My Virtual Girlfriend-Chapter 430 Do you know why I like you?

He Mengxue was genuinely a bit stunned.

Because she had considered many possibilities, but none included Chen Yan rejecting her with such an excuse.

First, let’s not discuss whether the excuse is valid.

Speaking of Chen Yan...

Don’t you want anything to happen between us?

At that moment, He Mengxue began to doubt her feelings from the past few days.

She wondered if Chen Yan was not interested in her at all.

Otherwise, why would he reject such a reasonable excuse?

It didn’t make sense.

Thinking this way, she couldn’t help but look at Chen Yan.

Chen Yan was looking at her with a half-smiling expression.

The playfulness and interest in his eyes reinforced He Mengxue’s judgment!

She believed that she must have touched Chen Yan’s heart during this time.

Only, she didn’t know whether it was out of perverse interest or some other unspoken reason that Chen Yan didn’t accept her.

With this thought, He Mengxue’s confidence reignited.

And perhaps it was the feeling of being so close to her goal and yet so far that intensified her desire to win!

She felt that no matter how much Chen Yan resisted, she could definitely win him over!

"Go He Mengxue, you are the best!"

After silently cheering herself up, He Mengxue didn’t become disheartened by Chen Yan’s rejection. Instead, she used the setback as an opportunity and said, "If that’s the case, let’s just not sleep together, shall we?"

"You continue sleeping on my bed, and I’ll sleep on the living room sofa?"

"That should be okay, right?"

In He Mengxue’s heart, as long as the two of them were in one room, she would have an opportunity.

But, Chen Yan’s tricks were always deeper than she thought, and he said, "That won’t work either."

"Do you think a sofa is sturdier than a bed?"

"You’ve already broken the bed. Wouldn’t the sofa break too?"

He Mengxue: ...

He Mengxue tentatively asked, "What if I sleep on my own bed, and you sleep on the sofa?"

Chen Yan countered, "Won’t your own bed collapse?"

He Mengxue said, "Of course not. I’ve been sleeping on it for more than a year, and it hasn’t collapsed."

Chen Yan spoke profoundly, "That’s because you weren’t heavy before."

"Your weight obviously increased today, otherwise, how could the bed break?"

He Mengxue: ...

He Mengxue felt that sawing off the legs of the bed was just a mistake!

She should have sawed off Chen Yan’s tongue instead!

This guy focused on the same point and left no room for maneuver!

He Mengxue truly felt like she was the Jade Emperor arguing with the Buddha, just like that!

Jade Emperor: I have ruled over the heavens!

Buddha: You were beaten by a monkey.

Jade Emperor: I have more subjects than you.

Buddha: You were beaten by a monkey.

Jade Emperor: I have a wife!

Buddha: You were beaten by a monkey.

Jade Emperor: Can we not bring up the monkey?

Buddha: Your sister was taken away by a mortal.

Jade Emperor: ...

Buddha: Your daughter was taken away by a mortal.

Jade Emperor: ...

Buddha: Your niece was taken away by a mortal.

Jade Emperor: Let’s go back to talking about the monkey...

Buddha: You were beaten by a monkey.

Jade Emperor: ...

This is so irritating!

And always bringing up her weight was too much!

He Mengxue had never been commented on her weight like this before!

...

Meanwhile, as he watched He Mengxue being cornered by him, a thicker smile spread across Chen Yan’s face.

He found that he genuinely enjoyed teasing He Mengxue.

Especially seeing He Mengxue clumsily trying small schemes and tricks to win his favor, while he burst them one by one.

It gave him a thrill of mischief.

But, Chen Yan also knew the skill of "push-pull" well.

Flirting with girls or even dating, it was crucial to grasp the "degree."

You can’t push too hard, nor pull too close.

Like Chen Yan who kept pushing He Mengxue away, also needed to occasionally offer her a sweet date.

Thinking so, Chen Yan cleared his throat and said, "However."

"Although the sofa isn’t available for you, I can leave you the spot on the floor next to my bed. How about that?"

