Chapter 125 Anniversary Episode - 13140 Views Some people might not be able to handle it...
Where do you want to go?
"have no idea."
On the night Jiang Yang decided to travel the world with Ji Yang, her interrupted sleep was successfully and completely cut off due to this problem.
At two in the morning, the boy tossed and turned restlessly in bed.
At four o'clock, the boy couldn't help but scratch his hair, the stray hairs on his forehead were ruffled and messed up, and he sat up in bed.
The moonlight outlined a face that still looked childish, with a reddish nose and lips pressed into a straight line below it.
Her eyes were filled with regret for so easily agreeing to Ji Yang's request.
He got up and walked to the window, gently pulling back the curtains a little. Moonlight streamed in, casting a long, long shadow behind him.
The leaves of the sycamore trees rustled in the night wind. He looked up into the distance, his eyes, without his glasses, losing the clarity of the daytime, instead resembling a pool reflecting the moon, unfathomable yet astonishingly bright.
His gaze lingered around the sanatorium until a striking warm light from Building No. 2 caught his eye and drew him to stop.
It seems to be... Munasher's office...
Five minutes later, Jiang Yang knocked on the office door. Mu Nashe was still awake.
Munashe asked, "What's wrong?"
"You're having trouble sleeping. I see your light is still on. Do you have a lot of work to do at the nursing home?"
Jiang Yang glanced at the pile of documents on Mu Nashe's desk, then walked over to the sofa and sat down.
"It's alright, but some things can't be dealt with in a short time and require some effort."
"Oh, I see. Taking care of so many patients must be very tiring."
“Yes,” Munashe pushed up his gold-rimmed glasses, his originally straight back relaxing slightly as he leaned back in the armchair. “So promise me, you won’t take over a sanatorium so casually in the future, okay?”
Jiang Yang thought of the director of the orphanage, and a sly smile appeared on his lips.
He retorted, "Are you planning to transfer the sanatorium to me?"
Without waiting for Munasher's reply, he added, "However, I might need to investigate its market and consider whether it's profitable?"
The way he tilted his head suggested he was genuinely struggling with a decision.
Munashe's Adam's apple bobbed nervously as he tentatively asked, "What if we make money?"
Jiang Yang changed the subject, her smiling eyes like those of a little fox, "No, I don't want to either. Just being with Ji Yang is already so annoying."
Do you dislike Ji Yang?
Munashe picked up his cup and took a sip of water, his lowered eyelids concealing all his emotions.
"Munashe, do you have no friends?"
Jiang Yang rested his chin on his hand and stared intently at Mu Nashe, making Mu Nashe inexplicably feel a little guilty.
Why do you say that?
"It's nothing," Jiang Yang shook his head. "Ji Yang is a very good friend, and you can be friends with Ji Yang too."
"Jiang Yang, adults don't need that many friends."
Munashe was banging on the sofa, and also banging on Jiang Yang.
Jiang Yang did agree with this point, but he still insisted, "Ji Yang is different."
Although he usually acts like a silly dog, Ji Yang is as clean as a blank sheet of paper, so there is no pressure in being with him.
"What did Ji Yang do tonight that kept you awake?"
How did you know?!
A slight smile appeared on Munashe's lips. "There are surveillance cameras in the corridors."
From the moment Ji Yang sneaked into the corridor and then stealthily opened Jiang Yang's room door, Mu Nashe watched the entire process clearly on the surveillance camera.
"He said he wanted to go out into the world with me."
"There's nothing wrong."
Jiang Yang observed Mu Nashe's expression but couldn't discern anything.
"But we don't know where to go."
"As long as the two of you have fun, that's all that matters."
"But I don't know how to make the two of us happy."
So Jiang Yang couldn't sleep.
"When you go out to have fun, is it more important to make Ji Yang happy or to make yourself happy?"
This problem...
In the past, Jiang Yang would have chosen the latter without hesitation, but he remembered those big, barking eyes.
It's difficult to answer right now.
Mu Nashe continued, "So, what do you think Ji Yang will choose?"
"How can I be with you?"
Ji Yang's voice suddenly rang in Jiang Yang's mind, and Jiang Yang understood.
He had never gone out with anyone simply for fun, so after accepting Ji Yang's suggestion, figuring out how to arrange things became the biggest burden on his mind.
He was worried about what would happen if things weren't arranged properly.
But for him and Ji Yang, the most important thing was simply going out and having fun together.
After figuring it out, Jiang Yang couldn't help but yawn with her mouth wide open.
...
"Since we don't know where to go, let's close our eyes and just pick one randomly."
Jiang Yang unfolded a map, and Ji Yang blinked rapidly, as if carrying out some kind of command. The moment the map lit up, his finger obediently covered the map and tapped the place name on it.
"The distance isn't too far. Shall we take the high-speed train there first?"
"good."
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"Then let's leave tomorrow morning. You can pack your things tonight."
"Jiang Yang, I don't know what I should bring."
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"It's still a bit chilly in April, so a coat or sweater will do."
"How many days are we going? Are we coming back right away? How many clothes should we bring?"
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Jiang Yang reached out and pinched the puppy's cheek: "Let's see how you behave."
So, the puppy filled the entire 26-inch suitcase.
The puppy firmly believes that it will definitely be the best-performing puppy!
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[First stop: Nanshi South Station - Quancheng West Station]
The high-speed train journey of less than three hours had barely taken it off the platform when Jiang Yang succumbed to drowsiness and leaned back in his seat, closing his eyes.
Although the destination is chosen randomly, it's still necessary to do some preliminary planning afterward.
