He panicked, trying to retract it, but in his haste, he accidentally clicked delete.
The picture disappeared from his window, but it was meaningless because the other person could still see it. And he had completely lost the opportunity to retract it.
In his confusion, He Xingzhou replied.
“Please behave yourself.”
Xiao Can let out a scream, his forehead heating up, gripping the mouse on the desktop meaninglessly, and then, somehow, he clicked on He Xingzhou’s profile and quickly selected “remove friend.”
After completing the operation, it didn’t take long for him to come back to his senses and begin to regret it.
It was really unnecessary. Just explaining that he sent the wrong picture would solve the problem. Why did he react so exaggeratedly, as if he were angry and embarrassed?
Facing He Xingzhou, he always found it difficult to remain calm.
As he pondered how to deal with the aftermath, his phone rang.
He Xingzhou, who had been removed as a friend, called him.
Feeling like he was facing a formidable enemy, Xiao Can stared at the ringing phone for a while, then suddenly had an idea.
He cleared his throat, pressed to answer, deliberately pretending to be half-asleep and lazy, and said, “Hello? What’s up?”
There was silence from the other end for a few seconds, then He Xingzhou asked, “Why did you delete me?”
“Huh?” Xiao Can pretended to be confused, “I didn’t, I was just sleeping… Did I accidentally touch my phone lying next to my pillow?”
He quickly explained the whole script, which seemed a bit contrived.
After listening, He Xingzhou remained silent for a few seconds, making Xiao Can nervous, biting his nails.
“Hello?” Xiao Can asked, “Why aren’t you saying anything?”
“It’s okay, just add me back,” He Xingzhou said, “The song is ready, I’ll send it to you.”
Great, this idiot believed it!
Xiao Can breathed a sigh of relief, “Oh, okay! Let me hang up first—”
“Before you blocked me, you sent me a picture,” He Xingzhou said, “It’s inappropriate.”
“…”
“Is that your default expression?” He Xingzhou asked, “Do you often send this to people?”
“What… what are you talking about?” Xiao Can pretended to be ignorant, “I don’t know what you’re talking about.”
“I’ll screenshot it and show you,” He Xingzhou said.
“No need…” Xiao Can felt embarrassed.
“Why haven’t you added me back yet,” He Xingzhou said, “I can’t send it over.”
“No, what exactly do you want to say?” Xiao Can furrowed his brows.
“Teacher Xia said you’re gentle and patient. Not only him, but it seems like besides me, you’re pretty nice to others too.”
Xiao Can forced a laugh, “Hehe.”
“I’m special,” He Xingzhou concluded.
Xiao Can was speechless for a moment, couldn’t help but speak the truth, “I find you disagreeable.”
“You act so respectful towards me in front of others,” He Xingzhou said, “It’s quite hypocritical. But you’re not even willing to pretend a bit in front of me?”
His tone sounded plain, but Xiao Can could vaguely detect a hint of bitterness in it.
“That’s strange,” Xiao Can began sarcastically, “How come I never noticed before that you care so much about others’ opinions?”
“…,”
“Or is it that you’re especially concerned about me?” Xiao Can asked.
“No,” He Xingzhou immediately denied, then continued, “Add me back, I’ll send you the files.”
“Tan Zhen already sent them to me,” Xiao Can said, “Anyway, we don’t usually have much to talk about, so I won’t add you.”
“Do you often contact Tan Zhen?” He Xingzhou asked.
“Yeah, we have a great relationship, talk about everything,” Xiao Can intentionally exaggerated, “I just had dinner with him today, just got home.”
“Weren’t you sleeping just now?” He Xingzhou asked.
“…I was tired and resting after I got home, is that not allowed?”
“Oh,” He Xingzhou said, “If you don’t add me, I’ll just call you directly if I need anything.”
“…”
Xiao Can was in a dilemma.
“Do you want to talk to Charlie?” He Xingzhou suddenly asked.
Xiao Can was a bit confused and, after thinking for a moment, replied, “Are you trying to chat me up?”
“What?” He Xingzhou’s voice raised a bit, “I…I just thought you seemed quite fond of it, and out of goodwill, I asked.”
Actually, Xiao Can did consider it a bit.
Unlike its annoying owner, Charlie was cute, affectionate, smart, and had a pleasant voice, which made Xiao Can feel soft-hearted whenever he thought of it.
Imitating He Xingzhou’s logic, Xiao Can said, “Is this your way of trying to charm me? You really can’t let go of me, can you?”
Since they were only talking over the phone, He Xingzhou couldn’t do anything to him.
“You really don’t know how to appreciate a good person,” He Xingzhou said.
“You’re already with someone and still flirting around,” Xiao Can said, “I’ll tell Tan Zhen everything you said to me today.”
“You’re so boring,” He Xingzhou remained calm, “Tan Zhen won’t mind.”
“Whatever,” Xiao Can arrogantly hummed, “I’m hanging up.”
