TFS | Chapter 46

“Is that the reason you came to see me?” Xu Linruan sat in the chair and looked at him, amusement showing in her eyes. “Here to win people over?”

Anyway, Qi Yue’s face had already been polished ridiculously thick, so being seen through in a matter like this did not make him feel awkward at all. He naturally walked over and took her hand. “Is that not allowed? Clearly I’m the one who’s your man, but they don’t even know me. Instead, they treated that fake Xu Zhou as your boyfriend.”

Wasn’t that only because you disappeared for too long?

She did not say that out loud, because if she did, this guy would probably start overthinking again.

Having a jealous boyfriend could be quite a hassle sometimes, because it meant she had to coax him all the time.

Fearing the conversation would get tangled, Xu Linruan decisively changed the subject. “What did you talk about that made you this unhappy? It’s the middle of the day, and you still ran over here to complain to me?”

In fact, he was extremely happy. His love rival had been crushed into silence by him, so wasn’t that something worth celebrating? But he had to hold back a little, lest his girlfriend saw through his lie.

He dragged over a chair and sat down beside her, his stubborn tone still carrying a hint of grievance. “Anyway, he said some nasty things, and I felt terrible after hearing them. Can’t you comfort me a little?”

So he had run over here for comfort, was that it?

Xu Linruan realized this kid had gotten a bit too bold lately, his demands growing higher and higher. Was that just something every couple went through after they got together?

She tilted her head to look at him, her voice gentle. “If you don’t tell me the whole story, how am I supposed to comfort you?”

Xu Linruan did not believe a word he said. That pitiful little look in his eyes, did he really think she could not see he was faking it?

He had not gotten the comfort he wanted, so Qi Yue felt a little unhappy. His dark eyes fixed on her gloomily as he repeated what Xu Zhou had said earlier. “He said you would like him. He said he’d been by your side for a long time, and even if we had been together before, it still couldn’t compare to the five years he spent with you…”

The young master’s voice suddenly turned uneasy. This was actually one of the things he worried about most. Five years really could change a lot, so he gripped her hand tightly and asked, “Is that true? Do you really think the time we spent together can’t compare to the time he spent with you?”

Xu Linruan looked up in surprise. “How could that be? Why would you think that?”

“Then you don’t like him at all?” Qi Yue stared at her intently, afraid she might hesitate even a little.

“No.” Xu Linruan was not annoyed at being doubted. Instead, she looked at him very calmly. “He’s just a regular friend. I don’t like him.”

The young master was happy now. He pinched her fingers and pressed them to his cheek, the corners of his mouth lifting as he said, half serious and half testing the waters, “I knew it. Then you’re not allowed to talk to him anymore, not allowed to answer his calls, and if he asks you out for dinner, you’re not allowed to agree.”

“That’s going too far, Qi Xiaoyue. Don’t you think your demands are a little unreasonable? That’s obviously you trying to control my private life.” Xu Linruan rolled her eyes at him and pulled her hand back.

Love was one thing, but being controlled in every way was not the result she wanted. Why had this kid’s possessiveness gotten so strong?

Qi Yue also felt that his request was a bit excessive. According to the way some idol dramas described it, he felt like he was basically the gender-swapped version of the vicious second female lead in a drama, frantically demanding that the domineering male lead not get close to any other girls.

Usually, that kind of behavior would only push the person he liked farther and farther away, and make them think he was a petty man. So Qi Yue paused, then casually smeared dirt on his old buddy. “I’m not trying to control you. You may not know this, but…”

“…Xu Zhou isn’t as simple as you think. He’s been dating people since elementary school, his relationships with both men and women are a mess, and his private life is a mess too. He’s had so many girlfriends you couldn’t even count them. I’m afraid he’ll take advantage of you, so I want you to stay away from him…”

Putting on that green-tea tone of doing it for her own good while secretly smearing his ex buddy, nobody knew where he had learned such a tactic from. Xu Linruan looked at him with considerable speechlessness.

“Really? His relationships with both men and women are a mess. Then as his former good brother, would your conduct really be any better than his?” Xu Linruan just wanted to tease him. Nitpicking over words was something she excelled at.

But on this point, Qi Yue was very pleased with himself. “Of course. I’m different from him. Even if I’m a bit roguish, I never mess around with men or women. That guy stopped being a virgin long ago, so you are not allowed to have any contact with him.”

Actually, Xu Zhou was the same as him. Even though they were both a bit roguish, they were both pretty conservative when it came to men and women. Saying he was not a virgin anymore was only to tarnish his image in Ruanruan’s mind, who told him to compete with him in the first place?

Xu Linruan just went “oh,” then looked down toward his lower body with a meaningful tone. “He isn’t a virgin anymore, so are you? How would you know something like that?”

Damn, how could he忍 this!

Qi Yue could not hold back anymore, glaring at her in anger. “Xu Linruan, how can you say something like that? This young master’s first time was clearly given to you, have you forgotten?”

Anyway, he was not planning to keep this face of his. He forcefully turned her shoulders toward him, his gaze fierce. “On some day five years ago, you held this young master in your arms and toyed with him until his legs would not close. You made this young master cry so badly. I still remember that black history to this day.”

