Yanmei's fist balled upon seeing Huiqing. She heaved a sigh before stating what she wanted to say towards the woman, who likes to cling to her wife.
"You're out of this."
"No, it involves Roulan."
Huiqing said, walking towards the older woman as they stared at each other. The tension around them tightens more than before.
The two people, Lanfen and Yu, could only look at them before they gulped in nervousness. Lanfen walked towards them, wanting to lessen the tension when Yanmei spoke.
"Who cares about you? You're just the typical popular girl who wanted to mess with the most hated and bullied person on this campus."
Huiqing felt her hand tighten as Yanmei continued to speak. She could only growl in anger as Yanmei smirked at her.
"You don't know anything about me."
"Oh, but I do."
Yanmei smirks widely, her eyes provoking the younger woman more. Lanfen saw the tension rising yet again, causing her to interfere in the incoming fight.
"Ok, let's stop."
She said, pushing Huiqing away from Yanmei as she started taking steps towards the older woman. Yu quickly went towards Yanmei and held her arms.
"Come on, let's look for Roulan."
She said, inviting Yanmei, but the woman seemed to only look towards Huiqing with eyebrows furrowed. Her lips turn into the widest smirk she can produce before looking towards Yu.
The younger woman steps back a little, afraid that the older woman will attack her. Yanmei quickly dropped the smirk and laughed at Yu's expression.
"Don't worry, I won't hurt you like Huiqing."
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Lanfen and Huiqing both walk around the left side of the campus. Lanfen felt the pain she's been feeling ever since they started looking for Roulan.
Her legs gave up on walking, causing her to sit down on the floor, her back leaning towards the white wall as her hands wave towards Huiqing, whose back is facing her.
"Let's rest for a while."
She said this, causing Huiqing to look behind her, seeing the state of Roulan's trusted friend. The woman quickly went towards Lanfen and sat down beside her.
They have already looked around the left side of the campus, and there are only a few more doors before they reach the end of the campus.
They've also entered the renovated area, but Roulan's presence is not available. Huiqing even went her way to look for Chang, considering she already had a feeling that the guy was responsible for the taller woman's disappearance.
Yet all he answers is:
"Go back with me, then I'll tell you."
But she never let the man win. She knows his tricks already, and they have been used by him multiple times.
Once you let him win, he'll control you all over again.
Huiqing looks towards the blank wall in front of her, her mind drifting towards Roulan's bright smile. Her cheeks suddenly painted in a slight blush upon seeing Roulan's face pass by her mind.
"Do you really like Roulan?"
Lanfen suddenly spoke, her mind drifting back to when Roulan and Huiqing first interacted with each other.
Lanfen has keen eyes for people who admire each other. She can see how genuine Roulan's feelings are when she looks towards Huiqing.
But the woman in question?
She doesn't see anything.
Lanfen's eyes look at Huiqing; the latter seems to be caught off guard by her sudden question. Lanfen couldn't help but furrow her eyebrows at Huiqing's expression.
"I do; I really like Roulan."
Huiqing answered after a few minutes, her mind thinking back to where she and the taller woman interacted and how every time it made her happy and not who she was.
It made her feel like someone she wasn't.
And she's loving every bit of it.
"Are you sure?"
"Yes."
Huiqing looked towards Lanfen; her eyes held all the seriousness she could provide. She stands up from sitting on the floor, her head looking down as she plays with the imaginary stone under her feet.
"I'm being honest; I really have a deep appreciation for Roulan."
Huiqing continued, her action stopping as her mind drifted back to the time she saw Roulan.
Lanfen looked at Huiqing's figure; she couldn't help the burning feeling rising inside her chest. No, it's not because she likes Huiqing or Roulan.
But there's just something about Huiqing.
And she can't explain what it is.
The more they get to know Huiqing, the more she becomes someone they don't know. Or was it just her who felt that way?
Maybe she's only feeling that, considering she's only used to just the three of them: Roulan, Yu, and her.
Lanfen was about to speak and ask Huiqing more about what she was feeling when they heard a noise not far from where they were.
It sounds like a can fell on the floor.
Hearing this, Lanfen quickly stands up and walks towards the said room, with Huiqing following her behind as they stand in front of the door.
The two looked at each other before Huiqing went and grabbed the doorknob to open the door.
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Yu and Yanmei opened the last door they saw in the right corridor. To their luck, it's a storage room full of old documents from the school.
Yanmei sighs in frustration, not seeing any signs of Roulan around the area where they are.
She couldn't help but think to her mind that Huiqing was one step ahead of her yet again; she can already imagine Huiqing's annoying smile as if he were teasing her.
And worse, inside Roulan's arms.
She grumbled, groaning in annoyance, which caught Yu's attention. The latter walked towards Yanmei before grabbing the older woman's shoulder and spinning her around.
"Can you be honest with me?"
Yanmei's eyebrows furrow as if waiting for Yu's question. The younger woman clears her throat before crossing her arms over her chest.
"What's with you and Roulan?"
Yu may be someone known for using her influence to get through her classes, but she's not that dumb.
Just lazy.
She has been seeing changes towards Roulan and Yanmei. The simplest gaze the older person gives towards the younger.
And how Roulan seems to be a little more cautious as she interacts with others.
It's almost as if she's going to step inside a lion's den.
And Yu can see who the lion is.
"Nothing; we're friends."
"Do friends gift someone a luxury car?"
Yanmei went away from Yu after she answered the woman's question but stopped in her tracks upon hearing the younger's question.
Someone saw them that time?
But it was so quiet that she didn't even hear any footsteps that time.
So when did Yu see them?
"I know something's happening between you two."
Yanmei stops for a while, her mind picking between the two decisions she has in mind.
Either she tells the younger woman the truth or lies still. It's unfair for Yu and Lanfen; being Roulan's trusted friends, keeping this important matter will surely hurt them.
But then, she didn't want any bad blood with the two because it was a forced marriage made by her.
Yanmei looks toward Yu; her eyes soften as she contemplates her decision.
She's about to answer the younger, with the decision she finally can think of when they suddenly heard a can falling on the floor on the other side of the corridor.
Yanmei quickly ran towards the noise, her eyes looking eager to finally see Roulan and take her away from school.