Cheng Xuan lay quietly on the bed, looking tired and sleeping soundly.
Cheng Xuan's sister sat on the edge of the bed, tucked in the quilt for Cheng Xuan before closing the door and walking out.
"How about it?"
Cheng Xuan's sister stepped out and Lu Wenxing hurried forward to ask.
"Asleep."
"That's good." Lu Wenxing breathed a sigh of relief, "Why did he..."
Cheng Xuan's sister lowered her eyebrows and a trace of self-blame flashed across her face.
"I am to blame for this. When I was little, I thought my mother favored Xiaoxuan. I had a tantrum with my mother after school that day, and my mother was so annoyed that she came to pick me up from school first. But when she went to pick up Xiaoxuan, she found that he was missing."
"Gone?"
Ji Yuan and Wen Huaihe looked at each other and reported an exact date. Cheng Xuan's sister asked in surprise, "How did you know?"
Wen Huaihe smiled bitterly and said, "My youngest son also disappeared that day, and I just found him back."
Cheng Xuan's sister widened her eyes, "Youngest son Lu Wenxing?"
"Yes, his former name was Wen Chi."
Wen Huaihe knew the Cheng family, but he didn't know that Cheng Xuan was a child of the Cheng family. It was only when Cheng Xuan's sister came that he found out. The Cheng family's business focus in the early years was not in City C. Wen Huaihe knew the Cheng family, but he didn't understand it.
"Mr. Cheng, why is Cheng Xuan called 'Wen Chi'? Did they know each other when they were children?" Ji Yuan was eager to know the answer.
"I don't know. After returning home that day, Xuanxuan was in a very bad state. I guess he was scared. He didn't talk much after the serious illness."
Cheng Xuan is two years younger than Lu Wenxing. When Lu Wenxing was five, Cheng Xuan was only three, but Lu Wenxing has no memory of Cheng Xuan. After talking with Cheng Xuan's sister, the two families learned that the other's children went to the same kindergarten.
"When he first returned home, he would call out this name in his nightmares for several days in a row. We didn't dare to ask who 'Wen Chi' was for fear of upsetting him." Cheng Xuan's sister recalled: "Later, my father's business developed in W City, so we moved there. After I graduated, I opened a subsidiary in C City."
"Xuanxuan is very attached to me, so she followed me here."
Speaking of 'Wen Chi', Cheng Xuan's sister wanted to know what happened that year and why Cheng Xuan was so scared?
Unfortunately, Lu Wenxing couldn't remember it.
"By the way." Lu Wenxing suddenly said, "I found that he seems to be very sensitive to the sound of cars."
"After that incident, he would hide in a corner whenever he heard the sound of a car starting. Later, he got better and no longer had nightmares. He was no longer afraid of cars. But he was not as lively as before and started to be afraid of strangers."
Cheng Xuan's sister sighed.
"It was also our negligence. We thought it was just a shock and would get better slowly with time. We didn't expect it to stay like this forever."
Because Cheng Xuan was still sleeping, no one disturbed him and let him have a good rest. Cheng Xuan's sister had to live in the Wen family. Cheng Xuan hadn't done this for a long time. She was also worried that if something happened at night, the Wen family would not be able to cope with it.
In the evening, Wen Zheng obtained new evidence.
He finally understood why someone asked them to donate to the welfare home every month in the name of the Xia family, because it was not a donation at all, but the money from selling children.
The human traffickers colluded with the staff of Yihe Welfare Home.
They don't kidnap children, but take the children from the orphanage to other places to sell. The orphanage is admitted every day by abandoned orphans, and when they said Sisi was adopted, it was actually because someone wanted to buy Sisi.
There is no cost to adopt a child, and the Wen family donated to the welfare home, which was voluntary and public, but they could keep the money they earned from selling the child in their own pockets. After weighing the pros and cons, the staff chose to sell the child to human traffickers, who then sold the child to adoptive parents.
Wen Zheng's brows furrowed more and more, and he handed the evidence to the police without hesitation.
Wen Zheng was reading emails when his cell phone rang.
"Wen Zheng, the latest news, how are you going to thank me?"
"Speak." Wen Zheng responded indifferently. He just wanted to hear the result.
"Wen Yu is not actually an orphan."
Wen Zheng was stunned, "What do you mean?"
"To be precise, he is not a child who can't find his parents. Rather, he is..."
Wen Zheng's hand that was sliding the mouse paused, and the person on the other end of the phone continued talking.
