Chapter 58 The Eighth Day of the Five-Person Shura Field, Husband.
"Thank you, Ruan."
Wen Hezhou called his name.
Xie Ruan searched her mind many times.
However, they still couldn't figure out why Wen Hezhou suffered from claustrophobia.
Xie Ruan: "Can't we just..." go out?
Xie Ruan blurted it out.
Wen Hezhou interrupted as if deliberately blocking her way: "Aruan, are you uncomfortable being hugged by me?"
Wen Hezhou's voice was too soft, his gesture of reaching out to hug Xie Ruan seemed somewhat uneasy, loosening slightly. Then, as if this was simply his nature, he very easily bit his lower lip: "Then I'll loosen it a little..."
I didn't mean to.
Wen Hezhou did not say the second half of the sentence.
Xie Ruan's brain almost shut down.
During this month, Wen Hezhou's attitude towards him was not too flamboyant.
Xie Ruan was overwhelmed with dealing with the others.
Xie Ruan only noticed that Wen Hezhou had suddenly changed his attitude towards her slightly, becoming a little gentler...
But at this moment...
Wen Hezhou is so gentle!
She actually cares about his feelings?
This Wen Hezhou is different from the one he knows.
Xie Ruan was too naive; she couldn't see through the man's calculated performance at all.
He just felt that Wen Hezhou was gentle, and he subconsciously wanted to get closer to him.
Xie Ruan held his breath. While he was thinking, the man didn't give him any space to continue thinking. Instead, as if adding fuel to the fire, he slowly recounted his experiences from who-knows-where: "Actually, I wasn't born afraid of the dark... but holding you really made me feel a lot better."
Xie Ruan was holding her breath: "..."
He didn't know why his heart was pounding so hard...
but……
Xie Ruan felt that he was being held by Wen Hezhou and couldn't move at all. He could only hear the other's gentle voice brushing past his ear.
Xie Ruan's breathing became more rapid. In the dim corner, Xie Ruan could not see Wen Hezhou's eyes gradually becoming clearer and gentler. She simply let the gentle breeze, like a wisp of wind, softly brush past Xie Ruan's ear.
Xie Ruan heard Wen Hezhou's voice.
Wen Hezhou: "When I was a child, I was locked up."
This was the first time Xie Ruan had ever heard such non-aggressive language from Wen Hezhou.
Perhaps it was because Xie Ruan had cooked a few meals and delivered food to Wen Hezhou.
Has Wen Hezhou lowered his guard against him?
Xie Ruan, on the contrary, felt much more relaxed.
Otherwise, Xie Ruan would also be very troubled by being tense every day.
Xie Ruan was still trying to figure out what the man meant.
Wen Hezhou's subsequent experiences then whispered in Xie Ruan's ear: "When I was a child, my family treated me badly..."
Wen Hezhou seemed to be explaining all this to avoid Xie Ruan thinking he was a pervert. Wen Hezhou's voice was both real and feigned, making it impossible to tell the truth. Hezhou pressed his ear against Xie Ruan's increasingly burning earlobe.
Wen Hezhou quietly and teasingly wrapped his arms around Xie Ruan's waist.
Xie Ruan's ears burned even hotter.
From this angle, Xie Ruan couldn't see Wen Hezhou's lips curl up silently, or his expression that vanished in an instant.
She only heard Wen Hezhou's increasingly dejected voice, and then let the other person pull her closer.
Xie Ruan was completely unaware.
Just as Wen Hezhou continued, “They felt I wasn’t obedient enough. In order to make me obedient, achieve their grades, and do what they wanted, they would often target me with things I was afraid of. For example, after they found out I was afraid of the dark, they would often lock me in a closed room for hours or even dozens of hours.”
Wen Hezhou seemed to be genuinely recalling something. His tone slowed down, and towards the end, his voice became increasingly soft and ethereal, as if he were telling someone else's story or reminiscing about the past, increasingly focusing his consciousness on his past memories.
