Chapter 083 Marrying a Ghost-3

"But..." Jiang Yan hesitated.

At this time, Meng Tang came out of the kitchen and said expressionlessly: "I can sleep on the sofa."

An Xiu raised his eyes, glanced at Meng Tang, and said nothing more.

After dinner.

Jiang Yan was washing dishes in the kitchen. Originally, An Xiu and Meng Tang both wanted to help, but they rushed to help and ended up making things worse.

So both of them were driven out by Jiang Yan.

In the living room, An Xiu and Meng Tang sat on either side of the sofa, each staring at the TV screen in front of them with their own thoughts. Peppa Pig was playing on the screen.

"Are you really Jiang Yan's cousin?"

An Xiu glanced at Meng Tang out of the corner of his eye.

Meng Tang nodded, but his eyes moved from the TV screen to the kitchen. The kitchen door was open, and he seemed to be able to catch a glimpse of Jiang Yan from there.

"Aren't you curious why I was at Jiang Yan's house? Or did he tell you?" An Xiu suddenly said.

Meng Tang shook his head and said simply, "I'm not curious."

Seeing Meng Tang's indifferent attitude, An Xiu was unexpectedly relieved. He lowered his voice and said, "Let me put it this way. I like your cousin."

An Xiu carefully observed Meng Tang's expression, which showed no change. "It seems that your relationship with Jiang Yan is indeed quite ordinary."

Meng Tang said nothing, so An Xiu took it as his consent.

An Xiu leaned on the sofa and asked lazily, "What was your cousin like when he was a child?"

Meng Tang didn't even think about it and said directly: "I don't remember."

At this time, An Xiu saw a little impatience in his expression. It was unclear whether he didn't like the topic of Jiang Yan or simply didn't like him. An Xiu put on a reasonable expression and said, "Okay, I won't ask you anymore."

"Then let's talk about something else." An Xiu continued, "What major did you study? If I know someone I can help you find a job."

Meng Tang was silent for a second, then said, "AI."

"Oh, this major is quite impressive." An Xiu was slightly surprised. "No wonder you don't talk much. People in this field seem to be more taciturn and focus on their work."

Meng Tang said "hmm".

After a while, Jiang Yan came out after washing the dishes. Seeing the two of them sitting on the sofa in a harmonious atmosphere, he breathed a sigh of relief.

"I heard you guys chatting just now. What were you talking about?" Jiang Yan asked while wiping his hands.

"We just chatted casually." An Xiu smiled, and suddenly remembered something. He looked at Jiang Yan and asked, "By the way, tomorrow is the weekend, how about we go out and play? We haven't been out together for a long time since we graduated from college."

Jiang Yan paused, looked up at the calendar on the wall, he didn't expect time to pass so quickly, it was the weekend again.

"Well...but don't you still need to draw the draft?"

An Xiu replied to Jiang Yan: "Just think of it as changing the location to find inspiration. You know my line of work, sometimes inspiration is more important than efficiency."

"That's true." Jiang Yan pursed his lips, "Then where are we going?"

"There's a great place recently, with mountains and lakes, perfect for a summer trip." An Xiu said as he took out his phone and searched for a place, then handed the phone to Jiang Yan, "Here, how is it?"

Jiang Yan looked at it and thought: "Then we have to take the bus early, it's a little far."

"Okay, then we'll leave tomorrow?"

Jiang Yan nodded, and suddenly remembered something, and woke up Meng Tang who was in a daze, "Do you want to go with us?"

Meng Tang came back to his senses and looked at Jiang Yan in a daze.

“Meow.”

The kitten Tuanzi came out of the room holding the cat bowl. It had just eaten but was hungry again, so it decided to come out for a snack.

Jiang Yan leaned over and rubbed the kitten's head, "You can't eat anymore. You're almost as fat as a ball."

The kitten Tuanzi hung its head in grievance, but its frustration only lasted for a few seconds. It soon locked onto another owner, happily ran to Mengtang with its short legs, raised its head and rubbed Mengtang's trouser leg, meowing and rolling around like a spoiled child.

Meng Tang stared at Jiang Yan helplessly, opening his mouth but no sound came out.

Jiang Yan sighed faintly, "What a heartless cat."

Finally, Jiang Yan gave the cat food to Meng Tang and asked Meng Tang to pour it to the kitten Tuanzi.

