Chapter 57 Dependence

"You guys are walking like snails. Are you the reincarnation of turtles?" Qi Xiaoyao glared at the two people in front of him with impatience and said unhappily, "I have brought the rumormonger and troublemaker you wanted to catch here." After saying that, he turned around and left without looking back, leaving behind only a dashing back.

Shi Yize put his hands on his waist, stared angrily at the two guys in front of him who seemed a little scared, and shouted: "Okay, it turns out that you two are the ones gossiping here and spreading rumors about my Xianchuan and Lingyu!"

At this moment, Jiang Xianchuan, who had been silent all the time, suddenly took action. He moved swiftly and fiercely, slapping the two men left and right, giving each of them a loud slap.

After the fight, he actually asked softly with a smile on his face: "How is it, do you like this feeling?" Although he had a smile on his face, his tone revealed a chilling threat. The two men were frightened and nodded in agreement.

At this time, Li Lingyu and Lin Pianyue came out of a room. Seeing Shi Yi scolding the two men, Lin Pianyue couldn't help but ask curiously, "Oh my, what happened here? Why is it so lively?"

When Shi Yi saw them coming, he calmed down a little and explained, "Oh, these two guys are the culprits who fabricated and caused trouble in our camp. It is because they spread those false rumors everywhere that the whole camp is in a panic now."

Lin Pianyue carefully examined the faces of the two men, and suddenly said as if she had suddenly realized something: "I do have some impression of these two people. Whenever they encounter tasks assigned by their superiors, they always try to evade and shirk them. They have no sense of responsibility at all. Moreover, one of the men used to be my assistant. He stole a lot of my things when I wasn't paying attention. He is such a wicked villain!"

Hearing Lin Pianyue say this, Jiang Xianchuan's face instantly turned gloomy. He flashed and then kicked out with both feet swiftly. There were only two muffled sounds, and the two men had no time to react before they were kicked to the ground. Their knees hit the hard ground heavily. They grimaced in pain, but dared not utter a single complaint.

Jiang Xianchuan crossed his arms over his chest, looked down at them, and said coldly: "I am in a good mood today, so I don't intend to embarrass you too much. However, if you do something wrong, you must give an explanation. You two should apologize to me obediently. When I am satisfied, this matter will be over. Of course, if you don't want to apologize, it's fine. Anyway, my hands are itching right now."

When the two heard this, they were so frightened that they didn't dare to hesitate for a moment. They nodded quickly and kept saying, "I'm sorry! I'm really sorry! You are a magnanimous person, please don't bother with us!" However, Jiang Xianchuan didn't seem to buy their apology, as if he didn't hear it. He just turned to look at Lin Pianyue and asked with concern, "Sister Pianyue, how is Yubao's injury? Is it serious?"

Lin Pianyue frowned slightly, thought for a moment and replied: "Well... if you can insist on taking the medicine on time, you should be able to recover, but it may take some time to recuperate."

Jiang Xianchuan nodded to show that he understood, then turned his gaze to Shi Yi again, smiled, and said, "Thank you for your hard work in catching these two people this time."

Shi Yi smiled, waved his hand and said, "No, no, actually Qi Xiaoyao helped me a lot. If it weren't for his assistance, I don't think I could have done it alone." Upon hearing this, Jiang Xianchuan's eyes flashed with admiration, and then he continued chatting with everyone.

Time passed minute by minute, and the two men kept apologizing until their voices were almost hoarse, but Jiang Xianchuan was still chatting and laughing with others with great interest, and had no intention of letting them go.

Finally, after an unknown amount of time, perhaps because he felt he had had enough fun, Jiang Xianchuan waved his hands and said lazily, "Alright, alright, since you apologized so sincerely, I will forgive you for now. Remember, don't make the same mistake again in the future, or I won't let you off as easily as I did today. And, what about Yubao? Are you willing to forgive them?"

Ling Yu, who had been silent all the time, stepped forward and said lightly, "I agree with you." Jiang Xianchuan laughed and shouted at the two men, "In that case, why don't you get out of here! Get as far away as possible and don't get in the way here!" The two men fled the scene as if they had been pardoned, fearing that Jiang Xianchuan would suddenly change his mind.

"So my brother has this side!" Lin Pianyue raised her lips slightly, revealing a faint smile, which was as bright and charming as a blooming spring flower. She gently opened her red lips and said, "To a scumbag, you should be even scumbag!"

Jiang Xianchuan, who was standing aside, couldn't help but laugh when he heard this. The corners of his mouth raised, outlining a charming arc. Then, Jiang Xianchuan reached out and grabbed Li Lingyu beside him, turned around and walked into the house.

Li Lingyu followed Jiang Xianchuan's footsteps silently, but his mind couldn't help but recall the words that Lin Pianyue had said to him in private.

As he was thinking, he suddenly stopped and shouted, "Chuanchuan..." His voice was as soft as a breeze blowing across the lake.

Jiang Xianchuan turned around upon hearing the voice and looked at Li Lingyu in confusion. At this moment, Li Lingyu's face showed a pitiful and weak expression. He bit his lip and said softly, "My wound hurts so much..."

When Jiang Xianchuan heard this, he suddenly became angry. He frowned and said in a slightly reproachful tone, "How dare you leave alone when you knew the wound would hurt? What if the injury gets worse?"

When Jiang Xianchuan saw Li Lingyu's pitiful look, his heart softened again. He took a deep breath, tried to calm his emotions, and tried to make his tone gentler: "Okay, okay, I'm not angry anymore."

