Chapter 74: 宋知许哭了

Song Zhi Xu is crying

Lin Ran felt that Song Zhi Xu was crying and he would only cry when he was extraordinarily sad, so Song Zhi Xu must be very very sad now.

Lin Ran moved, wanting to get out of Song Zhi Xu’s embrace and look at him but as soon as he moved, Song Zhi Xu hugged him even tighter and kept saying to him, “I’m sorry.”

He could only stay well-behaved in Song Zhi Xu’s embrace, hugging him tighter and shaking his head.

“Don’t be sorry, there is no need to say sorry, Song Zhi Xu, you are sad right now. If Song Zhi Xu is sad, Ran Ran is also going to be sad.”

Lin Ran stood at the place where he could not see Song Zhi Xu’s expression so he was a little anxious in his heart and his eyes were also already a little red. He didn’t know what happened to Song Zhi Xu. Song Zhi Xu heard Lin Ran’s voice was already sounding with a sobbing tone. He touched his eyes, tried to restrain his emotions, raised his head as he let go of Lin Ran, “Ran Ran, don’t cry, I’m fine.”

Lin Ran anxiously went to look at Song Zhi Xu but the room was a bit dark, so he couldn’t see Song Zhi Xu’s face. He wanted to turn on the light, but Song Zhi Xu held his wrist, “Ran Ran, don’t turn on the light, let me hug you for a while, okay?” Song Zhi Xu’s voice was still a little hoarse. 

Lin Ran didn’t understand why, but he still nodded his head and obediently leaned into Song Zhi Xu’s arms again.

Song Zhi Xu wrapped his arms around Lin Ran and only after a while did he ask him in a low voice, “Ran Ran, you haven’t been living a good time all these years, have you? Do you feel sad?” Song Zhi Xu somewhat didn’t know how to speak.

How to tell Lin Ran that he had been sent out from the Lin family and that the start of his suffering was all because of himself.

If he didn’t pull Lin Ran into the water in a panic at that time, although Lin Ran would probably still not have a good life in the Lin family, but he would certainly not be in the state he is right now.

Lin Ran nodded his head and shook it again.

“Ran Ran is fine, it’s good to have Song Zhi Xu.” Lin Ran smiled, taking Song Zhi Xu’s hand and holding it in his.

He had a bad memory and was on the verge of forgetting what had happened before, Song Zhi Xu was good to him, he just had to remember how good Song Zhi Xu was to him, so he didn’t have to be sad.

Song Zhi Xu’s eyes were a little moist again, and he still said in a low voice, “I’m sorry.”

He didn’t have the courage to tell Lin Ran about that incident, because Lin Ran had become like this now, and there was no way he could ever make up for what he had experienced all these years. All he could do now is to be good to Lin Ran in the future and take good care of him. But those past ten years were not going to return anymore, “Don’t be sorry.” Lin Ran rubbed against Song Zhi Xu’s arms, he inexplicably did not want Song Zhi Xu to keep saying sorry to him. Song Zhi Xu replied with “Hn” after a while and kissed Lin Ran’s cheek, but did not say anything anymore. 

The bedroom was quiet again, and with the curtains closed, the only sound in the dimly lit room was the intertwined breathing of the two men.

He didn’t know how long it had already passed, but there was a sudden “gurgling” sound in the room, which both of them could hear because they were close together. Lin Ran looked at his own stomach and took Song Zhi Xu’s hand and placed it on his belly. His voice sounded somewhat pitiful, “Song Zhi Xu, the little baby in my belly says that he’s hungry and wants to eat.”

After waking up from a nap, it was already close to noon, and the two of them stayed in the room for a little while longer, so Lin Ran’s stomach was already hungry. After listening to Lin Ran, Song Zhi Xu’s mood was better as he was comforted by him. He pinched some of the flesh that had recently accumulated on Lin Ran’s stomach, “The baby in your tummy is so powerful, it’s not even a month yet, it’s already able to say hungry.”

