Heartthrob, Your Image is Crumbling!

Chapter 429: Late Night Heart-to-Heart

This was truly the first time for Zheng Yanyan and Lu Lin. Both girls were actually a bit shy, but Zheng Yanyan was better at hiding it. She put on her clothes and preened in front of the mirror to show off, remarking that it actually looked pretty good."Hey, Linlin, what are you hiding for? Come here quickly." Saying that, she pulled Lu Lin in front of the mirror.

Looking at herself and Zheng Yanyan in the mirror, Lu Lin could not help but laugh.

Zheng Yanyan commented that thinking about it now, this arrangement was actually quite suitable.

Because every time she faced Zhou Yuwen, she found she could not hold on. Anyway, for every few times Zhou Yuwen felt comfortable, she would feel comfortable several times over, and afterward, she would be completely exhausted and not want it anymore. Now that Lu Lin was here to share the burden, she could finally get some rest.

"Linlin, do you feel the same way?"

Although Lu Lin's face was expressionless, she wholeheartedly agreed with Zheng Yanyan's words in her heart. "Then why did you refuse at first?" she asked.

Zheng Yanyan let out an "Ah," explaining that it had just been too sudden earlier and she had not had time to process it.

"So, shall we go in?"

After the two girls did a little mental preparation, Zheng Yanyan took a deep breath and asked.

At this crucial moment, Lu Lin also grew nervous, but she ultimately responded by nodding.

"Mhm!"

And so, mustering their courage, the two girls stepped forward on their long legs and entered the bedroom.

They did not even dare to look up at Zhou Yuwen. However, they vaguely heard the sound of snoring. Zheng Yanyan looked up and realized something unbelievable.

Zhou Yuwen was actually sleeping!?

Was this for real!?

Zheng Yanyan felt a bit angry. She and Lu Lin had just gone through all that trouble showering, and she was filled with both expectation and a bit of fear for this moment. She never expected that Zhou Yuwen would actually end up sleeping!?

Zheng Yanyan deliberately raised her voice and declared, "This guy! We finally finished washing up, and he is actually sleeping. No way, I have to wake him up!"

Saying that, Zheng Yanyan moved forward, intending to wake Zhou Yuwen.

However, Lu Lin grabbed her hand and said, "Forget it. He is probably exhausted. Because of your situation last night, he really did not get a good rest."

Hearing this, Zheng Yanyan softened a little and cast another glance at Zhou Yuwen.

"I do not really mind," she said, "since we already did it once before going out earlier. I just feel a bit bad, like you are feeling wronged."

Lu Lin replied, "Why would I be feeling wronged? I had a great time sleeping all night yesterday."

"Fine, fine, fine, you are trying to make me mad, right?" Zheng Yanyan immediately shot Lu Lin a glare.

Then they both laughed.

Originally, they had planned to play some games with Zhou Yuwen, but now that he was sleeping, those games were definitely off the table. So, should they just focus on sleeping together?

Were they really going to stay sleeping in the same bed?

What else could they do?

Well, alright then!

Thus, the two of them carefully made their way to the head of the bed.

Lu Lin was truly being cautious, as if terrified of waking Zhou Yuwen, but Zheng Yanyan was not nearly as careful. It felt like she was deliberately trying to wake him.

Unfortunately, Zhou Yuwen was in a deep slumber and showed no signs of waking up.

Zheng Yanyan was already lying at the head of the bed. Looking at this scene, she could not help but pout and muttered, "What exactly did this guy do to be so tired?"

Lu Lin said, "Enough, let's turn off the lights and focus on sleeping, okay?"

"Sigh, and here I was full of expectation just a moment ago."

In truth, with these kinds of things, if there was no expectation, there certainly would be no regrets. The issue was that Zheng Yanyan had already imagined what would happen between the two of them and Lu Lin, so her expectation had been genuinely high.

Yet at this exact moment, Zhou Yuwen had actually ended up sleeping.

This sort of situation was incredibly dramatic!

Moreover, the two of them had even changed into new slip nightgowns.

