Chapter 24

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As if he could hear Zhao Yunlan's thoughts, Shen Wei slowly opened his eyes and yawned and stretched, then curled up again and snuggled up against Zhao Yunlan's back, with a content look on his face.

"Uh, Shen Wei? What's the matter? Did you miss me that much?" Zhao Yunlan tried to joke.

"Uh-uh. Shen Wei is still asleep, and yes, we did miss you yesterday."

We? Oh-oh...

"Who are you?" Zhao Yunlan's voice was soft.

"I am...Da Qing."

"Da Qing? Um, it's nice to meet you...but why are you sleeping here? Did something scare you last night?" Zhao Yunlan asked hesitantly while debating whether or not to pull away from the sleepy body. Da Qing sounded like a male, not female, and he did not seem to have been molested in his sleep - he would definitely have gotten up!

"We were just lonely. It's been a while since you were so far away from us, and we were a little jealous of Cong Bo and Wang Ziqiang because you were with them all day and night. Zhu Hong wanted to hug you, but I stopped her," Da Qing gave a short laugh. "She really likes you."

Zhao Yunlan could not forget how she had flirted with him when they first met. He hoped he would never have to take her to a movie like he had promised.

"So, Da Qing, let's wash up and get some breakfast," Zhao Yunlan sat up as quickly as he could without offending Da Qing. He needed to know more about this personality, but for now, no sudden moves.

"Mmm, smells like Jia Qiu is using shrimp today. I prefer dried fish, but shrimp will do," Da Qing sniffed the air as he sat up.

Da Qing was going to follow him into the bathroom, and amidst his protests, Zhao Yunlan gently but firmly led him into his own bathroom connected to Shen Wei's room. His excuse was he liked to hog the hot water from the shower and made a mess. This personality was certainly clingy, maybe a little possessive, but there were no sexual overtones. Did that mean that Shen Wei was also "jealous" yesterday? Somehow that made him smile...then he shook his head and let the hot water hit his face to wash away that thought. After his shower, he texted Sister Cheng and asked her to meet them later.

Da Qing was waiting downstairs for breakfast. He was dressed in a white t-shirt and denim overalls, and he had a smile on his face as he munched on a plate of dried fish.

  He was dressed in a white t-shirt and denim overalls, and he had a smile on his face as he munched on a plate of dried fish

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"Dried fish?" Zhao Yunlan could not stop the question. Once he and Shen Wei had gone into a convenience store, and Shen Wei turned pale and quickly walked away when he saw dried fish snacks, saying that the smell made him nauseous. Yet, Da Qing seemed to be enjoying it.

"It's been a while. Unfortunately, the memories associated with them are both good and bad," he said as he put another into his mouth and thoughtfully chewed on it.

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