The news that Zixuan was back spread rapidly. Seeing all kinds of apparent titles, Zhan was completely hopeless.

For the next few days, Zanjin went through the formalities for Zhan and finished everything that Wang Yibo told.

“Mr Xiao, this is the ticket to Sydney. Mr. Wang asked me to take you to the airport.”

Xiao Zhan couldn’t help laughed ironically.

Was Yibo so tired of me that he could not wait to send me away?

These days Zhan looked worse day by day. He didn’t feel like eating and he was much slimmer than before. He curled up on the sofa, which made Zanjin feel sympathetic for him.

Xiao Zhan’s face was pale and with no emotion, and he stood up like a walking dead, saying, “I want to go back to visit my mom and dad.”

“But…”

“I will just go back to visit them for at most an hour.”

Zanjin looked at his watch to check the time, and then said, “But there is only an hour left before boarding.”

“So now I can’t even ask for this?” Xiao Zhan looked at him with no emotion, saying, “Go and ask Wang Yibo, can he give me this one hour for myself?”

Zanjin knew that was not in the mood, so he stepped back a bit to phone Wang Yibo secretly.

Wang Yibo heard him and frowned, saying, “Let him.”

But Yibo hung up the phone, and there was a slight pain in his heart. Yibo felt something bad was going to happen.

“Yibo, who called you?” Qiu Zixuan was having a body check, turning around, asking.

Wang Yibo came to her and helped to straighten out her hair in front of her forehead, saying, “It was just an unimportant call. How do you feel?”

“I feel better now. Yibo, thank you for accompanying me to the hospital for reexamination.”

“Sweetheart.” Wang Yibo kissed her on her forehead, whispering, “For these five years, you have suffered alone in silence. Now, you’ve got me, I’ll be there for you.”

“Yibo, It’s so nice of you.”

Zixuan lay in his arms happily. Wang Yibo was gently stroking her hair, full of love and tenderness, but some upset and worry could be seen from his eyes.

…

The sun didn’t feel warm in cold winter, but it still hurt Xiao Zhan’s eyes.

Zanjin wanted to drive him there, but Zhan refused.

Zhan drove to the Xiao’s residence alone. Half an hour later, he got off and walked in the house. Then he felt extremely cold, but his house used to be very lively.

But today, he didn’t see anyone along the way. All the plants at the yards were all withered, looking like it had not been taken care of for a long time.

He felt that something was wrong and walked fast toward the house. There was no one at home. He was going to make a phone call, then from the back yard came out a man.

“Who are you looking for?”

Xiao Zhan was stupefied. The man in front of him looked unfamiliar.

He was probably a new servant.

“I am looking for Mr. Xiao.”

“Oh, you mean the Mr. Xiao who lived here before? They had moved away a long time ago.”

“They moved?” Xiao Zhan was stunned.

What did he mean that they moved?

Getting out from the old house, Xiao Zhan called his father with puzzlement. Then he found out that he could not get through to his father. Four years had passed, he didn’t even know what happened to the Xiao’s. He didn’t know his father had sold the house and he didn’t know his father’s phone number…

Xiao Zhan felt upset and wanted to cry. He tried to stop sobbing and then dialed many numbers.

Finally he got to know his father’s new address from his uncle. But he also heard that his parents had not contacted with other relatives for two or three years, so what exactly happened to his parents was not clear.

…

It was an old community here. Zhan walked at the passageway which was dark and with ads posted everywhere. And there was an awful odor floating in the air. Every time he made a step forward, he felt bitter.

His parents loved cleanness and tidiness most, how could they put up with this and live here?

He didn’t know exactly which floor his parents were on. He wandered around at the passageway for a long time. Then a passer-by asked him, “Hi, Beauty, who are you looking for?”

Xiao Zhan was nervous and swallowed hard, saying, “I’m looking for Xiao Jianmin. He is…”

He was trying to describe his father’s look to him, but he found out that he had already forgotten what his father looked like. Five years passed, and his father was supposed to grow old.

The man looked at Zhan for a while, and suddenly he frowned and said, “Are you Xiao Zhan?”

Several girls and boys kept themselves from him as if they had touched something dirty, saying, “You are famous here. Oh, no. You were already famous on the internet.”

“He is the cruel and unscrupulous man who left his parents for reputation and flame?”

“Now the man’s love came to life and came back. It’s a retribution for him, right? Who does he think he is? A mistress?”

“How pity was Uncle Xiao. He was unable to see his son for the last time before he died. This kind of man should just go to hell!”

Xiao Zhan was so embarrassed and was going to leave, but he turned around forthwith and grabbed that girl and asked, “What are you talking about?”

…

Xiao Zhan was trembling, cold was all around him. He was standing in front of the door, raising his hand up in the air, but he didn’t knock.

The door then was opened. He burst into tears at once. His mother Xiao Jingtong looked at him.

Xiao Jingtong’s hair somehow became gray, and many wrinkles were on her face. And she narrowed her eyes because of her bad eyesight. All of these made Xiao Zhan so sad and he suddenly knelt on the ground!

“Mom…” His cries were reverberating around the passageway.

The garbage bag in Xiao Jingtong’s hand fell down.

…

Xiao Zhan went to the cemetery and knelt in front of his father’ tomb till sunset.

During his kneeling, Zanjin called several times, but he didn’t pick up.

Then Wang Yibo also called, and Zhan can even felt Yibo’s angry.

Mother said that his dad had been dead for more than a year.

Something bad happened to the Xiao’s. Wang Yibo not only didn’t offer any help, but gobbled up the Xiao’s. His father was so angry and sad that he then passed away.

His mom said that they didn’t tell Zhan this because his father did not want to upset him. He was so in love with Wang Yibo. So his father only wanted his son to be happy. Jianmin knew how weak was his son and he loved him the best.

Xiao Zhan was kneeling in front of his father’s tomb, crying hysterically.

I was wrong at the very beginning…

“Dad, I’m so sorry. Scold me if you want. I made a huge mistake. I was wrong…”