Chapter 80: Pale Circle Announcement [Wish you a long journey, and a feast that will never end. ...
After He Yan confirmed this, he called Zhu Shengting without saying a word.
Did Zhu Shengting lose the truth or dare game?
Or are you kidding?
He reached out with trembling hands for an answer.
Although he knew that for Zhu Shengting, the possibility of this happening was very low.
“Beep, beep, beep—”
"Hello, Zhu Shengting." The call went through, but He Yan's throat felt like a thorn stuck in a rose stem, and it hurt when he swallowed lightly. He spoke with difficulty.
"A congratulatory banquet."
The familiar voice was deep. The two words uttered by Zhu Shengting had fallen into his ears thousands of times, but never like this time, making his eardrums feel like stones were scraping against them, causing him to suffer.
"Are you kidding me?" He Yan tried his best to calm himself down and convey his feelings in a steady voice.
Zhu Shengting's tone was so calm that he felt as if the world was already approaching winter. "I'm sorry."
The trembling eyes could not hold back the tears. These three words were not the answer, but they were already the result.
"The reason." He Yan didn't understand.
"You suddenly want to break up, don't you have a reason?"
There was silence on the other end of the phone.
He Yan continued his attack, "When you confessed your feelings to me like you were about to cry, and pulled me to your side, saying you would always stand by me and love me, were you treating me like a fool for the past few months just to say this today?"
"He Yan, I'm sorry..."
"I don't need you to say these three words anymore. Do you understand? I just need a real reason. Is it so difficult to answer me?" He Yan didn't care about the tears dripping on his bathrobe.
"He Yan, don't cry." Zhu Shengting tried powerlessly to stop his lover's tears.
"Zhu Shengting, I'm not crying for you, I'm crying for myself. Don't I even have a reason to end this relationship? I'm not worthy, right?" He Yan took a deep breath and swallowed his tears.
"No..." Zhu Shengting struggled softly.
"You know what, Zhu Shengting... I'm still waiting for you to explain why you went to America alone. I can only learn private information that you didn't tell me on a platform that everyone can see."
"I originally thought you thought this matter wasn't important, or that you would tell me later that I didn't want to doubt or suspect you because I liked and loved you. Now I know it's not that this matter isn't important..."
He Yan paused.
"It's me who doesn't matter."
"He Yan..." Thousands of thoughts were entangled in Zhu Shengting's mind. His heart was torn into several parts when he heard it, and all of them were buried when He Yan said the words "like and love". The explanation that should have been said at this moment was completely swallowed up.
At first, he just didn't want He Yan, who was so busy with work that he had to find time to rest, to worry about Song Zhimeng with him. He also wanted to wait until Song Zhimeng's condition was completely stable before telling He Yan. At that time, he could also confess his sexual orientation to Song Zhimeng and reintroduce He Yan to his only relative in the world.
He was very careful when he went there, but he didn't know that he was still photographed.
But at this moment, all these became part of the evidence of his infidelity, and he had no way to clear himself of the charges.
Rather than letting He Yan jump off the tower that he had built with great difficulty, he was willing to be imprisoned by He Yan for life.
He Yan blinked tiredly, knowing that he would not get the explanation he wanted. His heart, which he had repeatedly mentioned and broken, turned into glass made of plastic, becoming transparent and cheap.
"Zhu Shengting, I only have one last question for you."
"Do you like me or not?"
He Yan no longer dared to ask about love, as that was another synonym for luxury. It turned out that the thickness of just a few months was not enough to equal love. He was too naive.
The naive have fallen in love, fallen, and then fallen.
"I..." Zhu Shengting opened his lips slightly, but could not give an answer.
It is not allowed to say one thing and mean another, it is not allowed to be frank and sincere, only the silence after leaving is allowed, and it is something that can be truly let go.
That's ridiculous.
It was his own fault for being foolish and brave that caused He Yan to suffer such pain that shook him to the point of being shaken.
