Volume 2 Chapter 34: He’s Not My Little Boyfriend, Okay?!
“Lin Lin? Lin Lin?”
“Oh!”
After calling her several times, Gao Liang finally snapped the dazed Lin Lin back to her senses. The girl quickly nodded and said without thinking,
“Meow…”
“Ah—no, no!”
Lin Lin quickly shook her head, then put on a fierce face, puffed up her cheeks, and shouted at him.
“Why are you calling me?!”
“Well, you’ve been spacing out for a long time, so I just wanted to call you.” Gao Liang looked at her and asked, “Is there someone strange on this list? Why did you freeze after just one look?”
He felt like he had accidentally hit some sensitive point, but he couldn’t figure out what it was.
“Ah, this…” Lin Lin turned her head away with a complicated look, glanced at the list, and mumbled, “It’s… a bit complicated…”
No, actually, what really shocked Lin Lin was this—
What a coincidence. She actually saw Sister Wenmei here…
Her photo.
Why is she teaching art here too? Isn’t she a full-time streamer?
This suddenly made Lin Lin seriously doubt the quality of the teachers at this place. With such a big photo of Sister Wenmei on the list, all those titles like “Famous University Teacher” or “Art Exam Expert” around her suddenly felt completely unconvincing.
Is this place even legit?
Cough cough…
But before Lin Lin could organize her thoughts, Gao Liang suddenly leaned closer. He noticed that her eyes were fixed on the photo of a glasses-wearing older sister.
“What are you looking at?”
His curious look instantly made Lin Lin alert. She jumped aside like she had been shocked, quickly scanned the list, then forced a laugh and handed it to Gao Liang. She pointed at another photo and said,
“Hahaha, Gao Liang, look at this one! This teacher—pfft—are they really an art teacher? Doesn’t he look more like someone who teaches math or physics? Ahahaha…”
The fake-smiling girl’s legs trembled slightly, and her heart was pounding. She was afraid he might notice something strange.
Hmm…
Gao Liang looked at her expression with some doubt.
That’s weird… she wasn’t looking at this male teacher just now…
But he still couldn’t help himself—
“Pfft, yeah… that hairline… Uh, well, maybe it means his teaching experience is very solid.”
“Ahahaha…”
Lin Lin laughed awkwardly along, finally letting out a sigh of relief.
But just as she lifted her head, she suddenly sucked that breath right back in.
Sss—
Because…
A woman walked out from around the corner of the women’s restroom.
Maybe because she was a bit far away, and her eyesight wasn’t very good to begin with, Du Wenmei looked carefully—
Huh?
That girl standing at the front desk… she looks kind of familiar?
Looking closer at her face…
Isn’t that… Ari-chan?!
But why is there a boy standing next to her?
“Hey~”
The moment she greeted them, Lin Lin felt a chill run through her body.
Gao Liang blinked in confusion. His attention went straight to Lin Lin. She looked extremely nervous.
“What’s wrong, Lin Lin? Why are your legs shaking so much?”
He asked with concern.
But Lin Lin didn’t have time to answer him anymore, because over there…
Sister Wenmei is walking this way—hey!
“I…” Lin Lin stuttered. Then suddenly, she slapped her forehead, had a quick idea, and shouted, “I—I can’t hold it anymore! I need to go to the bathroom!”
After shouting that, the girl rushed straight toward the restroom at full speed. Even Du Wenmei, who was walking toward Lin Lin, was completely stunned.
She watched as the girl ran past her at an almost scary speed, then turned sharply at the corner behind her and disappeared.
…That’s strange.
Gao Liang stared blankly at Lin Lin’s running figure. Thinking back to her actions just now—
Ah…
“If you weren’t feeling well, you should’ve gone earlier. Holding it in that long…”
After a moment, Sister Wenmei suddenly realized what had happened. She slapped her own head, turned around, and walked back the way she came.
Gao Liang became even more confused.
Wasn’t that woman the one who had just come out?
Uh…
Come to think of it, she looks kind of familiar…
…………
Inside the simple restroom of the institute, two girls stood in front of the stall doors. A strange smell hit them right away.
This place didn’t look very clean or well-maintained.
Lin Lin looked at the slightly yellowed stall door beside her, then glanced around. Just as she was wondering why this restroom felt like it was missing something, Du Wenmei covered her mouth and laughed softly.
“Oh my, what a coincidence, Xiao Lin. To meet you here… with your little boyfriend?”
“He’s not my little boyfriend!”
Lin Lin blushed hard and quickly protested, keeping her voice low. She was afraid Gao Liang might be waiting outside the restroom.
If she spoke too loudly, everything might be exposed.
But because she was speaking softly, her voice sounded weak and shy. Sister Wenmei instantly caught onto this and said teasingly.
“Oh? Not your little boyfriend? Then why did you look so nervous just now? Ah, don’t worry, I’m not a bad person~”
“I wasn’t nervous because of who he is!” Lin Lin puffed up her cheeks and said, “I was scared that I’d run into you here! If you two meet and start talking without knowing the full story, my secret of being a virtual streamer might get exposed!”
Lin Lin pouted. Sister Wenmei listened, went “Oh~”, and nodded in understanding.
“Got it, got it. You don’t want your little boyfriend to get jealous! After all, virtual streamers are pretty popular online~”
“I already said he’s not my little boyfriend! He’s… he’s Gao Ye’s brother! My classmate!”
Lin Lin hurried to explain again. But Sister Wenmei was just teasing. After hearing that, she nodded again.
“Oh, Gao Ye’s brother? Oh~ so the boy who picked you up last time was him?”
“Yes…”
Seeing Lin Lin’s face getting redder and redder, Du Wenmei smiled and waved her hand.
“Ah, then that means Xiao Lin and Xiao Ye are in the same school?”
“I guess so…” Lin Lin answered uncertainly. She actually didn’t know which school Gao Ye went to.
Anyway… their ages should be close. If Gao Liang goes to No. 1 High School…
Then Gao Ye should also be there, right?
Huh?
Lin Lin suddenly realized she had never really thought about this before. Now that she did, it seemed possible that Gao Ye was also at No. 1 High School…
A bad feeling suddenly rose in her chest, but she quickly shook her head.
There are so many students at No. 1 High School. She’s never run into her before, maybe she doesn’t even study there. Haha…
Anyway!
“Hey, don’t just talk about me! Sister Wenmei, why are you teaching art here? And even doing one-on-one tutoring? Aren’t you a full-time streamer?”
“Oh, because my drawing skills are pretty good,” Du Wenmei said casually. “It’s a side job, a side job. Otherwise, I’d starve to death in Huadu. So what do you think? Want to sign up?”