Played by the devil in the palm of his hand

The room fell silent, only Xu Chi's suppressed crying echoed in the air.But the cry was also very small, light and low, as if deliberately hiding himself from others to find out.

He hadn't noticed that the teacher was gone in the room, and another handsome man with long silver-white hair who looked like a western god appeared beside the bed.

He only felt that the place on his body that was hit was in severe pain, and he felt very sad in his heart, as if he had been forced into a group of thorny thorns, and he was so uncomfortable that he couldn't breathe.

So the only thing he can do is to curl up his body tightly, as if in this way he can resist the damage brought by the world and protect his little self.

Jun Ye stood by the bed, looking down at him with pity, then he bent down, trying to hug Xu Chi.

But as soon as his hand touched Xu Chi's back, the child screamed in horror as if he had been scalded by a branding iron, and crawled into the bed without looking back.

Even though he was completely against the wall, he still squeezed hard, desperately trying to stay away from the man who would hurt him and beat him.

Jun Ye knew that he regarded himself as that teacher, so he forcibly hugged him and said softly: "It's okay, don't be afraid, the bad guy has already left."

Xu Chi trembled, raised his head in fear, and saw a beautiful but completely unfamiliar face.

The thoughts in the dream are very vain, and it is impossible to think normally.When people are not aware that they are dreaming, no matter how unreasonable things happen, they will be considered reasonable.

For example, someone dreams that they are flying in the sky. Everyone knows that human beings cannot fly, but in the dream, no one thinks it is weird, but thinks that this is what should happen.

So Xu Chi didn't think why such a strange person suddenly appeared in the dormitory, and where did the teacher go.

He just felt aggrieved, and being hugged so tenderly in his arms, he couldn't help but burst into tears, tears falling like broken beads.

Jun Ye stroked his short hair, comforting him softly.

The young Xu Chi hadn't experienced the baptism of wind and frost, life and death, or the trials of danger. Now this child is like a small animal with no ability to protect himself, weak and powerless, with a pure, kind and innocent personality, even black ink. Hair is soft.

Jun Ye stroked his back, and could feel his body trembling under his palm.

Xu Chi grabbed his clothes and kept crying, "It hurts so much, I hurt so much..."

Jun Ye looked at the welts on his legs, it was very red and swollen, and his back was even more serious. The thin T-shirt was torn, revealing the criss-crossing scars inside.

Jun Ye opened the drawer of the bedside table and took out the ointment and cotton swab from it.

It stands to reason that there are no such medicines in the dormitory, but this is in a dream.Dreamland is essentially an ideal world based on thinking. As long as you can realize that you are dreaming, you can basically do anything.So Jun Ye can create anything as long as he thinks about it.

He paused, thought of a more suitable title, and said softly, "Brother, can you help me with the medicine?"

Xu Chi sobbed and nodded, got up and slipped into Jun Ye's arms, as if he was afraid that the savior would leave him alone, he tightly grabbed his clothes with his fingers.

Jun Ye felt his thinness more and more. When holding him, his hand seemed not much heavier than a puppy.

He kept this posture, dipped a cotton swab into the crystal clear ointment, and applied it to his wound.

In fact, the medicine in the dream has no actual effect, it is just a psychological suggestion.

But the psychological suggestion was very effective for Xu Chi. He immediately felt no pain in his body. Even when he saw the wound disappear and the broken clothes healed, his brain automatically rationalized it without showing any surprise.

Xu Chi felt at ease again, huddled in Jun Ye's arms, unwilling to move, and muttered in a low voice: "My brother is good to me, I don't want a teacher anymore, I want my brother."

Jun Ye froze for a moment, then couldn't help laughing.He didn't expect that he would be favored by the young Xu Chi in his dream. He obviously always resisted him in reality, but in his dream he could yell at his brother one after another, and still hug him tightly.

So because of this kind of selfishness, Jun Ye did not leave, but deliberately prolonged this dream to achieve the evil purpose of self-satisfaction.

Prolonging someone else's dream is very simple, as long as it makes the dream owner feel comfortable.After all, everyone does not want to wake up when they are dreaming, and subconsciously wants to stay in the dream.

What can satisfy 12-year-old Xu Chi?It could be just a box of chocolates, a comic book, or even just a nice hug from someone.

Jun Ye thought for a while, took out a box of matcha-flavored glutinous rice dumplings, handed it to Xu Chi, and said with a smile, "Want to have some supper?"

Xu Chi stared at the box of dumpling, but hesitated, and whispered, "Snacks are not allowed after nine o'clock. If you find out, you will be scolded by the aunts."

Jun Ye couldn't help laughing, but he didn't expect Xu Chi to be quite disciplined when he was a child.Different from the reckless and rebellious Xu Chi in reality, the little Xu Chi in the dream is well-behaved and smart, which is another kind of cuteness.

When Jun Ye talked to him, he unconsciously became milder, "It's okay, no one will find out, so don't worry about eating."

