The Deacon of Aries in the Cute Animal Series

This was a weird date. At night when the lights were on, the originally intimate two people walked together in the streets of the city, one behind the other.

Xia Mu wrapped in a coat and walked in front, Bai Xiao closely followed a few steps behind him.The street was bustling with activity, only the two of them seemed to be surrounded by a mass of silent air.Seeing Bai Xiao following behind him, Xia Mu thought of how Bai Xiao followed him home in Scotland back then.

The young man at that time was like a poor abandoned dog, pulling his clothes and saying, "I have nowhere to go."

He couldn't remember why he took Bai Xiao in at that time, was it just out of sympathy, or did he really have a little affection for this handsome young man?

No, he never had such a heart.

Compassion, pampering, guilt... Like a benevolent and tolerant elder, all he has for Bai Xiao is these weak feelings.

The movie theater is showing beautiful literary films, and the lingering plot does not arouse Xia Mu's interest at all.Sitting in the darkened auditorium he kept thinking.He thought about the past, about the silent young man sitting beside him, and about what was about to happen.

Just when he was in a daze, his hand was gently held.

He didn't turn his head to look, but felt the familiar touch with the back of his hand.Warm, soft, subtly respectful, and reluctant.

Faintly feeling a little melancholy, he opened his palms to meet Bai Xiao's palms and clasped his fingers together.The young man clung to him tightly and refused to let go, as if if he didn't do so, the master would disappear in an instant.

Xia Mu was in pain from being caught, and struggled uncomfortably, but was held by the young man even more forcefully, and pulled it close to his lips.

Soft lips pressed against his fingertips, and a very gentle kiss fell.

Then, another one.

The movie that day seemed as long as a lifetime, Bai Xiao didn't say a word from the beginning to the end, but just kissed the master's finger over and over again.

The warm liquid dripped onto Xia Mu's fingertips, making his heart tremble slightly.

Bai Xiao cried.

Bright and sensitive young people can already feel what is about to happen.

After watching the movie, the two walked on the street for a while before returning to the ranch.Today Bai Xiao didn't pester Xia Mu to sleep together, and only returned to his room after kissing him goodnight on his face.

Xia Mu turned off the lights and sat in the dark living room.The soft moonlight shines through the window, and the thick night lightly envelopes the entire ranch like velvet.The calls of animals could be heard faintly in the distance, and they seemed to feel that this night would be very different from the past.

Xia Mu reached into his pocket, where there was a crumpled note.This is the phone number Ferranz gave him a long time ago. In case of an emergency, he can be reached at any time by calling this number.

He couldn't imagine the scene of working with that man, but compared with the interpretation of the genetic map and the truth of the fire, nothing was worth mentioning.He suddenly felt it was funny. Back then, he kept struggling, resisting, and even abandoned everything to flee abroad, but now he threw himself into the trap.

However, there are always things that must be done.

He pressed the number, and someone answered the phone after a few rings. The voice was as arrogant, frivolous, and impatient as he remembered.

Five minutes later, the call ended, Xia Mu put down the receiver and went to the room to pack his luggage. He knew that this time he would be greeted by a long journey that he had never experienced before, so long that he could never turn back.

As soon as he packed the suitcase, he heard the sound of propellers roaring from outside.

A white light shot into the window, he raised his hand and squinted his eyes, and saw a military helicopter slowly landing on the lawn.The huge propellers whipped up gusts of wind that could barely keep your eyes open.

Putting on his coat and picking up his suitcase, he walked out of the house. Two young men in military uniforms jumped out of the helicopter and ran to him to give a military salute.

"Professor, we are here to meet you under the order of the major."

"Thank you." He smiled and turned his head slowly.

In the dark room, someone slowly came out, it was Bai Xiao.

He was still wearing the clothes he had gone out just now, obviously he hadn't slept at all, and the helicopter lights fell on him, illuminating his pale face.The eyes that had cried were still red and swollen, and the dark pupils were like a pool of stagnant water, deep and silent, revealing a deep sadness.

"I'm sorry, I'm leaving, maybe I'll come back, maybe I won't." Xia Mu smiled sadly at him, "I'm sorry it's been so long...I'm not a good master, I always make you worry Hurt you, make you angry... I will not be here in the future, you have to live a good life with everyone in the ranch, forget about me. Without me, you will live better."

Ding Ding looked at him, and after a long time Bai Xiao opened his mouth in a low voice: "...you adults...is this how you treat feelings?"

His voice was full of unresolved sadness and resentment: "...you...you don't need to count what you said, and you can break the oath you made at will. No matter how close the relationship was, it doesn't matter how close you are. It doesn't matter if you have kissed and slept... When you are tired, everything can be treated as if it never happened, is this the way you adults treat feelings?!"

"I'm not bored..."

"That's why you hate me?"

