Chapter 45

◎ "Yang Xueyi, don't look for anyone else."◎

Ying Yun just left the room like that, but Yang Xueyi, who had gone from sleepy and confused to sober, couldn't calm down for a long time.

She lifted the quilt to cover her face. Her heartbeat became very fast, so she gently pressed her chest, as if to calm her restless heart.

She thought it was a good thing that she didn't have the bad luck to meet a second-hand man.

But what about Meng Chengyun’s case?

This matter is not over yet.

Yang Xueyi hated herself a little for her slow performance on the spot. She should have taken advantage of the situation and continued to get to the bottom of the matter.

Now that the opportunity has been lost, if I question Ying Yun seriously and privately, it would seem like I care about him too much.

Yang Xueyi took a deep breath and decided to go into the bathroom to take a shower.

Let’s talk about tomorrow’s things tomorrow.

After a while, she finally felt refreshed, changed into loose pajamas, and lay down on the bed again as if relieved of stress.

Yang Xueyi didn't drink much alcohol, just a little tipsy, and was completely sober after taking a shower.

Can't sleep again.

I don’t know how long I tossed and turned, but I heard the sound of Ying Yun taking a shower in the shower room next door. He was also taking a shower.

After a moment, the sound stopped.

Yang Xueyi tossed and turned several times, but still couldn't fall asleep.

The scene of Ying Yun helplessly lowering his head to button Yang Xueyi's shirt is still vivid in his mind. Just now, Yang Xueyi could even touch Ying Yun's head by just raising her hand slightly.

At that moment, his calm face was close at hand, handsome and cold, yet gentle.

Yang Xueyi knew that she should be rational and calm, but it was inevitable that she would still have emotional fluctuations because of Ying Yun.

I can only hate my uncooperative heart, which always beats so fast.

Yang Xueyi tossed and turned in bed, not knowing if it was a reaction to the alcohol. She felt a little confused and sad. She didn't know what Ying Yun was feeling at the moment. Would his heart beat so fast for her?

Probably not.

So I became a little unwilling again.

At this moment, a sudden ringtone rang from the originally quiet next door, but Ying Yun picked up the phone almost the moment it rang.

Who was still calling Ying Yun at this late hour? Was there an emergency at the hospital?

Yang Xueyi knew she shouldn't, but she couldn't help but prick up her ears. However, she soon regretted her action.

Ying Yun's voice was very low, but the two bedrooms were separated by wooden partitions, and the sound insulation was very poor. Yang Xueyi still caught the key words -

"Meng Chengyun, you..."

No wonder he answered the phone as soon as it rang! It turned out to be Meng Chengyun calling!

Yang Xueyi couldn't help biting the corner of the quilt. It felt like the random thoughts that had finally stopped were like a train that had just arrived at the station, whistling and ready to depart again.

Unfortunately, the more she didn't want to listen, the clearer Ying Yun's voice, even in its lowered state, seemed to become in the quiet night, and it rushed into Yang Xueyi's ears like a backflow of sea water.

Through the door, his voice was lazy and familiar: "Well, I'm back. Yang Xueyi is asleep. What do you want to say now? Tell me..."

Yang Xueyi was very puzzled and felt very uncomfortable. Is there something that she can't say while she is awake?

Otherwise, why would you be so sneaky?

How did I end up being like a bad woman who would break up a couple in love? Ying Yun had to make a phone call behind my back!

Yang Xue thought that it must be because of drinking. Although she was sober now, the alcohol was probably still lingering in her brain. That was why she was so abnormal today, like a firecracker that exploded at the slightest touch.

She couldn't bear it any longer.

At this moment, Yang Xueyi was so angry that she threw off the quilt and sat up. She was not asleep!

The fake virginity incident was a misunderstanding, but what about Meng Chengyun? What's going on with Meng Chengyun?!

Okay, no need to wait until tomorrow, let’s solve today’s problem today! Yang Xueyi wants to get it straight!

**

Recalling this memory later, Yang Xueyi strongly suspected that she had either been possessed by another body or had been put under a spell.

But the anger, grievance and unwillingness at that time, exacerbated by alcohol, were like a mixture of highly toxic chemicals, and a slight spark caused a huge fire and explosion.

She ran to Ying Yun's room angrily, and without even knocking, she pushed the door open and rushed in.

In the room, Ying Yun was wearing loose pajamas, leaning against the head of the bed, talking on the phone in a relaxed posture, as if he was talking about a pleasant topic. He seemed to be in a good mood. When he looked at Yang Xueyi at the door in astonishment, there was still a smile on the corner of his mouth that he had not had time to restrain.

