Played by the devil in the palm of his hand

Happy birthday?

Xu Chi felt that he hadn't heard this word for a long time, and was even a little dazed, as if he couldn't understand its meaning.

Feeling at a loss, he subconsciously withdrew his arms from the table and placed them in the shadow under the table. He moved his feet back and hid them under the chair.

From a psychological point of view, this is an unconscious search for a sense of security, that is, he feels threatened by himself.

Xu Chi opened his mouth and asked suspiciously, "Birthday?"

Jun Ye smiled and said: "Yes, your birthday, according to the calendar of that world, today is indeed your birthday."

"The time in the two worlds is different." He paused, looking at him fondly, "So I can celebrate your birthday twice a year from now on."

That's right... Xu Chi hasn't had the habit of celebrating birthdays since he was 20, because birthdays always remind him of the man and woman who gave birth to him and then abandoned him.

After a long time, Xu Chi automatically ignored this special day.

Not to mention the half-year time difference between the two worlds, Xu Chi certainly wouldn't think of his winter birthday in the summer of this world.

Xu Chi remembered the beautiful letter he received in the morning, which must have been Jun Ye's birthday present to him.

"You..." Xu Chi hesitated and hesitated, as if looking for something to say, and asked, "How did you know my birthday?"

"I deciphered your soldier card, which contains your date of birth."

"Oh, like this……"

Outside the floor-to-ceiling windows behind him, there seemed to be endless fireworks blooming in the night, and the colorful light was reflected on the glass, but it couldn't touch the corner of Xu Chi's clothes.

He was only illuminated by the dazzlingly bright incandescent lamps in the hall.

Xu Chi suddenly regretted turning on the light. Such a bright light illuminated him everywhere, and he couldn't hide any embarrassment or uneasiness.

Yes, on his birthday, he couldn't feel happy, but felt at a loss.

Xu Chi doesn't want to be valued, loved, or held in the palm of his hand. He is a street rat living in a dark corner, a weed growing in the wild, why must he be released? Well cared for in the greenhouse, why do you have to pull him out into the sun?

In the final analysis, I still don't deserve such a good thing.

Xu Chi didn't dare to look into Jun Ye's affectionate eyes for a while, he avoided the other's gaze, and said in a low voice: "...Thank you, but I never celebrate my birthday...Let's forget it."

Jun Ye didn't speak, Xu Chi stood up abruptly, bumped into the chair in a panic, and made a loud bang.

He hastily said: "I'm full, let's go first..."

After speaking, he quickly left the restaurant, as if fleeing from some dangerous place.

Jun Ye didn't stop him, but just sat in his seat and watched him leave quietly, his eyes were dim, and he didn't know what emotion was hiding.

There was a small high stool next to the chair, on which was an off-white gift box - this was the gift he really wanted to give Xu Chi, but it probably couldn't be given now.

Xu Chi ran out of the restaurant in a panic, and plunged into the corner of the garden without lights.A dark place could calm him down a little. He sat under a big tree with his head down, staring blankly at the fireworks in the sky.

Every time someone treats him well, his first reaction is to be afraid and want to run away.Even Edward had to work with him for three years before gaining his trust.

Xu Chi now even hopes that Jun Ye just treats him as a subordinate who can have sex/love, who can work for him, do things for him, and sleep with him, but stop looking at him so affectionately, he can't bear it.

He just wants to stay quietly in the dark, he is obviously not important at all.

But what should I do now?

The fireworks had stopped, and the surroundings were completely silent. Xu Chi looked up at the sky, but there was not a single star.Without the embellishment of fireworks, the night is like a plain old black cloth, of no value, just like him.

Xu Chi silently thought that Jun Ye must be angry today. After all, he seemed to have been preparing for a long time, but because he was at a loss for a while, he ran out impulsively and left him there alone.

But it was too late to go back now, and Xu Chi didn't know where he should go.Back to the bedroom?Then he will definitely meet Jun Ye, but he has no place to go except the bedroom.

Xu Chi unconsciously touched his pocket, and touched a hard card with his fingertips, which seemed to be his access control card.

Xu Chi took this card, stood up in a daze, and walked towards the gate in a nonchalant manner.

But before he touched the gate, he was stopped by someone.

The person who stopped him was Ling Ya, he shook his head at Xu Chi, "Don't go out at night, the master will be angry."

Xu Chi was taken aback for a moment, and only then did he wake up from what seemed to be a dazed state.He looked at the gate not far away and felt a little uncomfortable.

In fact, he didn't plan to go out, because even if he left the manor, where else could he go, he had to come back eventually.

Xu Chi was just...a little frightened, as if he was being haunted by some terrible force, he desperately wanted to escape in a hurry, and only wanted to stay far away.It's funny to say that he has experienced many bullets and life and death situations, but in the end he was scared by a birthday surprise and fled.

