Fifty-one feathers
Out of courtesy, Qu Yaoguang asked Su Mo and the others to stay for a while, but they declined politely, saying that they had other things to deal with.
When they reached the door, Qu Yaoguang raised his hand and placed it on Ye Linghan's shoulder, calling him to stop, "Wait a moment."
Ye Linghan felt his shoulders drop and subconsciously pulled away, avoiding the physical contact. However, realizing it seemed impolite, he stopped in his tracks and asked, "What's wrong, Professor Qu?"
Su Mo, who was walking in front, heard the noise, paused with his hand on the door handle, and turned around to look at Ye Linghan and Qu Yaoguang.
"Um..." Qu Yaoguang looked at everyone around him looking at him, feeling a little embarrassed, and rarely showing any hesitation. "Can I ask where your parents live now?"
When Su Mo heard Professor Qu asking about Ye Linghan's parents, his eyes dimmed a little, because they all knew that Ye Linghan grew up in an orphanage and was later taken away by Yin Chen to live with him. Professor Qu asked such a rash question about his parents, and Su Mo was afraid that he would feel uncomfortable.
Moreover, everyone, including Ye Linghan, felt confused. A person who had met by chance and had no contact with him before would actually care about the other person's parents. No one knew what his intention was.
However, Ye Linghan's reaction was quite calm, and there was no sign of displeasure on his face. He simply said, "I'm an orphan, I have no parents."
He has gotten used to it, so he is not shy about it. Moreover, after years of washing away the pain, he has either buried it or washed it away. As far as he can remember, he has no impression of his parents in his mind, nor has he ever received their love.
Even in his opinion, the most important part of his life might be Yin Chen.
Hearing what Ye Linghan said, Qu Yaoguang frowned, his Adam's apple rolling as he didn't know what to say. After a long while, he slowly said, "Sorry, I was abrupt."
Ye Linghan shook his head. "Nothing." He looked at the person in front of him, lowered his eyes and thought for a moment, then continued, "If my father were still alive, he might look a lot like you."
After he finished speaking, he nodded and smiled, then pushed the door open and walked out with Su Mo and Yao Qingluan, leaving Qu Yaoguang standing there in a daze, savoring the meaning of Ye Linghan's last words.
They went straight downstairs without stopping for a moment.
There was a gust of cold wind blowing in from outside the door.
"Ling Han, are you okay?" Su Mo looked at Ye Linghan, who was walking alone with his head down, not knowing what he was thinking. He was a little worried. After hesitating for a moment, he decided to go forward and ask.
Ye Linghan raised his head when he heard Su Mo's question, a smile on his face, "It's okay, it's nothing, I'm used to it."
The words were full of sadness, which made people feel distressed.
Su Mo looked at Ye Linghan's slightly lonely expression and stopped talking.
But even if he doesn't say it, he is a flesh-and-blood person after all, and he also has emotions. He just hides most of them in his heart, pretending to be very strong and unwilling to express them.
Everyone who met him said that he was very similar to Professor Qu, so during the questioning process he was also wondering, if it were not because of the case, but just an ordinary meeting, chatting about ordinary family matters, would he be able to find a trace of fatherly feeling in him.
He had heard Zhao Tang mention it a long time ago, saying that the two looked very similar. At that time, he had thought that if he had the chance, he must meet him, and it would be even better if they could chat. He even imagined countless scenes of meeting him, and had some expectations in his heart.
But now that he really saw it, at the wrong time and at the wrong opportunity, everything seemed so absurd, and his heart began to become confused, very confused.
"Hmm..." Ye Linghan was thinking when he felt a slight pain on his forehead, as if he had hit something, and then he smelled a familiar smell.
It’s Yin Chen!
Ye Linghan raised his head, his eyes shining, the gloom just now was suppressed, a smile played on the corner of his mouth as he looked at Yin Chen who was looking down at him.
After seeing Ye Linghan finally laugh from the bottom of his heart, Su Mo and Yao Qingluan also breathed a sigh of relief. They had seen Yin Chen's figure early in the morning, so they slowed down their pace and stood not far away from him, secretly eating candy.
