The Theory of QueerbaitingChapter 25

You Xin opened the door and Duan Jiashu entered impolitely.

He changed to some slippers, sat down on the sofa and poured himself a glass of water, all of which were done in a swift movement. You Xin stood at the door and stared at the other’s comfortable appearance for a long period of time. He himself almost forgot whose house he entered. 15Ujyk

After drinking water, Duan Jiashu seemed to feel better. He glanced at You Xin standing at the door and showed a strange expression, “Why are you still standing there? Sit down.”

You Xin, the real master of the house, suddenly realized that it was abrupt of him to keep standing, so he went to sit down next to the older on the sofa, but he sat far away from Duan Jiashu.

Story translated by Chrysanthemum Garden.

Duan Jiashu glanced at the place where You Xin sat. He frowned but didn’t say anything. He just asked the other about his whereabouts. “Where did you go this late at night that you only returned now? When you didn’t answer my WeChats, I thought something happened to you. If you didn’t come back, I would’ve called the police.”

“What could even happen to me? I just forgot to look at my phone, it was in my pocket. I’m sorry.” UIPqeQ

As he looked at Duan Jiashu’s sincere and caring eyes, You Xin felt a bit guilty. He was in a bad mood and couldn’t figure out his feelings for Duan Jiashu. It was his own business, but because he couldn’t solve his own problems, he made Duan Jiashu worry for him, which wasn’t proper at all.

“Did you come to my house so late just to make sure I was safe? I’ve caused you trouble.” You Xin bowed his head and apologized once more.

Duan Jiashu looked at him strangely: “Why are you acting so polite to me today? Did you bother me less before? Didn’t I guide you regarding the script, but I didn’t see you thank me. Speaking of, did you properly read the script for “Sword of Heartlessness” recently?”

“Ah?” You Xin was stunned. Duan Jiashu unexpectedly asked him this question. He barely did any serious work at home these days and coupled with his escapism, he tried to ignore everything related to Duan Jiashu. Basically, he didn’t read the script for “Sword of Heartlessness”.

“I haven’t finished it yet…” You Xin fiddled with his hands and didn’t dare tell the truth. He couldn’t help feeling even more guilty because of this.

Of course, this answer didn’t satisfy Duan Jiashu. He crosses his hands in his chest and lectured You Xin like a teacher lecturing their students. “Look at you. If your acting skills aren’t good and you don’t work hard to do better, it’s useless getting a good script. How can you succeed with this attitude?”

After Duan Jiashu scolded him, You Xin became more and more afraid to look up. Although Duan Jiashu was usually an eccentric person, his work attitude was always very serious. Unlike him, who abandoned his duties upon encountering a small setback.

Duan Jiashu tilted his head. Seeing the ashamed expression on You Xin’s face, he raised the corner of his mouth, took out a large stack of papers from his backpack and handed it to You Xin. “Take this.” xMLCth

We’re sorry for MTLers or people who like using reading mode, but our translations keep getting stolen by aggregators so we’re going to bring back the copy protection. If you need to MTL please retype the gibberish parts.

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You Xin’s heart felt so warm and soft that he could hardly speak over the thick stack of papers.

Duan Jiashu however, wasn’t finished yet. “It’s not enough for you to just read and memorize the script, you also have to run through all the important scenes with me, which will help you improve your acting skills So when you actually start filming on the scene, you’d find the sense of the story as quick as possible, and your performance won’t be too bad.” FT8QYB

After, Duan Jiashu picked up the cup and drank water once more. It was obvious that he got thirsty while he was waiting outside.

You Xin carefully raised his head to observe the other’s expression. Duan Jiashu was calm as if it was a natural thing for him to spend so much time and effort for him. The bubbles in You Xin’s lake of feelings couldn’t help but float up from the water and scurry up and down his little heart.

“You… Why did you help me this much?” You Xin swallowed a mouthful of saliva. He still couldn’t help but ask.

Duan Jiashu put down the cup and answered the question very seriously. “Your character has a lot of parts in this production, and there are a lot of rival scenes with me. If you act too badly, it will not only affect the quality of our drama, but it could also damage my image. In addition, if you act too badly, it will make everyone think that we don’t really match. Our CP is strong right now. It can’t be too strong, but it also can’t be too weak.” DuGMtQ

When he heard this, You Xin’s face immediately fell. He felt that so stupid, even asking the other such stupid questions. Duan Jiashu only had acting and selling their CP inside his heart. The other won’t even like him, nevertheless, he showered his affections on an uninterested party!

You Xin got annoyed and ordered the other to leave. “Okay, since I’ve already gotten home safely and you’ve given me the script, there should be nothing else to do. It’s inconvenient for you to stay so late now. So quickly go home already!”

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Duan Jiashu disagreed. “I’m already here. We have so much content to prepare and time is precious. I have to start running through our lines with you now.” While he was talking, he heard rumbling sounds coming from his stomach.

