TO SHOU WITH LOVE

71 - CONFRONTATION

The car started, and Way smoothly merged into the traffic on the road, steering the wheel steadily.

Soft and soothing cello music played in the car, the kind of music Sailub liked.

Way, seemingly casually, brought up, "That boy just now, was it Thanapon?"

Sailub remained silent.

"I've watched your show, it's very impressive, but the production team has no limits, always trying to promote your relationship with others."

Seeing Sailub still not speaking, Way continued after a moment, "The musician who took photos of us before, was he also this Thanapon? He's bothering you now, right? Does he still want money? If he does, let me know how much, I can give him any amount, so he won't bother you again."

"Way," Sailub finally spoke, his tone cold, "Stop probing into the relationship between me and Pon."

He mercilessly exposed Way's intentions, making Way feel somewhat embarrassed, and he didn't say anything more for a moment.

"It's none of your business what's going on between me and Pon. What we need to resolve now is our own matters," Sailub said. "And if you want to focus on your acting in the future, don't even think about doing anything to Pon."

His demeanor was distant, and his words carried a warning.

When he spoke again, Way's previously casual tone became somewhat cautious, "Sai, I didn't mean that. I just wanted to remind you to be cautious. Although that boy is young, he doesn't seem that simple, especially since his motives weren't pure from the start. Now he's trying so hard to get close to you, I'm afraid he has ulterior motives..."

"What motives?"

"You know, he took that photo at the beginning to ask us for money. Even now, his motive is probably still money. You're easily swayed by your emotions, I'm afraid you'll be fooled by him..."

Before he could finish speaking, Sailub, who had been silent, suddenly chuckled.

"So everyone who gets close to me has ulterior motives, but you, Way are loving me selflessly, right? You're so selfless, yet you still cheated. How ironic."

His tone was mocking, and Way fell silent once again.

Sailub turned his face towards the window, the colorful neon lights on the sides of the road rapidly retreating, making him dizzy.

He realized that he still hadn't gotten over this hurdle in his heart.

Although this relationship seemed to end neatly and decently, it left something stuck in his chest, neither going up nor coming down, making him feel uncomfortable whenever he thought about it.

"I'm sorry, Sai, I..." Way wanted to apologize, but before he could finish, Sailub interrupted him.

"Don't apologize anymore. I don't want to hear it, and I don't need to," Sailub said.

"Way, find a place to park the car. Let's talk about this properly."

Way agreed, saying "okay," and drove the car a bit further before finding a parking spot on the side of the road.

Sailub raised his hand to turn off the car stereo.

The car's soundproofing was excellent, and there was silence inside, almost able to hear each other's breathing.

Those questions that Sailub originally thought he didn't care about, that he didn't want to know the answers to, suddenly surfaced in his mind.

He realized that some things couldn't be let go of without clarification, that they would always linger, making him feel uncomfortable.