The sulking He Mengxue, who had internally begun devising "the eighteen ways of eating Chen Yan," suddenly asked in surprise upon hearing his words, "Really?"

Chen Yan hummed in affirmation, "After all, you’re so heavy, you can’t sleep on the bed!"

He Mengxue: ...

Would you stop bringing up getting beaten by the monkey!

Pfft. Can you stop mentioning my weight! It’s so annoying!!!

Seeing He Mengxue getting upset again, Chen Yan couldn’t help but laugh.

See, this is the art of push-pull...

...

After helping He Mengxue tidy up the guest bedroom, Chen Yan returned to the master bedroom, starting to prepare the place she would sleep.

At this time, He Mengxue, who was in the guest bedroom fetching a new blanket, began to ponder more and more about the situation.

’Am I being manipulated?’

’Why, in my own house, do I have to sleep on the floor?’

’Why can’t I even sleep on the sofa?’

’I’m not a maid!’

’Pfft! Even the maids in my house have beds to sleep in!’

The more she thought about it, the more He Mengxue felt something was off.

She found that, compared to Chen Yan, she was like a little lamb, greatly outmatched, being played at the clap of hands.

Moreover, what was most important was that upon reflection, she had begged to be played with, just like a cheap item.

The more she thought, the more aggrieved He Mengxue felt.

But, it was already like this tonight, and she had nothing she could say.

She could only walk towards the master bedroom, feeling aggrieved and clutching her blanket.

Her steps were heavy, and she doubted whether she was wrong. Should she not like Chen Yan?

After all, so many women liked Chen Yan; he wouldn’t miss having her as one of them.

And he had so much experience with women; she couldn’t compete with just internet tips or tricks taught by friends...

As she thought this, He Mengxue reached the master bedroom.

She pushed open the door, only to see Chen Yan had taken the cushions off the sofa and laid them on the floor, with a blanket on top, as he lay there playing with his phone.

He Mengxue paused for a moment and asked, "Why are you on the floor?"

Chen Yan, hearing her voice, looked up, glanced at her casually, and said nonchalantly, "What else? Did you really think I would let a girl sleep on the floor?"

Saying so, Chen Yan patted the bed and spoke, "Go on, get up there and sleep. You’ve been tormented all night."

That instant, He Mengxue felt her nose suddenly turn sour.

She looked at Chen Yan somewhat dazedly, her vision gradually blurring.

Chen Yan, not receiving a response from He Mengxue for a while, looked at her in wonder.

Seeing her tears, Chen Yan suddenly felt bewildered, asking, "What’s wrong? What did I do?"

He tentatively asked, "Or... would you rather sleep on the floor?"

"I didn’t know you had such a peculiar fetish."

Hearing Chen Yan’s words, He Mengxue instantly burst into laughter and said playfully, "You’re the one with that peculiar fetish."

"I just feel sorry for you, that’s all."

However, despite her words, He Mengxue still laid herself down on the bed. Clearly, for someone who grew up in luxury like her, sleeping on the floor wasn’t exactly acceptable.

But, this didn’t mean she was going to ignore Chen Yan.

She nestled in and then patted the empty space beside her, saying, "Chen Yan, why don’t you come up here and sleep?"

After saying that, she added in a whisper, "Don’t worry. I swear. I absolutely won’t do anything to you tonight."

Chen Yan chuckled, looked up at her, and said, "You got your words mixed up."

"I’m a guy, and you’re a girl. Shouldn’t you be worried about me doing something to you?"

He Mengxue threw a coquettish glance, "I’m not worried. If you actually do something, I will just cling to you. It would be just what I wanted."

That was indeed what Chen Yan worried about.

He kept He Mengxue at arm’s length, and despite her interest, he never took advantage of her, exactly because of this reason.

Compared to Boss Qiao Qiao’s cluelessness, Brother Ying’s lack of tact, He Mengxue was much more shrewd.

And she was different from Lu Man.

Lu Man’s dream was to be a Celebrity; she naturally couldn’t go public with her relationships, so she was more accepting of her strange relationship with Chen Yan.

