Although Lin Youxi rejected Mei Fang's proposal, she was still taken home by Mei Fang.
During this period, there was no resistance or any behavior of resistance.
Mei Fang carefully put Lin Youxi's things back to their original places, then picked up Lin Youxi's mobile phone, added her back as a friend on WeChat, helped Lin Youxi take a bath, and fed Lin Youxi antidepressants.
While operating Lin Youxi's mobile phone, Mei Fang accidentally saw the offer Lin Youxi received from Shanghai, and the HR was asking when Lin Youxi could start work.
Mei did not directly reject the other party, but told the other party that he needed a few days to consider it.
Mei Fang returned the phone to Lin Youxi, and during this period Lin Youxi and Mei Fang did not have much conversation.
After crying bitterly at the airport, she is now like a doll at the mercy of Mei Fang. No matter how Mei Fang talks to her or jokes with her, she has no energy and only gives simple “hmm” and “ah” responses. She seems to be in a state as if her soul has been hollowed out.
In a sense, "White Plum Blossom Time" is indeed her obsession.
The only obsession is to continue living with Mei Fang with a thick face.
This obsession comes from the lifelong longing for his childhood best friend Xia Yuan.
Once this obsession is achieved, Lin Youxi will no longer have any burdens or concerns, and there is no need to force herself to "harm" Mei Fang.
Mei Fang waited for Lin Youxi to return home and rest. She breathed a sigh of relief when she saw her slowly close her eyes and fall asleep. She returned to the living room and sat down on the sofa.
He lowered his head, opened the engagement ring he had carefully prepared, and then covered one eye and rubbed it.
His lips were slightly open and trembling, and he let out heavy and rapid gasps, and his vision became moist and blurry again.
At this moment, Mei Fang's cell phone suddenly vibrated.
It was a call from Liu Xiaoyu.
Mei Fang stood up, opened the door, squatted at the doorstep, and talked on the phone with Liu Xiaoyu.
"What's wrong?"
"Youxi... How's Youxi? She said she was leaving and sent me a lot of messages. I called her but she hung up. She wouldn't run away by herself after finishing the game, would she?"
"It's okay, it's okay." Mei Fang said softly, "It's just the symptoms of depression. I've recovered. I'm sorry to have troubled you."
"No, no! How can it cause trouble? As long as she's okay... Can I go see her?"
"You don't have to come for now. I'll take care of it."
"Um...you..."
Liu Xiaoyu thought of the messages Lin Youxi had sent her, "You should also take care of yourself. If you have any problems, you can contact me."
"It's not difficult. I'm used to it."
"Anyway...anyway, don't be so stubborn, Ah Fang." Liu Xiaoyu said seriously, "I am your and Youxi's friend. If you have any troubles, I am willing to listen to you."
"… "
Mei Fang paused, then complained with a wry smile.
"She said that her symptoms had never been as severe as they are now before she met me."
"Sometimes I really feel that it is me who caused her to become like this."
"Don't doubt yourself like that! She said that on purpose to push you away! You can't hide the look of love in someone's eyes. As a bystander, I can see clearly how much she loves you..."
"I'm not doubting whether she loves me or not. I know she definitely loves me. I just..."
Mei Fang thought about it, then paused and said, "Looking back now, perhaps this love has become a mental burden for her—"
"Mr. Meifang!"
Liu Xiaoyu suddenly called out Mei Fang's name and interrupted him, "You were just frightened by what Yuqi Youxi said! Didn't you tell us before that what Yuqi Lin Youxi said was not her true words? Why are you suddenly doubting yourself?"
"Your relationship has reached this point, you can't be the first to get stage fright. This is not the fearless Mei Fang I know. The dreams you have been dreaming about all those years have come true now, haven't they?"
Liu Xiaoyu was so excited that she realized she had been a bit presumptuous after she finished speaking, but having said so much, she couldn't take it back.
Mei Fang was silent for a short while, then he groaned in thought, and finally he let out a long sigh.
"Well, you're right, Xiaoyu, thank you for reminding me."
Mei Fang's voice and tone sounded much more cheerful than at the beginning. "It's great to meet you again. It feels like we are good friends again, talking about everything."
"Yeah... Yeah, that's right, that's it, you just care too much about your reputation and love to show off. If you have a burden in your heart, you must find someone to talk to, like me, Xiao Yizi, anyone can talk to you, you must speak it out, you will feel better after you say it out."
"I'm mainly talking to you. I always feel uncomfortable talking about these topics with other people."
"After all, I studied psychology in college, so I naturally have this kind of affinity, haha..."
"I think you're the same as you were ten years ago. You haven't changed much."
"Nothing has changed. We have all grown older. We..."
Liu Xiaoyu chatted with Mei Fang about some things that happened in high school, and they started talking about Mei Fang's best friend in high school.
"Come to think of it, I haven't seen Zhang Ming for a long time. Have you contacted him?"
"As for him... We kept in touch for the first two years after we graduated. Then he passed the postgraduate entrance examination and went to Huaxing. Three years ago, he was assigned to Wukenan. I haven't seen him update his WeChat account since then."