Jiang Yang dislikes aimless exploration without a plan, and unsurprisingly, he stayed up all night again last night.
Ji Yang sat on the inside by the window, his elbows resting on the small table that had fallen off the seat in front of him, his palms supporting his chin, his eyes fixed on the outside of the window without blinking.
Stepping into this rapidly developing modern society for the first time, every scene that flashed past the window was new to him.
But Jiang Yang misunderstood.
"Dear passengers, the next stop is..."
The broadcast woke Jiang Yang from her light sleep. When Jiang Yang opened her eyes, all she could see was a lonely back of a head.
Inside the carriage, there were children making a ruckus, people working on their jobs, and fingers rapidly scrolling through their phones...
Only Ji Yang, like a frozen frame left behind by the fast-forwarded era, silently stands out from his surroundings.
A strange sense of apology suddenly welled up in Jiang Yang's heart.
"Ji Yang..."
The boy's voice still carried the languor of someone who had just woken up, with a slightly hoarse and indistinct tone at the end.
"You're awake!"
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The rising intonation of the voice drifted over the murmurs in the carriage, attracting a few fleeting glances.
Ji Yang subconsciously straightened his upper body and quietly lowered it a little, tilting his head to whisper in Jiang Yang's ear, sharing his thoughts in a restrained voice.
The river refers to the Yangtze River.
The temple is Jinshan Temple.
The river is a canal.
The lake is Luoma Lake.
Ji Yang spoke with great enthusiasm, his eyes sparkling.
Jiang Yang listened quietly, occasionally adding a few words, easily drawing a pair of adoring eyes from the puppy.
The broadcast repeated itself several more times. Jiang Yang took out his phone, glanced at the time, and stretched his arms back to yawn.
"Let's go, get ready to get off the bus."
In addition to a suitcase, Jiang Yang also brought a separate camera bag on this trip.
Ji Yang took the off-white bag and slung it across his body. The light color complemented his soft brown sweater, subtly overshadowing the sickly pallor he had shown in the sanatorium, and giving him a vibrant warmth from the inside out.
"Can you teach me how to take photos?"
"OK."
"If I don't film well, will you think I performed poorly?"
Ji Yang's face clearly conveyed the message, "I'm telling you in advance, so don't blame me later."
Yes, I will.
Jiang Yang casually adjusted the bag strap on Ji Yang's shoulder as he turned, her tone firm but her eyes showing no reproach, only a mischievous smile playing on her lips.
He was teasing the dog.
Ji Yang puffed out his cheeks and deliberately turned his back to Jiang Yang.
Jiang Yang gently tugged at Ji Yang's sleeve, and Ji Yang swung his arm and gave a haughty snort.
The boy took another half step forward, leaned close to the other person's shoulder, and casually asked, "Do you know what I want to do right now?"
"what!"
Jiang Yang cleared his throat, deliberately slowing his speech: "I want to get a rope and tie you to the suitcase."
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"ah?"
...
In April, Jinan City sheds the gloom of winter.
The early cherry blossoms have just bloomed, and the pink and white petals are blown around the eaves of the Liberation Pavilion by the wind.
The spring colors, as if softened by spring water and damp with moisture, slowly retreated from the side of the painted boat.
There weren't many people on this trip, and Jiang Yang and Ji Yang sat in the last row of the cabin.
Their clothes brushed against each other. Ji Yang held his DSLR camera, and Jiang Yang's fingers rested on the back of his hand, which had distinct knuckles, guiding him through some basic operations.
"This is the viewfinder; what's displayed in the frame is what you can photograph."
Jiang Yang pointed to the screen that occupied two-thirds of the camera, then pulled Ji Yang's hand and slowly rotated the focus ring, "Turn it here to bring the distance closer, and turn it back to make it farther away."
"Finally, press here."
Like a pebble thrown into a lake, startling a silver fish wagging its tail, Ji Yang subconsciously turned his head to look at Jiang Yang.
Jiang Yang happened to be looking down at the photos she had just taken. Her loose hair fell across her forehead, and her slightly rounded nose was faintly visible through the strands of hair.
Is it pretty?
"nice."
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Jiang Yang was amused: "I showed you the photos, not me."
"You look good too."
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After saying that, Ji Yang grabbed his camera and rushed to the small deck at the stern of the ship as if he were fleeing.
The shutter clicked repeatedly in Ji Yang's hand. Jiang Yang opened the window, leaned back in her chair, and let the breeze caress her face.
"Jiang Yang!"
Suddenly, he heard Ji Yang call his name, and when he turned around, the camera was pointed directly at him.
The sightseeing bus rolled along the bluestone road, weaving through the bustling crowds, and circled Daming Lake for quite a while.
Jiang Yang and Ji Yang were still in the last row, but they were sitting with their backs to the direction the vehicle was traveling, their legs dangling outside the open window of the vehicle, swinging back and forth with the rise and fall of the vehicle.
Uphill and downhill, the steep slopes added a thrilling and exciting feeling of being pushed back in their seats.
"How about I take you on a roller coaster next time?"
What is a roller coaster?
"You'll find out when the time comes, but I'm afraid you won't dare."
"I'm not a coward!"
[Jinan: Three days and two nights]
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[Second stop: Quancheng West Station - Doucheng North Station]
"Peach shortbread is delicious, would you like some?"
Once on the train, Ji Yang sat down and immediately opened the box of pastries they had bought on Furong Street before entering the station.
The crispy, rich, and oily texture exploded in his mouth, and as he ate, he pushed the box towards Jiang Yang.
Jiang Yang doesn't like sweets, but she didn't spoil the mood and picked up a small piece to taste.
