After Filming a WLW Movie With My Straight Girl Crush 69

Chapter 69

The six of them were all talking at once, wishing they could make Xu Ling as transparent as an X-ray, to clearly see her ribs, and even more so, to see if the three words “Qin Cong’an” were written on the heart beneath her ribs.

Xu Ling was overwhelmed by the questions. She would take a tactical drink, and then her small movements would be incessant. She would evade the questions she could, but the six of them had her cornered.

Especially with a real couple like Qingqing and Chuchu, the questions they asked were so direct, wanting to find out all about their sex life.

Li Yan, who usually helped her out, was as still as a mountain, not asking any questions, but just listening.

“So you’re a pillow princess?” seeing that Xu Ling wasn’t answering, Qingqing said.

“…I’m not!” Xu Ling suddenly fought back, and as she spoke, she shot up like a rocket, went to the kitchen and spun around, not knowing what to do, and finally took a small box of ice cream from the fridge.

After Xu Ling came back with the ice cream, the faces of the group looked even more like beasts.

“Then you’re the one on top?” Chuchu said, a little surprised. “But Qin Cong’an doesn’t look like the one who lies down. Could this be a contrast? But it’s indeed imaginable.”

Don’t imagine it! Stop! Stop!

Xu Ling played dead for a while, thinking of just letting them misunderstand. But then she was afraid that Qin Cong’an was eavesdropping at the door and would suddenly rush out and talk about it.

She felt that Qin Cong’an could really do such a thing.

Just the thought of it made Xu Ling jolt. It was so scary. She might as well just confess. “Uh… the two of us are just… how should I put it… by the way, are you guys too interested in other people’s sex lives!”

“We’re not interested in other people’s. But yours and Qin Cong’an’s, how can that be the same?”

Han Qiao screamed, “So what are you two!! Don’t just say half of it!”

“Because it’s just that… half?”

Although they had guessed from Xu Ling’s reluctance to say which one she was, they were still greatly shocked to hear her say it.

“I didn’t see it, you ditz Ling. I thought you were definitely the one who was fiercely… you know.”

“By the way, isn’t this very normal? Of course, both have to be satisfied.”

“Yeah, the two of us study little toys together every day. We don’t distinguish.”

“But she’s Xuxu!”

Xu Ling was eating ice cream, but she couldn’t taste anything. She just felt her brain was about to go numb from the cold, and her tongue was also completely numb.

She didn’t speak, just silently answered in her heart: although I often feel like I’m about to pass out, when I’m hungry and want to replenish my sugar, I’m not weak at all. The more I eat, the more energetic I become.

Actually, there was nothing wrong with discussing this with friends. Before, when she had listened to her other friends talk about these things, she had been very interested. But talking about her own things was still so awkward!

Qingqing even said very generously, “We’ve used a particularly good one. We’ll buy it and give it to you, Xu Ling. Just consider it our blessing gift to you.”

“…” Although, why did she just want to say thank you? She really did kind of want it.

Han Qiao suddenly remembered the candy she had shipped. “So your matching rings are really a couple’s ring, not for publicity? Why aren’t you wearing it today? It seems Teacher An was wearing it just now.”

“I’m going to be on set for a week. It’s quite chaotic. I’m afraid of losing it, so I didn’t bring it. I’m very prone to losing things, aren’t I?” Xu Ling knew what she was like. She had to be careful with such an important thing.

Speaking of the matching rings, Xu Ling glanced at Li Yan, remembering that she had to give that one back to her. She put down the ice cream and said, “By the way,” and sat up to go back to the bedroom.

Meng Bai immediately said, “What are you doing? Going back to your room to steal a kiss again?”

“What? No! I’m getting something.” Xu Ling ran back to her room.

Qin Cong’an was lying on the bed, leisurely reading a book. Seeing Xu Ling rush in, she put down her book and looked at her. But Xu Ling didn’t even glance at her and went straight to the dressing table.

“Huh?” Xu Ling took out the jewelry box but didn’t find it. She took out another one, but didn’t see it either.

She remembered having brought it from home. Before, when Qin Cong’an had come to her house, she had even taken a liking to that one and wanted it. Li Yan’s taste was very good. Even when she was just fooling her boss, she had carefully chosen it.

