Gao Sijin never imagined he’d actually experience the day he got kicked out of his own home.
“Take your wife and go sleep at a hotel. There’s no place for you to sleep here.”
“Brother, are you discussing this with me, or ordering me?”
“What do you think?”
“Er Bao, why don’t you take your wife out to stay? If you want to come over tomorrow, you can come home early.”
“Okay, Auntie, and Brother too. Sijin and I will just sleep somewhere outside.”
“Your wife is far more promising than you are.”
“Let me explain first, she’s actually not…”
Just as Gao Sijin was about to open his mouth to explain, Feng Na stepped forward and hooked her arm around Gao Sijin’s, putting on a deeply affectionate, passionate pose.
“Alright, Sijin, it’s getting late. Let Auntie and your brother rest early too.”
His aunt truly liked Feng Na. Before they left, she even gave Feng Na a few sweaters and scarves she had knitted herself. Gao Sijin felt like his aunt hadn’t been this happy in a long time.
His cousin was also extremely satisfied with Feng Na. Originally, his cousin thought that with Gao Sijin’s shy personality, he would definitely have trouble finding a suitable girl, and might even end up alone his whole life. The fact that he could become lovers with a girl as pretty, gentle, and virtuous as Feng Na was already an unexpected delight.
Seeing the expressions on his aunt and cousin’s faces, after much deliberation, Gao Sijin decided to just let this misunderstanding continue.
“Then let’s go, Sijin~”
“Take it slow on the road, and watch out for cars,” his aunt reminded.
“If you don’t have any problems in that department, you better get a move on. Your aunt has been waiting to hold a grandchild,” his cousin said, lowering his voice.
After just two or three hours of acting, Feng Na had completely become “family.” The scene was full of harmony and joy.
Only Gao Sijin knew that, from start to finish, this was all a beautiful misunderstanding.
After leaving the house, Gao Sijin spoke in a slightly complaining tone:
“Thanks to you, I now have a home I can’t return to.”
“It’s okay. Tonight I’ll stay with Brother Sijin. I won’t let Brother Sijin be lonely outside all alone.”
“That really won’t be necessary. Actually, what I’m afraid of is exactly you being with me…”
Gao Sijin and Feng Na went downstairs together.
From beginning to end, a playful smile lingered on Feng Na’s lips, making Gao Sijin feel like he was step-by-step walking into a trap Feng Na had prepared.
“Brother Sijin, I absolutely won’t do anything out of line, don’t worry.”
“I think you’ve already done something out of line.”
Using Gao Sijin’s dizziness as an excuse, she helped him home, then diligently curried favor with his family, becoming his aunt and cousin’s officially anointed family member.
It felt like one misstep had led to another.
Originally, Feng Na meant to just help Gao Sijin to his front door and then leave. Instead, she ended up walking right into his home. It was like the famous line often spouted by sweet-talking playboys— “I’ll just rub it a little, I definitely won’t put it in.”
If he kept letting her have her way, he might not even keep his chastity.
“In any case, Feng Na, let’s part ways here. Didn’t you say you were here to find a classmate?”
“I suddenly don’t feel like finding my classmate. I want to be with you. Let’s date, Sijin.”
“I’m sorry, Feng Na. I already have a lover, and my lover and I are very deeply in love.”
“So what?”
“Stop following me. Last time my lover found out you walked the night road with me, she even got angry at me.”
“That just shows she doesn’t love you. If it were me, no matter what mistake you made, I would absolutely never get angry at you. I would only feel heartache for you.”
Gao Sijin walked ahead, and Feng Na followed closely behind, like a puppy that had locked onto its master, refusing to leave even half a step.
Footsteps crunched in the snow, making a crunching sound. Snowflakes drifted down from the sky like meticulously sifted flour. On this freezing winter night, only the two of them were walking on the street.
“Hey, I said…”
“Brother Sijin…”
“Can you stop following me? I absolutely can’t betray my lover.”
Seeing Feng Na keep following him, Gao Sijin’s tone became a bit firmer.
