Why Won’t the Heroine Break Up With Me? [Quick Transmigration] - Chapter 62

Watching the beautiful girl slowly approach, Xie Yi instinctively stood up, extending her hand as she spoke. “Hello, I’m Fu Wanyi’s good friend. My name is Xie Yi.”

Perhaps not expecting Xie Yi to make such a gesture, Yun Li was momentarily stunned before reaching out to shake her hand. “Hello, I’m Yun Li.”

A few seconds later, Yun Li withdrew her hand.

Xie Yi remained immersed in the realization of how incredibly soft the other’s hand had felt.

Seeing her dazed and foolish expression, Fu Wanyi could hardly bear to watch, forcing herself to cough a few times to regain Xie Yi’s attention.

Xie Yi snapped out of it, showing no trace of embarrassment. Instead, she grinned at Fu Wanyi and said, “Is your throat bothering you? Does that mean you can’t eat spicy food later?”

Fu Wanyi: “…”

She couldn’t be bothered to respond.

Fu Wanyi sat beside Yun Li, with Xie Yi seated across from them.

The closer proximity allowed Xie Yi to better admire Yun Li’s beautiful face.

Now she finally understood how Fu Wanyi had managed to get into a relationship. If she had such a gorgeous girlfriend, she’d be in one too!

It was just a pity she hadn’t met anyone like that…

At this thought, Xie Yi felt a twinge of regret.

“What would you like to eat?”

Just as Xie Yi finished speaking, a server entered the room.

There was a menu on the table, originally placed near Xie Yi, but she had now pushed it over to Yun Li’s side.

Yun Li wasn’t familiar with what was good at Fubaiju, so she slid the menu in front of her over to Fu Wanyi.

Fu Wanyi knew both of their preferences well. After glancing at the menu, she said to the server, “We’ll have one order of sweet and sour spare ribs, cumin lamb, chicken stew with mushrooms, stir-fried lettuce, and cabbage with glass noodles.”

Among these, the sweet and sour spare ribs were Yun Li’s favorite, the cumin lamb was Xie Yi’s preference, the chicken stew with mushrooms was her own choice, and the remaining two vegetable dishes were Fubaiju’s specialty home-style dishes, safe bets that wouldn’t disappoint.

“Oh, and also a pot of jasmine tea.”

The server carefully noted down Fu Wanyi’s order, confirmed everything, and then left the private room with the menu.

As soon as she was gone, Xie Yi struck up a conversation with Yun Li.

Though Xie Yi could be a bit flighty at times, she had a pleasant personality and was quite talkative. Chatting with her never left any awkward silences, so it didn’t take long for Yun Li to become familiar with her.

Fu Wanyi watched from the side. Seeing the two of them getting along so well, she felt a slight pang of jealousy but didn’t interrupt their conversation. She merely chimed in with a few words from time to time.

…

Comfortable,

Hou Jiaying had pulled an all-nighter and ended up sleeping straight through until 6 p.m. When she woke up, she stretched lazily in bed and lounged for a while longer.

It wasn’t until her stomach protested with a series of growls that Hou Jiaying picked up her phone, opened a food delivery app, and ordered some takeout.

After placing her order, Hou Jiaying got out of bed to freshen up.

At that moment, only Yun Yao was in the dormitory.

Noticing that Hou Jiaying had gotten up, Yun Yao glanced over.

“Jiaying, you’re awake?”

Yun Yao had also pulled an all-nighter like her. Seeing that Yun Yao had gotten up so early, Hou Jiaying couldn’t help but scratch the back of her head.

“Yun Yao, how did you manage to wake up so early?”

“I only got up two hours before you.”

That was still way too early.

Hou Jiaying let out a yawn at that moment. “By the way, have you eaten yet?”

“Not yet. I just ordered some takeout.”

“What a coincidence, I also ordered takeout.”

After saying this, Hou Jiaying went to the balcony to freshen up.

Ten minutes later, she shuffled back into the dormitory in her slippers.

Her desk was covered with one gift box after another. Hou Jiaying hadn’t opened them yesterday, but now she felt the urge to unwrap the presents. Noticing Yun Yao was there, she waved at her.

“Yun Yao, want to watch me open the gifts?”

“Is that okay?”

“Of course.”

Yun Yao walked over slowly and leaned against Hou Jiaying’s wardrobe.