You Xin also heard the obvious sound. He turned to look at Duan Jiashu. He saw that the man who had just looked dignified instantly put on a wronged expression. “I was anxious when I came to visit you today. I haven’t had enough for dinner, so now I’m hungry.” As he spoke, his eyes looked straight at You Xins, the intention in his eyes couldn’t be more obvious. nNPM9Z

You Xin sighed in helplessness when he saw it. His anger was instantly extinguished and turned into smoke.

“There is nothing at home, only snacks.”

“All right.” Duan Jiashu frowned in disappointment, then immediately began to ask, “then I want to eat some brown sugar twists. I saw you buy them last time.”

“Okay, I’ll get them for you.” When You Xin stood up, he realized that ever since he got home, he was occupied with talking to Duan Jiashu that he didn’t even take off his coat, so he took it off then hung it on the sofa. He then went to the kitchen to get snacks, he didn’t notice that the diary from his coat pocket had fallen to the ground. s8aKVE

Duan Jiashu looked down and saw this spread out book on the ground. When he picked it up, he realized that it was a diary. Duan Jiashu thought that the diary was You Xin’s, so the corner of his mouth lifted and he planned to sneak a peek. After reading it for a while, Duan Jiashu’s face changed. He turned right back to the first page of the and saw the words “Liu Yanhui” written in black and white.

You Xin returned to the living room with the can of brown sugar twists when he saw Duan Jiashu holding Liu Yanhui’s diary in his hand.

He was startled, threw the things in his hand, approached the other and grabbed the diary. “What are you looking at? Why did you move my things at will?!”

“Your stuff?” Duan Jiashu asked in reply. He stood up and pointed to the diary in You Xin’s hand. “Isn’t this Liu Yanhui’s diary? Why is it that the notebook where he recorded his secret love for you in your hands?” Wws1Nm

Unexpectedly, Duan Jiashu had read the contents and discovered the owner of the diary. You Xin opened his mouth and didn’t know how to explain. He had no choice but to tell the truth. “He gave it to me.”

“He gave it to you?” Duan Jiashu pointed to the diary and put it down. His voice suddenly dropped. “Are you going out with him?”

His eyes were firmly locked on You Xin’s face, but he saw that the other was pursed and silent. After a while, he said, “It’s none of your business, so don’t ask.”

“It’s none of my business!?” Duan Jiashu was hurt by You Xin’s words. He took a step forward angrily and held You Xin’s shoulder tightly. “I don’t want you to be with him, I don’t!” AFdNUB

You Xin, although he was held and shook by the other, his face didn’t change at all. He just looked at Duan Jiashu with complex eyes: “Why don’t you want that? What’s the relationship between us anyway?”

Hearing this, a hurt expression flashed on Duan Jiashu’s face: “You and I are a CP. You promised to act with me…”

Before he finished speaking however, You Xin interrupted him. “Yes, and you yourself know that it’s just acting. What we have between us is just fake and full of acting. You wrote the script and even taught me to act every bit, so why do you care who I’m with in reality?”

Duan Jiashu looked at You Xin incredulously. He opened his mouth but he couldn’t speak. When You Xin’s shoulder moved, his hands slid down weakly. BaGZcE

Duan Jiashu’s anger turned into feeling injustice. “But we still have CP fans. We should be responsible for them. How can we date others at will while doing this!”

Hearing this, You Xin laughed, but his eyes were a little red. “Don’t say such ridiculous words, none of us can be responsible for them. Even if we don’t date others, you and I will still go our separate ways sooner or later. CP fans being sad about it is inevitable.”

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“We can’t separate!”

“We can’t?” You Xin smiled bitterly. “So are you going to sell CP with me for a whole lifetime?” hRNKGD

Duan Jiashu was struck dumb.

You Xin looked at him quietly and felt a little disappointed when the other didn’t say anything ridiculous to brainwash him like the usual.

“Since it’s all fake and it’s going to make people sad sooner or later, it’s better for us to just end things now.” He looked at Duan Jiashu in the eye and spoke quietly, “Duan Jiashu, I don’t want to queerbait fans with you anymore. From now on, I won’t be with you.”

Duan Jiashu stared at You Xin and didn’t seem to understand what the other was implying. However, after looking at You Xin’s indifferent expression, he finally realized what had occured. Duan Jiashu clenched his hands into fists, and his whole body trembled slightly. He stood stiffly for a while, then turned his head, took his bag and fled to the door. But when he opened the door and took a step forward, he couldn’t help but look back at You Xin. p2qQe8

But You Xin didn’t ask him to stay or even look at him again.

Duan Jiashu slammed the door and quickly walked away.

You Xin’s tears finally came out. He covered his face and squatted down, crying bitterly.
He finally realized that he actually liked Duan Jiashu and that he was truly lovesick.

This is HE! This is HE! XD and don’t worry about Hui-ge too much, he’ll have his own spotlight in the extras~ LhXuzi