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Chapter 13 <Previous Chapter<Table of Contents>Next Chapter> The word ”forget” was easy to say, but it was not easy to do. Whenever this word was mentioned, Yi Hui thought of himself in the past who was always afraid of being abandoned. When his mother was gone, when his father ignored him, when he knew he … Read more
Chapter 12 <Previous Chapter<Table of Contents>Next Chapter> The funeral was scheduled for three days later. The Yi family did not contact the Zhou family again. It must have been on the orders of his brother-in-law. Yi Hui’s father had never cared much for his youngest son that was useless to him. Zhou Jinheng had to … Read more
Chapter 11 <Previous Chapter<Table of Contents>Next Chapter> Closing his eyes after more than thirty hours without sleep, Zhou Jinheng had a lucid dream. The so-called lucid dreams meant knowing that you were in a dream and still having a sense of autonomy. But even if everything in front of him was illusory, he could only … Read more
Chapter 10 <Previous Chapter<Table of Contents>Next Chapter> On the night of the return home, Yi Hui received a call from Tang Wenxi: “Why did you leave so soon?” Yi Hui told him truthfully: “After the competition, I had nothing else to do, so I went home.” Tang Wenxi said regretfully: “It’s a pity… There’s an … Read more
Chapter 9 <Previous Chapter<Table of Contents>Next Chapter> On the second day after the competition, the three Jiang family members did not stay in the capital and bought the tickets to return immediately. Before leaving, they took the time to visit a few relatives and friends. Except for Yi Hui’s teacher, all of them were friends … Read more
Chapter 8 <Previous Chapter<Table of Contents>Next Chapter> The painting competition was held in the fine arts building of a university on the outskirts of the city. For the competition that started at nine o’clock in the morning, the family of three arrived after seven o’clock. A banner was hanging over the door. While there were … Read more
Chapter 7 <Previous Chapter<Table of Contents>Next Chapter> Although Yi Hui in the past was not smart and his intelligence was equivalent to that of a young child, he actually didn’t like to cry very much. He knew he had grown taller and had been in the world longer than those children. His mother didn’t cry … Read more
Chapter 6 <Previous Chapter<Table of Contents>Next Chapter> Zhou Jinheng also failed to get through to Yi Hui’s phone, so he went back to S City overnight. There was still no one at home. The cup that he used when he came back last time was still at the head of the bed as he had … Read more
Chapter 5 <Previous Chapter<Table of Contents>Next Chapter> On the day of departure, several residents from the neighbourhood came to see them off. They didn’t use the bus tickets to the city. After Jiang Yimang refunded the tickets and came out of the station, she saw Jiang Xuemei and Yi Hui standing on the side of … Read more
Chapter 4 <Previous Chapter<Table of Contents>Next Chapter> The party ended earlier than expected but the plane was late. Zhou Jinheng took a nap in the waiting room for a while. When he woke up, the boarding hadn’t started. He loosened the tie around his neck, kicked the leg of the table grumpily and told his … Read more
Chapter 3 <Previous Chapter<Table of Contents>Next Chapter> The next morning, Yi Hui told Jiang Xuemei that he wanted to participate in the painting competition. Jiang Xuemei was overjoyed, dropped cooking breakfast halfway and began to pack the bags, chanting, “It’s cold over there, let’s bring a few more thick clothes,” and “The smog masks must … Read more
Chapter 2 <Previous Chapter<Table of Contents>Next Chapter> The reason why he wanted to cut his hair short was very simple: this long hair did not belong to him. Yi Hui was used to thinking simply and directly, and only later, when he had the time to think deeper, did he belatedly realize the absurdity of … Read more
