Moonlight falls into my arms

"Doctor Li?"

Ruan Li was carrying shopping bags on her way back when she ran into Dr. Li at a fork in the road.

He looked like he had just finished get off work; he was carrying groceries.

One followed behind—

Um, a person wearing a hoodie, who is now covering their face with both hands so you can't see their face.

Ruan Li noticed his strange behavior and glanced at him a few more times.

He turned around and blocked my view.

"Why are you here?"

“Where is my home?” Ruan Li pointed it out to him.

Ruan Li was wary of others and rarely chatted with them about where she lived. After all, she was just a young girl and had to think things through.

But Dr. Li and Jiang Yuci were close friends, and she trusted him completely.

"What a coincidence, we're just across the zebra crossing from each other." Dr. Li glanced back. "I'm carrying my..."

Before he could even utter the words "nephew," Dr. Li remembered the time his nephew had impersonated a caregiver to look after Ruan Li, and he shut up.

They didn't expose the flirtatious relationship between the two.

"I live over there. We're having a hot pot gathering tonight, wanna come?"

Ruan Li looked over, "Ah..."

Dr. Li will probably invite Jiang Yuci to his gathering.

Ruan Li shook her head, "I'm quite busy, maybe next time, haha."

Ruan Li fled, saying, "Goodbye, Dr. Li."

Cheng Yu spread his fingers and looked at Ruan Li's retreating figure: "Uncle, do you have any spare rooms at your house? Would you mind if I stayed for a couple of days?"

"What are you here for?"

"Winter break is boring."

Is this your first winter break?

Cheng Yu had never stayed at Dr. Li's house before, and he was reluctant to go during winter and summer vacations.

"This winter break is so boring," Cheng Yu said.

"..." Dr. Li couldn't argue with him.

"Go back and help me pack. I'll ask your brother Xingzhou to pick up Jiang Yuci on the way. They should be here soon."

"Okay, I'll cook for you."

"Alright, you'd better blow up my house."

Ruan Li returned to her rented room, put her clothes down, and went downstairs to pick up a lot of packages.

The painting was sent to her by a friend she met online.

Ruan Li met several fellow enthusiasts in the art community, and they have been chatting and keeping in touch since following each other on social media.

Two of them got along very well and drew for each other; they even sent Ruan Li their own OC drawings.

Ruan Li also sent them some; they were the ones they said they liked.

—They are all paintings of Jiang Yuci.

Ruan Li then realized that everyone thought Jiang Yuci was the OC she was raising.

oc — similar to one's own child.

Providing a character's background and backstory, and creating a story for each individual character, is called OC (Original Character Creation).

Ruan Li was shocked when she found out.

If Jiang Yuci knew that online, someone was treating him like their own child...

Ruan Li wanted to explain that it wasn't like that.

However, Jiang Yuci has her own unique character design, and she cannot be said to be a fanfiction of anyone, nor can she be said to have a real-life prototype who is so-and-so.

I had no choice but to admit it: yes, this is my child.

Hold back your laughter.

"What about his romantic partner?"

Her fans asked.

Ruan Li has drawn several pictures of the two of them together, which have been very popular.

More and more people are asking her about their story.

Ruan Li then briefly explained the development between the two.

Unexpectedly, the story became very popular, giving Ruan Li a surge in followers.

Ruan Li unpacked the painting her friend had given her, took a picture of it, and sent it to him, expressing how much she liked it.

The other person reciprocated, saying that the child she drew was also very handsome.

Ruan Li pursed her lips, accepting the praise with a guilty conscience.

Jiang Yuci doesn't watch short videos, so he probably won't see these things, right?

"No, not at all." Dr. Li raised his glass. "It's just fruit beer, it won't get you drunk."

Jiang Yuci shook his head, insisting that he didn't drink.

Turning her head, she noticed that Dr. Li's sister was still staring at her.

He turned back.

"What are you looking at, Li Luo?" Dr. Li also noticed that his younger sister seemed to be staring at Jiang Yuci.

Li Luo's hair was neatly cut into a student-style bob, and she was still staring at Jiang Yuci, "Have we met before? We seem so familiar."

Jiang Yu resigned: "......"

Dr. Li laughed in exasperation, "Where did you learn that, you little brat? It's so unsophisticated. This is the first time you two have met, so there's no need to doubt it."

Li Luo knew her brother was wrong, and she rolled her eyes at him: "I said I looked familiar, so I mean I looked familiar."

Dr. Li's younger sister, Li Luo, is a senior in high school this year, the same age as Cheng Yu.

One was an excellent student, and the other was a truant and a poor student; neither of them could stand the other.

Even sitting in the same room, no one can truly be with anyone else.

Cheng Yu was not interested in them either.

When Ruan Li asked him to play games, he immediately put down his chopsticks, said he wasn't going to eat anymore, and went to play games on the sofa next to him.

No one at the table noticed him.

Jiang Yuci glanced at him after hearing that he wanted to play games.

However, Cheng Yu did not turn on voice chat, so he did not know who he was playing the game with.

"I'm full, brothers, you can continue eating." Li Luo stood up.

"Why are you eating so fast?" Dr. Li asked. "Isn't hot pot your favorite food?"

Moreover, Li Luo is very outgoing and won't hide from people just because he brought two friends back.

"I made plans with my friends to play a drawing relay game. I was the second one to draw, so I went to draw."

Dr. Li knew that her younger sister had excellent grades and that her only way to relieve stress was by drawing, so she didn't stop her. "Go ahead and draw, then come out to eat. I'll save some food for you."

