{"id":18405,"date":"2026-10-10T22:59:11","date_gmt":"2026-10-11T02:59:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/betwixtedbutterfly.com\/translations\/?p=18405"},"modified":"2026-10-11T00:31:54","modified_gmt":"2026-10-11T04:31:54","slug":"death-progress-bar-136","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/betwixtedbutterfly.com\/translations\/death-progress-bar-136\/","title":{"rendered":"Death Progress Bar 136"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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That night, Shi Jin had a dream for the first time in a long while. The content of the dream was extremely monotonous, filled entirely with scenes from the original owner’s perspective: holding a phone and repeatedly calling and texting Fei Yujing, only to never receive a single response.<\/span><\/p>\n

At the end of the dream, he put down his phone and numbly wandered out the door.<\/span><\/p>\n

Big Brother hated him, Third Brother detested him, Fourth Brother ignored him, and Fifth Brother\u2026 Fifth Brother always looked at him with murderous eyes\u2026 Only Second Brother had not directly stated his stance. Second Brother must be busy; he definitely wasn’t ignoring him on purpose, and he certainly wasn’t going to turn into a completely different person like the other brothers.<\/span><\/p>\n

All the people around him were pointing and gesturing at his disfigured face. The buildings along the street were unfamiliar; he felt as though he had walked for a long time, unaware of where he had ended up. Suddenly, he caught sight of Fei Yujing’s figure outside a building. He froze, then, as if grasping at the final straw, madly gave chase. Yet upon hearing his desperate calls, Fei Yujing turned back to cast a cold glance at him, whispered something to the person beside him, had them block him, got into a car parked by the curb, and drove off without looking back once.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u3010”I don’t know him. Drive him away.”\u3011<\/span><\/p>\n

The last shred of hope shattered. He watched blankly as the car pulled away, his eyes dry, unable to shed even a single tear.<\/span><\/p>\n

This was the final sentence the original owner ever heard Fei Yujing say, and also the very last time the original owner and Fei Yujing ever saw each other.<\/span><\/p>\n

Why? Why?<\/em> A voice inquired in agony.<\/span><\/p>\n

Shi Jin snapped his eyes open. He stared blankly at the hospital room ceiling for a moment, then sat up and wiped the cold sweat from his forehead. Frowning, he patted his head\u2014Why ask ‘why’? Don’t you already know why? The person in question is a guy who puts interests above all else; what could you possibly get out of asking him anyway? Besides, none of them remember anymore\u2014they don’t remember! It’s a brand new life now; does holding onto these things make any sense?!<\/span><\/p>\n

He suddenly felt a surge of anger, though he didn’t know who he was angry at. In the end, on an impulse, he pulled out his phone, found Fei Yujing’s number, and sent over a dozen completely meaningless spam text messages in a row!<\/span><\/p>\n

A guy like Fei Yujing, even if you asked him, would definitely say things like: “I never considered you a brother in the past”; “Is there anything wrong with saying I don’t know someone I’m destined to have no future dealings with?”; “I admit I did wrong; hate me or seek revenge as you wish, I don’t force you to forgive me”; “If you want to use me next time, I’m more than happy to let you, consider it my payback to you…”\u2014speech that leaves a person entirely speechless. Facing a guy like this, anger is a waste and hatred is a waste. He should just annoy him to death! Exploit him to death! Bully him to death! Vent all the bottled-up emotions onto him, and then ignore him forever after\u2014<\/span><\/p>\n

Buzz, buzz.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

The phone vibrated as a text message came in from Fei Yujing: [Had a nightmare? Or did you miss me?]<\/span><\/p>\n

All of Shi Jin’s chaotic emotions froze. Looking at Fei Yujing’s message that was sent almost instantaneously, and then glancing at the time\u2014 past 3:00 AM in the morning\u2014 he recalled the sight at sea when Fei Yujing leaned outside the captain’s cabin looking utterly disheveled. Raising a hand to cover his forehead, after a long silence, he lowered his hand and replied expressionlessly: [I wouldn’t miss you even if I missed a pig! Go to sleep!]<\/span><\/p>\n

