12dz Chapter 231 A Sad Story
Chapter 231 A Sad Story
chapter 231
"Brother Cheng..."
In a ray of light, Lu Linshen stood before Meng Youcheng. The dazzling light shone through his body, illuminating Meng Youcheng, who couldn't help but frown slightly...
"What's wrong?"
Lu Linshen maintained a smile on his face, and his full head of white hair looked so vibrant at this moment. He waved again, "Brother Cheng..."
Meng Youcheng took a step forward, "I'm here..."
He approached Lu Linshen's side, about to speak, when Lu Linshen's smile vanished abruptly. Looking at him, Lu Linshen said seriously, "You're not my Brother Cheng..."
Meng Youcheng froze, his smile vanishing as he stared at him in disbelief. "I..."
Lu Linshen's face was very serious, without a trace of a smile. He said very calmly, "You are just a substitute. You are not the Cheng-ge I love... Please understand your position. You have always been a substitute for my white moonlight."
Meng Youcheng's lips twitched slightly, his eyes filled with disbelief, as if tears were about to spill from them. He stared incredulously at the white-haired boy in front of him, "Lu..."
Lu Linshen's smile returned, and he waved, "Brother Cheng..."
Meng Youcheng finally calmed down a bit, "That joke..."
Just then, a strange figure approached Lu Linsheng's side. Lu Linsheng linked arms with the other person, and Meng Youcheng stared at them in disbelief. In the blinding light, he couldn't see the tall figure's face...
All he knew was that the two people in front of him were incredibly ambiguous, and his heart felt as if it had been hammered and shattered into pieces.
With a smile, Lu Linshen said, "He... is my Cheng-ge... he is the one I love the most."
……
When Meng Youcheng opened his eyes again, it was already dawn. The white-haired boy next to him was quietly leaning against his chest. Only then did he realize that what he had just experienced was just a dream.
Meng Youcheng suddenly noticed the tear rolling down his cheek, froze, and looked surprised. He raised a trembling hand, preparing to gently stroke the boy's cheek...
Lu Linshen suddenly opened his eyes, "Brother Cheng..."
Meng Youcheng immediately withdrew his hand, his expression stunned for a few seconds, staring at him in disbelief...
"Brother Cheng..."
Is he there? Is he calling me?
Lu Linshen immediately sensed something was wrong, sat up, moved closer, and touched the other person's face. "What's wrong, Brother Cheng?"
Meng Youcheng avoided his hand, saying, "I'm fine."
……
Since that day, their relationship has undergone a subtle change. Meng Youcheng is no longer willing to have intimate contact with Lu Linsheng, and even uses feeling unwell as an excuse to sleep separately from him.
Lu Linshen naturally sensed something was amiss, but he couldn't ask what had happened because he had no idea. It was just one time, wasn't it? And Meng Youcheng seemed quite happy that night, so why did he turn on him after just one night's sleep?
Lu Linshen was truly distressed. Every time he gently approached him, Meng Youcheng would feel as if he had been electrocuted and would uncontrollably move away from him...
Lu Linshen had tried to talk to him calmly several times. He said that if something had really happened, or if there was anything that made him unhappy, he could tell him and he would try to change it. He asked if he could stop doing this.
These words had been stuck in his heart, but he couldn't find an opportunity to say them. Whenever he saw that no one was around and he sat down, Meng Youcheng would try to find a way to leave.
I couldn't find any opportunity to have a heart-to-heart talk with him.
Lu Linshen looked at him with distress, sighed, and couldn't say anything. That night, didn't he say he loved me? Why did things change overnight?
……
Today is Lunar New Year's Eve. The butler and everyone else have left, leaving only Lu Linshen and Meng Youcheng in the villa. Just as the two sat down, Meng Youcheng prepared to use his old trick again, but Lu Linshen spoke up, "Brother Cheng…!"
Meng Youcheng: "I need to use the restroom..."
"Are you going to spend another hour in the toilet?"
Lu Linshen looked at him and asked in return.
Meng Youcheng was stunned. "Me...?"
"Nobody's home today, just you and me. Are you planning to spend the whole day in the bathroom?"
Meng Youcheng was stunned. "Me...?"
Lu Linshen stepped forward and just as he touched Meng Youcheng's hand, Meng Youcheng immediately recoiled in shock...
Lu Linshen was stunned, and finally had no choice but to awkwardly withdraw his hand. "Is it alright if I sit down?"
Meng Youcheng hesitated for a moment, then finally sat down. "Oh..."