Li Luo nodded; she hadn't eaten much.

"Why aren't you saying anything today?" Cheng Yu leaned back on the sofa, looking at the game on her phone, and asked, "Is there something wrong with your throat?"

Jiang Yuci paused, her hand still holding her chopsticks, and glanced at the sofa.

The sounds from the other side continued, only the game sound effects.

Jiang Yuci looked away again.

Dr. Li said, "Cheng Yu, go to your room to make the call. We want to chat."

"No need," Jiang Yu said.

As soon as the two words were uttered, both Huo Xingzhou and Dr. Li looked at him.

Jiang Yuci's eyes were calm. "I wasn't disturbed."

Dr. Li pointed to his ears with two fingers and said hesitantly, "I have ears too."

—It's not just you, Jiang Yuci, who have ears; I get disturbed too.

Jiang Yuci fell silent for a moment.

Dr. Li was about to call out to Cheng Yu.

Jiang Yuci spoke again, "I feel more hungry when I hear him playing games."

Both Dr. Li and Huo Xingzhou stared at him with their eyes wide open.

Jiang Yuci picked up her chopsticks and, quite unusually, placed a piece of meat in Dr. Li's bowl, saying, "Let me have it."

Dr. Li found it a bit strange and joked, "I'll just settle for a piece of meat, it's so cheap."

Jiang Yuci put a second slice on his plate.

Dr. Li was speechless: "..."

He didn't speak again.

Cheng Yu, who was leaning back on the sofa, was also focused on the game and the people on the other side, and did not hear the three of them talking.

"Let's play a couple more rounds and then take a break?" he said casually.

Ruan Li typed the message.

-When did you become so weak that you need a break during a game? I'll be the boss from now on.

Cheng Yu: "......"

He was afraid someone would end up in the hospital again.

"Let's turn on the microphone, typing is too much trouble," Cheng Yu said.

He wanted to hear the sound.

Ruan Li spoke up: "I don't mind the trouble, so why would you mind?"

Her voice wasn't loud, but it carried a slight echo, conveying a lively quality and an indescribable charm.

Jiang Yuci clinked glasses with Dr. Li while holding the warm water in her hand.

"Sigh, I don't even feel energetic looking at your lukewarm water," Dr. Li said.

"Don't look," Jiang Yu said.

Huo Xingzhou said, "I usually drink with him and treat the warm water in his cup as liquor."

"You're amazing." Dr. Li gave a thumbs up.

Looking at Jiang Yuci again, the two noticed that his gaze was fixed on the sofa.

"What are you looking at? Is my nephew bothering you?" Dr. Li said to himself, "I just told him to go to his room to get it done."

“No,” Jiang Yuci quickly replied.

If it weren't for the fact that Dr. Li's nephew was a man, he would have almost suspected that Jiang Yuci had other intentions towards him.

I feel like I can't bear to be out of his sight for even a second.

What's wrong with your throat?

Ruan Li said helplessly, "My throat hurts a little and I'm a bit hoarse when I don't turn on my microphone. Maybe it's because I changed into thin clothes too early and the cold wind blew all day. I caught a cold."

"Have you taken your medicine?"

This question wasn't asked by Cheng Yu.

It was Jiang Yu who asked.

The living room fell silent for a moment.

Jiang Yuci's voice wasn't loud, and Cheng Yu's attention was focused on the person on the other end of the phone, so he didn't hear what Jiang Yuci said.

However, Dr. Li and Huo Xingzhou, who were sitting next to Jiang Yuci, heard everything clearly.

“Remember to take your medicine as a precaution, drink more hot water, and don’t wear anything too thin next time, you’ll catch a chill again. Wear a sweater…” Cheng Yu paused.

Ruan Li indeed asked him, "How did you know I was wearing a sweater?"

Cheng Yu quickly replied, "Oh, I was wearing a sweater too. I subconsciously thought you were wearing a sweater too, maybe my brain got foggy and I went crazy."

"This boss is truly a boss; when he gets ruthless, he even criticizes himself," Ruan Li said.

"I'll play one more game and then I'll log off," Ruan Li said.

"Didn't you just say there wouldn't be a break at halftime?"

"I had made plans with my friends, and I didn't expect them to be so quick. They were really fast."

"Is it with Xiaolan and the others?"

Xiao Lan was a gaming partner that both of them knew. Cheng Yu knew that Ruan Li and she would play other games together in private.

"It's not Lazy, it's a new friend I met recently, the one I mentioned to you before, Pear."

Cheng Yu responded with an "Oh," and said, "Her."

Cheng Yu was focused on playing the game and could only hear Ruan Li's voice, so he didn't notice her.

The three adults eating hotpot next to us had been silent for a long time.

The living room was quiet except for the bubbling of the hot pot and the sounds from his phone.

Dr. Li slowly moved his elbow and nudged Huo Xingzhou, glancing at Jiang Yuci's hand, which was tightly gripping the glass.

He raised an eyebrow and mouthed, "What's wrong with him?"

Dr. Li was focused on observing Jiang Yuci's reaction and did not notice the conversation between her and Cheng Yu.

Huo Xingzhou had just spoken with Ruan Li and noticed it immediately.

He knew why Jiang Yuci reacted that way.

"Ahem." He raised his cup to touch Jiang Yuci's water glass. "Are you stupid?"

Huo Xingzhou felt helpless. He was very clear-headed about who had said it back then: Ruan Li is Ruan Li, and she is her.