After a while, Chi Jibai had brought Shen Yu back to the house. The house was very warm, isolating them from the cold outside.

But even though Chi Jibai was knowledgeable, he had no idea what illness Shen Yu had. Now he was lying on the soft bed, breathing rapidly, tears rolling down from the corners of his eyes, sour and hot.

He spoke hoarsely, like a child who had made a mistake, and kept mumbling a few words over and over again:

"Don't... don't leave me, Mom and Dad..."

"Don't quarrel..."

Shen Yu's emotions were close to collapse, but his consciousness was fuzzy and he was not yet awake. The words he said now were just an unconscious expression of his inner thoughts.

Perhaps Shen Yu's emotions were frozen at the age of four. In order to prevent himself from getting hurt, his body's self-awareness forced Shen Yu to become extremely precocious.

Hoarse crying sounds were heard intermittently in the house. Chi Jibai had never had any experience in taking care of a child, and now he was a little at a loss.

But it’s strange, it’s just a common illness, how could he not see it?

He raised his hand and touched Shen Yu's forehead with his fingertips, and a bright white light appeared.

Although it is not easy for him to interfere in this world, if it is only to this extent, it will not violate the rules.

But the next second, Shen Yu grabbed his wrist, his eyes became extremely clear, and there was a flash of gold in his trance. His temperament was completely different from the original Shen Yu, but the emotions conveyed in his eyes were extremely complex, like a dry wasteland in the desert encountering a sweet rain.

Chi Jibai did not struggle to break free, but was trapped in the light gold. His eyes widened, and he did not know what to say for a moment.

Shen Yu stared at Chi Jibai and tried hard to speak, but the words he spoke disappeared like the wind. His clenched hands slowly loosened and he fell back onto the bed.

"Don't... die?"

Chi Jibai murmured the words he had just heard. For some reason, when he saw that pair of eyes, his heart suddenly stopped, but it was difficult to describe why he felt that way.

Just now, it felt like the person in front of him was Shen Yu, but also like not him, and he was eager to tell him something.

But the next second, he forgot everything he had just heard. When Chi Jibai reacted and looked down, Shen Yu had woken up. He didn't feel any discomfort. He just stared at Chi Jibai's hand, as if he felt embarrassed for delaying Chi Jibai.

Looking at Shen Yu's expression, he had no idea what he had just said to Chi Jibai.

"I'm sorry I disturbed you."

Looking at the mud stains on Chi Jibai's clothes on his chest, Shen Yu recalled his original memories.

The situation was critical at the time, and asking for help was just a desperate reaction.

Shen Yu withdrew his hand, lowered his head and sat up from the bed, ready to leave. After all, he had already caused too much trouble for Chi Jibai, he couldn't just keep pestering him just because of a little bit of goodwill shown by the other party, right?

"Where can you go?"

When Chi Jibai's voice came, Shen Yu's body stiffened.

Yes, where could he go? Even the warehouse he never missed, he couldn't go back now. What's more, he might run into those debt collectors again if he wandered around there.

Can't go back.

Shen Li took Wu Qiao and Shen Zong away without caring about his life or death.

Although Shen Yu thought he no longer had any attachment to Shen Li, his nominal father, he began to panic and feel at a loss when he found himself like duckweed in the water with nowhere to go.

Chi Jibai was right, he couldn't go anywhere, and now that school was on vacation, he couldn't go back at all.

Where to go, wandering on the streets?

Then Shen Yu will definitely not survive this winter.

Shen Yu lowered his head, stammering as he tried to say something, when Chi Jibai's face suddenly appeared in front of him. He was so scared that he rolled and crawled backwards on the bed until his back hit the wall.

My heart is still beating fast.

Even someone like Shen Yu, who doesn't care about appearance, has to admit that Chi Jibai is indeed good-looking.

"You're not calling me daddy now?"

Chi Jibai teased, and Shen Yu turned his face away silently.

"Since you have nowhere to go, you can stay here first. You won't be cold."

Hearing this, Shen Yu suddenly looked up, stared at Chi Jibai in disbelief, and didn't know what to say. He could only respond vaguely and nodded his head like a rattle.

Shen Yu has a new place to live.

-

01

Maybe it would be a good idea to try writing a diary. Although I had this idea before, I put it aside because I had nothing to write.

It was a little unexpected, and I didn't even know whether this was ridiculous or not - in a sense, I adopted an eight-year-old child. He lived in the house he described and waited for me to come back every day, like a puppy.

Hmm...but I wasn't sure if he would like this metaphor, so I didn't tell him about it.

Perhaps, I don't need to be so anxious to find an anchor point. Staying in this world as a human for a few years is not a bad thing. Anyway, that child...

Forget it, this kind of life is not bad for now.

02

He started calling me "brother". To be honest, this name is much better than "dad". At least it won't attract weird looks from others. But I forgot that he has to eat to live, and I actually forgot to leave him some money.

I left a sum of money for Shen Yu, and I don't know how much the money was. But Shen Yu seemed very nervous and kept asking me if I had done anything illegal. I didn't quite understand his reaction. Why was this matter related to violations of law?

Because of lack of money, Shen Yu was hungry all night. To express my apology, I took him to buy some children's toys and electronic devices. However, this also has a disadvantage. I also have to start adapting to the electronic devices in this world. It seems that adapting to this identity is more difficult than I imagined.

Fortunately, I have my own phone number, which is saved in Shen Yu’s address book, so he can call me at any time.

Thanks to this, while I was looking for an anchor point, I also had to keep an eye on that thing called a mobile phone. However, Shen Yu seldom called me, and the few times he did, he just asked me when I would be back.

03

It seems like I haven’t written in my diary for a few days. I’ve been busy these days. The position of the anchor point is always erratic, and my thoughts are not as clear as usual. Maybe I should really listen to that child and take a break?

His hair had grown very long, but Shen Yu seemed afraid to go to the barber shop and refused to go, so I had to cut it. Unfortunately, my skills were not very good and the haircut seemed very ugly. But Shen Yu was very happy and held the mirror and looked at it for a long time.

His slightly cloudy eye finally showed completely, it was very beautiful. I don’t know why, but he was happy, and I was suddenly very happy too.

04

I became more diligent in going back to the room. At first, I would only go back once a week when I remembered to do so. By the time I realized it, I had already been in the room for three days.

Three days. I didn't look for an anchor for three days. This had never happened before.

But now think about it, the anchor point is in this world and it won’t be lost. So what’s the harm even if I go back to look for it a few days later?

......

Chi Jibai returned home. It was already early morning and Shen Yu had already fallen asleep.

His footsteps were so light that they were almost silent, and his entire body seemed to be suspended in the air.

On the table, there was still the food that Shen Yu had prepared, but it was already cold.

Ever since Chi Jibai came home almost every day, Shen Yu would prepare meals in advance and wait for him to come back, and the house became more and more full of life.

Shen Yu fell asleep on the table. The phone next to him was still on, and the screen was still on the chat page, but the message in the chat box had never been sent.

【Brother, what time will you be back tonight? 】

The sleeping Shen Yu looked very well behaved. The cat that once lived in a dark corner where no light could penetrate had now become a permanent guest in Chi Jibai's room.

Sweet dreams, short-lived little pet.

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