Don’t Leave

W-what’s going on?

The barbarian’s arms smelled of soil and sweat. Lu Yuan was trapped in his broad arms and couldn’t move. The barbarian seemed very excited and kept mumbling in his ear. Lu Yuan was completely confused. Could it be that this was the barbarian’s way of expressing gratitude?

“Hey–” Just as he was stunned, Lu Yuan felt his arm being pulled hard by someone, and then he successfully escaped from the man’s bear hug. His back immediately leaned against another strong chest, and then he was hugged from behind: “Don’t touch other people’s things casually!”

“H-Huai Zhi…” Lu Yuan’s face twitched. This sentence was really…

At this point, Su Huai had already protected Lu Yuan behind him, staring at the barbarian with a cold face. The barbarian was roaring, coming here to hit people.

 “Wait… Brother Zambu! Is there a misunderstanding here?” Seeing this, Brother Zhang hurried forward to break up the fight. He turned to Su Huai and said, “Brother Su, is your ger also called Amir? Zambu said that he is Amir’s elder brother!”

Su Huai’s face darkened when he heard this. He grabbed Lu Yuan’s palm and squeezed it hard. Lu Yuan glanced at the back of his hand and saw that there were faint veins bulging.

“I don’t know any Amir.” Su Huai said this. Lu Yuan didn’t know if it was his illusion, but he always felt that every word was squeezed out from his teeth: “It’s getting late, we should leave. Goodbye.”

After saying that, Su Huai took Lu Yuan’s hand without saying anything, and was about to leave.

 “Wait a minute!” The barbarian chased after him and tried to pull Lu Yuan, but Su Huai took his hand with a cold face. The barbarian ignored him and stared at Lu Yuan. He said in a not very fluent Central Plains dialect: “Lamil, I have been looking for you.”

Lu Yuan pursed his lips. The big man in front of him was burly and had strange hair color. No matter how he looked at it, he was inseparable from his body. Who is this body? Why did he commit a crime? Why did he get pregnant? The truth is so close to him now, but Lu Yuan didn’t want to get involved with these troubles.

“Brother, did you recognize the wrong person?”

“Don’t you remember me? Or do you hate me? Since we were separated, the caravan has been looking for you. God bless me, I finally found you. At least… talk to me alone.” The barbarian did not give in. He stared at Lu Yuan with a burning gaze, his eyes full of joy of regaining what he had lost.

 Realizing that Su Huai was tightly holding his hand, Lu Yuan suddenly realized something and pursed his lips again: “Huai Zhi, wait for me for a while.”

“If you don’t want to…”

“It’s okay, we’ll just talk.” Lu Yuan looked up and smiled at Su Huai, then he forced himself to break free from his pull and followed the barbarian.

*

He said it was just talking, and it was really just talking. He didn’t know what Lu Yuan said to the barbarian, but the barbarian really stopped pestering and let Lu Yuan go home. Along the way, Su Huai didn’t ask about the recognition of relatives, and Lu Yuan didn’t mention it. The two of them had their own thoughts and no one was interested. They just arrived at the door of the house. As soon as they stepped into the house, a cane came over and hit Su Huai’s arm firmly.

 “Where have you been, you bastard? You didn’t even come back at the hour of gou! I’m busy brewing wine, but I still have to find time to look for you two troublesome people all over town!” Mr. Hua grabbed Su Huai and scolded him, swinging his cane all the time.

Seeing this, Lu Yuan felt like stopping him: “Dad, it’s none of Huai Zhi’s business. We went to Brother Zhang’s caravan to buy sheep…”

“That bastard is ignorant, are you following him to make trouble?” Master Su turned his head, but he couldn’t bear to hit Lu Yuan. He snorted and shook off Lu Yuan’s hand: “You are pregnant with the blood of the Su family. If you are so reckless, and something goes wrong, will you piss me off to death?”

“Dad, don’t be angry…”

“Whatever, can’t you have another one if you lose it!” Su Huai snorted coldly and pulled Lu Yuan inside.

 “You evil son, I must beat you to death today…”

Eldest ger Su and Hua Zi went out to look for people, leaving only the old Huatou. Hearing the quarrel in the yard, he hurried out and saw the scene where Master Su was furious and wanted to beat Su Huai.

 “Ouch! Master, what are you doing… Isn’t it enough if the person is back!” Old Huatou hurried over to stop him, pushing Su Huai and Lu Yuan away: “You haven’t eaten yet, the master specially left food for you two. Hurry up and eat it while it’s hot! Master, calm down, even if you are angry with the young master, don’t be hard on the eldest grandson of the Su family…”

Master Su was panting, and was persuaded by Old Huatou. He rolled his eyes and snorted: “I’m doing this for my eldest grandson’s sake… Go eat, don’t let my eldest grandson starve!”

