Daze

"Lin Yuan, what are you saying?"

"Feifei, let me formally introduce myself to you. My name is not Lin Yuan, but Lin Yuan."

Lin Yuan took her hand, and under her gaze, bent down and gently kissed her hand.

Upon hearing this, Xu Feifei's eyes widened in shock, as if a bomb had been thrown into a calm lake, causing water to splash and waves to rise, leaving her unable to calm down for a long time.

A moment later, Xu Feifei abruptly pulled her hand away, maintaining a safe distance, and asked incredulously, "You're lying to me, right? Isn't Lin Yuan your brother? Didn't he go abroad to study?"

"I didn't lie to you. Lin Yuan and Lin Yuan are both me. Lin Yuan is just a fake identity of mine. I'm sorry for keeping it from you before."

Xu Feifei swallowed nervously. "I don't believe you. You want to be with me, so you're lying to me, right?"

"If you don't believe me, you can verify it."

Lin Yuan grabbed her hand and pressed it against his Adam's apple. "The Adam's apple is one of the symbols of masculinity."

Xu Feifei tried to break free from his hand, but he held it tightly. She said, "That's not true. I have a female friend who also has an Adam's apple, but that doesn't mean she's a man."

Lin Yuan continued to pull her hand down, saying, "Flat."

Xu Feifei still stubbornly said, "It's because you're too thin. You'll grow bigger if you eat more. It's no big deal."

At this moment, recalling their past interactions, she had a general idea of ​​what had happened. However, it all happened so suddenly, and she needed time to slowly accept it all.

"Since that's the case..."

Lin Yuan continued to hold her hand and walk downstairs. Xu Feifei seemed to realize something, and with a start, she pulled her hand away, her face quickly turning red. She scolded, "What are you doing? Are you trying to molest me?!"

"You didn't believe me? I'll let you prove it; I wasn't lying."

"Is this how you verify something?!" Pulling someone's hand to touch their genitals, that's so lewd.

Xu Feifei sighed and said, "It's not that I don't believe it, it's that I need time to accept this result."

Lin Yuan tried to hug her, but she dodged him. A hint of hurt flashed in her eyes as she pitifully asked, "Didn't you just say that if I were a man, you would agree to be with me?"

Xu Feifei looked at him, hesitant to speak, "Lin Yuan."

Opening her mouth would be a mistake, so she took a deep breath and said, "I'm sorry, I haven't gotten used to it yet. Why didn't you tell me sooner? Why did you confess to me as a girl? Why are you telling me now that you're a boy?"

Lin Yuan remained silent for a long while. "Isn't love gender-neutral? Whether I'm male or female, I am still me, and I've always been the same me. Feifei, you love me, don't you?"

Xu Feifei looked at him, tears blurring her vision. "I don't know. Love is built on a certain foundation. You haven't told me the truth from the beginning. How can I answer your question?"

"As I said before, I have my secrets, but it will take some time before I can tell you. And when I do, you can't be angry. Everyone has their own secrets, right?"

Indeed, everyone has their own secrets. This reminded her not to dwell on it too much.

"You're right, that's true. But I'm already engaged to Nangong Ye, so there's no possibility between us."

Xu Feifei walked to a stool some distance away and sat down with her back to him. Tears began to fall in large drops from her eyes. No matter what, no matter how things changed, the ending was predetermined.

A hint of malice flashed in Lin Yuan's eyes as he caught up with her and said, "You don't like Nangong Ye at all, and Nangong Ye doesn't like you either. Your marriage is just a business arrangement, and you won't end up together."

"What's done is done, the outcome is already decided."

"No, Feifei, come with me. Let's go somewhere they can't find us. Don't pay attention to these people, these people who have nothing to do with you or me."

Lin Yuan stepped forward, knelt on one knee in front of her, lifted her head, and gently wiped away the tears on her face.

When the two looked at each other, Xu Feifei could see the hurt in Lin Yuan's eyes more clearly. When he looked at her, his tired eyes were shining.

Her hand touched the dark circles under his eyes, gently stroking them, revealing that he hadn't had a proper rest for quite some time.

Lin Yuan rubbed his face against her hand like a loyal little puppy.

"You should get a good night's sleep; your dark circles are much deeper than before."

Lin Yuan took her hand and smiled, "Mmm. Let's go back. I haven't touched your room."

Xu Feifei stubbornly turned her face away, "I'm sorry, I can't go back with you."

After being refused time and again, Lin Yuan finally lost his temper, a fierce glint in his eyes as he asked, "Why are you doing this?"

Why, why, why? Their hearts were filled with too many whys. The endless questions troubled Xu Feifei immensely; they could never truly understand each other.

"Lin Yuan, you deserve better. Whether now or in the future, I am not the one who can accompany you to the end. I only briefly came into your world and had a very good friendship. I will always remember this feeling in my heart, and that is enough."

After saying this, Xu Feifei stood up to leave.

Lin Yuan took her hand and said, "Don't go."

Xu Feifei didn't say anything, she just pulled his hand away.

