"Phew... it's finally over."
Ye Feng slowly removed his mask and threw both his outer clothing and the mask into the sewer.
Gazing at the cavern Su Yuxin had fled from, his heart was filled with mixed emotions.
"I need to leave quickly... now there’s one more person I owe an apology to."
......
"Ring-ring~"
The sound of a phone ringing echoed as Ye Feng, standing not far from the mall, answered the call.
"Hello?"
"Sniff... sniff..."
"Yu... Yuxin! What’s wrong?"
"Ye... Ye Feng, can you come find me? I don’t even know where I am right now."
Su Yuxin’s sobbing voice came through the phone, each cry like a knife twisting in Ye Feng’s heart.
"Alright, Yuxin, send me your location. I’ll be right there."
Just as Ye Feng was about to hang up and head out, Su Yuxin hastily spoke again.
"No! Don’t hang up, Ye Feng... please..."
Her voice trembled with fear, barely holding back another wave of tears.
"...Okay."
Ye Feng simply uttered a quiet agreement before falling silent. The weight of guilt grew heavier with each girl he had harmed, taking a toll on his spirit.
After a few minutes, following the address Su Yuxin had sent, Ye Feng stepped into a secluded alleyway. Yet, after scanning the area, he couldn’t spot her. He pressed the phone to his lips and called out softly.
"Yuxin, I’m here. You can come out now."
"Ye... Ye Feng... I’m behind you..."
Hearing her shaky voice, Ye Feng turned and saw Su Yuxin hiding inside a cardboard box, a few strands of her golden hair peeking out.
"Yuxin!"
He rushed over and, upon reaching the box, found her curled up inside, knees pressed to her chest, trembling uncontrollably.
"Yuxin, it’s alright now."
"Ye... Ye Feng..."
The moment she saw him, Su Yuxin scrambled to her feet and threw herself into his arms, bursting into loud, heart-wrenching sobs.
"Waaah... Ye Feng... I was so scared! I thought I’d never see you again... sniff..."
Holding her close, Ye Feng’s heart ached even more. Each tear she shed felt like another wound carved into his conscience.
How could he call himself her protector when he was the one who had terrified her like this? He was a failure.
"I’m sorry... I’m so sorry, Yuxin..."
As time passed, her crying gradually quieted.
"Ye... Ye Feng, why are you apologizing? You didn’t do anything wrong..."
Su Yuxin wiped her tears and looked up at him with curious, red-rimmed eyes.
"Because..."
Ye Feng hesitated, but in the end, he chose honesty. The guilt was eating him alive. Even if his intentions were to make amends, the damage was already done. If this left scars on her heart, he would never forgive himself.
Better to confess everything. Even if she hated him, even if she never wanted to see him again—at least the truth would be out.
"Because the one who hurt you... was me."
The words finally left his lips. He lowered his head, bracing himself for the fallout.
"...Huh?"
Su Yuxin froze, stunned into silence.
"Ye Feng, what did you just say? I... I think I misheard."
"I said I was the one who kidnapped you. I planned the whole thing."
"Wh... what? That’s not funny, Ye Feng! I know you’re just trying to make me feel better—"
"It’s the truth. I’m the reason you suffered like this."
"Stop joking! This isn’t something to laugh about!"
Su Yuxin frowned, staring at him with disbelief. But when she saw Ye Feng’s closed eyes, his expression resigned as if waiting for punishment, her breath hitched.
"The rabbit mask. The sewer. It was all me."
At those words, Su Yuxin’s face went pale. The alley fell into an oppressive silence.
"...Liar. Why... why would you...?"
Her voice was barely a whisper, her eyes begging for an explanation.
"Why would you do this, Ye Feng? Did I... do something to make you hate me?"
Hearing her fragile voice, Ye Feng opened his eyes and met her gaze.
"Yuxin, I’m sorry."
"No! Don’t apologize! I don’t want apologies—I want the truth! Why did you do this? Why?"
She kept repeating the question, desperate for an answer. She was terrified—terrified that every moment they’d shared had been a lie.
"I’m sorry, Yuxin. There are things I can’t tell you."
"Can’t tell... even me?"
"......"
His silence was answer enough.
"...So, from the very beginning, you planned all this?"
The light in Su Yuxin’s emerald-green eyes dimmed, the warmth in them replaced by hollow despair.
"Yes."
"...Liar. None of this is real..."
She shook her head, unable to process the betrayal. It was as if a beautiful dream had shattered, leaving only cold, harsh reality.
Just as her eyes darkened completely, a sudden realization struck her—a single glimmer of hope in the night sky.
"Then... why did you tell me the truth? If you’d just pretended, I’d never have known..."
"Because... I couldn’t bear to let someone as kind as you suffer because of me."
At those words, a flicker of life returned to her gaze.
"So... you let me escape on purpose?"
"...Yes."
"But why go this far?"
"I’m sorry."
Seeing his refusal to elaborate, Su Yuxin sensed something deeper.
It wasn’t that he didn’t want to explain—
He couldn’t.
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reezy rom-com) Good news: Jiang Liu is quite the ladies' man. Bad news: He’s lost his memory. Lying in a hospital bed, Jiang Liu listens to a parade of goddesses spouting "absurd claims," feeling like the world is one giant game of Werewolf. "Jiang Liu, I’m your first love." "Jiang Liu, you’re my boyfriend—she’s your ex." "Jiang Liu, we’re close friends who’ve shared a bed, remember?" "Jiang Liu, I want to have your baby." The now-lucid Jiang Liu is convinced this must be some elaborate scam... until someone drops the bombshell: "The day before you lost your memory, you confessed your feelings—and got into a relationship." Jiang Liu is utterly baffled. So... who the hell is his actual girlfriend?! ... Before recovering his memories, Jiang Liu must navigate this minefield of lies and sincerity, fighting to protect himself from these women’s schemes. But things spiral even further out of control as more people show up at his doorstep—each with increasingly unhinged antics. On the bright side, the memories he lost due to overwhelming trauma seem to be resurfacing. Great news, right? So why are they all panicking now?