Lin Ran did not understand Song Zhi Xu’s words, he just nodded his head and indeed he was hungry. Song Zhi Xu let go of Lin Ran and went to the bed again, holding the curtain as he turned to Lin Ran again and said, 

“Ran Ran, cover your eyes, I’m going to open the curtains.” Lin Ran immediately obeyed and covered his eyes with both hands, Song Zhi Xu slightly forced to pull the curtain open, the sunlight outside the window immediately jumped into the room, warming the room.

Lin Ran opened a slit between his fingertips and adjusted to the light in the room before he put his hands down and turned his head to look at Song Zhi Xu who was standing against the light. The sunlight was too bright for Lin Ran to see Song Zhi Xu’s expression, but he still held out his hand to Song Zhi Xu and asked him to carry him out, and after a while he was picked up by Song Zhi Xu as he wished and led out of the bedroom. Lin Mu and Mu Qingting were no longer in the living room, so Song Zhi Xu put Lin Ran on the sofa and knocked the door of the side room, but after a while there was no response. He opened it and looked inside, no one was there anymore. 

Mu Qingting had work to do so he must have already left yet Lin Mu was unexpectedly not here anymore either.

“Where’s Gege?” Lin Ran asked Song Zhi Xu as he knelt on the sofa and leaned over the backrest of the sofa to peek his head into the guest room. Song Zhi Xu shook his head and took out his mobile phone to call Lin Mu, but the other party had switched off his phone already, he called Mu Qingting again and it was answered after a few rings.

“Old Song? Are you already fine?”

Song Zhi Xu looked at Lin Ran. He didn’t answer Mu Qingting’s words yet he asked him back, 

“Where’s Lin Mu?

“Oh, Lin Mu has left. He said that since he came in such a hurry yesterday and that he still has some things to deal with in company, he has to go first. He told me to tell you and little Ran Ran that he would come back next time when he had time.” said Mu Qingting

Song Zhi Xu paused as he didn’t say anything anymore and hung up the phone. What happened back then had also been a wound in Lin Mu’s heart, probably because it was suddenly brought up so he didn’t know how to face Lin Ran, only then he left.

“Has Gege left?” Lin Ran vaguely heard a little so he was not sure, that was why he asked again. Seeing Song Zhi Xu nodd, his eyes showed some disappointment, “It’s all because Ran Ran slept too much.”

It was so rare for his Gege to make a visit. He had been sleeping and not with his Gege.

Song Zhi Xu walked over to Lin Ran’s side and reached out to touch the top of his hair to comfort him.

“Your Gege still has some things to do and he’s also busy. If I have time, I’ll take you to see him again.”

Lin Ran nodded his head, still kneeling on the sofa as he leaned over to hug Song Zhi Xu and rubbed against him gently.

“Ran Ran likes Gege and also likes Song Zhi Xu. Ugh, I still want to live together with Song Zhi Xu.”

Although he also liked his Gege but formerly, in those past years, he also often could not see his Gege yet he also did not miss him very much, but if he could not see Song Zhi Xu, then he would especially especially miss Song Zhi Xu.

Song Zhi Xu was stunned and after a while he understood that Lin Mu probably had asked Lin Ran before if he was willing to go back to Hai Cheng with him, however, Lin Ran had turned him down. For a moment, Song Zhi Xu’s heart softened so much that he had to push Lin Ran away a little into the backrest of the sofa as he bent down and kissed Lin Ran until his lips were slightly red and swollen, his tongue was numb by his sucking and his eyes were tinged with a pathetic mist, only then Song Zhi Xu was satisfied and released him before he went into the kitchen to make lunch.

Although Lin Ran was not a picky eater and since Song Zhi Xu had lived with him for so long, he still could find out what food that Lin Ran particularly liked. 