“I’ll open this one first.” Hou Jiaying picked up a black velvet box. If she remembered correctly, this gift was from her cousin. With that thought, her movements quickened.

With a click, the velvet box opened, revealing a pinky ring adorned with tiny diamonds.

Hou Jiaying loved jewelry, so upon seeing this ring, she couldn’t resist trying it on.

“Does it look good?” she asked Yun Yao, who was standing nearby.

“It looks lovely.”

“Hehe, as expected of my cousin, she knows exactly what I like!”

Cousin?

Yun Yao’s mind flashed to that slightly androgynous-looking girl. If it weren’t for her sudden appearance yesterday, Yun Yao would have already gotten Fu Wanyi’s contact information. The thought made it hard for her to feel any goodwill toward Xie Yi.

Unaware of Yun Yao’s thoughts, Hou Jiaying continued unwrapping the gifts. Before long, most of them were opened, and her desk was cluttered with common presents like Bluetooth earphones, a watch, a music box, and bracelets.

She was used to receiving such gifts. Her gaze swept over the few remaining unopened boxes and finally settled on a smaller dark blue velvet box.

If she wasn’t mistaken, this was the gift from Fu Wanyi.

Remembering how generous Fu Wanyi had always been since they were young, Hou Jiaying couldn’t help but feel excited.

She picked up the dark blue velvet box, took a deep breath, and opened it. Soon, a pair of dark blue ear studs came into view.

“Ah!”

Hou Jiaying couldn’t hold back a gasp, which drew Yun Yao’s attention.

“Jiaying, what’s wrong?”

“Yun Yao, look!” Hou Jiaying pointed excitedly at the dark blue ear studs.

“What is it?” Yun Yao thought the ear studs were quite beautiful but didn’t understand why Hou Jiaying was so thrilled.

“These are the new ear studs from Brand C! I’ve been wanting to buy them, but my wallet’s been feeling a bit tight…”

Wallet feeling tight…

Their dorm room housed four people, and among them, Hou Jiaying’s family was the most well-off. Hearing her say this, Yun Yao suddenly didn’t know how to respond.

“Wahh, as expected of Sister Wanyi! Not only is she always generous, but her gifts always hit the mark! Ah! I really want to cling to Sister Wanyi’s coattails!”

Yun Yao keenly caught the keyword “Sister Wanyi.”

Was that Fu Wanyi?

She pursed her lips and pretended to ask casually, “Sister Wanyi?”

“Yeah, don’t you remember? I introduced her to you yesterday. Sister Wanyi is my cousin’s childhood friend.”

“Ah, now I remember.” Yun Yao feigned sudden realization. “But I’m a bit curious.”

“Curious about what?”

“If she’s your cousin’s childhood friend, why did she come to your birthday party?”

“What’s so strange about that? I lived at my cousin’s house until I was fifteen. Every year, my aunt organized my birthday parties, and they were almost always held at home. Wanyi lived next door to my cousin back then, and since she and my cousin grew up together, she always came to my birthday parties. Later, when I moved away from my cousin’s, both my cousin and Wanyi still attended my birthday parties every year.”

Yun Yao understood. “So, are you two very close?”

“Ah, not exactly. I couldn’t really hang out with Wanyi and the others,” Hou Jiaying shrugged.

“I see.” Yun Yao wanted to know more about Fu Wanyi, so she subtly asked, “She looks quite young. Is she still in college?”

“Not yet. Wanyi is only two years older than me. She’s a junior at A University this year. But I heard she’s already starting to get involved in her family’s company.”

Company?

Yun Yao’s eyes flickered with curiosity, but she knew it wasn’t appropriate to ask further, so she kept it to herself for now.

Watching Hou Jiaying unwrap the remaining gift boxes, Yun Yao caught a glimpse of the stunning pair of ear studs out of the corner of her eye. Unable to resist, she took out her phone and searched for the C brand’s official website.

Soon, she found the product page for the deep blue ear studs. Seeing the price tag of 59,999, she gasped.

So expensive!

She suddenly remembered Hou Jiaying’s earlier comment about “being generous.” Well, a pair of ear studs costing 59,999 was indeed quite generous.

Yun Yao couldn’t help but feel a twinge of envy.

But…

A University?

Yun Yao suddenly recalled that her stepsister was also studying at A University. During the National Day holiday, her uncle Yun Yang had asked her to bring back a box of mooncakes to give to Yun Li.

