dark flower

After the funeral, Jinwei, who had no extra luggage, followed Anxin to a village where no one knew them, where Jinwei's family originally lived, and even a little isolated from the world.

For some reason, Anxin even asked Jinwei to transfer from the high school he originally attended to an unknown high school in that village.

For Jinwei, An Xin's decision is actually harmless.

Jinwei didn't have any particularly close friends and didn't get along well with the classmates in the class, so even if he wanted to transfer to another school, it was just a new environment for him.

Although the village we went to was small, there was not much inconvenience in terms of life.

It's better to say that because the place is small, most of the travel can be done by walking, and it is much faster to avoid traffic jams.The biggest disadvantage is that it is a bit far from the city, and it takes nearly two hours one way.The bus that can be used for transportation also runs every day, but because Jin Wei does not have to leave the village at all, this shortcoming does not matter to Jin Wei at all.

Anxin lives in a small villa that is quite far from the villagers in the village and is somewhat out of place with this small village.

Looking at the three-story villas in some years, there are some flower beds around them, and layers of vines isolate the villas from the outside world, which looks like an isolated island.

Although Jin Wei was a little surprised that An Xin liked flowers, he somehow felt that An Xin and flowers were a good match, so he was not surprised.

The cool-toned villa makes people unable to feel that this is a home. When you walk in, you will be greeted with an indescribable sense of loneliness.

Thick curtains cover the tall floor-to-ceiling windows, so light cannot enter the room. If the lights are not turned on, it will probably be too dark to be in this room.

There seemed to be an unknown scent of flowers floating in the air, which made people feel extremely comfortable.

This small villa has three floors, the ground floor is the living room, kitchen and bathroom.

There are four rooms on the second floor, two bedrooms, and two study rooms. One of the study rooms is used by An Xin for work, although Jinwei has no idea what kind of work An Xin is doing that would require so many books.The other study room is dedicated to book collection, so there are all kinds of books, and the astonishing amount of books even makes Jinwei a little amazed.

One of the two bedrooms belongs to Anxin, while the other now belongs to Jinwei.

The rooms are large and each has its own bathroom.But in the room, thick curtains were also used to block the light from the outside world. Jinwei's room probably hasn't been prepared much, so it looks very empty, with almost nothing except a wardrobe and a bed.

The third floor is an existence similar to an attic, so the space is not large, there is only a storage room in total.

Anxin was probably a night owl, and after taking Jinwei around the house, he said that he was sleepy. Anxin stuffed Jinwei with some money to let him look around, and then went back to the room to sleep alone.

Suddenly there was no sound in the empty house, and in the dark room, Jinwei felt a sense of loneliness that seemed to be rooted in this room.

Wisps of sadness and loneliness hit him like they were about to cover Jinwei's entire heart. He didn't dare to let his mind go blank, thinking that since he came to such an unfamiliar environment, it would be better to follow An Xin's words. After going out for a walk, Jinwei shook his head to get rid of distracting thoughts, then walked out of the small villa slowly.

Because it was a little far away from where the villagers were, it took Jinwei nearly half an hour to walk to the village.

Similar to the villagers where Jinwei and his family lived in the past, the folk customs here are also very simple. Although Jinwei is a stranger who has just arrived, there will still be many villagers who greet him and even chat with him for a few days. sentence.

Jin Wei is not very good at communicating with people, but the greeting communication is still no problem.

"Ah, what a lovely baby."

An elderly woman looked at Jinwei with a vegetable basket.

"Uh! Hello..."

"It doesn't look like they're here for tourism, right? Haha, there's nothing to see in our village!"

The woman laughed cheerfully.

"Hmm. I just moved here recently."

"Moving here? Huh? Someone from our village is going to live here recently? I haven't heard of it... Where do you live? Or do you have relatives here?"

The woman didn't know whether to ask out of curiosity or concern.

"I'm temporarily living in that small villa a little far from here."

The moment Jinwei finished speaking, the woman's face changed slightly.

Seeing that, Jin only felt as if he had said something he shouldn't have said.

"Excuse me, is there something wrong?"

Asked by Jinwei, the woman smiled embarrassingly.

"Ah, no, it's nothing...just a little surprised. Haha...we don't have any contact with him, so we're just a little surprised."

Is it really just pure surprise?

Looking at the woman in front of him, such a question appeared in Jinwei's heart.

The woman who was chatting with Jinwei very familiarly just now seemed to want to put a certain distance away. She hurriedly said that she still had things to do, and then walked away from Jinwei quickly. opened.

"very strange……"

He murmured softly, but Jinwei didn't pay too much attention to it.Compared with these things, Jinwei cared more about the kitchen with no signs of life at all and the refrigerator with nothing but water.Can't help but wonder how Anxin usually solves the problem of eating, but at the same time, Jinwei, who is embarrassed to live for nothing like this, tries to find a vegetable shop.

