CHAPTER 3(a taste of freedom)

Ten years had passed since Huayin left, and Hua Yong's life had become increasingly cold and distant. He had become a master of lying, sneaking out, and hiding things, but he only showed his vulnerable side to Wenlang and Ying Yi.

10 YEAR LATER

Wenlang pinched Hua Yong's face, saying, "Why do you always try to act cold? You have such an adorable face."

Hua Yong started sulking, saying, "Ahh! Don't you dare pinch my beautiful and cute face."

Ying Yi warned Wenlang from the kitchen, "Don't you dare pinch my baby's face; only I'm allowed to do it."

"By the way, why did you change your hair color from black to silver? Uncle will beat you blue and black after seeing your hair." Wenlang asked.

Hua Yong replied, clearly unphased, "It's not like I will get beaten for the first time; I've long gotten used to his beatings."

Wenlang tried to convince him, "But still, you should change it back."

Hua Yong refused, "I'm not going to. In three days, it's my birthday, and I'll be legally independent to do what I want; even my dad can't stop me."

"You're going to do something stupid, aren't you?" Wenlang asked already suspected of hua yong.

Hua Yong revealed, "I'll run away, far from here. I'll leave this country. After our final exams of last year, I'll complete my studies aboard, I'll work and build a life there, and I'll fulfill my dream, which I can't fulfill here."

Ying Yi intervened, "You don't need to run away; your dad has already planned to send you abroad, and Wenlang will also study abroad, so you both can study together there."

Hua Yong asked, eyes shining with hope, "You're not lying, right?"

Ying Yi reassured him, "I'm not."

Wenlang added, "I think now you don't have to execute your running away plan."

Hua Yong agreed, "Yeah, it's not needed."

Finally, the day arrived - Hua Yong's birthday. As the clock hit 12 at night, his phone started ringing with messages, but the one whose message came first was Wenlang and Ying Yi's.

He sneaked out and went to their house, where they were waiting for him with a cake.

"Happy birthday to you... happy birthday to you... happy birthday dear A'yong... happy birthday to you," they sang together.

After making a wish, Hua Yong blew out the candles.

"I knew, as always, you both would be the first to wish me," Hua Yong said happily.

Ying Yi handed him a box containing a beautiful ring with the letter "H" in between.

"Thank you, Aunty... And Wenlang?" Hua Yong asked, raising his eyebrow, You forgot, right?"

Wenlang said in apologizing time, "I'll buy you one tomorrow while returning back."

"You better," hua yong said, more like a warning.

The next day, Wenlang took Hua Yong to a gift shop and let him choose whatever he wanted.

As the days passed, it was finally their last exam.

"Finally, after today, I'll be free," Hua Yong said, yawning.

Wenlang scolded him, "You studied whole night, right? I asked you to study the whole year, but you've to study like this, right?"

Hua Yong exaggerated his success, "Even though I study one day before the exam, I'm always on top."

"Okay, okay, let's go; we're getting late," Wenlang hurried him.

Both, left for school, where everyone was busy giving their papers.

The two invigilators watched them, and the paper duration was 3 hours, but Hua Yong was done in 2 hours and slept for the remaining hour.

"How did your paper go?" Wenlang asked.

"Excellent, as always," Hua Yong exaggerated.

Now that their exams had ended, Wenlang told Hua Yong, "My mom said we both will leave in a week; my mom has chosen our university, and today she wants to know which field we want to study, so she can submit our form."

Hua Yong asked, "Is Aunt going with us?"

Wenlang replied, "Yes, but as soon as our university starts, she will come back."

These days already passed; now Wenlang, Hua Yong, and Ying Yi were standing in a completely different country - Country P.

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