Chapter 108. Eavesdropping
Arc 4 : Realistc World Movie Nightmare.
Thinking of this, Du Yan was a little absent-minded. Although he expected that Shi An still liked Zhang Jing, now that he really knew about this, he felt a little irritated.
Du Yan felt that he had been tricked by someone. Under normal circumstances, he could calm down quickly no matter how critical the situation was. However, because of his persona this time, he couldn’t calm down and think at all.
Before entering the dream, Du Yan analyzed the personality of the dream lord Zhang Jing, who was somewhat similar to himself in reality, and was an extremely rational person.
In order to avoid the unexpected situation that Shi An falls in love with himself, he deliberately created a personality that was completely opposite to his real self.
Du Yan asked Xiao Ba for help: “Xiao Ba, why am I so upset in this situation?”
Xiao Ba was silent for a moment, then said: “According to my analysis, you are jealous and worried that Shi An will end up with Zhang Jing.”
“…, just pretend I didn’t ask.”
Du Yan felt that Xiao Ba was unreliable, and his own current IQ was not very reliable either, so he could only take things one step at a time.
However, just as he was trying to calm down, he accidentally knocked over the schoolbag that was placed on the table. The zipper of the schoolbag was not zipped up, and a magazine fell out of it.
Du Yan has also read the magazine, which is a magazine specifically targeting young people.
The magazine seemed to be folded up, and after it fell to the ground, the folded page was directly spread out. Du Yan glanced at it casually and found that this page happened to be the column for readers’ letters.
This column is where psychologists provide psychological counseling to teenagers who write to them. It is a column that Du Yan never reads. He wanted to pick up the book and put it back in Shi An’s schoolbag, but his eyes were attracted by a line of words.
The content of this reader letter was as follows:
[“I have a good friend who I grew up with. Now we live in the same dormitory. When I wake up in the middle of the night, I look at his sleeping face and suddenly want to touch him or even kiss him. Recently, this situation has become more serious. I started to have dreams about him. I also tried to date the opposite sex, but I don’t want to have close contact with the opposite sex at all. Am I abnormal? What should I do?”]
Du Yan was dumbfounded.
If he had only seen this passage in a magazine, he would not have thought too much about it. However, this magazine had fallen out of Shi An’s schoolbag, and the page was folded up, and the experience of the letter above was exactly the same as Shi An’s current situation.
No matter how low Du Yan’s IQ is, he can tell that this reader’s letter was written by Shi An.
So, his speculation just now was completely confirmed. Shi An really fell in love with Zhang Jing just like in the movie, and began to discover his own sexual orientation, and was in a state of self-struggle.
No wonder he knew that Jian Sisi liked Zhang Jing, but he still continued to date her without caring.
“Du Yan, what are you looking at?” Shi An’s voice suddenly came from behind.
Du Yan was startled, his hand trembled, and the magazine fell on the table, just in time to fall into Shi An’s sight.
The scene was very embarrassing. Accidentally discovering his best friend’s sexual orientation, and just when he was about to pretend that he knew nothing, he was caught by the other party.
“This, this…” Du Yan was speechless for a moment, not knowing what to say.
Shi An’s face turned pale instantly: “You, did you see it?”
Du Yan felt that it was meaningless to deny it now, so he took this opportunity to enlighten Shi An and let him know that he still had a friend, so that Shi An would not be too desperate if something happened in the future.
After thinking it through, Du Yan calmed down, smiled, and said: “It’s okay, don’t be nervous. I don’t have any special opinion of you.”
Shi An’s eyes lit up, and his stiff shoulders relaxed a little: “Ah? You really don’t care?”
“Yes, Zhang Jing is such an outstanding person, it is normal to like him. People are always attracted to outstanding and dazzling people, it is normal.” Du Yan nodded, trying to express in a firm tone that he would never have any grudges against his friend because of this.
Unexpectedly, Shi An was not comforted at all, but had an expression of disbelief on his face, and opened and closed his lips several times but could not utter a word smoothly.
Du Yan didn’t know if he had said something wrong for a moment, so he could only ask cautiously: “What’s wrong? Did I say something wrong?”
Shi An wiped his face and finally regained his ability to speak: “You, do you think it’s normal for me to like Zhang Jing?”
“Yes, Zhang Jing is a good student, has a good family background, and is good-looking. He has been very good to you since you were a child. If I were in this situation, I might also like him.”
Du Yan said these words just to relieve Shi An from too much psychological pressure.
Unexpectedly, Shi An’s next words were somewhat unconventional. He asked: “Would you also like Zhang Jing?”
Du Yan was stunned, thinking that he wanted to be Shi An’s good friend or Zhang Jing’s love rival, not to be Shi An’s love rival. Otherwise, with Shi An’s personality, if he fell in love with a good friend and another good friend became his love rival, this blow would be unbearable.
Du Yan shook his head repeatedly: “No, no, you misunderstood. I mean that I can understand that you like Zhang Jing. I treat you two as good friends. How could I possibly like Zhang Jing!”