Although the village is small, fortunately, there are still all the shops that should be there.

After buying some vegetables, meat and rice, Jinwei just returned to the small villa that was out of place with the surrounding area.

Because he didn't know what Anxin liked to eat, Jinwei chose to cook his best dishes.

Although he doesn't live at home much, Jinwei likes to cook very much.

When he was in school, he would often cook when he went to his classmates' house.Although there is nothing to be proud of, Jinwei is really good at housework.

After spending a lot of time cooking a table of dishes, Jinwei looked at the time, and it was almost seven o'clock.

Thinking that if he eats later, Jin Wei will be in poor health, but he hesitates. He doesn't know what time An Xin will sleep until he wakes up, but he doesn't want to eat alone.

After struggling for a while, Jinwei, who wanted to have dinner with Anxin more than worrying about disturbing Anxin, finally took a deep breath, went upstairs and walked to the door of Anxin's room.

Jinwei inexplicably felt a burst of nervousness, obviously he just wanted to call An Xin to get up for dinner.

Stretching out a nervously trembling hand, Jinwei gently knocked on Anxin's door, but there was no response from inside.

With a little hesitation, Jinwei tried to pull the doorknob.

The door was not locked from the inside, so Jinwei boldly pushed the door open.

There was a faint fragrance of roses in the dark room, because of the light in the corridor, Jinwei could barely see the furnishings inside.

There was an obvious bump on the bed that was too big even for two people.

Anxin's shoulders and arms were exposed outside the quilt, and Anxin seemed to be sleeping without a shirt on.

"who……?"

Probably a little light sleep, An Xin woke up soon.

"Uh, um... Uncle, I made dinner, if it's okay... can we have it together?"

Although he couldn't see the expression on An Xin's face clearly, Jinwei could vaguely sense that An Xin seemed to be in a bad mood right now.

"Tsk..." An Xin scratched his hair impatiently, "No, I won't eat it, you can eat it alone."

The words are full of rough tone.

"……Well!"

Unable to conceal the disappointment in his heart, Jinwei was a little embarrassed and sad at the same time, he could not help but lower his head.

The reason why he cooks so many dishes is for Anxin, if eating alone is right, Jinwei would not spend so much effort to cook so many dishes.

But these words could not be uttered.

"Since you don't want to eat...then...I'm going. I'll put the food in the refrigerator...If you're hungry, you can go there and warm it up..."

Jinwei smiled awkwardly, his voice sounded lackluster.

Although An Xin was still angry after waking up, he couldn't help but soften his heart when he saw Jin Wei in that state.

"...Forget it, you go first, I'll come over after I wash my face."

An Xin looked helpless, and his voice felt softer.

"Eh!?"

Just a simple sentence made Jinwei's mood change 180 degrees.

An Xin could clearly see the unconcealable joy on Jin Wei's face.

"Well. I didn't wake up just now, so I don't really want to eat, but I happen to be a little hungry right now."

"Ah! I'm sorry... because, because it's almost seven o'clock according to the time, if you don't eat anymore... it's not good for your health..." Jinwei said, his face suddenly turned a little red. "And... I want to have dinner with my uncle."

Jinwei said the last sentence in a very soft voice, so soft that it was almost hard to hear.

Even so, An Xin still heard it clearly, and because of this, An Xin suddenly fell silent.

"...I, I'm going to prepare the dishes."

Probably feeling that the atmosphere of silence was a bit awkward, Jinwei spoke in a panic, then quickly closed the door and trotted downstairs.

The room suddenly fell silent, the door cut off the light coming in from the outside, and the room became so dark that you couldn't see your fingers.Even if it was so dark, An Xin could still clearly see all the furnishings in the room.

"Even if you forget, do you still want to get close to me..."

An Xin whispered to himself, a wry smile appeared on his face.

Mingming Jinwei doesn't know anything...

*

When he went downstairs, An Xin smelled the smell of rice, and he suddenly remembered that Jin Wei seemed to be very good at housework.

As if to show how good Jin Wei is at doing housework, the table is full of dishes even though there is only dinner for two people.

That's an amount that even four people probably wouldn't be able to eat.

"You cooked a lot of dishes."

It looks delicious, but it doesn't actually make An Xin appetizing.

"Hmm! Hmm... Hehe, I overcooked by accident... But I don't know what you like to eat, uncle, so I just cook what I'm good at."

"Well, thank you for your hard work."

The half-truth and half-fake thank you made Jinwei feel embarrassed. Anxin noticed Jinwei's obviously red ears, but pretended not to notice and got into his seat.

"You don't have to force yourself to cook so many dishes in the future."

Hearing this, Jinwei quickly raised his head and shook his hands in a panic.

