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I remember that when I was tired from playing, Shi Yanli carried me to the sofa to rest. After a drowsy nap, he woke me up for dinner.
I didn't dream today, and even if I did, it would only make me more drowsy and I couldn't recall anything related to the dream.
Fortunately, the delicious dinner diluted my grumpiness when I woke up.
After dinner, Yanli cleaned and tidied up as usual. I sat on the sofa, eating the fruit plate he had cut for me and watching the news.
The sound of running water in the kitchen gradually faded away, and I heard a small and subtle knock on the door.
The knocking sound is very familiar to me and quite regular.
There was always a pause after three dull thuds, and then the sound continued with a faint voice.
I heard the water turned off and the house suddenly became quiet again, with only the knocking on the door continuing.
Shi Yanli came out of the kitchen. He was still wearing his apron, with his sleeves halfway up. He shook his hands dry and spoke to me. His voice was more serious than ever.
"An An, don't open the door."
"Why?"
I asked knowingly. My hand was already on the doorknob, but I still looked at Shi Yanli, who was frowning, in confusion.
But my dear brother couldn't even explain why. He just felt that he couldn't open this door.
Sometimes intuition is ridiculous.
I ignored Shi Yanli's conflicted look and opened the door decisively.
I began to hope that the person standing outside the door was Pei Xuwan, because no one had visited this house for a long time.
Sure enough, the person standing outside the door was her.
Facing the bright corridor light, her cheeks were half bright and half dark, making her look even darker.
"Oh, am I disturbing you? Did you just finish your dinner? I can smell the delicious food."
Pei Xuwan always spoke to me in a familiar manner. She was dressed warmly and elegantly today, like an elegant and graceful lady.
The two scarlet gem earrings on her ears would sway constantly as she spoke, temporarily shifting people's attention from her made-up face to the two expensive earrings.
Pei Xuwan brought a lot of things this time, so I didn't let her in.
Shi Yanli's eyes were very deep. I didn't understand what my brother was thinking at this moment.
After choosing my words for a while, I said, "Sister, what's going on today? We just finished dinner."
"It's nothing serious, it's just..."
Pei Xuwan looked at the thing in his hand with regret and wanted to say something, but was immediately interrupted by Shi Yanli who came over.
My brother's expression was very unfriendly, and his voice when he spoke to Pei Xuwan was terribly cold.
This was the first time I saw an expression of anger on his face, but he still maintained his good manners and did not get angry.
"What on earth do you want? Are you the new neighbor?"
"Who are you? I remember there was only one resident in this house."
"Your words are an invasion of privacy, so it's even more impossible for me to tell you."
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Seeing the two of them arguing with each other, the verbal argument never stopped.
I reluctantly took a few steps back and watched them bickering with interest.
Pei Xuwan finally ignored Shi Yanli and focused all her attention on me.
"It seems your brother isn't easy to get along with. I made a special trip to visit my baby and her brother today, and she brought me this much tea. I figured one person wouldn't need that much, and I'm a stranger here, so I brought the tea here to share with you. Don't overthink it, I mean no harm."
Pei Xuwan said this and placed the quaint gift box by the door.
From beginning to end, she kept a perfect smile on her face, handling the situation appropriately without making people feel uncomfortable.
Before I could take it or say anything, Shi Yanli, who had quietly approached from the side, immediately pushed the gift box out.
The gift box was not placed securely, and it made a crisp sound when it fell to the ground.
Shi Yanli's voice came immediately: "We definitely can't accept things from other people. I appreciate your kindness, please go back."
"Besides, I can bring any tea my sister wants to drink. I don't need your nonsense."
Shi Yanli's voice was very cold, and the atmosphere around him was obviously not right.
After immediately throwing the gift box to Pei Xuwan, he hugged me and closed the door.
The door was closed, blocking out Pei Xuwan's mumbling. Even with my best hearing, I couldn't hear clearly at the moment.
As soon as the door was closed, Shi Yanli had no choice but to educate me.
"An An, brother told you before that you can't be so friendly to strangers."
"But isn't a beautiful sister also okay?" I asked back.
Shi Yanli was speechless. He didn't know how to explain it to me, and he couldn't be sure whether the world I saw was the same as his.
After thinking for a moment, Yanli changed his approach and spoke to me in the same gentle tone as if he were coaxing a child.
"An An, you must never do this again next time."
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"I know, I know." I kept agreeing, but I was actually thinking about something else in my mind.
