Chapter 32 Will You Be My Girlfriend? A relationship without any official status or recognition…
Yu Xue wiped away her tears and said she couldn't cry and felt embarrassed.
She turned her head to look at Wen Feng, who was driving intently. She rested her chin on her hand, trying to appear relaxed. "I've always wanted to check out the little bars around here, but I've never had the chance. Let's go now."
"Okay," Wen Feng readily agreed. "Where is it? Do you know the way?"
Yu Xue said, "I acknowledge it."
But when the car arrived at the bar Yu Xue had mentioned, she didn't want to go in.
The tavern looked small and was crowded. You could hear music coming from across the street. A drunk man leaned against the wall, holding a bottle of liquor in his hand and another bottle lying at his feet, looking dazed.
Yu Xueguang was too scared to go in just by looking at the scene.
Wen Feng parked the car and was about to unbuckle his seatbelt when Yu Xue stopped him.
Yu Xue: "Forget it, I don't want to go. Let's just buy some alcohol and mix it at the hotel."
Wen Feng raised an eyebrow, not entirely agreeing: "Is that even possible? Some things shouldn't be mixed together, what if something goes wrong?"
Yu Xue: "Let's find some ready-made recipes online."
Wen Feng: "Okay."
He fastened his seatbelt again, and Yu Xue continued to gaze out the window.
Just as he started the car and was about to turn on the turn signal, Yu Xue suddenly unbuckled her seatbelt, opened the car door, and jumped out.
Wen Feng was startled and quickly stepped on the brake and turned off the key.
A drunk man at the entrance grabbed a girl who had just come out of a bar, tugging at her clothes and refusing to let go, slurring, "Where are you going... take me home, I live on Nanshao Street..."
The girl struggled cautiously, only daring to move her feet slightly, feeling disgusted but also afraid of angering the other person.
"What are you doing!" Yu Xue grabbed the girl and pulled her towards the car, not daring to linger, and said, "Let's go, I'll take you."
The girl did not leave with Yu Xue immediately, and continued to struggle, saying, "No, no, no, don't bother, I'll call the police."
Yu Xue didn't react immediately, "Huh? It's okay, we..."
Before she could finish speaking, she caught a glimpse of a drunk man standing up from the wall, carrying a bottle of liquor and walking towards her.
Before Yu Xue could dodge, she heard the sound of a bottle smashing on her head. She quickly turned around and saw Wen Feng.
Wen Feng somehow found a wine bottle and smashed it on the drunkard's head.
The drunkard, already disoriented, was hit and fell to the ground, groaning in pain.
Yu Xue pulled the girl away, and this time the girl didn't resist anymore, obediently following her into the car.
"Where do you live?" Yu Xue asked.
The girl was still sitting in the back of the car, lost in thought.
Yu Xue glanced back at her and saw that she was fearless, her mouth slightly open, staring blankly at Yu Xue, looking like she was having difficulty breathing.
Yu Xue asked with concern, "What's wrong?"
"Are you Yu Xue?" the girl asked in surprise.
Yu Xue rarely goes shopping and hasn't been recognized in public in a long time. She fastened her seatbelt somewhat awkwardly and said, "Yes, yes, where do you live? Let us take you home."
The girl said, "I...I live in Anjing Residential Area on Beida Street! I'm sorry, I didn't look closely just now. I thought you were with that thug. Oh my god, oh my god..."
She suddenly covered her mouth, as if she realized she had talked too much.
Yu Xue smiled at her, but was a little speechless.
The girl lowered her hand and said, "Thank you for earlier." Then she covered her hand again.
Yu Xue looked at Wen Feng.
After all, it was Wen Feng who was driving, and it was also Wen Feng who was quick to throw the bottle at people, so she felt embarrassed to accept this gratitude.
Wen Feng noticed her gaze and roughly understood what she meant, replying, "It's nothing, I'm just going that way anyway."
Yu Xue turned around. The girl was holding a phone, her two thumbs moving so fast they were almost blurry, typing away rapidly. Yu Xue quickly flicked her thumb to turn it off silent and continued typing away.
Yu Xue roughly guessed what she was doing; she was probably informing her family.
She turned her head and looked straight ahead.
A little while later, she heard the little girl call her.
She turned her head to face the phone screen; the little girl was so afraid she wouldn't see it that she practically held the phone to her nose.
Girl: "Sister, I've been listening to your songs for a long time. Look, look, I bought your physical album four years ago. Look, look, this is an unboxing video."
