ILSITM Chapter 89

Why was “I” so wholeheartedly helping Black Beauty find her father?

Half of it was to thank Black Beauty for healing “me,” to repay her kindness; the other half was that “I” was attracted by Black Beauty’s “beauty,” and “I” wanted to date her.

“I” am not good with sweet talk, but “I” am quick on my feet, hardworking, and considerate.

“I” handed two beautifully printed “Missing Person Notice” posters to Black Beauty.

Black Beauty held them in her hands, looking at them carefully, as if she were holding a photo of her father, not just a poster.

Afterward, “I” went to the Wuhu Daily newspaper office again and published a “Missing Person Notice” in the middle section of the *Wuhu Daily* for a month.

Soon after the “Missing Person Notice” was posted in public restrooms and published in the newspaper, many elderly men came to Black Beauty, saying that they were the person she was looking for.

Black Beauty then asked each of these elderly men to pee in a urinal, and she stood at the entrance of the men’s restroom, listening, and shook her head, saying that they were not the person she was looking for.

“I” and Black Beauty started dating, and Black Beauty accepted the bouquet of roses “I” gave her.

“I” didn’t care that Black Beauty was ten-odd years older than me, and Black Beauty didn’t care that “I” was ten-odd years younger than her.

After “I” and Black Beauty started dating, “I” suggested that Black Beauty open a clinic specializing in treating male and female infertility.

Black Beauty said that her father had not yet been found and that she could not leave the public restroom at the train station.

One day, “I” went to the train station plaza to find Black Beauty and saw an elderly man in the distance, carrying large and small bags, walking towards “me.”

“Dad, why did you come to Wuhu City? You didn’t tell me in advance,” “I” hurried to meet him and helped my father carry two large bags.

“I haven’t been to Wuhu City for many years. Your mother asked me to bring you some preserved meat and sausages,” my father said, a little out of breath.

“Thank you, Dad and Mom,” “I” said sincerely.

“I’m going to the restroom,” my father said as he ran, looking like he was in a hurry to pee.

When my father came out of the restroom, Black Beauty, holding a mop, rushed out.

“Uncle, please stop for a moment,” Black Beauty said behind my father.

My father stopped and turned to look at Black Beauty.

Seeing this scene, “I” quickly stepped forward.

“Dad, this is my girlfriend, her name is Black Beauty,” “I” said, glancing at Black Beauty, and introduced her to my father.

“This is my father,” “I” then introduced “my” father to Black Beauty.

Black Beauty was wearing a blue brimless sanitation worker’s hat, her beautiful hair hidden inside the hat. She was wearing a mask that covered most of her face, revealing only her large eyes. She was wearing a slightly oversized sanitation uniform and a pair of short rubber boots.

After looking at Black Beauty, my father looked at me suspiciously and asked, “Shuai, is she your girlfriend? Didn’t you say your girlfriend was a train attendant?”

“Dad, the train has left, and I broke up with the train attendant. She is my current girlfriend,” I explained.

“Oh, your girlfriend asked me to stop for a moment. I wonder what she wants to say?” my father said, glancing at me and then looking at Black Beauty.

Black Beauty said that she had been cleaning in front of the men’s restroom when she heard a unique sound of urine hitting the urinal.

She said that this was not a simple sound of urine hitting the urinal. This sound was like a series of dancing musical notes, with high and low pitches, varying in intensity and speed, like playing a magnificent piece of music.

Black Beauty felt that this sound was both familiar and unfamiliar. Familiar because her mother often described this sound to her when she was alive, unfamiliar because this was the first time she had heard this sound in a restroom.

“My” father was very surprised and said, “What you said sounds familiar. I think I’ve heard it somewhere before?”

“Dad, my girlfriend has been looking for her father for so many years,” I said, pointing to a “Missing Person Notice” poster posted at the entrance of the men’s restroom.

My father walked up to the “Missing Person Notice” poster and began to read it carefully.

As he read, my father’s body suddenly swayed, and he quickly grabbed the wall for support. Then he said, “I know the person you’re looking for.”

“You know him? Where is he?” Black Beauty asked in surprise.

“He is me forty years ago,” “my” father said, his voice choked with emotion.

“I” was shocked and quickly asked, “Dad, are you saying that my girlfriend, Black Beauty, and I are half-siblings?”

“That’s not the case. Your mother was married once before, but unfortunately, on the second day of her marriage, your biological father died in a traffic accident. When I married your mother, you were already three months old. I had already cured my infertility at that time and could have had another child with your mother, but the first time you saw me, you smiled at me and reached out your little hands to hug me. When I held you in my arms, I decided not to have any more children with your mother and just treat you as my own,” my father said, tears streaming down his face.

“Then what about you and my mother?” Black Beauty asked.

“Oh! The past is unbearable to recall. Your mother was two or three years older than me and had polio (commonly known as infantile paralysis) when she was a child, so she was disabled. After reaching the age of marriage, she went on several dates, but the men rejected her, so she gave up the idea of getting married. But your mother still hoped to have a child. That year, after your mother cured my infertility, I had a ‘one-night stand’ with her to repay her. After that, I never saw your mother again. I didn’t know that your mother was pregnant and gave birth to you. Otherwise, I would definitely have come back to see you and your mother,” “my” father said, looking at Black Beauty with guilt.

Black Beauty shed tears of grievance.

Her mother had never told her these things, so she didn’t know the truth. She had always believed that her father didn’t want her and her mother.

“My” mother had never told “me” about “my” biological father either. “I” had always regarded “my” current father as my biological father, and “my” current father had always treated “me” as his biological son. Even if “my” current father became my adoptive father, “I” would still treat him as my biological father as always.

“I” hugged Black Beauty and comforted her, “Don’t cry. It seems this is a good thing. You’ve found your father, and after we get married, you can call him Dad legitimately.”

Black Beauty pushed away “my” arms and said shyly, “Who wants to marry you?”

“I” and my father laughed at Black Beauty’s actions.

“Beauty, you are my daughter, and I am your father. This is already a fact. Now that I know, I will often come to Wuhu City to see you and Fushuai. I will also explain it to Fushuai’s mother. She is a generous person and will definitely accept you as her daughter,” my father said, looking at Black Beauty with a loving expression.

A smile finally appeared on Black Beauty’s face, and she began to size up this father she was meeting for the first time.

The man in front of her, although over sixty years old, was tall and straight, with regular features. It was easy to imagine that he must have been handsome when he was young.

“I” also began to size up Black Beauty and “my” father. Although I had never met Black Beauty’s mother, I was sure that Wang Duomei must have inherited more of her father’s genes, such as her high nose bridge, big eyes, and naturally curly hair.

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