I Helped My Best Friend with Her Romance—and Fell for the Enemy’s Strategist - Chapter 44

Lin Ruocheng was feeling a bit flustered.

Wait, Fu Yanxi had a crush on her?

For a full seven years?

No way! Oh my god! That’s Stream-sensei! The student council president of C University.

The famous modeling genius!

She… she… she! Had a crush on me?

That seems a bit off!

She said she got into voice acting out of interest and because there was a white moonlight in her heart.

Could that white moonlight be me?

But how could I possibly deserve that?

I’m just someone who enjoys flirting with girls a little.

I only realized I might like girls after graduating from middle school. There were always those random pop-ups on websites, showing girls in hot swimsuits, and that’s how my journey as a lesbian began.

Who would’ve thought? Who would’ve thought I unintentionally made Fu Yanxi realize she liked girls?

But it’s not like I did anything, right?

Did we even have any other interactions?

Probably not. Even in middle school, we rarely saw each other or spoke.

And yet, someone like her had a crush on me for so many years?

What kind of idol drama plot is this?

The Stream-sensei I admired actually had a crush on me for seven whole years?

Why does it feel so surreal and unbelievable?

“So, can I make you, my girlfriend? The real version.”

The other party even meticulously added those last three words.

Truly a math person, quite meticulous indeed.

Who confesses their feelings like this?

Fu Yanxi reached up and took off the hair tie holding her hair.

“If you’re willing, this hair tie is yours, along with the person in front of you… If you’re not willing…”

“Why can’t there only be the first option? Xiao Xixi, you really have no idea how charming you are.”

Lin Ruocheng directly took the hair tie from her hand.

It seemed this person really did have a crush on her.

If it were fake, there wouldn’t have been that second option.

Fu Yanxi was very respectful, clearly a girl with good upbringing.

“Let’s eat, what are you doing? Are you dumb?”

Lin Ruocheng couldn’t help but remind her.

Was this person so stunned she kept staring at the hair tie on her wrist?

Like a statue.

“Mm.”

Fu Yanxi’s eating pace slowed down noticeably.

For the first time, she felt that time could slow down, allowing her to savor every moment.

In today’s fast-paced society, slowing down to enjoy life is actually quite difficult.

Every second spent with Lin Ruocheng.

She wished time would move slower and slower.

She wanted to be part of her life, to become a part of her world.

“Finished eating? Let’s go, Xiao Xixi.”

Lin Ruocheng proactively linked arms with her, and Fu Yanxi’s body stiffened slightly.

She didn’t know what she should do.

She had been gazing at the sun for so long but had never tried to possess it.

This street was very close to the amusement park the two AIs had gone to.

It was the perfect opportunity to take the AIs back to the dorm and see how much progress the two of them had made in their relationship.

Arriving at the entrance of the amusement park, it happened to be a weekend.

It was crowded, mostly parents bringing their children to play.

“Xiao Xixi, did you ever come to the amusement park when you were little?”

“No, when I was little, I was always busy with studies, learning from some uncles about how to manage a business.”

Actually, it was because her mother never allowed her to go out. Back then, her mother was afraid she might end up liking girls.

So almost every measure was taken, even a psychologist was consulted.

All just to brainwash her into believing she was a normal girl.

A girl who only liked boys.

After sending the audio clip, her mother said nothing.

Perhaps, as she had said, given some time, she might come to understand certain things.

“Then you really are quite pitiful. Here, stick this on your lower abdomen, it’ll help a lot with your period cramps.”

Lin Ruocheng handed over a heating patch.

The heating patch was infused with motherwort.

She even thoughtfully brought a cup filled with hot water.

“How did you know I have period cramps?”

Knowing the days of her period was one thing, but how could she possibly know about the cramps?

“Did you think I made that PowerPoint for nothing?”

Whenever she played matchmaker for others, as the strategist, she would always prepare a PowerPoint presentation.

And since it was Fu Yanxi, whom she knew better, especially since it was her best friend’s love life, she paid even more attention.

Now that she knew the other party was the voice actress “Stream,” she could actually find all the yuri audio dramas she had voiced online, along with other works. But there was nothing about her hobbies. It seemed she had mentioned before that she was afraid of others spending money on her, believing that being able to listen to her voice was already the greatest happiness life could offer.

“A PowerPoint? You know me so well?”

Fu Yanxi couldn’t help but smile, feeling sweetly overwhelmed by the fact that the person she had a crush on understood her so deeply.

It was even sweeter than eating a spoonful of honey.

“Could a certain voice actress please control her smile? It’s almost stretching to the back of her head. Are you trying to become some kind of crooked-mouthed dragon king?”

Even if their relationship had deepened a bit, surely it didn’t warrant becoming a “crooked-mouthed dragon king,” right?

“Oh.”

There was one thing Fu Yanxi particularly liked about Lin Ruocheng, she was very obedient.

Was it the “love filter” at work?

Somehow, even a single word from her felt incredibly endearing.

I want to kiss her… but never mind, I’ll save that for later.

The most urgent matter now was to find those two “human machines.”

[Song Wanqing]: We’re at the haunted house.

“Let’s go, we’ve found where they are.”

The two of them located the haunted house Song Wanqing mentioned, and Yu Qiuli greeted them as well.

“Your face…”

Yu Qiuli immediately noticed Fu Yanxi’s face.

Although the swelling had subsided, upon closer look, it was still slightly red.

“It’s fine. How has your time at the amusement park been?”

“Pretty good. Wanqing went to buy ice cream.”

Lin Ruocheng noticed some crumbs at the corner of Yu Qiuli’s mouth, took a pack of tissues from her bag, and handed it over.

“There are some crumbs at the corner of your mouth. You can use a tissue to wipe it off.”

“Thank you.”

Yu Qiuli quickly took a tissue and cleaned up.

Lin Ruocheng was just that kind of person, very attentive to small details.

She wasn’t just nice to one person; she was kind to everyone.

She was gentle, a genuinely good person who treated everyone well.

It wasn’t that she was a “central air conditioner” (trying to please everyone); she was simply a good-hearted person by nature.

“Chengzi, you’re here? I bought you a vanilla one, and for the president, I got the recommended banana flavor.”

Song Wanqing bought four ice creams.

After distributing them to everyone, she wrapped several layers of tissue around the cone of one ice cream and handed it to Yu Qiuli.

Although this person might not know how to handle romance, she was still quite considerate.

Of course, this specifically referred to her care for Yu Qiuli.

At least, Lin Ruocheng hadn’t felt it directed at herself.

Lin Ruocheng broke off a small piece from the crispy shell and exchanged a miniature ice cream with Fu Yanxi.

Fu Yanxi stared at the tiny ice cream held delicately between her two fingers, lost in thought. Lin Ruocheng spoke matter-of-factly.

“You’re on your period, right? So, it’s better to eat less cold food. I’ll reluctantly try this one for you. My period ended earlier this month, so I can eat it. Let’s both have a taste.”

“Mhm, you should eat less too. It’s too cold.”

“Okay.”