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The deep dark eyes which used to look at her with malice and hatred were now looking at her with wonder and uncertainty. She was a little afraid. Taking care of him while he was unconscious was easy… and left her the soothing feeling of cleansing the bad things she did previously. But now, he was wide awake and she had no idea how to interact with him.
The man in her memory wasn’t talkative, rather ruthless and difficult to befriend but he was still good at heart and for a time they had had a semblance of friendship. However, the one in front of her, aside from the fact that his face was similar to that man, she really knew nothing about him, not even his name.
“J… Jiao Long” she gasped, coming closer, a smile on her face, “how... how do you feel after this long sleep?”
He frowned. Deeply. He tried to talk, but his voice wouldn’t come out and he had to clear his throat twice before he said with a bit of difficulty,
“Who?”
“Let me get you a glass of water,”
He eyed the glass for a long time before ultimately downing it in one go. Min Shan just stood there not knowing what to do, suddenly feeling like a child, all anxious and pressured by his gaze. Mister nudged her feet and she crouched to stroke the dog.
"Who are you?" He asked audibly this time and Min Shan took her gaze back from the little dog to him.
She realized now that actually, she didn't know this person. She was so used to calling him Jiao Long that she forgot it wasn’t his real name. She had given that name when the doctor had asked. At that time, the local hospital didn’t have enough funds to take this man in, not in the state he was in. They were going to send him away, where it wouldn’t be sure that he’d be treated. Not really knowing why she impulsively stepped in and claimed that he was a distant cousin who came to visit her and lost his way.
She couldn't help but blame this lie on his resemblance with Long Rui and she was also the one who actually found him on the road. It wasn't that she felt responsible for him but it was just that the striking similarity with how Long Rui and Long Wei had once saved her former self, wouldn't let her leave this man alone.
"Who are you?" He asked audibly this time and Min Shan took her gaze back from the little dog to him.
She realized now that actually, she didn't know this person. She was so used to calling him Jiao Long that she forgot it wasn’t his real name. She had given that name when the doctor had asked. At that time, the local hospital didn’t have enough funds to take this man in, not in the state he was in. They were going to send him away, where it wouldn’t be sure that he’d be treated. Not really knowing why she impulsively stepped in and claimed that he was a distant cousin who came to visit her and lost his way.
She couldn't help but blame this lie on his resemblance with Long Rui and she was also the one who actually found him on the road. It wasn't that she felt responsible for him but it was just that the striking similarity with how Long Rui and Long Wei had once saved her former self, wouldn't let her leave this man alone.
Now though, she was unsure of what to do. Taking mister in her arm, she sat on the chair, gently petting the dog on her lap. All along, he had followed her movements with his eyes.
“How are you feeling? ...I am Luo Min Shan, the one who found you…"
The man scanned the surrounding with his eyes and frowned,
"Where are we?"
"...In my house for now."
He abruptly jerked his face to her, a question on his face.
The man scanned the surrounding with his eyes and frowned,
"Where are we?"
"...In my house for now."
He abruptly jerked his face to her, a question on his face.
“Do we know each other?" He asked although his voice didn't sound like they should know each other. "...Your voice sounds familiar”
“...I spend a long time talking to you while you were sleeping.”
The conversation was quite stiff and awkward. A little uncomfortable, she aimed to change the topic.
“So… what’s your name?”
“Didn’t you find my ID and my passport somewhere?”
She shook her head.
“A bag?”
She shook it again.
“Ah” he looked at the roof and released a sigh keeping silent for a moment. For a minute there she really that he was going to… to cry? There had been in his eyes a deep sorrow and a sense of solitude that could almost materialize itself.
“It seemed I have forgotten!”
Min Shan blinked at this sudden exclamation. That it was a lie was quite obvious however Min Shan didn’t refute him.
“Then... do you mind if I call you Jiao Long for now?”
He looked at her, the sadness slowly vanishing from his face, he said like a liberation,
"No... It's quite a good name. I like it."
He looked at her, the sadness slowly vanishing from his face, he said like a liberation,
"No... It's quite a good name. I like it."
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