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onwenton,ZhaoGestartedtonoticesomethingstrangeaboutChenMing‘sbehavior.Heseemed...off.Liketherewassomethinghidingbeneaththesurface,waitingtopounce.
Andthenithithim-therealizationthatshookhimtohiscore.ChenMingwasn‘twhoheclaimedtobe.
“What‘sgoingon,ChenMing?“ZhaoGeasked,hisvoicelowandcautious.“You‘renottellingmethewholetruth,areyou?“
ChenMing‘sexpressionfalteredforamoment,beforeheregainedhiscomposure.
“OfcourseI‘mtellingyouthetruth,“hesaid,histonedrippingwithannoyance.“Ijust...needtotakecareofsomepersonalbusinessfirst.“
ZhaoGenarrowedhiseyes.Hewasn‘tbuyingit.
Astheycontinueddownthestreet,ZhaoGecouldn‘tshakeoffthefeelingthatsomethingwasverywrong.AndwhenChenMingfinallysuggestedtheygrabadrinktogether,ZhaoGeagreed-notbecausehewantedtospendtimewithhisfriend,butbecauseheneededanswers.
Overdrinks,ZhaoGepressedChenMingformoreinformationaboutwhatwasreallygoingon.Atfirst,hisfriendevadedthequestions,buteventually,hecrackedunderthepressure.
“It‘sjust...I‘mnotwhoyouthinkIam,“ChenMingsaid,hisvoicebarelyaboveawhisper.“Mynameisn‘tevenmyrealname.“
ZhaoGefeltlikehe‘dbeenpunchedinthegut.HehadknownthattherewassomethingoffaboutChenMing,buthehadneversuspectedanythingthisserious.
“Whydidyoulietome?“ZhaoGeasked,tryingtokeephisvoicesteady.
ChenMingshrugged.“Ididn‘tmeanto.Ijust...neededsomeonetotalkto.Someonewhowouldn‘tjudgeme.“
ZhaoGelookedathim,reallylookedathim,forthefirsttimeinhours.Andwhathesawshockedhimtohiscore.
“You‘renotChenMing,“ZhaoGesaid,hisvoiceshakingwithrealization.
ChenMingnodded,asmallsmileplayingonhislips.
“Mynameis...JiMeng,“hesaid,hisvoicedrippingwithsarcasm.“AndI‘mthekingofthiscity.“
ZhaoGe‘smindreeledashetriedtoprocesswhathewashearing.Anewchapterhadopenedinhislife,onethatwouldtakehimdownapathhenevercouldhaveimagined.
AsJiMengfinishedspeaking,ZhaoGecouldn‘thelpbutfeelasenseoftrepidation.Hehadalwaysthoughtofhimselfasanormalperson,someonewholivedintherealworld.Butnow,itseemedlikeeverythingwasabouttochange.