Three Years and Three Years

Chapter 150: A Slightly Sweet Taste

Jin Yuan frowned and pulled Zhou Mushi away from the seat.

The roadside sprinkler was in operation, and the driver was apparently a bit too careless to even notice the person sitting on the seat. He sprayed water recklessly, wetting the back of the young man who was crying uncontrollably in front of him.

“Sir, are you okay?” asked Jin Yuan, who didn’t know Zhou Mushi but felt that he looked familiar and thus showed more concern.

Standing next to him, the little girl felt that the uncle was somewhat familiar. She seemed to have seen him somewhere, but couldn’t remember where.

As the father and daughter were busy with their thoughts, Zhou Mushi had already fallen into an ice cellar, and his soul was gradually being eroded by the cold.

“Mushi?”

A warm voice called out to him from behind, and suddenly Zhou Mushi felt that it was okay. He could follow Jin Yang and go together.

‘If I were to be reincarnated in the next life, I would definitely choose a family that’s similar, preferably a neighbor, so that I can be with Jin Yang forever.’

Turning around, he saw the man standing in the sunshine.

He was still warm as ever, but not overwhelming, and the golden sunlight decorated his hair with a faint glow.

Jin Yang walked towards him and Zhou Mushi walked stiffly.

It wasn’t until he was hugged into a warm embrace that made him feel a sharp pain, that he realized that something was wrong.

Do people have so many feelings after they die?

Beside him, Wang Jiexi held a test report in his hand and looked at him with a smile on his face.

Tears rolled down Zhou Mushi’s cheeks, he pinched Jin Yang’s clothes and then embedded his nails into the palms of his hands, it was painful!

In an instant, it was as if something had poked at the man, causing him to suddenly push the person away. His physical fitness was really poor and the person didn’t get pushed far before he stumbled a bit.

Jin Yang hastily helped him up and asked, “Mushi, are you okay?”

The warm palm of Jin Yang’s hand squeezed his arm, giving him a clear sense of touch from human skin.

Zhou Mushi almost couldn’t stand, and Wang Jiexi came over and put down the two documents in his hand. He frowned and said, “You guys created these misunderstandings yourselves, dragging me around and making me worry about this and that. This is really unconscionable!”

Zhou Mushi didn’t quite understand what he was saying and felt extremely confused.

Jin Yang hugged him and kept saying, “I’m sorry, I’m sorry…”

Ranran knew that her uncle had someone he liked very much. After they broke up, she never saw him again. She was only six or seven years old at the time, so her impression of Zhou Mushi was already very vague. But now, seeing his current state, she suddenly understood what was going on.

The little girl tugged at her father’s clothes, looking very unhappy.

“Uncle is so annoying. Fortunately, this time the doctor with the same name made a mistake with the lab report. Otherwise, would you just abandon us and die silently? I even thought about buying you a gift. Hmph!”

She slammed the small box in her hand onto the seat, and it made a clanging noise, indicating that it contained some precious item.

Suddenly, the person who was still in a daze understood everything and quickly wiped away the tears from his face to look at Jin Yang seriously.

He saw that Jin Yang had a healthy complexion and physique, and did not look like he had lung cancer at all. He even looked…fatter than when he left home!

Jin Yang knew that he was in the wrong and quickly held onto Mushi to explain, “Mushi, listen to me, it’s like this, I…”

“Ah!!!”

Mushi’s emotions instantly collapsed. He even forgot that they were in public, and there were passersby around. Uncontrollably, he yelled loudly and forcefully shook off Jin Yang’s hand with all his might.

“Get away! Don’t touch me!”

“Mushi.”

“I told you not to touch…” He retreated two steps as if he had seen a plague, and then collapsed.

“Mushi! Mushi!!!”

. . . . .

In the hallway outside the intensive care unit.

Two young men sat solemnly on blue chairs, having a serious conversation.

It was unclear what they had previously talked about, as now they both fell into silence.

After a long time had passed, the person in the white coat finally spoke up: “So, you’ve known about the relationship between Xiao Yang and Mushi for a long time, and you also knew that Chili was me.”

Zhou Muxian stirred the hem of his clothes and pretended to be calm, “Hmm.”

Jin Yuan: “…”

Zhou Muxian reached out and tugged at Jin Yuan’s clothes, “I…I really didn’t mean to deceive you.”

Jin Yuan lowered his head and looked at the gap between the floor tiles, remaining silent.

As expected, there are always consequences for one’s actions. Zhou Muxian deeply regretted his choices now, but ultimately, he was the one who had deceived Jin Yuan first. All he could do now was swallow his pride and beg for forgiveness.

“Ah Yuan, I was wrong, really. I promise I won’t do it again in the future. I’ve realized my mistake, and if you want to punish me, I’ll accept it. Please don’t ignore me, I’m scared when you don’t talk…”

Zhou Mushi and Wang Jiexi each held a cup of pearl milk tea and stood on tiptoe, watching the commotion through the hospital room’s window.

Wang Jiexi took a few sips of his pearl tea and whispered, “Hasn’t your older brother always held his chin up high? I’ve never seen him act so humble before.”

Zhou Mushi took a big gulp of his milk tea and whispered back, “Yeah, even I haven’t seen him like this. It’s kind of satisfying to see him acting so humble.”

Wang Jiexi responded, “Your brother is really shameless. Sigh… Anyway, where did he go?”

Zhou Mushi replied with a scoff, “Oh, he went home to accept his punishment~”

“Ah? Jin Yuan won’t really hit him, will he?”

The person holding a super large cup of milk tea glanced at Wang Jiexi like an alien and said, “Darling, have you never been in love? Do you know what it means to have a one-night stand and forget the past?”

“Ahem.”

A cough came from the end of the corridor.

Zhou Mushi immediately handed his milk tea to Wang Jiexi and rushed to the bed, looking out the window with a depressed look on his face.

Jin Yang came in carrying a lunch box and placed it on the small table. “I made braised beef, fish-flavored eggplant, cola chicken wings, and stir-fried broccoli today. They’re all your favorite dishes.”

“I’m not hungry, you can take it away.”

During that terrible time, Zhou Mushi lost a lot of weight and looked extremely weak.

Jin Yang knew it was his fault and could only try to coax and accompany him with all his heart.

Wang Jiexi secretly rolled his eyes and drank a cup of super-sized milk tea with taro balls, pearls, pudding, red beans, agar, love jade, and coconut. It was as thick as eight treasure porridge, and he could hardly believe he was hungry after drinking it.

“I have nothing to do here, so I’ll leave first.” He said goodbye and left the hospital room.

After a heavy rain, the sunny sunlight shone through the window and fell onto the clean drawing paper. The pencil scratched over it, outlining beautiful lines.

The image of a sweet boy sleeping under the covers appeared on the paper.

Jin Yang sat by the window, watching over his lover. He still couldn’t say cheesy things like “I love you,” but secretly drew two small hearts snuggling together on his drawing.

The person who had been “asleep” quietly opened his eyes and looked at the shining figure in the sunlight.

The half-sweet milk tea he had just drunk left a slightly sweet taste in his heart.

◆ End of the main story ◆

TL/Note: Hi~! So, we have reached the end of the main story of this novel. Next, there will be three additional extra chapters about our main couples and side couples, taking place shortly after the main story ends. Gonna update it at once! (●’◡’●)