There were only a few steps between the orphanage wall and her home.
Wen Li's family is simple, but his parents are loving. Since he was a child, he didn't know what "the unchosen child" meant.
He is different. He was abandoned on the roadside, picked up by the orphanage, and had to endure being bullied by other children.
But the first time she saw him, he was smiling.
Not a forced smile. It's the kind of smile that means nothing, but seems to be used to it and doesn't feel bitter.
She felt distressed.
She began to climb over the wall to deliver food to him. Mung bean soup in the summer, sweet potatoes in the winter, and waiting under the wall under an umbrella on rainy days.
He ate slowly every time, said "thank you" seriously after finishing, and then watched her turn it back.
Until one time she turned too fast and slipped in the air.
He caught her, tightened his arms, rested his chin on her shoulder, and said softly:
"Little carp, can you slow down a little bit? What if I can't catch you if you fall?"
His tone was as gentle as coaxing a child.
But she heard it - it wasn't concern. That's a warning.
He wouldn't let her fall, nor would he let her go.
Later, the truth was revealed, and he transformed from an abandoned son into the eldest grandson of a wealthy family. Everyone was waiting for him to reveal his true face.
He stood outside the low wall of her house, smiling as gently as when he was fed by her for the first time many years ago:
"Little Carp, I have climbed over the wall countless times. This wall cannot trap me. The only one who can trap me is you."
Her tenderness raised his paranoia｜Between healing and depression｜His deep affection is hidden in every "it doesn't matter"
