Chapter 3: Who Are You? (Seeking Recommendations and Favorites)

  In the early morning hours, a black minivan stopped in front of the house.

  "Baby? We're home." Park Tae-si turned on the car's interior light and glanced at his wristwatch, it was already 4 o'clock in the morning. After finishing their concert tour and rushing back from Nagoya, he was quite tired too. The little emperor on the back seat, Baby, had slept all the way home.

  "Oh, sorry uncle, it's so late and I'm still making you send me back, are you tired?" Boa rubbed her sleepy eyes and apologized, after the concert tour was over, she had a long vacation of more than a month, finally able to rest, so she couldn't wait to rush back from Nagoya, not wanting to sleep in the hotel room again, that bed like an ice coffin.

  "Not tired, my home is also nearby, take this opportunity to rest more." Park Tae-sik smiled, no matter how gorgeous the stage was, it was still a child. As Bomi's manager, watching her come all the way, made him can't help but love this child who kept striving for her dreams.

  "Well, I'll go back and rest first." Bao stumbled down from the car, bowed to the vehicle, and then fumbled in the dark to open the door and walked into the house.

  "Has the power gone out?" Boa thought his eyes were going to stay shut forever, it was 3 or 4 in the morning, the time when a person is most sleepy, and the brain basically stops working. Boa didn't bother opening the lights and didn't think much about it, following his memory of the familiar surroundings at home, he stumbled step by step to the second floor and crawled into his own room.

  "Ah, it's still my own bed that's the most comfortable." Closing her eyes, she felt her way into her room, and after locking the door from the inside because there was no electricity, Boa collapsed onto her own bed. Boa liked sleeping in a big bed, as it allowed her to put many plushies and dolls on it, and at night when she slept, she could hug whichever one she wanted! Lying on the bed, in a daze, she habitually hugged the "plushie" beside her, which was hotter than usual, rubbed her face against it, found a comfortable position, and before long, a deep and confusing sleepiness gradually overwhelmed her...

  Li Qiu looked at the impressions on the bed when she slept, chose a position that seemed to be less frequently used by the owner of the bed, picked up all the plush toys on the bed and put them on the sofa, lay down and read a basic Japanese book for a while. Before long, the fatigue from taking an early flight came over her, and in a daze, she turned off the light and fell asleep.

  After being kicked out of the house by Li Huali, he hadn't had a good night's sleep for a long time. He would often wake up in the middle of the night without realizing it. Tonight, his body was wrapped in a warm flame, making him feel at ease. This cozy feeling made him feel extremely comfortable, and his tense nerves over the past week completely relaxed. Usually, when he was at home, Li Qiu would sometimes sleep with Li Huali, but as he grew older, this became less frequent. Occasionally, it still happened, like the last time Li Huali got drunk and slept at Chengyouli's house, he accompanied her. Usually, Li Huali would do this every time, holding him in her arms, bringing him a warm and intoxicating feeling with her body temperature...

  "Sister..." The feeling was warm, although it was a bit different, even a little strange, and the smell that entered his nostrils was also different. But Li Qiu didn't care about all that, more than a week of longing had completely poured out with this warm hug, and this warmth made him shrink his body, letting himself burrow deeper to enjoy more of the warmth.

  Boa, whose consciousness was vague and almost devoid of thoughts, suddenly felt something was off. When did her plushie move on its own? And speak?! Moreover, the voice sounded like a male one! Suddenly, she felt a tap on her chest, which completely dispelled her drowsiness!

  "Sister, don't chase me away. Even if it's just as a pet you picked up, I'm willing..." That night, Lee Hyori's words were forever an unhealable scar for him. Every sentence was like a powerful slash to his heart, making fresh blood flow out. Just thinking about it made his whole body tremble...

  BoA was about to scream, but the trembling of the person in her arms stopped her breath. This sentence was like a hoe, digging out the days that had been hidden deep within her heart, which she had personally experienced. BoA debuted at 13 and was immediately taken to Japan, an unfamiliar environment, where she felt extremely lonely with no friends or family, except for the stage, she felt like she had nothing. That's why she liked sleeping in a big bed with a pile of stuffed animals and dolls on it, because only that way would she not feel like she was alone...

  From this sentence, she also heard a lot of things - deep attachment, and, an indelible sense of loneliness and fear...

  Deep down in a woman's heart, there is always an unhidden maternal instinct. This maternal instinct has nothing to do with age or experience. As long as something triggers this maternal instinct, it will erupt without warning. Moreover, when boa hears the voice of the person in her arms, although it is rough, she can't hide the childish tone, and that sentence makes her feel a sense of solidarity. So, she gave up shouting and instead hugged him tightly again...

  "It's okay, sister, it's okay... go to sleep..." A simple sentence that calmed both of them down, one stopped trembling and the other gave up shouting.

  Two fiery bodies, embracing like this, the irrepressible fatigue, once again filled the entire room. Before long, from the direction of the small balcony on the second floor, a bright morning star slowly rose, in the dullness of the sky, in the darkness before dawn, it was so dazzling, flashing, like a fascinating diamond, or a lighthouse in an endless sea...

  ……

  In the morning, the sun rises, and the soft light filters through the air that has settled overnight. The filtered air is stirred by this light, carrying a hint of sunlight, and with the cherry blossom trees planted on both sides of the street, the air in this area appears exceptionally fresh and transparent.

  "Bang! Bang! Li Qiu, get up, it's time to go to school!" Outside the door, Cui Xiuying was knocking heavily on the door. The sound came through the door and entered the ears of the two people lying on the big bed without decreasing a decibel...

  "Hmm..."

  “……”

  Li Qiu woke up naturally to the sound of Cui Xiuying's voice after a night's rest, and as soon as he opened his eyes, he felt himself in a warm embrace. However, this warmth was unfamiliar, not the temperature of his own sister. This confusion made him lift his head; Boa was used to sneaking naps during busy times, so he woke up quickly at the sound of a voice, and when he opened his eyes, all he saw was a head, along with the constant scent of a boy's breath. The face close to his own left both of them stunned for a long time, yes, a very long time, and in their minds, there was only a blank space...

  "Who are you?" At the time of waking up in the early morning, it is the most blurred moment for a person's thinking consciousness and memory. At this time, Boa also couldn't recall what he had done voluntarily last night.

  "Who are you?"

  "...". The two people asked the same question at the same time, but only silence remained...

  "Ah!"

  Choi Soo-young was about to knock on the door again when suddenly, a loud scream burst out from inside! The scream almost shattered her eardrums, and even the migratory birds that had just flown back to Japan and were perched on the roof took flight in fright...

  "What's going on? It's Boa's voice! Where's that Li Qiu kid, then? Could it be...?" Cui Xiuying shuddered and felt she should leave this place of trouble. Because she had already sensed the enormous tsunami that was about to arrive. The tied double ponytail swayed back and forth as she quietly turned around and ran down to the kitchen in the great hall, sat on a chair, lowered her head and ate breakfast in a low voice...

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  I'm actually not too fond of adding this at the end of chapters either, but if I don't, you guys won't give me food! If you don't give me food, I'll starve to death...

  Save me!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  Save me!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  Save me!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  You know what I mean, even if you don't understand... (sigh)