Ning Bai’s hand was suddenly waved away. He stared at the boy in a daze. The boy’s dark eyes were filled with tears, as if he was in extreme pain. Finally, he couldn’t help but burst out all his grievances and said to him coldly: “Get lost!”

Ning Bai’s heart seemed to be hit hard by a blunt object, and his face turned slightly pale.

During this period, the boy seemed indifferent and calm. He didn’t seem to take everything to heart, and sometimes he would even roar at him, exposing his claws and teeth… Sometimes Ning Bai would think that maybe he was overthinking, the boy was not that fragile, he would not do stupid things… He didn’t need to worry so much.

But looking into the boy’s eyes and the sadness in them, he suddenly realized that this was not the case.

In fact, he was very sad.

He just didn’t want to be discovered by others, didn’t want to show weakness in front of him, didn’t want others to know that he was pitiful…

So he tried hard to pretend it didn’t matter.

Pretend not to care.

But now he can’t pretend anymore.

Ning Bai’s Adam’s apple rolled, he lowered his eyes, and said in a hoarse voice after a long while: “You are injured, I just want to help you deal with it.”

Lin Ziran was in the worst mood after losing the skewers. He didn’t want to pay any attention to Ning Bai at all. He stood up and tried to leave: “Don’t bother!”

But after walking a few steps, he was suddenly picked up horizontally. Lin Ziran struggled a few times but failed to break free and was carried to the side of the car by Ning Bai!

The man’s movements were gentle but powerful. He gently placed Lin Ziran on the back seat, then took out the first aid kit from the trunk, knelt on one knee in front of him, held up his calf, and whispered: “Don’t move.”

Lin Ziran: ? Are you a prophet? Did you predict that I was going to fall? There was even a first aid kit in the car?!

He looked at the man kneeling on one knee in front of him and was a little confused.

Seeing Ning Bai’s insistent attitude, he would not let go unless he treated the wound. He could not beat Ning Bai and did not want to fight with him. After all, it was not a real deep hatred, but it seemed that he could not let go… So he kept silent and tacitly allowed Ning Bai to help him treat the wound while thinking about how to persuade Ning Bai to let him go later.

Ning Bai gently supported the boy’s calf. There were many small stones on the road just now, and the boy’s knee was bloody. There was a look of pity in his eyes. How could he be so careless…

Can’t take care of himself at all.

He took out a disinfectant cotton ball, looked up at Lin Ziran, and said: “It will sting a little, just bear with it.”

Lin Ziran pursed his lips and said nothing.

He didn’t feel any pain. He just thought Ning Bai was a weird person…

The man’s facial features looked even softer in the night. He looked at him with such gentleness. Perhaps because he didn’t get enough rest, there were faint red bloodshots in his eyes. His pretty face was covered with a faint sadness, making him look a little fragile and embarrassed. He was too embarrassed to kick him…

After all, he is soft-hearted and not hard-hearted.

Ning Bai felt that the boy was not moving and began to carefully treat the wound on his knee. The man lowered his head, and his whole body seemed to be shrouded in a layer of mist. His movements were pious and focused.

Lin Ziran couldn’t help but feel a little curious.

【Lin Ziran: He is so weird like this, it’s like he really loves me, but why does he love me? 】

【System: How do I know? 】

【Lin Ziran: …】Although I didn’t expect the system to answer my questions, I still felt a little depressed when I heard this…

Lin Ziran thought that he might be overthinking it. After all, Ning Bai had vowed not to love him ten days ago. Even if he rode a rocket, he wouldn’t fall in love with him, right?

Was it so easy to fall in love, Lin Ziran was about to doubt love…

He felt that Ning Bai might still think that he liked him, and might think that what he said before was just angry words! He must make this matter clear with Ning Bai today!

In more than ten minutes, the wound on Lin Ziran’s knee was treated.

Ning Bai raised his head, his eyes gentle: “I’ll take you back.”

Lin Ziran did not move. He just looked down at him, raised the corner of his lips, and said in a sarcastic tone: “You don’t think that I really like you that much, do you?”

Ning Bai paused.

