Chapter 158: 157. The Emotional Torture of Besties [2/40]
Electric stove, air fryer, mini microwave, small rice cooker…
One piece after another, the kitchen utensils and seasonings were laid out on the folding table outside the balcony. It was clearly a girls’ dormitory, but looked more like a qualified kitchen.
Lily still had that expressionless face, turned away from several people, stirring chicken wings with a wooden spatula.
“Your dorm is a bit over the top…”
Ning Chu peeked at the situation outside the balcony and smirked, “Are you sure it’s fine?”
“Of course! Just hide everything when there’s an inspection!”
No, she was obviously not talking about inspections.
She was pulled by Yan Xinya to sit on a chair, worry flickering in her eyes as she glanced outside.
“You always wear his clothes when Wen Yang isn’t around~” Yan Xinya said cheerfully, tugging gently at her jacket.
Ning Chu avoided looking at Wolf Girl’s excited expression and flushed slightly, explaining stiffly, “My jacket’s in the wash, what’s wrong with borrowing his?”
She secretly glanced at Chen Xue, who looked completely confused, staring blankly at the two.
After all, she’s not a wolf girl and can’t smell the female hormones wafting off her.
“Oh~”
Ning Chu chose to change the topic, worry creeping into her voice. “I heard someone stole several pieces of underwear from your dorm?”
“Yeah!” When that was mentioned, Yan Xinya was infuriated. “Just a few days in, and several were stolen. I was being so careful!”
After all, this dorm was on the first floor. Although the balcony had anti-theft windows, it wasn’t a challenge for creeps.
“I suspect it’s Lin Li! That guy could totally do something like this!”
“Ah? Why?”
“She said before that she wanted to sell used ones… um… anyway, it’s pretty creepy.”
Ning Chu froze for a moment, recalling Lin Li had once asked her for Wen Yang’s candid photos to sell and split the profits.
This girl was definitely obsessed with money; but clearly, Lin Li wasn’t short of cash. She was a rich second-generation, complete with cars and villas!
“That is a bit creepy…”
But Ning Chu didn’t believe Yan Xinya’s suspicion. If Lin Li really planned to sell used underwear, she wouldn’t need to steal her roommate’s.
Moreover, based on what she knew, unwashed ones were worth more…
Most likely, Lin Li just blurted something without thinking, and Yan Xinya took it seriously.
She anxiously scanned her surroundings, her expression tense.
There’s no way she’d actually run into a creep today!
She had never felt a creeper this close before and nervously zipped up her jacket, glancing at the corners of the dorm from time to time.
Although Yan Xinya had high combat power, what if the creep was stronger?
She had been in such a rush to leave earlier that she forgot to take her hypnosis spray…
“Don’t worry!” Yan Xinya, seeing her tense face, comforted with a smile. “The school security is reviewing the cameras! We should catch them in a couple of days.”
“Okay.”
Ning Chu mumbled, realizing there’s always some rumor about creepers stealing underwear in every dorm school.
She once saw an especially ridiculous news report about a creep caught in the act trying to steal boys’ underwear from a sports school… if the police hadn’t come quickly, he might have ended up beaten to a pulp.
“The food’s ready.”
Lily’s cool voice came from the balcony, and Yan Xinya instantly sprang up.
“I’m starving! Ning Chu, Chen Xue, wait until you taste Lily’s cooking!”
Stir-fried Shanghai greens, scrambled eggs, and fried chicken wings… as Yan Xinya brought three dishes into the room, Lily also entered with two bowls of rice.
It looked quite plentiful.
Ning Chu had eaten lunch but was curious enough to try a couple of bites, her eyes lighting up: “Not bad! Good skills!”
Perhaps it couldn’t compare to a hotel chef, but most of the small stir-fry restaurants outside couldn’t match Lily’s level.
“After all, it’s my Lily!” Yan Xinya flaunted proudly, “Chen Xue, you should try too.”
