“Ah, um…”
Liang Rou was just about to smooth things over and muddle through this awkward situation, but Xia Rui cut her off.
“Ah, I remember now, I recall…”
Xia Rui’s words trailed off as her gaze suddenly landed on the flustered Liang Rou.
She remembered in a flash—back then, Liang Rou had originally agreed to meet her, but suddenly canceled, claiming she had something urgent. But the reason wasn’t, “My girlfriend is here, I have to be with her,” but rather, “My Father and Mother are here, I have to spend time with my parents.”
Ah…
She nodded thoughtfully.
So, Liang Rou had genuinely wanted to go out for a meal with her that day, but her girlfriend showed up unexpectedly.
Not wanting her Single Persona to crumble in front of Xia Rui, she lied and said, “My Father and Mother are here.”
Oh~
Xia Rui suddenly smiled at Liang Rou, a smile that left Liang Rou bewildered and suspicious that Xia Rui was up to no good.
But Liang Rou also sensed that Xia Rui seemed to have pieced everything together. Now… could it be that this Miss would hold a grudge against her?
However, in the next second, Xia Rui shook her head innocently.
“Ah, I suppose the two of us haven’t met before. I just tried to recall, but I really can’t remember when we might have met.” She said this to An Luxi.
Faced with Xia Rui’s sudden change of tune, both Liang Rou and An Luxi were momentarily stunned.
Liang Rou was baffled because Xia Rui had clearly remembered what happened that day, so why didn’t she expose her? She didn’t even seem angry at having been lied to.
An Luxi, on the other hand, was confused because Xia Rui had just said, “I remember now,” but then immediately said, “I suppose we haven’t met before.” So which was it—had they met or not? An Luxi really couldn’t recall; her memory wasn’t the best.
But since things had been said this way, pressing further would just be rude.
An Luxi smiled at Xia Rui in a friendly way.
“Then I must have remembered wrong. Xia Rui, you’re just too beautiful~ Hmm, maybe I confused you with some Star~”
Her words were especially sweet.
Xia Rui felt herself floating from the compliment.
No wonder Liang Rou could be swayed by this girl! With such Sweet Talk, she must have coaxed Liang Rou into being with her! Xia Rui thought.
The dishes began to arrive one after another. Xia Rui watched as An Luxi kept picking food for Liang Rou, and under the table, Xia Rui’s hand silently clenched into a fist.
Jealous!
So sour!
Why does this food taste so sour?!
Xia Rui was about to burst into tears.
Her beloved Liang Rou was showing off her love with her girlfriend right in front of her, and she couldn’t do a thing about it.
This helplessness… made her feel as if she’d let down her hair color.
That’s right, wasn’t she Yellow Hair? Wasn’t Yellow Hair supposed to steal other people’s girlfriends? Why was she putting up with this?
The more Xia Rui thought about it, the sadder and angrier she became.
No.
She had to control her emotions, look at the long-term.
Right now, facing her girlfriend, Liang Rou must still have feelings for her, so she couldn’t just start seducing or badmouthing recklessly.
She had to take it slow, step by step…
Damn it!
She couldn’t hold back anymore!
“Bang!”
Xia Rui slammed her hand heavily on the table and shot to her feet.
On the other side, Liang Rou, who was just showing off with her girlfriend, was startled and reflexively stood up as well.
An Luxi also jumped, looking at Liang Rou and then at Xia Rui in confusion.
“Wh-what’s wrong?” An Luxi asked timidly.
Whenever she spoke softly like this, it made her seem incredibly pitiful. Coupled with that innocent, adorable little face, it really tugged at people’s heartstrings.
Looking at the pitiful sweet girl before her, Xia Rui’s anger only burned hotter.
So much tea.
That was her assessment, deep down.
But on the surface, she kept a calm expression and tugged at the corner of her mouth. She pointed toward the restroom.
“Oh, um, my stomach hurts a bit. I need to go to the restroom. You two go ahead and eat, I’ll be right back.”
It was the only thing she could say to ease the awkwardness.
After saying that, Xia Rui grabbed her phone and hurried off.
“Uh…”
Liang Rou rubbed her nose, feeling a bit awkward too, and quietly sat back down.
However, neither Liang Rou nor An Luxi noticed that although Xia Rui took one phone with her, she had left another in her backpack, which she hadn’t taken.
That phone had its Voice Call function turned on.
That’s right, Xia Rui wanted to eavesdrop on Liang Rou and An Luxi.
Xia Rui slipped into a stall, pulled out her Bluetooth Earbuds, and stuck them in her ears.
The sound from the phone was a bit noisy, but she could faintly hear Liang Rou and An Luxi’s voices.
The two chatted idly, mostly expressing concern for each other, and didn’t talk about her much. When they did mention her, it was only to praise her as enthusiastic and kind.
“She… didn’t say anything bad about me?” Xia Rui muttered.
After listening for about five minutes, she realized there wasn’t any useful information, so she stuffed the phone back in her pocket and walked out of the stall in disappointment.
Standing in front of the Mirror, Xia Rui pulled out her Lipstick from her pocket and touched up her makeup.
“I don’t think I look any worse than An Luxi…”
She scrutinized her reflection in the Mirror.
“Or does Liang Rou just not like my type, and prefers someone like An Luxi?”
In the Mirror, she looked bright and confident, like a little sun.
From childhood to now, she’d never lacked admirers, but the only person who truly moved her heart, the only one she’d ever pursued, was Liang Rou.
Your First Love—how could you give up so easily?
“But even the tastiest dish gets boring after a while… I don’t believe I can’t pry this couple apart! Heh… just wait and see, there’s still plenty of time… Sooner or later, I’ll win her over.”
After saying this, Xia Rui let out a cold laugh and stuffed the Lipstick back in her pocket. But just as her hand slipped inside, she touched a bag of something, and her whole body froze.
That thing was the Drug she had previously given to Liang Rou.
“Plenty of time, huh?”
Xia Rui stared blankly at herself in the Mirror.
That meant that during this time, Liang Rou and An Luxi would be kissing, lying on the same bed whispering intimate secrets, and maybe even… doing those happy things together.
“Not allowed!”
She had to be the first one to touch Liang Rou!
Xia Rui bit her lip hard.
“I already have this Drug, so what am I hesitating for? Before, I said I’d take it slow only because Liang Rou didn’t have a girlfriend. Now, it’s different.”
“Plenty of time?”
Maybe it could be punctuated differently.
“Come, night, last long.”
She clenched the powder in her pocket tightly.