CH 40

Lin Ran was half lying on Song Zhi Xu’s chest, pressing his arm to sleep. 

The next morning, Song Zhi Xu’s biological clock woke him up at seven o’clock and when he opened his eyes, the sky was already bright outside. Although the curtains were closed in the room, a glimmer of light could still come in.

He tried to move, but found himself heavily weighted and only after glancing down did he realize that Lin Ran had somehow climbed on top of him and was sleeping soundly with his head on his side. 

He was only wearing silk pyjamas, the material was not thick and Lin Ran had been lying on top of him for who knows how long, his warm breath penetrating through his thin pajamas, leaving some warmth on his chest.

Song Zhi Xu looked at him for a moment before he prepared to get up and tried to move. He then realized that he couldn’t seem to move his arms.

Because Lin Ran was half lying on his chest and half of Lin Ran’s body was pressed against his shoulder. It was not clear how long he had been there so the blood was not flowing. Song Zhi Xu’s whole arm had lost its senses, limp and numb.

He lay on the bed for a while longer and about the same time, Lin Ran also woke up in a daze, his eyes opened a bit to look at Song Zhi Xu and rubbed himself against his arms again. 

“Ran Ran? You get up first, my arm is numb.” Song Zhi Xu could only remind Lin Ran helplessly.

He still needed to work today so he couldn’t get up too late. 

“Eh?” Lin Ran immediately opened his eyes and got up to sit beside Song Zhi Xu.

Song Zhi Xu sat up from the bed and rubbed his little sore arm. 

Lin Ran also stretched out his hand and rubbed it for him haphazardly, somehow blaming himself for the cause of it.

“Is Ran Ran too heavy?” He made Song Zhi Xu’s arm hurt, he must have put on too much weight recently. 

Song Zhi Xu looked at Lin Ran and used his other hand to pinch Lin Ran’s cheek.

“You indeed gained some flesh, but not fat.” 

Lin Ran had recently grown a lot of flesh compared to when he first arrived, he looked a lot better and could already pinch the flesh on his face, Song Zhi Xu was quite satisfied.

Compared to Lin Ran’s malnourished look in the past, Song Zhi Xu was full of a sense of achievement. 

Lin Ran didn’t say anything as he bowed his head, Song Zhi Xu said he had grown flesh, which meant he was fat.

The two of them sat on the floor for a while before Song Zhi Xu got up and tidied up the bedding on the floor and went back to his own room. 

After one night, the smell in his room had dissipated, but because Lin Ran had sprayed too much insecticide spray in his room yesterday, there was still some stickiness on the floor.

Song Zhi Xu originally wanted to go in and look for an outfit, but gave up. He went to the cloakroom downstairs instead,washing was also done in the downstairs washroom. He was thinking that perhaps he would need to have all the clothes in his room’s closet washed. 

Lin Ran changed his clothes and came out of his room just in time to see Song Zhi Xu finish washing up and come out of the washroom, still somewhat uncomfortable as he swing his arms.

Lin Ran opened his mouth, but didn’t call Song Zhi Xu, just quickly followed him into the kitchen room and stood beside him asking in a small voice, 

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Song Zhi Xu somewhat confused and looked at him, shaking his head 

“No need, breakfast will be ready soon, just go out and wait.”

Lin Ran stood in the same place for a while longer, but could only take the dishes and walk out, setting it up carefully on the table. 

Lin Ran kept his head down and didn’t say anything as he ate. Song Zhi Xu didn’t say much either.

Both of them ate their breakfast quietly, and before Song Zhi Xu went out, he waited for Lin Ran to walk him out of the door and for a hug. 

“Ran Ran, I’m going out.”

As a result, after waiting for a while Lin Ran didn’t come near. 

Song Zhi Xu touched his nose and could only pretend that he had just been putting on his coat and left after he had done so.

When he arrived at the office, Song Zhi Xu sat at his desk still thinking about Lin Ran this morning, although he did not know what was wrong, Lin Ran seemed to be angry, that was why he ignored him. 

The assistant came in, just in time to deliver the documents, Song Zhi Xu stopped him before he left the door and hesitated for a moment before asking.

“That … what is the best way to coax a child when they are angry?” 

“A child?” The assistant thought for a moment and immediately thought of the one that stayed in the villa so he said, “Children are easy to coax ah, buy a toy, have a big meal or buy a new outfit, as long as it’s to satisfy what he wants.”

Song Zhi Xu didn’t have any children in his family, so he really didn’t know how to coax people, but from what he heard from the assistant, it seemed quite easy. 

Let’s see later what Lin Ran wanted when he went back. It shouldn’t be too difficult to satisfy him.

“Boss, I don’t mean to be rude, but that child in your house is too timid. I’ve delivered food so many times yet he’s never dared to open the door. That’s no good. If he’s too isolated, the kid will get sick.” The assistant shook his head. 

He didn’t understand why, even if a child from a rich family was too fragile and spoiled, no matter what, he couldn’t keep himself away from people all the time.

“What do you know? Get out.” Song Zhi Xu finished asking and kicked people out directly. 

Lin Ran’s situation was special, it wasn’t that he wasn’t allowed to have contact with people, it was his situation that didn’t allow it.

The assistant shut his mouth and walked out of the office. 

Song Zhi Xu glanced at the calendar next to him. He had to take Lin Ran to Xiao Nanyu on Saturday, hoping that Xiao Nanyu would be able to help Lin Ran out.