Chen Xue was a bit shy and not well-acquainted with the group. After trying a taste of the dishes under Wolf Girl’s eager gaze, she stood up, saying, “It’s quite good… but I have some things to deal with…”
“Go, go! Come visit often when you have time!”
Yan Xinya waved her hand with a smile, sending Chen Xue off, before diving into her food.
Lily’s appetite wasn’t that big; she only served herself half a bowl of rice in a little bowl, eating delicately. But Wolf Girl… used a basin for her meal, scooping with her spoon as if her mouth was a bottomless pit.
Having shared a few meals with them in the cafeteria before, Ning Chu was already used to it.
“Xinya, that Chen Xue seems quite nice, huh?”
“Yeah, she really is, but she seems to like Wen Yang~ Every time there’s a break, she always stares at him,” Yan Xinya straightened her back proudly, taking credit. “Don’t worry! I’ll keep an eye on it for you!”
But Ning Chu played with her fingers, her tone unconsciously heavy: “If I introduce Wen Yang to a girlfriend… he might not pester me anymore.”
“Chen Xue seems quite fitting…”
“!!!”
Lily and Yan Xinya turned their heads to look at her simultaneously.
“You really don’t have any interest in Wen Yang at all?” Yan Xinya’s ears pressed flat against her hair, looking like airplane wings, “No way?! Then why are you trying so hard to stay in the boys’ dorm?”
“……”
This was hard to explain.
Ning Chu lowered her head, uncertainly replying, “Maybe… I’m not interested?”
“Maybe?” Yan Xinya stopped eating, scooting her chair closer to Ning Chu, “It can’t be just maybe! Liking is liking!”
“I… don’t like him!”
“Then why are you hesitating?”
This girl didn’t have a boyfriend herself, but she was extremely enthusiastic about Ning Chu’s issues: “What’s going on? What are you afraid of?”
Lily, with her bright big eyes, quietly chimed in, “Too big?”
“……”
Ning Chu couldn’t deny that.
Her face flushed as she slightly nodded, “That’s not the main reason!”
Now that it was on the table, Ning Chu wanted to lay everything bare, hoping these two girls could offer her some advice.
After all, she had never been in a romantic relationship nor ever liked someone as a woman…
Yan Xinya and Lily knew enough of her secrets and embarrassing pasts, so sharing a little more wouldn’t hurt.
“How to put it… maybe… I like him a bit?”
Ning Chu stared at her hands, mumbling quietly, “I always feel happy when I’m with him.”
“But I’ve always viewed him as a friend, a brother… maybe a bit like a father-son relationship?”
As a specialized shipper, Yan Xinya made a swift conclusion: “Stop lying to yourself! You just like Wen Yang!”
“But…”
Wolf Girl crossed her legs, ready to interrogate: “So tell me, when Wen Yang isn’t around, don’t you feel insecure? Isn’t he the only one who makes you feel safe?”
Ning Chu glanced at the jacket belonging to Wen Yang, hesitantly nodded but then shook her head, denying, “That’s just because he’s tall and buff.”
“When you’re with Wen Yang, don’t you often feel shy, your heartbeat quickening?”
“I’m a succubus! It’s normal to feel that way around guys!”
“Really stubborn, huh~” Yan Xinya pouted. “When you run into trouble, do you think of him first?”
“It seems like…”
Wolf Girl’s offense suffocated Ning Chu, “When he gets hit on by other girls, do you feel jealous?”
Ning Chu shook her head vigorously. Was that jealousy? No, she was worried Wen Yang would turn into a chatty male lead!
“Just be honest to yourself~ When you imagine Wen Yang kissing other women, don’t you get mad?”
She froze, her mind involuntarily conjuring an image of Wen Yang kissing Chen Xue.
Suddenly, a wave of unexplained anger surged up, and she gritted her teeth, muttering, “Fox spirit!”
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