Liang Qingnan blushed and lowered his head, not answering.
Su Song seemed to be amused by his appearance, and lightly lifted his chin with his fingers, seeing the loving look in Liang Qingnan's eyes.
"Nan Nan, I'm a little tired. How about I accompany my cousin-in-law to a small hotel to rest for a while? After we've rested, I'll go with you to buy books."
Su Song's words were ordinary, but Liang Qingnan quickly understood the implications hidden within them.
Liang Qingnan hesitated for a moment, then softly hummed in agreement.
Soon, the two arrived at a small hotel.
Having come so many times, Su Song quickly paid the fee and led Liang Qingnan into the house. As soon as the door closed, his demeanor changed drastically, and he embraced Liang Qingnan and kissed him.
Liang Qingnan kept his eyes closed, his long eyelashes trembling from time to time. If he opened his eyes, he would definitely see the madness and ruthlessness in Su Song's eyes, and he would also see Su Song looking at another person through him.
An hour later, the clouds dispersed and the rain stopped.
Su Song lay down with his eyes closed, resting. Liang Qingnan, who was being held in his arms, looked up at him with a slightly complicated expression.
Su Song seemed rather fierce today. He saw blood when he went to take a shower just now, and he's still in pain.
"What are you looking at?" Noticing his gaze, Su Song asked casually, still keeping his eyes closed.
Liang Qingnan gently bit his swollen lips and asked a question he hadn't dared to ask for a long time: "Brother Su, do you love me?"
Su Song suddenly opened his eyes, a hint of annoyance and coldness flashing in them, but when he turned to face Liang Qingnan, his expression softened.
His cool fingertips traced the outline of Liang Qingnan's face as he said, "Is Nannan doubting me? Of course I love you."
Liang Qingnan saw his image in the man's eyes, as well as the intense love hidden within them, and his previously empty and somewhat anxious heart was filled.
"Yes, Brother Su, I love you too." I don't ask for any title or a legitimate relationship, I only ask for your love.
Liang Qingnan nestled against Su Song's chest, a smile still playing on his lips. He didn't see that the love in Su Song's eyes faded away in the blink of an eye, leaving behind only a trace of coldness and indifference.
-
Meng Xiangbei knew that the person who was spying on him on the stairs that day was Su Song, and his intuition told him that this bastard was up to something.
That is indeed the case.
To his surprise, Su Song was going to expose Lin Zhibai at Capital University. He even spent a lot of money to buy a camera from abroad in order to capture Lin Zhibai and Meng Xiangbei's intimate behavior.
With the photos on the table, Lin Zhibai will definitely have no way to defend himself.
After all these years, Su Song couldn't tell whether he loved Lin Zhibai or was more obsessed with him.
But he knew that if he couldn't have him, no one else could either, so he wanted to destroy Lin Zhibai.
In this day and age, male-male relationships seen as a disease, or even a curse that makes those around them feel panicked and disgusted?
Meng Xiangbei looked at Su Song, who was fiddling with a camera at home, his eyes icy cold, as if they were filled with ice.
He narrowed his eyes slightly, and in the blink of an eye, he had an idea.
Not long after, Su Song turned off the light and went to sleep. Meng Xiangbei gently hooked his hand, and the camera that Su Song had been carefully hiding in the drawer and locking was now in his hands.
"Treating someone in the same way they treat you is the most appropriate way to punish evildoers."
Meng Xiangbei put away the camera and went home.
Meng Xiangbei was overjoyed at the thought of punishing that bastard Su Song. As a result of his joy, he tormented Lin Zhibai several more times. In the end, Lin Zhibai had to cry and beg for mercy before Meng Xiangbei let him go.
(Lin Zhibai: Why should I bear the consequences of the stupid things that Su Song did?!)
-
"Teacher Wang, there is a letter for you."
As soon as Wang Yuan finished class, someone from the logistics department handed her a letter.
As descendants of a scholarly family, most of them, including Wang Yuan, are teachers.
Wang Yuan is now a teacher at a well-known middle school in the capital.
