Gu Yi went into the kitchen, opened the refrigerator, and saw a lot of ingredients.
Gu Yi did not know how to cook Western food, so after thinking for a moment, he took out some meat and eggs.
He made a few simple side dishes and cooked a tomato egg soup.
When Gu Yi cooked, he was very serious, but when he thought of Bo Si, he still let his mind wander for a while.
He was thinking that Bo Si had always lived alone, so were all the ingredients in his refrigerator things he made himself and ate himself?
The lights in the living room were on. Bo Si lay slanted on the sofa, looking at Gu Yi’s busy figure in the kitchen, his dark pupils fixed without blinking, with too many complicated things in them.
Some things cannot be grasped, otherwise they will harm others and harm oneself.
Eighteen years ago, he chose to let go. Eighteen years later, he would not repeat the same mistake.
Gu Yi finished the dishes, pulled the coffee table closer to the sofa, and placed the dishes one by one on the transparent coffee table.
“Boss, I made something simple. Make do with it and eat some. If it doesn’t taste good, I’ll go out and buy you some…”
“No need, I’ll just eat this.” Bo Si looked at him and said, “I’m very tired, I don’t want to move. Feed me.”
“All right, if you don’t feel well, just lie there first.”
Gu Yi picked up the rice on the coffee table, scooped up a spoonful of dish with a small spoon, mixed them together, and when the rice and dishes were no longer so hot, he brought them to Bo Si’s lips.
Bo Si ate it.
Gu Yi accidentally touched Bo Si’s fingers, and he frowned in concern. “Boss, your hands are so cold. Do you really not need to see a doctor?”
Bo Si gave a light laugh. “It’s because your own hands are too warm that you think my hands are cold.”
“I don’t know what will happen when souls are sent on their way. I’ve never encountered this kind of thing before. Boss, if you feel uncomfortable anywhere, you must tell me. Although I can’t think of any other way, I can cook just fine. I can buy a chicken and stew it for you, so you can nourish your body…”
Bo Si stared into his eyes and smiled. “I haven’t paid you your wages. Where are you getting the money to buy a chicken?”
Gu Yi scratched his head and said, “I’ve saved up some. I can still afford a chicken.”
At that, Bo Si smiled and messed up his hair.
Bo Si liked this action very much. Every time he rubbed his hair, it was like rubbing a puppy, displaying his master’s authority.
Gu Yi had not been used to it at first, but now, he was slowly accepting it.
Bo Si’s hand was very large. Although it did not have much warmth at the moment, when it fell from Gu Yi’s forehead, Gu Yi still felt a subtle heat.
Bo Si’s hand did not leave Gu Yi’s face right away. Instead, his hand paused between his brows, the fingertip lightly touching him, with a thin layer of callus on it.
At last, Bo Si’s gaze stopped on the jade pendant hanging at Gu Yi’s neck.
Gu Yi could not understand his gaze.
It contained too many profound emotions.
There was a brief silence in the living room, and only the clock on the wall could be heard ticking.
Gu Yi was still holding the warm food. Just as Bo Si was about to touch the jade pendant, Gu Yi suddenly reacted and unobtrusively leaned back, saying, “Boss, the food is getting cold, hurry and eat.”
“Brat, are you so worried about me because you’re afraid I’ll deduct your wages?”
Bo Si stared at him.
“No.” Gu Yi blurted out. “Although we have not known each other for long, you saved me, helped my best friend, and you also helped me get rid of the birthmark on my face. You let me stay at your home and gave me a job. Even if you don’t pay me wages, as long as you let me have a place to stay, I would already be very grateful to you. I’m worried about you for no other reason, only because you are my boss.”
“If your family knew you were innocent and wanted you to go back, would you go back?”
Gu Yi shook his head and said, “They wouldn’t want me to go back. I haven’t thought about that question.”
“Right.” Bo Si sighed with a smile. “A little virgin like you really doesn’t need to go back.”