Yin Chen gently scratched Ye Linghan's chin with his fingertips, then lifted it up and leaned over to place a kiss on his lips.
"Are you worried?"
When Yin Chen pulled away, Ye Linghan put his arm on his shoulders and stepped on his heels to return the kiss.
"Nothing," he said.
Because there were other people around, there were some things he couldn't tell Yin Chen, and he subconsciously wanted to hide them so as not to cause trouble for others.
Ye Linghan turned around and looked at Su Mo, "Should we go back and sort out the information we collected today?"
"No need." Su Mo said hurriedly, "You and Mr. Yin should go back first. This matter requires long-term consideration. We will make detailed arrangements when we get to work tomorrow."
There is a big difference between handling cases related to vampires and ordinary cases. Man-made cases are assisted by surveillance and other means, making them easier to handle.
But when it comes to cases involving vampires, faced with all sorts of superpowers, ordinary investigative methods are ineffective, so some things simply cannot be rushed.
So after getting the answer, Ye Linghan said goodbye to the two of them and followed Yin Chen into the car.
This time, Yin Chen drove the car himself.
Sitting in the passenger seat, Ye Linghan leaned his head against the car window. The vibration from the bumpy ride of the car made him uncomfortable, but he wanted to use the uncomfortable feeling to distract himself.
Ye Linghan was in a daze, his mind was in a mess, he had no idea what to think, so he didn't notice that Yin Chen drove the car to a remote place. When he felt the car stopped, Ye Linghan slowly reacted.
Looking at the unfamiliar surroundings, he asked, "Where is this? How did we get here?"
Yin Chen did not answer, but unbuckled his seat belt and moved forward under Ye Linghan's gaze. The tips of their noses were so close that they were almost touching.
Looking at the divine face so close to him, Ye Linghan's Adam's apple rolled up and down and he swallowed.
Suddenly, he felt a sense of weightlessness and his body fell backwards suddenly. He was a little scared and quickly reached out to hug Yin Chen's neck.
He panicked and lost his voice, "What are you doing?"
Then he felt a warm sensation on his waist. It was Yin Chen supporting him with his palm.
While Ye Linghan was lost in thought, Yin Chen laid his chair flat.
Faced with Ye Linghan's questions, he habitually took action first and then explained. Yin Chen's arms suddenly exerted force and pulled the other person closer to his arms.
Then a fierce and passionate kiss fell on Ye Linghan's lips.
He flexibly pried open Ye Linghan's teeth with the tip of his tongue, and went straight in, invading the warm and soft part.
"Hmm..." Ye Linghan's mind went blank, and he mechanically placed one hand on Yin Chen's chest. His kiss was too fierce and too sudden, and he could hardly resist it.
He was already in a bad mood, and after asking two questions without receiving any response, he became even more depressed and angry.
But this kiss was so lingering that he couldn't bear to withdraw. His reason was like a lonely boat, floating on the waves.
Only when Yin Chen had kissed enough and saw a few physiological tears hanging on Ye Linghan's eyelashes did he stop this not-so-gentle kiss.
Yin Chen used his fingertips to wipe away the tears from the corners of Ye Linghan's eyes and spoke softly, "Is there anything I can't solve?"
Seeing the other person showing no interest beside him, he would feel depressed.
But Yin Chen never mentioned these.
Ye Linghan blinked and shook his head, "I didn't mean to hide it from you." His voice was a little hoarse.
"Yeah." Yin Chen responded, but did not urge him. He just looked at him quietly, playing with the other's soft hair with his fingers.
Ye Linghan calmed his thoughts and sketched the other person's outline from top to bottom. "I just don't know how to start."
"Don't worry, take your time." Yin Chen coaxed again.
"I met Professor Qu."
"Yeah, I know."
"He and I seem very similar."
Yin Chen nodded, "Yeah."
Ye Linghan was puzzled and asked with his head tilted: "Have you seen him?"
Yin Chen denied, "No."
"Then how do you know I look like him?"
"You said it."
