Shen Yu is usually very quiet, but today he didn't want to fall asleep. Maybe it was because the bed was too soft and comfortable, or maybe it was because it was his first time to stay overnight at a stranger's house.

An Ning seemed to come unexpectedly.

"Can't sleep?"

Chi Jibai's voice came from the big bed, without criticizing the child for being shy.

Hearing a low "hmm" coming from the darkness, Chi Jibai opened his eyes, which were no longer sleepy, and looked towards Shen Yu.

"It just so happens that I can't sleep either. In that case, tell me a story."

"I'm just an eight-year-old kid."

"Yeah, you'll be able to fall asleep after you tell me a story."

"..."

How can you let children tell stories?

Only then did Shen Yu realize that the man was not good-tempered, but was simply thick-skinned and actually let a child put him to sleep.

After thinking it over, Shen Yu finally gave in. After all, he was living under someone else's roof.

After thinking about what story to tell Chi Jibai and calming down his thoughts, Shen Yu spoke.

A somewhat childish and hoarse voice echoed in the small room.

"Once upon a time there was a beautiful mermaid princess. After a shipwreck, she fell in love with the prince."

Chi Jibai turned slightly to make it easier for him to listen to Shen Yu's story.

In the darkness, he could even see each of Shen Yu's eyelashes distinctly.

It was a little surprising. After all, Shen Yu had very long hair and he always buried his face under his hair and seldom looked up.

“For this reason, the mermaid princess prayed to the witch, willing to exchange her voice for human legs.

The witch agreed to her request, and the mermaid princess suffered a lot and finally grew human legs.

But when she arrived in the kingdom, she saw the wedding of the prince and the princess of a neighboring country. It turned out that he did not remember his savior when he encountered a shipwreck.

The mermaid princess was heartbroken. She was under the witch's curse that if the prince didn't love her, she would turn into foam and die.

Finally, the mermaid princess jumped into the sea and turned into foam completely. "

Shen Yu told the whole story very seriously, which caught Chi Jibai off guard.

Are all the fairy tales that children read nowadays like this?

Just as he was about to ask, he heard a light and even breathing sound coming from inside the room. It was Shen Yu who fell asleep.

In the darkness, Chi Jibai got up and left.

This was the night when Shen Yu slept the most soundly. In the mountain village, he had to cover his ears and fall asleep amid the noise of his parents' quarrels. Coming to the city, he also had to worry about Shen Zong's pranks every morning. As for accommodation, it was not much better. He had problems with his eyesight and was always ostracized.

In the dream, Shen Yu dreamed of the memories before he was four years old, a beautiful memory that he should have forgotten. Shen Li would take him to play with handmade educational toys, and Ni Xinlan would gently hold him in her arms and tease the tip of his nose.

Yes, he longed for love.

A little love can dispel all the haze on him.

-

In the early morning, the snowflakes were still floating, and there was a slightly moist scent in the air, mixed with the aroma of the breakfast shop. The new snow hanging on the branches sparkled like broken diamonds. Chi Jibai came to the door holding a bouquet of flowers.

The bouquet is very beautiful, consisting of eustoma and white chrysanthemums.

Chi Jibai's expression was very calm, just like usual, without the slightest sign of emotion, but after he gripped the door handle, he suddenly froze.

In the room...where does the sound come from?

The next second, the door opened from the inside. Chi Jibai lowered his head and met those somewhat cloudy eyes.

Shen Yu was not surprised at all. After all, he had good hearing and had already heard Chi Jibai's footsteps.

"You're back. I cooked for you."

Opening the door a little more, Shen Yu stood by the door, leaning to one side, waiting for Chi Jibai to come in. Only then did Chi Jibai realize that there was already a hot breakfast on the dining table.

Made for me?

Chi Jibai became more and more incredulous and squatted down to stare at Shen Yu.

Shen Yu:......

He turned his head slightly.

"Thank you for taking me in yesterday. I slept well, and when I woke up and saw that you were not there, I made breakfast for you."

