Chapter 191: Me? I’ll Even Catch You!
Arriving at the dormitory door,
Hu Yu Ying gently knocked on it.
“Come in.”
Hearing that, Hu Yu Ying pushed the door open and poked her head inside.
“Yu Ying?” When Li Qing Xue saw who was at the door, her eyes first sparkled with surprise, then the light dimmed a little.
“Qing Xue.” Hu Yu Ying smiled softly as she stepped inside. She glanced at Qing Xue’s roommates and nodded politely: “Hello, hello.”
“Hello, hello.”
They often heard Li Qing Xue talk about a hometown friend and close confidant called Hu Yu Ying.
Hearing her call out “Yu Ying,” she naturally greeted back with a smile.
Li Qing Xue saw Hu Yu Ying come in and hurriedly sat up from her bed: “Yu Ying, what are you doing here?”
Hu Yu Ying waved the stuff she was holding in front of Qing Xue: “I brought you some things.”
There was a square cake, an electric kettle, a bag of brown sugar, and ginger slices bought on the way back.
The cake was normal; after all, she had already mentioned to the penguin group earlier that she’d bring cake back.
But when she saw the kettle, brown sugar, and ginger slices, Li Qing Xue couldn’t help but chuckle softly — it seemed Hu Yu Ying might have misunderstood something.
Still, seeing Hu Yu Ying’s caring attitude warmed Li Qing Xue’s heart in a way words couldn’t quite capture.
“This is what Brother Long asked me to bring for you. I’ll boil some brown sugar water first. The small cake will be better to eat after it’s warmed up, okay?”
As she spoke, she was already starting the water flow to the water boiler, preparing ginger-sugar tea for Qing Xue.
Hearing her, Li Qing Xue paused and stared at the kettle: “This, this was… Brother Long told you to bring it?”
Hu Yu Ying nodded, appearing to recall something, her smile revealing a hint of happiness: “Today I went to find Brother Long…”
Li Qing Xue pressed her lips tight, especially after hearing that Long Ao Tian knew she was feeling unwell and immediately bought her the kettle and sugar, her feelings swung like a pendulum — trust and suspicion battling inside her.
She believed Hu Yu Ying wouldn’t lie, and that Long Ao Tian’s subconscious concern wasn’t faked.
Long Ao Tian truly is a very good person, and Hu Yu Ying is a friend she can trust and rely on.
Watching Hu Yu Ying busying herself for her, Li Qing Xue suddenly began to understand what she’d felt deep down before.
On one side was the ever-present Brother Long, and on the other her good friend…
Yet, she had spoken those words to Hu Yu Ying — if only time could rewind, she’d definitely undo that slip-up.
But sadly, time doesn’t go backwards.
“Qing Xue, what are you thinking about? Don’t space out — careful, you’ll get burned.” Fully boiling, Hu Yu Ying poured out a cup from the kettle, grinning at Qing Xue who was zoning out.
Looking at Hu Yu Ying in front of her, Li Qing Xue really, really just wanted to say she’s a total fool — a big one.
She’d already shown her feelings for Long Ao Tian right in front of Hu Yu Ying, yet she not only didn’t guard herself but even grew distant; instead, she came to care for and look after her — even if it was just a misunderstanding…
“Thanks, Yu Ying,” Li Qing Xue said carefully, accepting the cup with a bright smile.
Seeing her smile, Hu Yu Ying also smiled along.
Li Qing Xue’s smile really is beautiful. She loved seeing that glow on her face, so at this moment, when she saw Qing Xue smile, she couldn’t help but smile too.
For Hu Yu Ying, Li Qing Xue truly is a very good friend — nothing more, just that she’s a good person.
“Don’t mention it.”
Brother Long is the first big brother she made friends with, and Qing Xue is her second.
Hu Yu Ying could feel Li Qing Xue’s kindness, and by putting herself in her shoes, she also wanted to be good to Qing Xue — not just a simple thank you.
At that moment, their penguin app suddenly buzzed.
It was a group chat — only three people in it.
Video invite.
When Hu Yu Ying and Li Qing Xue saw each other lying together in the video, Lin Wan Ning’s face suddenly showed a brief daze.
Seeing Lin Wan Ning’s blank look, both Li QingXue and Hu Yu Ying couldn’t help but giggle behind their hands.
Seeing their smiles, Lin Wan Ning finally snapped out of it. Clearly, she had been overthinking!
Then she joined the conversation as well.
“I think it’s a good idea. We’re planning a banquet soon. If I get a prize, I can promote us then.”
“You haven’t even told us you sing yet,” Li Qing Xue said.
Hu Yu Ying agreed, nodding.
“How about gathering this afternoon?” Lin Wan Ning suggested.
“Sounds good.”
A big campus near the music college… it’s not long, but for their youth…
【Yu Ying: “Hurry up and post the video, or I and Qing Xue and Wan Ning will come catch you too!”】
