No one knew how long Su Jingyan had cried. In any case, when he had exhausted himself, he lay in Lu Yichen’s arms and fell asleep in a daze.
As always, even though he knew Lu Yichen wasn’t human, he still had no defenses up against him.
But this time, Lu Yichen didn’t take him straight back to Su Jingyan’s home. Instead, he carried him in a princess carry to another place.
Lu Yichen pushed open a door, walked in, and gently laid his senior on the bed.
He quietly tucked in the quilt, then lay down on his side next to him and stared at Su Jingyan’s sleeping face without blinking.
The whole room was very dark. No lights had been turned on during all of this, and, stranger still, the room had not a single window and was completely airtight.
All the furniture and furnishings were in dark colors, blending into the darkness while also giving off a sense of mystery.
Su Jingyan slept soundly, worn out from crying.
Lu Yichen conjured a camera out of thin air, held it in his hand, aimed it at Su Jingyan’s face, and silently pressed the shutter.
Tsk.
So pretty…
Slowly, Lu Yichen lay stiffly back down on the bed like a corpse, eyes closed, face pale.
Then a black shadow emerged from nothing.
It went straight through the crack of the door, slipped out, and headed toward a certain place.
Lin Yiming had already been locked up in a detention room by the police. During the second interrogation, no one knew which question had set off his nerves, but he ended up attacking an officer in the interrogation room. Fortunately, the officer wasn’t seriously injured, but Lin Yiming was locked up as punishment.
The detention room had no light, let alone a window. There wasn’t even a proper bed, only a stiff mattress and a hard quilt, with a spittoon next to the mattress for the detainees to relieve themselves.
The whole room was so dark that he couldn’t see his own fingers. It was terribly gloomy and terribly quiet.
Lin Yiming leaned his head against the wall, muttering something, and if one listened closely, one could hear him repeating a person’s name: “Su Jingyan… Su Jingyan…”
His fingernails kept scratching against the wall, making an unpleasant scraping sound that made one’s hair stand on end.
In the darkness, he opened his eyes. Like a beast licking its wounds, he was comforting and healing himself, but his eyes still held the same old obsession and madness.
Damn it…
I missed my chance!
How could Jingyan be with someone else!
As Lin Yiming chanted Su Jingyan’s name, he couldn’t help regretting in his heart that he hadn’t managed to kill him.
If he had killed Jingyan, he would definitely have hidden his body well. He would have taken him to a place where no one would find him and used the world’s best cryogenic freezing technology and preservatives to make sure the body never decayed.
They would have become the fairy couple of this world!
Hehe.
Suddenly, his pupils contracted as something strangled his neck and lifted him uncontrollably, the soles of his feet leaving the ground.
The next second, he was slammed to the ground again, and before he could even take a breath, he was choked again, this time with his own belt.
Even more frightening, it was his own hands that were uncontrollably gripping the two ends of the belt and pulling them apart, as if he were killing himself.
His face was flushed from suffocation, his eyes full of horror and disbelief, and his expression extremely distorted and ferocious.
He opened his mouth, wanting to call for help, but he couldn’t make a sound. His tongue stuck out, and he even began to foam at the mouth uncontrollably.
His legs kept kicking as he struggled to free himself, but his body no longer seemed to be his own.
Finally, after an unknown length of time, the room fell completely silent.
It was as calm as before, as if nothing had happened.
Not knowing how long he had slept, Su Jingyan slowly opened his eyes. His head was still a little dizzy, and he slowly looked at his surroundings. He was still a little sleepy, but suddenly found himself fully awake.
Where is this?
Suddenly, the door was pushed open and a figure walked in, then turned on the light.
It was Lu Yichen.
Lu Yichen carried a bowl of millet porridge and a small plate of fruit.
Su Jingyan watched, bewildered, as Lu Yichen slowly walked over and sat on the edge of the bed.
Lu Yichen reached out, stroked Su Jingyan’s messy hair, and handed him the food with his other hand.
As always, Lu Yichen didn’t like to talk and was taciturn in everything he did.
Su Jingyan was really hungry. He quickly took a sip of porridge and then picked up a small piece of fruit to eat.
By now he was lying in Lu Yichen’s arms.
Su Jingyan raised his head and saw only Lu Yichen’s chin, not knowing what to think.
He reached out to touch Lu Yichen’s chin and said in surprise, “Yichen, you actually have stubble!”
Lu Yichen let him feel and touch him in all sorts of ways.
Su Jingyan took a bite of fruit, looked around, and asked tentatively, “Yichen, is this your home?”
Lu Yichen silently stroked Su Jingyan’s hair in response.
Suddenly, Su Jingyan’s expression became very serious. He turned his head to look at Lu Yichen’s face and asked, “Yichen, how did you die?”
The air froze almost instantly, and just when Su Jingyan thought Lu Yichen didn’t want to answer, Lu Yichen continued to stroke his hair gently. His eyes were calm and his tone unchanged. “Illness.”