Sometimes you need to cut ties decisively. Indecisiveness seems like a kindness meant to avoid hurting a girl, but in reality, giving a girl empty, illusory hope is what hurts them the most.
“I’m sorry.”
Seeming to sense Gao Sijin’s impatience, Feng Na immediately lowered her head.
It was winter, and the weather outside was very cold. Feng Na’s small face was flushed red from the chill, like a ripe apple.
Seeing her hanging her head down, Gao Sijin couldn’t bear it.
“Go get some rest at your classmate’s place soon.”
Feng Na shook her head, quickly stepping in front of Gao Sijin. She gave him a look like an abandoned pet, and Gao Sijin felt his heart pricked by something.
Even though he had known her for such a short time, why did it feel like he had known her for much longer?
“Aaaahhh—”
“Brother Sijin, what’s wrong?”
“My head is starting to hurt again, damn it…”
%#￥#@+——Buzzing.
Gao Sijin felt his consciousness blur. He wanted to find something to lean on, and Feng Na immediately rushed forward to support his body.
——Xiaona, I will become a hero just for you.
A memory suddenly surfaced in Gao Sijin’s mind.
Several male high school students, smirking maliciously, were dragging a pitiful High School Girl toward a small alley. What they intended to do was self-evident.
Looking at the girl trapped in the alley, utterly desperate and crying loudly, the people around sighed repeatedly, as if lamenting the fate this girl was about to suffer.
But no one stepped in to help. Although those boys were wearing High School uniforms, who knew if they had knives in their pockets?
What if they failed to help the girl and got stabbed themselves instead?
This was the general mentality of most people: Better to mind one’s own business than cause trouble.
However, not everyone was indifferent.
Gao Sijin rushed up. Having never been in a fight in his life, he was beaten black and blue by the male high schoolers, but he successfully protected the High School Girl.
After getting a few stitches at the Hospital and being discharged, he started dating Feng Xiaohe officially. Four months later, they held a simple wedding at home…
“Eh?”
Gao Sijin opened his eyes and saw he was lying on a white bed. From the configuration of the hotel, it was probably a chain hotel like Home Inn or Hanting—plain, simple, and practical.
What struck Gao Sijin as strange was, why had he just walked out of his home one moment and was in a hotel the next?
“You’re awake, Brother Sijin?”
Just as Gao Sijin was in a daze, Feng Na’s voice reached his ears. Gao Sijin opened his eyes to look: she was sitting on the other bed. The top three buttons of her white shirt were undone, faintly revealing her purple lace bra. Combined with that blonde hair and face, it was incredibly seductive.
It was a twin-bed room.
Gao Sijin immediately averted his gaze, not daring to look at Feng Na any longer.
“Just now, Brother Sijin suddenly said he had a headache, then he fainted. Do you have some serious illness?”
Feng Na immediately leaned over to Gao Sijin’s bedside, grasping his hand with a worried expression.
“I fainted?” Gao Sijin’s expression showed slight surprise.
Before this, Gao Sijin had never fainted before.
“Just now it was really scary. I was the one who brought Brother Sijin to this hotel. I didn’t dare go to find Brother Sijin’s aunt and cousin—I was afraid they’d worry.”
“Thank you, Feng Na. No matter what happens to me, you absolutely must not tell them. You must keep it a secret for me…”
If they found out he had fainted, they would get worried and agitated. Especially his aunt, who had heart problems and couldn’t handle shocks.
So, Gao Sijin had long been used to reporting the good news and hiding the bad.
Share the joy, digest the sorrow yourself. This was Gao Sijin’s way of survival.
“Ah, I’ll go get checked at the Hospital tomorrow.”
“Will Brother Sijin go back tomorrow?”
“Probably, but I won’t stay long. It’d be bad if I fainted in front of my aunt.” Gao Sijin paused. “After I get my body checked, I should prepare to head to Tokyo soon. My girlfriend started rushing me a while ago.”
Feng Na noticed that when Gao Sijin said the three words “my girlfriend,” his voice was particularly emphatic.