After sending it, he tossed the phone aside and glanced at Lian Jun, who was sleeping deeply on the hospital bed. He got up, walked over, sat by the bedside, and watched him for a while. Reaching out to hold his hand, he leaned over and pressed his forehead against the back of Lian Jun’s hand.<\/span><\/p>\n

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When Shi Jin woke up in the morning, he discovered that he had somehow ended up lying on Lian Jun’s hospital bed, while Lian Jun was nowhere to be seen. The scene was all too familiar, giving him the illusion of time reversing. He sat up with a snap, threw off the blanket, and ran outside without even putting on shoes, his face pale as paper.<\/span><\/p>

The bathroom door suddenly opened, and Lian Jun wheeled himself out. Seeing Shi Jin rushing outside in total panic, he frowned and called out, “Shi Jin, where are you going?”<\/span><\/p>

Shi Jin came to a screeching halt and turned to look at him. Freezing for a few seconds, his mind finally cleared up. Letting out a massive sigh of relief, he relaxed his body, turned around, and squatted before Lian Jun. Pressing his hands on Lian Jun’s knees, he said exhaustedly, “It’s good that you’re okay, it’s good that you’re okay… I thought… I was still half-asleep. When did you wake up? Wait a moment, I’ll go get breakfast for you.” As he spoke, he prepared to get up.<\/span><\/p>

“Shi Jin.” Lian Jun grabbed his arm, looked into his eyes, and asked, “What did you think?” What on earth caused him to be frightened to this degree?<\/span><\/p>

Shi Jin paused and looked at him. He had intended to brush it off casually, but meeting Lian Jun’s earnest gaze, his mouth opened and closed before he ultimately chose to tell the truth: “Last time was just like this. I woke up on your hospital bed and you were gone… I had just woken up and hadn’t processed things yet. Seeing that familiar scene, I thought I was dreaming again and misunderstood. Don’t worry.”<\/span><\/p>

Last time… that must have been when he took advantage of Shi Jin being asleep to go ahead and administer the medication early. Did Shi Jin rush out like this when he woke up that time too? And mentioning dreaming again\u2014 had this scenario already turned into a nightmare-like memory for Shi Jin?<\/span><\/p>

In an instant, Lian Jun thought of many things. Looking at Shi Jin’s forced expression of ease and the cold sweat on his forehead, he couldn’t help tightening his grip on his arm, pulling him closer to his chest.<\/span><\/p>

Shi Jin was puzzled, but compliantly leaned over.<\/span><\/p>

Lian Jun held him, tilting his head to listen to his heartbeat.<\/span><\/p>

It was far too fast\u2014 a racing heart born out of sheer terror.<\/span><\/p>

So on that day, was it with this exact feeling that Shi Jin woke up, only to find him lying in the isolation ward, state unknown? He had deliberately refrained from waking Shi Jin so he wouldn’t worry, taking the medication early\u2014 yet it had ended up becoming Shi Jin’s worst nightmare.<\/span><\/p>

How awful. As it turned out, concealing things out of fear of making the other person worry\u2014 only to cause even deeper anxiety in the end\u2014 was something he had initiated first. It was he who failed to give Shi Jin a sense of security, which was why Shi Jin subconsciously couldn’t feel secure either. He was the one who had set a bad example for Shi Jin.<\/span><\/p>

“I’m sorry.” He gently stroked Shi Jin’s hair and apologized earnestly. “I’m sorry for going to take the medication that day without waking you up.” He was clearly the older one\u2014how could he have been the first to make such a mistake?<\/span><\/p>

“Don’t be afraid.” He embraced Shi Jin, patting him reassuringly. “I’m fine now. Don’t be afraid.”<\/span><\/p>

Shi Jin froze, then abruptly wrapped his arms around Lian Jun, burying his head against his shoulder and rubbing hard, trying his best to speak in a light tone: “What nonsense are you talking about… I didn’t blame you at all. It was obviously my own fault for oversleeping that day.”<\/span><\/p>

Lian Jun stroked the back of his head again and said, “I’m not a qualified lover for making you worry. I’m sorry.”<\/span><\/p>

