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Song Zhi Xu hung up the phone after saying a few words. He saw Lin Ran looking at him as he tilted his head. duQeni

He found that Song Zhi Xu was finally looking at him. Lin Ran opened his mouth a little bit foolishly as he showed him a smile, then pressed himself tightly to Song Zhi Xu’s side again.

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Song Zhi Xu knew that he was afraid of people, therefore after running alone from Haicheng to the capital, Lin Ran seemed to be even more afraid of people than before, so he didn’t push Lin Ran away, he just stretched out his hand and touched the soft top of Lin Ran’s hair. 61NnbW

Lin Ran also cooperated by rubbing his head against his hand.

Only when the airport announcement reminded him to board the plane did Song Zhi Xu hold Lin Ran’s hand and pull him into the boarding gate.

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This time, unlike the last time Lin Ran left, Lin Ran didn’t turn his head back. He had Song Zhi Xu by his side. He was satisfied just having Song Zhi Xu stay close to him.

Because they had sent Lin Mu their flight information in advance, they saw Lin Mu who came to pick them up as soon as they got off the plane. ohDsjA

When the two brothers met, Lin Mu took a big step over to their side and hugged Lin Ran in his arms, his eyes were a little red.

“Gege, I’m sorry that Ran Ran didn’t listen to you.” Lin Ran just missed Song Zhi Xu too much, that’s why he left secretly. He didn’t want to make his Gege worry either. EimAQM

Lin Mu didn’t say anything, except that when he let go of Lin Ran, he still bend his fingers and flicked him twice on the forehead as he said seriously,

“If you want to look for Song Zhi Xu, can’t you tell Gege? Didn’t I already say that I would take you to look for him? How can you sneak off on your own? Do you know how much I was worried about you?” eNu4Az

Lin Ran touched his slightly sore forehead and lowered his head. He also knew that he was wrong, after a while, he then said in a small voice,

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“Gege is busy. You come home very late every day.” hfRI4d

Lin Mu shifted his eyes to the other side, not letting the glimmer of wetness under his eyes be seen, waiting to suppress his own emotions before he sighed and said in a gentle voice again,

“It’s Gege’s fault for neglecting Ran Ran… Did it hurt that I hit you just now?” wvdfC8

Lin Ran immediately raised his head and shook his head at Lin Mu, still holding Song Zhi Xu in one hand and used his other hand to hold Lin Mu’s arm and call out in a small voice, “Gege.”

Lin Mu smiled and reminded him, “Let’s go, my car is parked outside.” DqKcWd

Song Zhi Xu who didn’t say any word next to him, quietly glanced at Lin Mu, lowering his head and touching the tip of his own nose with some guilty feeling.

Before he came, he had thought of telling Lin Mu that he wanted to take Lin Ran away, but now seeing the two brothers standing close together he didn’t know how to say it anymore. NRi7ks

He felt that the villa was empty and spacious after Lin Ran left, since Lin Ran wanted to be by his side, he didn’t mind continuing to look after him, but now he remembered that Lin Mu had only this one family’s member left.

This made him for some moment, didn’t know how to talk about it … 3GMkJV

Song Zhi Xu looked at the happy Lin Ran and did not say anything.

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In the interval between driving, Lin Mu glanced back in the rear view mirror inside the car, lowered his voice as he said, “Zhi Xu, Ran Ran is very dependent on you.” gZ5YK9

Song Zhi Xu glanced down at the person sleeping in his arms, without refuting it, he then replied, “He’s also very dependent on you.”

Lin Mu shook his head gently and after a moment continued, “I didn’t do a good job, after Ran Ran was sent away, I could only go to see him in secret once or twice a year and I couldn’t stay much longer too. I just saw him in a hurry and then left. This year, I’ve … not even, as long as you have been with him.” zyi84I

Song Zhi Xu frowned slightly, no matter what, Lin Ran and Lin Mu were also brothers, Lin Mu wanted to see Lin Ran, yet had to use the word ‘secretly’ in order to do so.

