“He is very young, and prettier than anyone in our village.” Puteri smiled happily, as if the man was her guest.

“We really didn’t have any visitors. You might find the wrong place.” continued Grandfather.

“Mr. Fengmian, don’t hide it.” Puteri said as she peered in the house, “I just want to know if he got married or not. My daughter Methra hasn’t had a boyfriend. Could you fix her up?”

Fei let go of Zhan’s hand, ran up to Puteri and asked, “The man you are talking about should be my father. Is your daughter going to marry him? Then she would be a mistress. The reputation is bad here, isn’t it?”

Fei gave a barrage of criticism, which made Puteri speechless. It was such a humiliation to be scolded by a child.

“He… He might not be your father. He might be some relative of the Jiang family.” Puteri looked for other excuses, “and children can’t recognize every man for dad. That’s not good.”

Although Fei could not understand what she meant, but grandpa’s face was gloomy.

He said in a very displeasing way, “Puteri, you are not welcome here, please go away.”

After that, grandpa impolitely shut the door behind him.

Puteri hadn’t had time to respond and always hit on the door. “What’s so proud about? It is just some relative from the city.”

Grandfather ignored Puteri shouting outside the door, and held Fei back, When he passed Zhan, he said, “Don’t take it to heart.”

“Don’t worry, Grandpa. I don’t care about it.” Zhan followed him into the main room.

The three of them sat down at a square table in the main room and began to eat.

After they finished eating, Zhan took Fei out for a walk down the field path.

On the opposite floor, Darren saw the figures of them when they went out, Standing at the window, his eyes followed Zhan’s figure all the time, with some expectation in his eyes.

He looked at Zhan, but he did not dare to go forward. He laughed at his own timidity.

His hands clenched the window edge, the palm was cut by the window edge but he didn’t feel any pain. He didn’t know how to face Zhan. He didn’t have the courage to meet him and he wasn’t ready.

Zhan took his daughter out for a walk for half an hour, and then they got home.

When the door closed, Darren could see nothing.

Zhan, of course, did not know that someone was watching him.

Back home, Zhan helped his grandfather to collect the things that had been hung out to dry. After chatting for a while, he took Fei to wash and go to bed.

Zhan leaned against the bed, and reading a bedtime story, while Fei lay flat with her panda doll in her arms and listened to her mother’s gentle voice.

“Well, that’s the end of the story.” Zhan lay down, held Fei in his arms. “Baby, close your eyes and go to sleep.”

Fei still opened her eyes wide after she listened to the story. “Mom, I can’t sleep.”

“Why can’t you sleep?” Zhan asked.

“I… I miss Dad again.” Fei pouted her pink little mouth. “Mom, don’t you miss Dad at all?”

Zhan felt the tears welling up in his eyes. He suppressed his upset in the heart and closed his eyes without answering Fei.

“Mom, Dad must miss us, too. Your cell phone is broken and Dad can’t call us. He’s going to be very anxious. I think we should call Dad.” Fei said to herself, but she didn’t get a response. “Mom…”

She turned her small head and looked at Zhan, who was asleep with his eyes closed. She called him twice, but still got no response.

“Mom, are you asleep?” Fei’s eyes were filled with loss.

Seeing that her mom didn’t respond to her, Fei closed her eyes gradually. Zhan opened her eyes when she heard the even and soft breathing sound.

Looking at Fei’s lovely sleeping face, his eyes filled with pain and sadness.

Zhan felt sad for what he did for Fei and for Yibo.

Zhan leaned over and kissed Fei forehead, tears wetting his long eyelashes.

“Dad…” Fei called Yibo in her sleep. Then she rolled over and put her little hands around Zhan’s neck.

Zhan did not sleep well that night. He had too many thoughts on his mind.

In the dream, Zhan held on to Yibo and begged, “Yibo, I’m sorry. Please forgive me…”

Yibo’s eyes were cold and fierce, “Zhan, I will never forgive you. I will never forgive you in my life. I’m not the tool you need to save other men! I will never forget the shame you have brought to me!”

Yibo shook off his hand so violently that Zhan stumbled and fell to the ground.

Yibo turned and walked away, never looking back.

Zhan looked at his retreating figure, tears streaming down his face. He said sadly, “Yibo, don’t…”

He reached out to catch him but failed.

He gritted his teeth to stand up and ran after him, but out of nowhere a big van came straight by and hit him.

He felt he was being held high and thrown to the floor heavily. His bones were broken as he lay on the ground, blood spat out from his mouth, and the ground was full of blood….