Lin Ziran lowered his head, approached him, and said seriously: “I don’t love you at all.”

Ning Bai looked into the boy’s eyes, which were so cold and resolute… His heart seemed to be stabbed again. He closed his eyes and whispered: “I’ve always known.”

【Lin Ziran was shocked and suddenly a little nervous: He knew all along? What does that mean? Could it be that he had seen through me a long time ago! 】

【System:…What, do you think you are a good actor?】

【Lin Ziran:……】

【System: Or do you think your previous pursuit method looks like true love? 】

【Lin Ziran:……】

Ning Bai lowered his eyes.

Actually, you don’t need to say.

I know that, too.

Maybe the fiery passion, concentration, and seriousness in your eyes confused me for a moment at first, making me doubt that you really liked me, as if I was the only important person in your eyes, but it was only a momentary illusion after all… You were like a naughty child. You would say you liked me and loved me, but there was no love in your eyes, I understood this later.

You occasionally deliberately make me angry, do things I don’t like you to do, and look at me provocatively…

You pursue me for no reason, just because you want to do that, to spend your life in an absurd and rebellious way…

You may have liked me.

But you don’t know what love is.

So when you know your origin, you can say you don’t like me anymore, and let me go completely. Pursuing me was more like a game for you.

But even though I know all this, I still can’t help but fall into it…

It was you who made me realize that my self-righteous persistence was all a joke.

Ning Bai lowered his eyelids slightly and laughed softly: “It doesn’t matter, I don’t need you to love me.”

Lin Ziran asked suspiciously: “Really?”

Ning Bai looked at him lovingly and nodded: “Really.”

Lin Ziran: “Then don’t follow me.”

This time, Ning Bai did not agree.

He looked at the boy with some sadness and complexity.

Lin Ziran jumped off the car and turned to leave. However, after walking a few steps, he turned back and found that Ning Bai was still looking at him. He finally got annoyed and glared at Ning Bai, saying impatiently: “Why don’t you leave? It’s really annoying! Don’t follow me anymore! If you follow me again, I’ll die in front of you!”

Ning Bai made him want to quit the game.

Who would have thought that as soon as this sentence came out, Ning Bai, who had always been restrained, suddenly turned pale, revealed a sad look, and his body shook slightly.

Lin Ziran: “…”

This fucking makes it seem like he is bullying Ning Bai.

Ning Bai looked at him for a long time, and finally spoke in a low and hoarse voice with a hint of pleading: “I can not follow you, but can you promise me to take good care of yourself?”

Lin Ziran was delighted. Did he finally convince Ning Bai?

He nodded and said: “Okay.”

Ning Bai looked at him deeply, then turned around and left neatly, but his back looked a little lonely.

…………………

The next day, Lin Ziran woke up and finally could not see the familiar black car.

The world is quiet!

Beautiful!

Ning Bai finally stopped coming!

Lin Ziran was extremely happy. It seemed that his frank talk yesterday had moved Ning Bai. If he knew that he didn’t like him at all, he would definitely not come. Who wouldn’t have some dignity? After all, he didn’t owe him anything. Although Lu Xiaodong was indeed quite pitiful, it had nothing to do with Ning Bai. It was actually the fault of his scumbag parents.

Anyway, you and I should keep our distance from each other and live our own lives.

Lin Ziran now lives in a dormitory, eats at street stalls, occasionally goes to Internet cafes and eats out, and lives a very carefree life.

Xia Hang was just like usual. One weekend, he stayed in the dormitory and suddenly asked Lin Ziran curiously: “Why didn’t your cousin come?”

Lin Ziran lied calmly: “He is on a business trip.”

Xia Hang nodded: “Oh.”

A few days passed.

That day, Lin Ziran was taking a walk while chatting with the system out of boredom.

【Lin Ziran: I have been in this world for almost two months. 】

【System: Yes. 】

Lin Ziran touched his chin, wondering if he should quit the game, but he hadn’t figured out how to die yet…

Jiang Xuan hasn’t come recently, which surprised Lin Ziran.

