Silver Leaf Whale Chapter 45

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Chapter 45·Going home

Qi Zhixuan’s account is well managed and he has quite a lot of fans. He maintains an update frequency every three to five. When Zhu Mingyue first saw the drawing routine he shared, she was like a mother in tears. She kept leaving messages and likes in the comment area every day. He was embarrassed to say those straightforward and enthusiastic praises.

Moreover, Qi Zhixuan’s account is now very rich in content. In addition to his daily creation clips, he also offers free commissioning benefits when he is free. Whether it is fan art or fans’ personal OCs, he accepts everyone who comes, and his schedule is even scheduled for next year.

However, his focus is still on his own creation. Zhu Mingyue asked him for some drafts for design reference. The feedback from Party A was very good and he wanted more. So now, in addition to paper drawing, he has also gradually learned to use board drawing to create. Recently, he also drew an original four-frame comic. The protagonist is a fixed and cute little whale. Every short story is warm and healing.

On this day, his newly updated cartoon once again touched the cuteness of fans. The young whale has not yet mastered proficient swimming skills, and is often held by the adult whale to fall asleep or rest. The mother whale is holding the child while telling the story of the sea. The baby whale is right next to the mother, sleeping sweetly in the boundless blue sea.

Not long after this heartwarming little comic was posted, it already received a lot of comments.

A plum: “Lause, this is too cute!”

Balala little Wengweng: “Cute! Why does my wife love to draw whales so much! The account I follow is also a whale!”

Slowly King: “That account is empty, maybe it’s my wife’s trumpet?”

Da Zhi: “Can this be sold as a peripheral, like a mouse pad or something? It’s so cute.”

It’s self-evident who this drawing is, and the adult version of the whale himself is happily reading everyone’s comments, not forgetting to like the post, and saving the comic to his phone.

“Stop looking at your phone and hurry up!” Pan Xiuping was yelling at people by the swimming pool. He is now stationed at the swimming pool of Pangjing School. The conditions here are not bad and he can save some time.

“Here we come.” Pang Whale turned off his phone and returned to his position.

He and the coach were scrambling for time, taking all the available classes, and spent almost the rest of the time soaking in the swimming pool.

He is so full of energy for the World Championships at the end of the year. Although the event itself does not have a points threshold, the selection of participants also needs to look at results. Fortunately, he has obtained rankings in the recent games he has participated in, and his results are not bad. As long as he stabilizes his form in a few more games, he can basically lock in the quota.

“I said you kid is staring at your phone all day long! Why don’t you practice?” Pan Xiuping kicked the brat when he saw him coming over.

“I’ve only been watching for two minutes!” Pang Jing retorted unconvinced. He didn’t have time to see his partner in the first place, so he didn’t give in after seeing what was going on.

But not long after training ended, he met his partner.

Qi Zhixuan sent a message saying that they would have dinner together in their school cafeteria later.

The weather was warm and he was not afraid of cold dishes. He happily ran to the cafeteria to grab some of Qi Zhixuan’s favorite dishes and waited. But not only Qi Zhixuan was waiting, but also Chen Runsong.

“Hey, classmate Xiao Pang, what are you looking at? Do you think I disturb your world?” Chen Runsong couldn’t help teasing Pang Jing when he saw that he looked like a little wife.

“No.” Pang Jing replied lightly, and Chen Runsong couldn’t help but raise the corners of his mouth.

Qi Zhixuan could eat hot rice just sitting down, but Chen Runsong had to queue up, so he simply waved his hand to let them eat first.

“Why is he free to come here today?” Pang Jing picked out the fish on his plate and gave it to Qi Zhixuan.

Chen Runsong is usually very busy, either eating outside or cooking by himself, and rarely comes to the canteen to join in the fun.

“I just came from his shop, so we came to eat together.” Qi Zhixuan took a bite of the fish and frowned, feeling it was a little salty.

“By the way, Songsong and I have agreed to go to Haicheng together in two days.

“Going to Haicheng?Pang Jing also felt that the food was salty, so he quickly handed him a glass of warm water, “Why do you want to go so suddenly?””

Qi Zhixuan took a sip of water to soothe the taste in his mouth: “My senior sister has been urging me to go back for a review. She also said that she had something important to tell me and she had to make a trip.Songsong happened to receive news that someone in Haicheng had clues about his family, so we made an appointment to go together.”

Pang Whale nodded, “Then I’ll go with you too.”

“No need…you…” Before Qi Zhixuan could finish speaking, Chen Runsong came over with a dinner plate and interrupted him.

“Oh, I’m really convinced by you people. Why do you want to accompany each of them? You are still underage and go to the battlefield.”

Pang Whale is a little confused, you guys?Who else is going too.

Later, I found out that it was Jiang Xianfan. I knew that Chen Runsong was going to Haicheng to find relatives. I was so busy that I still had to follow him. I just managed to persuade him to leave with Qi Zhixuan in the store, but I didn’t expect that people from this family would also follow.

