Why are you always thinking about dating me?

"No, it's so cute, hahahahahaha."

"..." Lin An didn't say anything. Su Yuejin finally suppressed her laughter, but still glanced at him from time to time. Finally, she started driving. Lin An looked at her profile and was momentarily stunned.

She was wearing the same outfit she had sent him in the photo yesterday. Coincidentally, it was a similar maid dress, except she had a pair of bunny ears and wore very thin, sheer black stockings that accentuated her slender legs.

Half an hour later, they arrived at the venue. Lin An and her had bought tickets in advance. Seeing the long queue, they simply didn't get out of the car and waited with the air conditioning on.

"I've never been to a comic convention before, this is my first time."

"Actually, there's not much need to visit places like this." Lin An leaned back in his chair, having probably accepted the fact that he was dressed in women's clothing, and said softly with his arms crossed.

"why?"

"Because the essence of anime conventions is actually a social place, not anime for anime fans at all. Real anime fans watch anime, chat in groups, and play games together. Anime conventions are for a bunch of cosplay girls to take photos and gain followers. How many of the cosplayers at anime conventions actually like the anime characters? Then there are JK girls and Lolita girls, a place to find like-minded people to communicate with, expand their social circle, and gain followers. As a fat otaku, the only purpose of coming here is... purchasing power."

"Otaku are very empty. They just come to see cosplayers who show skin, buy some ridiculously expensive merchandise, and smash some gold eggs to make money. They feel empty all day long. In addition, the age of anime fans is getting younger and younger. It's not uncommon to see 15 or 16-year-old cosplayers here. There's nothing wrong with that... but most of the people in this circle are adults. Minors are easily deceived and develop bad values."

Su Yuejin's eye twitched slightly.

"But what I said earlier was too absolute. There are still people who really like it, and there are still many people who love anime. That's great. Look, that guy over there cosplaying Kamen Rider Decade, he's cool."

As Lin An spoke, he pointed to a guy over there cosplaying as Kamen Rider Decade, and Su Yuejin nodded in agreement.

"So why did you want to come here?" Su Yuejin looked at his face, then burst out laughing before Lin An could answer, "To wear a dress?"

"I already told you I lost a bet..." Lin An knew this girl was just making fun of him, and looked helplessly into her eyes. "Sigh, just laugh it off. Just enjoy the photos yourself. I'll fight you to the death if you post them."

Su Yuejin just chuckled to herself.

The two stayed in the car for more than ten minutes. Not long after, someone knocked on Su Yuejin's car window. Su Yuejin was stunned for a moment, and then saw Xiao Chacha wearing a black gothic Lolita dress.

This dress seemed to be her favorite. Instead of tying her hair in pigtails, she got a princess cut and gestured for Su Yuejin to open the back door. Su Yuejin opened it, and after Xiao Chacha got in the car, she saw the girl in the passenger seat and froze for a few seconds.

"Su Yuejin, where is Lin An?"

"He...didn't come, um, he stood me up, he didn't come." Su Yuejin tried to keep her voice calm.

"And who is this older sister?"

"Just using the air conditioning."

A cold, aloof, mature female voice came from Lin An's mouth, surprising not only Xiao Chacha but also Su Yuejin. He had this skill?

Xiao Chacha glanced at the "girl" sitting in the passenger seat in the rearview mirror. She was stunned for a second or two. She was a very pretty girl, even the type that Xiao Chacha liked. She had the same temperament as Su Yuejin, but they were different. The "girl" turned her head away.

He and Xiao Chacha stared at each other for several seconds.

Xiao Chacha felt that she looked familiar, but couldn't remember where she had seen her before. "Sister, what famous cosplayer are you?"

"No."

"Why do I feel like... I've seen you somewhere before?"

"Heh...heh." Her voice sounded rather regretful, but Xiao Chacha leaned closer, "Can I add you on WeChat, sister?"

"do not add."

"Huh? Not adding them? They're all girls..."

"hehe."

Lin An thought to himself that this guy really didn't recognize him. Miss Xu Qinghuan's makeup skills are indeed amazing. However, he ignored Xiao Chacha and turned his head to continue looking out the window.

