Why are you always thinking about dating me?

"But I know what I'm thinking, I know what I'm doing, I don't need you to test me for me, and you shouldn't do it again, okay?"

"I wouldn't want to do that kind of thing. Ugh, men are disgusting."

Seeing Xiao Chacha's serious demeanor, Su Yuejin breathed a sigh of relief. She then asked, "So, when will you take me to see... that man you mentioned last time?"

"I already said it was deleted, what's so interesting about that piece of crap?"

"I'm quite curious about what kind of men would catch your eye. Aren't you an ultimate looks-obsessed person?"

"Anyway, he's a million times better looking than your Lin An."

“But you’ve been deleted.” Su Yuejin retorted, hitting Xiao Chacha where she thought it hurt. Xiao Chacha seemed to be gritting her teeth and bristling with anger. Su Yuejin laughed heartily, but she still sincerely thanked Xiao Chacha.

"I don't like what you did... but thank you anyway, Chacha."

"It's nothing, it's nothing," Xiao Chacha simply waved her hand.

Su Yuejin's lips seemed to curl into a smile, but Xiao Chacha didn't notice that her eyes were cold when she turned her face away.

...Xiao Chacha, are you playing me?

...Are you genuinely trying to help me test the waters, or are you really trying to seduce my man?

Chapter Six: I Can Be Afraid Too, Lin An

Xiao Chacha has a major flaw: she is self-righteous.

She easily gets caught up in her own guessing and reasoning performance, feeling smug and that what she does is flawless and incredibly clever, but she overlooks the simplest thing.

She and Su Yuejin had been friends for several years. Su Yuejin knew that she had a habit of almost never having physical contact with strange men. Moreover, Xiao Chacha had made it clear many years ago that it would make her feel nauseous, pale, sweaty, and have a racing heart.

Such a serious habit, suddenly gone? Su Yuejin had never seen her interact with any men, yet she could easily hold Lin An's hand in front of him?

Although this was just a small detail, and there was no evidence to suggest that Xiao Chacha hadn't cured some psychological issues within the past two years, Su Yuejin's intuition told her that this matter was not simple, and that Xiao Chacha definitely had ulterior motives.

Because this guy was inherently selfish, and the two hadn't had much communication in two years, Su Yuejin still couldn't quite believe it.

But the blame must be on Xiao Chacha, not Lin An. Xiao Chacha is a hypocrite and a slut, while Lin An is innocent. Su Yuejin was being hypocritical, but she ultimately didn't choose to confront them directly.

First, she had no evidence; second, it would be pointless to say anything; and third, Su Yuejin disliked conflict, so she still hoped that... Xiao Chacha really just wanted to help her, and that she wasn't making malicious assumptions.

But Su Yuejin still decided to be cautious.

During her conversation with Xiao Chacha, Lin An returned. He glanced at the two girls and saw that the tension had subsided. Xiao Chacha had indeed managed to handle things. Lin An secretly breathed a sigh of relief and then asked, "So, ladies, are you tired from shopping? Would you like to go grab a bite to eat together?"

“I’m actually a little hungry,” Xiao Chacha replied.

"Let's go." Su Yuejin hugged Lin An's arm, their affectionate embrace intense. Lin An glanced at her and said, "If you keep hugging me like this, what will happen to your dolls?"

"I'll ask the store if they can send it to me."

After all, Su Yuejin had caught thirty or forty people. She negotiated with the shop owner, who agreed to deliver them to her home. Then, Su Yuejin happily ran over and hugged Lin An's arm. The three of them went to eat at a pretty good seafood buffet.

Then Lin An realized that coming to eat at a buffet with these two guys was a particularly bad decision.

Xiao Chacha ate a few bites of ice cream, stuffed two egg tarts into her mouth, and then casually ate a few shrimp. She slumped down, rubbed her stomach, and started saying she was full. Lin An found this extremely disgusting. He was peeling shrimp, occasionally peeling one, dipping it in a little soy sauce, and then feeding it to Su Yuejin.

