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After saying goodbye to Lin Shaoxing, Letang still felt like he was floating on his feet when he returned home.

My heart felt like it was spinning out of control, and my wrists felt like they were burning.

He had to splash cold water from the faucet on his face to cool down his burning cheeks a little.

I came out wiping my face and the light in the living room suddenly turned on.

A middle-aged man with deep eye bags and bloodshot eyes sat at the table.

This was the first time that Letang saw his elusive stepfather after returning home.

He had a cigarette between his lips and looked worried: "Where's your grandma?"

Ah, so he can detect when someone is missing from the house.

"Grandma went to my aunt's house."

He knew that his stepfather had not had any contact with his aunt for a long time, and even if he had doubts, he would not really call to ask, so he could lie without blinking.

"You're not feeling well yet?"

Sure enough, he frowned, clearly not quite believing what Letang said, and fiddled with his lighter. The pungent smoke drifted towards Letang, and he covered his mouth and nose, coughed a few times, and walked towards his room.

"etc."

His stepfather stopped him and held out his hand: "Where's the money?"

Letang played dumb: "What money?"

"Your mother said you've been working outside these days?" He laughed maliciously. "That's good. A son like you should have gone out to help your parents with their work. Now that you've made money, you should honor your parents."

Letang didn't expect that he could ask for money so shamelessly. It was simply pushing the bottom line of shamelessness.

Letang was planning to fool around, but suddenly he came up with a good idea and changed the subject, "How much do you want?"

"How much do you want..." The stepfather spat out the cigarette butt and crushed it on the ground. "Give me whatever you earn. What's the point of keeping money on a kid?"

Letang transferred two thousand to him with an expressionless face.

"Why is it only this little?"

"I'm working a summer job, and my boss doesn't pay me much. I'll get a raise next month, and it will be more."

His stepfather's bloodshot eyes stared at him, as if he was trying to determine the credibility of his words. After much thought, he couldn't possibly lie to himself. After all, Letang had always been obedient to him.

"This little money is not even enough for my daily expenses."

He turned and left, temporarily letting Letang go.

The next morning, as expected, he went out early, probably to gamble again.

Letang looked at his mother who was washing dishes silently, and stepped forward to grab the plate from her hand: "Mom, let me do it. You work so hard every day, take a rest."

She was stunned for a moment, and finally let Letang take over the dishes and chopsticks.

Letang casually asked, "Mom, is our family short of money lately?"

"Why do you say that?"

"Father told me yesterday that grandma's surgery cost a lot of money, and he asked me for some. I was planning to buy you a gift as soon as I got my salary, but now I'm afraid I can't..."

He spoke with a mixture of truth and falsehood, with an expression that seemed to be complaining for the woman, as if he really just felt sorry for not being able to buy her a gift.

"What? Grandma had surgery?"

"Yeah...didn't Dad tell you?" Letang said, as if realizing something belatedly. "He seemed to ask me not to tell you. I thought he didn't want you to worry about the money..."

As soon as Letang finished speaking, she rushed out of the door and went to her bedroom. Letang followed her calmly and saw her dial a number, but she hung up after one ring.

Then, she held up her phone and entered the money into a bank account.

After she saw the account balance, her phone suddenly slipped from her hand and fell on the bed.

In the novel, Letang's stepfather gambled away all the family wealth, even the money they had saved for buying a house.

Letang knew that his mother was not really stupid, but chose to turn a blind eye and voluntarily let her gambling husband deceive her.

Perhaps she was afraid of the pain of knowing the truth, so she was willing to be deceived. But what good would it do her to continue in this state of ignorance?

No matter what others do, at least he wants to take his grandmother away from that evil stepfather and live a normal life.

Let them do what they want.

He simply used the excuse of visiting a friend's house for a few days and moved into the hospital, living in the nursing room.

Seeing this, grandma didn't ask any more questions, but she probably guessed something and finally sighed.

Before going to bed at night, grandma seemed to be afraid that he would be bored, so she lay in bed and told Letang about her childhood in the countryside.

Letang felt a surge of longing after hearing this: "Grandma, do you want to go back?"

"Yes..." The old man's voice was a little distant, and he was already shrouded in sleepiness. "Of course I do..."

"Then how about I buy grandma a big villa in the countryside? There's a garden, a field, and a well at the door. We can raise chickens and ducks at the back door. In the afternoon, grandma and I can go to the river to herd ducks together."

Grandma laughed softly and fell asleep with a smile on her face.

Letang tossed and turned and couldn't sleep, so he simply got up and went to the green belt downstairs to get some fresh air.

Lin Shaoxing had an operation tonight, I don’t know if it’s over yet.

Letang opened his phone and took a look. The message he sent to Lin Shaoxing a few minutes ago had not received a reply. He guessed that the conversation was not over yet.

But for some reason, he suddenly felt a strong desire to see Lin Shaoxing in his heart, which he couldn't extinguish. Instead, it was like pouring hot oil on a fire, making it burn more and more vigorously.

While thinking, I unknowingly walked into Lin Shaoxing's lounge and saw the blanket on his camp bed. It must have been in a hurry and was wrinkled and not folded in time. His suit jacket was still hanging on the shelf next to it.

