Chapter 155: Who Does Ye Ziming Spoil More?
"You mean her? So what if she got rejected?"
After a while, Lin Muqing finally remembered the whole thing, and realized that Lin Wenbin was trying to gossip. But she didn’t really want to be gossiped about, nor did she want to know more about it. So once she finished speaking, she didn’t plan to continue the conversation with him.
"You really don’t have anything to say about it?"
Seeing how calm and indifferent Lin Muqing was, Lin Wenbin felt a little annoyed. There was even a faint sense of jealousy in the air. And it wasn’t just him, any guy nearby who overheard their conversation felt more or less the same.
"Huh? Say what?"
She threw the question back again, not even looking at Lin Wenbin this time, just focusing on her own task.
Her attitude made things clear, she had nothing to say, and she didn’t want to get involved in any drama with the so-called class beauty. Compared to that, the college entrance exam was way more important.
"Ahem, I heard there’s a problem with the rumor from this morning. The real story is... Fei Xun is trying to win over the top male god’s best buddy."
Seeing that Lin Muqing didn’t want to talk to him, Lin Wenbin didn’t give up. Instead, he leaned in closer and shared what he had heard. After saying it, he gave a sly smile and carefully watched her reaction, hoping to catch something interesting.
But then something even more surprising happened, he thought he saw a look of disgust on her face.
"She’s crazy, right?"
That was Lin Muqing’s first reaction. She blurted it out without thinking, totally shocked. She thought that girl was just joking.
"Hey! That’s the class beauty from next door! She might even be the school beauty soon!"
Lin Wenbin didn’t hear Lin Muqing’s quiet comment, but he did see her frown and look annoyed. To him, this was simply unbelievable. So he raised his voice a bit and spoke to her again.
"Oh."
So what? She’s not even that pretty. She just has... bigger boobs.
And honestly, Lin Muqing would rather hers were smaller. Big ones just make it hard to lie on your stomach and play with your phone.
(PS: Side-lying blocks your vision, lying flat risks getting your phone dropped on your face.)
Hearing Lin Muqing’s response and seeing her attitude, Lin Wenbin felt like he had stumbled on something big. Driven by a strong urge to confirm his suspicion, he took a deep breath and slowly asked.
"One last question, after I ask, I’ll leave you alone."
"Mhm."
"If you could live with someone, what kind of person would you choose? Real or anime characters, either’s fine. If it were me, I’d pick Rem."
After asking, Lin Wenbin stared at Lin Muqing, eager to hear her answer.
"Uh..."
She looked a little surprised, furrowed her brows slightly, and gave him a complicated look. Wasn’t this guy recently trying to get close to Zhang Xiaoling every chance he got? He’s giving up already?
And when he mentioned Rem, he looked so proud, like he had said something worth showing off. Fine, if he’s going with anime characters, she’ll pick one too.
"I would pick..."
Just after silently complaining for two seconds and thinking for one more, Lin Muqing opened her mouth, ready to say she’d pick Eromanga Sensei.
But before she could finish her sentence, Ye Ziming suddenly patted her on the shoulder. He interrupted her and gave her a very meaningful look.
The moment she saw that look, Lin Muqing raised her eyebrows a bit, her smile grew awkward, and even a small bead of sweat appeared on her forehead. She suddenly remembered the scene from the weekend when she introduced herself to her "wife" in front of Ye Ziming.
"Of course I’d pick my best buddy!"
She quickly looked away from Ye Ziming and gave a sheepish smile, answering as if it were the most natural thing in the world.
The moment she said that, the hand on her shoulder quietly relaxed and no longer applied any pressure.
Lin Muqing let out a quiet sigh of relief. Thank goodness she changed her answer quickly, who knows what weird thing her "bro" might’ve done otherwise.
“Hiss…”
Unlike her relaxed reaction, Lin Wenbin took a sharp breath in shock. He didn’t ask any more questions after that one. Instead, he turned away, trying to digest the earth-shattering news by himself.
So it turns out the one who was “bent” wasn’t Ye Ziming, it was Lin Muqing!
Thinking about this, he suddenly became a bit worried. What if Brother Ye’s girlfriend, the school’s top beauty, couldn’t beat Lin Muqing in the “competition”? After all, everyone could see how close those two were.
Yikes… just thinking about it felt dangerous. Plus, Lin Muqing was his friend. Even if he wanted to help, he wouldn’t know how.
Lin Wenbin was already imagining things.
“Boss, what if they say I’m gay?”
Ye Ziming turned to look at Lin Muqing. His expression was completely calm again, as if nothing had happened at all.
Muqing was a bit embarrassed. She couldn’t tell what her bro meant by this weird behavior, so she grumbled, “You are?”
Ye Ziming shot back instantly, “Are you?”
“…Ah, uh…”
Boom. Just two simple sentences, and Lin Muqing was completely cornered. She didn’t even know how to respond.
Of course she understood what he meant, he was clearly kind of helpless too. Right now, she didn’t even have the “ability” to be gay anymore.
I can’t hold it anymore!.jpg
Ye Ziming smiled quietly from the side. He was pretty satisfied with Lin Muqing’s answer, and even started wondering if he should give her a little reward tonight, maybe a pack of cookies.
Even though he normally didn’t let her eat snacks, if she behaved well… maybe just a little wouldn’t hurt.
Class continued as usual, and soon enough it was time to go home.
Lin Muqing, fully focused on her studies, had no idea that her conversation with Lin Wenbin had already started spreading around the school. Since it was being passed on person-to-person, some of the information inevitably got twisted.
So, the original message of:
“Lin Muqing might be into girls, and isn’t interested in the school beauty next door,”
got turned into:
“Lin Muqing rejected the beauty next door for Ye Ziming!”
And then… someone even made a poll.
Who does Ye Ziming spoil more? His bro Lin Muqing, or his girlfriend the school beauty.
“Achoo!”
On the way to work, Lin Muqing suddenly sneezed and felt like someone might be talking about her.
“Caught a cold?”
Ye Ziming frowned, raising his hand to check her forehead.
“No, just felt a little tickle in my nose.”
She dodged his hand and rubbed her nose, then explained casually. Ye Ziming pulled his hand back, but still looked a bit worried. After all, just because she wasn’t sick now didn’t mean she wouldn’t be later.
Just to be safe, he said, “Let’s skip the ice cream tonight.”
“Huh? No way! You promised we’d have ice cream tonight!”
The moment she heard that, Lin Muqing panicked. She didn’t even care that they were still in the car, she immediately lunged forward and grabbed his arm.
Then she started pouting and complaining like a spoiled kid.