Chapter 55 I'll treat you to candy
This action felt like his lifeline had been seized, and Lin Yao felt a sense of panic and loss of control.
He raised his hand, his fingertips digging into the other's firm arm, trying to roll over and resist. But the other was extremely strong and had his chin pinned down, so he dared not make a move.
"put......"
The pronunciation is still unclear, but the improvement from being completely mute to being able to speak with difficulty is a kind of progress.
"Call me by my name." Xie Xingchen ignored him, only lowering her head slightly, incredibly patient. "Xie, Xing, and then?"
Lin Yao raised an eyebrow at him, struggling but unable to break free, his Adam's apple bobbing up and down.
After a long while, he finally managed to squeeze out the last word.
“.....Chen...”
"Yes, I heard that, that's great." Xie Xingchen's lips curved slightly, showing his pleasure.
Being unable to say anything, yet able to call out one's own name, evokes a very unique and exhilarating feeling.
Xie Xingchen's gaze fell on Lin Yao's watery eyes. Seeing his brows furrowed, he said in a low voice, "Do you think I'm bullying you?"
How dare you even ask that?
Aren't you bullying me?
He clearly had a look of glee on his face the whole time, as if he were watching a good show.
Lin Yao's lips moved, but if he couldn't speak, he wouldn't. He opened his mouth and bit down fiercely without hesitation.
If he had known that he was practicing his voice in such an embarrassing way, he would never have let Xie Xingchen help him check it.
Xie Xingchen hissed, his fingertips ached slightly, and his heart went numb.
She rubbed her finger against his lips a few times before withdrawing it, but her tone left no room for doubt: "Even if you bite me, I'll keep trying. It seems this method works. I'll find time every day to practice with you a few times."
Lin Yao: ".........."
They resort to crooked and unorthodox methods, yet maintain a respectable facade; they are incorrigible despite repeated warnings and continue to provoke others.
It's okay, just beat them up.
As soon as the other person straightened up and created some distance, Lin Yao grabbed his arm and twisted it behind his back, then slammed his knee against the door.
A fighter with a perfect score in combat possesses excellent locking techniques, easily rendering opponents immobile.
"Are you really angry?" Xie Xingchen turned his head and looked at his expression in the mirror, admitting, "Okay, I admit there was a little bit of teasing involved, but it only accounted for one percent at most. The main thing was to help you."
"Get out." That word was clean and crisp.
“Okay, I managed to squeeze out one more word: medical miracle.” Xie Xingchen’s posture was awkward, but he didn’t resist. He just said, “Yaoyao, my hand hurts.”
Lin Yao ignored him and tightened his grip with a blank expression.
This person was incredibly awful before, they just deserved it.
Xie Xingchen didn't want to fight him, but this stalemate couldn't go on, so he started to apologize: "I'll be gentler next time. I was too rough. It was my fault."
Lin Yao scoffed and ignored him.
Xie Xingchen appealed to his emotions: "I haven't slept all night, I'm sleepy."
Lin Yao loosened his grip slightly.
Xie Xingchen pressed on: "How about this, you let go of me after you get your report back?"
Lin Yao tilted his head slightly: "Hmm?"
"You can put your finger in my mouth too, and we'll settle this once and for all. You can laugh at me too," Xie Xingchen suggested, knowing he felt ashamed.
Lin Yao thought for two seconds and agreed.
He switched to using his left hand to bind the other man's two wrists, bent his knees to brace against them, and bent his right index and middle fingers together, mimicking the man's earlier vicious actions in retaliation.
As soon as I put it in, all I could think about was why I was doing something so bizarre and strange.
Something's not right; he's leading me astray.
"No."
"want."
Xie Xingchen listened as he uttered each word clearly: "So, do you want it or not?"
Lin Yao was too lazy to play this boring game with him, so he thought to himself, "Forget it," and tried to retreat and withdraw, when he vaguely felt a soft touch on him.
Two seconds later, Lin Yao finally reacted.
Xie Xingchen accidentally licked his hand!
It's so strange. I only touched it briefly, but my heart inexplicably started to feel numb. It's incredibly weird.
Damn it, you can't compete with a pervert in terms of the lowest limits. Lin Yao tried to pull his hand back, but the other party opened its mouth and bit him.
Xie Xingchen mumbled, "Didn't you want to retaliate?"
Lin Yao shook his head, "No, no."
He thrust his knee upwards, delivering a powerful blow to finish the attack, then swiftly released his grip and took a few steps back.
