Xiao Can really couldn’t trust these two. For quite some time, he was paranoid, always on alert, fearing that something big might suddenly happen, forcing them into the hot search again.
After more than half a month like this, he finally realized that he might have been a bit too paranoid.
Not only Tan Zhen, even He Xingzhou was very well-behaved.
The two never met, and he didn’t make a fuss. Since they started dating, even his way of speaking became more likable than before.
On the 8th, as he promised, He Xingzhou released a new song, but the content was something Xiao Can had never heard before.
The lyrics and melody sounded quite melancholic, with lines like “the night is lonely, thoughts are endless,” probably describing how he couldn’t sleep at night without his beloved.
It had been five years since his last song release, and after the initial excitement of the fans, it naturally sparked a series of associations.
After years behind the scenes, He Xingzhou finally returned to the spotlight, even writing his own lyrics, and it was a love song.
The implications were self-evident.
Many people went to harass Tan Zhen, asking if he had heard the song He Xingzhou created for him, if he was moved, if he considered reconciling.
Of course, Tan Zhen didn’t respond. Since the last incident, he had gained the nickname “Duck Princess,” and he hadn’t posted anything on Weibo except for promotional content.
Xiao Can cautiously opened a small account to look around. When he saw someone analyzing extensively, saying how He Xingzhou’s love for Tan Zhen could be felt completely through this song, expressing regret of the eccentric Alpha for not being able to hold onto his true love Omega, and finally expressing hope that Tan Zhen would be moved after hearing the song, Xiao Can replied: “It might not necessarily be written for Tan Zhen, right?”
The owner of the post responded with a sweat drop emoji: “If He Xingzhou were that easy to move on, he wouldn’t be single until now, right?”
Many people agreed with that comment, and some even empathized, saying if they received such a touching song from their ex, they would be moved to tears and willing to reconcile regardless of past grievances.
Someone commented: “You don’t even know what happened between them, maybe it’s a matter of principle.”
Xiao Can liked the comment and replied: “Agreed, they were completely incompatible from the start.”
The person from before replied to him: “Seeing you bouncing around like this, are you a hater of Tan Zhen or a Mary Sue fan of He Xingzhou? Is He Xingzhou not compatible with him, so he’s compatible with you? Speechless.”
Then the person blocked him.
After enduring the frustration from He Xingzhou’s fans, Xiao Can naturally went to vent to He Xingzhou himself.
“Didn’t we agree to let it go? Why did you still release it?” Xiao Can asked He Xingzhou over the phone.
“We had an agreement, it wouldn’t be fair to back out at the last minute,” He Xingzhou even seemed somewhat proud, “I deliberately chose a song that wouldn’t make people think of you.”
But it was too much not to think of him at all!
But saying this wouldn’t sound right. Xiao Can felt bitter inside and couldn’t help but complain, “Everyone thinks you’re still hung up on Tan Zhen.”
“Huh?” He Xingzhou was completely unaware, “What does that have to do with him?”
He didn’t even glance at any of the comments.
“You broke up less than half a year ago, and suddenly you release a sad love song, who else would they think of?” Xiao Can said, “Everyone only knows you two dated.”
“You know it’s not like that,” He Xingzhou said.
“Of course it’s like that. You promised him seriously back then,” Xiao Can had been holding it in for a long time and couldn’t resist saying it now, “Anyway, you did date.”
“…No, there’s an explanation for everything. If you have any complaints, you should take it up with him, right?” He Xingzhou was confused.
“Are you my boyfriend or is he?” Xiao Can asked.
“…”
“I don’t care, I used my alt account to say it’s not for Tan Zhen, and I got blocked by your fans,” Xiao Can started to make a fuss, “You’re responsible!”
“Who?” He Xingzhou said, “I’ll block him now.”
“That’s not what I’m saying!” Xiao Can said.
“Uh…” He Xingzhou became even more bewildered, “Then what are you trying to say?”
Xiao Can didn’t even know what he was saying.
He hadn’t seen He Xingzhou for almost half a month, feeling uncomfortable and stimulated, his little emotions kept fermenting, unable to control himself from wanting to act a bit neurotic towards He Xingzhou.
“Just state your demands simply,” He Xingzhou said, “I’ll think of a solution.”
Xiao Can held his phone for a long time, blushing, and muttered, “I miss you, I want to kiss you.”
He Xingzhou was silent for two seconds before saying, “Send me your location.”
“I’m at the airport,” Xiao Can said, “For that drama last time, they found some continuity errors in post-production, the special effects weren’t good, so they need to do some reshoots.”
“Are we meeting at the same place as last time?” He Xingzhou asked.
“No need to come over, I’ll just stay for two days and then come back,” Xiao Can said, “You can pick me up then.”