Su Yuejin looked completely satisfied and sweet; she loved this feeling. Xiao Chacha, on the other hand, seemed indifferent as she grumbled, "Showing off your love...hehe...hehe."

Seeing her like this, Su Yuejin was very happy, but little did she know that under the table, Xiao Chacha had taken off her little leather shoes and was kicking Lin An's calf with her feet in over-the-knee socks.

Lin An gave her a smile, but Xiao Chacha quickly withdrew it.

Xiao Chacha's phone rang. As she looked down at her phone, Su Yuejin peeled a shrimp, squeezed wasabi into the soy sauce, mixed it well, and dipped the shrimp in it. Xiao Chacha happened to look up at that moment.

"Here, have one. You look so pitiful all alone."

"Ha, you still remember me?"

"Hehe, who told you to be single? I misunderstood what happened today, I apologize." Su Yuejin held the shrimp in her hand to Xiao Chacha's mouth, her performance flawless. Xiao Chacha was smug, and then took a bite.

A pungent smell assaulted her nostrils, and Xiao Chacha's eyes widened. In front of her was Su Yuejin's laughter, which showed no remorse whatsoever. Lin An was also laughing, looking at her as if she were a piece of sand.

"Su! Yue! Jin!" It took Xiao Chacha a while to recover. Su Yue Jin hadn't actually been involved much; she was just joking. She quickly apologized to Xiao Chacha, who glared at her twice and then calmed down.

Lin An ate his fill at the buffet and even took a small tub of ice cream with him when he left. Then Su Yuejin asked Lin An if he wanted to go see a movie. Lin An was quite looking forward to Jiang Ziya, but he didn't know if it would be any good.

So the three of them went to see a movie together. When they got to the theater, Xiao Chacha asked Su Yuejin if she had bought popcorn. Su Yuejin asked Lin An if he wanted some, and Lin An nodded and said, "How about we buy some?" So Su Yuejin got up to buy popcorn, since the movie hadn't started yet.

The moment Su Yuejin stepped out of the screening room, Xiao Chacha grabbed Lin An's collar and then gave him a quick kiss. Lin An was stunned; he had already been kissed twice by this female hooligan.

"Are you crazy?"

"You said you made me feel so wronged, but you managed to make her happy. What about me? I don't care, kiss me."

"You want to kiss her as much as you want when she's not around, now?"

"How exciting! How fun! Anyway, she can't see it."

"..."

Although Lin An looked reluctant, he still lowered his head and lightly touched Xiao Chacha's lips with his own. Of course, that was all.

Su Yuejin quickly returned with a large bucket of popcorn and three cups of cola. After distributing them to the two of them, she placed Lin An in the middle seat, with herself to Lin An's left and Xiao Chacha to her right.

Then Lin An carried a bucket of popcorn, and when the two girls wanted to eat, they would grab a handful directly from the bucket in front of him. Occasionally, Su Yuejin would feed Lin An one or two kernels.

As for the movie... it was alright.

It was already six or seven o'clock when they came out of the movie theater. Lin An was tired after shopping all day and was ready to go home. Su Yuejin didn't drive, so Xiao Chacha drove Su Yuejin home first. Lin An and Su Yuejin sat in the back seat while Xiao Chacha drove in the front.

Su Yuejin gently poked Lin An's chest.

"It's autumn now, so it's best to wear some lip balm."

"Ah? Okay." Lin An nodded, but she reached out and covered his face, forcing him to turn his face away.

"I've applied it, I'll share a little with you."

After saying that, she kissed him.

Xiao Chacha's hand gripping the steering wheel trembled slightly. She even considered driving into the river and drowning the two adulterers, but it wasn't worth it. She drove Su Yuejin to Yuyue's place first, and then took Lin An home.

"Do you want to come home with me?" Xiao Chacha asked again.

"Aren't you getting enough to eat?"

"Pshaw, I just think... the cushion is quite handy."

