Chapter 40
The temperature is still very high in the evening of August.
The intersection in the business district is bustling with people and vehicles.
A small long-haired white cat squatted beside the flower bed, looking at the sky, looking at the flow of people, and was in a daze for a while, occasionally opening its mouth: "Meow meow? Meow... Meow meow meow? Meow..."
He hung his head, looking a little troubled.
When passersby see him, they can't help but stop. Some take out their mobile phones to take pictures, while others can't help but reach out their hands.
However, the little white cat was very sad and didn't want to be petted.
Once you are pulled away, you can't get rid of it, but Xia Yan still wants to be quiet. He wants to write his own rap.
So he quietly hid to the side, and suddenly his ears moved and he heard a familiar voice.
"...Yes, it's right over there on Fortune Street. Come with me, brother!"
“…”
"Come to think of it, I went there again a while ago and chatted with Mr. Su. I found out that Brother Xia Yan and you are from the same university and the same college! What a coincidence! You might have even run into him at school! Haven't you discussed this with your classmates?"
"...I don't know. It's none of my business."
"? Why are you like this! Do you hate Shan Hai? Huh? What's that expression on your face? ...Wait, you don't know Xia Yan, do you? It's him you hate?"
"...I don't hate him! Can you please stop talking about it? I'm not going anyway!"
Two people came out of a nearby shopping mall and walked closer while talking. They were a man and a woman.
The girl was lively and cute. She was You Xiaoxiao, who had come to the Shanlegehai night snack stall to watch the live broadcast of the first stage of "Idols' Counterattack" before.
Xia Yan still remembered that day when this girl cried bitterly for her favorite idol.
And the boy next to You Xiaoxiao...
Xia Yan was stunned.
He is about 1.9 meters tall and has a strong frame.
She was wearing trendy brand clothes, a pair of limited edition sneakers, a silver ring designed by a foreign designer on her left index finger, and an earring in her right ear.
The boy was very handsome, and his fashionable and eye-catching appearance attracted a lot of people's attention.
But the handsome guy was depressed at this time, with a unhappy expression.
Xia Yan looked at You Xiaoxiao in surprise, then looked at the boy.
He knew this boy.
No, rather than saying they knew each other, it would be more accurate to say that they had dated for a very short time...
This is his ex-boyfriend... You Chi.
Xia Yan thought in disbelief, are You Chi and You Xiaoxiao siblings?
Strange... no wonder...
When Xia Yan saw You Xiaoxiao for the first time, he felt that she looked strangely familiar.
Their surnames were clearly the same, You, so why didn’t he think of You Chi at the time?
...Maybe it's because he and You Chi haven't had any contact for more than half a year.
It’s hard to tell whether their fate suddenly disappeared or You Chi was deliberately avoiding him.
Xia Yan watched the brother and sister approach with a slightly complicated mood.
You Xiaoxiao leaned her head in front of You Chi, studying his subtle expression: "If you don't hate Brother Xia Yan, then why don't you accompany me for a midnight snack? If you two know each other, you can introduce him to me!"
You Chi immediately became alert: "Why should I introduce him to you?"
You Xiaoxiao blushed and said, "...I like him!"
You Chi froze in his tracks, his face filled with astonishment.
You Xiaoxiao looked shy: "Although I don't want to do anything with Brother Xia Yan, it's good to get to know him. Add WeChat and chat occasionally-"
You Chi's face turned pale, and he interrupted, unable to bear it any longer: "Don't even think about it, I won't introduce him to you!"
You Xiaoxiao was stunned and instantly furious: "Huh? Why? What do you mean?"
You Chi was also very angry. He seemed to want to say something, but he forced himself to hold it back in front of You Xiaoxiao. Suddenly, his eyes turned and he pointed behind You Xiaoxiao and said, "XXX has launched a new milk tea. Why don't you try it?"
You Xiaoxiao: "..."
My distraction skills are a little poor, brother.
But she knows her own brother best.
You Chi is sometimes like a stubborn donkey. When he doesn't want to say anything, no one can pry his mouth open.
Therefore, You Xiaoxiao stared at him with gritted teeth, snorted heavily, and turned around to queue up to buy milk tea.
