8 Female Supporting Actress 08
◎Yan Mei, are you taking revenge on me?◎
It was a very common question, but it made Zhong Ran clench his fingers. His dark eyes seemed to have a hurricane sweeping across his pupils, and the blood was surging wildly.
"No." He said hoarsely.
"Really?" Su Yanmei was not interested. She didn't say whether she believed it or not, but her expression clearly showed disbelief.
"Yan Mei, believe me." Zhong Ran said in a low voice, looking at her indifferent face, and suddenly an indescribable feeling of powerlessness rose in his heart.
He didn't know how to say it or how to prove that Xu You had not been allowed to select these crystal cores.
He was like a trapped beast in a cage, unable to find a way out. In the end, he could only forcibly pull her hand and stuff the bag of crystal cores into her.
"Yan Mei." Zhong Ran held her hand, not letting her let go. His dark eyes looked straight into hers and he said seriously, "Those words you said when we broke up were all said in anger."
"I did like Xu You once, and because you resembled her, I saved you and pursued you. But during this year of getting along, I also really liked you."
"Before coming here, I had already decided to give up looking for Xu You. I was going to find a base to settle down and live a good life with you."
"Yan Mei, I don't believe you can't feel it."
The original body could indeed feel it, which was why he couldn't accept it when the happiness that was within reach was shattered.
It wasn't that Zhong Ran disliked Su Yanmei, but that liking for her was mixed with too many impure things. Especially after reuniting with Xu You, he paid more and more attention to the latter.
As for an ordinary person like the original body who is beautiful and weak, living in the end times, she is powerless and is like a bird with bright feathers in a cage, for people to watch and play with.
Zhong Ran knew very well that his original body could not fly out of his palm.
In front of the original body, he had firmly grasped the initiative from the very beginning, so he could easily ignore and neglect her.
Therefore, in the original story, the original self went out with the superpower team for the first time and returned looking timid and embarrassed. Zhong Ran was worried but did not take the initiative to help.
He was waiting, waiting for Su Yanmei to beg him, to take the initiative to ask him to reconcile, and to be the beautiful, gentle, and understanding girlfriend she used to be.
The original body naturally knew the benefits of being Zhong Ran's girlfriend, but because she was sincere to him, she was filled with love and hate. She would rather seek Rong Xingyin's protection, be Xu You's substitute in his eyes, and date him, rather than return to Zhong Ran.
Su Yanmei did not comment on other people's love-hate entanglements and choices, but just pulled Zhong Ran's hand away with force.
She held the large bag of crystal cores in her hand, pinched out a blue high-level crystal core from it, and played with it carefully between her fingertips.
The crystal core emitted a faint glow, and a touch of clear and transparent blue made the woman's fingers look even more delicate and white.
"Feel?"
Su Yanmei lowered her eyes and looked at the crystal core on her fingertips. Suddenly she smiled and said, "Zhong Ran, I don't feel anything."
"I can't tell anymore, are you asking me to get back together because you love me, or are you just settling for the next best thing when you can't get what you want?"
Facing Zhong Ran's astonished eyes, Su Yanmei smiled and said, "Is it strange?"
"Just like I don't know now whether these crystal cores were picked by Xu You and given to me because he didn't want them."
The woman's voice was very soft, as soft as a breeze that could dissipate at any time.
The man who was obviously stronger and taller, stood in front of her and trembled unconsciously.
He forced himself to remain calm, his fingers trembling as he tried to take out a cigarette from his pocket, but in the end he just pinched his fingers in restraint, exhaled softly, and tried to keep his voice steady: "Yan Mei, there's nothing between Xu You and me."
"I didn't do anything out of the ordinary with her."
"I won't be with her either."
"The summer after I graduated from high school, I confessed to her, but she rejected me. At that time, we agreed that we would just be brother and sister from now on."
"Yan Mei, we've been very happy together this past year. We like each other and even talked about finding a base to live in permanently. I have thought about marrying you, and I really like you."
Despite Zhong Ran's sincere confession, the girl in front of him remained indifferent, and there was even an indescribable confusion in her eyes.
He looked at her, his heart sinking in his chest, and he suddenly felt panic for no reason.
"Yan Mei..." he called softly.
