Wan Qiu's consciousness, which had been confused in the horror movie, gradually returned, and he finally saw Chu Yigui in front of him clearly.
"Ah..." Wan Qiu suddenly noticed that the lights in the room were already on.
He opened his eyes wide and looked at Chu Yigui who was so close to him.
Chu Yigui's words finally broke through Wan Qiu's consciousness and gained Wan Qiu's understanding.
Wan Qiu replied slowly: "I'm sleepy, so go to bed."
Chu Zhang immediately came to the side with some concern and looked directly into Wan Qiu's eyes: "Wan Qiu, are you okay?"
Wan Qiu looked back and regained consciousness.
Wan Qiu lowered his head and said after a long while: "... horror movies are so scary."
Chu Zhang didn't expect Wan Qiu to be so scared of horror movies, and he felt full of guilt.
"I'm sorry Wanqiu, I won't let you watch horror movies anymore."
"Yeah, it's okay." Under the bright light, the remaining fear in Wan Qiu's eyes gradually dissipated, and he replied in a low voice: "It's okay now."
Chu Zhang looked serious, which was rare for him, and looked at Wan Qiu carefully.
It doesn't seem like he's lying.
"I'm sorry, Wanqiu." Chu Zhang apologized again.
"It's okay." Wan Qiu could feel Chu Zhang's apology and replied seriously, "It's really okay now."
"Then go to sleep." Chu Zhang stopped making trouble and ruffled Wan Qiu's hair. "Go rinse your mouth and go to sleep."
"Yeah." Wan Qiu nodded, "Where does Big Brother sleep?"
Chu Zhang himself has his own hotel room, but after thinking carefully, he suddenly pulled Yang Ze beside him and said, "I'll squeeze in with Yang Er tonight."
Yang was stunned: "?"
Chu Zhang looked at Wan Qiu and saw that he seemed to have indeed recovered his spirits.
Chu Yigui followed Wan Qiu all the time, watching Wan Qiu brush his teeth again, and the two of them entered one of the rooms in the suite together.
Before closing the door, Wan Qiuhe stood in front of him obediently and said good night.
When closing the door, Chu Zhang saw the look that Chu Yigui always gave Wan Qiu.
There are two rooms in the suite, both with large beds, so it is not too crowded for Chu Zhang and Yang Ze to sleep together.
Chu Zhang sat on the edge of the bed, legs spread out, half closing his eyes as he thought about what had just happened.
"Brother, aren't you going to sleep?" Yang turned off the lights until only the bedside lamp was left on.
Chu Zhang was still lost in thought, with no intention of lying down.
"Yang Er, do I spend too little time with Wan Qiu?" Chu Zhang turned around and looked at Yang Ze who was leaning against the head of the bed.
"fine."
It is generally acknowledged that Chu Zhang is busy at work, and the nature of his job does not allow him to take time off.
"Do you usually have much contact with Wan Qiu?"
Yang thought for a moment and said, "That's not bad."
Wan Qiu is not a talkative person, and Yang Ze is not a talkative person either.
But they were not strangers to each other and communicated naturally about anything.
With a little bit of boasting in mind, Yang Ze said: "When Wan Qiu encounters something, he will come to me for consultation. I should be able to help him."
Chu Zhang looked at Yang Ze with a half-smile.
Under Chu Zhang's gaze, Yang Ze gradually showed some embarrassment.
Chu Zhang found it very interesting. Did Wan Qiu paint a few flowers on Yang Ze’s stone with a highlighter?
"I also want to spend more time with Wan Qiu." Chu Zhang raised his lips, "I also want to spend more time with you guys."
Yang was stunned and responded, "Yeah."
"Has Wanqiu been sticking closer to the youngest brother recently?" Chu Zhang asked.
"The third and fourth brothers are usually together."
Chu Zhang raised his eyebrows and asked, "Who took the initiative?"
Yang Ze thought for a moment and said, "At first, it was the third brother who took the initiative to find the fourth brother, but later it seemed that the fourth brother also wanted to get close to the third brother."