After washing my hands, as I walked past him, I couldn't take it anymore and kicked him in the shin again.
Lin Yao was usually a man of few words, and now he was practically silent, making the room even quieter. His cool, expressionless face lay in the simple chair beside him, reading a military and political textbook.
That's too much! Even at a time like this, they're still cramming for the midterms.
Xie Xingchen clicked his tongue softly, recalling Lin Yao's absent-mindedness when he saw Pei Yizhong earlier, and then sent a message to Uncle Cheng.
【xxc】: Could you help me look up Pei Yizhong's background?
【xxc】：and records of entering and leaving the capital over the past ten years
Soon, the other party sent over a long resume and travel history, which had only appeared once in the last three years, and the last time before that was eight years ago.
Why aren't you sleeping?
Seeing that he was frowning beside him, Lin Yao typed something on his memo and pushed it over.
Xie Xingchen handed over the information he had just found and explained, "I noticed you looked a bit off, so I had someone look it up, but I didn't find anything particularly useful."
However, when Lin Yao saw that huge amount of information, his gaze froze on the time eight years ago when he appeared, and his pupils contracted.
It was the day the lab caught fire.
What a coincidence!
Why was he there?
And what was the purpose of going there?
Lin Yao suddenly turned pale, his lips trembled slightly, but he couldn't sort out his thoughts. Was he the manipulator behind the laboratory? Or the arsonist of that fire?
"You saw him back then, but you don't remember, right?" Xie Xingchen said slowly. "Lin Yao, I guess your post-traumatic stress disorder is also related to eight years ago."
Lin Yao nodded slightly.
But he couldn't explain to the other person that such a long and painful past was a shameful thing that was hard to mention.
Xie Xingchen observed his expression and comforted him, saying, "It's okay, you don't have to say it if you don't want to, but if you want to get over this completely, you need to tell me so I can help you."
Lin Yao looked up and stared at him for several seconds, as if he was hesitating and struggling to make a very painful decision.
Xie Xingchen didn't urge him, but waited patiently.
Seeing that the other person's lips were pale, he bent down, opened the suitcase, rummaged through it, and found a bag of fruit candies.
I originally planned to use it to comfort children who were frightened after the battle when I volunteered, but I didn't expect it to come in handy here.
"Want some candy? It'll make you happier."
Xie Xingchen peeled one open and handed it to him, trying to ease the tension. "Today we'll use this bag of candy to cheer up other kids, but let's cheer up this unhappy one first."
Lin Yao lowered his head, took the candy from his palm, and crunched it. A sweet and sour taste exploded in his mouth, bringing him a brief moment of pleasure.
He silently made a mental note of how feeding candy could be a way to coax someone.
Then, under Xie Xingchen's gaze, she took a deep breath, typed a few words on her phone, and handed it to him.
Once she was certain he wouldn't harm her, she proactively exposed her vulnerabilities and weaknesses.
"I...I...believe..." Lin Yao managed to say, "you."
Xie Xingchen lowered his eyes and finally saw the secret that Lin Yao had been guarding all along.
IAAL, CG01.
The former sounds like an abbreviation for an organization, while the latter sounds like his experiment number.
Lin Yao pointed to the number, then to himself: "Me."
Xie Xingchen suddenly realized: CG, children's group, zero one, Lin Yao.
I only knew that he had no parents, but I never imagined that even his name was taken from a code name.
Without going into details, one can easily imagine what kind of cruel and painful experiments a child could be subjected to after being labeled with a number.
"Did you grow up here all this time, Lin Yao?" Xie Xingchen asked with difficulty.
After seeing the other person nod, his heart felt like it had been squeezed tightly by a large hand and then suddenly released, causing him so much pain that he couldn't breathe.
“You…” Xie Xingchen felt like he had become the one who lost his voice. For the past few years, he had been trying to find Lin Yao’s parents, but all his efforts had come to nothing. He never expected that this would be the cruelest kind of thing.
Lin Yao saw that his eyes suddenly turned red, and blood vessels appeared under his eyes. He became restless and agitated.
This left Lin Yao somewhat at a loss.
I had imagined all sorts of possible reactions from Xie Xingchen, but this was the only one I hadn't considered.
Is it because she feels sorry for herself?
He didn't want to see Xie Xingchen unhappy as well.
I wanted to coax him.
So he grabbed the bag of candy, picked out one, peeled it open, hesitated for a second, and then put it into his mouth.
"Eat." Lin Yao raised his hand to cover his eyes, speaking with difficulty, "No, cry."
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