Chapter 38 There Really Is a Younger Brother

I indistinct felt that Jiang Huai must be hiding something.

No!

To be precise, it was Xie Yan. From the look of awe and obedience in Jiang Huai's eyes when he looked at Xie Yan, I saw compromise. So Jiang Huai's words couldn't be trusted.

The wind outside the window blew into the room. I let out a long sigh, but I just felt even more burdened in my heart. Looking at Xie Yan's familiar face in front of me, I gradually felt a sense of unfamiliarity.

I subtly adjusted my body and distanced myself from Xie Yan a bit.

Sensing my movement, Xie Yan frowned slightly, and a look of confusion flashed in his eyes.

I looked into Xie Yan's dark eyes and slowly lowered my eyelids, asking sullenly, "Xie Yan, there's no love between us, right?"

"Why are you asking this?"

There was confusion and a hint of grievance in his magnetic and deep voice. As if I didn't notice it at all, I looked out the window and stated the fact indifferently, "Xie Yan, we're just husband and wife, right?"

Not true lovers.

Not sweet couples.

Not lifelong companions.

So we should have been at such a distant distance from each other.

"Mianmian." Xie Yan called my name again.

That deep voice was like an invisible hand that tightly grasped my heart when the words fell. I felt as if the air in my lungs was being squeezed out by that feeling.

My chest felt heavy, and I could hardly breathe.

I swallowed the feeling of depression in my heart and pretended to be okay as I said, "Xie Yan, I'm tired and want to rest for a while."

In the end, Xie Yan didn't say anything more. He was still considerate and helped me arrange the blanket. Then he bent down. Just as Xie Yan's lips were about to touch my forehead, I turned my head to avoid it.

The cold woody fragrance enveloped me. I suddenly remembered the large bouquet of roses that Xie Yan had given me.

Perhaps what I wanted was that kind of passionate and intense love.

Rather than being completely ignorant of the Xie Yan beside me now.

I lay back on the bed and stared blankly at the ceiling. I didn't even notice that it had gotten dark. Suddenly, my door was knocked on. The rhythm was steady but urgent, but I just looked at it coldly with a sour feeling in the corners of my eyes. Soon, the knocking sound disappeared.

I knew that Xie Yan had given up.

Yes.

There wasn't that much affection between us in the first place. How long was I worthy of Xie Yan's perseverance?

I barely fell asleep until the early morning. In a daze, I seemed to see someone sitting outside the window. I wanted to get up and take a look, but my body felt as if it was pressed down by thousands of stones, and I couldn't sit up at all.

"Who are you?" I asked in a half-asleep, half-awake state.

The person heard my voice and turned to look at me. By the light of the moon, I could clearly see the person's face. It was the man I had met in the concert hall, the man who had called Xie Yan twice and been ignored both times.

The man seemed not to expect that I would be awake.

He jumped down from the window and walked to my bedside. In the dark bedroom, I couldn't see his face clearly anymore, but I could feel him getting closer and closer.

"Xu Qiang is already dead." The man said.

I was taken aback. In a daze, I thought, I knew that Xu Qiang was already dead.

"But, he's still alive." The man said again.

"Didn't he die?" I retorted instinctively. Then I was taken aback again. "Yes, he's not dead. I saw him during the day."

So was he dead or alive?

"Do you want to live forever?" The man asked me.

Live forever?

I had heard this familiar word from Mr. Wang not long ago, but what did it have to do with me?

I couldn't move my body. I could only roll my eyes to look at the man, but it was pitch black in front of me, and I couldn't observe the man's expression.

Was he asking me, or was he just talking to himself?

For a moment, I couldn't be sure.

The door was opened from the outside, and I saw another person come in. I wanted to take a closer look, but suddenly a hand opened up in front of my eyes, and then a sweet and腻smell filled the room.

It was the fragrance of flowers.

But I didn't know what kind of flower it was. While I was still thinking about it, I heard a familiar voice speak.

It was Xie Yan.

Xie Yan said, "Xie Xiuyi, it's time to stop."

Xie Xiuyi?

Who was Xie Xiuyi?

At this moment, I was blocked by this person named Xiuyi and couldn't see Xie Yan's expression. But from Xie Yan's tone, I could tell that they seemed to know each other.

And they had known each other for a long time.

Xie Xiuyi let out a soft laugh. He casually put one hand behind his back and hooked his finger at me, as if showing off that he could make Xie Yan admit their acquaintance.

My face was hidden in the darkness. My curiosity prevented me from interrupting the conversation between Xie Yan and Xie Xiuyi. I ignored Xie Xiuyi's proud gesture and continued to wait for Xie Yan to speak.

"Brother." Xie Xiuyi said.

I was stunned.

My mind went blank instantly.

I almost immediately realized that Xie Yan really had a younger brother, and it was a younger brother that Xie Yan didn't want to recognize.

Why?

So many doubts were swirling around me, and for a moment, I didn't even know where to start asking.

"Don't call me brother."

Xie Yan's cold voice sounded in the room. "Thousands of years ago, I told you that humans are not food. But in the end, you still chose a different path from mine."

"But humans are originally our food." Xie Xiuyi said with great certainty.

"Xie Yan."

I suddenly spoke. The moment I opened my mouth, Xie Yan suddenly appeared in front of me. Our faces were almost pressed together, allowing me to clearly see the rare shock and bewilderment on Xie Yan's face.

There was deep fear hidden in his bright black eyes, and his pale lips were tightly pursed. Just as he was about to speak, Xie Xiuyi suddenly said, "Brother, you haven't eaten food for too long. You can't even tell the smell of datura anymore."

Food?

Was he referring to me?

At this moment, my mind was in a mess as I thought about what Xie Xiuyi had said. I almost wanted to go crazy, but my body couldn't move at all.

Xie Yan sat by my bedside. An eerie and terrifying aura emanated from him. Just looking at him made me feel that the surroundings had turned cold. Xie Yan looked at me, and suddenly he waved his hand behind his back.

Bang

After a loud noise, I saw Xie Xiuyi slowly slide down from the wall. Realizing that Xie Yan had knocked the person flying through the air, I opened my mouth in even greater disbelief.

"Xie Yan, you... How could you..."

How did you do that?

I didn't finish the second half of my sentence. The moment I looked into Xie Yan's eyes, Xie Yan's eyes gradually turned red, and then I lost consciousness.

When I woke up, I felt pain all over my body. Xie Yan was lying beside me, sleeping soundly.

My head hurt as if it was about to explode. I got up and rubbed my head. My gaze suddenly fell on the closed window, and everything that had happened last night suddenly flashed into my mind.

"Get away from me."

I shouted and jumped up from the bed, avoiding Xie Yan. I picked up the ceramic ornament on the table and pointed it at Xie Yan. "Don't come any closer, Xie Yan. Don't come near me."

Xie Yan woke up and looked at me with a look of confusion. "Mianmian, what's wrong with you?"

"Xie Xiuyi. Right, where is Xie Xiuyi?" I tightly gripped the ornament and didn't dare to relax. I looked around for Xie Xiuyi's whereabouts. I remembered clearly that Xie Xiuyi was here.

Even in the position behind Xie Yan.