23 New Neighbors (1/2)

23 New Neighbors

'”Hello

Auntie Wu.” He Xinyan waved at the middle-aged woman as she stepped into the apartment room.'

'”Yanyan! Minger is inside her room.” The woman hugged He Xinyan before closing the front door. He Xinyan walked over to the bedroom with the door closed and opened it without knocking.'

'”Yanyan!” Wu Minger jumped up from her bed and ran over to hug her best friend. They hadn't seen each other since they graduated.'

'The room was decorated in mainly pink and white colors

and although it was small

the room was extremely cozy with everything located close to each other.'

'They sat down together on the bed and He Xinyan immediately began complaining about her cookies.'

'At the end of the story

Wu Minger held onto He Xinyan's hands and asked her

”So is he nice?”'

'He Xinyan played around with the pink blanket in her hand

”Well. . . he's different from what I thought. You know

he's Gu Yechen. I thought he would be cold and mean and heard to interact with

but he's not. He's. . . Well

at least he's trying to be kind and gentle.”'

'Wu Minger smiled

”Well that's good. Is he romantic?”'

'”No!” He Xinyan replied without even thinking for a second

”So we went to the movies and guess what? I ended up sitting through a two-hour documentary because he didn't know how to choose movies for dates!”'

'Wu Minger burst out laughing. She could almost imagine how annoyed He Xinyan felt during the movie. Even when they were in high school

He Xinyan couldn't stand history classes.'

'She would sleep through all the history lectures and copy Wu Minger's notes after class was over. And. . . she failed all of the tests!'

'She was even caught once and got punished badly

but after the punishment

she continued to sleep. At one point

the teacher gave up trying and would ignore He Xinyan and let her sleep through the class.'

'”But Yanyan

how long is this relationship going to last? I know you are angry about that bastard Su Zhiming

but you are still beautiful and young. Don't waste too much time on someone you don't like.”'

'He Xinyan nodded her head

”I know. I still need Gu Yechen. . . Once I accomplish my goals

I will leave him.”'

'Wu Minger's lips twitched slightly

”Why do you sound like such a bad woman when you say that?”'

'He Xinyan casually flipped her hair

”I never said I am a good woman.”'

'They talked for a few more hours and it was almost time for dinner when He Xinyan left. Wu Minger's mom invited He Xinyan to stay for dinner

but she kindly rejected her offer.'

'The car stopped in front of the He mansion and He Xinyan got out of the car

but she didn't go home immediately. Going home meant that she would have to face the two disgusting faces of Li Huiran and Li Yuyan again

and she wanted to enjoy the peace and enjoyment of today a little more.'

'During the evening

the weather cooled down a bit

and a gentle summer breeze made for a thoroughly enjoyable walk.'