How serious is the injury? Why doesn't Shen Qing know about the injury?
"It's clearly you who asked her to do this, and now you're pretending to care about my hand? Shen Qing, do you think you're someone else? If you want to ruin me, you can, can you hold onto me if you want? Rest assured, I won't go back to the team, and I won't play in the games anymore! You don't need to test me! I don't want to have anything to do with you at all!"
"She?" Shen Qing's eyes turned red, his lips tightly pursed, restraining his anger, "Who?!"
"Who else could it be!" Xue Qing gritted his teeth, clenching his fists and fiercely hitting Shen Qing's abdomen, "Shen Qing, you jerk! You're not human!"
Shen Qing didn't resist, letting Xue Qing flip him over and pummel him, just watching him with pained eyes while holding back the tears.
When Xue Qing was done, he carefully wrapped his fist, "Rest for a while, I'll beat you up again later."
"You're insane! You're simply out of your mind!" Xue Qing grabbed Shen Qing's collar, "What are you doing now? What do you want? Shen Qing, stop playing games with me, just say it straightforwardly! Do you need more than a finger? What else do you want?"
"Xue Qing! I can't hurt you!" Shen Qing growled low, interrupting Xue Qing, then immediately softened his voice, "Tell me, who is that person?"
Xue Qing's cold demeanor softened a bit, his eyes fixed on Shen Qing, not missing any change in his expression.
He understood Shen Qing. It was precisely because he understood that he was shaken.
Shen Qing wasn't lying, he really... didn't know? How was that possible? Clearly at that time, that woman and his father were both present...
But upon careful recollection, there were doubts. Qiao Wanshi claimed to be Shen Qing's fiancée, and Shen Qing's father did indeed like Qiao Wanshi, and even at the time... he did defend Qiao Wanshi, and said many insulting things to him, but from start to finish, he never saw Shen Qing and Qiao Wanshi actually doing anything together.
Was Shen Qing the kind of person who would play both sides?
"I understand." Shen Qing pursed his lips, gently taking Xue Qing's hand, carefully and gently massaging his hand. He paid careful attention to every little detail, making sure not to cause Xue Qing any pain, then Shen Qing relaxed.
"This matter, I will handle it and give you an explanation."
Xue Qing angrily roared, "What do you understand? I don't think you understand at all! Shen Qing, we broke up, do you understand that? Who the hell still hugs and kisses their ex after breaking up? Can't you have some sense of propriety? This hand is mine, and I chose to do it originally, I can take responsibility for it myself! There's no need for you, an outsider, to worry about it!"
Shen Qing looked at him with a steady gaze, "When you mentioned breaking up, I didn't agree."
"Heh!"
Do you still need agreement for that?!"
Shen Qing then said, "Xue Qing, trust me."
His low and magnetic voice was tinged with fatigue.
Xue Qing was actually very easy to be swayed and shaken, especially when facing Shen Qing.
In the year since they parted, he had been so resentful of Shen Qing's ruthlessness and decisiveness, and at the same time, he liked Shen Qing every day after meeting him a year ago. Shen Qing was his sunshine, his lifesaver who pulled him out of the mire.
"We broke up a year ago, Shen Qing. You should not have had a car accident and hit your head, right? We haven't been in touch for a year, you remember that, right?"
"Yeah. Because you went abroad, didn't answer my calls, didn't reply to my messages."
"..."
Xue Qing took a few deep breaths, his voice became more steady.
"Shen Qing, swear to me, it really wasn't you who made someone do it."
"I swear, Xue Qing. I can't bear it, whatever happens between us, I can't bear to do anything to hurt you." Shen Qing cradled Xue Qing's hand, kissing each of his fingers, opening and closing his lips. He didn't dare ask if Xue Qing hated him or not. For a professional player, fingers were of utmost importance.
"..."
Xue Qing was truly shaken.
Simultaneously shaken, he was even more fearful. Shen Qing had no reason to deceive him, if it really had nothing to do with Shen Qing, then it was the woman and Shen Qing's father who had deliberately said and done those things...
Xue Qing got off the bed, "You need to let me think about it."
Xue Qing grabbed his phone and left, Shen Qing got up to stop him, but Xue Qing hastily said, "Just nearby, don't follow me. Following me is just dog-like!"
After saying that, Xue Qing ran off.
While running, Xue Qing managed to get Tang Daming's phone to answer.
As soon as she picked up, Tang Daming said, "I'm out of town! Not going back! Not getting into a relationship with you! Not becoming a pawn! Don't disturb me while I'm dating!"
"Oh, you're in a relationship." Xue Qing cleared her throat, lowered her voice, and said, "I just left a daytime location and Shen Qing came looking for me after the livestream..."
"...You're asking for trouble! I'm still single, can you not show off!" "Not showing off, really! It's just... to be brief, there may have been a misunderstanding a year ago, the one trying to ruin me isn't Shen Qing, so... my feelings are a little shaken."
Xue Qing looked back anxiously upstairs, confirmed Shen Qing didn't follow, then walked to the inn's entrance and sat on the stone steps.
"I said someone stepped on my hand, he was so concerned, immediately checking if my hand was hurt. He seemed... genuinely unaware."