But He Mengxue was different.

If Chen Yan didn’t make things clear and then took advantage of her, she really would cling to Chen Yan relentlessly, making him unable to shake her off.

So, this was why Chen Yan, despite He Mengxue’s interest and her coming on to him, hadn’t made any moves...

With this in mind, Chen Yan, who had been enjoying the night’s "game," suddenly felt his mood wane.

He waved his hand, turned over, showing his back to He Mengxue, and said, "Okay, go to sleep."

"We have to get up early for work tomorrow."

Feeling the sudden change in Chen Yan’s mood, He Mengxue looked at his back and seemed to understand something.

She furrowed her brows pensively.

Muttering to herself, "So... that’s the reason?"

With this thought, He Mengxue leaned over and gently prodded Chen Yan’s shoulder, asking, "Chen Yan, Chen Yan. Are you keeping your distance from me because you’re afraid of me latching onto you once we get together?"

Chen Yan, with his back to her, said dismissively, "You’re overthinking it."

He Mengxue’s head slowly began to show a question mark.

’Did I guess wrongly?’

While she pondered this, Chen Yan said, "Even though we aren’t together yet, you’re already clinging to me."

Hearing Chen Yan’s tone, He Mengxue felt she had guessed correctly and couldn’t help feeling slightly amused.

She said, "Chen Yan. What if I promise I won’t cling to you?"

Chen Yan snorted lightly, "A woman’s mouth, a liar’s ghost."

He Mengxue: .....

He Mengxue decided to try a different angle and asked, "But why are you afraid of me clinging to you?"

"What if, after we start dating, you find that I’m really good and want to get married?"

"Wouldn’t that be even more suitable?"

"People always have to settle down."

Chen Yan, while playing with his phone, said nonchalantly, "Don’t even dream about it. I don’t want to settle down. I won’t give up the entire forest for just one tree."

Unconvinced, He Mengxue retorted, "But what if it were a towering tree, bigger than the entire forest?"

Chen Yan laughed, "But it’s still just one tree. Only one landscape."

He turned his head, looking at He Mengxue and said, "Life is about meeting many, many people, and admiring many, many landscapes."

"Even if this tree is enormous, it’s still just one tree."

"I like the graceful willow trees, the lush phoenix trees, the spiky pine trees, and even the poplar trees that just quietly stay put."

"How can you give me all of these?"

After hearing Chen Yan’s shameless statement, He Mengxue was speechless for a long time.

After a while, she came back to her senses, somewhat angrily. She felt that her sincere feelings during this period had been utterly wasted. She had never expected Chen Yan to be the kind of man who flirts everywhere and never looks back—an absolute scumbag!

Angry, she flipped over, no longer wanting anything to do with Chen Yan.

Originally, she wanted to just go to sleep, but for some reason, perhaps because of what Chen Yan had said earlier, which completely shattered her values, she found it a bit hard to fall asleep.

After a while, unable to hold back, she turned over again, as quietly and carefully as possible.

Then she took a stealthy glance to see what Chen Yan was doing.

And then she saw Chen Yan with his back to her, playing Candy Crush on his phone.

Moreover, Chen Yan seemed to be enjoying himself immensely, utterly engrossed in the game.

He Mengxue was even more infuriated.

That jerk, making someone so mad they can’t sleep, while he’s having a blast!

The more she thought about it, the angrier she got, so with a puff of annoyance, she told Chen Yan, "I can’t sleep!"

Perhaps because her voice was a bit loud, Chen Yan scratched his ear, then said indifferently, "If you can’t sleep, count sheep."

"Count the sheep jumping over the fence."

"Just picture the scene of that little sheep hopping over the fence in your mind, and soon, you’ll fall asleep."

Skeptically, He Mengxue glanced at Chen Yan and then asked, "Is it really that miraculous?"

Chen Yan hummed affirmatively, his attitude one of ’believe it or not, your loss if you don’t.’

Seeing his attitude, He Mengxue got even more upset inside.