At first, he was afraid that Jiang Xuan would keep pestering him. After all, he had a ruthless personality. If he refused too many times, he would suddenly become ruthless and attack him, which would be annoying.

Who knew Jiang Xuan couldn’t figure it out either? What a good thing! It turns out that he didn’t like him that much!

【Lin Ziran: Fortunately, Ning Bai is not here, otherwise he would follow me every day and I would feel uncomfortable.】Although he has already decided to let go of himself, he is still Lu Xiaodong in the eyes of others, and Lin Ziran does not want to cause trouble at this time.

【System: He is here. 】

【Lin Ziran: ? ? ?】

【System: Every day. 】

【Lin Ziran was shocked: I didn’t see it! 】

【System: He drives a different car every day. Today it is the white one 100 meters ahead of you.】

【Lin Ziran: …Why didn’t you tell me. 】

【System: You didn’t ask me. 】

【Lin Ziran:……】

Ahhhh Lin Ziran was going crazy, I haven’t done anything wrong recently, right? This stalker is so scary!

Lin Ziran couldn’t bear it any longer, he rushed to the front of the car and slammed the window!

After a long time, the car door finally opened.

Ning Bai looked very embarrassed. He didn’t seem to want to be discovered. He looked at Lin Ziran and was speechless.

Lin Ziran was furious, Oh, you also know how to feel embarrassed?

You can be a high-IQ criminal with your level, you know that!

Lin Ziran was so angry that his fingers were shaking as he pointed at him: “You just won’t leave, right?”

Ning Bai was silent: “I’m sorry.”

The boy was so angry last time that he even said the word ‘die’, which made Ning Bai unable to sleep or eat. He didn’t dare to be discovered by the boy, and just wanted to watch silently. When he was sure that everything was fine, he would leave…

Leave his world and stop disturbing him.

Who knew that even though he was so careful, he was still discovered…

Lin Ziran couldn’t help but burst into tears. He finally understood the pain of being chased by others. He really couldn’t bear it.

No wonder Ning Bai was so annoyed and impatient when he used to wait outside his company every day, and didn’t even want to look at him. Now that I think about it, Ning Bai actually has a good temper. If he met such a rogue, who looked like a shamate gangster, harassed him every day, and pestered him at his workplace every day, and couldn’t be driven away… If he met such a gangster, he would definitely have cursed! So how did he succeed in pursuing Ning Bai when he was so annoying at the beginning? It’s incredible…

DaGe, you are actually taking revenge on me now, right?

Giving him a taste of his own medicine?

Wait……

Lin Ziran seemed to be inspired! How did Ning Bai torture him so much that he wanted to leave immediately?

Hahahaha, things change over time, you never thought this would happen!

I am the best at applying what I have learned!

Since I can’t drive you away, then I’ll let you go on your own after you’ve been unable to bear it? Let’s not talk about anything else, but after a period of pursuit, he still understands Ning Bai’s preferences and habits, and I’m really good at making you unhappy!

I’m not forcing you to do anything. If you can’t do it, just leave.

Isn’t this the trick you used against me? You used my trick against me, and I will use your trick against you!

Lin Ziran looked Ning Bai up and down, raised his eyebrows and smiled: “Do you really want to follow me?”

Ning Bai was silent for a moment and nodded.

Lin Ziran said: “It’s not impossible, but I don’t like you following me like this. You can appear in front of me in the future, but you are not allowed to be sneaky anymore!”

Ning Bai looked at Lin Ziran in disbelief.

Lin Ziran stared at him: “If you follow me secretly again, don’t blame me for being rude.”

Ning Bai nodded seriously, and a faint light seemed to flash in his dark and silent eyes.

Lin Ziran turned his face away: “Come with me, Xia Hang has asked you several times recently, please treat us to a meal!”

Ning Bai smiled and said: “Okay.”

Half an hour later, the three of them sat down at KFC.

Lin Ziran crossed his legs and looked at Ning Bai with a smile. He was a revengeful person. He still remembered the family bucket that was robbed! This bastard clearly didn’t want to eat it, but took away his family bucket just to make things difficult for him. He has never forgotten this grudge! Today I want to watch you eat, and watch you eat enough! Only then can I, this master, relieve the hatred in my heart.

