Chapter 175: Wan Ning, Qing Xue, and Yu Ying
After seeing the message from Dragon Brother, Lin Wan Ning’s delicate and frosty little face finally broke into a smile.
“At least it seems like, in his heart, Brother has a little fondness for me too.”
Thinking of this, Lin Wan Ning flopped onto her bed with her phone in hand.
Recalling her earlier antics, Lin Wan Ning couldn’t help but chuckle. To be honest, the moment she kissed him, her brain was completely blank.
Because her heart had already fallen long before her body did.
It all started from the moment Dragon Brother rescued her.
Her fingertips lightly traced her red lips—that was her first kiss.
Glancing at the chat interface, Lin Wan Ning’s icy eyes curved like crescent moons.
She noticed the chat box showing [The other party is typing…], but no message came.
She imagined Dragon Brother was probably just as flustered and unsure as she was, right?
“It’s okay, Brother, Wan Ning will always be here for you.”
Watching the blinking [typing…] on her phone screen, Lin Wan Ning rolled over and placed her phone over her heart, her eyes sparkling with a grin: “Brother, you truly are my fated star of mischief.”
She had thought about falling in love but hadn’t met anyone she fancied until now. Who would’ve thought that meeting the right person would cause her to fall so quickly?
Desires are insatiable, just like how she originally only wanted to know the name of her savior, hoping to do something nice in return.
From the moment she called him “Brother,” that title had changed from a mere label to something far more meaningful.
……
In building 6 of A University’s female dormitory.
Li Qing Xue’s favorite activity every day was to check her Penguin app for updates from her friends.
She loved to see their shared lives and wanted to pass along the amusing happenings from her own life.
Before entering, she instinctively refreshed her feed, just to make sure she wouldn’t miss any newly posted updates.
Sure enough, as she refreshed, a new post appeared.
Thanks to the note attached, Li Qing Xue recognized it was from her newly made friend, Lin Wan Ning.
【Finally being brave, I want to say that I will gradually allow you to know me without crossing any boundaries…】
Upon seeing this post, Li Qing Xue stifled a giggle: “Trying to let you know me gradually? Oh my, is that a roundabout confession?”
Li Qing Xue, with her phone in hand, joyfully plopped onto her bed, eager to see what gossip followed next.
But she was quickly captivated by one particular comment: 【Silly girl】.
It was indeed from Dragon Brother, nothing too surprising.
But Lin Wan Ning had only liked his comment!
Honestly, aside from being a bit slow when it came to romance, Li Qing Xue was incredibly sharp otherwise.
The phrase【Trying to let you know me gradually, without crossing boundaries】suggested that their acquaintance wasn’t long. Because of this very phrase, she had even speculated whether it was a kind of roundabout confession…
Combine that with Dragon Brother, who typically never commented on anyone’s posts but decided to comment on Lin Wan Ning’s almost confessional post…
For a moment, Li Qing Xue’s mind ran wild with strange notions.
Of course, they were just her wild imaginings.
After all, she often posted too, yet Dragon Brother had never commented on her posts.
Thinking of this, Li Qing Xue felt a little huffy: “Shameless j*rk, big pervert, you never leave me a comment!”
“Here I was, baking you cookies, picking up stones at the riverside, and even giving you an indirect kiss, and you’ve got the time to comment on someone else’s stuff but not mine!”
The more she thought about it, the angrier she got. She was simply too concerned, developing petty grievances over little things.
Clearly, she was also pretty! No worse than Lin Wan Ning! In fact, she was more curvaceous!
At that moment, Li Qing Xue wanted nothing more than to snag Dragon Brother and make him fall for her, just so she could stomp on his face with her little foot and ask why he commented on Lin Wan Ning but not her!
He could only leave comments and likes for her, and absolutely no likes or comments for other girls… well… except for maybe Hu Yu Ying.
“My lovely best friend’s jealousy cannot be ignored!”
With her mind made up, she decided she would give Dragon Brother a serious makeover so he could see her breathtaking beauty.
“Humph! By then, he won’t be able to resist!”
But then she thought… would that big silly Dragon Brother even realize she was trying to flirt with him?
Shaking her head, she said to herself, “Forget it! I’ll find a time to hang out with Dragon Brother alone…”
“Otherwise, it’d be awkward if Hu Yu Ying is around.”
Once she put this little plan into action, Li Qing Xue felt her mood brighten again.
You know, for someone like Li Qing Xue, her personality is quite good. In this, she and Dragon Brother have something in common.
……
“What are you working on, Yu Ying?”
Hu Yu Ying smiled at the question, “Oh, nothing.”
“Feeding fortune to koi?” her roommate asked curiously. “What does that mean?”
Hu Yu Ying shyly tucked her phone away, “N-no, nothing.”
“Really? Yu Ying, you’re getting more and more secretive!”
“Not just secretive, but also forgetting friends over love…”
Hu Yu Ying couldn’t keep up with them; they always loved teasing her, leaving her blushing.
Though she knew they were just joking and meant no harm, it was still embarrassing—she was the only one feeling shy.
So she quickly crawled back to her bed to avoid giving them more ammunition for jokes.
Opening her phone again, she looked at the words “Feeding fortune to koi” and took a deep breath.
Her goal has always been clear: to sell clothes.
She believed in what Dragon Brother said, but it wasn’t just blind faith…
Dragon Brother could lead her, but she didn’t want to hold him back. Moreover, she was dreaming about what Dragon Brother called the 4G era.
If the 4G era marked a leap in societal progress, it was definitely an opportunity for Hu Yu Ying.
She didn’t want to let Dragon Brother down, so whatever she did, she’d give it her all.
Since Dragon Brother wanted to see her grow stronger and excel, she would strive to become just that.
Perhaps if Dragon Brother witnessed her transformation and growth, he’d stop seeing her as a child who hadn’t grown up yet…
She had long since understood her feelings, and she was resolute…
