Xia Yuan, who was completely defenseless against her friends, never expected that Peng Xue would ask her to start talking about such an explosive topic right away. She immediately groaned and waved her hands:
"Well, that's meaningless. Why are we talking about that? There are children here!"
As Xia Yuan said this, he turned his gaze to the 1.9-meter-tall child, Xiang Bingbing. Unexpectedly, at this moment, she was looking at Xia Yuan with her chin in her hand, looking at him with a happy face:
"Don't look at me, Yuanyuan. I'm already 21 years old. What kind of child am I? However, I really don't know what dododo means... But it seems very interesting!"
"As expected of you, Peng Xiaoxue. You started to reveal your true colors right after graduation..." Yue Xinyi spread her hands helplessly, but Peng Xue came over to pinch her. "Why are you pretending? Are you not interested? Or has Youxi already talked to you?"
"… "
As soon as Peng Xue saw Yue Xinyi's surprised expression, she knew she could tease her again. "Why? I heard that someone was the eldest lady's only designated best friend, but she didn't even hear these private conversations. No way? There can't be such a heartless best friend, right?"
"How dare you say that to me? You haven't talked to Yuanyuan yourself either."
"I was busy with my exams, and I didn't want to be distracted by too many things. Besides, I'm chatting right now!"
"I, I don't think this is a good idea..."
The good girl Liu Xiaoyu felt the same shame and embarrassment for Yuanyuan, and hurriedly stood up for Xia Yuan and said, "No, no matter what, this is someone else's personal privacy. It always feels a bit... inappropriate to talk about it in public."
"Ah, Xiaoyu, we don't want Yuanyuan to go into all the details, just talk about your feelings and experiences. After all, he is our senior."
"What on earth is Dododo? Hey! No one has told me yet... "
Xiang Bingbing, who didn't understand the secret code, pounded the table and cried. Seeing that she was about to break the table, Liu Xiaoyu who was standing beside her hurried over and whispered to Xiang Bingbing.
Xiang Bingbing, who glimpsed the truth from Liu Xiaoyu's few whispers, immediately straightened her attitude, her face flushed, and she looked like she was humbly seeking advice.
Xia Yuan was reluctant to say this in front of everyone, but couldn't resist everyone's curiosity, so he finally compromised:
"Experience or something... just... just very happy, our Ah Fang is amazing."
"Won't it hurt?"
"That was so long ago, I don't remember... Anyway, we are very loving and happy now."
"Wait..." Yue Xinyi seemed to have discovered the blind spot, "When was it?"
"I remember it was on Ah Fang's 18th birthday, and everyone was already adults—"
“Woooa ...
Everyone burst into laughter at the same time, which made Xia Yuan feel embarrassed. He quickly lowered his head and enjoyed the envy of his friends.
Peng Xue continued to ask curiously, "By the way, can Ah Fang hold on for long?"
"Yeah, it's been a long time."
Xia Yuan looked proud when he mentioned this.
"Fuck, you're just bragging..."
Yue Xinyi was secretly shocked.
"Why would I lie to you about this?"
Liu Xiaoyu blushed: "So, then you guys are together every time?"
"It's not always like this... But it's generally like this."
Xia Yuan explained seriously, "If the relationship between three people is to remain stable, one of them must not be left out..."
"Indeed... it's troublesome if the water is not evenly distributed."
Yue Xinyi pondered, "Does Meigou treat you equally? Does he like Duoduo more? I think Meigou..."
""
Xiang Bingbing, who is usually active, seemed to have a brain crash at this moment. She listened in a daze as everyone asked her questions about topics that she half understood.
Xiang Bingbing usually didn't read anything with a gloomy theme, and her thoughts and heart were very pure, so she had never heard of some of the terms. She suddenly felt that it made sense that she was always treated like a child, and she felt a little depressed.
"Why do I feel like everyone here knows everything? They must be very experienced, right? I've never even been in a relationship, let alone the things you guys are talking about..."
"… "
"… "
"… "
Xiang Bingbing's words silenced Peng Xue, Liu Xiaoyu, and Yue Xinyi. Xia Yuan looked at the silent crowd and added insult to injury:
"You guys still don't have a favorite boy?"
Peng Xue was the first to respond: "Yes, but I have liked your Mei Fang."
Everyone was surprised that Peng Xue could express her love for Mei Fang so frankly. Xiang Bingbing almost shouted, "I feel the same way." Xia Yuan was also a little embarrassed:
"Besides Ah Fang... have you never liked any other boys?"
