"What did you say? You like Yin Siyao?" Lu Er's voice suddenly rose.

He had just suffered a lot of anger from Song Jingmo, and then he heard this shocking news, which made him feel terrible.

Why do all the people around him seem to like men?

First it was Song Jingmo, and now it's his own nephew.

The sky is falling.

Leng Keyan flinched, then mustered her courage and repeated, "Yes, I like him, and I want to be with him."

"Don't be ridiculous."

Lu Er shouted sternly, "How old are you? What do you know about liking someone? Your feelings for Yin Siyao are just a student's admiration for a teacher. Don't mistake admiration for liking someone."

Leng Keyan retorted, "I'm twenty-one already, how come I don't understand what liking someone means?"

"I just like Teacher Yin, the kind of liking that makes me want to marry him. If you don't help me, I'll go to my grandma and complain that you yourself won't get married and you won't let me get married either."

"You..." Lu Er was so angry at this twisted logic that she didn't know whether to laugh or cry. "Yin Siyao has always been an excellent student and a gentleman. How could he possibly like boys? If you really want to ruin someone's life, then find someone else."

Lu Er assumed that Leng Keyan's feelings were just a passing fancy, but Yin Siyao was Song Jingmo's friend, and he couldn't just ignore it.

"I don't care, I just like Teacher Yin, and no one else will do. Besides, why doesn't he like boys?"

Leng Keyan, though unconvinced, was still assertive: "I just kissed him, and he didn't even have the heart to hit me. What does that mean? It means he cares about me. Not hitting me means he doesn't reject me, and not rejecting me means he likes me."

Lu Er sighed, feeling that her nephew's logic was simply suffocating.

But looking into Leng Keyan's earnest eyes in the video, Lu Er was somewhat moved.

The boy's affection was so intense and passionate, would he really be the villain?

Ms. Leng's accusations and insults against her father echoed in her ears again and again, and for the first time, Lu Er began to doubt her mother's words.

His parents were victims of arranged marriages within their families. Should he deny or even discriminate against all same-sex love because of this?

That would be too arbitrary.

"Are you serious?" Lu Er asked hesitantly.

Leng Keyan nodded emphatically: "It's real, more real than gold. Uncle, please help me! Can you really bear to see me live a lonely life?"

"If you really like him, I can help." Lu Er sighed, finally choosing to compromise, "But you can't force Yin Siyao; you have to respect his choice."

If both of them were interested, he couldn't break them up. But as soon as he said it, Lu Er was stunned.

Why was he able to accept Leng Keyan's relationship so calmly and even help her, but reacted so strongly to Song Jingmo and Liao Xubai?

Was it simply because he disliked Liao Xubai?

In the dead of night, Lu Er lay on the large bed in the villa, tossing and turning, unable to sleep.

Leng Keyan's words, "If you don't hit me, it means you don't reject me; if you don't reject me, it means you like me," kept echoing in my mind.

The festivities on graduation day are still vivid in my mind.

Under the influence of alcohol, he put his arm around Song Jingmo's shoulder and kissed his aloof face repeatedly.

He couldn't quite remember what happened after that. He only remembered waking up to find the two of them lying naked on the bed, with bloodstains on the sheets.

He was terrified and hurriedly dressed, pulling a bank card from his wallet to try and make amends.

For the past six years, he has been telling himself that it was just an accident.

He was afraid to face the truth of that night, but he was actually just afraid that Song Jingmo would be angry and ignore him, not that he rejected the intimate contact between the two of them.

However, he is not indiscriminate towards everyone.

When Cong Jinyue feeds him fruit, he becomes very uncomfortable and instinctively tries to avoid it.

But Song Jingmo felt incredibly happy doing the same thing.

Li Xinghua scolded him for being no good.

He had never felt any impulse towards women and even doubted whether there was something wrong with him.

But six years ago that night, he was clearly very capable. He even made love with Song Jingmo five or six times, and each time he was extremely excited.

When Song Jingmo helped him take a bath, he would feel hot and aroused as he washed him.

He simply didn't reject Song Jingmo's intimate contact.

This discovery was like a thunderbolt, shattering the self-perception that Lu Er had painstakingly constructed over the years.

He always thought he was upright and only had brotherly feelings for Song Jingmo, and that all his unusual reactions were due to guilt.

In retrospect, it was wildly wrong.

Otherwise, why would he care so much about Liao Xubai's existence?

Why do I lose control of my anger when I see Liao Xubai and Song Jingmo being close?

Why do you always try to ruin Song Jingmo's close relationships with other people?

He only becomes so abnormal and unreasonable when it comes to Song Jingmo.

He simply likes Song Jingmo.

But what's the use of understanding all this now?

Song Jingmo's words, "Don't come again," still echoed in my ears.

That resolute tone and cold gaze frightened him.

Moreover, Song Jingmo admired Liao Xubai, who was gentle, knowledgeable, and shared similar interests.

He was just a bottom-of-the-class student who almost failed to graduate from university.

If he were to tell Song Jingmo his feelings now, wouldn't that be blatantly trying to steal her away and become a third party in someone else's relationship?

Just thinking about it makes Lu Er feel disgustingly despicable.

He felt like a rat in a sewer, and he even wanted to despise himself.

If he had realized his own feelings sooner, if he hadn't run away six years ago, if he had been able to bravely face his feelings, would everything have been different?

But in this world, there are never any "what ifs".

At this moment, Lu Er felt that she was hopelessly stupid and incompetent at everything.

Even if you understand your own feelings now, it's too late.

Song Jingmo has already chosen Liao Xubai.

During the six years abroad, it was Liao Xubai, not him, who accompanied Song Jingmo.

He was both stupid and wicked; he even used money to humiliate the other person.

He is not good enough for Song Jingmo.

This realization caused Lu Er to close her eyes in pain.

Outside the window, the night was deep.

Lu Er lay in bed, her mind in turmoil.

Should he respect Song Jingmo's choice and quietly withdraw, or should he listen to his heart and fight for the person who might have been rightfully his?

In the hospital, Song Jingmo was also sleepless.

Looking at the gradually brightening sky outside the window, Song Jingmo felt both heartbroken and confused by Lu Er's reaction during the day.

Is that intense jealousy, that almost instinctive possessiveness, really just a straight man's excessive protectiveness towards his friend?

Or perhaps, Lu Er also harbors some feelings for him?

Song Jingmo gave a wry smile and rubbed his forehead.

The lesson learned six years ago was profound enough; he cannot repeat the same mistake.

Some boundaries, once crossed, can never be crossed back.

Moreover, Lu Er's family would never accept him.

Rather than letting both of them suffer, it's better for him to bear all the pain alone.

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