Fortunately, the two were too close together.
Xie Ruan could hear Wen Hezhou's voice.
Xie Ruan is too naive.
That is enough to fully accept the truth of everything Wen Hezhou said.
Even if it can't be found in the original book.
Xie Ruan's fingers tightened.
He was also afraid of the dark.
Xie Ruan was an orphan from a young age. If it weren't for the fact that he had worked as a nanny for a wealthy family when he was a child, he would have had the opportunity to do so.
He may have starved to death when he was young.
Xie Ruan was very grateful to that family.
but……
That family is gone.
They were swallowed up by zombies.
He also lingered on his deathbed.
Perhaps it was after losing the kind people who took him in as a caregiver in the darkness.
Xie Ruan also has an inexplicable fear of the dark.
But he did not develop claustrophobia.
There is no such thing as nyctophobia.
He always thinks of the people he was forced to lose when darkness falls.
Shivering in the darkness.
Xie Ruan pursed her lips slightly; her pale lips had lost all color.
Wen Hezhou's voice still trembled slightly: "So after that, I always tried very hard to achieve their goals, and they never locked me in the dark alone again. But because of this, I developed claustrophobia. Fortunately, you were there this time, so I wasn't even more afraid."
Upon hearing this news, Xie Ruan's fingers trembled slightly, and she hugged the man back.
Xie Ruan bit her thin lips slightly, "Don't be afraid."
Xie Ruan wasn't good at comforting people. He tried to imitate how other parents comforted their children, gently and awkwardly patting Wen Hezhou's back.
Wen Hezhou seemed to be taken aback for a moment.
Xie Ruan was unaware.
He bit his thin lips, trying hard to recall how others had comforted him in his memory, and slowly said, "Don't be afraid. It's all in the past. At least, right now, I'm with you, Teacher Wen."
Teacher Wen's voice touched my heart.
The sensation inexplicably dissipated, and Wen Hezhou's breathing became slightly rapid.
He originally...
I just wanted to tease Xie Ruan.
But Xie Ruan's increasingly obedient and gentle comforting words made his heart skip a beat.
That's so weird.
Wen Hezhou inexplicably felt that his actions were bad.
Many images flashed through his mind, including the scene of his parents pushing him into a dark room.
Wen Hezhou once buried that part.
However, Xie Ruan pulled out his memories.
even.
With a warm embrace, he soothed those memories that had long been sealed away and that he refused to show to anyone.
Wen Hezhou: "..." He originally meant to make it up.
As a result, Xie Ruan actually brought out those memories that he had almost sealed away?
It even gives me a feeling of being healed.
interesting.
Xie Ruan is really interesting.
Wen Hezhou bit his lower lip lightly. Although he had never played a scheming woman before, he still adopted a retreating stance and changed to a weak and aggrieved tone: "Then, can you let me hug you for a little longer?"
Wen Hezhou's actions were clearly pushing his luck.
Xie Ruan nodded, not rejecting the idea.
*
Xie Ruan didn't come out of the closet with Wen Hezhou for quite some time.
Xie Ruan held it in for a long time.
Wen Hezhou seemed to be in a good mood.
The inexplicable deepening of their relationship caused Xie Ruan to blush and subconsciously ask, "Teacher Wen," when she came out of the closet, "Why did you hide in the closet? Wouldn't you have avoided claustrophobia if you just came out?"
Xie Ruan blinked innocently.
Xie Ruan had no idea that before he even spoke, the man had silently caught his curious eyes, guessed his meaning, and smiled slightly. "Yes, I'm here."
After being interrupted, Xie Ruan was speechless.
Xie Ruan's cheeks flushed even more.
As if on purpose, the man gently pulled his hand, "Did it hurt too much when I hugged you?"
Xie Ruan shook her head frantically: "..."
Xie Ruan suddenly wanted to run away; the man's inexplicable passion was alright in the dark.