As if she had just come back to her senses, Su Yanmei was in a trance for a moment, and then she smiled apologetically: "I'm sorry, Zhong Ran, I can't remember how I felt when I liked you."
Zhong Ran was trembling all over and his eyes were red.
"How could I not remember? Only a month has passed, and we've been together for a whole year..."
Perhaps he was too excited, his words were incoherent, his eyes were red as if they were about to bleed, and he tried his best to refute her words.
Su Yanmei just stared at him, as if watching a trapped animal desperately banging its head against an iron cage. She sighed and picked up the crystal core in her hand: "Zhong Ran, you see, not only is it difficult to undo what has been done, even the crystal core that has been dug out is difficult to put back in its original place."
"One month is enough to change so many things."
"Just like this crystal core, it separated at some point, and it can never return to its original position."
"Me too."
"I can't remember what it felt like to like you, or even remember being me who liked you."
Su Yanmei looked extremely gentle, as if she was calmly narrating something that had nothing to do with her.
Hearing such gentle whispers, a drop of tears suddenly rolled down Zhong Ran's red eyes. He could no longer control himself and leaned over to hug her tightly.
"Yan Mei, Yan Mei, I'm sorry. It's my fault." His trembling voice revealed a hint of panic and sobbing. "What should I do? What should I do to make you remember how I feel about you?"
The girl being hugged remained silent.
Feeling the man's body trembling, his increasingly tight embrace around her, and the obvious wetness on his shoulders, Su Yanmei finally sighed softly. She reached out and patted his back soothingly, saying gently, "Zhong Ran, love me like I loved you before."
"Maybe I can remember some of it."
…
After taking off the knitted red dress that was soaked by her ex-boyfriend's tears, Su Yanmei picked up the big bag of crystal cores she had earned and threw them into the corner along with the other half bag of crystal cores.
She picked out a silk nightgown from the folding wardrobe, went into the bathroom, took a bath and went to sleep.
The next day, Zhong Ran got up early at dawn and went downstairs to make breakfast.
He put on his apron and kneaded dough, chopped meat and made dumplings with familiarity.
After all, she was his girlfriend he had been dating for a year. Even if his pursuit at the beginning was not pure, Zhong Ran still had some understanding of what she liked to eat.
Su Yanmei's favorite dumplings are dumplings with three fresh fillings, but due to limited conditions and no shrimp, Zhong Ran had to settle for the second best and made her second favorite, mushroom and pork filling.
After he finished wrapping the dumplings, he calculated the time and went upstairs to knock on Su Yanmei's door.
After hearing the girl's response that she would come soon, Zhong Ran's face unconsciously showed a hint of joy. He returned to the kitchen and started to cook dumplings.
After a plate of hot dumplings was served on the table, Zhong Ran went back to prepare the dipping sauce and cut a plate of fruit.
“It smells so good.”
Xu You, who was taking a break this morning and got up a little late, smelled the fragrance and saw Zhong Ran busy in the kitchen and a plate of hot dumplings on the table, so he walked straight over.
She picked up the chopsticks on the edge of the plate, picked up a dumpling, took a small bite, and the fragrant juice instantly filled her mouth.
Zhong Ran, who was cutting a fruit plate, lowered his head and thought it was Su Yanmei, so he casually said, "It's a little hot, don't rush to eat it, the seasoning will be brought to you later."
"Hmm, it tastes good even without any seasoning."
"Brother Zhong, you still remember that I like dumplings with this filling the most. When I was in graduate school, I went to eat at the small house you rented, and you always remembered to make dumplings and wontons in advance and put them in the refrigerator."
No one knew when Su Yanmei came down, nor did she know how much she had heard.
The girl just stood quietly outside the kitchen, not stepping into the dining area. She saw Zhong Ran's face suddenly change when he heard the sound, and she also saw Zhong Ran's lips trembling, as if he wanted to say something, but he said nothing.
It was not until Zhong Ran turned his gaze and found Su Yanmei standing there that he subconsciously followed her.
"Yan Mei, I made dumplings. Do you want to eat some?"
"Thank you, I'm not hungry."
The girl stood there, smiling gently, carrying her bag, looking very graceful. "I have something else to do, so I'll be leaving first. You guys take your time eating."
