We’re All Especially Sympathizing With That Man

Chapter 9 – Secretly

It was a summer night so the sky was still extremely bright out even though it was almost seven o’clock.

The villa’s interior is fully furnished, but it feels incomparably vacant and silent.

The calls of insects and birds outside the window sounded even more distinct.

Anyhow, Yan Jingxi finished the dinner preparations, instead of just casually stir-frying two dishes as he did last night just to get it over with. He spent seven percent of his energy preparing, and it just so happened that he was not too busy at work recently, so his state of mind was at ease.

By the time it was exactly seven o’clock, Yan Jingxi’s last dish had finished cooking, but Yuan Zhanqi’s shadow was nowhere to be seen.

What the hell?

Making people cook, yet wouldn’t answer people’s phone call and also didn’t leave him a message.

After taking off his apron, Yan Jingxi found his mobile phone. First, he saw Bai Yueguang making a fuss in the WeChat message sent to him. Naturally, he decided to ignore it for now, he will talk with him later. 

In fact, Yan Jingxi can just disregard Yuan Zhanqi’s whereabouts. But since he made him cook, someone has to eat it, and he can’t finish it all by himself.

When he opened the address book, he discovered an awkward fact that Yuan Zhanqi and he had no mutual friends, and he also did not know who Yuan Zhanqi’s friends are. 

Yan Jingxi knitted his brows and deeply became aware that he actually paid very little attention to Yuan Zhanqi.

Just as Yan Jingxi was thinking about whether this problem was serious or not, the sound of a car’s engine came from outside.

Looking out the window, he can see clearly that it’s the one Yuan Zhanqi drove out this morning. Yan Jingxi has been a top student since he was a child and has a good memory.

He didn’t notice that he released a sigh of relief when Yuan Zhanqi came back.

After dumping the car into the garage, Yuan Zhan smelled the aroma of cooked rice as he entered through the door, he was really hungry.

It was not an easy task to deal with Dr. Guan. He still couldn’t show a fully healthy mental state of mind, he had to make himself appear more dispirited before showing up in front of the other party.

In the memory of the original owner, Dr. Guan would always ask him about his current situation. Although there were not many questions asked, Dr. Guan still managed to guide him to say a lot about his recent living circumstances. Yuan Zhan could only be cautious, carefully reflecting and choosing his answers, and try his best to let the other party perceive that his psychological state is getting better and better. That his depression is heading in a good direction and he can gradually return to living a normal life.

Every time he went to Dr. Guan, the original owner would bring some medications home, all with components to help him sleep peacefully. The original owner’s antidepressant medications caused him to be prone to insomnia. Once awakened by even a tiny noise, he would not be able to sleep again. Over time, it formed a never-ending cycle, and he could only fall asleep with the help of drugs.

The moment he got the medical records and medications prescribed by Dr. Guan, Yuan Zhan instantly formed another plan in his mind.

There is also a character that may be related to the story plot and will eventually encounter Dr. Guan. Though he is still not sure whether the other party is just as he guessed, perhaps it was nothing more than only having the same name. However, if it is true, then this surely is a coincidence.

The next time he goes to Dr. Guan’s consultation, he will find a chance to confirm if that person is related to the plot, which will be of great help to his task.

Back at the villa, Yuan Zhanqi threw the bag in his hand on the coffee table, acting as if he didn’t care at all.

Yan Jingxi was sitting on the sofa, watching him changing shoes, and couldn’t help asking about his whereabouts in the afternoon: “You came back so late, where have you been, is your phone an accessory?”

Yuan Zhanqi put on slippers, raised his head, and threw back the question at him, “Then is your phone an accessory?”

Yan Jingxi: “Of course mine isn’t.”

Yuan Zhanqi: “Then did you ever answer when I called you before?”

Yan Jingxi: “……” He knew that he couldn’t follow up with the answer!

Yuan Zhanqi bypassed him and went straight into the kitchen to wash his hands, preparing to eat.

Opening the lid, Yuan Zhanqi commented: “Tonight’s dishes are a little better than last night, so let’s follow this standard.”

Yan Jingxi: “How can I possibly have so much time to cook every day?”

Yuan Zhanqi filled himself a bowl of soup: “As long as use the time you spend to chat with Bai Yueguang, there will be.”

Yan Jingxi couldn’t say a word and was so angry that he could only sit down and clench hard on his chopsticks because of what Yuan Zhanqi said.

When did he become so perceptive, he really became less and less like his previous self. 

Dinner tonight was not bad. Yan Jingxi, who had been taught a bitter lesson, finally did not act half-heartedly towards him, but the point is that Yuan Zhan has an empty stomach now, and he definitely must not waste food every day. That would make him appear especially unreasonable.

After they finished their dinner, Yuan Zhanqi didn’t have the desire to stay in the dining room. He left right after eating, ignoring Yan Jingxi.

The two of them took care of most of the dishes. One had a good appetite while the other was so angry that he could only calm down by eating.

Yan Jingxi looked at Yuan Zhanqi’s departing back and couldn’t help raising his voice, calling out to him: “Hold on! I’m the one cooking and you won’t put away the dishes?”

Yuan Zhanqi looked back at him with a look of “what nonsense are you saying”, and suddenly gave out a light laugh: “Washing the dishes is your business. If you don’t want to do it, you can leave it until tomorrow for the auntie.”

Yan Jingxi wanted to ask why he should wash it, but when he thought of the one-month period, he forced back his words.

Right, there are twenty-eight days left, and then he can be free.

Pushing the chair away, Yan Jingxi, who is obsessed with cleanliness, had no other option but to pick up the cleaning rag and start wiping the table.

After cleaning up all the tableware, Yan Jingxi felt somewhat exhausted. It was not a good experience to return home from work and still have to cook and wash the dishes. 

