Our Entire Family Has Secrets [Transmigrated] - Chapter 16
Lin Shuanghuai encountered quite a problem.
He found a house, although the environment was average, but the one-month deposit and rent suited his current low balance quite well.
Today after school, he went to the previous villa to pack his luggage, preparing to move.
Unexpectedly, there was quite a lot of stuff, and in the end, he managed to clear out three boxes.
Originally, Lin Shuanghuai wanted to ask friends for help, but considering if they came, it would inevitably raise a question—
“Why are you moving?”
Lin Shuanghuai didn’t like to bring up his own messy household matters as topics of conversation, so he ultimately decided to move by himself.
The process was a bit tough, but the result was still considered successful.
He hauled the luggage into the apartment elevator, then into his one-bedroom apartment.
He originally planned to quickly clear out all the things.
However, suddenly he couldn’t catch his breath, feeling exhausted, and collapsed on the ground.
At least Lin Shuanghuai thought, at that moment, that he was just exhausted.
He lay on the floor, feeling dizzy, weak in his limbs, his heart racing, feeling feverish, with waves of pain pulsing through his body.
Lin Shuanghuai thought it was due to recent lack of exercise and physical exhaustion.
Just moving a few boxes made him gasping for breath.
It seemed it was time to resume his morning runs.
After resting for a few minutes, feeling less dizzy, he propped himself up on the sofa, slowly shuffled to the bathroom, and washed his face.
As his gaze swept across the mirror, Lin Shuanghuai’s complexion was unusually pale.
He realized something was wrong with himself.
Lin Shuanghuai slowly shifted his gaze to the mirror.
He saw his dark eyes suddenly turn into dazzling gold.
He saw his hair, cut just last weekend, suddenly grow down to his shoulders.
Silver streaks appeared on his neck, extending to his chest. Pulling open his clothes, he saw these glowing veins merging at his heart, forming a strange totem.
Faintly pulsating, like a newborn heart.
He touched it but felt nothing.
He looked up again at the mirror, stunned for a while.
Was he seeing things wrong?
Lin Shuanghuai rubbed his eyes.
His pupils were still golden.
He rubbed them again, this time harder, even rubbing off his eyelashes.
Stiffening his neck, hesitating, he looked down at his hands, where the long eyelashes seemed normal at first glance but from a different angle, they emitted a mysterious light.
He suddenly closed his eyes, turned on the faucet, and buried his face in the cold running water, flushing for almost ten minutes.
When he looked up again, he still looked the same.
Unusual golden pupils, unusually fast hair growth, and strange silver streaks.
Lin Shuanghuai slowly crouched down, Chen Jin’s words from a few days ago echoing in his mind:
“The medicine the fortune teller gave you awakens your bloodline.
I know what you are.
A monster.”
Lin Shuanghuai stared blankly at the floor, swallowing hard.
Perhaps he had once speculated like this, but he didn’t dare to think deeply.
This is how things happened.
Very suddenly.
He wasn’t given any preparation time, no hints or signs in advance.
He didn’t know what to do.
Lin Shuanghuai had never imagined he would suddenly change like this.
He wanted to consult someone, see if anyone knew what was going on.
Because his mind was too chaotic and he didn’t know where to start, Lin Shuanghuai first searched online for information.
[“What’s the reason for eyes suddenly turning gold? Answer: Maybe it’s chuunibyou (adolescent delusions of grandeur).”]
[“What’s the deal with strange silver streaks appearing on the body? Answer: Is it growing on the lower abdomen? Have you been reading too many hentai manga? Hehehe.”]
Lin Shuanghuai bit his lip, trying hard to find useful information from those self-proclaimed humorous answers.
But there was none.
He opened his contact list, trembling all over.
Finally, after taking two deep breaths to ensure he could speak clearly, he called Yu Yangen.
He originally wanted to contact Han Banlan.
Lin Shuanghuai had many friends, and Han Banlan was one of the closest to him. They had been classmates since elementary school until high school.
Han Banlan was a very cheerful and straightforward girl. She had told Lin Shuanghuai a long time ago that although he wasn’t her type, as a friend, he was the most important one.
Lin Shuanghuai thought he could talk to her.
But she was a girl after all. If Lin Shuanghuai fainted, Han Banlan wouldn’t be able to lift him.