Yang Ze’s words made Chu Zhang realize something, and the scenes just now reappeared in front of Chu Zhang’s eyes.
Chu Yigui, who always avoided the edge in front of him, originally thought that not avoiding was already the limit, but now he would take the initiative to argue with him for Wan Qiu.
In Chu Zhang's memory, Chu Yigui was more like a work of art than a human being. He was beautiful and perhaps endowed with a very high value.
But handicrafts are always just handicrafts, and no matter how valuable they are, it is only given by people.
It has no self.
But the moment that just appeared before his eyes...
"It looks much better now." Chu Zhang murmured.
It is just like a toy favored by an angel, which is eventually endowed with the light of God and gives birth to its own self.
It is a soul that is born around angels.
Once that lifeless feeling disappeared, he was finally able to see something interesting.
"Brother, what are you talking about?" Yang Ze didn't hear clearly.
Chu Zhang tilted his head and suddenly asked, "Are you still afraid that Wan Qiu will go out alone?"
Yang Ze's face was stiff, and he couldn't refute: "At least, if Wan Qiu had someone with him, I would feel much more at ease."
Chu Zhang smiled and said, "Wan Qiu is now very normal, a cute and normal child. It is unlikely that a child of this age will be taken away again."
Yang laid back on the pillows, looking at the ceiling that cast a shadow on the lampshade behind her: "I know."
"Don't worry too much. Wan Qiu has his own little tricks in some aspects."
A person without ego personality will not affect others.
What’s more, it affects people like Chu Yigui.
Watching Wan Qiu and Chu Yigui getting along, it was as if I saw sunshine and water watering the wild seedlings together.
What kind of flowers can this seedling bloom?
Chu Zhang was looking forward to it.
"I'm leaving, you sleep well." Chu Zhang stood up and stretched.
Yang Ze half-stood up: "Aren't you going to sleep here?"
"I don't want to sleep with a hard man who is taller than me!" Chu Zhang curled his lips.
Yang Ze: “…”
"I just talked to my brother after a long time." Chu Zhang's expression seemed a little gentle under the soft light. "Seeing that you are all well, I feel much more at ease."
Yang Ze's tall and huge figure was lying on the bed. Chu Zhang looked at him, but it seemed as if he was still looking at his younger brother who had not yet developed but had learned the cold face first.
Under the Chu family's education, Yang Ze was inevitably shaped into what a member of the Chu family should be like.
Now there's nothing wrong with having a little flaw.
It's not a robot.
"I'm leaving. Get some sleep."
"Good night, brother." Yang Ze said.
"Good night." Chu Zhang closed Yang Ze's door.
Standing in the quiet living room, the table was still cluttered with snacks that he had bought today but did not eat much of.
Chu Zhang looked towards the door of Wan Qiu and Chu Yigui’s room.
long time.
Finally he turned around, opened the door of the suite and left.
No longer caring about anything.
Wan Qiu lay in bed, but couldn't sleep.
On quiet nights, scenes from horror movies kept appearing in my mind.
The concept of death is very confusing to Wan Qiu. It means extinction, but it is also different in some way.
Wan Qiu suddenly accepted the concept of ghosts and souls.
It's not like he hasn't heard this term before.
It’s just that all the comments about souls that I’ve come across are positive, and the negative ones are ghosts.
'What is the soul of a song', 'His soul and spirit are with us', 'This painting has a living soul'...
But today, Wan Qiu saw a completely different soul.
Ghosts are angry, terrifying creatures that once died in pain and despair and finally resurrected in this world to exist for revenge.
As long as he closed his eyes, the terrifying face with a mixture of blue, white and blood would appear in front of Wan Qiu.
Wan Qiu was afraid.
The moment Wan Qiu heard Chu Zhang talk about the soul, he believed that the soul really existed.
He is the best example.
After seeing everything presented in the movie, Wan Qiu began to doubt the reason for his existence.
