Why are you always thinking about dating me?

It looked very sincere.

"Of course you like me."

Su Yuejin didn't care; she was going to say it that way, proud and adorable. Lin An just smiled helplessly, too lazy to argue, and let her go first. He sent a message to Luo Shuishui, who was indeed gentle enough.

By the way, Luo Shuishui also asked if she wanted her to bring two umbrellas.

“That would be perfect,” Lin An replied.

Luo Shuishui quickly arrived at the teaching building next to the garden. She was indeed carrying two umbrellas. Su Yuejin returned the coat to Lin An, and Luo Shuishui walked up to the two of them.

Today she wore a light gray short skirt, the hem of which swayed gently in the breeze, revealing a pair of slender legs underneath, as if they didn't feel cold at all.

However, compared to Su Yuejin's figure, she is indeed slightly inferior.

Su Yuejin's face did not show any smugness or wariness, because Luo Shuishui's smile was so gentle that Su Yuejin had no reason to be wary.

"I think... if I share an umbrella with you, the person next to you will probably get jealous, right?"

As Luo Shuishui said this, she handed Lin An an umbrella, opened it, and walked to Su Yuejin's side.

"Let's go, together."

Su Yuejin said thank you softly, then took the umbrella, "I'll take it."

Luo Shuishui stood obediently under her umbrella. Lin An walked faster, leaving space for Luo Shuishui and Su Yuejin to talk.

"Have you been crying?" Luo Shuishui suddenly asked.

Su Yuejin paused for a moment, unsure whether to nod or shake her head.

"Actually, I overheard your conversation just now," Luo Shuishui said frankly, her voice relaxed, making it impossible to guess what she was thinking.

“Actually, I also think Lin An is right. Your love is passionate and fearless, but it will wear down with time.”

"Why do you all say that?" Su Yuejin didn't understand.

"Because that's what makes people human. Humans are such contradictory creatures. You're lonely and want to make new friends, but once the novelty wears off, you'll also feel bored. That's just in line with your personality."

“Me? You all clearly don’t understand me… yet you always make self-righteous judgments. Clearly, neither he nor you understand him at all, but he said those things to prevent both of us from getting hurt in the end. You didn’t need to say such things, Luo Shuishui.”

Su Yuejin's voice was now tinged with coldness.

"But reality is always cruel, and you have to accept it eventually, Su Yuejin."

Su Yuejin suddenly stopped there, took a deep breath seriously, and looked into Luo Shuishui's clear eyes.

Have you ever been in a relationship?

Luo Shuishui first shook her head and then nodded, "I talked to Lin An once, but it's highly likely he was lying to me, it's fake, does that count?"

"That's right."

"Do you understand me?" Su Yuejin asked again.

"I don't know much about it."

"So what is your reasoning based on?"

Su Yuejin looked into Luo Shuishui's eyes, but she spoke first, uttering the words Luo Shuishui was about to answer: "Because people with my personality are all like this? Because of macro-data? Or so-called psychological analysis? So everyone has to be the same? So I have to follow your ideas? I have to be like the majority?"

"But I am me. Only I know whether I like it or not. You don't understand me at all. Why do you have to preach to me?"

"Lin An is afraid of me getting hurt, and he's also afraid of me getting hurt. He's also afraid that my love will fade away, and he'll end up deeply in love with me. So he doesn't love me, I understand. But I'm willing to be entangled and tormented with him, even if I'm the one who gets hurt in the end. And what about you?"

"If you don't love him, why do you care about his love life?"

Luo Shuishui found herself unable to meet Su Yuejin's gaze, because she couldn't answer Su Yuejin's questions or argue against Su Yuejin's logic. Su Yuejin was right; she had her own set of behavioral patterns that outsiders couldn't interfere with or evaluate.

However, Luo Shuishui quickly calmed herself down. After thinking for about a second or two, she tilted her head slightly.

"Who told you I'm not interested in him?"

Her smile was like a flower in full bloom.

Chapter 48 Nothing's wrong, just shout it out.

"It's not love." Su Yuejin pouted.

"But who knows, maybe my interest will develop into love?"

"Then you'll definitely be late, Luo Shuishui." Su Yuejin's smile had an inexplicable air of confidence, which puzzled Luo Shuishui.

Indeed, one should not underestimate anyone. Although Luo Shuishui did not believe Su Yuejin's words, she was not in a hurry to join this interesting and twisted relationship. She believed that if she really made the choice, she could easily approach this twisted relationship and then take absolute control.

In reality... subsequent developments will not go as she wished.

Just as Su Yuejin said... you will definitely be late, Luo Shuishui.

Time will tell, but it's too early to tell. The story has only just begun, like the first glimpse of rain before the sun shines brightly.

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

After school, Lin An prepared to go home alone.

Today is Wednesday, and there are only two more days until the National Day and Mid-Autumn Festival holidays, a total of seven days. Lin An really likes holidays; they are more free and much more interesting than being at school.

As soon as Lin An stepped out of the classroom, Su Yuejin, a classmate from the next class, came over with an umbrella in her hand, walked to his side, and then grabbed his hand.

"I will send you back."

She looked at the raindrops falling from the sky and said softly.

"We're not going that way..."

"But I was driving."

Su Yuejin's car was parked outside the school. It was a white sports car, not very expensive, and it was Su Yuejin's usual mode of transportation. This time, Lin An did not refuse and sat in the passenger seat, fastening his seatbelt.

Su Yuejin slightly opened the window, and a song was playing in the car—Eason Chan's "Bicycle."

"What are your plans for National Day?" Su Yuejin suddenly asked him.

"Just playing games at home...maybe." Lin An didn't have any specific plans for the National Day holiday. He didn't know what to do, since there wasn't much to do. Su Yuejin turned her head, "You usually watch anime, right?"

