A Man Blossoming at Thirty

p, eager to get home

finished, confront them, and punish

f being cuckolded, one could never comprehen

fast, couldn't get me there in an ins

me and came to a sudd

hen a man with a wrinkled fac

to get yourself killed? You almost scratched my damn

im at the moment, so I bypass

ric scooter, then shoved me force

enting it from falling. However, the bonin

ed off, swallowed nervously, and stammer

hurriedly returned to

the ground, placed it back behind

an hour, I arrived

ctric scooter, I sprint

scent, countless though

, even contemplated harming my son, and then committing suic

mother and my son who just sta

essly under the scorching sun to raise me, sc

appened to her because of me, I couldn't bear it. Just li

in

ator doo

to be faced

humiliation; I won't let

ere was only one t

d my back into that woman's body, then take

d she be so h

gment, and I no longer c

aw a familiar and elderly figure sitting next

cognized her – i

over, and called

was full

ice sounded even older than the las

d and helped her up

ued supporting her, and the bonin

ed me, "Alex, why are you carry

ng, "It's for cutting meat, Mom. Why a

I ended up falling asleep here," my mothe

al the real reason; s

able woman, who didn't open the door for my mother, or pe

made me feel uneasy, and t

etly wipe away the tears. Then, supporting my mother with one

the countryside, along with some homemade sausages

, I opened the door, and with a sw

was around, but faint cries

soft, delibera

my mother to sit on the sofa, telling her,

lized that I was agitated and afr

lex, don't be impulsive. Couples o

om, I can endure everything else, but infi

found him lying on the bed,

ang Pang," I wa

ok at me, I noticed a brigh

hugged him, and he cried un

on't cry. I'll go talk to your mom. Y

him down and walked out of his room, only to

hower, dressed in a semi-transparent

draped over my shoulders, we

her like this would have led to u

summon even a hint o

hed her aside, and headed str

hat's wrong with you?" my

er; my only focus was on

ed was meticulously made, sh

d, and even the air conditioner platform out

ave hidden him

hecked every corner of the living room and k

soon as you come back. Do I owe you something

when she is utterly disdainful. If my mother wasn't still s

wife, "Emily, last time you mentioned that the cured meat from my hometown was delicious.

e replied in

d, "I'll go downstairs to buy. You two stop quar

my mother, but sh

ession, I questioned her, "Why didn

said, "I didn't

my mother didn't te

d, "Why is this old lady like this? Even though Pa

towards her, raised my hand, and