“Little one, don’t think that the master is mean to you. He really cares about you! I saw that you were not in good spirits a few days ago, so today I cooked ginseng stewed chicken to nourish your body! This ginseng is a good thing that the official gave to the master when he sent wine. It has been at home for more than ten years and he can’t bear to part with it. Usually the old man is afraid that I will break it if I touch it, but today I said I would give it to you to eat, and he didn’t even blink…” Old Hua smiled and pushed people to the back kitchen, still nagging: “The young master of the Su family is the only one for eight generations, and you are pregnant with the only child of the Su family. Master doesn’t know how precious it is…”

“Butler Hua! Why are you talking so much!” Master Su shouted, and was a little embarrassed: “You two, what are you doing standing there. Annoying people!”

“Master, if you care about the young mother, just say it directly…”

“Old Hua, are you free? There are dozens of wine jars waiting to be put into the cellar over there!”

When the two came to the small kitchen, Su Huai served two bowls of chicken soup and brought the steamed buns left over from lunch. Lu Yuan wanted to see if Su Huai was injured first, but he was forced to eat first. When the two returned to the room, Su Huai found the ointment for Lu Yuan and he took off his clothes directly.

 As expected, Master Su was very ruthless. There were several purple and red blood spots on his sturdy body. His arm was swollen.

“Huai Zhi, I’ve caused you trouble again.” Lu Yuan’s heart twitched when he saw it. While carefully applying medicine to Su Huai, he looked a little annoyed: “How about you beat me up to vent your anger?”

“You’re confused!” Su Huai turned his head and pushed Lu Yuan’s forehead: “Why should I do such a thankless job? If I want to vent my anger, it’s better to…”

Su Huai came closer, and Lu Yuan just stood there in a daze, not knowing what was going on: “Why are you so close?”

“…”Su Huai exhaled and withdrew: “Forget it, apply the medicine!”

“Mm. Huai Zhi, I think your father really likes this child… I shouldn’t have lied to him…” Lu Yuan frowned as he rubbed the ointment on Su Huai’s back with his fingertips: “Today, the barbarian told me that his caravan will return to Fanjiang next month and asked me to go back with him.”

He sniffed, and it was all the cool smell of the ointment. Lu Yuan smiled: “This…  I have caused you trouble these days, and you must be very annoyed with me! If I stay, not only will you raise a wild child in vain, but also delay your lifelong event… Why not take this opportunity to confess everything to Master Su, and you can marry another ger! As for me, after paying off your money, I will follow that big brother back to Fanjiang, which is also good…”

As Lu Yuan was talking, he suddenly felt that the atmosphere became solemn. It was as if Su Huai’s skin under his fingers was tightened, and his movements were slightly stagnant. Lu Yuan blurted out: “Huai Zhi?”

“Do you remember the past? Want to go back?” Su Huai said in a deep voice with his back to Lu Yuan.

“Not really! That big brother Zanbu said that the past is over, and I don’t need to remember it if I can’t remember it… But he is really my big brother, and I am also a barbarian. He hopes that I can go back with him…” Lu Yuan scratched his head.

 “What about you? Do you want to go back?”

“Heh… I’m always staying here and causing trouble for your family, which is not a long-term solution. If they can take me in, I’m also willing to…”

Su Huai stood up suddenly and grabbed Lu Yuan’s shoulders. Lu Yuan was startled and the medicine box in his hand fell to the ground with a thud.

 “I asked you if you want to go back?”

“Uh… are you angry?” Lu Yuan was stunned for a moment, and felt that Su Huai’s momentum at the moment made him unable to look directly at him. He didn’t know if it was because of the atmosphere, but being stared at by this guy like this, his heartbeat began to accelerate. Lu Yuan turned his face away, secretly cursing himself for being a seven-foot-tall man. Why did he become so weak in front of Su Huai, and he couldn’t even tell a lie…

“I don’t want to go back either… I don’t even know that barbarian so how could I be willing to follow him to some remote place… But you are so loyal, how can I stay here and eat you to death… So I said…”

“Then you are not allowed to leave.”

“Ah?” Lu Yuan thought he had heard it wrong for a moment.

 “Then stay here, eat me to death, I don’t mind.”

Lu Yuan laughed: “Huai Zhi, why do you sound like you are confessing?” He raised his hand and touched Su Huai’s forehead: “Are you crazy? Or are you practicing your confession on me? Don’t you understand that I am a man in body and heart? Can’t we two grown men be so rude…”

Su Huai was silent, choked by Lu Yuan for a long time and couldn’t say a word. Instead, Lu Yuan looked very understanding and patted Su Huai’s hand: “I understand. You are a young man in your prime, and you are wronged by being with me every day. You should find a normal guy and talk about love. It is reasonable and you have nothing to be embarrassed to say… You see, you are so depressed that your words have changed…”

Su Huai’s face became more and more gloomy, and finally he sighed in frustration: “I won’t find another guy, don’t say such things again in the future.”

