Brother Jack, don't kill me!

Xia Youjie saw Luo Te again two weeks later.

Xia Youjie followed Charles into Wiltshire's mansion.

The corridor leading to the basement was still dark, and the lamp that could have illuminated the road seemed to have been broken a long time ago, so he had to walk down slowly according to the wall very carefully.

Xia Youjie knocked on the basement door.

After a while, the basement door was opened.

Lot's face appeared behind the door.

The shadow covered his expression. Xia Youjie seemed to see his fearful expression the moment he opened the door, but after Lotter saw clearly who the person outside was, this fear disappeared suddenly.

Lot raised the corner of his mouth, he opened the door, and showed a big smile towards Xia Youjie outside the door, but it seemed to be a forced smile, and he said, "Jie, you are here again."

Xia Youjie walked in, and the door closed again behind his back.

Lot pointed a finger at him and said, "Keep your voice down, although Dad is not at home today, but—"

Xia Youjie asked, "But what?"

Lot lowered his eyes, and his hand on the doorknob slowly slipped down. Then, he rubbed his fingers and said, "Dad won't let me play with you. He said that I would not be a good boy." .”

Lott said, he raised his head, he seemed to frown, but he couldn't see very clearly under the dim light in the basement.

"But why must I be a good boy?"

Xia Youjie listened quietly, then he shook his head and said, "It's not necessary."

"Your father doesn't like you. There's no need for you to—"

Lott nodded, he laughed, clapped his hands and said, "I think so too."

Luo Te trotted over, he sat beside Xia Youjie, and turned his head to look at Xia Youjie.

The distance suddenly became closer.

Lott came closer, his eyelashes were very long, fluttering with the blinking movements, those sparkling eyes seemed to be alive again, he seemed to be talking about something, but Xia Youjie couldn't listen at all.

He felt his heart beat faster and faster.

"thump."

"thump."

Xia Youjie wanted to calm down, so he took a deep breath.

Can't calm down at all.

When Lott spoke, his warm breath touched Xia Youjie's neck with his movements, as if raising the temperature there.

Luo Te looked at Xia Youjie and said, "But I still want to go out."

Xia Youjie subconsciously wanted to say "yes", but at this moment, he remembered something, and asked, "What happened that night...?"

Lott didn't seem to want to say it.

Lott lowered his eyes, his hands grabbed the hem of his sleeve, and kept pulling it down, as if trying to cover up something.

Xia Youjie stretched out his hand, and he pressed Lotte's palm.

Xia Youjie's voice was very gentle, but with an air of irresistibility, he said, "Can I have a look?"

Lot bit his lower lip, he shook his head, but nodded again, as if he didn't know what to do because he was too hesitant.

Xia Youjie sighed, and said, "If you don't show me, I won't take you out."

"No."

Lot retorted subconsciously, raising his eyes as if he was about to cry.

It was also at that time that Xia Youjie took down his relaxed palm.

Because the light in the basement was too dim, and because the cuffs of Luo Te's baggy clothes were too long, covering part of the traces, Xia Youjie didn't notice it at first.

Only at this time did Xia Youjie discover some clues.

Lott's arm hidden under the cuff had bruises.

Xia Youjie stretched out his hand and opened the cuff that was covering it.

On the young man's thin and white right arm, there were many bruises and clotted scars, some of which hadn't scabbed yet, blood stains could be vaguely seen.

Like it was punched out.

And not just in one place.

Xia Youjie watched as Lott covered his neckline, and that action implied something.

"let me see."

Not in a forceful tone, Lott hesitated for a moment, but let go.

Lotter's collar was pulled down by his fingers.

In order to see clearly, Xia Youjie looked down.

On the boy's collarbone, there were bruises from being pinched out, which looked a little pitiful.

"It's not serious," Lott said.

"No." Xia Youjie said, "It's very serious."

Lott smiled, and he said, "My brother helped me block it that day, so it didn't look so—"

Almost subconsciously, Xia Youjie's fingers touched those bruises.

"Does it hurt?"

Lot whimpered, nodded, and said with a sob in his voice, "It hurts."

Xia Youjie lowered his eyes, rubbing his fingers, the skin he touched was scarred, but the temperature was so warm.

As if to hide something, Xia Youjie's fingers left the bruise, he stretched out his hand to adjust Lotte's clothes, and said, "Next time, I will bring you some ointment."

Lott nodded, he laughed and said, "Thank you."

The distance between the two was too close because of the action just now.

It was so close that Xia Youjie could see the looming scars under his baggy clothes when he laughed.

Xia Youjie hugged him.

Luo Te seemed to be stunned. After a while, he also stretched out his hand and wrapped it around Xia Youjie's neck.

The smell on the boy's body was very light, and after hugging him, Xia Youjie realized that he was so thin and weak.

Lotte put his head lightly on Xia Youjie's shoulder, and he said, "Jie, can you take me out today?"

Xia Youjie froze for a moment, then said, "Okay."

