Nan Xiaonan stayed at Yu Yiheng's house all day. He did not leave even after Yu Yiheng's adoptive father came back in the evening. He was very determined to stay at Yu Yiheng's house today. Nan Qinse gave him a call that night.
A phone call.
"Are you really not coming back?"
"Yes, I won't go back."
Nan Qinse's voice sounded helpless, and his sigh clearly conveyed: "Xiao Nan has grown up."
"I am already a mature boy." What else did he do in the morning? Isn't this the best expression of maturity?
"Xiaonan, big brother knows that it is impossible to sleep with you all the time. You will grow up, and you will also need your own private space. In the future, you will also want your partner to lie on the other side of the bed, and the position next to you will always be there.
It's not prepared for me." Nan Qinse used to call himself me, not us. He was not speaking on behalf of Nan Heming now, but was talking to his brother from Nan Qinse's personal standpoint.
"Brother..." Nan Xiaonan's previous firm attitude finally relaxed a little because of Nan Qinse's softness.
"I just hope you can live a good life. We will always be brothers connected by blood. Xiaonan, I am ten years older than you. If I were older, I would be almost old enough to be your father."
"So you always joke with your second brother that you are his father!"
Nan Qinse laughed out loud on the other end of the phone: "The blood relationship between father, son and brother can never be severed. Even if we don't sleep in the same bed, our relationship will not be diluted."
"Yes, eldest brother, I like eldest brother very much."
Nan Qinse felt a little bitter. After all, it was the child he was protecting in his arms. Even now he could easily pick up Nan Xiaonan. This child once worked hard to give them warmth. Now, will the reward for their efforts be this child?
of shackles.
"If Xiaonan wants to sleep alone and is very determined, big brother will help you redecorate your own room at home."
Nan Xiaonan didn't expect Nan Qinse to relent so easily: "I thought you wouldn't want to, brother."
"Xiaonan, you have to understand that as long as you don't speak up, I won't take any other people's ideas into consideration. Unless you want to sleep by yourself, even grandma I won't agree to it."
Nan Qinse saw herself reflected on the glass of the bookcase, looking slightly disappointed.
face, but his tone was unusually calm, "If this is what Xiaonan wants, then I will definitely agree. I said, no matter what Xiaonan does, big brother will love you, so don't worry about anything. I
I want to know and I want to do something for you."
"My eldest brother and my second brother have done a lot for me. They love me more than my parents." Nan Xiaonan switched her phone to the other side and listened, "They say no one can live without their parents.
, but in my family, I can’t live without my eldest brother and second brother.”
Nan Qinse smiled: "Yeah."
Nan Xiaonan didn't expect that the conversation would go so smoothly this time, and her mood would feel much better.
"Xiaonan is going to be independent now? He is no longer the little kid who always clings to his big brother to hug him."
"I'm not a child anymore." Nan Xiaonan retorted proudly, "But I will still pester my eldest brother for a hug."
Nan Qinse's joyful laughter came from the opposite side: "Big brother will hug Xiaonan anytime."
Nan Xiaonan rarely listened so seriously to Nan Qinse's voice on the phone. Her mood was so subtle that she couldn't help but curl up her toes, probably because of excitement and joy.
"But if Xiaonan suddenly wants to quit Big Brother and Second Brother, can you do it? I still remember when you were a child, you were scared because you slept next to the bed."
"I can, I have no problem!" Nan Xiaonan thought for a while. He was now in the guest room prepared by Yu Yiheng. This was Nan Xiaonan's first time sleeping outside at a friend's house. Yu Yiheng's home was in good condition, so he could
Everything prepared is new. He is wearing new pajamas that Yu Yiheng has never worn. He is a little taller than Yu Yiheng, but the difference is not big, and the clothes fit him very well.
"If necessary, big brother will wait for you to get under the covers at night?"
"I won't!" He is not such a person without perseverance.
"Since Xiaonan wants to live at a friend's house, then go ahead and remember to keep in touch with me at any time, otherwise big brother will be very worried about you."
"good."
After hanging up the phone, Nan Qinse swallowed down the bitter emotions in his heart. He could not accurately express his very complicated mood now. It can be said that he is happy to have a new grown-up son in our family, but also has a hint of his son's wings becoming stiff and about to be separated from his parents.
of loss.
He knew that this day would always come. That child always had his own ideas. He had made such preparations very early. He was not surprised by today's arrival, but I'm afraid this matter would have a negative impact on Nan He.
It's not that easy for Ming to accept.
And... it's so late, but Nan Heming has never come back. Even if you think about it with your knees, you know where Nan Heming is now.