When You Chi saw her walking away, he put down his arm, turned around sullenly and sat down next to Xia Yan.
Xia Yan: "..."
You Chi stared at the concrete floor for a while, and Xia Yan didn't know what he was thinking.
He looked at the boy in a trance.
Compared to half a year ago, You Chi's hairstyle has changed slightly. His hair is shorter and all combed back, with only one or two strands falling in front of his forehead, making him look more casual - You Chi is a person who follows fashion very much, and every time he changes his hairstyle, his style changes completely.
Now this hairstyle makes him look a little sexier than before, and Xia Yan likes it very much.
Of course, he knew that no matter how tough or mature You Chi looked, he was still very childish at heart.
Xia Yan looked at him for a long time, and You Chi felt his gaze and turned his head suddenly.
The man and the cat met eyes.
Xia Yan froze, turned his head away guiltily, hesitated, and was about to leave, but You Chi suddenly reached out and rubbed his head.
Xia Yan: "..."
My ex-boyfriend treated me like an ordinary wild cat and petted me. Should I leave or not?
His heart was in turmoil.
He turned around and glanced at You Chi cautiously again.
The boy's slightly melancholic expression made Xia Yan pause, and he gave up the idea of leaving...
But Xia Yan couldn't help but feel a little confused.
Why does You Chi have this expression?
Is it related to him?
This expression made it seem as if You Chi was still...
But wasn't he the one who had been avoiding Xia Yan for half a year?
Xia Yan thought You Chi must have already disliked him...
Just as he was thinking this, You Chi stroked the cat Xia Yan's head and suddenly opened his mobile phone silently.
Xia Yan took a casual glance and was shocked to find that You Chi's phone desktop still had his photo on it.
...How, how could this happen?
My heart skipped a beat.
Xia Yan was stunned.
In front of him, You Chi opened the photo album and looked through other photos of the two of them taken in the past.
There are so many photos, but he seems to have never deleted any of them.
In the photos, from autumn to winter, the two people's clothes have changed from thin single clothes to thick down jackets.
In a quarter, no matter how many photos there are, there are only more than a hundred, but You Chi seems to never get tired of looking at them and looks at them very slowly.
When he turned to a close-up photo of Xia Yan, You Chi poked it with his finger, looking nostalgic.
Xia Yan froze like a cat sculpture.
Yu Chi, this is...
Xia Yan's heartbeat was a little out of rhythm, and his thoughts were a little confused.
Later, he saw You Chi open WeChat again and found Xia Yan's profile picture.
The last time they had contact was more than half a year ago, and the last message was from Xia Yan to You Chi.
The two of them made an appointment to meet outside the school that day. You Chi asked Xia Yan where he was, and Xia Yan replied, "Turn around and take a look."
At that time, You Chi turned around and smiled broadly when he saw Xia Yan. Xia Yan also smiled and walked over slowly.
There were few people in that place, and the two of them quietly held hands. You Chi also took the opportunity to kiss the corner of Xia Yan's mouth, and the snowflakes and Xia Yan's body temperature were pressed into his lips.
Unfortunately, many times, things take a sudden turn for the worse.
They were so sweet and loving during the day, but that night they had a fierce argument and broke up.
From then on, even though they were in the same college and dormitory, the two rarely met.
Xia Yan is a relatively Buddhist person. He was indeed very upset when they first broke up, but he felt that matters of the heart cannot be forced. You Chi no longer likes him. This is a fact and there is nothing he can do about it.
He set aside some time for himself. Even though it was still during the semester, he still went to the company every day and slept in the company. When it was late at night and everyone was asleep, he would quietly sort out his emotions alone.
Over time, all he had left for You Chi was regret.
However, at this moment, all of You Chi's actions showed that he still had feelings for Xia Yan.
Xia Yan was confused.
He was a little confused about what was going on.
You Xiaoxiao bought the milk tea and ran over. You Chi immediately locked the screen, stood up as if to cover up, and put the phone in his trouser pocket.
You Xiaoxiao said, "I've bought it. Let's go. Huh? Huh?"