And if…
just if, he really turned into something terrible, Han Banlan wouldn’t be able to handle it.
He had to call Yu Yangen.
As soon as the call connected, before Lin Shuanghuai could speak, Yu Yangen shouted loudly,
“Huai-ge!! Let’s vote for the autumn outing!! Much more fun than the sports meet!”
Lin Shuanghuai paused, “…Vote for what autumn outing?”
“Didn’t you check your phone? They’ve created a grade-wide group chat for voting on whether to have an autumn outing or a sports meet. Hurry up and join, supporting the autumn outing is everyone’s responsibility! I’ll hang up first, call me back after you’ve voted!!”
The call was suddenly disconnected.
This was Yu Yangen’s usual style. His mind could only accommodate one thing at a time. Simple, straightforward, without any ill intentions.
But he couldn’t give Lin Shuanghuai a chance to speak when he needed it.
Lin Shuanghuai stared at his phone for a while, then clicked into the grade-wide group chat as Yu Yangen mentioned.
Many people were talking inside, and at first glance, most of the group members were friends with Lin Shuanghuai.
There was a person named Ban Zhe from Class 7 of Grade 3, very active, adding friends everywhere.
Friend requests were sent to Lin Shuanghuai.
In the past, Lin Shuanghuai might have accepted, but now, he had no energy to deal with anyone and directly clicked reject.
He already knew so many people.
But when he really needed someone to accompany him, he didn’t dare ask anyone for help.
Feeling increasingly hot, his eyes starting to ache, and the places where the streaks appeared on his skin were itching unbearably.
Especially the area from his back to his scapula, there was a dull, long, sharp pain, like flesh being cut by a blunt knife.
Lin Shuanghuai self-mockingly thought, maybe he was going to grow wings.
Then he froze.
“Please don’t really grow wings…”
Lin Shuanghuai squatted on the ground, burying his face in his knees, a boundless sense of confusion and helplessness spreading within him.
He had never been so scared before.
Suddenly, his eyelashes fluttered, and he looked up, his gaze falling on the prefix “Class 7 of Grade 3” on the phone screen.
Almost as if guided by some invisible force, Lin Shuanghuai opened the list of group members and scrolled down.
His movements were very slow, as if giving himself time to consider.
…He found Class 7 of Grade 3.
Yuan Bozhu.
When Lin Shuang hesitated upon seeing this name, his heart skipped a beat.
He didn’t know why he thought of this person.
Perhaps it was because on the peak of Xuantian Mountain, Yuan Bozhu witnessed his risky cliff jump scene, yet didn’t ask anything, giving him a great sense of security.
He wondered, is it possible that this time, the other party could also help him without asking anything…
***
“Ah Zhu, dinner’s ready!”
Yuan Wanjiao called out as the delivery arrived, interrupting Yuan Bozhu who hadn’t finished his homework yet. She called Yuan Bozhu to come out and eat.
Yuan Bozhu put down his pen and stood up.
His peripheral vision caught sight of his phone, inexplicably picking it up and opening the add friend interface.
Lin Shuanghuai’s friend verification was still lying there.
He neither rejected nor accepted.
Yuan Bozhu was indeed a generally good person, but he also had his difficulties, unable to unconditionally extend help to everyone.
When someone sought his help, he would first weigh whether it was necessary.
It was obvious that Lin Shuanghuai had many friends.
If the other party was really in trouble, besides Yuan Bozhu, they should have many choices.
Lin Shuanghuai might have an excessive interest in making friends, but Yuan Bozho didn’t actually need friends.
However, since someone specifically sought him out, directly refusing would be a kind of implicit expression of attitude.
Ignoring was the best way.
He locked the screen.
As he walked out of the room, Yuan Bozho happened to see Yuan Qifeng, who had just taken a shower.
His narcissistic brother had changed into a newly bought robe, posing in front of the mirror in the living room.
His chest revealed a large area of wheat-colored skin, with scattered water stains on top.
Sometimes he would lift his chin to admire his charming stubble, sometimes he would stretch out his bare, muscular legs, counting his mighty leg hairs.
In a state of overlapping between handsome and not-so-handsome.
Yuan Bozhu casually ignored him.
Yuan Wanjiao took the delivery from the door and walked in, seeing Yuan Qifeng’s appearance, she felt uncomfortable as if she had grown needles all over her body: “Are you crazy? Go put on clothes!!”
