Why are you always thinking about dating me?

Chapter Twenty-Seven: Let's Make Some Use, Xu Qinghuan

"Cheating in a relationship is just like having an affair in marriage." Luo Shuishui's expression didn't seem angry at all; she was just a little dissatisfied.

"Ah...this." Lin An realized that he had been tricked. He just didn't expect Luo Shuishui to have such strange little tricks. He and Luo Shuishui continued to walk forward.

"My fault."

"You've already broken up. Since I asked you out, it's not because I blame you, Lin An. But it seems your relationship with Su Yuejin isn't light?"

"Hmm." Lin An gave a vague reply. He had to keep quiet about sleeping together, since it was Su Yuejin's privacy to a certain extent, and it wasn't something to brag about to others.

"I didn't expect... Lin An is so naughty." Luo Shuishui twitched her little nose slightly. As she walked beside Lin An, she skipped and hopped on the checkered floor, looking rather clumsy. She asked, "Lin An, which bar should we go to?"

"Go to a quiet place where they make really good cocktails, but it'll be a bit pricey."

"Mmm, it's okay, it's on me." Luo Shuishui tilted her head up slightly. The two of them had already walked to the side of the road and then waved to hail a taxi. They both sat in the back seat. Lin An gave them the address, and Luo Shuishui sat at a distance that was neither too close nor too far from him.

It wasn't far to the bar. A bar is a word that should be distinguished from a nightclub. There are also different kinds of bars. The one we went to was a bar that only served cocktails. The cocktails were very well made. Lin An and Luo Shuishui sat in a corner. The lighting wasn't very bright. There were two lilies in a vase on the table.

Lin An ordered a mojito for her. She seemed very curious about the place, looking around with her eyes. Lin An, however, didn't look at anything and just listened quietly to the piano music in her ear.

The drink was quickly mixed and served. Luo Shuishui took a small sip, her eyes brightening.

Lin An started chatting with her, talking about some knowledge about cocktails. He happened to know a little bit about them because he would occasionally make some at home. Luo Shuishui listened quietly, looking into his eyes as he spoke, being very well-behaved.

After Luo Shuishui had drunk two glasses, her cheeks were flushed and she indicated that she couldn't drink anymore. Lin An suggested taking her home, and she nodded and agreed. Then she walked out of the bar with Lin An, and her skirt swayed gently in the wind as they went out.

Lin An reached out and tidied her wind-blown hair. Luo Shuishui stared blankly into his eyes, and after a moment of daze, she chuckled softly.

Lin An took a taxi to send her home. Luo Shuishui waved goodbye to him. It was ten o'clock. Xu Qinghuan had replied to him earlier, but said she wasn't home. Lin An knew where she was.

This time I actually knew.

There was a reason why he suggested going to that bar with Luo Shuishui. When Lin An and Luo Shuishui went in, his eyes were fixed on Xu Qinghuan in that corner and the woman opposite her, but he didn't show it.

After taking Luo Shuishui back, he turned back and went back to the bar once again.

The bar had a nice atmosphere, suitable for simply having a drink and chatting, rather than playing dice and drinking contests. Lin An saw Xu Qinghuan, who was still wearing the same white T-shirt he was wearing, but it was stretched high by her chest, making her look simple and casual, except that she was wearing hot pants.

Sitting opposite her was a woman with a slim waist and long legs, who looked to be in her early twenties. She wore light makeup and was a pretty girl, with a nine out of ten in both looks and figure. However, the girl's expression was somewhat aggressive.

Xu Qinghuan was chatting quietly with her. Laughter occasionally drifted over during their conversation. Xu Qinghuan hadn't noticed Lin An's arrival before, because some areas were separated by partitions.

It seemed they were almost finished with their drinks. Xu Qinghuan had only had two drinks at most, while the woman opposite her had probably had more. However, when the two of them stood up, the woman's hand restlessly wrapped around Xu Qinghuan's waist.

Xu Qinghuan subtly removed her hand, but her hand came back to her again.

So Lin An put down his wine and walked towards the two people in front of him. Xu Qinghuan was stunned for a moment, and the girl next to Xu Qinghuan was also stunned when she saw him walking towards them.

"Have you had enough to drink?" Lin An walked up to Xu Qinghuan.

Xu Qinghuan suddenly looked like a child who had done something wrong, lowering her head and asking, "An'an, what are you doing here?"

