World Three
After saying that, Yu Chengxu settled down. He didn't ask He Xing what he thought of the three words about him. Nor did he, after getting off the swing, say "we are lovers" to those who asked about their relationship.
"We're exes, not lovers," he replied, trying to squeeze through the crowd that was growing larger and larger. "I'm trying to get him back. Sorry, could you please move aside for a moment?"
As the one who seemed to be confessed to, He Xing took off his equipment after getting off the swing and walked out of the crowd alone.
As the one who seemed to be confessing his feelings, Yu Chengwei said the word "ex" with an extremely calm attitude. He also accurately pulled back every passerby who took photos and videos and asked them to delete them.
It is completely different from the traditional confession scene in everyone's cognition.
In addition, although Yu Chengwei was smiling and saying "Please delete the photos", when facing those who were unwilling to delete them, he quickly added, "Otherwise I will smash your phone directly, and at worst I will compensate you with another one later."
The onlookers who were trying to urge them to kiss after hearing those three words also quieted down.
Yu Chengwei was a little nervous, worried that He Xing would leave without waiting for him. But even as he was feeling nervous, he remembered the disgust He Xing had shown when he'd heard those "little stories." So, after making sure everyone had deleted the photos from their phone and the recycle bin, he finally started running in the direction He Xing had left.
He didn't need He Xing to respond to what others mistakenly perceived as his "confession."
Because in his opinion, this was not a confession, but something he suddenly realized at that moment.
He just suddenly wanted to shout those three words to He Xing, that's all.
——And now, he has to go after He Xing.
[Host!] The fur ball on the other side was getting anxious, [He's about to lose sight of you and won't be able to catch up soon!]
"Whatever," He Xing frowned. His foot was still twisted, and it hurt when he walked. "You can walk as far as you can."
Maoqiu stared at the endlessly fluctuating transformation speed, then looked at the host, whose expression was now unusually gloomy. The binding over the past few days had quickly allowed it to guess the reason for He Xing's behavior: "Host, do you think he said that because he wanted to kidnap you?"
He Xing glanced at it and wanted to ask angrily, but he took a few deep breaths and calmed down: "Yes."
"You... aren't going to ask?" Maoqiu asked him.
"Why should I ask?" He Xing asked back.
He said this and continued walking forward.
The reason for asking was probably because Maoqiu knew that Yu Chengxu didn't really think that way. But from the host's perspective, that statement did sound like kidnapping.
Maoqiu knew He Xing's character very well, and he also knew that if he said these things to He Xing at this time, the degree of transformation might be reduced to zero.
It has only been bound to three hosts so far, but He Xing is the first host whose degree of transformation can be continuously changed.
There is only one way to deal with people who are difficult to be shaken by other things once they make a decision.
Maoqiu said loudly to He Xing's back: "Just tell him whatever you told him to say before. Don't hide anything!"
He Xing did not stop.
What he said before was clearly 'I wouldn't feel annoyed if you told me directly at the beginning, but I would feel annoyed if you explained it after you were found out', which is completely different from what Maoqiu said now.
[But what about you?] But Maoqiu, as expected of not being human, showed no shame at all after being exposed. Instead, he continued to speak loudly, [Did you just say what you wanted to say?!]
"Have you ever asked him what he meant by that statement?"
He Xing stopped.
[If he really wanted to kidnap you with those three words, then when the others started to make trouble, he wouldn't have said that he and the host were exes, right? He should have just said that you two were lovers.] Maoqiu mustered up his courage and flew to He Xing. [What are you afraid of, host?]
What is he afraid of? He Xing looked at the fur ball.
He was afraid that Yu Chengwei was just acting on a whim.
What he feared even more was that one day, after they reconciled, Yu Chengwei would consider all the things he said and did, which seemed perfectly normal given his current perspective, as old grudges. He didn't want that to happen.
[Hmm...] This time, the fur ball flew to He Xing and lay in his palm. [Then let's make a bet, host.]
"What bet?" He Xing squeezed the ball of fur that was delivered to his door.
"If Yu Chengxu can catch up within five minutes, give it a try and see if the result is what you imagined." Maoqiu looked at the panel he had opened, which showed Yu Chengxu, and then at the host. "If he doesn't catch up within five minutes, then I... I won't even want my body anymore! I'll stay with you until this binding is over!"
He Xing stared at the fur ball in his palm for a long time, until the fur ball thought he saw through his thoughts, and finally nodded: "Okay."
——He only gambled once more.
With three minutes left in the countdown, Yu Chengwei appeared behind He Xing.
However, he did not stop, but ran directly past He Xing.
Then, just as if hearing Maoqiu's frustrated words, "Here! Where are you running to?", Yu Chengxu quickly ran back.
