"They hung up the phone."
"After that day, they never picked up my mother's call again."
...
The boy's eyes were red, and his immature features were distorted with hatred that was not suitable for his age.
"Mom is sad."
"You are so sad, but you still pretend to be nothing and smile at me."
"So, I can't ask, what does it mean that the father is unknown?"
...
"Mom always remembers my grandparents."
"Mom said she was sorry for them."
"My mother always told me that when my grandparents calm down, she will take me back to see them."
"ha!"
The boy gasped loudly and gritted his teeth.
He had a fierce look on his face, but he seemed to be about to cry.
There was clearly a hint of choking in the hoarse voice.
...
Xiao Xiao stretched out his hand and gently patted the young man's prickly head.
He looked up at the sky, pretending not to see the young man wiping the tears from his eyes.
The dusk is beautiful, but it always makes people feel emotional.
...
There are parents like Grandpa Mu and Nǎinǎi in the world who are willing to sacrifice everything for their children.
No matter how miserable their children are in the eyes of others.
There are also parents who are like the young man’s grandparents.
Because the child made a mistake, can we do nothing to save the child...?
He doesn't know the inside story, so it's hard to judge.
However, human life is greater than heaven.
How can there be such a big hatred between parents and children?
...
Moreover, this child, he looked at the boy who stopped, was innocent.
He didn't deserve that accusation and malice.
...
The young man turned his back to Xiao Xiao and wiped his eyes a few times without turning his head, "We're here."
"My home is on the fourth floor."
...
Maybe it was because he was going home, but the boy remained silent for the rest of the time.
Silent.
...
Xiao Xiao followed the young man to the fourth floor.
Then he stopped in front of a green iron door with a lot of paint faded.
The boy took out the key from his pocket.
"Click~"
"Please come in."
The boy opened the door.
He put on his slippers, but when he was about to take the slippers for Xiao Xiao, his hand stopped.
"Mom, Ruirui is my son and your grandson!"
This sentence seemed to freeze him. The boy's attention was entirely on the sound of his mother talking on the phone coming from the back room, and he forgot everything else for a while.
...
Xiao Xiao raised his eyebrows, and he gently closed the door behind him without disturbing the young man who looked solemn at this time.
...
"Mom, no matter who his father is, Ruirui is your daughter's son and your grandson."
"I understand that you are angry with me, but Rarity is innocent."
"Rarity is still young, so there cannot be someone around to take care of Swallow."
...
"I also want to take care of Rarity by myself!"
"But, my body really can't hold on much longer."
"I can't let him watch me die!"
"Do you understand or not?"
"You can ignore me. It's my fault. I was the one who embarrassed you back then."
"But Rarity is innocent."
"He doesn't know anything."
"He did nothing wrong!"
...
"no!"
The woman's sudden scream made the boy's body tremble, and he accidentally hit the water glass on the table.
The water glass fell towards the ground.
In the young man's suddenly widened eyes, a slender, well-jointed hand firmly grasped the water glass.
He looked up blankly along his hand. Xiao Xiao winked at him and put the water glass back on the table.
"careful."
Xiao Xiao said softly.
The young man had no time to respond, and his body stiffened because of the woman's next words.
...
"Mom, what do you mean?"
"What do you mean only I can go back?"
"Where's Rarity?"
"You want me to abandon my son?!"
...
"Mom, if this is what you call regression, then you don't have to call me in the future!"
...
After a long time, a woman's voice turned into a deep voice from the quiet back room.
"Mom, I was really happy to receive a call from you just now."
"I'm very happy."
"I never thought you would call me."
...
"I thought my illness still moved you a little bit."
"I am your daughter, and you are my closest relatives."
...
"But I'm just being sentimental."
"After all these years, you are still unwilling to forgive me."
“I don’t want to say anything more about what was right and wrong back then.”
"Since you decide that I am wrong, I can admit my mistake."
"As long as you are willing to take care of Rarity."
...
"He's still a kid."
"He doesn't have a father, he doesn't have a mother."
"But, he is not an orphan, he still has you."
"You are his grandparents!"
"Please, Mom!"
"This is my last request!"
...
The young man lowered his head suddenly.
The hands hanging by his sides were squeezed together tightly, with veins crisscrossing them.
"Am I a burden to my mother?"
The young man murmured almost with difficulty.
The voice was so soft that even he himself couldn't hear it clearly.
But, he heard the answer? !
...
"no."
...
The young man suddenly raised his head.
His eyes were red, his face was stained with tears, and he was in a mess.
Even if he puts on a fierce expression, it still makes people think that he is just a stern person.
...
"Why not?!"
The boy's voice was hoarse, "If it weren't for me, mom would be able to go home, mom would have money for treatment, and mom's illness might be cured!"
"If it weren't for me, mom wouldn't have to beg others in such a low voice!"
"I am the one who is dragging mom down!"
“Mom would be better off without me!”
"It's me, it's all me..."
"Ouch~"
The young man let out a low cry and reached out to cover his forehead.
He subconsciously glared at the culprit.
Hiss~ It hurts so much, it hurts even more than the previous time.
This bastard!
...
Xiao Xiao retracted his hand as if nothing had happened.
"Children think a lot."
...
"I'm not a kid anymore!"
"Besides, what I said is the truth!"
The young man gritted his teeth.
Children from single-parent families tend to mature earlier than children from two-parent families.
Also more mentally sensitive.
"Grandpa and grandma just don't want me!"
...
"Rarity?!"
The woman who hung up the phone noticed the movement outside, and when she came out and heard her son's words, she felt a pain in her heart.
"No, Rarity."
...
"Mother."
The boy was startled when he saw his mother walking out.
But there was a surge of anger in his heart, and he couldn't help shouting to his mother, "Why not?"
"I heard it all!"
"They just don't want me!"
As long as he is not around, they are willing to take their mother home.
When mom returns home, maybe she can be cured.
He knows this.
He should be happy.
He was also really happy.
My parents, who had so resolutely refused to accept my mother before, were now willing to accept her.
...
However, he was afraid.
For a moment he was so frightened that his whole body trembled.
He was afraid... that his mother had really abandoned him.
Then, he is really alone. (To be continued)
