DA chapter 57

Judging by Lin Jia’s expression, Yan Xu guessed that he was not on good terms with his family. After all, Lin Jia’s lover was a man. Generally speaking, a man liking another man was strange, right? Yan Xu wasn’t sure if he had been in the Underwater Wold too long and had lost touch with the real world, but according to his rigid understanding, the family probably couldn’t accept it.

Perhaps this was why Lin Jia had fallen out with his family?

And Lin Jia’s lover had died, from that… cancer.

Tongue cancer.

Could the status of the dead not be changed, causing Lin Jia, who mourned his lover, to be unable to forgive his family for obstructing him?

Oh.

No.

Lin Jia liked men.

Yan Xu frowned slightly as he thought of what Lin Jia had said to him before.

Yan Xu, who had never been able to guess what Lin Jia wanted, inappropriately seemed to have discovered a clue at that moment.

Lin Jia’s closeness could not be because…

Because he himself was also a man, right?

Yan Xu suddenly choked.

If that were the case, then what was this? He didn’t like men, and didn’t Lin Jia have a lover? Wasn’t he unable to forget his lover? Wasn’t he devoted to his lover until death? Then Lin Jia’s behavior was too excessive, both disloyal to the dead lover and toward his…

Anyway, no matter what, Yan Xu could not accept it.

Yan Xu glanced at Lin Jia, who stood up and walked in his direction.

Thinking that Lin Jia had been bewitched by the voice, Yan Xu immediately grabbed his wrist.

Lin Jia stopped, raised his head, and pointed at the bathroom with his other hand.

As if it knew there were people in the room, the voice outside continued. Last night, that thing only left after the lights in the ward were turned off.

Lin Jia did not want to expose his fear of the dark, so he went to the bathroom. The bathroom was next to the ward door, and if the bathroom light was on, it could not be seen from outside.

Even though Yan Xu knew Lin Jia was going to the bathroom and was just passing by, he still glanced at him a few more times to make sure he didn’t see any signs of being bewitched on Lin Jia’s face before letting go.

Lin Jia said nothing, walked into the bathroom, and closed the door.

Originally, he had wanted to turn on the faucet and rinse the area touched by Yan Xu, but because someone was still standing outside the door, Lin Jia only took out a handkerchief and carefully wiped the area.

The handkerchief had been washed and was damp, but no matter how much he wiped, Yan Xu’s body temperature still wouldn’t fade from his skin.

Lin Jia frowned. Yan Xu was like a furnace.

He heard a “pa” outside—Yan Xu had turned off the light. Lin Jia waited in the bathroom. After a while, he heard Yan Xu turn the light back on. Then, Lin Jia came out of the bathroom.

Just as he turned his gaze toward the ward door, Yan Xu said, “Gone.”

Lin Jia responded as expected and straightened his gaze. He saw Yan Xu leaning against the wall, looking him over.

Lin Jia noticed that this scrutiny was different from before. Unable to understand it, he asked directly, “What is it this time that Captain Yan finds unpleasant to look at?”

Yan Xu said, “You… your relationship with your family isn’t very good?”

Lin Jia understood and replied, “Captain Yan’s relationship with his family doesn’t seem very good either.”

Yan Xu thought, how could that be the same?

What situation was he in, and what situation was Lin Jia in?

He had spent too many years in the Underwater Wold and had grown accustomed to being alone. He knew that leaving the Underwater Wold was a luxury. He was practical and disliked meaningless fantasies. He had prepared to live out his life in the Underwater Wold. He knew he was inside the Fish Belly, so the voice outside could not bewitch him.

But how long had Lin Jia been in the Underwater Wold? Technically, Lin Jia was still a newcomer, and newcomers always dreamed of leaving the Underwater Wold.

That was exactly the point of temptation.

The only explanation for why Lin Jia had not been bewitched by the voice outside was if his relationship with his family was too bad.

“You…” Yan Xu stopped midway and ultimately did not continue asking. He changed his words: “Feeling better? Rest first. I’ll go next door to check the situation.”

On the second night, they had to do something.

“Captain Yan.”

Just as Yan Xu was about to open the door and leave, Lin Jia called out.

When he turned back, Lin Jia asked curiously, “Why does Captain Yan like seeking death so much?”

Since the shadow had already appeared in Ward 302, it would definitely wander to other rooms. Going out at this time—if not seeking death, then what?

Lin Jia had not objected to Yan Xu going to the next ward earlier because he did not want to reveal his fear of the dark. However, the shadow had already come to Ward 302 once, so the probability of its return was low.

Since his weakness would not be exposed in front of Yan Xu, Lin Jia changed his mind. He had just discovered a similarity between Yan Xu and the cat, and he didn’t want Yan Xu to take risks.

From Lin Jia’s words, Yan Xu vaguely sensed concern, but he wasn’t sure, so he tested him: “Aren’t you afraid of the Fishman mutation?”

During morning release time, Lin Jia had seen Fishman. Fishman’s mutation speed was not fast, but according to the previous Fish Belly, starting from the third day, Fishman’s mutation speed would multiply.

And dawn after tonight would be their third day staying in the Fish Belly.

Lin Jia already had a rough idea of what the Soup Base was. The only thing missing was information about the situation inside the ward. Nevertheless, Lin Jia said, “Go at dawn. Fishman mutation won’t happen all at once.”

Yan Xu stared at Lin Jia.

For two nights now, Lin Jia had stopped him from going out.

The first night was easy to explain because they were unfamiliar with Fish Belly, but this was already the second night. No matter what, they should investigate the situation.

Of course, going out to investigate on the second night was undoubtedly risky, but wasn’t the reason Lin Jia invited him to the Fish Belly to have him take the lead?

Otherwise, what was the point of inviting him to the Fish Belly?

Yan Xu looked fixedly at Lin Jia, his gaze growing more complicated.

The one who invited him into the Fish Belly was Lin Jia, and the one who wouldn’t allow him to search for clues was also Lin Jia. Yan Xu hadn’t understood what Lin Jia wanted before, but after catching that clue, Lin Jia’s behavior became clear.

Lin Jia did not want him to go out. Concern was one part of it, but could it be…

That he wanted to stay together with him?

Seeing Yan Xu silent for a long time, Lin Jia thought Yan Xu was wavering, so he lowered his tone and coaxed, “Captain Yan, tomorrow I’ll go with you, okay?”

Yan Xu: “…”

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