Chapter 28 A Cage on All Sides
Dude, are you putting on a melodramatic soap opera for me?
[Wen Yanyu should be younger than Lu Mingxu, right? According to the timeline, Lu Mingxu should be in his second year of high school when Wen Yanyu is about to graduate from junior high. Why does Lu Mingxu call him "brother"?]
[Little, little bunny? Isn't that a nickname given by Wen Yanyu's fans? It's been around for so long?]
[Perhaps some little secrets between the two of them?]
Is this some kind of novel about a broken relationship mended?
[Lu Mingxu's gaze, wow, he really nailed the atmosphere. No wonder he's known for acting in bittersweet youth dramas.]
[Help! I feel like Lu Mingxu's eyes are practically glowing when he looks at my wife. I'll kowtow in respect first.]
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[Stop! Lu Ge already has Xiao Yu! Don't ship them randomly in the comments!]
"You still remember things from so many years ago? I thought it would only be a month or two, and you should have already forgotten me."
Wen Yanyu took the peanut candy from Lu Mingxu and, taking advantage of leaning to the side, rubbed her increasingly painful lower back and abdomen.
“How could I forget?” Lu Mingxu’s eyes softened. “I got into the Film Academy after the college entrance exam and became an actor.”
As Wen Yanyu listened to him, she unwrapped a peanut brittle and popped it into her mouth, then casually asked, "Do you remember the other people from back then?"
My mother is mending your scarf.
My father is the policeman who helps you catch those thugs.
And my sister, who played in the snow with us.
You called me, little bunny sister.
Lu Mingxu froze, his expression momentarily dazed, before shaking his head: "Isn't it just the two of us?"
"You mean the grandma who sells sweet potatoes?"
Wen Yanyu looked at him for a long time, then smiled helplessly, "Yes, it's her."
I don't understand what happened.
But he still started talking, and Lu Mingxu began to tell him about his life over the years.
On set, at school, in life, Lu Mingxu talked non-stop about all sorts of important events, his initial achievements, and his most gratifying awards, as if he wanted to tell the person in front of him about all the honors he had received over the years.
"Unexpectedly, the movie became a hit, and I won Best Supporting Actor for it. The director of the movie also invited me to participate in the filming of his next movie."
Lu Mingxu sighed.
"What I said casually back then has actually come true. Now, so many people like me. I still feel like I'm dreaming."
Lu Mingxu frantically searched his mind and recounted his achievements over the years, with everything he had accomplished flashing through his mind.
The words were spoken.
Wen Yanyu leaned against the window without saying a word.
Thinking the other person was bored, Lu Mingxu hesitated for a moment, wanting to continue talking about other things.
But when he opened his mouth, he found that apart from what he had just said, he didn't even know what else he could say.
Suddenly, I couldn't say anything, and I didn't know what to share with the person in front of me. Everything suddenly felt different.
A surge of irritation rose in Lu Mingxu's heart, and he fell silent, closing his eyes and rubbing his temples.
Suppressing the sweet, metallic liquid that was rising in her throat from the pain, Wen Yanyu barely managed to lift her eyes.
Looking at the little lamb in front of me, who cried alone on a snowy night, clutching the small scarf left by her mother, her eyes full of stars, that little lamb full of grievances but with no one to confide in.
Looking at Lu Mingxu in front of me, who was talking about his good fortune and how he had achieved his dream, but then fell silent.
He is not mentioned in the book, and he is not even a background character. He is the only person in his past story whose memory has not been erased and who still remembers him.
Perhaps it's a feeling of shared misfortune.
Wen Yanyu moved closer to him and whispered, "It must have been very tiring."
I never expected the other person to say that.
Lu Mingxu froze, instinctively turning his head to face the other person.
Wen Yanyu said no more and naturally picked up where the topic had been abruptly interrupted.
“I remember you telling me that you wanted to have a cat and a dog in the future, and that you wanted to prepare a bedroom for them at home. I also remember you saying that you wanted to take them on a trip. You said that you wanted a lot of family.”
Wen Yanyu stopped talking and then asked in a joking tone, "Little Sheep has already achieved his career dream, so how is Little Sheep's other dream progressing?"
