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A hand stretched out and led me to the sea of ​​red and white flowers.

The crowd became agitated, probably unexpectedly, the confessor and the accused were actually two men, all kinds of eyes gathered on us.

I frowned.

It wasn't because there was occasional contempt and disgust mixed in that gaze, but because Yan Minglang actually knelt in front of me on one knee.

He took out a red rose from the sea of ​​flowers and handed it to me.

"Shaw, you know, I couldn't do something like this, but I did it for you."

During his pause, I sneered: "So should I be grateful to Mr. Yan?"

Yan Minglang was slightly taken aback: "No...don't you understand? I—"

"I understand," I smiled and pulled my hand back, "but I'm sorry, I don't love you."

He frowned, but said firmly, "Impossible."

"Mr. Yan, don't be so self-righteous," I looked straight into his eyes, "I have only loved one person in my life, and that is the other person who created Vito. Look into my eyes, Mr. Yan, you should understand ,I did not lie."

Yan Minglang's dark and bright eyes were full of disbelief, but gradually, they were replaced by pain.

I laughed heartily, pulled Vito and turned to leave.

He stood up abruptly and quickly grabbed my shoulders.I was pulled back by him, and I met a pair of angry eyes.

When he was stunned for a moment, his hands were all on my shoulders.

"Shaw," he took a deep breath, "is a one-night stand worthy of your care? What do you think of me?"

"Then what do you think of me?" I turned cold, and said viciously to this man who had never dared to contradict easily, "Six years ago, I was just an adult, and everything is unfamiliar here. Country, have you ever considered my feelings? Yan Minglang, have you ever thought that you were the only family member I could rely on in this world, but what did you do to me? For you, I'm just a sex that can have sex with you! Love toys, you never care if I am happy or not. Yes, you are educated and graceful, and you never beat and scold me, but do you know, cold Violence is more terrifying than violence! No matter what I do, as long as you don’t like it, it’s wrong. You let me stay by your side, but you don’t allow me to love you, don’t you? My novel was plagiarized, but you chose to defend that Thief! You don't trust me, but you trust an old lover who dumped you for money! I'm not even qualified to have a reunion dinner with you! Just because you think I'm not qualified to meet your family! If you can go back to the past , even if I bear a lifetime of debt, I will not let my grandfather borrow a penny from you. Don't worry, I will return all the money to you, please, stay away from me, you make me feel sick. "

Yan Minglang listened quietly to what I had to say without interrupting me. I didn't understand why until I saw myself bursting into tears in his eyes.

Vito put his arms around my waist anxiously, I wiped away my tears, smiled at him with my head down, turned around and walked away with him.

Just when I thought I had thrown off Yan Minglang and those whispering crowds, Yan Minglang actually chased after him in a car.

He rolled down the window and let me get in.

I ignored him and walked forward blankly.

He just left the car on the road where he might get a ticket at any time, got out of the car and chased him.

I dodged his outstretched hand.

Yan Minglang paused for a moment, and did not hold me back, but walked with me on the road.I pulled over and hailed a taxi.However, he blocked the door of the car, turned around and said to the driver, "We don't take taxis."

"I hit!" I roared in broken Chinese.

Yan Minglang looked back at me, but stood motionless against the door.I was going to go around the car and get on the other side, but he finally grabbed me and didn't let go.

The driver looked at us, cursed something in a low voice, stepped on the accelerator and left.

I took a deep breath and led Vito forward.

Yan Minglang followed like a rascal, he was right, he couldn't do such a thing before.But even if he is lying on the ground and rolling around now, I have already parted ways with him, and I will never be shaken in the slightest.

I don't believe in love anymore. Even though I'm only 26 years old, I've decided that Vito will be the only one in my life in the future. Watching him grow up, watching him find the other half he likes to get married and have children is enough.

As for those who love and hate, let them calm down day by day, and they will never hurt me again.

That day, Yan Minglang didn't let me go when I walked with Vito until my legs were weak. In the end, I couldn't walk anymore, so I sat by the flower bed by the roadside and played mud with Vito.

Yan Minglang lost his temper because of me, so he called Lin Hao and asked him to drive us home.

Although Lin Hao was Yan Minglang's subordinate, he had troubled him a lot before. Naturally, I couldn't be as honest with him as I was with Yan Minglang. In addition, I was really annoyed by being entangled, so I finally got in the car.

Fortunately, Lin Hao has always been a person who knows his duty. On the way to send us back to our residence, he didn't say much except a few brief greetings.

The next day I took Vito to the bookstore.

The bookstore is exactly the same as when I left it six years ago, not even a bit worn out, and you can see how seriously the people who run it take it.

Walking to the glass door, the automatic door swung to both sides.

The woman sitting in front of the counter glanced her head, was taken aback for a moment, and then a hint of disappointment flashed in her eyes, but a polite smile appeared on her lips.

When I walked to the counter, the woman smiled and said in English, "Welcome, is this your first time here? Please feel free to browse around."

Having faded away from the innocence of youth, Zhou Zhou is now a mature and beautiful woman, wearing a delicate and capable black suit, which brings out the graceful lines of women.

