The Tangled Web of Logan and Ethan Chapter 18

I had never been so aware of the fact that he was alive, that he was real. I had a child, and I was a father.That feeling is very wonderful, it makes people feel painful and happy at the same time."I've been missing you." He smiled at the camera, "I wanted to see you sooner, but grandma said you had something important to do. Can you come see me when you're done? I want to go home with you."I miss you as well...I held the phone tightly, my heart aching. I had never regretted my rash decision so much."I'm in school now and I know a lot of poems by heart. Can I sing a song for you?"He tilted his head and sang an English version of "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star" for me.Although it's a little out of tune, it's the best "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star" I've ever heard in my life.After singing, he waved at me: "Okay, I'm going to do my homework. Goodbye, Dad!"It was only five minutes long. I dragged the progress bar to the front and started playing again."Dad, are you okay..."After watching it for the second time, I watched it for the third time, and the fourth time, and finally kept repeating the song "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star".Mason Collins rarely let me play it over and over again without a single complaint.

Half an hour later, she tapped the table, as if she had a timer in her heart: "Let's stop here today." She spread out her palms and said in an unquestionable tone.After waiting for a month, it was only half an hour.I reluctantly touched the image of Youyou in the phone and returned the phone to her."Wait..." She was about to take her hand back, but I held her down. It was the first time in seven years that I had such an intimate physical contact with her.She frowned but didn't pull away. "What's wrong?"Seeing that she was unhappy, I loosened my grip a little: "Madam..." After thinking for a moment, I changed to a more intimate address, "Mom, you will bring him to see me, right?"Mason Collins stared at me for a moment, and my heart sank, thinking she was going to go back on her word.After a long time, just when I couldn't help but speak again, she pulled her hand back little by little and put the phone into her bag."Of course." She stood up slowly, "As long as you listen."She pushed the door open and left without saying goodbye.I sat in the store for another half an hour, until the coffee was completely cold, and then I stood up to pay the bill."Sir, do you need any help?" the waiter came over and asked me kindly, wanting to help me out the door.I waved my hand: "No, thank you."Although the swelling in my ankle has gone down, there is still some dull pain. 

I don't dare walk firmly and I look like I am limping.Even a coffee shop clerk could see that I had difficulty moving, but Mason Collins never asked or mentioned it. I don't know if she really didn't see it, or if she just turned a blind eye and didn't care at all.On the way back, I asked the driver to take a detour past Xu Meiren's store. Compared with the long queue last time, the store was obviously less popular than before. Chang Xingze and Xiang Ping were not there, only Xiaozhu and the others were busy.I told the driver that I was going to buy some things and asked him to wait for me out front.Pushing open the door of Lady Xu's shop, several people in the shop said in unison: "Welcome to Lady Xu!"When they looked up and saw that it was me, they all looked at me with different expressions and were stunned."Brother," Xiao Zhu looked at me blankly, "are you here..."

I pointed to the cake in the window and said with a smile, "I'm here to buy a cake."She breathed a sigh of relief, turned around and took the plate and food clips: "Which flavor do you want?"I ordered a few with strawberries and blueberries on them, and Xiaozhu put them on my plate one by one. The rest of the people in the store kept watching me warily and silently, as if I were an unknown creature invading their territory. As long as I made any unusual moves, they would unite and fork me out.I felt a little bitter. I didn't know some of these people, but some of them were old acquaintances like Xiao Zhu. I never thought that one day I would become an unwelcome person when I entered Xu Meiren.When paying, Xiao Zhu hesitated for a long time, and finally asked me: "Brother, do you really want to sue us?"

"'We'?" I asked in surprise. "No, I want to sue Xiang Ping and Chang Xingze. It has nothing to do with you or Lady Xu."Xiao Zhu bit her lip and looked a little sad: "But they represent Miss Xu. Senior Brother, look around. Since... since you said you wanted to sue, Senior Brother and Brother Xingze have been busy looking for lawyers and running around, and they even ignored the store. If the lawsuit is lost, it will definitely be a big blow to Miss Xu. This is Master's hard work. Senior Brother, can you really bear to see it go to waste?"Her last sentence was like a slap in the face, every word hit me hard, and it made me freeze in my tracks.