“…” Gu Yi gave a dead-fish stare. “That has nothing to do with that, Boss…”
Bo Si lay back on the sofa, clutching his chest, and said, “I spent too long sending souls on their way in the graveyard, and now the yin energy has entered my body and badly damaged my vitality. I reckon eating won’t be of any use.”
“…Then what do we do?” Gu Yi, whose heart had just settled, was nervous again. “How about I go buy a rooster? Didn’t they say a rooster has very strong yang energy?”
Bo Si was amused by him. “It’s so late. Where are you going to buy a rooster?”
“…Right.” Gu Yi was a little anxious. “If you rest for a night, will you get better on your own?”
“…Damn it, you want me to suffer like this all night?”
Gu Yi had no choice, and could only look at him. “I really can’t think of any way.”
Bo Si gave him a glare and sighed helplessly. “Fine, I’ll teach you some common sense. When you encounter some dirty things, or face powerful yin energy, and you don’t have a weapon on hand, you can use your own blood to drive them away.”
“My blood?”
“Yes. There are three places on a person’s body where the blood is supremely yang and can restrain yin energy. They are heart blood, middle finger blood, and tongue-tip blood. These three kinds of blood must not be used carelessly unless it is absolutely necessary. Of course, using only blood should still be a little lacking. If you want to protect yourself, I still have to teach you how to draw talismans. If you draw talismans with blood, the effect is doubled. However, I’m weak right now, so everything has to wait until I recover.”
“Boss.” Gu Yi asked curiously, “Why do I have to learn self-defense?”
Bo Si rolled his eyes and heavily slapped his head once. “Have you forgotten the wild ghost you ran into last time? For someone in our line of work, encountering dirty things is a common occurrence. And I see that you’re also soft-hearted, so being tricked by ghosts is something anyone could think of. I can’t protect you at all times. Sometimes, you have to learn to protect yourself.”
“…” Gu Yi rubbed his head and nodded slightly. “I understand, Boss.”
Suddenly, he thought of something, and inspiration struck him. “Boss, since yin energy has entered your body and I have supremely yang blood in my body, I can help you treat the yin energy.”
Bo Si glared at him. “You finally figured it out, so hurry up.”
“Right away.”
Gu Yi put down his bowl and chopsticks, took a deep breath, and then, with狠心, he bit down hard and broke the skin on the tip of his tongue.
“…” Gu Yi’s face twisted in pain.
“…” Bo Si also had not expected him to do that, and for a moment he sat up from the sofa, staring at him in astonishment.
A thread of fishy sweetness spread through Gu Yi’s mouth. As soon as Gu Yi opened his mouth, bright red blood seeped from the corner of his lips. Because of the pain, his speech was a little slurred. “Boss, I bit out the blood. Look, how do I help you get rid of the yin energy?”
“…” Bo Si did not know whether to laugh or cry. “Are you an idiot!? There are three places where supremely yang blood can be found. Wouldn’t it have been enough to use middle finger blood? You bit your tongue until it bled. Setting aside the pain, how are you going to give it to me?”
“…Huh?” Gu Yi was stunned and continued with a thick tongue, “I didn’t think that much…”
Bo Si stared at him for a long time, then lowered his head and laughed softly. Whether he was angry or too helpless, it was impossible to tell. He reached out, hooked an arm around Gu Yi’s shoulder, and pulled him closer. His breath fell on Gu Yi’s face. Gu Yi froze, and in the next second, he heard Bo Si’s deep, smiling voice. “Forget it, since you’ve already bitten it, don’t waste it.”
“Boss…”
Gu Yi was pulled into Bo Si’s arms.
The taste of blood lingered between their lips and teeth.
Gu Yi discovered that every time he and Bo Si made contact like this, it was because of blood.
Before, it had been him drawing Bo Si’s blood. This time was different, it was the other way around.
Bo Si’s movements were obviously much more overbearing and forceful, even fierce enough to be called ruthless. Compared with his strength, Gu Yi was simply insignificant. Bo Si’s arms tightened very hard, and Gu Yi could almost hear the crack of bones.