If the only way for He Yan to be free is to forget him and let go of his love, then so be it.
"He Yan, I wish you a bright future."
"goodbye."
“Beep, beep…”
The phone was hung up and everything came to a halt.
He Yan stared blankly at the chat interface with Zhu Shengting. In the end, he took the initiative to delete the contact.
If we meet again in the future, just pretend we have never met.
This sweet love that began in late spring and lasted through midsummer did not survive the winter and officially ended in autumn.
*
On the fourth day after He Yan and Zhu Shengting broke up, Zhu Shengting posted a handwritten letter announcement on Weibo. One minute after the announcement was released, it directly ignited major Internet platforms and everyone was in an uproar.
[Zhu Shengting_zst: I am very sorry to bring you this news, but this is the result of careful consideration and consultation between me and the company.
I would like to officially announce to everyone here that, based on my personal wishes, I will shift my work focus to behind the scenes. I apologize to every friend who is surprised by this news. I am very happy to have your encouragement and support when I was on stage. Thank you very much. No words can express my gratitude at this moment. I apologize again if this has caused unnecessary trouble.
For everything that happened before, I am grateful for meeting you. For everything that will happen after, I hope we will meet again if fate allows.
In just one minute, Zhu Shengting’s statement about leaving the entertainment industry became a hot topic.
Everyone couldn't believe it.
forum.
[Title: Zhu Shengting...issued a statement to quit the entertainment industry.]
[Weibo link]
[1L: What the hell? Does Zhu Shengting's Weibo post mean he's quitting the entertainment industry completely?]
2L: Why the hell? Isn't he on such a roll right now? Why is he quitting?
[3L: I find it baffling. It's only been half a year since he became popular, or even less than half a year. Can fans accept this 800x growth?]
[4L: Reading Zhu Shengting's handwritten letter is entirely his personal wish. It's the decision of the main character, and fans can't interfere... I can only accept it.]
5L: He hasn't had much work recently. Perhaps after becoming famous, he decided he wasn't cut out for being a celebrity and decided to switch to behind-the-scenes work...
[6L: But being a celebrity means having a lot of people watching you. Didn't he think about this before signing the contract? Then why did he sign the contract...]
[7L: Will Dream Chuan let me go so easily? What about the advertising endorsements I've signed there...]
[8L: If he insists on leaving, there's nothing Meng Chuan can do. He can just pay the penalty and leave, leaving the workers to clean up his mess.]
9L: I just feel so sorry for the fans... He had been quiet for a while, but after all the fighting for his rights, he finally got the announcement of his withdrawal. If it were me, I would have been devastated.
10L: Oh my god, I really want to cry. I'm just an ordinary stoner. I just want to see my couple in the same frame, and you tell me one of them is quitting?! There's no hope at all. I'm so angry. I don't know who to hate...
[11L: I was eagerly awaiting the Dream Chuan year-end party. Holy shit, this is messed up! Who could have predicted this? It caught everyone off guard.]
[12L: I really can't stand it, so what's the specific reason for quitting the industry? I'm so impressed. Isn't the domestic entertainment industry profitable enough?]
[13L: Meng Chuan retweeted Zhu Shengting's Weibo post. Judging from the text, it seems likely that the contract was terminated peacefully. They also wished Zhu Shengting all the best in the future.]
14L: Who's okay? I'm not okay.
[15L: You see, Zhu Shengting's IP is in the US... Are you not planning to come back? The last time you went to the US, it was probably because of something important.]
[16L: Brother-in-law Ting, will you come back?]
【……】
[677L: Damn it guys... Just now, He Yan unfollowed Zhu Shengting on Weibo...]
【678L:? ? ?】
【679L: Are you kidding me?】
[680L: Holy shit, I checked it out, it's real... The Weibo users who unfollowed the entry, Tingsi Yansi and Shengyanpi, are fighting again.]