Lingjao appeared in front of him with a haughty, mocking smile. “Zhan, this is what you get for cheating and exploiting others! You deserve it! You’ll go to hell!”

“Ah…” Zhan woke up with a start.

When he opened his eyes, his forehead was covered with sweat, his chest heaved and his breathing was heavy.

Zhan looked out of the window. It was already dawn, He sat up, feeling frightened.

The dream was so real that it made him feel terrible when he woke up, as if he were still trapped in the same nightmare.

Yibo wouldn’t forgive him… He knew that no man wouldn’t give him a chance, let alone Yibo.

He felt timid to face Yibo more and more.

Zhan looked at Fei beside him. She opened her eyes, too.

She stared at him, “Mom, did you have a nightmare?”

“Baby, did I wake you? I’m sorry.” Zhan took two deep breaths to calm himself down.

“Don’t be afraid, Mom, Fei and Daddy are here, we’ll protect you.” Fei stood up and hugged Zhan, and gently patted him on the back. “It’s just a dream, don’t be afraid….

Zhan hugged Fei and said, “Mom is not afraid with you here.”

***

Zhan and Fei went out to find Grandpa in the fields and helped him plant vegetables.

Zhan kept himself busy so that he wouldn’t think about the things he didn’t want to think about or face.

He spent the days like this for several days. When he was busy and tired, he would have a foot bath after diner and then went to bed. Only in this way could he have a good sleep and didn’t have nightmare.

***

On this day, some news was spread across the village, “Have you heard about it? There is a handsome young man from the big city at Ms. Lu’s. I heard he’s rich… and very generous.”

“Puteri is ready to go and ask for the marriage for her daughter when she heard the news.”

“Would the rich man hit on her daughter?”

Fei, who was playing around, also heard this. She ran to those gossipy aunts and inquired, “Ms. Jithz, where does Ms. Lu’s live?”

“Aren’t you a city dweller, little Fei? Why are you interested in the city comer?”

“Ms. Jithz, I am just curious, and want to see whether Puteri could succeed.”

“How naughty you are…” Jithz said,”Come on, I’ll take you there. I am going to stop by.”

“Thank you, Ms. Jithz, You are the kindest and most beautiful woman of the whole village. You’re prettier than that Methra, Don’t steal her thunder when you get there.” Fei bragged.

Hearing this, yizhanlover03_jithz felt sweet and pleased.

She took Fei and went to Ms. Lu’s home.

At that time, Puteri stopped Darren and saying, “Did you get married? Would you like to see my daughter? This is my daughter Methra, You will love it.”

“I’m married,” he said, not even looking at the photograph in her hand..

PuteriCadbury was lost when she heard, but she didn’t give up, “Do you have some friends that are single? You can introduce to my daughter. I will thank you very much.”

“No.” Darren got tired of being asked, “Please get out of the way, I’m leaving.”

Darren did not have the courage to see Zhan, and he had been staying here for several days, so he had to go back to work.

After refusing her, Darren carried a bag and walked over her, who chased after him, “Oh, don’t leave. We haven’t finished talking.”

“Puteri, don’t embarrass him.” The fat woman couldn’t stand it and dissuaded her.

Darren paused at the door and even took a step back.

Puteri thought Darren changed his mind. “I knew you would change your mind, see…”

At this time, she saw yizhanlover03_jithz holding Fei into the yard and felt displeased. “Ms. Jithz, I grab the chance first. Don’t get in the way.”

“Puteri, even without me, you can’t succeed.” Jithz looked at her with disdain, and then she looked at Darren, “The man from the city in indeed handsome.”

“Ms. Jithz, you have agreed not to grab Methra’s man!”

“I didn’t.”

“How could you do this! I came here first!”

“What’s the use you came here first? Methra is not here, I arrive first.”

“You…”

“Stop arguing, both of you. He’s married.” It was little Fei, who had been watching Darren, and said, “You have no chance.”

“Kid, don’t talk nonsense.” Puteri didn’t take her words to heart and said, “You are not going to find a man for your Mother, right?”

“My Mom has my Dad.” Fei gave Puteri a sharp look that made her tremble and she did not dare to say anything.

“Fei.” Darren called Fei, who was angry.

“Uncle, what are you doing here?” Fei always thought that the man from the big city was her father, but to her surprise, it was Darren.

“Uncle?”

Several people were shocked that they should know each other, and they were relatives.

“I…” Darren did not know how to answer her.

“You’re not coming to see my mother, are you?” Fei guessed it right.

Darren’s heart beat fast and looked into Fei’ innocent eyes, but he lied, “I just came out to relax, I was surprised at meeting you.”