She knew Yun Li didn’t like her, so she had never delivered the mooncakes. But she couldn’t keep them in her dorm forever, and she didn’t even like mooncakes. Maybe… she could use the excuse of delivering the mooncakes to visit A University? Perhaps she might even run into Fu Wanyi by chance?

The thought stirred something in Yun Yao.

…

The meal passed pleasantly and harmoniously. During it, Xie Yi even exchanged contact information with Yun Li.

After dinner, they had no other plans, so Fu Wanyi drove Xie Yi home.

Watching Xie Yi leave, Fu Wanyi turned her gaze to Yun Li.

“How did you feel today?” Fu Wanyi asked.

“It was pretty good.”

Since Xie Yi was easy to get along with, Yun Li had enjoyed herself.

“That’s good.”

Although she felt a little jealous, Fu Wanyi still hoped Yun Li and Xie Yi could get along well. After all, one was her girlfriend, and the other was her close friend.

“Is there anywhere you’d like to go?”

Fu Wanyi glanced at the time, it was only a little past eight. Sending Yun Li back to school now seemed far too early.

Ah, if only her junior could move in with her.

Fu Wanyi sighed inwardly.

“Not really,” Yun Li shook her head. “Just take me back to school.”

Fu Wanyi fell silent and made no move.

Seeing this, Yun Li couldn’t help but laugh. “What? Can’t bear to let me go?”

“Yeah, I can’t bear to let you go.”

“Don’t be like that, we can still see each other at school.” Yun Li realized Fu Wanyi was genuinely clingy, but she actually quite liked how attached she was. “Don’t you have my class schedule? Compare it with yours, and we can have meals together then.”

Since she wasn’t moving in with her, this was the best they could do.

“I know.”

Yun Li unbuckled her seatbelt, leaned over, and hugged her. “Be good now.”

Fu Wanyi chuckled softly.

Was she treating her like a child?

But it felt rather nice.

Fu Wanyi gently stroked the back of Yun Li’s head and gave her a light kiss on the cheek.

Seeing that Fu Wanyi had calmed down, Yun Li returned to her seat and fastened her seatbelt again.

“Let’s head back now.”

“Okay.”

About forty-five minutes later, Fu Wanyi dropped Yun Li off at the back gate of University A.

“Do you want me to walk you in?”

“No need, you can go back. Drive safely, and remember to message me when you get home.”

“Let me know when you’re back in your dorm too.”

“Alright.”

“You can go now.”

“Mhm.”

Yun Li turned and walked into the campus.

Fu Wanyi watched her until she disappeared from sight before finally leaving the back gate of University A.

Before Yun Li even reached her dorm, Fu Wanyi’s message arrived.

Yun Li took out her phone to check.

[Fu Wanyi: I’m home. What about you?]

[Yun Li: Not yet, still a bit to go.]

[Fu Wanyi: Okay.]

About eight minutes later, Yun Li arrived at her dorm.

The first thing she did was send a message to Fu Wanyi.

[Yun Li: Made it back safely.]

[Fu Wanyi: OK.]

“Yun Li, you’re back?”

Qiu Jingmei was the first to speak when she saw Yun Li return.

“Yeah, I’m back.”

She glanced around the room and noticed only Qiu Jingmei and Bei Qingqing were there. “Just the two of you? Where’s Haiyi?”

“Haiyi went to see a classmate.”

“I see.” Yun Li sat down at her desk and started removing her makeup while asking, “Have you two showered already?”

“We have.”

Understanding, Yun Li planned to shower after finishing her skincare routine.

Soon, she finished removing her makeup. After letting Fu Wanyi know, she grabbed her towel and pajamas and headed to the bathroom.

Meanwhile, Fu Wanyi was also about to shower when a message from Xie Yi stopped her.

[Xie Yi: Are you home?]

[Fu Wanyi: What’s up?]

[Xie Yi: Can’t I just check in?]

[Fu Wanyi: …]

[Xie Yi: Alright, alright. I just wanted to say, you really know how to pick a girlfriend.]

Sensing a hint of envy in her words, Fu Wanyi felt exasperated. She was about to ignore Xie Yi when the next message came through.

[Xie Yi: No wonder you didn’t care about that girl from yesterday, you’ve already got someone better.]

[Fu Wanyi: Don’t talk nonsense.]

