng is getting married today, and I am getting married next year, and Song Shushu is still single.”
Huang Dan looked towards where Song Min was and saw that he continued to pick up vegetables and had no reaction. He was not sure if the other party heard him.
In November, two guests came to the castle. They were a couple, with the same height. One was slender and the other was strong. They stood in the hall and exuded a strong aura. The Shiba Inu followed his master step by step. Don’t dare to take a step away.
Huang Dan looked at the person in front of him, “San Ge, why are you here?”
Chen You fiddled with his hair. His face was pale and sickly. The teardrop mole at the corner of his eye made him look aloof and cold, “My spouse and I choose a planet to travel to every year. This year it’s Earth’s turn.”
Huang Dan said oh, “There must be something else, right?”
Chen You put his right leg on top of his left leg again and praised, “Smart.”
Huang Dan waited for further instructions.
Chen You added, “The main system domain that your spouse is in charge of stores countless mission worlds. The data for building those worlds are copied from the real world. Some are intact, and some are disrupted and reorganized. Recently, I found that something happened in your and Song Min’s hometown. A child from that world went to a parallel world. It’s not the world you traveled to, but another parallel world. Do you understand what I mean?”
Huang Dan nodded, “You continue.”
Chen You said, “If he can go back, you can too.”
Huang Dan raised his eyebrows, “San Ge, do you have something important that you haven’t said yet?”
Chen You chuckled, and his whole person came alive. The aura of abstinence on his body disappeared instantly, “I really can’t hide it from you. I don’t know what caused it. The child gained an extra ability after traveling through time.”
Huang Dan said, “What do you need me to do?”
Chen You took the white rabbit on the plate and ate it, “During my absence, you can temporarily take my place and help me keep an eye on the child’s movements. Mark any abnormalities and wait for me to deal with them when I come back.”
Huang Dan frowned, “I can’t.”
Chen You said while eating candy, “Xiao Di, you are so smart, there will be no problem. One from your family will help you. I also informed several other system workers.”
Huang Dan，“……”
He rubbed his forehead and said, “San Ge, do me a favor.”
Chen didn’t ask any questions, and directly gave Huang Dan an answer, “Let’s talk about it after that person dies.”
Huang Dan knew that San Ge knew a lot, so he was not surprised that he could guess his thoughts, “Can you get a body like Song Min’s?”
Chen You said lightly, “Yes, the main system can do it.”
Huang Dan breathed a sigh of relief, and the next second he heard the person on the other side say, “But there are conditions. Only if the conditions are met can we create one for him.”
Inside the tea room, Li Yan and Chen Yue sat on each side of the chessboard, one holding the white pieces and the other holding the black pieces, and played chess leisurely. They were free anyway, so they might as well find something to do to avoid awkwardness.
Chen Yue spoke first, “Mr. Li, have you guys been together for a long time?”
Li Yan said it has been two hundred years.
Chen Yue envied this amazing number. If only he could be with Huang Dan for that long. How did the saying go, ‘nothing is difficult for one who sets his mind to it?’ He was distracted for a moment and made the wrong move. He had to admit defeat.
Li Yan seized the opportunity and took advantage of it, “If you lose focus while playing chess, even gods can’t save you.”
Chen Yue didn’t care. It was just a game of chess. He could afford to lose, “I think Mr. Li knows something about my spouse’s situation. He is an experimental subject. His pain nerves are different from those of ordinary people. He will feel terrible if he gets a small bump. My career is developing smoothly and I am making more and more money, but I can’t help him. When he is in pain, I can’t do anything.”
Li Yan said, “I know a little bit, but at the moment, my beloved doesn’t have a solution, so I can’t say for sure in the future.”
Chen Yue sighed in disappointment. He was distracted again and there was no need to continue playing this game.
Li Yan picked up the white pieces one by one. He explained the purpose of his visit this time, “It’s not difficult for you to come into contact with my lover in your current job. You should also know that he participated in the assessment in order to be promoted to the main system. He has two temperaments. Sometimes he is like a little sun, and sometimes he is just a block of ice. He always says that he wants to send me to hibernation space.”
“So the annual trip is very important. I have to go with him all the way, otherwise he will not only send me into hibernation, but also threaten to modify my instructions and make me sing 《Nunchucks》 for him at least ten times.”