The peach shortbread melted on my tongue; thankfully, it wasn't unpleasant.
"Not full?"
Jiang Yang finished the snack box, which was already half empty. "Eat a little less," she said.
At lunchtime, he and Ji Yang wanted to try every dish, and in the end they ordered about five or six dishes. They thought they wouldn't be able to finish them, but they all ended up in Ji Yang's stomach.
"Fine," Ji Yang reluctantly closed the lid. "Did I eat a little too much?"
Jiang Yang took out a tissue to wipe her hands, then handed another tissue to Ji Yang, saying, "Eating too much will upset your stomach. We'll take you to eat something else delicious when we get there."
Ji Yang patted his belly. "Alright then."
Jiang Yang turned to face Ji Yang, raised his knees and rested them on the soft seat. He reached his left arm through Ji Yang's front and pulled up the adjustment buckle, while his right hand grabbed Ji Yang's shoulder and pressed him against the back of the chair.
A passenger in the back complained, "No, didn't you see they were squeezing me in?"
Jiang Yang retorted without any hesitation, her words sharp and aggressive: "You wouldn't even know it's your leg until it gets squeezed. What's wrong with you, always kicking like that? Are you planning to have it amputated? Are you afraid you won't be able to kick anymore?"
The fierce look in his eyes successfully silenced the people in the back row, and Ji Yang took the opportunity to chime in.
"that is."
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Jiang Yang stroked Ji Yang's hair. "This time you'll be sitting for about six hours. You can take a nap first."
Ten minutes later, Jiang Yang's eyes had involuntarily glanced at the man who was leaning back stiffly with his eyes closed for the umpteenth time. He pushed up his glasses, pinched the nerve on the bridge of his nose that was being compressed, and said helplessly, "You don't have to force yourself to sleep if you can't sleep."
Ji Yang's shoulders slumped in an instant.
Ten minutes later, Jiang Yang took out his phone and started playing a game with Ji Yang.
Big fish! Big fish!
What kind of small fish do you like to eat?
GAME OVER
Ji Yang seemed to be a black hole in the game; he couldn't survive more than five minutes in several rounds.
He asked dejectedly, "Was the little fish that was eaten dead?"
It sounded like a philosophical question, but Jiang Yang, with a leap of thought, countered with: "If you were a small fish, wouldn't you be afraid of being eaten?"
What is Jiang Yang?
"Me? I'm that great white shark."
The giant shark, which can swallow a small jutsu fish whole, is called Jiangjushan.
"Can I be a shark too? You open your mouth wide on this side, and I'll go to the other side and chase all the little fish over here."
What Ji Yang really wanted to say was that the ocean was so big that even a great white shark would be small in it. If Jiang Yang were the only shark there, he would probably be lonely. That's why he would try his best to evolve into a big fish.
Big fish! Big fish!
I'll give you all the little fish to eat, okay?
The big fish said, "Okay."
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The little fish followed Jiang Yang to the Qinling Ocean Park.
Under the underwater tunnel, Jiang Yang adjusted the camera angle following the direction the little fish was pointing.
The roller coaster paused briefly in mid-air at its highest point, then plunged into the ground before my heart could even settle.
Upon landing, Ji Yang rushed to the trash can and vomited without hesitation.
Jiang Yang quickly followed, gently patting the person's back with her palm, while holding a bottle of mineral water in her other hand, ready to hand it over at any moment.
"You clearly said it wasn't scary, you lied to me."
Ji Yang unscrewed the mineral water bottle, took two big gulps to rinse his mouth, and barely managed to suppress the nausea surging within him.
“I’m not a coward,” Jiang Yang mimicked Ji Yang’s tone when he was in Jinan.
"No, it isn't!"
Jiang Yang raised the camera and pointed it at Ji Yang, who hurriedly raised his hand to cover his face: "Don't take pictures."
"Sweetie, smile."
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...
On my last night in Doucheng, the hotel room, high in the sky, was so quiet that I could hear the lingering sounds of traffic outside the window.
Jiang Yang sank into the sofa, resting her head on a cushion, and listlessly scrolled through her phone.
On the bay window at eye level, Ji Yang faced the brightly lit city skyline, hugging his knees and remaining motionless.
The transparent glass reflected Ji Yang's vacant gaze, and Jiang Yang lifted her leg and sat up from the sofa.
"If you don't want to go back, then let's decide where to go next?"
After a week of fast-paced travel between two cities, Jiang Yang felt that this special forces-like schedule could be slowed down for a while. But after he suggested it, Ji Yang ended up like this.
Ji Yang remained silent. Jiang Yang curled her fingertips, reached out and picked up the wine glass on the small table, filling it with ice to calm the restlessness in her heart.
"Don't you want to talk to me anymore, Ji Yang?"
His breath carried a hint of intoxicating alcohol, and even the end of his voice was tinged with a barely perceptible tremor.
"It's not that I don't want to talk to you."
Ji Yang's voice was soft, yet clear.
No sooner had she finished speaking than she caught Jiang Yang looking up in the reflection of the glass window, and hurriedly took long strides down from the bay window.
He walked up to Jiang Yang, half-squatted down, and touched the cold glass. "Jiang Yang, it's so cold."
"It's bad for your stomach, you can't drink anymore."
The boy swayed his shoulders, dodging Ji Yang's outstretched hand, and tightened his grip on the cup, defiantly bringing it to his lips again.
The next second, Ji Yang, unusually assertive, grabbed the boy's wrist. Before the boy could break free, Ji Yang's palm enveloped the boy's fingers holding the wine glass.
