it's harmonious

Knowing that Li Gui was Jin Yan's tenant and that the black cat was also adopted by Jin Yan, the old butler was not in a very happy mood.In the end, Jin Yan was just a college student sponsored by the late old master. Neither his wife nor the two young masters liked him very much. Of course, he maintained the same attitude as the masters.

This time Zhou Xingyu ran away from home and went to find Jin Yan... It was really unexpected.Zhou Xingyu's character is very withdrawn. He hoped that the young master would communicate more with his relatives and less with outsiders. After all, this old house is his home.

However, for Zhou Xingyu's sake, the old housekeeper still politely invited Li Gui and the black cat back to the living room. They served good tea and snacks, and the black cat also got a bowl of pure meat cat rice mixed with beef liver and chicken breast.The old butler took the time to call Jin Yan to confirm Li Gui's identity, but no one answered.

In the living room, Jin Yan looked at Li Gui inexplicably, because this man had already looked him up and down twice, and his eyes were not concealed at all.

"Is there something uncomfortable on your body?" Finally, Li Gui asked.

Jin Yan shook his head.

"Master." The old butler brought the family doctor over to give Zhou Xingyu a good examination.When Jin Yan was about to check with the doctor, a soft woman's voice suddenly came from upstairs: "Who? Who is here?"

After Mr. Zhou passed away, Mrs. Lan dismissed all the servants in the house, leaving only a few elderly ones.The house is big and there are few people, it is very deserted.Jin Yan could tell that the voice belonged to Mrs. Lan. She was in the master bedroom on the second floor. The door was closed, but the voice still came out through the gap, a little hoarse, a little shrill, and trembling.

He thought of Mrs. Lan who was out of shape yesterday, and always felt that there was something wrong with her body, so he told the doctor to wait a while, and went upstairs to see Mrs. Lan first.

The master bedroom on the second floor was covered with a strong smell of medicine. One of Mrs. Lan's legs was covered with bandages. It seemed that she had just woken up and her hair was disheveled.She got out of bed, pushed away the two nurses who were serving her closely, leaned on the edge of the bed with one hand, stood on one leg, and looked in the direction of the door vigilantly.

When Jin Yan came in, he saw such a scene.

"...Mom?" Jin Yan was not used to using this address, and his tone was unnatural. After shouting, he felt a little strange seeing that Mrs. Lan was still very careful, so he slowed down and walked forward.

"It's Xingyu..." Mrs. Lan saw him, she managed to focus her eyes for a while, then diverted them, stared at the door suspiciously, and asked with concern, "Who's outside?"

"There's no one outside." Jin Yan approached Mrs. Lan carefully, and tentatively reached out to help her, "Is your leg injured? Why did you get out of bed?"

"Ma'am hurt her leg, it's hard to walk, you should have a good rest." The old housekeeper also came up, coaxing him back to the bed with Jin Yan.

Jin Yan had just covered her with the quilt, but was lifted by Mrs. Lan again. She insisted on sitting up, looked at Jin Yan and said, "Xingyu...do you feel any pain? I didn't pay attention when I was driving, which caused you to have such a big accident , don't go, stay at home, don't go..."

"Okay, I'm not leaving." Jin Yan lowered his head, "By the way, where is Zhou Xingjie? You have such a big event, and he hasn't come back yet?"

Hearing this name, Mrs. Lan froze for some reason. She stared blankly at Jin Yan for a long time, until Jin Yan felt very uncomfortable, and she finally spoke slowly: "Xingyu, I... "

Before she finished speaking, she flinched again, staring straight at the door with her two dull eyes, and asked in a trembling voice: "Who? Who's there?"

Jin Yan was intimidated by her suspiciousness, and subconsciously looked over, but unexpectedly, he actually saw it——Li Gui appeared at the door of the master bedroom with a black cat in his arms. Yes, it's kind of scary.

"How is Madam's health?" Li Gui looked at her quietly, "Is the injury serious?"