Outside, Xie Ruan's heart beat even faster when she saw Wen Hezhou gently leaning closer to her.
Xie Ruan turned and tried to run away.
Unexpectedly, the man gently pulled his hand away, as if he were already used to it, and hugged him in his arms.
?
QAQ!
Is it normal to hold a nanny in your arms in broad daylight?
Xie Ruan began to tremble.
It felt as if Wen Hezhou, who had just been in the closet, was a different person.
Xie Ruan felt that Wen Hezhou had just...
This is nothing like the Wen Hezhou of today.
Xie Ruan was even more frightened.
Xie Ruan was trembling all over.
The little tufts of hair on the top of his head also stood up.
Wen Hezhou, seemingly oblivious to Xie Ruan's escape, reached out and wrapped his arms around Xie Ruan's narrow waist, letting Xie Ruan sit on his lap. Then, he leaned forward, catching up with the part of Xie Ruan that had fled.
Xie Ruan sensed Wen Hezhou's sudden approach.
The body temperature surrounding her was even hotter than that of a man.
Xie Ruan's breathing became even more labored.
Can.
Wen Hezhou's expression and behavior made it impossible to tell whether he did it intentionally or not.
Wen Hezhou leaned forward, seemingly unconcerned about sharing with Xie Ruan, and opened the laptop in the room, which displayed…
It records the scene downstairs in real time.
Wait.
?
As a post-apocalyptic being.
Xie Ruan really didn't recognize such a high-class item.
Xie Ruan asked with her clear, doe-like eyes, "Teacher Wen, what is this?"
Xie Ruan was too curious; he usually didn't ask questions.
Xie Ruan usually wanted to run away as soon as she saw men.
Wen Hezhou raised an eyebrow slightly at Xie Ruan's question, leaned closer to Xie Ruan, and pressed his hand against the back of her neck, "A-Ruan, do you not know what this is?"
Xie Ruan nodded obediently.
He hadn't yet realized what the subtle curve of the man's lips meant.
Wen Hezhou moved a few steps closer: "How about giving me a reward? Give me a little and I'll tell you."
award?
Xie Ruancai is unwilling to give money to others.
Xie Ruan's cheeks suddenly turned red.
The way she instinctively protected her small wallet made Wen Hezhou's eyes narrow even more.
Little money-grubber.
Wen Hezhou: "You like money?"
Xie Ruan dared not say that, so he kept his mouth shut.
Wen Hezhou's nimble fingers suddenly produced a card.
Wen Hezhou: "Do you want it?"
The card in Wen Hezhou's hand was black.
Xie Ruan tilted her head, looking puzzled, which made Wen Hezhou slightly smile.
Wen Hezhou: "With this black card, you can buy anything with a price tag, with no upper limit. Tempted?"
Xie Ruan was still thinking.
Wen Hezhou's voice, however, sounded almost seductive: "But there's a condition."
Xie Ruan knew it was nothing good.
Xie Ruan subconsciously turned her head away.
Seeing Xie Ruan's slightly grumpy expression, Wen Hezhou seemed to feel even better. He teasingly rubbed Xie Ruan's cheek with his long, slender fingers.
Xie Ruan instinctively shrank back.
It's a little itchy.
But Xie Ruan has a temper, and he won't fall into her trap easily.
Wen Hezhou's fingers brushed against Xie Ruan's earlobe once again.
Xie Ruan's skin is very delicate. If you look closely, you can see the fine downy hairs on her skin. Her expression of resistance is incredibly cute.
Even when Wen Hezhou touched Xie Ruan's skin, he felt a slight lingering desire for the smooth and delicate feel of Xie Ruan's cheeks.
Wen Hezhou: "Please don't call me Teacher Wen anymore, okay?"
Xie Ruan: That's it?
That's it? There's no upper limit?
Xie Ruan didn't dare to speak.
Wen Hezhou toyed with Xie Ruan's hair with his fingers. "Want something else? I'll give you this card."
