[BL] Daily Disposable Persona

54: The Astrologer 08

"Didn't you read the confidentiality agreement you signed?"

In a strong and forthright way Ye JingMing declared, "I was frightened out of my mind back then. How could I actually read through something like that?

"So—are you an alien or not?"

He gulped nervously, and there was a little fear in his eyes as well as a gleam of light.

As one would expect, boys at that age are fascinated by cool things.

In high school, academic achievement decided everything.

Only later did you realize the world was more complicated than that. It was status and money that actually determined who had power and influence over the world.

For most people who suddenly discovered there were aliens around them, their first reaction was to make sure their life wasn't in danger. Ye JingMing just thought it was pretty cool.

"I'm not. I'm a human like you." Zong Yan said as quietly as possible, "If I had to describe it... it's like a superpower."

"What! A superpower!" Ye JingMing exclaimed so loudly he almost made the students in the hallway look at them again. He shrunk down and whispered excitedly, "Is that what happened that day, that weird feeling when you took me through the shadows? That was your ability, right?

"Oh yeah, you also sent a text saying I shouldn't tell anyone, what did that mean? Are there any restrictions on your ability?"

After Ye JingMing was taken away by the Dragon Group, Zong Yan asked their classmates for his phone number. He quickly sent a message telling Ye JingMing not to reveal anything about the abilities he'd used in the haunted house.

Ye JingMing's brain was in a tizzy.

What little boy hadn't watched Ultraman battle Little Monster as a child? Not only Ultraman, but Armor Heroes and the Story of Hongmao and Lantu. What child didn't dream about it in his heart?

Superpowers, fck, that was so awesome.

That night, Ye JingMing's entire brain had been dumbstruck. It felt like he passed through a layer of warm water, and then he suddenly appeared in the corridor outside.

"What are you thinking about?" Zong Yan had the kindly expression of someone who was looking at a mentally disabled person. "You've heard that saying, right? Curiosity killed the cat. The more you know, the worse off you are."

That was true, just like the words carved on the fountain of Miskatonic University: "Knowledge Is a Major Path to Ruin".

"Oh, all right." Ye JingMing's excitement had been doused with a bucket of cold water. He scratched his head, looking a little embarrassed. "By the way... that day, I never said, uh, thank you."

Although Ye JingMing never liked Zong Yan in the past, he also wasn't the type of person who was afraid to admit his mistakes.

Zong Yan had saved his life, returning good for evil. Ye JingMing felt ashamed when he remembered all the obnoxious things he'd done before.

Zong Yan: That's it?

"Oh, okay." The black-haired young man waved his hand carelessly. His face was relaxed. "Not a big deal."

That made Ye JingMing's feelings become even more complicated.

That day, the Dragon Group made him sign a confidentiality agreement. During the process a lot of people asked him about Zong Yan in a gossipy way.

"Are you friends with the chief of MU?"

Ye JingMing: ...? What's the chief of MU?

"No, well, we're just classmates."