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Chapter 1 after 7 years

When Li Huaixi opened the door, he heard laughter from inside.

He stood at the door changing his shoes, and before he could speak, the joyful atmosphere came to an abrupt end because of his arrival.

Li Huaixi glanced at the person on the sofa, his mother, Zhao Muxun, was looking at something with a tablet without raising her head.

But the younger brother Li Xiangnan greeted him with a happy face, "Brother, don't stand there, come and take a look at the photos I took."

Li Huaixi was stunned for a moment. Since Li Xiangnan returned to China half a year ago, the two of them occasionally met in private. Li Xiangnan always had a cautious attitude. This was the first time that he was so enthusiastic and willing to take the initiative to get close to him.

Seeing his dazed look, Li Xiangnan also felt that his attitude was too abnormal, but today he wanted something from his elder brother, even if he felt embarrassed, he could only bite the bullet and continue.

"Brother, have you eaten yet?"

Li Huaixi regained his composure, pulled up the corners of his lips, and tried his best to put on a kind face.

In this family, only Li Xiangnan is willing to treat him as a family member.

As soon as Li Huaixi moved his body closer to Li Xiangnan, he was warned by Zhao Muxun, "Stay away from Xiangnan!" He yelled and froze in place, waiting for Zhao Muxun's next "swearing".

But when Zhao Muxun saw that he didn't respond immediately, his eyes were lowered, and his anger was immediately ignited, "Are you deaf or dumb, didn't you hear me?"

"I heard it." Li Huaixi replied in a deep voice, turned around and took half a step towards the door, "If you came back to me just to warn me, then I heard it, can you go?"

Zhao Muxun stood up angrily because of Li Huaixi's unwillingness to stay any longer, pointed at Li Huaixi and scolded, "Then get out, you think I want to see your face, ah?"

Speaking of this, the chatterbox couldn't stop, and cursed again, "I gave birth to you and raised you for more than ten years just to make you like men?"

Li Xiangnan was also thought that the relationship between Li Huaixi and his parents had become so bad, even worse than seven years ago.

He secretly regretted that he should not be afraid that Li Huaixi would not agree to his request, so he thought that if he spoke to Li Huaixi in front of his family, he would not be afraid that Li Huaixi would not agree.

So, he found an excuse for Zhao Muxun to call him back.

But the current situation seems to be much worse than he imagined.

Li Xiangnan looked at Mu Xun's cold face, with sparks in his eyes, and saw Li Huaixi standing there like a wooden stake, and hurriedly pulled Mu Xun's arm, "Mom, brother, he finally came back, didn't we say Well, let the past be the past, how long has it been, how can you be more angry than that."

Zhao Muxun still didn't respond, Li Xiangnan shook Muxun's arm, and said coquettishly, "Mom, if you keep a straight face, you will grow ten years old. Come on, just smile."

Zhao Muxun snorted angrily at being shaken by her, and did not forget to warn, "You too, don't talk to each other, he is worthy of that kind of person? Or stay away from him as before."

Li Huaixi listened numbly, he didn't even raise his eyes, but this time, having Li Xiangnan's protection gave him a little more warmth in his heart, and at the same time, his dignity as an older brother was shattered in the dirt.

He didn't dare to think about how Li Xiangnan, who is now 23 years old, thought of him in his heart. Seven years ago, when the incident happened, Li Xiangnan said he was disgusting, but seven years later he was willing to call him brother.

Li Huaixi's parents are both intellectuals, and they have lived a good life since they were young. Whether it is study or other things, they are all children of "other people". His life is like a life carefully planned by his parents. Every step is a pass. In the right direction towards "high society".

But one day their proud child suddenly had bruises all over his face. He knelt on the ground hysterically and said that he would send a man named "Lin Bandit" to prison. This made Li Huaixi's father Li Zhiqing angry and distressed, and immediately asked someone I found the best lawyer, and I was determined to send people in.

But at the trial site, when the opposing lawyer questioned the plaintiff and the defendant about the homosexual relationship, Li Huaixi's acquiescence made Li Zhiqing, who has always valued face, almost fainted on the spot.

Since then, Li Zhiqing has never seen Li Huaixi again. It was also at that time that Li Xiangnan was sent to study in England. Perhaps it was Li Xiangnan's resentment that he was suddenly arranged to go abroad when he was young, and his parents asked him not to get close to Li Huaixi. Becoming unfamiliar is also connected in a neutral way in recent years, and Zhao Muxun called Li Huaixi back to vent his anger every one or two months.

Zhao Muxun was exhausted before he got down to business.

"Li Huaixi, I looked at Xiang Nan's face today, so I didn't shake off your things. If you still know your surname, and you know that you have an innocent younger brother, just move out of your household registration." .”

After Zhao Muxun finished speaking, he walked towards the study, and when he returned to the living room, he held the household registration book in his hand and put it on the table, "After the formalities are completed, it will be mailed."

When Li Xiangnan heard this, he couldn't sit still any longer, and said eagerly, "Are you kidding me? How did you get to this point? Brother, tell me you're wrong?"

Li Huaixi glanced at him and didn't make a sound. After a while, he looked at Zhao Muxun who was sitting on the sofa looking at the tablet indifferently, and felt that the original resentment and grievance suddenly disappeared.

