Chapter 90. Cooking Style Of New Nightmare Is To Be Your Love Rival
Arc E : Real World.
This time, waking up was quite dramatic. Du Yan did not return to his room immediately. Instead, he stayed by Shao Lingheng’s bed for a while.
The face in front of him was much more mature than the Xiao Lang in his dream, and he seemed mature and steady in his daily behavior.
But……
Du Yan curled his lips slightly. It is said that dreams are a manifestation of certain aspects of the subconscious mind. The person in front of him is indeed a little different from what he appears on the surface.
That’s how it was at that time.
After seeing off Xiao Lang’s friends, they met someone outside the train station.
Tian Luo.
Tian Luo’s face still didn’t look too good. He was originally thin and not very tall. Now, standing there, he looked like he could be blown away by a gust of wind.
When he saw the two people coming out, his eyes lit up. Just as he was about to say something, his eyes fell on a certain place and immediately dimmed.
Du Yan subconsciously followed his gaze and found that Xiao Lang’s hand had never left his shoulder.
Du Yan had no intention of avoiding suspicion, and Xiao Lang had no idea that Tian Luo had other intentions towards him, so the two of them maintained this state and stopped in front of Tian Luo.
“Tian Luo, are you here to see them off?” Xiao Lang said: “It’s a pity that you are late. Liang Fei and the others have already boarded the train.”
Tian Luo suddenly came back to his senses and nodded in a panic: “Oh, um, yes, I, I just wanted to come and see if they were okay.”
After Xiao Lang took charge of Shunping Ghost City, the residents of Shunping City had forgotten their previous bizarre encounters. The only ones who retained their memories were Xiao Lang’s friends, and Tian Luo was one of them.
Xiao Lang finally noticed that something was wrong with Tian Luo and asked with concern: “Is it because you were possessed by Sun Jin that your vitality has not recovered yet?”
Tian Luo thought of Xiao Lang’s current identity and nodded with some anticipation in his eyes.
“Hmm.” Xiao Lang thought for a moment: “Bask in the sun more, replenish some yang energy, and you will be fine soon.”
“……” The corner of Du Yan’s mouth twitched almost imperceptibly. Even with his emotional intelligence, he could tell that what Tian Luo probably wanted was for the Ghost King to personally help him expel the yin energy or something.
As a result, Xiao Lang actually said that basking in the sun could replenish Yang energy. Although it made some sense, it always sounded strange. Tian Luo is not a plant, so why should he need to bask in the sun?
Tian Luo was silent for a moment and sighed: “I don’t feel any discomfort physically, I just feel a little disappointed to be separated from Liang Fei and the others suddenly…”
Xiao Lang consoled him, saying: “It’s okay. When everything is ready in a while, I’ll invite them to Shunping for the wedding feast.”
“Wedding feast?”
Du Yan could almost see the shock in Tian Luo’s heart. Seeing his pale face, he was afraid that the other would faint on the spot if further stimulated.
Xiao Lang wanted to say something: “That’s…”
Du Yan finally couldn’t stand it anymore and interrupted Xiao Lang, saying: “It’s too hot standing here, let’s go home.”
He now began to feel a little regretful that he had agreed to that request in order to deepen Xiao Lang’s obsession. As a result, Xiao Lang really shamelessly proposed to hold a banquet in Shunping Ghost City and let hundreds of ghosts witness the Ghost King’s wedding.
No matter how much Du Yan regretted, what was supposed to come would eventually come. After Xiao Lang became the Ghost King, he had two important things to do. One was to send Tong Xuan, Fan Shi, and the peddler to reincarnation, and the other was to prepare for his own wedding.
He was extremely efficient, and before the summer vacation was over, Liang Fei and his group had returned. However, the Ghost King, who should have been very proud of himself, suffered a severe blow on his wedding night.
Du Yan leaned on the bed, looking at Xiao Lang, who looked depressed.
“Is it really not possible?” Xiao Lang asked.
Du Yan nodded. Although he felt that the other party looked very pitiful, he had to ruthlessly refuse: “You are now Ghost King. Although being able to connect yin and yang will not have much impact on daily interactions or intimacy, it will not work if you go any further.”
