GHLCS Chapter93

Shen Jingmo looked up blankly. Even though he couldn’t see, he did this subconsciously.

 

Xu Hang changed the subject: “What’s your relationship with that Ghost Master? He seems to know you.”

 

“I just happened to run into him in the alley before.”

 

Xu Hang looked at his pocket watch, and there were only fifteen minutes left. “He doesn’t seem to treat you like a stranger. Duan Yelin didn’t bring his troops today, so I might not be able to take you away.”

 

Shen Jingmo said with concern, “Don’t get involved. I don’t want to implicate anyone in my affairs! You haven’t seen how terrible they are. If… if I harm you, I will feel guilty!”

 

“Teacher Shen, I will save you.”

 

“I probably won’t be able to escape their clutches in this lifetime. If that’s the case, I’ll accept my fate. The worst that can happen is death… but you are perfectly fine, please don’t…”

 

“Teacher Shen, I am someone who will seek revenge and repay kindness. You don’t have to worry about me. Just protect yourself.” Xu Hang said firmly, “Three days at most. If he doesn’t let you go by then, I will find a way to get you out.”

 

It’s a bit embarrassing to admit, but he’s a teacher, and now he’s being protected by a child who’s ten years younger than him—yet he trusts him completely.

 

After giving instructions for a while, Xu Hang stood up and wanted to go out, but then he remembered something: “…I can tell that the Ghost Master is a soft-hearted person. Even though you’re afraid, try not to be too extreme. For now, he may not do anything to you.”

 

“Ah?”

 

“After all, he has no grudge against you, so there’s no need to go to such great lengths to harm you.”

 

Shen Jingmo didn’t quite understand what Xu Hang meant, so he could only nod in confusion.

 

An hour later, as Xu Hang stepped out of the room, Xiao Yan and Duan Yelin approached him in the corridor.

 

Duan Yelin, having exchanged a few words with Xiao Yan outside, realized it was impossible to take the person away today. He turned to Xu Hang and said, “Shaotang, Mr. Xiao won’t do anything excessive to Shen Jingmo. Let’s head back first.”

 

Xu Hang looked at Xiao Yan with a scrutinizing look: “Why do you want me to believe that you won’t hurt him?”

 

It seemed that he would not give up until he could give him a reasonable answer.

 

Xiao Yan lowered his eyes, staring at the person with a bad temper. The corners of his mouth tightened, but he still responded, “Because he was also my teacher.”

 

Xu Hang didn’t expect this answer, and he was really shocked. After all the twists and turns, there was actually such a turn?

 

They say that those who plant trees will enjoy the shade, but Shen Jingmo, in his past life, had planted the trees and only later found solace in their shade. Though his fate was marked by misfortune, it turned out that luck quietly followed behind him.

 

First it was Xu Hang, then Xiao Yan. He loved them deeply in those days, and although he cannot say that he has many students all over the world, but there’s still some repayment.

 

Xu Hang’s tone was slightly better now: “But he is afraid of you and doesn’t want to be with you.”

 

Xiao Yan looked a little angry: “It’s not your turn to judge. If he really doesn’t want to, he will say it himself.”

 

After a few words back and forth, Xu Hang had roughly figured out Xiao Yan’s temper. Now that he had confirmed that Shen Jingmo was not in danger, he was not in a hurry to take him away at this time.

 

What’s more, this Xiao Yan seems to care about Shen Jingmo a lot.

 

Xu Hang looked at the bite mark on Xiao Yan’s neck, understood something, and warned, “He has a frail body, and fainting from fear could seriously harm his health, so please avoid provoking him. I will arrange for blood-replenishing and qi-nourishing medicine to be sent to him every day, and he must take it on time. Also, he dislikes hospitals and being confined to a room, so it’s important for him to get more sunlight.”

 

“Got it.” Xiao Yan seemed unhappy with Xu Hang’s detailed understanding, but he remembered every point he made.

 

Xu Hang was still a little uneasy and was led out of Hezhou Hospital by Duan Yelin’s hand.

