"Have you been to Ward 307?"

"Ah, it must be the younger brother of the patient's family member..."

"So good and sensible."

"Yes, yes. When I went to check on him this morning, he said 'thank you, sister' to me. He looked even more obedient when he smiled, and he even had dimples..."

"Aaaaah——I had originally decided not to have children, but if they are little angels like this, I would be willing to have eight or ten of them!!"

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Because of the lump behind his brain, Han Lenian was hospitalized for three days for observation.

In just three short days, Chu Lu quickly became the darling of all the nurses on the third floor with his cute face like a cub, angelic personality, serious expression like a little adult, and thoughtfulness in taking care of his "brother". There were even young ladies from other floors who came to watch during their breaks.

Thanks to this, although only the head teacher and monitor visited Han Lenian once as class representatives during his hospitalization, there was always fruit on his bedside, and the nurses would feed him various snacks from time to time. Even though he knew that he was benefiting from his "younger brother", the boy, who had hardly received such care since his mother passed away, was still a little overwhelmed and blushed as he stammered to thank him.

I got a kind chuckle from the little sister, and occasionally she would sigh, "They are really brothers, their personalities are both equally cute."

At an honest and sensitive age, Han Lenian doesn’t want to be described as “cute” at all; “…”

——No, they are not brothers!

Chu Lu, whose face was almost swollen from being pinched these days, said: "..."

He held his chin with his hand and sighed deeply - Alas~ As expected, the cub's body has all kinds of inconveniences.

Han Lenian, who accidentally turned around and saw this scene, said: "..."

He couldn't help but stare at the chubby face, which was slightly flushed by the sun, for a long time.

It was not until Chu Lu asked about it that she turned her head away with a red face.

Although, although...

The "little brother" is indeed very cute.

After being hospitalized for observation for a few days, the two brothers finally left the hospital with the reluctant farewell of their sisters.

Han Lenian also took this opportunity to formally discuss with Chu Lu whether he should stay or leave.

Raising a child is not like raising a pet. It is not enough to just provide food, shelter and shelter. The material environment, emotional environment and educational resources... More importantly, if Chu Lu stays with Han Lenian, he will be an illegal resident who can't even go to school...

According to Han Lenian's current situation, he has no fixed income, no stable family relationship, and he is a child who has just turned 18 and is barely an adult. No matter how much he wants such a younger brother, he definitely does not meet the adoption conditions.

He sighed and touched the boy's head, which felt very good in his hand, and assured him: "Even if you go to someone else's house... I will come to see you often."

"I'm still your brother if you want."

…

Although he said this, Han Lenian was listless for the next few days. He couldn't muster up the energy when he thought about sending the new "little brother" away after this week. When the time came, he would be alone at home again, and he seemed to feel uncomfortable in advance.

Besides, the child can see those things too...

Han Lenian, who had been able to see those things since he was a child, knew how painful it was, and he couldn't even tell his loving mother about these things. There was a time when he suspected that he had some kind of mental illness, but the wounds on his body were so real.

This was the first time that Han Lenian met someone “of the same kind” who was much younger than him, which made Han Lenian almost subconsciously develop a sense of responsibility.

So, in the next few days, Han Lenian took on the responsibility of guide.

He shared his experience in dealing with ghosts over the past decade, including but not limited to "Don't look them in the eye", "How to use things nearby to divert attention and pretend you can't see", "One, two, three ways to disguise your own wounds", "Common excuses after being injured"...

The content is so detailed, comprehensive, and practical that it could probably be used to publish a "Guide for Ordinary People to Survive in the World of Ghosts". Just by listening to it, one can feel the difficulty of the young boy living safely to this age as a normal person without being sent to a mental hospital.

Chu Lu finally understood why the other party ignored him when they first met at the entrance of the alley that day.

You really thought he was a "ghost", right?

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Han Lenian's anxiety reached its peak the night before he sent the boy away. His endless instructions had turned into "If someone bullies you, run back to your brother." He also semi-forced the boy to recite his cell phone number, WeChat contact information, and the home address of the house they currently lived in at least ten times.

Chu Lu: "..."

If this was really a five-year-old child, he would have been crying because of him.

Chu Lu couldn't help but repeat it again: If Han Lenian agreed, he would continue to live in his house.

However, as usual, the anxious boy ignored these "innocent" words from a child.

He didn’t know how much time had passed. After being annoyed for several hours, Chu Lu, who had finally fallen asleep amid the boy’s incessant chattering, was woken up again.

Chu Lu looked through the gap in the curtains at the moon that had tilted to the other side. He felt as if a string in his head had snapped tight. He took a deep breath and tried to calmly ask, "...What's wrong?"

Han Lenian glanced at him uneasily and said, "Call me 'brother' again."

Chu Lu's brows twitched, but he still spoke, "Brother."

