close the door
In the evening, Wang Zhiyi said he wanted to have some midnight snack, so Qiu Zimu ran to the kitchen to make it for him.
There were some vegetables left over from the purchase, so they could make some fried skewers. Since there were no bamboo or iron skewers at home, Qiu Zimu decided to wash the vegetables, cut them into small pieces, and deep-fry them directly in the pan. He then prepared a dish of chili dip and ate them with it. There was still some rice left in the pan, but it would be a waste to throw it away, so Qiu Zimu cooked a large plate of egg fried rice.
"There are quite a lot of things. I'll send some over to Ye Jing'an and Brother Liu. You eat first." Qiu Zimu went upstairs with two plates. He knocked on Ye Jing'an's door with his elbow for a long time but no one answered. He went to knock on Liu Muzhe's door again. As soon as he exerted force, the door opened by itself.
Qiu Zimu fell sideways and looked up to see Brother Liu and Ye Jing'an hugging each other, their faces pressed together. He wondered if it was the angle, then saw the two of them split apart and took two steps to the right. He saw it all clearly: not just their faces, but even their mouths were touching. He froze in place, stunned.
Liu Muzhe immediately pushed Ye Jingan away and huddled under the quilt.
"Don't you know how to knock on the door? Get out!" Ye Jing'an turned his head away with an annoyed look on his face.
"I was just about to knock when the door opened by itself..." Qiu Zimu said dully.
"Why are you still standing here? Get out!" Ye Jingan said.
"Hey! Okay, you guys continue." Qiu Zimu lowered his head and walked out, checking several times to make sure the door was closed. He walked to his room in a trance, wondering if he was dreaming, or if his eyesight was not working well and he was hallucinating.
"They've left." Ye Jing'an pulled Liu Muze out of the quilt. "Why are you hiding? You haven't done anything shameful."
"You didn't even close the door tightly!" Liu Muzhe said with a blushing face.
"Oh, I closed the door out of habit before Qiu Zimu came back. I was wrong. I will definitely close it tightly next time." Ye Jing'an hugged him and said, "Let's continue."
"You get out too!" Liu Muzhe said.
"Why are you asking me to get out again? It's so cold outside, can you bear to leave?" Ye Jing'an stayed on the bed and refused to leave, so Liu Muzhe carried him out.
Ye Jingan: “…”
He heard some noise downstairs and rushed to the first floor full of resentment. He saw Wang Zhiyi eating supper and asked him where Qiu Zimuren had been hiding.
"Didn't I go upstairs to bring you some midnight snacks? What happened?" Wang Zhiyi asked.
Ye Jingan ran to the second floor again.
Qiu Zimu opened the door and saw Ye Jingan's resentful face. He smiled apologetically and immediately tried to close the door.
"You ruined my plan and you still want to hide!" Ye Jing'an held the door open and pulled the man out with gritted teeth.
"What are you doing!" Wang Zhiyi opened Ye Jing'an's hand and protected Qiu Zimu behind him, "Don't pull his ears."
"Mr. Qiu, someone is protecting you, right? Ask him yourself what good things he has done!" Ye Jing'an said unhappily.
"Hehe, I didn't do anything." Qiu Zimu smiled at Wang Zhiyi.
"Okay, then let's go have a midnight snack and ignore him." Wang Zhiyi said.
Ye Jingan: “…”
Ye Jing'an knocked on Liu Muze's door but he refused to open it. Liu Muze had somehow managed to suppress the talisman, so it was useless. He ran downstairs in frustration, staring at them as they ate.
"I really didn't mean to. You can't blame me for not closing the door." Qiu Zimu smiled awkwardly, "Would you like some fried skewers?"
"I coaxed him for a long time before he agreed, and now he won't let me into the house. What do you think I should do?" Ye Jing'an shouted.
"This..." Qiu Zimu thought for a moment, then suddenly realized something was wrong. He looked at Ye Jingan in shock, "You two...ah? Why are you..."
Qiu Zimu paused for a moment, then asked, "Are you and Brother Liu together?"
"Yes." Ye Jing'an said.
"Brother Liu likes you?" Qiu Zimu asked.
Ye Jingan nodded.
"Brother Liu likes you?" Qiu Zimu asked again.
Ye Jingan nodded.
"Brother Liu likes you?" Qiu Zimu widened his eyes.
"Are you done yet? Are you looking for a beating? Don't think I'll be afraid because someone is protecting me!" Ye Jing'an clenched his fists.
Qiu Zimu was stunned for a long time, then nodded slightly: "No wonder Brother Liu got so angry when he found out you went to the nightclub last time."
Ye Jingan recalled what happened at that time. After Brother Liu left the nightclub, they met again in the underworld. Brother Liu was not angry at that time, and even took the initiative to hug him. He really didn't know what Brother Liu had done during this period, so he asked Qiu Zimu curiously what happened.
Qiu Zimu told him about Liu Muze's expression and tone when he came back, and complained: "You still have the nerve to scold me now? Back then, I was yelled at by Brother Liu because of you! I was scared to death, you have to pay for the mental damages!"
"How could he yell at you? Brother Liu is always sulking." Ye Jing'an said.