"So aloof," Xiao Chacha thought to herself.

"Why didn't Lin An come? Should I call him?" Xiao Chacha asked.

"You and Lin An...do you have some kind of affair?" Su Yuejin sensed something strange from Xiao Chacha's words.

Why does Xiao Chacha have this feeling that if Lin An stands her up and doesn't come to meet her, Su Yuejin, she can just make a phone call and Lin An will come?

"Yes, there is," Xiao Chacha replied half-jokingly, moving closer to look at Su Yuejin's face. "What, are you scared?"

“He won’t have anything to do with you,” Su Yuejin said very seriously.

"How do you know? Maybe he was with me last night? Hehehe, maybe he was too tired last night, so he didn't want to get up today?"

Xiao Chacha was still joking, but surprisingly, she didn't see Su Yuejin get angry.

Even if Su Yuejin knew she was joking, she would still get angry, so why was she like this? Xiao Chacha felt something was off; Su Yuejin in front of her was clearly trying to suppress a laugh.

And it was the kind of smile that looked like it was about to burst out laughing.

"What? You don't believe me?... That's boring." Xiao Chacha stepped back a little, resting her chin on her hand. "You know what, maybe I'll be interested in him. It seems quite interesting, very fun... Men, you know, they're all always looking for something better than what they have. Su Yuejin, maybe one day I'll really seduce him, are you scared?"

"hehe."

"Beg me, beg me and I won't flirt with him."

"Hehe." Su Yuejin finally couldn't hold back and burst out laughing.

Xiao Chacha stood there, still confused, when the "girl" in the passenger seat turned around and said, "Xiao Chacha, if you keep talking nonsense, I'll tear your mouth off."

This time he didn't use a falsetto.

Xiao Chacha's eyes widened as she stared at his face, and after several seconds she finally managed to utter... "Lin, Lin An?"

Lin An glared at her, annoyed.

One second, two seconds.

three seconds.

"Hahahaha, Su Yuejin, you came up with this idea? Ahahahaha... No, I can't take it anymore... Hahahaha..."

"Lin An, you're spoiling her way too much, hahaha... No, no, wait, is this why you told me last night to pretend I don't know you when I see you tomorrow? Hahahaha..."

Su Yuejin had been laughing, but suddenly she couldn't laugh anymore.

Lin An's resentful expression froze for a second.

Xiao Chacha was still laughing wildly, unaware of what she had just said. Her small chest trembled with her laughter. After a few seconds, she realized that Su Yuejin's gaze was cold and Lin An's eyes were serious. Then she stopped laughing.

"Why are you all looking at me like that?" Xiao Chacha asked tentatively.

"What did you just say???" Su Yuejin finally realized what was going on. This time it was definitely not a joke. This guy really was with Lin An last night?!

"Huh? I was chatting with Lin An on QQ last night, and he told me that if I see him tomorrow, it's best to pretend I don't know him. What's wrong?"

Xiao Chacha reacted quickly; she understood as soon as she saw the look in their eyes. But Su Yuejin seemed less dense this time; she spread her hands toward Lin An.

"cell phone."

"what?"

"Let me see your phone, okay, Lin An?" She moved closer to Lin An, placing a hand on his shoulder. Lin An's lips twitched slightly. He looked at Su Yuejin, "You don't believe me?"

"I believe you, I'm just... a little curious." Su Yuejin felt guilty, but she persisted. Her intuition told her that there was something fishy going on between the two of them.

Lin An certainly couldn't let Su Yuejin see his phone. Xiao Chacha often chatted with him about even more sensational things on his phone, which was practically mental pollution. How could he possibly let Su Yuejin see it? If Su Yuejin saw it, he would be finished.

“Last night I went to see my ex-girlfriend, and then I ran into her at a bar. We had a drink together, and then we went home separately. You know what time I got home last night, right? We talked on the phone all night.” Lin An bluntly stated the truth.

"She deliberately let it slip, then showed you my phone to make you suspicious and distrust me, but you still fell for it and got played by her."

This time it was Lin An's turn, and he reached out and placed his hand on her shoulder.

