Chapter 13 Go to sleep. He didn't mistake the person, nor did he love the wrong person.
On his way home, Wen Feng received a phone call and suddenly frowned.
Yu Xue asked in confusion, "What's wrong?"
Wen Feng said, "Let's talk about it when we get back." He turned off his phone, put it aside, and didn't say another word.
It was quite late when the two of them got back; their aunt had already gone home from get off work.
Although she had only been away for a little over a week, Yu Xue felt as if she hadn't been back to the house for a very long time.
Wen Feng said, "Can I discuss something else with you?"
Yu Xue turned around.
As Wen Feng helped her take off her coat, he said, "Delete all the social media apps on your phone, and it's best not to browse your WeChat Moments anymore. And... I'll keep your phone safe for you when you go to sleep tonight?"
Yu Xue didn't say anything and obediently handed him the phone.
The two parted ways in the hallway. Wen Feng returned to his room, and the first thing he did was turn on his phone.
It's currently 9 PM, around 8:30 PM, and the hashtag "Yu Xue cyberbullies ordinary people" has reached the top of the list.
Wen Feng was surprised that she had taken the time out of her busy schedule to browse and reply to a post.
The post she replied to had nothing to do with herself; it was a post reminiscing about fun childhood memories.
One netizen said: "I suddenly remembered back in elementary and middle school, I was a bit of a gang leader, with my hair all messed up, leading a bunch of brothers and sisters, and we were even called 'socialites.' We bullied our classmates, hahaha. My deskmate in front of me had really long hair, and my deskmate and I secretly took scissors and cut it. She was in a bad mood for days, hahaha, it cracked me up. Thinking about it now, I was so naughty, but also happy. Sigh, those days are gone. But thankfully, I'm quite successful now, earning over ten thousand a month, and living a comfortable life. The past is gone!"
Yu Xue: Yes, I'm happy. I just don't know how those classmates you bullied are doing now, or if they've gotten over it.
She was most likely out of her mind, forgetting how many followers she had on her account and how many people knew her. Her comment was instantly pushed to the top, and those she replied to suffered severe cyberbullying within two hours.
Some people say Yu Xue is doing something positive, while others say that her cyberbullying is no different from that of a bully.
When the incident first started to escalate, some people spoke up for her and praised her for doing a good deed. But as the incident spread and became a big deal, some people started saying that she was like a bullying gang leader. There were also a few posts spreading rumors, but they didn't get many views. Wen Feng took advantage of the fact that the rumors hadn't spread widely and managed to take them down.
Wen Feng couldn't blame her; he knew the kind of pain she was enduring.
He worked tirelessly to handle the aftermath and control public opinion.
He stayed up all night watching his phone.
At three in the morning, he heard footsteps outside, but after listening carefully, they stopped. He figured Yu Xue must have gotten up to get a drink of water. He didn't pay any attention and continued to keep an eye on the messages.
At eight o'clock, the alarm clock rang. He stood up to wake Yu Xue up.
He glanced at the clothes he had worn all night, and fearing that Yu Xue might notice something amiss, he went to the bathroom to take a shower and change his clothes.
He was in a hurry, as if he was afraid that if Yu Xue slept even a minute longer, she wouldn't be able to sleep at night.
He opened the door and bumped into someone, taking a step back in fright. He rubbed his eyes and recognized the person in front of him as Yu Xue.
He quickly forced a smile and said, "Up so early? What time did you go to bed last night?"
Yu Xue said, "It's quite early. I went back to my room yesterday, took a shower, and went to sleep. I got up in the middle of the night to drink a glass of water."
She looked up at Wen Feng's shoulder. "When I came back, I saw your light was on. Were you working?"
"ah……"
“I heard you on the phone, you were dealing with my affairs.” Yu Xue interrupted him, swallowing back tears, “I’m sorry, I know I shouldn’t have… I forgot, I…”
Seeing that she looked like she was about to collapse, Wen Feng quickly supported her shoulders and pulled her into the room. "You've been standing at the door all night?"
He helped her sit on the bed, squatted down, and took her hand. "Let's get some sleep, okay? I'll wake you up in three hours."
Yu Xue shook her head. "I can't sleep."
She put her hands on Wen Feng's shoulders. "I'm sorry... I didn't realize it at the time. I only realized I was in trouble when I saw the light coming through the crack in your door."
"Tell me slowly." Wen Feng wiped away her tears and sat on the bed, moving closer to her. He knew she wouldn't be able to sleep peacefully until he heard her finish. "Don't rush, I'm listening."
Yu Xue turned her head, calmed herself down, and coughed from crying, her whole face flushed red.
Wen Feng put his arm around her shoulder and held her hand tightly.
He dared not stray too far, fearing Yu Xue wouldn't be able to get close to him, nor dared he stray too close, fearing Yu Xue wouldn't like him.
Yu Xue's emotions calmed down a bit, but as soon as she opened her mouth, tears started flowing uncontrollably. She could only force herself to continue, "When I saw what that person said yesterday, I suddenly remembered that I was a cheerleader for a basketball game in junior high school. Before the game, I went to the bathroom to change my clothes."
Sobs kept rising in her throat, and she couldn't swallow them down; her voice was filled with whimpers.
She said, "I...I took my clothes...to the restroom. The door to the restroom on the school playground was cut in half, so when I stood up, my head would peek out. I took a small stool and sat down to change because I was afraid of being seen."
"I...I..." She closed her eyes, letting the tears flow. "I had changed my shirt and was about to change my pants when something flashed above my head. I...I looked up...and saw a cell phone, and the flash went off again...and my face was photographed..."
