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"!!!" Ye Jing'an was stunned, not daring to move. This was the first time someone was willing to hold him to sleep. He had always been tough and wanted to be beaten, like he was covered in thorns. His father and sister were not happy to hold him. Even if they did, it was like slaughtering a pig, the way they held him, not to mention holding him to sleep.
Grandpa loved him, but only when he was a child, holding him in his arms, like holding his thighs with one hand. He did sleep with Grandpa holding him once, but Grandpa never slept with him again. It seemed like he had never experienced the feeling of being held by someone before, which was very strange.
Ye Jingan thought to himself that he had just said it casually, but Brother Liu actually agreed.
This guy has a really good temper, right? He'd even agree to such an unreasonable request!? With Qiu Zimu's good temper, if he made such a request, he'd be kicked out. Brother Liu is just too nice!
"Does it hurt when your injury is pressed?" Ye Jing'an came back to his senses and remembered that Brother Liu was still injured and it was farther away from his stomach.
"It's okay, I'm fine now, go to sleep." Liu Muzhe patted his back gently as if coaxing a child.
The two remained silent, each thinking about their own things.
Ye Jing'an relaxed, tucking his head into Liu Muze's arms. The subtle fragrance of sweet-scented osmanthus and the faint scent of pine wood on him was refreshing and sharp. Ye Jing'an really appreciated this light fragrance. Furthermore, this person exuded a sense of security, making him feel at ease.
Ever since Brother Liu saved him from the crying cat corpse and hugged him like that, he couldn't help but think about it. However, he felt that it was really perverted for a grown man to think about such things, so he kept it hidden and didn't say anything.
I just messed up my brain today and said something random. I didn't expect Brother Liu to actually agree! It's okay. He's very vulnerable right now anyway. Brother Liu definitely won't think anything wrong. A hug is not shameful, a hug is not awkward.
Ye Jingan couldn't help but smile, and closed his eyes to sleep peacefully.
Things weren't looking good for Liu Muze. He was as stiff as a log and couldn't sleep. He'd been furious just now, but Ye Jing'an calmed him down with a single word. Besides Ye Chenyi, Ye Jing'an was the first person in all these years to do this. He had never held this child to sleep when they were little, but now that they'd grown up, he was actually holding him.
Liu Muze sighed unconsciously, then lowered his eyes to look at Ye Jing'an. Seeing that he didn't move, he called out softly. Ye Jing'an didn't respond. Liu Muze's tense body slowly relaxed with another sigh, and he quietly pulled his hand back, moving a little further away from him.
It’s so uncomfortable to hold a baby to sleep!
Liu Muzhe's mind was filled with all sorts of messy things, and he didn't know when he fell asleep.
The next day, Ye Jing'an woke up. He hadn't dreamed anything that night and slept soundly. It was the first time he had a good night's sleep in the past few days.
He turned around and saw that Liu Muze was so far away from him that he almost fell off the bed. It was obvious that Brother Liu was not happy to be next to him.
"Brother Liu, are you awake?" Ye Jing'an asked softly. Seeing that Liu Muze didn't respond, he curled his lips, squinted his eyes and slowly moved over. He gently placed his hand on Liu Muze's waist, not daring to touch him. He clenched his fist and gently supported his back, then went back to sleep.
Qiu Zimu heard a lot of noise in Ye Jingan's room last night. He wanted to get up and check it out, but he was too sleepy to get up and fell asleep in a daze.
In the morning, he came to Ye Jingan's room and saw that the door was not closed tightly, leaving a gap. Thinking that Ye Jingan had woken up and left the door open on purpose, he went straight in. The first time he saw Ye Jingan sleeping with Liu Ge in his arms, he thought he was dazzled and rubbed his eyes again.
Oh shit!
He must not be awake yet, dreaming within a dream. He needs to go back to sleep.
Qiu Zimu immediately closed the door and ran to the room.
Ye Jingan woke up from his nap. He didn't want to get up and wanted to hug the person a little longer. Looking at the person in his arms, his heart suddenly trembled.
Why do I want to hug this big man? Could it be that I really like men?
Since childhood, Ye Jingan has been known to be very aggressive with boys, but very gentle and considerate with girls. Ye Jingning taught him to respect girls and take care of them. He was used to being nice to girls and thought it was the right thing to do.
In addition, he was handsome and sunny, and had good grades. In junior high and high school, especially in high school, a lot of girls confessed their love to him, and he received a lot of love letters, many of which were beautiful and had good grades, but he didn't like any of them.
Ye Jing'an stared at Liu Muze in a trance. If he really liked the man in front of him, why? Good looks? Brother Liu was indeed good-looking, but there were many good-looking men around him, and he had never seen him fancy any of them.
This sudden strange thought made Ye Jing'an a little upset. When he was trying to figure out the reason, his stomach growled and woke Liu Muzhe up.
While he was still dazed, Ye Jingan quickly pulled his arm back from his waist, smiled guiltily and said, "Brother Liu, I'm sorry for waking you up."
"It's okay." As soon as Liu Muze woke up, he wanted to have a good chat with Ye Jing'an, not wanting him to fall into a nightmare. "Don't think about what happened the day before yesterday. It has already happened and it is irreversible. Why bother yourself?"
Ye Jing'an lowered his head and said nothing.
Liu Muze frowned slightly and continued, "In life, there are too many things that we are powerless to do. Being killed by someone you trust, watching someone you care about disappear from your arms bit by bit... Even gods have things they can't do, let alone us ordinary mortals. Let's be more open-minded."
"Brother Liu, did you lose a very important person?" Ye Jing'an asked tentatively.
Liu Muzhe looked at him, was silent for a long time, and then hummed softly.
