Which way to go is the road?

Bai Xue and Xiang Fei got married in the game. They bowed to heaven and earth, set off fireworks, and paraded in a bridal sedan chair, receiving blessings from relatives and friends. The wedding scene was just as joyous and lively as in real life. Even though they knew it was a game, Xiang Fei and Bai Xue were still nervous and shy, blushing, and feeling embarrassed by everyone's teasing and jokes.

Xiang Fei's character in the game is a female demon, while Bai Xue is a woman. Since they are of the same gender, they cannot get married. Therefore, Bai Xue spent real money to change her race to male immortal.

Thus, an interesting scene unfolded: in reality, Bai Xue was youthful, beautiful, and petite, walking arm in arm with Xiang Fei in various public places, swaggering around; in the game, Xiang Fei was charming and alluring, striking poses, walking hand in hand with the handsome and dashing Bai Xue, strolling through the beautiful scenery.

Whether in the game or in real life, Xiang Fei and Bai Xue's public displays of affection and displays of affection were extremely stimulating to everyone's nerves. Zhang Fang, who was in a dilemma, was even more furious when a bespectacled boy appeared next to Dong Lu. He wore glasses and had a scholarly air about him, and they were playing the most popular couple's game at the time—Audition Online!

"Zhang Fang, don't blame me for being blunt, but it's time to act! We can't let good things go to outsiders; we can't let Dong Lu fall into the arms of that 'refined scoundrel'! Look at that effeminate guy! Just looking at him makes me angry!"

Lao You took advantage of the time they went to the bathroom together to have a heart-to-heart talk with Zhang Fang, his face showing a pained expression, clearly showing that he genuinely cared about his buddy!

"I'm afraid it's too late to make a move now. Look at how lovey-dovey they are!" Zhang Fang frowned deeply, but still couldn't shake off the bitterness in his heart. He gritted his teeth and said, "Maybe we should just let it go. We're friends! Let's just wish her well!"

"That's right, that four-eyed guy is quite handsome, and his gentle and refined appearance seems caring and considerate! We're all big spenders who can't even take care of ourselves, so we don't have any advantage competing with him! Let Dong Lu marry someone else!"

"Who's so extravagant they can't even take care of themselves? It's just you lot, I refuse to believe it!"

Zhang Fang pulled up his pants, tightened his belt, ignored Lao You next to him, and hurriedly walked out of the bathroom.

Dong Lu and the bespectacled boy were still playing games with smiles on their faces, and the boy would occasionally teach Dong Lu some keyboard tips. Seeing the two of them clinging to each other with their fingers lightly clasped, Zhang Fang couldn't resist and quickly walked over, almost tripping over the computer chair that was blocking their way.

"Dong Lu! Dong Lu! Dong Lu!"

Seeing that Dong Lu, who was wearing headphones, didn't respond to his calls, Zhang Fang, in a moment of panic, pushed her, using a bit too much force, and shoved one of her hands off the keyboard. Dong Lu was focused on playing the game and was suddenly disturbed, so she became very impatient and gave Zhang Fang a cold look.

"What are you doing? When did you become so wasteful and rude!"

"I... I just wanted to invite you to dinner. It's almost lunchtime. I know a newly opened Hong Kong-style tea restaurant that's really good!" Xiang Fei was seething inside, but he didn't dare to show it, so he tried his best to be humble!

"Not today, Bai Xue, Xiang Fei, and A Wen. Let's have lunch together later, and then go skiing this afternoon!" Dong Lu said calmly and indifferently.

"Oh, never mind then, you guys have fun!"

Zhang felt terrible. She had been rejected before, but this time was different. It was a mix of heartbreak, regret, and the helplessness of life.

Yes, no one is destined to belong to anyone else. Having someone else in your heart in the past won't affect your later devotion. Before, when you could reach out and take it for granted, now that you're further apart, you realize how good the other person is! Is this the legendary "distance makes the heart grow fonder"? You're overthinking it. That's just a deep-seated human tendency to be "cheap," regardless of whether you're a man or a woman.

Few of these internet addicts have the habit of eating breakfast, so before noon, they all got off the computer early and discussed where to eat! Zhang Fang didn't care about everyone's chatter and secretly observed Dong Lu and the four-eyed Awen, watching the two of them leave their seats and come to the front desk to meet Xiang Fei and Bai Xue.

