Today is the day that Lin Youxi entertains Yue Xinyi and Liu Xiaoyu to make up for his last attack.
When Mei Fang woke up in the morning, she found that her lover was gone, but her blanket was not taken away by Lin Youxi as usual, but was covered on her body.
Mei Fang opened the door and came out of the bedroom, and then she heard the sound of busy tidying up in the kitchen. There was a plate of fried noodles with eggs on the dining table in the living room, and Lin Youxi was wearing heat-insulating gloves and carrying a large bowl of mung bean soup.
"Ah... I was wondering when you would wake up in the morning. Should I wake you up? You woke up so soon."
"You too... got up so early today?"
"Are you worried that you won't have time to prepare lunch if you get up too late? Look, I've already prepared breakfast for you. Just wash up and eat..."
Lin Youxi had just put down the mung bean soup when Mei Fang suddenly came over and hugged Lin Youxi, humming as if she wanted to be intimate with her. Lin Youxi also cooperated and leaned into Mei Fang's arms and gave her a simple kiss.
"Okay, today's morning kiss is now successfully completed. You really like to live a life with a sense of ritual..."
Lin Youxi held Mei Fang's cheek with a smile full of joy, "Is this the boy I fell in love with for the first time? He is so innocent and cute! I really like him!"
"This is your first time in love, so don't act like you're so experienced, okay?"
"Who made someone love me to death? I am the favored one, so I can play with you however I want."
Lin Youxi pinched Mei Fang's cheek and said, "You are just a slave of my love."
Mei Fang followed suit and pinched Lin Youxi's cheek, "I've never heard of a master working hard to make breakfast for a slave in the morning..."
"After all, you have to give some rewards occasionally to make you feel a little satisfied. This is the standard PUA plan."
Lin Youxi patted Mei Fang's head as he spoke, and then he couldn't help but move closer to Mei Fang and get intimate with her, which became more and more intense, to the point where Mei Fang could hardly breathe.
"Well... okay... I haven't brushed my teeth yet, I'll go wash up."
Lin Youxi wiped the saliva from the corner of her mouth, looked at Mei Fang's hurriedly running back, and couldn't help but laugh out loud.
After the two of them finished their simple breakfast, Mei Fang started to wash the pots and dishes, while Lin Youxi began to think about today's menu.
"Braised pork, garlic shrimp, pine nut corn, chrysanthemum, egg drop soup, do you think these dishes are enough for four people?"
"Just home cooking is fine, that's enough."
"Just add some chicken drumsticks or something... I'll go to the supermarket to buy some later. Oh, and duck necks, too. We Chubei people love them the most."
"I'll just go to the supermarket to buy it. It's hot today, so you can just prepare the food at home."
"Let's go together! I'm afraid you don't know how to choose vegetables. The selection of pork belly is very particular, okay? The last time I asked you to buy it, I disliked it for a long time. Do you remember?"
"Let's not talk about anything else... Youxi, you are really amazing... A few months ago, you were still a young lady who had never done housework. You even needed me to serve you when you had a meal. Now you can do everything."
"Hehe, I am the omnipotent academic god Lin Youxi. Cooking a dish is not a simple task!"
Lin Youxi stood with her hands on her hips, looking very proud of herself. After washing the dishes, Mei Fang wiped her hands and hung her apron on the kitchen door. Then she naturally took Lin Youxi's arm and went out shopping with her.
At the same time, Liu Xiaoyu was getting dressed for today's trip. She chose a beige off-shoulder dress, paired with a bag, a wide-brimmed hat and various small accessories, giving her a pure feeling of a girl next door.
In the large full-length mirror, Liu Xiaoyu is wearing a brightly coloured coat, giving her a pretty and simple look, as if she is still a girl in her early 20s.
Wearing this... isn't it a bit too youthful
I'm just visiting their home, not going anywhere for fun... It doesn't seem necessary to dress like this -
Liu Xiaoyu was struggling with this when suddenly there was a doorbell ringing outside the house.
“Here it comes!”
Liu Xiaoyu opened the meeting window and saw Yue Xinyi, then opened the door and let Yue Xinyi up to his residence.
"Oh my god... the environment of your high-end apartment is as good as your big villa in Baimei County. I don't think you came to Pengcheng to work at all... I don't know what you are doing in this class—"
Yue Xinyi was furious and wanted to scold Liu Xiaoyu, but when she saw the novel with the words "Yesterday's Love Song" printed on the coffee table in Liu Xiaoyu's house, she sighed, "That's right, you came here to enjoy life... Your book has sold over 500,000 copies, right?"
"Yes... it was just broken yesterday..." Liu Xiaoyu scratched his head, "Let's not talk about this anymore, let's go to Mei Fang's house together."
"Ah, I haven't had time to complain about your outfit yet-"
"Sure enough... Is it weird? Going to someone's house as a guest."
Liu Xiaoyu subconsciously fiddled with her dress. At this moment, Yue Xinyi suddenly jumped behind Liu Xiaoyu and pinched her hard.