After turning off the lights, the two lay on either side of Zhou Yuwen, one on the left and one on the right. Zheng Yanyan even used her hair to tickle Zhou Yuwen's nose, trying to wake him up, but Lu Lin told her to let Zhou Yuwen get a good night's rest.

"He is probably truly exhausted."

Seeing that she really could not wake Zhou Yuwen, Zheng Yanyan did not persist.

The moonlight was bright and clear, spilling through the window and cascading over the head of the bed.

Only the steady sound of Zhou Yuwen's breathing remained in the room, making the room unusually quiet.

Zheng Yanyan and Lu Lin lay at the head of the bed, but neither of them could fall into sleeping no matter how hard they tried.

So, Zheng Yanyan took the initiative to ask, "Linlin, are you sleeping?"

"No," Lu Lin answered simply.

To which Zheng Yanyan replied, "I cannot get to sleeping either."

"Oh."

Originally, she and Lu Lin were on either side of Zhou Yuwen, but since Zheng Yanyan could not get to sleeping no matter what, she simply climbed right over Zhou Yuwen and squeezed in next to Lu Lin on the outer edge.

As a result, Lu Lin was squished into the middle.

Lu Lin warned, "Do not wake Zhou Yuwen up."

Zheng Yanyan, however, playfully declared that waking him up would be for the best.

"I cannot get to sleeping. Linlin, let's do some chatting."

Zheng Yanyan genuinely wanted to wake Zhou Yuwen, but he refused to wake up no matter what. Lu Lin glanced at Zhou Yuwen, only to see him sleeping soundly.

Perhaps due to Zheng Yanyan's earlier movements, Zhou Yuwen shifted his body to the side, but he showed no signs of waking up. Seeing this, Lu Lin asked Zheng Yanyan, "What do you want to be chatting about?"

"When did things start between you and Zhou Yuwen?" Zheng Yanyan asked.

This time, Lu Lin did not hide anything from Zheng Yanyan, stating directly that it was right when school started, back in October.

Lu Lin had mentioned this before, but Zheng Yanyan had not thought much about it. Now, thinking it over seriously, Zheng Yanyan suddenly had a realization and exclaimed, "Wasn't that just a month after school started? You were before me!?"

It all clicked for Zheng Yanyan at once.

Regarding this point, Lu Lin felt genuinely a bit embarrassed and stayed silent.

Admittedly, Zheng Yanyan was a little unhappy.

She had always believed that she was Zhou Yuwen's first among his women!

In that case, didn't that make her the second?

But Lu Lin reminded her that even without her in the picture, Zheng Yanyan would still be the second.

Su Qing and Zhou Yuwen had known each other since high school.

Zhou Yuwen said they hadn't done anything, but did that mean it was actually true?

How long had you even known Zhou Yuwen before he ended up sleeping with you?

Besides, his skills were so proficient.

"Could he really have learned all that just by practicing on me?"

Lu Lin casually pointed out.

Zheng Yanyan thought about it carefully and realized it actually made a lot of sense. However, Zheng Yanyan argued, "That still does not make it okay, right? Doesn't that mean I go from being the second to the third?"

"Actually, if you are not the first, it does not matter what number you are. Moreover, Zhou Yuwen has indeed been dating you this whole time," Lu Lin noted.

Zheng Yanyan thought about it and agreed. Lu Lin had given herself to him earlier but had not gotten together with Zhou Yuwen. So, in hindsight, shouldn't Lu Lin be her older sister? Didn't that mean she was the one who had cuckolded Lu Lin?

Huh? Thinking about it this way, she suddenly felt quite comfortable in her heart.

Ah, wait, that was not right either.

"Linlin, does that mean since you were before me, I stole him from you? Were you secretly chatting with Zhou Yuwen all that time before?" Zheng Yanyan asked.

Lu Lin shook her head, denying it.

"Then how did you and Zhou Yuwen...?"

Zheng Yanyan was currently acting like a curious child, full of questions about everything. Lu Lin pondered for a moment and decided she might as well tell Zheng Yanyan.

At the time, she didn't have much money on hand and was short by two thousand yuan.