"It's not..." Xia Mu used a lot of strength to resist touching Bai Xiao's head to comfort him, he could no longer be bound by his weak feelings.

"I just...can't be with you forever...because I can't give you what you want."

"I can give you many things, but what you want is something I can't do."

"So... I can only leave you... I'm sorry..."

Smiling apologetically to Bai Xiao, he turned and boarded the helicopter.

Bai Xiao didn't speak, nor did he catch up, but just stared blankly at him.The cold wind ruffled his hair and clothes, and his lonely figure looked like an abandoned child.

Amidst the roar of the propellers, the helicopter slowly soared into the sky.Through the window, the figure in Xia Mu's sight gradually faded away.The lonely figure became farther and farther away, smaller and smaller, and gradually turned into a black spot.

Finally disappeared.

He turned his head and closed his eyes tightly.Writer's words: continue to update the book edition of Aries Deacon from today^^

A few hours later, the plane entered the UK.Xia Mu was arranged to stay in the mansion where he was placed under house arrest, in that same room.

The layout of the room has not changed at all, giving him almost an illusion, as if the escape life these years is just a dream, and the warmth, sweetness, suspicion, quarrel, and farewell between him and Bai Xiao... are just his absurd fantasy .

While waiting for the dawn, he had no intention of resting, rummaged through his luggage aimlessly, and accidentally touched a hard object in the suitcase.

When he saw that thing, an inexplicable feeling hit his heart lightly.

It was a pipe.

It's not precious enough, not gorgeous enough, it's even considered a second-hand item, but he keeps it with him carefully all the time, and never forgets it, because it's the first gift Bai Xiao gave him.

In the many festivals that followed, Bai Xiao gave him many gifts.Those things were more valuable, more beautiful, and more useful, but only this pipe was a precious memory that he could not replace.

As long as he saw this gift, the young man's gentle voice seemed to echo in his ears.

"For some reason, I think the pipe suits you very well."

"In the future... I will give you a better gift..."

"I want to be a man worthy of you..."

"Every Christmas in the future, I want to spend with you, okay?"

He always remembered how young and innocent Bai Xiao's dream was, however, it was just a dream after all.

After playing with it casually for a while, he put down the pipe, thought about it and picked it up again.He never thought of using this thing, but today he had an inexplicable urge.

He wants to smoke.

Asking the officer guarding the room to borrow some tobacco, he stuffed it inexperienced into a pipe and lit it with a match.

He took his first puff that night, and the pipe was his constant companion for the rest of his life.

The overly stimulating smell made him cough violently, and the corners of his eyes were wet. He reached out to wipe the tears, but he couldn't wipe them away.

He rubbed his eyes vigorously, but there were more and more tears. He didn't know why.He is obviously not sad, and he knows that there is no other way but to leave, but he doesn't know why there is still a little bit of unbearable sadness hidden in his heart that he doesn't want anyone to see.

After a sleepless night, the next morning he came to the garden downstairs. In early summer, the garden was already surrounded by greenery.When he walked out of the house, he was greeted by the scent of flowers, the mild sweet scent mixed with the fresh smell of the morning air, which made his mind quite clear.

He saw that familiar figure from a distance, sitting leisurely at the dining table covered with white cloth drinking coffee, still looking like a luxurious nobleman.

Walking slowly, he stood in front of that person.

The other party raised his head lazily, and his emerald green eyes cast a playful smile at him.

"How did you do this? Tsk tsk, the stubble on your chin is popping out," the frivolous words were full of sarcasm, "Did that little sheep abuse you? Or won't you eat? I can't bear to see you fall into ruin. This look...you still smell like cigarettes. When did you start smoking? It’s been over a year since you last seen me. How did Mr. Professor degenerate into a dirty and sloppy old man? If your students saw it, they would cry .”

Xia Mu let Ferlandz laugh with a blank face, and when he had said enough and laughed enough, he asked, "I came here to find out the truth about the fire 20 years ago."

"This is the real reason why you came to me? Why did you suddenly think of this?" Ferranz smiled slightly, narrowing his eyes slightly, "Who have you met? Is it a high-level military officer, a government official, or someone else?" Who else? What did they tell you?"

"Who I met with is not important to you. The important thing is—was it the Netherlands who killed my family?" At that time, Xia Mu never thought that Ferlandz and Yin Shu would meet. what is the relationship.

Boring to poke the pie on the plate with a fork, Ferlandz nodded impatiently: "That's right, your family accidentally obtained a genetic map of the Netherlands. In order to eliminate all those who knew and destroy the map, Nether De Lan sent a killer. You will know what happened later, the fire destroyed your family, and you only saved your life because you followed me to see the art exhibition."

"For 20 years, the military has been tracking down the whereabouts of the map. Once the map is successfully deciphered, science and technology can be used to control biological genes and transform them into perfection. That's how things are. I've finished my words. Are you satisfied?" Pan Pan The pie had been forked to pieces, and Ferlandz threw the fork roughly, with an irritable expression on his face.