Lin Ziran placed a family bucket in front of Ning Bai, and considerately sprinkled a thick layer of the super spicy chili powder he brought from outside for Ning Bai, and said gently: “Eat it, it’s all your favorite, you must finish it.”

Ning Bai: “…Okay.”

He looked at the provocation in the boy’s eyes. It was clear that what was in front of him was what he disliked the most, but his heart softened for a moment. As long as this kid was still willing to make things difficult for him and was still full of energy to make trouble… he felt that it was good to be able to do this…

Xia Hang looked at the family bucket in front of Ning Bai, and the thick layer of red on it, and took a breath of cold air. Even for someone like him who loves spicy food, he couldn’t help but be intimidated at this moment. Ning DaGe looked like a decent person, but he didn’t expect his hobby to be so… down-to-earth, it was really unexpected…

Ning Bai cherishes the time like this when he sits with the boy.

He reached out and picked up a chicken wing, took a closer look, lowered his eyelashes and took a bite.

He hadn’t even finished eating one yet and tears started to flow from the spicy taste.

The man had an extremely delicate and handsome face, with long eyelashes. At this moment, there was a layer of mist on his light amber eyes, and his light lips looked bright red because of the spiciness. His originally clean and slender fingertips were now greasy, and he bit slowly…

Xia Hang: “…”

He felt that Ning DaGe might be the type who couldn’t eat spicy food, but loved it so much that he had to eat it. It was really hard to be this kind of person. He loved it so much but couldn’t eat it. When he occasionally touched it, he could only swallow it with tears. This was probably the legendary pain and pleasure…

Xia Hang considerately took a glass of iced cola and pushed it over, saying: “Ning DaGe, drink some cold drink before you eat.”

Lin Ziran quickly took it and laughed: “You don’t understand him, he just likes to eat it dry.”

Xia Hang looked at Ning Bai, very confused.

Really?

It’s so oily and spicy, why eat it dry?

Does anyone like to torture themselves like this?

Ning Bai’s eyelashes trembled, and his voice was a little hoarse, and he said: “Yes, I like to eat it dry.”

Xia Hang: …Okay, everyone has their own love and can’t force it.

Lin Ziran ate the meal very quickly. After finishing, he was not in a hurry to leave. He just sat there playing with his phone, looking up from time to time to watch Ning Bai eat.

Looking at Ning Bai’s expression, he must be unable to bear it any longer.

Haha, if you can’t bear it, just leave. I’m not forcing you at all~

Xia Hang felt a little distressed, but it was hard for him to say anything since Ning DaGe liked it. Really, sometimes if you can’t eat, don’t force yourself…

Why make things difficult for yourself?

Ning Bai really didn’t drink a single sip of water. He slowly ate the food mouthful by mouthful. After finally finishing the last piece, he looked up and gave Lin Ziran an apologetic smile. He was gentle and polite, but his voice was a little hoarse: “Sorry to have kept you waiting for so long.”

Lin Ziran was a little surprised. This picky guy actually finished eating?

Ning Bai stood up and said calmly: “I’m going to the bathroom.”

Lin Ziran: “Oh.”

Ning Bai walked steadily to the bathroom, closed the door, and suddenly bent over to vomit everything out. He vomited for a long time, and the bile was almost gone. A look of pain appeared on his face, and his face turned pale. He rinsed his mouth vigorously for a long time, and then came back to make sure there was no smell.

Lin Ziran looked at him unhappily: “Fell into the toilet.”

Xia Hang pulled him aside and whispered: “It won’t be a big deal later…”

Ning Bai seemed a little embarrassed and smiled softly: “I’ll take you back.”

Ning Bai looked normal along the way, with a calm expression. Except for his slightly red and swollen lips, nothing else seemed to be wrong. Lin Ziran wondered if he had guessed wrong… Ning Bai clearly didn’t like spicy food in the past, but he finished it all today and it was okay…

Is it true that he can’t eat spicy food or not?

Anyway, he failed today!

Lin Ziran returned to the dormitory with a cold face. He had to think of a new way to make things difficult for Ning Bai tomorrow.

