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It took two hours to coax his parents to sleep. Liu Qijun was lying on his bed, looking up at the ceiling with empty eyes.

Exhaustion suddenly swept over him, which caught him off guard.He closed his eyes and took a shallow breath, as if he didn't even own his body. He felt that he had become a wooden man, his joints and muscles were so stiff that he couldn't move.

For the past month, he has been terrified, unable to sleep at night, smokes heavily, and keeps working overtime as if he forgot the time, trying to clear away those uneasy imaginations in his mind, but it is useless, as long as he stops to rest, he can't help but think about Zheng Yuming , thinking of the worst possible scenario.He knew he was overly sensitive, but he couldn't help it, he was just terribly worried.

As long as Zheng Yuming didn't come back, his uneasiness would continue to expand, but now that Zheng Yuming was coming back soon, he was even more afraid.

He was afraid that the worst would happen, that he would be the one to be abandoned.

He clearly knew that he shouldn't have so little confidence in Zheng Yuming, but Xiaoyi's hat was too big for him, let alone Zheng Yuming?He also couldn't do such a heartless thing as forcing the other party to give up his parents, so he was even more afraid.

Liu Qijun felt that he was going crazy. Intellectually, he felt that Zheng Yuming would not be so cruel, but emotionally he was very passive. He became anxious and could only be relieved by busy work.

Today, when his parents came home, it made him feel more at ease.

After all, his parents are on his side, which makes him more confident in himself. As long as they work together, this matter can be resolved... So comforting himself, he finally fell asleep for the first time in a month. sleep well.

On the other side, Zheng Yuming finally managed to piss off his father after practicing Tai Chi for a long time.

Father Zheng called his son to a bench in the open space of the hospital while his wife was seeing a psychiatrist, pretending to have a long talk.

"Sit." He patted the seat beside him.

Zheng Yuming felt something, didn't say much, and sat down on the chair obediently.

The day finally came.He took a deep breath and waited for his father to speak.

"It's been a long time since we, father and son, sat together to talk heart to heart?" Dad Zheng's opening remarks were very classic, and the attitude of the elder was very tenacious, even very kind.He looked sideways at his son who had become more mature and steady recently, and said with a smile, "In a blink of an eye, you will be able to be relied on by me and your mother."

Zheng Yuming smiled lightly and didn't reply.In fact, the number of heart-to-heart talks he had with his father was very few, no more than five times in total, and each time the topic ended with his father's unilateral opinion.Although his father is quite accomplished in painting, his personality is very weird and moody. When he is gentle, he is comparable to the most romantic poet in the world. When he is angry, he is also very scary, and there is a kind of paranoia that artists cannot avoid. The opinions of others are ignored most of the time.So this time, he was ready to be a listener.

Father Zheng didn't take it seriously when he saw his cold reaction, after all, his son has always been like this.He joked: "Recently your mother is very clingy to you, and you can only feel at ease wherever you go. I'm going to be jealous."

"That's because you are not here, Dad. You see, when you are here, your mother is always holding your hand." Zheng Yuming also smiled, "On the contrary, I am very envious of the relationship between you. You take good care of your mother, she is very dependent on you .”

Father Zheng blushed a little, it was strange, he was very shy when complimented by others, even if it was his own son who praised him, it would still make him feel embarrassed.

"We are husband and wife, it's normal." He coughed dryly, skipped the topic, and continued, "Yu Ming, you have been working hard in China all these years, right? Your mother and I are always busy with work, so we can only go to the I have visited you once or twice, and I always feel that I owe you a lot..."

"Dad, you don't have to blame yourself. I'm fine in China. My brother takes good care of me. My colleagues are easy to get along with. I don't need anything. There's nothing hard to do." After he said this, he thought about it and added , "And now I also have a boyfriend, the two of us live together, and I don't feel lonely."

"..." Father Zheng took a deep breath, suppressed the unhappiness in his heart, and said instead, "There is no way to get married in China, how can you two last long? Besides, your mother and I are getting older, and it's time to take care of yourself." When you were young, especially your mother now needs the company of her family the most, are you going to leave us and go back to China to develop?"

Zheng Yuming looked at him, apart from the expected relief, there was still some sadness in his eyes.He nodded and replied, "I know you need me now, Dad, and I don't intend to abandon you. How can I go away in this situation? So, I will definitely stay and take care of her. "

Father Zheng nodded in satisfaction, but Zheng Yuming changed the subject and said: "But about immigration and marriage, that's not important. If Liu Qijun wants to get married, I can apply for immigration, and then I will go through the marriage procedures with him. If He himself doesn't mind this, and neither do I, after all, it's just a certificate, which doesn't mean much to me. I believe that the two of us will be able to carry each other till we grow old, just like you and your mother."

"What's the difference?!" Dad Zheng was annoyed, "We are husband and wife! You are not!"