[Xie Yi: Fine, fine, I won’t.]

[Fu Wanyi: If there’s nothing else, I’m going to shower.]

[Xie Yi: Wait! Can you take me to the airport tomorrow?]

[Fu Wanyi: What about your family’s driver?]

[Xie Yi: I just want you to take me, what’s wrong with that? [cool][cool][cool]]

[Fu Wanyi: Get lost.]

[Xie Yi: Really won’t take me? I’ll be gone for months. [sad][sad][sad]]

[Fu Wanyi: No need to see me off.]

[Xie Yi: Does your junior know you’re this heartless?]

Fu Wanyi put down her phone without hesitation and headed straight to the bathroom.

Xie Yi waited for a long time but received no reply from Fu Wanyi. She let out a long sigh.

As expected, she was being ignored. It seemed she had no choice but to ask the driver to take her to the airport. Life was as lonely as snow, when would her other half finally appear?

Staring at the pitch-black night sky, Xie Yi wore a look of deep resentment.

…

[Yun Yao: Are you there?]

Yun Li had just finished her morning class and was about to head back to the dorm with her roommates since they had no more classes for the morning. Unexpectedly, she received a message from Yun Yao at that moment.

Yun Li couldn’t help but glance up at the sky.

The sun hadn’t risen from the west, so why was Yun Yao reaching out to her?

As she hesitated over whether to reply, another message from Yun Yao arrived.

[Yun Yao: Your father asked me to bring you some mooncakes. Do you have time? I can drop them off for you.]

[Yun Yao: By the way, I’m already at your school.]

Yun Li: ???

Moon… mooncakes?

Yun Li almost laughed out loud. The Mid-Autumn Festival had been over for more than a week, why was she only bringing mooncakes now? Surely, there was more to it than that!

She didn’t really want the mooncakes, but she was curious about Yun Yao’s ulterior motives. After a moment’s hesitation, she replied.

[Yun Li: Where are you?]

Without wasting words, Yun Yao immediately sent her location.

Yun Li opened it and saw that Yun Yao wasn’t far away. She told Yun Yao to wait where she was and headed in her direction.

Ten minutes later, Yun Li arrived near the shared location. She looked around and soon spotted a girl not far away, wearing a white blouse and a brown plaid skirt.

The girl was talking to a boy across from her. Whatever she said seemed to disappoint him, as he walked away, glancing back every few steps.

Yun Li had encountered similar situations before and knew Yun Yao was being hit on for her contact information.

She paid it no mind and walked straight toward Yun Yao.

As if sensing something, the girl with her back turned suddenly spun around, revealing a strikingly beautiful face.

Their eyes met, and only Yun Yao was left stunned.

Yun Yao had always known Yun Li was pretty, but she hadn’t expected her to become even more beautiful after just over a month apart.

She’d heard the military training at University A was quite intense, so how had Yun Li managed to avoid getting tanned?

Thinking about how her own skin had darkened by a shade after training, Yun Yao couldn’t help but envy Yun Li’s sun-resistant complexion.

“What are you staring at?”

Growing impatient with Yun Yao’s silence, Yun Li spoke up.

Yun Yao snapped out of her daze and handed over the paper bag she was holding.

“Your father asked me to bring you these mooncakes.”

Yun Li took the bag, a faint, mocking smile on her lips. “The Mid-Autumn Festival was over a week ago. Why bring them now?”

Yun Yao had expected Yun Li’s attitude to be less than friendly. After all, their relationship had never been good. If Yun Li ever spoke to her gently, she’d find it downright unsettling.

Ignoring Yun Li’s tone, she replied, “Now that I’ve delivered the items, I won’t bother you any further. I’m leaving.”

Without waiting for a response, Yun Yao turned and walked away.

Yun Li couldn’t help but frown as she watched her leave, then she suddenly realized something.

Wait, isn’t that direction leading away from A University?

So, Yun Yao didn’t come to A University just to bring me mooncakes. What does she want to do?

Yun Li narrowed her eyes, thought for a moment, and secretly followed her.

…

Yun Yao indeed had no intention of leaving A University. Yesterday, she learned from Hou Jiaying that Fu Wanyi was studying in the art department at A University, so she was now heading to the art school to see if she could run into Fu Wanyi.

Her mind preoccupied, she didn’t notice the little tail behind her. Of course, she would never have imagined that Yun Li would secretly follow her.

