absolute obedience

5. The illusion of happiness

"The house is a bit dilapidated, so don't dislike it."

"No, it's okay." Ko Nuo held his shoulders and said reluctantly. He always felt that it was a bit weird not to know his name, so he asked, "Well, my name is Ko Nuo. What's your name?"

"My name is Jed." Ladd took out a bandage from the cabinet and walked towards Ko Nuo.

Jed...Red, the name seems to be.

Strange, why do I think of that person?

"You sit on the chair over there, sit upside down, grab the back of the chair, and I'll try to straighten your bones for you."

Ko Nuo asked dubiously, "Are you still able to set bones?"

"My younger brother had a bone injury when he was a child. I saw the doctor do this before. Let me try it. This place is too far from the town. If you miss the treatment time, you will be in trouble. Come and sit over there." Jed took off the bandage Holding it in his hand, Ko Nuo had no choice but to trust the person in front of him, so he obediently walked to the chair and straddled it, with his right hand hanging down naturally, and his left hand clutching the back of the chair nervously.

"I'll try not to hurt you, but it's okay to scream if you feel pain."

"Yeah." Ko Nuo gritted his teeth and closed his eyes tightly. Jed walked behind Ko Nuo, put the bandages on the table at hand, took a deep breath and said, "Then I'm going to break your bones for you."

"Uh... Ah!!! It hurts!!! It hurts!!!!!!" But before Ko Nuo was ready, Jed firmly grabbed Ko Nuo's right shoulder with the four fingers of his right hand. The thumb pressed against the shoulder blade, and at the same time, the left hand pushed Ko Nuo's shoulder back vigorously.

"Ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah!

"I'm sorry you have to bear it for a while longer." Jed seemed to be struggling, he was afraid that he would be self-defeating, so he bent his shoulders intently, and Ko Nuo's yelling was so heart-piercing that he himself I don't know what I said vaguely.

"It hurts, it hurts, Reid...it hurts...wow...it hurts!"

"My name is Jed..." However, Ko Nuo couldn't hear what Jed was saying at all, he just grabbed the back of the chair and kept crying, as if he was going to pass out in a second.

"It should be fine, don't move, I'm going to bandage you." Jed kept his right hand still, and withdrew his left hand to pick up the bandage on the table, and stretched the end of the bandage to Ko Nuo's eyes, saying : "Bite this."

"Woooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo..." Ko Nuo was still crying, not realizing that he had stopped breaking his shoulders, Jed had no choice but to hand the end of the bandage to Ko Nuo's mouth, bent down and whispered in Ko Nuo's ear: " Bite on this, and I'm going to wrap the bandage for you."

"Huh? Huh..." Cono was pulled back to his senses by this sentence in a daze. He tremblingly bit one end of the bandage. At this moment, Jed quickly replaced his right hand with his left hand to hold the shoulder blade, and took the bandage with his right hand. Some awkwardly began to wrap the bandage.

The pain gradually diminished, Ko Nuo stopped crying, and his consciousness slowly returned to normal.

"This should be all right." Jed cut off the excess bandage with scissors, and lightly patted Ko Nuo's back to indicate that he could stand up. Although Ko Nuo regained consciousness, his body was still shaking non-stop. Jed He helped him to the bed in the back room and sat down.

"Is this your home?"

"No, it belongs to my younger brother. He's a hunter. I'm a fruit seller and live in the town ahead." Jed poured a glass of water for Ko Nuo and handed it to him. Met you."

"Ah, thank you." Ko Nuo was still trembling. He took the water glass, but because his hands were shaking too much, the water in the glass spilled a lot. Ko Nuo quickly apologized and said, "I'm sorry, I'm sorry."

"It's okay, you don't have to worry about it, there are clean clothes here," but Jed suddenly thought of something, and his expression suddenly felt a little embarrassed: "Ah, but, your shirt is wrapped in bandages and can't be changed, I should help you just now I took off my clothes and wrapped them again, I was too nervous and forgot."

"Ah, no, no, you saved me. I'm really grateful. I don't know how to repay you. I... have no money."

