“You don’t mind?”
“What should I mind about? Your mom left for so many years already… Eh…. No, about this… Your mom and I divorced for so many years already, she should find another partner too. She’s a woman, it’s a good thing if she could find someone to depend on. I know that your mom was looking for you a lot of times, but you shouldn’t bear grudges against her, you shouldn’t blame her, after all she’s one of few people in this world who sincerely treats you well.”
Bai Luo Yin lowered his eyelid and glanced on the floor, “I feel that she’s really selfish.”
“Aiya, son!” Bai Han Qi raised Bai Luo Yin’s face up with both hands, “Who is not a selfish person? Supposed if it’s you, and you dont get married for a lifetime, can you live all alone on your own?”
Bai Luo Yin didn’t deny it, he didn’t admit it too, finally he just simply threw a sentence.
“Why didn’t you tell me earlier?”
Bai Han Qi didn’t know whether to laugh or to cry, “You didn’t let me talk too!”
Bai Luo Yin’s shoulder collapsed, what should I do? This matter already went this far….
Bai Han Qi’s facial expression changed, “Why are we talking about your mom? Weren’t we talking about Gu Hai? Listen to my words, later you have to apologize to him, then just see what will happen next.”
“I’m not going to apologize!” Bai Luo Yin rejected it immediately.
“Look at this boy, how can you be so thoughtless like this?” Bai Han Qi became somewhat impatient, “Was it him who made his father and your mother got married? Isn’t he also a victim from a broken family? Just because you dont like his father, so you’re making it difficult for his son? It doesn’t matter if you two really aren’t get along well, but he was so good to you…”
“I still won’t apologize.”
“You… Even after I said all those words?”
“Dad, don’t be concerned about this. I know what I should do.” Bai Luo Yin pushed Bai Han Qi, “Just go back to sleep.”
“I’ll tell you this! You have to bring Gu Hai back here within three days.”
“Okay, I know.”
Bai Han Qi went back to his own room, Bai Luo Yin was still standing at the door for a long time, he felt really upset inside. On one hand, because of the words Bai Han Qi said just now, because of his excessive understanding, it made Bai Luo Yin felt somewhat fond of this old man; on the other hand it’s because Gu Hai, if he had known earlier that Bai Han Qi’s attitude would be like this, he wouldn’t say those kind of words, now even if he wants to take it back he can’t.
Do I really need to apologize for once?
That night, Bai Luo Yin, kept tossing around on his bed and didn’t get any sleep, the dark night finally faded, one layer marble white color of the dawn sky emerged on the horizon, Bai Luo Yin finally made a firm resolution to find Gu Hai, no matter what would the outcome be, no matter how much ridicule he would get, he decided to grit his teeth and stand on his ground, to do the utmost effort possible to restore their relationship.
Wheels were rolling on the fallen leaves at early morning, Bai Luo Yin rode Gu Hai’s spoilt bike full of determination.
“Lower your body, lower your face, lower your pride all along, a man bowing his head down doesn’t mean anything…..” Bai Luo Yin kept muttering to himself like a broken record while cycling.
There was a slope in front of him, after the slope there will be a big turning, so Bai Luo Yin tightened the brake as he rode down the slope. But, when he turned at the corner he suddenly dashed towards two persons, because the brake of his bike didn’t work really well, even though Bai Luo Yin extended his foot on the ground to stop the bike in time, he still crashed into them.
Early in the morning, because of the thick fog, Bai Luo Yin couldn’t see clearly who those persons were, he just knew that they were both men, 20 years old above, their heights was similiar.
“I’m sorry brother, the brake is not working really well, are you hurt badly?” Bai Luo Yin asked politely.
Those two guys just glanced at each other, without saying anything further, they just marched forward and bind his hand.
Bai Luo Yin was shocked, nowadays they still do this kind of bicycle fraud[1]? Even if it really is a fraud, there is no need to do this kind of thing! Bai Luo Yin realized that their strength wasn’t ordinary, he was aware that this situation was far from good, so he swiftly used his hand that wasn’t bound yet to swing the bike and crash it toward them, he took advantage at the gap when both of them retreated, he threw the bike away and ran.
The alley was quite narrow, the two men spent quite a while to step aside from the bike, by the time they started to chase again, Bai Luo Yin already took a turn.
Bai Luo Yin’s force was ordinary, but his stamina was strong enough, also he’s familiar with the topography around here, how many road curve, how many corner, how many alley….. As long as I keep moving around like this, not even in three minutes, those two won’t be able to carry on.
But, Bai Luo Yin underestimated these two extraordinary men.
Just when he got out from the third alley, he got obstructed by those two sturdy bodies.
Bai Luyoin finally could see clearly, those two men in front of his eyes, they weren’t a professional hired thug yet they are trained well, their physiques were similar to Gu Hai. Now that he moved around like that and still couldn’t drive them out, it’s a proof that they had prepared everything in advance, even if he didn’t crash into them, he would still be seized.
Bai Luo Yin contemplated in his mind, whom did he provoke recently?