With his help, her pale lips gripped the rim of the glass, and she tilted her head back to drink the rest of the wine in one gulp.
"Jiang Yang..."
The wine tasted bitter, and I felt dizzy after swallowing it.
Ji Yang bent his knees and pressed them onto the carpet, his hands bracing themselves on either side of the sofa beneath the boy.
"It doesn't taste good..."
"I want to talk to you... I just feel..."
Before Ji Yang could finish speaking, he collapsed into Jiang Yang's arms.
"I'm so selfish..."
The sound was muffled in Jiang Yang's arms. Jiang Yang put his arm around Ji Yang's shoulder and gently pinched the back of Ji Yang's neck with his fingers to relieve his discomfort.
"No, you did very well, Ji Yang. I'm very happy to be with you."
[Doucheng: Four Days Three Nights]
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[Third stop: Doucheng Airport - Yucheng Airport]
After Jiang Yang paid the deposit and came out, she saw Ji Yang standing at the door, clutching the helmet bag, his thumb nervously rubbing against the plastic edge, as if waiting to be picked up...
puppy.
He waved his car keys in front of people, the metallic clanging sounding like the jingling bells around a puppy's neck as it played.
The presence of a bell signifies that this is a dog with an owner.
"Sweetie, lower down, puppy."
Jiang Yang curled her lips and took the helmet from Ji Yang's hand.
Ji Yang lowered his head as instructed, but before he could react, his nose brushed against Jiang Yang's wrist. He asked blankly, "What do you mean, 'papi'?"
The helmet buckle was a little hard to pry open, and the distance between the two unconsciously closed. Jiang Yang could even see his own reflection in Ji Yang's pupils.
The cool, refreshing scent emanating from Ji Yang lingered in the air, like a plant that had just been touched by a breeze, so intense that it made one's fingertips tingle and one quickly looked away.
But after feeling the focused gaze of others, Jiang Yang murmured something as if possessed.
"I think I have already fallen in love with you."
With standard British pronunciation, the last word fell so softly it was like a sigh, so Ji Yang naturally didn't understand it.
But to Jiang Yang's surprise, Ji Yang repeated it slowly.
Scattered syllables rolled out from Ji Yang's tongue, each sound pronounced with exceptional care.
The only difference was that the final syllable lingered on the tip of the tongue, giving Jiang Yang a strange feeling that Ji Yang had understood the meaning of the sentence.
His palm unconsciously covered Ji Yang's lips, but the warmth of his palm did not stop, carrying a soft force that crashed into his heart.
Ji Yang said, "You~"
"Boss, this helmet seems to be broken. Can you replace it for us?"
They chose a scooter.
The morning breeze, carrying the warmth and moisture of Erhai Lake, stirred Jiang Yang's bangs that were pressed against his helmet.
The three pagodas of Chongsheng Temple in the distance were half-submerged in the pale blue morning mist.
The snow on the top of Cangshan Mountain greets the rising sun, and golden light flows across its surface.
Ji Yang sat in the back seat, his eyes fixed on the boy's shirt billowing in the wind. He felt his hands, which had nowhere to go, become hot and numb. He hesitated for a long time, hovering in mid-air, before finally gently placing them on Jiang Yang's waist.
"Was I riding too fast?"
Jiang Yang's voice was mixed with the sound of the wind, and all that could be seen in the rearview mirror was Ji Yang's sharply defined jawline.
Ji Yang wanted to say no, but as the road suddenly bumped, his gaze fell on Jiang Yang's thin yet taut back beneath the fabric.
He spread his hands and compared them to Jiang Yang's slender waist.
It's strange... my feelings for Jiang Yang... it's really strange...
"It was a bit fast," Ji Yang said, pursing his lips. He was a little nervous about lying for the first time. "Can I hold you?"
...
The car was parked on the side of the road, and Jiang Yang squatted on a small slope next to the national highway.
The shutter button was pressed, and the viewfinder was filled with the sky over the sea, the clouds, and the midday sun.
He slightly adjusted the focus, tilting the lens towards the reeds on the left.
Waterbirds darted out from the reeds, their wings brushing the surface of the lake, leaving fleeting ripples that were captured as ethereal silhouettes.
"Ji Yang..."
After taking several photos, Jiang Yang reached behind him with the camera, only to find his hand missing. He turned around abruptly, but Ji Yang was nowhere to be seen.
Looking from afar, one could see that Ji Yang had somehow run to a place almost a hundred meters away from him.
On the asphalt road, Ji Yang plunged into the traffic, his feet constantly crossing the road, rushing towards the little fat cat lying in the middle of the road.
Ji Yang ran far away because he was chasing the cat, and the little fat cat was shivering violently in his arms.
Jiang Yang had just breathed a sigh of relief when he heard a sharp horn blare, and the van sped down the slope.
"Ji Yang!"
The boy let out an anxious shout, and Ji Yang heard the sound, pinched his cat paw, and waved to Jiang Yang.
The metal bumper on the front of the car was dazzling in the sunlight, and Jiang Yang's knuckles turned white from gripping it so tightly. "Watch out! There's a car!"
Fortunately, Ji Yang reacted quickly, and when Jiang Yang ran over, she could still hear her own heart pounding.
"Who told you to run around like that! Do you know how dangerous that was just now!"
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"sorry..."
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Ji Yang pinched the kitten's paw and scratched Jiang Yang's palm.
"I was wrong..."
puppy...
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!
The fat cat had a red string hanging around its neck, and Jiang Yang followed the red string to find the cat tag hidden under the fat cat's neck.