Lott laughed, and he raised the corners of his mouth, smiling brightly.

He turned his head and whispered in Xia Youjie's ear, "Thank you. You are the best, Jie."

The heart seems to be beating faster.

Lotter let go of his hand first, he ran over and opened the basement door.

Xia Youjie went out after him.

Luo Te seemed to want to say something to his brother, so he asked Xia Youjie to wait at the door for a while.

Charles was in his mother's room at the time, and he was taking care of the mentally ill man.

When he heard the bedroom door being opened, Charles turned his head and saw Lott, he asked, "What's wrong?"

Lott stood at the door, and he said, "I want to go with Jie, is that okay, brother?"

Charles sighed, his golden eyes looked at Lott, then he propped his chin, thought for a moment, and said, "Father said he would be back at nine o'clock tonight."

Such an answer is tacit consent.

"Okay!" Lot said, he backed out, closed the door, smiled through the crack of the door, and said to his brother in the room, "I'll be back before then."

After getting an affirmative reply, Lott ran downstairs again, his footsteps were brisk, maybe he had never been so happy as today, when he ran down the stairs, his feet slipped and he almost fell down.

But Xia Youjie was standing at the bottom of the stairs, so he staggered into Xia Youjie's arms.

Lotte stood on tiptoe, he put his arms around Xia Youjie's neck, and said, "Let's go out."

……

Lot seldom, almost never, left the basement.

He observed everything around him like a bird released from its cage.

They walked aimlessly through the streets of the town.

But Lott's white hair and golden eyes were too conspicuous.

People in the town can almost recognize him when they see this iconic appearance.

From time to time, people around him looked at and watched, which seemed to make Lott feel a little uncomfortable.

Luo Te pulled the corner of Xia Youjie's clothes. After seeing Xia Youjie's gaze, Luo Te thought for a while and asked, "I want to go to school."

"is it okay?"

Xia Youjie didn't answer whether it was good or not, he just held Lott's hand and led him to run.

Lott was caught off guard by his hand and ran, but he didn't resist, but laughed and followed Xia Youjie.

The location of the school is very remote, and on weekends, there are almost no people.

The school gates are also closed.

Lot pressed his hands on the railing of the iron gate. He turned his head, looked at Xia Youjie, and said, "I can't get in."

His voice sounded a little lost and aggrieved.

Xia Youjie approached, he raised his head, looked at the wall next to him, shook his head, and said, "It's just a little troublesome to be able to go in."

Xia Youjie has always been called a good student by the teachers, but this does not prevent him from climbing the wall and entering the school fluently.

Lott's eyes widened. He watched Xia Youjie turn in, looked at himself through the door, and said, "Jie, that's amazing."

Xia Youjie smiled and asked, "Can you come over?"

Lot raised his head, looked at the wall next to him, and nodded.

The wall was considered high for a child, and Lott tried several times before climbing up, and then, looking at the ground at a certain height, he dared not go down.

"Jay."

Luo Te called Xia Youjie's name, his voice trembling, and he asked, "Will you catch me?"

Xia Youjie raised his head. He smiled against the light and said, "Yes. Don't worry."

Lott said, "Okay."

So Lot closed his eyes and jumped down without any scruples.

He fell into Xia Youjie's arms, with almost no weight, and the bones in his wrist were even slightly knocked.

Luo Te raised his head, he laughed, and then he was put down, Xia Youjie took his hand and led him into the teaching building.

Lotter looked at every classroom and said, "It would be great if I could come too."

"Why not?"

"Because my father doesn't allow it." Lott's voice lowered, and he said, "He will hit me."

Lott said: "Jay, it would be great if we lived in a virtual world, a fairy tale world with aliens and monsters. There is nothing to be sad about, and I yearn for such a world."

Xia Youjie's throat was choked, and he watched Lott turn his head, looking at himself sadly.

The boy spoke words like a dream.

Xia Youjie said, "Perhaps such a world exists."

"But my brother said it was just a fairy tale. No one can help us kill my father."

The language that came out of him didn't look like the words a child could utter.

Lot laughed, and he said, "Let's not talk about this. Can I go in and have a look?"

He pointed to the open playroom door.

Xia Youjie took him in.

That's where Xia Youjie would come after school. The activity room had a bookshelf with some books he often read.

Lotte stood on tiptoe, he tried to reach for it, but after realizing that he couldn't get it, he turned his head to look at Xia Youjie again.

Xia Youjie walked over, and he took it easily.

It was a somewhat complicated mathematics textbook, with Xia Youjie's handwriting on it, very clear and clean.

Lott sat down on the chair next to him. He reached out and flipped through the pages. After reading a few pages, he couldn't understand. After all, he had never been to school, so he raised his head and looked at Xia Youjie eagerly.

Lotte's expression was somewhat innocent.

Xia Youjie smiled. He walked over and sat down beside Lott. He stretched out his hand, pointed at the place Lott was looking at, and explained.

Lot propped his chin, he listened very carefully, and responded from time to time.