She was so excited that she tried to stand up from her seat, but bumped her head.
Yu Xue chuckled softly and reminded her, "Fasten your seatbelt."
"Oh, oh, oh." The girl quickly fastened the belt, then said, "Sister, can I take a picture with you?"
Yu Xue: "Okay, shall we go down later?"
Girl: "No, no, it's too cold outside. We can take the pictures in the car."
She raised her phone and took a picture of the two people.
It's very close to Anjing Residential Area from here, only three or four miles away, and it only takes a few minutes to get there.
Yu Xue: "Go in, we'll watch you go in before we leave."
"Thank you, thank you!" She quickly turned around and said "thank you" to Wen Feng as well, then got off the bus as fast as she could.
Yu Xue watched her walk into the residential area, turning back every few steps. Before entering the residential area, she even took a picture of the two people's car.
Once her figure had completely disappeared, Yu Xue turned to look at Wen Feng and said, "I'm sorry, I didn't discuss it with you."
Wen Feng made sure she had fastened her seatbelt and locked the doors before shifting gears, turning on the turn signal, and turning the steering wheel one full turn to the left, saying, "It's okay. The situation was urgent, and there really wasn't time to discuss it. But you should also be careful when rescuing people."
Yu Xue: "Okay."
The two went to the supermarket downstairs from the hotel and bought some alcohol. Having been recognized earlier, Yu Xue put on a hat and zipped it up to cover the lower half of her face.
When they arrived at the supermarket entrance, Wen Feng suddenly remembered something; he had completely forgotten about something so important.
He stammered, "You only had surgery a little over two weeks ago, can you drink alcohol?"
Yu Xue: "I checked, and it says it can be drunk in about three weeks. I'll be three weeks in half a week."
Wen Feng: "...Check? Check what? Baidu?"
Yu Xue replied confidently, "That's right."
Wen Feng: "...Wait a minute, let me ask."
He took out his phone and sent a message to the doctor.
The two sat at the store entrance and waited for a long time without receiving a reply. Yu Xue went in and bought two servings of oden, and she and Wen Feng sat in the store to eat and wait.
Wen Feng's suggestion was that if the doctor didn't reply within a while, they should just stop drinking it. Even if they could drink it, it would definitely have some effect on their health. It gets dark early in winter; although it was only a little past six, it was already completely dark outside and very cold, so they decided to go back to sleep.
But judging from Yu Xue's expression, she seemed certain that she could drink. After finishing the oden, she went and bought two skewers of cartilage and a skewer of rice cake, insisting on waiting for the doctor's reply.
Finally, just as Yu Xue finished eating the crispy bone skewers and was about to finish off the rice cakes, the doctor replied.
Doctor: Drink less.
Wen Feng said, "The doctor said to drink less, how about we drink two bottles of low-alcohol beverage?"
“Okay,” Yu Xue said. “Wait a minute, let me finish eating.”
The two people each took two bottles of alcoholic beverages.
Yu Xue had a good appetite today. After returning to the hotel, she said she wanted to eat something more, so she bought a bunch of snacks at the hotel reception and ordered a serving of mashed potatoes.
That's true. I only ate a few bites of cucumber and a few slices of lotus root all day. How could I not be hungry?
She returned to her room, took a shower, and then turned on the projector. Coincidentally, Lin Yinyin's new drama had just premiered, so she casually clicked to watch it.
"I need a membership." She had just finished showering and left her phone on the shelf in the bathroom; too lazy to get it, she simply looked at Wen Feng.
It was rare for Wen Feng to see her so relaxed and at ease, and he wanted to laugh a little, but he didn't dare to laugh in front of her. So he covered his mouth and smiled slightly when he paid.
The subject matter Lin Yinyin took on was quite open: a one-night stand, with the two people sleeping in the same bed at the beginning.
Before the first episode was even finished, Yu Xue had already finished her steak and the two bottles of wine she bought.
She was very full, and none of the snacks she bought were used, but she still wanted to eat. She spent a long time picking through the bag and finally opened a bottle of birch sap to drink.
Wen Feng's phone was always blocked from Chen Wanxi, but he unblocked it today because they were going to meet. When they left the Chen family's house, Wen Feng was afraid that a call would frighten Yu Xue, so he put his phone on do-not-disturb mode.
I just opened it and found out that Chen Wanxi had sent so many text messages and made so many phone calls.