She saw Xia Yan, the cat beside You Chi, who subconsciously stood up with You Chi. She covered her mouth in surprise and said, "Isn't this the little cat from the Shanhai night snack stall?"
Xia Yan realized what he had done and froze there - why did he stand up? Did he want to go back with others?
When You Chi heard You Xiaoxiao's words, he was stunned and looked at Xia Yan again.
Xia Yan swallowed and took a step back.
As a result, You Xiaoxiao directly stuffed the milk tea to You Chi, bent down and picked up Xia Yan: "Little cat, why are you here? This place is far away from Fortune Street, right? Did you run out and get lost? Oh my God, Mr. Su and the others are going to kill you..."
As You Xiaoxiao spoke, she touched Xia Yan's head with heartache, as if she felt that he must have been frightened and suffered a lot on the way to such a long distance.
Xia Yan, who just came out to relax, said: "…………"
After hearing what You Xiaoxiao said, You Chi froze. He opened his mouth and asked in a low voice, "...Is this cat from the Shanhai Night Snack Stall?"
"Yes, I'm sure! Is there another little white cat as beautiful as this in the world?" You Xiaoxiao carried Xia Yan and left, "I have to take it back first. I can't leave it here. By the way, brother, come with me to the night snack stall tonight and return the cat to its owner!"
You Xiaoxiao took the opportunity to act coquettishly again.
You Chi seemed to want to say something but stopped himself and said nothing.
Perhaps because of the nostalgia he had just expressed, he seemed to agree this time.
Although You Xiaoxiao didn't know what had changed her brother's mind when she went to buy milk tea, she finally succeeded. Naturally, she bumped You Chi's shoulder and shouted "Yeah" happily!
You Chi sighed, somewhat compromising, but then he thought of something, pursed his lips again, and lowered his eyes.
The brother and sister "kidnapped" Xia Yan into the car, and You Chi drove directly to the east of the city and went straight to their home.
On the way, Xia Yan finally came to his senses and became confused.
Why didn't he run away?
How did he really follow them home?
No matter what You Chi thinks of him now, they have broken up for more than half a year, so what else can happen?
He came out to relax in order to find inspiration for writing songs, not to follow his ex-boyfriend home just because he was confused!
Xia Yanmao collapsed.
An hour later, when they drove into the garage of a villa and the brother and sister took him out of the car, Xia Yan was still feeling annoyed.
You Xiaoxiao hadn't finished her milk tea yet, and this time it was You Chi's turn to hold Xia Yan.
The two siblings chatted as they walked into the house. Xia Yan secretly thought that he had to hold back until You Xiaoxiao sent him back to the night snack stall, and then he would be free. Everything that happened today would be treated as if it had never happened. Between him and You Chi—
The chaotic thoughts came to an abrupt halt.
Because as soon as I entered the door, a strange smell wafted over.
Huh?
Xia Yan was stunned, moved his nose and sniffed the air.
When Xia Yan realized what kind of aura this was, his eyes widened in shock.
——This is a very strange smell, the smell of spiritual power.
This was a development he had not expected, and it caught him off guard.
Xia Yan's whole body tensed up, and he no longer had the mind to think about random things. With the sound of the brother and sister in the background, he pressed his front paws against You Chi's arms, straightened his back, and looked solemnly in the direction where the smell came from.
You Chi noticed the changes in the kitten in his arms.
At first he thought it was just a little wild cat, but after knowing that the kitten was the lucky cat of the Shanhai night snack stall, his mood became subtle.
He lowered his head and scratched the back of Xia Yan's neck, asking curiously, "What are you looking at?"
As soon as he finished speaking, a woman walked out from the direction Xia Yan was staring at - the kitchen.
She was wearing a burgundy long dress and a pair of high heels.
She is a bit old, but still has charm and is a beauty.
Unfortunately, her expressionless face made her look a little mean.
As soon as they saw her, the brother and sister paused, and Xia Yanmin noticed that the atmosphere between them had cooled.
He suddenly remembered that You Chi had mentioned before that his parents divorced when he was in junior high school, and when he was in his third year of high school, his father married a new woman, but that woman didn't like him and his sister, and he and his sister didn't like her either.