“You have classes, training, and competitions. You are already busy enough. You don’t need to accompany me specially. I will go away for two days and be back soon.”Qi Zhixuan smiled at Pang Jing.

“But I…” Pang Jing wanted to say something more, but Qi Zhixuan held his hand and signaled him not to say any more.

Pang Jing sighed inwardly. Ever since he knew that Qi Zhixuan was ill, he had been worried about it every day. This time he went to the hospital for a review. He really wanted to be with him, listen to the doctor’s advice, and see what else he could do, but Qi Zhixuan wouldn’t let him. It was really difficult for him to adjust his time, so he could only lower his head and eat in depression.

“Okay, don’t be upset.”Qi Zhixuan reached out and patted the back of his hand gently. His voice was soft and he said, “I’ll call you every day, okay?”

Pang Whale nodded reluctantly.

Chen Runsong saw how funny they both were, but he knew that no one had ever pursued Qi Zhixuan in the past, but whenever someone showed his feelings, Qi Zhixuan could always send the good guy card quietly, and usually the other person would be sent a few light years away before they could react. Fortunately, he just wanted to make friends with him, otherwise he might have been sent to Mars.

But he doesn’t know how this huge whale caught his eye. It’s really like a monkey.

Two days later, Qi Zhixuan and Chen Runsong settled things in the store, bought tickets and set off.On the plane, Qi Zhixuan couldn’t help but ask Chen Runsong about the specific circumstances of this recognition.

Chen Runsong shook his head. He had received a lot of news over the years, but every time he came back disappointed. Some scammers even claimed to have key evidence and asked for information consulting fees.

There was no evidence there this time. It was just that a couple working in Haicheng saw the flyer for the baby coming home. They thought it looked like a lost child in their village, so they called him. He shouldn’t have come, but fewer and fewer people contacted him over the years, and even scammers were not willing to trick him, so he still wanted to come and take a look, just in case.

It only takes two hours to get to Haicheng from Beijing. After getting off the plane, because the place Chen Runsong was going to was relatively remote, he did not go with Qi Zhixuan. Qi Zhixuan was also going to go back to his home to rest first and report to the doctor tomorrow.

When he arrived at the door with his suitcase, Zhu Mingyue’s assistant Xiao Wang was already waiting, “Mr. Qi, cleaning has been arranged here, but Mr. Zhu said that if you don’t want to live here, you can go to her house. The key is here.”Assistant Xiao Wang handed over an envelope containing two sets of keys.

Qi Zhixuan nodded and accepted, Xiao Wang left his contact information and left.

Zhu Mingyue was still busy in the studio. She originally wanted to come over and accompany him home, but Qi Zhixuan refused. He knew that the senior sister was afraid that she would lose control like before when she returned home.

But this was the first time since his father’s death that he actively wanted to return to his home.

He wanted to try it himself.

Taking a deep breath, he raised his head slightly at the door. The phoenix bamboo in the courtyard was growing very gratifyingly, with lush leaves sticking out and hanging down to the stone wall fence.

It was late and a little dark. Qi Zhixuan opened the dusty door in his heart with a hint of yellow cast by the wall lamp in front of the door.

This is the small building left to him and his mother by his grandparents, a two-story bungalow with a history of a hundred years.

Walking into the yard, the small fountain from the past is still there and has been cleaned cleanly, but it may have dried up due to age and disrepair.When he was a child, he got his hands dirty after eating pear candy and was too lazy to run far away, so he always secretly reached into the pool to wash them. Those sweet and naughty memories were as clear as yesterday.

Opening the door of the house, a familiar smell of painting materials hit the face. In fact, many materials are easy to expire and become moldy if stored for too long. Zhu Mingyue has disposed of them in advance, and there are not many left. But in this family, from his grandparents to his parents, and then to himself, countless paintings have been painted in this house. This smell has long become an exclusive symbol of this house.

On the first floor were the living room and kitchen on the left, and the guest room, studio and his parents’ room on the right. He walked into his parents’ bedroom, which was still bright and clean. There were photos of their family of three on his mother’s dressing table. Qi Zhixuan stretched out his fingers and gently touched the people in the photos. A smile appeared at the corner of his mouth, but before his fingers could leave, tears suddenly fell on the photos.

He held the photo and looked at it for a long time, until his eyes became sore, then he wiped his cheeks and walked out of the room and went upstairs.

The edges and corners of the wooden stairs have been polished and rounded by the years, and the fine wood grains can still be seen under the light. The wall next to it is covered with many photos. He stretched out his hand and touched each one with his fingertips.

First there were photos of his parents in love, then wedding photos, then his baby photos, family photos of the family of three, and many photos of Zhu Mingyue and him as well as Zhu Mingyue’s college graduation photos. Finally, it ended abruptly after taking photos of him at the National Games.