Did he also become a soul for revenge?
Same as the guy in the movie crying about death.
But he forgot the anger and hatred.
And those malices deep in his memory that he doesn't want to recall, are they the self that he has forgotten?
Wan Qiu was afraid.
Fear of the soul.
Afraid of ghosts.
I am afraid that the things that happened to people in movies where they were possessed might happen to me.
What if in the end it’s not him who is left behind, but the malicious ghost?
The uncontrollable anxiety almost corroded Wan Qiu's entire nerves.
The death and gray world shown in the movie would be realized through his hands.
So the first ones to be hurt would be his family.
Wan Qiu buried himself in the quilt.
But because he knew the existence of ghosts, Wan Qiu felt that ghosts were probably everywhere.
Maybe it's outside the quilt, maybe it's under his bed, maybe it's inside his quilt.
Because he didn't want to disturb Chu Yigui's sleep, Wan Qiu curled up quietly in the quilt and didn't dare to make any sound.
It was not until Wan Qiu heard a sigh that he suddenly shuddered and his whole body tensed up.
"Brother." Chu Yigui's voice came muffled through the quilt in the middle of the night.
Perhaps because it was no longer silent, Wan Qiu's attention was diverted.
There was a clicking sound outside the quilt; it was the sound of the light being turned on.
Chu Yigui's voice appeared above Wan Qiu's head: "Brother, don't stay in the bed. It will be suffocating. Come out."
A hand patted Wan Qiu's bulging quilt.
Wan Qiu crawled out of the bed and looked at Chu Yigui who was standing beside him.
"Brother." Wan Qiu's voice was a little weak. It must be because of him that Chu Yigui couldn't fall asleep. "I'm sorry."
"Nothing." Chu Yigui lay down again, next to Wan Qiu, "I won't turn off the lights tonight."
Wan Qiu nodded blankly.
"Would you like to chat?" Chu Yigui asked.
Because of the light, he could see everything around him, and with Chu Yigui's voice, Wan Qiu's fear dissipated a lot.
Wan Qiu rubbed against Chu Yigui's side, and lay down on the soft pillow, leaning against Chu Yigui.
"Yeah." Wan Qiu responded.
As long as Wan Qiu chats with Chu Yigui, he will fall asleep easily.
"Is my brother scared?"
"Um."
"Don't be afraid, there are no ghosts in this world." Chu Yigui patted Wan Qiu rhythmically with one hand to comfort him.
Wan Qiu pursed his lips: "Yes."
Wan Qiu felt that he was a ghost.
He is a ghost who was murdered and should be full of hatred and resentment.
"Then..." Chu Yigui paused and said, "If there are ghosts in this world, would you find it scary?"
Wan Qiu suddenly remembered the scary ghost face in the movie and shuddered.
"Ghosts are the souls of people after death, but if the soul remembers the hatred from before life, then it must also have memories from before life, right?"
Wan Qiu thought about his situation and nodded.
"Then, you will also have memories of your relatives and loved ones, right?"
Wan Qiu was stunned, raised his head and looked at Chu Yigui.
Chu Yigui did not open his eyes, and his brother was still very handsome even with his eyes closed.
"If you love your family and friends all the time, how can you bear to hurt the people you love?"
Chu Yigui explained to Wan Qiu very patiently, just like telling him a bedtime story.
"Why would we kill strangers? If we have not done anything wrong to others, why should we be afraid of retaliation?"
Chu Yigui opened his eyes and met Wan Qiu's gaze.
Wan Qiu stared at him with his eyes wide open, listening to his words very seriously.
Wan Qiu was very scared.
Chu Yigui had already noticed it when Cong Wanqiu was watching a horror movie.
Being scared after watching a horror movie is a normal reaction for ordinary people, but Wan Qiu's reaction is obviously a little different from that of ordinary people.
He was completely absorbed in the overwhelming negativity and fear that the film presented.
Wan Qiu is easily influenced. He will accept everything he doesn't know, including the content conveyed in the movie.