At this moment, this woman, with a strange smell of spiritual power, hurriedly passed by the living room. When she saw the two siblings, she said coldly: "I'm going out to eat dinner, you two can take care of it yourselves."
You Xiaoxiao looked at her coldly: "...Oh."
The woman just walked back.
Seeing her leave, You Xiaoxiao frowned and said, "Why has she been so sneaky lately? Doesn't Dad find it strange?"
You Chi's tone was very cold: "Whatever happens to those two is none of my business."
You Xiaoxiao choked, then muttered, "That's true."
The two of them quickly started talking about other things. As they were talking, You Chi walked to the sofa and put Xia Yan down.
Xia Yan's expression has been solemn ever since he met that woman.
He stared out the window, and soon a car completely different from the one just now drove out of the garage.
After stopping on the lawn, the woman got out of the driver's seat, seemed to have forgotten something, and hurried back to the villa.
Xia Yan frowned, ran through the living room, ran out of the side door, and ran to the car.
——The doors and windows of the back seat of the car were closed, but Xia Yan could sense that there was a strong spiritual power emanating from inside.
It’s not the strange spiritual power smell of a woman, but the real spiritual power belonging to a monster!
Xia Yan's heart sank, and he jumped in from the driver's seat lightly.
…
——Inside the villa, You Chi turned around and found that the little white cat was gone.
He was stunned for a moment, then subconsciously headed towards the back corridor, calling out as he walked, "Cat?"
However, there was no sign of the cat along the entire straight corridor.
You Chi frowned, his eyes drifted across the window, then suddenly looked back - he saw a flash of white slipping into the driver's seat.
Immediately afterwards, a woman in a red dress came down from upstairs, went out again, walked straight to the car, got into the driver's seat, and closed the door.
You Chi's face changed, and he ran out of the side door a few steps forward, shouting, "Hey!"
However, the car had already started and drove out. He gritted his teeth, took out his cell phone and immediately made a call.
At this moment, in the car, in the back seat.
Xia Yan squatted at the bottom of the car with a cage placed on the seat.
He and a little bird demon in a cage with its mouth taped shut looked at each other quietly.
The little bird demon's face was filled with despair, unable to speak, and he looked frantically at Xia Yan for help.
Xia Yan's whole body was cold. At this moment, he was almost certain that You Chi and You Xiaoxiao's stepmother was a "gourmet".
He didn't expect that he would encounter such a thing just by strolling out today.
how so?
Do You Chi and You Xiaoxiao know?
No, they certainly don’t know that the relationship between them and their stepmother is very distant!
In the driver's seat, the woman made a phone call while driving and said coldly to the person on the other end, "Hello? It's me."
"Yeah, I left early and will be there about half an hour earlier."
"Because Teacher Liu asked me to arrive early today. He said they're going to slaughter a big fish today, and he and Fu Yan will be too busy to handle it. Don't worry about it, just get there on time. It's at XX Garden—huh? Wait, my husband's son is calling, I'll take it."
The woman switched calls and, too lazy to hold her phone, turned on the car's Bluetooth. The next second, You Chi's anxious voice rang out from inside the car: "Stop your car! My cat got into your car!"
Hearing this, the woman stepped on the brakes.
Xia Yan, who was quietly huddled in the back seat, froze.
Deathly silence.
Two seconds later.
Xia Yan's neck was pinched, and the whole cat was lifted up and brought in front of the woman.
The woman looked at him coldly, her eyes like a snake.
In an instant, goose bumps quietly appeared on Xia Yan's back - this kind of look was not the look of an ordinary human being, but the look of a beast that had cruelly devoured countless monsters.
Countless thoughts flashed through Xia Yan's mind.
Did she discover his identity as a monster?
No, it's impossible. Even if humans devour a lot of monsters and absorb a lot of spiritual power, they can never truly possess the skills to control and detect spiritual power.
So there was no way she could discover his identity.
However, this cold look that seemed to pierce his heart still made Xia Yan nervous for a moment.
At this critical moment, tears welled up in the eyes of the little bird demon in the back seat, while Xia Yan held his breath, curled up his claws slightly, and planned to transform directly.
——But suddenly, there was a knock on the car window.
