The abnormal condition of his body quickly caught Bai Cheng’s attention, and he hurriedly tried to stabilize his emotions, allowing his fingers to return to their normal human appearance.
However, when his fingertips returned to their human-like shape, Bai Cheng’s face became unusually pale.
His family lineage was supposed to have genes from marine creatures dating back to ancient times, and in his generation, some atavistic traits had inexplicably emerged.
The first time his atavistic features manifested was when he was only eight or nine years old, while he was out by the lake with his older brother, Jin Hanrong. His arm suddenly turned into tentacles like an octopus.
Both boys were startled, but luckily there was no one else around at the time, and Bai Cheng quickly reverted back to normal.
Jin Hanrong also knew some ominous rumors about ancestral form, so he had been helping Bai Cheng keep it a secret.
After that incident, Bai Cheng quickly learned how to control his body. The atavistic features could be switched at will by his own mind, and he never manifested them in front of others again.
But just now, he unexpectedly lost control of his emotions and revealed his beast-like features again.
Even though it was just one finger, it still made Bai Cheng break out in a cold sweat.
In the past, he deliberately hid it just to avoid trouble. As for the notion that ancestral form was considered ominous, he scoffed at it.
In his view, complete evolution in the process of human evolution was to be expected and admired. But being scorned or demonized for having atavistic traits was simply another form of ideological regression.
However, just now, for the first time, he felt a bit scared.
The thought of his atavistic condition possibly being discovered by Mo Yi, and even seeing disdainful looks on his face, made Bai Cheng feel uncomfortable.
“What’s wrong, boss? Why do you look so pale?” Mo Yi, who had been engrossed in catching the little octopus plushie, turned his head and was startled by his partner’s appearance.
He saw the person next to him with a pale face, with a hint of anxiety in his expression, which made him very worried.
“It’s nothing.”
Bai Cheng shook his head, forced a somewhat ugly smile, and didn’t offer much explanation. He just turned away from Mo Yi, took a deep breath, and tried to calm himself down.
After a while, Bai Cheng turned back to Mo Yi and smiled as if nothing had happened. “I just think you have a good eye. This thing is really cute.”
Seeing Bai Cheng’s appearance, Mo Yi still looked at him with some concern, but when he saw that he was indeed not feeling uncomfortable, he nodded in agreement.
“Right, super cute, isn’t it! I’ll catch one for you too!” Mo Yi said, then used the last remaining game coin in his hand to start another round of claw machine.
Surprisingly, when there was only one coin left, Mo Yi managed to catch another one.
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So, Bai Cheng also got his own little octopus plushie.
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Seeing this, Mo Yi quickly hid his silver-gray little octopus behind his back, avoided eye contact with Bai Cheng, clearly unwilling to exchange his plushie with him. Then, suddenly, he felt a headache coming on.
“Ouch!” Mo Yi exclaimed, clutching his head with one hand, looking at Bai Cheng with a face full of accusation. He saw Bai Cheng slowly retracting the hand that had just caused his headache, then lifting it again to pat his head a couple of times.
“Idiot,” Bai Cheng said, and seeing Mo Yi’s pitiful appearance, he felt quite amused, turned around, and left the game room.
Pink is just pink, at least the little octopus plushie is still very cute.
Perhaps, not only the octopus plushie is cute, but also a certain silly guy who inexplicably resembles a puppy.
Mo Yi rubbed his forehead, feeling happy again when he looked at the octopus plushie in his hand. He quickly caught up with Bai Cheng’s steps.
“Boss, let’s come back tomorrow!” Mo Yi said excitedly.
Seeing his somewhat unsatisfied expression, Bai Cheng nodded. Occasionally coming here to play seemed interesting too.
But after leaving the game room, Bai Cheng didn’t actually let Mo Yi accompany him home. It wasn’t too early now, and their homes were not in the same direction anyway.
Before, he wanted to invite Mo Yi to walk with him because he was worried about him getting into trouble. But now that they had both been out of school for so long, there shouldn’t be any problems.
After casually making up an excuse, Bai Cheng chatted with Mo Yi for a while, then hailed a taxi and left.
As for Mo Yi, he stood for a while, holding the octopus plushie, watching the direction the taxi left in.
“I really don’t want to part…” Mo Yi murmured, feeling reluctant.
006, hearing this, also felt sorry for its host and quickly comforted, “Host, you’ll be together in the future, and then you won’t have to part again!”
“You’re right!” Mo Yi said, cheering up at once, humming a song as he walked towards his own place.
On the other side, Bai Cheng didn’t spend much time returning home either.
Entering the house somewhat sneakily, he saw no one at the door, so he hurriedly ran upstairs to his room, relieved only after stuffing the pink octopus plushie under his blanket.
Phew, luckily no one saw it. He managed to uphold his reputation!
But as soon as he changed his clothes and opened the door, he saw Jin Hanrong waiting at the door with an unpleasant expression.
