Ye Yanxi had an intuition that Shen Mochu's words carried an underlying meaning, so she asked warily, "Yes, we went to the amusement park. Is there anything wrong?"
On the other end of the phone, Shen Mochu was silent for a moment. "Well, if Yu... is willing to go, it's okay."
It was obvious that he was hiding something from her. Ye Yanxi immediately pressed on. "Is what you said before still valid? Didn't you say you'd tell me everything I asked?"
Although she had really enjoyed her date with Xiao Yu tonight, when she got home and thought it over carefully, something still seemed off. Xiao Yu's expressions had been quite strange.
At the entrance of the amusement park, Xiao Yu had stared at the gate and asked her, "Do we really have to go in?" It was clear that he hadn't wanted to go, but had only entered to accompany her.
Then there were the subsequent events.
She had hidden behind a big tree. When Xiao Yu couldn't find her while on the phone, under normal circumstances, wouldn't a person search around? But he had run straight in one direction.
Previously, she had gone too far with a joke and made Xiao Yu unhappy. Knowing she was in the wrong, she hadn't dared to argue with him or ask what had happened.
In short, Xiao Yu's behavior in the amusement park had been very strange and out of the ordinary.
Now seeing Shen Mochu hemming and hawing, clearly hiding something, Ye Yanxi immediately became suspicious. She sensitively felt that there must be something that had caused Xiao Yu to act so abnormally.
Caught off guard by Ye Yanxi's question, Shen Mochu was startled. Then he stammered, "It's nothing. Don't overthink it."
"How can you start a sentence and not finish it? Am I really overthinking, or are you hiding something from me?" Ye Yanxi continued to press, ignoring his evasion. "Are we still good friends? If you admit we are, then tell me what you know."
"You're really overthinking. There's nothing," Shen Mochu insisted, keeping his mouth shut.
"Are you sure you won't tell me? Fine. If I tell Xiao Yu that you egged me on to break up with him and... molested me," Ye Yanxi gritted her teeth and threatened Shen Mochu word by word.
"Hey... don't talk nonsense. When did I ever molest you? I just told Xiao Yu to break up with you," Shen Mochu protested aggrievedly. The problem was that Xiao Yu trusted whatever Ye Yanxi said. If she told him these things, Shen Mochu would surely be in big trouble.
"Then just tell me what's going on quickly, or I'll tell him right away."
"How unfair I am. We've been so innocent. What are you going to tell him?"
"Stop wasting time. Are you going to tell me or not?" Ye Yanxi didn't want to bicker with him. She asked resolutely.
Threatening him was the only effective way to deal with Shen Mochu. There was no other choice since he didn't respond to kindness... even if it was a bit despicable.
"Okay, I'll tell you. I'll tell you," Shen Mochu gave in and spilled the beans. "Over a decade ago, Yu had an accident in the amusement park. A very serious one. After that... no one dared to mention the amusement park in front of him, and he's never been there since."
"An accident? What happened?"
"Well..." Shen Mochu hesitated. "You'd better wait for Yu to tell you. That's all I can say."
This was related to that girl and was also a secret that Xiao Yu had kept for so many years. If he just told others like this, and if Xiao Yu found out, they might not even be friends anymore.
"You've already said so much. Why can't you tell me everything?"
"Anyway, I can't. Even if you threaten me, I won't say." Shen Mochu held his ground.
Knowing that Shen Mochu was determined not to tell her, Ye Yanxi thought for a while and decided to probe indirectly. "Can I ask what kind of accident it was?"
On the phone, Shen Mochu was silent for a moment, as if thinking. Then he slowly uttered two words, "Death."
Death?
The photo of the girl immediately popped into Ye Yanxi's mind. "I once saw a photo of a girl in Xiao Yu's study. She looked like a teenager, dressed like a student. Is it her?"
On the other end of the phone, Shen Mochu murmured involuntarily, "He still keeps the photo."
"Then who... is she to Xiao Yu?" Ye Yanxi asked tentatively. This question had been bothering her for days.
"She's the most important person to Xiao Yu. Don't tell Xiao Yu that I told you this. And you'd better not ask him about this. It's heavier than you think." After saying that, Shen Mochu hung up the phone in a hurry, afraid that Ye Yanxi would ask more questions he couldn't answer.
Holding the phone, Ye Yanxi was still at a loss. She didn't understand what had really happened.
All she knew was that Shen Mochu had also mentioned that the girl was the most important person to Xiao Yu.
But... she had already passed away. Ye Yanxi guessed boldly that perhaps the girl had died in front of Xiao Yu. Otherwise, it couldn't have become a taboo in his heart.
