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“What do you mean?”
Yang Qianfan, thinking he was being clever, repeated the question loudly and clearly, word for word.
Ever since the fallout between Wang Yuhan and Yang Qianfan, the two had become like sworn enemies, unable to stand each other. Whenever they met, it inevitably led to verbal sparring or even physical confrontations. Most of the time, it was Yang Qianfan who deliberately provoked Wang Yuhan, finding every opportunity to annoy him. Unable to tolerate it any longer, Wang Yuhan simply moved out on his own, seeking peace and quiet.
A month passed, and Yang Qianfan had been feeling down for that entire time. Recently, he had even played basketball less frequently. When he had nothing to do, he would stay at home lost in thought, doing nothing but daydreaming about unrequited love.
At noon, the sunlight outside was glaringly bright, and the temperature quickly soared, making it feel like summer again. Seeing that the weather was nice, Yang Qianfan decided to go out for a walk to clear his mind and buy himself a few new outfits to shake off his bad luck.
As soon as he stepped into Jianghan Road Pedestrian Street, he spotted Wang Yuhan and Li Lingfei from a distance. They were walking towards him hand in hand, completely unaware of his presence. As they drew closer, Yang Qianfan instinctively ducked aside and crouched behind a statue like a spy, observing their every move. He watched as they smiled at each other in a way that was sickeningly sweet. For a moment, he was stunned; he never imagined that after breaking up with Li Lingfei, she would so quickly find someone new and be walking hand in hand with Wang Yuhan. Although puzzled, his mood suddenly brightened as if clouds had parted; all the gloom that had weighed on him vanished in an instant. Excitedly forgetting everything else, he dashed off to find Zhu Hui to share this shocking news with her, eager to hear her heart-wrenching cries and see her devastated expression.
When he arrived at KFC, Zhu Hui was busy working. But in his excitement, he didn’t care about her workload; he rushed in and pulled her out.
“Why didn’t Wang Yuhan come to work today?” he asked with barely suppressed laughter and mischief.
“He had something to take care of and called in sick,” Zhu Hui replied, puzzled by his excitement. “Aren’t you two on bad terms? Why are you suddenly asking about him?”
“Because I just witnessed something shocking on the pedestrian street,” Yang Qianfan said dramatically as he cleared his throat.
“What did you see?” Zhu Hui asked in confusion.
“I saw him holding hands with a girl while shopping!” Yang Qianfan exclaimed animatedly, growing more excited.
“Ah! He’s holding hands with a girl while shopping?” Zhu Hui exclaimed in surprise as he had expected.
Seeing her reaction turn from shock to despair made Yang Qianfan secretly pleased. He nodded in satisfaction and pretended to be curious again.
“Do you know who that girl is?”
"Who is it?"
"It's Li Lingfei."
"Li Lingfei?" Zhu Hui was so shocked to hear the name that her features nearly contorted. She exclaimed angrily, "How could Wang Yuhan do this?" She raised her fist, so furious that she felt like flying over to teach Wang Yuhan a lesson.
Seeing her so worked up that she even lifted her fist, Yang Qianfan's interest grew even more.
"Yes! Hearing this news, you don't need to be sad. There are plenty of fish in the sea; why be infatuated with just one tree? Besides, it's a dead tree at that." Yang Qianfan scoffed disdainfully, pretending to sympathize with her as he said, "If you feel like crying right now, it’s no problem. I’ll lend you my strong, loving shoulder to lean on." He patted his shoulder in a mock display of tenderness.
"I'm not going to lean on your shoulder for no reason."
"Lean on it for your tears!"
"Why would I cry?"
"Your boyfriend is secretly meeting another girl behind your back. Aren't you heartbroken?"
"You weren't heartbroken when you were wearing a green hat, so why should I be?"
"Hey, what are you talking about? Who's wearing a green hat? That's such an ugly thing to say. I broke up with Li Lingfei a long time ago; you know that." Yang Qianfan shot her a cold glare.
"Really?" Zhu Hui's eyes sparkled with admiration as she continued, "Yang Qianfan, your mind is truly broad. In the face of betrayal from a good friend, you can be so magnanimous."
"What... what are you talking about?" Yang Qianfan looked at her in confusion, unsure of what she meant.
Zhu Hui gave him a faint smile, her eyes revealing a hint of sympathy as she raised her fist again and said indignantly, "Even if you can remain calm and not confront those two scoundrels, as your friend, I must seek justice for you."
“Are you… are you really going to get justice for me?” Yang Qianfan felt a bit faint upon hearing her.
“Wang Yuhan is so despicable! How could he dig at his friend's foundation like that?”
“Dig at… the foundation?”
“You're such a fool! You’re happy even after being taken advantage of!”
“I…” Yang Qianfan stared at her, speechless.
“Looking back now, I really regret it. Why did I agree to play along with him back then?” Zhu Hui sighed with guilt, saying, “I might have contributed to your current misfortune. If it weren't for me, perhaps his scheme wouldn't have succeeded so quickly.”
“Hey, what are you talking about? I didn’t understand a single word!” Yang Qianfan felt lost in a fog as she spoke her confusing words.
“Yang Qianfan, I owe you an apology regarding this matter. If I hadn’t agreed to act in that little play with Wang Yuhan, maybe he wouldn’t have had the chance to take Li Lingfei away from you.”