Madam Lan suddenly stopped talking.She lay down clutching the quilt, her hands trembling slightly, and pulled the quilt up until it covered her eyes.Both Jin Yan and the old butler felt strange about her behavior, but the old butler reacted first and said to everyone: "Madam is going to rest, everyone go out first."

It was getting late, Jin Yan asked the old housekeeper to tidy up a guest room, and personally took Li Gui and the black cat to rest.Taking advantage of the gap between the old housekeeper and Li Gui's conversation, Jin Yan hugged the black cat that was rounded into a round comma, and asked eagerly: "Heipang, have you seen it? Is there something wrong with Mrs. Lan?"

"I'm not blind." The black cat flicked its tail and replied lazily.

"Why is she afraid of you?" Jin Yan grasped the point of the question, "You have to tell me the truth, didn't you do anything to her just now?"

"How do I know?" The black cat looked puzzled, "Could it be that she was possessed by a mouse?"

It's not too harmonious for a mouse to be fine.Jin Yan sat up straight and let out a long sigh.The matter of Zhou Xingyu has not yet been revealed, and Mrs. Lan has become strange again. What makes Jin Yan especially puzzled is that, judging by his unique talent, there are no ghosts at all in Zhou's house, and it is very clean inside and out. Is it because there are conflicts within the family, causing everyone to be abnormal?

"Jin Yan, take me away quickly." The black cat patted Jin Yan suddenly, "I don't want to be with this man!"

"What's wrong?" Jin Yan regained his spirits all of a sudden, "What's wrong with Li Gui?"

"I don't know." The black cat said sullenly, "Every time I stay with him, I feel uncomfortable..."

When one person and one cat were talking, a cold voice came from the door: "What are you doing with the cat? Are you going to sleep with it tonight?"

When Jin Yan turned around, the black cat in his arms had already been picked up by Li Gui, and he threw it on the bed casually. The black cat let out a "meow" in great dissatisfaction.Li Gui turned his head to look at Jin Yan, and said casually, "You still have injuries on your body, so let this cat go to me."

Jin Yan sized him up and asked seriously, "Mr. Li, how did you find this place?"

"I said, look for a cat." It was as concise as usual.

Jin Yan smiled, and asked in a seemingly joking tone, "Twenty kilometers away from the cat?"

"Who made my landlord's cat run [-] kilometers." Li Guihui smiled very faintly, and turned his gaze to the camera on the bedside. "The scenery along the way is good, and I'll collect it along the way."

Jin Yan recalled the business card he gave, and the occupation on it was indeed a photographer. He asked suspiciously: "Mr. Li is a photographer, but he seems to know a lot about strange things."

"I've liked these things since I was a child, so I know a little bit about it." Li Gui responded to his question without any panic, "Is there any other question? Young master of the Zhou family."

When he mentioned the words "Young Master of the Zhou family", Li Gui's tone actually had a joking ending, as if he wanted to laugh, and Jin Yan couldn't help but wonder if he looked down on him, a mature minor. .This person... is really incomprehensible.His behavior is a bit strong, and he doesn't care much about the feelings of the people around him, but at present it only shows up in some small things, making others barely bearable.Jin Yan really didn't understand this person, so he decided to observe secretly.

He knows that there are ghosts and demons in this world, and it doesn't matter to him if there is another person like Li Gui. At least for now, Li Gui has not shown any malice.But Jin Yan himself lives with this person after all, so he should be careful.

Thinking of this, Jin Yan smiled, stood up, politely told Li Gui to have a good rest, and took him out the door.Before leaving, he quietly waved his hand at the black cat to make it feel aggrieved for a while.Jin Yan is currently using the identity of Zhou Xingyu. If he really wants to bring a black cat of unknown origin with him, the old housekeeper will definitely have objections, so he can only wrong it first.

