Black Lotus

The next time he opened his eyes, Gu Yansheng was already in the hospital. His arms and legs were in casts, and there was a bandage on his forehead.

Gu Yansheng tiresomely looked at his hand beside the bed, holding a necklace. He held his hand up to his chest and smiled. 

The door opened and a doctor came in. Seeing that the patient finally woke up, he walked over and did a quick check, “How are you feeling? Is your leg hurting again?”

On the bed, Gu Yansheng didn’t speak, simply looking at the necklace in his hand. 

“Slight fracture on your arm and pulled a tendon on your leg. You kids are all over the place nowadays. Did you get your bruises from falling off a bike?”

“No.”

The doctor stopped talking and walked away.

“Wait.” The person on the bed stopped him.

“Who sent me here?”

“A kid similar to your age. He called and said you were hurt really badly, and when we got there, you were in an alley, and he also fainted beside you.”

Gu Yansheng heard that and asked anxiously, “He also fainted? Where is he now? Is he ok?”

Is he hurt badly?

He was scared of these kidnappers. These people were ruthless when fighting. If he got in a fight…

“He woke up this morning. His arm is also hurt, but not as bad as yours.”

Gu Yansheng asked, “Where is he right now?”

“I think he went out to buy something.”

Suddenly, the door opened again, and a person with bandages on his hand came in with a cake in hand.

Gu Yansheng looked at the stranger in front of him, as if he was confirming if this man was the person that saved him.

Seeing the person returning, the doctor smiled and said, “You classmate is awake too, go take a look.”

Their eyes met.

The person brought the cake to him and said, “Hello, classmate Gu. We are from the same school, and I recently transferred here. My name is Shen Luoan.”

The doctor closed the door as he left, but also confused in his mind.

Weird… This kid’s voice was different from the person that called them yesterday… Almost like two different people…

Gu Yansheng took out the necklace from the box, and his eyes were full of emotions.

At that time, he was afraid that Shen Luoan would take the necklace away, so he hid the necklace and never told him. Shen Luoan never mentioned either. Gu Yansheng was afraid to lose this necklace, so he bought a special box just to keep it in a safe place.

When Wen Niannan first moved in, he often helped him organize his study room while he was away. Afraid that Wen Niannan would break his items, he brought all the gifts from Shen Luoan to the piano room, including the necklace.

During the three years that Shen Luoan was missing, he could only get a touch of comfort in that room. Every time he remembered the kidnapping and his caretakers at the hospital, he couldn’t help but stare at the necklace.

Ever since Shen Luoan came back, he never opened the box again, but that didn’t mean he had forgotten about the necklace.

That necklace has always been the most important thing in his heart, that figure, that voice which kept yelling to keep himself awake, that engraved note shining under the sun…

Gu Yansheng picked up the necklace. He gently touched the engraved music note under the light.

On the bed lay Wen Niannan, who turned to look at the sofa in front of the floor-to-ceiling window. A complicated emotion flashed in his eyes.

Maybe it was because he drank too much soup, he felt a little thirsty and reached for the water glass on the nightstand. However, the glass was already empty, so he got up to go pour himself some water downstairs.

The lights in the hallway were already on. Wen Niannan didn’t want to wake her mother up, so he walked out very quietly.

The piano room door beside the study room was open. There was a bright light coming from inside. Wen Niannan’s hand holding the water glass tightened as he stopped his footsteps.

Is Gu Yansheng inside? Still thinking about Shen Luoan? 

He was really thirsty, but he must pass the piano room to get downstairs. So he could only quietly walk over. When he approached the door, he still subconsciously looked inside.

When he saw the familiar necklace in Gu Yansheng’s hand, his eyes opened wide.

The glass in his hand fell onto the ground, his eyes full of disbelief.

Why… is that necklace in Gu Yansheng’s hand…

That necklace was the prize that Wen Niannan’s mother won at the age of 18 from a piano competition. She always loved that necklace and after she died, Wen Niannan always wore it.

Hearing the sound, Gu Yansheng looked over. But after seeing who it was, his face changed and he stood up to walk over.

“Huh, eavesdropping? Passing by? Or make a better excuse so you don’t accidentally expose yourself again?”

Wen Niannan, who was standing at the door, didn’t speak for a long time. He lowered his head to look at the necklace in Gu Yansheng’s hand and said blankly, “That necklace… where did you get it?”

Gu Yansheng was surprised. He glanced at the necklace in his hand, put it back into the box, and said mockingly, “What does that have to do with you?”

After that, he went to the shelf and placed the box back, then turned to walk to Wen Niannan.

He closed the door of the piano room, and then looked impatiently at the person inside. He said sternly, “Get out of my way!”

Author’s Notes:

Haha these two chapters all seemed to be about the past, but the reason why Gu Scum cared so much about Shen Luoan is now explained.

Translated by: Summit

Edited by: UnderTheMoon