Yuan Xi couldn't see him, and Meng Xiangbei couldn't touch him either.
For as long as Yuan Xi sat in the room, Meng Xiangbei stayed with him.
When Xiao Yuanjia was taken out of the incubator, Meng Xiangbei also went over to take a look. This was his and Yuanxi's child, who was sent to the incubator as soon as he was born.
During this time, Meng Xiangbei made a very bold guess.
He discovered that Xiao Yuanjia seemed to be able to see him.
Little Yuanjia is only 2 months old. A 2-month-old baby's vision is not clear yet, but whenever Meng Xiangbei goes over to talk to him, he always looks in his own direction.
Meng Xiangbei had mixed feelings, unsure whether it was a good thing or a bad thing that Xiao Yuanjia could see him. In the original world, Xiao Yuanjia didn't have this ability; perhaps it was a butterfly effect he brought about.
-
Yuan Xi took Xiao Yuanjia back to the school dormitory; he was only in his second semester of freshman year.
He wanted to continue his studies and also wanted to take care of Xiao Yuanjia.
Although he is now wealthy, Yuanxi is not comfortable hiring others to take care of him.
Zhang Yunze and the others also understood that with Meng Xiangbei gone, Xiao Yuanjia was Yuan Xi's destiny.
After discussing it, they decided that if Yuanxi needed to attend classes, they would come and take care of Xiaoyuanjia.
“But you all need to be busy too.” Yuan Xi was somewhat tempted, but hesitated.
Compared to strangers, he trusted Zhang Yunze and his two companions the most. However, they were also students and needed to work in their spare time.
“It’s alright, there are three of us, we can take turns. Besides, we are Yuan Jia’s godfathers, and godfathers naturally have to take good care of their godson.” In the end, Zhang Yunze made the decision.
Yuan Xi was grateful to them and, without being pretentious, brought milk powder, baby clothes, and other things to the dormitory.
Meng Xiangbei also sincerely thanked Zhang Yunze and the other two.
-
"Have you heard? Yuan Xi killed Meng Xiangbei, the senior student."
"Yuan Xi is a jinx. I heard that he killed his parents when he was very young, and now he has killed Senior Meng."
"It's better if we stay away from him in the future. If we get involved with anything, we'll be in big trouble."
"What the hell are you talking about? Believe me or not, I'll beat you up!" Qin Yiheng, who was getting his food at the cafeteria window, suddenly jumped up and glared angrily at the people around him.
The group was startled, but quickly regained their composure and retorted, "We're stating the facts, and others are saying the same thing."
"I remember now, you're Yuanxi's roommate, right? I advise you to change dorms as soon as possible, otherwise..." The person kindly advised, though he hadn't finished speaking, the meaning was clear: stay away from Yuanxi, or you might be the next person he brings bad luck to.
Qin Yiheng slammed the lunchbox down on the table, rolled up his sleeves, and said with a ferocious grin, "Go to hell, I'll beat you to death."
After saying that, he punched the man hard in the face.
Before long, the cafeteria was filled with noise.
...
Zhang Yunze, who was in the dormitory, saw that Qin Yiheng, the third oldest student, had gone to get food and hadn't returned for a long time, so he made a phone call.
After a few words were spoken, Zhang Yunze's expression darkened slightly.
"I'm coming over now." With that, Zhang Yunze hung up the phone.
"Yuanxi, I'm going out for a bit. Wait a minute, the food will be here soon," Zhang Yunze said to Yuanxi, who was feeding baby Yuanjia formula.
Yuan Xi stared at him for a few seconds and said, "It's okay, I'm not hungry, you can eat first."
Because of Xiao Yuanjia's arrival, the group in the dormitory rarely went to the cafeteria to eat. Instead, they sent one person to collect food for four people.
After giving Yuan Xi his instructions, Zhang Yunze opened the dormitory door.
Yuan Xi watched his departing figure, lowered his eyelashes, and seemed lost in thought.
...
"Qin Yiheng, you got into a fight in the cafeteria. Do you know how big of an impact this has? You're not a child anymore, you're an adult."
Inside the disciplinary office were Qin Yiheng, the male student who had been beaten, and several others.
The director, with a stern face, glanced at the stubbornness on Qin Yiheng's face and the bruises on the male student's face, and secretly felt a headache coming on.
"Who the hell let his dog mouth spout such nonsense?" Qin Yiheng retorted, still unwilling to let it go.