"He is the child of the director's husband and a staff member of the welfare home."
Of course, the director's husband didn't dare to ask for Wen Yu. Wen Yu's existence was like a bomb, which might expose the fact that he was cheating on her. The female staff member failed to seduce him, and she didn't want to raise the child alone.
So, Wen Yu became an orphan who was "picked up".
After Wen Yu was kidnapped, the dean asked the Wen family to give him a home and provide Wen Yu with a better living environment.
So, did the dean at that time know that Wen Yu was the child of her husband and someone else?
…
Lu Wenxing lay in bed, tossing and turning, unable to fall asleep.
He originally thought that Cheng Xuan was socially anxious, but today he realized that Cheng Xuan was not purely socially anxious. It was probably because of the trauma left by his childhood that caused him to be nervous and afraid when facing strangers.
Cheng Xuan is two years older than him. Lu Wenxing is in the senior class, while Cheng Xuan should be in the junior class. People who are familiar with Lu Wenxing know that his nickname is Xingxing. Should his classmates or teachers in kindergarten call him "Xingxing" or "Wenchi"?
Perhaps he was still struggling with this problem before going to bed, Lu Wenxing had a dream at night.
There were two cars surrounding him on a deserted street. The people in the cars couldn't see their faces clearly, and they whistled at Lu Wenxing.
"Hey, baby, are you scared and crying?"
"Do you really want to go home to your mother? Tsk, cry for your uncle to see."
"You are so mean. Don't cry. How about uncle play games with you? If you run faster, uncle won't be able to hit you."
--squeak.
"Ha ha ha ha."
The dream was filled with the sound of the engine starting and the sharp sound of the tires rubbing against the ground.
——With a bang.
"Fuck, you're fucking crazy. Just scare him. It's your fault for actually hitting him."
"I didn't hit him. I stepped on the brakes. He fell down on his own."
"You're not going to die, are you?"
"Impossible, this kid must be scamming me, I really didn't hit him."
"Don't you know how delicate a child's body is? A young master from a wealthy family must be well-fed. This guy is covered in blood. If he doesn't die from your collision, he will die from excessive blood loss. Go down and take a look."
"I won't go. I already said I didn't hit him. Besides, there's no surveillance here."
"Leave quickly, or you won't get the money and will have to pay for the medical expenses."
Lu Wenxing felt a terrible headache, his eyelids were drooping, and when he tried to open his eyes, he felt dizzy. Even breathing was painful, his chest was stuffy, and his eyelashes were wet with blood.
The sticky liquid fell into his eyes and it hurt a little, but he didn't even have the strength to raise his hand to rub his eyes.
Normally, if he just got a little scratched, the whole family would surround him and comfort him. But now he was in so much pain, but no one came to comfort him or hug him.
Lu Wenxing felt like something was pressing down on his chest. He felt short of breath, dizzy, and his eyelids felt heavy and uncomfortable.
——With a bang.
Lu Wenxing rubbed his arm. He didn't know how he fell under the bed. The dream just now...
He had dreamed about it while recording a variety show. It seemed that he was confused due to a fever. He didn't take it seriously at the time and just thought he was encountering the plot of the novel again.
Later, after learning that those dreams were the plots of the novel written by Cheng Xuan, Lu Wenxing no longer took the matter to heart.
Now he had the dream again, as if it had really happened. He remembered clearly that he looked like a child in the dream.
Lu Wenxing suddenly came to his senses. He and Cheng Xuan must have known each other when they were children, and Cheng Xuan’s sudden collapse was also related to the sound of the car.
That was probably not a dream, but a real thing. Cheng Xuan was there and witnessed the whole process. This is the real reason for Cheng Xuan's "social phobia".
"Fuck, you're fucking crazy. Just scare him. It's your fault for actually hitting him."
Thinking of this, Lu Wenxing was a little confused. If he wasn't going to kill him, why did he scare him?
Lu Wenxing was still sitting on the ground. He couldn't remember anything more. After being awakened, he was no longer sleepy and no matter how hard he tried, he got nothing.
After calming down, Lu Wenxing suddenly felt thirsty. He opened the door and went downstairs. The voice-controlled night light installed on the stairs lit up automatically.
He walked into the kitchen, took out some fresh milk from the refrigerator and poured himself a glass.
Lu Wenxing walked into the living room. He didn't turn on the lights. The light from the window was faintly shining in. It wasn't bright, but it was just enough to see...
——Boom.
"hiss."
