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I don't know if it's a coincidence that happens once in a few years, but this year's Lantern Festival coincides with the Western Valentine's Day, and it's Friday, so such a huge business opportunity is naturally hot.Whether it is a shopping mall or a street, pink bubbles are everywhere.All kinds of lover packages emerge in endlessly, completely ignoring the feelings of single people.

Xu Le immersed himself in completing a report needed for the department meeting next week, and saved it, only to find that his colleagues had already left.He took a sip of water, turned off the computer, packed his things and left the company.

His mother called him in the morning to ask him to come home for dinner tonight. Today is Xu Le's birthday in the lunar calendar.He walked towards the bus station and saw many sweet couples holding flowers on a date along the way.There were many vendors selling roses on the street, Xu Le naturally became the target, and he bought a bouquet of flowers from a girl who looked like a primary school student.

After returning home, he gave the flowers to his mother, and Wang Dan took them with a smile on his face, pretending to blame his son for spending money indiscriminately.Xu Le has been close to his mother since he was a child, and he hugged her gently, without saying anything.

Seeing the richer dishes than usual and the noodles his mother specially made for him, Xu Le's nose felt sore.

The family finished dinner quietly. As usual, Xu Le sat for a while before preparing to leave.

"It's raining so hard outside, let's go tomorrow." Looking at the rain that won't stop for a while, Wang Dan asked to keep his son.

It started to rain heavily while eating, and a yellow rainstorm warning has been issued. The weather forecast said that the rain will be heavier later, and we will spend tonight in heavy rain.

Xu Le didn't respond immediately. Wang Dan knew what he was hesitating for. She glanced at Xu Cheng casually and said, "It's not that there is no place to live at home. I clean your room every day."

Xu Cheng went back to the room without saying anything, so Xu Le stayed.

After living at home more than two years later, all the furnishings of his room have not changed.After Xu Le took a shower, he lay on the bed but didn't feel sleepy. The previous episodes kept reappearing in his mind.

Since when?Because of him, this family has lost its original vitality.

Because he didn't want to be arranged for another blind date, he came out in front of his parents that day alone.Xu Le will probably never forget their unbelievable, heartbroken and desperate expressions.

Xu Cheng and Wang Dan got married later than their peers, and they had Xu Le three years after their marriage. From the moment he was born, he was their darling.They don't have the idea of ​​hoping their son will become a dragon, and they only hope that he will be safe and happy throughout his life.Xu Cheng has taught in school for half his life, and he has always been dedicated to his work. He has always taught students to behave in an upright manner.Even though he loved Xu Le so much in his heart, he didn't spoil him like a bear.

Watching his son grow up all the way, he is well-behaved, kind, optimistic and innocent, and he is popular everywhere.Although the results were not top-notch, they never needed to worry about them.Such a son actually said that he likes men?is gay?It was a bolt from the blue!Where did they think about their good son, the only time they deviate from the right track is enough to make them sad for a lifetime.

Xu Le couldn't understand why he was completely rejected just because he liked men?He thought he had done nothing wrong, but was regarded as a stain by his loving parents.He felt very sad, but helpless.He couldn't do anything, he could only let his father beat and scold him without dodging or hiding.This was the first time Xu Cheng hit him, but he didn't hold back.

It's like a set of the most bloody family ethics drama, one is beating and crying, and the other is crying and shouting to stop it.In front of their son, they have always been a calm and unhurried couple. For the first time, they lost all reason and were in a panic.In the end, Xu Cheng, who was tired from the beating, told Xu Le to roll, telling him that if he couldn't change it, he would never come back again, and he would treat him as if he didn't have this son.

After being kicked out of the house, Xu Le walked on the street in a daze, covered in bruises, but felt no pain at all.There is only one thought in his mind, even his parents don't want him anymore, he has nothing left.Surrounded by familiar scenes, he didn't know where to go.He squatted on the ground, buried his head in his arms and wept silently.For a moment, full of powerlessness, he even thought about letting it go.

After several hardships, he gritted his teeth and survived.

The worst time seemed to be over. With Xu Cheng's acquiescence, he was able to go home for dinner, but the atmosphere at home could not be changed no matter what.Xu Le knew that his parents still couldn't fully accept it, and still hoped that he could return to a so-called normal person.But he was destined to disappoint them, because he didn't want to violate himself, nor did he want to hurt innocent people.

It was still raining heavily outside the window, and Xu Le stared at the ceiling almost without sleep all night.