“You should add me ba—”
Before he could finish, Xiao Can had already hung up.
Finally, he had managed to trick He Xingzhou. Xiao Can felt refreshed, and the annoyance that had been bothering him for some time dissipated.
The only regret was that he might never see Charlie again in the future.
He Xingzhou was really strange. He had such a cute little pet, yet he never showed it off on social media.
After a while of idle thoughts, the window on the computer screen, which had been open for a long time but neglected, started flashing.
Tan Zhen had sent him a message.
“Are you okay with He Xingzhou?” Tan Zhen’s message made Xiao Can’s vision darken.
Could it be that He Xingzhou had gone around talking nonsense?
He was afraid that the stupid Alpha would affect the friendship he had just established with Tan Zhen, so he pretended to be clueless and replied with a questioning emoji.
Tan Zhen replied quickly:
“Can we talk on the phone?”
Xiao Can licked his lips and took the initiative to call.
“He said you blocked him,” Tan Zhen seemed puzzled, “What happened between you two?”
It wasn’t a block, just a deletion, but the essence was more or less the same.
Xiao Can was surprised.
So, He Xingzhou knew that they had a good relationship and specially contacted Tan Zhen to act as a mediator?
How could such an embarrassing situation arise!
“Why did you delete him?” Tan Zhen seemed very curious.
“Didn’t you ask him?” Xiao Can asked.
“He said he didn’t know,” Tan Zhen said.
“It’s…it’s just, accidentally,” Xiao Can picked up the same excuse again, “I accidentally touched the screen.”
“Oh…” Tan Zhen said, “I thought something was wrong between you.”
His tone made it clear that he didn’t believe it.
Normal people were indeed harder to fool than He Xingzhou.
“If you’re not happy about it, you don’t have to add him,” Tan Zhen said again, “Talking to him can be annoying sometimes.”
“Hehe,” Xiao Can forced a laugh, “Artists, you know.”
“Did he say anything rude to you again?” Tan Zhen asked.
Xiao Can frowned at the computer screen in front of him, pondered for a moment, sighed, and said, “To tell you the truth, this matter is somewhat related to you.”
“Huh?” Tan Zhen was puzzled, “How so?”
“I found your Bai Tao account,” Xiao Can said.
Tan Zhen looked embarrassed, “How did you do that…”
“Then I looked at our chat history and found that two years ago I actually talked to you.”
“…Um.” Tan Zhen was still shy.
“I found it interesting, so I took a screenshot of what I said to you at the time, intending to send it to you…” Xiao Can said, “But I didn’t expect He Xingzhou to suddenly pop up wanting to send me a song, and I sent it to the wrong person.”
“Huh?”
“I remember what I said to you back then—”
“I remember,” Tan Zhen interrupted him, “And then?”
“Um,” Xiao Can said, “He thought I was hinting at him, asking me not to do this.”
“…”
“I was so embarrassed, thinking that he’s your partner. I didn’t want it to affect our relationship, so I decided to draw a clear line with him,” Xiao Can said, “Then I deleted him.”
Although his words concealed some key information, they were basically true, so there’s no need to worry about inconsistencies with He Xingzhou’s story. It also indicated his position, emphasizing respect for Tan Zhen.
“If you don’t believe me, you can ask him for the chat logs,” Xiao Can continued, “After I sent the screenshot, I hurriedly retracted it, accidentally pressed delete, and the screenshot was gone.”
Tan Zhen chuckled, “What a mess!”
“Anyway, that’s the story.”
“It’s not a big deal, just a misunderstanding,” Tan Zhen said, “You should add him back. He’s the kind of person who loves to make a mountain out of a molehill.”
Xiao Can also chuckled, “Okay, got it.”
However, he realized something strange.
In his previous words, he made himself very clear but didn’t leave any room for He Xingzhou.
Just received an ambiguous message, created a misunderstanding, and even insisted on adding the friend back, entrusting his partner to deliver the message.
Which Omega wouldn’t be angry?
Yet Tan Zhen could still laugh about it.
Either he had extreme trust in He Xingzhou, or…his feelings for He Xingzhou were very limited.
Considering the circumstances of their relationship, it wasn’t surprising.
“So, you didn’t delete him because you dislike him, right?” Tan Zhen asked.
“No, no,” Xiao Can pretended again, “I respect He Xingzhou.”
“Oh~” Tan Zhen paused for a moment, then asked, “If you don’t consider my feelings, how do you think of him as an Alpha?”
Xiao Can was stunned.
How could he not consider his feelings?
This was definitely not the time to criticize, but it wasn’t appropriate to praise either. Xiao Can had to find another way.
“He is very outstanding, handsome, and talented, but he’s not my type,” he said.
“I see…” Tan Zhen said, “Better than Fei Zi, right?”
Xiao Can felt something was off.
Why did Tan Zhen’s tone sound somewhat regretful?
