Will you still love me even if I'm a man?

Chapter 35: This is a cold world

Author: Angelina

Translator: Kornkong & Hooleeger Inerfans /阿C

XuZi completely fades out from MaiDing's life. MaDing lives as usual. This day he finishes class ahead of time, but he doesn't hurry home. He is going to have his hair cut for the temperature gets warmer and warmer. He feels hot even if he just wears a thin jacket. So MaiDing wants to have his hair cut shortly and cleaner.
On the way to barbershop, the eagle-eyed MaiDing notices an ugly-looking man with Adidas shirt and Nike shoes stealing a woman's purse and cellphone. The thief doesn't cares about people around him. That woman was buying snack beside the road, so she doesn't discover the situation. Though the snack-seller finds that too, he doesn't do anything. MaiDing looks around. There are some passersby noticing that. But even if they find that, they pretend not.
MaiDing is a boy full of justice. He comes up to grasp the thief's hand. 'What are you doing?'
He thinks he's terrible enough to scare the thief. But he doesn't know that the thief is much crueler than him. The thief glares at MaiDing angrily. 'It's none of your business.'
'How can you steal so boldly?'
Reminded by MaiDing, the woman covers her bag tightly. But she doesn't want to get involved in quarrel, so she leaves in hurry. There are more and more crowds looking at them, but standing not far from them.
'How can you dare to interrupt my business? You are digging your tomb!' The thief shouts at MaiDing with his eyes exposing fierce light.
At first MaiDing is comparable to the thief, but later the thief's companions arrive quickly. Three people surround MaiDing. One ties MaiDing's neck and the others begin to beat him. MaiDing doesn't have strength to struggle, but is tied tightly. He is too painful to utter. Looking at indifferent crowds around him, he feels sad. He isn't regretful for stopping the thief, but upset for the onlookers who don't want to give a hand to him. He thinks he overestimates mankind too much. Most of them are just numb, cold and selfish parasites. They live in the world just to satisfy themselves and never care about others. But it's ironic that if this thing happens on them, they begin to complain how dark our society is. If they aren't so cold, how can the world become so hopeless?
This is a cold world. If you haven't prepared to protect yourself, don't step outside. They are just animals and don't have the qualification to be called as mankind.
MaiDing smiles bitterly, but receives harder fist. 'Laughing? Can you still laugh? I will let you know the result of putting your finger in another's pie. F**K! I get angry as soon as I see you. Who do you think you are? If you kneel in front of me, call me 'grandpa' and comfort me, I will let you go.'
This guy kicks MaiDing's knees continuously. At last, MaiDing falls down. His face lies on the ground and he looks at the larger and larger crowds. At this time, police arrive. The thieves go away quickly. Some people come up to help MaiDing up. 'Bro, are you Ok?'
MaiDing shakes his head, laughing grimly all the time.
When the thing passes, it's time for them to express their kindness.
MaiDing is sent to hospital. Some bones in his body are broken. The local TV station wants to interview MaiDing for his brave act. MaiDing covers his face excitedly. 'Get out! Don't shoot! Don't shoot!'
MaiDing thinks he's ugly and awkward now with his face swelling. He can't accept himself, not to mention letting others see his disgusting face.
But the reporters don't listen to his requirement. At this time, AnZiyan comes from the school angrily. MaiDing dares not to ask his parents but just only calls AnZiyan. AnZiyan stands in front of the reporters and covers the camera with hand. 'Get out!' AnZiyan is in bad mood now. Those who irritate him need to bear horrible result. They are scared by AnZiyan's anger, so they get out of the room. AnZiyan locks the door and stares at MaiDing's swelling face. How can he be beaten like this! AnZiyan clenches his fist. MaiDing turns his face around for he doesn't want AnZiyan to look at his present appearance.
'Who did that?' AnZiyan utters.
'I don't know. I saw a thief stealing other's thing. So I came up to stop him. Then I was beaten by him and his companions.' MaiDing feels painful when speaking.
AnZiyan comes up to get close to MaiDing. He doesn't want to look at MaiDing's face for doing that makes him angry. He looks out from the window, unexpectedly calm. 'MaiDing, you didn't do anything wrong. You are my pride.'
Why? Why AnZiyan knows what he wants? He knows all. MaiDing doesn't want to scold or get angry now. What he needs is to be recognized. Actually he's afraid, afraid that AnZiyan will scold at him when An comes up. Why did he put his finger in another's pie? Nothing would happen if he didn't act like that. If AnZiyan said that, MaiDing would feel more upset. What he needs is warmth, which is provided by AnZiyan.
AnZiyan is gentle appropriately, which is always in time. MaiDing wants to cry. In spite of the pain, he falls into AnZiyan's arm. 'Nobody came out to help me. No one! I was doing the good deed, but I think I was so foolish!'
'There's no need to get angry for those people.'
'I know, but I can't understand and I am unwilling to submit. I don't know if it happens next time, whether I should give a hand? What's the result of helping? What did I except injury and sorrow?' MaiDing hesitates about the meaning of justice. Maybe there's no need for justice in society. Everyone only protects themselves, which is the main stream. However, those who help others become the uncommon. They act oppositely to people, which hurt themselves easily.
'Don't say that. Although the saying that good will be rewarded is false, the words that I like your kindness are real.'
MaiDing looks up and stares at AnZiyan. 'Don't cheat me.'
'Why do I cheat you? There are lots of bad guys in the world, but good people exist too. Because there are still good people, the world is hopeful and worth looking forward to. Don't think too much. Take a good rest now.'
AnZiyan spares a lot of effort to comfort MaiDing. That's not an easy thing for AnZiyan to say so many good words in a time. Looking at MaiDing's scars around the body, AnZiyan can't control his suppressed anger anymore. He gets out from the room and closes the door lightly. He takes out the phone and makes a call, 'Uncle Fu, please do some survey for me.'
No matter how cold the world is, MaiDing won't feel lonely because of AnZiyan's gentleness and his spoil. All because he's AnZiyan.