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I was startled, my body trembled violently, but I didn't want to escape.

"Ms. Shi, don't push me away." Fang Min's crying voice was childish, and he was a different person than usual. I'm leaving...I'm really sad these days...Can you give me a hug..."

"Mr. Shi likes me or doesn't like me. It doesn't matter. I love you. After today, you may hate me, but I still want to pester you when I go to school A. Don't ignore me."

How can there be such a cute voice.

There was really a little tabby cat next to it, arching its body on the ground, whimpering and looking at us.

I raised my hand and patted his back lightly.The young man's back was thin and straight, trembling when touched.

Fang Min quickly stopped crying, but still with a soft tone, he asked, Teacher Shi, can I go to your house.

If it were me on weekdays, I would probably call him a nonsense, and then sternly refuse.

Or turn your mind a few more times and think about where he lives these days if he really has nowhere to go.

But the moon halo that day was so beautiful, and the meowing of the kitten was really intoxicating. I was probably confused by the night wind, so I agreed to his request without saying a word.

It wasn't until I brought the child home that I thought of telling his parents that he was safe.

The call was made behind his back, and finally someone answered the landline.Unexpectedly, there was still a cold tone over there: Don't worry about the teacher, it has nothing to do with us whether we live or die.

Before I could get angry, the phone was hung up.

When I went back to the house and saw this child again, I couldn't help but feel some pity, and my eyes softened a lot when I looked at him.

"What is Mr. Shi looking at?" Fang Min looked at himself suspiciously, but his tone was filled with uncontrollable joy - could he be so happy just by entering my room?

I said nothing, let him rest early.

An eerie silence followed.I was waiting for him to talk, he was struggling in his heart, finally the alarm clock broke the silence, and Fang Min found a topic.

He asked, did the teacher quarrel with the family?

I nodded, and picked up some silly things from my childhood, but I really never did anything outrageous since I was a child, so I continued to wait for his story.

But he asked again: "Then...does your family know that you like men?"

My eyes widened, and my heart was very confused.Hearing this, I already know what happened to Fang Min, but Ms. Lin Qian and her husband are very open-minded, and the only worry is that I meet a scumbag.

"I know, and I understand. So I'm sorry, I probably can't give you any advice on this matter."

"I'm so envious." He said half-jokingly, "When my dad found out about it, he almost killed half of my life."

The tone was the same as usual, but I was tightly wrapped in a feeling of distress, and I couldn't help but want to pat his head and tell him it's okay, your future will be good.

From this point of view, his elbows and ankles did have unhealed bruises.It's just that every time I dare not look directly for too long, I just ignore these scars.

"My mother paid for the medical expenses secretly." He stretched his waist, as if nothing had happened, "After I was able to go to the ground, my father asked me to go for 'treatment'. How smart I am, that kind of place Where there is a psychological clinic, it is a personal purgatory. I don’t want to go, so I ran out.”

"you......"

Unbelievable, unreasonable.I consider myself lucky to have never experienced such humiliation and pain.But if you put yourself in their shoes, you can understand them.However, the suffering person is right in front of me. I really can't be rational enough to empathize with the parents who are far away. I can only comfort this sad boy.

I asked, why do I have to fight them at this time?

Fang Min twitched the corner of his mouth, looked at me deeply, and said, "I remember you once said that the gap between us is not just seven years. I think you are right. Probably until now, You all think I'm just playing for fun - if I dare not even face the family's censure, I really dare not say how serious I am. So, Teacher Shi, I have taken the first step."

"As for the remaining seven years, I will walk very fast, so fast... I can catch up with you with just one step."