Sudden enlightenment

"Oh." Seeing Tao Luobai's words, the boy responded, sounding a little depressed.

"Then I'll ask." The boy's tone returned to normal when he said the next sentence, as if what Tao Luobai had just felt was just an illusion.

"How old are you?"

Tao Luobai typed: "21." He had no reason to lie about his age. He was only confused about one thing: why did he suddenly ask himself these questions? Could it be that—

Are you really in love with yourself?!

The moment this thought came to his mind, Tao Luobai punched himself.

What are you thinking about? Not to mention whether he asked this question deliberately to lower your guard before eating. Even if he really likes you, do you really have to lower your status and talk to this wretched man who just wants to eat? Tao Luobai, you need to wake up.

You are pretending to be a girl, not that you really are a girl.

Tao Luobai shook his head and regained consciousness briefly, then the second question came up.

“Are you studying locally?”

"Yeah." As long as you stay out of the city or province, you are considered local.

"What are your hobbies?"

"I like playing games, staying at home, and watching TV series." Tao Luobai didn't lie, these were indeed his only hobbies.

"What kind of person do you think I am in your heart?"

As soon as these words came out, Tao Luobai understood that the most crucial question had come. He sat up and leaned against the head of the bed, thinking that the previous questions should have been a prelude to his brother's question, and only the last question was what he wanted to ask himself.

"Let me think about it." Tao Luobai typed.

The boy said "hmm" and waited quietly.

For a moment, Tao Luobai really wanted to tell the other party his true thoughts, but it was only for a moment.

After his boiling blood cooled, Tao Luobai simply chose to be roundabout: "In my heart, you are a very good person."

"Play games with me, chat with me, praise me, and give me gifts—"

"I like you very much." After Tao Luobai typed this string of words, he waited for the boy's answer. He became a little nervous unconsciously, and his palms began to sweat.

He finally slipped in a little something. Even if it was just the last sentence, he would still have said it.

Tao Luobai didn't know what to expect from Dechige's answer. Or perhaps, he had no expectations at all.

Brother Dechi did not respond to Tao Luobai's last words, but started talking about other topics.

"It seems that we haven't understood each other very well."

"Then from today on, I will begin to tell you everything about myself."

Dechige's tone was serious but with a hint of tenderness, which made Tao Luobai, who was a little disappointed because he didn't get a positive response, unconsciously immersed in his words.

He was being led by the nose, Tao Luobai thought.

"My name is Meng Yisheng, I'm 19 years old and will be a senior at City C's No. 1 High School. I used to enjoy playing games and studying, but now I've added another hobby: hanging out with my new best friends."

"In my heart, you are a lovely, gentle, considerate, and polite person. I know that my understanding of you is too one-sided. Compared to my childhood friend, I know very little about you, but please give me enough time. I will continue to get to know you after my weekly vacation—"

"We'll meet the day after tomorrow. We can discuss this in detail face to face. I believe the distance between us will gradually diminish."

When Dechi Ge, who should not be calling himself Meng Yisheng, said that he was a senior high school student, Tao Luobai's hands began to tremble.

Although he couldn't stand the behavior of eating, the boy was still in high school. How could he have the courage to do that to him?

Tao Luobai really wanted to slap himself now. He was so hungry that he didn't care what he ate. Although he didn't intend to use him as food, he felt really guilty when he heard those words at that moment.

Therefore, when Tao Luobai, who felt very guilty, heard that Meng Yisheng only regarded him as a friend, his emotions were so complicated that he didn't know how to express them.

Listening to Meng Yisheng's serious description, it was obvious that his words were full of emotion, but why was it harder to guess their meaning than empty words?

For the first time, Tao Luobai was unsure whether Meng Yisheng's words really only regarded him as a friend or were part of a scam to further lure him in.

If it was the former, then I had misunderstood him. But how could I have misunderstood him? It was clear that all his words were directed at only one goal, which was to get food.

How could there be room for misunderstanding?

If it was the latter, perhaps he would feel better.

But, did he really hope for the latter? Tao Luobai questioned himself in his heart.

Do you really hope that this boy who may bring you some joy is that kind of person? Do you really want to?

Meng Yisheng continued to speak, but Tao Luobai could no longer listen to anything.

He now urgently wanted to know the answer to the question: did Meng Yisheng just treat him as a friend?

Tao Luobai wanted to type, but his hands were shaking. He deleted the wrong words again and again, and with great difficulty, he put together a complete sentence: "Do you really consider me a friend?"

He sent it out and waited for Meng Yisheng's response.