It was Meng Chengyun's voice on the other end of the phone, and it seemed that he and Ying Yun had a lot to talk about. Yang Xueyi couldn't hear the specific content clearly, but she could hear what the other party was saying in a cheerful tone.

It was also at this time that Yang Xueyi's rationality emerged for a moment in the gap between the paralysis of alcohol.

How does she explain her behavior?

Suddenly, in the middle of the night, he stormed into Ying Yun's room...

Fortunately, she came up with a clever idea. After a moment, Yang Xueyi lowered her voice and, taking advantage of the alcohol, decided to be the first to complain: "Ying Yun, your phone call woke me up! I was already asleep!"

Ying Yun was indeed stunned. On the other end of the phone, Meng Chengyun seemed to realize that Ying Yun's reaction was wrong and raised his voice slightly.

"Is there someone in your room? Who is it? Yang Xueyi? It sounds like her voice... Isn't she asleep? You guys were still chatting in the middle of the night?"

Yang Xueyi heard this sentence clearly.

Meng Chengyun's voice was lively and loud: "What on earth are you..."

Yang Xueyi suspected that she wanted to ask about the relationship between Ying Yun and herself. However, Ying Yun seemed to be very guilty and afraid that Meng Chengyun would continue to ask. Not only did he not explain to her, he even hung up the phone in a panic.

Meng Chengyun was probably hung up suddenly, and he was puzzled and soon made a new call.

Ying Yun didn't answer, but looked at Yang Xueyi: "What's wrong?"

Yang Xueyi couldn't help but say, "Ying Yun, how afraid are you that I'll make a sound? You're so anxious to hang up that you don't even care about phone etiquette? Are you afraid that Meng Chengyun will find out I came to your room in the middle of the night? Are you so guilty? I didn't do anything in your room."

Meng Chengyun's missed calls stopped, but soon she called again.

Yang Xueyi glanced at her ringing phone and said, "Now Meng Chengyun suddenly hung up and called you again. Maybe there's something urgent, otherwise why would he call you so many times in the middle of the night?"

She knew her words were very sarcastic, but she couldn't help but say, "You hung up the phone so abruptly just now. She must be worried. Maybe she thought you fainted. You should call her back quickly, otherwise they'll call 120 for you and disturb everyone in the middle of the night."

Yang Xueyi glanced at Ying Yun and didn't want to hold it in any longer, so she decided to get straight to the point: "We're so close that you're calling me in the middle of the night, why are you pretending not to know me?"

Ying Yun was indeed stunned, as if a little surprised: "You know?"

Seeing the stunned expression on Ying Yun's face, Yang Xueyi was in a bad mood. She wanted to act nonchalant, but the moment she spoke, her tone became strange: "Of course I know. I also know that you have several good friends of the opposite sex, and someone always accompanies you when you buy flowers. Is Meng Chengyun one of them?"

"But I see you and Meng Chengyun are so hot right now, and she doesn't seem to be completely uninterested in you. Many relationships are more than friendship but less than lovers. Maybe if you work harder, you can find a way out of being single."

"In that case, it's really best for us not to maintain this kind of relationship anymore." Yang Xueyi stared angrily at the medical monograph on Ying Yun's bedside. "Not only is the seduction you forbade before unacceptable, but it's also unacceptable in the future."

When their relationship was exposed, Ying Yun's face flashed with surprise, perhaps because he didn't realize that Yang Xueyi actually knew about it. However, he still refused to repent at the last moment: "I did hide my relationship with her, but she and I are not what you think..."

The insomnia at night really made Yang Xueyi upset. She knew it was wrong, but she couldn't control her frown.

It is true that Ying Yun was very gentle before leaving her room and also said words of apology and comfort, but Yang Xueyi felt that it was a different matter from what was happening now.

Let me explain clearly——

"Ying Yun, I'm not an idiot. I don't like being treated as a backup. Just now in flag football, I begged you so much to let me win, and you ripped my flag off just to show off in front of Meng Chengyun! Don't think that just saying a few nice words and apologizing on WeChat will solve the problem!"

"You also said that your relationship with Meng Chengyun wasn't what I thought it was. Can't you be honest? Qianqian went to the bar because she was heartbroken and in a bad mood, but you were only worried about Meng Chengyun, as if you were afraid she would lead us astray. Hurry up and call her a taxi and let her go."

"I know you and her know each other but you pretended not to know each other, and you even ran to the back of the barbecue restaurant to chat secretly!"

