How I Accidentally Bent My Best Friend - Chapter 54

Lu Wei nodded, instinctively humming in agreement, then suddenly snapped to her senses and waved her hands frantically. “No, no, no, not me! It’s my friend!”

“Really?” Jiang Yunxi looked at her with an expression of disbelief. “At least try to act more convincingly next time, so I don’t feel like an idiot when I play along.”

“Was it that obvious?” Lu Wei raised an eyebrow, utterly puzzled. “I didn’t tell anyone, though.”

Jiang Yunxi: “Wasn’t it obvious?”

Lu Wei: “Where was it obvious?”

Jiang Yunxi: “Where wasn’t it obvious?”

Lu Wei: “…”

“Alright, alright, let’s stop.” Lu Wei sighed and asked seriously, “Was it really that obvious? How could you tell?”

Jiang Yunxi pointed to her own eyes. “I don’t know about Chen Yushu, but you just didn’t seem right.”

Feeling guilty, Lu Wei quickly pressed her index finger to her lips and shushed her. “Keep your voice down! We can’t let a third person know about this!”

“OK.” Jiang Yunxi nodded. “So, what were you going to ask me?”

“Ahem, I’m asking for my friend.” Lu Wei continued with the same excuse without batting an eye, though she still felt a little embarrassed. “If I no, my friend, um wants to be with her close friend well , how should she go about it?”

After stammering through the question, Lu Wei’s face flushed with heat. Her eyes darted around, too embarrassed to meet Jiang Yunxi’s gaze.

Jiang Yunxi was a bit surprised she’d never seen Lu Wei act so cautiously before. “It depends on the situation.”

Lu Wei pressed further, “How so?”

“It depends on your friend’s close friend.” Jiang Yunxi explained, “First scenario: she’s into girls and likes your friend then it’s a happy ending. Second scenario: she’s into girls but doesn’t like your friend.”

“Impossible!” Lu Wei immediately retorted at the second scenario. “If she’s into girls, there’s no way she wouldn’t like me! Ahem, my friend.”

Jiang Yunxi was speechless. “Your friend is quite confident.”

“I’m not being narcissistic!” Lu Wei pointed at herself anxiously, forgetting all about the “friend” pretense. “We spend every day together. If I’ve fallen for her, how could she not like me?”

“That’s not necessarily true. Childhood friends often lose to newcomers.”

“Newcomers? What newcomers? I keep a close watch no one could possibly sneak in!” Remembering her earlier agreement with Chen Yushu to avoid romance and marriage, Lu Wei felt rather proud of her foresight and couldn’t help lifting her chin slightly.

Jiang Yunxi shook her head again. “What you know might not be the whole story.”

Lu Wei froze for a moment, unable to stop herself from thinking: It’s true. Since starting college, she and Chen Yushu haven’t been going to and from school together, and sometimes they don’t even spend weekends together Who has Chen Yushu met? How has she interacted with others? Lu Wei really has no idea.

Her earlier confidence crumbled completely. Biting her lip, her face turned pale as she muttered in a fluster, ” probably not. If there were someone, Chen Yushu would tell me, right? Given our relationship.”

She paused mid-sentence, recalling Chen Yushu’s little notebook filled with her flaws. Instantly, Lu Wei’s heart sank. If Chen Yushu dislikes her that much, why would she share such things?

In that moment, Lu Wei felt like crying but had no tears, suffocated by despair.

Oh no, I almost forgot about this I haven’t even fixed my image yet. If Chen Yushu finds out I’ve been thinking all these wild thoughts, wouldn’t that just make things worse? A total disaster on top of a disaster?

Seeing her on the verge of tears, Jiang Yunxi couldn’t bear it and comforted her, “Alright, this isn’t the worst-case scenario yet. Don’t be upset, there are even worse situations.”

Huh?

Lu Wei stared at Jiang Yunxi in disbelief. How do you manage to say such cruel things with such a compassionate face?

Jiang Yunxi: “If Chen Yushu is completely straight, then you should just forget about it. There’s no way she’d like you.”

Each sentence was more heartbreaking than the last.

Lu Wei clutched her chest, took a deep breath, and hesitantly said, “That might not be true, right? I used to think I was completely straight and would never like girls, but look at me now.”

“You weren’t completely straight you were just completely clueless,” Jiang Yunxi sighed helplessly.

Lu Wei pouted, feeling wronged. “Let’s stick to the main topic and not resort to personal attacks.”

“Just remember, if she really is straight, it’s better for you to let go early. Otherwise.” Jiang Yunxi paused for a moment, “you might end up worse off than strangers.”