After thinking for a moment, she said, "I’m not going to sleep. I want to chat with you!"

Chen Yan was still in his nonchalant mood, "Chat away. What do you want to talk about?"

He Mengxue said, "Let’s talk about you."

Chen Yan, "Me?"

Chen Yan said, "There’s nothing interesting to talk about me. Just a normal guy with a head, three legs, two arms, and a mouth."

"Three... three legs?" He Mengxue was stunned for a moment, almost not catching the implication.

And when she did catch on, her face involuntarily flushed red.

She gave Chen Yan’s back a sulky glare.

She thought Chen Yan was really annoying.

He wouldn’t get together with her, and yet he’d flirt with her when he felt like it.

Even though she came up with new tricks every day to flirt with him, on closer thought, it was clear that he was the one who flirted with her more!

But, despite her words, it was precisely Chen Yan’s sudden risqué joke that gradually dissolved the anger in her heart.

She felt... that she probably didn’t have the right to blame Chen Yan.

After all, from the very beginning, it had been her unrequited wishful thinking; Chen Yan had never made any promises or responded affirmatively.

She really had no right to expect him to live according to her wishes.

Even... when she first set out to pursue him, hadn’t she known about his scumbag tendencies?

It was just that back then, she believed she could change him, and that he would turn his ways around for her.

Thinking this, He Mengxue’s mindset became much more peaceful.

"Sigh," she called out to Chen Yan, "Chen Yan. Do you know why I like you?"

Chen Yan said, "No clue."

He Mengxue lay on the bed, looking at the ceiling, her gaze filled with reminiscence, "Because I have never met anyone our age who is as outstanding as you."

"You’re handsome, kind-hearted, capable, loyal, and generous to your employees. And you even have dreams."

"Actually, it’s because you want to achieve your dreams that you’ve made it to where you are now."

As she said this, her eyes revealed a hint of admiration, "You have no idea how dreamy everything about you is!"

Hearing He Mengxue’s praise, Chen Yan couldn’t help but look at her.

Even though the lights were off, with the faint moonlight, Chen Yan could see the deep affection in that woman’s face.

Feeling Chen Yan’s gaze, He Mengxue also looked at him and then, smiling, she praised, "Oh, and Chen Yan. Haven’t people said that when God closes a door, he also opens a window for you?"

"Do you think that God might have missed you? Forgot to close the door for you?"

Chen Yan coughed and said, "He probably did close one."

Curious, He Mengxue asked, "Close what?"

Chen Yan, "He closed the door for marrying you."

He Mengxue: ....

He Mengxue felt that there was no way this conversation could continue!

Annoyed, she yelled twice, and then threw a pillow at Chen Yan, before turning away from him to sleep!

But, is sleep really something you can just get on demand?

If it were that simple, would anyone suffer from insomnia?

So, after trying hard for a while, He Mengxue started to toss and turn on the bed, struggling to sleep.

As she became anxious, Chen Yan coughed to remind her, "Count sheep."

He Mengxue hesitated for a moment.

But since she still couldn’t sleep, she might as well give it a try, even though she clearly seemed reluctant. She started counting sheep out loud, "One sheep! Two sheep! Three sheep!"

Anyone who didn’t know better, listening to her irritable tone, might think she had a grudge against these sheep and wanted to slaughter them for mutton soup.

"Four sheep! Five sheep!" He Mengxue counted forcefully.

She planned to count out loud to ninety-nine, and then go talk to Chen Yan, claiming that counting sheep was utterly useless.

But as she was thinking this, suddenly, she felt her left hand touch something.

In that instant, she suddenly felt her body getting heavy and her eyelids fighting each other, as drowsiness swept over her.

In moments, her consciousness became hazy, and He Mengxue felt that she was, indeed, about to fall asleep!

And in that moment before drifting to sleep, the only thought in He Mengxue’s mind was: Counting sheep actually works this well.

Typical of Chen Yan....

.....

At that moment, Chen Yan...