[681L: What are you arguing about? I'm going to watch. Wow, this is amazing. I'll post screenshots for everyone.]
——[The main character has become an amateur. I don’t know what the fans are doing here. Please ask, if He Yan wants to unfollow, then he can. I support He Yan’s freedom to unfollow.]
——[The Tingsi were already furious, so you Yansi, please don't mess with us. We're going crazy and just cursing at them. Thank you. Your He Yan is the first to bear the brunt of it. After your partner retired from the entertainment industry, you just unfollowed him on Weibo. Isn't this just kicking someone when they're down?]
——[Our Shengyan fans haven't even started crying yet, what are you guys yelling about?! Yansi fans, shut up and promote the drama, Tingsi fans, just be quiet, I'm going to jump off the building, thank you.]
[682L: Even though one side has withdrawn, they can still fight. Now that things have come to this, let's light a cigarette.]
*
"You've finally finished filming. How many days will you stay in North City this time?"
He Yan thought for a moment and replied to He Chulian, "In about a week, there will be a magazine shoot later."
He Chulian said "OK", then hesitated and said: "Zhu Shengting...you..."
He Yan seemed to have automatically found the key words, so there wasn't much to say. "I broke up with him."
He Chulian took a deep breath on the other end of the phone and remained silent for dozens of seconds, which made He Yan almost think that the call was hung up.
"Can I ask why?"
He Yan paused and lowered his eyes. "He mentioned it, but he didn't give a reason."
He Chulian immediately became furious. "Why? Why didn't you give a reason for breaking up? He's already gone to the United States, and you're just leaving without giving me a reason? How shameless! You must slap him in the face."
He Yan was amused by He Chulian, "I didn't have time to meet him recently, so I couldn't slap him."
"I guess... I won't see you again."
He Chulian could still hear the loneliness in He Yan's words. He smiled bitterly and comforted him cruelly, "Yan, I always thought you were someone who made it easy for others to like you. Even if you acted like a shell in front of most people, once you got to know you, you'd find that you were a very easy person to get along with."
"Why did you change your tone to praising me?" He Yan laughed.
He Chulian said seriously, "I just want to say, don't think it's your fault. There's nothing wrong with you. It's just that he's not sincere enough and doesn't deserve you. To be honest, he doesn't even want to give you a reason. It's just that he has bigger goals to pursue, or... he just doesn't love you enough, that's all."
"Speaking out would probably damage his self-esteem. Such a selfish person doesn't deserve your love."
His gradually rotting heart was also hurt at this moment. He Yan thought that he had become numb after these few days, but he found that his weak heart was still vulnerable.
"I know, thank you." He Yan shed silent tears, but this time he didn't sob with excitement.
He stood under the dim street lights, feeling the footsteps of the wind, watching the shadow under his feet lengthen, and finally feeling the coldness on his left wrist. He finally took off the silver ring and put it in the pocket of his thick coat.
The skin on my lower back no longer aches or itches.
*
The chaotic day of battle continued into the night until the Feast Fan Club issued a statement.
[Butter Fries Sales House·Feast Fan Club: We understand everyone’s complicated feelings right now. The original wish of the fan club was to express our love for Feast and to carry everyone’s love for them.
The wish of everyone in the fan club has always been: no matter which path they will take in the future, no matter what kind of existence they become to each other, our original intention is for the two of them to be able to continue on this journey for a long, healthy and happy time.
Even if we can't travel together in the future, I believe time will give us the answer as we have had such an unforgettable experience of traveling together.
Finally, please rest assured that our butter and French fry shop will remain open until the day we are reunited, until the day they are reunited.
Don’t forget, “Love is not afraid of time”, let us wait and “embrace all long-awaited reunions”.
After posting this Weibo post, the fan club added another sentence to the introduction of the Feast Super Topic: "Heartbeat is the first rule of Feast, love is the only one"
【I wish you a long journey and a long lasting feast. 】
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