At five o'clock in the afternoon, I felt a bit tired during the day. I lay into the embrace of the night as the sky began to turn gray. Uncle Li just sent me back.

As I arrived at my doorstep, I patted my belly, signaling that I'd been overfed. I just opened the car door and said to Uncle Li, "Uncle Li, I'm going inside first."

Li Shu readily replied, "Sure thing!"

At this moment, my phone rang. I saw it was Leng Yang so I quickly answered and said, "Hello."

A voice came from over there, "Are you home?"

"Well, I just arrived, haven't gone inside yet? And you? Did you send Jiang Ci home?"

"Me too, I just got to his house."

"Oh!"

……

Suddenly, we ran out of things to talk about. I quickly said, "Well, it was nice talking to you. I'll hang up now."

"Well, I just wanted to know if you're home yet?"

"Here I am, thanks, bye."

Goodbye.

"Bye bye."

After hanging up the phone, I happily entered my home. Even Leng Yang's usually cold face was wearing a smile. Jiang Ci beside me was surprised and said, "Cold Brother, are you alright? What did your brother say to you that made you so happy? That's why he didn't let me speak. I want to know too."

Leng Yang immediately put on a cold face and said, "It's nothing! You don't need to know."

"Whoa?! Lengge, you're not being righteous anymore, huh!"

Leng Yang glanced at him and said, "Alright, you're home. Get out."

Jiang Ci poked his head out and then retracted it to say, "You're already at my doorstep. Why not come in for a sit?"

Leng Yang shook his head, his face softening. "Let's get out of the car," he said. Jiang Ci excitedly got out as soon as they stopped and rushed to open the door.

Leng Yang shouted, "Wait a minute, there's something else."

Jiang Ci looked at him with a puzzled face and said, "What's that?"

Leng Yang took out a few gift bags from the trunk and handed two black ones to Jiang Ci, saying, "These are things my parents got for your aunt and uncle."

Jiang Ci scratched his head, an embarrassed look appearing on his face. Leng Yang saw this and said, “It’s not my fault, it was my parents who prepared it. I didn’t know either, I didn’t give you anything.”

Chiang Ci heard this and immediately brightened up, saying: "Oh! That's good then, it's nothing. I didn't get you anything either."

Saying that, the two laughed and walked into the house.

When Jiang Ci's mother saw her son come back, she hurried downstairs to open the door. Seeing the smiles on their faces, she couldn't help herself and quickly pulled the two of them into the house. Jiang Ci's father also came over.

Leng Yang handed over the pink bag in his hand and said, "Auntie, my mom said this cosmetic was specially prepared for you. I hope you like it."

Jiang Ci's mother immediately caught it and said, "I like it very much, thank you."

Leng Yang took one of the bags and handed it to Jiang Ci's father, saying: "Uncle, my dad said this is the wine you really want to drink."

Jiang Ci's father took the present happily and said, "My good brother! You thought of everything. Please thank him for me."

Leng Yang nodded.

At this time, Chiang Ci saw that Leng Yang was silent and pointed to the bag in his hand and said: "Cold Brother, what is this?"

Leng Yang smiled and said, "My parents don't know what you like. I told them that you love my dad's soup the most, so my dad prepared one. It will be hot and ready soon."

"I love Uncle so much," said Chiang Ci happily.

Leng Yang hadn't even sat down before saying, "Well, Uncle and Aunt, there's nothing else, I'll go back now."

"How can that be? It's not too late to leave after dinner, is it?"

"No need, I just ate at home, so I won't sit down." Leng Yang quickly added.

After much persuasion and refusal, they finally agreed to let Leng Yang go back. On his way back, he brought many gifts, and each person received one specifically chosen for them. It seems both families know each other very well.

After Leng Yang got home, he didn't see anyone. He immediately understood and walked to that place, gently opening the door. He saw his father, mother, younger brother, younger sister, Li Shen, and He Shu all sitting together in the family cinema watching a horror movie.

The room was dimly lit, with only faint glows emanating from the four corners, sometimes flickering one by one. The atmosphere was just right. I OS: "Would shouting at this time make a scene! (Shaking my head, letting out a sigh) Forget it, that would scare them."

So I knocked on the door, still afraid of scaring them, so I immediately said, "Mom and Dad, I'm home."

But they still shouted all kinds of screams "aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!"

"Help me! Help me!"

The scene was chaotic with people hugging and shouting. I was also stunned and startled, so I hurriedly opened the light next to the door and shouted loudly, "It's me, what's wrong?!"

The sound gradually subsided, and everyone craned their necks to look at me, hurriedly saying, “You scared the daylights out of me.”

I shook my head helplessly and said, "Didn't I already greet you?"

“Yeah, we thought it was a ghost from a movie!” My sister quickly explained.

"Why?" I asked.

Mom said at this time, "Son, have you seen Annabelle 3: Home Coming? It's a horror movie."

At that moment, I suddenly realized. Looking back at their reactions to what I had just said, it seemed like they were right. So I put on an awkward smile.

"Brother, you know? When you said you were back, we thought Annabelle was back. We were terrified! It took so much effort to seal her away." Tingting patted her chest up and down with a self-comforting look on her face.

Everyone else was caught off guard and joined in the laughter.

At this time, the movie also ended. Mom immediately told me to sit between them. My younger siblings sat in front of us, leaning against my legs. Mom held onto my arm like a frightened little girl and said, "Xiao Yi, where did you just look? Bring it back."

Leng Yi picked up the remote and turned it back on.

Dad saw that Mom looked unwell and immediately pulled her over to lean against his chest. Mom said, "You're scared yourself? What's wrong?"