Nan Xiaonan's heart skipped a beat when she heard the doorbell. Who would be visiting at such a late hour? In an instant, the three characters "Nan Heming" appeared in Nan Xiaonan's mind.
After Yu Yiheng's adoptive father opened the door and saw Nan Heming standing at the door, he turned around and saw Nan Xiaonan coming out of the guest room wearing milky white pajamas and going to sleep. He seemed to understand something and turned around to pull him with him.
Yu Yiheng went to another place to talk with him, leaving the living room directly to this pair of awkward brothers.
"Dad!" Yu Yiheng was anxious. He never thought that Nan Heming would be so shameless that he came directly to the house to fish for people.
"Don't meddle in other people's family affairs." Anyone who knows the Nan family now knows that the two new rookies in the Nan family have a soft spot that no one can touch. He has seen Nan Xiaonan many times.
, and I have to admit that he is a rare clean and thorough boy with an innocent heart. It is natural for the Nan family to pamper him so uncontrollably.
"Xiaonan is already sixteen years old. It's just a sleepover, so why not?!" Yu Yiheng wanted to pull away the man's hand.
"Don't forget who gave you your current life. I never taught you to be a white-eyed wolf!"
The man's words made Yu Yiheng stop immediately. The man did not stop him and returned to his room. Yu Yiheng stood there, not going back, but he could not just go back to the bedroom.
"Come home with me, Xiaonan." Although Nan Heming was at someone else's house, he still put on his slippers and walked in well-mannered. He stood in front of Nan Xiaonan and looked down at the younger brother who worried him so much.
"It's my fault that my second brother laughed this morning. Xiaonan, please stop being angry, okay?"
"It's not a matter of laughing!" Although this was the problem at first, after calming down, Nan Xiaonan also discovered that the problem that should have existed between them was not just because he laughed, "Second brother, we can't always be together in the future.
Sleep together?"
"Why not?" Nan Heming tilted his head, his eyes were pure, and there was obviously no hesitation.
"Will the second brother not get married in the future?"
"If you don't get married, I will always stay with Xiaonan."
"If you haven't met true love now, you will definitely regret it if you do in the future!"
"Then wait until you regret it later." Nan Heming stepped forward and hugged Nan Xiaonan and rubbed her, "Okay, don't be angry anymore. How about going home with your second brother?"
"No!" Nan Xiaonan's attitude was very firm, "If you go back, you will definitely sleep with me. I just don't want to sleep with my second brother when I come out today!"
"Why? Is the second brother annoying you?" Nan Heming's beautiful eyes were watery and filled with pitiful tears. He couldn't bear to sleep in a separate bed with Nan Xiaonan.
"I'm an adult now and I need my own private space."
"But the second brother doesn't spend all the time with Xiaonan? Xiaonan obviously spends a lot of time with her classmates."
"Everyone else has their own bedroom, but I don't!"
"The place where we sleep now is Xiaonan's bedroom. Let's transform whatever Xiaonan likes into Xiaonan's bedroom, okay?"
"Then you will also come and sleep in my bedroom?" Nan Xiaonan identified Nan Heming's Xiao Jiujiu at a glance.
"Is there something wrong? Haven't we always slept like this before? Why does Xiaonan suddenly feel disgusted now? Did someone say something that bothered Xiaonan? If so, my second brother will help you vent your anger.
OK?"
Nan Xiaonan noticed the look in Nan Heming's eyes. It was a look he had never seen before. There was a void in it. It seemed as if he couldn't see his sincerity when he stared at it. Although his tone was gentle, and although they were still talking naughtily as usual,
But Nan Heming clearly showed a strong desire for dominance and domineering that was different from usual. Every word he said was depriving Nan Xiaonan of his right to choose. It was obvious that he was angry.
"Second brother..." Nan Xiaonan had never seen Nan Heming like this before, and suddenly she didn't know what to say.
"Xiaonan, if Xiaonan hates Er, I will be really sad." Nan Heming approached Nan Xiaonan and stretched out his hands. Nan Xiaonan was familiar with the huge weight of those hands in her life. These hands were slender, slender and beautiful.
, because he had no resistance at all. For such a long time, everything about him was controlled by this
He couldn't resist what the hands were taking care of. He watched the hands reach out to him and hug him. Then he heard Nan Heming say softly, "It's so late. If Xiao Nan goes back with me, he won't get enough sleep.
Otherwise, I'll sleep here with Xiaonan today, and we'll go back together tomorrow."
Nan Xiaonan's heart sank slightly, knowing that if he said this, he would basically have to sleep together. Although the eldest brother accepted it easily, the second brother obviously did not accept it so easily. Nan Xiaonan could only sigh helplessly.