Lingya looked at him, "What's wrong with you? You don't look very well."

"...I'm fine." Xu Chi turned around in a daze, "I'm going back..."

Lingya was silent.

In the study room, an internal call came in, and it was from the person in charge of tracking.

"He wanted to go out...yes, go out through the gate, but Mr. Lingya stopped him...according to the monitoring, he should have returned to the main house, do you still need to keep watching?"

"No need." Jun Ye hung up the phone and looked at the beige gift box on the table. After a long time, he picked up the box and threw it into the deep drawer.

Want to leave?This habit of running away whenever something happens is not very good, Jun Ye is even thinking about whether to take back the access control card.

——Sure enough, I still can’t open the cage door.

He stayed in the study for a long time, and didn't return to the bedroom until midnight.

Xu Chi came back a long time ago, which was expected by Jun Ye, because he knew very well that Xu Chi had nowhere to go except here.

He still doesn't have an ID card in this world. In the era when real-name registration is required to buy tickets, it can be said that he can't move an inch.

Jun Ye couldn't help smiling slightly, "Yeah, where else can you go besides me."

The smile looked a little strange, but it was hidden very deep and barely showed.

Xu Chi had already fallen asleep, and he didn't change his clothes, only took off his shoes, and the quilt was uncovered.

Jun Ye can imagine how he pushed open the door and came in, sat absent-mindedly on the edge of the bed and kicked off his shoes, took a long breath and threw himself on the bed, stared blankly at the bed curtain above his head, and then unconsciously fell asleep .

Jun Ye approached him silently, brushed away the broken hair on his forehead and sideburns with his fingers, and stared deeply at his sleeping face.

Xu Chi was not very stable in his sleep, his brows were slightly frowned, and his thin lips were tightly pursed. This was a nervous expression, but Jun Ye found that he was not dreaming, so Xu Chi just slept with emotion. caught.

"Don't you feel at ease here?" Jun Ye said softly, "I have loved you with all my heart, even if you don't respond to me, at least don't refuse."

Then he leaned down and kissed the corner of Xu Chi's lips.

Xu Chi snorted in a daze, turned his head away uncomfortably, Jun Ye's eyes darkened, he grabbed the hair at the back of his head, and compulsively deepened the kiss, his free hand slowly released Xu Chi's clothes...

Xu Chi was awakened by an unbearable stabbing pain. He opened his eyes in shock and instinctively moved to the side.

Jun Ye grabbed his waist, not allowing him to escape.

It took a full two seconds before Xu Chi realized what had happened from the pain of the person on top of him and his lower body. He frowned and endured it, turned his head without saying a word, and stubbornly refused to look at him .

There was a glint of coldness in Jun Ye's eyes. He grabbed Xu Chi's chin and forced him to turn his head, "From now on, you must look at me every time you go to bed, and don't look away."

Xu Chi could only look at him, gritted his teeth slightly.He had to grit his teeth, because Jun Ye's rough movements made him very painful, and he would cry out if he wasn't paying attention.

Xu Chi thought a little sadly: He is really angry, and he will only punish me like this...

When it was getting dark, Jun Ye let him go, ending this inexplicable, even unknown, punishment.

At that time, Xu Chi's consciousness was almost blurred, he was sleepy and tired, and his body was still in pain.Jun Ye seldom treated him roughly during this time, he was not used to it.

Jun Ye picked him up and walked into the bathroom.The bathtub was already filled with hot water, and when Jun Ye put him in, the hot water overflowed and splashed him all over.

But Jun Ye didn't care, he didn't say a word, he held the drowsy Xu Chi with one hand to prevent him from slipping into the water, and picked up hot water to wash his body with the other hand.

Xu Chi's body was covered with mottled marks, pinch marks, bite marks, and hickey marks. He looked embarrassed and full of emotion, but now Jun Ye was not in the mood to do it again. He silently hugged Xu Chi's waist and helped him clean up. .

Then he found a trace of bright red blood mixed in the hot water.

Jun Ye paused, and suddenly felt a little guilty. He lifted Xu Chi's soft and fragile neck, and kissed him gently on the cheek.The latter didn't know whether it was because of the pain or was disturbed by the kiss, and slowly opened his eyes.

Xu Chi looked at Jun Ye, his lips trembled, as if he wanted to say something, but Jun Ye took the initiative to look away for the first time. He washed Xu Chi clean, carried him out, and wrapped him in a thick white towel. over him.

Xu Chi grabbed the edge of the towel, and his fingers touched the soft and plush feel.He felt that maybe he should apologize for leaving in a hurry last night, after all, it is not a good thing to let others down.

He didn't know that Jun Ye was also blaming himself for the roughness last night. The two of them hesitated to speak, and both wanted to apologize, but in the end, neither of them said it.