Peng Xue shook her head and said nothing. Then she looked up and asked Yue Xinyi who was standing beside her, "Check the refrigerator to see if there is any wine or beer in it."
"What, are you trying to drown your sorrows in alcohol?"
"I just really want to drink right now, is that not okay? I didn't ask the front desk to bring some up."
Xia Yuan tried to dissuade him, "Don't drink... We still have to discuss the band's affairs. I won't ask you."
Yue Xinyi sighed, "Once you've seen the sea, you'll never be impressed by the water. Xiaoxue has gone insane."
"You are the one who is crazy. Your whole family is crazy too."
Peng Xue rolled her eyes at Yue Xinyi in annoyance, "You said you don't like Mei Gou, then why are you still single? And the few people here... Xiaoyu, you are so pretty. I heard that many people in high school gave you love letters, but you didn't accept them. What kind of boys do you like?"
"Well… we talked about this before when we were camping, and I like—"
"I don't know anything about the camping thing. Don't tell me who you liked before. Just tell me the type of boy you like now."
"… "
Liu Xiaoyu showed a somewhat embarrassed expression, and then shook his head, "I... I don't know now... I'm not interested in love now."
Xia Yuan tried to dissuade him, "Yes, Xiaoxue, don't make it hard on Xiaoyu. She really doesn't like relationships. She was like that when we were deskmates in high school."
"Haha, is this true?"
"No... I really don't have anything I don't like."
"Do you dare to say that you have no feelings at all?"
"… "
No matter how good-tempered Liu Xiaoyu was, Peng Xue made her a little unhappy at the moment:
"Xiaoxue, since you are Yuanyuan's best friend, why are you saying things that would embarrass Yuanyuan?"
"… "
Liu Xiaoyu put herself on a moral high ground with just one sentence, and immediately isolated Peng Xue, who wanted to see through her thoughts, from Xia Yuan. However, Peng Xue did not buy into this statement:
"At least I won't keep hiding my feelings, because I think that would be more like deceiving Yuanyuan."
Liu Xiaoyu retorted: "But there are many things you like that you can't express. After you say this, how are you, Yuanyuan, Youxi, and Meifang going to get along with each other in the future? The trust that friends should have is gone."
"I have been keeping it in my heart because I feel that I have always had a chance, which only leaves me with some unrealistic fantasies and regrets."
Peng Xue explained, "If you express your feelings for someone, you've let go. If you don't express them, there will be problems. I've been through the same mentality as you, so I can understand..."
Liu Xiaoyu shook his head. "I don't think you can understand that people's experiences are different."
Seeing that the atmosphere was becoming increasingly tense, Xia Yuan also felt very nervous, and quickly pulled Peng Xue and Liu Xiaoyu's hands and said:
"Okay, Xiaoyu, Xiaoxue... Stop arguing, I really don't think as much as you say. I can really understand why you like Ah Fang, because Ah Fang and I have been together for so many years, and I certainly know how outstanding our Ah Fang is..."
"But, I like Ah Fang, and as long as I don't do anything to Ah Fang, it won't affect our relationship. Let's not talk about this topic anymore. Can we just stop here?"
"Yeah... I can."
Liu Xiaoyu nodded. She didn’t want to talk about this at all. She hoped that no one would know that she liked Mei Fang in this life.
Peng Xue on the side also nodded reluctantly, but she was in a bad mood now.
"Okay, now let's talk about band planning! So, the first topic is about the name of the band. I have a few alternatives here, you can take a look..."
Xia Yuan was talking about the band's planning, but only Xiang Bingbing and Yue Xinyi occasionally joined in the conversation. When he asked Liu Xiaoyu, he just said "anything is fine with me", and when he asked Peng Xue, he just said "whatever", which made the atmosphere of the discussion very stiff.
Yue Xinyi felt that there was something wrong with the atmosphere, so she took the initiative to suggest: "We just picked up Xiaoxue today, and we might be a little tired from working right away. How about we talk about this tomorrow? Let's eat first! Yes!"
"Yeah, good meal, good meal!" Xiang Bingbing patted her chest, "Yuanyuan said she would take us to a barbecue buffet today, I want to eat as much as I can in one go!"
Although Peng Xue and Liu Xiaoyu had some conflicts over their concepts, they were still willing to give Yuanyuan face. They just seemed a little silent when they were having dinner together, so everyone dispersed quickly after the meal.
Xia Yuan took Peng Xue to send her back to the hotel, and showed great concern for Peng Xue along the way:
"Xiaoxue, you didn't eat much today. Are you not full? Do you want to come to my house to eat something? I can let Youxi... No, I will make something for you. You can go and see my children. Daju and the others are so cute..."