He once thought that there would be no parents who were really so heartless, and he also thought that this day would come, but he never thought that this day would really come.

Li Huaixi asked in a low voice, "Is this what he meant? Although I already had the answer in my heart, I still stubbornly wanted to hear the answer.

Zhao Muxun didn't answer him, but took a deep look at him, "It's not that you haven't had opportunities in these years, but if you admit your mistakes and reflect on yourself, you won't be where you are today."

Seven years ago, Zhao Muxun asked him to reflect, but to this day, he still doesn't know what he should reflect on, reflect on his concealment at the time that made the Li family lose face, or reflect on whether he likes men and has had relationships with men abnormal.

Li Huaixi just made what he thought was the correct and reasonable choice. Even now, he will still walk the same path. He cannot erase the taboo love that he fell into.

Seeing that he was silent, Zhao Muxun became even angrier, "Just pretend I don't have your son, get out!"

After Zhao Muxun shouted, he went into the bedroom, leaving Li Huaixi and Li Xiangnan at a loss.

Li Xiangnan also seemed to be frightened by the scene before him, and didn't know what to do for a while.

After a while, Li Xiangnan saw that Li Huaixi was about to leave with the household registration booklet on the table, so he rushed over, trying to grab the household registration booklet.

However, Li Huaixi moved faster than him, which made him miss the opportunity. When Li Huaixi strode to the entrance, Li Xiangnan threw himself at the door with a vicious dog.

Li Huaixi's body hurt from being hit, and before he could respond, Li Xiangnan dragged him and asked, "Are you crazy? Do you really want to move out of your household registration? After so many years, you just cried in front of them, saying that you changed your household registration." If you say you are wrong, will you die? Have you been waiting for this day?"

Li Huaixi looked up at him, not wanting to argue with Li Xiangnan at home, so he dragged Li Huaixi out.

The wind in March was still biting, the two of them came out of the house and were blown by the wind, sobering up a lot.

Li Huaixi pinched the household registration book in her hand, looked at Li Xiangnan who was shivering in thin clothes beside her, and said, "You go back first, she is the only one left in the family, what if she has something to do?"

Li Xiangnan jumped up immediately, like a cat with fried hair, staring at both eyes, "You care so much about her, and you are afraid that something will happen to her, why can't you compromise?"

He is obviously a young man, but his face that is seven points similar to his is more childish and angry. It is obviously him who should be wronged, but Li Xiangnan's eyes are red.

This reminded him that Li Xiangnan was like this when he was a child, obviously he was scolded by Li Zhiqing, but it was Li Xiangnan who was crying so hard.

Li Huaixi didn't feel a warm current flowing in his heart, and took off his coat to Li Xiangnan.

"There is always an end to this mess. Who says this is not necessarily the best result? It's just that it hurts you."

Li Huaixi saw that Li Xiangnan was stunned, turning his head away, and wanted to say comforting words, but then remembered Zhao Muxun's words, and finally swallowed them back.

Li Huaixi's car was parked not far away. The two of them didn't take a few steps before Li Huaixi arrived. He opened the door and was about to leave.

"You like that person so much, the one who killed our family, Lin! Bandit!"

When Li Huaixi heard the last two words, his body felt like an old machine turned its gears and wanted to move.

At this moment, Li Xiangnan kicked his car, and the car automatically sounded an alarm, bringing Li Huaixi back to his senses.

He hadn't thought of the name for a long time.

Li Xiangnan didn't stop because of his silence, on the contrary, he vented his emotions as if he couldn't suppress it.

"Since you like it so much, why did you make such a fuss? Why should everyone get hurt and bear the consequences of your emotional failure about the two of you? It's all right now, you're not my brother anymore."

Li Huaixi didn't know how to answer him, or he never wanted to talk to Li Xiangnan about this matter. He took the cigarette case from the car, smoked one, lit it, took a deep breath, but didn't let it out.

The smoke stimulation paralyzed his body again, and he said lightly, "It's been too long, it's really been too long, I can't answer your questions anymore, I can't even imagine what the face of the person you mentioned is like." How could you give up a home because of such a person?"

"Then, brother, I'll persuade my parents when I go back, and they will listen. Don't give up in a hurry."

Li Xiangnan said eagerly that he was afraid that Li Huaixi would not agree and would stand in front of his car, acting as if I wouldn't get up if you didn't agree.

It wasn't until Li Huaixi hummed that he stepped back and watched Li Huaixi drive away.

After returning to his apartment, Li Huaixi put the household registration booklet on the bedside table, staring at the red book, his mind was full of Li Xiangnan's words, for a moment, he really hoped that Li Xiangnan could successfully persuade Li Zhiqing.

Maybe it was because there were too many things suppressed in my heart, or because people from the past were mentioned again today, Li Huaixi had a nightmare that night. He dreamed of the scene of the trial seven years ago. For you, Li Huaixi, don't even try to get rid of me in your life!"

Li Huaixi dreamed that the Bandit Lin was standing in front of his bed, staring at him, and he woke up frightened by this scene.

At this moment, the screen of the mobile phone on the bedside table lit up. Li Huaixi clicked on the screen and saw the WeChat message Li Xiangnan sent him.

"It's the forest bandit who doesn't want to let you go, right! He's out of prison."

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