There was a moment of silence from He Xingzhou, then he abruptly asked, “Wait, do you mind my previous relationship with Tan Zhen?”
He asked with particular seriousness, making Xiao Can suddenly feel embarrassed, “It’s, it’s not that, I…”
“This is completely unreasonable of you,” He Xingzhou said.
Xiao Can thought to himself, of course, I know that. Do I need you to tell me?
Just as he was about to argue, He Xingzhou continued, “Even after getting married, if one party conceals something significant, the marriage can be annulled. After annulment, it’s not divorce, it’s as if the marriage never happened.”
“So?”
“Marriages can be annulled, so why can’t relationships?” He Xingzhou said, “In fact, to be precise, I didn’t break up with him; we mutually annulled it.”
“…”
“Annulment means it doesn’t exist anymore, so I’ve never dated Tan Zhen,” He Xingzhou continued, “From any perspective, you’re my first love, and your concern is completely unreasonable.”
“…”
It felt quite unreasonable, like something was off everywhere, like forcing a point, but strangely comforting to hear, making one not want to argue.
“Or do you need me to publicly annul it?” He Xingzhou asked.
Xiao Can still had some rationality left and quickly stopped him, “No!”
“Tan Zhen said he’s willing to cooperate with anything,” He Xingzhou said.
Xiao Can thought to himself, I knew you two discussed this in secret.
“Let’s talk about it after I finish this busy period,” Xiao Can tried to delay, “I’m about to board now.”
“Alright,” He Xingzhou acted very obediently, “Have a safe trip, message me when you arrive.”
Two hours of flight time, with the first hour used for Xiao Can to catch up on sleep.
During this time, he had been busy with various work tasks one after another, some requiring early mornings, some late nights, with irregular rest times, completely disrupting his biological clock.
After a short rest, he woke up groggily amidst the turbulence, to find Cai Yawen beside him looking worriedly at him.
“What’s wrong?” Xiao Can rubbed his eyes and asked.
“My old boss is trending on hot search,” Cai Yawen’s expression was complicated, “Do you want to take a look?”
Xiao Can thought, it would be strange if He Xingzhou’s rare new song didn’t trend.
Although the speculation from the public was a bit distasteful due to being unfounded, Xiao Can appreciated the song itself very much. Thinking that He Xingzhou had written it thinking of him, he felt even more touched than others and liked it very much.
“The content is quite off,” Cai Yawen added.
“Is it related to Tan Zhen?” Xiao Can said, “Actually, they’ve never been together.”
Because it had been annulled already, the two had reached mutual agreement, and he fully agreed with it.
Cai Yawen raised her eyebrows slightly, shaking her head, “No, it’s even more off.”
Xiao Can finally realized that something was wrong, picked up his phone.
Five minutes later, he was stunned.
Someone had dug up the incident when He Xingzhou had sent flowers to Luo Yinan on the set.
Coupled with He Xingzhou actually agreeing to cameo in such a web drama and even writing a song specifically for it, many people speculated that the new song he had just released might also be for Luo Yinan.
Because being infatuated with an Alpha, unable to obtain them, and thus being tormented and sleepless, seemed very reasonable.
Luo Yinan’s identity information was quickly searched by many, and many netizens expressed that this young man was indeed handsome, no wonder He Xingzhou was so infatuated.
“Gross!” Xiao Can’s face wrinkled in disgust, “What nonsense! Can’t someone do something about it?”
“Keep your voice down,” Cai Yawen reminded him.
Although the seats in the business class were far apart, it wasn’t a closed space, and speaking too loudly would still be heard by others.
Xiao Can put down his phone, “Could it be Luo’s own doing?”
The person who posted the first post was using a small account, claiming to be an intern who had briefly worked on the set, with no vested interests, so they could safely speak out.
Cai Yawen shrugged, “Who knows?”
Xiao Can scrolled through for a while and found that because no real evidence was provided, there were still more people skeptical, which relieved him slightly.
But thinking that Luo Yinan gained attention because of this incident, he felt annoyed.
After aimlessly scrolling for a while, he suddenly remembered something.
He had once sent a message to Luo Yinan using He Xingzhou’s phone. The original intention was to coax Luo Yinan into saying something embarrassing, but after that, he quickly confirmed his relationship with He Xingzhou and immersed himself in sweet love every day, completely disregarding this trivial matter.
He quickly typed.
“Have you contacted Luo Yinan again?”
The message spun for a while and popped up a red mark, indicating poor network, and the message failed to send.
The Wi-Fi on the plane was indeed unstable.
Xiao Can sent it again, only to fail once more.
In frustration, he received a message from He Xingzhou.
“It’s okay, leave it to me to handle~”
Xiao Can became extremely uneasy.
“Don’t do anything reckless!”
He pressed send, only to fail again.
