Wu Chun closed his eyes and enjoyed the slow and steady massage from Xu Shi Yao. Unconsciously, he rested the back of his head on Xu Shi Yao’s left shoulder.
“I was really tired today,” Wu Chun said, taking a deep breath.
“En.”
To receive a response from Xu Shi Yao, even if it was just one word, was a rare occurrence for Wu Chun. He leaned back a little further until he was completely pressed against Xu Shi Yao.
Perhaps sensing something amiss behind him, Wu Chun turned his head and saw their current position, which did look a bit unsightly.
“Let’s not worry about the special circumstances for now. I’m really tired,” Wu Chun said, deliberately raising his voice and emphasizing the last sentence. He glanced at Xu Shi Yao from the corner of his eye and observed his expression as he continued, “The ground is hard, so I have to use a lot of strength to move around. It’s really tiring.”
Wu Chun repeated this sentence over and over, only stopping when he saw that Xu Shi Yao didn’t seem to object to him leaning against him. It was as if the person who had been scared stiff from being held just now wasn’t him.
Wu Chun also felt that his reaction just now was a bit too intense. He didn’t know why, but when he opened his eyes, he saw the slightly helpless look in Xu Shi Yao’s eyes and then saw his hand resting on his waist.
Wu Chun’s first thought at that moment was, What’s going on? This kind of gesture is too intimate!
Perhaps the emotions were inevitably too excited when he first woke up, but now that he’s calm, Wu Chun doesn’t think it’s a big deal.
Although Xu Shi Yao had long hair at the moment, his face must have been handsome when he was alive.
Beautiful yet aggressive, like a face that has been carefully sculpted.
If the other person is a handsome lone wolf, then Wu Chun is like a harmless little rabbit.
“Xu Shi Yao.” Wu Chun turned around, leaning against the tree trunk, and his legs directly rested on Xu Shi Yao’s legs.
Before the other’s gaze could shoot over, Wu Chun preemptively said, “My legs hurt so much. This mountain is so high, and I ran back and forth so many times today. My arms and legs are so tired.”
Wu Chun’s voice grew more and more pitiful, making him feel like if someone gave him a handkerchief, he could perform a crying scene on the spot.
Wu Chun has a relatively small figure, slightly over 1.7 metres tall, with a slightly baby-faced look. Unlike Xu Shi Yao’s white skin, Wu Chun’s whiteness has a rosy hue, as if water could be squeezed out of it. In addition, every time he acts pitiful, his big eyes cooperate very well to sparkle with tears.
With such a pitiable appearance, no one could probably bear to reject him.
Not even ghosts; at least Xu Shi Yao stared at Wu Chun for a while, then put his hand on Wu Chun’s legs and gently kneaded them, tacitly accepting his behavior.
Misfortune may be a blessing in disguise.
Although Wu Chun lost the comfort of lying in bed at home, the feeling at the moment was incomparable to lying in bed.
Wu Chun looked at the serious expression on Xu Shi Yao’s face. His eyes had really changed, becoming less penetrating and more friendly.
When he first met Xu Shi Yao, his eyes were like a knife hidden in his gaze, and anyone who approached him too closely would be stabbed.
Even though Wu Chun was not afraid of ghosts, he was really scared by those eyes at the time.
Fortunately, Wu Chun did not retreat.
Having solved the puzzle that had been bothering Xu Shi Yao all along, Wu Chun, as the first human to intrude into his life and be “remembered” in the past five years, suddenly felt a little complacent.
Wu Chun carefully looked at Xu Shi Yao for a while and then pushed him after a while. When Xu Shi Yao turned to look at him, Wu Chun said something unexpected, “Xu Shi Yao, has anyone ever told you that you are very handsome when you’re alive?”
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“Well…” Wu Chun’s brain quickly turned. “Do you have any ideas for the vegetables you want to plant?”
Seeing that Xu Shi Yao turned his head and feeling the cool and refreshing sensation from his calf, Wu Chun quickly breathed a sigh of relief.
Just then, Wu Chun saw a faint green light in front of his eyes, and sure enough, the piece of bark appeared again.
Compared to last night, there were many new entries on it, and each one was related to him.
—Wu Chun will come to plant trees from February to April next year.
—Wu Chun wants to plant vegetables now.
— Wu Chun said he wants to plant sunflowers.