"Have you really let it go?" Ye Jing'an asked.
Liu Muzhe kept staring at him without saying a word.
Ye Jingan already knew the answer and comforted him, "My mother left when I was born. Grandpa said she would turn into a star in the sky to watch over me. Later, I learned from Dad that after death, people will reincarnate and come back to this world to live well, but they just won't remember us. Don't be sad, Brother Liu, he will live well."
Liu Muze stopped looking at Ye Jingan and remained silent for a while before saying in a deep voice, "He won't be back. You should have a good rest."
Ye Jingan was stunned for a moment, then immediately jumped out of bed and chased after him, but Liu Muze had already run away. Ye Jingan slapped himself twice and said, "Come on, you know it hurts me, but you still say it. What are you going to do now?"
Liu Muze returned to the back mountain of the Ye family and took out several jars of his favorite sweet-scented osmanthus wine. He really didn't understand why his emotions had been so out of control in the past few days. He had originally wanted to comfort Ye Jing'an, but he was comforted by him instead.
"Oh, I've been sighing a lot lately." Liu Muzhe kept pouring wine into himself. Although he usually had a good alcohol tolerance, he also became drunk and fell asleep on the stone table.
Ye Jingan didn't reply to any of the messages he sent him, and he didn't answer any of his calls, just like the morning before yesterday. He dragged Qiu Zimu along and searched everywhere they could, but couldn't find him. He said in an unhappy tone, "What's wrong with this Liu guy? Why does he always like to disappear?"
Qiu Zimu looked at him speechlessly and said, "How did you offend Brother Liu again? He has a really good temper. He never takes his anger out on you. He always goes away to calm down before coming back. If it were me, I would beat you up first."
"Mr. Qiu, stop talking nonsense to me and hit me. Believe it or not, I will beat you to death!" Ye Jing'an said.
"Hey, come here! Brother Liu and I have been tormented by you these past few days, and you got excited first. Today I'm going to teach you a lesson on behalf of Brother Liu." Qiu Zimu raised his hand and gestured to him.
Ye Jing'an thought about how Qiu Zimu had been busy taking care of him these past few days, and how he was willing to take out his precious insects and let him throw them away. He felt warm in his heart. Ye Jing'an said seriously, "Thank you. Being able to be your brother is worth it in this life."
Qiu Zimu was stunned. He had always fought with Ye Jingan since childhood and had long regarded him as a good brother, but it was impossible for him to say anything corny. Faced with Ye Jingan's sudden seriousness, Qiu Zimu didn't know what to say for a moment.
Seeing him in a daze, Ye Jingan smiled wickedly on his serious face. He pulled his ear hard and said, "Are you moved? Don't fall in love with me. I won't agree to it."
"Fuck, you are really sick!" Qiu Zimu punched Ye Jingan in the chest.
The two of them started fighting.
At the end of the fight, Ye Jing'an pinched Qiu Zimu's neck with one hand and pinned him to the ground with the other. Qiu Zimu pulled Ye Jing'an's hair with his hands and clamped his legs around his waist to prevent him from moving.
"Let me go!" Ye Jing'an raised his head and glared at him sideways.
"You let go first!" Qiu Zimu's voice changed due to being pinched.
Neither of them was willing to let go, and the situation remained deadlocked.
"What are you...doing?" Liu Muzhe ran out from somewhere, stood aside, and looked at them with strange eyes.
"Hey, Brother Liu." Ye Jing'an's eyes lit up.
When the two saw Liu Muzhe, they immediately let go, stood up, and smiled at him foolishly.
Liu Muze: "..."
"Brother Liu, I'm here to help you teach him a lesson." Qiu Zimu punched Ye Jing'an again.
"Mr. Qiu, I'm giving you face, right? I must beat you into submission today!" Ye Jing'an said with his eyes wide open.
Liu Muze had no idea what was going on. He watched them quarrel for a while, then laughed and went back to their room. Half an hour later, there was a dull knock on the door. It seemed someone was kicking it. When he opened the door, he saw the two quarreling children standing at the door, grinning foolishly, holding a pile of food in their hands.
"..." Liu Muzhe thought, could it be that these two kids have become stupid from fighting?
The two of them stuffed Liu Muze with all kinds of delicious food. Ye Jingan kept silent about what happened in the morning, pretending it never happened. Seeing that Liu Muze looked normal and had eaten a lot, he felt relieved.
"Has the matter of the haunted house been resolved?" Qiu Zimu had never dared to ask about this, and only told them after seeing the two of them return to normal.
"Yeah." Ye Jing'an looked at Liu Muzhe and said, "Brother Liu, do you have a way to let me see the little girl's current condition? I want to see her."
Liu Muzhe nodded and took out a small bunch of hair from the room. The hair was light brown and very thin, and it looked like it belonged to a child.
"Is this from the little girl? Where did you get it?" Ye Jing'an asked.
"From the evil craftsman's room." After Liu Muzhe finished speaking, he drew a talisman on the table with water, pinched his fingers, and a picture of the smoke from his hair catching fire slowly emerged in the air.
Ye Jingan saw Xinxin, who was wearing a white princess dress and holding a cute teddy bear in her arms, watching a cartoon. Her father was sitting next to her, feeding her cut fruit with a fork, and Xinxin was smiling happily.
She felt the gazes of the three and waved in their direction.
All the hair was burned and the smoke slowly dissipated.
Ye Jing'an looked puzzled. Liu Muzhe knew what he wanted to ask and said, "Don't worry, she has enough ability to control her father, and that man will receive the punishment he deserves after his death."
A smile appeared on Ye Jing'an's lips. Brother Liu was right. What happened was irreversible. Perhaps this was the best ending.
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