Wang Yuan took the letter back to her office. The letter did not have a mailing address, only her school and name.
Who could it be?
Wang Yuan opened the letter and took out a stack of photos inside.
Her gaze fell on the first photo, and her pupils suddenly contracted. There were about ten photos, and she flipped through them one by one with trembling hands.
The last picture shows two shirtless men embracing and snuggling together on a bed.
The two men were familiar to her; one was her cousin, and the other was the man she deeply loved and shared a bed with.
As if all her strength had been drained in an instant, Wang Yuan collapsed to the ground, photos scattered all over the floor. She covered her face with her cold hands, tears streaming down her face through her fingers.
Su Song, why did you deceive me like this? Did you ever love me?
"Sister, Lele said he misses you a lot, so I brought Lele to see you." The door, which was half-closed, was suddenly opened, and two people, one big and one small, came in.
Wang Chen was driven crazy by his nephew's longing for his mother at home, so he brought the little guy to school and found his way to his sister's office. He never expected to see this scene when he entered.
"Sis, what's wrong? Don't scare me." Wang Chen let go of his nephew's hand and walked over quickly.
Wang Yuan saw Wang Chen, and his son behind him, who seemed to be stunned by her condition.
"Xiao Chen, I..."
Before she could finish speaking, Wang Chen had already picked up several photos from the ground, his expression visibly turning cold, and he exuded a murderous aura.
He suddenly stood up and strode out.
"Xiao Chen, where are you going?"
"That bastard Su Song, I'm going to settle the score with him." Before Wang Yuan could stop him, Wang Chen had already left the office and disappeared.
The little guy remained rooted to the spot, completely unaware of what had happened. But seeing his mother crying sadly and his uncle angry, his childlike intuition told him that something bad had occurred.
"Mom," he said softly, somewhat timidly.
"Lele, come here."
Upon hearing his mother's call, the little boy ran over, and Wang Yuan hugged him tightly, tears welling up in her eyes once again.
"Mommy, don't cry. If you cry, Lele will be sad." Lele didn't know why his mother was crying, but he didn't want her to cry.
-
Wang Chen, brimming with murderous intent, took the photo and headed straight for Capital University, where he happened to see Su Song and Liang Qingnan chatting and laughing at the school gate.
His chest heaved as he strode forward, startling everyone around him with his appearance.
Su Song looked up and saw his brother-in-law. Just as he was about to greet him, a fist came flying at his face.
"Su Song, you bastard, I'll kill you, you crazy man who loves men and betrayed my sister."
Wang Chen punched Su Song in the face again and again.
Although Su Song was tall, as a teacher, he didn't have much strength, and he was no match for Wang Chen, who was in a fit of rage and full of youthful vigor.
Su Song's glasses were knocked off and fell to the ground, where Wang Chen crushed them with his foot.
"Ah Chen, stop hitting him." Liang Qingnan had just recovered from Wang Chen's angry shouts.
He understood that Wang Chen knew about his relationship with Su Song, but he couldn't pretend seeing that Su Song was being beaten.
"Ah Chen, let's talk this out. This is the school gate, and there are so many people here. Let's find a quiet place, okay?" Wang Chen said as he tried to pull Wang Chen away.
Wang Chen raised his hand and shoved Liang Qingnan to the ground.
Su Song was stunned by the beating, and Wang Chen slammed him to the ground. For a moment, he was too disoriented to react and collapsed on the ground.
Wang Chen turned to look at Liang Qingnan, who was trying to go towards Su Song, grabbed his collar, and pulled him up.
Wang Chen's eyes were bloodshot and filled with mockery. He shouted, "Go to a quiet place? Ha, what, you can do such disgusting things, but I'm not allowed to say it?
Liang Qingnan, how has my Wang family wronged you? Your family was in difficulty, so my grandfather took you in and taught you carefully, enabling you to study and become a college student. My sister and I always thought of giving you something good, but what about you?
"You're having an affair with your cousin's husband. Did you ever think about my sister? Did you ever think about my three-year-old nephew? How could you do this to someone who's been so good to you like this?"
