Truth or Lies
"Warm-up over, friends, get ready to get serious!"
The game of Truth or Dare has been played several times already, and this time it's Ke Ran's turn. He's a player who knows how to have fun, and before it even started, he was already clamoring to increase the difficulty.
Ding Xuefei silently prayed that the bottle wouldn't spin on him, and as the bottle spun around, he let out a long sigh of relief.
This time it was Yu Songlin's turn. He smiled and said, "Please ask your question."
Ke Ran was prepared: "So my question is! In this program, did you have a crush on any of the guests present?"
Wow! This is definitely high intensity!
"That's exciting! I love it!"
"You can't lie!"
Yu Songlin remained unchanged, as calm as ever. Everyone else was stirred up, but he just smiled slightly, as if he wanted to say something but didn't, leaving everyone in suspense.
Ding Xuefei was the one who got hooked. While telling himself that he wasn't curious about the answer at all, he couldn't help but steal glances at Yu Songlin's reaction.
He was furious at Yu Songlin's teasing behavior!
Yu Songlin looked at the person in the corner who turned away but kept glancing at him out of the corner of his eye, and couldn't help but smile.
Yes.
These words immediately brought the atmosphere to a climax, with everyone excitedly cheering and discussing.
"Wow, the Best Actor was so quiet, but he's already fallen for her!"
Who could it be? Let's guess together!
Do you like women older than you?
Ding Xuefei snorted inwardly. This Yu Songlin was still so unpredictable. Just like they said, Yu Songlin seemed to be distant from everyone on the show. Did he already have a crush on someone?
Who is it? Could it be Stella? They went on dates together, and Stella even explicitly expressed her feelings for Yu Songlin…
However, he was also nice to the other two female guests. He would joke around, and his physical contact was measured and natural.
It might not necessarily be a female guest; Yu Songlin likes men...
Looking at it this way, everyone present was a suspect. Ding Xuefei glared at Yu Songlin, thinking, "That central air conditioner."
【Master, master, did you forget to include yourself?!】
"What nonsense are you talking about! We broke up a long time ago, we're just friends now, how could he possibly have feelings for me again..."
Even if he only refuted it in his mind, Ding Xuefei knew he didn't have much confidence. Rationally, he knew it was possible, but emotionally, he didn't dare to think about it further.
Because he had already broken up with Yu Songlin once, they had already been tested and the result was "incompatible", so liking each other was useless.
The bottle continued to spin, and Ding Xuefei was lucky enough not to be drawn many times.
"Xuefei, what are you doing? Look, your face is all red from drinking!"
Shang Rou had just finished answering a question about her ex when she turned around and saw that Ding Xuefei had already drunk several glasses of alcohol.
Two rosy blushes appeared on his normally pale cheeks, as if he had put on makeup while drunk. His lips and the corners of his eyes turned red, his blinking became slower, and he stared blankly at people, making it hard to scold him.
Stella laughed from the side, "It's good to be drunk, because when you're drunk you're sure to tell the truth!"
Ding Xuefei pushed away the hand that was stretched out in front of her eyes, her voice sticky and slurred: "Get out of here!"
It posed no threat whatsoever, and made everyone else laugh.
Shang Rou spun the wine bottle to start a new round of the game, and coincidentally, this time it pointed directly at Ding Xuefei.
"This is a rare opportunity. What should I ask?" Shang Rou stroked her chin, thinking. "Actually, there's something I've always been curious about: Xue Fei's ex."
Xu Yimeng: "Me too!"
Bai Mu: "Now that you mention it, it seems like we do mention it often, and it feels like we have a deep connection."
Elio: "Really? Is there a story behind it?"
"So my question is," Shang Rou said, "what would you do if you had the chance to meet your ex?"
All eyes were on Ding Xuefei, whose cheeks were flushed.
"How do I do it?"
Because of her intoxication, Ding Xuefei's reactions were slowed down, and it seemed to take her a while to understand Shang Rou's question. When her ex was mentioned, she looked unhappy.
"Of course, I'd beat him up first. If I ever see him, I'd tell him, 'The thing I regret most in my life is dating you,' and then I'd never see him again."
"Hahaha, Xuefei must be really drunk!"
"A very honest answer, too honest!"
"So much hatred? May I ask, did the other person cheat on you?"
Ding Xuefei didn't answer, but just snorted fiercely through his nose. The alcohol made his emotions intense. He glanced at Yu Songlin and then quickly looked away, his vision a little blurry.
Yu Songlin didn't laugh; he simply couldn't laugh. He could only barely maintain the act, no matter how hard he tried.
It seems that Ding Xuefei really cares, much more than he originally thought.
Since their reunion, they have never discussed this matter directly, or perhaps they have chosen to avoid the topic because they don't know where to begin.
But some things can't be pretended not to exist.
Yu Songlin knew that if he wanted to reconcile, he couldn't avoid this matter; it would have to be brought up sooner or later, and perhaps now was the right time.
Ding Xuefei couldn't sleep, probably because she had drunk too much.
Ke Ran, who was in the next bed, was already asleep. He got up, left the room, and went to the balcony.
As he passed by Yu Songlin's room, he glanced at it and noticed that the light in his room was off.
Ding Xuefei lit a cigarette, but fearing being photographed, she could only squat on the balcony and smoke silently.
He wasn't a heavy smoker. Yu Songlin used to dislike him smoking, and Ding Xuefei almost quit smoking altogether when he was deeply in love. But after they broke up, he started smoking pack after pack again. Haha, what a waste of time.
