the New Year's Day, I got drunk and blurted ou
e has a son," said a young man leani
n, he had been in my arms. He slept
was he i
tled that I k
and said, "It hurts." I was stunned. "Bastard! Who are you?
ow who I am..." He looked at me
st have be
s silent f
Simp
me, gently tel
ered it correctly, my men
out to pull him up, trying to explain. But wh
h other more friendly
and realized I was
med to
"No... Believe me! I am
ve you?" He glanced at me,
skipped
at my zipper was stu
ng? What does it h
d while u
help me o
ckly unzipped the clothes a
I realized that I was quite u
membered I was at
ew Year yesterday, and now..
e called me, ma
ood mornin
e wall, my heart t
xed expr
leep well last night?
ry good...
the hem of
If you're hungry..." She seemed to be confu
upted her, "I'll wait for
d gi
e an appro
she went to kno
epped forwar
would happen if she saw
doesn't eat
So I said, "He has
asleep?" "Ah!" "Did you run into him
my head v
eep and doesn't care about the gues
rmal to
weak now that I coul
pushing her tow
w old is he?" I
in college but he
hom
d a sigh
t rice dumplings and chatted with her about
me to bring some local s
specialty
py and insisted that I
nd kept prais
man like you!" "Your teacher has been married
re became a
othing. He doesn't deserve her!" My
fe and I burst
xperiment. Since it's New Year's Day, tak
s st
my stri
he still thought about m
uring New Year's Day. "It sh
m exploiting you,
Of course not. Yo
. I kept praising him but
ited by him almos
cal specialties to my mentor during New
that he would be even
eemed to be out and
he night, I got up to pee a
for so long, I took out all
ade love with s
my mentor came back. "Maisie, have you come up with
le." I lied
son and forgot all about the experi
during New Year's Day! Let the child
nd. Research is a l
r looked
and draft a preliminary p
iately
ed his head in
enced to several years... My mentor's wife glanced at the TV and said, "Such men should be in p
involuntarily looked at that ro
ow many years in prison... At
d and I stoo
own jacket and knitted h
it was Brad! Then I
he was here t
want breakfast?" Hi
N
, with a hint of m
e a stomachache. Don't get away with it just
blue-dyed hair was eye-ca
r, then at his wife.
was about
r Maisie." My mentor put down his c
..." I qui
isi
ebrows at me disdainfully, "
immediatel
ed him out, fe
, I covered his mouth, ne
ou doing?"
ng at me. He sprayed his breath on
e hospita
pit
words and then whispered, "You can get m
pital, making such a big fu
e, then took a deep brea
e away, and I saw
"Dizzy," he
el dizzy?" I reached ou
n't say anything but
ed. "I don't know," he said lazi
ing a
face, I didn't
wait
ying that my mom wanted me to go back,
the car, he faced the window. When I
e me. I thought of wh
I saw a ha
ldly reached out to pinch his fac
r's son?" I gave
ur dad makes me do experiments all the time, even dur
r making me write another exp
ely stunned an
know that it was use
believe it?" I pinched his face again. "A son should pa
ed?" I glared at him,
and shoo
ur
ndered o
unned. "He is s
couldn't rem
blame for anything
broke th
still look
I thought it was a dream. If I
ted coldly, still
ke responsibility, I can only... But I'm afrai
ink of any ot
t date with my
me off
s st
ka
nd that I had
so ar
him, and the nurse at the consultation desk looke
med to
on slip and walked to
eck on him? He has a slight
he slip to
ied in his work, slowly look
his face, I
! My ex-
idn't know w
saw me, and he was shocked
He adjusted his
calmly, completely
our tongue and wait
thermometer and l
dare to
as to see my ex
register for M
nutes. The five minutes were more torturo
ermometer and sat si
Maverick said calmly afte
I was
suddenly ca
with anyone from high-ri
tly while writing
uickly lowe
e looked at me with a puzz
ded from behind, "Oh? I ha
rest..." Maverick's tone was calm, but
personal precautions if you're unsure
heat up with
good girl when I
tained image was
sat quietly playing on his phone and gl
he medicine
ad, then looked at
skipped
..
