Addicted: Book One - The Inquietude of Youth

Chapter 204 - CALLING the SONS HOME

Translator: NancyChen3

Editor: Sae

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For the past couple of days, since there were no urgent matters that needed to be rushed in the military compound, Gu Wei Ting was left relatively free to attend to his own affairs. For some indiscernible reason, he was suddenly interested in going to Bai Luo Yin and Gu Hai's depraved nest for a look.

When the front door was pushed open, a rather oppressive atmosphere could be felt permeating the entire room, leaving a dull scent to roam around. Perhaps, the scent lingered since the windows had not been opened for such a long time.

Once Gu Wei Ting pulled the window curtains to the side and cracked the glass frame up for a look outside, he was met with a bustling commercial street, crowded with an endless stream of cars and people maneuvering at every direction.

As he let his eyes travel out a bit further, he noticed a vehicle driving into the neighborhood. His heart suddenly tightened when two people emerged from within the car, but when he took another glance, those silhouettes had disappeared, leaving only the noisy streets to infiltrate his ears.

On the balcony sat several pots of flowers that had started to wilt. The once colorful and blooming plants had now lost half of its luster in a competition to match the room's dull atmosphere. The watering can that was thrown outside was still there, but after freezing and thawing throughout the entire winter, its shape was now deformed.

Gu Wei Ting scanned the rooms with his curious eyes. On the kitchen countertop were tableware such as cutlery, glassware and dishes, all of which were in a set. All the seasonings were sorted and placed properly in a small overhead cabinet. The lid of a jar containing the salt was still open as it was before and the salt itself had already become small hardened lumps. A small spoon was resting inside the jar, silently waiting to be used.

Letting his eyes linger on the jar for a few seconds longer, Gu Wei Ting couldn't even start to imagine what it would look like if Gu Hai used his two big hands to hold such a small spoon. What was even harder to imagine was how could Gu Hai calmly stand here, cooking and working on such extremely tedious and trivial things.

Then his eyes moved to the side. The once green vegetables had long withered and any remaining leaves that had given it a glimmer of life now weakly collapsed at the edge of the basket. The vegetables inside the basket were in a sorry state as well. Speckles of dark spots were scattered all over the surface of the potatoes, making it even more evident that it had already gone moldy a long time ago. The eggplants, on the other hand, had shriveled and decayed until it was the width of a little finger. The only remaining thing that did not seem completely bad was an onion. Although it still looked good, once Gu Wei Ting picked it up, he realized that the outermost layer of the onion that sat on the basket has become rotten, slippery and muddy.

When he opened the fridge, there were all kinds of cooked meals, soft drinks, marinated meats and vegetables......all of which were tightly squeezed in there, but nonetheless they were very neatly stacked. Perhaps before being forcibly taken away, they had wanted to prepare an extravagant lunch, but unfortunately, there was no time.

Gu Wei Ting made his way towards the bathrooms. Fortunately, both bathrooms were still very clean. The toilet cover was changed to a brand new one before they left and contrary to some of their sloppy behaviors, the bathtub was thoroughly cleaned after every usage as well. Strangely, there was bald duck sitting silently on the vanity unit. Originally, the duck had a luscious lock of feathers but someone's fidgety hands plucked it all off.