Victor and Quincy spent two hours eating hotpot. By the end of the meal, the man and the boy, who were friends with each other, touched their bellies and leaned against the sofa, staring dully at the hot pot soup still boiling.
Victor burped and took a deep gasp to get his breath over, "I'm so full..."
"Me too..." Quincy just leaned back on the sofa like a grandpa. His legs stretched out under the table. He said, "I haven't been so full in centuries! Let's go shopping later. I'll send you back to your mom's."
Victor beamed, "You've already brought me too many things."
"It doesn't matter," Quincy raised his hand, "it's just a few outfits. It's nothing."
Victor held his chin and looked at Quincy, "Do you really want to woo my mommy?"
Quincy answered without even thinking, "Yes, of course. I think about it every day."
"..." Victor sighed, "My mommy has lost her memory now. When she remembers you, you can try."
"My original plan was to take advantage of your mommy's amnesia and court her."
Quincy poked bored with his chopsticks, "Too bad. Your mom rejected me."
"My mommy rejected Dixon too," Victor winked, "She has no desire for a relationship at the moment."
"Are you implying that I might have a chance in the future?"
Quincy gave Victor a signal back, "Wait for your mommy to get out of the hospital. I've heard she's not very stable these days..."
"Wait..."
Speaking of which, Victor became serious all of a sudden, "Uncle Sue, there's something I'd like to ask you for a favor."
Quincy froze.
Looking at Quincy in dilemma, Victor thought of the worst possible outcome.
He was so smart that after crossing out all the possibilities, there was only one last impossibility left.
He... He lost his uncle.
Victor's eyes went red. His lips trembled. And his eyes made Quincy heartbreaking. Victor asked, "Did something happen to my uncle...?"
Quincy sighed and stood up. He walked next to Victor, reached out, and took the boy into his arms, "Victor, there are some things that your mother hid from you for fear that you would get hurt..."
Victor was shivering in Quincy's arms. He asked, "Who did it?"
Victor's first reaction to the news of his uncle's death was not helplessness, but to look up at Quincy with hatred in his eyes, "Was it... Dixon?"
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