It's a little blue cat named "Chicken Leg".
Jiang Yang held up his phone and scanned the QR code on the back of the cat tag, and his home address was immediately displayed.
"Let's go, we've already saved it, let's take it back."
...
"Bai Zhi! Why did the cat run away again! The opening is just around the corner, and I told you to train it, why haven't you done it yet!"
The young man took the cat from Ji Yang and tossed it back into the yard. There were about a dozen or twenty other similar round, blue cats in the yard, all huddled on the gray pebbles, which made Jiang Yang's scalp tingle.
"Excuse me, I'm sorry to have troubled you to bring the cat back. Would you like to come in and have a cup of tea?"
The young man scratched his yellowish-brown hair, and the red string on his wrist slipped off with his movement, standing out starkly against his pale skin.
Jiang Yang was about to say no when she stood at the entrance of the courtyard when she saw Ji Yang half-bent over, arms outstretched, running into the group of cats.
"Jiang Yang, there are so many cats here!"
Ji Yang picked up a skinny little blue cat. "This one looks just like you."
The young man chuckled. "Come in and sit for a while."
Sensing no malice, Jiang Yang followed the man inside. As they walked, the young man introduced himself, saying, "My name is Chen Shu, and the cat is a pet that my wife and I keep together."
"My name is Jiang Yang, and this is Ji Yang. We are here for tourism."
Chen Shu led Jiang Yang to a small pavilion and sat him down. "Sure, are you planning to stay here for a few days?"
"About four or five days."
Actually, we rented the courtyard for a week first.
That night, he discussed it with Ji Yang and decided to find a suitable place to lie down and give up temporarily.
Ji Yang didn't understand what "lying flat" meant, but he was 100% willing to be with Jiang Yang, which is why the two of them chose Yucheng.
I just don't know how long I'll end up staying here.
"That's perfect! Our little bar opens the day after tomorrow night. Want to come and have some fun?"
Chen Shu poured Jiang Yang a cup of iced tea, her eyes filled with eagerness.
destiny.
"It shouldn't just be about drinking."
"I love drinking alcohol, and when someone comes to drink with me, I give them a fortune reading."
"Unfortunately, I don't drink, and I don't believe in fate."
Jiang Yang politely declined, then stood up and called out to Ji Yang, who was playing with the cat, "I'm leaving."
Although Ji Yang was still somewhat reluctant to leave, he immediately abandoned the cat and ran towards Jiang Yang, after all, Jiang Yang was his top priority.
Chen Shu stood up from her chair. "Aren't you even a little bit curious about life and death, destiny and fate?"
"Mr. Chen, it's the 21st century already. Don't act like you're living in the old days. Some feudal superstitions should be discarded."
"What about him?" Chen Shu called after Jiang Yang and Ji Yang as they left, "Even if you don't think about yourself, you should at least think about him."
Ji Yang finally understood. He tugged at the hand that Jiang Yang was holding, stopped, turned around, and said with a firm and calm look in his eyes, "Jiang Yang said, Boss Chen, it's the 21st century now. Don't act like you're living in the old days. Some feudal superstitions should be abandoned."
The unspoken meaning is that there are no ups and downs in the words.
He would do whatever Jiang Yang said without needing Jiang Yang's input.
There was no need for anyone to tell Jiang Yang that she should consider his needs.
Jiang Yang can do whatever she wants and make whatever decisions she wants.
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"Jiang Yang, let's go back. I want to eat roasted milk fan. We just passed a place and it smelled so good."
Ji Yang feigned a relaxed demeanor as if to soothe the tense Jiang Yang, saying, "Actually, I don't really like cats that much."
Jiang Yang grasped Ji Yang's hand, their fingers intertwined.
"I'm fine. Wait a moment while I ask him a couple of questions."
The boy looked up, the blinding light making him squint, while Chen Shu stood in the shadows of the pavilion.
Jiang Yang asked, "Mr. Chen, your wife is a traditional Chinese medicine doctor, right?"
Honeysuckle and mint are planted in the yard, and the herbal tea has the flavor of peony bark and poria cocos.
Chen Shu nodded.
"I want to know, if you talk about life and death, then when you save someone's life, do you consider their fate first or their illness first?"
The window on the second floor is open. "Fate is an illusion, illness is a reality. Salvation should be based on reality to overcome illusion. But have you ever thought that if I save him, it will also be his fate?"
Jiang Yang seemed thoughtful, but more than that, she was surprised. The lover Chen Shu mentioned was actually... a man...
One moment the man was all serious, the next he was pinching his mask and complaining.
"Shushu, how about we hire a nanny? I really don't want to scoop poop anymore."
"Who told you to raise so many cats while I was away? If you keep doing this, you won't even need to lay any more flooring in the house; you'll just have to use the cats as mats."
The man reluctantly picked up the shovel, closed the window, and turned back. Chen Shu even forbade him to open the window while shoveling manure, saying that it would smell in the yard.
Chen Shu stepped down the stairs and walked up to Jiang Yang.
"Jiang Yang, I mean no harm. You're welcome to come and have fun anytime. Even if you don't believe in me as a charlatan, you can still come and pet the cats and have some tea. Let's just be friends."
"Actually, I really want to know now, is it my fate to accept your invitation or not to accept it?"
Chen Shu laughed and retorted, "It doesn't matter, you don't believe in fate anyway."
"You are still young. Your life is short and you are facing the journey of life and death. As long as you keep going, every step you take will be an echo of destiny."
Two days later, Chen Shu looked at Jiang Yang and Ji Yang who had come with her, without the slightest surprise.
