Regardless of how onerous their parting is, they need to face it. 

Lin Yuyan returned from the chilly winters of Mostine to the midsummer of Linzhou, beginning his new busy senior 12 months in highschool. He and Gu Yaoyang made an appointment to have a video name every day and would discuss concerning the fascinating issues that occurred round them. Gu Yaoyang had already began to organize for the competitors. The work Lin Yuyan accomplished will likely be rigorously framed by Mr. Zeng, lined in a mud proof material, and despatched again to China. He’s planning to point out it to his mother and father once they come over collectively. 

On days once they couldn’t video name one another, they’d nonetheless make time to voice name by their telephones. Lin Yuyan was so clingy he would watch Gu Yaoyang coaching whereas he laid on his mattress. Generally when it was too late into the evening, he’d go to sleep along with his cellphone in his arms. Gu Yaoyang might see his sleeping face when he completed his coaching. Lin Yuyan’s eyelashes had been brushed towards the display screen, and his mouth would open barely as drool dripped over his lips. He’d take a screenshot and ship it to him the subsequent morning with a drawing of a pig’s nostril he drew along with his personal fingers. Lin Yuyan was so offended that he took an image of his face, that he particularly ready right into a masks and deliberate to put on it earlier than going to mattress. 

“Are you going to have closed coaching the day after tomorrow?” Lin Yuyan requested as he laid on his mattress. His fingers ran by the beads of sweat on Gu Yaoyang’s physique on the display screen, stopping on the opposite’s collarbone. 

Gu Yaoyang nodded as he took off his bandage and requested, “How have you learnt?” Probably the most highly effective boxing group, headquartered in NASCAR, will maintain a world-class preventing competitors each two years. Gu Yaoyang is about to take part on this occasion, and there will likely be a closed pre-match pre-selection subsequent month. They’ll have much less time to contact one another. 

Gu Yaoyang requested, “Do you wish to come over and see?” The primary match of the promotion match simply occurred to be similtaneously his winter trip. Lin Yuyan answered, “In fact, I’ll go. I did say I’ll go to you throughout winter trip, and I meant what I mentioned. I additionally instructed the instructor that I’ve an appointment, and I’ll be occurring the set to cheer you on!” 

Gu Yaoyang requested, “Do you dare to observe the sport?” 

Lin Yuyan answered with misery, “I don’t.” 

Gu Yaoyang mentioned, “Then how will you cheer for me?” 

Lin Yuyan mentioned, “I can shut my eyes and cheer for you.”

“Then I’ll be ready for you.” Gu Yaoyang smiled and flicked the digital camera. He had one thing to debate with Mr. Zeng, so he ended the video name forward of time.

Lin Yuyan glanced on the time, it was round eight o’clock within the night. He was truly planning to speak for some time after he completed his homework, though he had nothing fascinating to say. He felt comfy when he was on a name with Gu Yaoyang, even when he might solely hearken to his respiration. In the present day, the aunt who took care of him had requested to take a go away due to a matter. Lin Yuyan positioned his cellphone down and went downstairs to get a drink. Simply as he was about to return upstairs, he heard somebody rustling a bunch of keys exterior and opening the door. 

“Mother?” 

Lin Yuyan turned his head round and immediately burst right into a vibrant smile as soon as he noticed the individual standing on the doorway. Standing by the door was a sublime and exquisite lady in a well-tailored gentle blue go well with. She was Lin Yuyan’s mom, Xu Jinglan. 

“Why are you again?” Lin Yuyan rushed over to hug her, fortunately bouncing on the spot as he requested that query. He appeared up and noticed Lin Zhiyuan standing exterior the door, asking in disbelief, ” May it’s my birthday right now? No, there are  two days left till then.”

Xu Jinglan was initially faintly smiling as she checked out her son, however she felt unhappy when she heard this sentence. She stroked his again as she mentioned, “I’m sorry, child.” Lin Yuyan hurriedly shook his head, letting go of his mom’s embrace to make manner for Lin Zhiyuan. His father appeared critical as at all times, Lin Yuyan didn’t assume a lot of it and pulled his mom to take a seat on the couch. 

“By the way in which, I’ve one thing to point out you!” After saying that, he couldn’t even wait to listen to his mother and father’ reply earlier than leaping up the couch and hurrying upstairs. 

Lin Zhiyuan frowned and checked out his again, leaving the additional newspaper on the desk. 

“When you’ve got something to say, please say it gently.” Xu Jinglan mentioned as she flipped by the information from six or seven years in the past, sighing softly on the finish. 

“How ought to I?” Lin Zhiyuan was suppressing his anger as he continued, “It was you who indulged him all these years. For those who hadn’t promised him that we’ll exit and play, would he have induced such a multitude?” 

Xu Jinglan frowned and lowered her voice as a lot as attainable, ” What? I indulged him?  Have you ever ever taken care of him all this time? What else are you desirous about in addition to work? Me? Our son? You’ll simply order a nanny to handle him and monitor him round. You’re such an amazing father.” 