“……”
Chen Yue looked at him sympathetically. The love story was very inspiring. A multifunctional intelligent entity that could prevent fire and theft, wash clothes and cook, and do everything, gained independent consciousness and began to spread its net, and finally found its creator. It had gone through untold hardships to get to where it is today.
When leaving, Chen You whispered to Li Yan. Li Yan pulled up his hat and said meaningfully, “If you can’t stand the test of time, how can you keep happiness?”
Chen Yue and Huang Dan both heard it, they glanced at each other, closed the door and went away.
On the eighth day of the following year, heavy snow turned the whole town white.
There are many customs for marriage in Jiang Long’s place. The wedding bed needs someone to sleep on it for a night first. No idea when this custom started, but it has been passed down from generation to generation.
In the morning, Jiang Long and his group went to pick up the bride, and they were chased and smeared with a red substance that covered their faces and was difficult to wash off. It was the same at any wedding, no one would get angry on such a happy day, and it made everyone very embarrassed.
The dowry was similar. There were red dates, longans and cakes stuffed in the wedding quilt. Red envelopes were placed in the suitcases and buckets, which belong to whoever carries them. Pillows, shoes, washbasins, mouthwash cups, combs and other supplies were all available, all in bright red.
When the wedding car passes through a town, neighbors will stop it in front and won’t let it go. The people in the car have to throw handfuls of wedding candies outside. If they still refuse to leave, they have to give them cigarettes. Those aren’t very expensive cigarettes, just to make some noise and add to the festive mood.
Jiang Long’s financial situation was good and he was considered a famous boss in the town. He couldn’t afford to take cigarettes like Hongmei and Lushan, so he took a pack of Zhonghua and two packs of Yuxi. When he got home, only the cigarette box was left and the candies were all gone.
The sound of firecrackers was crackling, and the bride and groom arrived.
There was a brazier in front of the door, and the bride had to step over it. There was also a lot of straw on the stairs, and she steps on it once when she goes up a step, which means rising step by step.
When Jiang Long arrived upstairs, he didn’t forget to show a smile to Huang Dan and the others in the yard. He was the most handsome today.
Liu Feng was taking care of his pregnant wife, fearing that she might be feeling unwell. Huang Dan was talking to Chen Yue, but Song Min was still alone. He had not changed much, and seemed out of place standing between the two couples. Although there was no trace of loss on his face, people who were familiar with him could see that he was lonelier and more isolated than last year.
Some people looked at Song Min, who was single and unmarried, with outstanding temperament and appearance, very eye-catching.
Huang Dan was going upstairs with Chen Yue to see the bride. He called Song Min to go with him and said as they walked, “You don’t look well. Do you have a cold?”
Song Min said no, “I just didn’t sleep well.”
Huang Dan paused. He remembered Song Min taking sleeping pills and couldn’t help but say something he had said countless times, “Come back with me.”
Song Min’s answer was the same as every time before, “No need.”
Even though they have been together day and night for decades, they are not father and son after all. After the mission failed, Song Min didn’t want to live with Huang Dan anymore, because he had lost his persona, and it was only a matter of time before his true nature was exposed. He would not be able to adapt, so it was best to maintain the status quo.
Huang Dan stepped on the straw and said, “It’s lonely to live alone.”
Song Min said, “I’m used to it.”
Huang Dan suggested, “Why not get a cat? A puppy is not bad either. Little Pudding is very obedient and not noisy at all.”
Song Min shook his head. He found it difficult to take care of himself, so how could he find time to take care of cats and dogs?
There were not many people upstairs. The TV was on in the living room, and a few children were sitting there eating and drinking. When they saw Huang Dan and his companions, they all behaved themselves and sat or stood properly, shyly.
Huang Dan went to the bridal chamber, which was a very spacious one. The bride was sitting on the edge of the bed, and Jiang Long was talking and laughing with her. The sweet scent of the two of them filled the entire room.
Liu Feng called Jiang Long aside, but he didn’t lower his voice much, and said to everyone, including the bride, “Your mother keeps looking at my wife’s belly. I’m afraid even your big yellow dog knows that she wants to have a grandson.”