So Chu Yigui stopped it.
Don't let Wan Qiu continue watching.
“People should be kind to the living and respectful to the dead.”
Chu Yigui told his not-so-smart brother word by word.
“The dead are no longer in the same world as us, but they were once souls and were also human beings.”
Wan Qiu listened to it.
He always listens to Chu Yigui's words.
And it's the same this time.
Wan Qiu was silent, as if he understood everything Chu Yigui said.
Finally Wan Qiu nodded.
"My brother is right."
Wan Qiu thought.
"If I die and become a ghost, I will definitely not harm my brother."
Wan Qiu said seriously.
Wan Qiu felt that he was different from the person deep in his memory.
He would never do such a horrible thing to his loved ones.
Wan Qiu thought of what someone in the village had told him, that after death people would turn into stars to bless the living.
Are those stars in the sky the people who have died?
But the starry sky is so beautiful.
It must be because the people who once lived were also this beautiful.
"Brother won't die." Chu Yigui's tone remained calm as he spoke to Wan Qiu.
"Yeah." Wan Qiu moved closer to Chu Yigui, feeling Chu Yigui's body temperature, and his mood calmed down little by little.
"Brother, don't think too much. We can still live for a long, long time."
"Um."
Wan Qiu and Chu Yigui were chattering about all sorts of random things.
At first, Wan Qiu was able to reply to Chu Yigui clearly, but in the end he became confused and didn't even know if he was speaking or not.
Wan Qiu fell asleep.
He was relaxed, yet looked extremely tired.
The dim bedside lamp was still on, but then it was quietly turned off.
Wan Qiu, who was soundly sleeping, didn't notice anything.
Although there was a horror movie as an interlude, Chu Yigui's comfort was quite useful to Wan Qiu.
Even Wan Qiu still firmly believed that there was a ghost.
Although he knew that ghosts would not harm people easily, the image of ghosts in horror movies really gave Wan Qiu a great shock, and he was still a little scared.
This trip was actually not very tiring, because Wanqiu got up late because of staying up late, and no one rushed him.
Wait until you have rested well before going out together.
They took a lot of photos, and Wan Qiu would send them all to Chu Zhang.
In the evening, I would chat about my travel itinerary with Zhou Peiyu, Fu Zhengyu, Li Shuo and others, and also spend time doing homework.
There are many things that attract Wanqiu when traveling, such as novel things he has never seen before, rare and delicious things, and...
Full of fun exploring unknown places with his family.
Wan Qiu promised to bring gifts back to his friends.
Wan Qiu didn't know what to bring, but Chu Yigui gave Wan Qiu a lot of suggestions.
Wan Qiu, who didn't know how to choose, accepted all the suggestions and bought every one of them.
Fortunately, Wan Qiu has many friends now.
But when it comes to gifts, Wan Qiu’s mind is still full of the birthday present he has to prepare for Chu Yigui.
He wanted to give Chu Yigui a surprise.
Wan Qiu didn't know what to do, but these days Fu Zhengyu always secretly planned for Wan Qiu how to sneak out.
In the lobby of the terminal, Wan Qiu was ready to go back with everyone.
Fu Zhengyu: Have you made up your mind? Do you want to go shopping together?
Wan Qiu: I really want to, but I don’t know how.
Fu Zhengyu: Didn’t I say it all?
Fu Zhengyu: Why don’t you pretend to be very tired from traveling and want to sleep, then close the door and sneak out?
Fu Zhengyu: Don’t you live with Brother Chu? Does Brother Chu peek at you to see if you’re asleep?
Wan Qiu: Isn’t this cheating?
Fu Zhengyu: Good student, stop making trouble. You are not going out to do bad things. What is there to be cheated about?
Fu Zhengyu: Surprises have to be prepared behind people’s backs. Isn’t that the same as cheating?
Wan Qiu was silent for a long time.
Wan Qiu: Can I buy gifts if I go out at night?
Fu Zhengyu: It’s not too late. What time do you plan to come out?
