Pursuing Her Best Friend after Confession Failed-Chapter 149 - 104 Don’t Waste the Bad Girl, Bring the First Love Home_2
If anyone had designs on you, it would be Xu Zhi, not me.
Xu Zhi looked awkward. He licked his lips as if the taste wasn’t half-bad—in fact, it felt pretty nice. As for Wang Shuai, his eyes went wide, feeling like he had been caught in the crossfire. Damn it, if I don’t find a girlfriend soon, I’m going to be a total clown, unable to hold my head high.
With a flushed face, Bai Weixi sat down beside Wang Yuchen and softly comforted her, "Yuchen, don’t be mad. It’s your turn to sing. Xu Zhi isn’t that bad. You’ve hit him and scolded him, so just let him give you a proper confession and apology next time."
Xu Zhi gave Bai Weixi a grateful look and quickly seized the opportunity, taking the initiative to grab Wang Yuchen’s hand. Wang Yuchen struggled for a moment but couldn’t break free, so she let Xu Zhi hold it.
Joy blossomed in Xu Zhi’s heart once more, and he quickly swore to the heavens, "Yuchen, I swear to God, I’ll only treat you well for the rest of my life. I will prepare meticulously and confess to you formally. I promise to make you happy with it."
"Hmph! If the confession you prepare doesn’t satisfy me, I’ll ignore you forever," Wang Yuchen huffed, pulling her hand free from Xu Zhi’s and taking Bai Weixi’s arm.
"Bai, let’s go sing. Let’s leave these three smelly, awful guys to their drinks."
"Yeah, let’s go sing."
Bai Weixi smiled and nodded. She was starting to see things clearly; both Li Yuan and Xu Zhi were acting a bit strange today.
...
Listening to Bai Weixi and Wang Yuchen’s duet, Li Yuan gave Xu Zhi a solid punch on the arm and smirked. "Dazhi, you’re a fast learner."
Xu Zhi gave an embarrassed smile. "You taught me well, Yuan."
Li Yuan laughed and chided him, "Get lost. You always had the desire but never the nerve. You just got some liquid courage today." Then he teased him again, "A slap for a first kiss—not a bad trade, Dazhi."
Wang Shuai watched from the side, his voice dripping with envy. "Yuan, Dazhi, you’ve both made your moves. Now I’m the only damn single dog left. When school starts the day after tomorrow, I’m finding a girlfriend, no matter what. I can’t let you guys leave me in the dust."
Xu Zhi chuckled. "Hey, handsome guy, you should ask Yuan for some tips. I think he’s got a few tricks up his sleeve. The man’s a master at chasing girls."
Wang Shuai winked teasingly. "Well, of course. After all, Yuan knows how to play the field."
"Screw you!" Li Yuan laughingly retorted. "Cut the crap. Have a few drinks, sing some songs... feelings will develop naturally, won’t they?"
Wang Shuai pouted. "Even the longest road has fewer twists than your schemes, Yuan. You’re really something else."
...
Amid the laughter and cheerful drinking, time flew by. In the blink of an eye, it was past ten o’clock at night. One classic song after another echoed leisurely through the KTV room.
Li Yuan, also a bit tipsy, went up and sang a few classic oldies. It had to be said, the decade from 2000 to 2010 was truly a golden era for the music scene, with an endless stream of classic hits.
*I wish to become the angel you love in fairy tales, to spread my hands and turn them into wings to guard you...*
*I have to love, even if it kills me. It’s not satisfying unless it’s all-consuming, however deep the feelings...*
*Give me a cup of water of oblivion, so I won’t shed a single tear for one night...*
*I still remember you said home was our only castle, and we’d keep running along the river, following the Fragrance of Rice...*
*Every night I think of you, I cry so helplessly. Just let the autumn breeze carry away my longing, carry away my tears...*
*I have prayed bitterly before the Buddha for thousands of years...*
Li Yuan and Bai Weixi sat together, watching a tipsy Xu Zhi and Wang Shuai clutching the microphones and bellowing their hearts out. He couldn’t help but smile; it seemed he was a bit drunk today, too.
Of the three packs of small-bottled beer, only a few remained, as even Bai Weixi and Wang Yuchen had had a little more to drink.
Looking at Bai Weixi nestled beside him, Li Yuan took her hand and placed it on his chest. Suddenly, a flood of words rose within him, questions he desperately wanted to ask her.
Why did she treat him like that? Why did she transform from a perfect first love into a money-oriented, phony girl? Why couldn’t she leave him with a shred of dignity, instead of letting it be trampled into the dust? Why did she have to shatter the perfect image he held of her in his heart, an image that affected him across two lifetimes?
In the end, Li Yuan still couldn’t bring himself to speak.
He gently pinched Bai Weixi’s cheek and stared intently into her hazy eyes, murmuring softly, "Bai. Bai Weixi. If you ever dare to treat me that way again, I’ll leave without a second thought, and I will never, ever look back."
After two beers, Bai Weixi was quite tipsy, her cheeks flushed. She had sung many songs with Wang Yuchen and was feeling tired.
Amid the cacophony of singing, she could only vaguely hear Li Yuan’s words. Unable to make them out clearly, she leaned her ear closer to his mouth. "Li Yuan, what did you say? Xu Zhi and Wang Shuai are too loud."
Seeing her drunken state, Li Yuan felt it was meaningless to confront her. Instead, he gave her ear a playful nip and whispered, "Bai, the dorms are already locked for the night."
Bai Weixi chuckled, giving Li Yuan a blurry-eyed, knowing look, as if seeing right through his little scheme. "I know. So, what are you planning for tonight?"
Before Li Yuan could answer, she giggled again. "Tonight, Yuchen and I are sharing a room. No chances for you, you big bad wolf."