“What are you looking for?” Qin Cong’an walked up behind her and asked, pressing against her back.

“The ring. Have you seen it?” Xu Ling said while searching. “The one you first asked if you could have.”

“Is it very important?” Qin Cong’an turned around, leaned against the table, and looked up at her.

Xu Ling nodded, not looking at her, and continued to search. “Of course it’s important. This is Li Yan’s. I have to give it back to her.”

“Why is her ring at your place?”

“She asked me for a favor before, to pretend to be her girlfriend to politely reject her boss. At that time, her and her boss’s flight was about to take off, so she didn’t have time to get it back.”

Xu Ling pulled out all her jewelry boxes and, after looking through them and not finding it, was stunned. “It’s over. Did I lose it? But I’ve always kept it here and haven’t moved it… could I have accidentally taken it out when I was getting something else…”

With this guess, Xu Ling immediately started to search other places on the table and even wanted to see if it had fallen on the floor.

Qin Cong’an grabbed her arm and stopped her from bending down, asking her, “Why don’t you suspect that I took it?”

“Huh? Why would you take my things?”

“It looked nice, so I took it to wear, and so on.”

Xu Ling thought for a moment. They often used each other’s things now. But although Qin Cong’an sometimes liked to play with her, outside of those situations, if she had expressed her refusal, Qin Cong’an would never say it a second time.

She had said before that this ring couldn’t be given to her, so Qin Cong’an wouldn’t have taken it. Xu Ling believed this.

Seeing Xu Ling’s blank expression, Qin Cong’an took the ring from her pocket. “Thank you for trusting me so much, but it’s with me.”

“…Why?”

“Just as you said, this is Li Yan’s. I didn’t know why her things were at your place, so I wanted to help you return it to her.”

Now Qin Cong’an knew, and she had also figured out the timeline. It should have been the time Xu Ling had gone to Tokyo after the movie had wrapped.

The origin of the ring was known, but what was Li Yan really thinking?

“She likes you,” Qin Cong’an said.

Xu Ling choked, and the words rolled out of her mouth. “How do you know?”

Qin Cong’an raised an eyebrow. As expected. Even if they weren’t exes, they were definitely not just 100% innocent roommates.

Xu Ling was stunned. No, was it that obvious? And Li Yan had said it was in the past. It should be over now, right? She had even had a girlfriend in between. Maybe… there was still a little bit left?

Qin Cong’an had seen it after just one meeting?

No, Xu Ling felt that something was off. After a large part of her brain cells had died, she finally realized, “Before I said it, how did you know this was her thing?”

Qin Cong’an twirled the ring and asked, “Why do you think I asked if you could give this to me when I first came?”

“…Wasn’t it because it looked nice?”

Qin Cong’an chuckled. “I can understand why you would think that. Although you have so many rings, I just happened to like this one. But she and I both like you, so it’s quite reasonable that we would like the same style of ring.”

Xu Ling: Dazed.

“But I had just seen this ring before,” Qin Cong’an said slowly, holding the ring out to her. “In the group photo you posted in Tokyo.”

Xu Ling dazedly took the ring and was patted on the bottom by Qin Cong’an.

“Go out and return it.”

After saying that, Qin Cong’an walked back to the bed, lay down, and picked up her book again, but she didn’t read a single word, her peripheral vision on Xu Ling.

Xu Ling looked at the Qin Cong’an who seemed to have entered another world for a while, then walked out, her feet as if on cotton, not at all steady.

So, Qin Cong’an had been minding this ring for so long? She had even tested her… she remembered that at that time, Qin Cong’an had also asked her if she was in contact with her ex.

Hmm? Could it be that she had mistaken Li Yan for her ex?

She had clearly said that Li Yan was just a roommate. Could Qin Cong’an have understood it as that kind of roommate?

At this moment, Xu Ling didn’t feel any sadness from not being trusted. She just thought of all the details and realized that Qin Cong’an had been secretly eating lemons.

Then Qin Cong’an must have been quite uncomfortable sometimes. But… pfft, she inexplicably wanted to laugh. It turned out she was also a fool.

Xu Ling also remembered something. Could it be that Qin Cong’an still thought she had many exes?

Although she had indeed said that, that she had never been single since university, Xu Ling had long thrown that persona to the back of her mind.