"Don't you believe me, Su Yuejin?"

What Lin An said was indeed the truth, the absolute truth... The only difference was that he didn't mention that he kissed Xiao Chacha at the bar. Anyway, Su Yuejin didn't ask them if they kissed, right?

As long as she doesn't ask, then it doesn't count as lying.

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

"I...I..." Su Yuejin was somewhat speechless.

Xiao Chacha sat in the back seat of the car, swinging her legs, a cold smile playing on her lips.

As expected of you... With just a few words, you shifted the blame onto Su Yuejin again. But then Lin An changed the subject, reaching out with his hand from her shoulder to gently stroke her nose.

"So, the one stirring things up is over there. She's trying to frame you. It has nothing to do with you. Even I would probably be suspicious, since you can just look at your phone. Here, take a look."

Lin An was about to take out his phone to give to Su Yuejin, but Su Yuejin shook her head like a rattle-drum. Then she turned her head and looked at Xiao Chacha.

"Get out of the car." Su Yuejin's voice turned resentful and cold.

Xiao Chacha's smile froze, and she was speechless. Lin An had shifted the blame onto her again, and she couldn't refute it or tell the truth. If she said that it was Su Yuejin who exploded today, or that it was her, Xiao Chacha, who exploded, Lin An could remain completely uninvolved because he didn't care at all and wasn't afraid of losing anything.

"Just kidding... Yuejin, don't be like that."

"Are you kidding me? You just want me to be happy?! How many times has this happened? You're just stirring up trouble for me. What do you get out of this?!" Su Yuejin seemed a little agitated. She always gets agitated when this matter is involved.

She was afraid because she had suspected Lin An for a moment, but Lin An's quick reaction dispelled her doubts. She didn't even need to look at Xiao Chacha; she could almost see the expression on her face as she chuckled.

"You two aren't really dating... What's wrong? Why are you so excited?" Xiao Chacha tried her best to appear calm. "If he were your boyfriend, he would be eager to explain. Otherwise, why would he care about you?"

"I was just testing it for you, and look, he still explained it to you, didn't he? This shows... he cares about you."

Xiao Chacha's legs were crossed. Today she was wearing black calf socks, which contrasted with her fair skin. Her black leather shoes had her toes slightly upturned, making her look particularly relaxed.

Su Yuejin was taken aback, because what Xiao Chacha said... did seem to make some sense.

"We're best friends, of course I want to be good to you, right? Okay, just kidding... Hehe, Lin An, you're too scared to admit it now, aren't you? How long are you going to keep running away from this?"

Lin An shook his head helplessly as he watched Xiao Chacha become smug again.

It's truly a helpless situation.

“You’re right, Xiao Chacha.” He suddenly smiled.

He looked into Xiao Chacha's eyes, and Xiao Chacha looked back at him. Lin An's expression became very calm and serene, but the coldness hidden in his eyes inexplicably made Xiao Chacha feel a chill run down her spine.

He was clearly smiling. "You're right, Xiao Chacha, you're so smart, you're really amazing."

Su Yuejin was a little dazed. Before she could figure out the logic in their conversation, Lin An reached out and grabbed her hand, then leaned in and gave her a quick kiss on the cheek.

A faint lipstick mark remained on Su Yuejin's face.

"Let's go, there aren't many people left, let's go line up."

"Um……"

He and Su Yuejin got out of the car. Lin An didn't look at Xiao Chacha again. A feeling of emptiness suddenly welled up in Xiao Chacha's heart. That emptiness quickly turned into fear. But in her line of sight, Su Yuejin was being led by the hand by Lin An. It seemed that Su Yuejin was not satisfied with this. Instead, she moved closer and hugged Lin An's arm. It was a very sweet gesture.

Xiao Chacha gritted her teeth, but in the end she found herself unable to say anything. She thought she had won, but she suddenly realized that from the very beginning, she had no chance of winning at all.

Those who are favored are always fearless; they never have to take the initiative to show affection. But once again, she stirred things up without him knowing, and then deliberately led Su Yuejin to think about Lin An's current mental state.