Quick Travel: After retirement, I was forced to return to the throne of God

Hua Shi didn't feel anything at all. It had been half a year, and he believed that the other party should have settled down.

But he looked a little haggard.

Out of curiosity, Huashi asked 099 to investigate what the other party had experienced in the past six months.

As a result, I got the news that the other person's adoptive mother had terminal cervical cancer.

Hua Shi lamented the uncertainty of things in the world. In the original plot, because Mu Lin’s family was ruined by Tang Jiu, there was no such part.

Now that there is no trouble like Tang Jiu, Mu Lin's destiny is back on track, and the hardships he was supposed to endure have suddenly emerged.

"……haven't seen you for a long time."

Mu Lin greeted him.

Hua Shi smiled and said, "Yeah, I haven't seen you for half a year. How are you?"

"...It's okay. Let's go sit together after get off work?"

"Okay, come to my house?" Hua Shi said with a smile, "I remember I said I wanted you to have a taste of my craftsmanship."

Mu Lin was stunned for a moment, and long-standing memories gradually emerged in his mind.

That was what Hua Shi said at the milk tea shop, and he didn't take it to heart at first...

In fact, he had been to a milk tea shop once in the past six months, but he didn't know anyone in the shop. I heard from them that after graduation, they spent time hiring special people to take care of the business of the milk tea shop.

After learning the news, he never went there again.

……

In Shiyuan, Huashi would go home with Hua Yuan every day after get off work. After returning home, sometimes Hua Shi would cook and sometimes Hua Yuan would cook. The relationship between the two brothers remained as before.

And today, there was Mu Lin in the car on the way home.

Hua Yuan didn't know that Mu Lin had ever confessed to his brother, but judging from what he saw now, he was sure that this man had thoughts about his brother.

But he won't interfere.

He believed that his brother had his own judgment, and it was his choice to accept or reject. As his brother, all Hua Yuan can do is stand behind Hua Shi - as his strongest support.

"I'm telling you, I just learned a new dish a few days ago, and you two have to help me taste it today!"

Hua Yuan smiled fondly, "No matter what Ah Shi makes, it tastes delicious."

"Brother! You'd better give me a serious evaluation!"

"Okay, okay, I must tell the truth."

"Mu Lin, you too!"

"……Oh, I see."

……

The brothers' home was very big, but they didn't even have a servant, which surprised Mu Lin.

When Hua Shi went to the kitchen to cook, Hua Yuan called Mu Lin out.

"Do you like my brother?" Hua Yuan asked.

"...Yes." Mu Lin lowered his head and spoke softly.

"I don't eat people, why are you burying your head so low?" Hua Yuan frowned slightly.

Mu Lin raised his head.

Hua Yuan looked directly into his eyes, "Don't worry, I won't interfere in your affairs. I respect Ah Shi's choice."

Mu Lin shook his head, mocking himself, "He has already rejected me."

Hua Yuan raised an eyebrow, is this really the case?

He said nothing more, just patted his shoulder as he passed by, "Look forward."

Of course Mu Lin knew this.

That night, Hua Shi cooked a table of dishes.

"Isn't this too much?"

"If you have more, you can pack it back and give it to your uncle and aunt to try. I am still very confident in my craftsmanship! Right brother?"

"Yes, Ah Shi is the best."

……

After that, Mu Lin's working life in Shiyuan was very peaceful, and her relationship with Hua Shi was not as close as it was in college, nor was it too distant.

It's just a very ordinary friendship.

Hua Shi could feel that Mu Lin was deliberately keeping a distance from herself.

It's hard to fall in love with someone, but it's even harder to let go of someone.

Mu Lin is in this state now.

until……

His adoptive mother died.

That was already his second year working at Shiyuan.

Mu Lin took leave and went home to organize her mother's funeral.

During this period, Hua Shi stayed with him.

from start to finish.

At the cemetery, the crowd gradually dispersed. Mu Lin looked at the photo on the tombstone and said softly, "Hua Shi, do you know? For so long, I actually can't understand you..."

There were a lot of clouds today, and Hua Shi stood behind him, just covering up the sun that peeked out a little bit.

The sparse sunlight fell on him, coupled with the unbearable expression, making him look a bit like a compassionate god.

"When I was in college, you seemed very lively. Before I confessed my love to you... After that, I found that I couldn't seem to understand you..."

"...Do you know what you look like now?"

"God."

"The gods above the sky."

"You cast a look of pity on me, but you don't care whether an ordinary person like me can bear your gaze."

"Take time... I'm tired."

……

"Ah Shi...don't take it to heart." 099 wanted to comfort him.

Hua Shi couldn't tell what the uncomfortable feeling was in her heart.

When he got home, Hua Yuan had already cooked and was waiting for him.

"Ah Shi is back, wash your hands and come over for dinner."

The warm yellow light of the restaurant shone on Hua Yuan, giving him a soft outline.

The warm atmosphere temporarily dissipated the unhappiness in my heart.

Hua Yuan felt that her brother was in a bad mood.

"Ah Shi, Mu Lin once confessed to you?" Hua Yuan put a piece of chicken in his bowl and spoke as if chatting at home.

"...Well, the night of college graduation."

"You refused?"

"……Correct."

"Ah Shi, love is a very magical thing." Hua Yuan scooped up a bowl of chicken soup and handed it to him, "From the moment you reject him, you can't go back to the past. Especially, the relationship you had was special. good."

"Then...did I do something wrong?" Hua Shi doubted himself for the first time.

He was a little confused, was there any difference between his love and human love?

"Ah Shi, it doesn't matter, we just learn slowly."

Hua Yuan's palm was very warm, and for a moment, Hua Shi wanted to rely on him.

"Ah Shi, I am your brother, you can rely on me for anything. We are family, aren't we?" Hua Yuan smiled lightly.

Hua Shi looked at him blankly, feeling inexplicably filled with warmth in her heart.

This warm feeling was exactly the same as when 099 accompanied him.

He understood that this was what humans call family affection.

Human emotions are diverse. At this moment, Hua Shi felt that it was very necessary for him to understand the complex emotions belonging to human beings.

It seems that there is one more target?

Hua Shi commutes to get off work with Hua Yuan every day, and they can be said to be inseparable.

Even after Hua Yuan got married, he still cared about and took care of his younger brother.

As for Mu Lin, his relationship with Hua Shi became neither salty nor cool after that, just like it was when he was a freshman.

Everything seems to be back to where it started.

Later, at a class reunion, Hua Shi accidentally heard from his classmates that Mu Lin had not married, but had adopted a child.

He was stunned for a moment, but was soon interrupted by his brother's call.

"Ah Shi, it's very late. Do I need to pick you up?"

"No, brother, you can stay at home with your sister-in-law. I can come back alone."

"Well, be careful alone."

"Know it."

After hanging up the phone, Hua Shi looked up and saw a familiar face standing under a streetlight not far away.

His steps paused for a moment, then he walked forward as if nothing had happened.

The two nodded to each other and passed each other.

……