"Ukonan? Isn't there a war going on there?!"
Liu Xiaoyu was a little worried when she heard this. "You haven't updated your WeChat account for three years. Did you change your account number? You should update your Moments anyway."
"I don't know about that..."
Mei Fang was chatting when she heard some noises from the door. "I won't talk to you for now. Youxi seems to have woken up. I'll go check on her."
"Yeah! Go do your work first, spend more time with her and talk to her. She'll be fine once she gets through the depression. I learned about this when I was in school. This is what bipolar symptoms look like. She's still the most difficult type I, but as long as she keeps taking medication and maintains her mental health, she'll be able to get through it soon."
"Well, thanks for your good wishes. I'm going to hang up now."
"Bye-Bye."
Liu Xiaoyu hung up the phone with Mei Fang and felt complicated as he looked at the call which had lasted for more than half an hour.
What Lin Youxi and Liu Xiaoyu said made Liu Xiaoyu know a lot of things and secrets.
From Lin Youxi's perspective, this is what she saw about her and Mei Fang.
Therefore, in the conversation with Mei Fang, Liu Xiaoyu had the upper hand in controlling Lin Youxi's inner thoughts.
But... is this considered mean
Lin Youxi sincerely expressed in the conversation that she hopes she can be with Mei Fang. This is not something she said when she was in any state of mental breakdown, because she admitted that if she did not have bipolar disorder, she would never say that she would give Mei Fang to her.
Although the words were full of insolence and extremely morbid possessiveness.
But this is exactly Lin Youxi's character.
Liu Xiaoyu didn't hate Lin Youxi's way of speaking.
However, she did not accept Lin Youxi's plan.
You should take care of your own Alfang yourself!
What does it have to do with me
Liu Xiaoyu pursed her lips and tried hard to put on a sweet smile.
I am like this anyway...
After the failure of the marriage proposal, the relationship between Mei Fang and Lin Youxi was overshadowed by a thick shadow.
During the intermittent recovery in the past, Mei Fang could still feel Lin Youxi's surging love.
Now she didn't have that enthusiasm.
It doesn't mean that we have become cold towards Mei Fang.
It is a kind of numbness that does not care about anything.
The medicines I've taken recently may have some of these effects... so don't think too much about it.
Mei Fang took a leave of absence and stayed at home with Lin Youxi for two days for observation.
Although Lin Youxi has become less talkative, she still retains some habitual affection.
When she watched TV with Mei Fang, she would subconsciously put her arm around Mei Fang's.
I would hug Mei Fang tightly when I go to sleep at night.
And she still wants it from time to time.
She just wanted what she wanted for her own sake, but Mei Fang would always try her best to satisfy her.
That night, Mei Fang helped Lin Youxi wash her feet, and while they were washing, they started talking about going back to work the next day.
"I have to go to the company for the project iteration. Tomorrow I have to go to work and earn money to support you. When I go to work tomorrow, will you abandon me like you did last time?"
"Really not anymore, right?"
"Well, no more running around."
Lin Youxi said softly and nodded.
"Well then..."
Mei Fang helped Lin Youxi wipe her feet, and then made a gesture for a hug. Lin Youxi skillfully hugged Mei Fang's neck and let Mei Fang carry her back to the bedroom like a princess.
The three-day sales of "White Plum Time" were less than 1,000 copies, which can be said to be the worst result.
Although the dozens of comments on sbeam are mostly positive and complaining about the lack of content, this volume combined with the price of 24 yuan is really not profitable.
Even the money spent on outsourcing Guo Yun’s first role couldn’t be earned back.
Although there are many problems in the industry now, it is not an exaggeration to say that the initial sales of independent games have plummeted.
In addition, Mei Fang has been busy accompanying Youxi recently, so no one mentioned much about "White Plum Time".
Lin Youxi did not escape as Mei Fang had worried, but now she no longer has the soul she once had, which makes Mei Fang very worried.
Mei Fang also took Lin Youxi to the hospital. The doctor said it was just a normal reaction to taking the medicine, but she also reminded Mei Fang to be careful not to cause her too much psychological pressure.
Stimulating psychological pressure...
Is it because of the proposal I made to her that day that she became like this
Mei Fang really wanted to know the answer to the question, but she couldn't tell Lin Youxi directly. After all, it might repeatedly cause her psychological pressure, which was not the scene Mei Fang wanted to see.
…
No matter what, let’s focus on rehabilitation for the time being!
If she thinks positively, Mei Fang will regard the experience of taking care of Lin Youxi during this period as raising a daughter.
It feels like raising a daughter.
Raising a daughter who is introverted and not good at speaking.
Lin Youxi almost obeyed Mei Fang's requests and no longer resisted. Although she was taciturn, she would occasionally have her own ideas. In addition to her own wishes, she would also express her thoughts on the meals prepared by Mei Fang.
If she likes the food cooked today, she will eat it without saying anything;
But if today's food is not to Lin Youxi's taste, she will deliberately turn her head to express her dissatisfaction, and will not eat a little until Mei Fang coaxes her.
But it was really difficult for her to express any emotion on her face, no matter in front of anyone.