Shi Jin felt he was being somewhat pathetic\u2014 having lived two lifetimes, he could still suddenly feel like crying just because the person he loved said a few unromantic words. Was it because he had suppressed his feelings too heavily over the recent period? Making excuses for himself, he took a deep breath to stabilize his emotions, then pulled back, smiled, kissed Lian Jun on the cheek, and said, “If you insist on apologizing, then I forgive you!”<\/span><\/p>

Lian Jun stroked the corners of his lips that he was striving to curve upward, remaining silent.<\/span><\/p>

“So don’t overthink things. If you really feel sorry toward me, then work hard on taking care of your health and try to get better quickly.” Shi Jin held his hand, kissed the fingers touching his cheek, leaned in cheerfully to rub against his face, and exclaimed from the bottom of his heart, “It’s so great\u2014you finally pulled through! I feel like I can eat an extra bowl of rice today!”<\/span><\/p>

Lian Jun tilted his head closer to him, his eyelids drooping slightly\u2014 <\/span>Why do you always forgive me so quickly…<\/span><\/em><\/p>

“Dummy.”<\/span><\/p>

Shi Jin froze, frowning as he tried to pull back, saying displeasedly, “What did you just say? Did I hear you insulting me?”<\/span><\/p>

Lian Jun pulled his head back to his chest, let out a gentle sigh, and finally let his lips curve into a long-absent smile, saying, “Shi Jin, I won’t teach you how to be a good deputy leader because that isn’t necessary. But I will learn to rely on you, and I hope you can learn to rely more on me as well. In the future, let’s never go into danger behind each other’s backs again, alright?”<\/span><\/p>

Shi Jin’s furrowed brow smoothed out. Pressing his lips together, he reached out to hug him back and said, “Alright, I’ll tell you everything from now on… but you’re not allowed to sleep for so long anymore. You know that if you don’t keep an eye on me, I might act recklessly again.”<\/span><\/p>

“Mm, I know.” Lian Jun turned his head and kissed him, repeating, “It was my fault this time. I’m sorry.”<\/span><\/p>

\u201cWhy keep apologizing over and over? Who’s the real dummy here?\u201d<\/span><\/em><\/p>

Shi Jin muttered to himself, then gave him a satisfied kiss, his eyes crinkling into a smile.<\/span><\/p>

His darling was indeed the absolute best.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Shi Jin reverted to his former slightly ungrounded self. Since Lian Jun didn’t want him troubling himself with work matters, he stopped meddling and focused entirely on fussing over Lian Jun’s three daily meals, using the list Uncle Long gave him to find every possible way to get Lian Jun to drink one more sip of milk or eat one more bite of rice.<\/span><\/p>

Lian Jun also seemed to have set down a heavy burden from his heart. The aura around him became relaxed and soft, and he began obediently following the recuperation plan drawn up by Uncle Long to nurse his body gradually, no longer attempting aggressive measures.<\/span><\/p>

Uncle Long breathed a huge sigh of relief at his self-discipline. After the ordeal of this voyage, Lian Jun’s physical health had suffered losses. Although he didn’t fall into a coma, he slept for long hours every day and had very low energy. If he pushed aggressively again, his body might completely collapse. Uncle Long had originally been worrying about how to stop Lian Jun if he continued to act rashly; now that Lian Jun was willing to take things slowly, he was practically laughing in his dreams.<\/span><\/p>

Given that Lian Jun was proactively cooperating, Uncle Long chose to turn a blind eye whenever Lian Jun occasionally processed work during his awake hours, while secretly “tattling” to Shi Jin behind his back, hoping Shi Jin could keep Lian Jun in check.<\/span><\/p>

Shi Jin naturally didn’t want Lian Jun resuming work so soon either, but… someone who had made mistakes had no right to boss others around. Facing Lian Jun’s insistent gaze, he could only compromise, settling for second best by setting strict daily working hours for Lian Jun and keeping a hawk eye on him to make sure he didn’t work a single second over the limit.<\/span><\/p>