So he cooked a table of Lin Ran’s favorite food for lunch. Lin Ran smelled the smell of food coming out of the kitchen, he was already swallowing his mouth. As soon as the last dish was brought out by Song Zhi Xu, Lin Ran immediately rushed up with an eager or impatient look.

Song Zhi Xu had a smile on his face as he used his chopsticks to feed him a piece of meat, which Lin Ran bit into and swallowed. He couldn’t help but lick his lips; his eyes shining brightly.

“It’s delicious.” He was basically already hungry. Moreover, what Song Zhi Xu cooked was Lin Ran’s favorite food. Lin Ran just needed to wait for his meal.

Song Zhi Xu put him into a chair, handed him the express delivery food, served him another bowl of rice, and gave him his favorite dishes.

“Okay, eat first if you’re hungry. I’ll be out in a minute.” Lin Ran nodded his head, Song Zhi Xu turned around and went back into the kitchen to clean up the things he had just messed up while cooking.

Lin Ran’s habit of tidying up after eating could not be changed, so Song Zhi Xu had no choice but to clean up the kitchen himself after cooking, so that Lin Ran would not be in such a hurry to tidy it up again later. 

Because he knew that Lin Ran was already hungry, Song Zhi Xu cooked quickly. The kitchen was so messy that he didn’t have time to tidy it up, therefore he cleaned it up first before he ate, saving Lin Ran from having to work after he finished eating.

Song Zhi Xu finished cleaning up before he came out and ate with Lin Ran. Lin Ran was really hungry so he ate in a hurry. After eating, he sat at the table and looked at Song Zhi Xu with his chin propped up.

Song Zhi Xu also didn’t say anything as he continued to eat gracefully. Only after Song Zhi Xu finished eating did Lin Ran stand up to clean up the table and take the bowls into the kitchen to wash it.

Song Zhi Xu went over and wanted to help, but just as he picked up the bowl Lin Ran was washing, Lin Ran stood next to him, stretched out his hand and looked at him with somewhat at a loss, as if Song Zhi Xu had taken his job so he didn’t know what to do.

Song Zhi Xu had no choice but to give the bowls back to Lin Ran as he stood behind him, taking the bowls that Lin Ran had already washed and placing them one by one in the cupboard.

After finishing his lunch, the two of them leaned back on the sofa again for a while. Lin Ran suddenly pulled Song Zhi Xu’s sleeve, looked at him and whispered, “Song Zhi Xu, Ran Ran wants to go see the little kitty, is that okay?”

Ever since the kitty accidentally scratched his hand last time, Song Zhi Xu had never allowed him to look at it again, but in the hospital, Lin Ran wanted to hug the little kitty again. 

Song Zhi Xu frowned as he heard him out.

“Ran Ran, you got scratched last time.”

Although Mu Qingting had said that the cats that were kept in the hospital are very clean, yet it had hurt Lin Ran, so Song Zhi Xu still didn’t want to let Lin Ran hold it anymore. Lin Ran acted spoiled as he shook his head and gently tugged on Song Zhi Xu’s clothes.

“Ran Ran wants to go see the kitty.”

Song Zhi Xu had no choice but to change Lin Ran’s clothes and then carried him all the way to Xiao Nanyu’s office.

Xiao Nanyu was in the hospital almost every day therefore when the two went over, they immediately found him in his office.

Xiao Nanyu saw the two of them, he was somewhat surprised that Song Zhi Xu spoke directly, “Ran Ran wants to play with the cat for a while.”

Xiao Nanyu looked at Lin Ran, nodded and bent down to lift the big white fat cat from under the table and handed it over to Lin Ran.

Lin Ran hugged the cat and sat on the sofa, stroking the fat cat’s belly, one person and one cat playing together. 

As Song Zhi Xu watched, then after a while, he turned to Xiao Nanyu and lowered his voice, 

“The reason why Ran Ran became like this is because he fell into the water. Is it possible for him to return to normal like other people?”