“Oh. That is indeed a coincidence.” Fei did not doubt it as Darren did not have any reason to look for them. “Are you alone? Isn’t my aunt with you?”

“No.” Darren shook his head.

“My mother and I are here to find Grandpa. We have been here for more than a week.”

Although Fei didn’t understand some of the things that happened between adults, she thought that Darren wasn’t really a bad guy.

But Lingjao… she thought she was a bad person. That was her intuition.

“Are you leaving?” Fei saw that he was carrying a backpack and a bag.

“Yes. I’ve been out for several days. I still have work to do, so I have to go back.” Darren looked at Fei and thought that his life was saved by the umbilical cord blood of the little girl. He felt that this fate narrowed the distance between them and made him feel that she was very kind.

“Are you not going to see my mother before you leave?” Fei asked him.

“I… No.” Darren put down the black bag in his hand and squatted down in front of Fei. “May I hug you?”

“Huh?” Fei felt surprised for a moment.

“Just want to hug you,” said Darren.

“Yes, Go ahead, then.” Fei agreed and took a step forward.

Darren reached out his long arm and held Fei in his arms. He felt the feeling of holding this small girl in his arms.

The empty cold embrace was filled with this warm little Fei.

There was a very fulfilling feeling, which made him very happy.

That was how it felt when you had a child. It was sweet and warm.

Fei did not move and allowed Darren to hold her until he released her.

He looked at Fei with a gentle, indulgent look. He caressed her hair gently, and wore a warm smile.

“Thank you.” Darren looked at her big eyes and thanked her in his heart for saving him.

“You’re welcome.” Fei shook her head. “I don’t like my aunt as I don’t think she’s a good person, but I don’t think my uncle is like her.”

“In fact, I am not a good person, because I once hurt a person, very deeply.” Darren sounded guilty, and he looked regretful.

“Now that you know you’re wrong, go and make up for it. Ask forforgiveness.” Fei suggested.

“Will he forgive me?” Darren looked at Fei’s innocent face.

“My mother says that as long as you sincerely apologize, the other person will feel your sincerity and forgive you, Even if you can’t be forgiven, you’ve done your best and didn’t feel regret.” Fei tried to cheer Darren up like a little adult.

Darren laughed as he listened to her milky voice cheering him up.

Child’s world was the purest and simplest, but he was no longer young, and had become sophisticated and hypocritical.

How he wished time could go back to the past, back to the days when he felt carefree and could hold Zhan’s hand to do everything they wanted.

But time never ticked back. It was fair to anyone, but cruel.

Darren’s eyes were gradually filled with bitterness. Everything was gone, and the past was the past.

“Uncle, are you crying?” Fei put up her hand and touched the corner of his eye.

“Sand has fallen into my eyes.” Darren blinked his eyes twice, forcing the tears back, but his eyes were still red, “I have to go now.”

Darren got up again, picked up the bag beside him and walked past Fei.

Fei just quietly watched Darren’s back until he walked out of the door.

Jithz took Fei by her hand and asked, “Is he really your uncle?”

“Of course. His wife is my mother’s sister.” Fei deliberately said, “Some people’s dreams have gone bust.”

Puteri knew Fei was talking about her. She twitched her lips, unable to say anything, and then left in anger.

“Your aunt should be very beautiful, Look how beautiful your mother is.”

“My mother is the beauty for sure, but my aunt is far away from my mother.” Fei said proudly.

Mother was always the most beautiful one in the eyes of children.

“Ms. Jithz, let’s go.” Fei held on to her. “Ms. Jithz, you are so beautiful. You could find a nice boy in the future.”

“How sweet you are.” Jithz and Fei went out.

They didn’t go far before they saw Zhan coming, and Darren stood still.

Zhan was shocked. He did not expect to bump into Darren here.

Darren originally wanted to see Zhan, but he did not dare to see him. Unexpectedly, he met him here.

They met each other by chance, and other of them were in astonishment.

They stood in the field path, a few meters away from each other.

They just looked at each other silently.

When Fei saw Zhan, she let go of her hand and ran up to Zhan.

“Why are you running around. You worried me.” Zhan wrapped his arms around his daughter’s shoulders.

“I am with Ms. Jithz. You can rest assured.” Fei got along well with the villagers during her stay here. She was very popular and everyone liked her.

Zhan touched her head. “You should tell Mom before you went anywhere.”

“I see.” Fei looked at Darren, “Mom, I met Uncle here, so he is a single city man. Puteri wanted to marry her daughter Methra to Uncle.”

