Kim Seongmin When I saw Han Zhicheng by the lake, I wanted to pretend not to see him, but I still owed him a thank you, so I walked over.
"Seongmin, you finally came!"
Han Zhicheng smiled as soon as he saw Kim Seongmin and hugged him tightly.
Not seeing each other for three days made Han Zhicheng extremely anxious. If it weren't for the last time he went to deliver a book and Kim Seongmin's mother said not to come over often, he really wanted to go to his house to find him. He also wondered if he had made Kim Seongmin unhappy by going to his house without notice last time.
"Zhicheng, thank you for the book," Kim Seongmin smiled and thanked Han Zhicheng. After staying at home for three days, Kim Seongmin used the book to drive away the pain in his heart, even if it was only for a brief moment of forgetfulness.
"You're welcome. I thought I did something wrong, that's why you didn't come here..."
Han Zhicheng is pure-hearted, scratching his head and somewhat embarrassedly expressing his thoughts.
"No, I just have my own things to deal with. But next time, don't do this."
Regarding Han Zhicheng's actions, Kim Seongmin was moved, but also uneasy. Even though their family lived in the corner, they were always being gossiped about.
"Why?"
Han Zhicheng frowned in confusion upon hearing Kim Seongmin say the same thing.
Kim Seongmin It seems like they have always been drawing a clear boundary between them, even though they are good friends.
"It will be seen by people, and my mom doesn't like to be disturbed. If you come often, people from the village will go to my mom and talk about me."
Kim Seongmin did not hide anything. We are not from the same world. It's important to be clear about things.
"Ah? Is that so... I'm sorry..."
Han Zhicheng looked at Kim Seongmin and lightly stated the reasons, feeling a sudden pang in the heart, feeling deflated, and bowing the head to reflect on one's own actions.
"You did nothing wrong, it's just that I am not worth it."
Kim Seongmin sighed and gently comforted Han Zhicheng by lifting his face.
Upon hearing this, Han Zhicheng directly grabbed Kim Seongmin's hand and passionately retorted.
"How could that be? Of course, you deserve it. I've heard from others that you're actually very smart, and your mother has always taught you to study. I've seen you working in the fields, methodically taking care of your mother who has difficulty moving. How can you say such things about yourself?"
Kim Seongmin was stunned by Han Zhicheng's words, his eyes widened, blinked a few times, and forgot to react.
"Seongmin, you deserve it."
Han Zhicheng's decisive words hit Kim Seongmin's heart directly.
"Thank you..."
Kim Seongmin could only say this sentence as he hugged Han Zhicheng.
Han Zhicheng didn't answer, just hugged Kim Seongmin tightly.
"You were like a little puppy just now, so cute."
Han Zhicheng let go of Kim Seongmin and said something nonsensical with a gentle smile in his eyes.
"Huh? Do I really look like a puppy?"
Kim Seongmin tilted his head and looked at Han Zhicheng in a daze, involuntarily blurting out these words.
After a long time, hearing words like a little dog again, Kim Seongmin's first reaction was, "Does it really sound that much like one?"
"It really looks like it, just now when you tilted your head, you must be a person transformed from a little dog."
Han Zhicheng's affirmative response made Kim Seongmin laugh dumbly. If only it were really a little dog, then there wouldn't be so many complicated emotions.
"I'll take that as a compliment," Kim Seongmin replied nonchalantly, a hint of a smile in his eyes.
"Of course."
Han Zhicheng laughed along with Kim Seongmin, leaning on Kim Seongmin's shoulder and slowly getting closer to each other.
Kim Seongmin When he turned around, they were less than half a meter apart, able to clearly feel each other's breath. Han Zhicheng's gaze burned passionately in his eyes.
Kim Seongmin simply turned back silently, looking at the calm lake surface.
"Zhicheng, do you want to hear a story?"
Han Zhicheng's eyes darkened for a moment, then he stood up and looked at Kim Seongmin's profile in the sunlight before responding.
"What story?"
"The story of a young man who slays a dragon, only to be mistaken for the dragon."
At the age of fifteen, Kim Seongmin felt that he was about to grow up, having already passed the concept of "adolescence" taught by Li Minho, and was getting closer to the future. But everything shattered on that day.
Kim Seongmin was writing the poetry that Li Minho taught him in the room, waiting for Li Minho to come back.
When the door was opened, Kim Seongmin thought it was Li Minho returning, so he turned around with a smile. However, when he saw who it was, his smile disappeared. Outside the door, he could hear his mother screaming, and through the crack in the door, he saw his mother dragging her broken leg, crawling on the ground, looking anxiously into his room.
Kim Seongmin felt uneasy and wanted to escape the room, but was caught by the man. The man, acting out of character, smiled at him, grabbed his shoulder, and made Kim Seongmin shudder.
The door was closed, and the desperate voice of his mother was cut off.
That man is very strong, Kim Seongmin couldn't break free, his body was being forced down, watching his clothes being thrown on the ground.
Kim Seongmin finally understood why that man wanted to push Li Minho away, let him go to school, let him live in another room.
Tears are painful and desperate. The voice of his mother outside the door came intermittently into his ears, mixed with gasps from above, drilling into Kim Seongmin's mind.
Until the door was opened again, the man fell, fell off the bed, and the back of his head was covered in blood.
Li Minho held a brick, staring fiercely at the man. When the man tried to get up, he viciously struck him on the head several times with the brick, and the man on the ground stopped moving.
Li Minho threw away the brick and embraced Kim Seongmin, hands trembling, but his tone was as gentle as ever.
"I'm here... I'm here..."
Kim Seongmin cried and buried his face in Li Minho's shoulder, unable to think due to the pain in his body and mind, and the death of that man, he could only cry.
Li Minho has been comforting him, patting his head, and in the end, the two of them hugged and cried together.
" Seongmin, it's Mom's fault... my child..."
Xia Zhiruo hugged Kim Seongmin and cried uncontrollably, constantly blaming herself.
But what fault does the mother have? She couldn't bear children because her body was ruined by that man in her early years. She was also an orphan, thinking that going to college could change her fate, but she was deceived and came here. She did her best to protect them, even breaking her leg. As a non-biological mother, Xia Zhiruo really did everything she could.
The mother is still trying to take the blame for Li Minho.
"Anyway, I'm already half dead, and for so many years, the whole village knows that our relationship is not good. They might as well say it was me who did it..."
"Mom, it's no use, they will call the police."
Li Minho After calming down, chose to face it on his own.
"Brother!"
Kim Seongmin almost rushed over to hug Li Minho, he didn't want to lose Li Minho. It was clearly that man's fault, why should Li Minho and his mother suffer? The three of them are the real victims, why should they!
"It's okay... I'm here. No one can bully you and mom anymore."
Li Minho smiled and embraced his mother and Kim Seongmin.
Kim Seongmin hasn't grown up yet, but Li Minho is already supporting the whole family.
That long and agonizing night was measured in tears.
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