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The bed in the room was very narrow, so Wei Shao slept on the floor next to it.
Nearly thirty hours of high tension made him exhausted and he almost fell asleep immediately, but the uneasiness in his subconscious prevented him from falling into a deep sleep. The image of Philo covered in blood appeared frequently in his dreams.
He woke up several times, and every time he opened his eyes, the first thing he did was to get up and look at Philo on the bed, and quietly check his breathing.
Finally, somehow, he fell asleep on the edge of Philo's bed.
When he woke up again, he was already lying in bed, and Philo was nowhere to be seen.
An indescribable panic surged in his heart. He turned over and got up, opened the door and rushed out in three or two steps.
The conversation among several teenagers at the table suddenly stopped, and they all turned to look at Wei Shao.
Including the pale Philo.
"Brother," Philo walked up to him, "did I wake you up?"
"No," Wei Shao glanced at his bloodless lips and frowned, "Why don't you rest for a while? Doesn't the wound hurt?"
"It's okay. Let's go back to the room and talk." Philo raised his lips a little and said, "Luke, today's review ends here. Thank you for organizing it."
Luke smiled and said, "Okay, let your brother come and chat with us so we can get to know each other."
"No need," the smile on Filo's lips faded, and he said calmly, "He is shy."
Luke: “…”
Wei Shao tried to defend himself: "It's okay to chat..."
Philo took his hand and whispered, "I missed you."
Wei Shao: "Ahem... let's go."
The three remaining bugs in the restaurant looked at each other, and finally Hollus frowned and said, "Why do I feel something is wrong?"
Luke's face darkened slightly.
Benny continued with a smile: "Really? They haven't seen each other for so long, it's normal for them to get closer, are you jealous?"
Horace rolled his eyes: "You think they're all the same as you."
In the room, Wei Shao helped Fei Luo sit down beside the bed and said, "Let me take a look at the injury."
But Philo grabbed his hand without warning: "...When are you leaving this time?"
His voice was soft and flat, but his strength was so great that it made Wei Shao's palm hurt.
Wei Shao saw the stubbornness in his eyes and slowly squatted down beside him: "When do you want me to leave?"
Philo unconsciously tightened his knuckles, but when he saw Wei Shao's painful expression, he suddenly loosened his grip and quickly put his hands behind his back.
"Look at you." Philo lowered his head and turned his face away, his eyes blocked by his drooping hair.
"What do you mean by looking at me?" Wei Shao also leaned over to catch his gaze, "Can we leave today?"
Philo's fingertips were clenched white, and he did not answer.
"It's okay if you don't want to talk about this," Wei Shao took his hand from behind his back, gently opened his tightly clenched knuckles, and held it in his palm, "Why didn't you go with Otto, and instead brought yourself to this damn place?"
Philo's breathing became heavier, but he still said nothing.
Wei Shao once thought he knew Philo very well, but now he realizes how self-righteous he was.
He asked softly, "Is it because of me? ...Want to wait for me to come back?"
Philo opened his lips silently, his long eyelashes trembled slightly, and a bright teardrop fell.
If it weren't for this tear, Wei Shao would probably never have believed in his life that there would be someone stupid enough to give up his future and risk his life to wait for him.
Wei Shao was silent for a long time before he wiped his face for him: "You are so clingy to me, what will you do when you have a family in the future?"
Fei Luo asked in a muffled voice: "Isn't it good for us to use the same male master?"
“…”
Wei Shao sighed, not knowing what to say.
The system was stunned for three seconds, then screamed: [No! This is pure love story! ! ! 】
"I'll stay with you for another four years, until you turn eighteen." Wei Shao reached out and pushed his curly hair behind his ears, his voice gentle but unquestionable, "No more than that, I really can't."
The system's screaming stopped abruptly.
Upon hearing this, Filo stared at him blankly for a while, then closed his eyes to stop the tears from pouring out, but a lot of tears still fell.
——He still won the bet. Fei Luo thought to himself the moment Wei Shao embraced him.
Wei Shao wondered why he was still so crybaby even though he had grown up. He helplessly reached out his hand and patted his back again and again, saying jokingly, "Eighteen years old is not enough. Do you want me to accompany you until you are two hundred years old?"
Fei Luo knew that this was the bottom line of Wei Shao's indulgence. He lowered his head, shook it, and said in a hoarse voice, "That's enough."
The system doesn’t understand.
Eighteen years old is a very delicate time point. It is the starting point of Philo’s career line and is still far away from his love line.
...is really only enough to accompany Philo to grow up.
It couldn't figure out what benefit Wei Shao could get from doing this, and wanted to say something else, but was interrupted by Wei Shao: "I remember you still owe me a wish. 】
System: […Isn’t your wish what you just said? 】
[I'll help you protect him until he's 18, and straighten the plot at the same time, is that okay? 】
The system has mixed feelings: [Aren’t you afraid of being assimilated? 】
Wei Shao smiled and said: [Can't it prolong your life? I also made money. 】
System: [But in addition to this, you will also be assimilated into a bug. 】
Wei Shao: [I’m not deaf. 】
There are probably always one or two stupid things that we do casually in life, such as at this moment, Wei Shao looked at Fei Luo: "I raised him to this age, I can't watch him go to a dead end. 】
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Horace and Wei Shao were the closest in age, and Benny was an extrovert, so Wei Shao quickly became familiar with them.
