Memories (5)

Yu Tu carried Lu Xiaojiu back to the greenhouse, changed him into clean clothes, then laid him on the hard wooden bed and tucked him in.

As he turned to leave, someone suddenly tugged at the hem of his clothes. Yu Tu turned and looked down. Lu Xiaojiu was already crying a mess.

"Brother..."

The boy was still trying to act strong. The pillow by his eyes had long been soaked through, and his pitch-black eyes were filled with obsession.

"Brother, you'll really come back, right?"

No one had ever told him to wait in this life.

Most people had only told him to get lost.

He was confident when it came to picking through trash, but this was uncertain.

The young man was so beautiful, like a moon that had fallen from the sky.

A moon that fell into the water could not be fished back out.

He struggled to find a reason the young man had to return.

"You... you just saw me naked. You have to take responsibility."

A rare trace of softness appeared in those red eyes. Yu Tu's hand gently settled over Lu Xiaojiu's eyelids.

He crouched down, his tone resolute.

"I will. Brother will definitely give Xiaojiu a home."

"Sleep, little black cat."

There seemed to be some kind of magic in the young man's voice. Lu Xiaojiu's eyelids grew heavier and heavier until he finally fell into a deep sleep.

Yu Tu stood, drew the greenhouse curtain shut for him, and strode away.

The vendor area in the residential district was livelier than usual today.

"Old Niu and the others hit the jackpot! They just had it appraised—the thing they snatched from Lu Xiaojiu was Tainted Crystal! This stuff costs over five thousand Blue Star Credits per gram! Such a huge piece—they're