………………

Ning Bai really did what he said and stopped following him. He would send a message to Lin Ziran before coming every time and tell him where he was waiting for him.

That day, Lin Ziran went out to play games. When he came back, he met Ning Bai who was waiting for him at the school gate. He was about to buy himself a cup of milk tea, but suddenly his eyes moved and he took Ning Bai to the milk tea shop.

Lin Ziran: “Two cups of bubble milk tea, one is super sweet.”

In order to make the milk tea sweeter, Lin Ziran asked the waiter to add several spoonfuls of sugar. He handed the milk tea to Ning Bai and said with a smile: “Please drink it.”

The clerk was very impressed. It was the first time he had seen someone who loved sweets so much. He was a cold and abstinent elite as well. You can’t judge a person by his appearance!

Ning Bai looked at the sly smile in the boy’s eyes, reached out to take the milk tea, lowered his eyes and said gently: “Thank you.”

Lin Ziran: “…” He suspected that he had miscalculated again.

Ning Bai still drank very slowly, but he actually finished it again!

Lin Ziran was convinced.

Even a person with a sweet tooth like him can’t handle this kind of milk tea that’s full of saccharin.

Does Ning Bai really not want to vomit?

You are still more ruthless!

Lin Ziran thought about it and realized that these were the only ways he could use to make things difficult for Ning Bai…

If Ning Bai eats and drinks everything, then there is no point in making things difficult for him.

As for buying breakfast and midnight snacks, Lin Ziran felt that it was unnecessary.

First, he doesn’t like to get up early to eat breakfast, and second, with Ning Bai’s previous stalking, it’s not difficult for him to do something like this, and he might even enjoy it…

He clearly made it twice as difficult for him, but Ning Bai accepted it all without any complaints!

“I told you in advance, even if you are like this, I will not like you! It is useless for you to be nice to me…” Lin Ziran kicked the stone at his feet while walking, and glared at him unhappily.

Ning Bai looked at the boy, suddenly laughed softly, and looked at him sideways: “Can I be your Gege?”

Lin Ziran: ? ? ?

Ning Bai said this, as if he finally understood what he should let go of and what he should not let go of.

Finally he understood what kind of identity he should use to protect the boy.

He just wants to give him what he wants.

Rather than imposing his feelings on him.

Ning Bai’s eyes were gentle. Although his eyes were pale, they were full of tenderness and affection, so he didn’t look cold at all. He lowered his eyes and smiled: “I left home when I was very young and was adopted by someone else. My adoptive parents were very good to me. They adopted me because they couldn’t have children… But in fact, I always wanted to have a Didi. I thought that if I had a Didi, I could take care of him and protect him, which would be a very happy thing. So when I learned that I really have a Didi, I was actually very happy…”

Lin Ziran: Didi you slept with?

Ning Bai looked at him apologetically and said: “Although our relationship was a little inappropriate before, that’s all in the past. I love you because you are like my relative, the kind of relative I have longed for for a long time.”

He doesn’t expect the boy to love him.

And doesn’t expect his love to be affirmed.

I know what you want most and what you lack the most. You want a family that loves you, protects you and affirms you.

What they failed to do, I want to do.

As a loved one, I will be by your side.

I will make up for all the things you have been lacking in the past twenty years, and protect you in another identity.

Lin Ziran frowned and looked at Ning Bai, as if trying to analyze whether what he said was true or false.

But after watching it for a long time, he still doesn’t understand it.

Although he rationally thought that what Ning Bai said was bullshit, it was impossible for Ning Bai’s abnormal attitude to mean that he really loved him, right? Could it be that he really wanted to have a Didi? This was too absurd…

Ning Bai saw Lin Ziran’s doubts, but did not press him. Instead, he smiled and said: “What you don’t know is that I am really glad to have met you.”

I used to think that I was very scared, very scared to face the wounds of the past.

Fear of returning to the dark past.

What I thought I let go of was actually just an escape.

Until I knew you existed…

It was you who let me know that I could still fall in love with someone, and let me know that I shouldn’t be afraid to face the past.

