Chapter 101 Why Are You Only Back Now?

Chapter 101: Why Did You Only Come Back Now?

Meng Suizhi, the rosemary-scented alpha he had avoided and insulted all year, was none other than his "dead" lover.

When Meng Suizhi arrived at his doorstep, there was unsurprisingly someone squatting outside—dressed in black clothes, a black hat, and a black mask.

This figure was so familiar that over the past year, Meng Suizhi had suspected it, but the fact of Han Yu's death made him despise anyone who bore even the slightest resemblance to Han Yu.

Meng Suizhi walked over, his steps heavy, as if weighed down by lead.

Han Yu looked up, and the moment he saw Meng Suizhi, he stood up, surprise flickering in his eyes. After a year of stakeouts, he knew Meng Suizhi wasn't off work at this hour; he'd come home early.

Han Yu hurried to leave.

"Han Yu!"

Meng Suizhi's voice trembled.

Han Yu instinctively paused, then quickened his pace.

The disfigured alpha didn't even know "Han Yu" was his name; he just figured Meng Suizhi was calling someone else's name.

This time, Meng Suizhi grabbed Han Yu's arm.

Han Yu stopped and turned back to look at him, surprised.

Meng Suizhi asked, "Do you want to come inside for a while?"

Han Yu shook his head. "No need."

"No, you're coming in."

"..."

Meng Suizhi opened the door and brought Han Yu inside. He poured Han Yu a glass of water. Han Yu looked around Meng Suizhi's home, finding everything familiar—every single corner, as if this used to be his own home.

Meng Suizhi set down the glass and sat beside Han Yu.

Han Yu was still wearing a mask, and there was a nasty purple bruise on his forehead, from a crash that got infected. That's why his face was disfigured. When he wore a cap, it could be partially concealed.

Han Yu felt Meng Suizhi staring at his wound. He didn't dare meet his eyes; he knew how terrible his injury looked. He lifted his hand to cover Meng Suizhi's eyes. "Don't look."

Everything went dark. He grabbed Han Yu's arm, lowering it slowly. "It's okay. I'll take you to see a doctor."

"..." Han Yu said nothing.

Meng Suizhi continued, "You're staying here from now on. I work nine-to-five, weekends free, and I'll be with you when I'm off work."

"..."

"Say something."

"Are you my older brother?"

This came out of nowhere. The resemblance between Han Yu and Meng Suizhi made it hard for Han Yu not to guess.

Meng Suizhi laughed. "No."

"Then what are we to each other? Do you know me?"

"We were together a long time."

"That doesn't make sense. No one abandons their partner on their doorstep for a whole year." Han Yu frowned. "Why did you do that? Did we break up?"

"…………" Meng Suizhi thought to himself, Isn't he just pretending to be clueless?

Han Yu decided: "We broke up, and you kicked me out."

His year-long fixation finally got an answer.

Ever since Han Yu woke up, he only remembered Meng Suizhi and Meng Suizhi's home.

He was living with a doctor. The doctor didn't know his name, and the place felt foreign—nothing like his own home. He couldn't blend in.

He kept coming to Meng Suizhi's doorstep, hoping for an answer. But Meng Suizhi would call the police, ignore him, chase him off, and every time he looked at him, disgust was plain in his eyes.

Han Yu kept coming anyway. He didn't know anything about his past, didn't know why he only remembered Meng Suizhi, but Meng Suizhi wouldn't even acknowledge him.

Han Yu thought Meng Suizhi was his brother.

He figured he must've done a lot of bad things in the past, so Meng Suizhi wouldn't recognize him, wouldn't want him.

Now he got it—they'd broken up, and he was thrown out.

That explained the disgust in Meng Suizhi's eyes.

But today, something was off about Meng Suizhi's eyes...

Han Yu got up to leave. Meng Suizhi caught his wrist. "Where are you going?"

"Home."

"Where do you live? I'll take you."

"No need." Han Yu pulled his hand away from Meng Suizhi's.

"I'll take you." Meng Suizhi grabbed his keys and followed Han Yu outside.

Han Yu didn't want him to drive him. He walked out alone, walked a long time, a long way, until it got dark.

Han Yu didn't talk to him, didn't look back.

