Beacon 1937

December [-], [-], San Francisco

Aiwen thought that he could not deceive Edward's eyes after all. If Chen Yuchen wanted to live here, he had to tell his father about the relationship between the two... Even if he would be kicked out of the house because of this, he didn't want to lie to Edward.What's more, although Chen Yuchen didn't say a word, Ai Wen could roughly guess how much effort and sacrifice he had put in to get here.It would be unfair to Edward to conceal their relationship in front of Edward.

When Edward Abel received such shocking news on Christmas Day, his mind went blank and he was stunned.Of course he knew the existence of homosexuality, but when his son told him "I fell in love with a man", he was so surprised that his whole body shook.

"Mr. Abel, I want to talk to you alone." Chen Yuchen suddenly said to Edward with a serious face.

Aiwen looked at the Chinese beside him suspiciously, always feeling that something was wrong with the current situation, but he couldn't tell why...

It took Edward a long time to recover, and he entered the study with Chen Yuchen, blocking Ai Wen from the door.

The American doctor stared blankly at the study with the door closed.Suddenly, I remembered what went wrong with this unharmonious development...

This is different from China.The man will first propose to the woman he loves, and if the woman agrees, he will then need to have a private conversation with the woman's father to get the approval of the head of the woman's family.

Of course, more and more Americans have thrown away these rules, but the rules remain the same, and the last step is always the same.

Ai Wen smiled helplessly, thinking that such a thing happened to him really made him feel uncomfortable, but Chen Yuchen was so serious just now, he couldn't bear to push the door in and stop him.

When Chen Yuchen came out again, there was a smile on his handsome face: "Maybe you should go in and see him."

Hearing this, Ai Wen immediately ran into the study.I thought Edward would be very angry, but unexpectedly, his father sat at the desk and carefully put a few photos into a blank photo album one by one, which seemed to be very cherished.

"Edward?"

Edward Abel raised his head upon hearing the sound, his eyes were red with tears.

"Oh! Alvin, you should see these photos."

Aiwen was puzzled, walked up to sit opposite his father, and carefully checked the photos in the album...

"This is……!"

At first, he didn't know any of the Chinese people in the photo. It wasn't until Aiwen found his mother who was younger than he remembered that he realized that they were all relatives of his mother.

"I think it's not easy for him to get these photos. Mantian (Note [-])'s family has already severed ties with her."

Ai Wen had no idea how Chen Yuchen got these photos from his mother's family, it was incredible.

"It's not easy to find someone who truly loves you and you love in your life, my child. If I thought about objecting just now, then from now on, I don't think I will object again. "

Ai Wen looked at his father and couldn't help but smile knowingly.

And these photos were Chen Yuchen's Christmas gift to them, the best Christmas gift so far.

After the war.

Head nurse Zhang returned to Shanghai and married a surgeon.

Li Ran chose to retire after that.Because of Japan's surrender, the ownership of Danji Rentang was successfully returned to his hands, and Matsumoto Yukihiko, who changed his name to "Li Wenjie", returned to Shanghai to live together.

Dr. Friedrich returned to Germany and is now at his home in the "West Germany (Note [-])" region to continue his medical work.

Chen Yuchen's family moved to Taiwan.Zhao Han, who is grateful and loyal to the Chen family, also moved to Taiwan to settle down together, but for some reason, there is always someone behind him... Qin Wu.

Frank Eliade transferred all the assets he had left in Shanghai back to Paris and remained single.

John Halston settled in Hawaii and decided to marry his fiancée Alice.

October [-], [-], San Francisco

Ivan took out a dusty letter from the bottom of the bookcase and put it on the desk.

In order to understand this letter, I had to learn Japanese secretly.He didn't want anyone to know why he suddenly learned the language.Adhering to respect for privacy and being really curious about the content inside, Aiwen finally decided to use the slowest and most clumsy method to understand the above content.

He opened the envelope, and the small white package that he hadn't checked before came into view.Before reading the letter, Ai Wen unpacked the high-quality rice paper.However, the contents inside were scattered on the table in an instant, which caught Ai Wen off guard.

When he saw the familiar hay in front of him, he couldn't help shaking... This is a tricycle.

He suddenly opened the drawer at the other end, and compared several three-wheel cursive bookmarks with it...

For a moment, there was a buzzing in my mind, and I was so shocked that I couldn't control it.

After a long time, Ai Wen unfolded the letter paper and took out a pen and paper to translate...

