pretend

Chapter 74

Qin Yuan saw a figure.

He is not tall, nor strong, and some yellowed T-shirts seem to be hanging on the skeleton. When the wind blows, he is empty, with worn-out sneakers under his feet, and he is running wildly on the dirt road.

It was a sunset after school—the sun half-sinking into the sky looked like a bright red salted duck egg, and the remaining brilliance dyed the sky in a color like fire, paving the world with a faint blood color.

Qin Yuan's perspective moved with the running figure of the young man, as if he had a tacit understanding, felt the impatience of the other party's heart, as if he wanted to put his wings on the spot and soar into the sky.

As a result, the road seemed to be gradually shortened under his wish, and became a distance that could be crossed by just lifting one's feet.The boy returned to the old orphanage, covered in sweat, and kicked open the gate.

"I'm back!"

A person heard the call, he put down the dumplings he had just wrapped in his hand, and looked up.

...that was Yan Liang.

Not as seen in the photo, but a more mature Yan Liang, wearing an old apron with some flour on his chin.The light cast from outside the door fell on the pair of light gray irises, clearly imprinting the boy's figure.

"It's so early, the dumplings haven't been made yet." The man said softly, then lowered his head and twisted a piece of dough and spread it out in the palm of his hand: "We have to wait for a while for dinner, when the dean comes back after finishing his work."

"I know, I bought some snacks on the way to lay it down." The boy said indifferently, and approached with a smile, but was stopped by the other party's voice: "Wash your hands first."

Qin Yuan watched the other party walk towards the sink, squeezed the hand sanitizer that was almost left with water, and rubbed it over and over again to make a little bubble...

The greasy feeling of the foam flowing on the fingertips was too real, as if he had experienced it himself.

"Oh, by the way, the dean gave me pocket money." Maybe it was because of the voice change period, Yan Liang's voice sounded a little hoarse: "You and Yan Mo take it away and buy some snacks."

"What about you?" Qin Yuan heard the young man ask.

"I don't like sweets." Yan Liang replied slowly, and within a short while, he made several more dumplings.

"Then I won't buy it either. Momo and I agreed to save the money for emergency use in the future..."

The young man was talking nonsense. After washing his hands, he sat back beside Yan Liang and watched Yan Liang's fingers fluttering and skillfully making dumplings.

The latter lowered his head, as if he wanted to touch the young man's head, but because his hands were full of flour, he just pushed his shoulder with his elbow: "Go and play, I'll call you when dinner is ready. "

"Then I'll go buy some drinks." The boy thought for a while, then got up and ran out: "Remember to wait for me—"

He pushed open the door, and the already dim sunset dyed the sky red like blood, covering the thin figure of the young man, as if trying to engulf him.

A trace of ominousness flashed in Qin Yuan's mind, he stretched out his hand subconsciously, and his translucent fingertips passed through the phantom of the past, and then, something rushed towards his face and melted into his body.

...That's right, that boy was actually himself.

At that time, Ning Xi took ten yuan pocket money and ran to a large supermarket two streets away from the orphanage to carry a few bottles of drinks. As a result, she was snatched away by a car whizzing past just as she walked out of the supermarket...

They said he was the heir of a family, and Ning Xi didn't care. He only knew that if he disappeared, Brother Yan would be worried and Momo would be sad... So he struggled and refused to admit it, but was caught by a pair of extremely powerful palms. Press on the bed.They put him in a straitjacket that binds a mental patient, locked him in a small dark room with no sun, and endured like this for a month, until Ning Xi's optimism and vitality were drained by despair, and he became numb and forbearing.

His original name was taken off, and he was dressed as the most exquisite puppet with the name "Qin Yuan", but even so, he still did not escape the murderous hands of the shadow.

Qin Yunsheng caused him to fall down the stairs, hurt his brain, and lost all his memories... Until now, by accident, he finally remembered everything.

