This question gave Meng Kefei a shock.
“W-Why are you asking me something like that so suddenly?”
As she lay on the table, Tang Yuanyuan looked listless. “Fei, I know you know the answer. Please tell me.”
“I-I don’t know. How would I know?” Meng Kefei shook her head in denial as she blushed, even though she was wondering why Tang Yuanyuan asked this question. “Why did you suddenly ask about this? Do you like someone?”
Right away, Tang Yuanyuan recounted the incident yesterday to Meng Kefei, who was startled.
“A beautiful girl is trying to win Yishu’s heart?”
“That’s what Chufeng told me. He said that the pretty lady liked Yishu and wanted to be my future sister-in-law.”
“B-But what did Yishu say?” Feeling guilty, Meng Kefei inquired.
“Yishu…” Looking confused, Tang Yuanyuan tried recalling what happened yesterday and she remembered that she did not see the look on Yishu’s face as she was lying on his shoulder.
Meng Kefei got the answer from the look on Tang Yuanyuan’s face—Tang Yuanyuan had no idea what love was. Therefore, Meng Kefei began to ask some leading questions.
“You don’t have to try to remember anything. Let me ask you; did Yishu admit that she’s your sister-in-law?”
Tang Yuanyuan shook her head. “No.”
“Since he never admitted to it, you don’t have to worry about it too much. He’s probably not into that girl.” Meng Kefei simultaneously let out a sigh in relief. Hearing about this incident from Tang Yuanyuan had sent her on an emotional rollercoaster.
“But Yishu didn’t deny either.” Tang Yuanyuan recalled again and remembered that Yishu was only telling Chufeng to stop talking nonsense; he never said that it wasn’t true. After all, that lady was so beautiful and gentle.
Perhaps Yishu… will like her?
“Yuanyuan, not denying it doesn’t mean it’s true. And since he never admitted to it, it’s more likely than not that that’s not the case. Yishu loves you so much. He won’t find a girlfriend anytime soon.”
Meng Kefei patted Tang Yuanyuan’s hand and gently comforted her, “Don’t overthink, okay?”
“No matter how much Yishu loves me, one day he’ll have to find a girlfriend, won’t he?” Still lying on the table, Tang Yuanyuan tilted her head and looked Meng Kefei in the eye. “Am I right?”
“Uh-huh.” Meng Kefei did not want to hide this fact from her. She nodded and explained, “Yishu’s not young anymore, and it’s normal for him to start dating someone. Do you know that many girls in our school have started dating?”
“Really?” Eyes as clear as glaze, Tang Yuanyuan looked surprised. “Isn’t puppy love prohibited? School is important. Mommy told me that dating at such an early age will have an impact on your academic results.”
Meng Kefei looked at her, almost choked, and responded, “You aren’t dating anyone, but I don’t see how good your results are.”
“You’re right.” This embarrassed Tang Yuanyuan. Even though she was not dating anyone, she had not put much effort into her studies. All her time was spent on either sleeping or eating. Fortunately, Yishu was naturally intelligent and would help her with some last-minute reviews before her exams. Even so, Tang Yuanyuan never seemed to have learned her lesson.
Perhaps it was because of Yuchi Yishu that Tang Yuanyuan never felt the need to work harder in her studies.
“Alright. You should stop overthinking.”
Even though Tang Yuanyuan agreed with what Meng Kefei told her, she still had a dream that night.
In that dream, Yishu was with the pretty lady, who ended up becoming her sister-in-law. Standing next to each other, the two were very well matched; this included their height and outward appearance.
It was a match made in heaven.
When Tang Yuanyuan woke up, she did not feel happy. She lay there for a good while until Meng Kefei came down from the top bunk to freshen up.
“Good morning, Fei,” Tang Yuanyuan greeted Meng Kefei without a second thought.
Surprised to see how early Tang Yuanyuan got up, Meng Kefei looked at her. “Yuanyuan, why are you up so early?”
Shortly after, Meng Kefei was shocked to find that Tang Yuanyuan was tearing up.
“Yuanyuan, what happened? Why are you crying?”
Huh?
This question prompted Tang Yuanyuan to feel troubled. “Am I crying?”
How did I not know that?
Nonplussed, Meng Kefei quickly went up to her bed and helped wipe her tears. She had never seen Tang Yuanyuan like this before. “What happened? Please don’t cry. You can tell me anything.”
Frankly, Tang Yuanyuan had no idea what happened as she did not even realize that she was tearing up. All that she could remember was that she was trying to recall the scenes in that dream before she felt somewhat depressed. And when she noticed that Meng Kefei was up, she thought she should greet her.
Who knew that she was crying?
Tang Yuanyuan reached out, touched the corner of her eye, and found tears.
What’s going on?
“Yuanyuan?”
Meng Kefei helped her up and worriedly looked her in the eye. “What happened?”
Having spent so many years together, Tang Yuanyuan was extremely comfortable with Meng Kefei. The moment Tang Yuanyuan was asked this question, she described what happened in that dream to Meng Kefei right away as well as how she felt earlier.
Meng Kefei was worried until she heard what Tang Yuanyuan had just described to her. After a moment of silence, she whispered, “Are you hoping that Yishu does not find a girlfriend?”
“No, Fei.” Tang Yuanyuan shook her head. “I didn’t think that way. I thought that they looked really good together.”
“But you were crying,” Meng Kefei followed up gently while becoming heavyhearted. In addition to her worried look, Meng Kefei now felt slightly conflicted.
“Fei, I don’t know why I cried. Was it because I’m afraid that I’d lose Yishu after he gets a girlfriend?”
“Well, that might be the case.” Meng Kefei tried to comfort her. “Don’t think too much. Dreams are always the opposite of reality—if you dreamed that they were together, that means that they would never be together in reality.”
“Is that true?” Hands around her knees, Tang Yuanyuan buried her head in between her thighs and kept quiet.
“Alright. That’s it for today. Since you’re up already, let’s get freshened up and you can follow me to the library today.”
“Okay.” Tang Yuanyuan accepted her invitation.
In the afternoon, Zhong Chufeng showed up, and his presence delighted Tang Yuanyuan as that meant that Yishu was also around.
After looking behind Zhong Chufeng for a while, Tang Yuanyuan did not see Yuchi Yishu. Feeling somewhat disappointed, she asked, “Chufeng, is Yishu here too?”
Her words pierced Zhong Chufeng’s heart. “Yuanyuan, you’re hurting my heart. Do you only care about Yishu?”