—Wu Chun…
Seeing the neat and organized contents above, Wu Chun couldn’t help but chuckle.
It was like the way he took notes on the first day of school.
“Do you have to remember every little thing?” Wu Chun asked with a smile. He felt that some things were not important enough to be recorded. After all, he looked at the size of the tree bark, and if everything was written down, what if it ran out of space in the future? “Actually, there are some things that don’t need to be remembered. Let’s save this tree bark for later use…”
Wu Chun didn’t finish his sentence when he suddenly saw rows and rows of tree bark appearing in front of him continuously.
“Wow.” Wu Chun couldn’t help but exclaim from the bottom of his heart. As expected, he should not make random assumptions about Xu Shi Yao’s world.
The other person could always come up with a big move at any time.
Wu Chun gave a thumbs up to Xu Shi Yao and suddenly came up with an idea. He looked at Xu Shi Yao with a mysterious expression and jokingly said, “Xu Shi Yao, when you look back at these tree barks where you record things, will you see that everything is about me?”
After all, now every other sentence is about Wu Chun’s name.
Xu Shi Yao didn’t say anything; he just gave him a look.
Wu Chun immediately shut up in understanding.
“Well, what do you think is good to plant?”
After chatting for such a long time, the topic finally returned to the right track. “Do you have any food that you like?” Wu Chun asked.
Seeing the doubt in the other’s eyes, Wu Chun waved his hand.
Never mind, the other person probably doesn’t know what delicacies there are in the human world.
Wu Chun wiped his pocket and happened to touch something that Grandma Wang forcibly stuffed into his pocket this afternoon, but he didn’t take it out because he was in a hurry to go back.
Wu Chun immediately took it out of his pocket and handed it to Xu Shi Yao.
“Look, Xu Shi Yao, it’s from your grandmother.”
Xu Shi Yao looked at the thing that Wu Chun handed him, then turned around and looked behind him before turning back and seeking help from Wu Chun.
“Yes, it’s her, your grandmother. I went to see her this afternoon, and she told me that this was left for her grandson. Quickly open it and see what it is,” Wu Chun said as he handed the thing to Xu Shi Yao. However, the thing slipped through Xu Shi Yao’s hand and fell to the ground.
Wu Chun’s hand froze in mid-air, and he climbed down the tree in disbelief. He picked up the thing from the ground, which was wrapped in two layers of cloth and was intact. Wu Chun threw it towards Xu Shi Yao’s arms, but the thing passed through him as if he weren’t there, and he hardly felt any resistance.
“Do you not need to eat anything? I remember there are offerings in the human world; can’t you eat them?”
Xu Shi Yao nodded and added, “Ghosts are just a strand of soul.”
“How can that be?” Wu Chun furrowed his brows tightly. Except for not being able to live in the light, Wu Chun always thought that ghosts and humans were actually similar, just one active during the day and the other at night.
But now the facts told Wu Chun that it was not the case at all.
The only ghosts in the world were the souls of those who had been dead for the past seven days and had a strong desire to return home, as well as spiritual entities like Xu Shi Yao, who refused to enter the cycle of reincarnation due to some kind of obsession.
The seemingly endless abilities that others don’t have are ultimately illusory.
Suddenly, Wu Chun hugged Xu Shi Yao tightly.
“Can you feel me?” Wu Chun said, holding Xu Shi Yao’s right hand in his right hand. When he saw their hands clasped together, a hint of surprise flashed in his eyes. “Xu Shi Yao, look, it’s not true. I can touch you, and you can touch me too.”
As he spoke, Wu Chun’s tears flowed uncontrollably.
“Wu Chun.”
Hearing Xu Shi Yao call his name, Wu Chun quickly wiped away his tears and forced a smile, hastily responding, “I’m here.”
As their eyes met, after a moment, Wu Chun saw that Xu Shi Yao was smiling. Although it was just a subtle expression, Wu Chun still noticed it.
For a moment, Wu Chun was stunned, and his mind went blank. Then Xu Shi Yao spoke up, “Only you.”
“Only I can touch you, and you can only touch me; is that right?” Wu Chun asked with some understanding and confusion.
Xu Shi Yao nodded.
Suddenly, Wu Chun understood where the loneliness that Xu Shi Yao felt came from. Apart from the lack of communication with others, he didn’t even belong to this world and couldn’t be touched.