"No, no, that's all I'll eat." Peng Xue shook her head, "Besides, that's your love nest, I can't just disturb it."
"You're saying something like that... Are you still unhappy about what happened today?"
"Not really..."
Peng Xue thought about it, and then asked Xia Yuan: "Yuanyuan, I want to ask you something."
"Yeah, go ahead."
"If I could go back to the beginning and still have a choice, would you like me to tell you that I like Ah Fang, or would you rather not know?"
"I'm actually... a little unsure." Xia Yuan scratched his head, "I don't really care about this... because I think it's impossible for Ah Fang to leave Youxi and me, so it doesn't matter whether I know or not."
"You really are... Ever since I met you in middle school, I've noticed that you don't have any sense of crisis about Ah Fang. Aren't you afraid that someone else will snatch Ah Fang away from you?"
"It's not like we haven't had it before, because we don't know how Ah Fang sees us. The only one who feels pressured is You Xi, but we've talked it out, so we'll compete fairly and reasonably, and wait for Ah Fang to make his own choice..."
"Then you are lucky, too. Even the rival you met is so good..." Peng Xue tilted her head and showed a bitter smile, "But Fang's excellence is known to all. In addition to Youxi, there will definitely be some over-the-top rivals around you. They may do anything to get your Fang, even when you are least prepared... In short, I don't want to see you betrayed by your friends..."
"Are you worried about Xiaoyu? You don't have to worry about her. I have been with her for many years and I know her very well. Although Xiaoyu doesn't like to talk, she is really kind at heart. She won't do anything to let me down."
"You are a good person in every way, except that you are too trusting..."
"I will definitely only trust people I trust." Xia Yuan patted Peng Xue's shoulder, "I trust Xiaoyu, just like I trust you... Even if Xiaoyu really likes Ah Fang, she will just keep it in her heart..."
"Okay... since you've said that... I won't worry about Xiaoyu anymore." Peng Xue scratched her head, "But I'm really bored. The emperor is not anxious, but the eunuch is. I worry about this and that for you..."
"You love me! Of course I know and I am grateful." Xia Yuan said as he hugged Peng Xue, "I know I am very happy and live in everyone's love, so I am always grateful to the friends who appear around me and want to give them enough trust..."
Peng Xue couldn't help but go crazy after listening to Xia Yuan's warm words. She hugged Xia Yuan and kissed her cheek.
"Ahhh, Yuanyuan, you really are a little angel! I want you to be my wife! Meigou or whatever, get out of here!"
"Xiaoxue, don't do this... I belong to Ah Fang!"
Xia Yuan dragged her tired body back home. When she opened the door, she met Mei Fang who had just taken a shower and was wearing pajamas:
"Why would such a cute girl appear in our house... Oh! I see, it turns out to be my wife—"
Before Mei Fang had finished showing her courtesy at the door, Xia Yuan suddenly threw herself into Mei Fang's arms and started whimpering. Several kittens jumped around Xia Yuan's mother, meowing non-stop.
"Ah... what's wrong with you... are you unhappy having dinner with your friends? Why are you crying..."
"Listen to me, listen to me..."
Xia Yuan lay in Mei Fang's arms and told him everything that happened today. Mei Fang felt a little weird after listening to it. Was this about forming a band or chatting about gossip
"In short... organizing a team is not easy... You are the captain of the band, so you must mediate the conflicts among the team members... Although this matter has passed, it may not be so easy for Peng Xue and Liu Xiaoyu to reconcile completely. We must find an opportunity for them to reconcile..."
"Now I understand how hard it was for Ah Fang to recruit people to make the game... I wish I could share more of the burden with you."
"It's okay. I wasn't as complicated as you back then..." Mei Fang touched Xia Yuan's cheek, "Do you want me to help you?"
"No, no... This is my own band, I have to be independent and solve problems by myself... As for where Ah Fang can help me..."
Xia Yuan hummed and reached into Mei Fang's arms, "I haven't played with Ah Fang for the past few days... Can you reward me today?"
Facing Xia Yuan's delicate humming, Mei Fang was immediately frightened and trembled all over. At this moment, Lin Youxi had just finished taking a shower and came out clean. When she saw Xia Yuan, she was surprised:
"Why are you back so early... I thought I could continue soloing with Ah Fang until the evening..."
"? You said you were busy at work today, is that what you were busy with?"
Xia Yuan's face was filled with a mmp smile.
(End of this chapter)