Trapped In Idol Drama
Chapter 72: The Research

Then, do you like me?

This may sound like a pretty simple question, but on the other hand, it also means, “I like You, but I don't know if You like Me too. So, I want to ask if you like me or not before I confess.”

If the answer is yes, then everyone will be happy.

But if the answer is no, then he could have said he was just a matter of asking, or just joking. Everything will return as usual, and everyone will still look happy on the surface.

Many thoughts flashed past Ye Xi's mind. He replied, “No.”

Weisheng Lan hung up the phone, turned around, and left.

Weisheng Lan did not say she was just asking casually or just making jokes to smooth things out.

He just hung up the phone and left.

Just like a broken hearted person.

Ye Xi wanted to chase after him and ask for an explanation, or perhaps to comfort him, but even she herself was a little overwhelmed by all of this. So, he gave up.

Did Weisheng Lan like it?

Wh why?

Ye Xi could not understand, but she did not hate him. He just doesn't understand.

Not only did he not hate this discovery, he even felt a strange hint of pleasure springing from within him.

But he also felt a little worried. Maybe Weisheng Lan only liked him because he had the protagonist's halo.

He can't understand.

That's messy.

But Ye Xi did not want to think about it anymore. He put down his phone and turned around, heading to class.

In the next few days, Weisheng Lan had never come to class.

Many times, Ye Xi asked Nangong Hai to call her, but he never picked her up.

All the girls made guesses about whether something had happened to Weisheng Lan.

One afternoon, Lady Longlegs and a troupe of seven girls surrounded Ye Xi to the wall.

Out of nowhere, Ye Xi was surrounded by them just like that.

Lady Longlegs raised her chin and asked, "What happened to Prince Lan?"

Ye Xi said innocently, "How do I know?"

Lady Longlegs frowned. “Are you guys not dating? Are you bluffing Prince Lan? ”

…

When did we start dating!

Can I even bully him?

It's good enough that I'm not bothered by it!

Can't you see that she's towering above me even with height alone?

Moreover, Ding Xiuxiu is already fine, so why are you still so stupid!

Ye Xi had a thousand words stuck in her throat, but could not cough them up.

At this moment, through the gap of the crowd, Ye Xi could see Ding Xiuxiu being escorted into the classroom by Luo Nuanfeng.

Ye Xi quickly said, "Wait a minute."

Then, he passed through the crowd and went to Ding Xiuxiu, asking, "When did you come out?"

Ding Xiuxiu looked at him, then at Lady Longlegs and the menacing gals, and suddenly showed a melancholic expression as if he was staring at a group of foolish brats. He shook his head and said, "It seems like this is not my time, Ye Xi."

Ye Xi said, "Has your inflammation of the appendix improved now?"

"No." Ding Xiuxiu sighed, "Operation is still necessary."

Ye Xi smiled.

Ding Xiuxiu patted her shoulder and said, “Dear yourself. Let's have lunch together after school.”

"Alright," Ye Xi replied. Then, he watched as Luo Nuanfeng helped him out of the door.

A Mudie who had returned from buying water quickly walked towards Ye Xi's side after seeing Ding Xiuxiu disappear behind the door. He asked, "You two ... Uh, does it feel like your relationship has suddenly improved?"

Ye Xi shook her head. "No, just so-so."

"Are you going to have lunch together if you're just mediocre?"

"You jealous?"

“Hahaha~” A Mudie laughed out loud and said, “Not really, I just want to know.”

Ye Xi smiled.

At this moment, Longlegs and his companion started to surround Ye Xi once again. This time, An Mudie was also put into the pile.

Before Lady Longlegs finished speaking, the class became silent. They realized that the atmosphere was wrong, so they turned around, only to see Nangong Hai standing by the door, smiling at them.

…

They were silent for a moment, and smiling.

"Ye Xi, your clothes are so pretty."

“Don't worry, Ye Xi. This school is very safe.”

“Ye Xi, let's have lunch together after school~”

…

One after another, they finished licking it and ran, completely useless.

Nangong Hai said, "There's something I want to talk to you about."

After saying that, he looked at An Mudie who was secretly staring at them.

A Mudie lowered her head and sat down.

Ye Xi asked, "What's wrong?"

Nangong Hai gave him a sly smile and said, "This is not a comfortable place to talk."

Ye Xi replied with a half smile and said, "Then, where do you want to talk?"

