Chapter 7: Companion (1/2)

Chapter 7: Companion

The loomy, and the dark clouds seeht It was a sign that it would rain soon While walking back, he recalled what the boss had previously s were complex and he felt somewhat anxious

He couldn’t arbitrarily team up with anyone; he could only team up with other players Not to mention, he could only rely on hiht encounter in the chamber The boss advised Luo Jian to build upon and ith as quickly as possible He warned that Stalkers weren’t the only monsters that existed in the chaine may appear in the chaination of humans” This one abstruse line the boss threw to Luo Jian back then gave hiue idea of the chae, no one could help Luo Jian overcouide for all newcoiven this task by the chaive all rookies an explanation and so the chambers, and in return, he would receive a feards for all the tasks he completed But before the boss became a player in the chambers, he was just an owner of a small bar, The Red Spider Lily However, the bar was not yet called ‘The Red Spider Lily’ at the time

In the afternoon, Luo Jian went back to the co, the rain started to fall He re, so he convenientlywhile; no one answered Luo Jian hung up the phone with a sigh, but he didn’t expect that just as he hung up, the other side started calling

“Hey? Ah Lan!”

There wasn’t any response on the other end of the phone, but Luo Jian clearly heard the sound of heavy labored breathing It sounded quite strange Listening to this, Luo Jian frowned and asked, “Ah Lan? You there?”

There still wasn’t any response This abnor lasted for more than aback to its original state of tranquility Luo Jian perplexedly looked down at his mobile phone—a Chinese knock-off of an Apple product He shook his head in bewilder?”

Feng Yu Lan was Luo Jian’s childhood sweetheart1

Well, to be uous and could be interpreted many ways In short, they were extreether; they had always played together ever since they were small When they were children, their hohbor’s house to eat Over tiot to know each other better, and eventually, they stuck together like glue, never letting the other out of their sight During their pri to attend class, and if it wasn’t Feng Yu Lan knocking on Luo Jian’s door, it was Luo Jian rushi+ng to Feng Yu Lan’s bedside, shouting for him to wake up

Occasionally, the adults would not be at home, but the children were always rest assured since they knehere they could find each other; they would always happily play for a whole day without ever being bored This intih school, college, and even up until now

For a full twenty years

Feng Yu Lan was the first to discover Luo Jian’s sexual orientation It was around the time when Luo Jian couldn’t understand himself, specifically why he was so different froirls like the others did, he had zero interest in girls’ privacy, and he didn’t look at any AVs or porn books; on the contrary, he enjoyed watching boys on the playground, energetically running about and sweating as they play around

At that ti directly beside Luo Jian, spouted one sentence to hiay, aren’t you?”

Luo Jian wasn’t able to refute him In fact, he did want to refute; after all, anyone who heard the question, “You’re gay, right?” would argue back ords like, “What gay?! You’re the one who’s gay; your whole fa with me!? Are your eyes on the back of your head?! Which one of your eyes saw ay?!”

But back then, Luo Jian couldn’t utter a single word Fang Yu Lan’s question was like a wake-up call for him It easily broke down the thick wall he had built up for many, many years, and it told him the cruel truth

All of Luo Jian’s fears were evidently displayed for Feng Yu Lan to see, but the other truly deserved to be called Luo Jian’s good brother He never ridiculed or alienated Luo Jian, nor did he treat Luo Jian coldly and indifferently Even in the end, when Luo Jian desperately cao a blind date, Feng Yu Lan htened Luo Jian out of his wits; he actually confessed to his parents and Luo Jian’s parents, ad that he was Luo Jian’s lover

Luo Jian was incensed at thatYu Lan was undoubtedly straight Furtherirlfriend was petite and cute, but because of this matter, she broke up with hi; it was too disturbing, their entire world had turned upside down At last, the two people were driven out of their houses at the same time

“Was what you did worth it?” Luo Jian helplessly looked at his close friend

Feng Yu Lan rese on a cigarette; he proudly laughed like an idiot

Feng Yu Lan’s temperament and appearance were the saer in a television series He enty years old, but his looks did not e He was very s and beautiful eyes In a nutshell, he was a typical shou2

And yet, Luo Jian could never forget this person’s smile That very day, they were kicked out of their homes, the cold weatherdown near the edge of the pole and s faintly at Luo Jian His smile wasn’t at all pretty, it could be said that it was a ettable; that kind of sorrowful eraved in Luo Jian’s heart, the pain forever etched into hisYu Lan was still Luo Jian’s close friend, his good brother Therefore, regardless whatever happens, Luo Jian will never abandon him

Luo Jian thenYu Lan, but none of theh A sense of unease crushed his heart, and so he decided to pay Feng Yu Lan’s family a direct visit However, halfway on the road, hisYu Lan who called Luo Jian immediately answered his cell, and an unfamiliar voice came from the other end

“May I ask whether you’re a family member of this patient? The owner of this phone has just been sent to the hospital…”