Chapter 226 Convert Enemies into Friends (1/2)

The three took their seats. Although they’d just experienced a violent and bloody episode, Xiao Bing and Yu Miao were talking happily now. Only Liu Kexin still showed some apprehension. Xiao Bing was also surprised by Yu Miao’s psychological quality.

After they sat down, Xiao Bing and Yu Miao chatted freely. Although they had just known each other and were supposed to be rivals in love, they respected and somewhat appreciated each other.

Xiao Bing was amazed that Yu Miao, born into a wealthy family, could have such an extraordinary bearing. Yu Miao, in turn, was amazed that a noodle house owner would have such broad opinions and hold such outstanding conversations. Liu Kexin was shy and she was sitting in the middle of the two men. She bowed her head to eat and said nothing, but looked at the two with her big eyes. She looked at Xiao Bing a little more often.

From the way Liu Kexin looked at Xiao Bing, Yu Miao realized that she liked Xiao Bing. That feeling could not be completely concealed. He felt a little sad in his heart. If Xiao Bing was just an ordinary person, he would still have some confidence in competition. But now it looked like Xiao Bing was no ordinary man, plus the two knew each other earlier. Was he really too late?

“Brother Bing, I need to go to the bathroom.”

Liu Kexin stood up and looked at Xiao Bing.

Xiao Bing nodded with a smile and said, “Okay, go ahead.”

Xiao Bing and Yu Miao both looked at Liu Kexin’s back, and Xiao Bing knew that Yu Miao must have something to say. Whether he was giving up or insisted on pursuing Liu Kexin, he had to say something.

Sure enough, after Liu Kexin left, Yu Miao sighed softly and said with a bitter smile, “Mr. Xiao, I guess I’m too late.”

Xiao Bing laughed and said, “Now that we are all friends, and I’m guessing that I’m two or three years older than you, you can also call me Brother Bing, and I will call you Yu Miao.”

“Okay!” Yu Miao said, “I can see from Kexin’s eyes that she likes you. I should quit and stop disturbing you. But my affection for Kexin is also real. She is your girlfriend now, but I still want to compete with you.”

“Is that so?” This was quite unexpected to Xiao Bing. He had just observed Yu Miao and thought the latter was ready to give up. It was a normal thing to give up. But he still had some go in him. This young master cannot be underestimated.

“I will compete fairly with you for one month, and if Kexin still loves you after one month, I will give up!”

Xiao Bing stretched out his hand and laughed. “Deal.”

“Let’s clap hands as an agreement!”

The two men smacked their palms together. That was settled. Yu Miao was a good person, and he seemed sincere about Liu Kexin. Besides, Xiao Bing was just her fake boyfriend, and it would be better to give him a month. If he couldn’t conquer Liu Kexin’s heart in one month, that proved that they were not destined for each other.

But in his heart, Xiao Bing still did not want Yu Miao to have her. Xiao Bing, however, did not recognize that feeling within him. But it also ignited Xiao Bing’s fighting spirit.

After they clapped, Yu Miao relaxed and breathed a sigh of relief. Then he said with a bitter smile, “I’m ashamed to bother Kexin who already has a boyfriend. Especially when I have to compete fairly with you. I know it’s not very good, but I just can’t help myself.”

Xiao Bing laughed brightly and said, “It doesn’t matter. Do you think I care about that? There is no way to control the emotional affairs. If you hadn’t said it, I’d still have understood. What’s more, if Kexin really loves me, thousands of people can’t take her away from me. If she’s not mine, I can’t keep her even if I wanted to. If I’m afraid of your pursuit, that means I have no confidence in my relationship with Kexin.”

Yu Miao looked at Xiao Bing seriously and said, “Brother Bing, it’s a pity that I didn’t know you before. You are different from all the friends I know. You are very extraordinary and are worth getting to know.”

“We are now both friends and rivals in love.”

Yu Miao said, “After a month, no matter what the result is, we are just friends, not rivals.”

Xiao Bing and Yu Miao both looked at each other and laughed, forgetting their unpleasantness. Sometimes even competitors have similar traits which they appreciate in each other.

Liu Kexin came back. When she sat down and looked at Xiao Bing and Yu Miao, she felt a little confused. Coming back from the bathroom, she felt the atmosphere between the two was different from before. They were talking and laughing and now looked like friends who had known each other for many years. The barrier that was there before seemed to have disappeared completely. How could two people suddenly become like this? It made Liu Kexin incredulous and delighted at the same time. Actually, Liu Kexin didn’t want the son of her benefactor and Brother Xiao become enemies because of her.

“Kexin, I went to visit uncle and aunt today. I was relieved to see that they were in good health. I used to hear my father talk about what happened when they went to the countryside together. It was a long time ago, but their feelings were sincere.”

“Yes,” Liu Kexin said, “so I’ve never wanted anything to affect their relationship.”