Then she felt that Zhou Yuwen was quite handsome, and he had money.

She figured that giving herself to Zhou Yuwen wouldn't be a loss, so she just brought it up to him.

"That is it?"

"Mhm. He gave me the money, but he didn't agree to the deed. Later on, didn't you go back home? I am guessing he was just bored around that time."

When she reached this point, Lu Lin actually really wanted to light a cigarette, but considering she had quit smoking a long time ago, she dismissed the urge.

Zheng Yanyan blinked her eyes, filled with disbelief.

She felt that Lu Lin and Zhou Yuwen's experience was far more outrageous than her own history with him.

Two thousand yuan?

This...

"Why were you short two thousand yuan? Doesn't your family give you living expenses?" Zheng Yanyan had actually been curious about this for a long time, because during that period, right when school started, Lu Lin seemed very desperate for money.

"It is nothing. That matter is long in the past now."

Lu Lin didn't really want to be chatting about this, so she simply said, "You and I cannot be compared. You and Zhou Yuwen are truly considered an official couple among men and women. At most, I am just an unpresentable the other woman."

"In the beginning, I didn't plan on staying with Zhou Yuwen for so long either. At the time, I just thought that since he helped me, if he wanted it, I would just give it to him. It wasn't a loss anyway. Later, when he got together with you, I didn't think about continuing it."

"But after spending time together later on, I found that he is indeed quite good."

Leaning against the headboard, Lu Lin turned her head to glance at the deeply sleeping Zhou Yuwen over there and spoke.

"Quite good?" Zheng Yanyan let her mind wander into the gutter.

But Lu Lin clarified, "I mean his personality is quite good, so we just kept seeing each other."

"Later on, I don't know when exactly, but maybe it just became a habit. When I saw him together with you, I actually started to be jealous. And so we just kept going like this. He is truly quite good to me."

"At the time, I thought, if he continues treating me this well, then I will just keep following him. When the time comes for you two to have a wedding, I will honestly just stay on the outside. Regardless, it is impossible for me to ruin your marriage."

Lu Lin spoke these words very calmly, but to Zheng Yanyan, they sounded somewhat pitiful and humble.

Inexplicably, Zheng Yanyan actually felt her heart ache a little for Lu Lin. Truth be told, despite being friends with Lu Lin for so long, this was the first time she was chatting with her about such things. It could truly be considered a heart-to-heart.

Later, when the chatting shifted towards the topic of their wedding, Zheng Yanyan could not help but burst into a chuckle. She admitted that she had truly thought about marrying Zhou Yuwen in the future.

But thinking about it now, that possibility felt increasingly distant.

Actually, when Su Qing appeared, Zheng Yanyan lost some confidence in herself, always feeling that Su Qing was far more excellent than she was.

Sometimes Zheng Yanyan thought that if she were Zhou Yuwen, she probably wouldn't choose herself either.

After all, she was so dramatic, loved spending money, had a temper, and was often unreasonable.

Although Su Qing also liked to cause a fuss, she was much more capable than herself.

Now, that whole crowd in the Student Union followed Su Qing's lead entirely, putting her in a far better position than herself.

"Thinking about it now, having you here is good too. At the very least, I will not be lonely."

"If Zhou Yuwen really does end up having a wedding with Su Qing, then we can just partner up and be kept by Zhou Yuwen on the side." Hugging Lu Lin, Zheng Yanyan suddenly felt a trace of warmth.

In the darkness, Lu Lin looked exceptionally beautiful.

She leaned against the headboard, her dark eyes harboring a sense of mystery. She did not agree with Zheng Yanyan's statement, saying, "It is impossible for her to have a wedding with Zhou Yuwen."

"Why?" Zheng Yanyan was very curious.

Lu Lin pointed out, you know it yourself, she loves to cause a ruckus.

"She might be a little better than you, but wanting to have a wedding with Zhou Yuwen is impossible."

Hearing this, Zheng Yanyan assumed her good sister was trying to hype her up to marry Zhou Yuwen and became a bit excited. Having self-awareness was one thing, but wanting to get married was another matter entirely.

