Pursuing Her Best Friend after Confession Failed

"Liang Jingjing, would it kill you to keep your mouth shut!"

Qi Siyu reached out with her vicious claws and began to tickle Liang Jingjing under her arms.

Why did her best friend have to puncture the bubble of something they all already knew?

It was just so awkward!

"Okay, okay, stop tickling! It’s so itchy! I’ll stop, alright!"

Liang Jingjing quickly raised her hands in surrender. Looking at the shy Qi Siyu and the composed Li Yuan, she continued to tease in a playful mutter.

"You two just have a pure teacher-student friendship. One of you hasn’t thrown herself into his arms, and the other isn’t harboring any ulterior motives. Am I right?"

It would have been better if Liang Jingjing hadn’t said anything. Now that she had, even someone as straightforward as Li Yuan felt a bit awkward.

Hilarious. Am I the type to harbor ulterior motives? Is there a need for that? Let’s be honest, I’m just a guy who loves money and women.

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The apartment Qi Siyu and Liang Jingjing lived in was a simply decorated two-bedroom flat.

The moment he walked in and saw the layout, Li Yuan felt as if he had returned to his previous life in Modu.

It was another shared, two-bedroom apartment, much like before, though this one was noticeably cleaner. The home of two female university lecturers was clearly much tidier than one belonging to a couple of guys.

After entering, Qi Siyu kept a close eye on Li Yuan. Seeing his curious, nostalgic expression, she felt somewhat relieved.

"Li Yuan, the place is a bit simple. I hope you don’t mind!"

Qi Siyu’s alluring face was flushed red, though it was hard to tell if it was from shyness or the alcohol.

"Sit for a while. I’ll pour you some tea to help you sober up!"

Li Yuan didn’t refuse. As he seriously observed the room, his memories suddenly transported him back to his past life.

Since his rebirth, he had faced hardly any setbacks. If he had to count, the only one was when Little Fish had suddenly left without a word. He hadn’t heard from her since, as if she had completely vanished from his world... But he could understand Little Fish’s choice. Given her views on love and her family background, it was impossible for her to accept the man she loved being with other women. Yet even in her heartbreak, she had still given him her most precious first time.

Li Yuan sighed softly in his heart. In my past life, I was thoroughly heartbroken by so-called love. In this life, I have become the one to break other women’s hearts...

Liang Jingjing was already slightly drunk. Seeing Li Yuan sitting boldly on the couch with no intention of leaving, she couldn’t help but tease, "Director Li, looks like you’re not leaving tonight, huh?"

"What do you think?" Li Yuan smiled and asked in return.

I’ve come all this way. Am I supposed to just leave empty-handed? That’s completely against my style. I put in all this effort. Wouldn’t it be a total waste to leave without getting anything out of it?

Liang Jingjing watched Li Yuan sit there calmly, his expression clearly saying, "Of course I’m not leaving." She pursed her lips and smirked.

"I knew it. When Siyu asked you to bring her home, you didn’t even hesitate."

"Hehe, well, I’m going to take a shower now. I’ll let you in on a little secret: the bathroom door is broken!"

Liang Jingjing threw Li Yuan a coquettish glance, then swayed her supple, snake-like hips as she walked toward the bathroom.

If you only looked at her from behind, she definitely had a killer back view.

Not bad, as long as you don’t look at her face. Liang Jingjing’s looks and figure were on par with a few of the girlfriends he’d had later on. In a metropolis like Modu, teeming with beauties, she would only be considered slightly above average...

Before long, the sound of running water trickled from the bathroom. Through the translucent glass, one could even see the silhouette of a twisting body inside. The bathroom door was indeed ajar. It seemed Liang Jingjing had let her guard down around him completely.

Or perhaps she had a specific goal in mind.

At some point, Qi Siyu returned to Li Yuan’s side with a cup of jasmine tea. Seeing him staring intently at the figure in the bathroom, she felt a pang of jealousy but quickly composed herself.

She was confident in her own looks and figure. With a great beauty like herself practically on a silver platter for him, Li Yuan shouldn’t have any reason to be interested in her best friend...

Qi Siyu handed the tea to Li Yuan and asked casually, "Like what you see?"

Li Yuan took the cup and looked at Qi Siyu’s face, his heart stirring. Without any hint of coyness or guilt, he replied earnestly, "Not as beautiful as you."

He set the cup on the coffee table, then patted his own thigh, gesturing for Qi Siyu to sit.

Qi Siyu gave Li Yuan a flirtatious eye-roll before obediently settling onto his lap. She wrapped her arms around his neck, her lips brushing against his ear so lightly that it was as if a jolt of static electricity had passed through them both.

"Li Yuan, are you going home tonight?"

Li Yuan reached out and squeezed her plump hip, asking with a grin, "Well, Teacher, do you want me to leave?"

Qi Siyu stared at Li Yuan, then suddenly let out a small laugh and replied with a single word, "Yes!"

Li Yuan tightened his arms, pulling the beautiful woman in his lap flush against his chest, and gazed into her eyes with a half-smile.

"And what if I don’t want to leave?"

The gap between them was only a few millimeters wide, so close they could feel each other’s breath.

Qi Siyu’s heart began to race in a fluster.

She knew deep down what was likely to happen tonight. It had been sealed the moment Liang Jingjing made that phone call that afternoon, and especially after Li Yuan showed up with such an expensive birthday gift...

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