After dinner, Jin Yan was called to rest by the old housekeeper.Just falling asleep, Jin Yan heard a burst of music in a daze, it was an old melody, very textured, as if flowing from the phonograph that he had seen on TV, with the unique style of a certain era in the past .The melodious melody surrounded Jin Yan, he turned over and heard another noise.

Across the distance of time and space, he heard the sound of glasses clinking. Amidst the women's laughter, the men were talking in low voices... Everyone spoke in a natural and decent manner with restraint and politeness.After a while, the voices of people lowered, the music became active and full of changes, and then there was a burst of rhythmic footsteps, all kinds of leather shoes and high-heeled shoes hit the ground, making a crisp sound, and the women's wide skirts Swaying with the rhythm, there was a faint sound of wind.

Ah, it's a dance.

Jin Yan opened his eyes and listened carefully to the movement downstairs.The music was getting more and more exciting, and the dance was still going on. He got up from the bed, opened the door, walked through the long corridor, and saw people laughing in the hall on the first floor.

The whole hall seemed to be covered with a layer of warm yellow light, the man's tuxedo and the woman's skirt appeared blurred in the light.Each of them wears an exquisite mask, including butterflies, peacocks, and black cats... People's real faces are hidden under the masks, and they move their limbs wantonly at the ball.Under the crystal lamp, the wine glass reflects bright light, and the skirt of the woman is like a blooming flower, which will bloom to its heart's content every time it rotates.

Jin Yan was attracted by this scene, he grabbed the handrail and walked step by step to the ball on the first floor.

"Xingyu!" Suddenly, a hand grabbed his arm, "Wake up!"

Jin Yan was shaken violently by the other party, and his mind suddenly woke up. The music that had been echoing in his ears disappeared. He took a closer look and saw that there was no dance downstairs. It was clearly the living room of Zhou's house.There was only one wall lamp left at night, and in the dim light, sofas and familiar furnishings could still be seen.

Jin Yan turned his head and saw a face very similar to Zhou Xingyu's.

Jin Yan was startled, and then realized that it was Zhou Xingjie who had returned.

The young master of the Zhou family was nearly ten years older than Zhou Xingyu, and had been studying abroad before.The young man from a wealthy family has an extraordinary temperament. He is a little shorter than Li Gui, but his family genes are good and his facial features are very handsome.However, Zhou Xingjie seems to be abnormal now, his face is pale and blue, and even his lips are bloodless.When he saw Jin Yan sleepwalking, his eyes were full of horror.

At this moment, Jin Yan was holding on to the handrail with one hand, and he had already descended two flights of stairs, Zhou Xingjie dragged him back.

Jin Yan looked at that face firmly, and a familiar irritability slowly rose in his chest.As soon as he was pulled back to the second floor, he pushed Zhou Xingjie with his backhand.Zhou Xingjie was caught off guard, staggered a few times, and fell to the floor.

"Xingyu?" Zhou Xingjie looked at his younger brother in astonishment.

Zhou Xingjie is a grown man, Jin Yan didn't expect him to be pushed so easily by him, his surprise gradually overwhelmed Zhou Xingyu's disgust, and he recovered a little bit of reason.

Jin Yan pressed his chest, trying to keep himself calm.He took a deep breath and looked at the fallen Zhou Xingjie again.The other party seemed to want to get up from the ground, but for some reason, he didn't make any effort, but kept looking up at Jin Yan, and the scene was a bit awkward.

But Jin Yan didn't have the energy to break up the grievances between the Zhou brothers. He swallowed, stretched out his hand tremblingly, pointed at Zhou Xingjie and said, "You have a human face on your shoulder..."

Zhou Xingjie's face was pale.

When Jin Yan was speaking, that pale face the size of a palm stood on Zhou Xingjie's right shoulder, his nose and mouth were indistinct, and only two black eyes looked big and terrifying, which seriously exceeded the proportion of normal facial features. He was looking at Jin Yan with sympathy.

The author has something to say: Jin Yan: Why is this person like this?I'm going to take a sneak peek.

Li Gui: Where do you want to observe, just tell me.