[Look at the countdown, there are only two minutes and five seconds left!] Maoqiu patted the countdown interface he had called up, [Host, you lost!]
"You're still here." Yu Chengxu, panting heavily, stopped in front of He Xing and wiped the sweat off his face with the back of his hand. The surprise in his eyes almost overflowed. "I thought you went down directly."
He Xing looked at Yu Chengwei, the lie of 'my feet hurt, I just wanted to rest here for a while' turning around in his mouth. He checked the system and said it out loud: "Why did you say those three words to me just now?"
Yu Chengwei was not surprised that He Xing asked him this question.
Given He Xing's personality, asking this question might be a good idea. But if he hadn't asked it, it would have meant that he no longer cared about the answer.
You can do whatever you want and say whatever you want. Even if this matter involves me, I don't care.
He Xing's indifferent attitude is what Yu Chengwei fears the most.
"At that time... I could only feel the weightlessness. Then I heard your voice and looked into your eyes..." Yu Chengxu looked at He Xing, "I suddenly remembered that even when we were together, I didn't say those three words to you."
"I just suddenly wanted to tell you I love you." Yu Chengxu paused at this point, as if remembering something, and quickly added, "...Well, I've already asked those who took photos and videos to delete everything! After confirming that they had deleted everything, I came to pursue you."
He looked at He Xing, his voice becoming lower and lower: "They won't disturb your life, really."
He Xing exhaled: "I understand, let's go."
"I didn't mean to say that. I wasn't saying that to express my feelings, nor was I trying to establish a relationship with you." Yu Chengxu followed behind him, "...You're really not mad at me, are you?"
He Xing stopped and looked at Yu Chengwei, who was unable to hide his nervousness. He stretched out his hand and motioned Yu Chengwei to hold his hand.
Yu Chengwei took out a wet tissue and wiped his hands, then flatteredly put his hand on He Xing's.
It's like the heroine in a movie who is invited to dance by the hero, but just looking at the expression on Yu Chengwei's face, you can tell... he is much less valuable than the heroine.
He Xing: ...idiot.
He slapped Yu Chengxu's hand away and turned away.
Yu Chengxu finally realized what He Xing had meant, and suddenly felt wrong: "Wait a moment, I'll support you!"
The driver was right. By the time they came down from the mountain, it was already dark.
But the night market next door was also lit up, and it was very lively. The aroma of various foods mixed together and penetrated into one's nose.
Therefore, Yu Chengwei, who usually has no chance to come across foods like barbecue and cold noodles, seems much more excited than He Xing, who is next to him and only wants to buy something to fill his stomach.
I want to try this and that.
The vendors have been setting up stalls at the night market next to this famous tourist attraction for so long that they can tell from the temperament of various types of tourists whether they are rich but idle suckers.
Therefore, Yu Chengwei, who was carrying a small pink bag and had "How interesting" written on his face, became the focus of their attention.
One asked him if he wanted cold noodles, and the other asked him if he wanted to try some freshly baked chicken wings.
Yu Chengwei bought them all.
In the end, he was holding a plastic bag filled with various snacks in his left hand, and holding He Xing's arm tightly with his right hand. He wished that the two of them could become conjoined twins - these people were too scary!
He Xing, who hadn't been greeted by any vendors along the way, turned around and glanced at him, then looked at the barbecue in Yu Chengxu's hand and stopped watching his busy life: "Let's find a place to sit."
"Yeah!" Yu Chengwei nodded desperately.
They randomly found a noodle shop and sat down on the small benches set up outside.
The boss, who was waving his arms and loudly calling them over at the door, also stood next to the table and asked them what they wanted to eat. He looked very enthusiastic.
He Xing kicked the suitcase under the table and looked at Yu Chengwei who was sitting opposite him: "What would you like to eat?"
"Tomato noodles, medium portion will be fine." Yu Chengwei took the snacks out of the plastic bag. "I want something light right now."
He Xing also ordered a bowl of tomato noodles, but he asked for a large portion.
The boss went in.
After the boss came in, Yu Chengwei filled the table with the snacks he "bought" - if you didn't know, you would think this was a snack bar.
Yu Chengwei raised his phone, took a picture of the various foods on the table, and then sent a voice message: "Look, have you eaten it?"
A voice message was also sent over, and Yu Chengwei clicked on it without hesitation.
"Of course I have, but... did you guys book the entire snack street? Why are there so many?" A female voice that sounded familiar to He Xing came from the phone. "You sound so excited. Have you already caught up with the guy?"
"I remember now," He Xing thought. "This person is Yu Chengxu's cousin, the one with the high ponytail who asked him if she could take a photo for her."
Yu Chengwei glanced nervously at He Xing, who was sitting across from him. Seeing that He Xing wasn't angry, he lowered his voice and sent a voice message: "...Not yet. Can you please speak a little more quietly? I'm using the loud speaker."