Ji Yang shifted his toes slightly, and Jiang Yang saw through his little scheme. "Go play, just don't get scratched by the cat again."
Two days ago, when they returned to their place, Jiang Yang noticed a scratch with congealed blood on the back of Ji Yang's hand. When asked, he said that Ji Yang had been scratched by a cat while holding it on the way.
"Don't worry, all the cats today have been specially trained by Bai Zhi before they were allowed to work."
Jiang Yang asked casually, "So, did you get vaccinated?"
"He hit it."
Chen Shu felt that Jiang Yang was like her nemesis, and couldn't help but pinch his face, saying, "You're not cute at all, little kid."
"It's okay, uncle. It's not a problem to be cute at your age."
Jiang Yang was infuriating, but he wasn't worried that he would drive Chen Shu away. After all, there were quite a few people inside and outside the house, and Chen Shu stood near the courtyard gate without moving an inch, clearly trying to avoid talking to him.
But he really didn't expect Chen Shu to ask him, "Between you and Ji Yang, who is the 1 and who is the 0?"
Okay... question...
Jiang Yang countered, "What do you think?"
Chen Shu clicked her tongue, deliberately held up a "2," and said, "Two...0s..."
Jiang Yang's face darkened.
Chen Shu pressed her advantage: "Look, if you're a 1, he's taller than you; if you're a 0, he's dumber than you..."
Jiang Yang lowered his voice and threatened in a sinister tone: "Chen Shu, I can hit really hard."
"Okay! I understand!"
Chen Shu patted Jiang Yang on the shoulder knowingly, "So that's what you were up to, buddy. Ace0 admires 1, right?"
Jiang Yang gritted her teeth: "You charlatan, your mouth is really worthless."
Just kidding.
Chen Shu looked up, her pupils were a pure and intense black, like a night without starlight, making people lose their senses.
"Let me give you a gift, Jiang Yang."
It is a glass bottle.
Jiang Yang silently put the glass bottle into his pants pocket, even though it looked ordinary.
Chen Shu lit a cigarette and kept talking: "Don't let his current stupidity fool you. Just look at him this morning. He'll know how to protect you in the future."
Jiang Yang interrupted Chen Shu, "We're not in that kind of relationship yet."
Smoke rings swirled around Chen Shu's face, and Jiang Yang seemed to hear a sigh.
Chen Shu flicked off the ash from her cigarette.
"His soul is empty, but his destiny is precious. You can always wait for him if you work hard."
"Thanks."
Jiang Yang followed the stone path in the courtyard and found Ji Yang, eventually entering the house located in the middle of the courtyard.
The bright living room was divided into several areas by screens. Ji Yang was holding a cat and talking to someone next to the photo wall.
Chen Shu introduced, "That's my husband, Bai Zhi."
Ji Yang pointed to the chubby little cat in the middle and asked, "Why didn't I see it in the yard?"
In an instant, Jiang Yang seemed to see Bai Zhi's expression change, while Chen Shu, clutching her stomach, laughed so hard she almost fell over, saying between laughs, "That one, that one is called Pig Trotter, it was sent to be neutered a couple of days ago and hasn't come back yet."
"I see..."
Hearing the voice, Ji Yang turned around, "Jiang Yang!"
Ji Yang rushed over in a flurry, carrying the chubby little cat on his back. "Its name is Duck Egg, and I think it's the cutest!"
Just as cute as Jiang Yang!
"So, do you want a hug?"
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"good."
Jiang Yang stiffly supported Ya Dan under her armpit.
Duck Egg meowed softly and wriggled free from Jiang Yang's grasp before slipping away.
Jiang Yang froze for two seconds, then said, "Sorry..."
"It's alright!"
Ji Yang rubbed his hands together excitedly: "I'll catch another one for you later!"
"They even have Polaroid cameras here?"
Jiang Yang noticed the camera hanging on the photo wall, and Chen Shu stepped forward and took it down. "Want to take a picture to remember this moment?"
What is a Polaroid camera?
"Ji Yang, look here."
Jiang Yang pressed his eye against the viewfinder.
Chen Shu took the photo and exclaimed, "Why isn't she looking at the camera?"
Bai Zhi said, "Perhaps he knows what he wants to see."
That night, the four of them sat around a small table. Jiang Yang said he didn't drink, but when he got together with Chen Shu, he was the loudest person playing drinking games.
On the other hand, Bai Zhi and Ji Yang ate fruit and drank tea, with Ji Yang occasionally asking for advice on cat care. The atmosphere of their conversation was quite harmonious.
The weather was unpredictable due to the late spring cold snap, and soon it started to rain outside.
Bai Zhi got up to see the guests off, and when he returned, he saw Jiang Yang leaning into Ji Yang's arms. Chen Shu, sitting on the ground, pointed at Jiang Yang's nose and gloated: "I knew you couldn't outdrink me, you little idiot."
"You've had too much to drink too."
Bai Zhi squatted down in front of Chen Shu, and Chen Shu took the opportunity to grab Bai Zhi's collar for leverage to stand up.
Chen Shu swayed as she lit a cigarette and asked Ji Yang, "So how are you getting back? Do you need me to give you a ride?"
Ji Yang shook his head: "No need, it's quite close. Do you have an umbrella?"
"I'll go look for it."
"Thanks."
Chen Shu took another deep drag of her cigarette to relieve the discomfort caused by the alcohol.
While waiting for Bai Zhi, Ji Yang took off his coat and wrapped the boy up tightly. Then, he put his arms under the boy's knees and back and used all his muscles to lift him up.
Jiang Yang shifted restlessly in his arms.
