Oolong
The next day at noon, Ye Jingan woke up with a groggy head and a bitter taste in his mouth, as if he had eaten coptis root. There was a new set of clothes on the bed, probably given by Aunt Li. Ye Jingan put on his clothes, washed up, and went downstairs.
Aunt Li was making lunch. When she saw him coming downstairs, she asked with concern, "Xiao Ye, are you awake? Are you feeling unwell?"
"No, thank you for the clothes, auntie. I'm sorry to trouble you again." Ye Jing'an said.
"No way, you have to learn to take care of yourself. You didn't even notice the wound healed. I bought you some medicine, remember to take it on time. There's also some topical medicine, one in the morning and one in the evening." Aunt Li brought the food to the table. "Eat first, there's also soup."
"Thank you." Ye Jing'an looked at the medicine on the table and felt warm in his heart.
The dishes Aunt Li cooked today were very appetizing, but they tasted bitter in the mouth. Ye Jingan was afraid that Aunt Li would think the food was not tasty, so he forced her to eat two bowls.
After the meal, Ye Jingan still had a bitter taste in his mouth. He couldn't stand it anymore. He wanted to eat the ice cream at home, the kind his grandfather bought for him. It was so sweet that it could kill him.
"Auntie, I have to go. I will come to see you again after a while." Ye Jing'an said.
Aunt Li was silent for a moment, then reluctantly said, "Okay, take care of yourself. If you need anything, just call me. Take these things with you and eat them on the way."
"Okay, then I'm leaving. Goodbye, Auntie." Ye Jing'an quickly took the bus back, went straight to the store after getting off the bus, and bought an ice cream.
In the middle of winter, he was the only one holding a large ice cream, eating it as he walked, expressionless. Passersby looked at him curiously, and the children drooled at the huge ice cream and clamored for their parents to buy them more.
The parents were so annoyed that they couldn't do anything about it. What normal person would eat ice cream in the middle of winter? They secretly cursed Ye Jing'an for being sick. Some parents even raised their voices and cursed him deliberately so that Ye Jing'an could hear.
He ignored it and wandered aimlessly on the street. The ice cream was no longer bitter when he ate it, and his mood improved a lot. After eating the ice cream, he happened to walk to the dessert shop and planned to buy another box of egg tarts and small cakes.
The choice was still the same as when Liu Muze was here, he took these two. When paying, Ye Jingan felt a pang of pain in his heart, it was so expensive...
Ye Jing'an suddenly didn't want to eat anymore, so he took his egg tarts and cake and wandered over to the amusement park. The amusement park was bustling with activity all the time, but he felt nothing when he looked at the rides he'd once enjoyed. They were all boring. He sat down in Brother Liu's seat, watching the others play. He suddenly understood Brother Liu's feelings: happiness belonged to others, and it was so noisy.
Ye Jingan took out the egg tart and took a bite. It was dry and tasted bad. He pulled off the egg tart crust and only ate the egg tart core.
A child in the distance stared at him for a long time, but couldn't help but ran over and asked, "Brother, what are you eating?"
"Egg tarts." Ye Jingan said.
"Is it delicious?" asked the child.
"Delicious." Ye Jing'an took out another egg tart and continued eating. He glanced at the little brat and saw that his eyes were staring at him. "Want to eat?"
The child smiled and nodded.
"You can't eat this. Your parents are not here. You can't blame me if you get sick from eating it." Ye Jing'an said.
The child's mouth fell, and he reached out pitifully to take the crumbs of Ye Jingan's egg tart.
Ye Jingan raised his eyebrows: "Don't try to play tricks on me, these are just my leftovers. Can you stop acting so pitiful? Your parents brought you to the amusement park, ask them to buy it for you!"
The child said pitifully: "I came here by myself, I don't have money to buy..."
"Hey, you little brat, you still want to trick me? Look at your chubby face! How did you get into this amusement park without money?" Ye Jing'an asked.
"I crawled in through the railing." The child demonstrated it to him again.
"You can't play even if you come in without a ticket, what about your parents?" Ye Jing'an asked.
"They don't want me anymore, and I have no food to eat." The child pouted and looked like he was about to cry.
"Stop! I'll give you all the cakes and egg tarts, don't cry! Or you'll accuse me of bullying children." Ye Jing'an handed him the cake box.
The child took the cake and shouted happily: "Thank you, brother, you are the most handsome!"
Ye Jingan smiled secretly, then handed him the ticket in his pocket and said, "Go and have fun."
"Oh! Thank you handsome brother. Don't you want to play by yourself?" asked the child.
"No need to play." Ye Jingan said.
"Then why did you come to the amusement park? I've been with you for a long time, but I haven't seen anyone else with you." The child took a bite of the egg tart.
"Have you been following me for a long time? When did you follow me?" Ye Jing'an asked.
"From the time you ate ice cream. Was it delicious?" The child stared at him expectantly.
Ye Jingan laughed out loud: "You are so persistent, following me here. Okay, you are satisfied with your goal. I am leaving now, bye!"
"Where are you going?" the child asked.
"Go find my handsome brother, I lost him." Ye Jingan said.
"Oh, what does he look like? I often play here and have seen many handsome guys. Maybe I have seen him." said the child.
"He has long hair and wears white clothes and black pants." Ye Jing'an stood up. "He is about the same height as me, but much thinner than me."
"I, I, I! I know! He's in the coffee shop outside the amusement park, I'll take you there!" The child grabbed Ye Jingan's clothes.