Fortunately, there were no major affairs in the underworld requiring Lian Jun’s intense attention. Gua Five and Gua Nine were watching over the shipping lane situation, Gua Three was in contact with Zhang Zhuoyuan, and several organizations like Meridian Gate were busy covering their tracks and severing loose ends, having no spare energy to bother Annihilation. Thus, Lian Jun only needed to follow up on the business merger, which wasn’t too demanding.<\/span><\/p>

Everything was gradually improving. While storm clouds gathered in the outside world over the shipping lane incident, Shi Jin\u2014 the mastermind behind the entire event\u2014 lived a leisurely, hermit-like life under Lian Jun’s deliberate protection. His biggest daily worry was simply finding ways to get Lian Jun to rest a bit more.<\/span><\/p>

Time glided by rapidly. A week later, Gua One and Gua Two returned after serving their punishment. It was unknown what kind of torture they had endured, but both came back looking deathly pale with a heavy stench of fish clinging to them.<\/span><\/p>

Seeing their state, Shi Jin felt deeply guilty and opened his mouth, hesitating to speak.<\/span><\/p>

“Don’t, don’t apologize, and don’t ask us what we did either. I’m trying so hard not to throw up.” Gua Two cut off Shi Jin’s unuttered words and asked, “How is Jun-shao’s condition?\u201d<\/p>

At the mention of Lian Jun, Shi Jin’s expression brightened slightly, and he replied with a smile, “He can eat normally now, and his spirits are much better. Uncle Long said that if the toxin doesn’t suddenly flare up again, based on current progress, he should be able to start rehabilitation in about a month.”<\/span><\/p>

Rehabilitation? Didn’t that mean Jun-shao was going to stand up again?<\/span><\/p>

Gua Two’s eyes lit up, and he pressed for confirmation: “Is it the rehabilitation I’m thinking of?”<\/span><\/p>

Gua One also turned to look at Shi Jin, his expression showing rare excitement.<\/span><\/p>

“Yes,” Shi Jin nodded, unable to suppress a smile at the topic. “Once the active toxin phase passed, Lian Jun no longer felt leg pain when walking. He’s only in the wheelchair now because his body is still very weak. After a while, when his health improves further, he should be able to walk normally.”<\/span><\/p>

Gua Two let out an excited low shout and couldn’t resist punching Gua One hard on the shoulder.<\/span><\/p>

Gua One’s face darkened from the punch. Frowning as he rubbed his shoulder, he didn’t hold back and struck Gua Two right back, then looked over at Shi Jin with a smile on his face, saying, “Thank you. It’s all thanks to you.”<\/span><\/p>

“Not at all,” Shi Jin replied, suddenly feeling a sense of sweetness after bitterness. “It’s all thanks to everyone.”<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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After Gua One and Gua Two returned, the workload requiring Lian Jun’s handling decreased even further, allowing him to finally rest in peace of mind. Shi Jin was overjoyed and became even clingier toward Lian Jun, constantly thinking of ways to coax him into eating more and vigilantly monitoring every detail of his treatment.<\/span><\/p>

In late April, after intense negotiations among all factions, the resolution for the shipping lane incident was officially announced: every organization suspected of attacking Shi Jin had their licenses revoked and was submitted to eradication procedures. The next six months were placed under a high-alert period\u2014if any organization ignored treaty constraints and recklessly opened fire in inappropriate locations, official forces would intervene with direct military force.<\/span><\/p>

This was the first time since relations between the official authorities and the criminal organizations had softened, that the authorities took such an uncompromising stance. Leaders of all major factions smelled danger in the air\u2014 this shipping lane incident had nearly caused a diplomatic crisis, and the authorities were unlikely to let such a perfect leverage go unused.<\/span><\/p>

Sure enough, shortly after the results were declared, Zhang Zhuoyuan seized the opportunity under the pretext of preventing similar occurrences, demanding that all legally registered organizations submit to official inspections. The leaders of various organizations complained endlessly; they wanted to push back, but lacked a leader to spearhead the resistance, making them thoroughly despise the troublemaking organizations and their masterminds.<\/span><\/p>

As an involved party in the shipping lane incident, Annihilation naturally received official “special attention.” Gua Two flipped through the “condolence” document sent by Zhang Zhuoyuan taking advantage of the situation, and sneered, “This Zhang Zhuoyuan really never learns. He actually wants to use this occasion to pry into Annihilation\u2019s asset movements\u2014 in his dreams.”<\/span><\/p>