"I heard a few people laughing outside, I... I didn't dare to go out." Her throat hurt from crying, and her head was burning. For so many years, she had never dared to think about it. Just thinking about it would make her heart tremble with pain, and it would take her a long time to recover.
She bit her lip, forcing herself not to make a sound. She was crying sobbing uncontrollably, unable to stop.
She said, "For several weeks afterward, I couldn't eat. I felt like my stomach would get hot whenever I ate... I kept thinking about that incident, and I was so afraid that those photos would be released..."
She was so heartbroken that she forgot why she had said those things; all she knew was pain—pain in her chest, pain in her nose, pain in her throat—and there was no comfortable place in her body.
Over the years, she has never tried to move on; she doesn't dare.
She was trapped in that place and couldn't get out.
Wen Feng didn't care about anything else. He opened his arms and hugged Yu Xue in his arms, trying to become a warm blanket to wrap Yu Xue up completely.
The cries traveled from their bodies to their hearts; their hearts seemed to be connected by nerve-wracking vines, even their pain was intertwined.
Five minutes later, Yu Xue's sobs subsided a bit, and she finally remembered why she was there and why she was discussing this topic.
She continued, following the previous statement: "I don't know what's wrong with me. When I saw that comment yesterday, these things suddenly popped into my head and I just couldn't shake them off. I suddenly forgot who I was, and I just wanted to reply to him. I'm sorry... I'm sorry... Actually, you don't need to worry about me. Just let the public opinion ferment. I... I don't care if I get criticized a little more..."
“I care,” Wen Feng interrupted her. “When I see those rumors and slanders, it hurts me. I didn’t sleep all night because I didn’t want that feeling of pain to spread.”
Yu Xue rested her head on his shoulder, and she reached out and gently placed her hand on his chest. "I'm sorry for making you sad."
Wen Feng suddenly reached out and drew a circle on her right chest.
Yu Xue was puzzled.
Wen Feng said, "I remember the doctor told me that day that your heart is different from other people's; your heart is located on the right side."
"The right side?" Yu Xue reached out to touch the spot he had circled.
Wen Feng said, "Yes, the doctor said there's nothing wrong, he's not sick, he's just growing backwards."
"Is it here?" Yu Xue asked.
“Yes.” Wen Feng nodded. “It’s roughly around this location.”
Yu Xue said, "But no one ever mentioned this during my previous physical examinations."
Wen Feng: "It might not be a very important matter, and it doesn't require treatment, so I didn't tell you. I didn't know before either. Or maybe the doctor told you, but you forgot?"
Yu Xue nodded and hummed in agreement. She really didn't know, but even if she did, it wouldn't make any difference.
Yu Xue: Why are you suddenly bringing this up?
Wen Feng: "I suddenly remembered it, and I just suddenly wanted to tell you."
He touched Yu Xue's head to make sure she didn't have a fever. "Go to sleep, go to sleep, okay? Let's sleep together for three hours?"
Yu Xue: "Okay."
The two lay in bed with their eyes closed, but neither of them was asleep, and they both knew that the other was awake.
Yu Xue: "Wen Feng, will you blame me?"
Wen Feng: "What?"
Yu Xue: "I took the place of your wife, but I did not fulfill the duties of a wife."
Wen Feng couldn't help but open his eyes and glance at her. "What are the duties of a wife?"
Yu Xue: "...I don't know, □□?"
Wen Feng couldn't close his eyes anymore. "Do you want to?"
Yu Xue's eyelashes trembled uncontrollably. She turned over, her back to Wen Feng, and said, "It's alright, I don't know, I haven't tried it."
Wen Feng laughed when he heard this: "What are you saying?"
Yu Xue tilted her shoulder slightly. "Do you want to?"
Wen Feng: "...I'm fine with anything, it's up to you."
He couldn't say he wanted to; he didn't want Yu Xue to accommodate him, but he was also afraid that Yu Xue would blame herself.
Yu Xue: "What I mean is... if you're not satisfied with me, I don't mind getting a divorce. I've taken you for too long, you..."
"I mind." Wen Feng rolled over and covered his ears with a pillow. "Okay, shut up and go to sleep."
Yu Xue said "Oh," and after a while, she heard Wen Feng say in a muffled voice, "I have no complaints about you."
Then, silence fell over the room.
Yu Xue's biggest reason for refusing sexual relations was—she was embarrassed.
She felt embarrassed to see other people naked; it was so awkward.
What do you do first when doing this? Take off your clothes? And then?
Moreover, she was too embarrassed to bring it up. She hoped Wen Feng would bring it up first, but it seemed that Wen Feng didn't have that need either.
Wen Feng didn't dwell on the question from before. He opened his eyes and thought about what Yu Xue had said earlier.
He noticed that when Yu Xue was repeating what she had just said, she referred to herself as "I," not "another Yu Xue."
He suddenly breathed a sigh of relief. In fact, these past few days, he really wasn't sure about Yu Xue's background. Was she really Yu Xue? Or was she Yu Xue from a parallel universe?
He was afraid that he had mistaken the person for someone else, afraid that he had ruined the lives of both Yu Xues, afraid that the other Yu Xue was not doing well in that world, and afraid that the Yu Xue from that world would not be able to adapt to this world.
Just now, the dream didn't happen. Yu Xue's brief lucidity confirmed to Wen Feng that there was no "other world" and no "other Yu Xue".
The person lying next to him was Yu Xue, whom he knew. He hadn't mistaken her for someone else, nor had he fallen in love with the wrong person.
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