Where is she going?

Yun Li was a student at A University, but as a freshman, she hadn’t explored the vast campus much, so she had no idea where Yun Yao was headed.

As she followed, Yun Li grew impatient and regretted her decision to tail Yun Yao.

Should she just turn back now?

After all, she still remembered the way back.

Just as she thought this, Yun Li decided to head back, but then a familiar voice suddenly sounded beside her.

“Junior?”

Yun Li turned toward the voice and quickly spotted Fu Wanyi, wearing a black T-shirt and dark blue jeans.

The moment she saw Fu Wanyi, Yun Li couldn’t help but glance ahead, only to find that Yun Yao, who had been there just moments before, had vanished without a trace.

Where did she go?

Yun Li frowned.

“Junior, what are you looking at?”

Fu Wanyi’s words pulled Yun Li’s attention back. She withdrew her gaze and temporarily set aside the matter of Yun Yao. “Nothing, Senior. Why are you here?”

“Shouldn’t I be the one asking you that?” Fu Wanyi laughed.

Yun Li let out a confused “Ah?”

“You didn’t know?”

Yun Li shook her head.

“These buildings over here are all part of the art school. I have classes here.”

The art school!

So that’s it!

Yun Yao had come to the art school, but why would she come here?

As this doubt arose, Yun Li looked at Fu Wanyi across from her and suddenly understood.

Could Yun Yao be here to find Fu Wanyi?!

But when did they meet?

Yun Li stared intently at Fu Wanyi.

Fu Wanyi looked puzzled. “Why are you looking at me like that?”

“Nothing, I just don’t have class and was wandering around. I didn’t realize I ended up at the art school.”

Fu Wanyi didn’t question her explanation. “I’m done with classes for the day. Should we head back together?”

“Sure.”

Yun Li nodded.

Just then, Fu Wanyi noticed something in Yun Li’s hand and asked, “What are you carrying?”

“This? Mooncakes. Yun Yao brought them for me.”

Yun Yao?

Fu Wanyi found the name somewhat familiar but couldn’t remember where she had heard it.

“Yun Yao is…?”

Yun Li had deliberately mentioned Yun Yao’s name to gauge Fu Wanyi’s reaction. But seeing her look completely clueless, as if she didn’t know Yun Yao at all, Yun Li suddenly became uncertain whether Yun Yao actually knew Fu Wanyi.

If the two were acquainted, why would Fu Wanyi have that expression?

Her mind raced, but she answered Fu Wanyi’s question calmly, “Yun Yao is my stepsister.”

She paused for a moment before adding, “But we don’t get along very well.”

Upon hearing this, Fu Wanyi’s brow furrowed slightly. She didn’t press further about why their relationship was strained, merely giving a soft “Mm” to acknowledge she understood.

This left Yun Li at a loss for words. After a moment’s thought, she asked, “Aren’t you going to ask why we don’t get along?”

“If you wish to speak of it, I’ll listen. If not, I won’t force you.”

Ah, such a gentle and considerate female lead!

The thought that this would eventually belong to Yun Yao made Yun Li feel uncomfortable, so she spoke candidly, “I don’t like her because she’s always pretended to be the good child since we were young. My dad adores that about her and constantly compares our personalities, grades, and everything else. It’s really annoying.”

Just talking about it made Yun Li puff up with anger.

Hearing Yun Li’s words, Fu Wanyi seemed to piece things together in her mind and clearly felt sorry for her. Unable to hold back, she reached out and wrapped an arm around Yun Li’s shoulders, pulling her into an embrace.

“You’ve suffered, junior.”

Yun Li had only intended to vent a little, but she hadn’t expected Fu Wanyi to suddenly hug her. The gentle embrace made her unconsciously recall all those years of being scolded by Yun Yang and the smug look Yun Yao would give from behind him.

Suddenly, she felt overwhelmed with grievance, and tears began to fall uncontrollably. She didn’t want to cry, but she couldn’t help it.

Feeling the fabric of her shoulder grow damp, Fu Wanyi knew Yun Li was crying and felt even more sympathy for her.

“There, there, junior, don’t cry.”

“I’m not crying,” Yun Li sniffled.

“Alright, alright, you’re not crying,” Fu Wanyi soothed softly. Once she was sure Yun Li had stopped crying, she took her hand and led her back to her apartment, planning to cook her a delicious meal to cheer her up.