"Isn't there an antidote? Or is there any medicine that can suppress it a little? After all, he's still so young, and he has a long life ahead of him." Ye Jingchen asked after the three left the guest room.
"This kind of damage is irreversible. Given the extent of this person's poisoning, it is already quite remarkable that he can maintain his current clarity and calmness. This shows that he has a level of endurance far exceeding that of others. If it were someone else, they would probably have gone mad long ago."
"I really want to see if his brain is structured differently from others..." Mr. Li murmured to himself.
"Sir, please don't go astray!" Ye Jingchen quickly reminded him after he understood what Mr. Li was saying.
It is said that people who are too obsessed with a particular academic subject are prone to going astray in the end.
“It’s alright, I’ll try to outlive him,” Mr. Li said, a meaningful smile on his face.
Live longer than him, and then wait for him to die before dissecting his brain?
Having understood Mr. Li's implied meaning, Ye Jingchen felt a chill run down his spine and subconsciously moved a little further away from him.
"Would it help if I lit calming incense in his room? Or would it have the opposite effect?" he asked.
"It's better than nothing, but it would have been effective if it had been like this from the beginning. Now it's not very useful."
"The master said the damage is irreversible, so what about Jinghe—" Ye Jingchen thought of Ye Jinghe, whom he had raised, and felt quite worried.
After all, the one he raised was very tolerant; even when it was troubled by toxins, it wouldn't complain to him.
"He must be feeling bad too, but he's not even a tenth as bad as this person. He's probably used to it by now!" Mr. Li said dismissively.
Ye Jingchen felt a pang of sadness after hearing this.
Although he had taken good care of Ye Jinghe over the years, there were some pains that he could not truly understand or share with him, and Ye Jinghe could only endure them silently.
After seeing Mr. Li off, Ye Jingchen and Xie Chang'an returned to their guest room.
“Jinghe talked to you all night last night, you probably didn’t get any rest either, so get a good night’s sleep,” Ye Jingchen said to Ye Jinghe.
"Brother—brother?" Ye Jinghe tentatively called out this unfamiliar title.
Everything is difficult at the beginning. Once you've shouted it once, it's much easier to shout it a second time.
"Brother, are you this gentle and considerate to everyone?" Ye Jinghe asked curiously.
Then he felt a warning look in his eyes. He glanced at Xie Chang'an and found his eyes and expression quite interesting, like a wolf guarding its food, afraid that the meat in its mouth would be snatched away by another beast.
"I'm not a central air conditioning system," Ye Jingchen said subconsciously.
"What is central air conditioning?" Ye Jinghe asked curiously upon hearing the unfamiliar term.
"Because you are Ye Jinghe, although not the one I raised from childhood, you are still the same person as him." Ye Jingchen did not answer his question, but said instead.
"The other me really trusted my brother and told him everything, but didn't my brother accept it a little too quickly? Don't you think it's absurd? Or is it that my brother has already seen people like me before?" Ye Jinghe asked Ye Jingchen, but was looking at Xie Chang'an.
Even if this is a completely different world from his original one, he is certain that Xie Chang'an is definitely the Xie Chang'an he knows.
"I haven't seen it, but the world is so big and full of wonders. Just because I haven't seen it doesn't mean it doesn't exist."
"Is it hurting here that's keeping you awake?" Ye Jingchen asked, pointing to his head.
"My brother found out—" Ye Jinghe stared intently at Ye Jingchen, revealing a smile that was somewhat similar to the other Ye Jinghe, yet not entirely the same.
Ye Jingchen thought for a moment and then called in the maid who was waiting outside the door.
"Let her massage your temples and see if that makes you feel any better," he said to Ye Jinghe.
"Why doesn't my brother massage me? Why does someone else have to do it for me? Is it because I'm not the one you raised since I was little?" Ye Jinghe asked, feigning pitifulness.
However, he had probably never made such a vulnerable expression before, so it looked very stiff.
"Yes," Ye Jingchen answered honestly, "After all, there are differences in closeness and distance."
Ye Jinghe's expression froze.
"Friendly reminder: don't try to be like the other you. His talent for winning favor, which he's been honed since childhood, is something you can't learn in a day or two!" Xie Chang'an mocked, his gloating expression undisguised.
Ye Jinghe looked coldly at Xie Chang'an, his eyes filled with undisguised killing intent.
“Here, there are only brothers, sisters, and friends; there are no enemies,” Ye Jingchen said, noticing his gaze.
"Brother, you're so protective of Xie Chang'an, but do you really understand him? Maybe he's hiding some big secret from you?" Ye Jinghe looked away and said meaningfully.
"Everyone has secrets. As long as the secret doesn't harm my personal interests or Da Yuan's interests, I won't pry," Ye Jingchen replied with a smile, seemingly unconcerned.
He discovered that this Ye Jinghe's intuition was even sharper than the other Ye Jinghe's.
“Our hearts are connected, and our bond is stronger than gold. You, the other one, can only stand aside. How dare you, an outsider, try to sow discord between us? You are simply overestimating yourself,” Xie Chang’an said disdainfully.
After saying that, he took Ye Jingchen's hand in front of Ye Jinghe and intertwined their fingers.
Ye Jinghe was furious when he saw Xie Chang'an's smug look.
If he weren't still unable to move, he would definitely kill him!
"Alright, you really should rest now," Ye Jingchen said, giving the maid a look.
The maid walked to the bedside and reached out her finger to touch Ye Jinghe's temple, but she was frozen in place by his cold gaze and dared not move.
"Don't come near me if you don't want to die," Ye Jinghe said coldly.
How could he trust others to touch such a dangerous acupoint as the temple?
Even another version of yourself might not be able to do it, let alone someone else?
The maid quickly cast a pleading look at Ye Jingchen.
"You may leave." Ye Jingchen waved his hand, and the maid fled as if she were running away.
"Will calming soup help with your condition?" Ye Jingchen sighed as he looked at Ye Jinghe.
People who suffer from chronic sleep deprivation die faster.
In this era, there were no sleeping pills or melatonin, only date rape drugs. But the main ingredient of date rape drugs and the main ingredient of his poison actually came from the same source, so how could he dare to give it to him casually?
“Why don’t you try it yourself, brother? Maybe I won’t mind you getting close to me,” Ye Jinghe said.
“How am I any different from that maid? At least she took care of you for two days, while I only came to see you twice.”
Based on Ye Jinghe's past experiences, his state just now was his most genuine reaction. Ye Jingchen didn't think he was any different, and that it would make him lower his guard.
Ye Jinghe: ......
"Then you can leave. I'll figure it out myself!" He closed his eyes, preferring to ignore it.
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