Fifty-two feathers
"If knowing the truth makes you feel pressured and constrained, will you still choose to continue?" A female voice sounded in Ye Linghan's ears.
What…
Ye Linghan looked around, it was all dark and empty...
Who is speaking.
The sound was like a warm stream, healing Ye Linghan's swollen and painful brain.
He struggled to open his eyes and regain his consciousness, only to find that it was all a dream. He was lying on the bed, and a small lamp at the head of the bed emitted a dim yellow light.
Ye Linghan looked around and found himself in the bedroom on the second floor of the villa. Only then did he realize that he was brought home by Yin Chen.
The seat next to him was empty and cold, obviously no one had been there for a long time. Ye Linghan stared at the seat next to him in a daze, feeling a little regretful. It was too hasty to blame the person he loved for deceiving him just because of a suspect.
But even Ye Linghan himself didn't know why, under the circumstances at that time, he, who had always been calm and composed, actually lost control one day.
The person next to him probably didn't come home all night. He didn't know whether it was because of his sudden bad mood that made the other person feel wronged and angry and unwilling to come back, or for some other reason. He felt a little uneasy in his heart.
He knew that he had always been protected too well, and people who have always been cared for are often fearless, but at this moment he was afraid, afraid that he would lose him.
After a little thought, Ye Linghan sat up, took out his cell phone, and called Yin Chen, but the call was not connected for a long time.
He glanced at the time and saw it was 11 o'clock in the evening. Logically, Yin Chen should not have gone to bed yet, but even when he was handling official business, he never failed to answer the phone, so the feeling of uneasiness in his heart increased again.
"I'm sorry, I was wrong..." His fingers quickly tapped on the keyboard, apologizing sincerely.
Unsurprisingly, there was still no response.
Ye Linghan clutched his cell phone as he walked out of the house, one foot deep and one foot shallow. He was so distracted that he almost tripped while going down the stairs.
He tried to call again, but there was still no response. Ye Linghan anxiously searched for Yin Chen in every room. Finally, in the silent night, a faint ringtone was faintly heard from the study.
It turned out to be in a dark room.
Ye Linghan held the phone tightly and pressed the switch beside it. The door of the secret compartment slowly opened and the ringing tone of the phone gradually became clearer.
"Achen, are you there?"
A faint yellow light shone in the dark room, and a dull, hoarse voice came from inside: "Don't come over..."
Accompanied by heavy breathing, his tone was full of pleading.
Ye Linghan did not stop and ran towards the sound. When he got closer and saw the scene in front of him, he felt as if his heart was being tightly grasped by someone.
There was only Yin Chen in the dark room, no one else. He was sitting on a chair, his body tied with several ropes, with his hands behind his back. Even before getting close, one could clearly see his chest heaving violently.
"Didn't I tell you not to come over?" Yin Chen heard the footsteps, slowly raised his head, his eyes showing a dark red, staring straight at the person in front of him.
His vision was sometimes blurry and sometimes clear, and he blinked hard to see Ye Linghan clearly.
"Hmm..." Yin Chen groaned, and suddenly felt a collision from under him. He found that Ye Linghan was kneeling on one knee in front of him, with his head buried in his lower abdomen and his arms tightly wrapped around his waist.
"You are..." Yin Chen was stunned.
Ye Linghan raised his head, his eyes slightly red, "Achen, it must be very uncomfortable..."
Yin Chen endured the discomfort and shook his head with difficulty, "I'm fine."
Although he tried to comfort Ye Linghan, the feeling was like a flood coming in violently, constantly hitting the dam that was about to collapse, but was barely holding it back in its precarious state. If he relaxed even a little, the dam would burst immediately and the flood would be out of control.
An evil fire in his heart violently hit Yin Chen's internal organs, causing unbearable pain.
"Why don't you look for me?" Ye Linghan absorbed the unique scent of Yin Chen and asked him.
But he guessed that the other party might prefer to bear it himself because of the argument between them the night before, so he felt even more pain in his heart.
"I'm afraid I might hurt you..." Yin Chen said patiently, but his tone hinted that he had something else to say.
Ye Linghan straightened his waist, raised his hand to hold Yin Chen's neck, then raised his head, his jaw forming a graceful arc, his lips were light pink, delicate and soft, blending with the fire.
"Achen." During a brief respite, Ye Linghan called his name.
"Yeah, I'm here."
"I love you." Ye Linghan expressed his thoughts without hesitation.
A long time ago, the young man's naive feelings that he tried hard to hide and never expressed had been in his heart for many years.
Now it takes a lot of courage to turn this liking into love.
"I love you too." Even with her hands behind her back, she was able to make Ye Linghan dizzy with her superb kissing skills.
Yin Chen gradually took back the initiative.
Ye Linghan's cheeks flushed slightly as he drowned in the wetness.
"You know, I want more now."
Yin Chen half-closed his eyes and observed Ye Linghan's actions.
The person in my arms trembled slightly, and her eyelashes fluttered.
"Is it okay?" Yin Chen asked.
Ye Linghan nodded, mumbling a vague "Hmm."
He no longer wanted to worry about things that were forgotten or new; he just wanted to indulge in the present moment.
Yin Chen's mouth curled up slightly, "Help me untie the rope."
Ye Linghan did as he was told. He reached behind Yin Chen's back, found the knot, and tried to untie it with trembling hands. When he touched the end of the rope, he found that the other party had been holding that section in his hand.
For a moment he seemed to understand something.
So Yin Chen could untie himself? Then why was he still looking so painful?
Ye Linghan pretended to be angry and stepped back slightly.
Although Yin Chen's pupils were still red, there was a smile on his face as he looked at the person in front of him tenderly.