Ning Bai looked at him seriously, with a hint of pleading in his eyes: “Can I stay by your side as your Gege?”

Lin Ziran was silent for a long time, and said coldly: “It’s up to you.”

I’m leaving anyway, why bother with an NPC? It’s just a waste of my time.

………………

Lin Ziran found that since he had let it go, he didn’t find Ning Bai annoying anymore. Ning Bai was very good at observing people’s expressions and knew how to keep a distance. He would no longer follow him all the time. He would only come to school occasionally and never interfere with his life. So he just had to ignore it and treat him as an invisible person.

The weather has been nice recently.

Lin Ziran sipped milk tea while walking on the tree-lined path. Ning Bai followed him half a step behind, looking at his profile with a gentle expression.

The boy seemed to be much better recently, eating and sleeping every day, and he seemed to be very relaxed. Maybe he had thought too much before, and the boy was much braver and stronger than he thought, so he didn’t need to worry so much… If that was the case, he might not have to come here so often, and with a friend like Xia Hang by his side, he would slowly come out of it. If he wanted to stay together for a long time, he should keep a certain distance from him, otherwise he would only be annoying.

As for that kind of family, it doesn’t matter if you don’t want it. You just need to be yourself and I will take care of the rest.

Ning Bai had a faint smile on his lips, and he suddenly said: “Wait a minute.”

Lin Ziran was startled.

Ning Bai knelt on one knee beside him, stretched out his hand to help him tie his shoelaces, and said in a faint voice: “Your shoelaces are undone.”

Lin Ziran had already gotten used to Ning Bai’s thoughtfulness. He continued to drink his milk tea, casually thinking about other things.

Feng Wan went to Ning Bai’s office every day to wait for him, but was stopped by Xue Ze every time. Xue Ze stopped her without any clues about Ning Bai, which was obviously instructed by Ning Bai. This made Feng Wan very sad…

She finally found her son who had been missing for 20 years, but he refused to see her. Why? Didn’t he miss her at all? Why…

Feng Wan cried every day, and she was very distressed that she couldn’t see Ning Bai.

Then she finally remembered that she had another ‘son’ who had no money to go back to school and lived on campus. Feng Wan was very disappointed that she couldn’t win back Ning Bai, so she thought of coming to see Lu Xiaodong…

Who would have thought that when she arrived, she would see Lu Xiaodong standing there nonchalantly drinking milk tea, with an impatient look on his face, while Ning Bai was kneeling at his feet to tie his shoelaces.

Ning Bai looked at the boy with such gentle eyes, a look that Feng Wan had never seen before.

The warm yellow light of dusk enveloped the two people together, like a beautiful picture, a passionate man and a careless boy.

At this moment, an absurd thought suddenly emerged in Feng Wan’s mind – Ning Bai loves Lu Xiaodong.

This is a woman’s intuition.

Her intuition is always right.

This can explain why Ning Bai cares so much about Lu Xiaodong. If they were just ordinary friends, why would he blame her repeatedly for Lu Xiaodong? It turns out that he didn’t want to come back because of Lu Xiaodong!

She finally understood!

Lu Xiaodong has always been an ignorant and rebellious child. He must be jealous and envious of Ning Bai because he is her biological child, so he doesn’t let Ning Bai go home, just to get revenge on her!

Feng Wan was extremely angry.

She fed him, clothed him, and let him grow up without worries, and this is how he repays her? You are here to collect my debt, right? I have been very kind to you, but you won’t let my biological son go home. I shouldn’t have adopted you in the first place!

It’s all your fault, it’s all because of you… Ning Bai is unwilling to come back!

You are a debt collector who repays kindness with enmity!

Feng Wan strode over and shouted: “Who allowed you to be with Ning Bai?”

Lin Ziran was stunned.

Before he could react, Feng Wan had already arrived in front of him. Her eyes were red with hatred, and she raised her hand high and was about to hit Lin Ziran without hesitation!

But her hand didn’t fall down, her wrist was firmly grasped!

Ning Bai’s eyes were extremely cold, and his voice was cold: “What are you trying to do?”