Seeing the girl so interested, Li Tang also became quite engaged.
After all, there was nothing about her and Zeng Yan that she couldn’t talk about…
So, after a brief moment of thought, she began to recount the story slowly.
To be honest, the story between Li Tang and Zeng Yan was very cliché, but it truly happened…
In summary, it was about a female lead who was saved by the male lead during childhood.
They grew up as childhood sweethearts, with the female lead harboring a long-standing crush on the male lead.
Later, she outmaneuvered the malicious female antagonist and successfully rose to the top.
Li Tang told the story succinctly, but her emotional delivery was spot-on.
By the time she got to the latter parts, even Lin Xinyuan couldn’t help but feel a surge of excitement…
“So sweet…”
Lin Xinyuan smiled, a little envious of Zeng Yan—having a girl as good as Li Tang liking him so steadfastly…
They chatted casually as they walked, and before long, they arrived at Nan Street Apartment Complex.
From the moment Li Tang entered the complex, she started sighing in admiration.
It wasn’t until she and the girl rode the elevator up, opened the door, and stepped into Lin Xinyuan’s room that she finally asked, “The rent here can’t be cheap, right?”
Li Tang took a quick look around the girl’s room.
Although small, the space was well-equipped—cozy but complete, with basically everything one would need.
There was even a small platform by the balcony leading to the bathroom, where she could cook.
A sink was right next to it.
However, Lin Xinyuan hadn’t made use of it yet; it was currently cluttered with miscellaneous items.
Not that she couldn’t cook, but since she had just moved in recently, she hadn’t bought an electric cooker or anything like that.
Besides, she was used to eating out at school, so she had put off setting up the kitchen until the next semester—though whether there would be a next semester was another matter entirely…
Given her current situation…
“Not bad, seven hundred eighty…” Lin Xinyuan answered, but then quickly added, “I’m not sure if that’s the exact price. A friend recommended this place, so maybe…”
Li Tang understood what Lin Xinyuan meant and didn’t press further.
She waved her hand. “Doesn’t matter, I’m not asking for a discount. As long as it’s within budget!”
At that, she seemed to remember something and suddenly chuckled softly.
Curious, the girl watched as Li Tang slowly walked behind her and suddenly wrapped her arms around her slender waist.
They were about the same height, and naturally, Li Tang rested her head on Lin Xinyuan’s shoulder.
“Ah Yuan~”
Li Tang said sweetly, sending shivers down the girl’s spine.
Lin Xinyuan caught the faint fragrance, their upper bodies pressed closely together.
Fortunately, it was cold outside, so though she could feel the curves and softness, it was subtle.
Still, it was enough to make Lin Xinyuan, who was a fake girl, feel a bit uncomfortable.
“Ah Tang… you… what are you doing…”
Her ears reddened slightly, but Li Tang’s expression was one of a different kind of bashfulness.
She smiled slyly. “Honestly now, tell me—are your friends boys or girls~”
Lin Xinyuan’s mind spun a little.
This was the first time a girl had gotten this close to her like this.
Although she was mostly desensitized to contact with girls now, this was different from just holding hands.
The boundaries were much wider, and the remnants of her male psychology still made her a bit shy.
“A boy…” Lin Xinyuan blurted out, then immediately regretted it. “No… I…”
“Eh, don’t explain, I know~” Li Tang interrupted and changed the subject. “How long have you known them?”
“I don’t know them…”
Lin Xinyuan instinctively wanted to deny it but was quickly caught in a contradiction by Li Tang.
“Oh really? You just said you know them, now you say you don’t? You little liar! Tell me, are you keeping a secret boyfriend?”
Lin Xinyuan was teased mercilessly by Li Tang.
After a few minutes, her face was flushed—not because she was shy like Li Tang imagined, but because she was utterly speechless and worn out from trying to explain.
“All right, all right~ Ah Yuan, I’m not saying anymore! Just kidding, sorry, sorry!” Li Tang apologized with a grin.
Lin Xinyuan, always good-natured, understood it was a joke and quickly accepted it.
In fact, they hadn’t known each other long at all—less than a day even—but they were already hitting it off.
Perhaps, as Li Tang said, their meeting was fate…
They spent the whole morning in the room, surprisingly never running out of topics.
The atmosphere was actually quite pleasant, not boring at all.
From TV dramas to movies, then games and anime…
Although Lin Xinyuan wasn’t very interested in those TV dramas, she listened quietly.
What surprised her was that Li Tang also watched anime—how had she missed that last night?
After confirming their preferences, they suddenly realized how many interests they shared.
Looking at it this way, they not only had good conversations, but their personalities also clicked.
This made them treasure each other even more as friends.
In this utilitarian age, having many friends is common, but having a truly compatible friend is rare—calling each other good friends and confidantes was not an exaggeration.
Finding a “kindred spirit” was one of life’s great blessings…
Especially since both Lin Xinyuan and Li Tang had few friends.
Lin Xinyuan’s social circle was sparse to say the least.
Li Tang, due to her personality, also didn’t have many friends and was often excluded by some girls…
Seeing this, Lin Xinyuan even admired Li Tang for having endured so much while lurking around Wu Xiaoyue, and not being found out all this time…
Their morning was interrupted by a phone call.
Li Tang planned to leave; Zeng Yan was already waiting with food at a restaurant on Nan Street.
“Bye, Ah Yuan!”
“See you next time, Ah Tang. Be careful on the way.”
“Got it! Mwah~”
After saying goodbye to Li Tang, Lin Xinyuan closed the door and planned to order takeout.
Actually, just now Li Tang had invited her to eat out, but Lin Xinyuan refused without hesitation.
Other couples were in their honeymoon phase, so why would she go and be a third wheel? Plus, she wasn’t feeling well and couldn’t muster much energy—she just wanted to eat and then get some good rest.
She thought about what Teacher Xue said and had skimmed through the materials he sent her.
She more or less knew what she couldn’t eat now.
It was like being sick; she could only eat light food!
It wasn’t that there were specific taboos before or after her period—some girls had strong constitutions and no menstrual pain, so they could eat whatever they wanted.
Of course, she wasn’t one of them.
With her constitution, there was a ninety-nine percent chance she’d suffer from menstrual cramps.
While Lin Xinyuan’s physical condition when she was still a boy was decent, that was thanks to years of training.
She had been born prematurely, with weaker immunity from the start.
This meant that even when she exercised almost daily as a boy, she still got sick more easily than most.
Now that she had become a girl, it was like her system had reset to factory settings.
Not only had all the later adaptations been undone, but the system’s optimization had also worsened significantly.
She had slackened on her nightly runs…
It was no wonder her constitution was now so poor—definitely worse than most girls.
“Sigh…”
Whenever Lin Xinyuan thought about the fact that she was about to experience that kind of thing—physically becoming a real girl with the ability to bear children—her feelings grew complicated.
A twisted kind of happiness mixed with loneliness and fear…
Welp, finally caught up