195 I like you, I like you so much!
Years ago, Mrs. Huo abandoned Huo Yanxi on the beach, and he walked along the coastline in search of his way home.
This time, however, Madam Huo was determined not to leave him and kept his eyes covered the entire time.
He didn't know where he had been abandoned, nor did he know where his home was.
He kept walking and walking.
When he was hungry, he would squat by the roadside and ask kind people for food. At first, he was clean and tidy, and people would give him a steamed bun to fill his stomach.
After being caught in several heavy rains and having no clothes to change into, he became increasingly dirty and smelly.
Whenever he gets close, people shun him and drive him away in disgust.
He couldn't get any food, his shoes were worn out, and he didn't know how long he would have to walk before he could find his way home.
Just when he was about to give up and was fighting with a homeless man for food, he was beaten until his head bled.
That day, he lay in a pool of blood, reflecting on his short life and how he had been abandoned by his own mother.
He thought he shouldn't live; he should die according to her wishes.
But that day he saw his angel.
She squatted down in front of him and gave him a white steamed bun. He smelled the aroma of wheat and the sweet milky scent of her.
Seeing that blood was gushing from his head wound, the angel took pity on him, took him home, and found a doctor to stitch up his wound.
She even gave him her clothes to wear and let him sleep in her fragrant, soft bed.
From that day on, his days of wandering finally ended, and he finally had a home.
Da Jun's mother and father lamented, "Back then, President Huo came to our house begging for food, but I chased him away. If I had been kinder and taken him in, we would be able to benefit from his good fortune and live a wealthy life now."
Dajun's father was squatting by the yard smoking a hookah when he heard this and glanced at her.
"With your personality, you would never be nice to him, and you might even create an enemy for him."
There are no "if only"s in life.
His wife is the selfish type. They already have three children; if they adopt another, she might just make them work like slaves.
When Grandma Chi adopted Huo Yanxi, her family was so poor that they had to rely on the help of their neighbors.
What did his wife say back then?
She said that Grandma Chi was incompetent and yet she adopted a child, causing trouble for the neighbors. If it were her, she would have kicked the child out long ago.
Dajun's mother curled her lip and said, "We also deserve credit for helping Aunt Chi's family back then, okay?"
Dajun's father didn't argue with her about it, and just said, "It's a pity that Grandma Chi passed away early and didn't get to enjoy the blessings of these two children."
Even if they hold a grand celebration for the seventh anniversary of his death now, he is dead and that's it. The dead have no say in it. The celebration is just for the living to see.
Dajun's mother still felt a little regretful that she had missed out on a life of wealth and honor.
Huo Yanxi led Xie Yaoyao away by the hand, and said, "You're still thinking about Brother Dajun?"
Xie Yaoyao was taken aback, turned her head to look at him, and realized that he was jealous.
She smiled and her eyes crinkled. "Yes, Brother Dajun was really something back then. He went out to sea with his dad when he was 15, and he always caught the most fish and shrimp."
"And every time he brings us fish, he picks the biggest ones and secretly gives us abalone from his own farm. He really takes good care of us."
Huo Yanxi said sternly, "I have already repaid the kindness he showed us back then. You are not allowed to think about him anymore."
Seeing that he was jealous, Xie Yaoyao wanted to tease him.
As she walked backwards, she teased, "Back in the day, Brother Dajun was the most muscular among our group of kids, with all those muscles, his chest and abs..."
“I also have pectoral and abdominal muscles, and they look much better than his.” Huo Yanxi said as he walked, making sure she didn’t trip.
Xie Yaoyao stopped, her eyes glancing into his slightly open collar like a little pervert, "You have pectoral muscles and abs, where are they? I can't see them."
Huo Yanxi gritted his teeth, went over and pulled her hand to his chest.
He asked Xie Yaoyao, "So, are my pectoral muscles bigger, or are your Brother Dajun's pectoral muscles bigger?"
Xie Yaoyao felt the warmth of his chest muscles beneath her palm, and she couldn't help but scratch them.
"I haven't even touched his, how would I know which of you has the bigger pectoral muscles?"
Huo Yanxi glared at her through gritted teeth, "You still want to touch him?"
Seeing that his eyes were red with anger, Xie Yaoyao quickly said, "No, no, I don't want to."
"You're not allowed to touch anyone else's body except mine, do you hear me?" Huo Yanxi said domineeringly.
Xie Yaoyao quickly said, "I heard you, I heard you. I was just teasing you. Why did you take it seriously?"
Huo Yanxi said, "Even teasing is not allowed. I don't like hearing you say that others are better than me."
Xie Yaoyao felt helpless.
This man, who appears mature and wise to outsiders, is just a petty and narrow-minded brat in front of her.
They have a strong possessive streak.
Furthermore, she was not allowed to look at other people or say that others were better than him.
She remembered that there was a boy in her class when she was a child who wrote very beautifully, and the Chinese teacher always praised him.
She was also very curious, so she borrowed the male classmate's calligraphy to practice, hoping that her own handwriting would also become better.
When Huo Yanxi found out, he sulked for a long time, and then practiced calligraphy at home as soon as he got out of school.
Back then, his family was poor and didn't have the money to buy notebooks and pens, so he practiced on the beach with a tree branch.
After practicing until he was almost done, he wrote neatly on the paper. Only when his handwriting was praised by his Chinese teacher did he proudly show it to her, asking her to imitate his handwriting in the future.
However, Xie Yaoyao is actually quite fickle when it comes to doing things, and she lost patience after practicing for only a short time.
Huo Yanxi, however, continued to practice calligraphy and even participated in calligraphy competitions.
When he received his first prize money, he bought her the most fashionable hair clip at the time, and a scarf and a pair of gloves for his grandmother.
Huo Yanxi is a man of deep affection in his life and work, which is why he chose his university after the college entrance examination.
She wanted to apply to a teachers' college, while Huo Yanxi wanted to apply to a medical school. Their applications were at odds, and Huo Yanxi gave her the cold shoulder for a long time.
He didn't want to be separated from her, he wanted them to attend the same university, and he wanted to see her every day.
At that time, Xie Yaoyao thought that his domineering attitude and reluctance were just because he was worried about her living alone.
Actually, Xie Yaoyao had already developed different feelings for him at that time. She wanted to separate from him to see if her feelings for him were familial or romantic.
Thinking of those bittersweet unrequited loves from the past, Xie Yaoyao's heart swelled up.
"Huo Yanxi!"
Huo Yanxi looked up at her. She was smiling happily, her eyes crinkling as if she hadn't changed at all since she was seventeen or eighteen.
"Um."
Xie Yaoyao cupped her hands around her mouth like a megaphone and said, "Huo Yanxi, I like you!"
Her voice was loud and clear, attracting the attention of tourists around her, but she was not ashamed at all, and her confident demeanor shone brightly.
"Did you hear that, Huo Yanxi? I said I like you, I like you so much."
She wanted to express her feelings not only for the current Huo Yanxi, but also for the Huo Yanxi when he was eighteen.
She was conflicted all night, watching him walk ahead, and she called out to him three times.
He turned back three times, but she never said those words aloud.
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