ne. Why should she stay her
o get the
ye." "Maisie!" I didn't care about him calling
I handed it to Brad, but he didn't
w him?" He
mmediatel
but you're so sca
fraid of catching a cold
to stop
un into my
me? Then I'll
ed to g
ly grabbed him, "He
I l
oked at me quietly. "What a
onds to think about it. They both had th
h, "He is my ex-boyfriend. We bro
th him." He kicked
star
yed honestly
rpose since you kno
t..." I tried my
ed out of the hospital. I didn't know why he
and looked at his phone. "How did you bre
yself to forget it. After thinking
idn't reply to my messages. I sug
e heart-wrenching pain,
years ahead of me
that he was always cha
and chased him for three years
always cold
didn't reply to my messages or replied with one word the
e barely held hands, let
courage to book a hotel, want
unreachable. I waited alone in the hote
up with him?" Brad ask
told t
three months of emotiona
otional abuse for a life time." He glanced at me. "Does it h
ing annoyed, and pointed to a milk tea shop acro
"No taro." He l
urted out, "No milk t
nnoyance. "You really t
y, tired,
get it
d he ask me to do
nful. "If I could run by myself, I wou
spee
rushed to get it for him. When I came back,
ong with your leg, but
negotiate
rolling up his sleeve to rev
ly look
rn is nice. It
hed aw
I didn't dare to bargain wit
im throw away t
any other i
straight
took out his phone and sa
own j
d to guess that I really
any questions, you can contact me. I'll defi
.. I'm not that ea
" I turne
in front of me. "I'll make an exception fo
having his Whatsapp to prevent him from talking nonse
him type a few notes, "Barely Passed
ed, "Brad. The crippled man." He lo
ong sense o
same." I gri
good at kissi
nteresting..." I begged him not to smile. When he smiled, his two lit
suddenly interested in me?" I
." He stopp
e upper h
e that." He took a st
one and looked at myself. I wasn't wearing
e to me and whispered,
er, my heart s
o my eardrum, giving
intment with a
nstant. Then he waved
, unable to calm do
ck, I kept th
st
rt with me and
message on Whatsapp. "Are you feeling bet
ha
se? The
n by sending messages, I de
he picked i
ake your medicine on time? Did y
es
sounded a
on his side. It se
I asked him. "
n he lowered his voice
W
I was more anx
our girl
a couple of male v
and not tell us?" "Is she pretty
overed th
more and
d, not knowi
friend..." Br
ed girl who ch
the girls..." He
I didn't want
hung up the p
s li
n came to my house, saying that he
re's no need to give up th
r, and you can pick any
ely be better t
in the chat group." My mom couldn't keep a sec
ou can't spoil men. The more you spoil th
n over for a long time. Why di
ell from your tone... Sto
to my wardrobe to
e a very skimpy
believed him and put it on
bar, Brad suddenly called
titude. Besides, the bar wasn
gain, and I st
a message. I casually repl
cousin mysterious
to help
end brings her new boyfrien
awkward to see the ex-girlfriend.
n my shoulder and
uld it
too far!" "Come with me and pretend to be
irst time to do such a thin
ant to be
ing again. "Le
ately took off my coat and
t his arm around
his is Maisie." "Hello!" I put on a beaut
he corner wearing
ing, his playful expressi
y girlfriend!" "You have a gi
atulat
ex-girlfriend j
er than us," s
the woman w
nd pressed me into the seat, pret
, feeling e
ffered to me and then at Bra
ousin whispered in my ear. He
ice but to e
me a napkin t
riend looks
silent, finally s
was walking on
ou know her?" "Could she be
but the atmosphe
t me in confusion.
the glass of wine in front of him, tilted his
asked if I
usually
lf that he was mu
s a joke and didn't pa
ode passe
went to the restroom to t
saying that he needed to check the results of
nly reply
call and turned around,
re, looking down at me. "Hello, Maisie.
here's... there's
d telling h
erence is held at a bar?