Wan Qiu thought about it and there was no exact time.
Fu Zhengyu: The store closes after eight or nine o'clock, and some even close at eleven or twelve o'clock. It should be in time, right?
Fu Zhengyu: People are usually asleep at this time, so you won’t be discovered if you sneak back.
Wan Qiu really wants to give Chu Yigui a surprise.
Even though he vaguely felt that doing so was not a good thing, he still couldn't hide his idea of giving Chu Yigui a surprise.
"What's wrong, brother?" Chu Yigui asked.
"Nothing." Wan Qiu suddenly held the phone in his arms.
It was obvious that there was something wrong, but since Wan Qiu wanted to hide it, Chu Yigui would not force him to ask.
Unless it was something too excessive, Chu Yigui always respected Wan Qiu's privacy.
Wan Qiu held the cell phone.
Always hesitant.
But he thought of the happy time he had on his birthday, which seemed like a fairy tale world.
Wan Qiu couldn't help but expect that Chu Yigui would also feel so happy.
Wan Qiu started to get nervous even when he got on the plane.
There is a commercial street near them, so even if you go out, you won’t go far, and you can go back quickly once you have prepared the gifts.
Moreover, Chu Yigui’s birthday is still a few days away, so he can even choose a handmade gift.
In addition to the gifts, Wan Qiu also wanted to buy some beautiful colored paper and use the hand-made flowers taught by Butler Bai to fold a beautiful bouquet for Chu Yigui.
Wan Qiu leaned back in the airplane chair, his heart and eyes filled with anticipation for a future that would most likely be filled with joy and happiness.
Chu Yigui was always keeping an eye on Wan Qiu out of the corner of his eye, and Wan Qiu's joy was beyond words.
It seems that it is not just because of tourism.
Or because of something else.
This was the first time Wan Qiu planned a small, unknown trip, although it was at the suggestion of his friend.
However, Wan Qiu, who had always been very obedient, was still nervous about doing this.
"Baby looks really happy." Yang Xiaoyu said to Chu Jianshu beside her, "It seems like we can take baby out for more trips in the future."
Chu Jianshu was looking at his phone while answering Yang Xiaoyu: "Let's go to the beach villa if we have a chance, and let Chu Zhang come too. This way, the whole family will be together, and Wan Qiu should be happier."
Yang Xiaoyu tilted his head: "You really are getting better at doting on your son recently."
Chu Jianshu did not respond to Yang Xiaoyu's teasing, but said calmly: "I will take it as a compliment from you."
"I was just praising you." Yang Xiaoyu and the others were sitting in the same row. They spoke quietly and Wan Qiu could not hear them clearly.
Yang Xiaoyu tilted his head and glanced at the tall Yang Ze.
Even in the first class cabin, it was not spacious enough for Yang Ze's height and weight.
She also noticed that Yang Ze was worried about Wan Qiu throughout the trip.
Especially when there are more people, Yang Ze is always by Wan Qiu's side like a backer.
Yang Xiaoyu saw everything about Yang Ze's nervousness and seriousness.
I also know what is mixed in this excessive emotion.
After getting off the plane, Yang Xiaoyu asked Wan Qiu if he wanted to go home with them.
But Wan Qiu had to go to school the next day, so he planned to go directly to the house near the school.
"Then our baby should have a good rest." Yang Xiaoyu said to Wan Qiu and Chu Yigui.
After thinking for a while, Yang Xiaoyu looked up at Yang Ze and said, "You send them back."
They bought a lot of things, enough for Yang Ze to carry alone.
Yang nodded.
Chu Jianshu was a little surprised and looked at Yang Xiaoyu with a meaningful expression.
Coming out of the airport, Wan Qiu felt that the weather was much cooler than where he had traveled.
The sky was gloomy and dark clouds were pressing down, making the afternoon, which should have been bright, even darker.
Wan Qiu raised his head and felt the wind blowing outside the empty airport.