Shen Yu is a good cook. After all, he has a hot-tempered mother and a gambling father. If he didn't know how to cook, Shen Yu might have starved to death when he was a child.

There is just one thing that is very strange. Although the house is small, it has everything, including home appliances and kitchen utensils. However, the refrigerator is empty, as empty as if it was a new refrigerator. There is no trace of life in the whole house.

It's...very weird, like a house that suddenly appeared.

But Shen Yu could also understand it. After all, Chi Jibai was hanging out outside every other day and never went home, so it was normal for the house to be a little newer.

For this reason, Shen Yu had to go out and buy some ingredients with the little money he had.

He could also buy some ready-made breakfast from outside, but looking at the spotless kitchen utensils in Chi Jibai's house, Shen Yu always felt it was a waste.

"I'm glad you're okay."

Chi Jibai got up and walked into the room, bringing with him some cool air. He closed the door with one hand, but he didn't know where to put the flowers in his hand.

The combination of eustoma and white chrysanthemum is more like a bouquet for mourning the dead.

"Did you go out to see your girlfriend?"

Shen Yu asked in an exceptionally mature tone, jumping onto a small stool to clean the pot.

He couldn't see clearly what the flowers looked like, but they were beautiful.

"I don't have a girlfriend."

"So you're giving it to your family?"

"...I don't have any family either."

"Oh, then you didn't give it to me."

Seeing Chi Jibai said that he had no family, Shen Yu wanted to change the subject to lighten the mood, but unexpectedly Chi Jibai really stopped talking.

He turned his head hesitantly and looked at the bouquet of flowers in Chi Jibai's hand.

"Is it really for me?"

Chi Jibai seemed to find it difficult to explain this matter, and Shen Yu was also unclear about the meaning of the bouquet of flowers. He turned his head abruptly and washed the pot with greater strength, as if making such noise could temporarily help him forget what had just happened.

It was the first time someone gave him flowers, and the bouquet was very beautiful.

Chi Jibai looked at the thin figure and suddenly felt that he had said the wrong thing. He also blamed him for acting on his own. It seemed that not having anyone talk to him for all these years had some impact.

Put the flowers on the sofa for the time being. When Shen Yu jumped down from the stool, he saw that the bouquet was not pure white, but a combination of light yellow and light green. Perhaps it was because Chi Jibai had just come back from the snow, so Shen Yu saw it as pure white.

Shen Yu made scallion meat patties and tofu and mushroom soup, plus a steamed egg, but these were all single portions. When Chi Jibai came out again, Shen Yu had already slipped away.

He did not take the flowers on the table. In Shen Yu's eyes, a bouquet of flowers was very expensive. He just took away a lisianthus on the edge.

Chi Jibai stood at the dining table in silence for a few seconds, and after a while he murmured in disbelief.

"I actually calculated it wrong...?"

He looked at the bouquet of flowers in confusion. The next second, with a snap of his fingers, the bouquet of flowers turned into a small pile of snow and disappeared in an instant.

Chi Jibai didn't want to eat and was planning to clear away the food on the table. But remembering that the roasted sweet potatoes he had eaten last night were surprisingly delicious, Chi Jibai picked up the chopsticks, took a bite out of courtesy, and raised his eyebrows in surprise.

These unnecessary things actually taste pretty good.

-

Shen Yu's mood was rarely good. He knew the road and walked quickly on the snow, his steps becoming much lighter.

He wanted to put the flower in his pocket, but was afraid that it would be crushed, so he could only hold it carefully in the palm of his hand to prevent the cold wind from blowing it.

The snow had stopped, but the cold wind was still mixed with a chill, and Shen Yu's hands and face were already frozen red.

Although it was not clear why Chi Jibai gave him flowers, or maybe the bouquet of flowers was actually intended for someone else but was rejected by that person, in short, Shen Yu liked the flowers very much, and it seemed to be the first time he received a gift.

He originally wanted to commit suicide yesterday, but Chi Jibai called him home. He fell asleep in a daze and forgot about committing suicide.

Perhaps the mermaid princess was feeling this excited when she was about to go ashore to find the prince.

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