He didn’t know how to explain it. He could understand but he somehow didn’t understand either. v0Xt35

He knew that the late Madam Lin was a person who said one and meant just that, an overbearing, uncompromising and unreasonable character, not to mention that Lin Ran and Lin Mu were only ‘half-brothers’ (born of the same father but a different mother), but like this, it was so unfair to Lin Ran.

Song Zhi Xu was unconsciously biased towards Lin Ran in his heart but he could not really comment on other people’s families’ affairs. PVRNvf

Perhaps the sound of the two men talking disturbed Lin Ran whose head twitched as he muttered in a small voice, “Song Zhi Xu.”

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Song Zhi Xu took his hand and replied to him with a soft “Hn” before Lin Ran fell back into a deep sleep. 9sKN6t

In the car, the two of them who were awake did not speak again.

Until the car stopped at the Lin family residence, Lin Mu looked back at Lin Ran in Song Zhi Xu’s arms and hesitated to wake him up. hMk2no

Before he could say anything, Song Zhi Xu whispered, “Don’t wake him up. He woke up in the middle of the night last night and stayed awake. I’ll carry him in.”

Last night, Lin Ran woke up in the middle of the night and didn’t fall asleep until almost dawn. It was Song Zhi Xu who woke him up in the morning, so Lin Ran didn’t get enough sleep. MOHgEB

Lin Mu nodded in agreement and got out of the car by himself first, then opened the door to the back seat and let Song Zhi Xu carry Lin Ran out. He opened the door again to lead them all the way upstairs to Lin Ran’s room.

Lin Mu stood at the door of the room. He saw Song Zhi Xu bend down and carefully place Lin Ran on the bed, then gently take off his shoes and cover him with the blanket. 7dZqhS

He looked at the two people inside and his brow furrowed slightly.

Lin Ran had woken up in the middle of the night last night and Song Zhi Xu knew all about it, so the two of them had been together in the middle of the night last night? L9Cd0y

Although Lin Ran was a little bit timid, Lin Mu knew that it wasn’t that Lin Ran didn’t dare to sleep alone. Lin Ran had always been good and obedient, even when he slept here alone.

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Song Zhi Xu didn’t know what Lin Mu was thinking about, after tidying it up for Lin Ran, he walked out. Both of them closed the door and walked downstairs to talk. dJWfuL

The two had met several times when they were children and later went to the same school, so even though Song Zhi Xu was not a talkative person, the two had a lot of topics to talk about.

Song Zhi Xu knew that things were not going too well for Lin’s family business at the moment so he didn’t talk much to him about work. Lin Mu also spoke in a very warm way, making people feel comfortable. O XsAL

It was only when the evening sun went up in the sky that Lin Mu came back to his senses and stopped talking with some embarrassment.

“I didn’t even realize it was so late, Ran Ran is still sleeping. Why don’t we eat at home tonight? You try my cooking too.” 4o6 Tx

After taking Lin Ran back, Lin Mu had always taken care of him personally, even at noon he would come back to cook for Lin Ran, thus there were always fresh ingredients in the fridge. This time, just right, he didn’t even need to go out and buy the ingredients.

Song Zhi Xu looked at him for a moment and still shook his head. ev1dUy

“I’m afraid I won’t be that lucky (to eat the tasty food) today, I have some things to do in the evening and I have to go out. I thought I’d wait for Lin Ran to wake up and tell him.”

“Is that so!” Since Song Zhi Xu had something to do, Lin Mu didn’t keep him either and before he could say anything more, he heard footsteps coming from upstairs. ev4phD

Both of them turned around, Lin Ran who was wearing his pajamas and slippers on his feet, rubbing his eyes with his hands as he walked down the stairs with a wisp of dull hair sticking out of his head.

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Seeing them, Lin Ran’s face immediately broke into a smile and his voice softly called out, “Gege, Song Zhi Xu.” wfVikA

When Song Zhi Xu wanted to talk to Lin Ran, Lin Mu gave them space, nodded his head and went into the kitchen to prepare tonight’s meal by himself.

