Shen Antu had a nightmare in the early morning. He was covered in cold sweat and kept mumbling. Xie Duo immediately turned on the desk lamp and woke him up.
When Shen Antu just opened his eyes, he reacted strongly. He pushed Xie Duo away and shrank to the corner of the bed. His waist hit the bedside cabinet and he had to shrink back. At the same time, he reached out to touch something on the bedside cabinet. This action knocked over the water cup that he had placed on the cabinet before going to bed.
When the dull sound of the water cup falling to the ground was heard, Shen Antu seemed to be truly awakened. He recognized Xie Duo in the dim light, gradually calmed his breathing, and let down his guard.
"I'm sorry, I'm sorry..." Shen Antu huddled in the corner of the bed, buried his head in his knees, and curled himself up into a ball, like a wounded little dog licking its wound in a corner.
Xie Duo saw Shen Antu's series of actions clearly.
Why did he shrink back
What is he afraid of
He subconsciously reached out to look for something on the bedside table.
"What kind of nightmare were you having? I locked you up at home and wouldn't let you out?" Xie Duo suppressed the irritability and anxiety in his heart and tried to make his voice sound more relaxed.
Shen Antu burst into laughter and replied without much energy: "You know that too..."
When the emotions brought by the nightmare subsided, fatigue and sleepiness came over him. Shen Antu didn't want to move. This posture made him feel safe.
But Xie Duo disagreed. He pulled Shen Antu's arm gently and said, "Come and sleep."
Shen Antu didn't move: "No, I'll just sleep for a while."
"It's not comfortable to sleep like this, why don't you lie down?" Xie Duo advised him softly, but he didn't expect that Shen Antu had fallen asleep in a daze in such a short while, so Xie Duo had to wake him up again.
Shen Antu was woken up and in a bad mood: "No, I want to sleep like this, don't bother me!"
Xie Duo didn't waste any more words. He grabbed his ankles and pulled him over, then held him in his arms, wrapped him in a quilt, and gave him clear arrangements.
Shen Antu struggled for a while at first, but after feeling Xie Duo's body temperature and steady heartbeat, he gradually calmed down. This posture was indeed more comfortable than curling himself up, and Shen Antu fell asleep quickly.
Xie Duo, however, was not sleepy at all. He got up at about the same time in the morning and called Yang Yu. Yang Yu said that this meant that his memory was recovering and that this was a sign of improvement from the concussion. It was nothing serious. If he was really worried, he could bring Shen Antu in for a check-up.
After Xie Duo hung up the phone, he went to the balcony and smoked a cigarette.
The weather in early November was not too cold, but the shirt was still a little thin. The cool fabric continuously absorbed body temperature, while also taking away a little anxiety, allowing Xie Duo to remain calm.
After this week, Xie Duo almost believed that Shen Antu had lost his memory, but it was unlikely that Shen Antu accepted Xie Duo as his boyfriend without any obstacles. Shen Antu was a straight man, and his lovers changed one after another, but they were all women. Xie Duo did not believe that losing his memory could change a person's sexual orientation.
But if Shen Antu really lost his memory, then new problems would arise.
Now Shen Antu believes Xie Duo's lies and thinks that he and Xie Duo are a couple. He stays at home like an ordinary wife, cooking for Xie Duo, waiting for Xie Duo to come home, and doing everything to please Xie Duo. But one day his memory will be restored. How will he react when that time comes
Xie Duo didn't dare to say that Shen Antu really loved him. He guessed that Shen Antu didn't care. Shen Antu could change women one after another. Maybe for him, it was normal to have feelings for others and have relationships. This was his nature. Xie Duo only got the title of his "lover" temporarily.
So Xie Duo was greedy for Shen Antu's closeness, but also hated Shen Antu's closeness.
But within a week, Shen Antu was willing to sleep with him. This incident reminded Xie Duo all the time that if someone else had intercepted Shen Antu that day, Shen Antu might have also shown the same look and asked them: "Do you want to kiss?"
For someone like Shen Antu, although he only likes women, I don't know how many people have coveted him behind his back. Isn't Xie Duo one of them? What's more unfortunate is that there are conflicts between them in the family business. If Xie Duo hadn't cheated and sent himself to Shen Antu in advance, they would never have had such an encounter.
What would happen if Shen Antu recovered his memory
Xie Duo recalled the Shen Antu in his memory, and combined with various rumors, he felt that Shen Antu might get angry and kill him.
However, given Shen Antu's personality, if he wanted to do something, he would probably pretend to be affectionate with him for a while without making any noise, then shoot Xie Duo in the middle of the night while he was asleep, then flee the scene without changing his expression and accuse everyone of his actions.
Xie Duo held a cigarette in his mouth and imagined the scene.
Shen Antu went to the police station to report the case, revealing the marks he had left on his body the night before. He tearfully accused Xie Duo of his behavior, saying that he had only killed Xie Duo in self-defense and had no choice. By then, everyone would know that Shen Antu had been raped by him.
This seems to be a good idea.
Xie Duo laughed at himself, threw the cigarette butt into the ashtray, and turned back to the room.
When Shen Antu woke up, Xie Duo was gone. He reached his hand into the quilt beside him and felt nothing but coldness.