The woman's eyes turned, she lowered the car window halfway, and looked straight at You Chi outside the car.
You Chi ran a few steps to the car, and when he saw the woman's eyes, he frowned instinctively.
You Chi's face turned cold and he said, "Give me the cat."
The woman looked at him without saying a word or moving.
Her strange look made You Chi feel uncomfortable. He narrowed his eyes and asked, "What are you looking at?"
“…”
The woman held Xia Yan, turned her arm, stretched it out of the window, and then loosened her fingers.
“Meow—”
Xia Yan was startled and fell down, but fortunately You Chi caught him in time.
You Chi held Xia Yan firmly, and when he came to his senses, he angrily said, "Why can't you just hand it over? Why are you throwing the cat away?!"
However, the woman ignored him, closed the car window, restarted the car and drove away.
You Chi was furious and was about to say something when he suddenly felt a heavy weight on his arm.
He subconsciously looked down, and then he was completely stunned.
The little kitten in his arms was gone, replaced by a naked little beauty, the one he was most familiar with and the one he still thought about day and night... Xia Yan?
You Chi was stunned and turned into a stone sculpture.
He thought he was hallucinating and that there was something wrong with his brain.
Even if I miss Xia Yan so much in my heart, wanting to get closer but also feeling annoyed at not wanting to get closer, and the result of being entangled in this dilemma is that my love for Xia Yan is getting deeper and deeper, I can't fantasize about it to this extent. This is too exaggerated, too lewd, too much...
Then, the naked Xia Yan grabbed his collar and said anxiously, "You Chi, give me your phone, quickly!"
He left a trace of spiritual power on the little monster. While the distance was still short, he could sense the movement of the spiritual power and quickly contacted the Monster Bureau!
Fortunately, he resisted the urge to transform and didn't alert the enemy.
You Chi's stepmother must be preparing to attend the "Spiritual Power Dinner", and she must bring a whole bunch of them!
*
The other side of the city.
In the room on the second floor.
Fu Huanyu stared at his father and the huge lump of flesh, and slowly asked, "Dad, what is this?"
Fu Yan didn't dare to look up, he just hugged the lump of flesh tightly, trembling slightly.
Fu Huanyu took a deep breath and clenched his hands.
He took a step forward, and Fu Yan immediately stood in front of the meatball, shouting, "This is your mother! This is Huihui! Don't touch her! I won't allow it!"
Fu Huanyu froze in place, unable to believe what he heard.
Fu Yan cried out, "I know you can't understand, but, but this is true! Teacher Liu said he found Huihui's soul, and all we have to do now is rebuild her body to bring her back to life! I bought a soul core and have been nurturing her for three years—you see, she's really growing, and her consciousness is becoming more and more active!"
The ball of flesh kept struggling, but Fu Yan held it tightly in his arms.
It took Fu Huanyu several seconds to find his voice: "... Mom passed away seventeen years ago."
"I know, but I can bring her back to us, really! Huanyu, you have to believe me!" Fu Yan raised his head and looked at Fu Huanyu with red eyes.
Fu Huanyu clenched his fists. His voice was very low and very cold: "Bring my mother back? Just rely on this thing? Do you think my mother's soul is inside this thing now?"
Fu Yan said anxiously, "It's true. It recognizes me! I call it and it responds. Look—Huihui?"
Fu Yan called softly, and the ball of flesh bounced in place.
Fu Yan's eyes lit up immediately, and he said happily, "Look, look, it responded to me!"
The meat ball began to roll back and forth again, like a mechanical machine.
"Huihui, Huihui," Fu Yan said hoarsely, stroking the fleshy mass with tears in his eyes, "It's almost there, it's almost there. Soon you will grow limbs and you can return to me completely..."
Seeing his father acting so crazy, Fu Huanyu couldn't bear it any longer.
He roughly pulled Fu Yan and the meat ball apart. Fu Yan was shocked and broke free from his hand, trying to pounce on the meat ball. He shouted at the top of his lungs, "No, Huan Yu, don't hurt it, it's your mother!"
"My mother died seventeen years ago. This disgusting thing is not her!" Fu Huanyu roared.
