Spendthrift
"Okay, sit down first. I'll apply the medicine for you." Ren Heshu took out iodine and cotton swabs from the room and carefully applied the medicine to his wound. "Why did your father kick you out? Was it because of me?"
"How could it be because of you? He told me about business matters, I said a few words to him, and even smashed his treasure, so I was kicked out." Song Yiyu said.
"Don't be so old-fashioned, uncle. He talked to me. He is a very nice person. Everything he does is for your consideration." Ren Heshu said.
"I don't want him to think about me. I'm an adult, can't I think about things myself?" Song Yiyu stood up and took two changes of clothes from her bag. "I'm going to take a shower. Ye Jingan, you order takeout. I'm hungry. He Shu likes scrambled eggs with tomatoes. Remember to order one."
"You are ordering me around. Didn't you say you would treat me to a meal?" Ye Jing'an said dissatisfiedly.
"I don't have any money. All my accounts have been blocked by my dad. I'll treat you next time." Song Yiyu said.
Ye Jing'an's face was full of questions. Seeing that Ren Heshu was still beside him, he didn't know what to say. He asked Liu Muzhe if he would come back for dinner, picked up his phone and ordered some stir-fried dishes.
The restaurant they chose was near Ren Heshu's house, and the takeaway arrived quickly. However, Liu Muze still didn't reply to his message. Ye Jingan called, but the phone showed no signal and couldn't be dialed.
He remembered that when Brother Liu went to the mountain behind Sister Yuling's school last time, he made the same phone call. Thinking that the place Brother Liu was going to now might be a remote and desolate mountain with no signal, and there must be nothing to eat, he left a separate meal for Liu Muzhe and waited for him to come back to eat.
Song Yiyu had just finished showering, wearing a white sweatshirt and black sweatpants. His previously styled hair was now completely flat, with water dripping from the ends. He looked clean and tidy, yet a bit lazy, a stark contrast to his usual style.
"Is your boyfriend not coming back for dinner?" Song Yiyu sat in the living room and fed Ren Heshu.
"I don't know. Brother Liu didn't answer the phone. He must be busy. I left some food for him. Let's eat first." Ye Jing'an was so hungry that he picked up a big piece of meat and stuffed it into his mouth. "It tastes good."
Ren Heshu wiped the water dripping from his hair with a handkerchief: "Your hair is not dry yet, blow dry it first before eating, otherwise you will catch a cold."
"No, let's eat first." Song Yiyu said.
Ren Heshu didn't let him eat and pulled him to the living room to blow his hair.
Ye Jingan himself was too embarrassed to pick up his chopsticks to eat first. He looked at the two of them blowing their hair affectionately, and suddenly understood how his sister felt when she saw him and Brother Liu being affectionate, but he was not jealous of them at all. Ye Jingan knew that Brother Liu was lazy and didn't like to blow his hair. It happened that Brother Liu must be tired from running outside today, so he took care of him in the evening, helping him wash his hair and blow-dry it.
Luckily, Song Yiyu had short hair, so it took only a minute or two to finish. After finishing the takeaway, Ren Heshu got up to clean up. Ye Jingan and Song Yiyu stopped her and said, "How can we let you do this job? We two grown men can do it. Don't get your hands dirty with the grease. Go back to study."
Ren Heshu felt uncomfortable that someone else had to clean up after treating him to a meal. After being stubborn for a while, he was pushed back to his room.
Seeing that the door was closed, Ye Jingan whispered to Song Yiyu, "What's wrong with you? You promised to treat me to a meal, why are you refusing to pay?"
"Didn't I just say that my dad blocked all my accounts and I'm penniless now?" Song Yiyu said.
"No, are you serious? Were you really kicked out by your dad?" Ye Jing'an confirmed.
"Really? Why would I lie to you?" Song Yiyu packed up the takeaway box and threw it into the trash can, then used a clean rag to wipe the oil off the table.
Ye Jingan: “…”
Ye Jing'an thought for a long time. Uncle Song doted on his children the most, so how could he bear to let Song Yiyu be exiled to suffer? Ye Jing'an was curious about what Song Yiyu had done to be kicked out by his father.
"I demolished one of his small houses." Song Yiyu said.
"???" Ye Jingan thought to himself: Isn't this a typical prodigal son? Compared to Song Yiyu, he is much better. His father used to find him annoying, so there must be a comparison.
After collecting the takeaway packaging on the table, there was a big bag, and the trash can was full, so Song Yiyu picked up two bags of garbage and wanted to throw them downstairs.
"Okay, you're tired from demolishing the house. Take a break. I'll go take it out." Ye Jing'an took the garbage bag.
Song Yiyu looked at the clean house and saw that there was nothing to clean up. He decided to sit down and see if there were any accounts that his father had overlooked, so he could get some money. He had been kicked out, and although he hadn't cheated on Ren Heshu, he was penniless and didn't want a girl to support him.
Before he could even sit down on the sofa, a rapid knock on the door reached Song Yiyu's ears. Hearing the loud noise, he thought Ye Jingan had returned and shouted impatiently, "I didn't lock the door, why don't you just turn it?"
The knocking on the door didn't stop, but became more and more urgent.
Song Yiyu impatiently stood up and opened the door. Just as he opened the door and was about to scold Ye Jingan, he found that it was Liu Muze who came back. Song Yiyu asked excitedly: "How is it, have you found a way to help Ren Heshu?"