"I didn't force it. This kind of thing is my hobby, and... I don't have to think too much when I'm busy, and I'm more relaxed."

Although the face that was still smiling just now was still smiling, the smile had changed.

"But it's a surprise that Dad actually knows someone like Uncle."

He had obviously never seen it before, but somehow he felt a sense of intimacy.

"It's kind of a coincidence."

An Xin simply mentioned it briefly, and his attitude of not intending to discuss it in depth made Jinwei not sure how to continue the topic. In desperation, he had to quietly lower his head and have dinner.

It was so quiet that except for the sound of chopsticks touching the bowl, there was only the sound of chewing, which made Jinwei feel a sense of loneliness.

"Puff cough!"

Suddenly, An Xin reacted fiercely and stood up, rushed to the trash can not far away, and spat out the food in his mouth.

That action made Jinwei stop what he was doing and was a little at a loss.

——Is the food I cook... so unpalatable?Is it so bad that it makes him want to vomit?

Although Jinwei doesn't think the food he cooks is so bad, and the students who have eaten his food before also say that it is delicious...

But at this moment, he really felt a sense of loss.

"Yes, I'm sorry... the food I made is too bad... If you really can't eat it, that... uncle, you don't have to force yourself to eat..."

Jinwei's voice became softer and softer, until finally it was as if he was talking in his mouth.

"It's not bad. It's just that I can't eat garlic."

"Um!?"

Saying so...

The dish that An Xin ate just now did have chopped garlic in it.

But...just a little bit of garlic?

Can An Xin not accept the level of taste that can hardly be tasted?

"I'm a bit allergic to garlic, so I can't eat it."

An Xin, who wiped his mouth clean, walked to the side of Jin Wei who obviously lowered his head.

"Eh!? Is that so!? I'm sorry! I added some garlic because I thought it needed some seasoning, but I didn't expect you to be allergic... Yeah, I'm sorry!"

If this is the case, then Jinwei can understand why Anxin reacted so strongly.

But for garlic allergies, this is the first time Jinwei knows that there are such allergies.

"It's absolutely right that you don't know anything. It's my fault that I didn't tell you clearly. Your dishes are delicious, but please don't put garlic in your dishes in the future."

Feeling the cool big hand gently stroking the top of his head, Jinwei nodded vigorously, showing a relieved smile.

——It’s not that the dishes I cook are unpalatable, it’s great...

"Although my schedule is very different from ordinary people, let's have dinner together in the future."

"!"

Feeling very surprised, Jinwei raised his head and opened his eyes wide. He tilted his head and looked at An Xin blankly.

"You don't want to eat together?"

An Xin, who clearly knew in his heart that Jinwei was not unwilling, said that on purpose, which is not necessarily a little bit of An Xin's bad intentions.

"of course not!"

Jin Wei was so excited that he quickly stood up, but accidentally bumped into the table.

The soup on the table splashed a little due to the impact.

"I haven't eaten with my family very much. Although I can go home during the school holidays, I have to go back to school immediately because of the family situation after a few days, and my brother never eats with us. Mom and Dad I have to rush to eat dinner to take care of my younger brother, so I hardly have a good meal together.”

Jin Wei who said so looked a little lonely.

"So, I've always wanted to be able to eat my cooking with someone. Being able to eat with my uncle like now...that, uh... makes me feel very, very...happy..."

Jinwei's voice became softer and his head lowered lower and lower, but even so, Anxin still noticed that Jinwei's ears were very red now.

"Me too."

Whether it's eating at the same table with others, or being happy because of eating with Jinwei.

The truth words that An Xin inadvertently uttered made Jinwei's body tremble involuntarily, and his heart beat like crazy.

However, An Xin, who was deep in thought, didn't notice Jinwei's small movements...

*

"Uncle! Wait for me!"

On the grass, a little boy about four or five years old, wearing a light blue animal one-piece suit, was chasing vigorously a man wearing a black windbreaker standing not far away.

The man's face was covered by the shadow of the hat, and Jinwei couldn't see clearly.But he could recognize that the little boy was him when he was a child.

Busy chasing the man not far away, the little boy accidentally tripped over the obstacles on the ground.At the moment when he was about to fall to the ground, he was hugged by the man in black.

"Xiao Wei is really careless. If you fall down, you will cry again?"

The man jokingly said, the boy who had tears in his eyes blushed suddenly.

"Xiao Wei has grown up, so she won't cry!"

The boy sniffed vigorously and said bravely.

"Oh? That's really amazing."

"Um!"

The young child raised his head and smiled happily, his bright smiling face looked extremely warm.

"Xiao Wei really likes Uncle."

A gentle female voice sounded from under a tree not far away.

The person speaking was a gentle woman in a light green dress with long hair hanging down her shoulders.

Although it was slightly different from the impression, Jinwei recognized that it was his mother.

