You are my wife, don't doubt it!

Xiao Yao walked towards Yu Luying, put on the blindfold again, and was about to sit down when he suddenly thought of something incredible.

The young man frowned and stopped walking.

He pushed the blindfold down again and peeked out from the edge of the blindfold.

More than 300 campers were dispersed in different "classrooms". There were estimated to be dozens of people in this room. Under the arrangement and leadership of the guide, they were grouped in pairs and stood face to face.

Some people were still standing, some had already sat down cross-legged and relaxed; others were still hesitating, waiting for further instructions, and a few brave ones had already held four hands together.

Wherever Xiao Yao could see, there was a man and a woman.

He wasn't quite sure why this "blindfold chat" activity was arranged this way, but if it were a few months ago, he would be happy to have such an opportunity to hold hands with a girl.

To put it bluntly, it would be a shame not to take advantage of an opportunity...

During the summer vacation in junior high school, Xiao Yao came to Shanghai from Dongru. He always liked to go roller skating with his cousin and his female classmates. This was also one of the important reasons.

But now, he is no longer barefoot, he has a cow.

He doesn't want his girl to be touched by others, literally.

That's why he just asked to be in the same group with Yu Luying.

Xiao Yao and Yu Luying sat down face to face under the instructions of the NPC.

Yu Luying was wearing a long skirt, so there was little risk of exposing herself, but she still subconsciously reached out and tugged at the hem of her skirt.

At this time, the girl was still at a loss and didn't know what to do.

When Xiao Yao's hands touched Yu Luying's fingertips, the latter's whole body trembled, and her hands also trembled, and she instinctively and quickly shrank back.

"Don't be afraid, it's me." Xiao Yao leaned forward and said in a low voice.

After hearing Xiao Yao's voice, Yu Luying breathed a sigh of relief and stretched out her hand, groping in the air.

Xiao Yao, who didn't wear the blindfold properly, reached out accurately and grabbed Yu Luying's hand.

Then he interlocked his fingers with hers tightly.

Yu Luying immediately pulled her hands out, gently hit the back of Xiao Yao's hand (but hit it crookedly), then turned her palms upward, bent her ten fingers, and hooked Xiao Yao's hands in an ordinary way.

Xiao Yao saw that most of the students around him were holding hands or hooking hands like this, but he couldn't find Shen Jie among them.

If I am not blind, Xu Qingwei should be in another room.

I... I have two cows.

He also didn't want Shen Jie to hold hands with any other opposite sex.

Even if others would laugh at his possessiveness, he couldn't accept it from the bottom of his heart.

I can't accept it. I just can't accept it.

Xiao Yao really wanted to take off the blindfold, run to another room to find Shen Jie, and then ask her - ask her to quit the game, or ask the guide to find her a new female companion.

However, the fact that he was paired with Yu Luying was already the result of human interference in the rules of the game once. If this happens again, it will inevitably leave a deep impression of him as a "troublemaker" on the people in the summer camp logistics team.

It is totally detrimental to the overall goal of building a good image for myself in the summer camp.

Moreover, what identity did he have to interfere with Xu Qingwei? Yu Luying's public identity was his girlfriend, so even though the logistics team disagreed, they still understood and allowed him and Yu Luying to be a couple. "Xu Qingwei" had nothing to do with him...

We had agreed to avoid public contact during the summer camp, even though Shen Jie had broken the rules once during the "Movie Night"... But...

Xiao Yao's heart was in a mess, and his mind was in a mess.

"What's wrong with you? Why aren't you talking?" Yu Luying asked Xiao Yao, "What are you thinking about?"

"I'm thinking this is wrong." Xiao Yao whispered.

"What's wrong?" Yu Luying was confused.

"It's wrong to do this." Xiao Yao said.

Or? Just forget it? Just flirt with them, no big deal.

It's 2004 now, what era is this? Xiao Yao, you can't be so petty.

Have you forgotten how you were isolated and excluded by the whole class? Have you forgotten the pain after the wound healed? Now that you have finally found a place to stay in this new group, be a sociable person and stop jumping around and making trouble.

I feel a little uncomfortable inside, but it will pass if I bear with it.

Besides, it might be too late to go there now.

Xiao Yao developed disgust and hatred towards the organizers of the event.

He thought this was unreasonable.

When I was in junior high school, I went roller skating with my cousin’s female classmates. They went roller skating voluntarily and also voluntarily skated hand in hand with me.

They are girls who are more open-minded, otherwise they could have simply refused to hold hands.

However, if such a group activity is forced upon us, there will definitely be people who will be unwilling to participate.

Even around him, he could see that quite a number of shy girls were reluctant, but in the end they silently followed the organizer's arrangements.

Because they are shy, it is easier for them to keep their heads down, right?

Because no one wants to be the "leader", no one wants to be an "outlier".

Everyone wants to "fit in", but silently endures this de facto coercion, doing things they don't want to do, just because of the whim of the superiors, thinking they are cool, is this right? Is this good?

Is it for the so-called "collective"? Or is it just to have a place to stay?

Or are we just being numb and going with the flow?

Sansong doesn't want to live anymore, let's all die together!

Xiao Yao let go of Yu Luying's hand.

Yu Luying: “?”

"Wait for me here." Xiao Yao heard his own voice say bitterly.

His arms moved of their own accord, removing the blindfold completely.

His legs stood up on their own and he walked out of the room.

"Hey, classmate, where are you going?"

Everyone turned around following the sound and "looked" in his direction, but they were all blind.

Fortunately, Xiao Yao quickly found "Xu Qingwei" in the third classroom.

The progress here seems to be slower than in my room. It is still at the stage where the pairing has just been completed. Some people are sitting down and some are still standing.