Hearing this, Shi Jin frowned and asked, “Is it easy to handle?”<\/span><\/p>

“Easy,” Gua Two answered with a mocking smile. “Zhang Zhuoyuan has probably forgotten what stance he’s actually in right now.”<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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After dinner, Gua Two reported to Lian Jun about Zhang Zhuoyuan attempting to dispatch personnel to “inspect” Annihilation\u2019s internal affairs.<\/span><\/p>

Lian Jun’s gaze turned frosty upon hearing this. He pulled out his phone, dialed Zhang Zhuoyuan directly, and said straight to the point: “I’m sorry, but I do not accept this ‘inspection’.”<\/span><\/p>

Seeing his caller ID, Zhang Zhuoyuan knew things were bad. Hearing his words, he braced himself and said, {This is a task assigned from above requiring all organizations to undergo inspection. It’s difficult for me to grant Annihilation special exemption.}<\/span><\/p>

“I don’t want to hear your excuses,” Lian Jun replied in a chilly voice, every word dancing on the edge of a total fallout. “Director Zhang, Shi Jin secured such a massive advantage for you this time. I didn’t expect you to feel grateful, but I hope you don’t return kindness with enmity. I can speak frankly with you: Annihilation is indeed using Ruixing recently to transfer a portion of fully legitimized, whitewashed assets. Those are my future security guarantees for Shi Jin, and I don’t want you touching them. If you insist on playing these petty calculations and leave me no way out, then I can only seek mutual destruction immediately.” Saying so, he hung up directly.<\/span><\/p>

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Three days later, Zhang Zhuoyuan sent word that the higher-ups had decided to cancel the inspection targeting Annihilation. Only then did Lian Jun’s anger subside, and he proactively called Zhang Zhuoyuan to offer a few comforting words.<\/span><\/p>

At the end of April, Uncle Long and Shao Jianping came to Lian Jun together and said, “The treatment is about to enter the next phase. The island lacks appropriate equipment, so we must leave.”<\/span><\/p>

Hearing this, Lian Jun turned his head to glance at Shi Jin, who was curled up in a corner of the study agonizingly taking make-up lessons with Mr. Feng, and nodded in agreement: “Then arrange it as quickly as possible. Don’t worry about me.”<\/span><\/p>

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Upon arriving in B City, instead of returning to the clubhouse, everyone headed straight for the sanatorium near the University Town\u2014 barring any unexpected events, Lian Jun’s subsequent treatment would all be completed here.<\/span><\/p>

The long flight was overly physically exhausting, so Lian Jun fell asleep as soon as they reached the sanatorium. After settling him in, Shi Jin walked out of the building containing the ward and sat on the flowerbed outside. Gazing at the unidentified flowers blooming brilliantly in the garden, he asked without turning back, “Fifth Brother, do you have something to say to me?”<\/span><\/p>

Li Jiuzheng stepped out from behind the flowerbed, sat down beside him, and said, “Xiao Jin, I need to return to the hospital. A critically ill patient arrived over there, so I have to go take a look.”<\/span><\/p>

Shi Jin turned his head to look at him and asked, “Are you leaving right now?”<\/span><\/p>

“Mm, the car picking me up is parked at the university next door,” Li Jiuzheng answered, clenching his hands tightly. Gathering his courage, he turned to meet Shi Jin’s gaze and asked, “When I’m done, can I come see you again?”<\/span><\/p>

Shi Jin examined his expression carefully, then looked deeply into his eyes until he was certain he could no longer spot any trace of the past “Doctor Li” on this face. Only then did he smile and nod, replying, “Of course. Next time you come visit me, remember to bring me local specialties from Rongcheng.”<\/span><\/p>

Li Jiuzheng’s expression visibly brightened bit by bit. Pressing his lips together, he smiled faintly, let out a joyful response, and then asked tentatively, “Then… can I give you a hug?”<\/span><\/p>

Shi Jin proactively turned sideways to hug him, gently patting his back.<\/span><\/p>