"Awen, have you booked the tickets yet?"

"Booked. Just give us your phone number to pick up the tickets when we get there. It's perfect for four people, so we get a 10% discount. If only three of us went, we'd have to pay full price!"

"Really? Is it cold there? Do I need to wear a down jacket?... "

Suddenly, a cell phone rang. Four-Eyes Awen answered it, his expression changed drastically, and he turned to Dong Lu, saying, "My grandmother is critically ill and needs me to fly back to Hangzhou immediately. I can't go skiing with you!"

"We have important business to attend to. Skiing doesn't matter, so we're not going!" Dong Lu said sensibly.

"You guys should go! Otherwise, you'll have wasted your money, and there's no refund! I'm leaving now, my plane tickets are booked, and we're taking off in two hours."

"Okay, have a safe trip."

Awen hailed a taxi and sped off towards the airport, leaving his three companions worried. They were concerned about Awen's grandmother's health and disappointed that they couldn't go skiing.

"So, are we still going skiing?" Xiang Fei paused, then said timidly, "Actually, if we don't go skiing, we won't be of any help to Awen!"

Bai Xue pouted and nodded, "That makes sense. Why don't we go, Dong Lu?"

"We booked four tickets, and the three of us are going? That's a waste of one ticket!" Dong Lu saw that Bai Xue and Xiang Fei both agreed, so she didn't object.

"Why don't we let Sister Luomei go?"

"We invited her, but Sister Luomei refused. She even said we should go skiing in this freezing weather, what a nutcase! Have you forgotten?"

"Who else can go? Zhang Chu needs to be on duty. Hey! You four, I'll treat you to skiing. Who's free? If you don't go, you won't have another chance!" Bai Xue shouted to Zhang Fang and the others.

The four people looked at each other, and finally all their eyes fell on Zhang Fang, pointing at him!

"He'll go!"

The ski resort is located in the western suburbs of Yandu, outside the Fifth Ring Road. Bai Xue and the others originally planned to take a taxi, but Zhang Fang, wanting to show off, drove his own car and arrived at the ski resort before 2 p.m.

After changing their shoes and clothes and grabbing their skis, they left the service hall and arrived at the ski resort. Since it was the weekend, the vast white slopes were packed with people.

It was Xiang Fei and Dong Lu's first time here. As soon as they stepped out of the hall, they tried to slide forward on the flat ground using their ski poles, but they couldn't get fast no matter what they did. Bai Xue and Zhang Fang watched their comical antics, suppressing their mischievousness and remaining silent.

"Aren't the movies and TV shows all lies? I put in so much effort and only slid three or four meters!" Xiang Fei complained, panting.

"Yeah, how can this be slippery?" Dong Lu chimed in.

Zhang Fang and Bai Xue couldn't bear to watch any longer, so they went over and helped Dong Lu and Xiang Fei take off their skis, carrying them on their shoulders or in their arms as they walked towards the ski slope.

"Skiing requires a slope! If you two just keep going on flat ground using the poles, you'll probably collapse from exhaustion in no time!" Zhang Fang clearly felt superior at the ski resort.

"It's our first time here, how would I know? Besides, you two have skated here before without telling us, just to make a fool of ourselves!"

"We thought you were following behind us, but when we turned around, we found you two playing happily here. You don't know, the way you two look at each other is so innocent and carefree, it's hard to disturb you!" Bai Xue explained with a smile.

"Alright, alright, you might as well just say we're adorably silly!" Xiang Fei chimed in, dissatisfied.

"Okay, okay, we were wrong, alright? Now that we're here, let's not waste any more time, let's go up quickly!" Zhang Fang consciously lowered his stance.

Using the magic carpet, the four of them reached the top of the slope. Since Xiang Fei and Dong Lu were both beginners, they chose the gentler, safer beginner slope. Zhang Fang and Bai Xue each coached two beginners. Although it seemed like a considerable challenge, the combination of men and women made it quite fun.

"Let's try it out. Remember to control your speed by using an inward-pointing toe, like this!" Zhang Fang demonstrated and explained the skiing techniques to the two beginners: "If you fall, be mindful to fall to the left or right rear, not directly behind, as that can easily cause injury! After falling, use your ski poles to get up!"

"Hey, Zhang Fang is way more professional at skiing than you; he could be a coach!"