Su Jingyan nodded and stopped asking.
Lu Yichen’s eyes flickered, with a hint of gloom.
How could I possibly have died of illness?
I was beaten to death by my so-called parents!
Tsk.
To repay them, he had made the two of them hallucinate that each was him, so that they mistook each other for their son as revenge.
The ridiculous thing was that the two of them had beaten and torn at each other and finally died together, a horrible death.
Tsk. Do they hate me that much?
He had lived in a violent, bloody environment since childhood. He had experienced domestic violence and school bullying.
At the thought, Lu Yichen’s expression changed again.
And the person in his arms was his only light.
Su Jingyan managed to swallow another mouthful of fruit, then let out a clear laugh, the corners of his eyes curved, and said seriously, “Yichen, I plan to go to Chongda University.”
Su Jingyan’s eyes were wide open, the kind of eyes that look very sincere, without any impurities.
“By then, we can rent a place outside the school and live together, hehe.”
He took a bite of fruit, swung his little feet, and continued, “I want to study law. What do you think?”
Lu Yichen gave a soft “Hmm,” agreeing with his plan.
But he agreed not with Su Jingyan’s studying law but with their living together.
Well, that can be arranged right now.
After his nap, Su Jingyan felt as if he had been pumped full of energy, and his mental state was very good. He pulled Lu Yichen into nonstop conversation and told him embarrassing things about himself from childhood. Looking forward to the future again, he sketched out a grand blueprint for their lives.
Lu Yichen listened quietly the whole time and spoke only when Su Jingyan needed a response, offering a few words and saying little otherwise.
Finally, when Su Jingyan said he was tired, he stuffed the last strawberry into his mouth, then collapsed into the boy’s arms, feeling a little worried. “Do you think I’ll gain weight if I eat this much every day?”
Hearing this, Lu Yichen raised his head slightly and hugged him even tighter, his eyes flashing as if he had been struck by an idea.
A bit more…
Hmm…
Song Keyin returned home with a gloomy face. She kept looking at the phone in her hand and sent Su Jingyan another text message. She had sent several throughout the day but had gotten no response.
It suddenly depressed her.
But she didn’t think it was because the senior had blocked her. She just thought that Senior Jingyan had been hurt by the incident and couldn’t bring himself to look at his phone right now.
The more she thought about it, the worse Song Keyin’s mood became.
In a very glum mood, she took out her phone and sent Chu Yanyan a message on WeChat.
Song Keyin: [Yanyan, what were you doing?]
Chu Yanyan: [Ahhhhh, Keyin! Quick, look at the school forum! It’s the newest post.]
Song Keyin paused and, with a puzzled face, opened the Jiyuan High School forum.
When she opened it, she suddenly saw a line of big characters.
“Let’s see where the school pet and that guy went.”
Song Keyin perked up and almost jumped out of bed.
What kind of intimidating words are these?
Song Keyin clicked on it and swallowed.
The photos in the first few replies were all of Senior Jingyan and the same boy, and judging from the angles, they had undoubtedly all been taken in secret.
There was a picture of Senior Jingyan sitting on the back of the boy’s bicycle, with a charming face, hugging the other boy’s waist and burying his head in his back.
There was also a photo of the two of them crouching and coaxing a cat to eat.
There were photos of them walking shoulder to shoulder and smiling at each other, all sorts of things.
It’s only been a few days. How can there be so many intimate photos?
And the last few photos struck Song Keyin deep in the heart. The senior she admired and the unknown boy were walking together in matching colors and styles.
Most importantly, the photo had been taken cleverly, capturing the light in Su Jingyan’s eyes as he looked at the boy.
Without any concealment, those eyes revealed only one message: “It was love.”
Song Keyin took a hit to the heart, but she still silently saved the photos one after another on her phone and continued to read the comments below with a guilty face.
[67L Miss Mirror: Sorry, everyone, I’m a fujoshi.]
[104L If I’m not skinnier, I won’t change my name: Mom, this was too eye-catching, woo woo woo, I’m blown away by this pair of CP!]
[137L little brother can flirt: Woohoo, why did you wake me up, I’m heartbroken.]
[179L Wash your hands frequently and love hygiene: Ahhhhhh! So sweet, it’s true! It’s true!]
Song Keyin pinched herself to pull herself together.
Under the post, some people were happy and some were sad. Some had become CP fans after being knocked out, some were girlfriend and boyfriend fans in tears, and some were mindless fans who couldn’t accept reality.
Chu Yanyan: [Damn, I saw a few sisters I know on the forum blatantly shipping the CP, and it made me so mad! Let’s stand strong together. Keyin, you can’t betray me, do you hear me?]
Song Keyin looked at the photos on her phone, smirked, and then replied to Chu Yanyan’s message with a straight face.
Song Keyin: [Of course not!]
After sending it, she kept giggling at the photos.
They really do look sweet.