Xu Chi hesitated for a while, and finally took the box. Leaning in Jun Ye's arms, he lifted the transparent cover with his little hands, pinched a tea-green dumpling, stuffed it into his mouth and took a bite.

"It's so bitter..." Xu Chi stuck out his tongue. He obviously didn't like the taste of matcha, but in the spirit of saving food, he swallowed it slowly even though he wasn't used to it.

Jun Ye gave him a box of strawberry-flavored ones, and Xu Chi became happy now, holding the pink dumpling and started to eat it.

Jun Ye admired the way he was eating with great interest, and stroked his hair time after time.

This scene seems to have reversed roles eight years ago, but no matter who is the child, it seems that Jun Ye is taking care of Xu Chi.

Jun Ye couldn't help but think, if he had come to this world a few years earlier, maybe he would have met Xu Chi earlier and taken him away before he was hurt...

But even he couldn't turn back time, no matter how he thought about it, it would only add regret.

Thinking about it, I suddenly felt the little body in my arms go limp, and kept sliding down.Jun Ye looked down and saw that Xu Chi had fallen asleep leaning against him, with a little pink glutinous rice flour still sticking to his mouth.

He was sleeping very deeply, but he looked uneasy, his little brows were slightly frowned, and the corners of his mouth were tightly pursed.

Sure enough, the animal teacher who suddenly revealed his true colors still had an irreversible bad influence on Xu Chi. Even if the pain disappeared, the psychological damage could never be erased, not to mention that Xu Chi was only 12 years old at this time. It is a critical period for character formation.

He must be dreaming again, right?

Jun Ye grabbed that soft little hand, trying to enter this dream within a dream.

But it seems impossible to enter the dream on the second floor. Jun Ye can only see many flashback clips like watching a movie.

These clips are very short, some only a few seconds, but all of them are scenes of young people abusing Xu Chi.

Beatings, confinement, insults... From the age of 12 to the year he left, Xu Chi was abused like this for four full years.

The young teacher seemed to be a relative of the director of the orphanage, so even if his behavior occasionally leaked out and was noticed by others, it was all easily resolved because of this relationship.

Compared with physical harm, the young man is more keen to brainwash Xu Chi mentally, so as to control him.

He kept telling Xu Chi: You are an unwanted child, because you are terrible and useless, so your parents abandoned you; Big things; people like you have to beg for mercy and live by watching other people's faces...

Wait, wait, etc., and so on, Xu Chi has been listening like this for four full years, with nowhere to escape.

The last clip is a night when Jun Ye saw 16-year-old Xu Chi.

He has grown a lot taller and is already close to his current height, but he is very thin, and his body is still in the transition period from a teenager to a young man, and his wrists are particularly slender.

Xu Chi stood in a room without lights, but the bleak moonlight shone on his face through the glass, allowing Jun Ye to see his face clearly.

At the age of 16, Xu Chi's appearance was similar to now, only a little more youthful, but his eyes were already very similar, the kind of wild cat eyes that were on guard against everything and were in a tense state at any time.

Xu Chi was carrying a black backpack, and seemed to be planning to leave the orphanage.

16 years old, not yet an adult, but already old enough to be self-reliant. With such a mood, Xu Chi grew up silently, sharpened his minions, and waited for the best time to leave.

He stood in the middle of the room, looking at the sleeping man on the bed.Then he slowly pulled out a pocket knife from his waist, showed the blade, and walked towards the bed.

This folding knife was picked up by Xu Chi on the school playground eight years ago, and it was very rusted. He spent a month slowly polishing it to bring it back to its peak sharpness.

Xu Chi raised his hand, pointing the tip of the knife towards the man's throat, his fingers trembling, wanting to stab hard.

But he couldn't move his hand down, and he exerted force on his wrist, but he couldn't move it down a bit.

It's not that he couldn't bear it, on the contrary, he wished to cut this man into pieces and throw him into the sea of ​​flames to be burned to ashes.Xu Chi was afraid. Years of fear prevented him from making a move.

Even though he kept telling himself that this person was already asleep and it was impossible to resist, he had already grown up and possessed strength equal to his strength, or even better.

But the power of fear was too strong, making Xu Chi hesitate.

Suddenly, the moonlight turned and shone on the man's face.When Xu Chi saw his face clearly, a sense of fear rushed up, overwhelming him.

He couldn't breathe, couldn't move, his body was shaking violently, and he couldn't even hold the knife.

Xu Chi's pupils constricted, and there was no blood on his face.

He worked hard for a long time, finally let out a long breath, put away the pocket knife, and left the room as if fleeing.

At that time, the train station was far less strict than it is now, and it can be said that there were many loopholes.Xu Chi evaded the fare and got on the train. After spending more than ten hours running around in toilets and utility rooms, he finally arrived in a coastal city.

He then snuck aboard a smuggling freighter and left the country.

In fact, Xu Chi had no definite destination at that time, and he didn't even have any plans.His only thought is to stay away, whether it is Europe or Southeast Asia, as long as it can be far away, he doesn't care.