Li Jiuzheng immediately hugged him back, savoring his warmth and presence, before exercising restraint to release him. Suppressing his reluctance, he stood up, picked up his luggage from behind the flowerbed, and said, “Then… I’m off.”<\/span><\/p>

“Goodbye, Fifth Brother,” Shi Jin waved with a smile.<\/span><\/p>

Seeing that Shi Jin didn’t offer to see him off as he had done when Fei Yujing left earlier, Li Jiuzheng’s eyes dimmed for a moment. However, he quickly pulled his spirits back up, waved back to Shi Jin with a smile, picked up his bags, and turned to walk outward\u2014 at the very least when parting, he had to act like a proper big brother and not lose his composure.<\/span><\/p>

“Fifth Brother,” Shi Jin suddenly called out to him.<\/span><\/p>

Li Jiuzheng immediately turned back to look at him, hope shining in his eyes: “What is it?”<\/span><\/p>

“When we were on the ship and you rushed over, what were you planning to do?” Shi Jin asked with a serious expression.<\/span><\/p>

Li Jiuzheng froze, his mouth opening and closing without producing a sound.<\/span><\/p>

“Fifth Brother, I want to know why,” Shi Jin emphasized.<\/span><\/p>

Meeting his eyes, Li Jiuzheng remained silent for a long moment before speaking: “I’m a doctor. If… I might be able to save you. No, I definitely can save you; I must save you.”<\/span><\/p>

\u3010<\/span>I won’t let you die. You will never be allowed to die.<\/span>\u3011<\/span><\/p>

Shi Jin suddenly remembered this sentence that Li Jiuzheng had once uttered in the original owner’s memories. If understood from another perspective, wasn’t this sentence precisely what Li Jiuzheng was saying right now\u2014 “I will definitely be able to save you”?<\/span><\/p>

I will save you, sacrificing everything I have to save you. So please don’t die\u2014 I beg you.<\/span><\/em><\/p>

He seemed to hear the desperate, agony-trapped plea from the soul of Li Jiuzheng, who had walked into a dead end in his previous life.<\/span><\/p>

…Forget it. Whether it’s self-deception or over-imagining things, let it all go.<\/span><\/p>

“Fifth Brother, I forgive you,” he smiled at Li Jiuzheng, finally uttering these words candidly and without any remaining grudge. “The fact that you wanted to kill me\u2014 I forgive you for it. I’m not afraid of you anymore, nor do I blame you. So let’s celebrate the New Year together again next year. You don’t have a mother, and I don’t have a mother either\u2014 the two of us coming together is just right.”<\/span><\/p>

Li Jiuzheng stared at him blankly, his eyes turning red bit by bit. He abruptly ducked his head and rubbed his eyes vigorously, saying, “Thank you… thank you, Xiao Jin. I’m sorry… I-I will come find you. Next year… not just New Year, I’ll come celebrate your birthday next year too, and for many years in the future I’ll… I’m sorry, I…”<\/span><\/p>

He suddenly broke off, turned around in disarray, and accelerated his pace to leave the place.<\/span><\/p>

Shi Jin didn’t chase after him. Sitting in place, he watched him vanish behind the shadows of trees and flower bushes. He looked up at the sky, took a deep breath, and slowly exhaled. Standing up, he patted the dust off his trousers, turned, and jogged back to Lian Jun’s hospital room. Confirming that Lian Jun was still asleep, he took off his jacket and shoes, carefully lifted Lian Jun’s blanket, and squeezed in.<\/span><\/p>

“Where did you go to rub against? You’re covered in the scent of pollen,” Lian Jun suddenly opened his eyes and reached out to hug him.<\/span><\/p>

Shi Jin froze, ducking his head into Lian Jun’s chest to hide his face.<\/span><\/p>

“Only at times like this do you act spoiled with me,” Lian Jun pressed the back of his head, rubbing it tenderly, and leaned down to kiss the top of his head. “Sleep. If you miss him, we’ll invite him out to hang out again next time.”<\/span><\/p>

Shi Jin hugged his waist tightly, smelling the scent on him, without saying a word.<\/span><\/p>

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