Chapter 65: Widowed, Not Divorced

"Didn't drink?" Xu Wenci threw down the cufflink he had just pulled off Fu Yanli's sleeve and tossed it forcefully to the ground.

Fu Yanli fell silent for two seconds, seemingly seriously considering whether he had lied to Xu Wenci about drinking. "I really didn't drink. I just wanted you to take pity on me and take me home!"

"Finally admitting it?" Xu Wenci's lips curled into a smile, but his eyes reddened, and a hint of light in his amber eyes that Fu Yanli couldn't understand flickered. "So you're saying that you not only lied to me about drinking, but you also wanted to trick me into bringing you home?"

It would have been better if he hadn't said those words; the moment he did, Fu Yanli exploded like a firecracker, instantly jumping up and down.

"These things happened a long time ago, why haven't you mentioned them? After so long, who still remembers?"

These things happened so long ago, so long ago, that they occurred in the last century.

How could Xu Wenci possibly tolerate this!

Problems from the last world are being held back into this world, and are being brought up under the guise of a feigned argument...

"Don't remember?" Xu Wenci sneered, took a step forward, grabbed Fu Yanli by the collar, and narrowed his eyes: "You don't remember that I don't like the smell of alcohol? You don't remember that I hate it when someone stays in my bed? Don't you know that I hate being lied to?"

Fu Yanli gritted his teeth, reached out, and grabbed Xu Wenci's wrist. "Why didn't you say you hated the smell of alcohol when you were drunk every day? Did you ever think about how I'm a germaphobe when you were lazing in my bed? You've been lying to me all this time, don't you think I have any complaints?"

Fu Yanli, his eyes blazing with anger, completely disregarded the fact that he and Xu Wenci were just faking an argument and continued, "You don't tell me anything, I can only guess, and when I guess wrong you blame me!"

Xu Wenci released his grip on Fu Yanli's collar, but gave Fu Yanli a hard shove, causing Fu Yanli to stumble. Only then did he purse his lips in satisfaction, his mouth twitching slightly, his voice trembling slightly, "If you're so dissatisfied, then let's break up! Let's separate for a while and talk about it later!"

These words repeatedly struck a nerve with Fu Yanli, making him so angry that his arms trembled and the veins on his temples throbbed. He had to open his eyes wide to see Xu Wenci clearly, straining to keep them open until they stung and he felt like crying.

After saying that, Xu Wenci turned to leave, glanced at the cake on the table, and casually threw it into the trash can.

Anyway, it's a terrible cake.

"Stop right there!" Fu Yanli approached Xu Wenci and forced him to the chair.

Xu Wenci frowned, "What's wrong with you!"

He hasn't settled accounts with Fu Yanli yet! Don't force him to actually argue with Fu Yanli here!

Fu Yanli stared at Xu Wenci's amber eyes.

Xu Wenci was forced to sit next to the chair, leaning back against it with his hands behind his back, looking up at him.

"Why not solve the problem? Didn't you raise the issue? Since you're not satisfied, let's solve it now!" Fu Yanli narrowed his eyes and smiled.

What's wrong with you!

Xu Wenci was completely enraged. He shoved Fu Yanli aside, his brows furrowing even deeper. "Fine! Didn't you say you wanted to resolve this completely? Then resolve it now!"

Fu Yanli was amused and tilted his head. "You still act like you don't care, do you? You think you've given a lot in this relationship?"

"I didn't tell you to hold back." Xu Wenci reached out and made a stop gesture in front of Fu Yanli, rolling his eyes.

Ye Qingdai, an observer: She came at a very inopportune time.

She left.

But the argument between the two continued.

Xu Wenci closed the door and locked it with a cold expression.

Fine, didn't Fu Yanli say he wanted to settle things with him? Then he'll play along to the end!

After all, today is probably the only day I'll have time.

"Do you know I hate the smell of smoke the most? You don't care at all, do you? If you paid any attention to me when you smoked, you would have noticed that I was holding my breath!" Fu Yanli's attention was originally on Xu Wenci, but he couldn't stand that Xu Wenci's attention had shifted to something other than him. He was even more furious when he saw Xu Wenci's actions.

"Heh..." Xu Wenci slammed the door shut and showed no mercy: "Actually, I don't know how to make lemon water at all. I always buy pre-made packets, heat them in the microwave, and then put them in a cup..."

Fu Yanli felt a fire rush to his forehead, singeing his hair. He slammed his fist on the table and yelled, "Xu Wenci, you have no heart at all!"

"No heart? How old are you to still use such a description? Also, your taste, like your words, is full of age!" Xu Wenci was also furious. He had wanted to have a fight with Fu Yanli like this for a long time.

"We're the same age! What are you so arrogant about? Not only do you have bad habits like smoking and drinking, but you also have a sharp tongue and like to attack others! I really don't understand how someone like you became the protagonist?" Fu Yanli was attacked to the point of losing his mind, saying whatever came to mind, completely forgetting the point he wanted to accuse.

"You think you can be the protagonist? You think you can be the protagonist? Gu Pei is really being kind to you. If I were him, you wouldn't even need to appear in the book!"

Fu Yanli's eyes reddened again, his chest heaving with anger, tears welling up in his eyes: "You're completely unreasonable! You were clearly in the wrong, you smoked, drank, and ignored me emotionally, and now you're turning around and blaming me."

