The breakfast went well. It wasn't the normal silence Roulan always felt around Yanmei.
It's quite comforting, in a way. Roulan can almost feel this unfamiliar feeling around Yanmei.
If you ask her if it's love, she'll answer you honestly. She didn't know, and it didn't feel very easy to feel that.
After breakfast, the two went to the university together, occasionally talking about random things.
It wasn't surprising that the gate didn't have any students in it. The event between the different college departments probably started.
But to their surprise, the three (Lanfen, Yu, and Guang) waited at the gates for them. It seems like they have been standing for too long.
"What took you guys so long?"
Guang asks, groaning as she stands up from sitting on the ground and stretching her limbs. Yanmei raises her eyebrows at her friend's antics.
"What are you doing here?"
Instead of answering the woman's question, she throws back another question. As far as Yanmei remembers, Guang has classes today.
The reason was that she went alone and snatched Roulan on the street to eat breakfast. Guang smiled at her before grabbing her phone.
Scrolling through the multiple group chats she has in class, she put the phone in front of the older woman to show that their classes were canceled.
"You did something."
Yanmei already knows Guang. Even though their wealth isn't leveled, Guang is still known as someone wealthy in her school.
Being the daughter of one of the top contributors to the university, she almost had the power to control everything.
But of course, that's hidden. There are a lot of wealthy kids around the university, and everyone is known.
"Huh?"
Lanfen and Yu were both stunned and confused. Are they that rich to be able to control one of the Ivy League schools in their town?
Either way, it seems like a normal occurrence between the two best friends. Guang smiled happily and nodded at Yanmei's statement, justifying the confusion Roulan's friends had.
"Wait a minute."
"Oops, I'll explain everything later."
Guang said to the two before she clung to Yanmei's arms and pulled the older woman. Of course, the smaller woman tried to pull away, wanting to leech on Roulan's long limbs.
But the taller woman's action defeated her imagination, seeing how Roulan waved at the two of them.
Lanfen and Yu quickly went towards Roulan, their arms crossed on their chest.
"You didn't tell us they are that rich."
The taller woman looked at them, shrugging her shoulder before she followed the two. Even she doesn't know the limit of those two best friends.
All she knows is that Guang is the trusted and only friend Yanmei had. Her father was formerly the right hand of Shihong. Built a multimillion-dollar business in their country and left the mafia clan.
"We shouldn't mess with those two."
Yu said, feeling scared at how the two casually walked inside their university. And also, how Yanmei manages to slip in the middle of the semester and marry Roulan.
Lanfen couldn't agree more with her statement. Feeling scared at the sudden appearance of what seem to be the two most influential daughters of a family.
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The five of them went inside and watched the football game. The engineering department won the match.
It was an intense yet wholesome game with one of the players asking someone in the crowd. A lot of people made it the heartfelt moment in the whole game.
Although the opposing team lost, they still went up to the engineering department with a smile and a firm handshake.
Roulan never saw Huiqing even when the cheerleading team performed at halftime. But she didn't mind it at all, as she was enjoying the moment with her friends.
And wife.
The five of them left the field as soon as the game ended. It wasn't anything ordinary, as they went out with chatters about the game.
"He really has the guts to speak about his lover."
Yu couldn't help but feel jealous at the way one of the players spoke about his woman. It was like she was the only Jem and Diamond in the field.
The only sunflower in a field of roses. The biggest and rarest gemstone in the cave.
Yanmei couldn't help but nod at Yu's statement, agreeing with what the younger woman said. Roulan saw how the four of them reacted to the happenings from earlier.
She couldn't help but question, Is this really what a girl should feel? Then, in that case, she's not part of the bearing population.
"Guys, let's go eat lunch. My treat."
Yanmei is in a good mood the whole time. Not only is she seeing how Roulan's enjoying the whole game, but also because of her presence.
Roulan beside her alone, talking or not, is already enough to complete her day. She knows this is a dangerous game she's playing.
And I love every bit of it.
"It's free food; who still wouldn't agree with that?"
Yu said, causing Guang to laugh and Lanfen to smack her forehead.
"Yu, you and your appetite."
Roulan could only comment on what the woman showed. The mentioned woman smirks at the taller woman before shrugging.
As they were talking and laughing with each other, almost reaching the school's entrance, Roulan caught a glimpse of someone too familiar to her.
She quickly stops; her happy demeanor suddenly changes into a sad one, confusing the four women she's with.
"Auntie?"
She whispered before her hand shook in fear and she ran to where she saw the familiar woman go.
"Roulan!"
Yanmei yelled, following the taller woman as the three ran after them. They were confused as to why Roulan reacted like that.
What's the reason for it?
Or who's the reason behind it?
Roulan reached the university's gates, seeing the woman enter a car before it sped off. She tried her best to run and follow the car, but her legs betrayed her as they wobbled, causing her to trip on nothing.
"Roulan!"
Yanmei went ahead and helped her wife stand up from the road. Her eyes caught how Roulan's eyes cried onto something she didn't understand.
Her attempt to help the taller woman failed, causing her to sit down a little to match her height at the woman on the ground. Her hands reached onto Roulan's cheeks to wipe the tears.
"What happened, baby?"
Roulan couldn't open her mouth. Her mind was still in shock upon seeing the woman she tried to forget. Her eyes went to look at the older woman in front, seeing the worried expression Yanmei held.
"You can tell me anything."
"Guys! That was tiring."
The two didn't mind the three who breathed a little deeper as they focused on themselves. Roulan's face scrunches into a sad expression again, her sobs coming out of her mouth as she hugs Yanmei.
"What happened?"
Lanfen asks, worried about their friend. Yanmei looks at them before she smiles sadly, shaking her head as she tells them that she doesn't have any clue about anything.
"Maybe let's leave them for a while."
"Roulan, stand up for now. We're in the middle of the road."
Roulan, still clinging to Yanmei, stands up as they both enter the car Guang called. Yanmei smiled at her friend, thanking her secretly.
"We can hang out next time, guys; I'm sorry."
"No worries; take care of Roulan for us."
Yu said as she offered the older woman a smile. She closes the door, which indicates the driver to drive back towards the mansion.