After his sleep, Lu Lingxi had forgotten what he had said before, but Yan Yue chewed on those words over and over again. Xiao Xi said he was dead and came back to life, how could he have such a strange thought? Yan Yue sat on the sofa puzzled; another Lu Lingxi, and those vague words âelder brotherâ made him feel unspeakable doubts in his mind.
âBig Brother Yan?â Lu Lingxi poked his head out of the bathroom with his hair wet and called out to Yan Yue with some embarrassment.
âWhatâs wrong?â Yan Yue immediately returned to his senses and walked over to him. Perhaps it was because of the heat, Lu Lingxiâs white skin was slightly pink and his dark eyes were as clear and moist as if they had been washed with water. He looked at Yan Yue with a bit of a blush as he grabbed the door handle and whispered, âHelp me get my pyjamas.â
Lu Lingxi had just woken up and was still a bit confused, and he was in a hurry to take a shower because he didnât like the smell of alcohol on him. These days as he spent more and more time living in Yan Yueâs place, some of his daily necessities including his clothes were gradually brought over. Wang Shuxiu sometimes complained in her heart that the little bastard was running to Yan Yueâs place too frequently, but every time Lu Lingxi used the excuse of leaving space for her and Xiao Feng, Wang Shuxiu couldnât say anything. Yan Yueâs house was slowly becoming like Lu Lingxiâs home, with everything available.
He was about to retreat after speaking, but Yan Yue watched him motionlessly, his eyes gradually turning darker. The weird thoughts in his mind from before had been quickly suppressed by the surging lust. Yan Yue couldnât help but open the door, hug Lu Lingxiâs waist and touch Lu Lingxiâs back, as if his body had its own consciousness. Then he closed the bathroom door, lowered his head and kissed Lu Lingxi deeply.
The skin under his touch was smooth and warm, like the finest jade. Yan Yue rubbed and rubbed again, until Lu Lingxiâs whole body became soft; his breathing was short and he couldnât stop gasping. With a slight effort, he picked up Lu Lingxi and pressed him against the bathroom wall. He felt the sweetness of the young man between his lips and teeth, and inexplicably the words of the young man flashed through his mind again â actually, I already died.
This thought was just a flash; Yan Yue subconsciously moved to the young manâs neck and bit it. He didnât use too much force, but Lu Lingxi still moaned sensitively. Yan Yueâs heart settled and he licked at the spot he had nibbled. The young manâs body shuddered and Yan Yue laughed softly, saying in a hoarse voice, âI love you, Xiao Xi.â
Lu Lingxi gasped in reply.
Yan Yue kissed Lu Lingxi as if hypnotised, and only after he had sucked all sorts of traces of Lu Lingxiâs body and both of them had their release in his hands, did he let Lu Lingxi go contentedly. Although Yan Yue still couldnât understand what the young man meant by his drunken words earlier, it was enough that Lu Lingxi was in his arms, alive and feeling, a treasure that Yan Yue would always hold in his palms.
After that, Yan Yue quickly hugged Lu Lingxi and took a shower with him, and then returned to the bedroom. Lu Lingxi was a little sleepy from all the tossing and turning, so he curled up under the quilt and fell asleep. Yan Yue sat on the edge of the bed and stared at his sleeping face for a long time, then quietly left the bedroom and called Ye Kang.
When the phone rang, Ye Kang was about to get ready for bed. When he saw Yan Yueâs name, he was a little surprised and picked up the phone, joking, âWhy do you remember to call me this late at night? Arenât you with your Xiao Xi?â
Yan Yue smiled restrainedly and his tone changed, âI have something to ask you.â
âWhat?â Ye Kang perked up, thinking that Yan Yue must have something serious to find him so late. Who knew that Yan Yue paused for a few seconds and hesitantly said, âAh Kang, if a person says that he has come back from the dead and that he is actually another person, what do you think this is?â
Ye Kang was to hear such a sentence unexpectedly and couldnât help asking in a daze: âSplit personality? âHe thought for a while and continued to ask: âIs there anything unusual about this person you are talking about?â
âNo.â Yan Yue is very sure.
âThen under what circumstances did he say this?â Ye Kang asked.
âWhen drunk?â Ye Kang speculated, âCould this kind of imagination be a result of too much stress? Who is this person you are talking about? If you are worried, you can bring him to see me. I will take a test to see.â
Yan Yue didnât say who it was, he just said, âIâll have him contact you if necessary.â
Hanging up the phone, Ye Kang had some suspicions that Yan Yue was talking about Lu Lingxi, but Yan Yue wasnât willing to clarify, so he would not pursue the matter. Besides, he had met Lu Lingxi; the young man was simple and uncomplicated in nature, it wasnât like he would have any stress, let alone a split personality. What was going on?