However, before she could even open her mouth, Lu Lin stated, "Neither you nor I are suitable."

"Then, the three of us cannot just keep living like this forever, right?" Zheng Yanyan said with an amused laugh.

Lu Lin thought for a moment and said, "Actually, Tao Tian is quite suitable."

"Her!?"

Upon hearing this name, a look of disdain immediately appeared on Zheng Yanyan's face. She definitely did not like Tao Tian.

But Lu Lin argued that Tao Tian was actually quite capable and possessed strong social skills; at the very least, she was a bit better than the rest of them.

Zheng Yanyan shook her head, expressing her dislike.

Then Lu Lin said, "Shen Yu is the most suitable."

"???"

At this, Zheng Yanyan was truly stunned. "Shen Yu too?"

"No, Zhou Yuwen and Shen Yu have no connections. I am just saying, if it comes down to a wedding, Shen Yu and Zhou Yuwen are the most suitable match. First of all, she knows all of us, and I have been observing her attitude toward you and Su Qing. She treats both of you quite well. Even though she is close to Su Qing, she has not entirely taken Su Qing's side. Add to that her family background and upbringing, and actually, her capabilities are decent too. She might not be able to compare to Su Qing, but she can oversee the big picture. More importantly, she has a good personality. If she and Zhou Yuwen have a wedding, the rest of us can all remain safe and sound."

With Lu Lin's analysis, the more Zheng Yanyan thought about it, the more she felt that it really made sense.

But did she really have no connections with Zhou Yuwen at all?

"That is why I am just casually saying it. She did like Zhou Yuwen for a while before, but given her personality, she probably won't get together with Zhou Yuwen now," Lu Lin said.

Zheng Yanyan thought for a moment. "Then if not Shen Yu, who is suitable for Zhou Yuwen?"

Hearing this, Lu Lin let out a genuine laugh. Perhaps because their positions were different, their ways of thinking were different too. Lu Lin had never truly considered having a wedding with Zhou Yuwen, so she would not ponder this question.

But looking at Zheng Yanyan's face full of expectation, it was obvious she could not let it go and still wanted to be the main wife.

However, this had no connections to Lu Lin. She replied, "If it is not Shen Yu, then it is hard to say. Anyway, based on his abilities, his future definitely will not be ordinary, and taking care of the few of us will not be an issue. The main fear is just that his future wedding partner might be too domineering and will not tolerate us."

This was something Lu Lin had always worried about. Hearing this, Zheng Yanyan felt a bit indignant. She could not help but say, "Then wouldn't it be fine if I married Zhou Yuwen?"

Lu Lin chuckled at her words. "Mhm, you are indeed quite good. Otherwise, why don't you try learning a bit from Shen Yu?"

"Ugh..."

Zheng Yanyan thought about it and felt it would be way too difficult.

Yet she still could not let go of the position of the main wife, so she could only tug at Lu Lin and dismiss it, saying that all this was too far in the future.

"Let's give it a try, alright? Anyway, now that I have you keeping me company, Linlin, I know I am not the smartest, but with you here, I believe we can do it!" Zheng Yanyan lay back down and hugged Lu Lin, speaking sweetly.

Seeing Zheng Yanyan acting so innocent and lively, Lu Lin decided not to say anything more. If given the chance, who would willingly resign themselves to being the other woman? It was completely normal for Zheng Yanyan to have such thoughts.

Regardless, Lu Lin felt that she herself had no chance.

So she hugged Zheng Yanyan back, her mind set on sleeping.

At that moment, she suddenly felt as though Zhou Yuwen, who was right behind her, had quietly wrapped his arm around her slender waist.

?

He wasn't sleeping?

Lu Lin thought about it carefully. No, how could Zhou Yuwen end up sleeping so easily.

He...

Was faking it?

Lu Lin felt that Zhou Yuwen's head seemed to have already rested against the nape of her neck, exhaling a breath of warm air directly onto her skin.

Mmm~

Lu Lin's body involuntarily went a bit soft, while the hand Zhou Yuwen had resting on her slender waist slowly traced downward...