Chapter 221
“Whoa! Zhang Mengmeng?”
“Looks like you really showed your hand there, huh...”
“Why? Why did this happen?”
Faced with Xu Shuai and Li Longlong's questions, Huang Fei fell unusually silent.
“Where's Zhang Mengmeng?” Long Aotian asked.
“She cried for a long time, then went back to her dorm to pack her things.”
Upon hearing this, Long Aotian merely nodded and said nothing more.
It was hard to judge right from wrong.
Shen Mengjie was morally in the wrong; even without Zhang Mengmeng's exposure, the truth would eventually come out—it was just a matter of time.
Was Zhang Mengmeng wrong? If we set aside other factors, if her boyfriend really was stolen away by Shen Mengjie, Long Aotian could understand her actions.
But to act so drastically out of selfish desire, to stab her close friend in the back, was quite ruthless...
In the end, it was a lose-lose situation...
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**Chapter 268: Feeling Like I’ve Taught Them Bad Habits**
“What are you thinking? You’re in the shower, but your eyes keep darting to your phone. You’re not trying to sneak a photo of us, are you?” Li Qingxue playfully asked as she wrapped her arms around Hu Yuying from behind.
Suddenly ambushed, Hu Yuying shivered, one hand gripping the edge of the bathtub while the other tried to fend off Qingxue’s mischievous hand.
In another bathtub, Lin Wanning saw this and splashed water at the two.
After a bit of playful banter, Hu Yuying shifted to the side, and Li Qingxue lay down beside her.
“How’s your sales been lately?”
At the mention of this, Hu Yuying and Lin Wanning couldn’t help but smile. “Not bad.”
“At least we’re making some income.”
Since their online store officially launched, the three of them had been working hard to manage it.
They found that after posting some dynamic videos, their sales would see a little boost.
They also discovered that online stores had different levels; those with higher ratings tended to have better sales.
It was like comparing prices—people were more likely to choose stores with higher sales.
“I think after our next shoot, we could run some promotions. For example, if customers buy our products, we could offer cashback to increase exposure,” Hu Yuying suggested.
After all, they were just starting out and couldn’t compete with those higher-rated stores.
Long Ge had taught her before that people have a tendency to seek bargains. If they lowered their prices recklessly, it could hurt other shops, and they might end up getting reported.
But with normal transactions and cashback through coupons, they could avoid that issue while still appealing to people’s desire for a good deal.
And they didn’t need to offer too much; for example, if they sold an item worth 80 yuan and offered 5 yuan back, customers would only pay 75 yuan for something valued at 80. That might attract some traffic.
Hearing this, Li Qingxue and Lin Wanning became interested.
Leaning over the edge of the bathtub, they eagerly discussed what to do next.
Just then, a phone rang.
Upon hearing the ringtone, Hu Yuying stood up in the bathtub, water droplets cascading down her perfect figure, leaving enticing trails on her fair skin.
“What’s wrong, Yuying?”
“Nothing, nothing.” Though she said it was nothing, the smile on her face and her honest body language betrayed her as she padded barefoot to where her clothes were.
Looking at the video call from Long Ge on her phone, Hu Yuying covered her chest with one hand while tightly gripping the phone with the other.
They had a video call every night.
Taking a deep breath, Hu Yuying glanced at her naked reflection and ultimately decided to hang up the call.
On the other end, Long Aotian, lying on his bed and waiting for the girl to answer, sat up when he saw the call was disconnected.
“Is it inconvenient?”
Almost the moment he sent the message, Hu Yuying replied, “Long Ge, I’m in the shower.”
After sending the message, Hu Yuying bit her lip and sneakily glanced at Li Qingxue and Lin Wanning still soaking in the bathtub.
She aimed her phone at her little rear and snapped a photo to send to Long Ge.
After doing all this, she remembered that night when she said she would be a gift for Long Ge...
