Seeing that there was no way to communicate, Qi An stepped forward and placed his hand on the man's head.
A white halo lit up, and the young man's short life was projected into the air like a movie.
His name was Anning, a somewhat effeminate name, and he died on his 25th birthday.
Anning was born into an ordinary family; her parents were timid and honest ordinary people.
In a small, obscure county town, I opened a tiny breakfast shop.
He was just like any other ordinary child on the street, except for his face.
His parents were both of average appearance, but unexpectedly, a genetic mutation resulted in them having an exceptionally beautiful child.
The little boy had rosy lips and white teeth, and a pair of smiling, almond-shaped eyes; he looked like a doll from a traditional Chinese New Year painting descended to earth.
His parents adored their handsome child, who made them incredibly proud.
But by the time he was two years old, he still couldn't speak.
When they took him to the hospital for a checkup, they discovered that he was born... mute.
The kind that can't be cured.
Anning's parents were heartbroken for a while, but had no choice but to accept it.
They agreed to have another normal child.
After that, his parents clearly didn't love him as much as before.
She doesn't buy new clothes for herself much anymore, and often gives Xiao Anning hand-me-downs from her relatives' little girls.
The little boy already looked androgynous, and then he was dressed in girls' clothes.
Almost everyone who sees Anning for the first time will assume she is a girl.
Even young children can distinguish between beauty and ugliness, so both little boys and girls eagerly compete to play with this pretty little friend.
Especially for little boys, their favorite games are playing house and getting married.
Xiao Anning was undoubtedly the "bride" that everyone was vying for.
Who cares if she's prettier than all the other girls? What does it matter if she can't speak well?
Even Anning herself sometimes feels like a girl.
Until he started elementary school, An's parents were unable to conceive a second child.
Therefore, although Anning's childhood was uneventful, it was still a happy one.
Anning's parents thought the fees at the school for the deaf and mute were too high, so they sent him to a regular school.
Even after starting elementary school, Anning remained the prettiest child in the entire school, and her grades were also excellent.
She's small, but still looks somewhat like a girl.
When Anning was in fifth grade, he was eleven years old. His parents' breakfast shop had a gas leak and exploded.
An's father died on the spot, An's mother suffered disfigurement on one side of her face, and had a leg amputated.
But at least he survived.
With the breadwinner gone, the house sold, and An's mother disabled, the family was plunged into despair.
Only a widow and her orphan remain, struggling to survive on government assistance.
A boy without a father is like a boy without a support.
His mother was a timid and submissive woman.
Having experienced such a great upheaval and lost her husband, her personality changed drastically.
She became extreme and sensitive, but only dared to use it on her son.
Commonly known as "a bully at home".
Anning understood her mother's suffering and silently endured the hurt from her relatives.
However, An's mother became increasingly hysterical.
At school, some people started bullying Anning.
It escalated from throwing schoolbags and tearing up homework to verbal abuse and physical assault.
Because he is handsome and has good grades.
Having powerful backers is an advantage.
Without a powerful backer, one is at a disadvantage and attracts jealousy and resentment.
Most importantly, he is mute and cannot speak out when he is bullied.
Although Anning looks like a girl, she is not a submissive person.
He retaliated hard, even breaking a child's head.
Then both parties' parents were called in.
Unlike other parents who would protect their children, An's mother, leaning on a cane, beat and verbally abused An Ning in front of many people in front of the academic affairs office.
The words were so vicious that they were not words a mother should utter.
After beating and scolding him, they forced him to bow and apologize to the classmates who bullied him.
An Ning shook her head, and An's mother knelt down at the entrance of the disciplinary office and kowtowed to apologize to the parents of those children.
Just so as not to incur those few hundred yuan in medical expenses.
An's mother's actions undoubtedly sent a clear signal.
That is, Anning has no one to back her up and is someone who can be bullied at will.
The children who had bullied him first were initially a little guilty, but after seeing Anning's mother's demeanor, they began to act with righteous indignation.
"Anning, you're just a little bastard whose father died and whose mother doesn't care about you."
As a result, more and more people bullied him, and their methods became increasingly outrageous.
Anning would fight back at first, but then her mother would beat Anning first, and then drag her broken leg to the school to kneel down and kowtow to apologize.
After several attempts, Anning gave up resisting.
The boy, who was once as pretty and lively as a New Year's picture doll, became increasingly gloomy, and his peach blossom eyes lost their luster.
He was constantly injured, and his grades plummeted.
After finally finishing elementary school and entering junior high school, Anning's situation still didn't improve.
Because of long-term malnutrition, he did not grow much taller.
Her face had lost its baby fat, her skin was snow-white, and her features had become more delicate and beautiful.
So throughout his junior high school years, in addition to the same old bullying, he also gained a nickname: "sissy".
The source of malice from a group of chuunibyou (middle school syndrome) sufferers is simple: if you're different from them, you're wrong.
An's mother set up a small stall selling tea eggs and spicy strips at the school gate.
In addition to the minimum living allowance, this is a little extra income.
She seemed oblivious to the occasional bruises on her son's body, and her most frequent saying was, "Don't cause me any trouble."
Or rather, they saw it, but simply didn't want to care.
It's just classmates fooling around; no one's going to die anyway.
When Anning entered high school, she suddenly grew 20 centimeters taller, reaching 175 cm.
Although her face is still pretty, she is no longer mistaken for a girl.
The boy was slender and tall, with delicate and striking features, coupled with a perpetually melancholic expression.
Even wearing a cheap white t-shirt and faded jeans, she still shone brightly as she stood there.
High school is a time when puppy love is rampant, and An Ning's face undoubtedly had a strong attraction for those girls.
Thus, his bullying in elementary and middle school changed, and he became the most popular boy on campus.
Even if his grades are average, even if he has no father, even if he is very poor, even if he cannot speak.
His good looks are irresistible; countless girls still pursue him.
But no one succeeded.
Anning also discovered his sexual orientation in high school; he liked men.
When he confirmed this, he thought to himself with a self-deprecating smile, "Those people called me a sissy, and they weren't wrong after all."
In recent years, social attitudes have become increasingly open.
Although homosexuality is not yet legal, the situation is no longer as stigmatized as before.
Therefore, although Anning was somewhat depressed, she accepted it relatively well.
Moreover, he felt that he, a person struggling in the mud, was not worthy of being a burden to anyone.
Whether he likes men or women makes no difference to him.
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