Taking a breath, he turned his head and kissed Nan Heming suddenly on the cheek. Sure enough, Nan Heming's body stiffened and he let go of the hug. The originally empty eyes were quickly replaced by the gentle color he was familiar with.
"Did Xiaonan agree? Sure enough, Xiaonan still can't let go of the second brother. The second brother is really going to be scared to death by you!"
"No, second brother, listen to me, we can't sleep together forever."
"Why not?"
"..." Why did he go back again? Nan Xiaonan simply became angry, "Anyway, if it doesn't work, I will definitely sleep here alone today!"
Looking at Nan Xiaonan's determined gaze, Nan Heming lowered his head and reached out to lift up a few strands of his long hair. Nan Heming had basically not had his hair cut since he arrived at university. He was already handsome with such long hair.
It added a bit of beauty to him. Nan Xiaonan once asked why Nan Heming wanted to grow his hair long. At that time, Nan Heming joked that it was because he wanted to be Xiaonan's mother.
Nan Xiaonan watched the strands of long hair pass through his fingertips. Nan Heming sighed softly: "Xiaonan, without you, I can't sleep."
"How will you know if you don't try!"
"What if I try? I still can't sleep even if I try. Will Xiaonan come back and sleep with me?"
Nan Heming looked at the child in front of him. He had held it in his hands and loved it for ten years. But now that the child had grown up, he wanted to slip away from his hands, as if he was tearing his flesh and blood bit by bit, and it hurt.
To the point where I can't breathe.
"You won't know until you try it first!" Nan Xiaonan is familiar with Nan Heming's character, and knows that even if Nan Heming is angry, he will not be unhappy.
Nan Heming was still trying to do something: "Xiao Nan..."
"If I say no, I just can't. Today I am very determined!"
Nan Heming twitched the corners of his mouth, lowered his eyes, and his face was obviously gray and defeated.
Nan Xiaonan... feels distressed.
But this time he must be determined!
"I'll call the housekeeper and ask him to pick you up and take you home." Nan Xiaonan turned around to get her cell phone, but Nan Heming suddenly hugged him from behind.
Nan Xiaonan staggered under the hug and almost fell to the ground. Nan Heming held his back. He leaned on his second brother and could smell the faint scent coming from his second brother by turning his head slightly.
The cool fragrance was a familiar smell to him, and he would always fall asleep in this fragrance.
"Xiao Nan, you know, my second brother never wants to do anything to make you unhappy." Nan Heming's voice was low, without the pleasant tone when he usually teased him. If you listen carefully now, you can see that there is a bit of Nan Qinse.
The feeling of seriousness, "So if Xiaonan insists on doing this, the second brother will not refuse Xiaonan. I just want you to know that sleeping with Xiaonan is very important to the second brother."
Nan and Ming left. He probably left on purpose in front of Xiao Nan and closed the door in front of him on purpose.
Nan Xiaonan watched Nan Heming leave with his own eyes, always feeling a little uncomfortable, but thinking about it, he shook his head. It's not a separation of life and death, it's just not sleeping together, why should it be so sad.
Although he knew in his heart that Nan Heming's actions were probably exaggerated, Nan Xiaonan, who had always known Nan Heming very well, could not deny that the second brother was in an extremely low mood at that time, which made Nan Xiaonan feel...
A trace of unspeakable guilt.
That night Nan Xiaonan was lying alone on the soft bed. He was no longer afraid of the dark and knew that there would be no ghosts at night, but he couldn't sleep and felt that something was missing.
It seems that some regular sounds have been lost around me, and there is no familiar temperature. Even in the bed, there is no usual warmth.
Have autumns been so cold before?
Nan Xiaonan didn't know how he could survive it. However, after opening his eyes and looking at the time, he realized that it was not yet midnight and he couldn't sleep peacefully. Is the second brother and the eldest brother the same?
?And the second brother may be even more serious. Wouldn't they be able to sleep without him?
How long does it take for him to adapt to this kind of time? Will it always be like this in the future?
Nan Xiaonan's mind was filled with wild thoughts, and the feeling of sleeping was intermittent. Finally, Nan Xiaonan climbed up from the bed for some reason, hugged the pillow and knocked on the door of Yu Yiheng's room.
When Yu Yiheng opened the door, he saw it was Nan Xiaonan. A flash of understanding and surprise flashed in his eyes, and he made way for Nan Xiaonan to come in without saying anything.
There was a very warm temperature in Yu Yiheng's bed. After Nan Xiaonan lay down in it, she felt that Yu Yiheng had also come in. The young man who was still a little restrained hugged Nan Xiaonan's waist after testing, just like the usual Nan He.