“Brother, we’re sorry, but you have to come with us.”
One of them fiddled with a handcuff on his hand, and walked step by step toward Bai Luo Yin, Bai Luo Yin was unwilling to be kidnapped by these kind of jerks, he kicked around, until he kicked one of the man’s jaw. He didn’t expect that Bai Luo Yin would dare to provoke them rashly, he wanted to open his mouth and cursed a lot, but in the end his mouth wouldn’t open.
The other man saw that his partner was bullied, and he was about to get into a fight with Bai Luo Yin, but the man whose chin was kicked by Bai Luo Yin grabbed him instead. That man let out a few words of curses, then both of them marched towards Bai Luo Yin together, one of them skillfully restrained Bai Luo Yin’s nape, and one of them twisted his arm to the back.
Bai Luo Yin bent his waist, then aimed two kicks with his pair of feet to their crotches, they soon ran like crazy, cried and screamed yet didn’t dare to hit Bai Luo Yin. Bai Luo Yin observed that they didn’t dare to hit him, his fists was concentrated like a raindrops, his foot continue to kick around like a wind, both of them didn’t counterattack at all, they only set their mind on putting handcuffs on his wrist. I’m okay even if you beat me to death, as long as I beat you too.
Until Bai Luo Yin’s eyes was blindfolded, and his body was tied with a rope like a sticky rice dumpling, these two was really had been beaten inhumanely.
“I saw a local policeman, let’s get away from here quickly.”
Bai Luo Yin was thrown into a car, he indistinctly heard two of them were talking in front.
“Fuck, I’ve never been feeling this vexed in my whole life, look at my elbow, he fucking stripped a piece flesh off.”
“Is it only you? When I was in the army, who would dare to go against me? They would be facing great losses that day.”
“Didn’t you say that just one boy wouldn’t be any problem? I told you to call Wang Yu to come here together, but you said there’s no need.”
“How would I know that he still has tricks up his sleeves!”
“Okay okay, no need to talk about this anymore, hurry up and start the car, there’s someone important waiting over there!”
The car then stopped, Bai Luo Yin was carried on their shoulder to get off from the car.
“Is he hurt?”
A familiar voice can be heard on Bai Luo Yin’s ear, his heart suddenly trembled.
“No, we wouldn’t dare!”
“Just look at our faces, you would know that we didn’t hit him at all.”
There was a burst of light laughter, “Thank you!”
“No need to say thanks, if you need anything else later then feel free to find us again.”
“Yes.”
Bai Luo Yin felt that someone carried his body up, although his entire body was tied, but he could feel that person’s body has familiar taste, with his broad shoulders……
The door was pushed open, then Bai Luo Yin was dropped onto the bed. That man started to untie the ropes on Bai Luo Yin’s body carefully, but he didn’t remove Bai Luo Yin’s blindfold, he also didn’t remove his handcuff completely, rather, he locked the other iron hoop to one of the bed pillar.
Bai Luo Yin wanted to use his hand that was free to remove his blindfold, but it was gripped by someone’s hand.
This touch feels really familiar.
Bai Luo Yin’s heart was tightened, he really couldn’t accept his own suspicion.
His other hand was locked to the other of bed pillars too.
At that moment, Bai Luo Yin’s blindfold was taken off.
Gu Hai’s face appeared clearly before his eyes, carrying an unrestrained feeling of evil, an extreme that comes after despair, an abnormal excitement and his readiness to risk everything…
His last thread of hope was shattered, Bai Luo Yin clenched his teeth and glared at Gu Hai.
“What do you want?”
“You say what do I want?” Gu Hai’s hand caressed Bai Luo Yin’s cheeks gently with full of lust. It was as if he was caressing a baby, except that it had less usual intimacy and more silent domination.
“Didn’t you want to leave me? Didn’t you want to cut ties with me? No matter what I won’t be able to recover our relationship, right? So, I’ll simply imprison you here. Even if you want to go, you won’t be able to! You are so heartless. You don’t care about me. So, I’ll just force you to care, I’ll force your affection out of you!”
Bai Luo Yin almost died from his excessive anger towards Gu Hai, he didn’t want to say a word, he felt that last night he made an extremely stupid decision.
“Why aren’t you talking?” Gu Hai asked.
Bai Luo Yin closed his eyes, he didn’t want to look at Gu Hai.
You don’t want to look at me? If you don’t want to look, I have a method to make you open your eyes!
Gu Hai leaned his head over, without any preparation, he immediately kissed Bai Luo Yin’s thin lips.
Bai Luo Yin’s body went numb and he opened his eyes in shock.
Gu Hai’s eyes were still closed, he was completely absorbed, really passionate, with his skilled kissing method and an awkwardness, Bai Luo Yin felt Gu Hai’s hands on his waist was slightly trembling.
In a flash, a hurricane swept across the sea in his heart!
Translator’s Note:
[1] This fraud here is written 碰瓷儿 (Peng ci er): this is one of a common fraud in China, they deliberately crashing cars and then demanding for a compensation.
Are you Addicted?