Xie Ruan and Wen Hezhou locked eyes.
Xie Ruan had a feeling that she had been seen through.
Xie Ruan felt that Wen Hezhou seemed to have seen through him, which was why he added those words.
Xie Ruan's fingers tightened.
Wen Hezhou: "How about it? Pretty good deal, right?"
Xie Ruan looked at Wen Hezhou cautiously.
Wen Hezhou gently lowered his eyes, as if he could see right through him: "Consider this a change of address fee. I won't ask for anything else, how about it?"
Xie Ruan: "Then, what does your brother like to be called?"
Xie Ruan held her breath.
Xie Ruan had no reason to refuse.
He refused, and the employer is likely unhappy as well.
Wen Hezhou's lips curled slightly, "Try calling them all once?"
Xie Ruan's cheeks flushed red. He couldn't think of any more options, and his breathing became even more rapid: "Brother."
Wen Hezhou: "You have too many good brothers, I want someone special."
Xie Ruan: "Then..."
Xie Ruan had been frequently browsing news lately, and he had also read the posts from Wen Hezhou's fans. He thought that since they all used the same term of address, it wouldn't be an exaggeration to use it. So he racked his brains for some ideas to use, and the first one that came to Xie Ruan's mind was "Good brother".
Xie Ruan didn't even notice that Wen Hezhou's breathing had stopped for a moment.
Wen Hezhou was clearly there to tease Xie Ruan.
Xie Ruan, however, assumed that Wen Hezhou's lack of reaction meant he didn't like it: "Darling."
Xie Ruan was too embarrassed.
The voices all had a slight breathy quality.
Xie Ruan didn't hear Wen Hezhou's increasingly disordered breathing.
Honey?
Where did you learn it?
Wen Hezhou was still at a stalemate.
Xie Ruan thought that Wen Hezhou didn't like it, so she twisted her fingers awkwardly and thought of an even more embarrassing way to address him.
But Xie Ruan thought that Wen Hezhou's fans were calling him that, so Wen Hezhou probably wouldn't be too opposed to it, right?
Xie Ruan took a deep breath and parted her thin lips slightly: "Then, is there something else... that you prefer, brother?"
Wen Hezhou watched as Xie Ruan's face grew increasingly flushed.
He leaned closer. "Hmm? Tell me about it."
Wen Hezhou was clearly unaware of the shameful words that Xie Ruan was thinking about.
Just teasingly, he pinched Xie Ruan's chin with his fingers.
Xie Ruan's face is really small.
When held in someone's arms, Xie Ruan looked very small.
As Wen Hezhou played with Xie Ruan's face with his fingers, he moved them from side to side, and felt that Xie Ruan's cheeks became even redder.
They're so cute you just don't want to let go.
Wen Hezhou was unaware that his reaction was completely different from when he had met Xie Ruan before.
Xie Ruan blushed and cautiously parted her thin lips: "Old..."
I already told you not to call him teacher.
Wen Hezhou was unaware that something was wrong.
His gaze slowly moved downwards, landing on Xie Ruan's even redder face.
Wen Hezhou had never seen Xie Ruan so closely before.
He has always observed others from the perspective of an outsider.
But at this moment.
For some reason, when he saw Xie Ruan, he couldn't continue to observe with the same detached, bystander mentality as before.
Xie Ruan seems to possess a mysterious magic.
Once he holds him in his arms, he doesn't want to let go.
Once you start teasing, you don't want to stop.
I could even see the other person's cheeks getting increasingly red...
His breathing became somewhat disordered.
Xie Ruanming was clearly just a nanny.
Wen Hezhou had never felt this way towards anyone.
Wen Hezhou lowered his eyes, deep in thought.
Xie Ruan mustered the courage to speak, but her words were like soft feathers brushing against his ear.
Wen Hezhou vaguely heard the sound.
Xie Ruan: "Husband...husband."
Wen Hezhou: "..."
...
…
Wen Hezhou's breathing became slightly labored.