"Now you're still on the phone chatting with her in the middle of the night and woke me up! Do you have a grudge against me?"

After the initial shock, the expression on Ying Yun's face turned calm and complicated. After a moment, he stared at Yang Xueyi and said in a low voice, with a complex emotion surging in his black eyes: "Yang Xueyi, are you jealous tonight? That's why you're so sensitive and bothered?"

Yang Xueyi's blood rushed to her head all of a sudden. She was so angry and embarrassed that she wanted to fly into a rage on the spot and scold Ying Yun.

fart!

She didn't!

Even if what the damn Ying Yun said was right, Yang Xueyi would never admit it.

Because she absolutely did not want to become that miserable secret admirer - not only would she have an unrequited relationship, but the other party would also know about her humble feelings. Even her previous actions might be interpreted as a self-serving attempt with ulterior motives. Maybe Ying Yun would immediately avoid her, fearing that she would get attached to him.

After much difficulty, the relationship with Ying Yun became harmonious, as if a delicate balance had finally been reached. For the first time, their relationship was about to enter spring from the long winter. Yang Xueyi really didn't want to break it. She was like a cold-blooded animal that couldn't regulate its body temperature on its own, and was really afraid of the changeable weather.

"How is that possible? Ying Yun, you are too self-righteous."

Yang Xueyi spoke in a bad tone, almost blurting out her words: "I don't like you, that's why I asked you to sleep with me, okay? It's because I don't want to be involved in complicated emotional entanglements. How could I be jealous? Can you please stop being so narcissistic? Even if there are a lot of people chasing you, not all of them will like you."

"Whether you go find Meng Chengyun or Meng Chengyu has nothing to do with me, it's up to you, but as long as you plan to start a relationship, the relationship between you and me must end. I won't interfere in anyone else's relationship and act like a clown. When I can't sleep, I will go find someone else. It's not like I can't find anyone else!"

I don’t know why, maybe it was because Yang Xueyi’s attitude was too bad and her tone was too tough. Although Ying Yun didn’t have much expression on his face when he asked the question, he probably guessed that Yang Xueyi liked his good feeling, so he smiled slightly at the corner of his mouth, and there even seemed to be a little expectation in his eyes.

But at this moment, that smile disappeared, as if it had never existed, and Ying Yun's expression became gloomy.

For a moment, Yang Xueyi felt that his eyes were a little lonely and dazed, as if he was standing at an unknown fork in the road, not knowing which way to go, and was at a loss to the point of being helpless. This was an expression she had never seen on Ying Yun's face before.

But soon, Ying Yun restrained his expression and returned to his usual cold and calm appearance, looking at Yang Xueyi with a serious look.

Yang Xueyi heard him take a deep breath, his expression struggling, as if he wanted to give up some obsession, but after a moment, he was replaced by a kind of helplessness and resignation.

"Yang Xueyi, don't look for anyone else."

"Meng Chengyun and I are not in an ambiguous relationship. There is no romantic element between us."

Yang Xueyi didn't want Ying Yun to see through her inner thoughts, so she felt flustered.

She had been in a state of subtle restlessness the entire day, ever since she saw Meng Chengyun and Ying Yun hadn't given her any leeway in the flag football game.

Anyway, she didn't finish her thoughts because Ying Yun's phone rang again.

Meng Chengyun was probably really worried that Ying Yun had hung up the phone suddenly because something unexpected had happened.

Yang Xueyi suddenly felt a little boring again, like a monster that was preventing others from being in love. Her questioning now seemed very childish. No wonder Ying Yun suspected that she was jealous.

"Meng Chengyun called you, you should answer. She's a nice girl. You don't have a romantic relationship right now, but who knows, maybe there will be one in the future. If it's her, you have good taste. I think she's a nice person."

"You didn't have to hang up on her just now. I wouldn't deliberately make a sound to embarrass you."

Yang Xueyi lowered her eyes: "But if you are interested in her, as long as you start to contact her, even if you are not together, I will withdraw and end it with you. Whether you are together in the future or not, I will not say anything nonsense. You can rest assured."

This time, Ying Yun's voice was filled with helplessness. He lowered his head slightly and explained, "Yang Xueyi, I don't have anyone else. I haven't looked for anyone else, and I won't look for anyone else. I haven't contacted anyone else. Meng Chengyun is my cousin."

Yang Xueyi was stunned.

I originally wanted to accuse Ying Yun of having a low sense of morality, but I got stuck.

