Chapter 189: She Studied Hard About Love… Just for Her Love Rival?!
Lin Yibai still said yes.
But… can a 24-hour romance really work?
Well, no matter what, since she already agreed, she had to be ready for it!
This was what you call “All in!!”
She took a deep breath and told herself. “Going all in… is a kind of wisdom!”
Don’t come to her with stuff like “men and women are different” or “guys can be shy and sensitive.” So what?
In short, going all in means, either you win big and take it all, or you lose completely and end up with nothing.
Of course, Lin Yibai was always someone who took things seriously.
Since she already promised him 24 hours of being his girlfriend, she wasn’t going to just go through the motions or treat it like a joke.
She wanted to be a responsible girl. Even if it was only for 24 hours, she would still take it seriously.
On the other side, Xia Changyu was too excited to fall asleep.
Meanwhile, Lin Yibai, after closing the door and being alone in her room, felt the cool air from the central air conditioning. She put on a light jacket that belonged to her “love rival” to protect her weak body.
Then, she turned on the bedside lamp.
Her soft back leaned against the chair as she opened her phone and began searching.
(How to be a good girlfriend)
(Things to keep in mind when shopping with your boyfriend)
(What girls can do to make guys like them more and be totally loyal)
(Little things about love)
…and so on.
The girl bit the end of a black pen, staring at the blank notebook in front of her. She hadn’t written anything down yet.
She felt like… something was a little off. But maybe it wasn’t a big problem?
The reason Lin Yibai looked troubled was simply because she cared. She really wanted to do this right, and she was putting effort into studying for it.
From a guy’s point of view—
She agreed with a lot of the things in the search results. Girls should be caring, gentle, and understanding.
But she didn’t agree with the idea that girls should try too hard just to please their boyfriends.
How should she put this?
In today’s fast-moving world, especially with how social media and online platforms use algorithms to show you what you want to see. You always get recommended the kind of stuff you already agree with.
But Lin Yibai’s situation was a bit special. All she could do was pick out the tips she felt were useful and matched her own values.
“First, be gentle, thoughtful, and understanding.”
She wrote these tips down in her notebook.
She thought to herself, when she was a boy, she liked girls with those qualities. So surely he would like them too, right?
If someone doesn’t like a gentle, thoughtful, and understanding girl. Then what do they like?
Don’t tell her it’s the spoiled, bratty, unreasonable kind of girl who causes drama but still thinks she’s cute?
There can’t really be guys who like that kind of girl… right? Right? …Right??
Night was getting deeper.
Under the warm yellow light of her lamp…
The girl often scratched her head, looking confused or a little worried, but in a cute way, as she copied things down in her notebook.
She didn’t have much experience dating boys!
So she was learning.
She was willing to do some homework about love for this 24-hour promise.
The next day, the sun was shining bright again.
Lin Yibai wasn’t a person who liked to get up early, especially with the big air conditioner blowing strong. She really didn’t want to leave her warm bed.
But she was woken up by someone knocking at the door. Xia Changyu respected her privacy and didn’t just come in because it was his house.
Knock knock knock~
“Baiyi, are you awake?”
“Huh?” Lin Yibai opened her eyes slowly, feeling a bit confused.
She saw the pure white ceiling above her and soft light coming through the white curtains, very different from the dark and old room she usually rented.
Then she remembered. She had been too exhausted and was taken home by her love rival!
Her body was much better now. Maybe because the system helped her recover, or because her rival took good care of her. Except feeling a little tired, she was basically fine.
And… there was an agreement between them. Lin Yibai was not the kind of girl who would forget everything after waking up.
She got dressed. Uh-oh, all the clothes were her love rival’s.
“Wait for me a moment,” Lin Yibai called out the door, then looked through the room.
It was all her rival’s clothes, nothing else. So, she had to wear her rival’s clothes to go out.
On the table, there were meat buns, fried dough sticks, peanut soup.
In the bathroom, there were cleaning supplies ready. Her own clothes were hanging on the balcony.
Then… she pointed to the underwear she was wearing and asked, “Did you wash these yourself?”
No way! No way! Did he really wash her underwear?
Xia Changyu was a little surprised, and looked a bit embarrassed. He said he wasn’t some weirdo who did it on purpose.
He explained, “The washing machine did the washing. But yeah, I did hang them up myself to dry.”
Lin Yibai narrowed her eyes and gave a cheeky smile, then asked, “So? What do you think about it?”
Seeing that she wasn’t mad at all, Xia Changyu seemed to relax a bit.
Because he believed Lin Yibai wasn’t a girl who made a big deal out of small things. If the clothes were dirty, he just helped put them in the washing machine, nothing complicated.
As for his feelings about it, Xia Changyu said seriously, “I didn’t expect you were still wearing that underwear I gave you last time.”
Lin Yibai: “Which one?”
Xia Changyu: “The one I bought for you at the expo.”
Lin Yibai felt really embarrassed. How long ago was that?
Because she was different from most girls, she didn’t think about changing her underwear until it was worn out.
Maybe she would wear it until it had holes first?
Feeling shy, she quickly went to brush her teeth and wash her face. But maybe because she was really embarrassed, while brushing, she stuck her head out and said,
“It’s not that I wanted to wear it for so long. I just didn’t know what kind to buy. I actually think the one you bought me was pretty good. How about you take me to buy two more today?”
Xia Changyu almost sprayed out his peanut soup. “Huh?”
She was so bold! Who would ask a guy to help buy their underwear?
But her next sentence made him shut up. She spit out the toothpaste foam and said seriously.
“Well, strictly speaking, you’re my boyfriend starting today, right? So it’s normal for a boyfriend and girlfriend to go shopping together, isn’t it?”
Normal, huh? Well said!
Xia Changyu had been a little worried that agreeing to be in a 24-hour relationship might cause some problems. But Lin Yibai’s reaction now showed she didn’t seem to dislike him.
Instead, Xia Changyu suddenly got nervous knowing the 24-hour relationship had started. After a while, he nervously asked,
“So, um, as your temporary boyfriend, is there anything I can do for you?”
She said, “Do you know how to do hair?”
Xia Changyu replied, “Yes.”
She sighed with relief and happily said, “Great! I’ll wash my hair first, then you can help blow-dry it and style it, okay?”
Xia Changyu smiled more and more, his mouth curling up crazily, saying, “Of course, no problem.”
Lin Yibai took out two kinds of hair conditioner and asked, “Do you use the floral scent or the fresh scent?”
Xia Changyu answered, “They’re the same imported brand, either one works.”
“Are you stupid?” The girl rolled her eyes and said, “Floral and fresh scents are different... Why don’t we pick a matching couple’s scent?”
Xia Changyu slapped his thigh and said, “Okay, okay!”
Wow, she was really good at this!
Lin Yibai now looked like a girl ready to have a serious, long-term relationship, and that feeling was very comforting.
He wondered if he was still half asleep this morning, or maybe dreaming.
A girl who felt like an angel by his side was definitely not like his ex-girlfriend Gu Xiaoxue, who never cared like this. Gu Xiaoxue only made you feel like dating her was a huge favor to guys.
This was just the start of their relationship!
He felt even more excited about what was coming next.