And did Qin Cong’an really believe it? Would someone who had had so many exes still be shy in front of her?

Could it be that Qin Cong’an thought she was acting?

Really, her serious explanation was taken as a cover-up by Qin Cong’an, while the nonsense she had spouted in bed was taken to heart by her.

Xu Ling left the bedroom and was ambushed by Han Qiao and Meng Bai.

“And you say you didn’t go back to your room to steal a kiss. You were gone for so long!”

“Fine, fine, we kissed! What about it!” Xu Ling just gave up. She looked around and found Li Yan’s figure on the balcony.

Xu Ling walked over and asked her, “Isn’t it hot?”

“It is a little.”

“Here, give it back to you.” Xu Ling returned the item to its rightful owner. “But if you really get a new girlfriend, don’t give her the one I’ve worn, even if it was just fake.”

Li Yan smiled and looked at the ring shining in the harsh noon sun. “Of course I know. That’s why I told you to throw it away earlier.”

“It’s better if you throw it away yourself.” Xu Ling felt that if she were to throw it away, it would be like Li Yan had given it to her but she didn’t want it.

Li Yan’s arm dropped, the ring just barely hooked by her fingertips. “Does this count as littering from a height?”

“It does!” Although there was just a patch of grass below, and no one would be passing by.

Li Yan smiled and retracted her hand, putting it in her pocket. “Then I’ll find another place to throw it.”

“Mhm, mhm.”

“Is she jealous of me?” Li Yan asked.

“Ah, you could tell?”

“It’s a little obvious,” Li Yan said with a laugh. “You should be honest with her. I like you, but it’s no use.”

“Mhm, mhm, it’s in the past tense, right?”

Li Yan didn’t answer, just smiled. She also couldn’t say for sure if it was in the past tense or the present tense. “The important thing is that you have to tell her that you like her, only her… you’re different in front of her and in front of us.”

“I will,” Xu Ling’s voice became softer, but it also carried a smile. “I don’t know why I like her so much. It’s so magical.”

“It’s just as you said on the show. You see her and you want to get close, right?”

Xu Ling was stunned. “You actually watched it.”

“Of course. I probably haven’t missed any.” So relatively speaking, Li Yan was the one who had come to her senses first. She had sensed their undercurrents.

It wasn’t the same as Han Qiao’s CP-shipping mentality, but as someone who had lived with Xu Ling for two years and had always paid attention to her, she had seen a completely different state in her.

It turned out that that was really what Xu Ling looked like when she was in love, not an act. To be able to see her like this, Li Yan also felt very good.

“You’re very nervous in front of her, but also very moved, very happy.”

Li Yan had never seen her nervous in other situations, whether it was the night before a presentation or the first time she had been asked to walk a runway show. She always seemed to have a relaxed attitude of active participation, but it was okay if she messed up.

Only in front of Qin Cong’an would she be restless.

At this moment, even just mentioning Qin Cong’an would make Xu Ling have more meaningless small movements.

“Very good. I wish you a long and happy life together,” Li Yan said with a smile, then reached out to fan herself. “It’s too hot. Let’s go inside.”

After pulling the curtains, the viewing party found another WLW film to watch.

Xu Ling was huddled in a very safe corner. Seeing the two protagonists fall to the ground, the corners of her mouth couldn’t come down. But when she turned her head and saw Qingqing and Chuchu kiss, and even make a sound, she instantly couldn’t smile.

She also wanted to be close to her girlfriend.

But to avoid being teased and interrogated again, she would just have to bear with it. When they left, she could be as close as she wanted.

In the afternoon, they watched three movies. Some people even took a nap on the sofa. Everyone had their own plans for dinner, so they dispersed before dinner.

She didn’t know if Qin Cong’an had heard the commotion outside, but she appeared in a timely manner, in the posture of the mistress of the house, to see the guests off.

When Li Yan saw Qin Cong’an come out, her gaze would occasionally fall on her. She smiled at her. She had originally wanted to talk to her alone, but she felt there was no need. It was better to let Xu Ling communicate with her.

Xu Ling also noticed that Qin Cong’an was always staring at Li Yan and found it a little funny.

After seeing off the last guest and closing the door, Qin Cong’an immediately pinched Xu Ling’s half-smiling face. “What’s with that expression?”