"We'll be going back soon," Ji Yang said, tightening his arms around the person and pulling them closer to him.
"good..."
Jiang Yang responded vaguely, pulled her arm out of her coat, and groped to hook it around Ji Yang's neck.
The pressure on Ji Yang's arm suddenly eased, and he took the umbrella that Bai Zhi had opened and walked outside. When he reached the door, he turned around halfway and saw Chen Shu and Bai Zhi still standing on the steps. He lifted Jiang Yang up a little and bowed silently to the two of them.
Chen Shu nodded in response, and after everyone left, she turned around and blew a smoke ring in Bai Zhi's face, her eyes narrowing into a straight line.
He laughed and said, "Looks like we won't have to wait that long."
Bai Zhi stepped forward, took the cigarette from Chen Shu's mouth, and threw it into the trash can.
He grabbed Chen Shu's waist with both hands and leaned close to her ear: "He won't have to wait long, but you've made me wait a long time, Chen Shu."
"Don't want to wait?"
[Yucheng: Eight Days and Seven Nights]
[Balance: 14973]
[Fourth stop: Yucheng Station - Rongcheng East Station]
In fact, Jiang Yang's original destination was Urumqi, a place that was extremely far from Nanshi.
Unfortunately, there were no direct flights from Yulin to Urumqi, so he thought that since he would have to transfer in Chengdu, he might as well stay for a day before leaving.
...
I never expected this.
...
That was a miscalculation.
At first, it was just a vague murmur, intermittent and not very clear.
Gradually, the soft, trembling breaths mixed with some kind of intense collision came through clearly.
The soundproofing in the rooms of high-end hotels isn't bad; you can hear everything clearly, which means the neighbors next door didn't even try to keep their noise down.
Jiang Yang remembered that before he and Ji Yang entered the room, the two boys next door were also opening their doors.
At the time, he was still thinking to himself that Chengdu's unique characteristics were indeed well-deserved, but the other party had clearly misunderstood his relationship with Ji Yang and was trying to use this method to "tear each other apart" from afar.
He glanced discreetly at Ji Yang, who was lying flat on the other bed. Ji Yang's brows furrowed, indicating that he had also heard something.
Jiang Yang rolled out of bed and took only two steps before reaching Ji Yang.
A shadow fell over Ji Yang's head. Ji Yang's Adam's apple bobbed, and his voice tightened slightly: "What's wrong?"
Jiang Yang didn't say anything. He pinched the Bluetooth earphone hanging on his ear, leaned down, and put it on Ji Yang's ear.
"Whether you want to listen to music or an audiobook, you can tell me. I'm playing an audiobook now."
Ji Yang grabbed Jiang Yang's wrist as she turned around, which was now behind her back. "What...are they doing..."
Jiang Yang hesitated, "The main problem is that I'm not quite sure how to explain this to you right now."
I could tell he was in pain...
Ji Yang took off his headphones and carefully listened: "There's also a bit...pleasure..."
"But what can be both painful and joyful..."
Jiang Yang put the headphones back on the person, took a deep breath, and said in a defiant tone, "Theoretically speaking, he's in pain because he can't handle too much pleasure."
"Then why must you be so happy?"
Ji Yang sat up, the blanket slipping off him. He stubbornly took off his headphones, and when he looked up to meet Jiang Yang's gaze, his eyes were still clear, without a trace of being damaged by lust.
...
Jiang Yang raised her hand and covered her eyes.
Similarly, as if afraid of being discovered, she closed her eyes as if she dared not face it.
The boy's lips brushed against the corner of the other's lips, carrying a touch of impetuous naiveté, like a tentative exploration under the influence of restless thoughts.
Their lips found their place as they moved, and the boy's warm, wet tongue swept against the boy's lips. Ji Yang opened his mouth almost instinctively.
Rapid breathing became the strongest catalyst; the boy's kiss was awkward and clumsy, yet honest and unreserved.
"Ji Yang, when I kiss you, do you want to be enveloped by me, or destroyed by me?"
Jiang Yang opened her eyes, her tongue tracing her moist lips, her eyes filled with almost uncontrollable emotions.
He was waiting for Ji Yang's response.
Ji Yang gently grasped the hand in front of him, the dim light flickering between their fingers.
"I want...to have you...to possess you..."
Ji Yang guided Jiang Yang's hand to his heart.
"But right now, I'm jumping really fast here."
Jiang Yang kicked off her slippers and, without thinking, pulled back the covers and pressed Ji Yang down to lie down with her.
He rested his chin on Ji Yang's chest, bit down on a button on Ji Yang's shirt, brushed his wrist against the taut muscles of Ji Yang's abdomen, and then reached down to where the two were pressed together.
The sound of the zipper was muffled under the covers, and even through the last layer of fabric, Jiang Yang could feel the heat beneath his palms, which was higher than his body temperature. But Ji Yang suddenly pressed down on his hand.
Jiang Yang left a dissatisfied bite mark on Ji Yang's collarbone. "You can feel it. If you don't understand, I'll teach you."
"Wait...wait a minute..."
Ji Yang swallowed his distorted voice, "If I'm enveloped by you, will I destroy you?"
"If you could control yourself a little, we would be much happier."
Jiang Yang bluntly used his hand to compare the size.
"But what if I lose control..."
...
"Maybe..."
Jiang Yang stretched out his upper body and whispered in Ji Yang's ear, "Die happily, just like the neighbors next door."
"don't want."
Ji Yang hugged Jiang Yang into his arms. "I'm so happy I could die just by holding Jiang Yang, without being enveloped by her or hurting her."
