Chapter 135
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Chapter 135: Bathing Together
Xiao Ruotong held the movie tickets in her hand and threw four of them straight into the trash.
She still had four tickets left. The meaning couldn’t be clearer.
Didn’t you say you watched the movie with your buddy?
Then what about the other four tickets? Don’t tell me those were all with your buddy too. Who are you trying to fool?
Ye Xiao seized the moment and added fuel to the fire beside Xiao Ruotong:
“Eww~ Big sister, your boyfriend looks so familiar! I think this morning, when my big sis and I went to see another movie, he came up and asked for my WeChat. And he had another pretty big sister with him!”
Her tone was surprised, like she’d just recognized Ye Chen’s face.
Hearing this, Xiao Ruotong’s expression—just starting to soften—hardened once again.
Just like Ye Xiao said, two of the tickets she held were indeed from this morning, from Qianda Cinema.
This planted a seed of doubt in her heart—like a thorn pricking at her. If Ye Chen couldn’t give a clear explanation, her opinion of him would drop off a cliff.
Ye Chen realized he couldn’t explain his way out of this. In fact, he had no way to explain it.
He cast an annoyed glance in Ye Xiao’s direction.
Of the girls he’d dated today, all except Xiao Lingyu had been interfered with by Ye Xiao to varying degrees.
“Big sister, look at him, look at him! He’s actually glaring at me now!”
Ye Xiao, hiding behind Xiao Ruotong, shrank back at Ye Chen’s fierce gaze and cried out dramatically.
“Ye Chen, I can’t believe it—you’re this kind of person?
Now that your lies are exposed, you even dare scare a child? I’m seriously disappointed in you!” Xiao Ruotong berated him loudly.
Inside the residential complex, a few lights turned on and windows opened—neighbors were starting to watch the commotion.
“Xiaotong, I know that no matter how I explain right now, you won’t believe me. So how about this—we give each other a bit of space and calm down.”
With that, Ye Chen pulled out his car keys, got in his car, and drove off without looking back.
From his rearview mirror, he saw Ye Xiao sticking out her tongue and pulling a funny face from behind Xiao Ruotong—a victorious smirk on her lips.
“You little brat… don’t let me catch you off guard. When I do, don’t come crying to me!”
Ye Chen was burning with anger. He wanted nothing more than to stop the car, pin Ye Xiao down, and give her a good lesson.
He had no idea who this devilish girl really was—but today, everywhere he turned, she was ruining everything.
“Big sister~ Even though we added each other on WeChat, I still don’t know your name! My name is Ye Xiao—Ye as in the character with a mouth and ten, Xiao as in bamboo. You can just call me Xiao Xiao~”
Watching Ye Chen drive away, Ye Xiao turned to Xiao Ruotong and started chatting sweetly.
“I’m Xiao Ruotong. Xiaoxiao, if you hadn’t warned me today, I probably would’ve been fooled completely by that scumbag Ye Chen. Wanna come hang out at my place for a bit?”
Looking at Ye Xiao’s adorable face, Xiao Ruotong’s anger at being deceived by Ye Chen eased considerably—her mood lightened up.
“Xiao Ruotong Favorability +20. Current Favorability: 70. Reward: 400 Strategy Points.”
Hearing System Sis’s alert, Ye Xiao couldn’t have been more pleased.
Making a fated scumbag like Ye Chen choke—it felt incredibly satisfying.
“Sister Ruotong~ it’s getting late, how about next time?”
Ye Xiao glanced back at Jiang Mengwei and spoke gently.
Even though she’d just driven Ye Chen off and improved her bond with Xiao Ruotong, she couldn’t rush things.
She hadn’t even secured Sister Jiang yet—how could she jump from one girl to another so carelessly?
Now that they had each other’s contact info, was there any worry about next steps?
“Then how about this—Xiao Xiao, let’s go out for a meal sometime. My treat!”
See? The invitation from big sis came all on its own.
“Okay, Sister Ruotong. But I need to go home now~”
Ye Xiao bounced over to Jiang Mengwei and waved enthusiastically back at Xiao Ruotong.
Jiang Mengwei didn’t mind Ye Xiao “dating” her and then running off to chat up another girl.
In fact, she was fully supportive of Ye Xiao today.
That Ye Chen was obviously a playboy. What Ye Xiao did was actually a good deed—rescuing another girl from falling for a scumbag.
Everything had gone perfectly today. No mishaps.
They grossed out Ye Chen—the so-called Child of Destiny—and even got close to Sister Ruotong. Total win.
Though it had been a bit tiring running around, Ye Xiao’s time management had been a success.
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Jiang Mengwei lived on the 9th floor.
She’d rented this apartment near Binhai University to be close to work—it was convenient for her teaching assistant role.
It was a one-bedroom, one-living room setup with a kitchen and bathroom. About 50–60 square meters—spacious, but not excessive for one person.
The apartment complex was high-end. The rent was likely 3,000 yuan or more per month.
While Binhai’s cost of living wasn’t as high as Shanghai or Beijing, 3,000+ yuan could usually rent a three-bedroom apartment.
Most fresh graduates could only afford shared housing around 1,000 yuan.
Of course, it wasn’t like Jiang Mengwei was wasteful. As Li Mengyue’s cousin, her family background was definitely well-off.
She didn’t buy a home—just rented a 3,000+ yuan apartment. By comparison, she was actually being frugal.
“Change into slippers—I’ll get you some water!”
Inside, Jiang Mengwei grabbed a pair of fluffy bunny slippers from the shoe cabinet and placed them in front of Ye Xiao.
She didn’t think much of Ye Xiao asking to spend the night. After all, girls staying over at each other’s places wasn’t unusual at all.
What she didn’t know was—Ye Xiao was a 姛 (A soul-cultivating being), and letting her in like this was like letting the wolf into the henhouse.
“Gulp gulp!” Ye Xiao drank over half the glass of water Jiang Mengwei handed her in one go.
She was already daydreaming—sharing a bath, sleeping in the same bed, and cuddling up with Sister Mengwei…
“Ye Xiao, how about you go shower first? I’ll go set up the bed. Oh right, I’ve got a spare pajama set—might be a bit big though!”
Jiang Mengwei pulled a long women’s pajama top out of the closet.
Ye Xiao didn’t make a fuss—she took off her clothes and slipped into the pajamas.
The oversized shirt looked like a robe on her small frame. It still had a fresh laundry scent—clean and pleasant.
Seeing Ye Xiao changed, Jiang Mengwei went into the bathroom to start the water.
Before long, she called out:
“Xiao Xiao, you go ahead and wash first.”
“Sister Mengwei, it’s already so late… how about we bathe together?”
Ye Xiao looked at her with big, sparkling eyes—eyes that darted around mischievously.
For some reason, Jiang Mengwei blushed. Ye Xiao’s gaze… why did it feel just like those little boys at school who had crushes on her?
“…Alright then.”
She hesitated for a moment, then nodded.
After all, they were both girls. Bathing together wasn’t a big deal.
But for some reason—her heart started to beat a little faster…
