100 What Is the Connection? (2/2)
Little Brother Ye's first reaction was shock. After all, he had been pursuing another girl from his class. Even though he did not state his intention openly, people with eyes knew what was going on. He was waiting for that last step, for the girl to nod. Thinking back, no wonder the girl had been turning her face away from him recently. Before this, she would agree shyly to his invitations out to dinner, but now, she ignored him fully, and their last phone conversation was so long ago because most of Little Brother Ye's recent time had been dominated by Wang San.
”Even so, you did not have to escape alone so late at night.” Ye Shuang berated Little Brother Ye, but she could not help but gossip a little. ”Then again, the whole group of your friends is close to Wang San, why are only you misunderstood? There has to be something else that you have done.”
”What I have done is to have f*cking bad fortune,” Little Brother Ye cried. ”We always used paper-scissors-rock to decide who would go pick Wang San up. No one likes to leave the comfort of the dormitory, and that is how we usually decide who is going to go purchase lunch. For that period of time, for some reason, out of ten games, I lost eight, so you can guess what happened….”
Then came the real reason he escaped to Ye Shuang's place that night. It was unclear whether Wang San was influenced by the rumors or was indeed interested in Little Brother Ye, but it was her birthday that night, and she only invited Little Brother Ye, skipping the rest of the boys. The rest of the guest list consisted of the girls from her class.
If Little Brother Ye accepted this invitation, this would have been a silent admission of their relationship, and the scariest part was one of Wang San's good friends was the girl Little Brother Ye was really interested in. When Little Brother Ye got the insider news, he almost peed his pants from fear. Before Wang San's troop arrived at the boys' dormitory, he snuck out of the backdoor. Going back home would have been too shameful, so Ye Shuang's place was the most convenient. Also, he planned to stay there for a while… at least until this rumor had boiled down.
Ye Shuang laughed until she had trouble breathing. ”Such a stupid boy. When you found out something was wrong, you should have told Wang San that you like her friend and asked her to be your matchmaker.”
One stone killed two birds. Why should he run‽ The moment he did, he exposed himself for criticism. People would suspect that he had done something bad, and as rumors continued to circulate, no matter how Little Brother Ye denied it in the future, the label 'heartbreaker' could not be shaken off him that easily.
”I'm afraid that she is really interested in me, and I will make her cry on her birthday.” Little Brother bit on his fingers and said embarrassedly, ”But the biggest problem is that Wang San is close to our Qi Qi. Earlier, Qi Qi knew I'm interested in her, but then this Wang San thing happened. If I now continue to pursue Qi Qi, will they think I'm toying with their feelings‽”
”Well, don't say I didn't warn you.” Ye Shuang shrugged. ”I'm not getting involved in relationships between little boy and girls, but certain things have to be said to prevent misunderstandings. If nothing works, just go with the flow. After all, a university romance will last for one or two months at most; you'll be free after that.”
Just as Little Brother Ye was wrapped in the conflict, his phone that was left in the room rang. The boy jumped up like a spooked rabbit and soon came out with the phone, yelling like the world was going to end, ”Sis, what should I do‽ It's Wang San!”
”You're asking for me to answer it‽” Ye Shuang knew that she would need to fix this mess whether she liked it or not. Little Brother Ye was waiting for Ye Shuang to say that. He tossed the phone into her arms. Ye Shuang rolled her eyes, and Wang San's voice came from the other side.
”Ye Feng, why aren't you here yet?”
Ye Shuang coughed. ”I'm sorry, I'm Ye Feng's sister. He's currently in the shower, how can I help you?”
Wang San probably did not expect Little Brother Ye's sister to answer the phone. She stammered for a while before explaining shyly, ”Sister Ye, I'm… Ye Feng's schoolmate. I've invited Ye Feng to my birthday party tonight, but he has not shown up.”
”Oh, about that, there's a family emergency, so he probably won't be able to make it tonight.” After all, no one was going to come to her house to check whether she was lying or not. ”Is there anything else?”
Wang San quickly said, ”Nothing else.”
She turned around to whisper to people around her. Wang San soon started speaking again in an embarrassed tone. ”Actually, it is my sister who wants to ask Ye Feng some questions, but if he is not available, then it's alright.”
Your sister is looking for Ye Feng‽
After hanging up the phone, Little Brother Ye sighed in relief and returned to the room while Ye Shuang scratched her chin to think.
Eva, Wang San, Ye Feng. What is the relationship between these three‽ There does not seem to be any; the only time they interacted was when Wang San was rescued.
But wait, didn't I appear in my male form that night‽