Ye Linghan: “…”
"Isn't this what really bothers you?"
When Ye Linghan came out, the first time Yin Chen saw him, he felt his strong emotional fluctuations. He had always been an extrovert in front of him, but this was one of the few times he saw him with a sad expression from the bottom of his heart.
So it's hard not to worry.
"Achen, do you think it's possible that people with different surnames are father and son?" Ye Linghan's tone was unconsciously tinged with anticipation when he spoke.
He was still shaken and began to doubt whether Qu Yaoguang was his biological father. Once the seed of doubt was planted, it was hard not to expect it to take root and sprout.
He even hoped that Qu Yaoguang was his biological father. Even if his feelings towards him were not love but hatred, he still wanted to have his loved one by his side.
Yin Chen thought for a moment, then slowly asked, "Why do you ask?"
Ye Linghan's voice trembled slightly. Seeing Yin Chen hesitate, a seed of hope began to grow in his chaotic heart. "Which orphanage did you adopt me from?"
For a moment, Yin Chen, who was always high and mighty and had no scruples, felt a hint of fear when he met Ye Linghan's gaze. It was a pair of eyes filled with expectation, unwillingness, questioning, joy, and some other emotions that he could not guess.
"I don't remember." Yin Chen pretended to be calm and spoke reluctantly.
He had cherished the person beside him for more than 20 years and regarded her as important as his own life. How could he accept that the other party might leave him after knowing the truth? So he had to hide something.
Seeing that Yin Chen seemed to be avoiding the question, he keenly realized that the other party was avoiding his question. This was the third time today.
Ye Linghan's thoughts were in a mess, and a tear fell from the corner of his eye.
"Why did you lie to me?" he asked tentatively. His voice was very soft, but every word hit Yin Chen's heart like a drumbeat.
At this moment, he was really scared.
He knew that Ye Linghan had always been very smart, and as long as he thought carefully, there was nothing he couldn't guess.
Yin Chen gently pecked away the tears from the corners of Ye Linghan's eyes, and kissed him from top to bottom, from his forehead to the tip of his nose, but he didn't dare to land on his lips.
He felt the person beneath him sobbing, and his heart trembled as well.
Ye Linghan put his arms around Yin Chen's neck and kissed him on the lips, very precisely and without hesitation. "Answer me, didn't you say you wouldn't lie to me? He and I..."
Ye Linghan didn't continue speaking.
Beneath the seemingly calm emotions, there was a strong desire for control. The fear that Yin Chen had never experienced in hundreds of years of life completely burst out at this moment.
As he tossed and turned, his eyes were filled with a mixture of salty and hot tears, not only from Ye Linghan, but also from Yin Chen.
"Achen, don't cry..." Ye Linghan used his arms to push Yin Chen down. There was no gap between the two of them, and they became one.
"Baby, I'm sorry, you can't know this yet, at least not now."
Yin Chen forced himself to regain some sanity.
"Why?" Ye Linghan asked. He looked at the person who was close to him, but he did not stop kissing him. His lips were rubbing against each other and his teeth were constantly colliding.
Why did he hide it from me, Ye Linghan wondered.
"I'm afraid you'll leave me."
It's not because I've done something wrong to him that I'm afraid he'll leave, but I'm afraid that the closer I get to the truth, the more likely I'll lose my life. The truth not only exists in the light, it's also hidden in the endless abyss. It's just that my eyes are blinded, so I can't see the essence of things.
Ye Linghan was secretly delighted, thinking he was about to learn the truth. A hint of excitement flashed in his eyes, "But if you don't tell me, I might leave you."
Of course this is just a threat, he won't really leave the other person.
However, this sentence seemed to have touched Yin Chen's reverse scale. When facing Ye Linghan, a fierce look flashed in his eyes for a rare moment.
"You are too tired and need to rest well."
Just as Ye Linghan was about to retort, for some unknown reason, he suddenly felt his eyelids become heavy and his body soften. Before he closed his eyes, he heard Yin Chen's voice whispering in his ear, "Baby, go to sleep. I won't let you leave me."
Then he completely lost consciousness.
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