The two brothers were close in age, similar in height, and had some resemblance in their facial features, but their personalities and temperaments were completely different.
Bai Cheng gives off a rebellious and aggressive vibe, while Jin Hanrong is gentle, polite, and meticulous, making him seem very reliable.
“Why are you back so late? Where have you been?” Jin Hanrong spoke to Bai Cheng as soon as he saw him.
They had a bit of a disagreement in the morning, and Jin Hanrong had rushed to finish his work at the company, intending to come back and talk to Bai Cheng to mend their relationship.
But after waiting for a long time without Bai Cheng returning, Jin Hanrong couldn’t help but worry about Bai Cheng’s safety.
“None of your business. Didn’t you say you wouldn’t bother about my affairs anymore?” Bai Cheng shrugged, sneering.
Jin Hanrong took a deep breath. “I’m just concerned about you! Why didn’t you bring your phone? Besides, I’ve already explained to you about father…”
“That’s enough!” Bai Cheng waved his hand upon seeing Bai Xiuming coming up the stairs, interrupting Jin Hanrong.
“Don’t ramble on all the time, you’re like an old man at such a young age,” Bai Cheng gestured impatiently.
Jin Hanrong noticed Bai Xiuming too and didn’t say anything more, turning his head to look at someone who had been standing not far away watching them.
Bai Xiuming smiled at them and said, “Dinner is ready. I thought I’d come and let you know.”
“Okay, got it,” Jin Hanrong replied. Facing this inexplicably added foster brother in the family, he didn’t show much rejection.
Or maybe, even if he initially resisted, after living together for nearly ten years, despite Bai Xiuming’s somewhat duplicitous character, Jin Hanrong was still willing to consider him as family. Even though Bai Cheng, with his strong personality, would occasionally call Bai Xiuming hypocritical in front of him.
But with Bai Xiuming around, Jin Hanrong couldn’t discuss their father’s matters with Bai Cheng anymore, so he went downstairs to the dining room.
After Jin Hanrong left, Bai Xiuming walked up to Bai Cheng and said with a worried look, “Did you quarrel with your big brother again? You know, your big brother has been entrusted with important tasks by father recently, so he might be under a lot of pressure. Having a temper is normal for him. You…”
But before he could finish, Bai Cheng just walked past him and went downstairs, completely ignoring him.
Seeing this, Bai Xiuming’s face darkened instantly as he watched Bai Cheng’s figure. These two brothers, one worse than the other!
Meanwhile, Jin Hanrong, who saw Bai Cheng at the dinner table downstairs, looked somewhat surprised. “You came over quickly today.”
“Yeah,” Bai Cheng nodded, picked up the glass of water in front of him, and took a sip. “Staying upstairs for too long, I’m afraid I’ll be choked to death by that strong tea smell and won’t be able to sleep tonight.”
“What mess are you talking about?,” Jin Hanrong muttered to himself in confusion, inviting both Bai Father and Bai Xiuming, who arrived late, to join him for dinner. He also earnestly reported his work matters to Bai Father.
Seeing this, Bai Cheng felt even more agitated. He ate a few bites hastily and then went upstairs to his room.
Once the door was closed behind him, he sat on the edge of his bed and gnashed his teeth as he looked at the photo of him and his older brother on the bedside table.
Why did he have such a stupid older brother? It’s so obvious that something’s not right, yet he can’t even see it!
And his mother too, he had mentioned it early on that there was something wrong with Bai Xiuming. From a young age, he would act cute, and he would try to sow discord between him and his older brother in various low-intelligence ways. Bai Cheng saw through it all, yet every time he told his mother, she didn’t believe him and accused him of overthinking.
And now she’s been running off to foreign countries for these art exhibitions, not coming back even once a year.
Isn’t she afraid of someone robbing the house?
They’re all so stupid! He’s done being angry with them!
Bai Cheng angrily pounded the bed and felt something protruding from the side, only then did he pull out the little octopus plushie hidden inside.
Luckily, not everyone who is foolish only knows how to anger others.
He lay there, holding the little octopus up to his face, tapping its forehead. But in his mind, he saw the image of Mo Yi when he had teased him earlier.
Those big round eyes, they seemed to have been washed by water, so bright.
The shimmering water in his eyes made Bai Cheng almost want to reach out and touch it, as if he could really touch the lake water.
And his smile, how can someone smile so beautifully!
His lips were so red, like ripe cherries, and his tongue was also red, with two sharp canines.
So cute!
Unconsciously, he fell into a daydream, and the plushie in front of him seemed to turn into Mo Yi’s image.
The position he was in now, wasn’t he holding him?
The boy who had been lying down suddenly realized that he was now holding Mo Yi in his arms, and he could kiss him with just a lift of his head. He immediately sat up straight, his whole body sobering up, his heartbeat faster than ever before.
Bai Cheng glanced at the plushie he was still holding in his hand with frustration. “What am I even thinking!”
Bai Cheng: Why do I feel like I’m lusting after my own little brother!
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