Shanhai Inn

Lu Zhuo was very familiar with this voice, it was the voice next door that made him sleepless for several days.

Lu Zhuo was stunned and didn't know what to do for a moment. He was silent when the person in front of him said a few times and finally spoke a normal language.

"You, hello, I'm He Changle, the forum ID is [Slightly Fat Captain of the Seal], I made an appointment for plastic surgery at twelve o'clock, but I'm a little scared, so I haven't communicated with the doctor about the specific matters, can you help me?" I……"

His dinosaur pajamas were cute and conspicuous, causing the guests behind to look this way frequently.

Sensing everyone's gaze, He Changle was terrified. He held on to the tail of the little dinosaur's pajamas tightly, his complexion became paler and his voice became smaller and smaller, and finally fell silent.

Lu Zhuo could tell that this person might be a real fear.

"Come in first." Afraid of scaring him, Lu Yan tried to slow down his voice, "Come in and let's talk slowly, don't be afraid."

The cub's voice is soft and soft, and the breath on his body is warm, very healing.

He Changle listened, relaxed a little, said hello softly, and followed Lu Zhuo into the cubicle.

The two sat down in the small living room, and Lu Zhuo poured a cup of tea for He Changle, and only made a sound when he was almost relieved.

"If you are afraid to communicate directly with the doctor, you can tell me, it's okay." Lu Yan smiled at him, "I see that you made an appointment for plastic surgery, what exactly do you want to adjust?"

Lu Zhuo couldn't see it by himself.

He thinks that He Changle is pretty good-looking. Although there is a word "slightly fat" in his ID, he is not fat at all. He is pretty and cute and doesn't need to be adjusted at all.

"Actually, I placed the wrong order." He Changle said embarrassedly, "My need is not for plastic surgery, but to... I want to repair my language center."

Can the language center also be modified?

Lu Zhuo was startled, then heard He Changle ask him.

"Have you ever heard the cry of a seal?"

When Lu Zhuo watched the video before, he heard that the naive little seal was lying on the ice and yelling at people. It was super cute, and the barrage was full of hahahaha.

He nodded: "Yes, it's very cute, what's the matter?"

cute?

He Changle thought so before, but now he doesn't think so.

Maybe it's the smell of the cub that made him trust him unconsciously, or maybe it's because some worries have been stuffed in his heart for too long and he needs to talk to others.

He Changle looked at Lu Zhuo, and after a while, mustered up the courage to speak out again.

"I'm a seal, and I...wasn't like that before."

When he was a child, He Changle was not socially afraid, but a talkative and lively happy little seal. His daily routine was to catch fish and swim with his companions, and then go to the ice to bask in the sun.

A few years passed so leisurely, and then one day, the group received a notice from the Monster Bureau to implement the basic education program for monsters, so the little seal packed his bags and traveled thousands of miles to Longdu to go to school.

Before arriving in Longdu, He Changle was full of expectations for school life, but on the first day of coming to school, those expectations were all turned into ashes.

On the day of the report, the teacher asked him to go up and do a self-introduction, and He Changle was nervous, so he just said ababa ababa.

He will never forget the eyes of his classmates at that time, the surprise and astonishment made him feel extremely embarrassed.

Monsters can control their own nature when they are trained to be human, but He Changle is an exception. Although most of the time they are speaking human words, as long as their emotions fluctuate, no matter whether they are positive or negative, they will uncontrollably utter abaaaba words. sound.

In the past in the North Pole, everyone was a seal, and everyone liked Aba Aba, He Changle didn't think there was any problem with this.

But now, even if his classmates never said anything bad in front of him, He Changle could still see from their eyes that he was a weird existence in their eyes, out of tune with everything around him.

No one wants to play with him, no one wants to be friends with him, he does everything by himself.

The little seal cub, at a place nearly [-] kilometers away from home, felt unprecedentedly lonely.

Will people like me as long as I stop being like this?

As He Changle thought about it, he began to consciously control himself not to speak so much, but the more he wanted to control, the more nervous he became, and the more nervous he became, the more he couldn't control it.

There are more and more embarrassing eyes around him.

Slowly, the originally lively and happy little seal became taciturn. He didn't want to talk, and he didn't dare to go into the crowd. The little seal became a little snail, nesting himself in the shell, not even daring to stick out his tentacles. little bit.

This situation continued for many years, and it did not get better until graduation.

After leaving school, He Changle chose to work as a freelancer and became a seal in a small house. Every day, he drew pictures, played games, chased new fans, read comics, bought and bought figures, and ordered takeaway for three meals, or secretly in the dead of night when everyone was away. go down and get it.

He felt quite comfortable like this, and there was nothing wrong with it, so he hadn't bothered about those things for a long time, but recently, Abaaba became Mr. Seal's trouble again.