The 'the other party is speaking' immediately turned into 'the other party is typing': Who told you to speak aloud!
Yu Sheng: So the progress should be pretty good now?
Yu Chengwei looked up at He Xing again, then continued typing his reply: It's not just good, it's progressing at a rapid pace.
: The progress is so fast. If you hadn’t told me, I would have thought you had been caught by your parents.
Yu Chengxu was about to reply "no" when he heard He Xing, who was sitting opposite him, say in a very cold tone, "Please wait a moment, we didn't order this dish just now, you served the wrong one."
He looked up and found that the shop owner who had greeted them warmly just now was now looking at He Xing with a smile.
"This is our signature dish. Outsiders must try it." When the boss saw him look up, he immediately gestured to Yu Chengwei about the new dish on the table. "It's only 750 yuan, very cheap."
"We didn't order it, and we don't plan to take it." He Xing's tone didn't change to politeness despite the boss's explanation. "Take it away."
——What he hates most is forced buying and selling, and what he hates most is this kind of forced buying and selling that shows an open attitude of "ripping people off".
This thing looks like a deluxe version of spicy hot pot, and they have the nerve to charge them 750 yuan. They really have an open mouth.
The boss didn't say anything, but just looked at Yu Chengwei again.
Yu Chengxu, who was about to type a reply, was puzzled by his look and glanced at his boss: "Why are you looking at me? Go and clear the dishes."
Seeing this, the boss said nothing, just sneered and took the dish back. When he left, he deliberately bumped into He Xing's chair.
Yu Chengwei quickly took out chopsticks from the bamboo tube beside him and handed a pair to He Xing, still smiling: "Come, eat noodles!"
The next second he raised his phone, took a picture of his boss leaving, and sent it directly to his parents.
Yu’s father:?
Yu’s mother:?
Yu Chengxu: This is the first time I encountered a black shop, so I’m going to commemorate it.
Yu Fu: Position.
Yu Chengwei shared the address and also added some information about the boss's facial features and height.
"I've been wanting to say this before," Maoqiu thought after reading all the chat records between him and his parents, and couldn't help but ask his host, "Is this what humans call white-cut black?"
Just now, he was smiling and letting He Xing eat noodles, but then he turned around and told his parents that this was a black shop, and it seemed that he was planning to shut it down. What else could this be?
He Xing didn't say anything. He felt that he had become accustomed to Maoqiu's indirect sighs, and he kept going crazy: White and black?
Yu Chengwei’s skin color is indeed quite white, but what does “white on black” mean?
[It means someone appears pure on the surface, but is actually very evil at heart!] Maoqiu explained.
"Think about it, he was so afraid of heights before, but as soon as you told him, he wasn't afraid anymore." Maoqiu looked at the host, but he didn't tell him about the conversation between Yu Chengxu and his family. He just said, "Just now, they said they would buy anything, but now you've said that to the boss."
He Xing was still wiping his chopsticks. After hearing what Maoqiu said, he looked at Yu Chengxu: Is that so?
[Yes!] Maoqiu said immediately, [It really is! If you don’t believe me, try it yourself?]
Really? He Xing was still a little unconvinced.
"Yu Chengxu," He Xing thought, but he still called out the name of the person across from him who was busy looking down at his phone, "Aren't you going to eat?"
"Hmm?" Yu Chengwei, who had just typed half a sentence in the chat box with Yu Sheng, looked up at him. The next second, he immediately placed his phone upside down on the table and took out chopsticks from the bamboo tube. "Of course I'll eat! You eat too!"
The movements are incredibly fast.
“Look!” Maoqiu said.
He Xing lowered his head and ate noodles: Just wait, he will have to reply soon.
"Just wait and see," Maoqiu also said, "He definitely won't reply now."
Yu Chengwei's cell phone made a beeping sound.
He Xing glanced at Yu Chengwei, who was concentrating on eating noodles and put his hand on his mobile phone, but it was not as He Xing imagined - Yu Chengwei picked up the phone to reply.
After a while, Yu Chengwei withdrew his hand, and the phone's notification tone changed from "beep" to a slight vibration.
[Look!] Maoqiu said, [White cuts black!]
Although I don't understand the word you're using, this shouldn't be called "white-cutting-black." He Xing thought about it and said to Maoqiu in his heart, "This should just be simple 'obedience'."
- Or is it trust?
Because of trust, I chose to convince myself that I wasn't afraid of heights after hearing what he said. It was also because of trust that I didn't play the role of "peacemaker" when my boss was about to rip me off and I argued against it.
It’s just that maybe even Yu Chengwei didn’t realize that he trusted himself unconsciously.
[I see.] Maoqiu still felt that something was wrong, but he didn't know what it was.
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