"Do you think you can just leave like that? Everyone in this shop is mine. You'd better come back with me."

Xu Feifei paused in surprise, then reacted after a moment and said, "My parents sent people to follow me. You can't just take me away so easily."

Lin Yuan smiled seductively and said with a wicked charm, "Okay, I'll give it a try."

Xu Feifei sensed something was wrong and prepared to run.

Lin Yuan grabbed her hand and covered her mouth with a towel with his other hand. Xu Feifei struggled fiercely, making muffled noises, and soon fainted.

Lin Yuan gazed intently at her sleeping face, gently touching it as if it were a precious, fragile treasure. He held her in his arms, murmuring, "I'm sorry, Feifei. Let's go back together, back to our home. Everything will be alright."

When Xu Feifei woke up again, apart from feeling a little dizzy, she had no other discomfort. Looking at the familiar ceiling, she realized she really had been brought here by Lin Yuan.

If she had a system, would she hear a "ding" in her head right now, congratulating the host for triggering the imprisonment play plot?

She has now gathered the two major melodramatic elements of a novel. Besides amnesia and imprisonment, what other melodramatic plot points are missing?

Xu Feifei silently counted, "There's also the car accident and cancer?"

Thinking about these unlucky tricks, I quickly spat them out; they're just too unlucky.

"Awake? Are you thirsty? Would you like some water?"

Xu Feifei turned her head and saw Lin Yuan, not Lin Yuan; she just couldn't get over it. She sat up and took the water bottle: "You really tricked me into coming here? What if you get caught?"

In the novel, her family is the second most powerful in the world, and they're not to be underestimated, so finding her should be quite easy.

Lin Yuan laughed, "What, are you worried about me? Don't worry, I won't get caught. Otherwise, you wouldn't have stayed here for so long last time."

"But they were eventually found, weren't they? They must have had experience with that too."

Lin Yuan raised an eyebrow and said, "Using phone location? Don't worry, your phone is no longer here."

Xu Feifei looked at him in surprise and asked, "How did you know?"

Then, recalling the surveillance footage she had seen on the third floor, she said, "You watched the surveillance footage, didn't you? Why did you install so many surveillance cameras here? Are you spying on me?"

"I guess so. But surveillance cameras have been around for a long time; they're even installed in bathrooms and toilets."

Xu Feifei looked at him in disbelief and said, "You...you...you're a pervert! Why are there surveillance cameras in the bathroom and toilet?"

Lin Yuan laughed, but the laughter seemed to come from the cold snow. "Don't worry, I was just scaring you. The surveillance cameras in the bathroom and toilet have already been removed."

Xu Feifei gave him a strange look and said, "Then why didn't you take apart the others?"

"Because I need to keep an eye on you, so you won't run away again. I want you to be with me forever, I want to watch you, watch you all the time."

Xu Feifei's head was buzzing with pain after hearing these words. She rubbed her temples in agony. What kind of childish talk was that?

"Lin Yuan, listen to me. Illegal imprisonment is wrong and illegal. You have broken the law. Let me go back now. Otherwise, everyone will be worried."

"I won't let you go back to get engaged to Nangong Ye. You have to stay here obediently. Besides, this isn't illegal imprisonment, it's not against the law."

"Why not count it?"

"Don't worry, I won't. Are you hungry? I've cooked porridge and rice, what would you like to eat?"

Lin Yuan thoughtfully offered her a choice.

Xu Feifei persisted, asking, "Why doesn't it count?"

"This is a kind of refuge hut, but not entirely, because I don't know how long it will take before it's found. It's been more than ten years since it was discovered, and very few people know about it."

Just as Xu Feifei was about to ask why, Lin Yuan stopped her, saying, "Don't ask why anymore. If you really want to know, we'll need some more time. Would you like some porridge or rice?"

Xu Feifei looked at him defiantly, and was about to sulkily refuse to eat when her stomach growled. She said, "Let's eat. What's good to eat?"

"You'll see when I bring it up."

"Why go through all that trouble to bring it up? I can just go down and eat it."

Xu Feifei followed behind him, preparing to leave the room, but Lin Yuan stopped her with his hand, saying, "It's a bit messy down there, so don't go down. Be careful not to get hurt."

Xu Feifei ignored him and crawled right under his hands. "Isn't this normal? How could I get hurt?"

The corridor remains the same as before, with no changes whatsoever.

"Let's go, let's go eat."

Xu Feifei instinctively reached out and took Lin Yuan's hand, but then suddenly realized something and let go of her hand. She walked towards the stairs alone.

"Let's take the elevator, don't take the stairs."

"No, you take the elevator, I'll take the stairs."

Xu Feifei waved her hand and walked straight towards the stairs. The elevator was such a small space, and it was a closed room. The two of them were already in such an awkward situation, so she didn't want to be alone in the same room.

Lin Yuan looked at his hands, a sense of loss washing over him. It truly takes time for this to change; few people can accept such a drastic change instantly.

"Holy crap, is this house going to be demolished?"