"And another thing, do you still like to eat roasted sweet potatoes? I remember there were a few sweet potatoes in the kitchen."
"I'd also like to hear about other things that have happened to Little Sheep over the years. Tell me about them slowly while we eat sweet potatoes tonight?"
Wen Yanyu smiled at him, her eyes softening with tenderness.
Lu Mingxu stared blankly at the pair of beautiful, gentle eyes in front of him, eyes that also held a strange pang of heartache.
Her lips moved slightly without her noticing.
My heart, which was beating in my chest cavity, suddenly skipped a beat, and then began to beat violently. An unprecedented throbbing sensation flowed rapidly through my chest cavity.
The seeds that had been planted long ago have now fully sprouted and taken root.
He suddenly realized something.
It was something that made him both happy and sad.
Lu Mingxu's eyes welled up with tears, and he smiled, "You're still the same as you were back then."
Wen Yanyu cast a somewhat puzzled look at him.
Lu Mingxu just smiled.
The sun outside the car window was scorching hot, and for a moment he felt as if he had returned to that snowy night.
That cold, yet warm snowy night.
Along the way, the little lamb has completely changed with the passage of time. It is rich and famous. People around it cherish and love the little lamb, but what they love is the changed little lamb, and they love the crown on the little lamb's head.
They keep demanding from the lamb, as if it were only natural for the lamb to achieve anything, as if the lamb was meant to be that way, as if the lamb was born that way.
Even the little lamb itself has changed into something that the little lamb used to dislike.
But the person in front of him was still the same person who would rush out without hesitation for a stranger, and the same little rabbit who asked him if he was happy in the snowy night.
A subtle emotion stirred within me, rippling in my heart.
The conversation resumed, and the atmosphere inside the car became warm and friendly.
"Is Sang Yu the mischievous little sister you mentioned back then?"
"Yes, it's her. The Sang family is the family that adopted me. Anyway, brother, you've changed so much. I remember you used to be very cheerful. I didn't even recognize you at first. And brother, why did you suddenly move away? I asked so many people and they all said they'd never seen you before."
A moment of silence.
"People change, you know. Also, I'm younger than you, so don't call me 'brother' anymore! And don't call me 'little rabbit' either! It sounds weird!"
"Then what should I call you?" Lu Mingxu pouted.
"Hmm... just call me by my name, just like everyone else calls me Yan Yu. You've always called me that, so just keep calling me that."
"...Do you have a nickname?"
"Nickname? Hmm... Little Fish."
"Small fish? Is that a homophone?"
"I don't know either."
It was the name his mother gave him; he no longer had the chance to ask.
"Little fish? Little fish, little fish, swim fast, freedom is everywhere!"
Is freedom everywhere?
Wen Yanyu glanced at the sky, a bitter look rising in his eyes: "...Maybe so."
“Little Fish.” Lu Mingxu’s tone turned serious as he changed the subject: “Stay away from Duan Mufeng.”
Wen Yanyu: "What's wrong with Brother Duan?"
Lu Mingxu lowered his eyes, speechless: "...In short, stay away from him. He, well, he's not a good person. He's a bully."
"?" Wen Yanyu: "He has never bullied me."
Lu Mingxu: "..."
[Aww, Lu Ge's mom fans are so relieved! It's been so long since we've seen Lu Ge look this happy.]
[This is the first time in all these years that Young Master Lu has smiled at someone. (Just kidding!) Hahaha, I'm crossing over here, but Lu Mingxu is really... hahaha, this old-fashioned guy has been transformed into a cute little puppy brother, I'm dying of laughter.]
[Alright, alright, after recognizing someone you know, the first thing to do is to keep them away from Duan Mufeng. Lu Mingxu, you brat.]
I was laughing so hard I was crawling all over the bed, while Lu Mingxu looked like he wanted to say something but couldn't.
[Uh... there's no need for such subtle hints. Wen Yanyu is gay too, so why not just say it directly? It's making it seem like the other person is innocent.]
[Xiaoyu? Lu Ge was talking about Xiaoyu with others all these years ago, truly a love story.]
[By the way, has no one noticed that the baby's complexion isn't very good? She looks unnaturally pale.]
The car was driving on its way back.
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