"You won't let me kiss you?" He raised his eyebrows, with a hint of mischief in his eyes.
As the rope buckle fell off, without waiting for Ye Linghan to react, Yin Chen suddenly leaned over, hugged him in his arms, and stepped out of the dark room.
"Wait a minute!" Shocked, Ye Linghan raised his hand and pushed Yin Chen's shoulder, signaling him to stop.
Yin Chen did as he was told. "What's wrong?" he asked patiently.
Ye Linghan put his arm around the man's neck and said, "Can we do it here?"
Yin Chen widened his eyes in disbelief. He looked around, and in his mind, all that remained here were his painful memories.
Ye Linghan relaxed as Yin Chen held her, her fingers playing with his silver hair. "I want to create beautiful memories for you here. If once isn't enough, I'll do it twice. If two isn't enough, I'll do it ten times, until you forget the pain. I hope you'll always be happy in your future life."
Yin Chen weighed the person in his arms, and rubbed his nose against hers affectionately, "Okay, I'll do as you say."
For the first time in hundreds of years, what he felt in the dark room was not coldness, but infinite beauty.
“Ding—Ding—”
Ye Linghan was immersed in his dream and for a moment he couldn't tell whether it was reality or a dream. He stretched his arm out from the soft quilt and searched the bedside table for the phone with his fingers until he held it in his hand.
He struggled to use his other hand to push away the heavy weight on his body, and looked at the screen with half-closed eyes.
It was Su Mo calling.
He pressed the answer button, "Hello."
There was a two-second silence after hearing Ye Linghan's dull, dry voice on the other end of the line. "You... haven't woken up yet?"
"Well, I'm not awake yet." Ye Linghan answered vaguely.
There was another two seconds of silence on the other end of the line. "Um... today we're going to buy costumes and masks for the masked ball. Remember to come to the office a little early so we can go together."
"Oh, okay."
Ye Linghan shook his head, he had actually forgotten about this matter. It was all because Yin Chen was not restrained last night and got carried away.
"Wife, what's wrong?" Yin Chen came up like a mangy dog.
There was silence for two seconds on the other end of the phone for the third time, and then only the "beep, beep" hang-up tone was heard.
Ye Linghan casually threw his phone aside, leaned forward slightly, and buried himself in Yin Chen's arms.
It’s not that I don’t want to move a lot, but my waist hurts so much.
He mumbled and answered Yin Chen's question in a low voice, "Nothing, it's a work call." He rubbed his head against Yin Chen's chest, "The alarm hasn't rung yet, let's sleep a little longer."
Ever since the last flood broke the dam and got out of control, every time Ye Linghan dragged his tired body off work, he had to be forced by Yin Chen to undergo the baptism again. It has been four days. He never thought that the man had so much energy.
Yin Chen placed his arm around Ye Linghan's waist, pulled him closer, and kissed him on the forehead, "Baby, you've worked hard."
Since Yin Chen didn't say anything about that matter, Ye Linghan didn't ask again. He knew that the truth would come out one day, and he was coaxed and deceived into not being angry. Even if he was angry, he couldn't leave the other person's side.
The sky was bright. Four days of experience had made Ye Linghan accustomed to the pain and numbness. On the other hand, Yin Chen acted as if nothing had happened and sent him to work on time.
The car door slammed shut, and Ye Linghan walked towards the investigation office. The car window behind him rolled down, and Yin Chen leaned over and asked, "You really don't need me to accompany you?"
Ye Linghan stopped and turned sideways, "No, but I'll need you tomorrow."
"Okay." Yin Chen agreed without any hesitation.
These days, he was like an emperor who was obsessed with beauty and no longer attended court early in the morning. He pushed all the company's work to Sun Mao. From then on, the emperor no longer attended court early in the morning, and Yin Chen had not appeared in the company in the morning for many days.
It's just a pity for Sun Mao, a high-quality assistant, who has to do the boss's work. Although Yin Chen generously gave him a salary increase, only he could understand the hardships involved.
Su Mo drove Ye Linghan and Yao Qingluan to a nearby shopping mall, which was the largest shopping mall in the city center and had almost everything.
Because they learned from Qu Yaoguang that they had to prepare their own masks and dresses, they planned to each put on a decent set of clothes. Ye Linghan's family had no shortage of things and could have whatever they wanted. He originally wanted to prepare them for both Su Mo and Yao Qingluan, but the two were afraid that they were too expensive and refused to accept them, so he decided to go together.
They first came to the mask area, which was a stall in the middle of the mall with a wide variety of everything.
"This is it." Yao Qingluan turned off the navigation service on her phone and rushed over happily. Perhaps girls are more interested in these little things, so they are quite excited.
But the two boys were inferior. Their minds were filled with thoughts about how to handle the case and bring the bad guys to justice.
As he approached, Ye Linghan noticed a familiar figure moving between the display cases.
He walked forward quickly, leaving the confused Su Mo behind.
"Where are you going?" Su Mo asked.
"It's okay." He turned around and looked at Su Mo, making a gesture to silence him, and the other party immediately did the same and muted his microphone manually.
Ye Linghan walked into the store, but found that the man had disappeared.
Strange, where are the people?
He looked around, but apart from the tourists coming and going, there was no familiar figure in sight.
It should be possible to see it in such a small place, but even after he searched outside the store, there was still no trace of it.
Su Mo followed behind Ye Linghan. Seeing him standing there for a moment, he slowly spoke, "What are you looking for?"
Ye Linghan just shook his head slowly, "Nothing, I just saw someone who looked familiar, maybe I was mistaken."
After saying that, he smiled at the other person.
Although he said this, he firmly believed in his heart that he was not mistaken.
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