short story collection

Days passed... Hu Yao didn't come back.

Lu Yan smiled. Sure enough, for a monster like Hu Yao, being a god is more important...Compared to immortality, compared to being worshiped by others, what is there to cherish for a mere human with a lifespan of only a few decades? of?

In fact, I already knew this would be the result, didn't I?What are you still hoping for...

Didn't you live well without Hu Yao?And it would be troublesome if there were too many him, wouldn't it be just right without him now?What are you sad about?

Forget it, give it up, that's fine.

At least Hu Yao won't be able to see how I grow old in the future, right?

At least Hu Yao will still remember him... even if it may be forgotten after many years...

...But at least, it's good to be able to remember now.

"Xiaoyan, your aunt introduced a girl to you. Her family background is clean and her character is not bad... Do you want to meet her?"

Lu Yan smiled helplessly, then put a chopstick into his mother's bowl, and said, "Mom, I don't want to see... I'm sorry."

Lu's father was about to reprimand Lu Yan, but Lu's mother glared at him, so his wife, Lu's strict father, fell silent.

Lu's mother sighed, "...it's nothing, if you don't want to see her, don't say I'm sorry."

"...Mmm." Lu Yan buried his head in his meal, but tears poured into the bowl drop by drop.

Because in the original house, there were too many memories of Lu Yan and Hu Yao, every corner Lu Yan could recall with Hu Yao, so he simply let Rabbit Jing go, and then moved in with his parents. live together.

It turned out that the house was reluctant to sell, let alone rent out, so it was vacant.Fortunately, the two elders of the Lu family didn't say anything.

Lu's mother followed Lu Yan into the room not long after.

Seeing Lu Yan crying on the pillow, Lu's mother walked over distressedly, and patted Lu Yan's back lightly to comfort him.

"...Mom, I'm sorry." Lu Yan said with a sob.

"It's okay...Mom knows, mom doesn't blame you...as long as you live happily..." Mother Lu comforted Lu Yan gently, but there was also a cry in her voice.

So Lu Yan lay in Mother Lu's arms and cried for a long time like a child.

After crying, Lu Yan asked sullenly, "Mom, how did you know?"

Mother Lu smiled, "Don't I know I was born? You somehow refused to live there and came back to live with us. Missing us is just an excuse. And the man in your photo album is too obvious ... your mother is always old, but she is not stupid at all." As she spoke, her tone suddenly became severe, and she said, "Why, is that bastard who abandoned you?!"

Lu Yan quickly shook his head, "No, Mom, actually... I drove him away..."

Although Lu's mother was surprised, Lu Yan was really unwilling to tell what was going on, so Lu's mother didn't force him, but just told him to think about everything.

Lu Yan nodded.

Three years later

Lu Yan seldom takes care of the vacant house. He just occasionally thinks of it and goes back to have a look, and then clean it by the way, but it's really rare.

On this day, Lu Yan suddenly wanted to go back and take a look, so he picked up the coat that was on the sofa and walked out.

After walking downstairs, Lu Yan squinted his eyes. Why is the light on in the room?Could it be that it was stolen?But this thief is too stupid, he dared to turn on the light.

Lu Yan smiled and walked up.

Lu Yan stood in front of the door holding the key, imagining what would happen to the thief inside after opening the door...would he panic?Or will they rush out the door?This thief is a stupid thief, probably not as good as himself, right?

Lu Yan smiled and opened the door.

Then he couldn't help but froze.

——The aggrieved Hu Yao was sitting on the sofa, still looking very angry?

As soon as Hu Yao heard the sound of the door opening, he immediately looked in the direction of the door.

"Lu Yan, you're finally back!" Hu Yao's angry and aggrieved voice rang in his ears, followed by a strong hug. Lu Yan felt such strength that his bones seemed to be broken.

"... Hu Yao, aren't you?" Lu Yan's eyes turned red when he saw Hu Yao.

The two nestled on the sofa.

"Idiot, why are you making your own decisions?! I don't want to be a fairy at all!" Hu Yao reached out and ruffled Lu Yan's hair.

"...But you said, you said you wanted to become a fairy, and you said it would be nice to be a fairy." Lu Yan expressed his grievance.

Hu Yao was silent for a while, "...Are you an idiot? Can't tell I'm joking?! Who is going to become a fairy?! I just want to be with you, okay?!" Then she became more and more angry.

"Oh... sorry, I didn't mean to..."

After a while, Lu Yan asked nervously, "Aren't you a god? Then you...?"

Hu Yao said with a smile: "I'm not going to be a fairy anymore." His tone was relaxed, as if he had shaken off a big trouble.

"...Huh?" Lu Yan was stunned.

Then Hu Yao's gentle voice came from beside his ear.

"I want to be with you."

"I want to be by your side,"

"Stay with you,"

"Growing old slowly."