Xia Youjie didn't know if he understood, but Lotte's expression looked joyful.

Lott smiled, the dimples on his face were so beautiful that it made one's heart itch.

Soon, Xia Youjie finished speaking, and he turned the page of the book with his fingers. At this moment, he felt his shoulders being put on his shoulders.

Lotte's hand was on his shoulder, and the white-haired boy came closer, and he kissed Xia Youjie's face lightly, like a dragonfly on the water.

A moist kiss.

Xia Youjie froze, only Lotte's smiling face remained in his sight.

Lotte's lips moved, and he said, "Jay, that's amazing."

Lott sat back, and he asked, "Can you teach me next time?"

Xia Youjie nodded, and he said, "Okay. But—"

He hesitated, and finally said, "Can you kiss me again?"

"Okay." Lott said, he leaned over again, and was hugged in the arms of the older boy, and he kissed Xia Youjie lightly on the corner of his mouth.

The rapid beating of the heart seemed uncontrollable.

Xia Youjie's throat rolled, he narrowed his eyes, looked over, and said, "Continue, how about it?"

Luo Te nodded. He sat in Xia Youjie's arms and listened with his head propped up.

The bodies of the two were very close. For a moment, Xia Youjie thought that his accelerated heartbeat would be heard.

Xia Youjie pointed to the handwriting on the book with the hand wearing the red string. He spoke slowly and softly.

Luo Te seemed to be a little sleepy, his head kept sliding down, always bumping into Xia Youjie's arm, at the first time he turned his head in a little panic, looking at Xia Youjie's expression.

After realizing that Xia Youjie was not angry, he turned around again, lowered his head, and looked at the writing on the book.

Xia Youjie touched his white hair subconsciously, it felt nice and soft.

In the middle of the talk, Luo Te still fell asleep, leaning on Xia Youjie's shoulder, breathing lightly.

Luo Te's clothes were a little thin, Xia Youjie was afraid that he would catch a cold and get sick at this time, so he carefully took off his clothes and covered them.

But Lott seemed to be startled by his movement. He opened his misty eyes, raised his head to take a look, rubbed against Xia Youjie's chest, found a comfortable position, and closed his eyes.

It was a quiet afternoon, as if the cicadas did not make a sound, and the sunlight came in through the window glass, which was a bit dazzling.

……

It was already night when Lotte woke up, and after realizing that he had fallen asleep, he still stuttered and apologized to Xia Youjie.

But Xia Youjie said it didn't matter.

Lott nodded, he looked at the darkening sky, and asked the time in a panic.

After realizing that it will be a long time before his father returns, Lott is relieved again.

He wants to go to the rooftop to see the stars.

Xia Youjie took him there.

When I encountered a vending machine on the road, I stopped and bought a bag of potato chips.

The potato chips in the vending machine only have sour cream flavor and original flavor. Xia Youjie gave Luo Te the original flavor and asked him if he likes it?

Lotter took a piece and said, "I like it."

Afterwards, Lott shook his head and said, "I don't like the sour cream flavor. Jie's choice is very good."

In fact, he has never eaten sour cream-flavored potato chips, but Xia Youjie chose them for him, and he subconsciously fell in love with them.

The wind on the roof was a bit strong, and Lotte's white hair was blown up.

He put his hands on the railing, looked down, and said, "Jie, where do people go after death?"

Xia Youjie shook his head, and said, "I don't know."

Lott smiled, and he said: "My brother's friend said that people will go to another world after death, because when they die, their brains explode and form a new world, so they will become that new world God."

"If I have the ability to create such a world, I will wish that it is a pure white world without worries."

Xia Youjie just replied, "You won't die. At least not now."

Lott said "hmm".

Lott turned around. He was sitting next to Xia Youjie and was fed a piece of potato chips.

Lotte leaned on Xia Youjie's shoulder. He raised his head, looked at the starry sky in the distance, and said, "It's fireworks."

Xia Youjie looked in the direction of his finger, and with a few soft sounds, fireworks exploded in the night sky.

Xia Youjie said: "At this time, making a wish will be very effective."

"really?"

Lott said: "Then I want to wish that my mother's illness will be cured, that my father will die soon, and I hope that I can escape."

Xia Youjie turned his head, looked at Lott, and said, "If you wish too much, it won't work."

Lott thought for a while, and he said: "Then I hope that I can escape, no matter where I escape to. Can this wish come true?"

Xia Youjie turned his head and said, "Yes."

When the stars were shining brightly and the fireworks were blooming, Xia Youjie looked at Lott beside him, and he promised seriously: "I will take you out."

作者有话要说：感谢在2021-05-1920:36:21~2021-05-2012:54:55期间为我投出霸王票或灌溉营养液的小天使哦~

Thanks to the little angel who threw the landmine: Prohibition of pornography 2;

Thanks to the little angel of the irrigation nutrient solution: Yicun randomly counted 1 bottle;

Thank you very much for your support, I will continue to work hard!