“A play? What play?” Yang Qianfan looked at her, even more confused.
“He was tangled up with you, insisting that I introduce him to a girlfriend, but he already had someone in mind. So he couldn’t stand your interference and asked me to help him put on a show for you, pretending to be a couple in front of you. He wanted you to give up on introducing him to anyone else. But unexpectedly, the one he loved turned out to be your girlfriend.”
“What… what? You mean all that affection you showed in front of me was just an act? You were lying to me?” Yang Qianfan pointed at himself, hardly believing his ears.
“Yes!” Zhu Hui nodded at him, looking as dejected as a child who had made a mistake. “Yang Qianfan, I'm truly sorry. But please believe me, if I had known Wang Yuhan was so vile, I would never have agreed to deceive you like this, even if it meant my life.”
After learning the truth about the whole situation, Yang Qianfan didn’t know whether to laugh or cry. He felt like crying because he had been played for a fool by that scoundrel Wang Yuhan and had taken several beatings for nothing. Yet he found it amusing that this Dwarf Winter Melon was still single; perhaps he still had a chance with her.
“That scoundrel Wang Yuhan really tricked me badly,” Yang Qianfan raised his fist in anger.
Seeing his furious expression, Zhu Hui stood on tiptoe in fright and warned him:
"Hey, I... I warn you, violence won't solve anything. You'd better not go looking for a fight with him!"
"I wouldn't be surprised if I did. I want to beat him up right now to relieve my anger." Yang Qianfan shouted angrily before storming off to confront Wang Yuhan.
After some inquiries, he finally found Wang Yuhan's apartment in a community near Xinhua Road that evening. Following the address, he had to navigate through several twists and turns before finally locating his room. As soon as he knocked on the door, someone quickly responded from inside. The moment the door opened, Yang Qianfan didn’t hold back; he threw a punch that sent the unsuspecting Wang Yuhan crashing to the ground in a disheveled heap.
"Damn it! You tricked me so badly!" Yang Qianfan fumed as he yanked Wang Yuhan up from the floor, glaring at him furiously.
"What are you talking about? Let go of me; I don't want to fight," Wang Yuhan said impatiently, shaking off Yang Qianfan's grip and straightening his wrinkled clothes.
"You’re still pretending? That Dwarf Winter Melon told me everything!" Yang Qianfan stepped closer and shouted at him.
"What... what did she tell you?" Wang Yuhan's heart sank, and his eyes darted nervously.
"You’re quite the actor! Why hasn’t the Oscars given you an award yet?"
"What... what do you want from me?" Wang Yuhan feigned ignorance, refusing to admit anything.
"Keep pretending. I'll tell Li Lingfei everything about you. Let's see if she’ll still hold your hand and stroll around with you all lovey-dovey after that."
"What? You..." Wang Yuhan trembled in fear, his face turning red with embarrassment.
"Wuhan is really something; I just happened to run into you two on the pedestrian street today. What a coincidence!"
Seeing that his secret was out, Wang Yuhan decided to gamble on bravado.
"What are you going to do about it?"
"I don’t want to do anything; I just find it amusing that Li Lingfei has finally found someone else after her breakup. It’s quite disappointing that she settled for someone so unremarkable, who doesn’t even meet her emotional standards. But hey, at least she has someone to rely on now. I can breathe a sigh of relief knowing she’s not alone anymore." Yang Qianfan said with a smirk, patting Wang Yuhan on the shoulder in a mocking manner. "Don’t worry; I'm not that petty. I won’t throw any ‘good firewood and bad stove’ kind of remarks your way. But remember this: 'Sometimes a well-intentioned lie can hurt more.'"
Although Yang Qianfan's nonsensical remarks were indeed grating to the ears, Wang Yuhan did not wish to engage in a quarrel with him at that moment. Seeing him smile was like receiving a symbolic olive branch of peace. Since he wanted to turn hostility into harmony, there was no reason for Wang Yuhan to continue wearing a gloomy expression. Instead, he decided to let go of all his displeasure and responded with a sunny demeanor.
“To be honest, I really didn’t expect you to be so insidious, willing to go to such lengths to achieve your goals. You set such a big trap, first making me break up with Li Lingfei, and then you took advantage of the situation to steal her away from me.”
“There is a trap, but it’s not as you think,” Wang Yuhan said, lowering his gaze with a sigh. His tone was meaningful as he continued, “The act I played with Zhu Hui wasn’t meant to make you break up with Li Lingfei. On the contrary, I hoped you would stop being so indecisive and treat her wholeheartedly. But I never expected you to be so infatuated with Zhu Hui that you would even kneel before Lingfei and apologize to her… So the outcome has turned into what you see now.” He spread his hands in a gesture of resignation.
“What outcome? The outcome I see is that you took advantage of the situation and then acted innocent,” Yang Qianfan scoffed, disdain evident in his voice.
Wang Yuhan looked at him and smiled without answering.
“Hey, if you liked Li Lingfei, why didn’t you tell me earlier? If you had told me sooner that you liked her, I would have let her go for you,” Yang Qianfan declared earnestly, his words tinged with reproach.
“If it weren’t for Zhu Hui, would you still be saying this?” Wang Yuhan replied coldly with a sneer.
“Stop rambling,” Yang Qianfan shot back, suddenly recalling something and murmuring with relief, “Thank goodness I never got involved with her.”
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