Chapter 22: Best Friends for Life

Everything that happened in the bathroom felt like an unreal dream.

After returning to the living room, both people involved tacitly chose not to mention it.

Yu Qing wore a somewhat overly cute bear pajama.

It was only after putting it on that she realized it was Mei Xue’s sleepwear, making her look unexpectedly adorable.

Her face, steamed pink from the heat, stepped out of the bathroom, and the atmosphere in the living room seemed to grow lively again.

The variety show had ended at some point.

Lin Wei was now sprawled on the sofa, clutching a game controller and battling fiercely against the TV screen, shouting all the while.

Yu Qing glanced at the screen.

It showed a side-scrolling game similar to Mario, well-made, with a troll factor on par with Iwanned.

Zhou Min walked to the bookshelf, took a book, and sat beside Yu Qing.

She opened the book on her lap, but her gaze didn’t seem to focus on the pages—who knew what she was really looking at.

On the other side, Lin Wei’s hard-fought struggle was shattered by a bullet suddenly shot from an apple.

Fuming, she puffed up her cheeks, still flushed from the post-bath heat.

Seeing that Yu Qing had finished bathing and was sitting beside her, Lin Wei immediately threw aside the controller and lunged over to hug her.

“yiyi, you’re done! So fragrant! Let me sniff you!”

She buried her face in Yu Qing’s freshly dried hair, where the faint scent of Gardenia lingered, nuzzling like a large dog.

Yu Qing’s body stiffened.

Instinctively, she wanted to enjoy the pleasure of being loved, but remembering that the real Mei Xue would probably refuse, she forced herself to restrain the desire and tried to push Lin Wei off.

However, dear Miss Yu Qing had apparently forgotten that her current strength was less than Hakimi’s, and no matter how she struggled, she remained firmly trapped in Lin Wei’s embrace.

Tired. Let it all end.

Yu Qing thought hopelessly.

She shifted, only to be held tighter.

“It’s late. Stop messing around.”

Zhou Min suddenly closed her book, stood up, and spoke naturally.

“It’s not early. Time to rest.”

Her gaze swept over to Yu Qing.

“yiyi, you…”

She paused, as if considering her words, then quietly leaned in to whisper in Yu Qing’s ear.

“Sleep in my room tonight? Lin Wei tosses and kicks in her sleep.”

Kicks?

Yu Qing’s eyes flicked over to Lin Wei, who was holding her tightly.

She imagined what would happen to her body if kicked by Lin Wei and shuddered a little.

Actually, I could sleep on the sofa too, right?

Yu Qing hesitated, unsure whether to nod.

Logically, she shouldn’t be allowed to sleep on the sofa, but she actually quite liked the idea of sleeping in Mei Xue’s room.

Just thinking about being wrapped in a blanket full of Mei Xue’s scent sent a current from her head to her toes.

“No way!”

Lin Wei suddenly exploded like a cat whose tail had been stepped on.

She instantly released Yu Qing, blocking her from Zhou Min, arms akimbo, glaring indignantly.

“Why? If yiyi’s sleeping, it’s with me! My bed is bigger!”

Obviously, she had overheard the whispered conversation between Zhou Min and Yu Qing.

Zhou Min raised her eyebrows slightly but wasn’t surprised by Lin Wei’s objection.

Instead, she began to argue reasonably.

“It’s precisely because your bed is bigger that you sprawl out and crush people. yiyi’s already exhausted from dealing with you today. She needs proper rest.”

“My sleeping posture is great!”

Lin Wei chose to ignore the other party’s nonsense, defending herself, though her confidence seemed shaky.

“And… And I can cuddle yiyi while I sleep! I promise I’ll be good! yiyi, don’t leave me, okay~”

Saying this, she put on a pitiful expression and looked at Yu Qing.

Cuddle while sleeping?!

You little brat, do you hear yourself?

Yu Qing felt her just-cooled face heat up again.

What is even happening here!

“Is that cuddling? That’s Eight-Armed Octopus wrapping!”

Zhou Min mercilessly exposed Lin Wei’s act, then looked at Yu Qing with a barely perceptible…um, tenderness?

“yiyi, you decide. Who do you want to sleep with?”

Huh?

Is this a love triangle too?

The pressure hit Yu Qing instantly.

She looked at Zhou Min.

Don’t be fooled by her innocent face.

She’d just finished bathing with her.

This woman almost touched her all over!

If Yu Qing believed her, she’d be a dog!

As for Lin Wei—don’t even mention her.

She’d hugged her in front of a crowd in broad daylight.

Calling her a pervert wasn’t an exaggeration!

If she slept with her tonight, who knew what would happen.

No matter who she chose, it was a dead end!

So two out of three of you are yuri?!

“I… Actually…”

Yu Qing spoke with difficulty, her voice weak.

“I think… I could sleep in my own room…”

It was the safest answer she could think of—as long as Mei Xue didn’t launch a surprise attack tonight.

“No!”

This time, both of them objected in unison.

Huh?

Even sleeping in “my own” room isn’t allowed?

“The atmosphere’s already set—no matter what, I have to sleep with yiyi tonight!”

Lin Wei hugged Yu Qing again, her soft chest rubbing against her body.

Probably really not wearing anything this time.

Zhou Min initially regretted it, but seeing Lin Wei take the initiative, she immediately joined in.

“yiyi, did you forget? You promised to sleep with me once a week, and it’s already the weekend—we haven’t yet this week.”

Nonsense!

You’re not even trying to act now, are you?

If Mei Xue ever said that, Yu Qing would strip naked and lie on the bed without complaint!

The atmosphere froze.

In the end, Lin Wei’s eyes sparkled as genius struck.

She extended a finger and came up with a “brilliant” idea.

“Aiya! What’s the point of arguing? My bed’s big enough! Let’s all three sleep together!”

Yu Qing: “???”

Zhou Min: “……”

She seemed stunned by the suggestion too, looking at Lin Wei with a complicated expression.

“Three people…won’t fit, right?”

Yu Qing tried one last time to resist.

She couldn’t imagine surviving the night with her purity intact between the two.

“It fits! Definitely fits!”

Lin Wei was excited now, radiating genius energy, grabbing Yu Qing with one hand and Zhou Min with the other, and dragging them into the room.

“It’s decided! Let’s go, go, go! I’m so tired!”

There was no room for refusal.

The sheer force left Yu Qing with no thought of resistance, and she was half-dragged, half-pushed into Lin Wei’s room.

Just as Lin Wei said, the bed was big—a double bed.

But honestly, squeezing three people on it, especially with Lin Wei’s chaotic sleeping style, was questionable.

Lin Wei jumped on the bed first, claiming the middle spot.

She patted the left side.

“yiyi, sleep here!”

Then patted the right.

“Minmin, sleep here! Perfect!”

Sure, it’s perfect for you.

Not so much for us.

Yu Qing and Zhou Min exchanged glances, seeing helplessness in each other’s eyes.