"You're using foul language? Don't you have any manners or standards as a college student?" the director snorted heavily.
"We're stating the facts. Yuan Xi is just..." The boy who had been punched was indignant, covering his face where he had been hit. He wanted to talk back, but he was intimidated by Qin Yiheng's fierce appearance and could only grit his teeth.
"You brat!" The director wanted nothing more than to slap Qin Yiheng on the head.
Finally, the director gave Qin Yiheng a warning and made him pay for the medical expenses.
Qin Yiheng did not refuse, but when the male students were about to leave the office, he gave them a cold look.
"You brat, you're still glaring at me." With only the two of them left in the office, the director couldn't hold back any longer and slapped Qin Yiheng hard on the shoulder.
"Uncle," Qin Yiheng muttered reluctantly, rubbing his shoulder.
"You still know I'm your uncle? You're always causing trouble for me. If people make a scene, it won't just be a matter of paying some medical bills and giving a warning." Liu Wen had always known that his nephew was impulsive, but he never expected him to dare to openly beat someone in the cafeteria.
"Who told him to insult Yuan Xi like that? Do you think I don't know who Yuan Xi is?"
Just then, Zhang Yunze arrived.
Zhang Yunze didn't say much, only that he wanted Liu Wen to investigate who was spreading the rumors.
After analyzing the situation, Zhang Yunze realized that this was definitely a malicious rumor spread by someone with ulterior motives, and that he had to find this disgusting and malicious person.
Yuan Xi hasn't recovered from Meng Xiangbei's death yet. If he gets affected by the rumors again, Zhang Yunze can't control what will happen to him. After all, Yuan Xi seems calm now, but he knows that Yuan Xi's mental state has been abnormal since Meng Xiangbei's death. So the three of them in the dormitory have been watching over him carefully, afraid that something might happen to him.
"Don't worry, I'll look into this. As for Yuanxi, please comfort him and don't let him overthink things," Liu Wen agreed.
Liu Wen is the director of A University and also a teacher of the art major. Although he has only been a teacher and student with Yuan Xi for one semester, he still has feelings for him. Yuan Xi is the most talented, hardworking and good-natured student he has ever met.
He had seen Yuan Xi and Meng Xiangbei together many times, and the two seemed very happy. But now... alas, fate is cruel.
After thanking Liu Wen, Zhang Yunze pulled Qin Yiheng away. At the door, they ran into Li Chen.
They met by chance a few days ago and learned that Li Chen was teaching at University A.
"Teacher Li."
"Hello." Li Chen nodded and said, "I heard everything that just happened, and I will do my best to assist Director Liu in finding the person who spread the rumors."
Zhang Yunze and Qin Yiheng had a good impression of Li Chen, and in addition, Xiao Yuanjia was his cousin, so there was a blood relationship between them.
"Thank you, Teacher Li."
"Thank you for taking care of Yuanxi and Yuanjia. I will visit them when I have time."
After Zhang Yunze and the other man left, Li Chen went into his office and told Liu Wen about the matter.
"Yuanxi has already suffered enough. I don't know who the heartless person is who would spread such rumors. If I catch them, I will definitely give them a major demerit," Liu Wen said indignantly.
A glint flashed in Li Chen's eyes behind his glasses, then vanished in an instant. He said meaningfully, "Yes, it is quite bitter."
He sipped his water slowly, a slight smile playing on his lips from an angle Liu Wen couldn't see.
But this suffering is not enough yet.
From suffering to despair, and from despair to redemption, that's what he wanted to see.
-
"Try not to let Yuanxi know about this today," Zhang Yunze instructed solemnly in the dormitory corridor.
After leaving the teaching office, the two immediately went to the cafeteria, got more food, and returned.
"What is it that you don't want me to know?" Qingyue's calm voice came from the dormitory door. Yuanxi was standing there holding Xiaoyuanjia, seemingly waiting for them.
"Hehe, no, nothing." Qin Yiheng, who was impulsive and couldn't keep secrets, was a little flustered and replied with a forced smile.
Yuan Xi glanced at him, then looked at Zhang Yunze with a questioning gaze.
Yuan Xi was stubborn, but also very thoughtful.
Upon seeing him like that, Zhang Yunze realized that this matter could no longer be kept secret.
Back in the dorm, I took out the food and told him what had happened.
After listening, Yuan Xi waited for a moment.