Fortunately, Yang Xiaoyu reminded them to wear thick coats before coming out, otherwise it would be very cold now.
"Goodbye, Mom and Dad." Wan Qiu smiled faintly.
"Go back and take a rest." Yang Xiaoyu touched Wan Qiu's forehead and said, "Remember to have dinner."
"Yeah." Wan Qiu nodded.
Yang Ze took Wan Qiu and Chu Yigui back home, and Wan Qiu secretly started sending messages to Fu Zhengyu on his mobile phone.
Wan Qiu: My second brother said I will be home in two hours.
Fu Zhengyu: Then sneak out after dinner.
Wan Qiu hesitated and glanced at Chu Yigui secretly.
He looked at Yang Ze who was driving with peace of mind.
Wan Qiu: Can I tell my second brother?
Fu Zhengyu: Isn't your second brother working? Did he ask you to go out at night? If your second brother comes with you, I won't go.
Wan Qiu was stunned and immediately asked: Why didn’t you come when your second brother came?
Fu Zhengyu: I know you, not your second brother.
Wan Qiu held the phone and thought about what Chu Yigui had said to him before.
Because of the age gap, we have no common topics and it would be unhappy to be together like this.
Fu Zhengyu: You are so annoying. We just went out together to buy a gift at night. It’s not like we did anything bad.
Fu Zhengyu: I'm giving you advice and you're still hesitant. So don't give him a surprise and just ask for it in front of him.
Fu Zhengyu: At your age, do you still need your parents’ consent to do anything?
Wan Qiu looked at Fu Zhengyu's string of already annoying messages with a blank look in his eyes.
His fingers hung in the air for a long time, but Wan Qiu didn't know what to say.
Fu Zhengyu: Anyway, if you want to go out alone, just call me. If you don’t want to come out, forget it. I still want to play more games at home on this last day.
Wan Qiu had his cell phone on his lap.
Because of Fu Zhengyu's words, Wan Qiu seemed to have realized something.
The days of renting a house are long gone.
It seemed that since he returned to his current home, Wan Qiu always had someone around him except when he was at home.
He seemed to be gradually becoming dependent on his family.
He also became more and more dependent on his younger brother.
He is always helped.
Does that mean he can no longer help his family?
If possible, Wan Qiu also wants to do something independently.
It is something that can make his family happy, rather than something that he has to accomplish alone and rely on his family.
Wan Qiu looked at the scenery outside the window that was constantly receding.
Then I made up my mind.
Wan Qiu: Sorry, I won’t stay with you tonight.
Fu Zhengyu: ...Why are you so timid?
Wan Qiu: I want to prepare a gift for my brother myself, I will go out by myself.
Fu Zhengyu: Oh, that’s fine. Then I won’t go out at night.
Wan Qiu: Thank you for always helping me find solutions and planning to help me choose a gift.
Fu Zhengyu: Can you treat me to a midnight snack when you have the chance?
Wan Qiu: Okay.
Fu Zhengyu: Then remember to bring some money with you. Do you remember where that place with a lot of shops is that I told you about?
Wan Qiu nodded, but then realized that he was replying to a message.
Wan Qiu: Remember.
Fu Zhengyu: Then I wish you all the best.
Wan Qiu: Thank you.
Wan Qiu looked at Fu Zhengyu's message for a long time without replying, then put down his phone.
My heart was pounding.
Wan Qiu quietly touched his heart.
This was an experiment of what he wanted to do spontaneously.
"Brother, why don't you stay and have a rest? Do you want to have dinner?" Chu Yigui said, looking at the time.
"After you put your things away, I'll take you out to eat. You've been very busy traveling these past few days, so go back and have a good rest." Yang Ze suggested.
"I have no objection." Chu Yigui said, turning his head, "Brother, do you have any suggestions?"
Wan Qiu shook his head: "Listen to my second brother."
Wan Qiu brought back a lot of things, so he planned to pack up all the gifts and take them to school on his tricycle in the morning.
