Chapter 51 Open the Door (Xiao Xiu) I will never like you again...
Bitter Day Short Base, top floor of the central tower.
After being teleported to an extremely familiar environment, Minghuan's nerves, which had been tense for a long time, broke completely almost instantly like a rubber band stretched to its limit.
His frail body collapsed to the ground like a skeleton without support, and he fell into a coma uncontrollably.
By the time Minghuan regained consciousness, the sun was already setting. The vibrant, blood-red afterglow streamed through the window, leaving a beautiful silhouette on his retina. Yet, this captivating scene did nothing to alleviate the uneasiness that was growing like wild weeds deep within him.
Without warning, Minghuan's teeth began to chatter uncontrollably. This strange symptom spread from his lips and teeth to his entire body like a plague, causing every pore in his body to tremble slightly and involuntarily.
At this moment, the boy curled up on the floor alone, almost unable to distinguish between memory and reality. In a trance, he felt that he had been abandoned by the whole world.
The emptiness and nothingness in his heart continued to expand like a huge black hole, as if it was going to swallow up his entire soul.
At this moment, a cold electronic voice rang in his ears: [Hello, your heart rate is detected to be too fast. Please relax and adjust your breathing as soon as possible.]
Hearing this, Minghuan was slightly stunned.
"Ku Riduan", an artificial intelligence full of black technology, has always only obeyed Gao Fengyuan's orders. This is the first time that it has taken the initiative to talk to him. It is self-evident who is behind this.
After regaining consciousness, his trembling stopped abruptly, and his nearly collapsed sanity regained a little. Minghuan completely disregarded his own situation. He asked with concern, "Excuse me, Fengyuan, Gao Fengyuan, how is he?"
The system sighed inwardly. Using its supernatural powers to efficiently heal and cleanse Ming Huan's wounds and filth, it replied concisely: "Master, your life is not in danger at the moment. Please rest assured."
"No danger to life..." Ming Huan repeated these words slowly with a barely perceptible tremor. His voice was as hoarse as a cuckoo crying blood, and then he murmured softly, "Just no danger to life..."
Hearing his weakened voice, 030's nonexistent empathy trembled. He dryly tried to change the subject: "Your mental state is severely damaged. Please rest early."
Ming Huan ignored the system's advice. Like a delicate puppet, he stood up from the ground with a slightly stiff movement. His azure eyes, like two balls of burning cold flames, stared intently at the air before him.
"He sent you, didn't he?"
"Before I woke up, were you busy treating him, so you only have the energy to look after me now?
"His current condition is not optimistic, and you have been instructed by him to keep it secret from me, correct?"
Under the fierce attack of this series of questions like a machine gun, the system chose to keep its mouth shut, fearing that it would make more mistakes if it spoke too much.
This reaction immediately filled Minghuan with a surge of unease. He subconsciously clenched his fists, his knuckles turning white from the force. "Can't you tell me, or—in fact, you don't even have the right to know?"
[How could I not know...] 030 subconsciously defended his image, but his answer sounded a little lacking in confidence.
"Then please tell me what he is doing now!" Minghuan's voice unconsciously rose a few degrees. He stared straight ahead without blinking, stubbornly seeking the truth.
The system froze for a moment. He was really not good at lying.
The pause seemed to stretch out infinitely, each second making the atmosphere more oppressive. Finally, 030 could only euphemistically say, "Master, are you... maybe, probably, uh, taking a bath now?"
As soon as 030 gave this answer, he himself felt that it was difficult to get away with it.
"Liar..." Minghuan squeezed out these two words from between his teeth. His lips were pursed so tightly that they were almost bloodless.
Because - he smelled the faint sweet and fishy smell in the air.
This breath is so familiar, it is like a stubborn piece of lead, blocking the throat heavily and making it difficult to breathe.
He didn't know what he was thinking about, but a huge fear suddenly occupied his entire mind, instantly swallowing up his reason and calmness.
Amidst the system's warnings and dissuades, Minghuan stumbled towards the next door at almost the fastest speed. Like a tired bird returning to its nest, he desperately threw himself in front of Gao Fengyuan's door.
"Brother... Brother! Are you okay?" Minghuan's body kept trembling, but he clung to the narrow crack of the door as if he had found his final destination, as if this was the only remaining connection between him and Gao Fengyuan. As long as he clung tightly, he could feel the other's presence.
[Calm down, he's really fine. He might even be asleep right now—]
Seeing Minghuan's anxious look, the system couldn't help but speak to comfort him, but it couldn't calm him down at all.
He just stubbornly called Gao Fengyuan's name over and over again, but there was no response from behind the door. Only endless silence drowned him like a rainstorm.
As time passed, the sun finally set. Lights gradually began to appear on the streets below, but the top of the tower remained shrouded in darkness, like a dull coffin.
"Brother, how are you doing now? Can you please tell me something..."
After a long period of no response, Minghuan's emotions were like a flood that could no longer be suppressed.