Liu Muze looked panicked. He pushed Song Yiyu aside and ran into the room. He didn't see Ye Jing'an around. He called him twice and Ren Heshu's door slowly opened. Liu Muze rushed over and found that it was Ren Heshu. Ye Jing'an was not in the room either.
Liu Muze's heart suddenly stagnated, and he felt a little breathless. He took two deep breaths and asked, "Where are Ye Jingan and the others?"
Song Yiyu pointed outside the door: "He just..."
"Brother Liu! You are finally back. Come and eat. It's still hot." Ye Jing'an greeted him.
Liu Muzhe rushed over and hugged Ye Jingan, burying his face deeply in his shoulder.
Ye Jingan was stunned: "Brother Liu, what's wrong with you?"
Liu Muze had a lot to say, but every word got stuck in his throat and he couldn't utter a word. Ye Jingan's warm body temperature made Liu Muze feel at ease, and he hugged him tighter.
Ye Jingan noticed that something was wrong with Liu Muze, so he gently smoothed his hair and said soothingly, "I'm here. What happened?"
Liu Muzhe didn't answer, but put his head on Ye Jing'an's shoulder and breathed a sigh of relief.
Ye Jing'an saw Song Yiyu and Ren Heshu still staring at them, and signaled them to go in. Ye Jing'an propped up Liu Muze's shoulders and looked at him. He was no different from usual, except that there were more bloodshot eyes.
Ye Jingan didn't know what happened to him today, but he was sure that he had been stimulated by something outside, so he didn't ask any more questions. He pulled him to sit on the sofa in the living room, opened the food and handed it to him: "You must be hungry, come and eat."
Liu Muzhe held the rice in his arms, without moving his chopsticks, but just stared at Ye Jingan.
"Don't want to eat? Then can we go home?" Ye Jingan asked softly.
Liu Muzhe nodded.
"Okay, let's go home. Wait for me for a moment, I have something to say to Song Yiyu." Ye Jing'an walked to Ren Heshu's room.
"What happened?" Song Yiyu asked.
"I don't know. Brother Liu doesn't want to say. The situation doesn't seem good. I want to take him back. I'll ask my dad to take care of your affairs. He also knows a few people who do this business in foreign countries." Ye Jing'an sent a message to Ye Zhuoran to tell him the basic situation.
Ye Zhuoran was a little worried when he heard that something happened to Liu Muze. He called and asked, "What happened to Xiao Liu?"
"I don't know yet, but it shouldn't be a big problem. Dad, please make some time to help solve Song Yiyu's problem. We'll come back when Brother Liu gets better." Ye Jing'an said.
"Okay, I'll ask someone. You must tell us what's wrong with Xiao Liu." Ye Zhuoran instructed.
"Don't worry, don't worry." Ye Jing'an said to Song Yiyu, "If you have anything, contact my dad. Brother Liu is not in good condition. I'll take him back to rest first."
Liu Muzhe sat on the sofa, staring blankly at the food in his hands. When he saw Ye Jingan coming out, his eyes lit up.
"Brother Liu, let's go home." Ye Jing'an held Liu Muzhe's hand and walked downstairs.
Liu Muzhe didn't say a word along the way, but occasionally nodded or shook his head in response to questions asked by Ye Jing'an.
"Have you been cast under a spell that makes you unable to speak? Or have you eaten something that makes you unable to speak?" Ye Jing'an asked curiously.
Liu Muzhe shook his head.
"Then why don't you talk to me?" Ye Jing'an asked.
Liu Muzhe lowered his eyes, feeling very uncomfortable and unable to speak.
"If you don't want to talk about it, then don't talk about it. Let's go back and rest for a while." Ye Jing'an said with a smile.
When he opened the door, the house was quiet, without the usual sound of the TV. Ye Jingan called out twice but Qiu Zimu didn't respond. When he asked, he found out that the two had gone out to play again.
Ye Jing'an thought that it was just right that no one was at home. Brother Liu was not in a good condition to meet people now. If Qiu Zimu kept asking questions, he would be too lazy to deal with them. Ye Jing'an returned to the room, went to the bed, patted the quilt and motioned Liu Muze to lie down next to him. Seeing that Liu Muze did not move, he pulled him over with one hand.
"Sleep for a while." Ye Jingan gently stroked his hair. After a long time, Ye Jingan felt the person in his arms slowly relax from the tense state.
Ye Jing'an didn't know what had happened to Liu Muze during this period, but it was definitely related to him. Ye Jing'an found that after his last death, Brother Liu seemed to have become a different person. Thinking about it, it was understandable. Ye Chenyi faded away little by little in Brother Liu's arms. After being alone for who knows how many years, he, Ye Jing'an, also died in front of Brother Liu.
Ye Jingan felt a sharp pain in his heart. He had thought that dying was a good thing, as it would let Brother Liu understand his true feelings and stay with him. But now it seemed that this had completely torn Brother Liu's scar, which had not yet healed, and would never heal again.
It was Brother Liu who, when drunk, yelled at Ye Jing'an not to leave. Today, perhaps something had happened to Brother Liu, making him think something was wrong, and so he rushed back and hugged him tightly. Ye Jing'an didn't know what kind of life Brother Liu led, worried about gains and losses. He sighed and said, "Let's not separate from now on. Let's go together wherever we go, okay?"
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