For the time being, he didn’t want to go upstairs. He only brought his laptop back to the villa. The books he recently looked at are in another house.

He cut up some fruits for himself and ate as he turns on the TV; he may as well take a look at the news.

While holding the remote control, he saw the bag that Yuan Zhanqi had placed on the coffee table when he returned.

Yan Jingxi didn’t think about checking what it was, but then he recalled that he disappeared all afternoon and didn’t even answer the phone. Was it for the contents inside the bag? He didn’t want to ask Yuan Zhanqi directly since he might render him speechless again.

It should be fine to give it a quick look.

Yan Jingxi would not have thought that this one look would bring changes to his life in the future.

Opening the bag, the inside was full of medicinal bottles and he couldn’t help frowning.

Yuan Zhanqi went to the hospital this afternoon?

There were several small bottles of medicines, he was unsure of what they were used for, the names of the medications were all unfamiliar to him.

After Yan Jingxi took pictures of the medicines’ names one by one and place them back in place.

At this time, Yuan Zhanqi, who all along had been hiding upstairs and peeking at the situation downstairs, raised a smile at the corner of his mouth.

Ze, he took the bait.

He seems to have found a way to attack Yan Jingxi. Whether it is in the standard text or in the standard game, the president’s strategy setting is always the same. As long as he finds the way, he will not be far from completing the task.

Yan Jingxi searched up the names of the medications he photographed online. Just as he was about to read the answers given by the search engine, Yuan Zhan came down from upstairs in his slippers, his goal was directed at the medications on the coffee table.

Yan Jingxi couldn’t help looking up at him and asked: “What is this?”

Yuan Zhanqi looked down slightly, showing a blank expression along with his empty eyes, seemingly as if he was holding something back. His voice was a little weak as he gave out a slight sigh and reluctantly replied to Yan Jingxi: “It’s nothing.”

Yan Jingxi saw that he was unwilling to say anymore, it must be that he was determined to conceal the actual situation from him. He did not continue to ask since he was a little scared that the following situations would not be under his control. There have been very few times where the husband and wife were able to get along with each other peacefully.

There also was nothing for them to say even when they’re face to face.

Yan Jingxi didn’t know where to start, while Yuan Zhan was full of thoughts on how to attack Yan Jingxi.

After expressing his intense emotions these past two days, Yuan Zhanqi finally showed a little bit of his soft side like before. 

Yuan Zhanqi straightened up, steadily went to pour himself a glass of water, and went back upstairs with his cup.

Yan Jingxi waited for Yuan Zhanqi to disappear from his line of sight as he was in a hurry to check the medicines’ purposes.

The results gave him a big surprise and for a moment, he thought he had misread.

To relieve severe clinical depression?

What severe depression, who has severe depression?

Yuan Zhanqi has severe depression!?

Yan Jingxi’s hands and feet began to feel a chill, he did not know how many times he had frowned in the past two days, but this time was for a longer time.

Could it be that he couldn’t get in touch with him all afternoon was because he really went to the hospital and was seeing a doctor for his depression?

With the trembling of his fingertips, Yan Jingxi sent the photos of the medications he had taken to his assistant, asking him to confirm that Yuan Zhanqi was indeed suffering from clinical depression.

Yuan Zhan, who returned to the room, left the medications on the bedside table. The bottles were opened, but he did not take them. Instead, he poured all the pills into the toilet and flushed them down with water. The original owner suffered from severe depression while he has no mental problems at all. 

He is not the holy mother nor is he fragile like the original owner. He ought to let Yan Jingxi be aware of how little he actually knew. It’s just that how can he let him find out while at the same time, gradually stimulating his guilty conscience. Then, what follows would naturally be him falling in love with him.

Recalling Yuan Zhanqi’s expression of wanting to say something but hesitated a moment ago, Yan Jingxi could no longer sit on the sofa with peace of mind. He paced back and forth in the living room. The recent changes and fluctuations in Yuan Zhanqi’s mood have been explained. As long as he is stimulated then he is likely to lose his temper, Yan Jingxi still can’t believe how Yuan Zhanqi actually suffered from this kind of illness.

Can it be cured?

When did he get it?

Yan Jingxi has no feelings for Yuan Zhanqi but he also is certain that his illness must be related to him.

He dispiritedly changed his tea to wine. He was not without a conscience, but he truly did not have any feelings for Yuan Zhanqi.

He was ruthless to Yuan Zhanqi, but it was just that he didn’t want the other party to sink too deeply. When he got married, he was already thinking about the possibility of divorce in the future.

If he mentions divorce again, he doesn’t know what Yuan Zhanqi, who is already suffering from depression, will do.

In that case, he has no other choice but to let things go for this one month?

No, no, he has to confirm whether Yuan Zhanqi is truly suffering from severe depression first.

After tossing and turning in bed, Yan Jingxi only managed to fall asleep in the middle of the night. He even forgot to send Bai Yueguang a good night message so Bai Yueguang, who was waiting for Yan Jingxi’s good night message, stayed up all night.

As for Yuan Zhan, who troubled Yan Jingxi, he had a good night of sleep. The original owner appeared in his dream and stared at him for a long while without saying a word. Yuan Zhan simply admired his schemes so far.

There is really no comparison between the two of them. He was able to stand out among many game streamers, which was the result of a lot of hard work and hundreds of games.

Yuan Zhan didn’t get up too late today, but Yan Jingxi got up even earlier than him. He was sitting in the living room and reading the newspaper. When Yuan Zhan passed by, he glanced disapprovingly, then got up and walked towards the dining room.

While they eat their breakfast, Yan Jingxi, either intentionally or unintentionally, secretly glanced at Yuan Zhanqi a couple of times.