"I can't stay here. Go home after you've had enough. I'm leaving."

Lin An grasped Xu Qinghuan's hand, and the woman beside Xu Qinghuan raised an eyebrow slightly, "Who are you?"

“I’m her brother.” Lin An grinned at her, revealing a row of neat teeth.

"Brother... why has Qinghuan never mentioned this before?"

"Huh? It's probably because she doesn't want to tell you. After all, our relationship is a bit complicated, and she only tells close friends." Lin An ruffled Xu Qinghuan's hair and then grabbed her hand. "Okay, say goodbye to your friend. We should go home."

Xu Qinghuan looked aggrieved and helpless as she waved to the girl next to her, "Then I'll go first?"

The girl opposite hadn't even realized what was happening yet. Her plan for tonight was to have a few more drinks with Xu Qinghuan, then make an excuse that she was too drunk to go home and would sleep in the hotel next door, using the excuse that they were both girls, since it didn't really matter.

But... how did they get intercepted halfway? She was a little unhappy, but the two walked very fast, and when she chased after them, they had already gotten off the elevator.

Inside the elevator.

Lin An looked at Xu Qinghuan and asked, "Is this the lesbian best friend you were talking about?"

"Yeah, she asked me out for drinks, but I need her help with something in a few days, so we can't really chat." Xu Qinghuan counted on her fingers, answering somewhat helplessly.

"Aren't you afraid that if you drink too much, she'll take you to a hotel and take you down with her fingers?"

"Hehe, didn't I already win over my good brother?"

"So next time I ask you, remember to reply. If you don't tell me, I'll always worry. Worrying will make me feel bad, and when I'm in a bad mood, I'll go to sleep with Su Yuejin, and then I'll feel better again, and then it'll be a cycle over and over again."

Xu Qinghuan's eyes turned cold instantly. She reached out and pinched his ear. "I gave you your freedom, and you're taking advantage of me?"

"Yes, that's it."

Lin An answered frankly, and Xu Qinghuan glared at him fiercely, "I know, I know, I'm not a child anymore. I know how to protect myself when I'm out and about. You don't need to worry about me. But I'll tell you next time."

"That's good to know."

Lin An snorted coldly, then walked out of the elevator with her to hail a taxi and prepare to go home. Of course, he knew that Xu Qinghuan hadn't drunk too much, because both Xu Qinghuan and he knew their limits when it came to alcohol; they could only drink up to six-tenths full when they were out.

She's only two or three points now, with her cheeks a little red, which probably makes her look even cuter.

When she got home, Xu Qinghuan changed her shoes and then spread her hands out to him, "It's your turn to help me take a bath today."

She said it so frankly, her eyes clear and pure.

..............................

Late at night, Lin An returned to his room. Xu Qinghuan would probably stay up a little longer to do some shameful and private things, which he could pretend not to know.

As for him, he was somewhat at a loss for what to do, and there was still a lingering itch in his heart.

Moreover, Lin An was a little confused as to why Luo Shuishui would suddenly ask him out today. Based on his feeling, Luo Shuishui shouldn't be the kind of girl who would still associate with him after knowing he wasn't a good kid.

Perhaps, as Luo Shuishui said, because neither of them showed their true selves in their previous interactions, they don't really understand each other yet.

However, Lin An knew that Luo Shuishui was a good girl and that she no longer liked him.

Luo Shuishui wasn't as starved for love as Su Yuejin, so once they broke up, they broke up. Of course, there was no lingering attachment. As for today, she probably just wanted to try having a drink.

Su Yuejin, on the other hand, is in a slightly more troublesome situation.

Lin An discovered some of Su Yuejin's behavioral patterns and psychological distortions. This guy is starved for love, which is easy to see, and he also has a certain degree of self-harm tendencies, which he confirmed today. Moreover, this guy also has some masochistic tendencies.

Therefore, Lin An began to analyze the core motivation behind Su Yuejin's behavioral patterns.

Firstly, it's due to family reasons... childhood trauma? So she lacked love, but she also had self-harm tendencies before, so some things may have happened that caused some psychological distortion.

But it shouldn't have reached the level of a disease yet.

Her clothes and behavior were very unconventional in high school, but she seemed alluring. In reality, it was her first time dating, and she had never even been in a relationship before. This was easy to tell.

So why does she dress so provocatively and want to be a bad girl? Is it a rebellious psychological mechanism? What is she rebelling against? What does she want to gain?

