twenty four
More than two weeks after breaking up with Xiao Yang, Xing Xing tries to cope with her unhappiness by dining out with friends every day.
"Brother Xing doesn't drink at all?"
"Never drinks alcohol."
Xing Xing has no bad habits; he doesn't smoke, drink, or even play video games.
"Brother Xing is a real man!"
It's been ten days since "Brother Xing paid for everything."
Xing Xing got through her heartbreak by treating people to meals.
To be honest, he couldn't understand why his love life was so bumpy.
From childhood to adulthood, following Ji Shengsheng's guidance, he cultivated himself entirely with the goal of becoming "a good man".
Before establishing a romantic relationship, he might flirt with a few other people, but once he enters the ambiguous preparatory stage, he is absolutely loyal, absolutely reliable, obedient to everything, and even submissive.
He just couldn't understand why Xiao Yang had gotten into this mess with him over a few Lego pieces, a room, and a few words from his grandmother.
Just then, he saw Xiao Yang sitting at the table near the door with a man.
At first, Xing Xing was very distressed and resentful, but after staring at it for two hours, she felt relieved.
What business is it of his if his ex-girlfriend finds a new boyfriend? Is it any of his business what he does to her?
If she leaves him, can't she still have a bright future?
Xing Xing drank the second row of Yakult tonight.
He had already let it go and was even prepared to pay for Xiao Yang and her boyfriend's bill, but just as he was about to pay, he suddenly saw Xiao Yang's current boyfriend slap her.
Then, Xiao Yang got up, scanned the QR code to pay, and the two of them staggered out.
Xing Xing hurriedly chased after him and, sure enough, as soon as he stepped out the door, he saw Xiao Yang being kicked to the ground by the other party, who even stomped on Xiao Yang's glasses that had fallen to the ground as if to vent his anger.
These glasses were a gift from him to Xiao Yang.
Seeing that the other party was about to attack, Xing Xing ran over and delivered a flying kick without thinking twice, and the two began to wrestle.
He had a long-standing habit of working out and was very strong; most men couldn't beat him. He quickly knocked the other man to the ground, then looked at Xiao Yang and said, "What are you looking at? Call the police?"
Xiao Yang frantically dialed 110.
"You didn't even call the police when you got hit?" Xing Xing said, exasperated. "You're so fierce when you argue with me, but you don't know how to handle other people?"
Just after Xiao Yang called the police, Xing Xing saw the man lying on the ground also take out his phone, cursing at him while dialing the police.
He was accused of assaulting someone in the street.
Xing Xing helplessly shrugged.
He was a hero who stood up for what was right. After the other party stopped resisting, he immediately got up and didn't throw another punch.
When Ji Shengsheng arrived, the first mediation session had already ended.
Xiao Yang and Xing Xing were chatting about something in front of the police station. She didn't approach them, giving them space.
After Xiao Yang left, she walked up to Xing Xing.
After briefly recounting what had happened, Xing Xing said dejectedly, "Ji Shengsheng, she wouldn't even choose me, a piece of trash like that?!"
"Do you know what? In front of the police, she immediately changed her story. She said that the beast didn't hit her, they were just pushing and shoving each other, and she fell down because she wasn't standing properly!"
Ji Shengsheng was also helpless in this situation.
"It turned out that I was upset when I saw my ex-girlfriend's new boyfriend, so I beat him up in the street." Xing Xing sat at the entrance of the police station, hugging her arms and crying.
"And then what do they want?"
"I don't care about the money; I just can't swallow this insult."
He did not accept mediation, and if no agreement is reached, he may be detained.
Although Ji Shengsheng had never experienced anything like this before, she knew that if the evidence was insufficient, the police would collect more evidence.
The restaurants along the street all have surveillance cameras, which can always capture the actual situation.
After taking Xing Xing home, Ji Shengsheng saw that he was in stable condition and prepared to go back.
"You're not going to spend any more time with me anymore?" Xing Xing said disappointedly. "You haven't shown up for a single day since I broke up with my boyfriend. I was always there for you when I was in need."
Ji Shengsheng scratched his forearm.
Because Xu Yu is still at her house.
Today is a rare day off, and it's also rare that we didn't meet because of work, and there's nothing else going on.
“You were my best friend, and you abandoned me…” Xing Xing cried softly.
He's such a terrible person; he gets dumped in every relationship and ignored by his friends.
"Okay," Ji Shengsheng conceded. "What would you like to eat? I'll have dinner with you. If you're unhappy, just tell me."
After saying that, he glanced at the time; it was almost 2 a.m.
She already had a hard time falling asleep because the two of them were lying so stiffly together, and just when she finally did, Xing Xing called her away.
It was already midnight when she left, and Xu Yu was still asleep. There was still no news; he probably hadn't woken up yet.
"Fine, you can go now." Xing Xing got up and walked towards the bedroom. "I'm sleepy, I'm going to sleep."
Ji Shengsheng: "..."
"Are you sure?" "So I'm really leaving?"
Xing Xing didn't say anything. Just as Ji Shengsheng was about to stand up, she heard Xing Xing say softly from the bedroom, "Ji Shengsheng, what do you think about us being together?"
“Absolutely impossible.” Ji Shengsheng immediately dismissed Xing Xing’s dangerous idea.
"No, how can it be absolutely impossible?" Xing Xing didn't even have time to put on her slippers, she ran out of the bedroom barefoot, hands on her hips, "We grew up together, we know each other inside and out, we're still best friends, I'm not married and you're not married."