It wasn't until a scooter almost ran into Meng Suizhi, speeding recklessly by, that Han Yu stopped. He turned back to look at Meng Suizhi and said seriously: "I'm not coming anymore. You don't need to follow me."

"You can still come."

"I won't come," Han Yu said, "I came because I thought you were my brother. But you're not. We broke up, so I won't bother you."

"We can get back together."

"Did you give me this scar on my forehead? Did you hit me?"

"...No... of course

"I'm not..."

Well, Meng Suizhi really did hit Han Yu before, but he wouldn't admit it now.

Han Yu added, "I don't like alphas."

Meng Suizhi frowned. "You used to like alphas."

"Then I won't like them anymore."

"..." Meng Suizhi said, "No, you can't."

Han Yu didn't want to argue further. "Anyway, stop following me."

Meng Suizhi said nothing and just followed Han Yu all the way home, and only then did he realize... that for the past year, Han Yu had come to see him every day, walking an incredibly long distance for an incredibly long time.

Meng Suizhi's legs were sore.

He finally managed to follow him to the building entrance.

Han Yu stopped, turned around, and said, "Go back."

Meng Suizhi handed him the keys. "Here, take my keys. Come whenever you want in the future."

"I won't come anymore."

"Then just keep them. I'll come find you after work." Meng Suizhi tried to put the keys into Han Yu's pocket, but Han Yu wouldn't let him.

As the two argued, Dr. Liu returned. He knew Meng Suizhi and knew Han Yu had gone to see him again, assuming Han Yu had caused trouble.

Dr. Liu quickly stepped forward to apologize. "Sorry, Mr. Meng. Has he been coming to see you again? I'm really sorry. I won't let him out of the house anymore..."

"No." Meng Suizhi asked, "Dr. Liu, could we talk alone?"

"Of course, of course." Dr. Liu told Han Yu to go upstairs first.

After Han Yu went upstairs, Meng Suizhi spoke about his past with Han Yu, and Dr. Liu was startled.

Meng Suizhi said, "It was my fault for not recognizing him earlier. I'll take care of him from now on. Thank you for your help during this time."

"It's nothing."

"Do you mind if I ask which floor you live on?"

"22nd floor, 2203."

"Good. Then I'll come by after work during this time, until he agrees to come home with me."

"Alright." Meng Suizhi and Dr. Liu swapped numbers.

After returning home, he asked Dr. Liu for Han Yu's contact information, but Dr. Liu said Han Yu didn't have a phone.

The next day, Meng Suizhi bought a phone on the way and went to the office of the Drug Supervision Bureau, mentioning Chen Su. Tanzhou's expression darkened. He didn't answer Chen Su's request right away—just said he understood.

In the afternoon, Tanzhou said, "Let Chen Su come back."

On the third day after arriving in the capital city, Chen Su returned to the Drug Supervision Bureau.

Tanzhou called him into the office.

Tanzhou looked at the much thinner Chen Su. "Chen Su, why did you take so long to come back?"

It had been a year before Chen Su returned.

A year is too long. Tanzhou didn't know whether to let Chen Su come back.

Chen Su was alive, yet he had vanished for a year. During that year, no one felt more pain than Zhao Jinzong.

Knowing Chen Su was alive, Zhao Jinzong would feel both relief and sorrow.

That year, Zhao Jinzong kept wearing his medals, rarely rested, and constantly used work to numb himself, going on countless dangerous missions.

In the old Huai City experiment case, the Four Bureaus' only casualty was Chen Su—a Grade A tulip omega.

Chen Su was both a casualty and a source of shame. In the eyes of many survivors, Chen Su was the one who injected them with the medication. Only Jiang Minglang defended him, but Jiang Minglang was the son of the Jiang parents, who were the culprits, and also a beneficiary.

The medication Chen Su had developed before leaving the capital relieved pain and gradually healed the omega subjects. He was a hero, yet he seemed like the villain.

Zhao Jinzong overruled all objections and had Chen Su's tombstone moved to the martyrs' section.

Now that Chen Su had returned, the truth about what happened on the yacht a year ago finally came to light.

But how was Zhao Jinzong supposed to feel?

His partner left behind a suicide note and disappeared, deliberately avoiding him.

In a year, if Chen Su had used his ID card even once, Zhao Jinzong could have found him within a day.

But Chen Su never used it, not once.

That was deliberate hiding, deliberate avoidance.