……
Time passed by, and the TV played a boring program. Lu Linshen's mind was in turmoil. He was very uneasy and had thought of a million ways to talk to him. He wanted to know what Meng Youcheng was thinking.
They want to know what mistakes they made that pushed the person they love further and further away.
But when he looked at the other person's profile, he felt that none of those things would work, none of them were satisfactory, and he couldn't say them. He couldn't say any of those ten thousand thoughts; he had to think of a better and more perfect way to say it!
Meng Youcheng wasn't in much better shape. His muscles were tense, his back ramrod straight, not daring to relax for a moment, afraid of what kind of questions the other party might ask. He could almost guess, so he frantically racked his brains, trying to figure out how to reply perfectly.
He couldn't come up with a standard answer himself, because these things are so inexplicable. He liked Lu Linshen very much, and he couldn't deny it, but it was precisely because of this liking that he felt deeply hurt...
He also knew that he was just a stand-in, and that this was just a novel, not reality. But he loved him so much that his nightmares every night reminded him not to get too involved.
But it's like a swamp; the more you struggle, the faster you sink.
He could only rely on this way of escaping to clear his mind of all thoughts, calm himself down, and perhaps escape this swamp of love.
After a long pause, Lu Linshen finally spoke, "Brother Cheng..."
Just then, a familiar voice came from outside the door...
"Deer, deer!"
Lu Linshen was stunned.
Meng Youcheng immediately breathed a sigh of relief.
Jiang Chi skipped in, carrying gifts in her left hand and holding someone's hand with her right. "Everyone, did you miss me?"
The two people sitting on the sofa looked over at the same time. Wasn't the person next to him Cheng Guang?
……
"I'm telling you my secret, but you absolutely mustn't tell anyone else. I went to great lengths to win him over."
Jiang Chi was speaking excitedly when Cheng Guang pulled his hand away and said impatiently, "Your hand is pinching me so hard!"
Looking at the two of them, Meng Youcheng felt a surge of satisfaction. They had really almost made it!
Lu Linshen was clearly extremely troubled, pounding the table in frustration, "I don't want to hear it..."
Jiang Chi was about to speak...
Lu Linshen asked impatiently, "What are you doing here? Aren't you going home on New Year's Eve? When are you leaving?"
Jiang paused for a moment, then said, "I just arrived..."
Lu Lin tapped the table rhythmically. "It's New Year's Eve, aren't you going home? Does your grandfather know? I'm not curious how you managed to win him over. I'm more curious about when you'll be able to leave my house?"
Jiang Chi was stunned. "Did I interrupt your... romantic time?"
Meng Youcheng hurriedly explained, "No..."
Lu Linshen said, clearly somewhat annoyed, "Yes!"
Seeing the other person's angry eyes, Jiang Chi picked up the gift he had prepared long ago from the side. "I brought a gift, a bottle of wine, don't be angry..."
Lu Linshen was clearly in a bad mood. He was about to speak when he saw the bottle of wine in front of him and froze.
Jiang Chi patted the glass of wine in his hand. "This wine is super expensive. Drink this, and all your anger will disappear. Don't worry, have you forgotten our promise?"
Lu Linshen looked into the other person's eyes, and his anger subsided immediately.
Jiang Chi smiled. "Mr. Meng, why don't you and Xiao Guang go to the kitchen and prepare a few dishes? I'll chat with Lulu Zi for a bit!"
Without hesitation, Meng Youcheng replied, "Okay..."
……
Watching their figures gradually disappear.
Lu Linshen couldn't help but ask, "What exactly are you planning to do here?"
Jiang Chi moved the wine in his hand, "When I first came, I saw that you two weren't making any progress, so I came to lend a hand. Now that I see you two are developing so quickly, I'm very pleased..."
"So, today...?"
Jiang Chi placed the wine in his hand on the table. "I came here today to tell you not to forget your persona. No matter how Meng Youcheng is in your heart, in this world, he is merely a substitute for your white moonlight. That's a fact that can never be changed!"
Lu Linshen was stunned...
"I'm so glad you two are together..."
Jiang Chi looked at him calmly, "If you want to get away with this, you'd better just follow the script and don't have any other ulterior motives, and definitely don't show any signs of overstepping your bounds. Relax. In this novel, the two of you are destined for a tragic ending. This is a tragic story..."
"Be good, for his sake and for your own, maintain your persona and continue it for three years."
Lu Linshen was just about to speak...
Jiang Chi, however, said, "You absolutely mustn't risk getting yourself into trouble just for a moment of pleasure!"
Lu Linshen: "I... understand."