Chapter 24: Too Sleepy

Chapter 24: Too Sleepy

He Jianxi thought that he had his own philosophy of survival. For so many years, he had a clear conscience. Although the world was full of unhappiness and unfairness, the little world in his heart had never been invaded or shaken. In addition, his greatest confidence was that he had never met any bad guys doing bad things that he didnt see coming.

As a result, this world couldnt scare him.

Unfortunately, this confidence was destroyed in a moment. Ever since he had met Zhang Haiyan, he had been unable to foresee any of this series of illogical incidents. Plus, the way things were developing kept getting more and more absurd. He didnt know what he would see the next time he opened his eyes.

His grievances and fear rushed at him like water breaking a dam, and he started to cry. He wasnt wailing, but crying in a low voice because he was so scared.

Zhang Haiyan was exhausted, so he lay in the bathtub and rested for a while. Then, he slowly stood up and turned on the hot water so the sound would mask He Jianxis sobbing.

Zhang Haiyan stepped out of the bathtub, grabbed a clean towel, and wiped himself clean.

Stevens dinner had been placed on the side of the sofa, untouched. There was borscht soup and bread, which Zhang Haiyan used to dip into the soup. He took a few bites and thought for a while before drinking the rest of the soup. He left only two slices of bread for He Jianxi, but after thinking about it again, he ate another slice, leaving only one left.

Next, he dragged Steven out of the bathtub, tore off his bath towel, and used it to tie him to a chair. Then, he put a hand towel in Stevens mouth.

Ordinary people were capable of spitting out hand towels, but Zhang Haiyan was very experienced. He pressed the towel firmly to Stevens throat and tongue, and then tied a bath towel around his face so that he could only make a noise that sounded like a mosquito.

He Jianxi watched it all silently. He turned off the faucet when the water was about to overflow and then continued sitting there, staring off into space.

Because its beautiful?

Zhang Haixia, what happened to your eyebrows?

Zhang Hailou did this.

Godmother, since I was drawing a Chinese Huamei, of course I had to paint the eyebrows. I painted his for practice.

Zhang Haixia, go and wash your eyebrows.

Ok, Zhang Haixia said. As he turned around to wash his face, their godmother quickly drew a giant snake beside the Chinese Huamei.

Zhang Haiyan asked, Whats this?

This is your true form. His godmother said. You have to overcome it.

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TN Notes:

(1) The Chinese hwamei or melodious laughingthrush is a passerine bird of eastern Asia. The name hwamei comes from the Chinese (hu-mi) and means painted eyebrow, which refers to the distinctive marking around the bird's eyes. Wiki link here