After what happened yesterday, Roulan was so sure that Huiqing's statement would be the talk of the school.
She knew Chang would talk badly about Huiqing's "revelation" yesterday.
And she's sure as hell that Lanfen and Yu would bombard her phone like crazy.
Which is what's happening right now.
Her phone continued to vibrate in her pocket as she went inside the cafe, where Huiqing told her to come before going to school.
She looks around the warm and cozy store before her eyes meet the particular eyes, who held a small smile on her lips.
She smiles before she goes to Huiqing's table and is quickly greeted with a hug, surprising her.
"Sorry, you need to get involved with this."
Huiqing broke the hug as she held Roulan's hand and looked at her apologetically.
Roulan smiles before she shakes her head, putting her right hand on top of Huiqing's left one.
"It's fine, I know you only did that to stop him."
"Have a seat."
Huiqing invited Roulan as the girl nodded and sat down in the chair in front of her.
Huiqing went back to hers.
"What do you want to talk about here?"
Roulan asks, seemingly knowing the answer but wanting to let Huiqing tell her.
Huiqing couldn't help but use Roulan to cover up for Chang, and she did a very terrible thing.
She wouldn't be able to forgive herself, but it seems cool to Roulan, so she decided to tell her an idea that pops into her head.
"Let's pretend to be girlfriends."
Roulan isn't surprised that Huiqing would ask her that.
Knowing what happened yesterday, the girl would certainly continue this play pretend that she made in front of her ex-boyfriend.
"Ok."
"Wait, it's that easy?"
Huiqing's eyes widen as she doesn't expect Roulan to agree with her that fast.
The girl in question giggles before she shakes her head.
"What else do you expect me to say? Disagree with you?"
"I mean, yeah."
"That'll only blow up what you said yesterday."
Roulan said and leans on her chair.
Huiqing sighs before she nods her head and sighs in relief.
"Also, because I wanted to help you."
Roulan added, thinking of something more than just helping Huiqing.
Ever since Roulan laid her eyes on Huiqing, she knew they could grow into something more than strangers.
Which turns them into friends, back when Yu introduced Roulan to Huiqing.
And now may be the time for that to grow into something more.
Huiqing felt excited as she squealed and literally jumped from her chair to hug Roulan.
"Oh my! Thank you so much!"
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After a lot of discussions and Roulan avoiding Huiqing's eyes as she felt embarrassed by what happened, they finally came to school together.
Huiqing clung onto Roulan's arms as she continued telling her stories that she needed to know.
Roulan felt something as Huiqing's chest always came into contact with her arms.
Though she didn't mind the constant babbling of Huiqing beside her.
"Roulan! Huiqing!"
The two looked ahead and saw Yu and Lanfen, who had their arms crossed on their chests.
The two went in their directions before Yu grabbed Huiqing, making the girl lose her grip on Roulan's arms.
"Hey, what the-"
"No! Tell us what's happening?"
Yu asks, her eyes piercing through Huiqing and Roulan's souls.
Roulan gulped while Huiqing smiled nervously and nodded her head, grabbing the arms of Yu before pushing her.
"Ok, relax for now."
"We're dating."
"What!?"
Lanfen and Yu yelled in shock as they both looked at the two in betrayal.
Huiqing nodded her head, wrapping her arms around Roulan's right one as if confirming the statement she made.
"Roulan, is this true?"
Lanfen inquires, her gaze fixed on Roulan, requesting confirmation of the girl's statement.
Roulan looks at her side and sees Huiqing looking at her with anticipated eyes.
She smiles before removing Huiqing's arms, confusing the three girls.
"Yes, we are."
She said, wrapping her right arm around Huiqing's shoulder.
"Oh my, when did this happen!?"
"You're always at the library! How did you two manage to be lovers!?"
"Ok, relax, please."
Huiqing said, walking away from Roulan's arm as she tried to calm the two down.
"Tell us, how can we relax!?"
"We're always with Roulan and never saw the two of you interact!"
"Is this some kind of secret relationship that no one should know about!?"
Yu asks, starting to get irritated as she continues to twist her right hand on her left hand.
This is Yu's trait whenever she feels anxious, nervous, and irritated. She would always twist her right hand on her left hand.
It's something that'll release her feeling for at least a little.
This is also something that Roulan would always notice, which she took note of.
Roulan saw this, and she quickly went to her, putting her hands on the girl and smiling.
"Relax, please; we'll tell you everything."
"You two better be."
Lanfen said, glaring at Huiqing and Roulan.
The two look at each other and smile nervously, which confuses the two who are in front of them.
"You two are keeping a secret, right?"
"What? No!"
Huiqing said so and went to Roulan's side. She clung to her limbs yet again and smiled widely.
"Babe, let's go now; we'll be late."
Roulan felt her cheeks burning, so she looked away and nodded her head.
"Hey! What about the 'we'll tell you everything'?"
Lanfen asks, mimicking what Roulan just said earlier.
"We'll tell you two at lunch."
The smaller girl said as she dragged Roulan inside the university.
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"Yanmei! What are we doing here?"
Guang said with a grumpy face. She looks around the mall, where they would always go, and sighs as she finds it boring.
Well, who wouldn't? You would always be there whenever your friend asked you to hang out, and you two already went to every store and bought everything.
Yep, for her, it's boring already.
She didn't even know what the sole reason was why Yanmei literally fetched her from her university and asked her to hang out in the middle of the day.
She's not even finished with her classes yet, yet here she is, hanging out in the mall with her friend.
"Oh, I'll buy things for school."
"What!?"
To say she is shocked is an understatement. Guang never imagined Yanmei going to a university.
The older girl might like universities, but she wouldn't leave the comfort of her mansion.
Guang knew Yanmei very well, and the girl wouldn't go to a university as she had already finished her studies.
There might be something going on with her friend.
"What's wrong?"
Yanmei asks, not really liking the reaction Guang is giving her.
Guang shakes her head and grabs her arms, shaking the elder as she starts to ask questions.
"Are you alright?"
"Did you eat something?"
"Why do you suddenly decide to study again?"
"Wait, are you going to my university?"
"Ok, first of all, relax."
Yanmei felt dizzy as Guang continued to shake her body.
She grabs the girl's arms and pushes her a bit away from her.
"Second, I'm fine; I didn't eat anything."
"Third, I'd like to go and see universities!"
"Lastly, I'm not going to yours."
Yanmei said as she scoffed and continued walking.
Guang followed beside her as she held the older girl's right limb.
"Where are you going to study?"
"At Monarch University."
"My school's competition!?"
"Yeah, got any problems?"
Yanmei stops for a while and raises an eyebrow at Guang.
The girl stops and raises both of her hands.
"Chill, I'm just curious."
"She's studying at Monarch University."
Upon hearing what Yanmei said, she finally understood the reason why the older wanted to go back to university.
It's that girl!
She couldn't help but feel a little sad upon not hearing Yanmei going to her school, but she felt happy as the girl finally saw someone.
Not just for temporary happiness.
Yanmei, for the past two years, has been partying and either getting super drunk or getting laid.
It's her way of looking for someone who deserves her.
But she never saw anyone, not until Roulan came into her view.
Even though Peizhi is there, she just doesn't get his vibe, and he'll only hurt her, so she didn't push anything with him.
"When are you going there anyway?"
"Tomorrow."
"That fast?"
"I want to see my baby already."
Yanmei said, imagining Roulan's face smiling at her as her arms were wrapped around her waist.
"Yow, chill, she's not even yours."
"What if she has a girlfriend?"
Guang asks, making the girl stop yet again and glare at her.
"Don't think of something impossible."