Wang Chen punched Liang Qingnan in the face.
"But I love Asong, and Asong loves me too. He doesn't like my cousin at all." Liang Qingnan was like a chick, unable to resist, and was held in Wang Chen's hand, with two lines of clear tears streaming down his face.
Wang Chen spat at him fiercely.
When a third party has the nerve to say they love you, screw your love.
Suddenly, he caught sight of Su Song out of the corner of his eye. Su Song, who had recovered, actually got up and tried to run away. Wang Chen sneered, raised his long leg and kicked him. Su Song fell to the ground like a dead dog, getting a mouthful of dust.
Su Song scrambled to his feet, too ashamed to run away now.
Wang Chen dragged Liang Qingnan to him and said, "Su Song, Liang Qingnan says he loves you, and you love him too. Do you admit it?"
Su Song wiped the dust off his face, not even glancing at Liang Qingnan, and hurriedly began to defend himself, throwing all the blame onto him: "Xiao Chen, you really misunderstood me. It was Liang Qingnan who seduced me, really. I love your sister so much, and we have such a lovely child like Lele. Why would I still be with Liang Qingnan? I only took extra care of him because he's your cousin. I never expected to be schemed against by him. I'm truly innocent."
To be honest, if he hadn't seen the photos Wang Chen brought, he wouldn't have even admitted it.
Liang Qingnan stared blankly at Su Song, who was rushing to explain to Wang Chen and trying his best to distance himself from him. The man was so unfamiliar. Just a short while ago, they were still in bed, entwined in love and pouring out their hearts to each other. Now, he had turned his back on him and stabbed him in the back.
Liang Qingnan smiled bitterly. He deserved to fall for a man like that.
Because there were too many people at the school gate and Wang Chen made a scene for a long time, it wasn't long before everyone knew about Su Song and Liang Qingnan's affair. In particular, since Su Song was a teacher at the university, the school was in an uproar.
No one defended Su Song, after all, the photos Wang Chen brought back at that time was the best proof.
When Lin Zhibai learned of this, Su Song had already been expelled from Capital University for his misconduct as a teacher.
"Although I knew Su Song was somewhat interested in me, I rejected him, thinking he would give up. I never expected him to set his sights on his wife's cousin. Now, he's been exposed by his brother-in-law in front of everyone. I heard his wife is getting a divorce from him. I saw his wife that day; she's a very nice person, and the little boy is very cute."
Lin Zhibai was somewhat emotional when he got home. He hugged Meng Xiangbei, tilting his little head and snuggling against him, his feelings were complicated.
Meng Xiangbei held the boy, who seemed somewhat uneasy.
Su Song's interest in him was more than just a passing fancy; his relationship with Liang Qingnan wasn't recent either—they had been together since their time in G City.
Su Song did not love Liang Qingnan; he only treated him as a substitute for Lin Zhibai, a fact that Lin Zhibai was unaware of.
Under Su Song's bewitching and seduction, Liang Qingnan did indeed fall in love with him. However, a third party is still a third party.
Lin Zhibai pursed his lips and remained silent for a moment. In the past few days, he had been hearing about Su Song at school all the time.
The most common story is about Su Song and Liang Qingnan's same-sex relationship. In most people's eyes, this is a kind of illness that they cannot accept.
What about him and Brother Meng?
Lin Zhibai felt a little panicked. If his relationship with Brother Meng were discovered one day, would others say the same thing about them? What would become of his and Brother Meng's future then?
Lin Zhibai was somewhat confused for a moment.
But he knew that no matter what the future held, he was unwilling to leave Meng Xiangbei, even if he would be scorned by everyone in the future, he didn't care.
Lin Zhibai nuzzled against Meng Xiangbei's neck, like a kitten clinging to him.
Meng Xiangbei noticed the change in his emotions. The matter between Su Song and Liang Qingnan had a certain impact on Lin Zhibai.