His tongue-tip hurt, because the blood was being drawn away. But come to think of it, he was not a woman, so Bo Si had no need to be gentle with him.
He was only freely plundering his supremely yang blood to drive away the yin energy, as if he could not wait to suck away all his yang energy through his mouth.
No one knew how long this state lasted, and even Gu Yi did not know under what circumstances it ended.
After Bo Si had absorbed enough of the supremely yang blood, the instant he let go of Gu Yi, he tapped Gu Yi’s brow. Gu Yi immediately fell asleep.
When he collapsed, Bo Si caught him and let him lean against his shoulder.
“Little brat…”
Bo Si kept his eyes open and gave a low sigh.
He looked toward the dishes on the coffee table, and his gaze did not move away for a long time.
That night passed, and many things ended.
Lin Ming died, and Bai Nuo’s resentment was successfully sent on its way.
It was said that many students in the school had the same dream. In the dream, Bai Nuo told everyone that she was leaving.
She told everyone that Gu Yi was innocent. Of course, Gu Yi no longer cared about any of this.
The school returned to its former peace. On that teaching building rooftop, apart from Teacher Li, no one had gone up there again.
Every day, Teacher Li was tormented by his conscience. He could still hear that voice circling by his ear.
Teacher Li, why didn’t you save me.
Teacher Li.
Why…
One day, Teacher Li went up to the rooftop again. He searched everywhere for Bai Nuo’s figure. “Bai Nuo, where are you?”
In a daze, he seemed to see Bai Nuo standing right in front of him.
She smiled at him, waved at him, her silver-bell voice crisp beyond measure. “Teacher Li, I’m right here, right by your side.”
Tears in his eyes, Teacher Li walked toward her in a daze. “Bai Nuo…”
“Teacher Li, can you answer me? Back then, why wouldn’t you save me?”
Bai Nuo looked at him with a face full of grievance.
Like a man whose soul had left him, Teacher Li walked quietly toward her step by step. Tears streaming, he murmured, “I’m sorry… Teacher was too scared, but Teacher didn’t mean it. Teacher will accompany you on your way. Can you forgive Teacher?”
The moment Teacher Li stood on the edge of the rooftop, all the students below screamed.
He fell from the top of the building, like a puppet, smashed into pieces.
In this tragedy, everyone connected to Bai Nuo’s death, in the end, got no good end.
Whether Teacher Li died from Bai Nuo’s resentment or his own hallucination, no one knew.
Only one thing could be confirmed, the ghost did indeed exist in his heart.
From the moment he stood by and watched Bai Nuo die, Bai Nuo had lived in the bottom of his heart.
As for Bai Nuo’s mother, what kind of punishment she would receive, who knew.
Some things, once too clear, instead became meaningless.
In this world, there are causes before there are results. Do not hold on to luck, because some things, some people, are forever by your side.
Is there also a Bai Nuo living in your heart?
Do not rush to answer, think carefully.
One night, Gu Yi placed Bai Nuo’s stone beside his pillow and slept. In his dream, he saw Bai Nuo’s figure.
Bai Nuo was dressed in red, dancing gracefully.
She smiled and said, Gu Yi, I danced for you. Did you see it?
I saw it.
Very beautiful.
After dawn, Gu Yi pushed open the window. The sunlight outside was bright, shining on his body, very warm.
From outside came Bo Si’s banging on the door. His body had recovered, and he was back to his previous bad temper: “You brat! What time is it, and you’re still sleeping! Are you going to work today or not? If you don’t come out soon, be careful I deduct all your wages! Open the door! Did you hear me!”
A black line appeared on Gu Yi’s face. He hurriedly said, “I know, Boss, I’ll be right there!”
He hurriedly dressed and ran toward the door in three steps taken as two.
A story ends, and sometimes, it is actually the beginning of another story.
As long as you are alive, who knows how many unexpected things you will still encounter?