"What exactly do you not like about me?" Xing Xing asked, confused. "What's wrong with me? Why is my love life so bumpy?"
"This can't be explained in a short time."
Xing Xing was absolutely furious: "..."
“Look,” Ji Shengsheng said seriously to Xing Xing, “you don’t like me, but you want to make do with me.”
"Xiao Yang was introduced to you by your mother. Did you like her? So you got together with her."
Xing Xing: "...No, I think I like her. Haven't I treated her well since we got together?"
"This is how you feel; others may not have sensed your affection. If you truly loved her, you wouldn't have said something like 'wanting to get back together' right after breaking up with her."
Ji Shengsheng tried to guide him: "Similarly, if you like me, you won't date other people and then say things to me that are just for show."
"So that means I don't like anyone? Then I don't like anyone at all." Xing Xing said in despair, "That's just how I am."
"...So your love life has been bumpy," Ji Shengsheng concluded.
"And what about you?" Feeling attacked, Xing Xing was also annoyed. "You seem to like Xu Yu, and it seems like he likes you too. Are you trying to stop him from treating you well?"
"I'm fine," Ji Shengsheng sighed. "Xu Yu is fine too."
"You should sort out your feelings first," Ji Shengsheng could only offer him this advice. "Until you've thought it through, it's better to stay single for now."
Ji Shengsheng almost never gave Xing Xing any advice on her love life. Perhaps, she simply didn't like giving advice to others.
From the time she became aware of this during puberty, she knew that Xing Xing was someone who "couldn't stand being alone." He was either paying attention to a certain member of the opposite sex or trying to attract their attention.
The reasons are usually very random, and personnel changes are frequent.
This might be what Xing Xing considers true love; she isn't Xing Xing, so she can't judge.
It was rare to see Xing Xing being hurt by a girl, so Ji Shengsheng decided to express her thoughts, but she didn't expect Xing Xing to accept them.
That's someone else's life.
When Ji Shengsheng got home, it was already three in the morning.
After changing into her pajamas in the bathroom, she quietly lay down next to Xu Yu. Making sure she hadn't woken him, she gently exhaled.
In the darkness, Xu Yu opened his eyes.
He couldn't fall asleep at all.
Ji Shengsheng was naive enough to think that he could actually fall asleep under these circumstances.
When the lights were turned off at night, they were initially quite far apart. But after a few minutes, Ji Shengsheng snuggled up to him, naturally hugged his arm, and rubbed her cheek against his arm.
He turned over to kiss her, only to find she was asleep.
Silently and naturally approaching and relying on him, she completely captured him.
She brought him pain he had never experienced before, yet she also comforted him with ease.
As her thoughts raced, Xu Yu heard Ji Shengsheng's phone vibrate repeatedly; someone was calling her.
Ji Shengsheng only woke up when the third call came in. After answering the phone, she quietly got up to change her clothes and then hurriedly went out.
Twelve o'clock.
Xu Yu remained motionless.
It wasn't until three o'clock that we heard Ji Shengsheng open the door.
After a long time, he felt Ji Shengsheng lying next to him.
Feeling Ji Shengsheng's breathing stabilize, Xu Yu opened his eyes.
No matter who she goes to see or how long she stays, as long as she can come back to him, that's good.
Ji Shengsheng was a bit far from him, and Xu Yu waited for a long time but she didn't come closer, so he went to take Ji Shengsheng's hand.
"...You're not asleep?"
Just as Xu Yu touched Ji Shengsheng's fingertips, he heard Ji Shengsheng whisper.
"Hmm?" Xu Yu turned to look at Ji Shengsheng. "And you?"
"I can't sleep." Ji Shengsheng touched her heart. "...It's pounding like crazy here."
Whenever she lies down, her heart feels like it's pounding against the mattress, keeping her awake.
Aren't you sleepy?
He couldn't see Ji Shengsheng's face clearly, but he could feel her warm breath, so he raised his hand to brush the hair from her cheek.
“I’m nervous with you next to me…” Ji Shengsheng confessed honestly, “Or… I should go and paint.”
As long as she paints, even if it's just a lot of nudity, she can become detached from worldly desires.
Aside from this, she didn't know how to cope.
“…Listen to it if you don’t believe me.” Ji Shengsheng found Xu Yu’s hand, brought it to her neck to feel the pulse, and then placed it on her heart if she was afraid it wasn’t clear enough.
"Are you that nervous?" Ji Shengsheng's heart was pounding in his palm.
"And what about you?" Ji Shengsheng couldn't see Xu Yu's expression clearly, so she leaned closer. "Why aren't you asleep yet?"
Xu Yu never expected Ji Shengsheng to suddenly get so close to him, almost lying on his chest.
"Your heart is beating so fast..." Ji Shengsheng raised her hand to touch Xu Yu's heart, but Xu Yu grabbed her hand again.
Can I lie down here for a while?
Feeling the fluffy head snuggle into his arms and then close to his neck, as if it were clinging to him, Xu Yu sighed.
"...Why are you sighing?" Ji Shengsheng asked in surprise.
"I don't know what to do with you," Xu Yu confided. "With you so close to me, it's hard for me to fall asleep."
"I'm sorry!" Ji Shengsheng was about to go back and lie down obediently when Xu Yu stopped her again.
"Don't go."
"I don't want to fall asleep."
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