Chapter 9 Returning Home

Judging from the scar, it was a major operation.

The operation time is 1 hour.

One can imagine how scared Li Nuo was when he was a child.

The novel mentions that because she wanted to hide her scars, she never wore clothes that exposed her neck, and mostly wore high-necked clothes.

The clothes I'm going to change into now are also round-neck T-shirts that fit tightly around my neck.

Li Nuo touched the scar carefully. The feeling of the raised flesh that had grown later made him feel very uncomfortable. He felt that he was influenced by the thoughts of the original owner, and a feeling of grievance surged in his heart.

I downloaded a lot of random chat apps on the phone I got.

After reading the chat records between the original owner and the stranger, Li Nuo seemed to understand the original owner's feelings.

It's lonely.

Looking at Li Yan, who was completely different from himself and had a healthy body, all day long, he developed strong jealousy and inferiority complex, so his personality became a little distorted.

Unconsciously, he wanted to deceive Li Yan.

But Li Yan is his only remaining family member, and he is responsible for all the medical and living expenses.

The original owner's heart was in extreme entanglement.

Li Nuo shook his head. If he continued thinking like this, he would be dragged into the original owner's emotional quagmire. He quickly changed his clothes and went out.

While Li Nuo was changing clothes, He Yan pulled Li Yan out to talk.

"So, have you decided?"

"What?"

"What else? Psychological therapy. You didn't forget to tell me that, did you?"

"I told you, Linuo said he doesn't want treatment."

Refusing treatment is actually not a good thing, but Li Yan looked very relaxed and even said it with a smile.

Li Yan seems to be in a good mood?

He Yan felt that the idea that came to his mind was absurd, and asked again: "Then what are you going to do?"

"Let's watch it for a while."

"If you change your mind, contact me and I will arrange for a consultation immediately, and then... you have to try to convince him as well."

"Li Nuo said he didn't like it, and I didn't want to force him."

“Is this a question of like or not?”

He Yan was speechless, but seeing Li Yan's embarrassed look, he didn't say anything more.

It's only been one day. You're not a child anymore. You can handle it yourself.

He patted Li Yan's shoulder and left.

Li Yan stood at the door and sighed.

When I opened the door of the ward, Li Nuo had already changed his clothes and was sitting on the bed.

"Sorry for the long wait. Let's go home."

Li Yan said with a smile.

.........

In the taxi, Li Nuo kept looking outside.

The background of the novel is a real city, which can be regarded as a parallel world. It's just that the name of the city has been changed, so from the outside view, there is nothing strange.

This place is very similar to where I used to live.

When they got off the car at their destination, Li Yan walked ahead carrying the luggage, while Li Nuo followed behind and looked around.

This is a very old neighborhood. No, it should be said that the area where Linuo and his friends live is an old neighborhood.

The houses are so densely packed together that if you open the windows, you can even look into the eyes of the people living across the street.

On the other side are newly built high-rise buildings.

"Brother, here."

Li Nuo turned around when he heard someone calling him, and saw Li Yan standing in front of the entrance of a six-story building.

"This way."

Li Yan said this and opened the unit door.

The half-rusted iron gate made a creepy sound. There was no sunlight in the corridor, and the sound of the iron gate made it look a bit eerie.

This kind of old residential building certainly doesn't have an elevator, but fortunately the floors are not high, so the two brothers went all the way up to the top floor, the sixth floor, which is their home.

Li Yan went up first and stood by the door with a smile on his face.

Li Nuo came up later and asked, "Why don't you open the door?"

"I want you to open it."

Li Nuo was confused: "You still have time to dawdle here? Don't you have to go to work in the afternoon? Arrive at 1:30?"

".......ah...."

Li Yan's expression froze. To be honest, he had forgotten.

I originally took the annual leave just to spend more time with Li Nuo. Everything has been planned.

Until the phone call after breakfast.

"Tsk." His mood took a sharp turn for the worse, and Li Yan took out the key in a depressed mood.

Linuo noticed the old keychain with his sharp eyes. It was the four-leaf clover-shaped keychain that was popular in the past. It was made of acrylic material and was very worn out. It was so worn out that one would unconsciously want to replace it.

Li Yan opened the door and stepped aside to let Li Nuo go in first.

You can tell how shabby the house is just by looking at the surface, but it is indeed the brothers' home.

Lino walked into the cabin.

The first thing that comes into view is a small porch, only about one meter long.

On the left hand side is a large shoe rack with many pairs of shoes neatly placed on it.

How could there be so many shoes needed in such a small room with only two people living in it? Moreover, apart from the few pairs below, the rest of the shoes are very small in size and you can tell whose shoes they belong to at a glance.

Lino's.

Li Yan only has one pair of sneakers and two pairs of leather shoes.

The sneakers still look old.

Li Nuo stared blankly at the shoe rack. Li Yan asked in surprise, "Aren't you going into the house?"

"...are these all mine?"

"Ah? Yes."

"Could it be that I'm a shoe store owner?"

"Pfft——" Li Yan suddenly laughed out loud, his laughter echoing in the corridor.

Linuo squinted at him.

Noticing his expression change, Li Yan immediately adjusted his facial expression.

"No, it's just your hobby."

".......This hobby is really luxurious."

The original owner clearly knew the family situation, yet was still so ignorant. He really doesn't know how to live.