Even a kiss could kill you!
I'm so happy I could die!
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[Chengdu: Two days and one night]
[Balance: 13257]
[Fifth stop: Chengdu Airport - Urumqi Airport]
As usual, we rented a car first, but this time it was an SUV.
Jiang Yang was in charge of driving, of course. He had just turned 18 and hurriedly took the driving test and got his license the very next day, just before they decided to go out and have fun.
The journey ended at Xinghua Valley, where the wild apricot blossoms had just begun to bloom at the end of April.
Ji Yang carried the tent on his back and walked forward with his head down. Jiang Yang looked for a suitable spot beside him. Suddenly, he stopped and pointed to the old apricot tree on the slope, "Let's pitch the tent there."
As dusk fell, a small lamp lit up inside the tent.
"Ji Yang, have you thought about the future?"
"I don't understand what the future holds."
"Probably tomorrow? A week from now? A month from now? A year from now?"
Ji Yang recalled a day he had spent repeating in the sanatorium before he met Jiang Yang. Fear crept up his spine to the back of his neck, and he suddenly shivered.
"What's wrong?"
"I...I'm a little cold..."
It was like a bucket of cold water being poured over his head, so cold that his teeth ached, he shivered uncontrollably, and he was completely chilled.
The cold water shattered his illusions, and he couldn't help but question whether he was still that little monster trapped in the sanatorium.
Ji Yang...
007...
Ji Yang...
007...
"I..."
"You seem to have a fever."
"you..."
"Wait, I have some fever reducers with me."
"medicine..."
A woman dressed as a caregiver was approaching him with a tray in her hand.
The blue pills are placed on the tray.
No, no...
"I don't want to take my medicine!"
Ji Yang slapped the medicine bottle that Jiang Yang had just opened, and the white pills scattered in the tent with a clatter. The two were momentarily at a standstill.
"If you don't want to eat, then don't. Are you sleepy? If you are, let's go to sleep first."
"Um."
Jiang Yang leaned forward and turned off the light switch, swallowing up the light, while the night wind howled and lashed against the tent.
Where are you?
The boy was like a lost child, stretching out his hand and groping in the darkness.
Ji Yang relaxed slightly and replied, "Here I am."
"Hey! Found it!"
The boy grabbed a broad shoulder, lay down close to the person, and brazenly draped his legs over the person.
Outside the tent, the wind whipped up the grass blades, making a whistling sound.
Before Ji Yang could react, Jiang Yang grabbed his chin and pried open his teeth with irresistible force, forcing him to look up.
Jiang Yang forcefully shoved a fever reducer into Ji Yang's mouth with the tip of her tongue.
The lips were squeezed so tightly they were almost deformed, leaving no gap whatsoever.
Bitterness spread across his lips and teeth, mixed with bright water droplets that shoved back and forth in his mouth. Ji Yang quickly succumbed to this affectionate yet angry gesture.
"Did you swallow it?"
Jiang Yang's voice was choked with anger, still lingering.
But the rising and falling breaths, the cool lips, and the twitching tongue finally allowed Ji Yang to grasp something real, not an illusion.
For some reason, the pent-up emotions suddenly burst forth, and she looked up and burst into tears, as if she had suffered a great injustice.
"Why are you crying like this just to take your medicine?"
Jiang Yang pinched Ji Yang's nose helplessly, then patted his back to comfort him.
A few wolf howls were faintly heard in the wind, coming from afar as if echoing the cries from inside the tent.
But what kind of wolf is this? It's clearly just a grumpy husky!
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"What's your name? Puppy?"
"I don't understand any of this! What do you mean by 'papi'?!"
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"puppy."
"ah?"
It means puppy.
A husky pouting and crying. (jpg)
"I'm not a dog..."
Jiang Yang straddled Ji Yang and cupped Ji Yang's face in her hands.
Tell me what you were afraid of just now?
Ji Yang sniffed: "I'm afraid I won't have a future, I'm afraid you're fake, I'm afraid I'll be all alone, I'm really scared."
As he spoke, he opened his mouth wide, about to howl again.
“Listen, Ji Yang, you’re not 007 anymore. You have a name now. Your name is Ji Yang.”
“I gave you a name, so you’re no longer a stray dog to be manipulated. You’re my little dog, understand?”
"Chicken drumsticks and duck eggs are all branded with Little Cat."
"Then I'll order one for you when I get back, okay?"
"And the back of the phone should be so scanned that it will tell you where your home is..."
But Jiang Yang has no home; besides his dormitory at Nanjing University, all he has left is the welfare home.
“Ji Yang”.
Jiang Yang turned the light back on, and Ji Yang's eyes were red from crying.
"Do you want to elope with me"
Ji Yang opened his mouth, about to repeat after the person, when a finger was placed on his lips.
Jiang Yang didn't want to miss any of his expressions. "If you're willing, just say 'yes I do.'"
"Love°"
[Final Destination: No Man's Land]
"I'm sorry, Jiang Yang, the camera is broken."
No, there's actually one more.
Jiang Yang opened the panel. He had always thought that the time travel bottle was frosted, but that was not the case.
The rolled-up photo, pressed tightly against the bottle, obscured its original clarity, and the shimmering light on its surface led him to misunderstand it.
Ji Yang said, "We can take some different kinds of photos."
Jiang Yang later realized that the best camera was his eyes, and the best photograph was the image of Ji Yang in his eyes.
Similarly, in that only surviving photo, Ji Yang immediately spotted Jiang Yang, who was pressing the shutter for him, through the lens.
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Author's note: Happy first anniversary!
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