Xie Ruan thought Wen Hezhou hadn't heard her, and she could feel that Wen Hezhou's back had stiffened.
Did Wen Hezhou not hear what he said?
Xie Ruan blinked his innocent eyes. To him, what boys called boys didn't seem to matter.
After all, Xie Ruan had read many novels while browsing the internet.
Xie Ruan had even seen how many boys in the world addressed each other.
Xie Ruan discovered that in this world, it seemed perfectly normal for boys to call each other "dad," "father," or even "husband" and "wife."
Even ordinary fans who admire Wen Hezhou call him "husband" all the time.
Wen Hezhou probably wouldn't object.
Xie Ruan was somewhat pleased with her cleverness.
He raised an eyebrow slightly, looking a bit more confident than before: "Husband."
Xie Ruan felt that Wen Hezhou's body seemed even stiffer.
Xie Ruan blinked, her innocent eyes looking at Wen Hezhou.
Wen Hezhou seems to be...
Can't move?
Xie Ruan even felt that Wen Hezhou seemed to stiffen and tremble slightly.
This isn't right.
Xie Ruan thought that Wen Hezhou should be used to being called "husband" by now, right?
Xie Ruan heard it at the event that day.
Xie Ruan blinked her innocent eyes.
When Wen Hezhou finally came to his senses, it was as if he had been in a different world: "You, what's your name?"
Wen Hezhou was even stuttering a little.
Xie Ruan didn't think much of it: "Husband?"
Xie Ruan: "Does brother like this nickname?... Ugh,"
Xie Ruan wanted to say, "I've seen you say that on your Weibo, so I think you must like it," but Wen Hezhou suddenly covered her mouth.
The faint scent of bitter ginseng brought Xie Ruan closer.
Xie Ruan's breathing became even more rapid, "...Ugh."
What is Wen Hezhou doing?!
Even if you don't like it... you shouldn't kill them.
Xie Ruan couldn't breathe.
Waaah.
Xie Ruan struggled, her voice becoming much more hesitant.
Her eyes were red-rimmed, filled with resentment and grievance.
Wen Hezhou watched Xie Ruan struggle, his whole body stiffening.
Wen Hezhou didn't really understand his own body.
But as she held Xie Ruan tightly, she felt her heart pounding even harder.
It's about to emerge.
Like a deer's head pounding, Xie Ruan's actions disrupted her emotions and reason.
Xie Ruan seems to have become a variable for him.
Wen Hezhou swallowed subconsciously.
It was as if all the moisture had been drained from him, making it difficult for his Adam's apple to move.
Wen Hezhou felt his brain burning as if it were filled with blood. Suddenly, as if he was gradually losing his mind, he turned his head and bumped into Xie Ruan's increasingly red cheek.
With...thin lips.
Xie Ruan's thin lips...
Bright and beautiful.
moving.
Wen Hezhou's gaze fell on Xie Ruan's thin lips. A strong conflict made Wen Hezhou's breathing increasingly erratic, but he still tried his best to suppress it: "Deliberate?"
Xie Ruan didn't do it on purpose; he struggled instinctively.
Wen Hezhou covered his mouth, how could he speak?
Wen Hezhou: "Don't call people that like that."
Wen Hezhou's mind was almost entirely filled with the "husband" Xie Ruan had called him.
This is perfectly ordinary.
A word that's practically everywhere.
But Xie Ruan called out.
Why are they different?
It even made his heart beat faster.
Wen Hezhou is still unable to calm down.
Wen Hezhou looked away as if avoiding something, refusing to look at Xie Ruan.
Xie Ruan became anxious and gently bit Wen Hezhou's finger with her pearly teeth.
Xie Ruan's movements were too gentle.
It should have stung.
Wen Hezhou, however, felt nothing.
Instead, it stirred something within me.
Unconsciously, she moved her fingers a little closer to Xie Ruan.
Xie Ruan took another bite.
