Addicted: Book Two - The Raging Flames of Passion

Chapter 55 - At the Cost of Blood

Translator: Beloved_Sienna

Editor: Sae

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It was approaching dinnertime when the door to their house opened with a creak causing Gu Hai's gaze to shift toward it. A handsome boy with delicate features was standing in front of him, wearing an expression of surprise on his face.

"Come here, Tong Tian..." Bai Han Qi waved his hand toward Meng Tong Tian, beckoning him to come over. "Look at this person. Do you still recognize him?"

Gu Hai looked at Meng Tong Tian and smiled, a bit reluctant to admit that the Meng Tong Tian—the little brat from his memories who had always ran around in the backyard—have now grown in the twinkling of an eye.

"How can I not recognize him?" Meng Tong Tian laughed heartily, "Isn't that Gu Hai gege?"

The corner of Bai Luo Yin's lip pulled up into a smirk, "Both of you are already older now, are you embarrassed calling him that? Isn't it fine to just directly call him ge?"

The two did not pay any attention to Bai Luo Yin at all as they continued to greet each other as if no one else was there. It was as though the eight years of separation didn't create any unfamiliarity or distance between them.

"Hai ge, I still have all the toys that you gave me back then."

"You are much more compassionate than your brother." Gu Hai praised.

"Oh, that's right, Hai ge... do you have a Weibo account?"

"I do, but I don't login in often."

While they chatted, Meng Tong firmly held onto Gu Hai's hand which caught Bai Luo Yin's attention. He has been staring at him for some time, yet the young man did not show any sign of letting go.

"Alright, that's enough." Bai Luo Yin's remind them from the side with a cold aura.

"So, you have one?! Hehe... then, let's follow each other on Weibo!!" Meng Tong Tian exclaimed, moving even closer to Gu Hai.

At that moment, Bai Luo Yin's face immediately darkened, and he angrily shouted, "Go back to your room and do your homework!"

Meng Tong Tian shot a resentful glance at Bai Luo Yin then shifted his gaze back to Gu Hai and urged him repeatedly in whispers, "Don't forget. Don't forget, okay..."

While they were eating, Bai Han Qi persistently told Gu Hai, "Eat more food, eat more food."

"Uncle, you should eat yours. You don't need to mind me. I'll definitely stuff myself in your house." Having said that, Gu Hai took Bai Luo Yin's bowl out in habit and scooped the noodles for him.

Bai Han Qi's gaze froze. Bai Luo Yin—who felt that the atmosphere was slightly weird—hastily snatched the bowl back and coughed lightly, "That's enough. I can do it by myself."

Meanwhile, Bai Han Qi engrossed himself in eating his bowl of noodle. After swallowing it, his mood became slightly better and he continued to talk about their daily lives with Gu Hai, "Da Hai ah, when do you plan to get married?"

"Get married?" Gu Hai slurped the noodles in his mouth before he raised his head in question, "Get married with whom?"

"With the young lady from last time! Haven't the two of you held an engagement dinner already?"

Once that topic was mentioned, Aunt Zou also put her chopsticks down and looked at Gu Hai with concern.

"Oh, her..." Gu Hai casually replied back, "It didn't work out."