"Really? Take me there quickly, I'll buy you whatever you want!" Ye Jing'an said generously.
The child heard that they could buy whatever they wanted, so he dragged Ye Jingan all the way to the coffee shop a few hundred meters away from the amusement park. The child walked in and shouted to the boy who was taking the order, "Brother Qingxuan, there's a handsome guy looking for you!"
"Hmm? Who is this?" Qing Xuan looked at Ye Jing'an, "Hello, what can I do for you?"
Ye Jingan looked at the boy in front of him. He did have long hair and was wearing the white work clothes from the coffee shop, but it wasn't him...
Ye Jingan sighed and forced a smile, "It's okay, the kid got the wrong person. Please give me a cappuccino. The kid can order any dessert or milk he wants, and I'll pay."
"Don't spend any money. The child is ignorant and has caused you trouble. I'll treat you to coffee." Qing Xuan dragged the child inside. "You little rascal, are you trying to get free food and drinks again? Didn't I feed you enough?! Return the cake to your brother and I'll buy you some!"
"Wait?! Is this child yours?" Ye Jing'an asked.
"Uh...it's not really mine. He said he has no parents and was kidnapped by human traffickers. He escaped from the traffickers and ran here. Did he pretend to be pitiful and ask you for food?" Qing Xuan asked.
"Yes." Ye Jing'an nodded.
"He relied on me in this way, so I supported him." Qing Xuan said.
"Do you believe him?" Ye Jing'an said speechlessly.
"I don't believe it. I went to the police station and asked, and everything he said was true. I don't raise the child, he was sent to an orphanage, and then he ran back, saying he would follow me no matter what. No one can do anything about him, so I'm the one who comes." Qing Xuan smiled helplessly, "This kid is very capable, he eats and drinks for free, and he never treats himself badly. He slipped away without noticing, and even brought me food when he came back."
"You little brat are quite capable!" Ye Jing'an said, grabbing his face.
"Hey, brother, I want to eat this!" The child pointed at the chocolate mousse and said, "You promised me that you would buy whatever I wanted."
"Okay, okay, okay! Buy it! It's really like the new wave is pushing the old wave out. I've fallen into the trap of you, little rascal." Ye Jing'an said with a smile.
"Sorry about your coffee." Qingxuan packed it and handed it to him.
"Thank you. I'll be leaving now." Ye Jing'an said.
"Bye handsome brother! See you next time!" The child smiled and waved.
"It's gone, the wallet is empty, you find someone else." Ye Jing'an breathed a sigh of relief. He was so happy for nothing. He was tired after all the trouble. He decided to go home and have a rest.
Ye Zhuoran was so anxious that he was running around like a headless fly. His phone was broken but no one answered. Seeing Ye Jingan coming back as if nothing had happened, he rushed over and said, "Where have you been?! I'm so worried. Why didn't you answer the phone without any news?!"
"Oh, I turned off the mute." Ye Jingan handed him the coffee in his hand. "I just went out to play. Do you want some coffee?"
"You're still going out to play?! Your injuries haven't healed yet!" Ye Zhuoran glared.
"Just have some fun, is there anything else? If not, I'll go back to the house." Ye Jing'an turned and left.
Ye Zhuoran was so angry that he ran to Ye Yu to complain.
Ye Jingan was hiding in his room, not knowing what he was doing. He didn't even come to eat dinner, and he wouldn't open the door no matter who knocked. Ye Zhuoran was afraid he might be dead inside, so he took out his key and opened the door. He was sound asleep, and even when he pried him, he didn't move.
At five o'clock the next morning, Ye Jing'an got up and ran to Ye Zhuoran's room. He patted his quilt and said, "Dad, wake up! I'm going out to play and I came to tell you."
"Tsk, you must have lost your brain after dying once, right?! It's not even dawn at five o'clock now! Where are you going to play?" Ye Zhuoran asked.
"Let's go outside and see the scenery. It will be dawn by the time we get there by car." Ye Jing'an said.
"Don't go! Go back to your room and sleep well!" Ye Zhuoran roared.
"Okay, thank you, Dad. Don't call. I don't want to play with my phone." Ye Jing'an said.
"You're sick!" Ye Zhuoran woke up from his nap and couldn't find Ye Jing'an anywhere in the house. He ran to Ye Yu and slammed the table, saying, "Do you care about your grandson or not?!"
"So what? Just mind your own business and don't be so picky with him all the time. He's an adult now, as long as he doesn't do anything bad, don't worry about him!" Ye Yu drank his tea calmly.
"Your precious grandson came to me at five in the morning and said he wanted to go out and play!" Ye Zhuoran said.
"Well! It's great! The air is fresh early in the morning, let's go watch the sunrise. That's what young people do!" Ye Yu said with a smile.
"Just spoil him. I don't believe he's going there for fun with his shameless face!" Ye Zhuoran said.
"Hey... the kid is heartbroken, that's understandable. Let him adjust on his own, he'll be fine with time." Ye Yu waved his hand.
Ye Zhuoran slammed the door and walked out. Never mind! He was the only one in this family who wasn't his biological son!
Ye Jing'an boarded a train to Mo County, bound for the Dark Cloud Realm. The scenery along the way changed, the sun rising slowly from the eastern mountainside. On the train sat a few long-distance passengers. Having just woken up, they tilted their stiff necks, yawned, and said good morning to their fellow passengers.
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