Xiao Lang raised his head and looked at Du Yan: “How about you become a ghost too?”
Du Yan knew that he was stimulated to start talking nonsense. After all, being pushed away at the critical moment of the wedding night was quite a stimulation.
He forgave the other party generously and explained: “You have also seen Tong Xuan. We, Celestial Master will not become a ghost. If we stay, we will be trapped in the endless darkness for the rest of our lives…”
Before Du Yan could finish his words, Xiao Lang hugged him and said: “Don’t say anything. I won’t let you fall into that situation because of my physical desires.”
After that, Du Yan lived with Xiao Lang for a long time. Relying on his ability to connect yin and yang, Xiao Lang continued to live a life in the world of the living that was no different from before.
After his university studies were completed, he told his parents that he was working outside, and in fact, he was walking on the two paths of yin and yang as Du Yan’s ghost manager.
After Xiao Lang’s parents passed away, perhaps Xiao Lang’s concerns about the world of the living had ended. One day, when Xiao Lang once again reluctantly suppressed his desire, he asked with an aggrieved expression: “When will these days end…”
Then, everything started to become blurry, and the dream ended.
So you are awakened by your own suppressed desires? Du Yan looked at Shao Lingheng on the bed, and a place under the quilt that made its presence felt very discordant.
Du Yan saw Shao Lingheng frowning slightly, as if he was about to wake up, so he quietly left his room.
Shao Lingheng sat up, frowned slightly, and lifted the quilt to take a look. Then, a layer of blush suddenly appeared on his expressionless face.
He was somewhat in disbelief. Was this a spring dream?
Shao Lingheng has always known that there is something wrong with him. He suffers from nightmares almost every night. Although he can not remember the contents of his dreams, he feels depressed and hurt every time he wakes up.
In order to solve this problem, Shao Lingheng even went to see a psychiatrist, but it was of no use. He still couldn’t sleep peacefully every night. If one day he woke up feeling less depressed, he would feel very lucky and no longer have to expect sweet dreams.
Shao Lingheng raised his hand and placed it on his chest, feeling that his heart was beating a little too fast. He could no longer remember the content of the dream, but the lingering feeling still lingered.
He could even remember how he kissed the clavicle of the man beneath him, leaving mottled marks on it…
At this moment, Shao Lingheng’s cell phone rang. He was startled and picked up the call.
“Ten minutes early.”
Qian Xing, on the other end of the phone, was stunned. He could tell from Shao Lingheng’s tone that he was unhappy: “Well, didn’t you say yesterday to wake you up earlier today?”
“…” Shao Lingheng just remembered this and changed the subject as if nothing had happened: “Well, this morning, I will shoot a commercial first, and then come back to shoot the scene.”
***
Du Yan walked toward Qian Xing’s side, who was watching Shao Lingheng shooting on the stage, wiping his clothes with a tissue in his hand: “Qian Ge, sorry…”
Qian Xing turned around and saw Du Yan in a mess and asked: “What happened?”
Du Yan was somewhat helpless and said: “The coffee was knocked over. I will go buy another one right away.”
Qian Xing said: “You didn’t get burned, did you?”
Du Yan shook his head: “It’s okay, nothing happened.”
Qian Xing then said: “Then you go change your clothes first, and I’ll help you buy coffee.”
Although he felt sticky and uncomfortable, he was in work mode now, so Du Yan had no choice but to say: “I don’t have spare clothes with me. Never mind, let’s talk about it later.”
Qian Xing said: “No problem, there at Shao Ge…”
Qian Xing blurted out the words, but then he remembered that Shao Lingheng didn’t like others touching his things, so he changed his words: “I’ll go find someone to get you a new T-shirt.”
Shao Lingheng finished a shoot and was about to ask Qian Xing to go to the dressing room to get something, but he found that there was no one there. He was not a person who liked to act like a big shot, so he thought that maybe Qian Xing went to take care of something.
He told the others and walked towards the dressing room. As soon as Shao Lingheng opened the door, he was stunned.
In the dressing room, that little assistant named Du Yan was wiping his body with a wet tissue bare-chested.
