Chapter 6

Tang An had a dream that he was about to forget.

During his freshman year, he joined a club focused on self-healing and growth.

The president of this club is Su He.

Chi Ying was right, he was not the one she liked at first.

When he first joined the society, Tang An was actually quite socially anxious.

Who would have thought that this society, which sounds like a feudal and superstitious society, is actually full of serious academic and professional psychologists.

So as a law student, he was destined to be out of place there.

For example, many times, when these people in the same profession talked about terminology and nouns, Tang An had to secretly search on his mobile phone when no one was paying attention. He could not follow the conversation at all and most of the time he could only agree with them and laugh awkwardly.

Until one day, when he was assigned to the same group with Su He, Tang An's embarrassment was noticed by the other party.

"Actually, I'm not sure... if this is trauma..."

The whole group's eyes were on him.

Today's topic is: "Behind the dampness of East Asian families of origin, can childhood trauma heal itself?"

This discussion, which seems to resemble a new media title, often makes Tang An feel uneasy and embarrassed.

He continued stubbornly, "I have a brother who is three years older than me. I depended on him a lot, but he jumped off a building when I was thirteen."

The story had a beginning, a middle, and a end. The members' expressions suddenly became serious, as if they had empathized with Tang An.

He was in a trance for a moment.

"At first I didn't feel anything, just a heavy feeling inside, like an invisible wall pressing down on my chest. It lasted one day, two days... One day, on my way home from school, I passed by an aunt selling candied haws and realized my brother, who loved to buy me candied haws, wasn't there. Only then did I realize I had lost him forever."

Tang An lowered his eyes and said, "I cried for a long time that day because of the candied haws. Mom thought I was crying because I didn't have money to buy them, but I was the only one who knew that wasn't the case."

The sudden departure of a family member is a lifelong sorrow for the living.

This kind of sadness does not rise sharply after knowing that the person has passed away, but like aging, it erodes away bit by bit until death.

"Actually, my family loves me very much." Tang An suddenly said, "They support everything I do, and they even try to understand things like my homosexuality."

He entwined his hands.

"So I'm sorry, except for the matter of my brother, there's probably not much to say about me."

Tang An really wanted to wipe the sweat from his forehead, but why were people still looking at him? Especially Su He, who was sitting directly across from him.

"What matters is whether you are okay?" Su He said.

Tang An didn't dare to look people in the eye, as a too gentle gaze would be considered aggressive.

He said, "I'm fine."

The saddest time has passed, and those who are still alive are looking forward.

Su He smiled faintly: "That's great!"

His tone sounded like he was genuinely happy that Tang An had come out.

Tang An took a quick glance and felt his ears burning.

A person with a gentle smile.

Perhaps this time of being in the same group left a deep impression on Su He, and later the other party often chatted with him and occasionally shared some knowledge related to psychology.

"Did I tell you that I actually studied violin?"

“???”

Su He gestured to himself as if he was playing the violin: "Not only me, but also the vice president and about five other members are not psychology majors."

Shock was written on Tang An's face.

Su He covered her mouth with her hand and whispered in his ear, "The vice president is a sports major, you didn't expect that, did you?"

So close.

Tang An's heart was pounding: "Is that so?"

Su He winked playfully: "So don't think too much. The purpose of joining a club, no matter what kind, is to make yourself happy, right?"

Tang An opened his mouth: "But..."

Su He's face became more and more blurred, and finally an extremely clear and familiar handsome face broke into his mind.

“…”

Chi Ying looked at Tang An who had opened his eyes and angrily said, "Who the hell did you dream about? Why was there another man in your dream?!!"

I was hit by a barrage of saliva.

Tang An: "...what are you doing crazy again?"

Chi Ying pulled him up from the bed: "Put on your clothes first, don't you have a court hearing today?"

As he spoke, he picked up the ironed shirt and put it on the man, saying, "Don't try to quibble. I heard everything. What kind of magic does that little bastard Su He have that makes you still think of him in your dreams? If you don't explain it clearly today, I won't send you off. You'll be damned late!"

After Chi Ying finished his harsh words, Tang An was already dressed. He picked out a red striped tie, compared it with the man's collar, and then tied it on him.

"Did you hear me? Su He..."

Chi Ying's collar was grabbed, and Tang An leaned over and kissed her.

Their lips pressed together, their warm breaths mingling.

Tang An reached in and stirred it for a while, then came out and lightly bit the person's lips.

"Good morning kiss, have you forgotten?" He looked at Chi Ying, whose computer had been shut down, with a smile in his eyes.

Chi Ying's face flushed red, and he stiffened his neck and said, "You haven't even brushed your teeth..."

Tang An was surprised: "When did you become a germaphobe? You used to want to fuck me right after I took a shit."

Ji Young: "...That was the passionate love period."

When they were in love, he wanted to be sucked every day.

Tang An stuffed his tie in. "So, now you don't even want to kiss me. Come to think of it, we haven't done it in a long time since we filed for divorce."

Chi Ying's eyes swept from the person's exposed slender neck, then to the wrist bones and ankles, layer by layer, and finally snorted coldly and stood up and left: "Sorry, I'm nourishing your stomach right now, I can't get hard."

Tang An paused and lowered his eyes: "Is that so?"

His indifferent tone was filled with disappointment, "Back then, you were a pervert who would get hard just by looking at me."