My eyes fell on the counter. Every decoration was exactly the same as it was six years ago. The sign saying "The owner's Chinese is not good, please try to talk in English" was still there. It was in the past, and now it has grown into an old pile.

She followed my gaze, then looked at me suspiciously.

I raised my eyes and smiled: "Zhou Zhou."

She opened her beautiful eyes and looked at me in disbelief: "You... Shaw?"

"I've changed a lot, right?" I hugged Vito and sat on the high stool in front of the counter, "Vito, this is Zhou Zhou, my father's friend, called Auntie."

"Auntie." Vito called out obediently.

Zhou Zhou looked at him, still in such a daze, and turned her gaze to my face. After a long time, she let out a long sigh of relief, and finally showed a sincere smile: "Shaw, I have been waiting for you to come back."

She sat down, and her eyes fell on Vito's face again, with a little more hesitation in her expression: "Is this your son?"

"Yes."

"I didn't expect that you...were married."

I didn't explain, looked at Vito and smiled.

"Dad, can I read if I want to?" Vito, like me, likes to read, and can't sit still when he arrives at the bookstore.

I put him down from the stool: "Don't run around, Dad told you to come over, you understand?"

Vito nodded and asked Zhou Zhou: "Auntie, are there any English books here?"

Zhou Zhou pointed him in the direction, and he ran over quickly.

Zhou Zhou went to the coffee machine and took a cup of hot coffee for me. Looking at my face, he still looked me up and down unaccustomedly: "You seem to have grown taller."

"Yeah, I'm 1.7 meters three now."

She laughed: "You used to be a little shorter than me, didn't you?"

"how is this possible."

She smiled without saying a word. After a while, as if she remembered something, her eyes lit up, and she took out a bank card from the handbag next to her and handed it to me.

"This is the income of the past six years. Since you are back, I will hand it over to you. I will work for you in the future."

A light card was placed in my hand, the love in it was deep and meaningful, but it was heavy.

I took her hand and put it back in Zhou Zhou's.

"You can find a good job after graduation, but you are here to guard such a store. How can I collect this money? Zhou Zhou, you have managed this store very well. If you want to continue, you will be Boss here, I will ask Yan Minglang to transfer the store to you. If you don’t want to continue, just find a job that suits you better. This time I will come back and stay for only one year. I will leave next year. I’m sorry , let you wait for me for six years."

"You... still want to go?"

I nodded: "I came back because of work needs."

There was a look of disappointment in her eyes, she bit her lower lip, and after a while, she handed the card to me again: "The password is XXXXXX. Shaw, don't refuse, I got my share of salary. If you hadn't helped me keep the secret back then , I really don’t know what I will become now. Whether you leave or stay, I will always open this store for you.”

"Fool." She is obviously a year or two older than me, but at this moment I feel that she is as innocent as a little girl, so I couldn't help but pat her head.

I didn't force myself anymore and put the card away.Let Chen Jin return it to her on the day I leave.

"Okay, let's talk about you, are you married?"

Zhou Zhou shook his head lightly.

I opened my eyes wide: "No, are you almost thirty?"

She wrinkled her nose: "What, there are still three years."

"Vito is six years old, and you are not married yet." I made a "6" gesture.

She blushed, and after a while suddenly looked at me in surprise: "Six years old?"

"Yes."

She counted with her fingers for a long time, then suddenly raised her eyes and looked at me: "The time...isn't it right?"

My face changed, and my eyes subconsciously turned away. After a while, I said, "Maybe I remembered it wrong."

"..." She looked at Vito, "Shaw, if I didn't know you, I would have thought that when you were with Mr. Yan...you... no, how could it be? That's only in novels... Shaw ..."

I don't know what she was mumbling about, but her face became more and more serious.

After a long time, she excitedly grabbed my hand tightly.

"Shaw," her voice was very low, but it was like a thunderbolt in my ear, "Vito could be your...you...and Mr. Yan's child, right?"

I know that my face must be frighteningly pale at this moment.

How could she guess?I thought that in this world, no one would have such a ridiculous idea.However, Yan Minghe guessed it, and Zhou Zhou, a woman who still doesn't seem to be shrewd until today, unexpectedly saw it too.

My reaction at this moment confirmed her guess, and she who told the truth was even more shocked than me.She covered her mouth and said repeatedly from between her fingers: "No... no..."

"Are you... intersex?" She finally calmed down and asked me.

I shook my head, and after a moment, nodded.In my body, there is a very small female organ hidden. I never knew it before. I have done many physical examinations since I was a child, but I have never found it.Later, the doctor told me that it should only develop after experiencing same-sex sexual intercourse. He has seen countless cases of intersex people, but he has never heard of a special case like mine.

I was very calm when I said this to Zhou Zhou, and she didn't have much other reaction except for being surprised.

It's just that those eyes, misty, seem to be crying for me: "At that time, you must be very scared?"

I smiled and shook my head.Whether you are afraid or not is over, and there is no need to be sad about it now.

"You can't tell Yan Minglang about this." I said.

"Why? You should let him know what you've been through."

She looked at me sadly, I did not explain, but repeated the sentence again, she hesitated, and finally nodded slowly.