Meng Tang did as he was told. The kitten Tuanzi ate with relish, occasionally raising his furry little head to lick Meng Tang's fingers which were still covered with cat food.

This scene is extremely warm and looks like a family of three.

An Xiu, who was standing far away from the two people and the cat, suddenly felt a bitter taste in his heart. Even though he knew that Meng Tang was Jiang Yan's cousin, he still had an indescribable feeling in his heart.

"This cat seems to like your cousin very much." An Xiu said restrainedly, trying his best to suppress the waves in his heart.

Jiang Yan's mouth curled up into a smile that he didn't even notice, "Yeah, I was also surprised at the time."

"At that time?" An Xiu seized the opportunity, "Wasn't it his first time coming here?"

Jiang Yan knew that he had let the cat slip, so he quickly corrected himself, "No, I mean, no one else is very close to this cat, so I'm a little surprised that it's close to Meng Tang now."

"Oh." An Xiu said, apparently believing it.

Jiang Yan continued to say to Meng Tang: "If you don't go tomorrow, you can stay and feed the cats."

An Zheng was about to agree, but Meng Tang shook his head and said firmly, "No, I want to go with you."

Jiang Yan said, "Okay. Let's pack up tonight."

After hearing this, An Xiu looked a little disappointed.

At night, the lights outside the window are bright.

Jiang Yan looked at his phone for a while and suddenly felt thirsty, so he got up and went to the living room. It was a little dark around him, so he used his phone to light up.

After taking a sip of hot water to moisten his throat, he prepared to turn back, but stopped when he passed the sofa. He remembered that Meng Tang was sleeping on the sofa tonight. But when he shone the flashlight, the sofa was empty.

Huh? Where did he go?

Jiang Yan was puzzled and continued to shine the flashlight around. There was no one in the living room. He went to the bathroom, kitchen, and balcony, but still no one.

The house is so small, where is he hiding?

I didn't hear the sound of the door opening, or did this person climb out through the window again?

What a strange habit.

Jiang Yan was puzzled, but he was so sleepy that his eyelids could no longer support themselves.

Forget it, he should come back by himself tomorrow.

After spending a day or two together, Jiang Yan had gotten to know this guy well. He was always nowhere to be found, and always looked mysterious.

Jiang Yan returned to the bedroom, lay down on the bed and prepared to go to sleep.

In the middle of the night, the chirping of cicadas outside the window gradually faded away, and the world became quiet, as if all living things had fallen asleep.

However, in this quiet night, Jiang Yan frowned while sleeping.

Because he had a nightmare.

I dreamed that I was sleep paralyzed by a ghost.

Jiang Yan's eyebrows were tightly closed, his lips were slightly open, and he seemed to have difficulty breathing.

He always felt like something was pressing on him, very heavy, making it hard for him to breathe. But when he was on the verge of suffocation, the heavy object suddenly left his body, giving him a chance to breathe again.

"Hmm."

Jiang Yan groaned.

The sense of gravity disappeared for a while, and Jiang Yan was able to relax. He tried his best to open his eyelids to take a look, but the heavy object pressed down on him again. However, this time the thing on him obviously left some room and did not press him very hard.

But unfortunately, the thing chose another way to torture him.

Jiang Yan's lips were kissed. The kiss was a bit clumsy, rough and hasty.

Jiang Yan frowned even more deeply. He used up his last bit of strength to push away the thing pressing on him. However, his hands seemed to be passing through air. He didn't touch anything, but he could definitely feel the heavy object on his body.

It's really like seeing a ghost.

Jiang Yan thought drowsily. He could no longer tell whether this was reality or a dream.

Just like that, Jiang Yan fell asleep feeling a little uncomfortable.

The next day, the sky suddenly brightened and the room was instantly filled with light.

As soon as Jiang Yan opened his eyes, he was stimulated by a strong beam of sunlight, causing him to subconsciously raise his hand to block it.

Then he saw several bright red marks on his arms.

Jiang Yan narrowed his eyes slightly, and his fragmented memories began to reorganize.

He seemed to have been defiled by something in his dream last night.

Thinking of this, Jiang Yan threw back the quilt, with his clothes still on. He tilted his head to take the mirror. His lip color was normal, but there were a few red marks on his neck.

Jiang Yan pursed his lips and comforted himself: It must be a dream.

He touched the red marks on his body with his hand. It should be a mosquito bite. There are a lot of mosquitoes in summer. He was too sleepy yesterday and forgot to light the mosquito coil.