But Chi Ying didn't hear this. He walked straight to the bathroom, locked the door, and leaned against the wall, breathing heavily: "I would rather suffocate to death than give it to you."

The last case Tang An took on before taking a break was the final trial of the second instance today. If all goes well, the result will be out today.

Speaking of this case, he also has a headache.

The employer's homosexual lover suspected that he was cheating on her, so he went online to buy Kumantong and puppet runes, and burned them in the room according to the ritual the scammer told him. As a result, he accidentally caused himself carbon monoxide poisoning.

Although he was rescued, he became a fool. When the employer knew the whole story, he was very angry. He spent a lot of money to hire him, and then spent a lot of money to catch the scammer who wanted to escape.

From the beginning to the end, the employer had only one requirement: life imprisonment or death penalty.

Tang An was reluctant to accept the offer at first, but the offer was too much, and he also found key evidence that could make the liar pay a huge price.

It was a cloudy day on the opening day of the trial. The weather was gloomy and heavy clouds pressed down on people's heads, making their mood depressed.

But fortunately, everything went well. The liar had to stay in prison for at least thirteen years. As for what happened next, the employer said he would take care of it.

"Does Lawyer Tang believe in ghosts and gods?"

Tang An walked down the stairs and replied to the employer next to him: "I didn't believe it before."

His tone revealed helplessness.

"Something happened recently that completely shook me, a staunch materialist."

The man seemed curious.

He had been tired and tense recently because of his lover's affairs, and the wrinkles at the corners of his mouth had never relaxed for a moment. But at this moment, he smiled and relaxed a lot as the other party said.

"Can you tell me what it is?"

Tang An looked embarrassed: "Mr. Yang, I'm sorry..."

After all, no one would believe that a good person would turn into a dog, right?

He glanced at the black-haired man sitting in a wheelchair not far away and quickly changed the subject: "Mr. Yang, your lover is here."

Mr. Yang also noticed it.

A gentle smile immediately appeared on his face.

Tang An watched his employer stride past.

The man in the wheelchair was so thin and frail that he looked as if he could be blown away by the slightest breeze.

Judging from her face, she doesn't look like someone who would put everything on a man.

The other person smiled foolishly after seeing the man, and then screamed meaninglessly and lost control of her hands and feet due to brain damage.

Tang An felt sorry.

He was only twenty-five years old and he had already lost his soul.

Mr. Yang bent down and said something to someone, and the other person raised his hand and waved at Tang An.

"Lawyer Tang, I'm sorry to bother you during this time."

After saying goodbye, Mr. Yang pushed his wheelchair and got into a luxury car with his assistant, then drove away.

In fact, there are still several doubts in this case.

Tang An looked at the stone statue at the entrance of the court.

The legendary mythical beast Xiezhi has a single horn and can distinguish right from wrong. When it sees an evil person, it touches him with its horn, symbolizing "distinguishing right from wrong, punishing evil and promoting good."

The law should be fair to everyone, and if there is any injustice, it should be resolutely eliminated.

This has always been Tang An's firm belief, but as he has come into contact with more cases, he sometimes wonders whether the law he pursues and the law his employer pursues can be generalized?

From the evidence and information provided by Mr. Yang, he concluded that his partner did a series of absurd and unreasonable things because she loved him very much.

But what Tang An found out himself was that this young man, who originally had a bright future, lost everything because he met Mr. Yang.

The metallic badge reflected light against the dark background. He took a quick glance and didn't dare to look again.

At this time, the phone rang. It was Ji Ying.

Tang An answered the call, and the other party's extremely dissatisfied tone immediately rang in his ears.

"It's been ten minutes! What are you still doing there? Acting like a doorman? Why don't you get down here?"

Following the other party's voice, he found Chi Ying leaning against a luxury car in a corner not far away.

The specific expression could not be seen clearly, but Tang An could probably guess the other person's stinky face.

In an instant, the breath that was stuck in his chest burst out with laughter.

"Here I come."

On the way to dinner, Chi Ying drove silently.

He had never taken his eyes off Tang An since he got into the car, and he would even keep a glance at people while driving.

After a long while, seeing that he was about to fall asleep, Chi Ying finally spoke: "Is it completely over? Do you have anything else to do this afternoon?"

Tang An blinked his eyes that were about to close, covered his mouth and yawned: "Yeah, that's it."

Chi Ying thought about the two dance tickets in her pocket: "Then..."

Still unable to resist the sleepiness, Tang An closed his eyes and said, "I'll always be free later. When is convenient for you to tell me so I can make an appointment to go to the Civil Affairs Bureau."

Chi Ying gripped the steering wheel tightly: "What do you mean?"

Tang An's voice became increasingly quiet: "What else could it mean? Don't you really want to divorce me quickly?"

Chi Ying pursed her lips, frowned tighter and tighter, and after a while she said "Oh" reluctantly.

actually……

It’s okay if we don’t leave each other.

He made excuses for himself.

The curse of turning me into a dog hasn't been resolved yet. What should I do if Tang An and I leave and he doesn't care about me anymore?

Chi Ying figured it out and announced confidently, "Let's put the divorce on hold."

Tang An's eyelashes trembled slightly.

Chi Ying continued, "Before the divorce, I'm still your dog man. After the divorce, I'll be a stray dog ​​on the roadside. I don't mean anything by this. I just mean that you have to be responsible for me. At least, you can't leave me while my health is still unstable."