I Helped My Best Friend with Her Romance—and Fell for the Enemy’s Strategist - Chapter 41

The afternoon arrived, the time for the blind date.

Since she had to accompany the other party to the meeting, Lin Ruocheng couldn’t help feeling a little jealous.

Come on, this was Fu Yanxi, so beautiful, who wouldn’t like her?

With her tall, slender figure and an impeccable body ratio, three parts to seven, everything about her was flawless, except perhaps for a certain area that seemed less curvaceous. If she hadn’t known in advance that Fu Yanxi was the company heir, she would have mistaken her for a professional model.

Not only did she have such a captivating voice, but she was also stunningly beautiful.

Fu Yanxi’s gaze held a hint of shyness as she looked at her.

Being gently kissed on the lips by the girl she had secretly admired for years left her so flustered she didn’t know where to put her hands.

Was this what it felt like to be in love?

At that moment, she felt she wasn’t much different from Yu Qiuli. It was true, falling in love really did make people foolish.

And to think, what she and Fu Yanxi had was only a pretend relationship.

“Dressing up so nicely, do you really like her or not? Are you sure you like girls, right?”

Lin Ruocheng couldn’t help but doubt.

After all, Fu Yanxi was a natural clothes hanger, she looked good in anything.

For some reason, Lin Ruocheng kept having the illusion that they were truly in a relationship, without any pretense.

But then she’d remember, this was Stream-sensei. How could someone like her ever deserve her?

Fu Yanxi had far too many adoring fans.

Just being able to pretend to be in a relationship with her felt like floating on a cloud, as if in a dream.

“I’ll wear this on my wrist.”

Fu Yanxi casually picked up Xiao Chengzi’s hair tie and slipped it onto her wrist, as if staking a claim.

Lin Ruocheng glanced at it.

Her heart swelled with joy, though she didn’t show it on her face.

“Why are you wearing that? Aren’t you going on a blind date? Do you want your date to know you already have a pretend girlfriend?”

“Even if it’s a pretend relationship, we should take it seriously, shouldn’t we?”

“Xiao Xixi, you know quite a lot. I feel like I like you a little more today.”

Lin Ruocheng applied some ointment to her hand and gently smoothed it over the other’s slightly swollen face.

It seemed Fu’s mother had been quite heavy-handed.

The cool ointment spread softly across her skin as Lin Ruocheng carefully tended to the injury.

Meanwhile, Fu Yanxi’s eyes were fixed solely on the girl in front of her.

Not just her eyes, her heart was filled with her, too.

“Really? I can feel it.”

Fu Yanxi tentatively wrapped her arms around Lin Ruocheng’s waist, it was soft and slender.

“You… aren’t you done yet? Hurry up and go. If you don’t leave now, you’ll be late. Don’t worry, I won’t interfere with your blind date. I’ll just watch from the side and slowly savor a bottle of vinegar. It has nothing to do with you, so go ahead.”

“You’re jealous?”

Fu Yanxi caught the key point in her words.

Now, even Xiao Chengzi was turning into a little sour lime because of her. How wonderful.

“Well, what’s wrong with being jealous over my girlfriend?”

Lin Ruocheng lightly tapped the tip of Fu Yanxi’s nose.

Fu Yanxi felt a slight tickle.

“Lin Ruocheng… if you keep this up, I might start taking it seriously…”

Hearing her words, Lin Ruocheng lowered her gaze slightly to meet Fu Yanxi’s eyes, feeling as if pink bubbles were floating around them.

“Oh, really? Hurry up and go. You still have a blind date to attend.”

A blind date… again.

Following the address sent by the other party, Fu Yanxi arrived at the restaurant.

Lin Ruocheng followed behind her.

She casually took a seat not far from Fu Yanxi.

Fu Yanxi saw the blind date her mother had arranged for her, a man who, like her, wore glasses and appeared gentle and refined. She heard he had just returned from studying abroad, was six years older than her, and had never been in a relationship before.

“Hello, you must be Aunt Fu’s daughter, right? My name is Wang Hui. I just returned from studying in the U.S. and am planning to take over the family business. I haven’t ordered anything yet. Feel free to choose whatever you like, no need to be polite.”

The man didn’t seem particularly special at first glance.

He looked decent enough, aside from being a bit older than her.

Everything else seemed fine.

But she wasn’t interested in men. Fu Yanxi casually ordered a few of her usual favorites.

Then she set the menu down.

Seeing her actions, Wang Hui began earnestly sharing his thoughts.

“Aunt Fu mentioned that you once had the chance to study abroad but gave it up? Why? If you had gone, we might have even been classmates back then.”

“Nothing much, just different personal choices, I suppose.”

Lin Ruocheng ordered an orange juice, unsweetened. It did taste a bit sour.

She didn’t mind it much, though.

After all, no matter how sour the orange juice was, it couldn’t compare to how sour she felt inside!

She admitted she might have developed a bit of a crush on Fu Yanxi, and not just because the other was a top-tier yuri voice actress known as “Xi Liu.”

It started with her fascination with Fu Yanxi’s hands, then moved to her face.

The voice actress identity was just one of her personas, nothing more.

Then again, it could also be simple possessiveness between friends. Water signs were like that, always ready to fill a whole vat with vinegar.

Ready to take a sip anytime, anywhere.

Whether it was toward a lover, a friend, or even a close confidante, the possessiveness was there.

She’d feel jealous of anyone even remotely connected to her.

The waiter brought all the dishes to the table.

Lin Ruocheng kept her eyes fixed intently on everything happening nearby. For some reason, the orange juice seemed to grow increasingly sour the more she drank.

Maybe it was all in her head.

Fu Yanxi also ordered orange juice and took a sip. It really was a bit sour.

It reminded her of the girl in the orange dress not far away. Was she feeling just as sour right now?

“Since you’ve come to this meeting, Miss Fu, I’ll be straightforward. After all, we’re in a new era now, nothing like our parents’ old-fashioned ways. The truth is, I like men. I have a fairly stable boyfriend. Of course, I’m open to women too, what you’d call bisexual these days.”

“The country only recognizes heterosexual marriage, right? After we marry, it’d be best to have two children, a boy and a girl, to make a ‘good’ pair. The boy can be raised by my boyfriend, and the girl would be better off raised by the two of us. Isn’t that what marriage ultimately comes down to? Just pretending, who’s ever truly sincere with anyone?”

“What about your boyfriend, then?”

Fu Yanxi wasn’t angry. She didn’t even curse.

Instead, she spoke these words with utter calm.

Truly, the mark of a highly intelligent woman.

“My boyfriend? Oh, it’s fine. He just started college this year and just turned eighteen. If it weren’t for me, he’d probably still be farming. He’s too boring and too honest. After we get married, I could hire him as a live-in nanny. What do you think? After all, I’m still a normal person, right? Normal people get married and have children.”

Wang Hui spoke with an air of righteousness.

Anyway, it wasn’t accepted domestically, so no matter how you looked at it, he was coming out ahead.

Being with a man didn’t count as cheating.

They could just be considered friends, the state didn’t recognize it either.

Besides, Fu Yanxi’s mother was a tongqi.

Since there was already one precedent like that, what harm could one more do?