The Stranger’s Homeward Journey - Chapter 23

Translator: Rin    Editor: Jadeite

Shen Mucheng’s words were so abrupt, but Luo Shaoheng instantly understood what he meant.

Since Chen Zhan could check the background of Shen Mucheng, why couldn’t Shen Mucheng check his. But what he didn’t expect was that Shen Mucheng would think that he regarded him as a substitute.

One of them stood while the other was sitting. Shen Mucheng had the higher standing as he looked down at him from above. He pursed his lips tightly, suppressing the anger in his eyes that was about to explode.

The pain in his chin made Luo Shaoheng frown slightly. “You let go first–”

Before he could finish speaking, a shadow obstructed his vision, before Shen Mucheng blocked his lips with his mouth.

Luo Shaoheng’s whole body was pressed down on the sofa by Shen Mucheng. The hand on his chin exerted large strength, forcing him to open his mouth slightly, then Shen Mucheng’s tongue pushed in without hesitation.

Unlike Luo Shaoheng’s light peck last night, Shen Mucheng’s kiss was very fierce. His tongue stirred wantonly in his mouth, and his two fingers pinched the sides of his mouth, so that he couldn’t refuse and could only bear it obediently.

It was a kiss without tenderness, with a storm of anger, sieging in his mouth.

Luo Shaoheng’s eyes widened, and his mouth made a grunting noise. He felt numbness and pain on his lips because of Shen Mucheng’s

rough actions. He stretched out his hand to push Shen Mucheng away. In the end however, he was still unwilling to do so and hugged his back instead.

He had longed for this person for too long. In the past ten years, his heart lost life like a well that had been drained of water little by little over the passage of time. Only this person in front of him could make him come alive again.

Feeling the hand landing on his own back, Shen Mucheng’s movements stilled for a spell. His heart seemed to be scratched by something as he lightly released the pinch on Luo Shaoheng’s chin, and the rough kiss gradually became gentle.

The kiss lasted for a long time. The two of them were reluctant to part. It wasn’t until both parties were out of breath that they pulled away from each other.

Shen Mucheng pulled Luo Shaoheng’s hands and cupped his own face in them, then lowered his head to look at him.

Luo Shaoheng’s eyes were in a daze. The corners of his eyes had an enchanting blush, and his ravaged lips looked conspicuously red against his fair skin.

He stared blankly at Shen Mucheng with eyes filled with mist, and his voice sounded almost like a whisper, “…Mucheng.”

—— Mucheng.

—— Shen Mucheng.

Before this, Shen Mucheng thought that this name referred to himself. Every time Luo Shaoheng called out with affection, his heart felt inexplicable satisfaction. But now, when he heard this name from Luo Shaoheng’s mouth, he was extremely uncomfortable.

No. You are not allowed to look at me and call someone else.

“When he kissed you, did you call his name like that too?” Shen Mucheng reached out and touched Luo Shaoheng’s lower lip, then pressed his thumb on it. The soft touch made him lustful, and his eyes gradually darkened.

When he thought of Luo Shaoheng lying under someone else like this, looking at others with such defenceless eyes, and that someone else other than him also kissed Luo Shaoheng, or did even more than that, he felt like he was possessed, wanting to erase all the traces of others and make this person in front of him belong to only him.

Hug him, possess him, make him never think of anyone but me.

The demonic desire in his heart seemed to be stimulated and swelled little by little. Before he completely lost control of himself, he forcibly suppressed the desire in his heart and released the hands that were suppressing Luo Shaoheng, then turned away with a cold face.

As soon as he took a step, Luo Shaoheng grabbed his hand. When he turned around, he saw Luo Shaoheng propping himself up with one hand, looking at him and saying, “You’ve investigated me?”

Luo Shaoheng’s eyes became clearer, and the mist in his eyes dissipated. His expression was calm, and he didn’t panic at all. It was as if he completely didn’t mind that the matter of him regarding Shen Mucheng as someone else’s substitute was exposed. This made Shen Mucheng even more angry.

Was this person always so arrogant?

Looking at Shen Mucheng’s worsening expression, not only was Luo Shaoheng not disappointed by being misunderstood, but some kind of joy welled up in his heart.

Does Shen Mucheng’s reaction mean that even if he doesn’t remember the past, he still cares about my affairs, so that’s why he was jealous of his past self.

Thinking of this, he couldn’t help laughing softly. His chest warmed, and he almost wanted to hug Shen Mucheng and cheer.

Towards his reaction, Shen Mucheng sullenly said, “What are you laughing at?”

Luo Shaoheng regained his composure, and tilted his head slightly, then looked at him and said, “You returned angrily to ask me if I regarded you as someone else, but you are going to leave without listening to my explanation? Shen Mucheng, when did you become so timid?”

As the head of the Shen family, it was a peculiar experience to be called timid.

