48. Spotting fault
Yu Chun was stunned. He couldn't believe that he, who had always been the center of attention, was now being disliked.
The one who disliked him was none other than Chu Xiao, the one who used to visit him in the hospital every day, personally change his dressings, and indulge his tantrums.
He opened his mouth to defend himself, saying he hadn't spread rumors, but suddenly felt a lump in his throat and a tightness in his throat.
Yu Chun clutched the pig-shaped pillow tightly in her arms.
His fingertips dug deep into the plush of the pig-shaped pillow, pinching the silly pig face until it was deformed.
I absolutely must not speak!
He absolutely must not let Chu Xiao hear the tremor in his voice!
After a long silence, Yu Chun's slightly heavy breathing came through the phone, and Chu Xiao's heart suddenly trembled.
That breathing sound isn't right... Is he crying?
"Yu Chun?" Chu Xiao called out tentatively.
The other side remained silent, but their breathing gradually became calmer, as if it had been deliberately adjusted.
Chu Xiao breathed a sigh of relief, deciding to pretend she didn't know about Yu Chun's little mood, and was about to take the opportunity to hang up the phone—
"Wait!" As if knowing that Chu Xiao was about to hang up, Yu Chun suddenly called out to stop Chu Xiao.
During those two minutes of silence, Yu Chun not only calmed herself down but also keenly noticed Chu Xiao's unusual behavior.
So Yu Chun, who rarely uses his brain, started brainstorming.
It is known that Chu Xiao has always been very patient with him, even when he is being the most unreasonable, she will only look at him with the eyes of someone looking at an idiot. If she does something she does, Chu Xiao will always directly and domineeringly order him not to do it, and will never express her dissatisfaction emotionally like she did today... her irritation is mixed with a sense of distance.
He recalled that when he was in a bad mood, he would become very impatient with everyone, and the closer the person was, the more likely they were to become the target of his anger.
So... Chu Xiao is in trouble?
Thinking about how Chu Xiao had just accepted personnel appointments from the Jianbing Group...
"Are you having trouble at work?" Yu Chun asked softly, her fingertips unconsciously picking at the ears of the pig-shaped plush pillow. "Are the people on Jian Bing's side... giving you a hard time?"
"..."
Chu Xiao found it difficult to face the sudden, uncharacteristic thoughtfulness of this usually willful and self-centered young master Yu, who transformed from a fire-breathing Tyrannosaurus Rex into a confidante in front of her.
She clutched her pounding heart, secretly praying that Young Master Yu wouldn't be so gentle; she felt she couldn't take it anymore.
This can't go on...
Chu Xiao took a deep breath, barely maintaining her indifferent attitude: "No."
Suddenly, a dull thud came from the other end of the phone. Yu Chun's piggy pillow had been thrown onto the decorative figurine on the table. The figurine fell to the ground and rolled to Yu Chun's feet.
Yu Chun's expression changed.
Generally speaking, if someone of the opposite sex who has always been very tolerant and considerate towards you suddenly changes their attitude, becoming cold and impatient, aside from unscientific reasons like alien possession and ruling out factors like encountering a difficult problem that leads to irritability, then there's only one explanation—
"You have another dog?!"
Yu Chun gritted her teeth: "Who is it? Is that guy as good-looking as me? As young as me? As rich as me?!"
"There's no one else!" Chu Xiao immediately denied, startled.
Realizing her slip of the tongue immediately, she quickly tried to salvage the situation with a cold, hard tone: "Is your mouth only good for spouting nonsense?"
"Huh?" Yu Chun was really angry now. He raised his voice: "You haven't asked me anything for more than half a month, and suddenly you call to pick a fight. Did Miss Jian come here just to argue with me?!"
"Not bad." Chu Xiao heard himself say in a light tone, "So what you're wearing around your neck isn't just an ornament."
There was a sudden two-second silence on the other end of the phone.
"Jian Fei, are you fucking crazy?!"
The instant the busy signal rang out, Chu Xiao stared blankly at the darkened screen.
Everything was proceeding according to plan—alienation, anger, and severing ties.
But why... does my chest feel so tight?
In the dark room, the cold white light from the phone screen illuminated a face as black as the bottom of a pot, where Yu Chun opened a new chat window with red-rimmed eyes...
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