It was no wonder that Su Ying had been fond of sleeping with him recently, and would often pat his head, pinch his ears, and occasionally touch the back of his neck.
This made him feel very strange, although he had already decided to give Su Ying some reward.
Physical contact was not impossible, it was just that he disliked people touching his neck. Everything else was fine, but this made him very resistant.
Even so, after being rejected, Su Ying did not immediately show any emotional fluctuations.
Wen Bai pondered.
After Yu Yang found out Lin Shuangshuang's VIP room, he came to visit.
For Lin Shuangshuang, all of this was an undeserved disaster, and the source of Lin Shuangshuang suffering all this was him, Yu Yang.
He sighed and sat on the sofa, already prepared to be treated coldly.
He didn't expect to be repeatedly instructed by nurses and doctors, making him think his injuries were particularly serious.
Lin Shuangshuang was a rational woman, and despite experiencing so much, she remained calm and treated him with courtesy.
This was in stark contrast to Jiang Yiyi, which Yu Yang greatly admired.
Now that he had seen her, he felt that it was not very appropriate for him to be here, and he was about to pick up his crutch and leave.
"Tianle has already arranged for the discharge procedures. Have you decided what you want to eat?" Lin Shuangshuang sat on the hospital bed, her face not covered with bandages, the scar particularly obvious. She smiled serenely, her face slightly weary.
Wen Bai snapped back to attention, but his attention was on the address. Had they gotten together?
Previously, Lin Shuangshuang had always addressed Ji Tianle as Mr. Ji.
Ji Tianle, standing nearby, also called out, "Wen Xiaobai, what are you thinking about so intently? Shuangshuang is asking what you want to eat! But you're not a picky eater, so I'll decide. I recently discovered a delicious place that you and Shuangshuang should both like, and it's suitable for elders too."
At this moment, the door was pushed open.
A middle-aged man with a strong scholarly air walked in, "Shuangshuang, is this your friend?"
"Dad, this is Wen Bai, my very good friend." Lin Shuangshuang introduced only Wen Bai.
Lin's father said politely, "Shuangshuang, thank you for your care."
Wen Bai, the heroine's very good friend, was not very good at socializing, let alone with elders. He didn't know what a normal reaction would be.
So he looked at the middle-aged man and nodded calmly.
Ji Tianle: "..."
Then, with a playful slap on Wen Bai's forehead, he said, "Uncle is talking to you, and you just nod? How can you be so disrespectful?"
The smooth-talking Ji Tianle then smiled familiarly at Lin's father, "Uncle, please don't mind him. This kid looks a bit dull, but he's actually a good person."
Lin's father smiled kindly, then his gaze fell on Lin Shuangshuang's face, where the hideous scar still lingered. His eyes showed a hint of pain.
"I... your mother passed away early, and I didn't protect you well. You've grown up now, and you didn't tell me about such a big incident. If I hadn't come to visit without telling you yesterday, I still wouldn't know."
Wen Bai's heart stirred, and he looked towards where Yu Yang was.
Yu Yang was indeed looking over, his gaze fixed on Lin's father's face.
This was something Lin Shuangshuang had never intended to let her father know. "Dad..."
Lin's father's voice became a little choked. His daughter had grown up, but she only shared good news and hid bad news, and she was also living far away.
As parents, they knew nothing and could do nothing.
Seeing this, Ji Tianle immediately comforted him, "Uncle, I love Shuangshuang no matter what she looks like. And the doctor said the scar might not be permanent. I've already contacted the most authoritative scar specialists at home and abroad. Once the wound heals a bit more, if it really leaves a scar, we'll have it repaired. We'll definitely make it look like it was never there!"
Lin's father seemed to remember something, and he grasped Lin Shuangshuang's hand and patted it, "That's right, scars can be repaired. Didn't Shuangshuang's hand scar get repaired after so long? We can go and ask that doctor again."
...
Wen Bai subtly observed the person holding the crutches, preparing to leave but lingering.
From the moment Lin's father walked in, Yu Yang's gaze had been on Lin's father's face.
Suspicion, disbelief, and realization flickered across his face.
Wen Bai knew what Yu Yang was looking at. He had recognized him.
The changes in a child from infancy to adulthood can be significant. A child from a few years old to their teens or twenties will have their face shape change, their body grow, and their features and physique alter. Coupled with changes in clothing and hairstyle, it's entirely possible not to recognize them when they grow up.
But a man in his thirties growing to fifty or older, the most significant changes would be in his physique, or the increase of wrinkles on his face.
Lin's father had not changed much either, except that he had become much older. This person was gradually overlapping with the person in Yu Yang's memory.
Yu Yang sat silently on the sofa, listening to their conversation.
He also heard that Lin Shuangshuang's mother had passed away early, and about the scar on her palm...
Wen Bai knew that this matter could no longer be kept secret.
However, Wen Bai's gaze shifted to Ji Tianle, who was exceptionally close to Lin Shuangshuang, treating Lin's father as if he were his own father-in-law, and he felt a little more at ease.
System 001 sensed Wen Bai's worry about the mission and comforted him, "Host, you must believe that there are no destined relationships that cannot be broken. Human emotions are very fragile, even if they are fated."
System 001's comfort made Wen Bai's already stable heart falter.
If fated relationships could be broken, let alone one that Wen Bai had artificially pieced together.
Wen Bai looked at Lin Shuangshuang, then at the gleefully happy Ji Tianle, then at Yu Yang, and his gaze followed Yu Yang to his injured leg.
Meanwhile, Ji Tianle was actively carrying things, supporting people, and trying to impress his future father-in-law. He loudly called out to Wen Bai, indicating they were leaving for a meal.
Seeing that Wen Bai hadn't moved, everyone seemed to finally realize that there was someone else here who had been overlooked.
Ji Tianle politely invited Yu Yang to join them for the meal.
Yu Yang declined.
Seeing that Lin's father did not recognize him, he simply said that it was inconvenient for him to stay and then made a polite farewell.
Yu Yang looked at the jarring flesh-pink scar on Lin Shuangshuang's face. He wanted to say something but ultimately swallowed it back.
"Goodbye," he heard himself say.
Everything was in disarray.
It was like a misaligned jigsaw puzzle. Although there were two pieces of the same shape, they could fit together, but they were not of matching colors.
In the past few days, Wen Bai had stayed at home except for meal times.
He had been feeling a general sense of fatigue recently, with drowsiness, sleepiness, and a lack of energy.
He wondered if something was wrong with this body. After System 001 checked, it indicated that everything was normal.
In System 001's view, Wen Bai was simply living too comfortably and now wanted to slack off.
Normally, Wen Bai would be very enthusiastic about going out for meals when called, but today Ji Tianle was calling him out again.
Wen Bai still accepted without refusal.
He had sent a message to Su Ying earlier, informing him of his plans for the day.
But just as Wen Bai was about to leave, Ji Tianle said he had something to do and cancelled at the last minute.
Wen Bai slumped on the sofa, looking at the bright sun outside.
He didn't want to move...
He didn't want to go out...
He was sleepy.
And then he just fell asleep on the sofa.
Until the sound of "dong... dong... dong" woke him up.