"He yelled at me to get out," Qiu Zimu said innocently. "After a while, he came out and said he wasn't targeting me. Later, Zhang Guifen brought over a dozen bodyguards to cause trouble, and Brother Liu got beaten up badly. This is the first time I've seen Brother Liu hit someone so hard. You're nowhere near as good as him!"
"Really?" Ye Jing'an raised his eyebrows. "He told me that he usually doesn't hit people, and I haven't seen him hit anyone yet."
"He was really angry. You were actually pursued by someone. You are really something. How did you get together with Brother Liu? Tell me about it." Qiu Zimu asked gossipingly.
"Don't keep asking, it's a secret! I'm going to the orphanage to check the surveillance footage some other day, hahahaha...you guys can enjoy the fried skewers by yourselves, we've all brushed our teeth and are getting ready for bed." Ye Jing'an curled his lips as he slipped upstairs and shouted outside Liu Muzhe's door, "Brother Liu, open the door, damn Ye Jing'an, come and apologize, I was wrong!"
After shouting for a long time but the door didn't open, Ye Jing'an sat down on the ground and muttered leisurely, "Brother Liu is so cruel! Fine, then I'll sleep outside tonight without a blanket. After another night in this weather, I guess I'll go to the underworld to see the Black and White Impermanence again."
Liu Muze opened the door and saw Ye Jingan sitting on the ground looking at him pitifully. He said helplessly, "Go in."
"Brother Liu still cares about me." Ye Jing'an smiled and lay down on the bed. "Did you lose your temper after returning from the nightclub?"
"No." Liu Muzhe said expressionlessly.
"Really?" Ye Jing'an asked.
"Yeah." Liu Muzhe turned his back to him.
"You're lying! Qiu Zimu told me everything." Ye Jing'an hugged her and said, "I'm sorry. I was so upset that day and shouldn't have taken it out on you."
"It's all in the past, don't talk about it anymore." Liu Muzhe said.
After a long silence, Ye Jingan asked softly, "Brother Liu, are you asleep?"
"No." Liu Muzhe said.
"Why aren't you sleeping yet? What are you thinking about?" Ye Jing'an asked.
"I'm wondering if I did something wrong." Liu Muzhe whispered.
"What did you do wrong?" Ye Jing'an asked again.
"I agreed to be with you." Liu Muzhe sighed, "I wasn't in the right state of mind at the time. I agreed without thinking things through."
Ye Jingan smiled lightly: "What in this world is absolutely right or wrong? Even if we are not together, will the final result be what Brother Liu wants? Is it necessarily right?"
"But how can I explain this to your father and grandfather? The Ye family is cut off with you, how can I explain this to the entire Ye family?" Liu Muzhe said.
"You have an orphanage, don't you? We can adopt those children and give them a home. With your Ye family's ancestor here, why worry about the Ye family being cut short?" Ye Jing'an patted him on the back gently. "If anything happens, we'll face it together. Don't worry."
"You're only eighteen. You haven't really entered society yet and haven't come into contact with all kinds of people." Liu Muze lowered his eyes. "Your mind will mature little by little, and you will meet someone better than me and more suitable to be with you. If that day really comes, it's better not to start."
"You think I'm too young and you're afraid I'll play with your feelings?" Ye Jing'an laughed dumbly. "Aside from catching ghosts, there are people around me who are just as good as you in other aspects. But they're not you. I like you."
"You don't understand what I mean." Liu Muzhe sighed.
"I understand. Can you wait for me? If I can't make you feel at ease at eighteen, then I'll try twenty. If twenty doesn't work, then thirty. Can you wait for me?" Ye Jing'an said.
"This isn't a question of whether or not to wait, this..." Liu Muze was momentarily lost for words. He couldn't quite put his finger on the distance between them. This was a road with no end in sight, no light, seemingly impossible to traverse.
He had already let Ye Chenyi down, so how could he let the entire Ye family down again? It might not be clear whether he owed Ye Chenyi anything, but how could he do this when the Ye family didn't owe him anything?
What should we do?
Liu Muzhe sighed deeply and lay weakly on the bed.
Ye Jing'an held Liu Muze's hand against his chest and said in a deep voice: "I, Ye Jing'an, swear that if I ever do anything to let you down in this life, I, uh, uh..."
Liu Muze covered his mouth: "Don't swear, I don't need you to do anything to me, just live a good life."
"Well, I can only live a good life with you, otherwise I will be depressed for the rest of my life. I felt it when you left last time. I couldn't stand being alone like that. It was really worse than death." Ye Jing'an said.
Liu Muzhe was speechless. He knew very well what kind of torment this was.
"I know that nothing I say now will be of any use. Don't think about other things now, okay? Just think of it as a vacation for yourself and follow your inner thoughts. I will take care of other things later. Can you trust me for once?" Ye Jing'an said.
"I have always believed in you. What I mean is that I hope you can get married and have children like others and have a warm family. I don't want you to be gossiped about and treated coldly by others because of me." Liu Muzhe frowned slightly.
"What others say is none of my business! I am Ye Jing'an, I want to go my own way, why should I follow the rules like others? Can't I have a warm home with you? Can getting married and having children be considered a good life? I don't like that girl. If I marry her and have children, won't that ruin her life? I can't do such a thing!" Ye Jing'an retorted sternly.
"There are so many people in the world, you will always meet someone you like." Liu Muzhe said.
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