“You’ve gotten the face to criticize Me?” Lin Zhiyuan mentioned, “Don’t neglect, you had been the one who gave up on him due to work…”

“You…” Xu Jinglan fell silent for few a moments and calmed herself down after just a few seconds, “This matter might wait till he turns into an grownup, in addition to…”

When Lin Yuyan returned downstairs along with his portray in his arms, he seen that the ambiance between his mother and father wasn’t proper. Simply when he was about to ask what was improper, his father coldly requested, “Who’s Gu Yaoyang?” 

He didn’t appear to wish to waste any time, getting straight to the purpose. 

Lin Yuyan was startled by his query, virtually dropping his portray to the bottom. 

“Speak.”

“He…”

“Who’s it?”

“He- he’s my…”

“Boyfriend?” Lin Zhiyuan took out an envelope containing a thick stack of pictures that weren’t taken on the spot. They had been taken by avenue cameras, a lot of that are pictures of him and Gu Yaoyang hugging and kissing overseas. There’s additionally a protracted collection of communication data, that are his and Gu Yaoyang’s contact data throughout their relationship interval.

His father is wealthy, so it’s very simple for him to gather these data. 

Lin Yuyan’s face was pale, he by no means thought that his father would discover out about this. He was fully unprepared, and he didn’t even have time to consider how his mother and father would react to his relationship with Gu Yaoyang. 

Proper now, he might solely ask Xu Jinglan for assist. He thought that his mom was open-minded since there have been many homosexuals involved along with her, so she’ll positively assist him. 

However unexpectedly, Xu Jinglan stepped forwards, taking his fingers in hers as she requested, “Yanyan, mom has no objections to you liking boys, however this classmate of yours, Gu Yaoyang. Are you aware about his background?” 

Lin Yuyan answered, “I- I do know.” 

“You realize?” Lin Zhiyuan threw the newspaper on the desk in entrance of him and growled, “Are you aware what his father did?” 

The newspaper fell onto the bottom in entrance of Lin Yuyan, it was a bit of previous information concerning the suppression of black dens, and it crammed the massive pages. 

“Smuggling, drug trafficking, the most important black drive in Linzhou Metropolis is the Gu household! You realize but you continue to dare to hang around with him?! Are you loopy?!”

Lin Yuyan had by no means seen his father lose his mood. He was so frightened that he couldn’t assist however again up just a few steps. A nook of the newspaper had been drawn to his face. At that second he reddened and tremblingly mentioned, “However- however his father is lengthy gone, and Gu Yaoyang has by no means been concerned of their affairs. Even when his father is improper, he’s harmless…” 

“He’s not harmless! The offspring of such a harmful individual shouldn’t exist! I’m warning you, Lin Yuyan. Reduce off all contact with him instantly.” Lin Yuyan unexpectedly shook his head, “I- I don’t wish to.” 

He mentioned to his mom with reddening eyes, “Mother, he’s an excellent individual. He’s been out of that background for a very long time. He’s simply an strange individual now…” 

Xu Jinglan replied, “Yanyan, it’s not that mom disagrees, however this classmate may be very harmful.” Lin Yuyan unexpectedly mentioned, “He’s not harmful, he’s actually good.” 

Holding the portray in his hand, he mentioned, “That is him, He’d climb bushes to rescue injured kittens, and gently bandage kittens, and he’s actually…”

Earlier than he might even end his phrases, his portray instantly received snatched by his father. Lin Zhiyuan smashed it on the bottom. With a loud crash, the glass on the body was shattered, and the picket body was additionally damaged.  Lin Zhiyuan stepped on the portray along with his leather-based footwear, and mentioned in a stern voice, “I don’t care what occurs to him. Good or dangerous. Any further you may now not have any contact with him.” 

After he completed speaking with Mr. Zeng, Gu Yaoyang despatched just a few movies to Lin Yuyan, however none of them received by. He guessed that Lin Yuyan may’ve gone to take a bathe, so he determined to name once more later. Mr. Zeng came to visit and mentioned, “Are you actually planning to again proper now? It takes greater than 20 hours to fly backwards and forwards, and also you solely have lower than half an hour to satisfy up. Isn’t this too rushed?” 

Gu Yaoyang replied, “It’s wonderful so long as I don’t delay my coaching.” 

Mr. Zeng requested in a gossipy tone, “Can I ask what you’re going to do whenever you get again? What’s the large emergency?” Gu Yaoyang took an beautiful small field from his suitcase. Mr. Zeng noticed the field and requested, “A present? Is it his birthday?” 

Gu Yaoyang answered with a brief, “Sure.” 

Gu Yaoyang raised his eyebrows as he checked out Mr, Zeng, he mentioned with a faint smile on his lips, “Going again and saying joyful birthday to him is a giant emergency.”