"Yuanxi, they're all talking nonsense. Once we catch the person spreading the rumors, I definitely won't let him get away with it." Qin Yiheng patted his chest to assure Yuanxi, afraid that he might overthink things.
Yuan Xi snapped out of his daze and looked at Qin Yiheng with concern: "Why did you act so rashly? Don't be so impulsive in the future. You're fine this time, but if you encounter someone more skilled and willing to risk everything next time, you'll be the one who suffers."
Not wanting Yuan Xi to worry, Qin Yiheng nodded hurriedly and held little Yuan Jia in his arms, teasing him.
His movements were stiff and he was clearly not very skilled, but he was very careful, which showed that he was afraid of accidentally hurting Xiao Yuanjia.
"Don't worry, I'll be fine," Yuan Xi said, knowing their concerns.
Xu Haoyuan went to work. After eating, the three of them and a baby slept in bed, and the dormitory suddenly became quiet.
Yuan Xi placed Xiao Yuanjia on the inside of the bed. He didn't sleep, but he was very well-behaved. He would only whimper a few times when he was hungry or needed to relieve himself. Otherwise, he was very well-behaved.
Meng Xiangbei lay on the innermost side of the bed, watching Yuan Xi seemingly boredly tug at Xiao Yuanjia's little hand. He was also not asleep.
Meng Xiangbei, who knew Yuan Xi well, knew that the rumors had indeed affected Yuan Xi.
His Yuan Xi, though seemingly strong now, is actually quite fragile, like a porcelain doll encased in ice.
The ice chilled him to the bone, but it also protected him; it was his facade of strength.
If one day this layer of ice disappears, the already shattered porcelain doll will collapse with a crash.
-
The rumors continued to escalate, and Yuanxi could sense the strange looks around him whenever he went to the dormitory.
He ignored it.
Aside from cultivating at night, Meng Xiangbei would sometimes stay by his side and sometimes by Xiao Yuanjia's side.
On this day, Yuanxi had to attend class, and Xiaoyuanjia was being taken care of by Xu Haoyuan in the dormitory.
After class, Yuanxi, carrying his books, passed by the piano room. Out of the corner of his eye, he caught sight of the rows of pianos, and a look of nostalgia crossed his eyes.
After pausing for a moment, Yuan Xi turned to leave, but suddenly heard those familiar piano notes.
It's Canon.
Yuan Xi's heart skipped a beat, and he turned around abruptly to look inside, but saw nothing.
After a moment of silence, Yuan Xi pushed open the door to the piano room.
He slowly sat down in front of the innermost piano, his five fingers trembling as he brushed across the black and white keys.
As the first note sounded, Yuan Xi closed his eyes and, as if possessed, began to play Canon.
Meng Xiangbei sat down beside him and started playing along.
Yuan Xi came from a poor family, but he especially loved painting and playing the piano. In the end, when filling out his college application, he chose fine arts.
But he would still audit piano lessons.
When Yuan Xi went, his boyfriend Meng Xiangbei naturally went along as well.
To be honest, Meng Xiangbei, who comes from a well-off family, has studied piano, and his skill level is even better than that of his university teachers.
Meng Xiangbei still remembers how nervous he was when he dragged Yuan Xi to the piano room to practice after auditing a few theory classes; he didn't even dare to reach out and touch the piano.
He always felt that the piano, which could play all kinds of beautiful music, was sacred, and that he was not worthy of it.
Meng Xiangbei saw through his thoughts, but still insisted on dragging him along. He didn't want Yuan Xi to always be bound by that insecurity, inferiority complex, and sensitivity.
The piano was originally created for people to play.
So whenever the two of them were free, and whenever there were no lessons in the piano room, Meng Xiangbei would bring him there and personally teach him to play the piano.
I always sit in this familiar spot.
Over the course of the semester, Yuanxi learned several pieces of music, and his favorite was "Canon in D".
Music is a magical and wonderful thing; even just a few notes can express the feelings of the player.
When Meng Xiangbei plays Canon, the ordinary rhythm pulses with a powerful life force, tenacious and unyielding, like a sunflower striving to grow towards the sun. Just like Meng Xiangbei's personality, he is optimistic and cheerful, like the warm sun, seemingly without any worries, warming everyone around him.