Xu Wenci, who was being criticized, rolled his eyes again.

He really hadn't expected that Fu Yanli's arguing skills were just for show.

"Then let's break up! We shouldn't have been together in the first place."

Xu Wenci remained silent for two seconds, not really wanting to comfort Fu Yanli.

“You’re explaining things to me one by one, isn’t that to solve the problem?” Fu Yanli touched his nose and changed the subject.

Xu Wenci: Is that all?

Xu Wenci was initially a bit emotional, but now he realized that there was really no need for him and Fu Yanli to have things come to this. After all, they both knew each other's deepest secrets, and they were also married lovers in the previous world.

Although he eventually became a widow.

But they didn't get divorced.

“I did drink, there’s no denying that, but I didn’t stay in your bed,” Xu Wenci sighed, rubbing his temples resignedly, and explained, “I do know you don’t like the smell of smoke. I smoked in front of you to get back at you for seeing Yi Pei back then.”

Fu Yanli's eyes lit up immediately.

Really?

“You’re very emotional today, let’s stop here for now,” Xu Wenci said, glancing at his watch. “It was my fault before; I forgot to remind you that it was just acting, and I was also a bit carried away by my emotions.”

"Also, thank you for finding my mother."

"Don't you want to know how I found your mother?" Fu Yanli sniffed lightly and asked.

"I don't want to know."

If I know a lot, I owe you a lot too.

“I saw you then,” Fu Yanli said, bowing his head. “I also saved you. Thank me again.”

Xu Wenci was so angry he laughed again.

Is Fu Yanli planning to continue feigning madness and stupidity?

"How did you save me?"

“Someone was bullying you, so I scared that person away,” Fu Yanli said.

[How's it going? How's it going? Where's the plot going? [Curious][Curious][Curious]]

"Get out!" Xu Wenci said.

"If you don't leave, I will."

"I'm leaving." Fu Yanli left dejectedly.

Wasn't he just having a nice chat with Xu Wenci?

Was it because he lost control of his emotions just now?

Okay, what he just did was a bit scary.

Fu Yanli pursed his lips, lowered his eyes, and reached out to touch his eyelids.

In the last world, he noticed that Xu Wenci had a mole on his eyelid that was so faint it was almost invisible.

He told Xu Wenci about this discovery.

Xu Wenci said that Fu Yanli was the first person besides him to notice the mole on his eyelid.

[I remember now, this plot point is when the protagonist is suffering from amnesia... [scratching head][scratching head][scratching head]]

[After the two main characters had a fight, the bottom lost his memory [rubbing hands] Sounds so melodramatic [excited][excited][excited]]

Fu Yanli paused in his steps.

Did Xu Wenci suffer from amnesia?

No way! How can this be so melodramatic?

Where is Gu Pei? Where is Gu Pei?

Please take care of this ridiculous and illogical plot...

I'm so excited! [clapping][clapping][clapping] I'll just sneak a little bit every day. [winking]

"He won't lose his memory."

The sound from behind made Fu Yanli turn his head subconsciously, but his head stiffened and stopped halfway through the turn.

"Gu Pei?" Are you a ghost?

"What exactly did you arrange in the plot?" Fu Yanli silently exhaled, held his breath, and exhaled again. "The plot is a complete mess now. Are you planning to leave?"

"I can't change the plot." Gu Pei licked his lips. "If I could change the plot, why would I give you and Xu Wenci a script, and why would I let the comments appear around you?"

It's because that's all he can do.

“The moment your personalities are established, this becomes a world that cannot be forcibly changed,” Gu Pei explained. “The consequence of forcibly changing it is the collapse of the script world, the reconstruction of the world, until it is reconstructed into a reasonable ending.”

"But aren't you the original author?"

“The moment I put down my pen, it’s very difficult to change anything.” Gu Pei sighed. “I was selected by the system to enter my own novel, which I never expected. I can actually change some minor settings unintentionally, but it is almost impossible for me to make major changes.”

"What if we fail again this time?"

What if Xu Wenci's resistance fails this time, just like it did last time?

What if Xu Wenci dies again this time?

"Given Xu Wenci's personality, he might kill you again."

Gu Pei said.

"Are there any ways to increase the success rate?"

“The current author has completely lost control of the plot, but the rules he left behind are still there. Although they may have little effect, destroying the rules first is the safest way,” Gu Pei said seriously, but then frowned. “But there is something I really can’t figure out. Where are Xu Wenci’s rules? I’ve been looking for a long time and haven’t found them. I even tried using the system to detect them, but there was no trace of them.”

“His rules are long gone.” Fu Yanli took a deep breath and stared into Gu Pei’s dark eyes.

"Gone? When did it disappear?" Gu Pei was even more anxious. "Are you sure it's just the rules that are gone, and not that they were hidden away?"

"Gu Pei, in all this time, have you ever seen Xu Wenci punished for not conforming to his character?" Fu Yanli interrupted Gu Pei and asked directly.

Gu Pei was stunned.

No, there isn't.

If the rules are simply hidden away, then Xu Wenci will be unable to escape punishment for any behavior that deviates from his established persona.

However, Xu Wenci was never punished.

That means Xu Wenci's code of conduct had long been destroyed.