"You should have a good rest. My younger brother is a bit irritable. He will be angry if he knows that I picked up a wounded man. I'll wait for him at the door. You can rest at ease." Just as he walked to the door, he remembered something and then turned around and added: " Oh, by the way, if you sleep, remember to put a pillow under your injured shoulder, and then make sure to sleep on your back, it’s good for your bones, well, forget it, let me help you."

After finishing speaking, he walked to Ko Nuo on his own, moved the pillow to the middle of the bed, then helped Ko Nuo to lie down slowly, and then closed the door with confidence.

Ko Nuo just lay there dryly, wanted to move his shoulders, and there was a sharp warning from there, but he had no choice but to lie obediently, motionless, it was getting late, and he fell asleep in a daze, without hearing anything outside. coming noise.

"I beg you for the last time, I promise it's the best time, good brother, do you have the heart to die?"

"I have no money, and I'm not your brother, get the hell out of here!"

"Really! It's really the last time. I found a job selling fruit in the city, and I'll be on the right track soon..."

"Take your dog and get out of my house! I don't have a brother like you who ruined the whole family!"

Early the next morning, Jed carefully woke up Ko Nuo, put a thin coat on Ko Nuo without saying anything, and helped Ko Nuo to leave the forest hut quietly.Ko Nuo noticed that there was an inconspicuous package on Jade, but Ko Nuo didn't ask anything, just followed Jade away. Many years later, Ko Nuo kept asking himself a question, if he didn't meet Jie that day De, will he die just like that, then he will never meet Reid again, maybe becoming a lonely ghost with a broken arm is also a good choice?

Is it fated that I and Red will be reunited?

I don't think so, people like us will never be favored by fate.

Redd and I are destined to be a tragedy. Redd tried to change this ending, but I completely ruined it.

Jed took Ko Nuo back to the town, and after he settled Ko Nuo in his humble home, he left with a package in his arms. When he came back, the package was gone, and Jed said to Ko Nuo: "In If you don't dislike it before you recover from your injury, you can live with me, and I won't charge you rent."

At this time, Ko Nuo had recovered the hypocritical smile he was good at, and he smiled softly and said to Jed: "Well, thank you, I will help you with some housework."

After more than three months, Ko Nuo's injury was almost healed, but Jade's technique was really not good, so Ko Nuo's bones were not reattached well, but were staggered instead, but the magic is that Two broken bones were connected together in such an awkward way, one lying on top of the other, only a small piece protruded from Ko Nuo's right collarbone, but Ko Nuo found that this did not affect his life at all. It doesn't need to do any heavy work itself.

At this time, Reid had been away from him for eight years. In fact, his impression of Reid was already blurred. He could only vaguely remember that he was a crying kid, but if he cleaned it well, he would be a very clean kid. When I walk down the street and see a 10-year-old kid being bullied, I can think of Reid, but I can't remember his appearance.

After recovering from his injury, he also went out to find a job in a newspaper. In fact, he has always liked words. He once stole a comic book in a slum and hid it in his arms like a treasure. Now he can finally get it back. wish.

During the half a year with Jed, he gradually developed a different feeling for Jed. Coincidentally, Jed also expressed his willingness to develop further to himself, so the two of them were in love with each other logically. together.

"I've always wondered how you got hurt at that time?" Jed sat on the bed and hugged Ko Nuo from behind who was sitting in front of him and was concentrating on reading the newspaper, and lightly buried his head on Ko Nuo's shoulder, and then Rubbing lightly.

"I was born in a slum area. Last year I was playing near the junction of the slum area and the civilian area. I was spotted by a rich businessman who passed by. He tied me up and tied me up in his carriage. When I saw the rich businessman, he wanted to get me Brought it back to be a male favorite, so I ran away in fright, but was unlucky, fell down a slope on the way, hit something on my shoulder, and passed out from the pain." Ke Nuo looked at the newspaper seriously and grabbed it with one hand. Holding Jed's hand, he kissed his lips and said, "Then when I wake up, I will see you by my side."

