My Virtual Girlfriend-Chapter 386: Zhao Ying: So Chen Yan wanted to be with me?
Chapter 386: Chapter 386: Zhao Ying: So Chen Yan wanted to be with me?
Chen Yan quickly encouraged her to firm up her thoughts, "We are definitely good friends."
Zhao Ying nodded, smiling as she hooked her arm around Chen Yan’s shoulder, "Right. We are good friends. You, me, Qiao Qiao, Nuan Nuan. We are all good friends."
Chen Yan nodded, then reached out to disengage from Zhao Ying’s arm around him, saying, "Since we are friends, our actions should not be so intimate."
Zhao Ying, looking at her arm being pushed away, couldn’t help but ask, "Why?"
Chen Yan explained earnestly, "Because we are adults now. Adults need to be mindful of their actions."
"Such intimate actions should only be shared between lovers."
Zhao Ying looked at Chen Yan with a bit of confusion, then thoughtfully nodded.
Seeing that Zhao Ying "took it in," Chen Yan also nodded in satisfaction, then said, "So, we should keep our distance in the future."
"We can chat, talk, and even play around. But not to this extent."
"We are good friends. Just good friends."
Saying this, he stopped, looked at Zhao Ying, and said, "Brother Ying, I hope we will be good friends for the rest of our lives."
Zhao Ying looked blankly at Chen Yan.
After a long moment, she smiled and said, "I hope to be good friends with you for a lifetime too!"
Seeing how agreeable Zhao Ying was, Chen Yan felt a surge of joy inside: it’s settled!
After their chat, they rested a bit. Chen Yan then ran back to the residential area with Zhao Ying.
Without the effect of the Stamina Pills, Chen Yan was much more tired this time.
So, when they reached the entrance of the residential area, Zhao Ying shook her head and patted Chen Yan on the shoulder, saying, "Apprentice, this won’t do! I just praised your stamina, and now you’re tired so quickly."
"I haven’t even started, and you’re already done!"
"You’ve got to step it up!"
Listening to Zhao Ying’s words, Chen Yan felt even weirder.
It must be his mind playing tricks, right?
It must really be just his mind, right?
After saying goodbye to Zhao Ying, Chen Yan returned home fully satisfied.
He felt everything tonight was perfect. All the things he wanted to do were accomplished.
He tested the Stamina Pills and defined his relationship with Zhao Ying.
Chen Yan felt it was perfect.
Thinking this, he took a bath, washed off all the sweat and fatigue from running all night, then lay in bed, took out his phone, and prepared to check Zhao Ying’s "Emotional Confirmation Level" to see if it matched his expectation.
At a glance, Chen Yan couldn’t help but smile.
Because just as he had expected, Zhao Ying’s "Emotional Confirmation Level" had shifted again towards "Friendship" and had reached "Friendship at 80 degrees." Just 10 more degrees, and it would be defined entirely as friendship.
Thinking this, he satisfactorily turned off his phone and fell asleep...
Meanwhile, at Yu Qiao Qiao’s new home, in Zhao Ying’s room.
Zhao Ying lay in her bed, eyes wide open, blankly staring at the ceiling, lost in thought.
Today, her feelings for Chen Yan had indeed shifted a lot towards friendship.
After all, throughout the evening, Chen Yan kept bringing up being just friends and maintaining distance.
Her first instinct was to solidify their friendship with Chen Yan.
But upon returning home and taking a bath, Zhao Ying, who usually wouldn’t think too much about emotional issues, found herself pondering Chen Yan’s words for the first time.
From the moment she met Chen Yan, Zhao Ying knew he was smart.
Even then, when Chen Yan hadn’t yet proven himself.
However, Zhao Ying’s sixth sense had made her want to trust Chen Yan, believe in his abilities.
So, such a smart person discussing those topics with her tonight, was there a deeper meaning?
It was just that Zhao Ying had never experienced anything like this, so even after her bath, she still couldn’t decipher the "deeper meaning."
Normally, as a carefree person, Zhao Ying would stop thinking about things she couldn’t understand.
But recently, for some reason, Zhao Ying felt she had undergone some changes.
She seemed particularly fond of spending time with Chen Yan.
She seemed particularly fond of looking at Chen Yan when there was nothing else to do.
She seemed particularly fond of exercising and practicing martial arts with Chen Yan.
Even, she liked to tease Chen Yan or intentionally do something outrageous to see Chen Yan wanting to resist but being unable to.
Tonight was the same. She had initially intended to put this matter out of her mind and not think about it anymore. But after getting into bed, she found... she couldn’t fall asleep.
Her mind was filled with what Chen Yan had said tonight.
Since she really couldn’t sleep, Zhao Ying began for the first time in her life to recall another person’s words.
"Chen Yan first asked me about my relationship with him."