"Satisfied, thank you for being willing to tell me this," Xia Mu smiled slightly, knowing the whole truth made him feel more relaxed, "Now I finally understand what I should do in the future."

"What are you doing? Find another chance to escape after asking the question?"

"No, I am willing to provide the genetic map. But I need a period of observation to confirm that you will not use it in illegal ways."

"You really have too many demands," Ferranz sneered disdainfully, and stood up. "I hope you will keep your word this time. If you run away again, I will really be fired."

"Won't."

"Then prepare the room for a meeting at ten o'clock, and I will pick you up then."

Xia Mu nodded slightly, he could foresee that the life with Ferranz would not be too pleasant, but he did not regret it.

From now on, he will declare war on the Netherlands as a scientist and as the only survivor of his family.

After proper arrangements, Xia Mu reappeared in the eyes of the media soon after.Regarding his previous mysterious disappearance, the military claimed that it was to carry out a secret mission assigned by the royal family.He was eventually assigned a position as a visiting professor at the Sandhurst Military Academy, where he was free to do research every day in addition to simple teaching tasks.

Although finally reduced to a running dog of the army, in essence, he has returned to his former life.

It was another winter afternoon, and the corridors of the teaching building were quiet.Xia Mu sat alone by the window and read science magazines.

There was a light knock on the door outside, and he responded, the door was pushed open carefully, and a handsome young man poked his head in.Seeing the red and swollen corners of his eyes from crying, Xia Mu roughly understood what happened.

"What's the matter? You were scolded by Mr. Major again?" He smiled and stretched out his hand to the boy. The boy hesitated for a while, then threw himself into his arms whimpering aggrievedly.

Xia Mu sighed in his heart, this was also one of the reasons why he didn't want to work with Ferranz.

That guy is impatient and irritable, and will throw a tantrum when the slightest irritation occurs.He himself was not afraid of Franz's bad temper, and dared to contradict him with all kinds of harsh words, but those children were different.

Whether it was the cadets under Ferranz's guidance, the young officers who followed him, or even the interns assigned to him, almost everyone had been scolded by him.What surprised Xia Mu was that those who had been wronged by Ferranz would eventually come to him to complain.

It was so in the past and it is still so.

Since entering the Military Academy, countless people came to him crying for comfort.At the busiest time, his office was full of crying children, which was very miserable.

Xia Mu originally liked children, and seeing them cry made her heart feel very distressed, so she often made time to comfort them.Wait until they are sent away, and then go to Franz to vent their grievances.

It was the same today, he came to the bridge club outside the school gate at night, waiting for that annoying guy while eating.This is how they most often meet outside of work.

After dinner and playing cards with acquaintances for a while, he saw Franz enter through the door.

"When will you get rid of this bad temper?" As soon as the other party sat down, he complained as usual, "I didn't come back to England to help you clean up this mess!"

"If you can't even bear that level of criticism, you are not qualified to be a soldier." Ferranz snorted coldly.

"Don't sound so high-sounding, you just want to scold people." Xia Mu lit a pipe, "You need to ease the relationship with the children. How about having a party and inviting everyone to eat cake? I know a good baker ..."

"I hate children and desserts the most! You want my life?!" Ferranz slapped the table fiercely, "If you like children so much, you might as well give birth to one yourself!"

Wow──

Xia Mu picked up a glass of cold water at hand and splashed it on Franz's face.

The club was quiet for a moment, and then continued to be noisy.While chatting and playing cards happily, the officers secretly watched the situation here, and had no intention of trying to persuade them to fight.

The bickering between the two is one of the club's regular shows.

"You idiot who doesn't know what to do!" Xia Mu scolded in a low voice, "When you betray your relatives in the future, don't come to me!"

"Before worrying about others, correct your own shortcomings." Ferranz took out a handkerchief to wipe off the water droplets on his hair, and threw it on Xia Mu. "Can you wash this thing?"

"Don't take the topic to irrelevant places!"

"Hmph, let's change to another one. Do you remember going to the Glandenberg military base for a meeting the day after tomorrow?"

"...When was it decided?" Xia Mu was stunned for a moment, "Why didn't I know?"

"I've already sent five emails to your e-mail!" Ferranz snatched Xia Mu's pipe from his mouth and pressed it into a glass of orange juice, "You idiot, what else do you do besides smoking a pipe ?!"

Low laughter sounded from all around, and the furious man immediately stabbed a sharp gaze.

"Okay, I'm going to pack my things now." Fearing that Franz would start a fight with others, Xia Mu hurriedly smoothed things over with a headache, and fished out the wet pipe from the orange juice by the way.

