108 Ways to Heal a Loyal Dog

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After breakfast, at Lian Sha's request, Lian Qing introduced his alma mater to this junior who was eight years younger than him.He has spent the best decades of his life here. He is familiar with the history and anecdotes of every building, every road, and there is enough material to tell about any landscape. Therefore, the two of them strolled around the campus for an hour. Rarely there is no cold spot.

When he walked back to the gate again, the man finally realized this belatedly.He secretly clicked his tongue and was surprised. He is not a talkative person, but when he was with the young man in front of him, the sense of trust that he did not know, coupled with the expression of the other party listening attentively and waiting attentively, always prompted him to talk more. Speak a little, and a little more.

"Teacher Lian."

A pleasant baritone voice came, causing a shudder to rush from the back to the back of the head.Lian Qing suddenly came back to his senses, and subconsciously raised his hand to cover his neck, trying to prevent the non-existent, yet within reach, caressing the tips of his ears.

"Huh?" Lian Sha blinked her eyes innocently.

Lian Qing unconsciously opened the half-step distance between the two: "Is there anything else I need to know?"

"Not for the time being." Lian Sha smiled at him, raised the cone he got from somewhere in his hand: "It tastes like yogurt, try it?"

The midday sun baked the earth, and the heat spread from the surface. Lian Qing stared at the dessert in front of him. He was always not interested in this kind of thing, but now he was a little hesitant.

"Hmm?" Seeing that he was standing still, Lian Sha stepped forward, grabbed his wrist and stuffed the cone, and gave him a very bright smile: "Hey, don't let it melt."

Lian Qing had no choice but to pick it up and take a bite.It doesn't have the cloying sweetness in memory, but because it's just rightly cold, it even makes men feel a little delicious.He subconsciously licked the corners of his lips, and at the same time raised his head, he saw Lian Sha jumping onto the flower bed next to him, swaying carelessly and walking on the protruding bricks and stones.

He walked steadily, and had time to look up at the sky while licking the cone.Lian Qingzhu was three steps behind him, watching him jump up and down with a childlike innocence, sometimes kicking stones, sometimes picking up the weeds and flowers by the roadside, but he didn't feel bored.

After that, Lian Sha made appointments with Lian Qing several times.

Based on the good impression of the first meeting, Lian Qing did not reject this seemingly immature candidate.Maybe it's because he is the last candidate, and giving him up means re-screening; maybe it's because he smiles very frankly, a bit childish and can occasionally glimpse adult sex appeal; maybe it's because he has an open mind and never makes arbitrary comments, and is always gentle and quiet Waiting for new information from him...

He saw in Lian Sha a quality that he admired but never possessed, so before he knew it, he became serious.Completely forgetting the prerequisites for their meeting in the first place, treating each other as a new friend.They lay and sat on the lawn together, eating fast food and exchanging current affairs.They shared an umbrella side by side, and looked up at the eaves to observe the rain.Walking through the streets and alleys in the night wind, discussing from economics and humanities to psychology and philosophy, and then waiting for the dawn on the roof...

The two became acquainted with each other at an incredible speed.The invitation once a day is short but full of expectations.Apart from work, Lian Qing doesn't have many close personal relationships.He knew what people were saying about him—cold and difficult to get along with—but Lian Sha approached him resolutely without fear of the barrier he erected.Such people are few and far between.

Lian Xun was noncommittal about his choice and no longer restricted his free access.But he still can't return to university.Lian Qing knew that head-to-head confrontation could not solve the problem, so he could only continue his research in the empty space.He and David maintained an online communication, and the other party recommended Su Shan's paper to Professor Weber in the same research field, and this well-known scholar expressed full interest.Several of his favorite students have graduated, and the laboratory is in need of fresh blood. He is even willing to give Su Shan a full scholarship and a high salary as a teaching assistant, as long as Lian Qing releases her.

Lian Qing flatly refused.Of course, the rough stone he excavated must be carved by himself.But he proposed another way of thinking: short-term study visit programs.At the next best thing, Weber agreed.However, when all attempts to contact Su Shan failed, the proposal had to be shelved.

At the same time, the key part of Lian Qing's project officially started. The man was so busy at home that he had no time to worry about his students.A person can improve efficiency, but it also means that he is alone and helpless.Without group discussion to help him broaden his mind, he fell into a bottleneck.

In just a few days, he lost weight.Lian Sha stopped talking several times, Lian Qing pretended not to notice, but never stopped dating in advance.