Shi An finally smiled and said: “Okay, I know what you mean. I will handle Jian Sisi’s matter myself. Can you keep it a secret for me and don’t tell Zhang Jing?”
Du Yan nodded: “Of course, this is your privacy, I won’t tell anyone.”
After a long conversation, the two people in the dormitory tacitly agreed not to mention this matter again.
Zhang Jing had his hand on the door handle standing there for a long time until the noise inside stopped. He turned around and walked around the playground below before returning to the dormitory.
All the troubles seemed to have passed, but that was only for Du Yan.
Shi An was sleeping in bed, feeling a little uneasy. Then he heard someone whispering his name: “Shi An.”
Shi An opened his eyes and saw someone standing in front of his bed. He sat up suddenly, but fortunately, he realized in time that he was in the dormitory and did not scream.
“Zhang Jing?” Shi An asked in a low voice with some doubt.
“Well, I have something to talk to you.” Zhang Jing said softly.
Zhang Jing and Shi An walked out of the door quietly without disturbing the sleeping Du Yan.
At the end of the dormitory, there was a large terrace, which was convenient for students to dry their quilts on weekdays. Zhang Jing and the other walked onto the terrace, closed the door, and then began to talk.
Zhang Jing looked at Shi An. From the initial surprise to the present, Shi An had always seemed very calm, so calm that it was a little abnormal.
“Aren’t you wondering why I asked you to come out?”
Shi An leaned against the railing and smiled softly: “I’m not stupid. Did you hear the conversation between Du Yan and I last night?”
“Hmm.” Zhang Jing nodded.
Shi An looked up and glanced at Zhang Jing: “Why, are you warning me not to have any bad thoughts about you, or do you think I’m disgusting and want to kick me out?”
Zhang Jing frowned slightly and did not show any emotion due to Shi An’s unpleasant words: “Du Yan is not here now. You don’t need to use me as a shield.”
He paused: “You can’t hide your feelings for Du Yan from me.”
Shi An was exposed, but he did not panic at all. Instead, he raised his eyebrows and asked back: “Do you think you have hidden your feelings for him from me?”
“I’m in a different situation than you.”
“What’s the difference?” Shi An rarely showed his aggressive side. He took a step forward and said: “Is it different to like someone of the same sex? Or is it different to like your best friend?”
Zhang Jing was finally a little irritated by Shi An’s tone: “At least, Du Yan and I like each other.”
“Oh?” Shi An smiled: “Aren’t you being a little too sentimental? When did Du Yan show that he liked you? At least when I said he liked you, he didn’t act like he liked you.”
Zhang Jing’s heart sank. He knew that Shi An was right. After accidentally hearing the conversation between Du Yan and Shi An tonight, this matter has been lingering in his mind.
Du Yan is a person who shows everything on his face. If he really likes him, why would he act normal the whole night?
Seeing Zhang Jing fall silent, Shi An took a step forward and asked: “Why, are you feeling guilty?”
Even if Zhang Jing was shaken, he would not show it in front of Shi An. He said: “This is a matter between Du Yan and me. You don’t need to ask about it.”
Shi An said: “Then why did you call me out in the middle of the night?”
Zhang Jing looked at him with a warning tone: “No matter what choice Du Yan makes in the future, you’d better hide your feelings for Du Yan carefully now.”
Shi An was furious. He had always known that Du Yan was closer to Zhang Jing than himself. Zhang Jing had always considered himself Du Yan’s protector. Du Yan was fearless, but he just listened to Zhang Jing.
Shi An knew that he was jealous. But at this moment, he exposed his jealousy without hesitation, and his tone became a little sharp: “This is a matter between Du Yan and me. You don’t need to ask.”
When it comes to Du Yan, Zhang Jing always loses some of his rationality. He was instantly enraged by Shi An and grabbed him by the collar.
Shi An’s actions were even faster, and with some reluctance and jealousy, he punched him.
The two of them started fighting back and forth, but fortunately, both of them were relatively rational people, and after the initial impulse and anger passed, they quickly calmed down.
No one knew who stopped first. Not long after, the two of them sat down in front of the railing, looking at the dark blue sky, as if the fierce confrontation just now had never existed.
Zhang Jing was much stronger than Shi An in both fighting skills and physical strength. If he hadn’t held back, Shi An would have been beaten to the point of being unable to get up. He said: “Have you calmed down? If you have calmed down, think carefully about what I just said.”
Shi An calmed down for a while before speaking: “I understand what you mean. I am not such an impulsive person. It will not be good for us to cause trouble in high school.”
Zhang Jing nodded: “I said the same thing to myself as I said to you. We don’t even have the ability to control everything right now. If we act on impulse, we will only mess everything up and hurt the people we truly cherish.”
“I know I am even more helpless than you.” Shi An raised his head and looked at the sky with some disappointment: “That’s why I thought about giving up and escaping from this road that is destined to be full of thorns…”
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