I Helped My Best Friend with Her Romance—and Fell for the Enemy’s Strategist - Chapter 25

“Fu Yanxi? Fu Yanxi? What’s wrong with you? Have you gone dumb?”

Lin Ruocheng waved her hand in front of the other person’s face.

What’s going on with her?

She’s acting like she’s lost her mind.

Why does she keep staring at my hand?

Her hands weren’t particularly beautiful, just a bit slimmer than most people’s.

Come to think of it, since she’s had crushes on girls before, she must know how important hands are to lesbians.

“No, you just called me ‘baby’,” Fu Yanxi explained word by word.

If you listened carefully, her voice was trembling slightly.

Lin Ruocheng nodded.

So, what if she called her baby?

Hadn’t her crush already died before it could even begin?

Calling her baby made their relationship feel more intimate.

That should be acceptable, right?

Besides, weren’t they already each other’s practice dating partners now?

Couldn’t she even call her baby?

If not, then it would be better to just end this arrangement altogether.

It would be better for both of them.

“If you think-”

“No, it’s fine. I like hearing that term,” Fu Yanxi said, tightening her grip on her own hand.

Lin Ruocheng felt a bit baffled. This girl’s words were so inconsistent.

Sometimes she was perfectly fine, other times she was just… hard to describe.

You couldn’t say she didn’t know how to flirt, that didn’t seem right.

But if you said she did know how to flirt, she still seemed to lack something.

“What are you two looking at? Hurry up and hold hands! Who said you could let go?”

Lin Ruocheng didn’t forget to direct the two stunned, frozen “practice dummies” behind them.

A big part of why she and Fu Yanxi had ended up like this was because of those two. If they still couldn’t figure out how to date properly, then there was really no hope left.

They say strategists never enter the battlefield themselves, but here she was, stepping onto the field to personally teach two people how to date, all for the sake of helping her best friend find true love.

“Oh, right, okay.”

Yu Qiuli immediately grabbed Song Wanqing’s hand.

She truly hadn’t expected those two’s progress to seem much faster than hers and Song Wanqing’s.

But it was all just flirting, she knew Lin Ruocheng was an expert at that.

Especially with her mesmerizing looks, she was like a fox. Those slightly narrowed fox-like eyes seemed to send out invitations even when she wasn’t trying, so seductive that even as a girl, Yu Qiuli found it hard to resist.

And then there was her impressive figure.

Just one glance was enough to make you blush.

No wonder Lin Ruocheng had so many pursuers at school, she was a regular on the confession wall.

Even before starting university, Yu Qiuli had heard about her reputation, and it wasn’t great.

She and Fu Yanxi were like night and day, complete opposites in personality and temperament.

So, when she found out Fu Yanxi had been secretly in love with Lin Ruocheng for years, she was more shocked than if she’d won the lottery.

She simply couldn’t imagine Fu Yanxi falling for a girl like that.

Not only that, but Fu Yanxi had even given up the chance to study abroad just to attend this university?

To this day, Fu Yanxi’s mother still didn’t know she’d done it all for a girl, Yu Qiuli had been keeping it a secret, too afraid to let her mother find out.

Their dorm rooms weren’t in the same building.

After walking Lin Ruocheng to her dorm entrance, Fu Yanxi turned to leave, but her wrist was caught by the other girl.

She turned back, looking at Lin Ruocheng with confusion.

“Didn’t we agree to simulate a relationship? We should make some actions feel more authentic, don’t you think? Darling?”

Lin Ruocheng batted her eyelashes flirtatiously at the other person.

Fu Yanxi appeared cool and aloof on the surface, but unexpectedly, she was incredibly innocent and easily flustered.

Just a deliberately lowered, intimate form of address was enough to make the other girl’s neck flush slightly.

Seeing her reaction, Lin Ruocheng felt even more tempted to tease her.

“Fu Yanxi… Xiao Xixi, why don’t you stop secretly crushing on others and just openly pursue me instead? How about it? Let me tell you, I’m actually very easy to win over. For others, it might be hard, but for you, just crook your finger and I’ll follow you. Okay?”

Lin Ruocheng’s smile was radiant and sunny, accompanied by a few goose-like giggles.

Fu Yanxi remained as cold and detached as ever, her eyes behind her glasses growing even frostier.

“I…”

“Alright, I’m just teasing you. See how easily flustered you are? I won’t steal the spot of your secret crush. Let’s call it a day for tonight. Don’t forget to teach me how to dance tomorrow afternoon. And most importantly, you have to dream of me when you sleep tonight, got it?”

“Okay.”

“Wrong! Don’t just say ‘okay.’ Say ‘okay, baby~'”

“Okay, ba… baby.”

The moment Fu Yanxi said those words, she felt her face grow hot instantly, as if she were no longer herself.

Being flirted with by the girl she had secretly loved for years was something she really couldn’t handle…

Although Fu Yanxi’s words came out a bit stiffly, the fact that she managed to say them at all was already quite an achievement.

“Here, take this and wear it properly.”

Lin Ruocheng took a hair tie from her wrist, one with a small orange pattern on it, and held it out, palm up. Fu Yanxi understood immediately and extended her hand as well. The hair tie was transferred from Lin Ruocheng’s hand to Fu Yanxi’s.

“Now it’s settled. Everyone will know that this unattainable flower already has an owner.”

“Alright, let’s go.”

“Mhm.”

The two “human machines” stood there dumbfounded. Although, to be honest, the two of them had already confirmed their relationship in private, they were still completely clueless about dating. Sometimes, it wasn’t just an act, they genuinely felt lost. After all, when it comes to relationships, you can only figure things out slowly together.

“Did you see that? I’m not asking you two to copy everything exactly, but you should at least get close. Since you like each other, add a bit of ceremony to it. Holding hands, hugging, kissing, these things should come naturally. Of course, I’m not telling you to fast-forward.”

“And as for you two holding hands, are you trying to choke someone to death? Loosen up a bit! Are you afraid she’ll run away?”

Lin Ruocheng was exasperated.

Why was she gripping so tightly? Might as well tie Yu Qiuli to her belt and take her everywhere!

Who holds hands like that?

It seemed the road to teaching these two “human machines” how to date was still long and arduous.

Song Wanqing quickly let go of Yu Qiuli.

“Hey, I told you to loosen your grip, not let go entirely!”

Lin Ruocheng felt that Song Wanqing was probably the worst student she had ever taught.

“Let’s call it a day for now. We’ll continue tomorrow.”

“Oh, and Xiao Xixi, when you go back, make sure to teach the other ‘human machine’ as well.”

Fu Yanxi nodded.

Even though the other girl seemed cold, at least she was obedient!

Look at how well their “strategist” listened, point where you want, and she’ll strike!

If all students were like this, would they still worry about not finding a partner?

Why would they need a strategist like me to step in?