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

Chapter 60: Pinocchio's Lie

Translated by: Tran Lan Anh

The next day, Mai Ding dreamily opened his eyes, he immediately saw Fu Qian - who was putting milk and bread on his bedside cabinet, he turned to the side went back to sleep, thought that he was just dreaming but after a few seconds, the sound behind him was so real, Mai Ding opened his eyes again, turned his head, really saw Fu Qian standing in his room but he was wearing only briefs, he jumped up from of bed, his first reaction was to look out the window to see if An Ziyan's car was outside or not.

Fu Qian titled her head and smiled: "Ding ge ge, did I wake you?"

"Why are you here?" Mai Ding talked as he was looking out the window, if An Ziyan caught this sight, his little life that he just got it back yesterday - damn sure will be lost.

"I'm here to meet you, why? Don't Ding ge ge welcome me?"

"I don't welcome you." Mai Ding didn't care about manners, manners with Mai Ding now were just a thing would lead him to death anytime.

"Ding ge ge is so cruel, Ding ge ge used to treat me very nicely," Fu Qian gave Mai Ding a hurtful look.

"Don't mention anything in the past anymore, I couldn't remember what happened in the past, how could I have any special feeling for you?" Mai Ding said when he was wearing his clothes.

"You lie to me, I can feel that Ding ge ge still have feelings for me."

"No way, you can feel what never happens?" Mai Ding got a bit surprised.

Right after hearing those words from Mai Ding, Fu Qian got hurt even more, she sat down on the ground and burst into tears. Too weak, Mai Ding afraid of seeing woman crying the most, Mai Ding stepped forward, wanted to pat on her shoulder and comfort her but An Ziyan's warning popped up in his head: 'If you dare let any other girl touch you, or you touch them, look what I will do to you." Mai Ding quickly withdrew his hand: "Don't you cry anymore, let's have another conversation."

"You said that you don't like me, there's nothing to talk about anymore." Fu Qian sulked.

"You still can't force me to like you."

I didn't force you, I just told you to give me a try, if you don't try dating me, how do you know if we have feelings for each other or not?"

"I really can't be with you, never, even if it's just a try."

"Why? Am I that ugly?"

"No, it's not it, there's someone I love, I gave everything for that person, so I can't give my love for anybody else, I hope you can understand what I meant."

Fu Qian collapsed, screamed out: "I don't understand, I don't want to understand, Ding gege, I don't mean to share you with the other, I just want to stay beside you, that's my only hope, can't you satisfy my little hope?"

"I can't do it."

"Why? You say it, why can't you do it?" Fu Qian started the argument.

Mai Ding was sitting on the bed with his head in his hands: "Alright, I will tell you the truth, the truth is...I have no interest in girls." hope she will understand my words, he thought.

Fu Qian stopped crying, stared straight at his lower body, a while later she said: "Ding ge ge, don't tell me you're impotent, is this the reason why you rejected me?"

Mai Ding lifted his head up, saw Fu Qian staring his own lower part, he decided to act along: "Yes, right, the truth is I had syphilis."

Fu Qian was frightened, Mai Ding kept talking: "It's my girlfriend - Bai Xiaosi transmitted that disease for me, she used to be a bad girl, used to do dirty things, but I didn't know about it, after seeing her I thought she would be my true love, but she transmitted syphilis to me. But still, I couldn't break up with her. I heard that when girls got this disease, their lower bodies would become horribly rotten, Xiaosi's lower body is actually rotten the same as them. And more, hair of my lower part lost, like a dirty mangy dog." Mai Ding was talking wildly, the more he talked the more it became terrifying, the more he talked the more it became disgusting.

Fu Qian was a innocent good girl, after hearing that, her face turned pale: "No, Ding ge ge is not that kind of person."

"Time passes, people change, people who got this disease made them just want to die, Bai Xiaosi and I always get through all those pains, doctor said it won't ever stop, even if I give it a treatment, that disease will relapse, also can't have children, babies will have health problems, Qian Qian, are you really willing to go through life without a future with me?"

Bai Xiaosi at another place sneezed hard.

Fu Qian hesitated, couldn't believe the truth: "I don't believe it, it's you trying to make an excuse to reject me, right? You don't need to lie to me, Ding ge ge."

Mai Ding remembered his mom put pearl powder somewhere there last time, without Fu Qian's notice, he took it out, put it on the table, followed the gesture he saw on TV, took out a bank card, put his feet on the table: "Sorry, addiction comes, just act like you didn't see anything, cannot tell my mom and dad."

Mai Ding put pearl powder on bank card, after that he closed his eyes, covered one side of his nose then breathe in, held in the urge to tear up and cough, he lifted up his head with foot tapping: "Wah~ feel good." Fu Qian had never thought Mai Ding became like this, Mai Ding's good image in her memory was shattered.

"I-I'll go home now." Fu Qian covered her face, ran to downstairs, bumped into Mai Ding's parents just reached home after going to market: "Qian Qian, you have to go already? Why don't you stay with us a little longer."

"Auntie, I, I have some works to do, I'll go now."

"Wait, let me tell Mai Ding to accompany you home, it's not good for girls going home alone, moreover, look at your anxious expression on your face." Mai Ding's mom guessed Mai Ding rejected her. Even though she accepted Bai Xiaosi, but seeing Fu Qian's sad look made Mai Ding's mom feel a little sorry.

"Mai Ding, come out and accompany Qian Qian home."

"No, it's okay, I can go home alone."

"No, you must go with him."

Mai Ding on the other side was washing all pearl powder off his nose, who was really not willing to, walked out of the room: "But..."

"No but, you must accompany her home."

Mai Ding walked downstairs, walking along with Fu Qian outside, but not so far away from home, Fu Qian just remembered something, she turned her head: "Wait a second, I forgot something."

"Okay." Mai Ding whistled, lucky how I'm smart, an annoying problem has been solved.

Mai Ding's mom opened the door for Fu Qian: "Why did you return? Did you forget something?"

Fu Qian went inside, closed the door, prevented the one standing outside from hearing them: "Mai uncle, Mai aunt, there's something I must tell you, you should take Ding ge ge to the hospital, his syphilis condition has become worse." Just right after those words were heard, foods in Mai Ding mom's hand, the remote control in Mai Ding dad's hand, all dropped on the floor, their eyes wide opened in shock.

"I'll go first, don't tell him that I told you this, Ding ge ge didn't let me : "After finishing those words, she rushed outside. Because the distance was not too far, they just walked but no one started the conversation, they had their own thoughts. When they reached Fu Qian's home, Fu Qian just smiled at Mai Ding: "Mai Ding, even though I can't accept the current you, I'm really thankful for beautiful childhood memories you've given me, but memories are just memories." Fu Qian went inside, Mai Ding chuckled, was feeling extremely happy, he walking back with his hands up into the sky: "YAY!" I can be with An Ziyan this summer vacation now.

When he turned at the block, he saw someone was standing there, looked carefully and realized it was An Ziyan.

An Ziyan was leaning against the wall, staring at that stiff smile on Mai Ding's face: "Do you still remember what I told you?"

Wrong time, wrong meeting time.

If I say this is just a misunderstanding, will you believe me?

Suddenly I felt a little regretted, if I didn't tell the lie, we just need to face the family.

But now, those lying words little by little are tearing us apart.

Was I being so selfish that never cared for you?

- To be continued -