Jiang Yan gave himself a psychological hint, exhaled slowly, then got out of bed to get dressed and wash up.

All the luggage has been packed and placed neatly in the entrance.

Jiang Yan snored briefly and met An Xiu who had just got up and left the room.

An Xiu probably stayed up late, with obvious dark circles under his eyes. He stretched lazily, "I don't know why I couldn't sleep last night. Maybe I was a little excited about going out with you."

Jiang Yan chuckled: "What's so exciting about this? Don't you go out for team building at work every day?"

An Xiu shrugged, "That's different."

“Meow.”

The kitten Tuanzi came to get cat food on time. Jiang Yan saw the kitten and then remembered that there was Mengtang in the house. He looked at the living room and saw that there was still no one on the sofa, so he asked, "Where is he?"

An Xiu looked over and asked, "Did he go out?"

"Where can he go?"

"Looking for a job?" An Xiu guessed.

Jiang Yan was helpless, "Then he will go or not."

"If it really doesn't work, let's just go with the two of us. You can leave him a note so that someone can take care of the cat." An Xiu suggested.

Jiang Yan said, "Let's wait for a while. If he doesn't come back by eight o'clock, we'll leave."

An Xiu said happily: "Okay."

Just as he finished speaking, there was a knock on the door.

Jiang Yan went to open the door, and saw Meng Tang standing outside with breakfast in his hand.

Jiang Yan paused, "Did you go to buy breakfast?"

Meng Tang nodded.

Jiang Yan held his forehead with his hand, "Actually, you don't have to buy it."

Meng Tang said "Oh" and lowered his head slightly disappointed.

"Forget it, come and eat together after you buy it." Jiang Yan said gently, "I don't blame you for anything, but you left without saying anything, and I thought you didn't want to play with us anymore."

Meng Tang whispered, "I'm so hungry."

"I understand, but don't suddenly disappear like this next time." Jiang Yan raised his hand and touched Meng Tang's head gently.

An Xiu saw the whole thing. The corners of his mouth moved slightly, and the emotions in his eyes were hard to read.

After breakfast, the three of them got on the bus on time.

"ginger……"

An Xiu got in the car and found a seat for two. Just as he sat down and was about to wave his hand for Jiang Yan to sit next to him, he saw that Jiang Yan and Meng Tang had already sat down in front of him.

An Xiu raised his hand but it froze in mid-air before he finally retracted it silently.

"It will take about two hours. You can take a nap now." Jiang Yan said to Meng Tang beside him.

Meng Tang sat near the corridor. He looked at Jiang Yan who was close at hand, squeezed his hands slightly at his side, and then replied, "Okay."

The sun was already very bright outside at this moment. Jiang Yan pulled the curtains and the window instantly became dim.

After all the passengers arrived, the car started slowly. Jiang Yan turned around and saw Meng Tang was still awake, so he simply opened a bag of potato chips and handed it to him, "Eat it."

Meng Tang took it and stared at the potato chips in a daze.

An Xiu was sitting alone in the back row of two people, feeling a little uncomfortable. He didn't expect Jiang Yan to sit with Meng Tang instead of with him, his long-time friend.

Although it was just a seat, An Xiu still felt a little unhappy. After all, in his eyes, Jiang Yan and his cousin Meng Tang did not have a good relationship, but the scene in front of him looked very warm.

However, as a man, An Xiu couldn't let his jealousy be too obvious, so he put on headphones and simply listened to music to divert his attention.

Time passed by little by little. Jiang Yan felt a little sleepy on the way and said to Meng Tang beside him: "I'll take a nap. Call me when you're almost there."

Meng Tang said, "Okay."

Then Jiang Yan fell asleep with his head resting on the back of the chair. As he was sleeping, perhaps because the car was too bumpy, he didn't know when he started leaning on Meng Tang's shoulder.

However, Meng Tang said nothing during the whole process and just let Jiang Yan rest her head on his shoulder. The car was shaking a little and when Jiang Yan almost slipped, he reached out to steady Jiang Yan and finally just hugged Jiang Yan.

Because the steps were too big, the red marks on Jiang Yan's body that he had deliberately covered were accidentally exposed and were all seen by Meng Tang.

However, he said nothing, and was even very considerate to tidy up Jiang Yan's clothes and cover the marks on her body again.

This pillow of ginger and salt lasted for two hours.

Finally he slept his way to his destination.