Lin Ran ran down the stairs and back across the back of the sofa, rubbing his cheek against the side of Song Zhi Xu’s neck. ytZXVK

Lin Mu took the dishes out of the fridge, looked sideways, saw it and froze for a moment, but didn’t make a sound.

Lin Ran liked to cling to people and would occasionally act affectionately, but he seemed to be a little particularly affectionate with Song Zhi Xu, even more so than with him as his own biological brother. tk2WxF

Lin Mu considered teaching Lin Ran that he should still keep some safe distance from people, but Lin Ran wasn’t like that with other people, so he didn’t say anything.

To Lin Mu, the most important thing was for Lin Ran to be happy in any circumstances without causing Song Zhi Xu any troubles. However, he would always be there to protect Lin Ran too. Xt0bl

In the living room, Song Zhi Xu didn’t push Lin Ran away but just looked at him sideways.

“I’m going out later. You eat at home with your Gege.” QCgLzH

Lin Ran listened, panic showing in his eyes for a moment, blinking his eyes and asking in a small voice, “Can’t Ran Ran and Gege go there too?”

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“I’m going to meet a friend. I have some things to talk about.” hU 943

Obviously, it was not appropriate for Lin Ran and Lin Mu to go.

Lin Ran felt somewhat disappointed as he lowered his eyes. UF7PDy

“Then… will Song Zhi Xu come back?”

He was afraid that Song Zhi Xu would abandon him behind and leave on his own. WuYdRw

“Of course I’m coming back. I will come back and sleep here at night. I just go out for a meal and talk about some matters.”

Only by then, Lin Ran felt at ease. He helplessly nodded his head lightly and left from Song Zhi Xu’s shoulder as he said seriously, “Then Ran Ran wait for Song Zhi Xu to come back, Song Zhi Xu must come back early ah.” KudfU

Song Zhi Xu nodded in agreement, stood up as he stroked the top of Lin Ran’s hair, and informed Lin Mu in the kitchen before preparing to leave.

Lin Mu gave him his car keys and told him to drive his car out. cqbP4N

This way was also more convenient, so Song Zhi Xu did not refuse and took his car key.

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Because he was carried in, Lin Ran’s shoes had been taken off upstairs. It was too late to go back and change it, so he could only stand in front of the mansion and watch Song Zhi Xu drive off with the car. wO2UYZ

Only when the rear of the car had disappeared did Lin Ran return to the kitchen with his head bowed and help Lin Mu while muttering in a low voice,

“Song Zhi Xu is gone.” aP4sTl

Lin Mu deliberately teased him, “Song Zhi Xu left using my car so he had to come back to return it.”

Lin Ran’s eyes lit up, like that, then Song Zhi Xu would definitely come back. e3hA4u

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Song Zhi Xu drove all the way to Jiu Jiang, gave his name at the entrance and went straight upstairs. EfyDzx

The man in the private room, dressed in a black expensive suit, was already sitting on the sofa waiting.

When he saw Song Zhi Xu enter, the man raised his eyebrows slightly, his lips curled up in a smile as he took the initiative to speak. Cl8cHy

“Why did you suddenly come over?”

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Song Zhi Xu sat across from him. His face still with a slightly cool expression and said directly, “I’ll give you the amount of money you spent when I asked you to help Lin Mu before.” 0EGBAI

The man across him was stunned, ‘Pfft’ out a laugh and relaxed his body against the back of the sofa as he said,

“Impolite little brat, you don’t even call me ‘uncle’ when you see me. You come over and want to give me money. Do I look like someone who is short of money to you?” f3zOjv

Although Song Zhi Xu didn’t like using honorific titles for this man who was only six years older than him, he still had to admit it, so he reluctantly called out, “Little uncle.”

“Good, how obedient.” The man showed a satisfied smile, lowered his eyes and started to talk again, “That Lin Mu, you went out of your way to find me to help him, is it really just because you guys are an alumnus, a friend or do you have some other reason? You…did you like him?” GHoNeL