“Children shouldn’t mind these businesses. Besides, it is his freedom.” Zhan whispered to Fei, then looked at Darren, “Why are you here? You are for relaxing or for travel?”

Zhan was very generous and took the initiative to say hello to Darren.

“I…” Darren was still hesitating about whether to say what was in his heart. He looked at the light smile on Zhan’s face.

There were mixed feelings in Zhan’s eyes, but it seemed that Zhan had let go of the past and move on. This was what a mature person should like.

“I am looking for you, Zhan.”

Darren finally summoned up the courage to speak.

The soft wind brought the words “I am looking for you, Zhan.” to Zhan, who still kept his smile.

“What did Mr. Jin look for me for? But please call me Mr Xiao.”

“There’s something I want to ask you, and there is something I want to say to you.” Darren looked serious. But his eyes got tender as he looked at Zhan, not as cold and gloomy as before.

“I don’t think there’s anything else we can say.”

“Zhan, just spare some time with me.” Darren fought for the chance after being rejected.

“Let’s start by calling me Mr Xiao.” Zhan insisted.

“Fine.” Darren could only compromise, “This is not a good place to talk. Can we go to another place?”

“Come with me.” Zhan led Fei back.

Fei looked back at Darren, “Uncle, hurry up.”

Darren nodded at her, and then quickened his pace to close the distance between them.

Fei looked up at Zhan and said, “Mom, is my Uncle going with us to my great-grandfather’s?”

“You’re going to annoy your brother Taehyung by talking too much.” Zhan touched the tip of her nose with his finger.

Fei closed her mouth and stopped talking.

***

Grandfather, who had just come out to see if Zhan had found Fei, not only saw Zhan and Fei return, but also saw a man following them.

“Grandfather.” Fei let go of Zhan’s hand and ran to Grandpa.

Zhan and Darren arrived at the door one by one, and Grandfather looked at Darren up and down.

Darren greeted him and said first, “Grandpa, I haven’t seen you for many years. You are still so energetic.”

“Are you…” Grandfather looked at him carefully, thinking.

“I’m Darren. I came to you with Zhan nine years ago during the summer vacation. Do you remember?”

Grandfather suddenly recalled that. “I remember that summer you came with Zhan. At that time, his grandmother was still alive. She loved to eat fried luffa, and she cooked it for you every day.”

His eyes darkened at the mention of grandma.

“Yeah, Grandma is now…” Darren also found grandpa was lost, and there was a bad feeling in the heart.

“She was dead for three years.” Grandpa signed, caressing Fei’s hair, “She didn’t have the luck to Zhan and you get married and have a kid.”

Zhan’s face fell, “Grandpa, he and I are not what you think we are.”

“Grandpa, my mother and Uncle didn’t get married and they didn’t have kids.” Fei also corrected Grandpa’s statements.

A trace of shock flashed by Grandfather’s eyes, and looked at Zhan and Darren. “You… You’re not married? Fei is not your child either?”

“Grandpa, of course I am not my Uncle’s child. My father is Yibo.” Fei looked smug and proud when spoke of her father.

Grandpa was disappointed again. The exciting light in his eyes had dimmed. Looking at Zhan and Darren, he shook his head helplessly.

Zhan’s face showed no expression, while Darren’s eyes fell on Zhan’s face, and then withdrew his gaze in two seconds.

“What did you call him?” Grandpa asked Fei, pointing to Darren.

“I call him Uncle. His wife is my mother’s younger sister, who is also your granddaughter, so Uncle is your grandson-in-law.” Fei smiled brightly.

“Grandpa, I’m sorry.” Darren was ashamed.

“You haven’t done me anything wrong. This is between you guys. I’m too old to worry about it.” Grandfather took Fei by the hand, looking sulky, “Fei, let’s go in.”

***

When Zhan saw his grandfather taking Fei away, he said, “What are you going to ask me?”

“I’m sorry, Zhan.” Darren looked at Zhan’s clear eyes, and apologized sincerely.

“What do you mean?” Zhan wondered why he had suddenly come here to apologize.

“I know all about it.” Darren’s throat stiffened, each word poked himself very painful, “I have known the truth five years ago. You gave birth to Fei and saved me with umbilical cord blood, but I was misled by Lingjao and misunderstood you, hurt you, betrayed you… I’m sorry, Zhan.”

“I know it is too late, but it’s better than never. Zhan, I am such a fool to know, until recently, that you sacrificed so much for me… Zhan, will you forgive me?”

Listening to what Darren said, Zhan was petrified to the spot. He didn’t want to let Darren know the truth, nor did he need his apology.

“I’m not the one who saved you.” Zhan denied it. He just wanted to say goodbye to what happened five years ago and did not want to remember it again.

