As the boy and Xiao Qi entered the Xiao family gate together, he saw that all Xiao Qi's father left them with was his back, his serious expression making him both amused and exasperated.
Without wasting words, he went straight to the point: "Uncle Xiao, hello. I am Lin Xiao. I suppose you invited me here for more than just a meal."
"If you want to do anything, come at me. This guy is my man, how can I let him go out and take risks?"
Father Xiao laughed heartily, thinking that this boy was the first person to dare to talk back to him, not even his precious son.
He roughly knew what his son liked about him, and he turned to look at Shao.
He wore the same blue and white team uniform as his son. He was of average height, and his dark green short hair made the boy look exceptionally gentle.
His angular features might not stand out much among guys, but they're still quite good-looking.
But looking closely at his face, it felt like I'd seen him somewhere before.
"Who is your father?"
The boy looked up at the elder in front of him. The sudden question did indeed leave him a little confused, but after sorting out his thoughts, he roughly understood.
Are you talking about my father? Do you know him?
Mr. Xiao listened carefully to Lin Xiao's voice and felt more and more that it sounded like that person's child. He smiled with relief, realizing that he had grown up so much after not seeing him for so many years.
"Lin Xiao, your father and I have been brothers for many years. Why hasn't he mentioned this to you before?"
Lin Xiao smiled but remained silent.
Whenever he asked his mother about his father's past, she would always make excuses to avoid the question. He never managed to get a single word about his father out of her.
"I don't know, my mother has never mentioned it to me."
Mr. Xiao understood. He knew that the woman still hadn't forgiven him. So many years had passed, and she still couldn't let go.
He pointed to his room, gesturing for them both to go inside. Perhaps it was time for them to know about this room, the secret he had kept buried for so many years.
Xiao Qi's handsome face was filled with doubt. He usually asked his father to show him, but his father would never do so.
He was caught sneaking around and got beaten up, but things were different when Lin Xiao went.
"Father, you wouldn't let me see it before, so why did you agree to it now that Lin Xiao is here?"
Xiao's father smiled, because after meeting Lin Xiao in person, he felt relieved and no longer hated that person from back then.
As long as he's safe and sound, isn't that enough? Even if we're not together, isn't that enough?
"You and my father were a couple before, weren't you?"
The boy's affirmative statement made Xiao Qi a little panicked, because his father was the most anti-homosexual person. How could Lin Xiao say such a thing? Wasn't this jumping into a pit?
He really lost a lot of his image for this boy. Sigh, but having such a person is enough.
"Lin Xiao, don't say that about Father. Father loves my mother very much, how could he possibly..."
Mr. Xiao waved his hand to stop his son from mediating the fight, and said without any hesitation or embarrassment.
"Yes, that's right. Your father and I were in love back then, but we couldn't be together because of how our families treated us."
"What? You really, really? How can you face your mother? She's a woman who has always been so good to you without a single complaint!"
Mr. Xiao sighed deeply; he was well aware of how good that woman had been to him.
He had thought about loving her more in the future, but he couldn't do it; his mind was filled with the image of that boy from back then.
All he could give him was the best life; he had nothing else to give him.
"Of course I know your mother is a very good woman, but that was because you were young at the time."
So we didn't dare tell you, afraid you'd be unhappy. After all, adult matters become trivial when children are involved.
"Then why did you marry your mother? You knew that this relationship was doomed, yet you still let her fall for it!"
Xiao Qi lost his composure when his mother was mentioned, and he roared wildly.
He couldn't imagine how his mother could be crying at home every day.
"Your mother did it willingly. I told her before that she wouldn't be happy with me, but..."
Your mother selflessly gave up on me; the person I've wronged the most in my life is your mother.
From the argument between the father and son, Lin Xiao figured out what was going on. Since there were still 10 points of goodwill left, he should be able to get them today.
"Alright, stop arguing. You're ruining my interest in looking at the photos. Oh? Isn't this a photo of my father during his middle school years?"
"Sleeping alone, eating alone, playing basketball, that heroic figure at the sports meet..."
The boy finished reading the information on the photo, then turned to look at the great man. "This is your father? This usually cold and aloof person has hidden such a deep secret."
Xiao Qi smiled helplessly. He didn't know his father liked Lin Xiao's father so much. It seemed their connection was quite deep.
"I don't know either, Lin Xiao, don't look at me like that."
"That was during my middle school years. I had a crush on your father, so I didn't dare to tell him."
"But I think you have the right to know these things because I have seen your efforts."
This road is difficult; will you continue? Perhaps there won't be many blessings, perhaps…”
Lin Xiao shook his head. He felt that this was not a problem. Since they were together, these were things they would have to face in the future. Moreover, he did not believe that falling in love with someone of the same sex was a crime.
"No, even if no one supports us, we will still be together, because I love the great god, and the great god can only love me, he can't love anyone else."
Luo Xuan rushed over from the base and happened to hear Lin Xiao's heartfelt words, which moved him to tears.
When did his brother become so eloquent? How come he didn't know?
But he still liked Lin Xiao as she was; straightforward people were his type.
"Who said nobody supports you? Bro, you're really taking us for granted, huh?"
"Is there no one left on our team, or what happened?"
"Yes, even if no one supports you, we will still stand by your side because we are brothers."
Five members of the VLK team appeared where they shouldn't have. Three of them stood side by side, smiling as they looked at their captain and Lin Xiao, which was noticed by Xiao Qi.
He felt that his teammates knew about his most vulnerable side, and perhaps he shouldn't have worried them so much.
"What are you doing here? Weren't you supposed to be handling things at the base? Those fans are probably going to go crazy, aren't they?"
"Captain, you underestimate us. Shouldn't you talk to the people around you if something happens? Aren't we brothers anymore?!"
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