"We'll be heading back now, then."
Wang Mingyu and Lin Linyu stood at the doorway, saying goodbye to the two inside.
"Alright, let's get together again soon."
"See you at school."
Mu Yunxi and Jiang Feng waved, watching the two leave.
Back in the living room, the two let out long sighs.
The exhaustion from the day's activities finally caught up with them.
"I think your best friend is interested in my buddy," Jiang Feng said, touching his chin as he already began plotting how to matchmake the two of them.
"Is she? I actually think my best friend has the hots for you, otherwise she wouldn't have spent all that time chatting with you in the living room," Mu Yunxi retorted.
"Haha, I was just asking her what she thinks of Mingyu, that's all."
"Alright, let's drop it and stay out of their business. What if they don't even feel that way about each other?" Mu Yunxi stood up. "I'm heading back to my room."
"Okay." Jiang Feng nodded.
Mu Yunxi went back to her bedroom, flopped onto the bed, and took out her phone.
She really wanted to call Wang Mingyu and ask him what he thought of Lin Linyu.
But the moment she remembered that the two of them were probably still together right now, she dismissed the thought.
She scrolled through her chat history with Wang Mingyu.
Wang Mingyu's words brought a smile to her face whether she meant to or not.
Ever since she got to know Wang Mingyu, he had been messaging her almost every day.
She found conversing with Wang Mingyu very interesting, and she was more than happy to chat with him.
Jiang Feng next door, on the other hand, had hardly said a word to her lately.
It wasn't that their relationship was bad, it was just that she constantly chatted with Wang Mingyu and always holed herself up in her room.
She rarely went out unless it was necessary.
Jiang Feng in the living room was feeling somewhat puzzled as well.
He had originally thought that sharing an apartment would allow his relationship with Mu Yunxi to grow rapidly.
But Mu Yunxi rarely stepped foot outside her door, so he hardly ever ran into her, and it was impossible for him to just barge into a girl's bedroom.
Roommates as they were, they had only known each other for two or three weeks so far.
They were still in the preliminary stages of friendship.
At the very beginning, he had clearly felt that Mu Yunxi was interested in him, otherwise she wouldn't have brought him water on the first day of military training.
Yet after bringing him that water, there had been no further moves.
Why on earth was that?
Jiang Feng was utterly baffled. It seemed he would have to take the initiative and make that move himself.
On the way.
"Where is your place? Shall I help you hail a cab?" Wang Mingyu said casually.
He didn't want to show too much intense interest, as that would only make people suspicious of his motives.
"Um, I'm currently staying with my older cousin, and it's not far from here." Lin Linyu nodded, casting a glance at Wang Mingyu, who was playing on his phone beside her.
She found it strange; just a moment ago when they were together, Wang Mingyu had acted as if he was extremely interested in her.
How could he become so indifferent and aloof the moment they stepped outside?
"Then I'll walk you back." Wang Mingyu tucked his phone into his pocket and casually explained, "I was just checking the taxi-hailing app."
"Oh, oh, alright then. Sorry to trouble you, my knight in shining armor."
"Haha, don't call me that."
"But I feel like you're really nice to girls—both Yunxi and me."
"I'm not like this with just any girl," Wang Mingyu paused, then added, "only pretty ones."
"Pfft, haha, aren't your intentions a bit too obvious?" Lin Linyu covered her mouth and smiled.
Wang Mingyu's words sounded as if he would treat any pretty girl well.
It felt like... he was picking out a partner.
"What motives could I possibly have? Just looking at a beauty to feast my eyes on, that's all. What did you think I was trying to do?"
"Uh, I thought you might be looking to fall in love or something." Lin Linyu scratched her head in embarrassment.
"Fall in love? If the opportunity arises, I suppose that wouldn't be bad?" Wang Mingyu smiled faintly. "What about you? Have you ever thought about falling in love?"
"Yes, of course I have. Only I've never been in a relationship, so I have no idea what it feels like."
"Really? Someone as pretty as you has never been in a relationship?"
"Don't you either?"
"Yeah. I wasn't like this before. I basically had no friends, let alone romance."
At this, Lin Linyu felt quite surprised.
So even someone with high-end looks like Wang Mingyu had a past like that.
"Then... am I, am I considered your friend?" Lin Linyu asked softly.
"I suppose you could be." Wang Mingyu extended his hand. "Hello, I'm Wang Mingyu."
"Lin Linyu."
Lin Linyu grasped Wang Mingyu's hand, and the two smiled at each other.
"Let's exchange contact info then? Whenever you want to go somewhere fun in the future, I can be your guide," Wang Mingyu said, shaking his phone.
"Okay, sure." Lin Linyu hurriedly took out her phone and exchanged contact details with Wang Mingyu.
Wang Mingyu walked Lin Linyu back home, and the two waved goodbye.
Back at the luxury mansion.
Wang Mingyu took a deep breath.
Here it comes again.
As soon as he stepped through the door, a fist came straight at him.
Wang Mingyu sidestepped to dodge it, grabbed the attacker's hand at the same time, twisted it behind her back, and pinned her against the door.
"Are you ever going to quit? Every time I come back, you pull this."
Taking a closer look, he saw that the person who had attacked him was none other than his stepsister, Wang Qingying.
"You're not Wang Mingyu!" Wang Qingying shouted.
"If I'm not, are you? Are you out of your mind?"
"The old Wang Mingyu would never have fought back!"
"You hit me and expect me not to fight back? In the past, I let you off, but what happened? You just pushed your luck." Wang Mingyu shoved Wang Qingying away and turned to walk toward his room.
Wang Qingying gnashed her teeth in resentment.
Ever since her hospital stay, she had found that Wang Mingyu was completely different from before.
Not only did he dare to defy her, but he had even learned to fight back!
The more she thought about it, the angrier she got!
Unable to swallow her rage, she rushed into Wang Mingyu's room.
Even if she couldn't beat Wang Mingyu, she was going to gross him out!
At that moment, Wang Mingyu was lying on the bed playing on his phone.
Suddenly, the door was kicked open again.
The lock on Wang Mingyu's door was broken, making it very easy for others to barge in.
Seeing that the intruder was Wang Qingying, Wang Mingyu helplessly curled his lips. "What is it now? I'm warning you, I don't hit women."
"Hmph." Wang Qingying let out a cold snort, kicked off her shoes, and hurled her sock directly at Wang Mingyu's face.
Wang Mingyu picked up the sock, sat up, cast a glance at Wang Qingying, and smiled with disdain. "Is that it?"
The next second, another sock was thrown right into his face.
"Hey, let me give you a suggestion." The sock slid down from Wang Mingyu's face. He held it in his hand, fixed his gaze on Wang Qingying's delicate foot, and pointed at his own face with his finger. "Why don't you try stepping on a different spot?"
Wang Qingying was stunned, a flush immediately rising to her cheeks as she cursed, "You pervert!"
"Heh? How did you know?" Wang Mingyu stared lewdly at her face with a grin. "I think you're pretty cute too, how about you be my girlfriend?"