Chapter 13 Opportunities for communication

You Ye did not go to get the can, but disappeared into the darkness under the confused gaze of 'Su Yao'. Then he came back not long after.

But this time there was a big squeaking rat in her hand. When the rat saw 'Su Yao', it struggled even more fiercely.

"Crack-"

"squeak--"

Youye pinched the mouse's little head and turned it, and the guy screamed and stopped screaming.

"...Do you want to exchange it with me?"

'Su Yao' swallowed hard and raised his face to see You Ye nodding seriously.

"Pfft haha."

After staring at that serious look for a while, 'Su Yao' suddenly couldn't help laughing.

"Give."

Then he took the mouse and pushed all the cans in front of her.

After that, You Ye sat a little far away from 'Su Yao' and observed the cans.

"That's how it opens."

‘Su Yao’ picked up a canned fish and demonstrated how to open it with her own hands.

“···”

The latter opened another can in the same manner, then showed a happy look and looked at 'Su Yao' warily.

"This is what you exchanged. It's already yours."

'Su Yao' raised the mouse that was still twitching slightly on his hand.

In addition, holding the mouse that was warm to the touch, 'Su Yao' thought for a moment and put the mouse into her bag. Now, I just hope she thinks it is an equal exchange. Perhaps, for her, the best thing to do is to get the mouse.

The one I had to get rid of was this fat mouse that looked quite clean.

“···”

"What a lovely child."

Watching her desperately eating canned fish, 'Su Yao' couldn't help but sigh.

"Hi?"

You Ye looked at Su Yao doubtfully and spoke out in a childish voice.

"It's a child, say after me, child... son, a good child."

"Haizhi? Good boy?"

"Haha, you are very smart."

"Cong Ming?"

"... Do you want to start teaching from this level?"

Su Yao can feel his own feelings.

It's a feeling of finding simple things interesting, and at the same time really wanting to help them.

The scene lasted for several days, meeting each other at the same place after dark every day.

Slowly, Su Yao understood that Youye didn't understand anything, but he just couldn't express it well in words. Or maybe there was no one to talk to, so his pronunciation was very vague.

By the third day, I could basically chat with her normally.

"Don't you have a name?"

'Su Yao' was a little surprised after knowing this. It looked like Youye was over ten years old. After all, even a homeless person should have a name.

"What's the name...?"

Those innocent eyes stared at Su Yao doubtfully.

"A name is a code name. For example, my name is Su Yao. Yao from Jin Yaori."

"Su Yao?"

"right."

"There is no such thing."

"I'm not a thing. Ah, I know you mean you don't have a name, right?"

"yes."

“···”

'Su Yao' smiled bitterly, and then said, "How about I give you a name."

"?"

"Hmm... what should I pick? I haven't picked it for anyone before. I want something nicer."

"That's it, Yu Ye. Excellent Yu, Ye Ye. What do you think?"

"...Youye?"

There was confusion in her small eyes, "Thank you?"

"It's not thank you, it's your name. From now on, you will be Youye."

"Youye, it's me. What are you?"

"Me? I'm Su...ah, how about you call me big brother?"

"Big brother?"

“···”

From this time on, the monster becomes Yu Ye.

It may sound quite meaningful, but only Su Yao knows that it is just a name that 'himself' chose from the abbreviation of meeting an outstanding child at night.

As for the eldest brother, that is purely selfish and will not be mentioned.

"By the way, it's not okay for You Ye to wander outside like this, right?"

"Youye thinks it's okay."

"Have you considered going to an orphanage?"

"Welfare home? What is that? Is there anything to eat?"

"No, it's just an institution that takes in children who have been abandoned by their parents."

‘Su Yao’ explained this word carefully.

"Youye doesn't like it."

Youye must have shaken his head.

"Why?"

"Youye likes big brother, but hates humans."

"ah."

I really don’t know how to answer this.

"Then... do you want to stay at eldest brother's house?"

"May I?"

"sure."

You Ye went to ‘Su Yao’s’ house.

Only on this night, Su Yao felt a sense of satisfaction in "himself". It was as if some vacancy had been filled in an illusory way.

But Youye only stayed for one night and then disappeared.

It means that 'Su Yao' hasn't seen You Ye for several days since then, either at home or on the hillside. It's like she suddenly disappeared.

My mood returned to its original point again.

No matter how you look at it, sending Youye to an orphanage is the best choice. But Youye doesn't want to go, after knowing exactly where the orphanage is.

Is this a good thing or a bad thing?

Can't know.

All I know is that everything is back to square one.

The house was empty except for myself. No one was there.

The kind of death that was gradually hidden with the appearance of You Ye began to surface again. Well, 'Su Yao' planned to commit suicide that night when he met You Ye.

It was raining lightly that morning.
To be continued...