invisible brother

A lot of people have moments like this...

The full of complaints cannot be relieved, the chest is filled with melancholy, the whole person is going to be driven crazy by the split self, and I want to find a corner to lick the wound quietly...

Seeing the ghost alone on the balcony with a lonely back, Ji Yan involuntarily took steps and walked over.

He rested his arms on the railing, to avoid embarrassment - he lit a cigarette and held it casually between his fingers.

The gray smoke circled and circled, attracting the sight of ghosts.

He glanced at Ji Yan, then lowered his eyes, concentrating on the flickering cigarette butt.

"Smoking is bad for your health." Ji Yan said suddenly, "When I was in junior high school, my younger brother was curious about it, and when he saw me smoking, he wanted to follow me."

"In order to dispel his urge, I added chili powder to the cigarette. As soon as he smoked it... he choked on the spicy taste and cried."

Ji Yan smiled and continued without looking at the other party's expression.

"You look so similar to Ji Yan, it makes me wonder... which one is my younger brother..."

"..."

"Over the years, my relationship with him has become bad, and I don't know how to remedy it."

"Maybe he's grown up."

"..."

"After all... I have no blood relationship with him, so he must have recognized it."

The butts burn out—

It turned into a little bit of soot, and was blown away by the wind again.

Ji Yan stood for a while, planning to go back to the house, but his sleeve was held by a hand that was almost transparent.

He turned his head and heard the 'man' calling him...

"elder brother……"

"do not be sad."

He stubbornly tugged at the corner of Ji Yan's clothes, but did not touch Ji Yan's skin.

The strength seemed to tremble slightly, and Ji Yan had a premonition—if he ignored him and left like this—the other party must not have the courage to reach out again.

There was a softness in his heart, and the corners of his mouth raised unconsciously.

"Xiao Yan..."

"Can I call you that?"

"……Um."

Being called Xiao Shan seemed to make him a little shy, he nodded shyly, let go of the hand that grabbed the corner of Ji Yan's clothes, and then his eyes fell on the ground, or other places, just not looking at him.

"elder brother?"

Ji Yan found that the balcony door was open, frowned and swept around, and found Ji Yan standing alone in a daze.

"The weather forecast says that there will be rain at night, and the temperature will start to drop in a while..."

He was a little awkward.

"Come in..."

"I'll catch a cold."