28. Relief
93.
After Fu Xingzhi and his men left, Li He stayed alone in the dark room for a long time.
It's that feeling of confusion where you suddenly lose your direction, don't know what to do, and don't know where to go.
He stumbled out of the room and found that his school was only a kilometer away, but it felt like a century had passed since he walked back.
The cell phone in his pocket suddenly rang. He took it out and saw that it was his group of friends.
"Hey, Li He, we're all at the bar. Wanna have a drink? There are so many beautiful women with big breasts."
"Li He? Li He? Why aren't you talking? Damn, are you crying?"
Li He's entire body was in a state of panic as he yelled hysterically into the phone, "Get out! Get the hell out of here!!"
"You're an idiot, I didn't..."
"Bang——" The phone was swung into the corner and smashed into pieces.
Li He squatted in pain at the school gate. Lin Can's school was just opposite, but now he no longer had the courage to go in.
The students passing by thought someone was going crazy here and didn’t dare to stay any longer. They walked away while talking in low voices.
94.
When returning home in the evening, Lin Can asked Fu Xingzhi why he went to find Li He.
He didn't want to have any more involvement with this person. Besides, what he said last time was quite harsh. According to Li He's arrogant character, he should have stayed away from him with disdain.
Fu Xingzhi explained this matter as follows:
"Immature children often behave like this: they don't like a toy when they have it, but when someone else grabs it, they treasure it like a treasure."
Lin Can thought about it and told Fu Xingzhi his idea.
"I want to find a time to meet with him."
Fu Xingzhi certainly didn't think he was rekindling an old flame, but he was worried. "He's in a very bad mental state right now. I'm afraid he might do something extreme."
But Lin Can still insisted, "Some things must be made clear, I want to solve it myself."
Fu Xingzhi also knew that he had a stubborn personality, so he did not stop him. He even felt a little relieved to think that the child he raised was now an adult who could stand on his own.
95.
Lin Can called Li He but no one answered, so he had to find their high school friend and ask him to pass on the message.
He had arranged to meet her on Friday afternoon at a sparsely populated cafe near the school. Lin Can wasn't sure if his friend had gotten the message, but he still went to the agreed place after school on Friday to wait.
As soon as he entered the store, he saw a familiar figure.
In just a week's absence, Li He had lost a lot of weight, almost unrecognizable, and looked haggard, no longer having the arrogant demeanor he used to have.
Lin Can greeted him, "You're here so early."
Li He forced a smile. "When you asked me out before, I always asked you to wait. Now that I'm waiting myself, I know how uncomfortable it is to wait for someone."
There were already several empty cups of coffee on his table, and he looked like he was not feeling well.
Lin Can didn't come to reminisce about the past with him. He went straight to the point and told him: "I hope you won't disturb our lives again."
Li He put his hands on the table, covered his eyes, and said with a wry smile: "I knew you were going to say this. Damn... before you even opened your mouth, I was actually imagining whether you were here to get back together with me."
Lin Can didn't know what to say, so he just remained silent.
"Do you remember when we were in high school? One semester, our two classes had physical education classes together, and you came to bring me water every class. At that time, my friends said I was cruel, asking why I didn't accept you after you had done so much." Li He looked up at him, "Actually, Lin Can, you are much more cruel than me."
"Four years. You've been chasing me for four whole years, and you're just letting it go? And then you seamlessly end up in bed with your stepmother?"
Lin Can raised his eyes and met his eyes.
"If I don't want to be with a man who has been in love with me for several years, then why should I be with you, someone who has never respected my personal wishes?"
Li He was speechless after being asked this question.
As long as what happened that night still happened, he would always be in debt to Lin Can.
In the past, he only thought that Lin Can was a boy with a very good personality, and he didn't know that his "goodness" was only based on love. When this love was strangled by his own hands, Lin Can became indifferent and distant to him.
The more clearly he realized this, the harder it was for Li He to let go.
He choked up a little and asked Lin Can in a trembling voice: "If it weren't for Fu Xingzhi, would I still have a chance?"
“Even if…”
"Don't say it!" Li He interrupted him and said in a pleading tone, "Please, don't be so cruel."
He insisted on deceiving himself, and Lin Can had no way to stop him.
He looked at his watch. Nearly half an hour had passed and the time he and Fu Xingzhi had agreed upon was approaching.
"I've said what I need to say, I'm leaving now."
"So this is the last time we meet, right?" Li He asked him.
Lin Can said: "Yes."
He stood up and was about to leave, but Li He stopped him.
"Let me hug you one last time, Lin Can, just consider it a farewell. I won't bother you again after this."
Lin Can had no intention of agreeing to his request, but was stopped by Fu Xingzhi.
96.
Fu Xingzhi said that he agreed to let Lin Can handle it himself, but in fact he was not at all reassured and kept watching the two of them in the car.
Jiang Wenxi, who couldn't help but want to join in the fun after hearing the gossip, was also in the car. When he learned that his baby Linlin had been hurt by that scumbag, he was so angry that he cursed all the way.
Seeing Fu Xingzhi's uneasy expression, she asked him, "You're so worried, aren't you really going to go in and take a look?"
Fu Xingzhi rubbed his brows tiredly, "Jingxing has grown up and should handle these things on his own."
"Tsk tsk tsk, you are so generous."
Fu Xingzhi is not magnanimous at all.
Tonight he would use the excuse that Lin Can was talking to another man to push him onto the bed and fuck him hard.
The two people inside talked for a long time, but it seemed that it was Li He who was talking all the time, and Lin Can didn't say much.
Finally, Lin Can stood up to leave, but Li He suddenly stopped him.
How could Fu Xingzhi tolerate this?
He immediately got out of the car, walked into the cafe, hugged Lin Can into his arms, and said to Li He coldly: "Don't push your luck, kid."
"Fu Xingzhi? Have you been here all the time?"
He lied without blushing or beating his heart, "Just arrived."
Lin Can took his hand and said, "Let's go home. I'm hungry."
Fu Xingzhi gave Lin Can a warning look and took him home.
Li He was stunned for a long time. He saw Lin Can extend his hand so naturally, and then he saw Fu Xingzhi take his hand as usual. Even though the sun had already set, when they reached the door, Fu Xingzhi still raised his hand to block the light for Lin Can. No one spoke, everything was natural.
He suddenly felt relieved.
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