Ch32 - A different person

Translator: Abo Dammen

Editor: Ainden 

Proofreader: Musk

Bai Tang pushed the dog’s head that was blocking his way and frantically arching over him, he asked, “Can I… go cook?”

Jiang Yunshu was standing in the kitchen sorting out the things he bought. He said in cooperation, “Okay, you can come cook. I’ll cook coarse cereal millet and meat dishes. You have gastroenteritis, so you can’t eat food that is too difficult to digest. The amount of meat dishes you eat must be controlled, and increased little by little.” 

“Mhm…okay.”

They stopped talking. Only silence dominated the kitchen, with the occasional sound of the rice cooker blowing off steam and the bubbling sound of water being released, both of them absorbed in doing their own things. 

Bai Tang rolled up his sleeves and put the chrysanthemum and luffa in the sink, feeling dissociated from reality. It was as if a generation had passed. He never thought that there would be such a day when he and Jiang Yunsu could cook a meal together under a peaceful atmosphere.

The foods on the dinner table were luffa soup, stir-fried chrysanthemum with garlic, and steamed pork with red dates. Jiang Yunshu boiled the cereal millet until it was very soft and thin. 

Bai Tang watched the changes of Jiang Yunshu’s expression as he took a sip of chrysanthemum and luffa, his brows gradually twisting.

Luffa and chrysanthemum were dishes that Jiang Yunsu hated eating, the red dates were also not his favourite. But the alpha unexpectedly used them to steam meat. 

How could this be….

Bai Tang fell into thinking, unconsciously biting a wooden chopstick. 

After owning a phone, he had already looked up the professional knowledge related to amnesia a long time ago, and he was also paying attention to the news in this area. He also tried to read obscure papers, although the ending was beyond his understanding.

Memory loss was just a formatting of the brain. But the food they found disgusting should still be disgusting for them, right…? Just like a newborn baby who was like a blank sheet of paper. But when faced with an unpleasant food, it would still spit out or turn its head away and refuse to eat the food it didn’t like. 

Unless…this person was not Jiang Yunsu.

Bai Tang’s eyes suddenly widened. Yes! That makes sense! The sudden flash of thought gave him goosebumps. That’s why he was suddenly “healed” after being declared brain dead! 

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If this was the case, who was this man in front of him now, and what was his intention after doing a plastic surgery posing as Jiang Yunsu? Where is the real brain-dead Jiang Yunsu? Is he in danger?

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No matter how he thought about it, he felt that the only profitable things Jiang Yunsu had were property and company. But if it was for money, this stranger would not donate 170,000, would not have moved, and would not have let him go back to study.

Calm down. Bai Tang cut off his flying imagination. What if he thought wrong? The most urgent thing at the moment is to determine whether this person was Jiang Yunsu or not. 

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Jiang Yunshu looked at the zoned out Bai Tang and the poor chopstick between his teeth. He had no clue of what was going on in Bai Tang’s mind. Jiang Yunshu held the chrysanthemum with his chopsticks as he hoped it wouldn’t be some outrageous brain hole, otherwise it would be bad if he couldn’t answer. 

After a paced meal, Jiang Yunshu stacked the dishes and chopsticks together and asked, “Do you want to clean up or go for a walk with Heitang?” 

Normally, Bai Tang would choose the latter without hesitation, but not today. He said, “…Clean up.” 

“Okay.” Jiang Yunshu changed into sportswear, dressed like a university student. He took the dog leash off the hook and put it on Heitang. “Let’s go, Heitang.”

As soon as he left and the door closed, Bai Tang loosened up. He sat on the sofa motionlessly and smoothed out the matter from start to finish. In the end, he had to admit that although it was outrageous, after ruling out several possibilities, the only answer that could string all the threads together and make sense of them was: he was a different person. 

Zhou Chen put the dishes and chopsticks into the dishwasher and wiped the stove and countertop. He estimated the time, took out the big mango they just bought today from the refrigerator, washed and peeled it then cut it into pieces. He placed it in a bowl, and delicately inserted a small silver fork.

So when Jiang Yunshu, who was sweating a little, came back, he enjoyed the service of a “virtuous wife” for the first time, and was overwhelmed by the unexpected favour. 

It was the mango he liked to eat. Jiang Yunshu thanked Bai Tang, forked a piece and put it in his mouth. Even the cut size was just right. He wanted to shed wide-faced tears for a moment.

The hard times finally passed. 