Lu Wenxing kicked the table leg in his slippers. He ignored the pain in his foot and looked nervously at Cheng Xuan who was sitting on the sofa. The noise also made Cheng Xuan turn around and their eyes met.
Lu Wenxing wasn't sure whether Cheng Xuan had woken up or was sleepwalking.
He took a step back and didn't dare to make a sound. After a few seconds.
"Star."
There was a hint of grievance in his tone, and he looked at Lu Wenxing eagerly.
Lu Wenxing breathed a sigh of relief, as long as he wasn’t sleepwalking.
"Why did you wake up?"
Cheng Xuan lowered his eyelashes, "Did I cause you any trouble this afternoon?"
"You remember?"
Cheng Xuan shook his head, "I don't know."
Lu Wenxing walked up and handed the milk to Cheng Xuan, "It's nothing, drink some milk."
"Oh." Cheng Xuan took the milk obediently and drank it.
"Go slowly." Lu Wenxing took a napkin and said, "Wipe it yourself."
"Don't look at me like that."
Seeing Cheng Xuan's pitiful appearance, Lu Wenxing was a little overwhelmed. "Nothing happened this afternoon, don't think too much about it."
"Can you sleep?"
Cheng Xuan shook his head honestly.
That’s right, I slept for the whole afternoon.
"I'll go get a glass of milk. You sit here and wait for me."
"Um."
Lu Wenxing went back to the kitchen and poured another glass of milk. "Do you want to sit here or go to my room?"
"Go to your room." Cheng Xuan said softly, "I'm a little scared here alone."
Lu Wenxing: “…”
"You're afraid to come down."
Cheng Xuan answered slowly, "I wasn't scared just now."
Lu Wenxing understood.
I wasn't scared just now because I didn't react, but now my slow brain has reacted, so I'm scared.
Cheng Xuan followed Lu Wenxing upstairs.
"Xingxing, can I get on the bed?"
Cheng Xuan's eyes were clear, making it difficult to say no.
With Lu Wenxing's consent, Cheng Xuan happily climbed onto the bed and rolled around. It was obvious that he was very excited. "Do good friends often sleep together? I haven't slept with a good friend before."
Although he only has two friends.
Lu Wenxing: "... Lie down."
Lu Wenxing’s bed was very big, enough for three people to sleep on, but Cheng Xuan was a little excited. He got closer and closer to Lu Wenxing.
"Xingxing, why did you enter the entertainment industry?"
Cheng Xuan didn’t know yet that Lu Wenxing was the Wen family’s newly found child. Unlike his aggrieved look just now, it was the first time that someone slept with him and they could chat together. It was a very novel experience.
"Xingxing, can I still come to your house to sleep in the future?"
"Xingxing, did you dare to sleep alone when you were a kid?"
"Xingxing, are you afraid of ghosts?"
Lu Wenxing: “…”
It seems that there is no need to worry too much. Cheng Xuan is like a child, easy to coax, and spending some time with him can make him forget the unhappy things. If he forgets the things in his childhood more thoroughly, maybe Cheng Xuan can be so cheerful in front of strangers.
The two of them didn't know what time they fell asleep after chatting. When Cheng Xuan woke up, Lu Wenxing was still sleeping.
——Buzz.
Lu Wenxing's phone rang, he yawned, turned over and went back to sleep. Cheng Xuan knew that he had disturbed Lu Wenxing last night, and wanted him to sleep a little longer, so he took Lu Wenxing's phone and turned it to silent mode.
Then, the phone that had just stopped ringing started again. Cheng Xuan was in a panic and hit Lu Wenxing's hand with a slap.
Cheng Xuan: “…”
Lu Wenxing was confused, "Stop messing around."
Cheng Xuan was cautious.
"Your phone is ringing."
Lu Wenxing narrowed his eyes and picked up the phone without even looking at who it was.
Cheng Xuan heard Lu Wenxing say "Hello", and then...
Then the sound of even breathing could be heard.
Cheng Xuan widened his eyes and looked at Lu Wenxing in disbelief. He could even fall asleep?
The call was not hung up yet. Cheng Xuan did not pick up the phone, but put his head close to the phone. He heard a deep male voice.
"Star?"
Cheng Xuan hesitated for a few seconds, and lowered his voice very low for fear of disturbing Xingxing.
"Xingxing is asleep."
Gu Yanshen on the other end of the phone: ???
The author has something to say: Gu Shenshen: "I have never slept in Xingxing's bed."
Cheng Xuanxuan: "Hehe, I slept with it."
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