Ying Yun cast his eyes towards the empty space behind Yang Xueyi: "I let her go first not because I'm worried about her going to the bar. She just came back from the United States and has been to many bars abroad. What do I have to worry about?"

His voice was low: "It's simply because I know Qiao Qianqian is going to the bar, and you will definitely go with her. I will take you home then, and I don't have time to care about Meng Chengyun. After all, they are relatives, and it would be difficult to explain if something happened."

Ying Yun rubbed his brows and said, "I don't have time to care about two ancestors."

Now it was Yang Xueyi's turn to be surprised, and that feeling of being out of control hit her again.

She looked away and said uncomfortably, "Then you can just ignore me."

"Do I care if you bring up old things and scold me? Or do I add new material to my record of crimes?"

is that so?

But soon, Yang Xueyi became unconvinced: "If Meng Chengyun is your cousin, then why are you pretending not to know her? What's wrong with introducing your cousin to me? Is it because you don't want your cousin to know me? Do you think that I, as the daughter of your live-in aunt, am not up to your level?"

"No." Ying Yun looked like he didn't know how to explain, and his voice became low. "You've heard the conversation between me and your former colleague, Yang Xueyi. I never minded your identity."

"Meng Chengyun is a bit annoying. She knows a lot of embarrassing things about my childhood and sometimes tells them off." Ying Yun's voice was a little uneasy. "I didn't know I would meet her at the flag football game, and I wasn't prepared to introduce her."

"Because I also hid it from her. I really didn't tell her that I was living with you at the beginning. I simply felt there was no need to explain to her. She talks a lot, and if I told her, even if I asked her to keep it a secret, she would ask all the relatives to help me keep it a secret. Besides, she's a bit of a nosy person, and I was afraid she'd come over and bother you. This was indeed my selfish motive. If you misunderstood me, I apologize."

"As for your identity, I didn't know how to define our relationship, so I used the one that I was sure wouldn't go wrong. I was just describing the objective facts."

"But I've never minded your status. I never felt that there was anything I couldn't reach. I simply thought you weren't interested in meeting my relatives. If you want to meet them, I can invite Meng Chengyun to have dinner with you."

"I didn't want her to know you came to my room in the middle of the night. Firstly, I was afraid it would be bad for your reputation, and secondly, I was afraid she would say something nonsense. She's always been a bit noisy."

Nonsense?

What nonsense could Meng Chengyun say?

Ying Yun didn't delve into the topic further. His expression showed that he was convinced that Meng Chengyun would definitely say something outrageous. He looked at Yang Xueyi and said, "Of course, if you don't mind letting her know, then I don't mind."

Yang Xueyi scowled, "The innocent are innocent. Why should I mind? Aren't we just roommates? Since we live together, it's normal for us to interact and communicate in the middle of the night."

If Meng Chengyun is Ying Yun's cousin...

Such a big change has happened in Ying Yun's family. Now he is in a desperate situation. According to common sense, if he really wants to save face, he is unwilling to confess his true situation, and he does not want all his relatives to know his current situation.

The suspicion and confusion in Yang Xueyi's eyes were still a little obvious.

Ying Yun picked up the phone, answered the call, and then pressed the speaker button.

But before Meng Chengyun could speak, Ying Yun spoke first, as if rushing to speak—

"I turned on the radio, Yang Xueyi was next to me, and she woke up."

Ying Yun lied calmly, "The call was disconnected just now because my phone ran out of battery. I just recharged it. I told her you were my cousin."

Meng Chengyun on the other end of the phone paused, as if she realized something, so she changed the topic she wanted to talk about. Then her cheerful voice came from the phone, and she greeted Yang Xueyi first.

"Hi! Good evening, Yang Xueyi! Sorry, did I disturb you by talking to my brother on the phone? I'm sorry!"

"I didn't expect you and my master are good friends! It was a bit sudden before, because I also ran away without telling my parents. I didn't want to make it complicated, so I didn't introduce myself and my brother's relationship. I was afraid that everyone would be embarrassed, and I was also afraid that it would involve my brother's family affairs. Later, my master encountered that kind of thing, and I was even more embarrassed to say it, for fear of stealing the show. I thought I would have a chance to tell you later, but it's better to talk about it now. Can you model for me with my brother next time?"

Ying Yun frowned as if he couldn't bear to listen any longer, and took the phone directly: "Nothing else, I'm going to hang up."

"Brother, why are you so heartless? I was just worried about why you suddenly lost contact. I was afraid you might have gas poisoning, a sudden faint, a heart attack, a stroke, or something..."