Somehow, Lu Wei detected a faint trace of sorrow in her words, and her heart twitched. She murmured, “Then what should I do now?”

“Test the waters to see which situation it is,” Jiang Yunxi said. “First, think about whether you’ve noticed anything before.”

Lu Wei tilted her head and thought for a moment. “Last night at the hotel Oh, and before that, Chen Yushu asked me if I was homophobic.”

As soon as the words left her mouth, Lu Wei froze in panic. “Oh no, oh no! Does that mean Chen Yushu is straight? My crush has only just begun! Is it already over? Senior, why aren’t you saying anything?”

Jiang Yunxi: Sometimes, it’s quite lonely having a conversation by yourself.

She sighed and rubbed her forehead in frustration. “If you say things like that, even if she weren’t straight, you’d scare her to death. Testing the waters do you even understand what that means?”

“How is this not testing the waters?” Lu Wei began slowly, but seeing Jiang Yunxi’s utterly defeated expression, she quickly swallowed the rest of her words and humbly asked, “Then what should I do?”

Jiang Yunxi thought for a moment. “Today do it today. Go test the waters.”

“Ah? So soon?” Lu Wei exclaimed in shock. “Won’t that be too rushed?”

“Opportunity waits for no one,” Jiang Yunxi said, deciding not to wait for her to figure it out on her own. “It’s April Fool’s Day today you can advance or retreat as needed. Understand?”

“Brilliant! Absolutely brilliant!” Lu Wei suddenly understood, raising her thumb in admiration. “I knew I came to the right person! Strategist, Senior, from now on, you are my”

“Stop, stop, stop,” Jiang Yunxi quickly declined. “I dare not accept such a title.”

“Senior, you’re too modest!” Lu Wei clasped her hands together cheerfully. “I’m going to find Chen Yushu right now.”

However, she wasn’t the only one with such an idea today.

At the dormitory building entrance.

“Brother Wen, as soon as you see her, just go for it. Don’t chicken out we’ll back you up.”

“Piece of cake. Just watch how I win her over.” Zhou Wen, holding a large bouquet of roses, leaned casually against the wall, making quite a scene.

A female classmate passing by noticed the flowers in Zhou Wen’s hands and couldn’t help but stop and ask, “Are you confessing? On April Fool’s Day? Are you serious?”

“Hahaha, what do you know? This is called strategy just in case I get rejected.”

“Get lost! You’re the one who’s going to get rejected!” Zhou Wen laughed and cursed, but deep down, he couldn’t help thinking that with so many people around, Chen Yushu would surely feel too embarrassed to turn him down.

Even if she did end up rejecting him, he could always pass it off as a prank. No matter what, he wouldn’t lose face.

Just as they were talking, the main character arrived.

Chen Yushu had just finished her shift and was heading back. Before she could get close, she noticed a crowd gathered at the dormitory entrance. Puzzled, she glanced around.

At that moment, someone spotted her and said something, causing many to turn and look in her direction.

Confused, Chen Yushu glanced behind her but saw nothing out of the ordinary. Shaking her head in bewilderment, she decided to hurry upstairs, drop off her things, and then ask Lu Wei to grab a meal together.

Suddenly, a wave of cheers erupted as the crowd parted, creating a path. Zhou Wen stepped forward, holding a bouquet of flowers as he approached her.

Seeing this, Chen Yushu’s expression darkened instantly, her brows furrowing. She pretended not to notice and tried to skirt around the crowd to take the side stairs.

But to her annoyance, Zhou Wen called out her name directly.

“What do you want?” Chen Yushu cursed inwardly several times, calling him an idiot. After a moment, she turned around and spoke coldly.

Zhou Wen felt a twinge of fear at her reaction, but under the gaze of the onlookers, he mustered his courage and said, “Ahem, Chen Yushu, I like you. Will you go out with me?”

As soon as the words left his mouth, several of his friends started cheering, shouting “Be together! Be together!” and trying to rally the crowd to join in.

Zhou Wen extended the bouquet with a smile, a glint of smug anticipation hidden in his eyes.

Moron! Chen Yushu took several steps back, her lips twitching as she barely held back a curse.

The expected scene of the entire crowd cheering him on never materialized. Zhou Wen’s friends quickly fell silent.

“Ugh, does he really think he’s being romantic?”

“Seriously, I can’t stand some overconfident guys they really overestimate themselves!”

“He’s still using this old trick? How cringe! Can’t he tell she’s not into him?”

Amid the murmurs from all around, Zhou Wen’s face flushed bright red. He forced an awkward smile, struggling to maintain his composure as he said, “Actually, I never really”

Before he could finish, someone suddenly called out Chen Yushu’s name.