Although Luke didn't quite trust him, he didn't make things difficult for him.
Their lives did not change much because of Wei Shao's arrival. Only Philo changed his previous aloof and indifferent style. He became visibly more talkative, laughed more, and "treasured his life" more.
In previous missions, Philo, as the youngest member of the team, was always the first to rush forward, with a fearless spirit.
But now, whenever Philo wanted to rush out as usual, a hand would reach out from behind and hold him back.
Wei Shao didn't say much, just raised his eyebrows and asked him: "What did you promise me?"
Philo pursed his lips and obediently adopted a more conservative strategy.
Benny was amazed.
Every now and then, the system would urge Wei Shao to do ideological work on Fei Luo and persuade him to leave the abandoned planet and start a new life as an insect.
But the longer Wei Shao stayed in this team, the less he wanted to do this.
These team members apparently called Philo the captain because of his rank, but in fact, they were just like him and treated Philo as their younger brother.
Although Horace always had a sour face and looked down on everyone, he would always follow closely when Philo rushed forward;
Benny looks like a joking and careless person, but he is actually the most attentive one, and he can always detect Philo's mood changes at the first time;
"Poor old" Luke had suffered a serious leg injury in his early years and could not run fast. His mind was even more stable than his age and he treated Philo like his son.
They were all very nice to Philo, so nice that Wei Shao couldn't understand why Philo was so obsessed with his staying.
If Philo couldn't bear to leave him in the past because he was the only one around him who cared about him, then why is it now?
Wei Shao kept this question in his heart and asked it out loud one night.
Philo was obviously a little sad because of the question. He was silent for a long time before answering: "You can have many friends, but you only have one brother."
I only have one brother.
So Wei Shao never asked these questions again.
After Wei Shao came back, Philo's direction in choosing tasks changed a lot, from choosing tasks that would cost his life to choosing tasks that would cost his life but make money.
Wei Shao couldn't stay here for a long time. In order to avoid being noticed by Chong, Fei Luo took him to rent a new house and moved downstairs.
Wei Shao was a little depressed about this: "This is too expensive."
In fact, what made him more depressed was that he had to rely on Philo for support. Call it male chauvinism or just inertia of thinking, he always felt that Philo should be the one being protected and raised by him.
Philo rubbed his face against his hand: "It's not a big deal if I give you flowers."
He enjoyed the feeling of being able to control Wei Shao, even if it was only for a short period of time.
Wei Shao didn't know what he was thinking. After the uncomfortable feeling passed, he felt very happy, as if a good brother had grown up and learned how to be filial to his older brother.
Time flies, and two years have passed quickly.
Philo grew very fast. He was already 1.8 meters tall when he was less than 16 years old, and his appearance became more and more outstanding.
Wei Shao knew that he was good-looking since he was a child, but he was still secretly surprised. That kind of delicate and pretty little girl turned into sharp handsomeness, and the lines of his body also had the thinness and strength unique to teenagers.
Wei Shao is now 1.87 meters tall, and when they stand side by side, they look like they are of the same age.
Wei Shao felt guilty.
Every time Philo compared his height with him, he would look thoughtful.
Wei Shao felt even more guilty.
Fortunately, Philo was just thinking about it and didn't really say anything.
Wei Shao comforted himself in his heart, Philo probably didn't see it...
"Brother," Philo leaned close to him, using his eyes to judge the height difference between them, and finally asked uncertainly, "Are you still growing taller?"
Wei Shao flatly denied it: "No."
Philo frowned and concluded: "Impossible, you have grown taller."
Wei Shao: “…” He tried hard to find an excuse to cover up the past, but in the end he sadly discovered that there was no excuse at all.
He told Philo five years ago that he was nineteen years old. According to the Zerg time, he is now twenty-four years old.
Which good person is still growing taller at the age of 24? ? ?
Wei Shao shut up and pretended to be mute.
Philo was very close to him, so naturally he couldn't miss any of his expressions.
Fei Luo took another step forward and pushed Wei Shao against the wall.
A few years ago, Fei Luo often did this when he was angry. He would push him against the wall, and his eyes would turn red as he spoke. It wouldn't take long for Wei Shao to soften his heart, then he would raise his hand to rub his head, admit his mistake and coax him.
But as Philo grew taller, the face-to-face feeling changed.
Philo's breath hit his chin. He lowered his eyes a little and met Philo's inquiring gaze. He couldn't fool him.
Philo took in his uncomfortable look and suddenly asked, "Brother, how old are you?"
Wei Shao felt disheartened.
Philo held his face with both hands, straightened his tilted head, and asked casually: "It won't be another thirty years, you will still be like this, right?"
Wei Shao: “…”
Philo insisted: "Brother, are you the insect god?"
Wei Shao had no choice but to answer: "No."
Philo: "Then why don't you age?"
Wei Shao pulled down his rebellious claws: "It's not that I can't, it's just that I'm a little slower than you."
Philo was so smart that he frowned and thought for a moment before understanding the meaning of this sentence. He then asked, "Is it just the height? What about the time?"
Wei Shao gave up on himself and said, "Time too."
Fei Luo was stunned for a moment, then he lowered his head, rested his forehead on Wei Shao's shoulder, and said softly, "...It's so unfair."
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