 

Xiao Yan pushed open the door of the ward and walked in.

 

Shen Jingmo shuddered again.

 

It’s like this every time. When he appears, he always sees this person trembling. Is he really that frightening?

 

“I’m sorry.” — “Sorry.”

 

The two of them actually spoke similar words at the same time.

 

Shen Jingmo was stunned for a moment, then said, “I didn’t mean to bite you… Xiao Hang said that you just wanted to treat me… I’m sorry.”

 

Xiao Yan touched his neck and said, “I scared you first.”

 

This guy sounded like a good guy, so Shen Jingmo boldly asked, “Then, can I leave now?”

 

“Go? Where do you want to go?” Xiao Yan frowned.

 

“To Xiao Hang’s place…”

 

Xiao Hang, Xiao Hang, he called so intimately that Xiao Yan became furious. He bent over, picked up Shen Jingmo horizontally, causing him to gasp in shock.

 

“What are you doing!”

 

“Don’t move, be careful not to fall!” Xiao Yan ordered, halting Shen Jingmo’s attempts to struggle. “You are not allowed to go anywhere. I’ll arrange a place for you.”

 

“But…”

 

Xiao Yan said in a strange tone, “Not willing? Why, do you like that boy?”

 

Shen Jingmo denied it flatly: “Of course not, he is my student, he and I only have a teacher-student relationship.”

 

Such a definite denial made Xiao Yan feel much more comfortable. He carried Shen Jingmo out of the hospital, put him in the car, drove all the way to Changlong Hotel, and returned to his room.

 

“You must be tired after a day of trouble. Here are the clothes for changing. The water is over here… do you want me to help you?” Xiao Yan took him into the bathroom and helped him run the bathwater.

 

Shen Jingmo was at a loss as to what to do while holding the silk clothes, his face full of panic. He really couldn’t accept taking a shower and sleeping in an unfamiliar place.

 

“I, I’m useless. Even if I’m used as a hostage, Zhang Yaochen won’t care either… just let me go…”

 

Xiao Yan was annoyed by the repeated emphasis on leaving.

 

“Listen,” Xiao Yan pinched Shen Jingmo’s chin and spoke slowly, word by word, “If I hear you want to go back to anyone again, I won’t be able to stop myself from killing that person. If I tell you to stay, then stay. Whether you’re useful to me or not is up to me.”

 

Shen Jingmo was blocked by this threat and remembered Xu Hang told him not to offend him, so he could only nod stupidly.

 

“I’ll give you two choices, wash by yourself, or I help you wash?”

 

“I’ll wash by myself!”

 

Then Xiao Yan walked out of the bathroom and closed the door. But he didn’t close it tightly, because Shen Jingmo couldn’t see, and he was afraid that something might happen inside, so he left a gap.

 

Following the gap, he saw Shen Jingmo slowly taking off his clothes, revealing his shoulders, which looked a little hazy under the light in the bathroom.

 

He suddenly felt his blood getting slightly hot, and he turned his back abruptly, looking at the night view outside the window and breathing in and out.

 

The bath took a long time, over an hour, before Shen Jingmo slowly emerged from it, clad in his pajamas.

 

Xiao Yan took him to his bedside, indicating that this was where he would sleep tonight.

 

Shen Jingmo thought for a long time while taking a shower and finally asked him when Xiao Yan was about to turn off the lights, “Did you know me before?”

 

Xiao Yan turned off the light and retracted his hand.

 

“Because you gave me the feeling… as if you knew me. But I don’t remember who you are…”

 

This can’t be blamed on Shen Jingmo. He was locked up for five years and couldn’t recognize many people’s voices. For example, Xu Hang had grown up, and his voice was different from when he was a child. He also didn’t recognize him when they first met.

 

Although Xiao Yan understood the truth, he still couldn’t shake the feeling of imbalance.

 

He propped himself up on the bed with one hand, leaned close to Shen Jingmo’s ear, and said, “If you remember who I am and what my name is, I will let you go.”