cat on the island

There was a wet mist in his eyes.

Zong Jue thought.

The slender boy was holding a black umbrella, and the puddles under his feet reflected his fleeting face.

His complexion was fair enough to make one wonder if he was a legendary vampire, but his lips were not as bright red as this mysterious creature, but a powder that was constantly diluted with water.

The corners of his lips were slightly curved into a smile, but it seemed that he was crying silently.There was mist in his eyes, and it seemed that two teardrops would roll down in the next second.

Zong Jue saw an island through a cloud of mist, and there was a person on the island.

The lonely teenager was wearing a thin shirt, rolled up his trouser legs, and hugged his knees, sitting on a jagged black boulder.

His eyes were squinted by the salty sea breeze, looking at the distant horizon, motionless, like a sculpture.

"Sir," he stopped the driver suddenly, opened the window but stared out the window motionlessly, Zong Jue's personal butler was puzzled and reminded him at the same time, "Master is waiting at home."

Zong Jue hummed and closed the car window.The black car slowly started to leave.

Not far away, Zong Jue suddenly spoke and said to his butler, "Do you know that boy with the black umbrella?"

The butler looked carefully, and then said with hesitation: "...it should be the young master of the Zhou family, Zhou Renbai. I'm sorry sir, the Zhou family is not very high-profile, I can't be sure."

"Ah."

Zhou Renbai, Zhou Renbai.

Zong Jue chewed these three words in his heart.

"You draw up an invitation for me... No, no, let's hold a banquet. Pass one to the Zhou family—must invite Young Master Zhou to be present."

Zong Jue crossed his legs, his demeanor was reserved but not to be underestimated.His fingers tapped lightly on his knees, and his tone was unusually expectant.However, he himself didn't know that since he got off the plane and opened his eyes, there was a gleam of light in his eyes that had been covered with a layer of shadows.

His personal butler responded obediently, "Yes, sir."

Zhou Renbai put down his pen, and threw the drawing paper, which was blank but faintly showing some traces of outlines, into the copper basin that had already been covered with ashes.

His slender and plain white fingers pinched the thin matches and swiped across them. A small day of flames lit up and was thrown into the copper basin.The pure white paper was instantly scorched black and yellow by the flames, curled together, and after a while, only a pile of wreckage remained, leaving a choking smell as if mourning.

He stood up, the wind and rain outside the window hadn't stopped, knocking on the glass window, making an inaudible sound.

He moved a chair and sat by the window, quietly watching the trajectory of the water drops.

It poured outside and drenched him.

Sometimes Zhou Renbai feels like a monster.A monster who never gets enough to eat and is tortured by hunger.It's just that the food he craves is "love", which is different from the real blood-drinking monster.

He is just 16 years old this year, his parents are in good health, the old people are still alive, he has one or two close friends, he is not short of food and clothing, and has a small surplus.But he always woke up in the dead of night and pressed his chest.There seemed to be a big hole, and there was a chilly wind blowing.At this time, he would wear a lot of clothes and cover with a thick quilt, but he still shivered from the cold.

Parents found out, called the family doctor, but everything was fine, and then the matter was left alone.They also care about him and love him very much, but they love his brother and sister more.

The emptiness in his heart could not be filled, Zhou Renbai sighed.He sat back at the table again, picked up the paintbrush, and sketched something lightly, but when he was about to finish the outline, his pen-writing hand paused and let it go.Throw it into the copper basin, and drop a burning match.

In the blurred light and shadow, he took off his clothes, leaned his body, and walked lightly into the bathroom.

He got wet.

Zhou Renbai tugged at the neat white suit on his body, feeling uncomfortable.Of course, it's not that the size is wrong, but it's hard to get used to the feeling of wearing a formal dress.

He stood in the corner of the banquet hall, neither eating nor drinking, his eyes under the bright light, the mist dissipated, showing a kind of radiance.Still a little dazed, like a little beast that has strayed into the fireworks of the world.

Insert two fingers into the neckline and loosen it slightly.Zong Jue looked at Zhou Renbai and slightly curled his lips, and he walked forward.

The man in the black suit broke through the crowd who wanted to surround him with a thousand auras, and finally bent down in a tone that could be regarded as gentle, and looked at the boy at the same level.

"Hello, I'm Zong Jue, your future..." He thought about it carefully, but couldn't think of a suitable identity, and finally his words stopped here.But without embarrassment, he stretched out his right hand, ready to shake hands with the boy.

Zhou Renbai looked at the palm that belonged to an adult man in front of him.Slender, fair and powerful.

His fingers behind his back moved.Looking at the man whose mouth was perfectly curved, she moved her lips a few times, but in the end she didn't say anything, she just stretched out her hand and squeezed Zongjue's finger.