"Hey, what are you doing!"
"Are you so happy to see your old classmates?"
"Of course I'm happy, but this is just my normal attire... I'll dress up when I visit someone else's house."
"Come on, everyone knows how good your relationship was when you were deskmates with Mei Fang. You chatted in class, after class, and even walked home together after school. If others didn't know, they would have thought you were dating at that time."
"Don't talk nonsense, this happened ten years ago... I haven't been in touch with him for ten years."
"Just tell me who you've been dating in the past ten years. Your brother is getting ready to get married with a baby, and your parents are so worried about you that they've been urging you to go back to your hometown in Chubei Province for a blind date."
"If you haven't met someone you like, you can't just give in, right?"
Liu Xiaoyu said gently, "My view on love is to be single rather than to be with someone who is not your regular partner. You still haven't found a partner."
"I don't want to be controlled and constrained by a man. I am happy living alone now. If being with someone doesn't make me happier, then I would rather stay single."
Yue Xinyi tilted her head and looked at Liu Xiaoyu in front of her. "Speaking of which, your rare reunion with him now can be considered a kind of fate, right? Don't you want to try again?"
"Try what..."
Liu Xiaoyu touched his nose a little embarrassedly, "He already has a girlfriend and is with Youxi."
"Hey hey hey! Aren't we just friends?"
"We just got together a while ago. Youxi told me so herself."
"No... Are you still chatting privately together? You have such a good relationship?"
"We talked about a lot of things—"
On the way, Liu Xiaoyu and Yue Xinyi shared a lot of what she knew about Lin Youxi.
"Bipolar disorder... If it doesn't affect their normal life, it's fine, but from your description, it's hard for them to stay together for long--"
"Don't say that. I think they are a good match."
Liu Xiaoyu's eyes softened when he said this, "You don't know what Mei Fang did when Youxi had an attack that day—"
"I know! How could I not know?"
Yue Xinyi groaned, "Didn't he just climb over the wall from outside and hugged Lin Youxi from outside, regardless of the danger to his life? You told me this many times."
"Is there?"
“This is the third time.”
"How, how come it happened so many times..."
"You don't believe it? The chat history is here. You told me once on the day of the incident, and you told me again the second time we went out to eat together. Today is the third time..."
"Okay, let's just say it—"
"Just tell me if you are moved or not!"
"No, no! I just think their love is great and sweet."
"Of all my body, the only thing that's tough is my mouth."
"Huh... Xinyi, you're so annoying!"
Liu Xiaoyu and Yue Xinyi came to Mei Fang's house, joking and laughing.
As the knock on the door sounded, Lin Youxi, who was busy in the kitchen, shouted "I'm coming, I'm coming", then gently kicked Mei Fang who was arranging the dishes, "Go, go, open the door."
"Why don't you go yourself—"
“Here we come… Welcome, welcome!”
"Excuse me! These are the souvenirs we brought for our visit."
As Liu Xiaoyu spoke, he handed a small lucky bag to Mei Fang, who was immediately puzzled.
"Ah... just come, why bring anything..."
Mei Fang made a few polite remarks and Liu Xiaoyu took the gift from her hand. "Can I open it and take a look?"
"Yeah, sure... some small ornaments made by the company."
After Mei Fang opened it, she found that the gift was a big pink and tender peach. Mei Fang held the peach in the palm of her hand and felt it was very soft.
"Oh, is this the... stress relief toy?"
Liu Xiaoyu nodded, and Yue Xinyi beside him interrupted, "She works at the 'Game Peach' company, so it's reasonable to give her a stress-relieving peach, hahaha!"
"That's true..."
At this moment, Lin Youxi happened to poke her head out of the kitchen. "Ah Fang, why are you letting them stand at the door? Let them come in and sit down, idiot."
"I know, I know..."
"Do you want to change your shoes? Or shoe covers—"
"It's okay. There's no need to be polite in our house. Just come in."
Mei Fang invited Liu Xiaoyu and Yue Xinyi into the house. Yue Xinyi looked curiously towards the kitchen and asked Mei Fang, "Is Chef Xi here today?"
"Yeah, yeah, let's look forward to her cooking skills."
Mei Fang's face was filled with smiles as he said this.
Just like a boy who is deeply in love.
Indeed... I am immersed in love.
At least, from the perspective of everyone other than Lin Youxi, it is like this...
Lin Youxi prepared a sumptuous home-cooked meal, and Mei Fang set the table and invited old classmates to take a seat.
"Wow... These look delicious and smell even better. Mei Fang, you are so lucky to have such a caring girlfriend!"
Yue Xinyi has always been a talkative and outgoing person. Although she didn't talk much with Lin Youxi and Mei Fang in normal times, she was able to get along well with them as soon as they met. On the contrary, Liu Xiaoyu at the side seemed unable to fit in and had been eating silently by himself while picking up food.