sighed, "This is
dersta
hard that his
What do you take me for?" I looked at him stand agai
he wa
s my c
, hoping my cousin
orted coldly, l
ed out his cigarette. "So, you just
His logic really
"He's my cousin. He said his ex-girlfriend brought her
d do such a thing? You're
ry I could b
d, and then his tense
tless..." I was furious. "I don't want
pounding as
truly s
e grabbed
you wan
red a
can I do in
ed and
ss. "Can you t
u ask if I had t
e me catch a cold, so you
out to lose temper. 'You're an adult and
oo bitter, I don't
idiculou
eling particular
almost con
still come
was acting. I wa
ha
You don't care abou
he hospital tomorr
ch a heart
nd? What did
op talking." I wa
let's
ow
just a
bit s
bed hi
bar every night, woul
I was h
t to go back
for me to mak
ully and found that my parents were visit
med po
o you." He
complaining about hotels being dirty, not liking hotel p
being
eft. He didn't think too much. He just curse
over my bed as soon as we got ho
o much connect with
e was calli
I knocked on th
ature of your water h
sually take a shower w
reall
me in and have a
ve him and I c
sed. I'm
ut to test the water temperature. "I
t, I realized it
ng at me intently. "Anyt
ht differences between us. I barely
horter than me. No wonder you don
ght and his height, sudden
lower the temp
" He looked at me as if he was casually su
e I had walked into
f having something t
e you ho
ely. "Trying t
opened the
own a glass of water, real
in my room, and I sle
id it casually. He dealt with it by
ed. Why did he
. They changed frequently, and I coul
hen I asked him to play a game with m
. I don't w
in
became sleepy. "Are you hungry? Do you want some wate
gry. Stay awa
. "What's wro
he light and cursed, "I'm not
t
ust because I accident
I almost slipped down and
d to be cl
ched his body
tev
him to have ab
that night to re
by a knock on the door. The kno
eally h
I asked, my h
supposed to be away for two days
man? Secu
e person outsid
the peephole an
eri
membered it. During the National Day holiday, my paren
im all day, but
the situation of a p
was just
you here?" "Can I come in and sit for a while?" He wa
time I saw him dr
I noticed he was carr
ss. "Why didn't you
owed up and ma
"You have blackmailed me,
up, I had deleted all his contac
would contact me, but because I was a
looked at his watch and then at me. "It's my first
say no to him. He
he asked me to wait for
ed to me, I would forget everything and run to him. "Just half
w what he wanted to s
unclear, and we bot
a mo
the doo
I remembered Brad was st
kly ra
et, lazily asking, "
sleeping. Just do
rned
"What's going on? Are you seei
't know how
e is here.
tell th
s eyes and sat up, stari
you bre
don't know w
d he just wanted to talk for hal
to hide, why are yo
conf
ow what I w
ut. It's too compl
mess, and I didn't k
as clearly unhappy. After a moment of
s st
erson who would ea
ence was har
s trying to hav
ten to him. "Ple
omething." He se
ay here!" He angrily pulled the blanket ov
nd why he was so an
ding outside the door, and
u when breakf
ned and le
e sofa, staring at me. His gaz
ne?" He ask
skipped
f I had had enough, I would worr
at we had broken up, and
nephew to my office just
n't know ho
hed, reminding me. "I don't hav
you to coax me,"
it was to tell me that he was busy and
aug
busy, I suggest you stop
up," I told
s moved a few times, bu
alked over to me and lowered his voice, "I'
ken up. Whether you come to find
igid, and he star
Going to find my nep
he was your nephew.
interrupted me.
suitable!" He seemed
r grew
, always looking down
I'm not suitable for him, but suit
he case?" He
nt that I was at
e age, and our fa
steak is the same. Our living habits are similar too. We
recently, and we are indeed
day, I'm here to deal with it. Once it's se
stpone it for now because I
elings when I
to me before, I wo
just want
to the bar and getting tattoos...
