Traveling through Thailand

It was a sunny day. Sitting in a chair, basking in the sun, Tucha leaned on Tay's shoulder, discussing what tattoo to get to cover the scar on her neck. As they debated the design, Tucha's phone rang. She picked it up and saw it was an unfamiliar number.

Tay leaned over and looked at the caller ID on the phone screen with him.

"Won't you answer?"

"I don't recognize the number, anyway." Before she could finish her sentence, Tay reached for her phone, tapped the answer button, and listened to the conversation. After hanging up, Tay looked at Tucha with a serious expression.

He looked so serious. If he didn't know that he hadn't done anything wrong to him, he might have confessed all his bad deeds in such a sight.

"Is it bad news?" Tu Cha asked carefully.

Tay stood up, pulled up the confused Tucha, and walked out with the car keys. As he walked, he explained, "Jom is awake."

"What? Jom is awake??"

Tucha, who had been leading the group, leapt forward a few steps and became the leader. On the way to the hospital, Tucha counted the days Jom had been unconscious. After confirming the number, her brow furrowed even more.

Was it so short? According to Zero Zero's calculations, one day here equals a year there. Now Jom is awake; he'd been in the hospital coma for less than two weeks. Was he a premature death? Or did something happen between them?

When they arrived at the hospital, Tu Cha saw the young man sitting in the hospital, and Jom also saw the person in his memory.

"haven't seen you for a long time."

Tu Cha pursed her lips, but her frown never relaxed.

Jom's gaze shifted from his face to his neck. The gauze-wrapped neck reminded him of the way he looked when he died.

"sorry."

Sensing the direction of his gaze, Tu Cha shook her head.

Tay saw that they had something to say, so he found an excuse to leave temporarily.

Tucha sat on a chair, placing the flowers in her hand next to the cabinet: "Why are you back so soon? Did something happen?"

When Jom heard his question and recalled the scene at that time, he began to feel sad.

"If you don't want to say it, don't say it."

Jom shook his head and said, "There's nothing I can't say."

The room gradually became silent, with only his voice narrating the story.

It turns out that after Jom decided to stay, they had a wonderful time. Later, Yai went abroad to study, while he stayed in the country to manage the family business. When he returned from his studies, they held a wedding ceremony in the presence of their parents and friends.

Hearing this, Tucha nodded in relief. But the words that followed made him want to go back and slash the man's neck a few times. Wait, slash a few times? Why did that first come to his mind? Oh, forget it, that's not the point. The point is that if that foreign master hadn't plotted against him after being released from prison, Jom wouldn't have been separated from his lover.

"That man is just like his appearance, disgusting."

Hearing Tucha's complaints, Jom's lips curled slightly. He looked at his empty left hand and said, "I'm already very satisfied to be able to stay with him for ten years."

He said he was content, but Tucha could see through him and see the soul crying in the corner.

The space suddenly became quiet. Tucha mentally called out to the system: "Zero Zero, come out!" "Why did that bracelet break when someone pulled it?"

Zero Zero was soundly asleep in a parking spot near the hospital when he woke drowsily to the host's barrage of attacks. After hearing the host's question, he yawned and replied, "They say that string of soul-fixing beads is of the lowest quality. It's impressive that it lasted ten years. Besides, it was only due to an external force. If that hadn't happened, he could have easily stayed there for another ten years."

Is there any way to send people back?

It’s better not to. If he is sent back this time, he will disappear from this world.

Tu Cha had never thought that sending someone over would have such serious consequences. He was at a loss for what to do.

After all, this was about his own secret. He wanted to help Jom, but he wasn't foolish enough to share his secret with him. He still had a basic sense of caution.

A few days later, after a doctor confirmed he was fine, Jom was discharged. To quickly transition back into modern life, he returned to work the day after his discharge. Tucha also saw him at the shop a few days later.

After watching him leave, Tu Cha looked at the background of his departure, and felt an urge in his heart. He wanted to tell him that he had a way to make him go back, but for some reason, there was always an unknown force holding him down, preventing him from making any sound or movement.

Tay, coming home from get off work, pushed open the shop door and saw Tucha looking out the window at the street. He tilted his head and reached out to the shop assistant, "Who was here just now?"

"It's Mr. Jom."

When he heard the name, a look of understanding came over his face.

"It's really him."

Tay walked over to Tucha and took the clip from his hand. Feeling something being taken from him, Tucha snapped back to reality. Seeing who was coming, he instinctively lowered his eyes and began to clean up.

"You came."

"Ah."

Tay reached out and took the takeaway box from his hand and put it aside, then took his arm and walked to the lounge.

Tu Cha obeyed his instructions and sat on the sofa. Tay squatted in front of him, locking eyes with him. Under such a naked gaze, Tu Cha subconsciously wanted to escape. But Tay held him tightly, not giving him a chance to leave.

"Are you in love with Jom?"

"?" Fall in love with Jom?

Tu Cha blinked a few times and replied stupidly, "No."

"Then why do you seem reluctant to leave him after seeing him?"

Ever since Jom woke up, he'd clearly sensed something wasn't right with Tucha. He'd spent his free time glued to his phone, and several times, he'd seen Jom's contact information appear on the screen Tu opened. He didn't understand what had happened between them on the day of the car accident. But one thing was certain: there must be a secret between them, known only to the two of them.

He wanted to know the secret, but he didn't want to force him to tell it. He wanted Tu Cha to tell him on her own initiative.

Day after day, a week passed in the blink of an eye, and Tu Cha had no intention of telling him. And today, after Jom arrived, he fell into that state again. Tay, pushed to the limit, pulled him by the arm and led him to the lounge. He was determined to make him tell the truth this time, no matter what.

"Reluctant to leave?" Tu Cha was confused. He was clearly struggling with whether to tell him how to get back home, so why did his lover see him as reluctant to leave?

"I didn't." At this point, even if he was stupid, he knew he couldn't admit it.

Tucha's resolute words, and those piercing eyes, told Tay he wasn't lying. If he wasn't lying, then what about his behavior? How could one explain it?

"Then why have you been following Jom's status these past few days? I've seen you staring blankly at his contact screen several times."

Tucha didn't want to answer this question. Answering it would mean bringing the idea of ​​time travel out into the open. He was worried Tay would think he was telling a lie about something so unscientific.

But now that he asked, I wouldn't lie...

He saw the struggle in Tucha's eyes, but this wouldn't make him give up the chance to find the answer.

"Tucha, we are lovers, and lovers shouldn't have secrets. Or are you just playing with me?"