"Dad said gruffly, 'Who's afraid? I'm just getting into the mood!'"

Mom didn't say anything, just comfortably held onto his shoulder. On my left were Uncle He and Aunt Li; their faces wore expressions of fear and strength.

I felt unwell, so I sat down on the ground between my younger siblings. Although they said they weren't afraid with their mouths, their actions spoke volumes as they slowly shifted their butts closer to me. They gradually huddled together, holding onto my arms tightly, and in the midst of terror, they both buried their heads into my embrace.

At this moment, I remembered what Xing Yi had said when we were leaving: "Leng Yang, I found that your younger siblings are just like you, very strong and independent. My sister is too clingy, but I'm a total little sister fanatic except sometimes. Your younger siblings are so adorable, I really like them."

At that moment, seeing the two little cuties hugging me tightly and their frightened faces peeking through their hands covering their eyes, I couldn't help but find it adorable. A smile spread across my face as I hugged my siblings close.

At the end of the movie, Annabelle was sealed away. Everyone let out a big sigh of relief to see it was only 8 o'clock. They were all enjoying the thrill and excitement, so Dad suggested they watch another one. Everyone happily agreed.

There was a brief moment of silence. I continued to browse the horror movies but couldn't find one I liked. At this point, everyone turned their gaze to me. I understood what they meant and nodded in agreement, saying, “Why do you all keep asking me?” They responded in unison, “Because you love watching horror movies the most.”

"Huh? Why is everyone saying that?" I looked at them with a puzzled expression.

"Mom added, “Because everyone has found that no matter what horror movie it is, you always know the plot and love to spoil it, so you must have seen quite a few, right?” Mom looked at me with an understanding gaze. "

I'm not going to explain it anymore. I looked at my younger brother and said, "Xiao Yi, search for 'The Grudge' and have a look. It's said to be the scariest movie in Japan."

My younger brother quickly found a source for the film. Watching the white-washed ghost child on the screen, I turned to the elders and said, "Have you thought this through? It's really scary." Everyone looked at me steadily, even with expressions that seemed to say I was being silly. I whispered back, "I'm both scared and want to watch it, but I also don't want to be the one playing this game." I shook my head slightly, looked down at my younger siblings, and continued watching the movie.

As soon as the terrifying music began, I wasn't afraid at all. Because I had seen it a few times and knew the plot. oS: "After watching too much, you realize there's nothing scary about it. Most horror movies use loud sound effects to scare the audience. They take advantage of the audience's weakness of focusing their brain power. Suddenly loud sounds and visual effects break through the audience's defenses, causing a fright. To put it simply, it's just a series of surprises. If you replace the background music with something like celebratory fanfare, wouldn't it be a comedy?"

Soon, we were nearing the scariest part. The music signaled a sudden chill with wavering sounds. Even though I'd seen it before, it still sent shivers down my spine. My siblings huddled closer to me, and my legs, already tense, felt even heavier and numb. As I looked down, I saw that my siblings had given up and were now sprawled out, napping on my legs.

My heart was counting down, and my habit of spoiling dramas kicked in again. I cleared my throat, "Ahem."

Everyone seemed to have noticed something. My little brother tugged at my sleeve, and Mom quickly chimed in: "Leng Yang, no spoilers!"

I just had to shut my mouth, Os: "Don't tell you the climax, huh, scare you guys."

Even though they were well-prepared, everyone understood the terror about to come because of Leng Yang's words. Suddenly, the ghost face lying on them under the blanket made the whole family and the girls in the play scream "Ahhhh!" Leng Yang was also frightened by everyone's screams and let out a yell. After he recovered, he lowered his head and supported his forehead with his right hand, smiling helplessly at his own actions just now. His younger brother and sister had already stood up from their legs and desperately hugged Leng Yang's waist, hiding behind him as best they could. Luckily, Leng Yang's broad back shielded the two of them from harm.

Later, the highlights came one after another, and everyone's cheers never stopped. Although Leng Yang disliked this noisy environment, surrounded by family, he still felt warm and loved. However, deep down, he always hoped for someone special to join in.

When I got back home, my sisters chatted with me about all sorts of interesting things that had happened to them. For example, they told me about the "heartbreaker" in their class who was dating three or four girls at the same time, but then broke up with them all to be with Zhao Ai. He even swore that he would only love Zhao Ai for the rest of his life and wouldn't regret it, or else he would be struck by lightning. I felt very awkward when Qin Ning told me this, so I interrupted and said: "Is this 'heartbreaker' a primary school student?"

Hearing this, the two burst into laughter. Qin Ning said, “Brother, I told you they’re from our class.”

I hastily retorted that no high school student would say something so immature.

Later, because I was too full, I didn't eat dinner. I sat alone in front of the computer and looked up information, then opened my physics textbook and studied carefully. I am a science student but I don't like physics. Maybe I think physics is unreasonable. I spent a lot of energy on it, but every time I took an exam, I never got good grades. After entering high school second year, I failed several times, and I even doubted whether I had chosen the wrong major. Every time I was frustrated by difficult problems and racked my brains, I looked at Leng Yang's high scores and fell into deep thought.

I have about the same grades as Leng Yang. He isn't good at English, so he always ranks in the top five of his grade, which is ahead of mine. Before, I could pull ahead of the students behind me by dozens or even hundreds of points. But because I realized physics was my weak subject, I gradually fell behind and was even overtaken by some. My homeroom teacher even talked to me about it. Every time, I said I would try harder, but I'm really depressed by physics.

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