Xia Qi knitted her brows. “And another thing. A very popular game came out recently, and I specifically shared it with him to play, but he just said it was boring and wouldn’t play it.”
Song Qiuyu listened intently, asked for the name of the game, and searched for it online.
‘Wait… this game… isn’t this bad woman just me?’
‘That’s not right either. I didn’t explode Jiang Xiao’s gold coins; instead, I helped him save money!’
‘But the game’s inspiration must have come from real life. It seems there really are a lot of bad women like me in this world.’
‘Hmph.’
‘With me around, no one will even think about exploding Jiang Xiao’s gold coins!’
“Huh? Jiang Li should have shared the link with you. Didn’t you receive it?” Xia Qi asked in confusion as she looked at Song Qiuyu’s search page.
Song Qiuyu was stunned for a moment. She immediately opened her chat with Jiang Li and looked down.
Sure enough, Jiang Li had sent a link around 10:00 PM last night.
There was an attached message: “Autumn Rain Bro, I sent this game to my brother, too. I think it might be helpful for you guys. If you have time, you can play it together.”
Seeing this message, Song Qiuyu froze slightly. The determination and pride she had felt a moment ago vanished, leaving only guilt and unease.
She knew very well that Jiang Li was doing this entirely because of the bad things Shen Xi had done in the past.
This was a way to warn them to prevent Shen Xi from pulling any more tricks.
Unfortunately, despite guarding against thieves day and night, the thief had already been brought into the house, and Jiang Li was still completely unaware.
“Lin An really doesn’t know how to appreciate such a good game!” Xia Qi huffed.
“Dating him is so exhausting. I feel like it would be much easier to date someone like Xie Zhuran from your dormitory.”
Hearing this, Song Qiuyu looked up at Xia Qi thoughtfully and tentatively asked, “Xia Qi, do you often say things like that to Lao Lin?”
“Hmm?” Xia Qi was startled. She nodded, looking slightly puzzled. “Why? What’s wrong?”
Song Qiuyu frowned and pondered for a moment.
Instead of answering, she asked, “Have you ever acted cute or spoiled with Lao Lin?”
Xia Qi was stunned. Her expression became strange, and she crossed her arms, shaking her head as she said decisively, “Act cute? I, Xia Qi, have never acted cute with anyone in my life!”
Seeing Xia Qi like this, Song Qiuyu’s eyes lit up. She felt as if she had grasped the truth.
‘This female warrior, Xia Qi, seems to have a more masculine soul than I do. She’s really manly…’
‘On the other hand, do I act cute with Jiang Xiao too often?’
‘But as a boyfriend, he likes seeing his girlfriend act cute.
There’s nothing wrong with being tough, but you have to be soft when it’s time to be soft!’
She didn’t feel ashamed; instead, she felt proud.
Tilting her head, she said, “Xia Qi, I think for many things, as long as you soften up, everything will be easy to talk about. Maybe Lao Lin is just waiting for you to take the initiative and act cute?”
“Um…” Xia Qi’s gaze seemed to waver.
But after thinking for a while, she shouted that it wouldn’t work.
She shook her head again and said stubbornly, “Why do I have to be the one to act cute? I’m the older sister! And if Lin An really thinks that way, like you said, then I definitely can’t let him have his way!”
Those few sentences made both Song Qiuyu and Jiang Xiao recall the time they first met Xia Qi.
It seemed these two were still competing even now. One wanted to be the older sister, and the other wanted to be the older brother. Neither was willing to yield.
‘So this is the legendary antagonistic couple.’
“Anyway, it’s absolutely impossible for me to act cute. I’ve already made up my mind. If even you guys have no solution, then I’ll just have to break up with Lin An so we can both cool down,” Xia Qi said with a frown.
“If you think that acting cute means you’ve lost, you are gravely mistaken,” Jiang Xiao suddenly spoke up.
As soon as he said this, Xia Qi’s puzzled gaze moved to Jiang Xiao.
Song Qiuyu’s eyes immediately lit up. Seeing him remain silent as before, she had thought he would stay quiet until the end.
But that was the Jiang Xiao from the beginning of the semester. The current Jiang Xiao was different.
“Acting cute isn’t showing weakness. It’s your weapon — a specialized weapon for dealing with boyfriends!”
As he spoke, Jiang Xiao glanced at her and continued with a smile.
Song Qiuyu didn’t look away either. She looked back at him and pouted unhappily. She felt like this guy’s words were directed at her!
“Why don’t you try calling Lin An right now and act cute once? If it doesn’t work, at most, you can just say you lost a game of Truth or Dare and were forced to do it.” The corners of Jiang Xiao’s mouth curled up slightly.