Meng Xiangbei wrapped his arms tightly around the boy's slender waist and assured him, "Xiaobai, don't overthink it. We won't end up like Su Song and Liang Qingnan. There wasn't much love between them, but we're different. We love each other."
Meng Xiangbei lifted Lin Zhibai's chin and looked him in the eye: "Xiaobai, I promise you, one day, we will be together openly and honestly, and we will be blessed by others."
Lin Zhibai stared blankly at Meng Xiangbei without saying a word, only feeling a warm glow in his heart.
"Yes, I believe you, Brother Meng." Actually, what he cared about most was whether the two of them could spend their lives together. As long as they could be together, nothing else seemed to matter.
-
Time flies, and many things have happened.
Wang Yuan eventually divorced Su Song and won custody of their child.
Divorced and fired, Su Song, whose reputation was ruined, couldn't find a job in the Capital and was ridiculed everywhere. He hated Lin Zhibai and believed that he was attracted to Liang Qingnan because of Lin Zhibai, since Liang Qingnan and Lin Zhibai looked so alike.
He wanted to take revenge on Lin Zhibai, and even planned to rape Lin Zhibai. Meng Xiangbei, who had been on guard, put a sack over his head, dragged him to a corner, broke his legs, and had him thrown out of the city.
As for what happened afterward, Meng Xiangbei didn't pay any more attention, while Wang Yuan met her true love three years later and lived happily ever after.
With the troublemakers gone, Lin Zhibai's days went smoothly from then on.
He graduated from university with excellent grades, then went on to pursue a master's degree, and later returned to CapitalUniversity to teach.
He has taught batches of outstanding students, published numerous papers, and was recognized as a national outstanding model teacher.
Meng Xiangbei has been busy with his catering business, having registered a company with branches in every city and town across the country.
Subsequently, the company successfully went public, and Meng Xiangbei's personal wealth entered the top five of the Forbes list.
When Lin Zhibai was sixty years old, he retired from his beloved teaching position. At that time, many of his students were successful people in politics and business. Even the young head of state was once his student and held Lin Zhibai in high esteem.
After retiring, Lin Zhibai and his spouse devoted themselves to public welfare, sponsoring orphanages and building many Hope Primary Schools in mountainous areas. Their good deeds were known and emulated by more and more people, and for a time, a wave of public welfare swept the country, with more and more people receiving help.
In the cramped room, an old woman was cooking, while a young woman's angry voice could be heard from inside.
"You're dawdling over asking me to cook; are you trying to starve me?"
"Coming, coming," the old lady replied.
Suddenly, the old lady looked at the television that was playing. She saw that familiar face. It was him, Lin Zhibai, whom she used to look down on the most.
Over the years, she has always seen Lin Zhibai on TV. He visits mountainous areas with a smile, talks and laughs with children, and devotes a lot of energy and money to public welfare. He is getting old, but he is living a very happy life.
Lin Ya looked down at her face in the basin of water, then looked up at her calloused hands.
After dropping out of school, Lin Ya went to study at another unremarkable university. She was deceived by her male classmate's lies, became pregnant with his child, and had no choice but to hastily marry him.
After marriage, the man's true character was revealed.
He was lazy and didn't look for a job after graduating from university. He was supported by Lin Ya. He liked to drink, and when he was drunk, he liked to beat her.
Lin Ya didn't have the courage to divorce him, and she raised her son alone until the man died of alcohol poisoning.
Later, her son got married, and Lin Ya thought she had finally made it through. But her daughter-in-law was not a good-tempered woman and made her work like a slave.
Her son didn't stand by his mother's side either.
Watching Lin Zhibai on TV, Lin Ya felt like she had been living in a daze, and her life seemed to have just passed by like that.
Lin Wen stole money from his family and eloped with Yang Hui, but in the end, Yang Hui swindled him out of all his money and got his arms and legs broken by Yang Hui's real man. He lived a miserable life for the rest of his life.
After Sun Xuezhen left, she changed for a long time. She went to a small town and became a primary school teacher, and never got married again.