Xiao Chacha blushed, looking completely innocent, but Lin An unbuckled his seatbelt, got out of the car, and waved goodbye to her, saying, "See you the day after tomorrow."

Because I'll be going back to school the day after tomorrow.

When Lin An got home, he found that Xu Qinghuan was not in her own room or in the living room, but in his room. He then noticed that his monitor and computer had been replaced.

"My new computer arrived, and I replaced both of ours. I've already copied all your stuff for you, so you can use it right away."

Xu Qinghuan glanced back at him and explained softly.

"Oh? You've worked hard."

"Hmph, what's up? Which girl did you go shopping with today?"

Xu Qinghuan sat in his chair, her legs crossed, her sundress slightly see-through.

"I'm going shopping. Here, take this."

Lin An handed the little blue butterfly hair tie to Xu Qinghuan. Xu Qinghuan took it and didn't ask any questions. She just sighed softly and looked at the light blue hair tie, saying, "It's quite pretty."

"I'm glad you like it."

"Have you decided where to go tomorrow?" Xu Qinghuan tilted her head.

Tomorrow is the last day of the holiday. Xu Qinghuan agreed to his date, and the choice is up to Lin An. However, Lin An doesn't know where to go for a while, since he seems to have been to quite a few places these past few days.

So Xu Qinghuan gave him the answer.

"So do you want to go out and have fun, or do you want to stay home all day tomorrow... and play with me?" Her smile was gentle and doting, and her voice was alluring and clear.

"Are you serious?" Lin An felt his whole body tremble.

"Otherwise what? You've been on quite a few dates with girls these past few days, right? You're probably tired from all that. I haven't decided where to go either, and none of them seem very interesting. So... what do you choose?"

"The choice is yours, Miss Xu Qinghuan."

"Then I can try on my new clothes and socks." Xu Qinghuan hummed softly.

"Why do I have a feeling that you've been planning this for a long time?" Lin An's eyes twitched slightly. Xu Qinghuan seemed to sigh mournfully, then stood up from the chair, walked to his side, and pressed his shoulder to make him sit down on the edge of the bed.

"Because I've been thinking about you lately, you're always thinking about this and that, your head is all crooked, maybe you're having sex with some bad woman while you're thinking about getting revenge on me, huh...hehe."

Lin An suspected she had mind-reading abilities.

"Since you think I'm omniscient and omnipotent, and that I'm a little devil... then Mr. Lin An, please answer me, do you think I love you?"

Xu Qinghuan's question was very serious.

“I feel that no matter what I say, it’s not as sincere as what you say, Miss Xu Qinghuan. I believe whatever you say.” Lin An raised his head and looked at her face.

Xu Qinghuan suddenly smiled.

“Actually, you can be heartless and selfish sometimes, Mr. Lin An… You’ve really changed, you’re not a good kid anymore. You don’t trust me as much anymore, you’ve started to doubt me.”

Why do you say that?

"If I didn't love you, why would I give you my first time? Why would I sleep with you? Why wouldn't I be with other men? You think I'm stringing you along, but have I ever stringed along anyone else?"

"Haven't you ever thought about this? I don't know if you're really willing to keep that promise, but I've always loved you. You only feel happy when I tell you this, right?"

"If I didn't love you, why would I want to give you everything... just to keep you hanging on, just to torment you? Didn't I drag you to bed when I was eighteen? I'm willing to do whatever you want with me. Everything about you is something I taught you, but this isn't the you I want. I hate who I am now. You don't have to understand, you don't have to accept it, that's your right."

"But you should never have doubted me... whether I love you."

As she spoke, her eyelashes drooped slightly.

“You’ve become a bad kid…maybe it’s for the best.”

Lin An was speechless. One second, two seconds later, Xu Qinghuan raised her head again.

"Now, do you understand?"

"What is this?" Lin An asked seriously.

"It doesn't mean anything, it just suddenly came to mind and I said it."

"I haven't heard you seriously say the word 'I love you' to me for two years," Lin An murmured.

"Because I'm also afraid that you really... won't want me anymore."