Lying in bed, she recalled what Xiao Yu had said when he first saw her in the amusement park parking lot. It had slipped out unconsciously, so blank and sorrowful. What kind of tragic death could have left such a deep mark on him?
Thinking of this, she felt a bit guilty. Maybe she shouldn't have asked Xiao Yu to accompany her to the amusement park.
Later, Xiao Yu saw Shen Mochu's call log on her phone. Ye Yanxi just said that Shen Mochu had asked about her dinner that night and called to take credit. So she had hung up the phone impatiently, not wanting to listen to his rambling. She followed Shen Mochu's instructions and didn't mention a single word about this matter.
Seeing Ye Yanxi so convincing, Xiao Yu believed her and didn't suspect anything else.
When Ye Yanxi got up the next day, she moved her ankle and found that it didn't hurt as much. It had mostly recovered. As long as she walked slowly, it wouldn't affect anything. Xiao Yu had also told her not to be too stubborn. There was no rush about the salary.
Ye Yanxi just rolled her eyes at him and then got in the car.
Xu Bei came to work as usual, looking in a good mood. It seemed that he had had a great time with his girlfriend yesterday.
She asked him where he had taken his girlfriend. Xu Bei simply handed her his phone. It was a retweeted Weibo. Ye Yanxi clicked on it and was redirected to his girlfriend's Weibo page.
Xu Bei hadn't had a Weibo account before. But the last time Xiao Yu had said that he didn't even use Weibo, so after work, Xu Bei had immediately asked his girlfriend to apply for one for him. He wanted to keep up with the times. But he didn't use it often. That retweeted Weibo had been posted by his girlfriend on his behalf.
Xu Bei was so happy that he forgot one thing.
So when Ye Yanxi opened his girlfriend's Weibo and saw the photos of the two of them, looking so happy and sweet. There were photos of them in the streets and alleys, on thrilling rides, and even in the haunted house.
It seemed that they had really had a great time yesterday and were both in a good mood.
Maybe after looking at the photos for too long, Ye Yanxi felt that there was something familiar about Xu Bei's girlfriend's photos. She seemed to have an impression of her.
But she was sure that she had never met Xu Bei's girlfriend before.
Weibo...
Suddenly, a flash of inspiration hit Ye Yanxi. A long - buried memory came to the surface.
At that time, she had moved out of Qingyuwan and gone to He Chuyan's place. The reason was that she thought Xiao Yu was with Jin Yan, and the news had been exposed. So she had left voluntarily. She still remembered that she had left a comment on that Weibo, blessing the two of them.
Not long after, someone had replied to her and inexplicably asked her if she liked Jin Yan or Xiao Yu.
Now it seemed that the owner of this account was very much like Xu Bei's girlfriend's Weibo account.
Would Xu Bei's girlfriend ask her such strange questions for no reason?
Ye Yanxi was very puzzled and asked, "Brother Xu, does your girlfriend know me?"
"She doesn't," Xu Bei replied firmly.
Ye Yanxi narrowed her eyes and pressed on. "Really? But your girlfriend once left a message under my comment. The questions she asked were really strange."
"Ah, this..." Xu Bei remembered and started to stammer.
Seeing his reaction, it was obvious that there was something fishy going on.
"Brother Xu. Are you hiding something from me?" Ye Yanxi asked him calmly.
Xu Bei regretted it so much.
He glanced at Xiao Yu in the rear - view mirror. The person involved was looking out of the window as if he hadn't heard their conversation. This...
"Brother Xu, you must have experienced the feeling of being deceived. Please tell me the truth," Ye Yanxi said.
Under Ye Yanxi's pressing, Xu Bei suddenly broke out in a cold sweat.
He really regretted giving his phone to Ye Yanxi. Wasn't he just digging a hole for himself?
Xiao Yu didn't even give him a look. Xu Bei was so anxious that he was sweating profusely. Finally, he gritted his teeth and decided to come clean. "At that time, the president borrowed my girlfriend's Weibo account to leave you a message."
Just as she had expected!
Ye Yanxi turned her gaze back to Xiao Yu. The latter was still looking out of the window calmly, as if he was completely detached from the situation.
"I knew there was something strange about that person's questions. I even thought that the person was either a creepy old man or a crazy otaku. It was so inexplicable," Ye Yanxi snorted.
Xiao Yu didn't move and maintained his previous posture, but Xu Bei in the driver's seat was already sweating bullets.
Probably only Ye Yanxi dared to call Xiao Yu a creepy old man and crazy otaku to his face.
Although Xu Bei wanted to laugh, seeing the cold aura emanating from Xiao Yu, he managed to hold it back.
But he couldn't help but glance at Xiao Yu's face.
At this moment, the person who had been silent suddenly said coldly, "The company is in short supply of funds recently. How about you two hand in your salaries this month?"
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