“Zhan, you can’t fool me.” Darren took down the backpack, took out a file bag from inside and handed it to him, “It’s very clear here. The umbilical cord blood was what you gave Lingjao to save me!”

Zhan did not take the file. He knew he couldn’t escape it. “Well, what if I saved you? I don’t need you to thank me.”

Zhan felt calm without any mood swings. It seemed as if he had nothing to do with it.

“Zhan… I know I did something hurtful to you and I failed to understand your efforts and to trust you absolutely. I was deceived by Lingjao. I’m a fool…”

“Zhan, I know I’m not the one who deserves your forgiveness, as neither do I forgive myself. But I still want to say that at the moment when I know the truth, I’ve already made my decision to do everything to make up my mistakes and your sacrifice as well.”

Staring at Zhan’s detached face, Darren was feeling a grab on his heart, and such piercing pain gave him no way to breathe. He said, “Zhan, please give me a chance to atone for my wrong deeds. I just want a chance and comfort myself.”

“Mr. Jin, just let it go. I don’t care it anymore, so I think this chance is unnecessary. And you shouldn’t stay here. You’d better go back.” It was beyond Zhan’ expectation that Darren would come from afar to explain to him.

“I won’t.” Darren suddenly became as self-willed as a kid, “I won’t leave without your agreement.”

“Mr. Jin, it was of my own will to save your life and no one forced me to do that. And it’s because I had so much confidence in other people that I received nothing but Lingjao’s betrayal and this was none of your business. As I said, just let it go. I don’t care anything about it anymore, so you don’t have to worry about it either. Our relationship was cut long ago.”

Darren still persistently strove to get close to him. Zhan’s emotionless words stabbed into his heart like a knife.

Was there really no chance for them to get back together?

“But after I know the truth, those memories of our past keep lingering on my mind.”

“If you can’t really get these things out of your mind, then you can just consider me as the kind of person who you think I should be, and those who will leave you alone when you in lethal danger. Perhaps it may make you feel much more relieved.”

“Zhan…” Darren was so surprised, “You’d rather choose to continue my hatred to you than give me a chance to make up for you? You really hate me that much?”

“I don’t hate you.” Zhan told him the truth in sincerity, “Actually I did feel resentful, unresigned and heartbroken at the very beginning… but it’s been five years since then and everything has gone. And you can see as well that I have a happy and satisfactory family and I am now living in such a happy life that I can’t spare any time to think about those things.”

“Zhan, it’s I that ruined our happiness.” Darren was eaten up by regrets and said, “We should have had a happy life if Lingjao had not dug pit for us.”

“There is no ‘if’, so stop being persistent, Mr. Jin, Just live our own happy lives.” Zhan persuaded.

“She made me lose my lover… how can I lead a happy life with her? She owes me my happiness!” Darren became a little bit emotional.

“She got me into such mess and I will never ever forgive her! So I will divorce her once the right time comes! I will absolutely get this shameless and vicious woman out of being my wife!”

Darren gnashed his teeth in hatred when mentioning Lingjao.

Zhan just dropped his eyes, showing his long and brush-like eyelashes, “I can understand what you’re feeling at this moment, but time is the best cure. As time passes by, you will realize that all love and hate will turn out to be nothing important. On the other hand, these are your matters. You don’t have to tell me and I don’t want to know either.”

Darren fixed his eyes on Zhan and frowned, wondering that Zhan had grown up and become more mature and rational. Zhan was no longer the little boy who could see nothing but him anymore and his peace and emotionlessness was a clear proof of him getting away from him…

“Zhan…” Darren sounded tremblingly with redness appearing on the rim of his eyes.

His bitter look reminded Zhan of the time when Darren had been hospitalized and Zhan would rush to the hospital to visit him as long as he was available.

And Darren would hold Zhan’s hands tightly and asked him, “Zhan, I’m getting sick like this now. Would you leave me alone?”

“No, never.” Zhan answered in a smile.

“Am I too selfish? If I die, you can choose to leave me.” Darren was in his dismay at that moment.

“You won’t. Darren, trust me. I will save your life.” Zhan promised to him and held his hands as hard as he could and said, “You will be fine and you promise to marry me, so keep your words, or I’ll never forgive you.”

“I love you, Zhan.” Darren’s eyes were brimming with tears.

They didn’t break up for diseases or life and death which, on the contrary, made them approach closer to each other. Ironically, they did because of lack of trust.

Zhan trusted too much in his sister and Darren didn’t give Zhan the slightest trust. They were too young to have a happy ending and both of them were victims.