On this day, it was two full weeks since Lianqing and Liansha met for the first time.A man who just got off a date walks into his house to find a visitor.It was Lian Jiang, whom I hadn't seen for nearly a week.He sat on the sofa in the corner, flicking through the latest inspection report with his eyebrows locked.

Hearing the sound of footsteps, he didn't even raise Jiang's head: "Ah Qing, some data are still not good."

"I know."

"Did you rest on time recently?" Lian Jiang frowned more and more tightly: "Eat on time?"

"Yeah." Lian Qing paused and replied without hesitation.

"We have to transfer you back to the clinic in the clan." Lian Jiang closed the report and looked up at the person in front of him, "I hope you understand, Ah Qing."

Unexpected decision.Lian Qing looked back at her father: "...then I need a 'fiancé'."

"Yes. Children cannot be without identity." Lian Jiang nodded for confirmation, "I know this is a bit hasty, but it's time to announce your choice to the public."

Lian Qing lowered her eyes: "Let me discuss it with Lian Sha."

The next day, Lian Qing changed the dinner date to noon.From a distance, the young man saw his figure and trotted over.As soon as they met, they gave Lian Qing a firm hug and cheek kisses: "Ah Qing, it's the first time you've taken the initiative to ask me out! So happy!"

Lian Qing was a little caught off guard, he stepped back.This is the first time that they have been intimate.But Liansha did it too naturally, he couldn't say anything more about it: "I didn't bother you, did I?"

"No, no, no!" Lian Sha took off the earphones from his ears and hung them around his neck, took him by the arm and led him to the window seat, and said excitedly while turning his head, "Even if something big happens, I have to Pushed. This is you asking me! You! Date! Me! Do you understand the point?"

Lian Sha has always had this kind of communication style—enthusiasm (self-familiar), slightly exaggerated, saying what he thinks of, but his every move is very natural.He is not afraid of Lian Qing's cold and hard shell, and seems to be enjoying it?

Lian Qing held the menu, but her mind couldn't help wandering.He casually ordered something, and handed the menu to the young man opposite: "Didn't I take the initiative once?"

"Today is the first time." Lian Sha repeated the choice of the two to the waiter, turned his head to look at him seriously, with a pair of black eyes that seemed to be smiling but not a smile, he wrote "1" with his finger pen, and dangled in front of the man: "I know You are busy, every time I ask you out, I am very restrained, I am afraid that if you have something to do, my hopes will all be shattered and my heart will fall to the bottom."

"But..." the young man raised his lips, "If you have something to do, you will definitely not wrong yourself to accompany me. I, I know, for you, it's not that far yet."

"Indeed." Lian Qing replied subconsciously.From the corner of his eye, he caught a glimpse of the gloom in Lian Sha's eyes, and there was a strange pain somewhere in his heart.

"I came here today because I wanted to ask for your permission." Forcing herself to change the subject, Lian Qing pursed her lips, put on a serious face, and put on a businesslike look, "I want to get the medical files out this week Return to the family."

"Huh?" Lian Sha listened attentively and motioned for him to continue.

Lian Qing subconsciously picked up a tissue and wiped the sweat from her palms: "I..."

He restrained himself from turning his gaze back to Lian Sha, and looked back at the other party's gaze: "In my medical file, I need a legal partner to be the legal father of my child."

"..." Lian Sha blinked slowly, as if digesting the information contained in this sentence.A few seconds later, the young man who had finished digesting pointed to himself: "How am I?"

Lian Qing used a declarative tone, which was not a doubt.But Lian Sha's reaction cleverly avoided some embarrassment that should have existed in the current relationship between the two.Lian Qing felt relaxed, he leaned back in the chair, the sweaty shirt pressed against the skin of his back, making him tremble slightly.However, the next second, the man who noticed his state covered his face and smiled.

"Ah Qing?" The young man got up and sat next to him, leaning towards him with a puzzled face.Lian Qing turned her head and met his eyes - they were a pair of clear and bright black eyes, so pure as if she had never experienced all kinds of dangers in this world, clear to the bottom, without any haze.

"Actually... I also have something to tell you." Lian Sha held his arm, his eyes drifted a little, "Before registering, there is one thing I want you to know."

"You said."

"Uh..." the young man started to scratch his head, rolled his eyes a few times, and then said hesitatingly, "For some reason, I was born without supernatural powers. I can't see through your real bodies, and I don't have any talent at all, and My family doesn't have much money or influence, if you choose me, it won't help your family in any way."

"Are you sure?"

He asked anxiously, with undisguised anxiety and timidity on his young face.It was in stark contrast to his usual self-confidence and calmness.