“Come on, Yuan Wanjiao, today I will generously let you appreciate my perfect leg hair. Do you want to keep one as a souvenir?”
Yuan Wanjiao, with a dark face, dodged him and walked to the dining table, placing the dinner down coldly, saying: “I will definitely curse you to death, you will die sooner or later.”
“You don’t appreciate a good person; do you know how precious every hair on my body is.”
“Get lost!”
Yuan Bozhu glanced at Yuan Qifeng, who was still indulging in himself, and asked expressionlessly, “Are you going out tonight?”
“Huh? Are you asking me?” Yuan Qifeng seemed curious, tidying his robe and walking over, “What’s up, do you want to sleep with your brother tonight and talk about men’s matters?”
Yuan Bozhu looked at him speechlessly.
Yuan Qifeng chuckled and stretched lazily, sitting next to Yuan Bozhu, “If you don’t want me to go out, then I won’t go out, anyway, going out is just fooling around, very boring.”
“Okay.” Yuan Bozhu didn’t say anything else, stood up and helped Yuan Wanjiao open the delivery box.
Suddenly, Yuan Qifeng leaned over, swiftly grabbed a chicken leg from Yuan Wanjiao’s hand, and bit into it.
Yuan Wanjiao glanced at him disdainfully: “You greedy ghost, one for each person, what are you snatching?”
“I’m snatching the better one.”
“You’re ridiculous.” Yuan Bozhu divided the dinner and sat down. Suddenly, his phone vibrated.
He thought it was a new verification message from Lin Shuanghuai, and he was still contemplating whether to directly refuse it.
But when he clicked on the screen, his expression changed in an instant.
Coincidentally, Yuan Wanjiao handed over a box of rice.
Yuan Bozhu instinctively raised his hand, blocking the screen with a large movement.
His hand slammed on the table with a thud.
Both Yuan Wanjiao and Yuan Qifeng looked at him with confusion.
Yuan Bozhu, expressionless, held the phone and prepared to leave the table: “You two go ahead and eat.”
Yuan Qifeng cautiously observed Yuan Bozhu: “…Making a call at this hour? Be careful, I might snatch your chicken leg later.”
Beside them, Yuan Wanjiao casually remarked, “You won’t live long, little brother’s chicken leg will be snatched too, last supper, huh?!”
Yuan Bozhu wasn’t going to respond, but upon hearing this, he silently pushed his plate towards Yuan Qifeng and said, “Eat more.”
Yuan Wanjiao held her belly and laughed heartily, “Come on, eat as much as you want now, I’ll reward you, this short-lived ghost.”
“I have a long life!” Yuan Qifeng indignantly stuffed a chicken leg into his mouth.
Yuan Bozhu glanced at him with a complicated expression, then turned away and walked towards the balcony.
Yuan Wanjiao and Yuan Qifeng looked at each other behind him.
At first, they looked at each other strangely, then, they both showed a cunning smile.
“Guess what, could it be…”
“Hehehe, rare that you and I are on the same page.”
Yuan Bozhu rarely had big emotional fluctuations.
His calmness stemmed not only from the soul that had practiced for thousands of years but also from the various experiences he had gone through after arriving in this world.
In any case, he could calmly face most things.
But people are limited in their abilities, and it’s impossible to master everything in life completely.
Occasionally, unexpected events would arise that even Yuan Bozhu couldn’t remain calm about.
He glanced at the living room to make sure Yuan Qifeng and Yuan Wanjiao were eating well before taking out his phone and opening the message he had just received.
[Sender – Unknown]
-Spider Domain Wanted Order- Target:
Wolf bloodline, male, citizenship unknown. Recently active near Qiancheng.
Wanted Mission: Hunt and kill.
Reward Amount: 100,000,000
Mission Status: Pending acceptance.
Mission Details: Available after accepting the mission.
Yuan Bozhu hadn’t received a wanted order from the Spider Domain for a long time.
These missions were rare, dangerous but highly rewarding, and usually, not even one would be issued in a whole year.
The activities of rare species were very secretive, and they possessed various powerful and unknown abilities.
In general, few people would want to hunt them down unless the individual had touched upon the interests of certain organizations or offended someone they shouldn’t have.