"Because I'm in a relationship." He Changle said shyly as he hugged the little dinosaur's tail again.

His boyfriend is a snow leopard, and the two met in an online blind date post in the inn.

Mr. Xuebao is gentle and good-looking, and he also has a common language with him. Both his personality and appearance seem to be grown according to He Changle's preferences.

He Changle liked him very much.

Likes bring care, and care makes him worry about gains and losses.

After being in love for more than eight months, the two often made video calls. Mr. Xuebao's voice was very nice, especially when he laughed, He Changle listened to his heart.

But he never made a sound, even with the voice turned on, he only communicated with his boyfriend by text.

He Changle was scared.

He knew that he would definitely go crazy uncontrollably, fearing that his lover would alienate him and even loathe him like his former friends.

Yes, when he first went to school in Longdu, the little seal actually had a friend. That person didn't look at him with weird eyes, but said to him in a very warm voice——

"Is it lonely alone? Then I'll be with you from now on."

It was healing and warm at first, but slowly everything became a complaint.

"Can you stop talking like this all the time? Is it so difficult to control it a little bit? Even if you can't control it, can you lower your voice?"

"Could you stay away from me next time you're ababa? You don't even know what passers-by think of me."

"He Changle, shut up, please?"

"I've had enough, don't walk with me in the future."

"..."

He Changle didn't want to lose his only friend here, so he endured it silently, no matter how cruel he was, he just whispered sorry to him.

Then one day, the school organized a reading activity, and the two agreed to be together, but when they arrived at the library, He Changle saw that his friend had already formed a group with other students, and saw him look away instantly.

The two people who were inseparable before seemed like strangers at this moment.

When he went back that day, He Changle hesitated for a long time, and sent a message to his friend on WeChat.

"Do you feel ashamed to be friends with me?"

Friends did not return.

He Changle stared at the message box and waited all night, and then deleted all his contact information before dawn the next day.

……

From then on he became a man again.

The more you care about it, the more tormented you will be when you lose it, and He Changle knows this very well.

A few days ago, it was the first anniversary of the relationship between He Changle and Mr. Xuebao. Mr. Xuebao said seriously and gently that he wanted to meet him.

"I like you so much, I want to see you and be by your side."

That's what he said, his voice was so soft that it was blurred by the microphone.

He Changle actually wanted to see him very much, so even though he had concerns in his heart, after a long silence, he still said yes.

After saying this word, He Changle began to suffer from insomnia all night long. He was looking forward to and afraid, and practiced speaking in front of the mirror whenever he had time. This is how Lu Zhuo's insomnia sound came from every night.

Obviously, he failed.

Seeing that the time to meet was approaching, He Changle became more and more panicked, and finally thought of using surgery to solve this problem.

"...That's it." He Changle looked at Lu Zhuo, "I know that there are related cases in the inn. I helped a monster with a language barrier to repair the language center before. Since he can do it, then I should be able to do it in a situation like mine. Right? If it can be done, is there too much time?"

Mr. Seal and Mr. Snow Leopard are scheduled to meet on the tenth, which is the fifth.

Lu Zhuo talked about He Changle's matter with Yinhua on WeChat, and there was a quick reply - it can be done, and there is time.

Lu Zhuo told He Changle the truth, but he didn't take him upstairs to the printing place, but asked, "Have you thought about it yet?"

He Changle pinched the tail of the dinosaur in his arms, but said nothing.

Lu Zhuo slowed down his voice, and then asked: "Or, do you dislike your nature?"

He Changle was stunned.

He sat there, silent for a long time, and finally shook his head.

"Actually...not disgusted." He Changle's voice was very soft. "It's in my nature, even though it's bothered me a lot."

"Although no one likes me, I like mine very much."

"I think I'm very good."

He Changle had said these words to his friend before. Back then, his friend frowned and his voice was so sharp that he was almost scolding him, saying that he had no self-esteem and was not self-motivated, and he didn't want to be a better self if he was looked at like that by others.

But what is a better self?

Is it to abandon nature?

He Changle doesn't think so.

When he said this this time, he kept secretly observing Lu Zhuo's expression, thinking that if his expression was a little different from before, he would immediately leave silently.

But Lu Zhuo didn't, he listened quietly from the beginning to the end, his eyes were clear and gentle, with pure kindness that He Changle hadn't seen for a long time.

He doesn't dislike himself, he is willing to listen to himself say these things.

He Changle is actually a monster who is easily satisfied, he doesn't even need others to like him, as long as he doesn't dislike him, that's enough.

And Lu Zhuo was actually very happy to hear him say that.

"If you don't like your own nature and feel better without it, I will respect your choice. Since it is not the case, I think you should think again."

"First, loving yourself is the premise for you to love everyone. You should not adapt the self you love for the love of others."