He couldn't help but let out a weak sob, his voice was clearly tearful, like the desperate wail of a wounded little animal.
One by one, tears as big as beans rolled out of those sparkling eyes, and fell to the ground along his cheeks like beads that had broken off the string.
Minghuan choked up and knocked on the door gently. He sobbed and murmured, "Gao Fengyuan, you big liar, please open the door... Didn't we agree that you would trust me..."
"Please, don't scare me..."
…
[Host, I really tried my best.] Within the consciousness space, the system sighed helplessly, and its electronic voice seemed to be tinged with a hint of pity. [Mr. Minghuan, you may have fallen into some kind of stress state...]
Hearing the faint crying coming from outside the door, Gao Fengyuan was almost heartbroken.
He dug his hands into the bathtub tightly. Due to excessive force, the joints of his fingers turned a hideous bluish-white color and began to spasm involuntarily.
This piercing pain was like a chain reaction, spreading from his fingertips to his entire arm and finally even to his heart.
The ice water in the bathtub had been changed over and over again, but to no avail. Gao Fengyuan felt as if boiling magma was flowing freely in his veins, the burning desire constantly assaulting his body's defenses, bringing his sanity to the brink of collapse bit by bit.
Under the control of desire, Alpha's sharp canine teeth uncontrollably emerged from his gums little by little, and the white fangs flashed a dangerous cold light.
However, he remained motionless like a corpse. He was afraid that once he surfaced, he would be completely swallowed up by the surging heat in his body and would do something irreparable.
…
Minghuan outside the door was shaking like a frightened quail. He looked like an abandoned, pitiful little animal.
Although it was the hottest time of the year, his body was shivering as if he was in a world of ice and snow. The cold and fear came from all directions, swallowing him up bit by bit.
"Brother, it's getting dark again. When will it get light this time?"
As the night deepened, Minghuan subconsciously put his fingers into the crack of the door, as if trying to climb out of some terrible cage.
"I'm Minghuan, Xiaoyang, and Huanhuan..."
The long, slender finger was deformed by the wooden board, and the blood gradually drained away, causing the cold knuckles to gradually turn a sickly color.
"I can be your follower, or your pet. I'm willing to obey you in everything..."
The gentle night breeze dried Minghuan's tears bit by bit, making his cheeks as dry as his soul.
Finally, he whispered in tears: "Please, don't, don't leave me alone again..."
[Ahhh! Host, what are you doing——]
The next second, the door opened.
Ming Huan, who was leaning against the door frame, fell defenselessly into a hot and wet embrace. A strong arm gently hugged him and lifted the boy up.
That familiar, calloused hand gently rubbed his head, and someone whispered in his ear, "Okay, stop crying. I'm here..."
For a moment, Minghuan thought he was dreaming, but his body reacted before his mind did. He instinctively used his hands and feet, clinging to the other person tightly like a drowning man clinging to a lifeline.
In Alpha's arms, Minghuan closed his eyes tiredly. At this moment, it seemed that the only thing left in his world was the strong and indissoluble sweet and fishy smell.
After regaining consciousness, Ming Huan trembled and buried his miserable face in the man's arms. He whispered incoherently, "Gao Fengyuan, you liar, jerk, villain... I don't want to—"
I won't like you anymore...
But Minghuan's hand seemed to betray his heart as it clenched tightly, and he was unwilling to let go for a moment, as if he wanted to merge himself into Gao Fengyuan's bones and blood.
"Okay, okay, I'm a big asshole."
After an unknown amount of time, Gao Fengyuan's low voice sounded softly in Minghuan's ears, like the hum of a mute cello.
"Excuse me, can the best kid in the world please get off me now?"
At the same time, a hand as hot as charcoal gently patted his waist, the force as gentle as a breeze.
However, Minghuan seemed to have not heard it at all. Not only did he not let go, but he clung even tighter with sobs.
Looking at his clingy and infatuated appearance, Gao Fengyuan couldn't help but let out a long sigh: "Grandfather, little ancestor, didn't you just say you'd listen to me? It hasn't even been a minute, has it?"
Then he patted the "sticky dumpling"'s butt as if he was familiar with it, wanting him to move faster, but the man didn't react at all, as if he was pretending to be dead.
Gao Fengyuan then leaned forward slightly, pretending to stand up, and said in a threatening tone, "Then I'll throw you out?"
"No!" Minghuan quickly uttered a short protest. As he spoke, he wrapped himself tightly around Gao Fengyuan.
Then he moved up silently until his face was buried deeply in the other's warm neck. The tears that flowed out were like a broken dam, forming a small puddle on the Alpha's body.
The boy sobbed softly, "I don't want to..."
Looking at this crybaby who can't be hit or scolded, Gao Fengyuan felt a headache and also felt a little amused.
You are really sent by God to jinx me... Alpha thought to himself with a bittersweet smile, but he really couldn't bear to just give up like that.
So, Gao Fengyuan could only suppress his overwhelming desire, and gently picked up Minghuan like drinking poison to quench thirst, and returned to the room with him.
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