Xie Ruan thought Wen Hezhou was about to get angry, and his closer approach made Xie Ruan instinctively close her eyes.
Xie Ruan shrank back.
Wen Hezhou simply touched Xie Ruan's thin lips with his finger.
Xie Ruan's thin lips were very soft; after a few rubs, they were stained red...
The person who hooked up.
For no apparent reason, I had other thoughts.
Calling someone "husband" casually.
Wouldn't she be devoured by men outside?
Wen Hezhou then gently touched Xie Ruan's thin lips a few more times.
Xie Ruan was completely unable to resist.
Xie Ruan let out a soft, panting breath.
Xie Ruan had no idea how alluring the sound of breathing could be.
Xie Ruan was unaware of the man's increasingly disordered breathing.
Xie Ruan just felt that...
Wen Hezhou clearly has the face of a handsome young gentleman.
However, his hand movements were quite rough.
Xie Ruan was somewhat annoyed, and her eyes were red.
The man, seemingly oblivious, leaned closer again and said, "Say it again."
Xie Ruan's eyes reddened even more. "Husband."
Damn it.
A wedding symphony inexplicably popped into Wen Hezhou's head.
He probably doesn't like women.
She shouldn't like men either.
Wen Hezhou's thoughts became increasingly chaotic.
Their eyes met.
But Xie Ruan gave him an innocent look.
Wen Hezhou stood there for a long time before speaking again, as if he were suppressing something: "Change it."
Xie Ruan felt like his brain was being completely drained; he felt that Wen Hezhou's gentleness just now was all a deceptive illusion.
Wen Hezhou is still a bad man!
Calling one won't work.
The other one won't work either.
Xie Ruan wanted to stomp her feet in frustration.
However, the black card that Wen Hezhou was waving in his hand was just too tempting.
Even though Xie Ruan felt the face looked somewhat familiar, his haste prevented him from giving it much thought.
He could only silently let the tuft of hair on his head stand up quietly.
Then, as if with a hint of capriciousness, she said, "If I can't call you Teacher Wen, I can call you husband or something..."
Xie Ruan moved a few steps closer to Wen Hezhou.
Xie Ruan was thinking so intently that he seemed unaware of the distance between himself and Wen Hezhou.
Xie Ruan moved a little closer, her beautiful, dark eyes lifting earnestly: "That's called, He Zhou?"
Xie Ruan didn't even notice that Wen Hezhou's breathing had become more rapid.
Hearing Wen Hezhou's silence, Xie Ruan thought the man was difficult to please and was about to back out again, so she quickly thought of a new way of addressing him, intending to show him her sincerity: "Brother Hezhou~ is that okay?"
Wen Hezhou stood frozen in place: "..."
Wen Hezhou almost melted upon hearing this title.
Wen Hezhou hasn't moved yet.
Xie Ruan quietly took the card from Wen Hezhou's hand.
Xie Ruan's voice trembled slightly, but there was also a hint of coquetry in it: "Can I? Brother He Zhou? Can I keep it for myself?"
That tone.
Xie Ruan did not notice the subtle changes in Wen Hezhou.
As Xie Ruan fiddled with the black card in Wen Hezhou's hand, the more she played with it, the more familiar she felt with the card.
I was stunned for a moment.
How did he feel...?
This card.
Where have I seen this before?
Xie Ruan reached into his pocket.
He also took out the black card that he had previously taken from "Jiang Zhi".
Spread it out.
It appeared right in front of the two of them.
There are two —
Exactly the same.
Black card.
Xie Ruan inexplicably felt that the atmosphere around her had become oppressive.
Xie Ruan looked up in a panic.
Unexpectedly, she hadn't even seen Wen Hezhou's expression.
Suddenly, they heard the man's cold voice.
“Ah Ruan.”
"Who gave you this one?"
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Author's Note: Juanbao: Ahem, some people. They've gotten themselves into trouble while trying to amuse others [rainbow fart].
Wen Hezhou: ...
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