[Both the top (Gong) and bottom (Shou) have issues that need remodeling. This novel is exclusively from the top's perspective, and the author reserves all rights of interpretation.]
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World Three
The "swing" that the bartender emphasized was indeed interesting, as it was a swing set on the edge of a cliff. However, it's not really on the edge of a cliff, because there is a long thick glass under the swing.
But if you swing high enough, you can still experience the feeling of weightlessness.
Because this project looks scary, there are not many people queuing up.
But after finding out what the swing was, He Xing didn't hesitate and went straight to pay the fee.
He'd been to so many attractions and tried so many things. He'd tried bungee jumping, walked the glass plank road—a long one that terrified countless people but still had to check it out—and even paraglided with a professional. But he'd never tried a swing like this.
...I want to try it, I really want to try it.
"Your foot isn't healed yet..." Yu Chengxu paid the fee with He Xing, and then followed He Xing to queue up. During this time, Yu Chengxu's eyes were fixed on He Xing's trouser legs. "Do you really want to play?"
"Don't be fooled by the fact that this project looks exciting," He Xing, who was in high spirits, said to him casually, "it's actually only exciting for a short while."
The person who had just gotten off the swing walked past them with the help of a friend. Along with the two people who passed by together, there was also the sound of a boy saying, "Fuck, why did you swing for so long?"
He Xing coughed, but he didn't look at Yu Chengwei.
"...Forget it. You line up here first." Yu Chengwei knew he couldn't convince He Xing on his own, so he simply shoved his ticket in his hand and said, "I'll go ask the staff up front."
He Xing turned around and was about to say sorry to the person behind him when he saw the other person's face was pale: "Is he not coming back for a while?"
He Xing, who remembered that this game project seemed a little different, could only answer: "He will be back."
I just don’t know if I can still continue to play this project after Yu Chengwei comes back with the answer.
Yu Chengwei came back soon.
He was very anxious when he left, but when he came back, the expression on Yu Chengwei's face changed from anxiety to excitement.
He Xing just thought that he was asking someone with a sprained leg if they could play this sport, but looking at Yu Chengxu's expression... he didn't know whether he could play it or not.
He heard the passerby behind him sigh, "Fortunately, there are no fewer people in front of me," and felt as if he was relaxed - since Yu Chengwei didn't explicitly tell him "you can't play", it should mean that he can play.
The closer they got to the so-called swing, the more people backed off.
People kept dropping out, but no one cut in line.
The staff member in charge of payment at the back of the line, noticing that more and more people were leaving, expertly turned on the speaker he had placed on the stage. A despairing voice rang out from inside: "Those who are planning to withdraw, please bring your tickets to me for a refund."
"Attention! Tickets that have been torn up by the staff in charge of the swings will not be refunded... Attention..."
When the horn at the back sounded, the queue in front became half shorter again.
He Xing didn't wait long before standing next to the swing.
He hadn't noticed anything different about the swing's seat because he was far away. Now that he was closer, he realized the swing's seat was a bit wide.
"You have to put this on properly." The staff member skillfully put the equipment on He Xing. After making sure all the buckles were completely fastened, the staff member pulled the straps on his equipment one by one, "Just in case."
He Xing thanked the staff who told him "That's all right" and was about to walk towards the swing when he suddenly remembered that he still had his fan and cell phone with him.
Although the staff didn't say that fans and mobile phones are not allowed, it would be bad if they fell down.
He turned around and was about to hand the thing to Yu Chengwei next to him, and saw Yu Chengwei, who had also put on his equipment, standing next to him.
"You want to play too?" He Xing hadn't noticed anything was wrong yet. "Then you have to wait until I'm done playing first."
Because there is only one swing.
"No need to wait, I just asked the staff..." Yu Chengwei looked at him, "We can go together."
"...What do you mean?" He Xing was stunned.
"You have to come with me." Yu Chengxu looked at He Xing, his expression unusually serious. "Your foot is sprained. If something happens later, you won't be able to use your foot and might end up hanging in the air. That would be very dangerous."
"But I--" He Xing opened his mouth. He wanted to refute Yu Chengwei's words, but he didn't know where to start.
Saying his foot wasn't serious wasn't very realistic. Yu Chengwei had even put on his gear.
Yu Chengwei didn't even wait for He Xing to answer and directly pulled him to the swing: "I asked the staff, and they said it's okay for two people to sit on it. You just have to hold your shoulders with one hand and hold the swing with the other."
After saying this, he turned to look at the staff member next to him as if seeking confirmation: "Am I right?"
The staff nodded.
Yu Chengwei turned around and looked at He Xing again.
He Xing...He Xing didn't know what to say now.
By the time he realized what was happening, they were both already sitting on the swing.
"Hold on tight." Yu Chengwei reminded him as he sat on the swing, "Hold my shoulders."
He Xing held the swing with one hand and put his arm around Yu Chengwei's shoulder with the other.
After coming to his senses, he didn't feel angry, but rather felt a little novel - he had never had the experience of playing these projects with others.
