Consider?
Damn it, when I confessed before, I was rejected outright, but this is “consider”?
If Xiao Li agrees…
“What’s so good about it?”
Liu Yun grabbed her own Xiao Li’s hand.
“What did he give you?”
“Nothing much.”
Xiao Li was already working on her draft as she chatted.
“I met him on the first day. As a Senior, he told me a lot about the school. He also recommended the current Club, saying they’d accept girls like me.”
The first day at this school…
Su Xiaoxiao suddenly remembered something.
Wasn’t it this guy for her first day too?
So he just helps any pretty girl he meets?
He’s such a flirt.
“Ugh, no, my Xiao Li won’t be someone else’s girlfriend!”
Liu Yun suddenly hugged Xiao Li tightly, the girls pressed close together.
“Alright, stop it. Didn’t I say I’m still considering? It’s not certain yet.”
Xiao Li replied perfunctorily, hugging her back.
“I need to keep drawing. It has to be done today. If you want to stay, you can play on the computer.”
From Xiao Li’s tone, the topic was clearly off-limits now.
“Mm…”
Su Xiaoxiao’s gaze fell on Liu Yun, finding the other girl staring back at her, eyes full of frustration.
“Let’s play.”
“Okay.”
Liu Yun answered quietly.
They moved to the computer desk, barely squeezing onto the bed together.
Under Su Xiaoxiao’s lead, the 4399 Ice and Fire Two-Player Mini-Game started on the computer.
This girl was a bit smarter than her older sister. Even as a beginner, she could jump and press the plates.
But both of them were distracted, each lost in thought.
As for what she was thinking—
Su Xiaoxiao’s mind was on Xiao Li’s boyfriend issue.
No, not boyfriend.
She didn’t have a boyfriend.
Actually, she hadn’t given up.
Xiao Li was someone she’d desperately chased in her previous life.
How could she let some random guy take her away?
From the moment she first met that Fei-something guy, she felt he wasn’t any good.
Dating multiple at once, then choosing the most promising one to pursue?
“Finally finished drawing this part.”
Just as they cleared a few levels in the Ice and Fire Mini-Game, Xiao Li behind them set down her drawing board with a long sigh.
“Do you guys want milk? I’ll go get two bottles.”
“Eh, no need.”
Su Xiaoxiao turned to refuse, but before she could, the enthusiastic girl had already placed two bottles of pure milk on the table.
“Ah… thanks.”
The white-haired girl took her drink, quickly poking in the straw.
She’d been in such a rush this morning, she hadn’t even eaten breakfast.
“Um… Xiao Li, if you had to choose, who would you pick—me or that guy?”
Liu Yun was different.
She didn’t take the milk, but instead climbed onto the bed with a serious face, coming in front of Xiao Li.
Her attitude and tone were grave, eyes fixed on Xiao Li.
Huh?
Su Xiaoxiao was drawn by the sudden question.
Sis, you’re bold.
“Yun, what are you talking about?”
Xiao Li was clearly shocked by the turn of events.
“Answer me.”
Liu Yun’s hands trembled a little.
“If you pick him, I’ll never speak to you again.”
Xiao Li was straight, she knew that, but—
What if there was a chance?
They’d always been best friends, but in this situation, she could only act unreasonable.
“….”
But with things like this, Xiao Li didn’t answer right away.
Su Xiaoxiao, hand still on the mouse, watched quietly, feeling uneasy inside.
It was a familiar feeling, just like that time in her past life.
“Yun, please, stop it. If you don’t talk to me, I’ll be really sad.”
Xiao Li was silent for a long while before speaking.
“But…”
“So you’re choosing him over me.”
Liu Yun let go, a warm flow sliding from the corner of her eye.
“Ugh… big idiot. Goodbye. I’m leaving.”
“Ah, wait.”
Seeing the situation, Xiao Li chased after her.
Now, only Su Xiaoxiao remained in the room, still sipping her milk.
She stared blankly at the bedsheet, confused, but understanding a few things.
So, this girl also liked Xiao Li?
No wonder she’d always been so protective…
***
Maybe they were enemies in a past life.
But now, they were friends on the same front.
Su Xiaoxiao thought for a moment, set down her half-finished milk, and followed the girls’ voices down the hallway.
But when she saw them, only Xiao Li remained by the iron gate connecting to the outside on the first floor.
“Where’s Liu Yun?”
She asked Xiao Li.
“She said she was going home.”
The girl’s expression wasn’t good.
“Let’s go back to the room.”
She left?
“Mm.”
Su Xiaoxiao nodded, following Xiao Li back to the room.
Now there were only the two of them.
The Ice and Fire Two-Player Mini-Game was still running on the computer.
She’d only cleared five stages with Liu Yun.
“I can play this too. Come on, let’s go together.”
Xiao Li didn’t mention what happened earlier, nor did she return to her draft.
Instead, she came over to continue playing.
“Eh, okay.”
Sitting this close to the person she’d liked in her past life, Su Xiaoxiao’s heart pounded.
One comrade had already fallen.
The rest was up to her.
With a click of the mouse, they each took half the keyboard and started playing.
Xiao Li was even better than the other two girls—almost skilled, only a little behind Su Xiaoxiao.
Wow, did she grow up on 4399?
As Su Xiaoxiao admired her opponent’s skill, she focused seriously.
In no time, they’d cleared all the levels with three stars.
Each stage felt like a race.
This was a new experience.
“Amazing. Such good controls. I only got this good from playing every day before.”
Xiao Li’s mood had improved after gaming.
She slumped on the computer desk, looking exhausted.
“Ahh… By the way, Xiaoxiao, what do you think I should do?”
Ah, she’d played this game every day before too.
“What do you mean, what should you do?”
Su Xiaoxiao looked down at the girl lying beside her.
Her beautiful profile was imprinted in her mind.
This time, she wasn’t sneaking glances, but looking openly.
And it was the first time they’d been so close.
Though, the situation wasn’t the best.
“Liu Yun seems really against me finding a boyfriend, but they’re both important to me.”
Xiao Li pressed her head to the desk, her tone growing quiet.
“Why does being important mean you have to be lovers?”
Su Xiaoxiao gathered her courage to speak.
“Do you really like him?”
“I don’t know. I just know he’s nice to me. He often helps during Club Activities. I was always grateful since no one helped me before…”
Xiao Li began to explain.
Oh, not that no one ever helped.
She wanted to correct herself, but decided to let it go.
“I never thought about dating until he confessed last week. That’s when I realized what he felt for me.”
Xiao Li continued.
“If I reject him, we might stop talking, but accepting it feels just as hard.”
She shared her true feelings with this girl she hadn’t known long.
Even though they’d only been friends a few days, unexpectedly, Xiao Li felt an unexplained fondness for this transfer student.
Maybe because she looked a bit like that person.