Li Weihuan’s punch was not light; it made Lu Yinchu stagger back a step, with a whiff of a bloody taste in his mouth!
Once he managed to steady himself, Lu Yinchu touched his lips and said, "Very good, you held nothing back!"
Li Weihuan chuckled, "Of course, with an opportunity so rare, I definitely gave it my all. So, I hope Uncle, you won’t go easy on me later!"
"Ha, ha!" Lu Yinchu smirked, adjusting his collar and unbuttoning two of his shirt buttons. His fair neck was exposed. He said, "Well then, see for yourself if I went easy on you!"
Just as his words fell, accompanied by a muffled grunt, Li Weihuan felt a powerful force push him unsteady. He staggered back several steps, almost falling to the ground. Spitting out a gob of saliva, he tasted blood in his mouth!
"I’m elated!" Li Weihuan rubbed his face, addressing Lu Yinchu, "All these years, I’ve been just a kid in front of Uncle. But at least, during that punch just now, I was a man!"
"Uncle, here I come!" After saying this, Li Weihuan charged forward, retaliating once more with his fist.
This punch was heavier than the previous one. Lu Yinchu was forced to step back twice. Before Li Weihuan could react, Lu Yinchu’s left hand was raised, returning a punch promptly...
It was October in H City, the sky was clear and expansive, the weather was comfortable, and the sunlight was shining, giving off a warm hue, feeling rather pleasant.
However, under the shade of the tree at present, two men kept going at each other with punches, until both were bruised and battered, drained of energy!
When Li Weihuan landed another punch on Lu Yinchu, Lu Yinchu gave him a look, no longer retaliating. He bent over, taking a breath and said, "The final punch, as your uncle, I let you have it!"
Li Weihuan’s eyes flickered, while Lu Yinchu sat down on the grass, pulling out a box of cigarettes from his pocket and lighting one. He took a puff!
Li Weihuan pursed his lips, quickly joining him on the ground. Lu Yinchu tossed the cigarette box and lighter over to him. Li Weihuan caught it, and also lit a cigarette for himself!
"Nanxi is pregnant, uncle, you should smoke less from now on!"
"Just for today, I’m trying to quit!"
After their exchange, they looked at each other and unexpectedly both couldn’t help cracking a smile.
That laughter, which bubbled up from the heart, was a genuinely content and relieved laugh.
Li Weihuan said, "Uncle, do you know? During your business trip to Macau, I nearly impulsively took Nanxi away! But you actually don’t need to worry, I wanted to take her away, not to break you up. I just thought, while you were away, I could pamper myself for the last few days, take Nanxi to A County, walk the paths we once walked, eat dumplings cooked by Auntie Tang for one last time, play the games we used to play, do the things we used to do..."
Li Weihuan lifted his head, looking towards the sun setting in the western sky, his eyes squinted.
In his mind, he was reminiscing about those tender moments, feeling very enchanted, just like a dream, which, in fact, had already become a dream.
Li Weihuan said, "Throughout my life, I’ve been a very stubborn person. Because of this personality trait, I’ve done many stubborn things and made many stubborn mistakes that are hard to forgive. I have lived for twenty-six years, met some girls, beautiful ones, gentle ones, all kinds. But Nanxi was the first one to reach the depths of my soul. Since I took her away and hid her all these years, I often feel uneasy in my heart. I sometimes wondered, if I had brought her in front of Uncle and told him she’s my girlfriend, Uncle, how would you have responded? My dear uncle who doted on me since childhood, wouldn’t you have blessed me and not taken Nanxi away from me?..."
Lu Yinchu pursed his lips, glanced at him, and said nothing. Li Weihuan continued, "At that time, maybe I was really selfish. But what could I do? There’s only one Nanxi. If I give her to Uncle, I would lose her. If I hold onto her tightly, Uncle suffers. Either way, there’s no perfect ending. Who knew in the end that the one Nanxi fell in love with was you, Uncle? Do you know, if Nanxi had fallen in love with me, even if I turned into the bad guy and made Uncle heartbroken, I would still hold onto Nanxi tight. If you dared to take her from me, I would fight you to death..."
As Li Weihuan spoke up to this point, he laughed a little, his smile bitter. He continued, "But there’s no ’if’ in this world. So no matter how painful or unwilling I felt inside, because Nanxi loves not me, besides blessing and letting go, what else could I do? Uncle, you know what? When we were in A County, I once asked Nanxi if the perfect boyfriend in her mind was someone like me. After thinking about it, she shook her head and said no. Then I asked her what type she liked. After thinking about it, she said, reliable, mature, having ideas and ambition, responsible, someone who could pamper her, protect her, watch over her like an older brother, a real man!"