During the moving process, Wan Qiu looked at the door of his own unit, hesitantly, for a long time.
"Brother?" Chu Yigui turned his head and looked at Wan Qiu, "What's wrong?"
Wan Qiu suddenly shuddered and replied, "Nothing."
Chu Yigui could always see something unusual about Wan Qiu, even now.
But Chu Yigui always respects Wan Qiu's privacy when necessary.
He could always clearly tell when Wan Qiu needed help.
Now is not that time.
Wan Qiu was thinking about something.
I just don't need help from others.
Yang Ze took Wan Qiu and Chu Yigui to a nearby store for a simple dinner.
I've eaten it in various places these days, and now I feel that eating some clear soup can help me get rid of the greasiness.
Wan Qiu quietly touched his round belly which was filled with food, and went out with Yang Ze.
"It's raining." Yang Ze stretched his hand outside the door, and sparse raindrops had already begun to fall.
Unlike the strong wind at the airport, perhaps because of the tall buildings, there was no such strong wind in the city.
It was vaguely chilly because the rain made the weather, which had been warming up, even cooler.
Yang Ze parked the car at the gate of the community. It was raining heavily.
"Go back quickly, take a shower and rest." Yang Ze said to them.
"Goodbye, second brother." Chu Yigui said.
Wan Qiu also waved to Yang Ze in the back seat.
Yang sat in the driver's seat, watching his two younger brothers get out of the car and walk into the heavy rain until they could no longer be seen from behind.
The sudden heavy rain hit the car window, making the road ahead look less clear.
Yang Ze, who wanted to drive away, suddenly received a message from the company.
He did have work to do today, but he postponed it because he wanted to spend more time with his two younger brothers.
Yang Ze did not leave immediately, but found a nearby coffee shop and used the laptop computer that he always kept in the car to handle things as quickly as possible.
After Wan Qiu got out of the car, he held Chu Yigui's hand and ran away with Chu Yigui.
The rain was a little cold, seeping into his hair and falling onto his collar.
After just such a short journey, Wan Qiu already realized that his clothes were soaked.
Back in the corridor, they waited for the elevator, and Wan Qiu turned his head to look at Chu Yigui.
Chu Yigui's hair was also quite wet, and he casually lifted up his wet short hair with his fingers.
Wan Qiu saw Chu Yigui lift up the strands of hair in front of his forehead, and he rarely showed a mature coldness that was different from usual.
A bit like dad.
Wan Qiu thought.
"Brother, go take a bath and warm up your body. The hot water should be on."
Chu Yigui took a towel from the bathroom and wiped his hair casually. His face looked even colder and paler than usual, probably because of the coldness.
Wan Qiu nodded and went to the bathroom first.
Wan Qiu was in the bathroom, mentally prepared to sneak out.
My brother will come to take a bath in a while.
When taking a bath, my brother won’t be able to hear any noise outside.
He just had to be careful.
Wan Qiu looked at the bracelet on the bathroom sink, thought about it, and decided to leave it here temporarily.
After Wan Qiu walked out of the bathroom, Chu Yigui had already prepared pajamas for him.
Wan Qiu watched Chu Yigui enter the bathroom, then immediately went to his room holding his pajamas.
He found a set of clean, simple clothes to put on, packed his money, and took a last look at his phone.
Wan Qiu placed his phone on the table.
Quietly reached the gate.
Wan Qiu tiptoed to open the door and then quietly closed it.
I leaned against the door for a long time, but didn't hear any movement from inside.
He closed his bedroom door.
His brother wouldn't go to him unless he had something to do.
Finally, Wan Qiu confirmed that he had successfully sneaked away, but his mood was not as good as he had imagined.
Wan Qiu took a step and immediately ran towards the elevator.
Since Chu Yigui's birthday was approaching, Wan Qiu had been thinking every day about what to prepare for his younger brother.
Wan Qiu had already secretly prepared a gift for Chu Yigui in his mind.
Wan Qiu went straight to the target.
When Wan Qiu arrived downstairs, he looked at the rain falling from the dark sky.
