WMWH Chapter 14

When I got home, my parents were still eating, so I said hello and went into the room.

After sitting on the bed and relaxing for a while, I took out my mobile phone and pressed Ms. Jiang’s phone number.

“Hello,” Ms. Jiang’s voice on the phone was very gentle, “Is this Mr. Xiao?”

“It’s me, Ms. Jiang, I hope you can explain it to me,” I said, “I don’t think you didn’t know what kind of friend Fang Xiānsheng wants to be with me.”

There was a chuckle on the other end of the phone, and I heard Ms. Jiang say, “I know.”

“Then you should have told me clearly in advance!” I was a little annoyed and felt like I had been deceived.

“Sorry, Mr. Xiao, forgive me for not considering this at the time,” Ms. Jiang said, “Because Fang Fang has never been interested in anyone since he was a child, so when he said he liked you, I was really happy and didn’t know what to do. I couldn’t even consider your gender anymore.”

“So for me, as long as you are not a bad person and don’t hurt him, that’s enough.”

“Mr. Xiao, is this explanation acceptable?”

I held the phone and didn’t speak for a long time. Ms. Jiang didn’t hang up the phone either. My breathing was a little quick, and I thought she could hear it.

“Ms. Jiang, this will trouble me a lot.” I held my phone and looked at the floor, where there were slippers.

“Because I’m gay.” My voice shook a little when I said the last word, but I knew it was better to confess it than to hide it at this time.

I thought that Ms. Jiang would politely ask me to stay away from her son after I came out, but Ms. Jiang just asked: “So what’s the problem? Is there anything wrong with this?”

I was momentarily stunned by her question for a while, and it took me a long time to say: “Aren’t you afraid of what I might, um, do to your son…”

“Mr. Xiao,” I heard Ms. Jiang’s smiling voice, “Shouldn’t it be what Fang Fang will do to you that you should be more worried about?”

I:……

Ms. Jiang, did your conscience really not hurt?!!

Two days later I had a solo ballet performance at the theatre. When I came on stage, I habitually glanced at the corner of the last row and was stunned. It was empty there. Where was Fang Xiānsheng’s shadow?

I thought to myself, did he not come today? Or did he go to the bathroom? Or sat in another seat? The more I thought about it, the more absent-minded I was during the entire dance, and for the first time, I took the wrong step.

After the music ended, my dance partner asked me if I felt unwell today. I was a little embarrassed, so I could only say, “Yes, a little.” But in my heart, I had already scolded Fang Xiānsheng no less than three times.

When I was taking off my makeup, the theatre staff brought me another flower basket.

My mind was stuck for a second before I realized what that meant, and I quickly asked him: “Is the gentleman who sent the flowers gone?”

The staff member said: “Probably not yet.”

I wiped my face hastily, took the flower basket, and ran out. Everyone in the theatre was almost gone but the lights were bright, and I easily found Fang Xiānsheng in the middle of the first row of the auditorium.

He was not wearing a mask or hat, and he was not holding binoculars.

When I didn’t see him, I always felt like something was missing, but when I saw him, I didn’t know what to say.

I shook the flower basket in my hand and said to him, “Don’t give me these in the future.”

“Ah?” Fang Xiānsheng was stunned for a moment and asked, “Don’t you like flowers?”

“No, because I can’t fit it in the room anymore,” I said, my face a little red.

“Oh, so that’s it…” He looked a little distressed again, “Then, can I make a smaller one?”

I looked at him in surprise, shook the flower basket in my hand, and said, “Did you make these yourself?”

He nodded, somewhat shy, and twisted his big hands like a child.

I thought of the calluses on his hands, my chest felt a little stuffed, and somehow, I thought of the flowers I gave away.

I asked him: “What about the flowers from before?”

“I planted that one,” he replied.

I looked at him and didn’t know what to do.

We had only known each other for three days, but I felt like I have been loved for many years.