Curiosity drove him to look at the text messages. Suddenly, the bed next to him sank. He quickly pressed the power button, slammed the phone face down on the table with the screen off, turned around, and his lips brushed against Yu Xue's chin. He quickly stepped back and distanced himself from Yu Xue.
The sound of passionate kissing filled the room. He turned his head and saw that the two people on the TV were kissing so passionately that they seemed oblivious to the world around them.
Wen Feng: "...What's wrong?"
Yu Xue moved closer to him, her cheek almost touching his chin, her lips almost kissing the tip of his nose. "I have a physical reaction."
Wen Feng wanted to push her away, but didn't dare to use force, so he could only say stiffly, "You're drunk."
Yu Xue laughed and said, "Even if my alcohol tolerance is bad, I wouldn't get drunk after just two bottles of soft drinks."
Wen Feng knew he was talking nonsense, and he couldn't find a suitable reason to refuse Yu Xue.
But he will definitely refuse.
He didn't know when Yu Xue was lucid and when she was confused; he couldn't tell whether Yu Xue was dreaming or in reality.
She's always changing her mind, sometimes wanting this and sometimes wanting that. She might change her mind about something she just made a firm decision about, even if it's just for the time it takes to eat a meal.
In any other matter, Wen Feng could cover for her and make her change her mind. Even if she said she was going to be on a show but didn't want to go at the last minute before going on stage, Wen Feng was willing to help her.
However, if she wanted to back out afterward, Wen Feng couldn't do anything about it.
He couldn't just let it go while Yu Xue was still confused and half-heartedly went along with it. He had to wait until Yu Xue's illness improved and she could distinguish between dreams and reality before bringing up the matter with her.
Wen Feng suddenly pressed her down onto the bed, sat up, and told her, "You're drunk."
Yu Xue's eyes were half-closed, lost in her own emotions, and she didn't hear what he was saying.
She lay there, waiting for Wen Feng's caresses for a long time. When she opened her eyes again, Wen Feng was already sitting on another bed.
Yu Xue's heart suddenly turned cold, and her interest vanished. No matter how intimate the two people on the screen were, she showed no reaction whatsoever.
She picked up the remote, turned off the projector, and asked the question that had been lingering in her heart but which she had never been able to believe: "You don't have a physical reaction to me? You don't love me."
"No." Wen Feng blushed, suppressing his physical urges. "I have a reaction, but I am a human being, not a beast. I have reason, and I can control myself."
"Why should we restrain ourselves?" Yu Xue pressed.
Wen Feng: "I'm afraid you'll get hurt."
Yu Xue laughed dismissively, her anger and embarrassment almost disregarding Wen Feng's pride. "What? Are you that big? So confident?"
Wen Feng: "...No, that's not what I meant."
Yu Xue: "Then what did you say?"
Wen Feng: "I'm not sure if you're drunk or sober, and I don't want to make this decision so hastily!"
Yu Xue: "Do you value chastity so much? Even if I was drunk, it was my own choice, so what? Are you afraid that I'll cry my eyes out when I sober up because I lost my chastity?"
Wen Feng stood up, facing her, looking somewhat annoyed. "No! No! I don't value your chastity, but I value my status. You may not value status, but I do! Yu Xue, why should I accept this ambiguous relationship? Who are you to me? A friend, a confidante, or a wife? If you say you're my girlfriend now! You've decided to be with me from this moment on! Then I'll agree to anything you say, but now, what are we!"
Wen Feng realized his tone was a bit harsh, so he quickly turned his back, took a few deep breaths to calm himself down, then turned back and tried to speak as calmly as possible: "Can you answer me? What exactly is our relationship? Are you willing to be my girlfriend? Are you truly considering me your partner now?"
Yu Xue was stumped by the question.
She couldn't agree to Wen Feng's request; she couldn't make a final decision between her mother and Wen Feng.
Should they choose to go home or stay?
She didn't realize that she couldn't let anyone down, nor did she want to give up on anyone.
She couldn't agree to Wen Feng's request before making a final decision.
She didn't want Wen Feng to have any lingering thoughts, and she didn't want him to get more and more involved. She was afraid that Wen Feng would go crazy after she left.
But while she warned herself not to give Wen Feng any hope, she gradually moved closer to him, pulling both of them into the trap, sinking into it, unable to find a way out.
"I'm sorry." That was all she could say.
She knelt up, turned her back, and wiped away her tears.
Wen Feng didn't say anything more, grabbed a towel, and went to the bathroom.
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