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Chapter 497 Distorted Concepts
After entering the house, Yi Wenna did not rush to put her luggage in the bedroom, but first took the toiletries to the bathroom.

Ye Qing then picked up a broom, mop, and rag to clean the room.

She doesn't usually go to the second bedroom, but it's only so big, and besides a bed, a wardrobe, and two bedside tables, there's nothing else in it.

Sweep, mop, wipe the bedside table and wardrobe with a cloth, and then ventilate the room. That's basically it. It's very easy to clean.

"Xiao Qing, there's no room in the closet by the sink."

Evanna's voice came from the bathroom.

Ye Qing, who was bending over to clean the second bedroom, turned her head and called out towards the door: "Put the things on the storage shelf in the bathroom first. If that's not possible, put the box under the sink and take it when you need it."

"Oh!"

Yi Wenna responded, followed by a series of thumping sounds as boxes were packed.

Half an hour later, Ye Qing received a message on her phone saying to prepare for dinner.

Looking at the spotless second bedroom, she took off her gloves and tossed them onto a plastic bucket that was hanging there: "Silly Na, dinner's ready!"

"Eh? Now?"

Yi Wenna, who was squatting in the living room busy sorting items, turned her head, looking somewhat troubled: "How about we just order takeout? I'll order two extra servings of rice..."

As she spoke, Yi Wenna reached for her phone on the coffee table.

Yi Wenna, who moved out of the dormitory because she was spied on, really didn't want to go out for a stroll.

The outdoors is so vast, there are plenty of places to hide. Who knows if that peeping tom is secretly following you from somewhere outside?

"Wait! Wait a minute!"

Ye Qing quickly pressed down on Yi Wenna's hand and pointed to the wall: "I didn't say I was going downstairs to eat. Ai Liang has already prepared dinner."

"Go to Ai Liang's house...for dinner?"

Evanna's expression became even more stiff.

Ye Qing put on a matter-of-fact look: "That's right, I usually eat with him. I have a big appetite, so it doesn't make much difference whether I cook for one more person or one less."

Furthermore, it's still uncertain who entered your dorm room, so you should try to minimize going out.

Besides, I'm not very good at cooking. I can't expect you to order takeout every day while I eat at Ai Liang's house.

Yi Wenna gave a very forced smile: "This... isn't a good idea? It would cause trouble for Ai Liang..."

In this situation, going to your rival's house for dinner...

That would put me in a huge debt of gratitude.

"It's alright. Don't let Ai Liang's usual serious demeanor fool you, how should I put it..."

Ye Qing raised her hand and touched her cheek: "Generous? Doesn't matter? Anyway, he won't care about these small favors, so don't worry."

But I do care!

Yi Wenna cried out in her heart.

But now that things have come to this, she has no choice.

They're already living under someone else's roof; to be picky would be incredibly tactless.

After closing the door, Yi Wenna followed closely behind Ye Qing and entered Ai Liang's house.

If you include the time she barged into Ai Liang's house before, this is the third time she has stepped into Ai Liang's living room.

Upon entering the room, Ye Qing immediately went into the kitchen to help Ai Liang get tableware and serve dishes.

Yi Wenna, on the other hand, sat silently in a chair at the dining table, looking like a child being taken by their parents to visit unfamiliar uncles and aunts.

Their faces were beaming with joy, and they were full of energy, just like elementary school students who hadn't even started their homework in the last three days of summer vacation.

"Silly girl, what are you sitting there for? Go wash your hands first!"

Ye Qing placed the plate and bowl on the table, then patted Yi Wenna on the shoulder.

"Oh...oh oh!"

Yi Wenna seemed to wake up from a dream and got up to go to the bathroom.

When Yi Wenna finished washing her hands and slowly walked out of the washroom, Ai Liang and Ye Qing had already brought up all the food and were just waiting for her to come and eat.

"Don't we still need to tidy up the room later? Stop dawdling," Ye Qing called out to Yi Wenna.

Looking at Ai Liang, who was playing on her phone, and Ye Qing, who was calling her to eat, Yi Wenna suddenly had a feeling of her own mother remarrying and forming a new family.

And Ai Liang is the stepfather with whom she doesn't get along very well...

Snapped!
Yi Wenna slapped her cheeks hard with both hands.

'Yi Wenna, Yi Wenna, what are you thinking! Why do you subconsciously see yourself as a child?'

"Ouch, are you alright?"

Faced with Yi Wenna's sudden behavior towards Teacher Luo, Ye Qing asked with concern.

"It's nothing, I just felt a little dizzy!"

Yi Wenna smiled again, strode over to Ye Qing, sat down next to her, and picked up her chopsticks.

The food on the table wasn't as lavish as it was at the last Christmas; it consisted of simple home-style dishes like shredded potatoes, braised tofu skin with scallions, and stir-fried green beans with meat. The soup was just a plain seaweed broth.

With an extra mouth to feed, Ai Liang steamed a few buns and fried two whole-wheat pancakes in addition to rice to make sure Ye Qing was full.

Although it's generally better to eat less for dinner, it's not a problem for Ye Qing, who usually eats dinner and occasionally has a late-night snack.

During dinner, Ye Qing chatted with Ai Liang as usual.

Ai Liang replied casually, as usual.

In the past, Yi Wenna would definitely have interrupted the conversation, shifting Ye Qing's focus from Ai Liang to herself.

This time, however, Yi Wenna ate her dinner in silence. She was completely different from the person she had been a week ago, who had tried every means to interrupt Ai Liang and Ye Qing's conversation.

The existence of the voyeur was like a boulder, pressing heavily on Yi Wenna's heart.

This left her with no time to think about anything else.

As the saying goes, "Once bitten by a snake, twice shy."

The stalker from junior high school caused Yi Wenna far more psychological damage than a snake.

It could even be said that it had reached the point where it twisted her mind.

Moreover, it has been less than three years since Ye Qing chased away the stalker.

In such a short time, it's not easy to forget a perverted stalker who had ulterior motives towards you and even followed you to your doorstep at night, let alone an ordinary classmate you've only exchanged a few words with.

The inability to forget leads to fear, and fear naturally drives the pursuit of security.

For Yi Wenna, no one could make her feel safer than Ye Qing, who had driven away the stalker.

Just being by Ye Qing's side brought her a sense of peace.

What Yi Wenna is looking for is this peace of mind.

Otherwise, Yi Wenna wouldn't have gone to such lengths to get into the top class and be with Ye Qing through connections.

But Ye Qing will eventually end up with someone else. Under the pressure of fear brought by the stalker, this longing is gradually transformed into love by Yi Wenna.

As long as he becomes Ye Qing's boyfriend, he can legitimately stay by her side forever.

I don't know when it started, but this idea took root in Yi Wenna's mind.

This is the truth behind that distorted view of love.

(End of this chapter)