Li Nuo was shocked, took off his shoes, put them on the empty space on the shoe rack, and walked into the house.

The house was very clean. Even the sink in the open kitchen not far from the door had no stains. Opposite the open kitchen was the bathroom, and there was no strange smell either.

You can see that the cleaning was done very carefully.

"Room..." Linuo looked forward and used an open showcase as a reference point to divide the narrow space. The one near the door was the living room, and the other side was the room and the balcony.

Linuo walked over and found that it was a room, but there was only a bed, a wardrobe and a shabby little bedside table.

The bed was quite tidy, but there were a lot of things placed around it, blocking the way to the balcony.

"......I guess I don't really like cleaning."

"That's because there are too many things and the room is too small. Look, the bed is made very well."

Li Yan said quickly, but Li Nuo curled his lips and didn't take it seriously.

It’s just because the bed is where you want to sleep.

Li Nuo looked around the room. "Where shall we sleep together?" He pointed to the bed.

No matter how you look at it, there's only one bed in here.

The novel also briefly describes Li Yan going home to rest, but because the two protagonists are both in the company, most of the scenes there are described, with Mo Chuan and Li Nuo appearing occasionally.

So Li Nuo didn't know what his daily life was like, and the novel only wrote that he lived in an old neighborhood with his brother.

Li Yan answered very naturally: "I sleep here."

"Where?"

"Here." Li Yan pointed to the sofa in the living room.

There was a folded quilt on the sofa. In front of the sofa was a small coffee table filled with books. A worn pen holder was placed next to the pile of books.

The problem was that the sofa could only accommodate two people, and Li Yan was so tall that he could only curl up or sleep sitting up on it.

Li Nuo was silent for a moment. Was it necessary for the original owner to treat his younger brother like this?

But now that he was here, he secretly made up his mind to give Li Yanteng a place to go.

Linuo checked the time.

It's already half past twelve.

Li Yan obviously noticed the time and sighed: "Hey, I have to go to work soon."

"Well, it will take some time to get there." Li Nuo walked to the closet and pushed open the sliding door.

The room was full of clothes, but there was no suit to be seen. And judging by the size, one could tell at a glance that it belonged to Linuo.

"Li Yan, where are your clothes?"

"Brother, do you want to change clothes? Everything in the closet is yours."

"No, it's not me, it's you. As a secretary, you should wear formal clothes for meetings."

Li Yan stood there blankly and glanced at the cloth storage cabinet next to the sofa, hesitating whether to tell him or not. Li Nuo had already seen it following his gaze.

"Is that the one?"

"Um."

When I opened it, I saw that there were very few clothes inside. There were only a few pieces of clothes for all four seasons combined. It was nothing compared to Linuo's closet in the room.

Li Nuo clicked his tongue again, with a look of dissatisfaction on his face.

Li Yan, who was standing behind, felt nervous when he heard the voice. Was his brother expressing dissatisfaction with the living environment?

If he doesn't want to live here anymore, should he book a hotel or just move?

Li Yan was feeling a little uneasy as his mind was in a mess.

After reading it, Li Nuo asked, "Are all the pictures in there about 'Li Nuo'?"

"Oh, yes, all of them belong to my brother."

Li Nuo took a deep breath and suppressed the anger in his heart. He took out the suit, turned around, and handed it to him, "Put it on."

"There's no rush now..."

"Prepare it in advance, change it quickly."

Li Yan was forced to go into the bathroom to change clothes, and when he came out he was still tying his tie.

Since yesterday, I have been seeing him wearing T-shirts and jeans, so it is a completely different feeling to see Li Yan wearing formal clothes now.

Isn’t there a saying that the completion of fashion depends on the face? Besides, Li Yan is really suitable for formal wear, and this suit is also suitable for him in size.

Li Nuo looked around Li Yan like a puppy.

Li Yan's body was stiff and he didn't move, allowing Li Nuo to stare at him. He was a little uncomfortable with his brother's sudden concern for his clothes.

"It really suits you. Li Yan, you should be very popular."

"...not very good."

"You must have not noticed it yourself. There is definitely someone who admires you. If I were in the company and had such a handsome colleague, I would definitely keep looking at him."

He is tall and muscular but not exaggerated. After putting on a suit, his upright posture can be seen more clearly. When he stands there, he looks like a picture.

The novel also mentions several times that Li Yan is a handsome man, and this is true.

If Li Nuo is pretty, then Li Yan is handsome. As for Qin Xu and Mo Chuan, they are also handsome guys with other styles.

Linuo, who had been wandering around, came to his senses and said, "You really have to go to work."

"No, brother, I can go later..."

"No, you really have to go. It's almost forty at twelve." Li Nuo pushed him out. He had to let Li Yan leave quickly, and then clean up the bed and space for the two brothers to sleep together.

"But, lunch..."

"I can eat by myself. I can cook some noodles. You can have your lunch at the company. It's free there, right?"

Li Nuo kept pushing and pushing. The door of the originally narrow room was just a few steps away. Li Yan held onto the door frame and asked, "Can you really stay here by yourself?"

"...Do you think I'm a child? Come on, hurry up, or you won't be able to eat in the cafeteria in time."

Being "driven out of the house" like this, Li Yan was obviously very worried. He walked down the stairs looking back every few steps, and he was still looking up until he reached the bottom of the stairs.

Li Nuo kept waving in front of the window until Li Yan walked out of the community and disappeared.