Have to say that although Du Yan looks quite thin, he has a good figure. The waist is slender, and the abdomen has a subtle line, everything is just right.
Shao Lingheng didn’t know why, but he felt that the touch and feel of the other person’s waistline should be very familiar to him, as if he had once run his hands over it and felt the wonderful touch with his palm. He should even have carefully traced the shape of the clavicle with his lips.
“Ah. Sorry, Shao Ge, I just spilled the coffee. I need to change my clothes. Qian Ge is helping me buy the coffee.”
Du Yan just wiped off some coffee stains on his body with a wet tissue, looked up, and saw Shao Lingheng standing at the door looking at him, so he began to explain.
“……”
Seeing that Shao Lingheng didn’t say anything and his eyes fell on him, Du Yan thought that the other party thought that his current disheveled appearance was a bit inappropriate, so he took the clothes from the side to put them on.
“These clothes?” Shao Lingheng finally spoke.
Du Yan looked down and saw a few big words printed on the T-shirt, which did look a bit stupid: “This is a brand’s merchandise. I can’t help it. I didn’t bring any clothes with me, so I’ll just wear this.”
Shao Lingheng closed the door directly, walked to the side, took out a piece of clothing, and handed it to Du Yan: “Wear this.”
“Huh?” Du Yan was unable to react for a moment, because when he started working, Qian Xing had repeatedly told him that Shao Lingheng didn’t like others to touch his things casually, especially clothes and shoes.
Shao Lingheng seemed to have misunderstood something and explained: “This one has never been worn before.”
Du Yan was not a person who would get tangled up, so he took the clothes and put them on. However, when he was changing his clothes, he always felt that there was a burning gaze lingering on him.
However, when Du Yan put on his clothes and looked over, he still saw Shao Lingheng’s somewhat cold face.
After coming out of the dream, Du Yan’s emotional side had indeed faded, and he didn’t have any excessive emotional fluctuations when he saw Shao Lingheng. But after all, he remembered everything that happened, which made Shao Lingheng a little different from others.
At least, he no longer regarded Shao Lingheng simply as a reserve ration.
Shao Lingheng’s reaction, could it be that he remembered something?
Du Yan looked at the other person’s back with some doubt and asked in his mind: “Xiao Ba, after eating dreams, does the Lord of Dreams really not remember anything about the dream?”
Xiao Ba checked and said: “According to the records, this is the case.”
Du Yan touched his chin and felt that based on his experiences during this period, the data might not be completely reliable. Perhaps if he experienced a few more dreams, he would have different discoveries.
Shao Lingheng is a really interesting person.
***
Five days later, it was time to eat dreams again.
Du Yan looked at the child below, who was probably only four or five years, and fell into deep thought.
Why is the dream period early this time? He thought ten years old Cheng Yu that time was already quite a long span, but this time, it was actually a child around five years old.
What movie is this?
Du Yan looked at the serious little boy at the dining table. His eating movements were totally different from those of ordinary children who often made a mess of food. Instead, he ate neatly and even looked pleasing to the eye.
The whole house was kept very clean and tidy. From the old-fashioned furniture and decoration style inside the house, it can be seen that the owner of the house should be an elderly person.
Although the house was not too big, the mahogany furniture that can be seen everywhere in the house shows that the family was well off.
The old lady sitting next to him, who should be the little boy’s grandmother, smiled as she watched the little boy finish his meal before she spoke: “Xiao Jing, you always dislike playing with other children. How about Nainai, think of a method to find you a playmate?”
But the little boy said: “I don’t want to play with the little devils, noisy and annoying.”
The old lady laughed a little: “Aren’t you a little devil yourself? Too big for your britches. Let’s do it like this! Anyway, the room on the west side of the yard is empty now. So, I will see if there’s anyone reliable who can rent it to someone with a child, a quiet child, to keep you company.”
Seeing this, Du Yan knew the scene in front of him was based on which movie. It was a homosexual themed movie directed by Shao Lingheng, adapted from a novel on a literary website called Jinjiang.