Seeing that Jiang Xianchuan's expression had eased a little, Li Lingyu struck while the iron was hot and continued to show weakness, "It's all my fault. I'm sorry to have caused you trouble..."

After saying that, he lowered his head like a child who had done something wrong. Seeing this, Jiang Xianchuan shook his head helplessly and sighed softly. Then he stepped forward, slowly approached Li Lingyu, stretched out his arms and gently held him in his arms.

Li Lingyu felt Jiang Xianchuan's warm embrace, nodded obediently, and buried his head deeply in Jiang Xianchuan's shoulder. Jiang Xianchuan gently stroked Li Lingyu's hair, his movements were soft and delicate, as if he was holding a rare treasure in his hands.

At this moment, his heart is filled with endless love and he only wishes that time could stay at this moment forever so that they could always stay together and lean on each other.

The whole world around them seemed to have gone quiet, leaving only the two of them hugging each other quietly, enjoying this rare moment of peace and warmth together.

"Chuanchuan, why are you so nice to me?" After a long while, Li Lingyu finally broke the silence between the two and asked slowly.

Jiang Xianchuan was slightly stunned, then smiled gently: "Because you are an important person to me." His voice was soft and firm, as if these words had been brewing in his heart for a long time.

Li Lingyu blinked and asked, "Is he your important friend?"

Jiang Xianchuan nodded and said without hesitation: "They are friends and family."

Li Lingyu was not surprised to hear this answer. In fact, he had expected this answer. But for some reason, when he heard Jiang Xianchuan say these words in person, his eyes could not help but become moist, and a few crystal tears slid down his cheeks.

Seeing this, Jiang Xianchuan patted Li Lingyu on the back gently and said in confusion, "Are you so moved by what I said? Why are you crying?"

Li Lingyu was secretly happy in his heart, but he didn't want Jiang Xianchuan to see through his thoughts, so he deliberately showed a look of loss on his face and murmured to himself: "Just friends and family..."

Jiang Xianchuan couldn't help laughing when he saw Li Lingyu like this. He reached out his hand, gently rubbed Li Lingyu's hair, and comforted him: "Of course it's more than that! You are not only my friend and family, but also my most trusted partner. No matter what difficulties we encounter, we will face them together and stay together."

After hearing this, Li Lingyu suddenly raised his head and looked straight into Jiang Xianchuan's eyes, his eyes full of expectation and nervousness. He took a deep breath, mustered up the courage to ask: "Then...what if I hope for more than just this?" After saying this, his heartbeat suddenly quickened, as if it was about to jump out of his throat.

Jiang Xianchuan was slightly startled, and his smile froze on his face. He didn't seem to expect Li Lingyu to say this, "What do you want? To be the most important person to me? Of course."

The air froze instantly, and time seemed to stop flowing. A flash of surprise flashed across Li Lingyu's eyes, and then it was replaced by complex emotions. He looked at Jiang Xianchuan, was silent for a moment, and finally said softly: "Okay."

Jiang Xianchuan smiled and said, "Don't worry, I will always side with you."

"Okay, let's take a break?" Jiang Xianchuan raised his wrist and glanced at his watch. The hour hand had already pointed to late at night. He turned to look at the person next to him and said softly, "It's getting late now." There was a hint of fatigue in his tone.

"Well, can you sleep with me..." Li Lingyu blinked, his eyes revealing a hint of expectation and dependence.

"Sure, let's go wash up together first?" Jiang Xianchuan replied with a smile, then took Li Lingyu's hand and walked towards the bathroom together.

Under the bright light, the two stood side by side in front of the sink, brushing their teeth and washing their faces attentively. The sound of running water was clear and pleasant, like a peaceful serenade.

After washing up, they wiped the water off each other's faces with towels, and then went back to the bedroom hand in hand.

Li Lingyu carefully lifted the quilt and let Jiang Xianchuan lie down first. Then he also crawled into the quilt and gently held Jiang Xianchuan in his arms.

At that moment, he could clearly feel the warm breath emanating from Jiang Xianchuan's body, and that familiar temperature made his heartbeat gradually calm down.

He just stared at Jiang Xianchuan's face quietly. Under the faint moonlight that came through the curtains, Jiang Xianchuan's facial features looked even softer and more charming. His eyelashes trembled slightly like butterfly wings, and his lips were glowing with a light pink, making him as beautiful as a sleeping fairy.

"Thank you, Chuanchuan." Li Lingyu couldn't help but murmured in a low voice.

Hearing the voice, Jiang Xianchuan slightly opened his eyes, looked at Li Lingyu in front of him with a dazed look, and asked doubtfully: "Thank you for what?"

"Thank you for being with me and always by my side, making me feel extremely warm and at ease." Li Lingyu said as he gently stroked Jiang Xianchuan's hair, his movements as gentle as a breeze blowing across the lake.

After hearing this, Jiang Xianchuan raised a sweet smile on his face, like a flower blooming in spring, "You make me very happy too, Yubao." After saying that, he snuggled into Li Lingyu's arms again and found a more comfortable position.

The two of them hugged each other tightly, feeling each other's breathing and heartbeat, as if they were the only two people left in the whole world.

In this warm atmosphere, they gradually felt sleepy. They slowly closed their eyes, immersed in each other's warm embrace, and fell into a sweet dream together.

In the dream, perhaps there is a beautiful future that they have woven together, full of laughter and happiness.