Mei Fang was not in a hurry to have a heart-to-heart talk with Lin Youxi to discuss why she had recently become a "three-no" girl. He hoped that time could heal some of Lin Youxi's pain.
That night, Mei Fang also received a call from her mother Xiang Xiaoxia.
Before proposing to Lin Youxi, Mei Fang had actually discussed this idea with his parents. Of course, he just informed them at that time. Unexpectedly, Xiang Xiaoxia was very supportive of her son's doing so. The understanding and approval of his parents made Mei Fang feel less psychologically burdened, which led to his performance that day.
Now Xiang Xiaoxia is also waiting to see whether her good daughter-in-law can be confirmed, so she is asking Mei Fang about the follow-up progress.
"Um... Mom."
"You asked about the last time, but it didn't work."
"Well... we didn't break up. We still live together."
"I will take good care of her. She gave me her wife's money."
"Well, I'll take good care of her, don't worry."
"Take her out more often? Um... Yes, yes. Tomorrow is the weekend and we are planning to go shopping together."
Mei Fang looked at Lin Youxi who was watching anime with great interest, then hung up the phone.
"Yes, um - I want to discuss something with you."
Lin Youxi reached in while watching the funny anime that she liked very much.
"Ah, no... I don't want this. Talk about it later."
Mei Fang took Lin Youxi's arm and said softly, "Tomorrow is a holiday. Do you want to go shopping with me? You haven't been out for a long time."
"Um."
Lin Youxi nodded and looked back at Mei Fang, "What shall we eat, Ah Fang?"
"What do you want to eat?"
"Whatever."
Lin Youxi responded.
"Pick one! Then after I order the food, you'll complain that it's not tasty."
"Then let's have barbecue."
Lin Youxi nodded, "I want to eat meat."
"Okay, let's go eat barbecue!"
Although Lin Youxi's poker face gave Mei Fang the feeling that he was a different person, his emotions were much more stable than before.
It would be better to say that she is now completely emotionless, with a completely Buddhist attitude of lying down and giving up everything, except that she still has some pursuit of food.
But Mei Fang can be pampered and waited for. At least now she won't run around anymore, which is a good thing...
Mei Fang took Lin Youxi out for a walk as if she was raising a daughter. They went shopping for clothes and reading books in the mall together, and watched a comedy movie. Lin Youxi watched the movie very seriously, but she didn't laugh the whole time, as if her happiness belonged to someone else.
Later, they finally ate the barbecue they had been longing for. Mei Fang was responsible for grilling, while Lin Youxi was responsible for eating. Occasionally, he would take the initiative to pick up a piece for Mei Fang. To others, it was just the daily love between a young couple.
After eating the barbecue, Lin Youxi rubbed his stomach, looking very happy. He pulled Mei Fang's hand and shook it for a while, as if begging for something, and then asked Mei Fang to look in the direction he was looking.
"Afang, look."
"What are you looking at?"
“There are marshmallows ahead.”
"How did you become an elementary school student? You—"
Lin Youxi let go of Mei Fang's hand and went straight into the crowd. Mei Fang was worried that Lin Youxi wanted to escape again, so he chased after her in a hurry. He accidentally bumped into a burly man, who grabbed Mei Fang's collar before he could say anything:
"Didn't your mom tell you to say sorry if you bump into someone?"
Mei Fang did not speak directly. He showed a look of great pain when his collar was grabbed. At this moment, Lin Youxi also rushed over and kicked the big man hard. The big man then let go. Then Mei Fang knelt on the ground, coughing non-stop.
Lin Youxi was at a loss as to what to do, so she squatted on the ground and stared at Mei Fang.
no…
I can’t do this in front of Youxi... I can’t provoke her anymore—
Mei Fang endured the pain and did not cover his heart, struggling to stand up with Lin Youxi's support.
At this time, the big man in front of him also began to get annoyed.
"I'm telling you, are you still pretending to be a scammer? If you don't stand up, I'm going to beat you so hard that you can't stand up. Do you believe it?"
As the big man was about to raise his fist as big as a bowl to attack Mei Fang, but before his fist came down, Lin Youxi had already protected Mei Fang closely.
At the critical moment, the big man's wrist was tightly grasped by a passerby.
"What are you doing..."
The big man was obviously frightened when he saw how thick the other person's face was, and his voice was trembling.
"No, I don't want you to meddle in other people's business!"
"He is really in pain and he is not pretending. If you hit him with this punch, one of you will definitely be hospitalized and the other will be in prison. Do you believe it?"
"I didn't do anything and he fell down. It's none of my business!"
Wait, that sounds a bit—
Mei Fang struggled to raise his head, and saw a soldier's face that was completely different from the face of his former naive and honest best friend.
His face was angular and unkempt, with a conspicuous scar under his beard. His eyes were gentle but firm, and he had the aura of a strong man who was intimidating without even getting angry.
At this moment, Mei Fang didn't care about the pain of his heart pectoris, but showed an extremely shocked and broken expression.
Damn, is this Zhang Ming
It's changed. Sorry.
(End of this chapter)