Four-Faced Buddha [To My Shore] - Chap 63
Chapter 63 Nightmare
2024-10-13 07:26 Category: Four-Faced BuddhaTurn off the lights
In the boxing gym, Shi Lihua was knocked to the ground by a punch.
“I’m not fucking playing anymore!” He gasped for breath, tearing open his boxing gloves with his teeth, lifting his trembling arms to remove his helmet, and shaking off the wet hair clinging to his forehead. “Fan Xiao, this is revenge!”
Inside the octagonal cage, Fan Xiao, like a trapped beast, leaned against the railing, nearly exhausted, trying to catch his breath. His face was extremely pale, and the dark circles under his eyes accentuated the chilling aura emanating from his very bones. He clenched his fists together, straightened his back again, and said in a deep voice, “Again.”
Shi Lihua was visibly startled, abruptly sitting cross-legged on the ring: “Fan Xiao, I just said a few extra words in the message, you don’t have to beat me to death, do you?” He muttered aggrievedly, “Besides, it was that guy surnamed You who sent me the message first using your phone, how the hell do I know who’s on the other end?”
Fan Xiao was so angry he almost sharpened a knife: “They only posted the three words ‘You Shulang,’ and you’ve completely betrayed me! Shi Lihua, You Shulang has figured out your true nature!”
Fan Xiao couldn’t avoid thinking about last night. In the somber twilight, inside that door, You Shulang sat by a narrow lamp, a cigarette loosely held between his fingers, staring back at him.
The world suddenly became eerily quiet, as if everything had vanished in an instant. All that remained in Fan Xiao’s senses was that gaze, as deep and still as a cold pool, revealing an indescribable sorrow.
He gripped his phone tightly; the words in the chat box seemed etched into his mind, impossible to shake off no matter how hard he tried.
Fan Xiao: You Shulang.
Shi Lihua: ? What happened to You Shulang? Tell me, why are you talking so incoherently?
Shi Lihua: Could it be… you succeeded? You dumped him? How did you dump him? Did you achieve the effect of dumping him decisively, as you said?
Shi Lihua: What’s wrong with that guy surnamed You? Has he gone mad? Damn, I really want to see him go crazy. Tsk, can’t you just dump him in front of me?
Shi Lihua: What reason did you use to dump him? By the way, I think you should give Xue Baotian a talking-to when you have time. That idiot, I’m afraid he might have let something slip to you.
Shi Lihua: Say something? Why did you just pop your head up and then disappear?
Shi Lihua: Fan Shao is getting more and more perverted. He even brings people he hates into bed, has his fun with them, and then dumps them. He’s a pervert who opens the door for another pervert. He’s perverted to the extreme. Hahaha, I learned this new one today, isn’t it fun? You’re out, I’m going to throw you a party to celebrate, no, can’t you say something?!
“President Fan, Young Master Shi is much more honest than you.”
You Shulang slowly got up and walked step by step toward the entrance. For every step he took, Fan Xiao took a small step back. By the time he got close, Fan Xiao had already retreated to a corner of the entrance.
“Sorry, I took your phone without permission.” You Shulang’s eyes were indifferent, and there was no coldness in his gaze, but now only a cold self-mockery remained in those pale pupils. “You told me the password yourself, that time at the airport when you were dragging your suitcase and couldn’t answer Lu Zhen’s call. Now that I think about it, it wasn’t that you couldn’t answer, but that you felt it was more exciting for me to answer the phone for you and put it to your ear, wasn’t it? You asked my ex-boyfriend out to dinner in front of me, and at the same time you made a fool of both of us, satisfying your unique and perverted fetish?”
Fan Xiao could no longer maintain his confident demeanor. He pressed himself against the wall and said in a weak voice, “…Shu Lang, let me explain.”
A glimmer of crimson light flickered as You Shulang took a drag of his cigarette. The bitter nicotine circulated through his body, carrying with it a complex mix of emotions that grew heavy within him.
You Shulang slowly exhaled the smoke into Fan Xiao’s face and said calmly, “Explain yourself, I’m listening.”
The pungent smell suddenly filled Fan Xiao’s mouth and nose, and the wisps of smoke swirled around his thoughts, making them as chaotic as a pot of porridge.
He was speechless, unable to come up with an excuse. Shi Lihua had dealt him a crushing blow, leaving him no chance to turn the tables.
He could only make up a random excuse: “…Shi Lihua…that’s nonsense, you know that kind of person…”
“Ha,” You Shulang sneered, “So, you had Xue Baotian set me up; deliberately lured Lu Zhen into breaking up with us; you had no real feelings for me; dumping me was just a game for you—all of this is nonsense Shi Lihua is making up?”
Fan Xiao’s face was ashen, his fingers clenched tightly, as if he wanted to crush the phone in his hand!
“If you don’t speak, I’ll take that as a yes.” You Shulang suddenly took a step closer, his body pressed against Fan Xiao’s, staring at him at extremely close range, and asked coldly, “Fan Xiao, what have I done to offend you? Why do you hate me so much?”
“You…” Fan Xiao hurriedly avoided his gaze. He, who was usually eloquent, was now unable to utter a single word, as if his throat was filled with cement.
“I don’t believe I’ve ever done anything to hurt you. I always think of you first and consider your needs in everything I do. What is it that makes you hate me so much?”
“I don’t hate you.” Fan Xiao shook his head. “I don’t hate you.”
“Oh, by the way, Young Master Shi used the word ‘disgust’.” You Shulang smiled sadly, his eyes reddening. “Disgust. Fan Xiao, look how stupid I was, actually still thinking that at least you loved me. I take back what I just said, you really are a good actor, especially amazing, you can even act out love so realistically for someone you dislike.”
“I didn’t, I’m not… Shu Lang, not what you think.” Fan Xiao panicked completely. He didn’t care about success or failure, winning or losing, or the outcome of the game. He just wanted to find the You Shu Lang who had protected him, indulged him, and loved him.
“It’s not fake, my love for you is real, I’m not lying to you.”
You Shulang burst into silent laughter, bending over with laughter, tears streaming down his face, laughing so hard he could barely hold his cigarette butt between his teeth. Even Lu Zhen, who had been standing frozen in the living room, was shocked. He had never seen You Shulang like this before, and it was the first time he had ever seen laughter tinged with sadness.
“Love me? That’s the funniest joke I’ve ever heard.” Slowly fading from his laughter, You Shulang lifted his sharp eyelids and stared directly at the person in front of him. “President Fan, haven’t you had enough of me? Or do you feel you haven’t had enough of dumping me and want to coax me back so you can dump me again after you’ve had your fill?”
“Shulang…”
The door behind me was pushed open.
You Shulang stubbed out the burning cigarette with his fingertips: “Fan Xiao, I’ll just consider this a disgusting nightmare I’ve had all year, and today I’ve finally woken up. From now on, please never appear in my life again, and never let me see you again.”
“roll!”
Fan Xiao was forcefully pushed out the door, and the warm yellow light in the room was instantly cut off and withdrawn. The night was cool, and Fan Xiao was plunged into a chilly cold…
The incandescent light in the octagonal cage made people dizzy. Fan Xiao felt a pain in his chest. He looked down at his heart and then at Shi Lihua sitting on the ground.
“Again!” he said.