stunned
sighed, "These things aren't good for gir
itter in
d compatibility was just me pretend
s that didn't interest me, carefully hiding my o
t want to chase
ou should go
t want to talk
ook me, questioning, "Do you real
immature
m," I felt so disappointed. H
ugh of his em
time that I had s
said, "Where did
ut now I was scared. Maverick's expression cha
could
ng because the main charact
n a towel, lazily wearing slippers, w
ked over, seemingly just noticing Maverick's presen
hadn't said anything. Now, I was
face darkened, "What
iled at me meaningfully, "Uncle, you have a
s st
ce to me, "Are you two
tly..." I
moon phase. Please underst
ng over to hug me. My fa
away, but he held m
help
blue with anger, but he held back, g
ee you off like this," Brad
ft, I let out a d
mething, always st
out. Why did you come
m his embrace, sta
here, star
Why do you even like h
ly. He's your uncle."
didn't even know
use he was
in school liked him, and I
m back." He said and then turn
ore. I couldn't unders
d his pants, I follow
ain?" I searched the room, suddenly
ng clothes. He turned his face to
u
g at his abdo
sighed and blurted out
re was extre
anything. His
u being so weird ea
. "I am not!" I
n his clothes as if he was afrai
he thin
th nothing but sex, isn't it?" He ask
led by his
ciating the beauty, w
amme
e, "Your appreciati
his phone and walk
was at a lo
nd smiled at me, "My abdominal muscle
turned r
r him and change the subject, "Ar
t," he said, slammin
o
lp but wonder what kind of bad luck I had this
oxes on the table, she asked who sent th
nd messages to me, and I
for a few days, I
d suddenly sen
s a v
unning around with a piece of clothing, shouting, "There's a girl's clothing in my b
clothing, but
the room burst
back!" B
barrassed
and his nephew found it and ran
e next second, Brad continued
flashed in my mind. Wasn
t ash
stole my clothes!" He replie
ately ca
el
n dared to an
id you
usting y
d coldly, "The nig
Wasn't that the n
d felt a chill on my chest... "You hid it?" If he ha
importan
ide it?" He ask
bed and I
sked with a smile wh
y didn't you put
arrassed. It was
uld I pu
a gift box and wors
y helpless. "It is
hrow i
ka
It cost
g else, I'm hanging up!
's som
se do yo
whole family knows I'm dating
beat me up and
erely sympathized with him
up th
hed at me! H
ouldn't reply. Sure enough,
ll do if he knows the girl I
beaten up e
razy. He was
so I don't da
e ca
't repl
s pounding
ter, my apartme
care
eli
or, and then I saw Brad
the interc
ately changed my voice, trying to te
oking f
me instantly, "
e to settl
do you
got kicked out. You
place with someone els
n't leave..." He stood there, loo
was afraid he would scare th
and said, "The place is quite smal
ging on the sofa, feeling helpless. This apartment had tw
er research institute for two mo
s on my
d on hi
ked out. He looked like
eep on the s
e, playing w
ha
hless, "That's not appropriate... I'm the host
I wouldn't sle
anced
hair." I was really annoyed. It was t
greasy it cou
athroom, and then someone
ook a minute to re
re you
stood at the do
r takeout." My head was
then said lightly, "My mom s
ell you it's inappropria
red at while washing my h
ngs." He looked down at me, smili
're quite a
d to av
e a lot
r side, showing no i
ou?" I just wanted to
sighed, "They say girls with a l
s st
e the experts
out to clo
my help?" He
ped
c, I was stunned and stammered,
ughed so hard that his body even
misunder
didn't listen to me. He came over and
't m
ly held
aging my head, I was ner
ne
elf, but I hit the showerhead. It fell to
were bo
it!" I yel
hear you." He picked up the showerhead
t, I stay
r him to finish
a towel and rushed to the living roo
ond, he came
is up, I'll..." I was
gone
will y
l kick you out!" He was stunned for a few seco
deep breath, and silently
quietly on the sofa, waiting f
to eat?" I tosse
e food de
e the food, jus
t want
s too much time, and I
od up and walked to the kitchen, "Wh
otten what
king at the various face
cook for
"My mom stuffed some frozen shr
the shrimp, and sighed, "Is there any rice?" "Leftover rice. Do you want it?"
ide." He seemed d
in
the kitchen either, so