The door was finally closed, and Shi Yanli's world finally became completely quiet.
After being isolated from Pei Xuwan's terrifying gaze, Shi Yanli realized that he would feel uncomfortable all over as soon as he saw his eyes.
The sense of crisis of death on the verge of collapse forced him to muster up all his strength to pull his sister back to safety.
Some bad memories suddenly flooded his mind, and he resisted the urge to vomit in his stomach.
He looked down at his ignorant sister who was unaware of everything.
Looking at his open hands again, Shi Yanli found that his palms were stained with blood. He blinked his eyes, and from the blood seeped out sticky flower balls like foam, bursting one after another with a popping sound.
He knew that everything was an illusion, so Shi Yanli bent down and hugged his sister with these strange hands.
I was stunned by Shi Yanli's sudden hug. He rarely showed such strong emotions.
But even when he held me tightly in his hot embrace, my face was still facing the door.
That way you can see the sticky substance in the door crack corroding the door railing and continuously seeping out.
The black and red liquid dripped around my ankles and gathered around me.
I naturally knew that Pei Xuwan would not give up until he succeeded. The panicked breathing of Yan Li disappeared in my ears, and his sweet and gentle voice sounded again.
Sometimes He spoke to me in an almost too gentle way, and His beautiful voice was like a perfect lullaby.
"Baby, baby, my baby..."
"Don't ignore Mommy."
"Baby…"
“Baby baby baby baby…”
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The continuous sound rang in my ears, one after another very sweet.
I felt a wetness on my earlobe, and I knew that Pei Xuwan was licking it carefully with the tip of his tongue.
He always liked these weird ways because I taught him these.
Shi Yanli finally released the burning embrace. He stood up straight, his expression tinged with an imperceptible sense of desolation.
"I'm sorry, it was my brother who lost his composure just now."
He turned around absentmindedly and wanted to continue finishing his dinner, but I could see the reason from it.
Today's dinner wasn't as good as the previous few days; it was obvious Shi Yanli was distracted. He even confused the basic distinction between sugar and salt, and today's dinner was cloyingly sweet.
He has been in a state of emotional instability and restlessness lately, and all his anxieties are visible on his face.
So while we were having dinner, I asked, "Brother, are you thinking about the past with your recent state?"
I was just testing the waters, but I never expected Shi Yanli on the other side to react so strongly.
He was usually calm and composed, but his hands were shaking, and he could barely hold the long, thin chopsticks. He lowered his head, his hair covering his eyes. When he looked up again, he smiled a bleak smile at me.
Using his serving chopsticks, he placed a perfectly cut piece of steak in my bowl. Shi Yanli pinched the bridge of his nose and said slowly, "It's just that I've been under too much pressure at work lately."
"Shi Yanli, you are lying."
"Yes, that's true. An An, An An, my An An. Brother has been having nightmares every day recently. He hasn't had a good night's sleep for a long time. He's still having the same dreams as before."
"The nightmare that used to belong to me."
Shi Yanli spoke to me softly, temporarily putting down his chopsticks. He became serious and began to recount a dream from his childhood.
My brother will always have me in his dreams.
At that time, I couldn't control my tentacles properly, and I would always hurt Shi Yanli carelessly.
His human age is only a few years older than mine, and children's skin is naturally delicate, so Shi Yanli's body is often filled with a strong smell of blood.
I would find his body incredibly delicious, and every time I would make him bleed all over. Then I would turn around and give him a sweet candy, licking his blood with the tip of my tongue.
In fact, I was not fully developed at that time, and I only had a vague understanding of even the most basic human thoughts.
Often, Shi Yanli would be tortured until his body was covered in bruises. Often, my mother, standing by, would gently pick me up, wipe the blood from my cheeks, and gently explain the reason to me.
"Baby, if you keep playing like this, your brother will break. You can't let your baby's favorite toy break, right? Otherwise, your baby won't be able to play with it all the time."
I didn't quite understand at that time, but I didn't want Shi Yanli to disappear completely, so I nodded.
My mother hummed a strange little song and took me back to my warm home. The wounded Shi Yanli was once again casually abandoned in the basement to recuperate.
The basement was dark, windowless and extremely gloomy.
The blood flowing on the wall solidified into spots over time.
I bring him some necessary medical supplies every day.
Looking at my brother wolfing down the leftovers on the plate, I admired him while continuing to tease him with my tentacles.
Over time, Shi Yanli developed what humans call "Stockholm".
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