She turned and left.
Zhong Ran didn't ask her what she was doing outside or who she was meeting. He just called her: "Will you be back at noon?"
"Maybe. I'm not sure."
After saying this, Su Yanmei walked to the living room and headed towards the entrance.
When Su Yanmei's figure disappeared, Zhong Ran was still standing there, looking as if he was still in a daze.
Xu You, who was in the dining room, turned around, looked at the man's back, and asked uncertainly, "Brother Zhong, did you make this for Su Yanmei?"
Zhong Ran nodded.
He walked back with his eyes lowered, stood in the kitchen, and looked at the prepared seasonings and fruit plate, feeling a little confused for a moment.
"I'm sorry, I didn't know." Xu You apologized in a low voice.
Listening to Xu You's apology, Zhong Ran closed his eyes and suddenly felt helpless and powerless.
He didn't know how it became like this.
Everything was going well just now, how come it suddenly went wrong and became a mess?
When he opened his eyes again, Zhong Ran said, "Xiaoyou, ask me before you eat next time."
"Yan Mei is my girlfriend, and I will also make breakfast for her."
Xu You replied "Okay", she forced a smile, and put down her chopsticks with a look of disappointment: "I'm sorry to have embarrassed you, Brother Zhong."
Without waiting for Zhong Ran to say anything else, she stood up and quickly returned to the room.
*
Yesterday, Lily sent Su Yanmei back home, left her address and schedule for the week, and kindly invited her to visit her when she was free.
The original body stayed in Shaoan Base for a month, and stayed in the villa most of the time. At first, he would deliver meals to the research institute, but later he simply didn't go out.
Therefore, Su Yanmei is actually not familiar with the base where she lives now.
Fortunately, Lily lived not far away, in one of the nearby villas. Su Yanmei went there according to the address, and Lily happily entertained her.
Breakfast was buttered bread and milk, and Su Yanmei ate it very happily.
Lily was on vacation today. Knowing that Su Yanmei wanted to visit the base, she got a small electric scooter from somewhere and took her all the way around.
Su Yanmei wore a pair of pink overalls today, a tight white long-sleeved T-shirt, and carried a small bag, looking particularly youthful and bright.
She just bought this yesterday. In the sunlight, the pink and white color makes her face look even whiter and rosier.
Before leaving, Lily took two hats, one for each of them to protect themselves from the sun.
The two walked around the residential area. There were more and more cultivated fields on both sides, all covered with golden color, which was the smell of harvest.
Autumn is a season of harvest. When Su Yanmei passed by the orchard, she used Zhong Ran's base points to pick a lot of persimmons and kiwis with Lily.
We had lunch near the drive-in theater.
This was invented by the former base leader. The large screen in the front plays 18x movies, accompanied by clear sound from the car channel, which is exciting in the dark and narrow space.
After Lu Jing took over, he did not abandon this area, but just waited for others to rent it and collect base points.
But after renting it, you can literally watch a movie.
With the rise of drive-in cinemas, some catering industries have gradually emerged in the surrounding areas.
The food in the restaurant here tastes good, but the dishes are a bit expensive. However, people with special abilities like to eat here.
The two of them ordered two dishes and a soup for lunch and ate casually. When they were leaving the restaurant, they ran into the team leader of the wood-type mutant and were treated to two bags of sugar-roasted chestnuts by him.
It was already past two in the afternoon when Lily sent Su Yanmei back.
After waving goodbye to her friends, Su Yanmei entered the villa carrying her bag, holding some fruits, and hugging the bag of sugar-roasted chestnuts.
The living room was quiet and empty.
Zhong Ran was still sitting in the dining room waiting, with a table full of cold food in front of him.
He heard the voice and came out to ask, "Yan Mei, are you hungry? Do you want to eat something?"
"I've eaten outside and I'm a little tired." Su Yanmei shook her head, took off her sneakers, put on slippers, walked past him, and went straight to the living room.
The moment they passed each other, Zhong Ran tried to hold back for a long time, but he still couldn't control himself. He reached out to hold her, his brows and eyes darkened as he asked, "Yan Mei, are you taking revenge on me?"
【Author’s words】
Just a spinning blade [rice dog]
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