At the end of the day, Song Zhi Xu went home and wanted to ask Lin Ran what he wanted, but Lin Ran didn’t give him a chance and kept busy without even talking to him properly. 

In the evening, Song Zhi Xu finished his dinner and sat on the sofa looking at his mobile phone, originally thinking that when Lin Ran had finished washing the dishes, he would also sit on the sofa and watch cartoons.

The result was that after he waited for a while, Lin Ran came out of the kitchen after washing the dishes and walked over to him again, squatting down and said in a low voice, 

“Song Zhi Xu, your room Ran Ran has cleaned it up. The bed, the floor and the walls have all been wiped down, you can go back to sleep.”

“Hm.” Song Zhi Xu nodded. 

Lin Ran stood up again and said in a small voice, “Then Song Zhi Xu, good night.” Lin Ran walked upstairs quickly.

When Song Zhi Xu reacted, Lin Ran was already gone. He stared blankly and could only turn off the light, get up and go upstairs. He then found that the door to Lin Ran’s room was tightly closed, he twisted the door handle and it was closed from the inside. 

Song Zhi Xu stood at his front door for a while, sighed and went back to his own room.

He didn’t even locked the door before when he had drive Lin Ran back to his own room yet now this little fool was defending him, like a thief. 

*

On Saturday, Song Zhi Xu didn’t have to go to work, so after the two of them got up, cleaned up and ate breakfast, Song Zhi Xu drove Lin Ran to the hospital. 

On the way, the person sitting in the front passenger seat had some doubts and asked a question,

“Song Zhi Xu, where are we going?” 

Song Zhi Xu didn’t look at him and answered him indifferently, “The hospital.” After saying that, he was afraid that Lin Ran would be afraid and added after thinking, “To see that friend of mine. You met him last time.”

Lin Ran blinked, having some confusion as to which friend it was, after all, last time he had met two which Song Zhi Xu said were his friends. 

“The one with the cat.” Song Zhi Xu could only say again.

Lin Ran’s eyes lit up when he heard the word cat, the fear on his face disperse, add with a little more expectation. 

So I can hug the cat again?

At the red light, Song Zhi Xu stopped the car and looked sideways at Lin Ran, seeing the happiness on his face and knowing that he liked cats. 

Thinking of the assistant’s words earlier, then is Lin Ran going to be happy if he buys a pet for him?

When they arrived at the hospital, Song Zhi Xu took Lin Ran all the way to Xiao Nanyu’s office, knocking on the door as the person inside was already waiting. 

After seeing the two enter, he even glanced at their back and didn’t see the person he wanted to see, he felt a little disappointed in his heart but still wore his professional smile on his face.

“Here you are, have a seat.” He stood up and took the kettle of hot water and poured it for them. 

Mu Qingting didn’t come, so he didn’t even bother to ask them what they wanted to drink, they weren’t here for a drink either anyway.

Seeing Lin Ran’s eyes darting around the room, Xiao Nanyu went under his desk again, grabbed out the lazy sleeping cat and handed it over to Lin Ran. 

“Here, hold it, it’s already old, the cat always doesn’t like to work and likes to be lazy.”

Lin Ran ignored him and just concentrated on holding the cat, holding its pink paws and claws for Song Zhi Xu to see. 

Song Zhi Xu had some disgust and ducked to the side, that thing shed its fur and he didn’t want the fur to stick on him.

“Your name is Lin Ran. Is it okay if I call you Ran Ran?” Xiao Nanyu did not care at all about Lin Ran’s attitude and asked him again. 

Lin Ran finally looked at him and nodded his head and said in a small voice, “Yes, you can.”

“Then Ran Ran, do you like kittens?” Xiao Nanyu asked him again. 

“Ran Ran likes kittens.” Lin Ran agreed.

“Hn, the cat is very well behaved. The cat was always wandering around when he was little, after that I picked it up and let the cat work at the hospital.” Xiao Nanyu tried talking to Lin Ran, watching him play with the cat as he got distracted and asked him, “What about Ran Ran? When you were little, what was it like?” 

Lin Ran was playing with the cat while he talked to Xiao Nanyu in a small voice.

The comfortable environment and Xiao Nanyu’s soft voice could relax him, especially with the cat in his arms and Song Zhi Xu sitting not far away from him. 

Xiao Nanyu slowly talked to him for a long time, while Song Zhi Xu sat quietly listening to them.

It was only when Xiao Nanyu felt that it was almost time that he called Song Zhi Xu to the side and talked to him. 

“The thing you said earlier about him talking to pictures is because he is too lonely and wants to find a catharsis tool. If the family members can’t be with him all the time, I suggest you get him a pet.”

Song Zhi Xu looked at the scene of Lin Ran cuddling with the cat and nodded, that was exactly what he had meant too.

“It can be any kind of pet right?” Song Zhi Xu asked again.

“Yes, as long as he likes it.” Xiao Nanyu responded, there was nothing specific about this.

Hence when they left the hospital and got into the car, Song Zhi Xu suddenly said to Lin Ran who was beside him.

“Let’s go and buy a pet. You can play with it later when I’m not at home.”

“A pet?” Lin Ran thought of the cat in the ward and nodded vigorously, “Yes, Ran Ran wants it.”

He would like to have an obedient cat too. 

Song Zhi Xu is really nice.

Song Zhi Xu didn’t answer and took him driving straight to the pet shop.

Half an hour later, Lin Ran came out holding a fish bowl with a palm-sized shrunken-headed turtle floating in it…

Song Zhi Xu was quite satisfied with it. This is good, no fur is shed.