Chapter 10 Letters on the Ring
Fu Jiye and I started showing off our affection in a loud way.
Even though it was only an act on the surface.
That night, on Moments, I posted a carefully chosen ambiguous photo of the two of us.
The caption was, "My ^v^."
And I made sure to mention Gu Qunian.
A few minutes later, I carelessly added another line. "Oh no, I accidentally tagged the wrong person."
I was the first one grossed out by that tacky caption.
But someone was worse.
Gu Qunian commented, "Liao Xing, what do you mean? You broke up with me yesterday and already found the next one."
"Does Fu Jiye know you were with me? Once he knows what you are really like, he will dump you within two days. Do not wait until you have nowhere to cry."
I replied, "Heh. I am happy to."
"He loves me very much. No need for you to worry."
Luckily, I had not blocked Gu Qunian yet, so I could take the chance to disgust him.
He had never let me appear on his Moments before. Not many people knew the two of us had been together.
My shady friends were all shocked.
They nearly blew up my phone.
"No way, Ah Xing, Lao Fu, are you two for real?"
"You even dragged Fu Jiye under. Impressive, impressive."
"Blessings, stay locked. If the two of you cannot have a child, you are not allowed to break up. Back then I already thought Lao Fu's eyes on you were not simple. I did not expect he really got a taste."
emmm...... How was I supposed to tell them Fu Jiye and I were only acting?
But Fu Jiye, lying beside me, cheerfully liked the posts and laughed.
"Explain what? No need to explain."
"It is only a matter of time anyway."
I had already moved into Fu Jiye's home.
After I decided to fake-date him that day, I realized I had nowhere to go.
I did not want to go back to that home with no feelings in it either.
I wandered outside all day. In the end I circled back to Fu Jiye's place.
I squatted at the door for half an hour before I worked up the courage to knock.
Fu Jiye was secretly tinkering with something. When he opened the door and saw me, he jumped and hurried to hide the thing in his hands.
"Why are you here?"
My eyes were sharp enough to catch it.
Fu Jiye was carving a Ring himself. I had made one for Gu Qunian before too. It took a lot of work, and I never even got the chance to give it away.
If it was not for liking someone, who would spend time making something this boring.
I could not help teasing. "Oh? Who did you set your eyes on?"
Fu Jiye simply admitted it.
He spread open the Ring that had not taken shape yet and let me see the letters carved on it.
lx.
Who?
"You."
The way Fu Jiye looked at me was serious, with a thread of helplessness.
I was shocked. "No. Are we not just acting? Do you have to go this far?"
My voice got smaller and smaller. For some reason, I felt guilty.
Especially Fu Jiye's gaze. It gave me a familiar feeling.
Back then, had I looked at Gu Qunian like this too?
I watched Fu Jiye's gaze darken. Something like disappointment flashed past.
"Who said I was acting?"
"Liao Xing, you really are a dense, clueless pig."
He let out a deep sigh, full of helplessness. "Forget it. I will not argue with you."
It seemed he had already waited all these years, and this little while did not matter.
I hurriedly grabbed him. "You do not get to drop it. If I do not stay here, I have nowhere to go."
"Fu Jiye, you are my Boyfriend in name now. Take me in, all right?"
"QAQ."