And they once had been in love with each other and broken up with grace and dignity, and that’s what the relationship that had gone all about.

“Mr. Jin, do you really want to make anything up for me?” Zhan asked.

“As long as in my power, I will do it. No matter what will be waiting for me ahead, even if it will be at the cost of my life.”

“Fine. If this is what you want, then live your own life and stop bothering me again.”

What could be seen in Zhan’s eyes now was indifference and determination and he didn’t want to accept any of Darren’s kindness at all.

“Zhan, why? I just want a chance to make up for you? Is it that hard?”

“I’ve already asked you to get out of my life and this is the acceptance that I’ve given to you.” Zhan, again, stressed his thought, “And stop making any fruitless efforts.”

“Perhaps it makes no sense for you, but for me, it does.” Darren remained stubborn to insist on his idea, “You’re my lifesaver and I should return with much favor. If it were not for your sacrifice, I would not be as healthy as I am. You give this life to me.”

“Though I can’t do what you ask, I will try my best not to bother you. But I won’t give up what I’m supposed to do. Your rejection doesn’t represent my returns. Zhan, those things that are meaningless for you are my reason to live on.”

Darren’s clear words of sincerity showed his firm determination, despite Zhan’s rejection.

Zhan was annoyed and slightly frowned at him, “Mr. Jin, why? You don’t owe me anything. You should remember that you also saved my life when we were young, so I did the same to you five years ago to thank you for your kind deeds.”

“So we’ve been even a long time ago and don’t owe each other. You don’t need to be stressful to have such thought. That’s what I want to say and I have no more words for you, so Mr. Jin, behave yourself.”

“Zhan, I–”

Darren was interrupted by someone who said, “Who are you?”

Darren looked at the person who dressed up as a local.

“Zhan, this is one of the chickens I have raised. I captured one for you and Mr. Fengmian.” Zhan had no idea how many times chikuapu had come to the Jiang Family.

In the last few days, he would always make some excuses to look for him, while Zhan found no chemistry between them.

“Chikuapu, we also have some here, so just keep it for yourself.”

Zhan found it really hard to resist his passionate reception.

“Mine is different from Mr. Jiang’s. No need to treat me with politeness.” Chikuapu carried the chicken and showed it to Zhan, “Just take it.”

“I don’t, we still have some here—”

Chikuapu interrupted Zhan again, “Mr. Jiang is getting older and you look so thin and weak and you even need to take care of a little child… You don’t know how to kill the chicken. I’ll help you do that before I leave.”

“Chikuapu, don’t bother.” But he still did it on his own way in disregard of Zhan rejection.

He passed by Zhan and Darren, pushed the door and went in.

Zhan frowned, following him to enter the house. Darren noticed Zhan’s displeasure and followed as well.

Chikuapu took the chicken to the manual well and told Zhan who was following him, “Zhan, take a cook chopper and a basin, and a kettle of boiled water as well.”

“Just put the chicken there and I can kill it myself.” Darren voluntarily offered himself, wondering to help Zhan to solve the problem.

His words were doubted by the other two and they simultaneously asked him in reply, “Can you?”

But Zhan regretted asking the question and realized Darren’s kindness to help him turn Chikuapu away.

After being informed that Zhan come back here, to put it mildly, Chikuapu came to visit him every day. Actually, he was just a stalker.

He always showed his affection to him in his words indirectly. As he didn’t make it clear, Zhan could not flatter himself to turn him down.

Zhan also made it clear to him that he was married and had a daughter, but he seemed to care about nothing and didn’t believe what he said.

It really drove Zhan crazy. Even if being a person of culture, Zhan really wanted to kick him out of this world.

“It’s easy.” Darren passed his backpack and club bag to Zhan and said, “Help me take these.”

Zhan took the bags and looked at Darren who was putting off his coat, unbuttoning the sleeves and showing his strong forearms.

However, his forearms were not as strong and dark as Chikuapu’s, making Darren a toy boy in front of him.

Actually in Chikuapu’s eyes, Darren was indeed a toy boy, and that was why he was scornful of this weak man.

“Look at you, pretty fair-skinned. And you are even in this white shirt. Do you city-dweller really know how to kill a chicken? I really want to see.” Chikuapu was sneering, being ready to enjoy a play.

Zhan looked at Darren worriedly and what he was wearing was out of place, let alone his noble and outstanding figure. It was really hard to imagine such a man to hold up a cook chopper to kill a chicken…

“You haven’t seen me do it, of course you don’t know I can. I will show you today.” Darren observed Zhan’s worry in his eyes.