Ying Yun glanced at Yang Xueyi with a look that said, "Do you believe it now?" Then, expressionlessly, he said to the other end of the line, "Don't bother me. I'm still alive. I'm hanging up."

After the call ended, he looked at Yang Xueyi again: "You see, she is very annoying and talks a lot of nonsense. Now she is single and has no one else to bother, so she only bothers me. If she knew you, she would definitely bother you when she couldn't find me. If I don't hang up, she can talk all night."

Ying Yun and Meng Chengyun are actually cousins?!

Yang Xueyi was stunned by this development, and then she felt ashamed and her scalp tingled. She didn't know what she had been fussing about before...

Fortunately, Ying Yun didn't notice Yang Xueyi's inner embarrassment. He just glanced at Yang Xueyi and said in a low voice: "I don't have any other friends of the opposite sex. The one who bought flowers with me was Meng Chengyun."

Yang Xueyi blushed a little, embarrassed by the misunderstanding she had created, but she feigned composure and said stubbornly, "Your sister is quite special to you. You must have been mean to her in the past! And why are you pretending not to know each other when they're good relatives? You're acting like you're a scam gang."

"You're still such a good lier. 'The call suddenly disconnected because the phone ran out of battery,' your tone was so natural, like it was real. Ying Yun, how many truths do you have in your mouth?"

Yang Xueyi also knew that she was making excuses and trying to put the blame on Ying Yun, but she didn't know why. Maybe it was because Ying Yun always concealed Yang Xueyi's existence, so it was always difficult for him to introduce her to his friends and relatives. Yang Xueyi felt wronged, but after thinking about it, she couldn't find a reason to feel wronged.

So he couldn't help but make a scene: "They say lying becomes a habit. Ying Yun, have you lied to me a lot too?"

Yang Xueyi originally thought Ying Yun would ignore her, but this time, Ying Yun looked a little lonely. He glanced at her and said in a dull voice, "Yang Xueyi, I didn't lie to you. From the beginning to the end, it was only you. I didn't look for anyone else, and I didn't contact anyone else."

Ying Yun's voice was calm, but his expression looked like he had suffered a great shock, and there was almost a hint of forbearance in his tone of voice.

He looked like a person who had been misunderstood and could not prove his innocence, and who wished he could have his stomach cut open to remove the powder. Although he was tall and handsome, and looked very imposing just by standing there, his face had a hint of pity and sadness.

Ying Yun looked away, his voice becoming softer. "Is it because I treated you so badly in the past that I feel so bad in your eyes? Is it so hard to change my image no matter what I do?"

Guilty conscience and unspeakable embarrassment left Yang Xueyi speechless.

No, it’s actually the possessiveness and greed that I shouldn’t have, as well as the insecurity that seems to be a side effect.

Fortunately, Ying Yun's momentary fragility disappeared quickly, making Yang Xueyi feel that she must have misunderstood everything before. The next second, Ying Yun seemed to have regained his invulnerable, cold and steady state.

Yang Xueyi felt complicated, but also somewhat relieved.

Yes, is it really important for Yingyun to have a misunderstanding of his own?

She just didn't want to admit that Ying Yun's mood changes had such a big impact on her.

So Yang Xueyi pretended to be relaxed: "I misunderstood Meng Chengyun, but you can't blame me entirely. Who told you to be so secretive with your relatives? I saw you and Meng Chengyun together, and you looked very close. It's normal for misunderstandings to arise, right?"

"Besides, I have to be careful myself and not become a stumbling block in your love life for no reason. It's also reasonable. What's more, if you meet someone you like, I will have to leave early. I have to be prepared for such things at any time. After all, our doctor Ying is very popular. Aren't there people who like you one after another? Why worry about no one liking you? You never know when you will suddenly find yourself single."

"Won't."

Ying Yun originally seemed to no longer want to talk to Yang Xueyi anymore, but he seemed unable to help but answer.

Ying Yun's voice was almost a whisper, as if it would break if blown by the wind: "I'm not as popular as you think."

“No matter how many people like me, there will always be people who don’t like me.”

“Even if ten thousand people like a person, if the one he wants doesn’t like him, it’s the same as no one likes him.”

Having said that, Ying Yun slightly raised his eyelids, glanced at Yang Xueyi, then calmly looked away with a hint of self-mockery. For some reason, there was a mixture of lonely determination in his eyes.

【Author’s words】

This chapter drops 200 red envelopes~

It's our turn to suffer the pain of love.

Meng Chengyun: I finally found a way out [rolling eyes]