The old man, paralyzed in bed, had been cared for by the old woman. However, two years later, he fell ill with a cold and passed away. The old woman then left the empty house, waiting for her eldest son, who had been sentenced to prison, to be released.
But she never got to see them again; Lin Jianguo, Qin Qin, and their youngest son left after Lin Jianguo was released from prison.
The old lady toiled for her eldest son her whole life, but she couldn't even earn a glance from him in return.
Not long after, she died in despair. Before she closed her eyes, she kept murmuring one sentence.
"Jian Dang, Mom is so sorry, so sorry."
Lin Jianguo, who left with Qin Qin, did not have a good life. He was plagued by nightmares day and night. In his dreams, his younger brother and sister-in-law came to take his life. One rainy night, he woke up in the middle of the night from a nightmare and ran outside. Because the ground was wet, he slipped and fell to the ground. After that, he suffered a stroke and became paralyzed, unable to take care of himself.
Qin Qin took care of him while also looking after her son, Xiao Bao.
Many people advised Qin Qin to leave, after all, she was still young and beautiful, but Qin Qin shook her head.
She knew that Lin Jianguo didn't love her that much, but she wouldn't leave him.
Back when he rescued her from those thugs who bullied and forced themselves on her, she had already fallen in love with him and would live the rest of her life for him.
Lin Jianguo passed away eight years after suffering a stroke.
Qin Qin lived alone with her son and never married.
-
In Country M, a special couple welcomed to the church today.
The newlyweds were an elderly couple, both men, nearing seventy.
Lin Zhibai had been begged by Meng Xiangbei to change into a white suit that morning, and now he was being led into the church by Meng Xiangbei, who was wearing a black suit.
The church was filled with the melodious strains of the Wedding March, and the room was packed with people—friends of the couple, Lin Zhibai's students…
The pastor stood in front of the two men.
Lin Zhibai guessed a possibility, and his eyes involuntarily filled with tears.
"Mr. Meng Xiangbei, do you take Mr. Lin Zhibai to be your husband, to have and to hold from this day forward, for better or for worse, for richer or for poorer, in sickness and in health, in joy and in sorrow, to love him, to cherish him, and to be faithful to him? Do you?" the pastor asked.
Meng Xiangbei: "I'm willing."
"Mr. Lin Zhibai, you..."
Lin Zhibai stared blankly at the man in front of him, his gaze sweeping over his gray hair and wrinkled face, which still revealed his handsome features.
In a daze, the vow the man made years ago surfaced in mind.
The man said that one day, they would be together openly and honestly, and would be blessed by others.
It turns out he had always remembered, and now he has done it.
"Mr. Lin Zhibai, are you willing?" the pastor asked.
Lin Zhibai smiled and said softly but firmly, "I'm willing."
The two exchanged rings, and enthusiastic applause rang out from below the church.
-
In the villa's small garden, there were two chaise lounges where two elderly people lay, the soft sunlight falling on them, comfortable and at ease.
Lin Zhibai is now 89 years old, and Meng Xiangbei is 95 years old.
Lin Zhibai's health had been poor for a while, and he had been admitted to the ICU several times. He only felt a little better these past two days, and he kept saying he wanted to go home.
At this moment, he was lying down looking at the small red notebook in his hand. Even though his eyes were already blurry and he could not see the words and photos on it, he was still enjoying it.
Lin Zhibai has kept the two little notebooks carefully ever since he got married that year, treating them like treasures. For more than ten years, he would take them out from time to time to touch and look at them.
"After all these years, aren't you tired of looking at them?" Meng Xiangbei, now an old man, turned to look at Lin Zhibai, who was also old, beside him.
"What?" Lin Zhibai's hearing hadn't been very good in recent years, so he couldn't hear it clearly.
"I said, do you like this marriage certificate that much?" Meng Xiangbei raised his voice.
This time, Lin Zhibai heard it. He held the red marriage certificate close to his heart and said with a smile, "I love it, it's my treasure."
"Yes, yes, they are your treasures, and you are my treasure." Even in his old age, with all his teeth gone, Old Man Meng still spoke sweet nothings fluently.
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