Zhan thought Darren was pretending to be competent, but he couldn’t expose his thought and said, “Wait for a second, I fetch you an apron to protect you from the blood.”

Zhan turned around to the house, putting his bags on the bench in the living room.

And then he came back with an apron, together with Grandpa and Fei.

“Chikuapu, he’s my granddaughter’s husband, be nice to him.” Grandpa was on Darren’s side, “The supper has not been prepared, so we may not invite you to stay here. And you’d better take this chicken back in case that your mom is looking for you.”

“Mr. Jiang, then I can kill this chicken to make a good dish and we can enjoy together.” Chikuapu responded quickly.

“We have these foods,” Grandpa said with a smile. “Thank you for your kindness. But take it back to your mother, lest your mother should say you gave it to outsiders than gave her. Besides, your mother feeds the chicken, doesn’t she? Does she know you brought it to my house?”

Chikuapu became flustered and said, “My mother’s things are mine, too. What’s the difference?”

“But you can’t keep it from your mother, can you? Take it back to your mother.” Grandpa picked the chicken up. “Come on, I’ll walk you to the door.”

Chikuapu looked at Zhan and wanted him to say something to keep him.

Zhan understood his mind, but he said, “Chikuapu, thank you, and good bye.”

Zhan smiled and waved to him.

At this time, Darren stood behind Zhan, keeping close to him. He also smiled at Chikuapu and said, “Thank you and good bye.”

Chikuapu was deeply jealous when he looked at Darren and Zhan standing together.

“Mr. Jiang, just stay home. Let Zhan walk me home.” Chikuapu had been “evicted” by them, so he had to leave, but he had something to say to Zhan, and he made such an excuse.

“Well, I will send you back, then.” Zhan agreed. It was not a big deal.

But Zhan pointed to the chicken in Grandpa’s hand. “You’ll have to take it yourself.”

Grandfather held out the chicken to Chikuapu, who took it, and felt somewhat frustrated.

Chikuapu carried the chicken just as he had come, but not as happy as he had come.

Zhan sent Chikuapu to the door, while Darren was a little worried and also followed Zhan, but kept a few steps away from them. His eyes were on Zhan, while staring at Chikuapu’s every move, afraid that he would do something to Zhan.

At the door, Zhan was standing inside the door and Chikuapu was standing outside. They were separated by a threshold.

“Good-bye, Chikuapu.” Zhan put his hand on the door, about to close it.

Chikuapu propped against the door. “Zhan, is he your husband?”

Zhan did not answer. because he didn’t know whether he should tell the truth or lie to him. If he told the truth, then Chikuapu would feel that there was hope and he would continue to pester him.

But if he lied, he was using Darren to deceive others. He had just said he didn’t need Darren’s help, and now he was going to take advantage of him.

Zhan was upset… So, he could only keep quiet.

“I just heard Mr. Jiang say the man is his grandson-in-law.” Chikuapu said, “Zhan, I am not blaming you, but I know you want to marry a man who is more handsome and stronger than me. But look at him, he looks just like a boy. Can he do farm work? He can’t help Mr. Jiang at all. I’m anxious for you because you are going to plant rice.”

“Chikuapu, we’ll work this out ourselves. Now that you have seen who you want to see, dispel your thoughts.” Zhan didn’t want to reveal his mind.

Chikuapu beamed again and he lowered his voice a little. “Zhan, I want to discuss something with you, Look at your delicate skin… It makes me distressed to think of you doing work. Why don’t you divorce him? I’ll marry you. I promise I will give you happiness. I won’t let you do any housework from now on.”

“…” Zhan’s face fell.

“Chikuapu, Don’t talk nonsense.”

“I…” Chikuapu was a little embarrassed, but he defended himself, “Zhan, you see, since you came back, I have come to see you every day, I treat you so well, can’t you feel it? I really like you, and I don’t mind if you’ve married and have a child, I just want to marry you and love you…”

“Chikuapu, stop!” Zhan snapped, then softened his tone, “The kindness you gave me isn’t what I want. I’ll take it as if you didn’t say anything. Just go home.”

Zhan turned his face away from him.

Chikuapu sighed and turned to go.

As a result, he saw a strong man standing behind him not far away. The cold aura made him shudder abruptly, and sent the chill down his spine.

The tall and stately man approached him with a steady step, and his clear voice was heard, “You can pretend that he didn’t say anything, and I can’t pretend that I didn’t hear anything.”

Zhan also looked at the man, his pure pupils reflected the handsome face of this man.