"Oh? I can watch it."

"Shall we go to a comic convention?"

"This... I need to think about it."

Su Yuejin pouted slightly, "Please, don't you want to go to the anime convention to see pretty girls?"

"If you're looking for pretty girls, why don't you just look at yourself?"

"Well, I can do cosplay. What kind of cosplay do you want to see? If you don't want to go to a comic convention, I can wear it at home for you to see."

Lin An roughly thought of some mature and sophisticated roles that Su Yuejin would be suitable for, but for some reason he felt that Su Yuejin was somewhat associated with the word "sexy". He scratched his head helplessly, "Hmm, let me see. If I have time, I'll go with you."

"Okay, okay, if you want me to wear a cosplay outfit and go shopping with you, you have to tell me in advance, on October 3rd." Su Yuejin's smile was sweet, like soft stars twinkling.

Lin An was momentarily stunned by her smile, but he immediately looked away, not wanting to be captivated by that fleeting moment.

Su Yuejin escorted him all the way to his apartment building.

"Aren't you going to invite me up for a chat this time either?"

"Well... how about next time?" Lin An replied somewhat awkwardly, but he certainly couldn't soften his heart just because Su Yuejin was being coquettish; Xu Qinghuan was still at home.

Lin An had no doubt that Xu Qinghuan would want to kill him if he and Su Yuejin actually flaunted their relationship in front of her.

Xu Qinghuan is the type who can stop overthinking and act as if nothing happened as long as she doesn't see it. But if she does see it, she'll still feel jealous, which is quite endearing.

So Su Yuejin unbuckled Lin An's seatbelt and kissed his lips.

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

Lin An planned to go to the supermarket to buy some groceries first, but unexpectedly, he saw Xu Qinghuan's back in the ingredient selection area. Xu Qinghuan was picking out eggplants, checking their quality, and her expression was very serious.

Lin An walked up behind her and gently patted her shoulder.

Xu Qinghuan wasn't even startled. She turned around, saw it was him, and smiled gently.

"For dinner, we'll have eggplant with minced meat, and... um, cola chicken wings! And a cucumber and preserved egg soup too."

"Okay." Lin An nodded, then Xu Qinghuan poked his chest with her finger. "Then go buy chicken wings."

Lin An turned around and bought eight chicken wings. Neither of them had a big appetite. Then he bought a bottle of cola. Xu Qinghuan had already picked out the other ingredients. Then Xu Qinghuan handed the umbrella to Lin An.

Because of the height difference between the two, it was naturally more convenient for Lin An to hold the umbrella, while Xu Qinghuan carried the chicken wings and vegetables. The two walked home like this, the evening breeze was cool, and the raindrops were moist.

Lin An suddenly felt that the scene was very warm, like a newlywed couple going home together after get off work to buy groceries? Later, he realized that he was just having too many childish thoughts.

Lin An started thinking about random things again. He wondered how Luo Shuishui could have such a keen sense of smell. She herself couldn't smell any woman's fragrance on her, and neither could Su Yuejin. Was she really a puppy?

Lin An had to confirm whether he smelled of a woman, otherwise, if Xu Qinghuan found out, it would be a death sentence.

Xu Qinghuan was like a pampered wife he kept at home, but in reality, the pampered wife was the one who truly controlled the fate of the family.

Dinner was prepared by Lin An and Xu Qinghuan together. Xu Qinghuan made eggplant with minced meat, and Lin An made cola chicken wings.

Cola chicken wings are not difficult to make. Make two slits in the chicken wings with a knife, rinse them with clean water, and then marinate them with cooking wine, salt, and ginger for about ten minutes.

Then turn on the oil pan, add oil, and fry the chicken wings until golden brown on both sides. Then add ginger slices and garlic and sauté until fragrant. Then pour in cola, add some light soy sauce. If you add cola to chicken wings, you don't need to add sugar. Just add some salt and dark soy sauce. You can also add some spices.

Simmer over low heat for 15 minutes, then reduce the sauce over high heat until thickened. It's very simple and easy to make.

After preparing dinner, Lin An and Xu Qinghuan sat down and ate together. However, just as Xu Qinghuan was about to wash the dishes after dinner, she received a phone call.

Lin An was secretly observing her expression. Although he didn't know who was on the other end of the phone, Xu Qinghuan's expression inexplicably became serious and solemn, with a mocking sneer on her lips.

"I'm going out for a bit, so I'll leave the dishwashing to you, little brother."

Xu Qinghuan placed her hands on his shoulders, and Lin An nodded. He originally wanted to ask Xu Qinghuan what she was going out for, but Xu Qinghuan left too quickly, and the words he had prepared were left unsaid.

Actually, there was no need to carefully craft his words. He could have just asked directly. But Lin An realized this only after seeing Xu Qinghuan leave. He smiled self-deprecatingly and went to the kitchen to wash the dishes. After he finished washing the dishes, Xiao Chacha sent him a message, asking him to play games.

This time, Xiao Chacha changed to a Silver account and asked Lin An to find one as well so they could play together in low-level games. Lin An agreed, as he loved playing in Silver games and could play however he wanted.

The two people entered the team voice chat.

"I'm playing Yone today!! Let's go!"

When playing games, Xiao Chacha always has this childish and cute look. Lin An smiled, as if everything was as usual, as if nothing had happened last night. Xiao Chacha chose Yone, while he chose Yasuo to play top lane.

This was a clean sweep without any surprises. Xiao Chacha hit four people with one R skill and yelled for Yasuo to follow up with his ultimate. Lin An first used EQ on the minions and then pressed the R key. The team fight ended, and they won the game.

Lin An glanced at Xiao Chacha's stats; it seemed she had been playing games all day, mostly with Yone.