Chapter 48: Why is This Love Rival Shamelessly Clinging to Me?
Lin Yibai walked in front. Xia Changyu followed behind.
The one in front looked troubled, like she was carrying a heavy burden. The one in the back couldn’t stop smiling.
To anyone else watching, it looked like a guy who had just made his girlfriend angry and was now chasing after her to make up.
But it was all because of that annoying love rival.
Lin Yibai had only eaten a simple pancake for dinner, so she was actually pretty hungry.
They walked together to a late-night food stall.
Lin Yibai gave a serious warning. "Let’s be clear, after we eat, we go our separate ways. You walk your lonely little path, and I’ll go my sunny road. OK?"
Xia Changyu said, “Let’s eat first.”
If this had happened before, Xia Changyu thought he probably would have agreed.
But now, he didn’t know why... He suddenly decided to be shameless.
They ordered seafood noodles. Lin Yibai reminded him.
"Hey hey hey… Can you not order too much? Just one squid is enough! It’s expensive!"
“Haha,” Xia Changyu couldn’t help laughing.
Lin Yibai’s bowl looked pretty budget-friendly, only about 17 or 18 yuan. But Xia Changyu added a few extras, and his cost nearly 28.
Soon, he realized why Lin Yibai was so careful about the money, and felt a little bad.
That girl who was so careful with her money… took out her phone and was about to pay the bill.
Xia Changyu was shocked.
"Wait a minute." He quickly stepped in front of her and asked in confusion, “What are you doing?”
Lin Yibai replied, "I’m paying!"
Xia Changyu shook his head and asked again, "Are you saying… you’re treating me? And you’re going to pay for my food too?"
Lin Yibai clicked her tongue and said, "What a weird question. If I’m treating you, who else is going to pay? You think I treat you and you pay instead? What are we, little kids? Don’t joke with me."
She rolled her eyes and didn’t want to talk to him anymore.
Damn it… everything by the sea is expensive, and that stupid guy ordered so much.
With that amount of money, she could’ve bought 5 or 6 big bowls of dumplings at the school cafeteria and shared them with her dorm friends.
Xia Changyu was still stunned, struggling to process what had just happened.
Because ex-girlfriend, Gu Xiaoxue, would always offer to treat, but he was always the one who ended up paying.
And now he realized, ‘Since when did I start thinking it’s normal for her to treat me, but I still have to pay?’
How scary. He had almost been completely trained by a girlfriend like that.
And this made him more certain than ever that Gu Xiaoxue really wasn’t a normal person. It also made him 100% sure he would break up with her as soon as he got back.
When the seafood noodles were finally served, Lin Yibai just quietly ate her food, wanting to finish quickly and say goodbye to that annoying guy.
She had no idea that, even though she hadn’t done much at all, in Xia Changyu’s eyes, she had just scored a ton of points.
Now he didn’t want to leave so quickly anymore. He had to find a reason to stay longer. Even if he had to throw away all his pride, he needs to find a way to be with her a bit more.”
“……”
He opened the group chat with his dorm roommates.
Some of the guys were still awake.
Even though he had been in a relationship before Xia Changyu was now acting like someone who had never dated. He nervously typed in the group chat.
“@Everyone, guys, it’s already past 1 a.m., and I really need help! How can I stay longer with a girl? Urgent, waiting online!”
Since it was the May Day holiday, his roommates weren’t sleeping early.
As soon as they saw the message, they all started replying.
“@Xia Changyu, are you crazy or am I? It’s past 1 a.m. and you’re still not letting the girl go back and rest?”
“@Xia Changyu, is that Gu Xiaoxue really worth all this?”
Xia Changyu hesitated, then explained.
“@Yang Zhanwang, it’s not Gu Xiaoxue!”
“What the heck!?”
“Changyu, are you falling for someone else now? That’s not like you at all!”
“I don’t get it!”
They didn’t get it? Xia Changyu told his brothers everything that happened that day.
Soon, the group chat exploded with emotion.
To be honest, unless a guy is totally clueless or has weird values, no normal guy would think Gu Xiaoxue was a great girlfriend.
Some of them even started talking trash about her.
“@Xia Changyu, thank god you finally woke up! I always thought that girl had problems, but I didn’t say anything before because of you.”
“@Xia Changyu, seriously, since you two started dating, we only saw you treating her to big meals. Not once did she even bring you a 5-yuan meat dish from the school gate!”
“@Xia Changyu, remember that time you were so busy you basically didn’t sleep all night? Not only did Gu Xiaoxue not understand, she even got mad at you! I knew something was wrong with her then.”
“@Xia Changyu, don’t even get me started on her roommates! Last time I ran into them at the school gate, they told me to buy them snacks just because I’m your roommate, and even asked me to help carry their stuff! I didn’t even want to talk to them.”
“……”
Xia Changyu was totally shocked.
He never expected his brothers to have such strong opinions about Gu Xiaoxue and her whole dorm.
These were guys he had lived with for three years.
He knew their personalities well, they weren’t the type to lie or talk bad behind someone’s back for no reason.
This must be one of those cases where once the "wall" starts falling, everyone kicks it down. No one would say all this unless the situation was really bad.
Meanwhile...
Lin Yibai had already picked up her bowl and started drinking the noodle soup.
Xia Changyu got more and more anxious and quickly typed.
“Guys, forget all that for now! The girl who saved me today is almost done eating and about to leave. Please help me think of a way to keep her here longer!”
“@Xia Changyu, just follow her!”
“@Xia Changyu, go for it!”
“@Xia Changyu, go get her, bro!”
“But how?”
Xia Changyu was sweating, maybe from the sea air or maybe from panic. He begged, “Give me an actual plan! I’ll thank your ancestors for eight generations if this works!”
“Bro, if there’s no other way, be a real man and walk her back to her hotel!”
“Walk her back? That’s a dumb idea!”
“If not walk her back, then what else?”
“Anyway, just don’t walk her back. As for the details… Xiao Yu, you’re on your own!”
“That’s all we can do, bro.”
“Good night (¦3[▓▓] sleep time.”
Hey hey hey, brothers, did you all just go to sleep!?
Xia Changyu stared at the phone, eyes wide in disbelief.
Meanwhile, Lin Yibai had already taken a tissue, wiped her mouth, and stood up.
“I’m leaving!” Lin Yibai waved her hand.
Today had been a major loss for her. But luckily, she was finally done dealing with that annoying love rival who made her spend nearly 28 yuan on just some late-night snacks.
But then, something bad happened.
That shameless love rival... was following her again.
Why is he sticking to me like glue again?!