The phone call from Yan Yue gave Ye Kang something to think about, and Yan Yue couldnât sleep for a while when he returned to his bedroom. He didnât believe Ye Kangâs idea of a split personality, and as for too much stress, it was even more unlikely. Yan Yue had read before that when all other possibilities had been eliminated, the remaining possibility, no matter how improbable it seemed, must be the truth. He repeated the words âback from the deadâ wordlessly and forcefully suppressed that absurd speculation in his mind.
Because of this incident, Yan Yue didnât sleep well all night. When Lu Lingxi woke up early and opened his eyes, he saw Yan Yue standing at the window, staring out and thinking about something.
âWhat are you looking at, Big Brother Yan? Is it snowing outside?â Lu Lingxi sat up, wrapped in the blanket.
Yan Yue turned around and walked up to Lu Lingxiâs side, looking at him with a warm gaze, lowered his head and kissed him on the forehead, softly saying, âWhy are you awake so early?â
Lu Lingxi tilted his head and was a little embarrassed, âI slept too much yesterday.â
Yan Yue smiled at his words; counting the time from yesterdayâs afternoon, Lu Lingxi had slept for almost 17 or 18 hours, so he had indeed slept too much. He reached out and hugged Lu Lingxi, gently touched Lu Lingxiâs neck and said with amusement, âWill you drink in the future? Youâre so drunk after drinking just a little.â
âNever.â Lu Lingxi obediently promised.
Yan Yueâs heart moved and he casually said, âItâs best if you donât drink. Xiao Xi, youâre a little chatterbox when youâre drunk, dragging me around and insisting on telling me a secret.â He spoke carelessly but his eyes kept watching Lu Lingxiâs face. He saw Lu Lingxiâs expression change slightly, the young man looking at him a little nervously, âWhat secret?â
Yan Yueâs heart softened; although the young man was trying his best to be calm, his eyes were very apprehensive. He was a little distressed and chuckled, âI was going to ask Xiao Xi what the secret was. What kind of person would fall asleep after saying the word 'secretâ, like you did?â
Lu Lingxi let out a soft sigh of relief and buried his head in Yan Yueâs chest, saying in a small voice, âI forgot.â
Yan Yue sighed, âNever mind, but remember not to drink anymore in the future.â
Lu Lingxi nodded. Although he said he had forgotten, the only thing that could be considered a secret to him besides the panel was the matter of his rebirth. He himself wasnât sure which sounded more bizarre, the panel or rebirth. He was willing to confess the existence of the panel to Yan Yue but he didnât know how to talk about rebirth. He had taken over another personâs body, occupied another personâs family and friends. He liked his life now and didnât want to have any connection to the past. He couldnât say these things openly to Yan Yue; he was afraid that Yan Yue would think he was selfish, and even more afraid that Wang Shuxiu would be upset if she knew.
Yan Yue didnât say anything else but only patted Lu Lingxi soothingly. He was now basically sure that what the young man had said yesterday was true. The young manâs ignorance of the world, the same name of Lu Lingxi, and that vague âelder brotherâ, the young manâs identity⌠Yan Yue lowered his eyes, already calculating in his heart.
The two of them dawdled in the bed, and it took Lu Lingxi almost half an hour to wash up and dress. He craned his neck and looked at the still visible tooth marks in the mirror, a little embarrassed about how to go home for breakfast later. The place where Yan Yue bit couldnât be covered by clothes at all, and it would be troublesome if it was seen by Wang Shuxiu.
âCover it with a band-aid.â Yan Yue suggested.
Lu Lingxi hesitated and said, âWhat to say to Mom when she asks? There are no mosquitoes now. â
Yan Yueâs eyes lit up with a smile, and he didnât hesitate to take Xiaohei out of his pocket and shake him, âJust say Xiaohei bit you. â
Xiaohei understood Yan Yueâs words, crawled on Lu Lingxiâs shoulder, aggrieved, and rubbed against Lu Lingxiâs face. Xiaohei only had two teeth. How could he leave such a big tooth mark? It was a pity that Lu Lingxi didnât understand his explanation. As for Yan Yue, what a bad guy!
As expected, Wang Shuxiu saw the band-aid on Lu Lingxiâs neck at a glance, and when she heard that it was Xiaoheiâs bite, Wang Shuxiu immediately became anxious. âIs there any poison, is the bite deep? What do you think youâre doing with this snake, little bastard?âŚâ She shot all those questions rapidly, then stopped and glared around: âNever mind, Iâm talking rubbish.â
Xiao Feng laughed, gave Yan Yue a meaningful look and said to Wang Shuxiu, âDonât worry, Xiaohei is not poisonous, he is only a few years old, even his teeth are just growing out. Itâs okay.â
Lu Lingxi immediately nodded obediently and agreed, âXiaohei didnât do it on purpose, just a layer of skin was broken. It was Big Brother Yan who was worried about infection, thatâs why he had to make me put a band-aid on it.â
Both he and Xiao Feng said this, so Wang Shuxiu calmed down. But poor Xiaohei was punished by Wang Shuxiu for âbitingâ Lu Lingxi and wasnât allowed to eat breakfast, so he could only bite the tip of his tail and drool over the milk in the saucer on the floor.