Because of this, he missed Bai Tang’s micro-expressions, transitioning from nervousness, peculiar, to suspicious, and ended with a complicated and a little blank expression.

Jiang Yunshu had hardly forked the fifth piece when he Bai Tang snatched over the bowl and fork. “You…can’t eat any more.” 

Jiang Yunshu, “?”

When Bai Tang saw him looking over, he somewhat cowered, pursed his lips, ran to the other end, and threw the remaining 3 pieces into Heitang’s mouth. 

Jiang Yunshu, “??”

Okay. He ate one more piece than the dog. 

It’s okay.

He sighed inwardly. “I’m going to take a shower first.” 

But halfway through it, Jiang Yunshu suddenly felt a little itchy. When he looked at the surface of his skin, there was no swelling or red spots, so he thought it was a psychological effect. But gradually, things went wrong.

The skin on his arms, face, neck and waist began to develop little red spots, as if bitten by countless mosquitoes. Although it was not to the point that he’d uncontrollably scratch it, it was definitely uncomfortable. 

Jiang Yunshu quickly reacted. Local allergic reaction. The 4 mouthfuls of mangoes were most likely the ones that caused the allergic symptoms.

Thinking of Bai Tang’s series of operations just now, he sighed again, guessing that this was intentional. But he didn’t know which of the two results, allergic and non-allergic, Bai Tang wanted to see. 

Jiang Yunshu put the bath towel on his shoulders, not bothering to cover the rash, and walked out with his collar wide open. He saw Bai Tang playing with Heitang downstairs. He said, “Bai Tang, do we have any anti-allergic medicine at home?”

Bai Tang looked up when he heard him. When he saw Jiang Yunshu’s blushing profile, the redness spreading down the neck and into the red spot under the collar, it wasn’t difficult to imagine how scary the scene under the clothes was. Startled, his eyes widened slightly. ” Y-Yes we have… You, you have an allergic reaction?” 

Jiang Yunshu frowned, suddenly feeling confused. Seeing Bai Tang’s reaction, he didn’t seem to know about his mango allergy, so he decided to wait and quietly observe the change. “Mhm.”

“…Why did you suddenly have an allergic reaction?” Bai Tang brought the medicine kit over, a drop of cold sweat slid on the side of his face. 

Jiang Yunshu’s damp hair was still dripping water. His eyelids were lowered and he looked completely unconcerned. He rummaged through the kit one by one, and said lightly, “Maybe it’s from eating a mango.”

“R-Really?” Bai Tang stuttered, his fingertips hidden into the sleeves trembled. “I’m sorry, I just…” 

“It’s fine.” Jiang Yunshu found loratadine and calamine lotion in the medicine box, both internal and external medicines for allergies… He repeatedly checked the date on it and concluded that it wasn’t bought recently. There was a high probability that this has happened before. His gaze at Bai Tang looked pensive. “It’s just a slight allergy. I’ll go to the bathroom to get some medicine first.”

The child still had a sense of measure and did not let him finish the remaining mangoes. 

As soon as the door closed, Bai Tang’s legs softened and he nearly fell on the sofa. His left hand firmly wrapped his trembling right hand. He knew that Jiang Yunsu was allergic to mango and pretended not to know it. He pretended not to know because he was afraid of startling the snake.

He just thought it was weird at first, too weird. The alpha did too many unexpected and unimaginable things. Not only did his temperament change a lot, in absentmindedness, Bai Tang felt that Jiang Yunsu’s appearance had changed, just like becoming a different person. 

A different person for sure. 

Literally a different person. 

Could it be that the real Jiang Yunsu was dead? The man standing in front of him was actually a stranger who had plastic surgery to look like Jiang Yunsu, just like the foreign novel “Before I Go To Sleep” he read in high school.

Four days later, Bai Tang officially reported to the school. 

During the break, Bai Tang looked for Shi Muqing and took out three airtight bags from his school bag, which contained a few hairs, four chopsticks and a toothbrush. “Principal Shi, can I entrust you with something?”

Author’s Feed: 

I highly recommend the book “Before I Go To Sleep”! The Chinese translation is “别相信任何人”. It’s very short.

I watched it when I was in high school. At that time, I didn’t read the spoilers in the reviews at all so I had no idea how the story’s gonna go. As I watched it all the way, my eyes gradually grew wider. It really left a deep impression. 

Translator’s Feed:

Hi guys, I hope you all take time and check out my new ABO project titled “Bottom A, Top O“! It’s a light-hearted novel where both our mcs are considered to be gay in their world (OO, AA).