"Father, I haven't told you and mom carefully how I met and fell in love with him?" Zheng Yuming was unmoved, looked at his father, and said calmly, "I went to a dating agency to find a professional matchmaker. Introduced by me, I told the matchmaker from the beginning that I wanted to find someone who could live a stable life and grow old together, and she helped me find it, I am very grateful. So from the beginning, I made a promise, although it was not a wedding vow , but I made a similar promise when we were together, do you want me to break my promise?"

"What kind of guarantee is this?" Father Zheng was a little annoyed.

"Of course it is, both for me and for him." Zheng Yuming's eyes softened a little, with a little pleading, "Dad, he didn't do anything wrong, why did he have to suffer such a cruel result? I am the one who asks for a blind date, I am the one who gives expectations and opportunities, and I am the one who makes eachother vows, why should a completely innocent person suffer such a sacrifice?"

"This...how can this be considered a sacrifice?" Zheng's father was a little guilty, but insisted, "You didn't want to break up with him for no reason, you want to accompany your parents, don't you plan to ignore us, but choose to go back Is he around? I will not bless you!"

"Dad!" Zheng Yuming's tone rose and fell, trying to keep his attitude not so tough, but his attitude was very clear, "Dad, I can't treat him like this, I won't break up."

"Then what are you going to ask me and your mother to do?" Zheng's father stood up angrily, and his words became insignificant. "You go back to China, go back to him, and then what? I will take care of your mother at home, so when I'm not around Who will take care of it? Hire a nurse? Are you at ease? What if your mother misses you, call you and wait for you to come from dark to dawn? Who will call the emergency if something goes wrong? When the family members sign If I'm not here, who will sign? If you can't let go of Liu Qijun, then you can let me and your mother go?"

His repeated questioning was merciless, and every sentence was full of needles, which pierced Zheng Yuming's heart with blood.

Because it is too real and too cruel, it is more lethal than those pretending to be kind negotiations just now.Zheng Yuming only felt that his neck seemed to be strangled, and he was struggling to breathe.

"I..." He opened his mouth, but couldn't speak.His body trembled involuntarily. He buried his head in his hands, lowered his head and dared not speak.

Father Zheng's face was cold, his eyes hardened and angry, he watched his son hide his pale and thin face, and his heart softened again.The hardest person during this period was Zheng Yuming, who took care of his mother almost every step of the way. He left work and didn't take a good rest. He dealt with doctors and nurses all day long, and even had to contact lawyers. He was so skinny that he couldn't bear to look at him, his expression was even more gloomy at this moment, his eyes were stained with guilt and pain, and his heart was huddled when he saw it, and he felt uncomfortable.

He put his hand on his son's shoulder, and persuaded in a slow voice: "Yu Ming, Dad is not an unreasonable person. Whoever you like and who you want to live with, neither your mother nor I will interfere. You like Liu Qijun, of course I I won't split you up unreasonably, but you have to be considerate of us, we are old, how many more years can we stay with you?"

He stroked his son's hair and said slowly: "Actually, it's fine if you don't break up. It's rare for you to meet someone you really like. I understand."

Zheng Yuming raised his head immediately, looking at him expectantly with red eyes.

Father Zheng's heart softened immediately.Zheng Yuming was precocious and independent. When he was not childish in front of their husband and wife, he was always indifferent and steady, and he was brave when he was sad. At this time, his eyes were red, like a wronged deer, which was very pleasing to the heart.He couldn't speak harsh words for a moment, so he said: "Ask him if he would like to accompany you to the United States. You come here together, you can apply for immigration, and you can get married in a fair manner. You can also accompany me, you like it so much He, he must be a fine young man, and we shall like him, and it would be great to have one more in the family."

Unexpectedly, after hearing his words, Zheng Yuming did not become happy, but even more painful. His eyes were oozing with red blood, and tears welled up. He turned his head in disappointment, continued to bury his head in his hands, laughed twice, and unexpectedly A bit of miserable despair.

Father Zheng was a little panicked, he didn't understand why his son behaved like this: "What's wrong? Is this not good?"

Zheng Yuming's shoulders shrugged a few times, he sniffled, held back his tears, and looked at his father: "Dad, you don't want me to leave you, so why should I let him leave his parents and accompany me to a strange place?" What about kingdom life?"

Father Zheng was stunned.

"Dad, I can't be so selfish." Zheng Yuming looked at him, his voice choked up, but he insisted, "He is really good to me, I just hate that I can't give him more love, so no matter what, I can't To make this kind of request. He is also the only child in the family. I have met his parents, and they are also very gentle and friendly elders. They are also very kind to me. They are still waiting for their son to retire. "

This time the person who was speechless was replaced by Father Zheng.

"How do you want me to tell them, uncle and aunt, can you let your son accompany me abroad to take care of my parents?" Zheng Yuming rehearsed it, and he thought it was funny, so he moved the corner of his mouth ironically, and said coldly, "I Parents need their son to be by their side, don't they need it?"

"This..." Father Zheng had already reacted, and he also knew that his words were inappropriate, and he was really too selfish, but seeing his son's indifferent eyes, he felt even more uncomfortable, and almost wanted to run away.