World Three
He Xing didn't know what to say now.
Just saying "I know" may sound a bit cold.
Saying "I understand" in a very formal way sounded like he was taking the matter too seriously.
Strangely enough, he was always straightforward when dealing with other people, but when it came to Yu Chengwei, he couldn't help but overthink things.
"I only do this to people I'm close to," a ball of fur suddenly appeared before his eyes, interrupting He Xing's thoughts. "Why is this happening? It's all because of love!"
--roll.
"Got it." He Xing suddenly remembered that this fur ball could read his mind. He turned his head and looked at Yu Chengwei with an expressionless face. "--This is your business. You don't have to tell me specifically."
The degree of transformation, which had risen to 67%, slowly returned to 59%.
Even though he didn't know that there was a system assisting him, Yu Chengxu could feel that He Xing's favorability towards him was gradually decreasing.
He looked at He Xing who was about to get up and leave, and suddenly grabbed He Xing's hand.
He Xing, who was emphasizing to Maoqiu, "If you suddenly appear when I'm thinking about something next time, I'll punch you," didn't react before Yu Chengwei grabbed his hand: "Huh?"
"I really don't mean any other thing by saying this!" Yu Chengxu looked at him, "I just don't want to affect your mood."
"Okay, I understand." He Xing looked at those hands, "Let go."
Yu Chengwei let go of her hand without hesitation.
"I don't know how to look at you. I don't even know how to look at you right now." He Xing pinched his fingers and sat back down. "I just know that I can't give you... the answer you want right now."
He had left to relax, but Yu Chengwei had followed him, forcing him to think about what he was thinking. But before he could figure it out, the system, which had been restrained after being disciplined by him, began to speak these words.
What do you mean by 'I only do this to people close to me'?
In He Xing's view, this sentence was pushing him in an uncertain direction when he himself didn't even know which direction he should go.
He has to make his own choice.
"You don't have to give me an answer right now." Yu Chengxu stared at He Xing. Although he didn't know what He Xing was thinking, he could tell that he was emotionally unstable, so he deliberately slowed down his tone when speaking. "Just like you said to me before... take your time, there's no need to rush."
He Xing didn't say anything. He felt a little amused that Cheng Wei was using his own words to coax him.
"I want to call them right now." Yu Chengwei took out his phone and pointed. "Do you want me to call here, or do you want me to be farther away from you when I call?"
"Let's fight here." He Xing replied.
Yu Chengwei did not ask "Are you sure?" at this critical moment. He directly adjusted the contact and called the person who was marked as his father.
He Xing didn't look at him, but he didn't take out his cell phone to look at it either.
Because Maoqiu was trying to apologize to him by rolling around: [I'm sorry, host! This will never happen again! ]
He Xing didn't want to pay attention to it, but he had a question that needed to be answered by the system: [Is there something wrong with me?]
[What?] The system still hadn't reacted, and the wooden sign with "Sorry" written on it was still above his head.
"You said before that Yu Chengwei was too devoted to his parents' authority. What about me?" He Xing asked, "Do I have a similar problem?"
Is he also influenced by his parents invisibly?
[You two...are not quite the same, yet you seem to be the same.] Maoqiu looked at him, then at Yu Chengwei beside him, lowering the wooden sign above his head. [Yu Chengwei's words and actions are influenced by his over-reliance on his parents' authority. But in your case...you've been hurt so much by your parents that you no longer have any expectations for intimacy.]
Many people muster the courage to step into society after receiving love from their loved ones, and quickly return to their safe haven to heal after being hurt. But He Xing was different. He was pushed out by his family at the time when he most longed for their love.
Although he has learned to fly and heal himself, he has also become extremely distrustful of close relationships. Even the slightest crack in a relationship will make him want to escape immediately.
This method can indeed help him avoid being hurt, but correspondingly, he will also miss out on good things.
"And the host admitted it. Even if his first reaction was to explain rather than question, you'd still feel a bit uncomfortable." Maoqiu said, "Doesn't that prove something?"
He Xing and Yu Chengwei were similar in that they were both victimized by their parents' love, which is why they didn't know what was appropriate to say and do after entering into such an intimate relationship. The difference was... Yu Chengwei also received positive feedback from his parents.
"So, just like Yu Chengwei said, take it slow." Maoqiu whispered, "You're all learning from each other."
He Xing stopped talking to Maoqiu and looked at Yu Chengwei. He thought, "Yu Chengwei has changed. He can feel it." What about him? Should he change as well?
"Of course..." Maoqiu looked at the host and added in his heart. "During this time together, I've actually been constantly learning new things from you."
The closer the system feels to the 'love' between humans, the closer it feels to that goal.
After waiting for a while, the call was finally connected, but no sound came through.
Yu Chengwei had to clear his throat: "Father."
He had never been good at chatting with his father, because he was always silent. Rather than chatting with him, his father seemed to prefer asking him how he was doing in school.
And every time the other party asked him this, he would forget what he originally wanted to say.
"Are you having fun?" the person on the other side asked.
"Very happy." Yu Chengwei answered very frankly this time.
He knew very well that the best solution for the matter with He Xing was to convince his mother first and then let her convince his father, but he didn't intend to do that.
——Because that’s too slow.
Before these things were dealt with, He Xing would look at him and think that he was just joking with him.
No matter how much He Xing was shaken by him, he would never step out of that circle.
It was impossible for him to drag He Xing out without dealing with these things. He could only deal with his own affairs first and then wait for He Xing to come out.