Letang simply crawled into the blanket. He didn't know if it was an illusion, but there seemed to be some residual warmth inside. When he wrapped himself tightly in it, he felt as if he was being hugged by Lin Shaoxing.

“Hmm…”

Letang buried his face in the blanket, gently sniffing the scent of Lin Shaoxing on it. He still felt it was not enough, so he took off his coat. He felt his whole body was soaked in the unique smell of disinfectant. He felt at ease and immediately felt sleepy, and fell asleep unknowingly.

I don’t know how long I slept, but when I was half asleep and half awake, someone opened the door and walked in.

Letang raised his head from under his coat in a daze: "Are you back?"

Lin Shaoxing was stunned for a moment, as if he didn't expect him to be here. Although he was extremely tired, he still walked over quickly, squatted down and touched his face.

Letang was sleeping so soundly that his whole body was warm. Without even opening his eyes, he took the initiative to put his hand on his and rubbed it in a comfortable place.

"Thanks for your hard work……"

I don't know how much clarity he showed in what he said. I guess it was just sleep talk, and he wouldn't remember much when he woke up in the morning.

Lin Shaoxing, however, treasured the memory of him talking in his sleep in a daze. He held him close to his chest with his long arms, letting him sleep with his head resting on his arms. The thin blanket wrapped the two bodies tightly, leaving no space at all.

Letang closed his eyes and touched his face. He felt the mark of the mask on his face and the fine beads of sweat on his forehead, and muttered something.

When Lin Shaoxing turned his head to listen again, all he could hear was his long breathing.

He gently kissed Letang on the forehead, his tired voice slightly hoarse:

"Goodnight, baby."

In the morning, Liang Shi came as usual to wake up his director. When he opened the door, he only saw Lin Shaoxing's back.

He was still wondering why there was an extra pair of shoes next to the camp bed. When he walked closer, he was surprised to find that there was someone in Lin Shaoxing's arms.

It wasn't that his eyesight was poor, it was just that the two of them had such a huge physique difference. Letang was wrapped tightly in Lin Shaoxing's arms, with only his furry head exposed and resting on Lin Shaoxing's chin.

For a moment, Liang Shi seemed to see a powerful tiger protecting a little rabbit.

He didn't dare to call for help and tried to retreat on tiptoe.

Unexpectedly, just as I reached the door, I heard the voice of my director behind me:

"What time is it?"

Liang Shi was so frightened that he almost jumped up, and opened his mouth and silently shouted "Ahhhhh". If you didn't know, you would think that he was a thief who was discovered by the owner.

"It's not even eight o'clock yet. Do you want to sleep a little longer?"

"Keep your voice down."

Liang Shi quickly covered his mouth.

Lin Shaoxing knew that he wouldn't come to call him so early for no reason, so he sat up immediately, walked quickly to the door, and closed it gently. After making sure that no one inside could hear their voices, he asked, "What's the matter?"

"Ah, your brother is here. He said he wants to see you. I asked him to wait in the office."

As he spoke, he secretly glanced at his director's expression. Normally, Lin Shaoxing's surgery yesterday should have ended very late, probably around four in the morning, meaning he had slept for less than four hours. Yet, he seemed to be in good spirits, having just gotten out of bed, and his eyes were clear.

"Okay, got it."

He was about to go wash up briefly, but after a few steps he suddenly seemed to remember something and turned to Liang Shi and said, "Inside... don't disturb his sleep. When he wakes up, ask him to tell me what he wants for breakfast. If I'm busy, please buy it for me."

"Oh, oh, okay! Don't worry, Director! I'll take care of it!"

After Lin Shaoxing walked away, Liang Shi finally realized how impactful the series of images just now were.

I was secretly amazed: It turns out that their director can also be caring...

He shook the fur off his body silently.

So scary.

As soon as Lin Shaoxing walked into the office, a young man rushed into his arms: "Brother!"

Lin Shaoxing frowned. The sweet smell of perfume at the tip of his nose made him feel a little uncomfortable. He pushed the person away calmly and kept some distance.

"What do you want from me?"

As Lin Shaoxing spoke, he sat back in his seat, looking as if he had something else to do.

The young man seemed oblivious to it. He immediately moved a small stool and sat beside him, crying aggrievedly, "Can't I come see you if I'm fine? I haven't seen you for a long time, and I came here because I missed you."

Lin Shaoxing didn't say anything.

The young man knew that his elder brother never liked to beat around the bush. Although he felt uncomfortable with the cold stare, he still restrained himself a little and continued:

"Brother, someone bullied me. Can you help me get justice? Okay?"

Seeing that Lin Shaoxing didn't answer, he continued: "My uncle said that when I was a child, I always cried and looked for my elder brother when I was bullied, and my elder brother always helped me to settle it. Unfortunately, I am afraid that I will never be able to recall the memory of that time in this lifetime. I feel very uncomfortable when I think about it..."

Lin Shaoxing finally stopped what he was doing and looked at the young man.

"You can handle many things on your own. You're an adult now, aren't you?"

"Lin Nuo."