He was so anxious that he forgot to bring his umbrella.
But it doesn't matter.
Wan Qiu is not afraid of the impact of the weather.
Once in the rain, in the snow, and in the strong wind, Wanqiu had never been afraid of anything.
He once braved the bad weather just to have enough food to eat and not to cause trouble to his family.
But this time it was for the surprise.
The steps under my feet don't seem as heavy as before.
Wan Qiu rushed into the rain.
He stretched out his legs, creating small puddles on the ground that had formed without him noticing, and he stepped on the water, splashing it one by one, the sound being lost in the rain.
When Chu Yigui came out of the bathroom, he saw Wan Qiu's bedroom door was closed.
Chu Yigui wiped the water droplets from his hair, but did not leave immediately. Instead, for some reason, he stood here looking at the closed door.
Chu Yigui placed Wan Qiu's bracelet, which was hooked on his finger, on the coffee table in the living room. It was very conspicuous so he would not forget to take it with him tomorrow.
Sitting on the sofa, Chu Yigui had no intention of blow-drying his hair.
Suddenly Chu Yigui's cell phone rang.
The person displayed on the screen is Yang Xiaoyu.
"Mom." Chu Yigui answered the phone.
"Yigui, it's time to rest." Although it was not yet time to go to bed, it was already dark. Yang Xiaoyu said directly, "Baby, we have brought back a gift."
Wan Qiu bought a lot of things, all to bring to his classmates.
"Shall I ask my secretary to take you to the school gate tomorrow?" Yang Xiaoyu asked.
"Okay." Chu Yigui said.
Yang Xiaoyu smiled and said, "Baby, are you exhausted? I called him but he didn't answer. Is he asleep?"
Chu Yigui's brows twitched slightly.
There was a hint of sharpness in those eyes that were always calm.
Chu Yigui stood up and glanced around the warmly decorated room.
Everything is the same as before, except...
But it gave Chu Yigui a feeling of emptiness.
It feels like something is missing.
It’s like a full puzzle, but the only piece missing is the character’s eyes.
Everything harmonious seems meaningless because of the missing piece of the puzzle. Until the final piece of the puzzle is put in place, all feelings are empty.
"Yigui? What's wrong?" Yang Xiaoyu didn't get a reply from Chu Yigui, and asked as if he had noticed something.
It was already completely dark, but the lights in the house still made the room as bright as day.
Chu Yigui walked to Wan Qiu's door, stretched out his hand and knocked.
"Brother, are you there?"
Chu Yigui's voice was also transmitted to Yang Xiaoyu through the mobile phone. Yang Xiaoyu had a bad premonition that was about to come true.
"elder brother."
This time, Chu Yigui did not waste time knocking on the door.
His hand was on the door handle of Wan Qiu's bedroom.
"I'm going in."
The door was opened, and the clear, faint fragrance that belonged only to Wan Qiu and was familiar to Chu Yigui gradually came in.
But it's very light.
The faint breath could not guide Chu Yigui to find the owner of this breath.
An empty, clean room appeared in front of Chu Yigui.
On the bed were the pajamas that Chu Yigui had prepared for Wan Qiu.
There was a lonely cell phone on the bedside.
"Yigui, what's wrong?" Yang Xiaoyu's voice was already trembling.
"Mother."
Chu Yigui's voice was still calm.
He seemed not to be at all affected by Wan Qiu's disappearance.
But his steps didn't seem as orderly as usual.
Chu Yigui half-knelt in front of the shoe cabinet and opened it.
Wanqiu's slippers were placed where his outdoor shoes were originally placed.
"Mom." Chu Yigui's voice was directed to Yang Xiaoyu, who was already extremely nervous, "Brother sneaked out."
At this moment, Yang Xiaoyu could only hear his brain roaring.
"Why didn't you keep an eye on him!!!"
The sudden violent voice seemed to make Chu Yigui's phone explode.
"I've told you countless times that you must have someone in his
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