One Night Stand With That Beggar

After chatting with Sugar Bun for a while, Nelson was about to take a rest when his cell phone rang again.

It was Richard this time. Nelson thought something had happened. He quickly picked up the phone, asking, “What’s wrong?”

Richard chuckled and said, “Can’t I call you even if nothing’s wrong? This is your last day of being single. It might not be so convenient for me to ask you out in the future. How about having a drink?”

Nelson looked at the time hesitatingly. It was already past ten o’clock.

After thinking for a while, he nodded and said, “Okay!”

…

They met in a bar. By the time Nelson arrived, Richard had already drunk half a bottle of beer on his own.

Seeing him entering the bar, Richard drank another glass of beer before greeting him.

“Oh, you’re here! I’ll ask the bartender to get some drinks for you!”

“Forget it, I’d better not drink any alcohol. We can just have a talk. I have to attend my own engagement banquet tomorrow. It would be bad if I got drunk and was late.”

Richard didn’t try to persuade him, but just nodded.

“That’s fine with me. We can’t afford to take a risk for such an important matter.”

Nelson sat down next to Richard. Then, he said with concern in his voice, “What’s wrong? You seem downcast. Is it because you’ve been too busy recently? How about resting for a few days after Naomi and I get engaged?”

Richard shook his head and said, “No, it’s just that I’ve remembered something.”

“What is it?” asked Nelson.

Richard said, “Forget it, let’s go somewhere else! It’s boring here since you’re not drinking.”

“Sure, it’s up to you!”

Ten minutes later, Richard took him to the rooftop of a building. After finding a place to sit down, Richard started to ask him.

“Do you still remember when we first met?”

Nelson nodded, “Of course I do! That time, my adoptive parents had just died, and I had been constantly bullied by the local children until I really couldn’t bear it and fought with them.”

“As a result, they held a grudge against me and looked for their brothers to avenge themselves. I was beaten up so badly that I thought I was going to die, but I met you. You brought me to your place. It was also at the rooftop of a building, just like the corner over there.”

He pointed to a corner at the rooftop and continued, “You used some sundries to build a simple shelter. Later, I joined you too, and then we went out to do part-time jobs together. We became vagrants and were beaten up together.”

Richard nodded and said, “Wow, I didn’t expect you to remember all that.”

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“However, I’ve almost forgotten everything. What I can recall is that there was one time when I got sick that you carried me everywhere to find the doctor, and you had even knelt down to beg the doctor to treat me.”

Nelson gave him a confused look and asked, “Have I? As esteemed as I am, why would I kneel down and beg anyone for help?”

Richard laughed and said, “Still playing dumb, huh? Either way, thank you for that!”

Nelson patted him on the shoulder and said, “Don’t forget that you are my best buddy. You would have done the same for me.”

Richard said in a muffled voice, “I’m suddenly getting a little sentimental thinking of the past. I don’t know why I have a feeling that you’re abandoning me.”

Nelson was frightened by his words. He was unsure whether Richard had said so consciously or unconsciously.

The main thing was that there was indeed reluctance in Richard’s eyes.

Nelson was nonplussed for a moment.

“Don’t tell me that you’re into guys! Bro, I like women.”

Richard sneered and hurriedly turned his head away.

“I like women too.”

Nelson breathed a sigh of relief and said, “That’s more like it! It seems like you’ve drunk too much.”

“Maybe you’re right. However, sometimes, alcohol doesn’t intoxicate people, but shows our true self instead.”

Nelson got up while saying, “What do you mean by that? Anyways, I’m going back. You should head back too. There’s something incredibly important for us to do tomorrow!”

“Sure, you go first. I want to sit here for a while longer.”

Nelson frowned and said, “Wait, are you really okay?”

“I’m fine. I just want to sober up. Go ahead! May the years ahead of Miss George and you be filled with everlasting joy.”

Only then did Nelson finally prepare to leave. However, before he left, he said to Richard, “Okay then, I’m leaving. I’ve called a taxi for you, don’t stay here for too long. Just go down within 20 minutes and take the ride home.”

Richard nodded and said, “Got it.”

It was not until Nelson’s figure disappeared from his sight that Richard stretched out his hand to caress the scar on his waist.

He had gotten it in the past when he was sick. When Nelson had carried him to look for doctors all over the place, he had accidentally fallen down and got scratched on the waist.

Truth be told, the wound was not deep at all. If it had been treated well later, there would be no scar left on his body.

He was the one who was reluctant to want it to get better.

Whenever the wound was about to be healed, he would deliberately tear it apart.

Over time, a permanent scar was left there.

He slowly stroked the scar. To him, it symbolized the warmth and his attachment to their brotherhood. He was unlikely to give it up for the rest of his life.

However, life could be so cruel at times.

Such a warmth would eventually leave him.

…

When Nelson woke up on the next day, Richard had switched back to his usual demeanor. He neither spoke nor smiled, but came off as a reliable assistant.

It seemed that their conversation the previous night had just been a dream for the two of them.

“The cars are ready, and so is the banquet. This morning, I already called and confirmed with the staff over there. Everything has been prepared as we’ve planned. There’s still some extra time. After you wash up, you can have your breakfast first before you go to the engagement ceremony.”

Nelson nodded, and his gaze lingered on the breakfast.

Richard would always prepare a glass of milk and a sandwich for him as breakfast.

He smiled and said, “You know what? I feel like it’s time for me to try a different cuisine for breakfast for a change.”

Richard took Nelson’s words to his heart.

He was befuddled for a moment before he answered, “Well, okay!”

…

On the other hand, Naomi was having a hard time that morning. She thought the hassle had already ended the previous day, but it turned out that she had to go through it all over again.

She was woken up early in the morning.

She kept dozing off as they were helping her to put on the dress and make-up.

When Eudora came into the room, she saw Naomi squinting, hence she took a wet towel and wiped her face.

“Come on, stay focused! You have to go to the engagement ceremony later. Hold on for a while longer. When the engagement ceremony is over, you can still come back to sleep.”

The engagement ceremony officially began at eleven o’clock in the afternoon.

The entire affair was incredibly grand and splendid, and videos were played in the venue, which displayed how Naomi and Nelson had fallen in love with each other.

They stood on the stage and looked at each other.

The audience below the stage were all cheering and giving them a thunderous ovation.

Emma was sitting beside Cynthia. Although she had not recovered from her amnesia, she had been discharged from the hospital. For such an important event, she would certainly attend.

A staff member accidentally bumped into Emma as he was carrying some things. Cynthia was so scared that she quickly held her and asked, “Are you okay?”

Emma shook her head and reassured her, “I’m fine!”

Then, she turned to look at Nelson, who was wearing a suit, standing on the stage. Suddenly, she seemed to recall something.