"I'm sure, absolutely sure. If I didn't regard you as a friend, I would have failed the college entrance examination and would have had no books to read." Meng Yisheng said this with extreme firmness, completely cutting off the possibility in Tao Luobai's mind.

Tao Luobai's cell phone slipped out of his hand and hit his chest.

The thin blanket could not prevent the impact of the phone falling on him, just as Tao Luobai could not control his emotions at the moment.

Although he knew the result might be like this when he asked the question, he still felt very uncomfortable.

Regardless of whether he was pretending or not, a rejection was a rejection, and with a rejection, there was no possibility between them anymore. Perhaps, from the very beginning, it was destined that there would be no such possibility between them.

Tao Luobai remembered that she approached him as a girl and sighed.

"Okay, I get it. You are also my best friend." After saying this, Tao Luobai pushed the phone aside and looked at the ceiling.

He thought, he shouldn't be that sad. After all, he was just upset, but he didn't cry.

Even if he really misunderstood him, Tao Luobai thought. If he could pretend to this extent, he would have to do it for his whole life. If he could do it for his whole life, he would be considered a good person.

As the ancients said, judge by deeds, not by heart. He was too early to convict this guy, Tao Luobai thought.

Then there's no need for a face-to-face meeting. Tao Luobai had this idea, and he got out of bed again and took out all the obsidian that Dechige had given him before. Because he was too lazy to find another place to put these things, Tao Luobai put them back into the original gift box intact.

They looked like this when they came, and they should look like this when they leave.

He wanted to send these things back. His feelings for Dechi, no, Shining, were no longer pure, and being friends with him would only torture each other.

He didn't have the courage to stay by his side and watch him as a friend. He wanted to end it all as soon as possible while they were just online friends.

That day, Tao Luobai asked Meng Yisheng for his home address and told him that he had a gift for him.

Meng Yisheng gave it to him without saying a word.

The moment Tao Luobai got the address, he sent these things out. He also put his favorite poetry collection in it. That was his favorite book in high school, so it was just the right gift for Meng Yisheng.

After packing the express and returning home, Tao Luobai lay on the bed, staring at Brother Shan Yao's friend on the bed in a daze.

He was about to delete him.

As for his friends on Pesticide Surge, Tao Luobai didn't want to delete them, but he also didn't want to see them, so Tao Luobai created another small account, thinking that he would play with the small account for the next few seasons, and then return to the main account after Brother Shining had completely forgotten about him, so that he could also claim the return reward.

Comforting himself in this way, he logged into his smurf, went through the tutorial, played a few matches to save up some gold, and bought his favorite hero. Suddenly, he felt very bored.

His secondary account had no friends at all, not even the black friend avatars on his main account - nothing left for him.

He returned to □□ and stared at Brother Shining's name in a trance.

The time to cut the Gordian knot is now.

Tao Luobai's hand stopped on the word "delete".

His hand paused for a moment, then moved away again. Tao Luobai clicked on Shan Yao's chat box.

He scrolled down from the top, and every word stung his eyes.

Brother Shining responded to every word he said on □□, but he deleted him just because they disagreed.

Tao Luobai's gaze fell on their last conversation.

Brother Shining even sent a happy emoticon because he asked for his address.

Tao Luobai clenched his fists. He couldn't just leave without saying goodbye. He had to at least find a reason.

Since I have a grudge against him because of emotional issues, I might as well leave him because I like him.

Tao Luobai flipped through his photo album and suddenly found a photo of himself on a rainy day.

Tao Luobai clicked on it and enlarged it. It was quite nice. As he thought about it, tears welled up in his eyes.

Or you can send this photo to him, let him think that he is the person he likes, and then use this as a reason to tell him that you can't chat with him anymore, he likes someone else, and you should keep your distance from him.

But.

Subconsciously, he didn't want Shining Brother to dislike him because of this. If he accidentally bumped into him on the street in the future, would Shining Brother think he was the bad guy who separated him from his friends?

Then, she would start to hate him. Tao Luobaixian found it hard to accept this possibility.

Why not find a picture online, Tao Luobai thought.

Tao Luobai searched the internet but couldn't find any convincing photos. Either they weren't handsome enough to be convincing, or they were too internet-like and didn't look real.

Tao Luobai became more and more restless, and began to look for photos of handsome guys on WeChat.

As he was flipping through the pages, his eyes fixed on the portrait of a man named Guixinzhiyue.

He remembered this person, the girl who loved photography whom he met on the roadside on a rainy day last time.

Then he must have a lot of photos of handsome guys, Tao Luobai thought.