Pursuing Her Best Friend after Confession Failed

When he woke up the next day, Li Yuan looked at Qi Siyu and Liang Jingjing with a complex expression. Seeing their guilty eyes, he connected the dots to the night before when Liang Jingjing had deliberately encouraged him to drink. It all became clear. He understood that this had been planned by the pair of best friends; it was premeditated from the start.

Li Yuan glanced at them calmly and said, "Ladies, I have some things to attend to today, so I’ll be taking my leave."

After Li Yuan had left, Qi Siyu and Liang Jingjing exchanged a look, a sudden surge of panic in their hearts. They sensed that Li Yuan’s reaction was a bit off. According to their predictions, they had initiated this whole affair, so Li Yuan was the one who should have enjoyed it and found bliss in it. He should have been happy, so why was his reaction so subdued?

Moreover, Liang Jingjing remembered how worked up Li Yuan had been in the bedroom last night. He had clearly been enjoying himself. Had he just gotten his fill and was now feigning ignorance in the morning? Or perhaps... Liang Jingjing considered another possibility, her lips curling into a thoughtful smile.

"Hmph, men. They all say one thing and mean another!"

...

After leaving Ziyu Mansion, Li Yuan slapped his forehead, the previous night’s madness still feeling like a dream. This was his first time experiencing a multiplayer poker game. What happened on Bai Weixi’s birthday at the Xinghe Bay villa didn’t strictly count.

Li Yuan muttered to himself, Alas, I was careless. I didn’t expect Liang Jingjing to be so crazy and bold as to actually dare to do that.

Last night, he had drunk quite a bit of red wine and felt a little tipsy, so he hadn’t realized the other person was Liang Jingjing at first. It was only after Qi Siyu joined in that he suddenly sobered up. From that point on, he had no choice but to feign drunkenness and passively enjoy the intimate services of the two women.

Although the sensation last night had indeed been comfortable and thrilling, making his adrenaline soar and unleashing his primitive wildness, he still felt an unspoken guilt.

I feel like I’m evolving into a true scoundrel, becoming completely indiscriminate. If it were girls I actually liked, such as Bai Weixi and Zhong Tingyue, I wouldn’t just accept them being together—I’d be ecstatic to see it. But with Qi Siyu and Liang Jingjing, I don’t feel that same affection. My feelings for Qi Siyu were always more about a special desire than genuine liking. If she weren’t a virgin, I never would have pursued her, just like with Big Breast Girl Wang Jierong. About a month ago, at that seafood barbecue buffet, she used a method similar to Liang Jingjing’s and tried to forcibly perform oral sex on me. Afterward, I didn’t do anything; I couldn’t even be bothered to deal with her. It’s impossible for me to accept girls I don’t like as girlfriends just because they use such methods. Besides, this isn’t ten-plus years in the future when feminism has reached its peak; that movement hasn’t even begun to bud yet. However, since Qi Siyu was involved and I didn’t exactly lose out, and since she and Liang Jingjing are best friends, I don’t want to cut ties as directly as I did with Wang Jierong.

...

Li Yuan arrived at school with a mind full of complex thoughts. Sitting in a corner with Xia Zhijin, he held her small hand and spoke softly.

"Zhijin, did you miss me?"

Xia Zhijin shyly looked at Li Yuan and nodded.

"Mhm!"

Li Yuan chuckled. "Come home with me at noon. My dad came back to Modu today, and he wants to meet you." The villa in his hometown had been completed this morning, so his father, Li Heng, naturally didn’t need to stay there anymore.

Upon hearing that Li Yuan wanted her to meet his father, a blush crossed Xia Zhijin’s immaculate face, and her heart filled with a slight unease.

"Li Yuan, should I prepare something?"

Li Yuan shook his head. "No need. My dad is very easygoing. Just you being there is enough."

"Oh~~" Xia Zhijin smiled softly.

Li Yuan then asked, "By the way, have you seen your cousin Yanyan recently?"

"Yes, the weekend before last, I went to Tech University to see my cousin. This week, she came to our school to see me a few times," Xia Zhijin said with a sweet smile. Ever since she had gotten rid of the entanglement with Yin Sheng and his father, Chu Yanyan had been visiting her at Daxia University far more frequently.

Li Yuan asked in surprise, "Yanyan came to our university? Why didn’t you tell me? As your boyfriend, I should have shown some hospitality."

Worried Li Yuan might be upset, Xia Zhijin explained softly, "You’ve been busy lately, and since my cousin didn’t have anything particularly important to discuss, I didn’t mention it."

This time, she told a white lie.

Actually, it wasn’t because Li Yuan was busy that she hadn’t told him her cousin was visiting so often. It was because Yanyan had asked her not to. After learning that Li Yuan had other girlfriends, Yanyan had developed a very poor impression of him and had no desire to see him.

Li Yuan didn’t suspect anything. He had indeed been very busy lately, mainly with the Tea Color Moonlight expansion plan.

Suddenly remembering something, Li Yuan asked, "Zhijin, you can drive now, right?"

Back in September, Li Yuan had arranged for Xia Zhijin to get her driver’s license, and he often taught her to drive when they were together. As a girl who had grown up in the mountains, Xia Zhijin was a quick study and adapted to driving easily. After a few formal lessons, she was basically able to drive as long as he was with her.