Xiao Yao walked quickly to Shen Jie's side, his heart beating wildly, and looked at the person standing opposite her.

Ok?

...is it a girl?

Isn't this her roommate, the crazy saintly nun?

Xiao Yao felt like he had punched the cotton candy air, and he didn't know whether he should feel relieved or disappointed.

Maybe it's a bit of both.

I was struggling internally for so long, and this is the result?

I'm really dramatic...

By the way, let’s slip away quickly.

Just as Xiao Yao was about to retreat tactically, the logistics team came over and politely asked him what he wanted.

Xiao Yao rolled his eyes and was about to speak when the vicious woman Lucia took off her blindfold: "Okay, it's you again!"

After hearing this, Xu Qingwei also took off her blindfold and looked at Xiao Yao in confusion - after seeing clearly, her expression became even more confused.

"No, I went to the bathroom and went into the wrong classroom..." Xiao Yao explained as he politely left.

He saw out of the corner of his eye that the vicious woman ran to the people from the logistics team and wanted to say something, but was pulled back by Xu Qingwei with both hands.

That evening, Xiao Yao and Xu Qingwei had a telephone meeting in the bathroom of their respective hotel rooms.

No, actually only Xiao Yao was hiding in the bathroom.

After listening to Xiao Yao's explanation of what he was doing and thinking, Shen Jie burst into her signature laughter.

“Ahahahahahahahahahahaha…”

"What are you laughing at? Be quiet!" Xiao Yao said anxiously in a low voice, "Don't let Lucia hear it."

"You finally got her name right," Shen Jie said, "Don't worry, she's not here."

"It's already so late and she's not in the room. Where did she go?" Xiao Yao said, "Why am I even more worried?"

"How would I know? I'm not her mother - you're so worried." Shen Jie said on the other end of the phone: "By the way, I want to tell you that she is going to be my mother."

"What the hell." Xiao Yao said.

"I promised to let her be my surrogate mother in the future," said Shen Jie.

Xiao Yao had learned in Yu Bo's catechism class that the so-called "surrogate mother" is what the outside world calls a "godmother". According to the customs of the Chinese Church, girls must find a surrogate mother when they are baptized, and boys must find a surrogate father. (In foreign countries, both parents are present)

"You must be kidding me," Xiao Yao blurted out, "She's only a few years older than you."

"I don't know, one year old? Two years old? About the same," Shen Jie said disapprovingly, "What does it matter? Lucia's other surrogate daughter is two years older than her."

"Your circle is really messy," Xiao Yao said, "Do whatever you want."

"What a mess!" Shen Jie said dissatisfiedly: "What about you, have you chosen a surrogate father?"

"Yu Bo?" Xiao Yao thought about it and this was his first reaction.

"I heard that clergymen cannot be surrogate fathers." Shen Jie said.

"Ah?" Xiao Yao said, "Is this true?"

"Hmm." said Shen Jie.

"If there is no age limit, you might as well ask Yu Luying to be the surrogate mother," Xiao Yao said.

Shen Jie was silent for a while on the other end of the phone: "Think before you speak."

"what?"

"You want to be with both the mother and the daughter at the same time..." Shen Jie's tone was filled with disbelief.

"Let's change the subject. I haven't said anything," Xiao Yao said eloquently, "I think Lucia is pretty good. She's the one - but when are you going to tell her your real name and true identity?"

"The reveal has been made." Shen Jie said happily and easily.

"What--!" Xiao Yao was shocked. Just as he was about to ask for details, Shen Jie hung up the phone.

The receiver beeped three times, and then the text message came in.

"My mother is back. Let's talk tomorrow."

"Old Xiao, can you please hurry up? If you're constipated, just tell me I won't wait for you! I can't hold it any longer!" Gao Sijun screamed outside the bathroom door.

August 8th, the penultimate day of summer camp.

Probably because it was close to "graduation", people's morale was a little scattered. Some people didn't even wear their camp uniforms, and during lunch, many people didn't sit in groups.

Because it was Friday, the cafeteria did not serve any meat, but instead offered a rich variety of seafood.

Xiao Yao and Yu Luying sat together and enjoyed a delicious seafood dinner.

He felt a dull pain at the base of his right big toe, but he paid no attention to it, thinking that he or Yu Luying had accidentally kicked a hard rock again.

Only one of the three history classes in the afternoon was attended, which covered the beginning and end of the Second Vatican Council from 1962 to 1965, and then the course was declared closed.

The remaining half of the afternoon was precious free time. Xiao Yao was thinking about who to spend the time with and how to spend the time when Yu Bo came running over and told him that Grandpa Yu wanted to have dinner with them that evening, and asked Xiao Yao to talk to Yu Luying.

Thanks to Yu Bo's advance spoilers, Xiao Yao was mentally prepared and gladly obeyed. But when he found Yu Luying, the girl said she didn't want to go.

"I'm not going," Yu Luying said, "If you want to go, go by yourself - No, you are not allowed to go either!"

Xiao Yao said with a bitter face: "Isn't this impolite? After all, it is an invitation from the elders."

"What exactly is going on between you and my grandfather?" Yu Luying stared at Xiao Yao and asked, "Why did they invite you to dinner?"

"What are you talking about? Don't say such harsh words. I haven't said a word to anyone," Xiao Yao continued with a bitter face, "I don't know why they called me. They should mainly call you and take me with them, right?"

"Don't come on, why would I ask you to come and inform me?" Yu Luying caught the point: "Anyway, I'm not going!"

Xiao Yao presented the facts, reasoned with the people, and tried to persuade them earnestly for a long time, even taking out a letter written to him by his grandfather.