“What do you want to say?” Shen Mucheng asked.

Luo Shaoheng grabbed his hand, then got up from the sofa and stood in front of him. The height difference between the two was ten centimetres. Luo Shaoheng had to raise his head slightly to meet his eyes. “I mean, you only thought that person looks exactly like you, why didn’t you think that you guys might be the same person?”

Since Shen Mucheng had already started to investigate his own affairs, Luo Shaoheng had no need to hide it anymore. Before this, he was afraid that Shen Mucheng would be guarded if he were to rashly confess. But now that Shen Mucheng had taken the initiative, there was no need for him to dawdle longer.

“Same name and surname, do you really think there is such a coincidence?” Luo Shaoheng asked again.

Shen Mucheng was stunned for a moment at his words. “What did you say?”

“I said before, I don’t take you as anyone else. I know very well that you are Shen Mucheng, and because you are, that’s why I came to you.” Luo Shaoheng looked at him and said word by word, “The person you talked about is not someone else, but yourself.”

Luo Shaoheng closed the distance between the two of them by one step, almost pressing against his body. He asked earnestly, “Shen Mucheng, don’t you have any doubts? Why did I have to travel all the way to find you, why would I know your taste so well? Why did I know how to make coconut milk jelly?”

How would he not doubt? From the first time he met Luo Shaoheng, he felt that something was wrong. He clearly had nothing about Luo Shaoheng in his memory, but he made exceptions for him again and again. He clearly didn’t know where Luo Shaoheng came from, but wanted to get close to him uncontrollably. The feeling was very subtle, making his heart subconsciously soften.

There was no resistance to this person in his heart, and he also put down all defences against him unconsciously. He couldn’t explain why.

However, if he was the one who was with Luo Shaoheng back then, he wouldn’t believe it. Because he didn’t remember anything about Luo Shaoheng. Even when he saw that photo, he wouldn’t think that person was him, and subconsciously thought it was just someone who looked similar to him.

Luo Shaoheng knew that Shen Mucheng would definitely not believe him so easily, and it wouldn’t be any different if this happened to him instead, because without memory, they were just strangers.

He didn’t say more, and just took Shen Mucheng’s hand and asked him to go upstairs together.

“It’s useless if I say more, because you don’t remember at all. But there are some things to prove it.” Luo Shaoheng let go of him, then took out a photo frame from the drawer and handed it to him.

In the photo frame was a photo of the two of them. In the photo, both of them were facing the camera, and their appearances were very clear.

Shen Mucheng’s eyes narrowed slightly, looking at the person in the photo lost in thought.

It was too similar. Compared with the blurry photo before, this one was a high-definition version. He could clearly see the appearance of the man in the photo, not only the facial features, but also the scar on the corner of the eyebrow was exactly the same as his own.

“I guess you saw the photos in the investigated materials, right?” Luo Shaoheng shook a photo album in his hand towards him, “If you want to see, I can show you as much as you want. And of course, also this.” Speaking of which, he took out another small video recorder from the drawer, and stuffed it all into Shen Mucheng’s arms along with the album.

“Here, let’s see how alike you both look, and whether it is so worthy that I had to send myself to your doorstep.” Luo Shaoheng’s words sounded like he was ridiculing. Raising his chin, he motioned for him to look at the photos and the video recorder.

Shen Mucheng was still immersed in the shock of the photos. He looked at the things in his hands, and then at Luo Shaoheng. He took them and sat aside without saying a word. Luo Shaoheng also sat on the arm of his chair, urging him, “Quickly take a look, didn’t you look like you were in a hurry just now?”

Shen Mucheng took a glance at him, and Luo Shaoheng said, “Why are you looking at me? Look at it, don’t look at me.”

… How brave you are, ha.

Shen Mucheng thought to himself, and opened the album at his urging.

In the album there were photos of the two of them together as well as single photos of the two of them, mostly in the house and studio.

Shen Mucheng’s eyes stopped on a side profile photo of Luo Shaoheng.

In the photo, Luo Shaoheng was painting. He wore a simple white shirt with his sleeves rolled up to his elbows, holding a white paintbrush in one hand and a palette in the other, drawing seriously on the canvas. The corners of his mouth had a slight arc, he seemed to be depicting the most beautiful things in the world.

Shen Mucheng suddenly had the urge to reach out and touch his face. He looked fixedly at the young man who was painting, it felt like he would turn his head towards himself in the next second and say with a smile, “Hey, Shen Mucheng, look at my drawing, how is it?”

— Hey, Shen Mucheng, look at my drawing, how is it?

This sentence suddenly flashed in his mind, disrupting his thoughts. The headache that had been suppressed by the medicine reappeared, and the fingers holding the album couldn’t help but exert a little force.

T/N: Travelling to Japan this month for further studies, updates will be slower, I’m so sorry… Thanks for always reading!