"Then he asked me if the two of us were friends."
Zhao Ying blinked, "Aren’t we friends?"
"Why would he ask something he already knows?"
She continued thinking, "Later, I wanted to loop my arm around his neck, but he pushed me away. He said if it’s just friends, we can’t be so intimate."
Zhao Ying’s eyes showed confusion, "If it’s just friends, we can’t be intimate?"
"Then... what relationship allows such intimacy?"
Thankfully, because she seldom used her brain, it was incredibly clear. Remembering tonight’s conversation felt almost like rewinding a tape.
"Later... Chen Yan said we should keep a distance."
"Was he... angry, and that’s why he said that?" ƒreeωebnovel.ƈom
Zhao Ying furrowed her brows.
"Lastly, he said he hopes we are good friends. Lifetime good friends..."
"Now that I think about it, why does it feel a bit spiteful?"
The more Zhao Ying thought about it, the more something seemed off.
But she couldn’t analyze what exactly was wrong.
She was tempted to go next door and talk to Yu Qiao Qiao for advice, but for some reason, her sixth sense told her not to involve Yu Qiao Qiao in this matter.
So, unable to figure it out, Zhao Ying sat up in bed and started doing sit-ups.
After doing over 280 sit-ups in one go and venting a bit, Zhao Ying suddenly had an epiphany!
If she didn’t know, then... Baidu should know!
Why not just look it up online?!
Thinking this, she excitedly picked up her phone and started searching: What can men and women be, apart from friends?
The results that appeared before her were not answers.
But all kinds of...
"Can men and women be just ordinary friends apart from being boyfriend and girlfriend?"
"Can men and women not be friends, only lovers?"
"Outside of being boyfriend and girlfriend, can’t men and women be good friends?"
Seeing these posts, although there was no answer, Zhao Ying suddenly realized!
Oh! Of course! The most common relationship between men and women isn’t ordinary friends but boyfriend and girlfriend!
How could she have forgotten this!
The previous Zhao Ying had absolutely no concept of this. She was like Eve before eating the apple, with a pure and clear heart. But once someone guided her, she instinctively understood a lot.
And after browsing such topics on boyfriends and girlfriends and their intimacy, she finally understood that many of her actions and behaviors with Chen Yan lately shouldn’t have been those of just friends.
Because those were things only boyfriends and girlfriends did.
After recalling the times she spent with Chen Yan recently...
Zhao Ying, who had never blushed in her life, suddenly turned red.
She bit her lip, her face burning hot.
Suddenly, she felt like a fool!
She suddenly had a strong desire to go out and throw some punches!
Just because, she realized she had an emotion that seemed to have nowhere to be vented!
She felt her body burning up, which made her feel very unusual and uncomfortable.
She ran outside to the living room and, under the dim moonlight, fetched a large cup of cold water and in the middle of winter, just gulped it down.
The coldness from the water spread throughout her body, finally calming Zhao Ying down.
Holding the big water cup, she returned to her room and started pondering tonight’s events again.
With a clear understanding of the emotions between men and women, Zhao Ying’s thoughts flowed much smoother.
She thought... she was so foolish, didn’t know anything, but Chen Yan was so smart, he must know everything.
He hadn’t objected to her numerous intimate actions before. But today, he suddenly objected.
And moreover, he kept reiterating "friend," "just friends," "a lifetime of friendship."
This should... be hinting at something, right?
Telling her, if she wanted to continue being this way with him, they had to be boyfriend and girlfriend.
Thinking this, Zhao Ying’s face flushed again.
"Boy... boyfriend and girlfriend."
"Gulp, gulp, gulp, gulp, gulp~" Zhao Ying hurriedly tilted her head back, drinking all the water in her big cup.
"How... how do I handle this?"
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She ran outside to the living room, and under the dim moonlight, fetched a large cup of cold water and, in the middle of winter, just gulped it down.
The coldness from the water spread throughout her body, finally calming Zhao Ying down.
Holding the big water cup, she returned to her room and started pondering tonight’s events again.
With a clear understanding of the emotions between men and women, Zhao Ying’s thoughts flowed much smoother.
She thought... she was so foolish, didn’t know anything, but Chen Yan was so smart, he must know everything.
He hadn’t objected to her numerous intimate actions before. But today, he suddenly objected.
And moreover, he kept reiterating "friend," "just friends," "a lifetime of friendship."
This should... be hinting at something, right?
Telling her, if she wanted to continue being this way with him, they had to be boyfriend and girlfriend.
Thinking this, Zhao Ying’s face flushed again.
"Boy... boyfriend and girlfriend."
"Gulp, gulp, gulp, gulp, gulp~" Zhao Ying hurriedly tilted her head back, drinking all the water in her big cup.
"How... how do I handle this?"