“Right, Jiang Xiao is right!” Song Qiuyu turned her face away and gave a light huff before turning back to smile at Xia Qi.
“Give it a try. You won’t lose anything by acting cute, and you can always claim you were just completing a task!”
After saying that, she gave Jiang Xiao an approving look.
Jiang Xiao accepted it gladly.
“Why do I feel like both of you are so experienced at this?” Xia Qi looked at the two in front of her suspiciously, then clicked her tongue and revealed a knowing smile.
“I think I found the right help?”
In a sense, she certainly had.
The people in front of her were a bad woman who was an expert at baiting people and a bad man who had been trained by her to be an expert baiter himself.
Baiting people until they were hooked was exactly what they were best at!
Song Qiuyu smiled on the surface but cried in her heart.
‘This is the taste of a boomerang.’
“But even if I act cute, Lin An will probably still refuse to do it with me.” Xia Qi still took out her phone.
“Why is that?” Jiang Xiao asked.
“Because he said…” Xia Qi imitated Lin An’s tone and adjusted a pair of non-existent glasses on the bridge of her nose.
“What kind of couple starts doing that after only dating for one month? Being eager for a night of madness… after the madness, the one who regrets it and loses the most is myself!”
“To prevent you two from misunderstanding, the ‘myself’ in that sentence refers to me, not that guy Lin An.”
Hearing this, Song Qiuyu thought about what had happened just last night and suddenly felt guilty.
She scratched the back of her neck, which was covered by her turtleneck sweater.
Two lunatics who had already done it while still in the adjustment period were sitting right in front of her.
It was all the period’s fault.
Jiang Xiao pondered for a moment and said, “But judging from Lin An’s words, he’s actually looking out for you.”
“But his girlfriend was so proactive, yet as a boyfriend, he still refused so decisively.” Xia Qi couldn’t get over it. “To put it bluntly, I suspect he’s impotent, or asexual. He just can’t do it!”
“You shouldn’t say things like that,” Jiang Xiao frowned, his voice deepening.
Song Qiuyu was taken aback.
Those words were indeed not to be said lightly.
No man could stand that.
If Lao Lin had the same temper as Jiang Xiao and wanted to prove himself, Xia Qi probably wouldn’t be able to walk for several days!
Xia Qi wanted to say more, but the phone she was holding suddenly vibrated a few times. Along with the ringtone, a contact name appeared on the screen.
Dog Thing.
“…”
For a split second, Song Qiuyu didn’t really want to interfere in Lin An and Xia Qi’s relationship. But then she remembered that Lin An was her brother, after all, and she couldn’t harden her heart.
She still had to help out a bit.
Xia Qi didn’t hang up or ignore it; she answered directly. “Hello.”
Song Qiuyu’s expression was tense.
“Xi’er, are you hungry?” Jiang Xiao lowered his voice and whispered in her ear.
Hearing this, Song Qiuyu was startled.
It was one thing if he didn’t say it, but now that Jiang Xiao mentioned it, she really was a bit hungry.
It was about time for breakfast.
Just as she was about to nod…
“That’s right, I’m at Song Qiuyu’s house. I’ve already decided to live with him and Jiang Xiao. We’re currently in the thick of a bloody battle — a threesome!” Xia Qi suddenly said.
“?”
Song Qiuyu was completely stunned.
“Let me tell you, Song Qiuyu and Jiang Xiao are much more impressive than you. They’re simply amazing!”
With that, Xia Qi hung up the phone immediately.
She stretched her arms as if a weight had been lifted from her shoulders, a refreshed expression appearing on her face.
As if she had just remembered, she continued, “Oh, right, since I disturbed you so early in the morning, you probably haven’t had breakfast yet. I haven’t eaten either. But I’m so tired right now — my heart is exhausted — and you two look pretty tired as well. Why don’t the three of us pool our money and order takeout?”
As she spoke, she turned her head and saw two faces that were profoundly shocked — so shocked they were speechless.
Naturally, those two belonged to Song Qiuyu and Jiang Xiao.
“…”
Song Qiuyu even suspected that Xia Qi had other motives.
With those words just now, if he had even a bit of money, Lao Lin would probably fly over immediately.
Then again, Xia Qi said she was tired. Maybe that exhaustion was mostly from staying up all night and traveling.
“Takeout isn’t healthy.” Jiang Xiao narrowed his eyes and refused decisively.
He didn’t have many thoughts about Xia Qi’s words; it was obviously just to provoke Lin An.
But dragging the two of them into it when they were just trying to help…
“That’s true. Then should we make breakfast together?” Xia Qi prepared to get up from the sofa.
“No need. You just chat with Xi’er. Leave breakfast to me.”