Chapter 47 Bearing Thorns to Plead Guilty
After three water calamities, Nan Ke, as expected, developed a fever. Fortunately, it was a low-grade fever, and it subsided after taking some medicine.
Tu Yao, leading Langya, and the dog, one looking guilty and the other looking arrogant, circled around the door.
Looking from afar, Ma Zhiyuan saw Tu Yao so ashamed she wanted to bang her head against the wall, while the dog was so aggressive it could also bang its head against the wall.
Teacher Ma, who can catch three dogs, casually walked by and said, "The director said we won't air this afternoon so he can get some rest."
Then I ran away without hesitation.
The news that he had run away naturally had to be relayed by Tu Yao.
Looking at the wolfhound standing proudly at her feet, Tu Yao squatted down and tried to negotiate, "Why don't you go back first? I promise you, he won't set fires again."
Twice in a row, this wolfhound, with an exceptionally strong sense of mission, seemed to have its eyes on Nan Ke, as if it were on guard against something.
Sure enough, Wolf Fang immediately bared its teeth fiercely.
No, I won't agree.
Tu Yao: ...
Torn between Nan Ke and her friend's dog, Tu Yao sighed, looked around, and finally spotted a pile of firewood outside the yard.
Inside the room, Nan Ke had already woken up. Apart from the lingering effects of the fever, his whole body ached from the impact.
While rubbing her arm, she smiled faintly and thanked Jiang Ye, "Thank you, senior brother."
After Jiang Ye had clearly explained the different types of medicines to be taken, he was about to leave when he remembered something and turned back.
"By the way, junior brother, I've thought about the question you asked me last time and I have a specific answer now."
Nan Ke was slightly taken aback: "What's the problem?"
"It's like you asked if I would let go if my enemy lost their memory."
His junior brother rarely asked him questions, so Jiang Ye thought about it seriously after returning home.
He said, "Just like last time, I will consider the different situations."
"I am someone who is unwilling to bear psychological burdens and is somewhat cowardly at heart. Putting aside the distinction between life and death, if hating him is a shackle, and letting go would make me feel relaxed, I would choose to let go."
As he spoke, he looked up, a hint of doubt flashing in his blank eyes: "Junior brother, can you tell me why you can't let go?"
Nan Ke lowered her eyes slightly, still smiling, but slowly shook her head.
He could no longer speak.
In just one morning, he was already uncertain.
What drove him to madness was eight-year-old Tu Yao, but what pulled him back from the brink of madness was eighteen-year-old Tu Xiaomao, who suffered from amnesia.
It was Tu Yao who destroyed him, and it seems that it was Tu Yao who rebuilt him.
He was torn between letting go and finding peace, and all he wanted was to escape as quickly as possible.
Nan Ke closed his eyes briefly, then spoke again, smiling slightly:
"Senior, I forgot to tell you, I'm planning to leave this afternoon, we..."
Before I could finish speaking, I looked up and saw a round head popping in through the doorway.
A dog's head with its mouth firmly covered.
A man and a dog, each with two pieces of wood on their heads.
Wolf Fang clearly didn't want to come in, and Tu Yao tugged at the defiant wolfhound but couldn't move it, so she practically carried it in by force.
Jiang Ye: "...Little sister? What are you doing bringing it here?"
And this design...
Meeting the two stunned gazes, Tu Yao scratched her head, which was a little sore from being pricked by a splinter, and said with a sincere yet embarrassed expression, "Can...can't you tell?"
"I'm like someone carrying thorns to apologize."
Nan Ke & Jiang Ye:......
Tu Yao is very experienced in admitting her mistakes.
First, press down on the dog's head and bow together: "I'm sorry!"
After admitting his mistake, he analyzed the reasons: "I just tested it. Wolf Fang seems to be particularly sensitive to fire. Look, it stole your lighter yesterday. It must have hit you today because it saw you setting a fire."
Finally, he took all the blame: "Because I asked you to start this fire, the responsibility lies with me!"
Jiang Ye, naive to the ways of the world, immediately softened: "How can I blame you, sister? You didn't know that this dog reacted so strongly to fire."
Tu Yao nodded repeatedly and immediately seized the opportunity to explain to Langya, "It lives in the mountains, so it may have experienced a fire before, which is why it is afraid of fire."
Jiang Ye nodded in sudden realization: "No wonder."
The whole process was smooth and seamless.
Jiang Ye has been led by the nose for a while now.
To sum it up in one sentence: "This dog is quite smart."
Tu Yao immediately seized the opportunity, pressed the dog's head down, and bowed again: "I'm sorry!"
Jiang Ye waved his hands repeatedly: "It's okay, it's okay!"
Nan Ke: ...
Nan Ke picked up the glasses beside him and put them on, giving a barely perceptible twitch at the corner of his lips.
Ten years later, seeing Tu Yao resorting to petty tricks and scheming again surprisingly didn't evoke strong feelings of disgust in him.
Nan Ke thought that the fire probably really drove him crazy.
Or maybe the water just got into my brain.
Soon the room fell silent. When Nan Ke looked up again, he found that only Tu Yao was left in the room, squatting on the ground scratching her head, while the dog sat upright next to her, staring at him intently.
He clenched his dry palms.
"...Where is my senior brother?"
Tu Yao was still scratching her head: "I'm not doing a live stream this afternoon, I'm going to pass on a message to Sister Wenyu."
Nan Ke: "When did you leave?"
Tu Yao continued scratching her head: "Just now."
Nan Ke finally couldn't help but ask, "Why are you scratching your head?"
Tu Yao scratched herself again, and said angrily, "...A splinter is stuck in my head!"
Nan Ke: ...
Looking at her vivid expression, Nan Ke suddenly laughed with a hint of mockery.
These past few days, he has repeatedly encountered water-related disasters, and this is the first time he has seen her in such a disheveled state.
Tu Yao immediately frowned angrily: "Stop laughing, help me find it!"
"...Let me help you find it?"
Nan Ke paused for a moment, then smiled strangely: "...You forgot I like arson? Aren't you afraid I'll set your hair on fire?"
Tu Yao showed no fear whatsoever, and said in a muffled voice, "Then I'll unleash my wolf fangs to bite you."
The wolfhound immediately barked in response.
Thinking of the dog's bull-like strength, Nan Ke was momentarily speechless.
Before he could answer, Tu Yao had already moved over little by little like a mushroom, until she reached his feet, and then naturally put her head on the edge of the bed, revealing a slender section of her neck.
Nan Ke felt it was absurd for a moment.
Tu Yao, his sister whom he had originally decided to never see again, one day found herself in the same room as him, trusting him enough to reveal her most vulnerable parts.
Time passed slowly, but Nan Ke remained motionless.
But Tu Yao didn't make a move either.
He glanced over instinctively and froze.
Tu Yao lay motionless on the edge of the bed, having closed her eyes and fallen asleep sometime earlier.
Nan Ke stared at her blankly, probably because he was out of his mind again, and suddenly couldn't take his eyes off her.
Tu Yao was sleeping so well, even her breathing was exceptionally soft. She must have not slept at all last night, as there were dark circles under her eyes.
She was eighteen years old, but still thin and small. Curled up next to him, she looked like a little beggar who hadn't eaten enough, or a laborer doing hard labor.
The once beautiful hair was now covered in tiny wood shavings.
Nan Ke's gaze swept over them mockingly... No wonder he scratched for so long.
The room was completely silent.
I don't know how much time has passed.
A pair of slender hands slowly and gently placed on her head.
Take away the first sawdust.
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