Beijing and Hong Kong kiss

It’s late at night, and thousands of lights are shining brightly. Among these lights, how many are people who are working hard alone in a foreign land?

Chen Lingling was tired from crying and fell into a deep sleep.

Lin You came to the outside of the ward and glanced at the time. It was just past nine o'clock.

Ms. Su should not be asleep yet. She walked to the end of the corridor while calling Ms. Su.

As expected, Ms. Su answered the phone quickly. She was watching a melodrama from the 1980s, and it was unknown what key plot she saw. When she was talking to Lin You, she was obviously not paying attention.

"Why did you think of calling me now?" asked Ms. Su.

Lin You's gaze fell on the end of the city skyline, and his tone was filled with blatant longing.

"I miss you."

When Ms. Su heard this, she immediately laughed, "It's incredible, my gourd-mouthed daughter can now say nice things to please people."

"Believe it or not." Lin You smiled.

Ms. Su: "Of course I don't believe it. But what happened today? Please don't hide it from me. As your parents, we don't ask for anything else but that you are safe and sound."

Lin You responded gruffly, "I'm fine. It's just that Lingling met a scumbag, and I'm accompanying her."

"Scumbag?" Ms. Su put down the remote control and raised her voice twice. "Lingling is such a good girl, but there is actually a man who can do this to her? He is such a jerk!"

"That's right." Lin You cursed a few times, hesitated for a moment, and asked again: "Mom, if I let Shi Jingyuan help me deal with that scumbag, what do you think?"

After she asked this question, Ms. Su on the other end of the phone was silent for a long time.

No one knows a daughter better than her mother. When Ms. Su heard Lin You's words, she understood Lin You's concerns.

"Do you think that you and Xiao Shi are together because of pure love, and you don't want to trouble him with these things, and you think that it will make your relationship sour, and you will look down on yourself for being like this?"

Hearing this, Lin You pursed her lips and hummed.

Ms. Su sighed, "You have been like this since you were little. You just don't know how to adapt when doing things."

Lin You said nothing.

Ms. Su: "In this society, how can there be anything black and white? You forget that people are not independent individuals. People live in society and are born with social attributes. Social attributes include interpersonal relationships. The interpersonal relationships around you are also part of you."

"Or they say that life is born unfair, that everyone has a different starting point and different social attributes."

"I don't think Xiao treats you as an outsider. Your business is his business. He doesn't think you are taking advantage of him. It's just your self-esteem that's playing tricks on him."

Lin You didn't expect that Ms. Su pointed out her problem so directly.

Ms. Su paused and continued, "Xiaoyou, let me change the question. If Xiao Shi was not from the Shi family, he was just an ordinary person like you. Now, would you discuss this matter with him and ask him for help?"

Lin You was startled and replied in a low voice, "Yes."

Ms. Su: "That's it. You have concerns not because you are afraid of bothering others, but because of the unequal relationship in front of the child. Your self-esteem does not allow you to beg for help from the strong."

"Now that the problem has been found, shall I hang up?"

Lin You responded, "Well, go watch TV."

Ms. Su nodded. "Okay, stop being so picky and don't make everything so complicated."

After saying that, Ms. Su hung up the phone.

Lin You stood at the end of the corridor and did not move for a long time.

The sky is deep blue, with no stars or moon, only the occasional neon light streaking across the sky, leaving behind some brilliant afterimages.

*

Lin You returned to the ward, washed her face in the bathroom, and saw herself in the mirror with a slightly pale face.

After all, she does not live as an independent individual in this world.

She couldn't change the world, but she didn't want to compromise herself, so she decided to be... not so perfect.

Thinking of this, she called Shi Jingyuan.

Telling the story of Chen Lingling was not as difficult as she had imagined.

Moreover, after listening to it, Shi Jingyuan didn't mind as much as she expected.

He asked with a half-smile, "Just because of this issue, you and your friend cried all night?"

What seemed like a big deal to her and Chen Lingling seemed like a trivial matter to him.

"When your friend meets a scumbag like this, she should be thankful that she discovered his true face before the child was born."

He smoked a cigarette and said lightly, "Then you can rest assured to accompany her. As for Ah Bai... I will handle it. I will give you news tomorrow."

"Jingyuan," Lin You hesitated for a moment and asked softly, "Do you think I'm taking advantage of you?"

"Heh," Shi Jingyuan laughed directly, "How can this be considered as taking advantage of me? Lin You, actually... I would be happier if you could trust me and rely on me more."

As he was talking, he sighed in a pretentious manner, "You know what? Sometimes I feel like you are discriminating against me. Because I'm rich and because I'm outstanding, you treat me differently!"

Lin You: “…”

Shi Jingyuan: "Don't deny it, you are just wearing tinted glasses."

Lin You did not deny it, but he also absolutely could not agree with his statement.

Shi Jingyuan was just complaining and didn't intend to get any response. After chatting for a few words, the two ended the call.

What Lin You didn't expect was that Shi Jingyuan's movements were so fast.

The next morning, the entertainment news was flooded with big news.

The news that Abai was being kept by a rich woman was confirmed, and gossip sources also revealed that the rich woman was very old, two years older than Abai's biological mother.

Lin You was reading the news, and the more he read, the more his worldview exploded.

One of the news stories was reported by Abai's good friend, saying that Abai was planning to marry a rich woman in order to get her property, and the two of them were working together to trick other women into giving birth to their children.

These days, for the sake of profit, these people do things that are inhumane.

Chen Lingling was so angry when she saw the news, "So, I'm not the only victim? He also got the other two girls pregnant?"

Lin You twitched his lips, still retaining his final seriousness, "This is what the gossip news says."

Chen Lingling grabbed the quilt and said through gritted teeth: "What should I do? I really want to stab him now!"

"Calm down!" Lin You frowned, "If these gossips come out, his career will definitely be ruined..."

Before she could finish her words, a person wearing a mask suddenly appeared at the door of the ward.

Chen Lingling was the first to see him, and even though he was wearing a mask, she recognized him at a glance.

"Abai! How dare you come here!"

Chen Lingling struggled to sit up, and Lin You quickly held her down, "You're not well yet, don't get excited. If you want to beat someone up, I'll do it!"

The scumbag came to her door, and Lin You didn’t think that today’s matter could be let go.

Lin You made up her mind that if this scumbag dared to bully Ling Ling again, she would make him pay even if she had to risk half her life!