Unconsciously, my thoughts returned to the day I broke up with Yu Songlin.
Ding Xuefei had thought about the reasons for his breakup with Yu Songlin many times. He had carefully recalled every word and every detail of that day.
It was after the breakup that I went through the ordeal of reviewing everything, almost like self-torture.
In the end, he didn't find the answer, so he sealed away the memory.
Does he regret it? Yes, if he had known he would be hurt when they broke up, he wouldn't have dated Yu Songlin in the first place.
That winter was particularly cold; the sky was often overcast, with no sunshine and no snow.
Ding Xuefei and Yu Songlin have been in a cold war for a whole week.
The reason was particularly trivial. We had planned to spend Valentine's Day together, but Yu Songlin had to work at the last minute and was three hours late.
Yu Songlin apologized from the beginning, but Ding Xuefei got emotional and said a few more words. The date that day was not very pleasant, and they started to have a cold war after returning home.
Ding Xuefei thought, "It's just a few words, why get so angry?"
They had a cold war before, and in the past, Yu Songlin was usually the one to admit defeat first. He would find an opportunity to talk to Ding Xuefei, make jokes, or have intimate contact to let the matter pass.
But this time he didn't.
Three days have passed, and Ding Xuefei is at a loss. He could soften his stance and gloss over the issue, but he doesn't know if Yu Songlin will accept it.
After much thought, I even asked my brother for help. His advice was to buy some gifts and say some sweet words.
Before going, he wanted to buy earrings, but the saleswoman was very enthusiastic. When she heard that he was buying a gift for his lover, she recommended a ring to him.
The sparkling rings in the shop window fulfilled all of Ding Xuefei's fantasies.
But he didn't buy it, feeling the timing wasn't right and fearing rejection.
So in the countless simulations that followed, Ding Xuefei also wondered if the outcome would have been different if he had given the ring that day.
The answer is no, because he didn't even have a chance to take out his earring that day.
When he got home, he saw Yu Songlin sitting on the sofa, dressed in his outdoor clothes, and he seemed to be emanating a cold aura.
"Xuefei, let's break up."
The paper bag in Ding Xuefei's hand fell to the ground.
"Yu Songlin, say that again?"
He vaguely sensed that this cold war seemed different from the previous ones, but he didn't think it was serious enough to warrant a breakup.
Let's break up.
Yu Songlin said it so easily, and Ding Xuefei lost all reason in an instant. He grabbed Yu Songlin's collar and, after a few seconds of stunned silence, his vision blurred.
Without needing to say anything, just looking at Yu Songlin's eyes, he knew there was no chance of salvaging the situation.
He looked at him like he was watching a child misbehaving, feeling annoyed and helpless, as if he were looking at a stranger.
Ding Xuefei was like an abandoned pet, without reason or warning.
His pride wouldn't allow him to beg or plead, so he could only utter harsh words, trying to intimidate Yu Songlin with serious consequences. He said many hurtful things that he would later regret.
Yu Songlin, however, remained unmoved, simply watching him calmly.
After Ding Xuefei finished cursing, she seemed to have suddenly lost all her strength, collapsing onto the sofa, her eyes lifeless.
“Yu Songlin,” he said, “I only want you to answer one question.”
Yu Songlin: "You say it."
Why did you break up with me?
Was it because I didn't make up with you after our last cold war? But this isn't the first time they've argued or had a cold war. Every time before, you would pretend to joke and try to make up with me…
Why did it turn out this way?
When did things start to change? Was it when Yu Songlin got jealous and he didn't comfort him in time? Was it when he stopped informing the other person about going out for work? Was it when he only replied to messages a day later?
Many images flashed before Ding Xuefei's eyes. He realized that it was too late to turn back and just wanted to die knowing why.
Yu Songlin stood in front of him, seemingly so far away even though they could reach out and hug each other.
He said, "We're not a good match."
Ding Xuefei was stunned for a moment, as if her mind had been split in two. One half thought he was talking nonsense, while the other half thought it seemed to be true.
He wanted to refute, but his words were too weak. In the instant he was thinking, he heard Yu Songlin sigh, and then the other man walked past him toward the door.
"Wait a moment."
Yu Songlin stopped in his tracks: "Is there anything else?"
Ding Xuefei instinctively wanted to stop him, without thinking about what he was going to say.
"Yu Songlin, breaking up is no joke. If you leave now, we'll never see each other again."
silence.
Ding Xuefei turned her head away from Yu Songlin, not daring to look at his reaction.
Should we be happy that he hesitated for a few seconds instead of agreeing immediately?
"good."
Yu Songlin then left.
He had been smoking for a short while when, sure enough, the door to the room behind him opened, and someone was standing beside him. He knew who it was without even turning around.
Ding Xuefei was deeply troubled, but she had no intention of settling old scores with Yu Songlin.
Those things happened so long ago. Things that used to cause me excruciating pain now seem like other people's stories.
Guo Chu is right. The way he gets angry whenever Yu Songlin is mentioned makes it seem like he cares a lot. The fact that he can control his emotions now is an improvement.
Ding Xuefei: "Can't you sleep either?"
Yu Songlin waited for a while, and seeing that Ding Xuefei didn't seem to be standing up, he squatted down next to him, so the two were about the same height.
Ding Xuefei was in a bad mood and didn't bother to pretend. He could sense that Yu Songlin was observing him, so he glared at him.
"Get to the point, don't look at me."
Yu Songlin: "I remember you didn't say that before."
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