Recently he borrowed a few interesting books, and often read them so much that he even forgot to eat, let alone talk about emails.Ferlandz has been entangled in heavy military affairs all year round, and is very irritable all day long. If he really forgot to go to Glandenburg, he might be so angry to death.

Saying goodbye to Franz hurriedly, Xia Mu hurried home.He is now temporarily living in a senior military officer's dormitory. The two-story brick and wood building has a classical style of the old era, with a garden and a garage.

The military arranged for him several smart cadets to take care of his food and daily life.But for him, such a life was neither pleasant nor unpleasant.

Because he doesn't feel at home in this house.

Walking on the quiet bluestone path, when he saw the dim light in the window from a distance, he didn't feel warm.He no longer has a home in England, he just lives with a few young people he has never met.

"Professor, welcome back!" Hearing the sound of the door opening, a handsome young man ran downstairs immediately and took his coat and top hat.

"Thanks," he smiled, "do you have coffee?"

"Ah... no... I'll make it for you right away!"

"No, just put the bath water for me."

"……Yes!"

The boy got the order, and immediately ran away obediently. Xia Mu walked into the living room wearily, and suddenly shivered.

The teenager took his coat, but forgot to bring him home clothes, and the house was not heated.

It wasn't the first time something like this happened. He was too embarrassed to worry about such a trivial matter, so he hugged his shoulders in embarrassment and went to find clothes by himself.

The bath water wasn't hot enough, and didn't include his favorite lemon bath salts; the water stains on the floor tiles were not wiped dry, and he almost fell.

The pajamas were stained with tea stains yesterday, and no one has washed them until now; the desk is always messy, and as long as he doesn't speak, no one will tidy it up.

With his mind thinking about academic issues all day long, Xia Mu couldn't arrange everything at home in an all-round way.Although several young people respected him very much, they didn't know him at all.No one knew when to do what, without Xia Mu's clear order, everyone would just wipe the floor and mow the lawn endlessly.

Xia Mu understands that no matter how many people are around him, it is impossible for him to live a contented life, not because the people around him don't work hard, but because they are not Bai Xiao.

Only Bai Xiao can guess what he wants based on his words, his eyes, and even the slight changes in his facial expressions.Is it hungry or thirsty, coffee or barbecue, low back pain or neck pain...

No one can be more considerate than Bai Xiao, and no one can be more capable than Bai Xiao.For Xia Mu's thoughts, he is the only one who has reached the point of perfection.

But why do you still think about these now, memories can only be memories.The comfortable life of the past is long gone and will never come back again.

After making himself a cup of coffee, Xia Mu started to pack his things after taking a shower.The children around him were not as familiar with his work as Bai Xiao, if they were asked to help, they might miss important information, and it would be troublesome to make Ferlandz angry again.

He suppressed his drowsiness, put the documents one by one into the suitcase, and suddenly found that his identification card was missing.

The magnetic card recorded his fingerprints and irises, and it was his passport to the military base. If he lost it, he would not even be able to enter the gate of the base.Thinking that Ferlandz would go into a rage when he knew about this, Xia Mu felt that his headache was about to burst.

He tried to think where the magnetic card might be, and finally remembered that he had used it as a bookmark in a borrowed book.To make matters worse, he had just returned the book to the library during the day.

It was almost ten o'clock, and the library was already closed.Worried that the book would be borrowed, he almost had no sleep that night, and hurried to the library early the next morning.

"Professor, did you put something in the book and return it?" The librarian he knew laughed when he saw him, and he couldn't argue with it. He smiled awkwardly and rushed into the library. Find a book in between.

Although it was still morning, the library was already filled with self-study students in twos and threes.He shuttled between the desk and the bookshelf, and accidentally caught a glimpse of a figure.

The man was sitting in front of the desk, resting his cheek on one hand, and was gazing at the scenery outside the window.

Xia Mu stopped in a daze.

The warm morning sun fell on the young man's soft black hair, outlining a hazy golden halo.His eyelashes are very long, his thin lips are slightly pursed, his nose bridge is high, and his side face is so beautiful that people can hardly take their eyes off it.

Standing next to the bookshelf and staring at him blankly, Xia Mu had already forgotten what he was going to do.

The young man bathed in the sun is as beautiful as a dream, and his body seems to be covered with a charming golden mist, which gently separates him from everything around him.As if aware that he was being watched, the young man turned his head, those dark eyes were deep and charming, seeming melancholy and indifferent.

Afraid that he was really hallucinating, Xia Mu rubbed his eyes vigorously.

When he raised his head again, there was no one in front of the desk.

Complicated emotions filled his heart, whether it was melancholy or self-deprecating, he smiled lonely.How could a person who obviously never appeared in a dream turn into a beautiful illusion under the sun?Is he too tired, or is he subconsciously dissatisfied with his current life?

Looking at the empty seat, he couldn't recover for a long time.