No powers.

Lian Qing was slightly surprised.Throughout the ages, the abilities of alien beasts have always been one of their most private information.Survival due to relationships, generally only special occupations need to register abilities.But secrecy does not mean that it is irrelevant. Even today, for young people like Liansha who have no background, abilities are still irreplaceable and the core value they rely on for survival.

Silence fell between the two.Lian Sha lowered his head and dangled his feet under the table.

"Do you still remember the three basic conditions I put forward?" Suddenly, a cold male voice sounded.

"Of course." Lian Sha was stunned for a moment, then quickly looked up and replied: "First, the two parties are only spouses in name, and cannot have physical relations against the other party's wishes; second, the two parties are financially independent and have no right to intervene or decide on any financial decisions of the other party; Third, I cannot interfere with your career, your children, you have 100% decision-making power."

"To be honest, this condition is really daunting." The black-haired young man couldn't help but smile bitterly, "It's more like a commercial contract than a prenuptial agreement."

"But you accepted." Lian Qing looked straight at him with sharp and calm eyes, "Why? Is it because of your 'flaw'?"

Lian Sha didn't speak, his eyelids drooped, his eyelashes trembled slightly, and he looked depressed, fragile and frustrated.

It shouldn't be asked.

Lian Qing looked away, thinking angrily.

That's right, if it wasn't a last resort, if it wasn't for the benefits that could be obtained from him, who would be willing to take their own marriage as the price to play this not fun game with him?

After figuring this out, the joy that had just emerged and was not even recognized in time faded away, replaced by deep powerlessness and frustration.Lian Qing sighed, and stood up: "Is it okay to register this weekend? The specific time and place are stated in the text message. I have something to do, so I will go first."

"Have you finished your lunch?" Lian Sha pleaded behind her back.

"No...I don't have any appetite." Lian Qing was about to leave when someone grabbed her hand from behind unexpectedly.

The man whispered: "Let go."

"You're not happy." Lian Sha didn't obey his order, but opened his arms, wrapping his arms tightly around his waist from behind.His movements are gentle and natural, without the slightest bit of coercion or obscenity.However, it was like a swamp, which made the man who strayed into it stiff instantly, not daring to act rashly.

The young man moved his head closer and buried it deeply in his shoulder and neck.He whispered in a muffled voice, and the breath he exhaled sprayed behind the man's fragile and sensitive ears, like drizzle falling on the soft branches, "Because of my 'flaw'? Because I am not as good as others, not worthy of you? "

An unknown fire spread in his chest.Lian Sha's question seemed ridiculous to him: "I've never thought about it that way." Ability, racial talent, these things that people in the clan value most, he never cared about.He thought those unspeakable things knew each other, but he seemed wrong.

"How is it possible..." Lian Sha questioned.

Lian Qing didn't want to explain.

"Where's the other father of the child? In your heart, doesn't he deserve you too?"

Su Shan's face flashed in his mind, accompanied by a kind of obscure and sad pain.Lian Qing suddenly realized that he hadn't seen that pretty face for nearly two months.

Su Shan is not good enough for herself?

No, he is not worthy of Su Shan.

But there is no need to tell others about these things.He doesn't need sympathy and comfort, and he hates wasting time.

"Let go." Feeling the anger welling up from the bottom of his stomach, Lian Qing frowned and repeated his request again.

"You don't want to say it?"

"Still don't want to admit it, Professor Lian Da?"

He recited the four words angrily, as if it were a spell.

That was indeed a spell, no, it was better to say it was a sharp knife that pierced deeply into Lian Qing's weakness.The man's expression changed instantly.He clenched his fists, struggling to restrain the torrent that had accumulated in his throat.

But these can't even see the sand.

"...That has nothing to do with you."

"Why has nothing to do with me?!" Lian Sha couldn't help raising his voice, he increased his strength with hatred, and locked the person in his arms tightly, "Lian Qing, why do you always make yourself so high?" Climbing? Do you know how much you hurt others like this?!"

"If you feel hurt, it's only because you're weak." The man broke away from Lian Sha's arms suddenly, his back was as tall and lonely as a mountain, "This world doesn't need those useless things."

Lian Sha's embrace got nothing.The world is blank.He watched Lian Qing leave in the car for a long time, then closed his eyes helplessly.

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On the damage of the original family to the boss 2333

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This chapter was written with difficulty for a long time... because it involves the entire outlook on life and values ​​of Lian Boss...

Still in the countdown to the end of this story

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