Xi Zirui stares at the holo screen for a long time, enough for the video to run its course and replay several times.
He keeps getting fixated on Han Yu's mischievous smirk.
The worst part isn't even that Han Yu only got close to him because of some strategy to make it to the final. It's the emptiness of realizing he's been imagining the stirring of the connection between them in each interaction, while Han Yu was seeing a popularity counter.
It shouldn't even surprise him, Han Yu can be very mercenary, like that.
When he wants something, he goes for it, no questions asked -- it's just too bad that in this world Xi Zirui isn't it.
Eventually, he musters the strength to turn off the holo screen and get out of bed.
He knew from the start that he wasn't a good fit in this world.