Zhan was here to calm himself, forcing himself not to contact or think about him. He thought he had done a good job. But when he saw him again, the whole week of staying here was like he had only stayed here for a moment, and it was of no avail for Zhan not to think about him.

His appearance instantly disintegrated all Zhan’s reason, making him emotions rich and alive.

Even Zhan’s breath began to quicken and his heart beat faster.

This man just had this magic, like a magnet to draw people’s attention.

“What… What are you doing here?” Zhan’s throat stiffened slightly.

“I have to deal it with him before I have a talk with you.” Yibo looked at Chikuapu. “Who did you say you are going to marry?”

“I… I…” Chikuapu was so frightened by Yibo’s sharp look that he stammered and could not speak.

“He is my wife. You have no chance to marry him, not only in this life, but also in the next life, or even in the next after the next. So, don’t dream about my man anymore!”

Chikuapu opened his eyes wide and said, “You’re Zhan’s husband? And who is that man?”

“That man?” Yibo frowned and looked at Zhan.

Zhan left the door ajar, so he just blocked Darren who was standing in the courtyard, and Yibo didn’t see him.

“Chikuapu, he really is my husband.” Zhan had to confirm it himself. He did not want to get Darren involved.

“It seems that you did not believe what he said. Then I’ll have to prove it with my actions.” Yibo pulled Zhan closer, lowered his head, and gave him a possessive kiss.

Yibo’s kiss fell on Zhan’s soft lips. Zhan had no way to escape from Yibo. His handsome face dilated in his pupils and Zhan felt his lips hot.

Yibo asserted his ownership right in front of Chikuapu in order to make sure that only Zhan’s husband could do it to him.

Zhan did not want to be kissed in front of others. He wanted to push him away, but Yibo held him tighter.

His lips were hot, like a burning flame, and the hot temperature needed him to melt.

His kiss was so crazy and domineering, as if to put his yearning for Zhan in the whole week into the kiss, and Zhan was indulged in his gentle kiss.

Zhan could not think of anything else under his hot tenderness.

Separated for more than a week, Zhan realized that he had been missing him so much.

Just at this moment, he forgot his worry and followed his heart, enjoying this wonderful moment.

Even after Yibo left his lips, Zhan could feel his taste on the tip of his tongue.

“Want to listen to a story?” Yibo looked sideways at Chikuapu, who was already dumbfounded.

Chikuapu was awakened by the sound of his voice. He gulped and nodded as if hypnotized.

“At the time I was only 6 years old, my father gave a toy, which can be disassembled into a variety of autobots, and it can become remote-control toy when it was installed battery. I like it very much, But one day, someone else spotted it. He wanted to rob me of my toys. But what is mine is mine, and no one is allowed to covet my things.”

“I told him there was a price to pay for robbing me, but he was four years older than me and didn’t believe that a six-year-old child like me could do anything to a ten-year-old one.”

“He still wanted to rob my toy, and I showed no weakness. I broke his nose, broke his ribs, and beat him until he screamed for mercy…. I’ve been learning all kinds of self-defense since I was two and a half years old, and melee attack is one of them. He underestimated my ability.”

“Now I naturally will not be so easily bullied, and the person who wants to compete with me has only one end–to live is worse than to die!”

Chikuapu was so scared by Yibo’s story that he oozed with cold sweat and froze to the spot.

“I… I didn’t mean that.” He immediately explained the situation, “I just see that the Zhan’s family doesn’t have anyone to help him, so I offer my help. Don’t… Don’t get me wrong.”

“Never appear in front of me again.” Yibo warned him.

“I…”

“Go away!” Yibo thought he was patient enough. He would have beaten him if it was before.

“I… I’ll get away now.” Chikuapu did not dare to have any wicked thoughts about Zhan and ran away with the chicken.

Chikuapu fell twice, but quickly picked himself up and continued to run, and soon he was out of sight.

Looking at Chikuapu, Zhan could not help but sympathize with him, “Although Chikuapu has such mind, he is not a bad person. Have you gone too far to frighten him like this?”

Although Zhan was tired of Chikuapu pestering him all the time, he still had a good heart.

Yibo didn’t do anything wrong, of course. No one would want his wife to be missed by someone else.

“He dares to flirt with my wife in front of me and encourage my wife to divorce and remarry him. It is utterly unpardonable to me. I have shown him my utmost tolerance.” Yibo spoke as if he were benevolent.

“You really broke someone’s nose and ribs over a toy when you were six?” Zhan wondered how such a young child could have such power.

“I did break his bridge, but I have shown my mercy, otherwise his ribs must have been broken.” Yibo looked at him. “Don’t divert the subject! I have to discuss something with you today!”