My name is Ye Fan.
Is an orphan.
An orphan with a father and a mother.
My mother gave birth to me, but she didn't love me.
I was the tool she used to tie up that man in an attempt to squeeze out his first wife.
But that man may have loved her, but he loved himself more. How could he allow us to become a stain on his career?
So that woman went crazy and attributed all her resentment to me.
My entire childhood was made up of hysterical screaming, beatings, and broken cups, bowls, tables, and chairs.
The first time I remember clearly the face of the man I should call "father" was when I was 8 years old, when he personally sent my mother to a mental hospital.
Before leaving, she pulled me almost crazily, and her sharp nails drew bloody marks on my arms. But I didn't cry. I was used to this kind of hurt. I just felt happy at the time. I thought I had finally escaped the abyss, but I didn't expect that there was a deeper nightmare ahead.
I was given to a couple in the countryside by that man to raise me. At first, he would regularly send me a small amount of living expenses, but then he suddenly stopped when my original wife discovered it.
Without living expenses, the couple began to dislike the extra mouth. The farmer went out to find the man once, but not only did he not get the money, he was beaten half to death and sent back.
So, I once again became the target of venting my resentment.
For a long time, I lay in the dark cabin staring out the window every night, looking forward to the sun rising soon.
Unfortunately, maybe the window is too small and the sunlight never reaches me.
Finally, I couldn't bear it anymore, I took an opportunity to escape, and found the man by myself.
The first time he saw me, his eyes were full of disgust, anger and a trace of well-covered panic. He must be afraid that I will cause trouble and affect his family and career? But I didn't, I just made a deal with him.
He gave me a new identity so that I could study and study. From now on, I had nothing to do with him or the woman who gave birth to me.
He agreed and gave me some money.
So, I became an orphan, an orphan named Ye Fan.
I chose this name myself and I like it very much.
A sail made of leaves, just like me, could be blown over by strong winds and waves at any time, but it never drowned.
Later, my life finally seemed to be on the right track. Perhaps because of my gloomy personality, I had no relatives or friends.
The teacher said that as long as we study hard, we will definitely get ahead and have a bright future.
I deeply agree, not because I want to stand out, but because I really want to know what "light" looks like.
The teacher really didn't lie to me, but I didn't expect the light to come so suddenly.
On the first day I entered college, he suddenly appeared——
my sun.
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Arriving at the dormitory three days in advance, Ye Fan thought he would be the first to arrive, but he didn't expect that the bed curtains had been hung up on the upper bunk when he entered.
The curtains were closed, and he wasn't sure if there was anyone inside, but he didn't care and silently looked for his bed, which was the lower bunk of this bed.
Until the bed and luggage were packed, there was no sound from the curtain of the upper bunk.
There should be no one, right?
Ye Fan straightened up and glanced calmly at the curtains that were shaking slightly due to the wind blowing in from the balcony, but his eyes were suddenly attracted to the name card posted on the bed frame.
"Lin, Chaoyang?"
Just seeing the name, he could feel a hint of warmth. Ye Fan read it out like this, but he didn't expect that the next second, a head would suddenly emerge from the bed curtain in front of him.
"Wrong! It's Chaoyang!"
Lin Chaoyang felt angry about getting out of bed. He was unhappy to be woken up at this moment, but when he heard his name being pronounced wrong again, he stood up suddenly and got out.
Ye Fan was standing very close to the bed frame, and Lin Chaoyang suddenly appeared from the curtain. Their faces were so close to each other that they almost bumped into each other.
"Feel sorry."
Ye Fan subconsciously took half a step back, looking at Lin Chaoyang's expression a little stunned.
Lin Chaoyang shrank his neck in embarrassment, and most of his anger was gone. When he sat up straight and took a closer look, he saw that his new roommate turned out to be a handsome guy, and all his anger was gone.
"Hahaha, it's okay. I've been pronouncing my name wrongly a lot since I was a kid!"
Lin Chaoyang jumped down from the upper bunk, stood next to Ye Fan and gave him a bright smile: "Hello, roommate~!"
Ye Fan stood there blankly and looked at him. Lin Chaoyang stood against the light. The sunlight outside the window seemed to have given him a golden rim.
Thump—thump—
Ye Fan felt that his heart was agitated with Lin Chaoyang's smile. How could there be someone who, from his name to his appearance and personality, looked like the incarnation of the sun.
"...Huh?" Lin Chaoyang laughed to himself for a long time, but did not see a reaction from Ye Fan. He couldn't help but glance at him doubtfully, and simply bent down to look at the name card on Ye Fan's window frame: "Your name is...Ye Jinfan?"
Hearing what Lin Chaoyang said, Ye Fan finally couldn't help but chuckled: "My name is Ye Fan."
He deliberately mispronounced his name to tease others, but when Lin Chaoyang raised his head, he was struck by Ye Fan's handsome smile. He immediately covered his heart in an exaggerated way and stepped forward to put his hand on Ye Fan's shoulder.
"Come on, bro, your smile is so handsome! If I were a girl, I would fall in love with you!"
Ye Fan was teased by him and laughed again, and his shoulders trembled.
Lin Chaoyang also laughed. For some reason, he felt that the two of them were very close to each other, and immediately announced: "From today on, we are good brothers!"
Ye Fan turned his head and glanced gently at Lin Chaoyang, who was a few centimeters shorter than himself, and responded lightly: "Okay."
The sunshine seemed to finally shine on him.
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