He was furious now, wanting to stuff her into his arms and give her a proper punishment. “This young master used to be such an innocent boy, clean as a blank sheet of paper. I used to only play racing games and only watch SpongeBob on TV. After you toyed with me, my head was full of filthy thoughts, and now you’re actually saying something so irresponsible. Are you even human, Xu Linruan!”

Xu Linruan: “…”

How did she remember the script being different from this?

…………

Anyway, if they were talking about shamelessness, she absolutely could not compare to this guy in front of her. Throwing tantrums, rolling around on the ground, cheating and coaxing, all kinds of messy tricks, and she had no idea what exactly he had learned overseas.

After coaxing him, and after making him promise that she would not casually interact with Xu Zhou in the future, this guy finally left satisfied. Before he went, he even took advantage of her quite a lot.

Once he got outside, he put on an obedient act again. Under the teasing gazes of a group of young nurses, he lowered his head, his face a little red, and half joking, half serious, reminded them, “Please help me keep an eye on Ruanruan. She’s so good, I’m afraid some ill-intentioned bastard might secretly covet her. Would you help me watch her for a bit?”

…

Xu Linruan gave him a look of disdain. This guy really was treating himself like a child bridegroom and getting addicted to the game, huh?

…………

The next day was the hospital’s rotating day off.

The guy who had been pestering her all night finally went to work the next day, full of energy. Xu Linruan still did not know what exactly he had been doing after returning to the country, and yet he actually had a job?

She did not think much of it and stayed home working on her report.

This kind of life was actually pretty interesting. Having a clingy, coquettish boyfriend, even if he spent most of his time being jealous and needed her to coax him often, was not as hard to accept as she had imagined.

She was halfway through the report when she heard someone ringing the doorbell. Ding-dong, ding-dong, over and over again, with no patience at all.

She had thought it was Qi Xiaoyue who had forgotten his key, but that guy had learned the door code on the very first day he came, so it should not have been him.

Xu Linruan was a little confused. When she opened the door, she discovered an unfamiliar woman standing outside.

She was very beautiful, with long curly hair and a tall figure. She was wearing a red V-neck top on her upper body, revealing a delicate collarbone and cleavage, and a leather skirt on the bottom, showing off her long, fair legs. On her feet were black hollow-out boots, and her aura was seductive and flirtatious.

More than that, she seemed to know who Xu Linruan was.

“Sorry to bother you. May I ask, does Qi Xiaoyue live here?”

Her voice was very distinctive, with a kind of androgynous allure.

Xu Linruan looked at her with a strange expression. This person did not seem to have any ill intent, but the teasing note in her tone was obvious. Xu Linruan looked at her. “Qi Xiaoyue? That’s a very intimate way to address him. Are you close to him?”

“Mm, more than close, actually. Miss, we slept together.” She smiled at Xu Linruan, bending slightly at the waist, clearly enjoying the show.

Xu Linruan paused for a few seconds, then came back to herself, her face unchanged. “Is that so?”

“Of course. But how strange, you don’t seem angry at all. Don’t you like him?” The woman took a step forward. She was tall and imposing, and when she looked down at people, she could barely create a sense of pressure.

Xu Linruan smiled, her tone casual. “You don’t need to worry about that. That’s between him and me. Besides, before he slept with me, he probably wouldn’t go sleep with other women.” She was still confident about that much. Xu Linruan took a step back, feeling that the woman in front of her was a little odd.

Hearing her say that, the woman was obviously even more surprised. “Really? That guy still hasn’t slept with you? Then he’s pretty useless, isn’t he?”

“Who are you? Are you very familiar with him?”

She could not help laughing again, her smile carrying a bright, seductive quality. “Mm, familiar, yes. I’m his friend. You can call me Jiang Rang, and I also know you’re called Xu Linruan. You’re the woman Qi Yue likes, right?”

After introducing herself, she continued changing the subject. “Can you let me come in and sit for a while? I still have something I want to say to you.”

Xu Linruan was not so stupid as to casually let a strange and peculiar woman into her house, especially when this person’s relationship with Qi Yue seemed… rather close?

“Sorry, I don’t know you, so I won’t invite you in. If you have something to say, just tell me directly.”

Just as she finished speaking, she saw the woman opposite her purse her lips unhappily, seeming a little impatient, and simply step forward.

Xu Linruan reached out to stop her, but unexpectedly, this woman’s strength was greater. She easily grabbed Xu Linruan’s wrist, and with a little force, pulled her inside as well.

After grabbing her, she still did not let go, instead curiously pinching her palm twice. “Huh, sis, your hands are so soft. Why are they so different from mine?” Her hands were covered in thin calluses, and they felt hard, not comfortable at all.

Xu Linruan’s face darkened a little. This was the first time she had been taken advantage of by another woman, and this guy was so tall, so big. In terms of body size, calling her sis was a little too much, wasn’t it?

“Please let go.”

Jiang Rang said, “Oh,” then looked at her a few times, reluctant to part. When she saw that Xu Linruan was really getting angry, she finally let go a little unwillingly.

She strolled casually into the room, looked around, then plopped down on the sofa. “Miss, could you trouble you to pour me a glass of water? I’m a little thirsty.”