Alvin Abel (note [-]):

拝启

By the time you can understand the contents of this letter, I should have died on the Pacific front, or become a prisoner of the Allied forces, and received a military trial, right?If you become a captive, you may still die in the end...

When I rescued you from the laboratory, I killed the military doctor Hirano and several soldiers. Not only that, I even secretly let you go as a prisoner at that time.These items, one by one, were enough to sentence me to death, but General Yamamoto (Note [-]) saved my life.It's just that I can't escape the crime, and I was finally demoted to the rank of Major, and decided to send me to the Pacific front.

I wrote this letter before I left because I knew I would never see you again.I have lost faith in this war, and when the United States entered the war, I pessimistically believed that we would lose.

My colleagues have gone crazy long ago, thinking that one can fight against ten, only I have a little bit of reason left.

...but my conscience is long gone.

Do you still remember what I told you back then?I grew up in Shanghai and naturally made a lot of friends there, Chinese friends.But when the war started, I killed my best friend with my own hands.A gun and a bullet ended his life with a "bang".

From that moment on, I felt that the little bit of conscience I had had disappeared.

I learned to do whatever it takes to get up.Even though this position was not what I wanted, or even dismissed, it kept me alive and my father alive.

Alvin Abel, you broke into my world suddenly, like a bright sunshine shining into my life.

You are right, I am a walking dead, before I met you, I was indeed a walking dead.Tied you, thinking that I just want a toy that is not easy to get bored and can make my heart beat again.

However, since when did my eyes never leave you.I thought I wanted to drag you into this quagmire, but found that it was just my unilateral desire to keep you by my side.

…No matter how persecuted you were, you never gave up your resistance.

When I was in Wuhan, I realized that I might no longer be able to protect you.They push me, everybody pushes me to bring you to your knees or I'll lose you forever.

So, it is best for you to go back to that Chinese.

I let go and gave you a chance to escape, but when I found out that you were really gone, I immediately regretted it.I didn't expect that just letting you go would make me extremely painful, as if I couldn't breathe, as if my surroundings had returned to darkness.

Suddenly understand how important you are to me.

I know you never loved me, or even hated me.How did I ever like myself now?

But compared to being hated by you, I can't stand losing you, so I choose to let you go, let you go again...

I love you, Alvin Abel.

I write this letter just to let you remember me, and to apologize and repent for everything I have done in the past few years.If I hadn't met you, I might not be able to live like a human being until now.

I love you even though you never loved me...

Best regards

Showa 17 (Note 6) January [-]th

Koji Ito

After reading the letter, Ai Wen couldn't help trembling all over.Raising his hand, he accidentally knocked over the water glass.

The water in the glass was spilled on the letter paper and bookmark in an instant.He hurriedly removed the letter written by Ito Koji and carefully wiped it with a handkerchief.Fortunately, only one corner was touched, and not too many words were melted.Only a few bookmarks were not spared.

However, this sudden episode made him discover unexpectedly...

On the original white bookmark cardboard, traces of blue ink gradually reflected.

Ai Wen was so surprised that he picked up a bookmark that was already soaked and checked it carefully, but the words were all spent, and it was impossible to tell what was written.

He immediately picked up the bookmark that was not wetted by the side, and slowly pushed aside the stuck paper.

The first, second, third...

All the bookmarks are filled with words, but there is only one word, the same name...

Arvin Abel...Arvin Abel...Arvin Abel...Arvin Abel...Arvin Abel...Arvin Abel...

Every bookmark, every piece, is written in English with the name "Alvin Abel".It's full, every one is written to the full.

Ai Wen looked at them in shock, tears welling up in his eyes before he knew it.

He knew he didn't have that kind of feeling for Koji Ito, and he didn't.Just can't stand someone sacrificing so much...so much...

You succeeded Ito Koji, you succeeded so that I will never forget.Even if I don't love you, I can't forget that you once walked through my life.

I hope you will pay for everything you have done.I don't want you to die, you should live to pay back.

Ai Wen took a deep breath, stopped crying, silently stuffed the letter back into the envelope, and put it back in place to seal it.

"Alvin! You have to teach me how much salt to put in bacon and fried eggs!"

At this time, Chen Yuchen suddenly rushed in, and asked loudly with frowning faces.

"No no! You can't go into the kitchen, it will be burned by you!"

Hearing this, Ai Wen suddenly turned pale with fright, and hurriedly got up and ran to the kitchen.