Nan Xiaonan finally fell asleep in the second half of the night, probably because she finally had a familiar feeling. Although her sleep was not very stable and she was dreaming and tossing and turning, Nan Xiaonan still fell asleep in the end.
.
Nan Xiaonan stayed at Yu Yiheng's house for several days until he went to school. During the day, he would send messages to Nan Qinse and Nan Heming. There was nothing unusual about the messages. He would also call Nan Qinse, but Nan Heming
Ming's phone calls never got through, and Nan and Ming never answered Nan Xiaonan's calls.
But when I send messages, they still get replies. This contradictory situation continues.
Nan Xiaonan is not able to easily give up the habit of sleeping with others. He will try his best to sleep by himself in the first half of the night every day, and in the second half of the night he will go to Yu Yiheng's room to sleep. Maybe he has something in his heart.
Anyway, as long as he couldn't sleep, he could go to Yu Yiheng's place to sleep, so one day Nan Xiaonan actually slept until morning. This was a breakthrough of the century, and Nan Xiaonan was very happy.
"Why do you look like you haven't slept well?" Nan Xiaonan's refreshing mood was in sharp contrast to Yu Yiheng's wilted appearance.
Yu Yiheng is really in trouble. Will he say that it is because he has been waiting for Nan Xiaonan to come over at night so he can't sleep in anticipation? Although he is just a prop used by Nan Xiaonan to quit, this can be regarded as a disguised form.
It has fulfilled his long-held wish. When sleeping with Nan Xiaonan, he always doesn't want to just fall asleep like this. He can experience more every second of sleeping soundly with him.
This is like a dream-like experience.
"Did you sleep well last night, Xiaonan?"
"It can't be considered very good, but intermittently, I don't have to go to you specifically." Nan Xiaonan lamented about her sleep, thinking that the habit of more than ten years could not be easily changed, but now it seems that is not the case.
It's actually easy to change.
"Well..." Yu Yiheng sighed, he was really hoping for more and more.
However, Nan Xiaonan did not expect that the first person who contacted him to go back was not Nan Heming, but Nan Qinse.
Nan Qinse said that Nan Heming was not in a good mental state and asked him not to play outside all the time and forget to go home.
Nan Xiaonan is extremely aggrieved. He is really not playing, he is just trying hard to experience the habits that must be experienced in life!
However, when Nan Xiaonan saw Nan Heming, all the joy disappeared in an instant.
Just today, the mental outlook of Nan Heming, who had always been bright and beautiful, seemed to have changed in an instant. The second brother likes to dress himself up. According to him, looking good will make people feel happy, so he
I hope Xiaonan will always be happy when she looks at him
, but when Nan Xiaonan saw Nan Heming, he was working at home, but the smooth hair that he always took care of was tied back casually, his face was pale, his eyes were black and blue, and his whole body was...
Full of hostility, his mood was extremely bad, and his eyes were full of coldness.
"He has been unable to sleep, doesn't eat much, and occasionally drinks some water. He is always working and doesn't like to dress up anymore."
Nan Qinse did not expect that the matter would be so serious. He knew that his old life in his previous life must have brought a great psychological shadow to his proud second brother, but he did not expect that it would be so profound. This was not intentional on his part.
What happened was that his body's instinct was rejecting everything, but he knew he had to work, just as he had always been determined to do - to develop the Nan family to the point where Xiaonan could do whatever he wanted.
He was consuming himself. The long-term inability to sleep normally had affected Nan Heming's nerves.
Nan Qinse didn't feel well, but it was not as serious as Nan Heming. Nan Heming couldn't accept the reality that Nan Xiaonan was not around. It seemed that as long as he didn't close his eyes, today would not pass. Nan Xiaonan just hadn't returned yet.
It's just home.
This situation made Nan Qinse have to wonder whether Nan Heming had grasped any clues that he didn't know in the nearly twenty years since his death, or whether it was really just twenty years that had completely worn away his spirit and spirit.
Patience leads to such an exaggerated performance.
"Why is it so serious?" Nan Xiaonan couldn't believe it. At this time, Nan Heming was still focused on his work. Even Nan Xiaonan looked at him not far away and didn't react like before.
"This is not the way to go. People who lack sleep will go crazy." Nan Qinse frowned, "Xiao Nan, go give him a hug."
Although he seems normal at ordinary times, just because Xiaonan is here, in fact Nan Heming has gone crazy before he knew it? Nan Qinse frowned, it was necessary to hire a psychiatrist for her second brother.
Nan Xiaonan walked forward quickly and covered Nan Heming's eyes. Nan Heming struggled instinctively. Nan Xiaonan said in Nan Heming's ear: "Second brother, I'm sleepy. Let's go to bed."