Han Lenian's expression was hard to describe for a moment, and Chu Lu almost thought he was going to cry. But he gave Chu Lu a hug in the end, so Chu Lu couldn't tell whether he was crying or not.

Chu Lu was slightly stunned. It seemed that he had never thought about it carefully before...

The feeling of Han Lenian, who grew up as an outlier in the life of ordinary people and finally met someone of the same kind.

This time there is no plot or character setting. As "Chu Lu" himself...

He didn't know how to respond for a moment?

After hesitating for a moment, he hugged Han Lenian with his backhand.

The child's short arms could not wrap around the body of the not-so-strong boy. Chu Lu patted him on the back soothingly, and then he was hugged tighter, like a little animal hugging for warmth on a cold night.

After a long while, I heard a sobbing voice next to me, "Lulu, recite my phone number again."

“Bang!”

The string in my head broke.

Chu Lu drew a few times with his fingers in the air, and the invisible force in the air was drawn and fell on Han Lenian.

The boy's body tilted and he fell onto the bed beside him with a thud.

[What the hell?! ]

The system, which had been trying to save energy in the past few days because of the host's instructions, screamed briefly when it saw this situation. Its screen went black for a moment, and then it thoughtfully projected the cover of a book - "100 Ways to Destroy Corpses (Professional Edition)".

Chu Lu: "..."

Perhaps it was because a child’s body had a limited tolerance for fatigue, and for the first time he felt so exhausted—

One or two, there is no peace of mind!!

On the other side, the boy's breathing was long and steady, but after a while he began to snore softly, which showed that he was really exhausted during this period.

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When Han Lenian woke up, it was already broad daylight. He was dazed by the sunlight and blocked his eyes and covered his head with the quilt.

Two seconds later, he suddenly turned over and sat up, howling "I'm late" while pulling his clothes onto himself.

After a flurry of ping-pong sounds, he suddenly remembered that he had asked for leave today, and the reason for the leave was...

After sitting on the bed for a while, he rubbed his face with his hands. When he was about to go to the other room to call Chu Lu, he found that he had slept in the other's room yesterday.

He scratched his hair in confusion and looked into the other room, only to find that there was no one there.

My heart skipped a beat and all sorts of messy thoughts came to my mind.

——Did Lulu think that he didn't want him anymore, so he left alone? He was still so young, walking alone outside, what if he got kidnapped? And he could still see those things...

The more Han Lenian thought about it, the more nervous he became, and the more uneasy he became.

Just when he was about to call the police, the doorknob suddenly turned and the door was opened from the outside.

The child who had frightened him was standing outside.

While Han Lenian breathed a sigh of relief, he also felt a sense of fear and worry as an old father, and was even a little angry.

But the question on his lips was swallowed after seeing the breakfast in the child's hand. Speaking of which, Han Lenian hardly made breakfast since the child moved in. Originally, Han Lenian planned to cook the meal on the last day, but he didn't expect that he overslept and asked the child to go out to buy it.

He then remembered that he had been really stressed out these past few days and had no mood to go out to buy groceries. There should not be much left in the refrigerator, so no wonder the kid wanted to go out to buy them.

Han Lenian was in a mixed mood, and raised his hand to call the child to come over and sit. He ate a fried dough stick without tasting it, and only after finishing it did he realize that he had not touched the porridge in his hand and the pickles in front of him, no wonder he felt so sick. But at this moment, he was not in the mood to care about the taste, and quickly poured the porridge in his hand into his stomach, then raised his hand to support his face and stared at Chu Lu opposite him.

Han Lenian thought that the child must be well-educated. He made almost no noise while eating and did not drop rice or spill soup, which was common among children of this age. After eating, the area under the table was even cleaner than his side.

As the boy chewed slowly, the flesh on his cheeks bulged, like the little hamster that a girl in his class secretly brought.

No……

Much cuter than a hamster.

But whenever Han Lenian thought that such a cute little brother would soon belong to someone else, he felt depressed.

It was not until the end of the meal that Chu Lu pushed a file bag to him.

Han Lenian opened it for no apparent reason; it was the household registration booklet he had found when he was looking for his ID yesterday.

And now there is an extra line of words under what should have been his name - [Han Lu], and his identity is nominally his younger brother.

Han Lenian stared at the line for half a minute. After he came to his senses, he felt moved and amused.

He raised his hand and touched the little boy's head, telling him that household registration was not something that could be forged by simply printing a piece of paper. After thinking for a moment, he warned the child in a very serious manner not to do such a thing again, "or you will be caught by the police."

Chu Lu: "..."

His resistance was ultimately futile and he was taken to the police station by Han Lenian.

Thirty minutes later, Han Lenian, who was kicked out, stood at the door of the police station, holding the household registration book that had just been issued this morning, with a look of doubt on his face.

——When did he really have a younger brother?

The same household registration book.

The system used the last bit of energy to snort and laugh in the host's sea of consciousness: [Who do you think I am, Tong Aotian? Ha, you ignorant human.]