Mint

Looking at the still young parents in the photo, Jiang Mu thought that if they knew what he had done to Xie Ran, they would be so angry that they would beat him to death on the spot.

His parents are upright and kind people who taught him the way of a gentleman, but unlike them, he has grown into a gloomy and unscrupulous person.

And Xie Ran is the only glimmer of light in his heart.

"I know I don't deserve to be by Ranran's side. I also thought about being his elder brother for the rest of my life, and just guarding him until I grow old and until I die. I will never cross the line for the rest of my life. Watching him fall in love and get married, and spend time with others lifetime."

"But I can't."

Jiang Mu silently looked at the ground, and he remembered the day when the illusion of peace between him and Xie Ran collapsed. Before that day, even though Xie Ran grew up day by day, his desire for Xie Ran also grew with time. The wildfire grew like wildfire, but he still thought that he could hold on to the mask of this gentle brother forever.

But that day was Xie Ran's classmate reunion.

He drove to pick up Xie Ran.

From the dark car window on that side, he saw a charming girl with long hair, wearing a short gray skirt, standing on tiptoe, kissing Xie Ran's side face.

Under the moonlight, the girl's beautiful body curves were undoubtedly revealed, and the night breeze gently brushed the cheeks of the two of them. He saw Xie Ran blushing in bewilderment, and wanted to hide, but he was too embarrassed to push the girl away.

A group of boys and girls around the same age were booing loudly and wantonly laughing, which could be clearly heard across the street.

Jiang Mu gripped the steering wheel tightly.

He clearly heard that all the defenses he set up in his heart collapsed in an instant, and no matter how much psychological construction he had made for himself, he could not resist the flame of jealousy in this instant.

That night, when Xie Ran blushed and told him that he didn't know how to respond to the girl's confession.

His eyes were scarlet, and when he came back to his senses, Xie Ran was already lying naked under him, with rose-like hickey marks all over his body.Xie Ran was frightened by him, with tears in his eyes, he called his brother with trembling lips.

Jiang Mu only hesitated for a few seconds, then lowered his head again, and kissed Xie Ran's red and swollen lips.

It's too late, he can no longer be Xie Ran's brother who will always be gentle in his heart and will never hurt him.

He's just a thug who takes every opportunity to rob what he loves.

Jiang Mu raised his head, facing his parents' tombstone, and said seriously, "I can't leave Ranran, maybe he hates me, maybe you, Uncle Xie and Aunt Xie will all hate me. But I can't let him go."

"I will protect Xie Ran for the rest of my life. He is my life, and the rest of my life belongs to him."

Xie Ran didn't know what Jiang Mu said while kneeling in front of his parents' tombstone, he could vaguely guess that it might be related to himself.

He wished he could kneel down with Jiang Mu, if he was wrong, he would never be less than Jiang Mu.He is willing to bear it with Jiang Mu, if Jiang's parents know and blame them, he is also willing to bear it with Jiang Mu.

But Jiang Mu wouldn't let him pass.He could only stand on tiptoe, watching Jiang Mu alone, kneeling in front of his parents' grave for a long time.

After finally standing up, Jiang Mu could clearly see that Jiang Mu's knees had been infiltrated by the moisture from the wet ground, leaving two round water stains.

Before he had time to say anything, he saw Jiang Mu walking in front of his parents, bending down to his parents' tombstone, and bowed.

Then he knelt down in front of his parents.

Xie Ran was taken aback. He tugged on Jiang Mu's sleeve to pull him up. There is no tradition in their family to kneel down to their parents and elders. Just now Jiang Mu returned to kneel to his own parents, and it was for their sake. He couldn't stop him. live.

But his parents, in detail, still owe the Jiang family, and should not be kneeled by Jiang Mu anyway.

But he couldn't move Jiang Mu.

Jiang Mu stood in front of Xie Ran like a silent mountain, Xie Ran couldn't move him, and was about to kneel down with him, but Jiang Mu also stopped him.

Jiang Mu glanced at him, and squeezed Xie Ran's hand tightly.

He had finished talking to his parents, but he didn't know what to say when facing the tombstone of Xie's family.When the Xie family adopted him back then, they treated him the same as Xie Ran, even in the family's will, he and Xie Ran were the same.

But instead of reciprocating, he forced their only son.

Jiang Mu looked at the photo of the Xie family couple for a long time before whispering, "I dare not ask you to forgive me, but I really, really like Xie Ran..."

Xie Ran's eyes widened beside him, and he could hardly believe his ears.

"I know that Xie Ran should have a better life, meet better people, start a family, start a business, and have children, but I ruined it all."

Jiang Mu couldn't continue, no matter what kind of promise he made, no matter how willing he was to shelter Xie Ran for the rest of his life, it still couldn't change the fact that Xie Ran was forced by him.

All the good things he did to Xie Ran were worthless if they were not what Xie Ran wanted.

And he still has the face to swear at the grave of Xie's couple.

But he soon felt the pulling force coming from his shoulder, and when he raised his head, Xie Ran, with red eyes, pulled him up firmly.

Jiang Mu followed Xie Ran's strength and stood up, and then Xie Ran held his hand, and the two of them leaned close together, standing side by side in front of the tombstone of Xie's parents.

Xie Ran couldn't stop crying, he looked at Jiang Mu and shook his head slowly but firmly.

"It's not forced, and you didn't ruin my life," Xie Ran cried a little, but his voice came clearly. "I would, I would have never dared to tell you in my life, but I..."

"but I……"

Xie Ran's tears made small round holes on the ground.

"But I really, really liked you for a long time."