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

Chapter 72: My Husband

Translator: Angela // Dynasty of "Like Love" Lovers

Original Novel: ANGELINA

An Ziyan felt that they had pretty much enough money, or at least it would be enough for the two of them to eat a meal. After singing just one song, he started to pack up his guitar. Mai Ding had been pushed back somewhere in the crowd so An Ziyan stood up, "Hey..."

The unfortunate Mai Ding raised his hand in the middle of the crowd. An Ziyan walked over, grabbed that raised hand, and pulled Mai Ding out from the crowd: "Let's go."

Mai Ding, who was being dragged behind, was blushing as he looked at the two hands clasped together. At first he wanted to say that there were too many people watching, but he gave up. Despite the fact that An Ziyan was dragging him out of a huge crowd, the crowd became blurry and the only person in Mai Ding's eyes was a crystal-clear An Ziyan.

"An Ziyan, one day if you ever cry about something, I won't laugh at you."

"Unless I'm blind."

He really was quite a stubborn guy. The two of them bought some food, found a roadside bench to sit on, and began to eat. Mai Ding was eating away happily and swinging his legs back and forth: "I always thought you were a spoiled young master, but you're not, so why do you usually act like one?"

"If I have money, then why am I living this poor lifestyle?" This, this logic was also correct.

"You have such a haughty attitude."

"What did you call me?"

"Darling."

"I'm eating right now, don't be so sick."

"You don't want to listen to the bad things, but you also don't want to listen to the good things. What do you want?"

"Hurry up and eat."

"Then where are we going after we eat? Seriously, An Ziyan, I was just joking around. Why are you suddenly so serious?"

"I just want you to know, no matter what happens, I can support you." An Ziyan stood up and reached out his hand to Mai Ding. Mai Ding's eyes were blinded by the mischievous smile on his slightly tilted head. Every time when you smile, the entire world in my heart will bloom with the warmth of countless white flower.

Mai Ding giggled as he placed his hand on An Ziyan's outreached palm, not caring if there were people nearby or not. He then wrapped his other arm around An Ziyan's neck, jumped onto An Ziyan's body, and clamped his legs around An Ziyan's waist: "What can I do, I still love you so much."

"Can you say something else for a change?"

"But I can never say it enough, will never get annoyed of saying it, and will never stop saying it."

"Idiot, get off."

Mai Ding jumped off and held onto An Ziyan's sleeve instead: "Now that the money is all used up, where are we going to get more?"

"Who said that we need money to go on a date?"

"This is a date?"

"If I say it is, then it is."

"Are you serious? Who goes on a date like this? You wasted yet another one of my dates. This one doesn't count."

"If I say it is, then it is. Don't make me repeat it again."

"What a bad guy."

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Mai Ding was in a good mood as he hummed a little tune while going home. When he got home, his father was watching TV and his mother was cooking. She smiled when she saw that Mai Ding had returned: "You're back. Go wash your hands, we'll have dinner soon."

"Okay."

He thought that something felt strange, but Mai Ding just shook it off; perhaps he was just overthinking things. After he finished washing his hands, his mother already finished placing the dishes on the dining table. Mai Ding was so hungry that he immediately picked up his chopsticks and began to dig in. Mai Ding's father did not speak the entire time, he only lowered his head in silence. After a while, Mai Ding's mother finally spoke: "A lady came over the day before yesterday, she said she was Ziyan's mother."

Mai Ding had a bad feeling creeping up when he heard this. His face was pale, but he had to pretend to be calm: "Really? Did she say anything?"

"She did, she told me a huge joke. She said that you and Ziyan were a couple, isn't that hilarious?" His mother laughed, which made Mai Ding even more scared. She continued to speak: "Your relationship with Xiao Si is obviously going so well, I can tell you two are quite intimate. Really now, where did this woman even come from, spewing nonsense like that, right?" Mai Ding's family was a family full of intellectuals. The entire family was quite conservative, so when it came to things like liking men, they never encountered it before. Even hearing about it was a rare occurrence for them. Therefore, although Wu Xin told them everything, Mai Ding's mother constantly told herself that it wasn't true, that it definitely wasn't true. She was lying to herself while also hoping that her son was lying to himself as well.

Mai Ding set down his bowl and chopsticks, bit his lips, and lifted his head to look his mother in the eye: "Mom, actually I..."

"I knew that it wasn't true. Hurry up and eat. After you eat, you can go upstairs and play on the computer." Mai Ding's mother cut of Mai Ding's words, she couldn't bear hear the truth. She couldn't handle having something like this happening in her own household.

"But I..." Mai Ding was already determined to admit everything, but now he came across a situation like this.

"No buts, hurry and eat. The food won't taste good once it's gone cold."

Throughout this conversation, Mai Ding's mother always kept a smile on her face. This made Mai Ding feel even worse. He would rather be yelled at by his mother and hit by his father. Under this kind of situation, he was at a loss on what to do. He could only quietly finish his meal, glance at his parents, and return to his bedroom. When he got to his room, he didn't turn on the lights. Instead, he sat on the bed for quite some time while in a daze, then called An Ziyan.

"Hey, An Ziyan."

"Yeah?"

"Umm, my parents seem to know about us." Mai Ding wasn't as panicked as he thought he would be, but actually surprisingly calm instead. When his parents found out, he actually felt relief in the bottom of his heart. It would have happened sooner or later, so this was better living every day in fear.

An Ziyan was silent for a moment, then said: "I'm coming over."

"No, let me face it by myself this time. Besides, if you come now, you'll only cause even more trouble."

The other end didn't speak so it was like Mai Ding was pumping himself up as he laughed: "Relax, I definitely won't be upset because my parents are like this right now, or give in in the future if they try to persuade me. You made me realize many things and there's one thing that I want you to understand: the only thing that I cannot do is leave you."

"Don't say all the sweet talk." An Ziyan understood that Mai Ding's mind was a mess at that moment, but he also wanted him to be rest assured.

"Not at all. Just stay with me like this for a while. My An Ziyan, my husband."

Our love, only by withstanding setbacks and pain will it learn to be strong.