Her cheeks flushed bright red as she grabbed a piece of clothing from the rack to cover her face, wondering if Long Ge would like it. Oh, how embarrassing...
When Long Aotian received the picture from Hu Yuying, he glanced at it and quickly pressed the phone to his chest.
Feeling guilty, he looked around.
The three boys were all engrossed in their phones or playing games, so no one noticed him.
He picked up his phone again.
Hu Yuying’s skin was soft and, having just stepped out of a hot shower, had a light blush, especially the water droplets on her beautiful legs... trailing down... it was hard not to imagine what lay above...
Putting down his clothes, Hu Yuying took a deep breath, her delicate fingers tapping lightly on the phone screen: “How’s it? Pretty?”
Long Aotian instinctively nodded, “Pretty.”
“Huh? What’s pretty?” Li Longlong, who was playing a game, looked up at Long Aotian, confused.
“Nothing, I just saw a picture that looked nice,” Long Aotian replied, turning away and pulling up the blanket, facing away from Li Longlong.
He accidentally let slip his true feelings.
Seeing Long Ge’s message saying “Pretty,” Hu Yuying’s eyes sparkled with joy, forming a lovely crescent smile.
“Yuying, you look so seductive when you smile.”
In the bathroom, Li Qingxue and Lin Wanning leaned over the bathtub, grinning as they watched her.
Hu Yuying instinctively turned off her phone screen; she couldn’t let them see, or they’d tease her for being so unreserved: “What are you two staring at? Focus on your own shower!”
“We want to shower too, but it’s hard not to look when someone’s showing off right in front of us,” Li Qingxue laughed wickedly.
Hu Yuying immediately retorted, “I’m not showing off! If you keep saying that, I’ll come over there!”
With that, she reached out, and the bathroom was filled with the sounds of their playful scuffles.
“Don’t! I’m sorry, I’m sorry, I’m sorry, okay...”
Hu Yuying placed her hands on her tiny waist, looking at Li Qingxue, whose face was flushed and eyes dreamy, and couldn’t help but think how much she had grown.
As the weather grew colder, stepping out of the shower and feeling the chill made the three of them shiver.
“Wanning, if you go back now, can you still get into the dorm?” Li Qingxue asked.
“Should we just get a hotel?” Lin Wanning suggested with a smile.
“Alright, but this time, no watching those little videos. I feel like I’m getting better at this,” Hu Yuying proposed.
“Okay then.”
The three of them quickly agreed and happily held hands to find a hotel.
After checking in, they tidied up and then jumped onto the bed.
“Yuying, what gift should we get for Long Aotian?” Li Qingxue asked softly. The three of them never ran out of topics when they were together.
Lin Wanning also looked at Hu Yuying, having to admit that she really understood their brother well.
This time, Hu Yuying was ready. Seeing Qingxue and Wanning looking at her with eager eyes, she raised her chin and tossed her long hair back.
Seeing Hu Yuying’s gesture, Li Qingxue and Lin Wanning exchanged glances, feeling like they had taught her some bad habits...
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**Chapter 269: More Like Being Tormented**
Seeing Hu Yuying’s gesture, Li Qingxue and Lin Wanning exchanged glances, feeling like they had taught her some bad habits.
But they still leaned into Hu Yuying’s movement, resting their heads on her shoulder.
“You bullied me before, so now it’s my turn for revenge...” As she spoke, her mischievous hands began to explore the two of them.
Lin Wanning shivered, her legs instinctively crossing: “Yuying, don’t just use your hands; you should say something too.”
“I think buying clothes for Long Ge is the best idea.” Hu Yuying didn’t want to go too far; otherwise, they would gang up on her.
“Isn’t that a bit silly? Long Aotian helped us get our online store off the ground; do we really need to buy him clothes?”
Actually, Lin Wanning and Li Qingxue had considered this before but felt it wasn’t quite right.
But they had never given gifts to a guy before and didn’t know what to get...
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