“Come we go to cafe.” After saying that, Nangong Hai added, "Let's go to the cafe you visited with Miss Liu earlier."

"Good." Ye Xi nodded. Then, he packed up his things and went with him.

It was class time for students, and work time for the working class today. There were no customers in the cafe.

Ye Xi and Nangong Hai casually found a seat and ordered two cups of coffee.

A soothing western song was being played inside the cafe, and Nangong Hai tapped his fingers on the table to the beat.

Ye Xi asked, "So, what do you want to talk to me about?"

"It seems like there's something wrong between you and Xiao Lan recently." Nangong Hai's eyes trailed towards his face.

"How's it?" Ye Xi asked him.

"Do you hate it?" She asked.

Ye Xi frowned. "Do I look like me?"

Nangong Hai smiled and waved his hand, saying, “No, no, I'm not saying you hate him as a person. I'm just asking if you hate his abilities. ”

Ye Xi raised her eyebrows.

Nangong Hai smiled. "He told me that he revealed his ability to you."

Ye Xi did not respond to his question. Instead, he asked, "When do you know?"

Nangong Hai made an expression as if he was thinking about it, and said after a while, "I don't know, it's been a long time."

"Does anyone else know but you?"

"There's you and Xiao Lan, of course."

Ye Xi's eyes twitched. "I'm not here to mess around."

"I don't either." Nangong Hai shrugged innocently. “This is me, you, and Xiao Lan. Other than us, I don't think anyone else knows.”

It seemed that Weisheng Lan trusted Nangong Hai very much. Even the four of them were always together, only Nangong Hai knew.

After a moment of silence, Ye Xi said, "I don't hate her abilities, I just don't like it when she uses it for me."

Nangong Hai suddenly realized.

Ye Xi felt there was nothing more she could say, and there was nothing more to say. However, he couldn't help but ask, "Since you know about his abilities, aren't you worried that he heard your thoughts?"

Nangong Hai shrugged his shoulders. "I'm a stiff guy and I don't hide anything."

Ye Xi looked at him calmly.

…

“You are not pleasant.” After his complaint, Nangong Hai's expression turned serious. “That's because I know how scary someone's mind is. And, to Xiao Lan who possessed this ability, she definitely knew how frightening it was. If possible, I'm sure he doesn't want to have it at all, let alone use it.”

Ye Xi was silent. He agreed with that statement. Even if he did not have that ability, he had seen many dark and twisted sides of people. And, as these dark and twisted people grew into adults, gaining more power in their hands, the, it can turn them into powerful weapons that can make a person lose their job or even their ability to survive.

Deliberately, they used the resources in their hands to humiliate others, bully them, and curse them.

If this is what you can only see on the surface, then who knows what other scary things can be found in their minds?

But of course, they are a minority.

Most people smile in front of people. However, once one of them fell into the hole, perhaps even an extraordinary person would end up drowning into the abyss for a word or two.

He did not know for sure how frightening the human mind was.

But he knew it must be scary.

For Weisheng Lan who could hear these frightening thoughts, especially at such a young age, would she feel fear and pain when she heard those dark and disturbing noises?

Ye Xi felt that something was stuck in her chest. She felt worse now than when she saw a middle-aged man kicking a female student to the ground and insulting her because she was waiting for the man she thought loved her so much in front of KTV, and begged for his forgiveness for being intentional.

"Hello, this is your coffee."

At this time, the waiter brought them coffee and placed it right in front of them.

"Thank you." Nangong Hai raised his head slightly and smiled.

"You ... You're welcome." The waiter was a little surprised and left with red cheeks.

Nangong Hai turned his attention back to his coffee and took a sip. Suddenly, he smiled and said, "You know, Ye Xi, if you look at it from another point of view, you could even say Xiao Lan praised you if she continued to listen to your thoughts."

Ye Xi heard his words clearly, but she did not respond. He thought in his mind, he didn't want any part of this kind of compliment, okay?

After finishing their coffee, the two of them returned to school.

At night, Ye Xi stared at her phone inside her dorm.

He wanted to call Weisheng Lan, but it felt like something was stopping him from doing so.

He felt troubled, and even a little uneasy.

The feeling was so strong that other than staring at his phone, he could do nothing more.

All of his limbs seemed to have lost their energy.

Ye Xi took a deep breath several times and thought to herself that this could not last much longer. No matter what, this matter could not drag on.

In general, if you don't do it right away, it will only drag on until you get old.