Xiang Fei spoke quietly with Bai Xue.

"Of course! We chose this school because we knew he's a skier. You see how much thought he put in!"

"Hmm, it seems pretty much confirmed! Look how much you care about Dong Lu, you even checked the safety measures again. But Dong Lu really does look beautiful in her ski suit, and she has a great figure too!"

"What do you think? If you like her, why don't I talk to Zhang Fang and ask him to let you have Dong Lu? I think Zhang Fang is pretty good-looking too!" The girl's jealousy was almost never late.

"I was wrong, Xue'er! Dong Lu is pretty, but she's nowhere near as pretty as you! You have all the good qualities she has, and you also have a pair of big, expressive eyes, as clear as spring water. I absolutely adore you!" Xiang Fei learned to use sweet talk after falling in love.

"Hate!"

The skiing began, with the beginners gliding ahead, and Zhang Fang and Bai Xue following behind to protect them.

Dong Lu carefully slid forward. Because of the acceleration due to gravity, she slid faster and faster. The inward-pointing toeing technique she had mentioned earlier sounded simple, but various problems still arose. The toeing was either skewed to the left or the right, and it was very difficult to correct, so she fell down frequently.

Fortunately, Zhang Fang was there to protect her. He always arrived in time to pull Dong Lu up from the snow, offer her comfort, and explain the gliding techniques again.

In a natural environment, when people are engrossed in an activity, they can easily put aside negative emotions, elevate their feelings through mutual care, and strengthen their relationships.

As Xiang Fei and Bai Xue kept falling and getting up, they slid into the distance, giving the entangled man and woman a chance to be alone.

After falling again, Zhang Fang helped Dong Lu to the edge of the ski slope, helped her take off her skis, patted the snow off her body, and rested against the handrail.

"Okay, that's progress, the deceleration control is quite good!"

"You taught me well. By the way, will we be in any danger on the ski slopes?"

"It's alright, we're just over here, no one's coming! Besides, if people see a man and a woman chatting here, they'll probably assume they're a couple and won't want to disturb them."

Zhang Fang's joke made the atmosphere instantly awkward. The two of them fell silent, gazing thoughtfully at the group of skiers in the distance.

Finally, Zhang Fang couldn't stand the silence between them any longer: "Have you and that Awen officially started dating?"

"No, he's pursuing me, but I haven't said yes yet! What do you think of him?"

"fine!"

"Hmph, that's great? Then I'll wait for him to come back and say yes. Anyway, I've had enough of being single!"

"You can't agree to him!" Zhang Fang reacted instinctively to Dong Lu's words, but realizing his rashness upon seeing her questioning gaze, he said, "You can't be so hasty about matters of the heart!"

"I'm almost done with university. When I get old, nobody will want me!" Dong Lu sighed.

"Why doesn't anyone want it? Someone does!"

"Who wants it?"

"I want it!" Zhang declared hastily, having come this far, he was going all in!

The joy on Dong Lu's face flashed for a moment and then disappeared: "Forget it, you don't have to force yourself. All these years you've never treated me like a woman!"

"No, I've always had you in my heart, but I didn't even know it myself! When I saw how close Ah Wen was to you, and felt that I was about to lose you, I realized the feelings I had been hiding in my heart!" Zhang Fang tried his best to explain.

Are you sure?

"Sure!"

"Then I want you to kneel down on one knee and propose to me!"

"Here?"

"Right here!"

"There aren't even any roses, and it's freezing cold outside. How about I prepare something special before holding the ceremony when we get back?"

"I don't want the money, I want your heart!" Dong Lu leaned forward, her nose almost touching Zhang Fang's, and said.

Without saying a word, Zhang Fang put his skis and ski poles aside, knelt on one knee, looked up at his goddess, and sincerely confessed and proposed to her.

"Forgive my past ignorance and lack of self-awareness. I know I caused you a lot of suffering and heartbreak! That was my sin. Please give me a chance to atone. Be my girlfriend! I will make you the happiest princess! Please say yes, Miss Dong Lu!"

When this moment finally arrived, tears replaced smiles on Dong Lu's face. Perhaps the happiness from the former was far greater than that from the latter!

"Okay, I promise!"

Watching this blissful moment from afar, Bai Xue and Xiang Fei embraced tightly, then let out a joyful shout amidst the snow and ice.