When he was still dating Yu Chengwei, he had thought about traveling with him. But Yu Chengwei always refused with various excuses. He Xing wasn't one for the "you push me back and forth ten times, then you say yes, I say yes" game, so he didn't try to invite Yu Chengwei again.
I didn’t expect that after breaking up, the two of them could actually play on the swing together.
The fur ball taking pictures of them behind them has become accustomed to the host's unconventional behavior. It now only wants to take pictures and does not really want to correct the so-called "play" in the host's mind.
Once the staff was sure they were ready, they pushed the swing.
"I've never been on a swing before," Yu Chengwei said, still a little nervous. He wanted to close his eyes, but that meant he couldn't see He Xing. He had to mentally reassure himself that it was okay while forcing his gaze to meet He Xing's, trying to ignore the surrounding scenery. "I didn't expect to experience something so exciting right from the start."
"Haven't you tried it before?" Compared to Yu Chengxu, He Xing seemed much bolder. He simply hung his hand on the swing next to him and took out his phone. "Why haven't I heard you mention it before?"
As his body swung upwards on the swing due to inertia, he had the illusion that he was flying.
This illusion was exactly like when he left home after quarreling with his parents and picked up the drumsticks for the first time.
Make him feel excited and fascinated by it.
Yu Chengwei, standing next to him, watched He Xing's movements with wide eyes, and the hand holding He Xing's shoulders couldn't help but tighten a little. He didn't care about being afraid of the feeling of weightlessness anymore, now he was only worried that He Xing would fall.
After He Xing took a video of the scene nearby and put the phone back, Yu Chengxu remembered that he seemed to have some questions that he hadn't answered.
"...Doesn't that sound weird? Your family's so rich, but you've never even played on a swing." Yu Chengxu didn't look at He Xing when he said this, but the next second he was startled by the scenery beside him and looked back at He Xing. "...That sounds really funny."
When others know that his family is rich, they will subconsciously assume that he must have tried many things that they don't know about.
If he were to say at this point that he'd barely left the house, having spent his childhood learning piano, violin, or a whole bunch of other instruments he had no interest in, and that even on a trip he couldn't leave just to take photos and had to stick to the itinerary, these people would say he was being ungrateful, even though his family was so wealthy.
After realizing that his complaints sounded like whining to others, Yu Chengwei stopped complaining.
As for the fact that he had never even sat on a swing, he never mentioned it to anyone.
When others asked him if he usually had a lot of fun and if he had played a lot of exciting games, he said yes.
When others asked him if he had nothing to do so he would go skiing or fly a plane to go skydiving, he still said yes.
When others asked him if he was just trying to fool them, Yu Chengxu didn't say yes this time. Instead, he smiled and said: How could that be?
But at this moment, He Xing didn't say anything like 'You really don't know how to appreciate your blessings'. He Xing just turned around and looked at him, then asked: "-Why do you feel strange?"
He Xing's words were so straightforward, and he managed to turn a question into a statement. Yu Chengxu felt that his own little thoughts were ridiculous. He cleared his throat and said, "Hmm... I don't find it strange either."
He suddenly felt his eyes a little sore, and he suddenly felt like crying.
When they first started dating, he chose not to talk about his past because he was worried that He Xing would be like everyone else, thinking that his thoughts were just whining, the so-called "not knowing how to appreciate what you have."
After realizing that he really liked He Xing, he was afraid that his parents would find out about his relationship with He Xing and that they would be forcibly separated by their families. So he tried to avoid any trace of He Xing in his life.
But at this moment he suddenly realized: those things were just him thinking too much.
He is entangled in a lot of things, but those entanglements will not disappear just because he is entangled too much.
Rather than dwelling on it, it's better to charge forward. It's better than suddenly remembering this moment one day and regretting your cowardice.
And every charge he had launched so far—from buying a ticket without luggage just to find He Xing faster, to directly asking He Xing what he thought of his behavior, to mustering up the courage to call his parents first, to his current conversation with He Xing—had not actually developed as he had originally imagined.
It was even much better than he had imagined.
He Xing did not send him back immediately after discovering that he had followed him, and his parents did not stop contacting him because they thought he was unimportant.
Those imagined bad endings were just his imagination from the beginning to the end.
Yu Chengwei has always felt that those who say they are complaining without any reason are all mentally ill, and those who say they don't know how to appreciate what they have are talking about without any concern.
But when he suddenly looked back at this moment, Yu Chengwei suddenly realized that what they said might be right.
What they say is true, but it only applies to the current situation.
He just didn't know how to appreciate the blessings he had, so after breaking up with He Xing, he suddenly realized that his previous entanglements were nothing but stupidity.
Yu Chengxu couldn't help but clear his throat when he thought of this: "Um... He Xing?"
He Xing turned around and looked at Yu Chengwei.
They were swinging too high now, so high that it seemed like they would fall from mid-air in the next second.
Under such circumstances, the screams of the tourists in the waiting area seemed very far away, and He Xing could only hear Yu Chengwei's voice.
He watched Yu Chengwei lick his lips. As if he had gained some courage from this action, Yu Chengwei laughed and then shouted to himself loudly:
"--I love you!"