This wanted order was clearly targeting individuals with the wolf bloodline.
Thinking back to Yuan Qifeng’s recent behaviors of not returning home and the news reports of bodies being stabbed by claws…
Yuan Bozhu frowned.
Regardless of who issued this wanted order, he needed to stop it.
However, just as Yuan Bozhu was about to click to accept the mission and view the details, he received a popup message:
[The number of recipients of the wanted order has reached ten, exceeding the limit. Please patiently wait for the next mission.]
Yuan Bozhu’s expression had never been so grim.
Once a wanted order from the Spider Domain was accepted, the mission wouldn’t end until completed.
Ten people.
Ten unknown individuals with rare bloodlines had taken on the task of hunting down Yuan Qifeng.
Yuan Bozhu’s fingers unconsciously exerted force, deforming the edge of the phone.
At this moment, Yuan Qifeng looked over from the dining table.
Yuan Bozhu’s expression froze, forgetting to restrain the coldness on his face.
“Little Yuanyuan, why are you sneaking around behind our backs?”
Yuan Qifeng quickly finished chewing a chicken leg, wiped his hands, and in the time, it took to speak, he had already flashed to the balcony. “It couldn’t be… talking to your sweetheart on the phone, could it?”
Yuan Bozhu said impassively, “No.”
“Do you believe me?” Yuan Qifeng raised an eyebrow at him, sighing, “Ah, Yuan Wanjiao has reached the age of adulthood, can do adult things now!”
Yuan Bozhu pushed him away and walked back inside.
Although he was still thinking about the Spider Domain wanted order, he tried his best to appear calm to avoid arousing Yuan Qifeng’s suspicion.
“You never used to look at your phone during meals before.” Yuan Qifeng walked behind him, gradually exposing him, “Your expression just now was so panicked, could it be that someone broke up with you?”
Yuan Wanjiao cursed, “What nonsense are you talking? Break up my foot, stop talking if you don’t have anything sensible to say.”
“I’m just making reasonable deductions.” Yuan Qifeng said, squinting his eyes slightly, as if observing something.
Yuan Bozhu sat back on the chair, but instead of placing his phone back on the table, he prepared to put it back in his pocket. “Let’s eat.”
However, just as the words fell, Yuan Qifeng flew towards him like a gust of wind, incredibly fast, agile, like a whirlwind.
Stole his phone.
“Hand it over.”
Yuan Bozhu’s brow furrowed, his voice turning cold.
He didn’t expect Yuan Qifeng to pull this move on him.
“If you won’t give it, then you won’t! Let’s see who’s making you so concerned—”
Yuan Qifeng turned away and started rummaging through his phone. “Come on, let me see the latest news.”
Yuan Bozhu’s expression darkened completely.
Yuan Wanjiao stood beside him, feeling a chill down her spine. Subconsciously, she said to Yuan Qifeng, “There’s nothing interesting to see, right? Ah Zhu’s friend list only has a few people. Hurry and give it back to him.”
“Don’t rush, let me unlock it first. Oh, the password is still 123456, Ah Zhu, you’re really broad-minded—”
Yuan Bozhu’s heart suddenly jumped, he stepped forward quickly, mercilessly delivering a chop to the back of Yuan Qifeng’s neck.
“Ah!”
Yuan Qifeng instantly went limp, collapsing to the ground.
“Ah Zhu…” Yuan Wanjiao, witnessing this scene, covered her mouth in shock, momentarily unable to speak.
In fact, they often teased Yuan Bozhu like this before.
Like flipping through his compositions, loudly reading one titled “I Love My Family,” attempting to make the usually stoic Yuan Bozhu feel embarrassed and blush.
Or enlarging Yuan Bozhu’s silly ID photo, hanging it in the living room, the whole family gathering around it for a photo, just to see if Yuan Bozhu would feel shy.
They had also done the phone-snatching thing before.
The year they graduated from junior high, Yuan Bozhu bought his first phone.
Yuan Qifeng directly snatched it from him and downloaded several “inappropriate” things inside.
Under the guise of “Big Brother’s Graduation Gift” no less.
Yuan Bozhu never got angry.
Although sometimes they would annoy him to the point of leaving.
But laying hands on someone was definitely a first.
No one expected the usually good-natured younger brother to react so strongly this time.
The atmosphere in the living room suddenly became tense.