"..." Tang Daming took a deep breath, gritted his teeth, and cursed, "Xue Qing, just leave! If you weren't shaken, you wouldn't be asking me so much. I swear, if anyone dares to break my hand while I'm eating, I'll curse his whole family! I don't want to hear your nonsense!"
Tang Daming was right.
He was actually suspicious from the start, so now, hearing Shen Qing's explanation, he was shaken so severely. He didn't realize he was actually waiting for Shen Qing's explanation.
"Yes... what you say is also right. Upon hearing his explanation, my first reaction wasn't to argue with him, but I wanted to confide in him, tell him how much it hurt and how scared I was..."
Shen Qing was his first love, the first love is always unforgettable, and Shen Qing was so good and so good looking.
More importantly, Shen Qing is now more honest than before, better at kissing than before, and even kinder to him. Not only did she allow him to eat barbecue by the roadside, she even treated him to meals.
It's really easy to be shaken when thinking about Shen Qing's problem alone. Xue Qing raised his hand, moved the fingers that had been broken once. Fortunately, there was hardly any feeling left, it's just that he rarely uses his index finger for anything, seeming to have gotten used to using other fingers instead. But when it was once broken, it really hurt.
But... it seems Shen Qing really didn't know, and she was really worried about him...
Xue Qing thought for a long time and called Xu Yang's voicemail.
"Xue ge?"
"Are you livestreaming?"
Xu Yang temporarily turned off the audio in the livestream room, "I muted it, what's up, bro?"
"Um, have you been in love before?" Xue Qing asked.
Xu Yang blushed, "No, but there's someone I like a lot."
"That's okay." Xue Qing said, "Then, let's say, you liked this person before, he initiated the breakup a year ago, your friends all know why you broke up, but you recently discovered there might have been a misunderstanding, and the person you like wants to reconcile with you. He's been chasing you more intensively lately, like a stalker. How would you choose? It's someone you really like, liked before and still like now."
"..." Xu Yang's face turned slightly serious, turned off the camera, "Bro, are you... does your friend still like this person?"
Xue Qing turned to look toward the room, nodded, "Yes, quite a lot, because his ex is very good looking and handsome."
"Bro, does your friend only like him because his ex is good looking? If that's the case, you need to consider. What else does your friend like about him? If they've already broken up, it means your friend was very hurt at the time. And, is this misunderstanding really a misunderstanding?"
Xue Qing fell silent.
Indeed.
It was ridiculous even to ask Xu Yang who he didn't know well. What kind of answer did he expect? Forgive Shen Qing? Isn't he the one who should be asking himself that question?
The hands of a professional player are very important, especially given it was during a very important match; if he hadn't quickly begged for mercy, it might not have been just one finger broken.
Her high-heeled shoe had already stepped on his finger, but if he said something the other didn't want to hear, his hand would be ruined and he would be too.
Xue Qing gradually calmed down, and the heart that had been trembling because of Shen Qing's actions also calmed down.
When he returned to the room, Xue Qing's face was no longer red, and his expression toward Shen Qing was as indifferent and distant as before.
"Shen Qing, let's rethink this. Even if it's not a misunderstanding, you should straighten out your own family matters first."
Shen Qing's reaction to Xue Qing was as expected. However, the panicked look on Xue Qing's face was distressing.
Shen Qing resisted the impulse to hug him, nodded, "Okay, let's take it slow."
Shen Qing took clothes from the bed.
Xue Qing followed closely, "Hey, what are you doing?"
"It's late, time to take a bath and sleep."
"So?"
"We don't have to close the door." Shen Qing let go and placed clean clothes aside, lifting his T-shirt, revealing a sexy abdomen and a V-line.
"..." Xue Qing slammed the door shut, clutched his heart against the wall, and cursed silently, "Shen Qing, you shameless and coy person! Are washboard abs a reason to strip casually? Why didn't I notice before what a shameless and thick-skinned dog you are!"
While Shen Qing was taking a bath inside, Xue Qing lay on the bed thinking about a problem—Shen Qing wanted to stay with him, there's only one bed here, so are they going to sleep on the same one later? The bed is not that big, so they have to be close to each other? He also happens to have a habit of hugging stuffed animals and pillows when he sleeps. So after he falls asleep, he has to hug Shen Qing?
Isn't that unfair? He hasn't decided whether or not to trust Shen Qing, forgive her!
"Aqing."
Xue Qing turned around, "What's the matter?"
"Your clothes are too small."
Shen Qing pulled at the hem of his clothes, standing at the bathroom door. The loose T-shirt and shorts on Xue Qing looked loose, but they fit Shen Qing tightly, hugging his muscles.
Xue Qing was speechless, "It's not like I asked you to wear my clothes. You took my clothes without permission, and I haven't settled the score with you."
"I didn't plan to stay out overnight, so I didn't bring any clothes," Shen Qing thought for a moment, then took off all his clothes and pants, "Too tight, can't sleep well. You go take a shower."
Xue Qing looked him up and down, a mix of shock and speechlessness, "You...you want to sleep like this? There's only one bed, are you sure you want to sleep like this?"
Shen Qing nodded indifferently, "Don't worry, I won't touch you."
... Is the issue to touch or not to touch? Shen Qing is definitely doing this on purpose! All the decisions he just made have turned into nonsense!