Kenniji learned that Yan Ting was hospitalized, so he made his way there the following morning.
**Boguji Hospital - Yan Ting's Ward**
Upon entering the ward, Kenniji saw Yan Ting lying in bed, softly murmuring his name.
"Ken... Kenniji, please don't leave me. Kenniji," Yan Ting whispered.
Kenniji grasped his hands tightly. "Yan Ting! Yan Ting! I'm so sorry, please wake up! I will protect you forever! I promise!" he exclaimed, his voice breaking as tears streamed down his face.
The warmth of Kenniji's tears fell onto Yan Ting's hands, stirring him awake.
"Ken... Kenniji?" Yan Ting asked softly.
"Yes, it's me," Kenniji replied.
With great effort, Yan Ting lifted his hands to touch Kenniji's face. "Ken... Kenniji. I missed you," he said gently.
"Ting, don't worry; I will always be there for you," Kenniji assured him.
From that day forward, Kenniji and Yan Ting grew increasingly close. Yan Ting began to adopt a more feminine persona, prompting a flurry of gossip among neighbors in his apartment building.
**Two Weeks Later**
Several neighbors witnessed Yan Ting and Kenniji sharing a kiss outside their building, including Wang Ping, Yan Ting's mother.
When Yan Ting returned home, he found Wang Ping waiting for him in the hallway.
"Mum! I'm back!" he announced cheerfully.
"Stand there! What were you and Kenniji doing downstairs just now?!" Wang Ping demanded, anger evident in her voice.
"Mum... I... I've been in love with him for a year. I'm sorry, but we're dating," Yan Ting replied, looking down in shame.
Wang Ping slapped him hard across the face. "What did you just say?! Dating?! Do you realize both of you are men, not women?! Do you have any idea what people are saying about you?! Because of this, his parents have cut ties with me and ordered us to return to China!" she cried, her voice filled with frustration.
"But Mum! I can have a child! I can get pregnant! I'll talk to his parents tomorrow. Please don't worry," Yan Ting pleaded.
Wang Ping pushed him down onto the floor. "Do you understand?! Because of you, I lost my job! And now the neighbors are talking badly about both of you, calling you a madman! Crazy!" she yelled.
Yan Ting's leg was injured in the fall, but he stood firm.
"Mum! I will never give up Kenniji! I will fight for him until the end!" he cried.
"Then you want me to die?! Fine! I'll jump out the window right now!" Wang Ping shouted, rushing toward the kitchen window. Yan Ting dashed after her, pulling her back and holding her tightly.
"Mum! Please! I love Kenniji so much! Don't force me to break up with him! He's the reason I recovered from my fever last month!" Yan Ting sobbed.
"I'll give you two weeks to end things with him! Regardless, we're returning to China in two weeks," Wang Ping stated firmly.
"What?! We're going back to China?! Why?!" Yan Ting gasped in shock.
"We're losing our jobs because of your selfish love! Don't you understand?!" Wang Ping retorted angrily.
"Losing... losing jobs because of me?! We can find other jobs! We don't have to leave Japan! I love Japan and Kenniji!" Yan Ting cried.
Wang Ping grasped his shirt tightly.
"My dear son! Don't you see?! No one will accept people like you! I don't want you to suffer!" she cried, embracing him.
Both mother and son wept bitterly. Just then, Xia Ming returned home and noticed their distress. He had been drinking and began to smile at their tears. He forcefully took Yan Ting into his room and locked the door.
Wang Ping banged on the door.
"Ming! What are you doing? He's your son! You can't treat him this way! He's only 15!" she shouted.
Inside the room, Xia Ming began to strip Yan Ting, making inappropriate comments about his body.
"Oh, my son has no masculinity! Let me see your upper body. Oh, your nipples are like a girl's, and you have a little bit of chest," Xia Ming said with a twisted smile.
"Dad, please let me go! I don't want this!" Yan Ting cried in desperation.
Xia Ming crossed a line, forcibly abusing Yan Ting, who screamed and cried for help. The ordeal lasted for hours, leaving Yan Ting bruised and bleeding.
Afterward, Xia Ming exited the room, and Wang Ping rushed in to find her son in a terrible state. Overwhelmed with grief, she tragically took her own life by jumping from their apartment.
Yan Ting, hearing the impact, rushed outside in a bathrobe to find his mother lying motionless in a pool of blood. Pushing through the crowd, he clutched her lifeless body, crying silently.
The police arrived and took Yan Ting to the hospital but cuffed him and brought him to the station. In a panic, he begged for his mother not to leave him, promising to comply with her wishes.
"Please, let me attend to my mother's funeral before going to the police station," he pleaded through his tears.
A policeman examined Yan Ting closely, noting signs of trauma. "He should see a doctor. It looks like he has been sexually abused," the officer said softly.
Terrified, Yan Ting fell to the ground, denying the accusations. "No... nothing's wrong! No one forced me!" he insisted.
The situation escalated, leading to Yan Ting being sent to the hospital for evaluation. Xia Ming, hearing that his son was there, arrived with plans for exploitation.
In the hospital, Yan Ting begged to pay his last respects to his mother. The police, however, informed him that they needed to send him back to China, as he had no relatives in Japan.
Just then, Xia Ming appeared, claiming to be Yan Ting's father, to which Yan Ting vehemently protested. Overwhelmed with emotion, he collapsed.
The nurse assured Yan Ting that they would ensure Xia Ming left, but the pain was too much for him, and he fainted.
Later that night, Xia Ming and his friends secretly took Yan Ting from the hospital, planning to return to China.
**- End of Chapter -**