Perhaps, for Xu Shi Yao, the feeling of touching and embracing oneself is something special, and everything else is just a luxury.
Suddenly, Wu Chun threw himself into Xu Shi Yao’s arms again, burying his face in his chest as tears streamed down his face once again.
“Xu Shi Yao, this is what it feels like to be embraced by someone. You have to remember this.”
…
Wu Chun sobbed quietly in Xu Shi Yao’s arms for a long time before finally pulling away.
“Let me help you open it and see what’s inside.”
With utmost care, Wu Chun unwrapped layer after layer of the package until he found a white plastic bag inside.
Inside the plastic bag were eggplants, or more specifically, eggplant rolls
“It’s not often that we can have meat here, especially not during normal days. So people would use eggplant to wrap it up and deep-fry it. Even your grandmother couldn’t bear to eat it and left it for you.”
Perhaps someone brought it over for the old lady this afternoon. Wrapped up like this, and in this weather, it was still fresh and not spoiled.
“You should eat it.”
After looking at Xu Shi Yao and the food in his hand for a moment, Wu Chun pinched a piece of eggplant roll with his index finger and thumb, squeezed it hard, and put it back. Then, while Xu Shi Yao wasn’t paying attention, Wu Chun pressed his index finger to Xu Shi Yao’s lips.
“Can you taste it?”
Wu Chun felt that this was not very appropriate, but there was no other way except to put his mouth on it, which was even worse.
Wu Chun’s sudden move made Xu Shi Yao a little bewildered. He looked into Wu Chun’s hopeful eyes and finally nodded.
“That’s good.” Wu Chun finally felt some relief and looked at the item in his hand before suddenly having an idea. “Xu Shi Yao, what do you think about us growing eggplants?”
“Sure,” Xu Shi Yao readily agreed.
Although Wu Chun knew that no matter what he proposed, the other party would agree, he still couldn’t help but feel excited about it.
“Then I’ll go to the market with my grandfather to buy some tomorrow. I won’t accompany you tonight! I have to go back early and get up early tomorrow.”
Xu Shi Yao nodded.
The gloom in Wu Chun’s heart disappeared in an instant. When he was about to leave, he turned around and waved to Xu Shi Yao, shouting loudly, “Remember to remember tonight!”
Seeing Xu Shi Yao nod, Wu Chun felt relieved and left.
As Wu Chun’s figure disappeared into the night, a piece of bark lit up in front of Xu Shi Yao again, with only one question written on it—What is the feeling of warmth?
Xu Shi Yao only knew what it felt like to be cold for the past five years; wherever he went, the surrounding atmosphere would also become cold.
But so far, only Wu Chun could feel this coldness.
By now, Xu Shi Yao had forgotten what mood he was in when he wrote down this question. However, every time he heard someone talk about warmth, he paid special attention, but in all these years, he never had a definite answer.
Until today, when he finally found an answer to this question.
A slight smile appeared on Xu Shi Yao’s lips as he wrote a sentence below the question: “Wu Chun’s embrace.”
Yi Zhi Mao Dou:
Good luck on your defense! You got this!
This is actually quite heartbreaking.. T⁔T
Made me cry
Thank you for your translation 💝💝💝💝💝💝💝💝💝💝💝💝💝💝💝💝💝💝💝💝💝💝💝💝💝💝💝💝💝💝💝💝💝💝💝💝💝
»When she first met Xu Shi Yao..« When he
».. Wu Chun saw that Xie Shi Yao was smiling.« & »Then Xie Shi Yao spoke up..« & »Xie Shi Yao nodded.« & ».. that Xie Shi Yao felt came from.« All of them: Xu Shi Yao
».. and her mind went blank.« his
»Only I can touch you, and you can only be touched by me..« and I can only be touched by you (? otherwise it doesn’t make sense since it’s the same.) Or “and you can only touch me”.
»When she was about to leave, she turned around..« he x 2
Could he really taste the food? Could he consume it if he would be fed by WC? But don’t ask me how he will process the food after that lolol
Thx for the ch ٩(｡˃ ᵕ ˂ )و
crying so hard ((T_T))
It sometimes feels like they are attaching with each other too fast. But when I think about myself, I was always want someone as a friend from other dimensions. So I can relate with their too fast closeness.🌸
😭😭😭
Nothing’s happened (YET) and I’m already dreading it.
Heavily sobbing rn T-T