It was almost noon on this day when Fang Lei came to Tiny Garden once again. However, he went to the pet shop across the street before coming to Tiny Garden. After a while, Fang Lei walked in with the big dog that had just been groomed and hurriedly went straight to Dahei.
Lu Lingxi was already numb to the scene in front of him. He thought Fang Lei had given up after repeated defeats; who knew the other party was actually getting more and more courageous. He gave Dahei a helpless look, wondering what words Fang Lei was going to say this time to praise Dahei.
As one man and one dog squatted there staring at each other, Lu Lingxi simply got busy with his own things. He was about to water a privet at the door when his mobile phone suddenly rang. It was Uncle Li calling. Xiao Shi had wandered off this morning and Yu Xiaojuan was about to go crazy. Uncle Li had called the police and wanted Dahei to come and see if he could help in any way. Lu Lingxi immediately agreed to do so. After hanging up the phone, Lu Lingxi didnât hide this from Fang Lei. He was going to take Dahei to Lingshui Village to find Xiao Shi. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Privet
As soon as Fang Lei heard this he immediately said, âIâll go with you.â
Yan Yue didnât come to Tiny Garden today and went to An Jieâs place. Lu Lingxi was thinking that it was inconvenient to take a taxi, ordinary taxis were not willing to carry pets. With Fang Lei he would be able to get there as soon as possible. After a hurried call to Yan Yue, Lu Lingxi closed the shop and got into Fang Leiâs car.
An hour later, the two arrived at Lingshui Village. The whole village had been mobilised, and people in the village had put down their work to help find Xiao Shi. Someone seemed to have seen Xiao Shi being taken away by a strange man, and some village people had already gone after him.
Lu Lingxi found Uncle Li and asked anxiously, âHave you seen Ah Huang?â Xiao Shi was basically inseparable from Ah Huang whenever he was in the village. Lu Lingxi didnât think anyone could take Xiao Shi away from Ah Huang, unless Ah Huang was injured and couldnât stop it, but then Ah Huang would definitely go to the plant nursery and call for help.
This was exactly what Uncle Li was wondering about. He shook his head, âI havenât seen Ah Huang since we couldnât find Xiao Shi.â
âCould it be that Ah Huang followed him?â Lu Lingxi speculated, but he couldnât rule out that Ah Huang had had an accident. At this time Lu Lingxi could no longer care about hiding his secret. He stroked Daheiâs head and told him to find Ah Huang as soon as possible.
Dahei licked Lu Lingxiâs fingers and ran towards the outside of the village. Soon after, a howl came from outside the village, and the dogs in the village stirred up again, dogs of all sizes running out from all the houses, as if they were summoned by something, and heading out of the village.
âWhatâs going on here? The dog king has come again?â Some villagers were surprised.
âYou remember the big yellow dog beside Xiao Shi, right? Could it be that the big yellow dog found that Xiao Shi was lost and went to the dog king for help?â
The people in the village had a lot of imagination and reassured Yu Xiaojuan that with the dog king leading the pack of dogs they would surely be able to get Xiao Shi back. Just now Dahei had run outside the village before summoning the dog pack, so the people in the village still didnât know that the dog king they were talking about was none other than Dahei.
The first thing Fang Lei did after arriving was to ask the village people about the specific situation, and at the same time he also called the nearby police station. Both parties said more or less the same thing, and the people from the police station were also out looking for Xiao Shi right now. As soon as Fang Lei hung up the phone, he saw the dogs in the village scrambling towards the outside of the village, and even the flower of the police force he had brought with him ran out with them. Fang Lei was stunned and immediately thought of the âwolf howlâ he had just heard.
âDog King?â Fang Lei said curiously.
Lu Lingxi nodded slightly.
At the other end of the village, Uncle Xu opened the bird cage hanging in the tree and said to a starling inside, âGo ahead, you can fly high and see far, help find Xiao Shi boy, okay?â
The starling understood what Uncle Xu said, flapped its wings and shouted âFind someone, find someoneâ, and flew out into the sky.
Uncle Xu relaxed; he didnât know if the starling could help, but at least he did his best. Now then, who would have thought that he, an old man halfway to his grave, would one day be able to communicate with a bird? He thought of what Xiao Shi had said earlier, and wondered if Xiao Shi was not just kidding. If it was true, then he and Xiao Shi would have something in common. Letâs hope nothing happens to the little boy and he will come back quickly.
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