When Lin Youxi saw this scene, she took the initiative to greet Liu Xiaoyu, and picked up a chicken leg for Liu Xiaoyu, asking Liu Xiaoyu to eat more. Then she also picked up a lot of vegetables for Mei Fang to eat, and Mei Fang's bowl was suddenly full of green.
"You should eat more vegetables. You haven't been exercising much recently. Take some vitamins."
"I know, I know—"
"Don't be so helpless, do you want me to feed you so that you can be more enthusiastic?"
"Hey! What's the matter—"
Although Mei Fang found Lin Youxi's enthusiasm at the dinner a little strange, he was very happy to see Lin Youxi do so.
She is willing to show her intimate relationship in front of everyone.
She would not push herself towards Liu Xiaoyu.
This also means that she really wants to be with me this time.
However, if Lin Youxi and Mei Fang had not confirmed their relationship, Mei Fang probably would not have invited them to her home as guests...
After everyone had eaten and drunk their fill, Mei Fang went to wash the dishes. Lin Youxi brought some fruit and ate with Liu Xiaoyu and Yue Xinyi.
During this period, Lin Youxi developed a strong interest in Liu Xiaoyu's clothes:
"Xiaoyu, this dress is so beautiful and cute. Where did you buy it? Can you send me a link?"
"Sure... I'll send you my WeChat ID..."
As Liu Xiaoyu spoke, he opened his phone to look for the link. At this moment, Lin Youxi was staring at Liu Xiaoyu.
Liu Xiaoyu and Lin Youxi looked at each other and felt a little embarrassed. "What, what happened?"
"Nothing, I just think you look really good. You can see that your outfit today is very particular. I don't know how to dress like this... No one taught me. I didn't care about these things before. I just went with my feelings. Can you teach me how to dress when you have time? I want to look better in front of Ah Fang."
"Yes, of course, but you look great even without makeup... you were like that in high school."
"Yes, yes, the title of 'God of Study' Lin Youxi is not just given casually!"
Yue Xinyi said happily while eating watermelon, "I really wanted to be friends with you at that time, but you were too cool and aloof. I couldn't reach you."
"What's the point of being cool or not? Haha... I've been alone since fourth grade, and not many people want to get close to me, so I seem cool, right..."
"After fourth grade? What happened to fourth grade?"
"I mean... it's fate."
Liu Xiaoyu stopped Yue Xinyi from talking to him and said, "I can feel from the game that you really miss her."
"Yeah, that's why I'm going to do 'White Plum Time' with Fang."
Lin Youxi narrowed her eyes and smiled at Liu Xiaoyu, "I'm sorry for the trouble I caused you last time. Thank you and Xinyi for not looking down on me for being a psychopath and coming to visit my home."
"Hey, what kind of mental illness? Sometimes I get crazy when I'm in a bad mood. It's nothing."
Yue Xinyi patted her chest and said, "So, as long as you are willing to treat us as friends, you can come to us to discuss any difficulties you encounter! By the way, if it is a problem of funds, you can also talk to Xiaoyu. She works just to have something to do. She is rich and can definitely invest in your work—"
Liu Xiaoyu blushed and was about to tell Yue Xinyi to stop talking nonsense, but now Lin Youxi also became excited:
"Wow... Is this true? Xiaoyu, can I really ask you for investment?"
"Um... um... if you have any trouble, I can help-"
"Haha... Don't be too nervous. I won't ask you to borrow money just yet."
"It's not about money... If you need money, I'll lend it to you."
"Huh? Are you so nice to us?!"
Lin Youxi patted Liu Xiaoyu's shoulder and said with a smile, "Then I have to doubt it, haha, are you and Ah Fang just ordinary old classmates? You—"
"Just, just ordinary old classmates!"
Liu Xiaoyu defended himself seriously, "On the one hand, it is true that I haven't seen it for many years, and it is not easy to see it again; secondly, your "White Plum Time" is really a very good work, and I also hope that it can be officially launched one day. I really... am very, very looking forward to it."
"Are you really looking forward to it?"
“Really, I’m really looking forward to it.”
Liu Xiaoyu nodded, and his eyes were full of determination as he looked into Lin Youxi's eyes.
"Then... in that case, can I invite you to be a member of the project team?"
"Huh?"
"Actually... I've read your book."
Lin Youxi pulled out a book called "Yesterday's Love Song" from under the coffee table. This was Liu Xiaoyu's novel.
"To be honest, after reading your novel, I really liked it. I even felt like I had met an old friend. Ah Fang and I both hope that you can join our project team and be responsible for the copywriting and script-related work. Is that okay?"
"You want... you want me to work on "White Plum Time" together?"
I'm sorry that I was in a really bad state this month. I was in a drowsy state the whole time. I went to the sleep disorder department and got some medicine, and I'm feeling a little better now. I'm slowly adjusting my condition. There are some climax stories to look forward to next month, and then I'll prepare for the final chapter. I will work hard on writing in August. Thank you everyone.
(End of this chapter)