The movie is called 《We Were Young Back Than》 and it tells the story of a homosexual couple named Zhang Jing and Shi An, who met, lived together, and eventually separated.
Shi An’s father abandoned his wife and left when he was very young. His mother raised him alone and took her child to work in Pingcheng in the north to make money.
The story of Shi An and Zhang Jing begins in the house’s courtyard. Zhang Jing was the grandson of the old landlady. He came from a wealthy family and lived with his grandmother as his parents were busy with their business.
Shi An was a bit cowardly due to his childhood experiences, and as an outsider who speaks with an accent from his hometown, he was often bullied by the kids in the alley.
Zhang Jing was unwilling to pay attention to him at first, but when he saw Shi An being bullied, he helped Shi An out of sympathy.
From then on, Shi An became Zhang Jing’s follower. Even though Zhang Jing was always very cold, he followed him without caring. In the end, Zhang Jing was finally moved by Shi An, and the two became good friends.
After that, during his teenage years, Shi An woke up from his first midnight dream and found that the person he was dreaming about was Zhang Jing, who had always protected him.
At that time, Zhang Jing was so outstanding that he was like a child role model, with outstanding appearance and excellent academic performance. Shi An struggled and thought about escaping, but in the end, he couldn’t give up.
It was like a replay of their childhood. With Shi An’s persistence, Zhang Jing was moved, and the two dated sweetly for a while. However, teenagers are impulsive and always act without much scruples. When they were in their third year of high school, Zhang Jing’s parents found out about their affair.
Zhang Jing’s parents were very successful businessmen, and they only had Zhang Jing as their only child. After discovering this, they naturally wanted to lead their only son back to the right path they believed in.
At this moment, Zhang Jing’s grandmother passed away. After a period of chaos, Zhang Jing did the most impulsive thing in his life. He took Shi An to the south. The two lived in a city in the south under false identity. Logically speaking, the movie should have a happy ending.
However, this movie was far from perfect. Zhang Jing was a very good person. He started a business, and his career became more and more successful. Shi An, however, was a very insecure person because of his family. The two began to argue and then broke up for the first time.
Zhang Jing and Shi An began a decade-long on-and-off relationship. Whenever Shi An decided to give up and start a new life, Zhang Jing would appear by his side.
This hopeless love ended when Zhang Jing reconciled with his family and decided to completely give up on Shi An and return to Pingcheng to marry and have children. In the last scene of the movie, Shi An ended his young life due to depression.
Du Yan recalled the plot of the movie and remembered that all the comments were cursing Zhang Jing for being a jerk and scumbag, so he sighed: “Such a sour love line, no wonder this dream tastes like pickled fish…”
Xiao Ba said: “That’s right, Zhang Jing is such a jerk.”
Du Yan said: “I think this couple, both are jerks to each other.”
Xiao Ba was very unconvinced: “You have a filter, be objective!”
Du Yan said: “I am very objective. Zhang Jing had a good family background and was good at studying. He was a complete winner in life. He had no other thoughts about Shi An at first. He just regarded Shi An as a friend. Shi An forced him to bend, causing him to quarrel with his parents and drop out of school. Isn’t this behavior a scumbag?”
“……”
Xiao Ba found that although Du Yan’s perspective was strange, it actually made sense.
“However, Zhang Jing was not decisive in the later period, and he was entangled with Shi An, breaking up and getting back together, and finally getting married. His behavior was also quite scumbag.” Du Yan concluded: “This kind of scumbag couple should not have started.”
Xiao Ba had a bad feeling: “What are you going to do?”
Du Yan said: “According to my analysis, Shi An was so obsessed with Zhang Jing because he had only had Zhang Jing as a friend since he was a child, and he only saw Zhang Jing in his eyes. This also led to him completely losing hope after Zhang Jing completely withdrew from his world, and he chose to end his life.”
“So?” Du Yan smiled and said: “So I want to be Zhang Jing’s love rival and compete for Shi An’s attention.”
Xiao Ba was silent for a while: “Aren’t you afraid that Shi An will really fall in love with you?”
Du Yan said: “Don’t worry, I will become the kind of person that Shi An will definitely not like.”
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