"Yeah!" Without hesitation, the boy nodded vigorously, "I like my uncle the most! When I grow up, I will be my uncle's bride!"

A pure and flawless smile appeared on the boy's face, and the boy stretched out his baby fat arms tightly around the neck of the man he called his uncle.

"Pfft ha ha ha ha!"

Everyone laughed when they heard the boy's words.

The puzzled boy looked suspiciously at his father who laughed the loudest.

"Xiao Wei is a boy? How can a boy be a bride?"

The boy who heard this panicked, and looked at the man in black as if asking for evidence, but the answer he got was still the fact that the boy didn't want to hear.

Suddenly, the boy who had been smiling happily just before was crying with a sad face, and then cried loudly.

"No, no, no! I don't want it!"

The little boy who suddenly made a fuss made everyone feel a little confused. No matter how hard he tried to persuade him, the little boy's desire to marry the man in black was still so strong that he couldn't change it.

"Wuuuuuuu... I like my uncle the most, I just want to be his bride..."

As he spoke, the boy buried his dirty crying face into the chest of the man in black.

The man's clothes must have been stained.

Jinwei thought to himself.

But even with tears and snot all over his clothes, the man still looked at the boy in his arms tenderly and did not stop the boy's behavior.

"I can't help it. When Xiaowei grows up, you will forget Uncle and dislike Uncle."

"No way!" The boy quickly raised his head to look at the man, with a firm expression on his face, "Even when I grow up, I will still remember Uncle, and I will continue to like Uncle!"

Although he is still very young, the boy can easily determine what will happen many years in the future.

"Well then, let's make a promise. If you still remember my affairs and like me after Xiaowei, you will be my bride, okay?"

The gentle voice sounds very familiar, but as if under some spell, Jinwei can't remember where he heard this voice.

"Um!"

The boy who was still crying a moment ago stopped crying the moment he heard this, and once again raised a smile that was as bright as the sun.

"I want to pull the hook!"

"Yeah, hook."

In the warm and beautiful autumn afternoon, although I didn't have this impression, the very familiar and nostalgic scene made Jinwei feel so warm in his heart.

At this moment, there were tingling pains in his brain, and a piece of blood red occupied his brain and vision one after another.

——so thirsty.

——I really want to drink...

"Squeak..."

Like a short circuit, everything in the world starts to flicker...

*

"Crunch..."

Gently pushing the door open, An Xin walked slowly into the room that was as dark as his own room.

Because this room had been vacant before Jinwei moved in, so there were no decorations except basic furniture. It was an extremely simple and monotonous room.

Jin Wei was sleeping on the bed, he seemed to be asleep, but it could be seen that he was not sleeping peacefully.

This can be seen from the way he twists his body gently with a painful expression on his face.

Probably because of the pain, bead-sized beads of sweat slid down Jinwei's temples onto the pillow cover, and his temple hair was already wet with sweat.

"...Okay, I'm so thirsty..."

"Sure enough, medicine alone can't completely suppress it, no matter what, I'm still thirsty..."

Muttering softly, Anxin stretched out his hand and gently stroked Jinwei's chapped lips.

Soft lips don't feel good to the touch.

"Uncle... the bride... um... yes, I'm so thirsty..."

A few words from the dream came to An Xin's ears, as if he had been frightened by something, An Xin's body trembled violently.

"No wonder the medicine can't control it..."

While whispering helplessly, An Xin with a wry smile slowly leaned over to the boy, and then pressed his lips against the boy's rough lips.

Touching those chapped lips with lips that are more sensitive than fingers feels even worse, hairy and hard, but even so, it feels surprisingly soft and beautiful.

The dark liquid slowly flowed from Anxin's mouth into Jinwei's through the mouth.

It smelled fishy, ​​but it was an unusually luscious liquid for them.

In just a moment, Jinwei's thirst symptoms were relieved.

Perhaps because he was no longer thirsty, Jinwei no longer talked in his sleep, and the pain seemed to have eased. Finally, he gradually fell into a stable dreamland.

"Forget what you dreamed about. Also, after waking up, remember to drink the water in the water glass on the bedside table."

An Xin put his head next to Jin Wei's ear and whispered softly, the voice sounded like a magic voice that seduces the mind.

Jinwei didn't answer, but Anxin sat upright, took out a glass medicine bottle from his pocket, took a tablet from it, and put it into the half-empty water glass on the bedside table .

The pills slowly sank into the bottom of the cup, and some bubbles appeared in the water. It took almost a few seconds for the pills to melt into the water and disappear completely.

The water in the cup looked no different from ordinary pure water.

After confirming that the pills were completely dissolved, Anxin watched Jinwei's sleeping face carefully for a long time, until Jinwei turned over, then he stood up, and walked out of the room that was completely shrouded in darkness without looking back. A room with no light in sight.