“Why?” Lu Yuan looked confused and blinked in confusion.

 “Why…” Su Huai looked at Lu Yuan deeply, exhaled a breath, and said slowly after a while: “Because… I once fell in love with a ger named Long’er. We were childhood sweethearts and loved each other very much. I also planned to marry him. But one year there was a famine, and he died of an epidemic. For many years after that, I couldn’t forget him, and I couldn’t fall in love with another ger until now. Although I can’t remember what he looks like, I still can’t calmly marry a ger… Xiao Yuan, if you want to help me, stay. I don’t want to be forced to marry by the old man anymore.”

 Su Huai lowered his head looking very sad. Lu Yuan panicked and frowned to apologize: “Huai Zhi… I’m sorry, I…”

“So, don’t mention anything about finding a little ger and carrying on the family line in the future. I’m afraid I won’t be able to leave descendants for the Su family in this life. If you want to give birth to this baby in your belly, you can raise it as the eldest grandson of the Su family. If you don’t want to give birth, the old man won’t talk too much with you around.”

“I’m sorry, I won’t talk nonsense in the future.” Lu Yuan had never seen Su Huai like this. He was at a loss and didn’t know how to comfort him. He wanted to reach out and pat his shoulder, but unexpectedly Su Huai looked up and his palm touched his head.

Su Huai was stunned. Then he grabbed Lu Yuan’s hand and gently pulled it: “In fact, you look a bit like Long’er.”

Lu Yuan only had time to see Su Huai’s fleeting smile before being pulled by him and hugged in his arms.

 “Hey – what are you doing!”

“Be good and let me hold you for a while.” Su Huai’s voice was muffled, and his breath made Lu Yuan’s neck itch.

“Even if we are two grown men, it’s too strange to hug each other like this… Besides…”

“Be quiet.”

“Are you… missing that Long’er?”

“Promise me, you won’t leave.”

Su Huai had said so much, and Lu Yuan had no reason to refuse. If he could be his shield, and he could use him to reminisce about his former lover, it would be a way to repay him.

But… Lu Yuan frowned. What was going on with the dull pain in his heart?

Shaking his head, Lu Yuan still raised his hand to hug Su Huai back as if to comfort him: “Mm, I understand. I won’t leave.”

Su Huai seemed to be smiling as his hot and humid breath sprayed on Lu Yuan’s neck.

 “Uh… mm… Where are you touching? Don’t rub your mouth on my neck! I’m telling you…”

“Hiss… Xiao Yuan… Stop scratching my back… I get it, let’s finish applying the medicine first.”

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[Small Theater: Who is Taki ger]

One day many years later. In the warm spring tent, Lu Yuan supported his waist and got up. His whole body was sore. He opened the curtains and the spring sun was high in the sky, as yellow as a duck egg.

“Alas… This sun… is really yellow…”

He took two crooked steps and felt a severe pain somewhere in his body. Lu Yuan cursed Su the bastard a hundred times in his heart.

 Pushing open the door, the Hua father and son were cleaning the yard. Seeing Lu Yuan coming out, Hua Zi smiled and said, “Shao Momo got up really early today. Do you want morning tea?”

He turned his head and glanced at Su Huai who was sleeping on the bed, Lu Yuan snorted, “Is there arsenic?”

“Haha, Shao Momo is really good at joking! Shao Momo is so lively. If he sees Long’er, she must like him very much…”

“Longger!” Lu Yuan was stunned, and suddenly thought of a scene on a certain day of a certain year. The dead bastard’s momentary depression made him feel pity. From then on, he stayed in this mansion. Now he wants to run away, but he doesn’t know how many children he has had…

“Why, Shao Momo also knows Long’er?”

“Ah, Huai Zhi mentioned it, saying that it was his first love…”

“First love? The master said so!” Huazi suddenly widened his eyes in disbelief.

 “Huai Zhi said they were childhood sweethearts, but unfortunately there was a famine one year and Long’er got sick and died. What happened? Is there anything wrong?”

“It’s true that they were childhood sweethearts… Long’er did die because the young master forgot to feed him and went out to find food… But it’s a bit too much to say it’s his first love…”

“Wait a minute! You said feed him? And you said find food? Isn’t Long’er a ger?”

“A ger? Young man, didn’t the young master tell you that Long’er was a big tabby cat he raised when he was eight years old?”

“…”

Lu Yuan’s face twitched twice, and suddenly he said fiercely: “Hua Zi, give your broom to me.” As he said that, he went over to grab Hua Zi’s broom and strode into the room.

You liar Su, just wait for me!