Jiang Long smiled and said, “This matter cannot be rushed, we have to go with the flow.”
Liu Feng thought to himself, what the hell is going with the flow? If you work harder, you’ll get it. If you don’t work hard and still want to be a father, you’re just dreaming.
“My wife is pregnant with twins. How about letting your wife touch her belly to get some good luck?”
Jiang Long said this was good, and he danced with joy, still acting like a child in his thirties, “Why didn’t I think of that?”
Liu Feng, “……” Dad hasn’t grown up yet, so it’s better to go with the flow for the baby.
Song Min did not enter the new house. He stood in the living room, looking into the distance through the window. No one knew what he was looking at or what he was thinking.
Chen Yue peeled a White Rabbit and put it into Huang Dan’s mouth, “If you have never eaten candy, you won’t want to try it. You won’t be interested, curious, or think it doesn’t matter. But once you taste a little bit, you can’t forget the sweetness. You can’t forget it no matter what.”
One side of Huang Dan’s face bulged, and he said in a vague voice, “I don’t understand.”
Chen Yue peeled another one for himself, his mouth full of milky aroma, “Honey, you understand.”
Huang Dan said, “I don’t understand.”
Chen Yue was serious with Huang Dan, with a smile in his eyes, “You understand.”
Huang Dan didn’t want to talk to him anymore.
Chen Yue smacked his lips, “First love is very hard to forget. It takes a few years, maybe more than ten years, or maybe you will never forget it. As someone who has experienced it, there is absolutely no doubt that what I say is credible.”
Huang Dan turned his head, “Huh?”
Chen Yue leaned close to his ear and said, “Before Song Min, Wei Shijin had never fallen in love with anyone.”
Huang Dan showed some surprise on his face. He looked past Chen Yue to see Song Min at the window, thinking that the man would come back.
Chen Yue received a video from his father. He clicked it and saw two children helping to make glutinous rice balls. They looked very serious, “Do you think our eldest child is afraid of the second child?”
Huang Dan said, “It’s a bit.”
Chen Yue clicked his tongue, “More than a little. Look at this video. Dabao wanted to drink Coke, but Erbao wouldn’t let him, so he put it back obediently. He’s just as cowardly as his father, I.”
Huang Dan leaned over to take a look and said seriously, “It doesn’t matter, as long as they are healthy and safe.”
Chen Yue quickly kissed him on the face, with a doting smile on his face.
It was winter again. Song Min took out an album and flipped through the photos that Huang Dan had sent. He found that the children changed every day. He flipped through the album from beginning to end, and after flipping through it twice, he put it back in the drawer and went downstairs for a stroll with nothing to do.
There were few people in the community. Song Min took a stroll and felt so cold and hopeless that he shook off the snow on his shoulders and returned to the road. After thinking about it, he went out again and bought some fruit at the supermarket across the street.
When taking the card, Song Min sneezed twice. He didn’t take it seriously and went back with the bag.
When Song Min got out of the elevator and turned right into the corridor, his figure suddenly froze.
There was a man leaning against the door, wearing a leather jacket. He looked much darker, had a mustache, and a crew cut. He was no longer gentle and refined, but had become resolute and hard. There was a scar at the left corner of his eye, but it was not long and did not disfigure him. It added a bit of indescribable masculinity to him. There was a black luggage bag at his feet, and he had a cigarette in his mouth, which was almost burned out, with a long streak of ash hanging from it.
The cigarette in Wei Shijin’s mouth trembled. He patted the ashes on his chest, put out the cigarette and smiled, “Da Shu, I’m back.”
Song Min handed the bag in his hand to him and asked him to hold it. He then searched his coat pocket for the key. He searched the left pocket and then the right pocket, but found nothing before he remembered that the key was in his trouser pocket.
The door opened. Wei Shijin carried the fruit in one hand and the luggage bag in the other and followed the man in. He kicked the door shut, blocking out the coldness in the corridor.
Time is both scary and lovely. It can help you distinguish everything in this world, especially feelings, whether they are true or false. Time will give you the most accurate answer, which may not be what you want, but may be what you want.
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Jouney of IHAS end here. I’ve picked the novel “Did The Affectionate Love Interest Collapse Today?” for translation and will start posting it at the end of June.
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