After Chen Yan had used the Stamina Conversion Bottle to extract He Mengxue’s energy, he stretched and sighed with relief: Ah... peace at last!

Indeed. Only a sleeping woman is the most beautiful!

That prince who woke up Snow White and Cinderella must have ended up miserable, huh?

After expressing his thoughts, Chen Yan got up to look at He Mengxue.

He Mengxue in her sleep, devoid of her strong and aggressive exterior, appeared much more adorable.

She looked as quiet as a true princess, cuddling a pillow, deeply asleep.

Chen Yan smiled as he pinched her face and then returned to his spot on the floor, put down his phone, and also fell asleep.

...

The next day, before Chen Yan woke up, he felt something soft in his arms and a sweet fragrance of jasmine at his mouth and nose.

Chen Yan half-awoke and looked down to see He Mengxue lying in his arms, happily smiling at him.

He couldn’t help but ask, "How come you’re in my arms?"

He Mengxue laughed and hugged him, saying, "This is my house, after all. I can lie wherever I like."

Chen Yan hummed, "I’m staying at your place, but that doesn’t mean I belong to you. You need my permission to be in my arms."

He Mengxue said, "I did ask."

She continued with a giggle, "I asked you if I could hug you, and you didn’t say anything—that counts as consent, doesn’t it?"

Chen Yan: .....

Perfect.

While internally mocking, Chen Yan stretched, intending to get up.

However, at that moment, his phone suddenly started ringing.

Chen Yan reached for his phone and saw a message from Lu Man: "Check out KuMiao Videos. The Xu Brothers are live-streaming a press conference."

Seeing the message from Lu Man, Chen Yan was taken aback for a moment, then hurriedly opened KuMiao Videos, curious to see what the Xu Brothers were up to.

At that time, He Mengxue, who noticed Chen Yan’s change, also snuggled up against him, lying in the crook of his arm, and curiously said, "Let me see too?"

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The joke about Buddha and the Jade Emperor is not included in the word count, so the update word count has been adjusted. Just FYI.

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At that moment, Chen Yan...

After Chen Yan had used the Stamina Conversion Bottle to extract He Mengxue’s energy, he stretched and sighed with relief: Ah... peace at last!

Indeed. Only a sleeping woman is the most beautiful!

That prince who woke up Snow White and Cinderella must have ended up miserable, huh?

After expressing his thoughts, Chen Yan got up to look at He Mengxue.

He Mengxue in her sleep, devoid of her strong and aggressive exterior, appeared much more adorable.

She looked as quiet as a true princess, cuddling a pillow, deeply asleep.

Chen Yan smiled as he pinched her face and then returned to his spot on the floor, put down his phone, and also fell asleep.

...

The next day, before Chen Yan woke up, he felt something soft in his arms and a sweet fragrance of jasmine at his mouth and nose.

Chen Yan half-awoke and looked down to see He Mengxue lying in his arms, happily smiling at him.

He couldn’t help but ask, "How come you’re in my arms?"

He Mengxue laughed and hugged him, saying, "This is my house, after all. I can lie wherever I like."

Chen Yan hummed, "I’m staying at your place, but that doesn’t mean I belong to you. You need my permission to be in my arms."

He Mengxue said, "I did ask."

She continued with a giggle, "I asked you if I could hug you, and you didn’t say anything—that counts as consent, doesn’t it?"

Chen Yan: .....

Perfect.

While internally mocking, Chen Yan stretched, intending to get up.

However, at that moment, his phone suddenly started ringing.

Chen Yan reached for his phone and saw a message from Lu Man: "Check out KuMiao Videos. The Xu Brothers are live-streaming a press conference."

Seeing the message from Lu Man, Chen Yan was taken aback for a moment, then hurriedly opened KuMiao Videos, curious to see what the Xu Brothers were up to.

At that time, He Mengxue, who noticed Chen Yan’s change, also snuggled up against him, lying in the crook of his arm, and curiously said, "Let me see too?"

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The joke about Buddha and the Jade Emperor is not included in the word count, so the update word count has been adjusted. Just FYI.