To be honest, the interaction between Ning Wanciu and An Yu looked extremely heartwarming.
At least that’s what Shen Huahua thought.
When she saw An Yu reach out to pat Ning Wanciu’s head just now, she couldn’t help but let out an auntie smile.
But very soon, very quickly, the atmosphere changed.
The class bell rang, and everyone returned to their seats.
Then… her newly-made friend, An Qing, also slipped back into the classroom right on time.
Compared to this morning, An Qing seemed to have undergone a subtle change.
When she passed by, she even flashed Shen Huahua a polite smile.
Yet for some reason, Shen Huahua felt that An Qing had become much colder.
She instinctively shivered.
Glancing left at An Qing, then right at An Yu—although both of them acted the same as before—why did it feel like their relationship had worsened even further?
This wouldn’t all be her fault, right?!
No way! If it really was because of her, she’d feel guilty to death!
But even if she wanted to ease the tension between the two of them, she had no idea where to start.
Let’s not even mention An Yu—An Yu completely ignored her.
As for An Qing…
She gave off the vibe that if Shen Huahua dared to bring up An Yu, she would instantly flip out.
So Shen Huahua didn’t dare say a word.
Feeling a little dejected, she lowered her head.
In the end, she had still messed everything up.
Now she was out of options!
She could only wait until An Qing was willing to talk about it herself; only then could she make up for her mistake.
But… would that day ever come?
Truthfully, An Yu could feel the gaze coming from the left—from that traitor woman who had been bought off—but she didn’t want to pay any attention to it.
Who knows what she’s doing, fidgeting around like that.
Did the reborn heroine give her new orders?
No idea.
Elbow on the desk, An Yu propped her cheek on her hand and pretended to listen to the lesson with a completely bored expression.
Honestly, the only enjoyable part of school was lunchtime nap.
Just then, the phone in her pocket vibrated lightly.
An Yu secretly took it out and glanced at it under the desk.
She had muted notifications from all apps; the phone would only alert her when someone directly messaged her.
And she only had two contacts: Ning Wanciu and Ning Dongli.
Since Ning Wanciu was sitting right behind her in class, she definitely wouldn’t be texting, so it was most likely Ning Dongli.
An Yu unlocked the phone, opened the chat app, and sure enough saw a message from Ning Dongli.
【Pillow Little Sister】: An Yu An Yu, several packages will be delivered to your house today—they’re for you!
Hm?
An Yu blinked in slight confusion.
She hadn’t bought anything.
Why were there packages, and how did Pillow Little Sister know?
…Come to think of it, yesterday she had asked for An Yu’s address.
So it was because she wanted to mail something?
【Sleep Well Tonight】: You’re sending them? What are they?
【Pillow Little Sister】: Yep, I’m the one sending them! You’ll know when you get home!
An Yu stared at the screen and blinked a few more times, not quite understanding.
She hadn’t expected Ning Dongli to enjoy being mysterious like this.
Was she trying to preserve the element of surprise?
Then she should reply…
【Sleep Well Tonight】: Okay, I’m really looking forward to it.
As long as she responded to the other person’s feelings and said she was looking forward to it, that would be enough.
She, An Yu, possessed high emotional intelligence.
【Pillow Little Sister】: Hehe, then do we have time to play games together tonight?
An Yu blinked again.
Pillow Little Sister was actively inviting her to play games.
So Pillow Little Sister really enjoyed playing with her, huh?
Mhm. As expected, she did have gaming talent.
Otherwise, why would Ning Dongli like playing with her so much?
Taking Ning Dongli’s invitation as recognition of her innate talent, An Yu gave a small satisfied nod before lightly tapping out a reply.
【Sleep Well Tonight】: I have time. Let’s play tonight.
【Pillow Little Sister】: Yay! Awesome! Talk later tonight—there’s another surprise too!
Hm? Another surprise?
Did she find a new game that would suit her?
That really would be a nice surprise.
As expected of Pillow Little Sister—just like Ning Wanciu, both of them were good people.
…
On the other side, inside Ning Dongli’s room, Ning Dongli was happily cradling her phone with shining eyes.
“Yes!”
She unconsciously let out a cheerful exclamation. Tonight, An Yu was willing to play with her again.
After seeing the delivery notification earlier, Ning Dongli had been unable to sit still.
Even though she knew it was class time, she still sent An Yu a message.
She urgently needed to know whether An Yu would have time to play tonight.
If not, wouldn’t everything she bought have been wasted?!
Unexpectedly, even though it was during class, An Yu replied almost instantly.
And she had time to play with her!
This was simply wonderful!
Plus tonight, they wouldn’t be playing mobile games anymore—so the chances of hearing An Yu’s voice would be much higher!
All that effort last night picking same-city next-day delivery items just so everything could arrive quickly reach An Yu hadn’t been in vain.
She hadn’t just bought a computer—she had bought the keyboard, mouse, headset, everything. She sent an entire gaming setup.
Other people might think she was insane, spending so much on someone she’d known for only a few days, someone she’d barely spoken less than a few sentences with, someone she wasn’t even sure counted as a friend.
But to her, it was all worth it!
As long as her goal could be achieved, of course it was worth it!
Sooner or later, they would become super close best friends who chatted on voice call about daily life until they fell asleep!
“Hehe~”
Unconsciously letting out a silly giggle, Ning Dongli was already fantasizing about that future.
She completely forgot that she was an extreme social recluse who would type and delete, delete and type again even when sending a single message.
If it were an actual phone call, she might not even be able to speak.
Ding—
The special notification sound reserved for her favorite contact rang out, startling Ning Dongli from her daydreams.
She reflexively looked at the screen and saw the message An Yu had just sent.
【Sleep Well Tonight】: Okay, let’s play tonight. I’m really looking forward to it.
Ning Dongli knelt on her bed, staring blankly at the words for a few seconds.
Then, unable to hold it in, she pressed her lips together, carefully placed the phone on the bed, and finally let loose.
“Woo… hoo!”
Her face was full of excitement.
She subconsciously squeezed her eyes shut and started imagining An Yu’s voice—if An Yu had said that line out loud, what would it sound like…
“Let’s play tonight. I’m really looking forward to it!”
Ning Dongli snapped her eyes open. “Ugh… that, that felt so good…”
It would be great if the real An Yu could just say with her own voice how much she was looking forward to it.
But she wasn’t that greedy! She had already collected three voice messages, after all!
Even while telling herself she wasn’t greedy, Ning Dongli still couldn’t help fantasizing about getting more.
She had a feeling that An Yu actually quite liked playing games with her—as long as it wasn’t just polite words…
However, Ning Dongli didn’t dare to be certain. She instinctively placed herself in a very low position.
Except when she was actually gaming, she completely lacked confidence.
If one day she actually succeeded, she might not even realize it herself.