"I called because I heard you called Yu Sheng," Yu Chengxu said, changing the subject immediately after answering. "I guess you'll call me soon and ask me what's going on."
"She changed her name now?" But Father Yu quickly changed the subject. "That's fine, though. This name is much better than the previous one."
Yu Chengwei tried to calm himself down, but after a while, he still couldn't manage to calm down. "...Wait a minute, did you just say 'have fun'? So you know who I'm with now?"
When he said this, he couldn't help but glance to the side. He Xing, who was sitting opposite him, also glanced at him: "What's wrong?"
It was He Xing's look that made Yu Chengwei calm down instantly.
No matter how powerful his parents were, they couldn't really send someone to follow him.
He was too nervous.
"I know," Yu's father replied. "Not only do I know who you're with now, I also know what you ate and drank along the way."
"Then what did I drink now?" Yu Chengwei asked him immediately.
"You drank...are you sick?" Yu's father said sternly, "Can you be more serious?"
"So you guys already knew about me and him," Yu Chengwei thought quickly, "and you guys arranged this blind date for me, right?"
"Don't say that. We asked you to go on a blind date to see if you would admit it directly or choose to settle down," Yu's father said. "How could we expect you to settle down and be restless at the same time?"
He was so obedient that he said he would go on a blind date at that time, but he was so restless that after agreeing to it, he stood up the girl and them.
"I apologized to the woman before I left home," Yu Chengwei couldn't help but remind her, "I also confessed my situation to her, and she said she understood my choice."
Not only did he say that he understood, but he also said that he could help with ideas when the time comes... Yu Sheng seemed to have said the same thing, so was this just a compliment or did he really mean it?
"If you had really gone on a blind date with that person, you wouldn't have gotten away with it here!" Yu's father said this in a very unpleasant tone. "Do you really think we'd let you harm others?"
"Then it seems I was right to run away." Yu Chengxu said without hesitation, "Luckily I ran away."
Otherwise, not only would he fail to get He Xing back, but he would also be in trouble with his parents.
"You—" Father Yu didn't expect him to say that. He choked for a moment, then asked again after a moment, "Okay, what are you thinking now?"
"I'm just thinking about getting the other person back." Yu Chengwei told the truth.
He was just thinking about gaining more favor with He Xing so that He Xing would decide to get back together with him. As for other things, he hadn't thought that far yet.
"Then you can pursue your own interests," Yu's father said. "Why are you calling us?"
"Because I didn't know you already knew about what happened between us," Yu Chengwei said frankly. "My original plan was to confess to you why I ran away. But now that plan is no longer useful."
"You can speak now." Father Yu paused, "...I'm on the speaker, go ahead."
Yu Chengwei organized his words in his mind and then spoke.
"When I first agreed to the blind date, I planned to discuss this with the girl privately. I wanted to resolve the issue myself and satisfy both parties," Yu Chengwei said. "But I later realized there was no way to satisfy both parties from the beginning."
"I left because I still felt... I'd regret not coming to see him," Yu Chengwei continued. "And honestly... you certainly wouldn't want your son to be a scumbag who knew he was gay and was trying to cheat on his parents, right?"
"Yes," Yu's father said in a cold voice, "If you really plan to marry a woman at that time, we won't be happy either. We will just break your legs."
Yu Chengwei was tactful enough not to say that their behavior was really like a sting operation.
"Go ahead." Yu's mother's voice came from the other side. "By the way, did you just say the words 'get him back'? Did he break up with you?"
"Well..." Yu Chengwei replied quietly, "After seeing the message you sent me about getting ready for the blind date, he had a fight with me and then left."
"This child is good! He has a good personality! He can't tolerate any sand in his eyes." Yu's mother said in a louder voice, "I just like—"
"Anyway! You're already an adult, so you'll have to figure things out for yourself from now on!" Yu's father's voice suddenly became closer. "Just don't let yourself be sold out."
Yu Chengxu was about to reply, "He Xing is not that kind of person," when he suddenly realized that there was no sound from the other end.
He took out his phone and looked at it, and found that Yu's father had hung up.
He suddenly felt a little awkward: How should I put it? He had always thought that his parents didn't care about what kind of person he would become, except for his studies. He also thought that they didn't worry about him getting hurt, but now it seems... they care about him more than he thought?
Although this act of fishing enforcement was still excessive, it was his own fault for being so brainless as to take the bait.
Forget it, don’t think about it, he has more important things to do now!
Yu Chengwei suddenly raised his head and looked at He Xing across from him, smiling so happily that even his fangs were exposed: "We're done talking!"
Now he can finally pursue He Xing with peace of mind!
He Xing no longer had to stay in that place, always suspecting that he would turn around and leave!
"It's good that we're done talking." He Xing could tell from Yu Chengxu's expression that the other party was having a good chat. He couldn't tell whether he felt happy or troubled at the moment, so he could only choose to stand up and say, "——Okay, let's go."
"Let me support you, go slowly." Yu Chengwei immediately walked to his side.
"I just twisted my ankle," He Xing said, "I'm not suddenly disabled."
The system looked at the transformation degree that had risen to 70% again, and then looked at Yu Chengwei, who was so happy that it seemed as if a spiral tail had suddenly grown behind him, and He Xing, who seemed to be also excited beside him.
It put the wooden sign into its own space.
Although it doesn't have hair yet, it has decided to force Yu Chengwei, who has helped it to reverse its transformation several times.
As! Your! Own! God!
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