Fu Yan also shouted: "How do you know it's not?! Do you know the abilities of monsters very well? How do you know that Teacher Liu can't do it?! He——"
"Look at his expression now!" Fu Huanyu roared, pointing at the snake demon nailed to the floor at the door.
Fu Yan trembled and turned his head subconsciously.
Then, he seemed to collapse all of a sudden and knelt down on the floor.
The snake demon is laughing.
He lay on his back, unable to move, with a pool of blood spreading beneath him, but his chest was shaking with laughter, as if he was enjoying a comedy.
Fu Yan stared at him blankly and suddenly lost all his strength.
His mind was blank, and something that had been supporting him seemed to be rapidly draining away and pouring out of his body.
As they rushed, those things looked back and laughed at his stupidity.
And Fu Yan became an empty shell, with nothing left of him.
He said stupidly, "Are you lying to me?"
The snake demon laughed and coughed up blood.
Fu Yan sat there for a moment, then stirred, crawled forward, and tremblingly said, "Teacher Liu, you said you would find Huihui for me. You did find her soul successfully, didn't you?"
The snake demon turned its head slowly and with difficulty, and looked at him.
Then he raised his lips and said in a sarcastically hoarse voice: "What do you think?"
“…”
Fu Yan's nails scratched the ground fiercely, making a harsh sound.
The next second, he pounced on the snake demon, grabbed his collar, lifted him up, and pressed him heavily to the ground!
The snake demon's head hit the floor with a "bang"!
Fu Yan stared at him and trembled, "You promised me. I gave you so much money, helped you organize so many dinners, and recruited so many gourmets. The only condition was that you bring Huihui back to me! You can't lie to me. Stop joking, Teacher Liu!"
The snake demon had given up struggling. He just let Fu Yan throw him like a madman, grabbing his neck and laughing to himself.
Fu Huanyu walked over, lifted Fu Yan's arm and dragged him away.
Fu Yan's eyes were red and he looked like a ghost. He stretched out his hands desperately, wanting to pounce and strangle the snake demon, but Fu Huanyu dragged him into the back of the room, kicked the huge flesh ball away, searched with his eyes, tore off the gauze in front of the window, twisted it with his hands, and tied it to Fu Yan.
Fu Yan roared, "Let me go! Let me go! I, I'm going to kill him! I'm going to kill him!"
"Dad, calm down," Fu Huanyu said coldly. He tied the gauze strips behind Fu Yan's back, then fished out his phone from his trouser pocket. He unlocked the screen with his right thumb and asked while flipping through the address book, "Does the dinner start at 7 o'clock?"
Fu Yan stared at the snake demon with bloodshot eyes, gasping for breath, as if he didn't hear what Fu Huanyu said.
"dad!"
Fu Huanyu's low roar of anger suddenly pulled Fu Yan back to his senses.
He shuddered, and his crazy eyes returned to Fu Huanyu.
Fu Huanyu repeated: "Does the dinner start at seven?"
Fu Yan's chest heaved and his face was pale.
Fu Huanyu stared at him and said slowly, "Don't be crazy anymore. Tell me the plans and time for the dinner. I will contact the Monster Bureau and handle it as needed. You should wake up."
Fu Yan's tears flowed down: "Huan Yu... I..."
Fu Huanyu just looked at him silently.
Fu Yan couldn't continue. His Adam's apple rolled as he muttered, "Yes, it's seven o'clock, it's seven o'clock. They usually arrive on time. There is only one woman named Xiao Ye who should come half an hour early to help with the preparations. There are a total of eighteen guests today..."
It is five o'clock now, exactly two hours away from seven o'clock, and there is still an hour and a half before the woman named Xiao Ye arrives, so there is more than enough time.
Fu Huanyu asked in a deep voice, "Did you call all these eighteen people?"
Fu Yan trembled and said, "No, some of them were introduced by acquaintances. I don't know the identities of the newcomers yet..."
Fu Huanyu narrowed his eyes in thought.
Realizing Fu Huanyu's plan, Fu Yan trembled even more violently.
Fu Yan said hoarsely: "Huan Yu, you——"
Just then, the doorbell downstairs suddenly rang.
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