Or is it simply self-torture?

But no matter how revealing her clothes or how frivolous her words and actions, there's still a limit, isn't there? If it weren't for Lin An's harmless behavior that night, she wouldn't have come up to him so easily. So there's always an element of chance involved. But now, he's crossed that line. This isn't her first time anymore, and that's something very precious for a girl.

So her mindset will change, and that's why she'll like me? But once I leave her and we're completely detached, will she develop a more twisted sense of revenge towards herself or him?

Lin An ultimately didn't want to see this happen, but he didn't know enough on his own, so he needed help.

So he stood up, walked to Xu Qinghuan's room door, and originally intended to knock, but then simply turned the doorknob.

There was a faint light in the room.

The girl in her nightgown was doing something strange, but the moment she opened the door, she froze, her cheeks flushing hot.

Lin An glanced at it for a second, then closed the door, waited for a minute or two, and then went inside.

Without saying a word, Xu Qinghuan threw a pillow at him.

"Would it kill you to knock on the door, you brat?!"

"...It's my fault, I'm in trouble, please help me."

"What's wrong? Is there something you can't figure out again?"

"Help me analyze Su Yuejin's matter. Xu Qinghuan, please help me."

"..." Xu Qinghuan rolled her eyes.

Chapter Twenty-Eight Xiao Chacha

When Lin An left Xu Qinghuan's room, his steps became slightly heavy.

It wasn't because of the outcome of his discussion with Xu Qinghuan, or because Xu Qinghuan's suggestions were bad; it was simply that he always felt somewhat lost whenever he talked to Xu Qinghuan about these things.

Because Xu Qinghuan is an absolute egoist, and Lin An is her only weakness, if she were Lin An, she wouldn't care whether the other person was crazy, twisted, degenerate, or self-harming. As long as she was happy and satisfied, she wouldn't care about anything else.

Lin An, while not exactly a people-pleasing person, always had a standard in his heart, hoping that everything he did was right. But right itself is a vague concept. What exactly is right? Is it what everyone thinks is right?

However, it's best to think less about these things and just be happy. Lin An also believed in a certain ideology that Xu Qinghuan talked about: being a little selfish can bring a lot of happiness.

As for the solution Xu Qinghuan offered... actually, she didn't offer a solution at all. Instead, she looked at him with some melancholy, dangling her delicate white feet, and said...

"If you can understand Su Yuejin's behavior patterns and her current desires... perhaps many problems can be solved, including our problems, Lin An."

She said this, shrugging slightly to indicate her helplessness, but Lin An understood what she meant. He nodded gently, kissed her lips, and then left her room to go to sleep.

Silent all night.

..............................

When Lin An woke up in the early morning, he felt a heavy weight on his stomach.

He slowly opened his eyes, and Xu Qinghuan was straddling his stomach, wearing a white dress with the hem disheveled. Lin An's view was perfect, but he didn't look at her, turning his face away. "Please... could you find a different way to wake me up next time?"

“That shows how sincere I am.” Xu Qinghuan swayed gently, then bent down until her hair fell on Lin An’s face. She was quite flexible, probably because she exercises regularly.

Then he kissed Lin An on the cheek.

"Alright, here's your energy boost for today. Time to get up full of energy!" Xu Qinghuan said, waving her little fist.

He looks so stupid.

Lin An obediently got up, picked her up, and asked her what she wanted to eat this morning. Xu Qinghuan said she wanted to eat his noodles, so he made noodles for her. Plain noodles with a soft-boiled egg, crispy on the outside and tender on the inside.

Xu Qinghuan and he were slurping noodles together, and she unusually took the bowl into the kitchen, saying she would wash the dishes today. Lin An was about to complain about what day it was when Xu Qinghuan turned around and said, "And could you please wash the underwear in the bathroom as well?"

Sure enough, this guy is essentially just an incredibly lazy cat.

Lin An washed her underwear and took the clothes out of the washing machine to dry. She walked to the balcony and hung them up one by one, watching the sunlight fall on her cheeks.

The weather is nice today, sunny and bright.

The warm autumn sun was a rare sight, and it was quite cozy. Lin An finished hanging up the clothes and then sunbathed there. Cha Cha seemed to have something on her mind today and didn't ask him to play games. He was happy to have some free time. He went back to his room, typed a couple of chapters, and then didn't know what to do next.