Yuan Xi's Canon always subtly conveys sadness, sometimes like a lost lamb standing at the crossroads of a deep forest, bewildered and helpless, and sometimes like standing on the edge of an abyss, looking down into the abyss, as if it might fall at any moment.
It was Meng Xiangbei who gradually led Yuan Xi from sorrow into the sunlight, giving him warmth and protecting him from being scorched.
In the piano room, the sound of piano music filled the entire classroom.
The initial sorrowful and desperate notes were infused with hope and intense love. The notes were tender and poignant, like two lovers who had crossed the cycle of life and death, their love enduring forever.
By the time the last note faded, Yuan Xi was already in tears. He opened his eyes and reached out to touch the side.
"Abei, are you there?"
"I heard it, I heard it all."
"Abei, I know you're here. Please come out and see me."
Yuan Xi's gaze swept across every corner of the classroom, trying to find that familiar figure.
However, there was no one else in the classroom except him.
“Abei…”
Yuan Xi didn't think he was wrong, nor did he think there was something wrong with his mental state. Just now, Meng Xiangbei seemed to be right beside him, just like before, guiding him towards happiness and optimism.
“Yuanxi, I’m here,” Meng Xiangbei said.
Perhaps his cultivation had some effect, because he was able to play the piano with Yuan Xi just now, which surprised Meng Xiangbei.
only……
He walked up to Yuan Xi and embraced him.
However, he still couldn't touch Yuan Xi, and Yuan Xi couldn't see him either.
Just as Yuan Xi was about to turn from hope to despair, suddenly, the familiar notes rang out again.
Yuan Xi covered his mouth, watching the black and white keys jump around with his own eyes.
He walked very carefully and quietly to the familiar piano.
There was no one in front of the piano, yet the black and white keys seemed to be played by someone, producing familiar notes. Hidden within that ordinary rhythm was the positive and optimistic spirit that Meng Xiangbei wanted to express.
"It really is you, Abei, I knew you were here." Yuan Xi sobbed uncontrollably, tears blurring his vision.
"Is it that you can't let me see you? It's okay, as long as you're here."
“Abei, I’m so happy. I thought, I thought you would never be able to come back.”
"Abei, we'll see each other soon, very soon, very soon..."
As Yuan Xi spoke amidst familiar musical notes, Meng Xiangbei listened to his last words, lost in thought. Could it be that Yuan Xi knew he was cultivating? No, impossible.
Yuan Xi was very happy when he returned. He would even occasionally mention things he remembered, as if Meng Xiangbei was keeping him company.
Meng Xiangbei was indeed with him, but Yuan Xi couldn't see it, and neither could anyone else.
The others thought Yuan Xi might be having a mental breakdown, as he was talking to himself, so they quickly moved away.
Meng Xiangbei was actually very happy, thinking that his cultivation had reached the first level and he could now touch inanimate objects and communicate with Yuan Xi.
"Yuanxi, why did you answer so late? No, why are your eyes swollen and red? Did someone bully you?"
When Qin Yiheng saw Yuan Xi's pitiful appearance, his first reaction was that he had been bullied. He clenched his fists and was ready to fight back.
“No.” Yuan Xi said, both amused and exasperated, “No one bullied me.”
"No one bullied you and made your eyes like this?" Qin Yiheng didn't believe it, thinking that Yuan Xi was afraid of causing them trouble and didn't want to say.
“Yeah, Yuanxi, tell me who it was that was so blind, and I’ll stand up for you.” Zhang Yunze wasn’t impulsive, but he wouldn’t tolerate Yuanxi being bullied either.
"No, I... I cried by myself."
"ah?"
Yuan Xi held little Yuan Jia in his arms, a smile on his lips, and told him what had happened in the piano room.
“Abei is right beside me, he hasn’t left, really.” At this moment, mentioning Meng Xiangbei finally gave Yuan Xi a bit more spirit, and he was no longer so lifeless.
Zhang Yunze and the other two were stunned.
Finally, Qin Yiheng stammered, "Yuan, Yuan Xi, you, you don't scare us." Actually, Qin Yiheng wasn't afraid of Meng Xiangbei who had turned into a ghost, but rather Yuan Xi's words had frightened them.
He winked at Zhang Yunze and said, "Should we take Yuanxi to the hospital to get checked out?"
Author's Note: Thank you to all the little angels who voted for me or watered my plants with nutrient solution between 16:58:06 on March 11, 2020 and 17:17:10 on March 12, 2020!
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