The vague and gentle figure in his memory was Yan Liang. He had forgotten a lot of things, but he couldn't forget the traces like tears in the corners of the other's eyes when they met for the first time.

……

Qin Yuan had a very long dream, covering many years he had lost. He saw the young man named Ning Xi from birth to death, and saw Qin Yuan from strange to familiar.

When he woke up, he couldn't tell which was him, whether it was a fantasy caused by mental stimulation, or the fact that it really happened.Messy memories are like an overturned paint tray. Two completely different souls cannot be merged. They are fighting each other in his body, but they are still unable to merge.

The pale ceiling came into view.

Immediately afterwards, the pungent smell of disinfectant water filled Qin Yuan's nasal cavity and blocked his respiratory tract.For this reason, he had to gasp for breath, and the fluctuating heart rhythm triggered the alarm of the instrument, but within a minute, the door was pushed open from the outside...

After all kinds of messy tests, the attending physician looked at the test form in his hand, and said to Xue Yan who had been standing by the side: "There is nothing wrong with the rest, but the patient's mental state is relatively fragile, and it may be stimulated. He will be hospitalized and observed for a few days."

Thinking of Qin Yunwang's aggressive appearance, the latter had a headache for a while, but since the doctor said so, he could only sigh and nodded: "Okay, then observe for another three days..."

Before he finished speaking, the man who had been silent on the hospital bed suddenly said, "...no need."

He slept for a day and a night, his voice was so hoarse that he couldn't make out the original sound, his cracked lips were slightly opened and closed, with little drops of blood oozing out, only his eyes were burning, and the black hole-like pupils seemed to be burning with an inexhaustible fire.

Xue Yan hurriedly handed over a glass of water, and the young master moistened his throat. After a moment of silence, he spoke again: "You give orders, and everything will go on as usual. Tomorrow at the latest... I will appear in front of the public."

After all, he was waking up for the first time. He spoke very slowly, and he didn't know if it was Xue Yan's illusion. He suddenly felt that his boss seemed a lot more stable.

"Also, at the Xie family, go and appease them... tell them that I will do what I promised." Qin Yuan rubbed his temples that were still a little swollen, and let out a long breath: "But it's okay to get married. That young lady is determined... In the next period of time, I will use the fastest way to solve everything, and I ask them to cooperate well."

He spoke calmly, but with a bit of desperate determination, Xue Yan's heart skipped a beat, and he lowered his voice: "Young Master Qin, are you planning to..."

Qin Yuan pulled the corners of his lips tiredly, but there was no smile in his eyes: "Ah, I just suddenly felt that I can't drag on any longer."

"It's been so many years... It's time for something to come to an end."

……

"Not married?"

Xie Xiyun, who was at home on a "hunger strike", heard the news and opened a bag of potato chips very excitedly: "Didn't you refuse to agree to it before? This young master broke his brain? That is really a happy event..."

"You girl... Sigh!" Looking at the bright smile on his daughter's face, Xie Jianye sighed dumbfoundedly: "Qin Yuan is planning to tear himself apart with his uncle, but in fact, he has held many other uncles in his hands during this time." The black history, the most serious of which is that Qin Yunwang has a leather bag company responsible for money laundering, and that kid got the account book through some relationship..."

"But the legal person of that company is Qin Yunwang's confidant. In theory, if he wants to get rid of the relationship, there is still a lot of room for maneuver. But I think he is so confident, he should have other cards."

Xie Jianye didn't say much about these things about the family. After all, since Qin Yuan chose this path, the risks along the way must naturally be borne by him alone.The Xie family is an ally and is willing to provide support at critical moments, but there is a limit to what they can do.

City A is the territory of the Qin family. Qin Yunwang has been in power for a long time and has a deep foundation. It is not so easy to overthrow, but now that he has reached this point, there is no turning back.

Xie Jianye thought of Qin Yuan's pale but firm face at the press conference, and for the first time really felt that he was getting old.

This world, after all, is still the world of young people...

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