The distance between Dixin and Xinchen community was only a five-minute drive away. When Ji Qinghuai opened the door, the first thing he noticed was the scent of Chinese medicine followed by Qin Lang’s deathly glare.
“Ji! Qing! Huai!”
Qin Lang had called him by his full name so Ji Qinghuai immediately realized what was going on. The car he had been driving belonged to Qin Lang and he had run two red lights in the afternoon, so by now, he should have found out what happened.
Ji Qinghuai grabbed a pillow on the sofa and hugged it in his arms while looking at Qin Lang vigilantly. With an aggrieved voice, he started explaining, “I didn’t notice and accidentally ran the red light.”
“Running two red lights in a row by accident?” Qin Lang looked at Ji Qinghuai with a sinister smile, “With that speed of yours, you think I can believe it?”
Ji Qinghuai: “…”
Ji Qinghuai pouted and thought to himself, ‘He’s getting more and more unlovable as he grows.”
Qin Lang was accustomed to Ji Qinghuai’s occasional foolish actions and he was willing to spoil him in some cases, but he would not tolerate him running two red lights on purpose.
“Go out and drive your own car. Remember to pay today’s fine.”
Ji Qinghuai frowned and raised a hand to his forehead, “Little cutie, my head hurts.”
Qin Lang cast a glance at him and scoffed, “Continue pretending.”
“It really hurts.” Lowering his head, a sharp pain pierced Ji Qinghuai’s head. “I got drenched in the rain today, I might have caught a cold.”
As soon as Ji Qinghuai entered the house, Qin Lang had noticed that the clothes on him were different from the ones he wore earlier. Now that Ji Qinghuai had said that, he guessed that he had changed his clothes at that time.
Qin Lang walked over and asked anxiously, “Do you have a fever?”
“No, it’s just a headache.”
“Dr Xu has already warned you to be careful. It was raining heavily outside today, what if you catch a cold and trigger the cold poison?”
Hearing his reproach, Ji Qinghuai felt extremely wronged. “You’re so fierce to me.”
Qin Lang: “…”
I don’t want to scold you anymore. I want to beat you up right now!
Qin Lang was both angry and helpless but his tone softened, “Drink the medicine, and then go to bed, okay?”
Ji Qinghuai nodded and hummed softly. He was truly not feeling well. Normally, he hesitated for a long time before drinking the medicine, but today, he drank it all in one gulp without protesting.
After drinking the medicine, he went straight back to his room. He took off his clothes and hung them up, thinking that he couldn’t place them anywhere else.
The headache was getting worse and worse. Unable to think of anything else, he lifted the quilt and lay on the bed. He thought he would be unable to sleep all night, but unexpectedly, he fell asleep quickly.
In his sleep, Ji Qinghuai was surrounded by darkness. There was no light around him and he couldn’t see anything.
Suddenly, Ji Qinghuai heard the sound of breathing. The sound was extremely clear as if it was right to his ear. Something moved in the darkness, and then two red lights lit up in the endless darkness.
If his eyes weren’t deceiving him, they were a pair of bloody red irises, filled with a bloodthirsty desire.
“Buzz…” The vibration of his phone broke the silence in the room. He slowly opened his eyes to the sound of music.
It was the alarm clock he had set. Stretching out his arm, he shut it off in a trance.
Was he dreaming just now? What was that?
Ji Qinghuai was a demon, one that had lived for thousands of years. He knew that sometimes, dreams had the ability to predict or foreshadow certain things from the future.
Was that a sign?
Ji Qinghuai lay down for a while, but he was no longer sleepy. He sat up and found that the tingling headache had disappeared and there was no discomfort on his body.
Maybe he had really caught a cold.
Ji Qinghuai felt a little funny. It was just rain but it could cause sequelae. When did he have such a bad physique?
As he was thinking, the door was gently pushed open. Qin Lang saw Ji Qinghuai awake so he walked in and asked, “Does your head still hurt?”
Qin Lang had also visited Ji Qinghuai twice at night, fearing that his body would react otherwise. However, Ji Qinghuai slept soundly all night without ever realizing that someone had entered.
He didn’t look well now, but his brain was clear, “No, but…”
Qin Lang was about to ask him where he still felt uncomfortable but Ji Qinghuai looked at him eagerly and said, “I’m hungry.”
Qin Lang:” …”
Qin Lang, who had been forlorn, unexpectedly laughed when he heard Ji Qinghuai’s answer. He smiled and said, “I’ve made porridge. Get up and have some.
Ji Qinghuai was still in a daze. He slowly got up and washed his face, still looking listless. Seeing the muddle-headed Ji Qinghuai, Qin Lang asked with concern, “Are you really okay?”
Ji Qinghuai shook his head, put down his spoon and took out a tissue to wipe his mouth, “Maybe I didn’t sleep well.”
He actually slept soundly that night and didn’t wake up halfway, but the whole person felt very tired for some reason.
“I’m going to sleep a little longer.” After saying that, he got up and went back to his room. Then, he lay on the bed again.
This time, he didn’t have any inexplicable dreams. He slept peacefully and by the time he woke up, he had no idea how long he’d slept for. As soon as he opened his eyes, he saw Qin Lang sitting on the edge of his bed.
Seeing that he had woken up, Qin Lang breathed a sigh of relief. “If you didn’t wake up soon, I would have taken you to the hospital.”
Hearing this, Ji Qinghuai was confused. He turned around and found that it was dark outside and the street lights were shining brightly in the community. He had slept for a whole day!
Ji Qinghuai’s drowsiness had disappeared. He sat up and stretched, looking at a lot more energetic than in the morning.
“Maybe a bad dream last night affected my sleep.”
Seeing that he was fine, Qin Lang stood up and said, “Then get up quickly and drink the medicine for today.”
Ji Qinghuai: “…”
Drinking medicine was also a nightmare for him. He wondered when such a miserable life would come to an end.
Ji Qinghuai had slept for a whole day and night, so he couldn’t fall asleep tonight. He had nothing to do at night. He played a few games, but he was still restless after midnight.
Ji Qinghuai began to feel bored. Since Qin Lang was resting, he couldn’t disturb him and it wasn’t fun to play games for such a long time. What could he do in the middle of the night?
As he worried about what to do to pass his time, he inadvertently glanced at the closet and saw a set of clothes hanging inside.
It was the set that Xie Yan lent to Ji Qinghuai. An idea flashed through his mind.
So, at one o’clock in the morning, a fluffy silver kitten appeared in the alleyway of the new district. The kitten walked slowly and stopped in front of an apartment building.
The kitten raised its head and looked up. The sixth floor was its home, where it had stayed for half a month.
Should I go up?
After hesitating for a long time, the kitten thought it was better for it to return now. Xie Yan was most likely sleeping, it couldn’t disturb others.
Suddenly, there was the sound of footsteps approaching him. The kitten was about to give way to the visitor when its body suddenly became lighter and was picked up.
The kitten was startled. Who wants to kill this young master?!
As the kitten was about to struggle, a familiar voice sounded in its ear, “You still know how to come back.”
T/N: Remember that TL note I put at the red eyes part? Well, I kept thinking about it the entire time I translated this chapter and it was dead silent when all of a sudden, a loud creak sounded in my room. When I tell you I jumped out of my seat… Anyways, the red eyes are a bit of a clue(?) but they don’t have that big of a part so it’s not really a spoiler ig. But the red eyes were actually mentioned earlier but it was very brief, even I didn’t notice it haha