Jed was very happy by this sudden kiss, and kept dangling his body holding Ko Nuo.

"Don't shake it, I can't read clearly." Ke Nuo sometimes can't stand Jed's childishness, and always feels like a dad.

"By the way, do you know Master Red?"

Just when the name was said, Ko Nuo froze. Although he could no longer remember Reid's appearance, the name was like some kind of bomb. Once the ring was gently pulled up, the whole person would feel nervous. ,.

"Red...Master?"

"Yeah, the heir to Earl Rainer lives in this town." Jed recalled little by little what he had just met Ko Nuo last year. A sentence of Red, I thought you called the wrong name, I was thinking that I said my name was Jed, why did you still call it wrong."

"So you know Master Red?"

"No... I don't know, how could I know such a big man."

Jed thought for a while and felt that what Ko Nuo said made sense. How could an orphan in a slum know the young master of the Lei family, so he said: "That's right, then I guess I heard it wrong. At that time, I was concentrating on helping you with bandages , may have auditory hallucinations..."

However, Ko Nuo didn't listen to a word Jed said later, and his mind was full of only two words——

Red.

Why do you feel so uncomfortable when you are mentioned?It doesn't make sense... I don't have any feelings for that person anymore, no, I don't have any feelings for him in the first place.It was only because I saw him being bullied that my hypocritical instinct made it impossible for me not to pay attention to him, so I walked towards him, smiled at him and told him it was all right, and even lent him my arms.

It's all just because I want to disguise myself with kindness, and it's all just because I enjoy being fooled by hypocritical smiles and fooling myself!

So...why did I call Red's name that day?

Ko Nuo felt that his mind was in a mess and he couldn't think. He didn't even know that he blurted out such a sentence inadvertently——

Do you know where Lei's house is?

Ko Nuo felt that he must have injured his collarbone and brain at the same time, otherwise why would he be secretly hiding near Lei's house at this moment? He thought he must be crazy!

However, his body refused to obey and kept trying to rush towards the gate of Lei's house. By the time he realized it, he was already standing in front of Lei's house.

The guard at the gate chased Ko Nuo angrily: "Where did you come from, the wild boy, don't you know where this is? Get out of here."

"Well, I want to see Reid..."

What am I talking about!

"Do you dare to call our young master by his name? Are you tired of work, kid?" The guard seemed to be in a bad mood today.

"I... I'm Red's childhood playmate... My name is..." But before Ko Nuo could finish speaking, the guard punched Ko Nuo in the face, "Get out!"

"Let me meet him! He must still know me!"

I want to see you!You must not have forgotten me!

"This kid really doesn't cry when he sees the coffin?" The two guards walked up to Ko Nuo together and punched and kicked viciously, but Ko Nuo didn't fight back at all due to his weak physical strength and injuries. After kicking and beating, Ko Nuo passed out. The guard saw that Mrs. Lei was about to bring Reid back, so he immediately dragged Ko Nuo to the nearby woods, and hurried back to his post to straighten Standing on the ground, as if nothing had happened, no one has ever been here, and wanted to come to Lei's family to seek relatives under the clumsy excuse of "childhood playmate".

Ko Nuo didn't wake up until late at night. After waking up, he endured the pain and left Lei's house without looking back. But when he got home, he found Jed passed out at the door of the house, his clothes were torn and tattered, his body was bruised, and the corner of his mouth was still bruised. There was blood, he looked down at his body and then at Jed's, knelt down and hugged Jed and cried bitterly.

Ko Nuo has always known about Jed's gambling, but he never asked or mentioned it. He just worked silently and gave most of his salary to Jed, leaving only a small part for daily expenses. , because he thinks that since two people are together, they should share the pain together.

It's just that he never thought that he was only helping Jed share the pain unilaterally, but his rare kindness was trampled beyond recognition by Jed in the end.

From that night, Ko Nuo completely erased the name Reid and that blurred face from his heart.

Once the wild dog is caught back to the house, it can only be tied to the leash and wag its tail at the owner for the rest of its life. Red is like this, and Ko Nuo understands that he is also like this.