"Secondly, if a person keeps saying that he loves you and likes you, but he can't even accept your nature, then I don't think this person is worthy of your liking, let alone your changing yourself for him."

Lu Zhuo looked at him with clear eyes and a gentle voice.

"Besides, you haven't met him yet, so how do you know he won't like you like this?"

"You should have a little more faith in yourself, and a little more faith in the person you choose."

He Changle's eyes flickered, and his heart seemed to be hit by a soft object, making it tremble slightly.

He also had this feeling before he came to Longdu, but after so many years, it was already very strange.

It was so unfamiliar that he felt at a loss.

He Changle unconsciously grabbed the dinosaur's tail again, lowered his head, and fell silent again.

Lu Zhuo didn't urge him, just sat there quietly with him, and only spoke again after a long time.

"Would you like some hot water?"

The tea poured for He Changle didn't have time to drink, it was already cold.

"Ah? Hmm...Okay, thank you." He Changle looked at him flusteredly, with round eyes.

Lu Zhuo smiled, poured out the tea, added hot water, and sent it to him again.

He Changle picked up the teacup, the temperature on it was slightly hotter than Wen's, and it was warm in his hand, melting into his heart along the palm of his hand.

He likes this feeling.

Holding the teacup, He Changle nodded for a long while, and finally made a sound.

"……it is good."

The voice is so small that you may not hear it at a distance, but it is very serious.

Lu Zhuo also responded seriously: "Don't be afraid, it's okay, it only takes three days to recover after repairing the language center, you can do it tomorrow afternoon, you still have time to think about it."

Mr. Seal, who has been feared by the society for many years, now doesn't know how to respond to other people's kindness. In the end, he just looked at Lu Zhuo with a shy smile and said hello again.

Seeing that he was much more relaxed and happy than when he first came in, Lu Zhuo also smiled.

The two continued to chat for about half an hour, when He Changle's cell phone rang, and he looked down at the screen, a smile immediately appeared on his face.

This smile is so sweet, you can tell who is calling at a glance.

Of course, Mr. Seal wanted to talk to his lover, so he didn't stay in the cubicle any longer. He said goodbye to Lu Zhuo and left first.

The little seal went upstairs with a cheerful back, and the tail of the little dinosaur on the pajamas kept shaking.

Seeing He Changle like this, Lin Xin and the others were a little surprised.

"Huh? Am I right? Was it just the little seal next to the path?"

"Should be, right? He's the only one in the entire inn wearing little dinosaur pajamas. Hey, when did you become so lively?"

Several people had question marks in their hearts at the same time.

In my impression, this seal is extremely housebound, and it is easy to leave the room. Occasionally, when it comes out, it will bow its head and rush past people, with an autistic appearance of "don't look at me or talk to me, just pretend I don't exist".

"Because Xiaolu is very healing." Jiji had nothing to do, squatting outside the cubicle and listening to the whole process, "Our Luzai is amazing."

"That's true." Lin Xin took it for granted. The cub was cured very well, as can be seen from Yang Jian's time.

It is indeed the softest and warmest cub in their inn.

Thinking of this, Daoist Xiaolin felt proud, and then heard Gu Jiuzhang's voice next to him.

"There is one more person who needs to be healed."

"Who?"

"Mr. Lu."

Gu Jiuzhang pointed forward, several people looked over and saw Lu Fengshi who had just walked in from the outside.

The evil mist on his body was heavier than before, with a deep color, as if a cloud of thick ink had fainted around him.

The little shopkeeper looked at it and wanted to be silent.

What's the matter with this sense of crisis that the inn repair bill is getting closer and closer to him?

Gu Jiuzhang and Yang Jian were also very worried about Lu Feng's loss of control: "Have you figured out a way to keep the two of them close together for a long time?"

"..."

Lin Xin rubbed his brows in melancholy, and told them the answer with actions.

Okay, it seems like it's all for nothing.

A few people couldn't think of any solution, so they could only feel melancholy with the Taoist leader.

Feeling melancholy, Lu Fengshi walked in from the outside, instead of going upstairs, he went forward and gently knocked on the door of the cubicle.

hmmmm?

What is this fierce god looking for our cute cub again?

Looking at the fierce and cold look, the guests always felt that he was going to do something cruel to Xiao Zai Zai, so they quietly glanced over there.

And the door of the cubicle opened quickly.

Lu Zhuo stood behind the door, watching Lu Fengshi wagging his tail: "Mr. Lu, what's wrong?"

The guests saw that the fierce and cold feeling on Lu Fengshi's body faded a lot the moment they saw Lu Zhuo.

He looked at Lu Fengshi, his eyes were as deep and beautiful as ever, and his voice was as deep and pleasant as ever, he said.

"Come out with me."