I Helped My Best Friend with Her Romance—and Fell for the Enemy’s Strategist - Chapter 28

Two major classes in the morning, two more in the afternoon.

By the time they ended, it was already 6 p.m. Lin Ruocheng didn’t have evening self-study that night.

As she walked out of the classroom, she saw Fu Yanxi and Yu Qiuli standing by the classroom door.

Each of them held a cup of fruit tea in their hands.

Before Lin Ruocheng could say anything, she saw Yu Qiuli walk over.

She stopped beside Song Wanqing.

Pulling a bouquet of lilies from behind her back.

“Song Wanqing, will you be my girlfriend?”

Song Wanqing looked at her, and Yu Qiuli raised an eyebrow.

With just one glance, she knew what the other wanted to say.

Lin Ruocheng was utterly shocked, had the human-machine couple already reached this stage?

Xiao Xixi’s skills were truly impressive.

She’d actually managed to persuade one of the human-machine partners to take the initiative and confess.

That was really something.

Song Wanqing glanced at Yu Qiuli.

Yu Qiuli blinked at her, and Song Wanqing understood, Fu Yanxi must have found out.

How clever.

“Alright, you can get up now.”

Song Wanqing agreed and accepted the bouquet of lilies handed to her.

The lilies were fragrant, they were perfume lilies.

Lin Ruocheng hadn’t expected these two to get together so quickly.

Truly fitting for human-machine couples.

Getting together so swiftly, without any fanfare.

“Hey, how did you get Yu Qiuli to buy flowers and confess?”

Lin Ruocheng poked Fu Yanxi lightly from the side.

It felt firm.

She reached out her hand and seemed to have touched the other’s abs.

She hadn’t expected Fu Yanxi to be so well-built, both with and without clothes.

Her figure must be quite impressive.

Slurp~

Fu Yanxi sighed helplessly and grabbed the other’s wrist.

“We had a heart-to-heart. She did it voluntarily.”

To be precise, the two of them had actually started dating last year.

They just hadn’t told Lin Ruocheng about it.

Now, it had gone from being a secret to being known.

It was a way to give Song Wanqing an official status openly, without really deceiving Lin Ruocheng.

“Oh, that’s great. Perfect timing, let’s all go have hot pot together.”

“Consider it a celebration. It’s not easy for these two to get together.”

Lin Ruocheng pulled her hand back, feeling a bit awkward.

It couldn’t be helped, she was a sucker for good figures, especially girls with abs.

She had trained for a long time herself.

But she only had a toned waistline, no defined abs.

Maybe it was just her body type.

Anyway, Fu Yanxi was her pretend target.

She was just touching her a little.

It wasn’t like she lifted the other’s clothes to feel her abs directly.

Just a light touch over the clothes should be fine, right?

The two human-machine partners nodded in agreement.

Since they had nothing to do in the evening anyway, they could practice dancing on the field after dinner.

Lin Ruocheng was quite busy.

The hot pot restaurant was located right in the middle of the commercial street near the school entrance.

It was always crowded at this time of day.

Especially since the hot pot place was near the university, it was affordable and the taste was pretty good.

Lots of students went there to eat every day.

That area had plenty of restaurants and small shops as well.

“Order whatever you want. It’s on me.”

Lin Ruocheng said generously.

Usually, whenever she went out to eat with anyone, she paid.

Of course, when eating with her younger sister, the other paid.

She wasn’t looking for a partner anyway.

All that money was just sitting there, might as well spend a little.

Yu Qiuli and Song Wanqing sat on the same side.

Sitting so close all of a sudden, both of them blushed slightly.

Even though the two of them had been together for over half a year, they rarely had intimate contact.

They seldom even hugged, let alone kissed or anything of the sort.

“You two go pick for yourselves. I’ll treat you to whatever you want to eat.”

Lin Ruocheng nudged the two of them out.

Not to mention, there was a noticeable height difference between them. Song Wanqing was over 1.7 meters tall, while Yu Qiuli was just under 1.7 meters, around 1.67 meters.

It was probably safe to assume Song Wanqing was the more dominant one.

After all, she had been practicing volleyball since she was young.

Her grip strength was still quite impressive.

“Mm.”

The two of them left one after the other, and Lin Ruocheng broke into a knowing, indulgent smile.

The main reason she enjoyed helping others with their love lives was this, it felt satisfying to watch.

And it was easy to end up with that kind of indulgent smile.

There was nothing wrong with being fed “dog food” either; she had grown accustomed to it since childhood.

Even now, her two mothers were still as lovey-dovey as if they were in the honeymoon phase.

“Did you know those two have been together for a long time? About eight or nine months ago? Probably around last December.”

Lin Ruocheng’s tone was calm, betraying no particular emotion.

But what she said made Fu Yanxi a little nervous.

Had the other person known about this all along?

Had she been pretending earlier?

“Yes, I know.”

Lin Ruocheng smiled.

She had long guessed that Fu Yanxi probably knew as well, maybe even discovered it earlier than she did.

After all, Fu Yanxi and Yu Qiuli were roommates.

They spent even more time together.

She was bound to know more details than Lin Ruocheng did.

Sometimes it was just easier to talk between people who were in the know.

“Then you…”

Why did she play along with those two and keep up the act?

Or was it possible that she had some feelings for her too…?

Even though such a thought was completely unrealistic, she couldn’t help but let her mind wander in that direction.

“Hmm? Those two might think they’re hiding it well, but they really don’t know how to date. From what I know, they’ve been together for over half a year,”

“And they haven’t even kissed. Every day, they meet and talk, but only exchange a few words. It’s honestly baffling. How did they even start dating?”

Lin Ruocheng had known for a while.

She wasn’t sure exactly which day she found out,

but she knew roughly which month it was.

Mainly because Song Wanqing couldn’t hide it at all.

She was often caught staring at her phone with a silly grin.

But Lin Ruocheng never pressed her, waiting for Song Wanqing to bring it up herself.

After all, if she didn’t want to talk about her relationship, there was no forcing her.

“I don’t know, but this simulated dating…”

“What? Don’t you want to anymore, Xiao Xi?”

When it came to the matter of dating, Lin Ruocheng preferred to leave the initiative to the other person, especially since she was the one who had brought it up in the first place.

She could call it off at any time, whether at the start or the end.

That was her choice.

“No, I really do want to…”

Fu Yanxi spoke softly. Of course, she loved dating Lin Ruocheng.

She had had a crush on this girl for so many years.

She had always seen her as her sun, hanging high in the sky.

But she had never imagined she could have that sun all to herself.

Lin Ruocheng smiled.

Fu Yanxi was very good-looking, and this was her first time dating too.

Not to mention, that sculpted face of hers was quite impressive. If she had the same type of looks, she’d probably act like some unattainable ice queen too.

Cool and aloof, perfect for saying nothing at all, the ideal image of a flawless girl.

“How much? How much do you want me? Where do you miss me the most? Is it in your heart or with your body?”

Lin Ruocheng whispered as she leaned closer.

Just then, Fu Yanxi turned her head.

Lin Ruocheng nearly lost her balance.

She almost kissed her lips, but thankfully managed to dodge in time.

Instead, her kiss landed on Fu Yanxi’s cheek.

But it was just a light, fleeting kiss.

Hardly any sensation at all.

Of course, it was Lin Ruocheng who felt nothing.

Yet Fu Yanxi bowed her head, her face flushing crimson.