Quick Travel: Destiny for Thirty Lifetimes

Later, after everyone finished dinner, Lian Qingyang approached Qu Ruixiang and asked, "Captain Qu, could you take me to the village chief's house? I want to see if there's any letter from my family."

The village chief's house was the first one at the entrance of the village, while the educated youth lived on the other side of the village. Usually, when the postman brought letters, he would put the letters for the educated youth in a small mailbox next to the village chief's house. If anyone wanted to get the letter, they could look for it there.

Lian Qingyang suddenly thought that the job that Qu Ruixiang later assigned to him in the plot was to sit at the table next to the mailbox, find letters for the villagers who came to pick up the letters, and also be responsible for writing letters to the educated youth who wanted to send letters.

He didn't know who was doing this job now, and why he stopped doing it later. The plot didn't mention it, so he simply asked Qu Ruixiang next to him: "Captain, who is guarding the mailbox at the entrance of our village?" He really didn't pay attention to that place when he came.

Unexpectedly, Qu Ruixiang said doubtfully: "There is no one guarding the mailbox. We all go to get it ourselves."

Lian Qingyang paused, half a step behind Qu Ruixiang. He caught up with him and asked, "What should the villagers do with the letters? If the educated youth want to write a letter, do they have to write it themselves and then mail it?"

Qu Ruixiang chuckled, then lowered his eyes to look at Lian Qingyang in the moonlight. "What's wrong with your brain, kid? Why are you asking so many questions? There aren't many letters in the mailboxes. We just picked them up when we got the mail and can just hand them over when we get back. Why bother setting up a mailbox management system?"

Lian Qingyang was speechless. He scratched his head and turned to ask something else: "Captain, do you know what happened to Lin Haojun today? How did he fall into the river?"

Now it was Qu Ruixiang's turn to be speechless. He looked up at the moon, sighed softly, and didn't answer. He only said, "Why are you asking these questions, kid? Lin Haojun is also a good kid. You should talk to him more often. He's just too introverted and doesn't like to communicate with others. It's easy to..."

"Captain, what are you mumbling about?"

"Nothing, we're here. Go check if there's anything there. It's late at night and you can't see anything. You might as well come tomorrow during the day."

Lian Qingyang's purpose was not to get the letter, but he didn't expect Qu Ruixiang to be so tight-lipped and not say anything. He didn't ask too much, so he symbolically opened the mailbox in the bright moonlight and rummaged through it twice. Who would have thought that he actually found a letter from home.

He curled his lips, looked up, and waved the letter from side to side, saying, "Captain, I found it. It really is there. My family and I are truly in tune with each other!"

There was a person standing next to Qu Ruixiang, it was Ji Yunchen who had just come out of home.

Ji Yunchen was with his back to him, and when he heard him speak, he didn't turn around. He raised his hand and patted Qu Ruixiang's shoulder: "I just heard you talking in the yard. Why are you here so late at night? Do you want to come home and sit down?"

Qu Ruixiang shook his head, pointed at Lian Qingyang standing blankly by the wall, and said with a smile, "I'm here with Lian Zhiqing to get the letter. I'll be back after I get it. I'll come see you another day when I'm free."

Ji Yunchen then turned sideways to look in that direction. Lian Qingyang happened to be walking over. The two stared at each other for a few seconds. Ji Yunchen looked away first. Lian Qingyang greeted him as if nothing had happened: "Comrade Ji, good evening. Captain, let's go back."

After that, the two turned around and walked back. Ji Yunchen then fixed his gaze on Lian Qingyang, but his mind recalled the questions Lian Qingyang had asked him during the day. He had actually noticed Lian Qingyang's abnormality. This kind of person... is not that kind of person... Does that mean Lian Qingyang might be that kind of person too?

The figures walking side by side under the moonlight gradually went away and finally disappeared from his sight. Ji Yunchen leaned back, leaned against the wall and looked at the starry night sky. He felt a little bit of pain in his heart. He raised his hand to touch it and let out a breath.

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In the hazy night, Ji Yunchen stood alone in a place. He was a little confused. He raised his hand to rub his eyes and carefully identified the surrounding environment. He found that this was the "secret base" he brought Lian Qingyang to. Just as he was wondering how he came here, he suddenly felt his pants being pulled.

The feeling of falling downwards made Ji Yunchen quickly reach out to grab the waistband of his pants. Looking down, he saw Lian Qingyang sitting on the ground. His originally blurred vision suddenly became clear. He could even see the tears rolling down Lian Qingyang's face. Ji Yunchen was shocked and squatted down at a loss, not knowing whether he should reach out to wipe his tears.

Lian Qingyang looked sad, and his hoarse voice sounded like he had been crying for a long time: "Brother Ji, you also think I'm disgusting, right?"

Ji Yunchen quickly shook his head. Although he didn't know what Lian Qingyang was talking about, he still whispered to comfort him, "Comrade Lian, you're very good. You're not disgusting at all."

Lian Qingyang's eyes were blurred with tears. He raised his hand and pointed behind him. Tears welled up in his eyes again and he broke down and shouted, "They all said I was disgusting and that it was wrong for me to like boys, but that's just who I am! Am I sick? If I jump into the river, will no one scold me?"

There was a noisy sound behind him, all of which were insulting Lian Qingyang. Ji Yunchen's heart trembled, and he slowly turned his head to look, only to find that behind him was a bright sunny day, a bright spot, and a group of people whose mouths could only be seen, cursing at him. He turned back to look at Lian Qingyang, it was still night here, but the night seemed to have become more blurry, and he suddenly could not see Lian Qingyang's face clearly.

"Brother Ji, do you... think... that people like me... really shouldn't be alive?"

Even though the person was right in front of him, the voice seemed to come from far away. Ji Yunchen raised his hand to hold the person's shoulder and said firmly: "No, you are normal too, just different from most people. Love has nothing to do with gender, just be yourself, strive to reach higher, and leave all the voices behind."

Lian Qingyang's face reappeared before him. He stopped crying and stared at Ji Yunchen for a while before slowly speaking, "Then...Brother Ji, can you give me a kiss?"

The surrounding sounds suddenly disappeared, not even the chirping of cicadas, leaving only silence. Ji Yunchen swallowed and pondered for a long time under Lian Qingyang's eager gaze. Seeing that he didn't move, Lian Qingyang began to slowly move forward, and the distance between them was getting closer and closer.

Ji Yunchen did not move away. He clenched his fists and closed his eyes. Two pieces of warm and soft flesh were pressed against the corners of his lips, bringing with them the refreshing feeling unique to that person. No, it was not that there was no sound. His heart was pounding. At this moment, the heartbeat was so loud that he could feel the light in front of him even with his eyes closed. The increasingly hot air hit him, causing him to suddenly open his eyes.

There was a face approaching in front of him, and Ji Yunchen was so scared that he pushed it away with his hand.

"Tie Niu, what's wrong with you? I came here to call you with good intentions, but you slapped me!" The one who was pushed away was Ji Yunchen's second brother. He covered his face and looked at Ji Yunchen, who was sitting on the bed in a daze, in surprise.

"Tiezhu, is the third brother up yet? What's wrong with him today? He's the last one to get up." The eldest son of the Ji family also came in to see, and saw the two people, one standing and the other sitting. He glanced at the bed, nodded with some understanding, and said meaningfully, "Take a shower before getting up."

Upon hearing this, Ji Yunchen lowered his head and looked even more confused and dazed. After a moment, he stood up and went to the inner room.