Like a kitten timidly reaching out to touch the owner's fingertips.

His eyes darkened for a moment.

Smiling lightly, "I know your name, but I'd rather hear you tell me yourself, can you?"

He held the young boy's petite hand in the palm of his hand, with a smile on his lips, and led, or dragged the boy forward.

Zhou Renbai frowned slightly, trying to break free secretly, but he couldn't match the strength of the tall man.Zong Jue pulled him, and seemed to be looking ahead, but in fact, all his attention was on Zhou Renbai.

His eyes and expression looked very resistant, but there was almost no resistance, and it could be regarded as resignation.Zong Jue paused, he slowed down, smiled apologetically, and slowly relaxed the boy's strength.The boy took the opportunity to withdraw his hand. He looked at it, and his fair skin was slightly red.

"Sorry." Zong Jue apologized, this time he stretched out his hand and caught the young man's slender waist.

Zhou Renbai was stunned, and before he had time to react, he was led out of the banquet hall by the man.

It was only after being blown by the cold night wind that he came back to his senses.

The cheeks that were originally pink from the temperature in the room soon turned pale from the cold.

Zong Jue took off his outer shirt and put it on the young man's thin shoulders.

"As an apology, let me treat you to dinner. What do you want to eat?"

Zhou Renbai turned his face slightly, a light shadow spread over his face, his eyes were empty, he just shook his head, grabbed the suit jacket that still had a man's body temperature in his hands, opened his mouth, and he Say, "No."

After a pause, Zong Jue's smile remained unchanged, but his eyes turned slightly cold.

The shoulders of the young man who was extremely sensitive to other people's emotions immediately trembled, he flinched slightly, and stepped back slightly.

"Don't be afraid of me." Zong Jue's heart instantly softened.A kitten who can't even stand still fears his future owner.Zongjue felt that he needed to be gentler, and then gentler, so as not to scare his cat.

The side neck is slender, white and tender, and attractive, making one want to leave something on it.Zhou Renbai's fingers tangle together under his clothes.

His vibrating eyelashes, like frightened butterfly wings, covered most of his eyes, and he seemed a little sleepy.

Zong Jue stretched out his hand and put it on the young man's shoulder. Zhou Renbai's body froze slightly, but he didn't make any movement of resistance.

Zong Jue still had the strength to hug the underweight boy in his arms.With one hand, he supported the boy so that he would not fall, and with the other hand, he pressed his face, which was still staring at him blankly, against his chest, and pulled up the suit jacket that was about to fall, protecting Zhou Renbai from the night wind.

On this night, Zong Jue took his cat home.

Zhou Hezi ran out of Zhou Renbai's room in his pajamas and went straight to his parents' room.She went to Zhou Renbai's room not to say good night to her second brother in friendship, but to inquire about the fact that he was invited by the Zong family to a banquet today.

But Zhou Renbai didn't come back, the banquet was over long ago!

Although the relationship with Zhou Renbai was cold, this taciturn and strange man was her own brother after all.

"Mom, the second brother hasn't come home yet!"

She knocked on the door and opened it only after receiving a response.

Zhou's mother, who was taking care of her skin, was very cold when she heard this.

Father Zhou, who was lying on the bed reading a book, put down the newspaper, and his attitude was no different.

"Today, the housekeeper of the Zong family personally came to inform me that Mr. Zong liked Ren Bai very much. He took him home for two days and brought him a very rich gift."

Zhou Hezi...thought he heard it wrong, or understood it wrong.

Her parents sold their elder brother, their own son, in this way.

Still sold to a man.

Zhou Hezi bit her lip. She didn't know what to say. She wasn't angry, and she was rarely sad. Although she felt absurd, her parents who punished her severely since she was a child made her unable to say any words of resistance.

She just felt a little sad.She said, "... I see, Dad, Mom... good night."

She closed the door and lowered her head, she didn't even know how disappointed her back looked.

She went back to her room, turned off the light, lay on the bed, opened her eyes, thinking.

Since the three brothers and sisters were young, their parents have been taught very strictly, even suffocating.

The eldest brother was educated to be a very good heir. After he became an adult, he lived in the company every day. He supported the Zhou family at a young age, but he was indifferent to all relatives.

When the second brother was a baby, he was very strange, he seldom cried, and he seldom reacted, as shown in the photos of his childhood that survived.The baby's eyes are round like a kitten's, but empty.Later, when he grew up, he was also very melancholy and quiet.

Now that she is growing up slowly, she has also heard terms such as depression and autism.But Mom and Dad have never found a psychiatrist to treat the second brother, because if there is a child with mental illness in the family, it may affect the reputation of the family.

Zhou Hezi bit her lip, what about her?What will happen to her?She can't imagine.