He reluctantly took back his hand and walked into the second floor. On the second floor, he built a bookcase that reached the sky and filled it with all kinds of books. His parents had spent countless years reading here with him since he was a child.

He pulled out an old book with a bookmark from four or five years ago, looked at it twice, and then gently put it back on the bookshelf.On the right is his room. It is very large and connects two spaces. One side is used as a dressing room and the other side is his bedroom.

In the middle of his bedroom was a large European-style retro wooden bed. The cleaner had already changed it into a soft four-piece suit. Qi Zhixuan looked at it and suddenly felt relaxed. He took out the pajamas he brought from the suitcase and prepared to take a bath and rest.

The weather in Haicheng was much warmer than that in Beijing. After taking a shower, he didn’t feel cold even wearing a set of long-sleeved pajamas. Lying on the soft bed, looking at the familiar ceiling, he felt like he was in another world.

He used to be afraid of coming back, and it was like a nightmare when he returned to this home.

But now he came back, walked in calmly, and lay down relaxedly.

Everything seems like a dream.

Just as he was sighing, his phone vibrated. It was a message from Zhu Mingyue, asking him how he was doing and whether he wanted to stay at her house.

So Qi Zhixuan took a picture of himself from the perspective of the ceiling and sent it to Zhu Mingyue with a “like” expression.

When he was still about to reply, Pang Jing called.

“Are you going to sleep?”Pang Whale’s voice came from the receiver, and the background was a little noisy, like it was on the road.

Qi Zhixuan turned over and lay on the bed, his voice a bit lazy: “No, I just lay down on the bed not long ago.”

“Have you eaten?Hungry or not.”

“I ate with Panasonic under the plane and I wasn’t hungry.”

“Have you brought enough clothes? Is it cold in Haicheng?”

“I’ve brought enough, it’s very warm here, much warmer than Beijing.”

“Then you…”

“I’m very good, I know how to eat well, dress well, and take care of myself so that I won’t get sick.”

Pang Jing was suddenly speechless, and Qi Zhixuan said everything he wanted to say.

“Xiaoyu, I’m not a child, don’t worry about me.”I don’t know if he is under too much pressure recently, but Qi Zhixuan can always feel Pang Jing’s uneasiness and is very clingy. He has to contact him from time to time. If he doesn’t reply, he will become very anxious and keep calling. Sometimes sleeping together is not enough, and his hands are so tight that he wants to strangle him to death.

“I know…” Pang Jing responded. He was passing by the park, and there were many people walking their dogs around him. He passed an Alaskan dog beside him. I don’t know if it was scolded by its owner, but he watched it walk past dejectedly with its head and tail hanging down.

Of course he knew that Qi Zhixuan didn’t need anyone to care about his food, drink, toilet, and sleep, but he just couldn’t help it.

“But Xiaoyu, I miss you a little bit. I just left you for half a day, and I miss you a little bit.”

Qi Zhixuan was lying on a comfortable and soft bed. There was a lot of space here, the food he was eating was the taste he was used to, and even the moist air made his breathing easier. He looked good, but he had other worries in his heart.

Qi Zhixuan’s voice was soft, as if he was coquettish, and the corners of Pang Whale’s mouth turned up unconsciously.

“I miss you too. You’ll be back when you’re done. It won’t be a few days. I’ll pick you up then, okay?”

“Hmm~”

The two chatted for a while, and the big dog seemed to have been coaxed by its owner. He ran past him with his tongue wagging. Pang Jing heard that the person on the phone was already a little sleepy, so he hung up the phone and let him go to sleep.

By this time, Pang Jing had arrived at the door of Qi Zhixuan’s apartment.

Opening the door, Swimming Goggles had already heard the noise and was waiting by the door. It walked affectionately around Pang Whale’s legs in an S-shaped catwalk, and Pang Whale squatted beside it, petted it twice, and picked it up.

In fact, the house is full of automatic feeding and watering. Qi Zhixuan only asked him to come and shovel the cat litter every other day, but not long after he left, he couldn’t help but come.

Although Qi Zhixuan and he didn’t see each other every day when they were in the same city, they always felt that he was around. You could know where he was by sending messages. Most of them were familiar places, but he went to Haicheng. He had only been to that place once during a competition. He didn’t know what Qi Zhixuan said or did.

Sometimes he felt sick, but he couldn’t control it. Ever since Zhu Mingyue told him everything about Qi Zhixuan, he felt that he had been in this state, both scared and vigilant, and wished he could keep people under supervision at all times to feel at ease.

Fortunately, Qi Zhixuan agreed to be with him that day, otherwise he didn’t know what he would have done.

After hurriedly taking a shower in the bathroom, Pang Whale huddled into bed. The scent of vegetation lingering around him made him feel at ease again. The swimming goggles lay beside his head, and he and the cat fell asleep like this.