He stepped back two paces and suddenly let out a bitter laugh.
Lu Tong said that she had been stubborn since childhood, but her father was stern with her while praising her effusively in public.
An old man surnamed Yang from Mangming Township, whose son was an idiot, still took pride in him when speaking with others.
Their casual conversations sounded particularly harsh to his ears.
He yearned for such acceptance yet, because of it, he felt envy.
"Have you always thought I was crazy since I was a child?" Qi Yutai suddenly spoke.
Without waiting for Qi Qing to reply, he added, "You've thought so since I was five, haven't you."
In reality, his illness didn't start five years ago.
It was even earlier.