Stealing Pens: Travelers from the End of the World

at night.

In the hospital, except for the two or three nurses on duty who were still busy, the patients and their families had fallen asleep.

Tan Yuchen was drowsily awakened by the fat man's snoring. He pinched the bridge of his nose while holding back his annoyance, turned over and opened his eyes and glanced at the fat man who was sleeping soundly on the bed beside him. He stared at the ceiling in a daze, speechless.

He listened to the constant snoring in his ears, lay down for a while, rolled out of bed, went to Zhang Qiling's bed, sat on the chair, put his hand on his chin and stared at the person's sleeping face.

Looking at it, I simply stretched out my hand and poked the person's face.

Tan Yuchen knew that Zhang Qiling was pretending to sleep, so he poked his cheek and pinched his nose without any psychological burden. In the end, he couldn't help but chuckle.

Zhang Qiling's eyelashes trembled, he held the hand that was making trouble on his face, opened his eyes and met those eyes that were particularly beautiful set off by the moonlight.

He held Tan Yuchen's cold hand tightly and looked at each other silently.

Qin Yuchen raised his eyebrows and raised a smile at the corner of his mouth. He bent down and leaned close to Zhang Qiling and said in a breathy voice: "The fat man is so noisy that I can't sleep."

"What should we do?" Zhang Qiling raised his eyebrows and asked softly.

Qin Yuchen thought about it seriously, stopped thinking about making trouble, shook his head and replied, "I don't know."

Zhang Qiling chuckled, moved to the side, made way for a not too big position, and patted Tan Yuchen to lie down.

"..."

Tan Yuchen hesitated for less than a second, took off his shoes and lay down next to Zhang Qiling.

Zhang Qiling took the man into his arms, put one hand around his waist and the other gently covered Tan Yuchen's ears and said, "Go to sleep."

"Ah."

The next morning, Fatty stretched out and woke up from his sleep. Just when he wanted to check on Tan Yuchen and Zhang Qiling, he was shocked and speechless.

He looked at the bed, which was only over one meter wide but could accommodate two people. The corners of his mouth twitched slightly and he complained:

"Thanks for your hard work."

After saying that, he quietly left the ward, planning to buy breakfast in the morning.

……

Two days later, Tan Yuchen got his wish and the fat man returned to the courtyard.

"Hey, Tianzhen." Fatty called Wuxie while feeding the fish, "Yes, brother and the others have been discharged from the hospital. When will you come over? Fatty, do you want me to pick you up?"

"I'll come over in the afternoon. You don't need to pick me up. I can just take a taxi myself then." An innocent voice came from the receiver.

"Okay, I'll tell Mr. Qin later. When you come, can you call Mr. Qin directly?"

"it is good."

After saying this, the fat man didn't ask any more questions. After the two exchanged a few words, the fat man hung up the phone. He put the fish feed in his hand on the stone table and started watering the flowers.

He and Qin Yuchen Zhang Qiling had a clear division of labor. One was feeding the fish and watering the flowers in the yard, the other was cleaning the turtle tank in the house, and the other was in the kitchen making lunch for the three of them.

Originally, the fat man wanted to do the kitchen work, but Tan Yuchen, Zhang Qiling and the two of them jointly refused. He didn't understand and couldn't ask, so he had to take over the yard work honestly.

The three of them worked for a long time without disturbing each other, and finally stopped what they were doing when Tan Yuchen called for dinner.

"Tianzhen said he would come in the afternoon." Fatty said after washing his hands and sitting on the dining table.

"Well, I'll go to Xiao Chen first and then arrange for someone to pick him up." Tan Yuchen said.

"Well, I'll go back to Panjiayuan after dinner. Remember to call me when you go to Hangzhou. Don't forget it."

"I know, I have to rely on you, Fatty, to teach my little comrade some moves." Tan Yuchen smiled, and when he saw Zhang Qiling, he pulled out the chair next to him, "I'll go to Xiaochen's place in the afternoon, how about you?"

"Together." Zhang Qiling sat down and replied without hesitation.

The three of them had lunch. Fatty originally planned to stay a little longer, but his shop seemed to be very busy today, and he would get phone calls from time to time. Annoyed, he simply said goodbye to Tan Yuchen, who was sitting in a daze under the eaves, and left the courtyard.

"Fat man is gone?" Zhang Qiling walked out of the house with a small bench and sat next to Tan Yuchen and asked.

"Well, I just left." Qin Yuchen took out two pieces of candy from his pocket and handed them to Zhang Qiling and responded.

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As evening approached, Wuxie finally arrived from Hangzhou.

The four of them briefly said hello, and after everyone had dinner, Jie Yuchen took Wuxie to the study to ask what he said on the phone.

"You mean, Wu San Sheng who appeared in Tamutuo is actually Jie Lian Huan?" Jie Yuchen sat on the desk, folding his arms and looking at Wu Xie who came over and sat down.

"Yes." Wuxie replied, "I was shocked when I found out."

Jie Yuchen: "How should I believe that what you said is true or false?"

"This does sound incredible, but it is the truth." Wu Xie lowered his eyes and exhaled, thinking about how to explain this matter clearly.

"I met Chen Wenjin when I was separated from you. She first took out a photo and asked me to identify the people on it. Then when I mentioned my third uncle, she told me that it wasn't..."

Wu Xie explained the key points to Xie Yuchen. He didn't want to believe what Chen Wenjin said. But in the end, after Xie Yuchen and the others met, the way Xie Lianhuan saw Chen Wenjin and the whispered conversations between the two were all unremarkable. Not confirming that everything Chen Wenjin said is true.

So no matter how reluctant he is, he can only accept this fact.

Jie Yuchen fell into a long silence after listening to Wuxie's words. Wuxie's slow explanation made Jie Yuchen believe more than half of it. Of course, it was not only these, but also the inexplicable words Wu Sansheng said every time after listening to the play. Everything seems to be answered.

Jie Yuchen thought of the way Jie Lianhuan looked at him when he was unconscious and smiled softly.

It turned out to be saying goodbye.

Jie Yuchen endured his sore nose, stood up and walked to the window, looked at the night sky outside and asked, "What about others now?"

"I don't know." Wuxie was stunned and replied, "When we arrived at the reservoir, there was nothing there. I thought..."

"I thought you and the blind man brought him out."