Chapter 61

“Lulu, why are you so down?”

Chloe’s brows furrowed, but Liu Menglu’s eyes suddenly lit up.

“Shishi!” She turned around in surprise, saw the girl who had suddenly appeared, and gave her a big smile.

Yang Shishi didn’t say anything, but just stepped forward and hugged Liu Menglu, saying with a hint of apology, “Lulu, I’m sorry, I wasn’t in a good mood yesterday.”

“It’s okay, I have bad moods too sometimes.” Liu Menglu held onto Yang Shishi’s arm, and all her previous unhappiness disappeared.

Yang Shishi smiled with Liu Menglu. As they walked and chatted, Yang Shishi didn’t forget to greet Chloe.

Chloe looked at Yang Shishi, but didn’t go closer. Instead, she followed a couple of steps behind them, observing Yang Shishi.

Today’s Yang Shishi was completely different from yesterday’s. If yesterday’s Yang Shishi had been filled with demonic energy and a violent aura, today’s Yang Shishi’s aura was clean and she was gentle with people.

The difference was like night and day.

“Oh, right, Shishi, what were you doing a while ago? You didn’t even send me a single message.”

Liu Menglu was clearly a little hurt by her friend’s coldness during that time and couldn’t help but complain.

Yang Shishi’s tone was a little helpless. “You know, my family has a Taoist temple. I’m one of the heirs of our family’s temple. I was in a training camp during that time, and it was a closed-door training.”

With that, Yang Shishi threw her hands up, indicating that there was nothing she could do.

“A Taoist temple,” Liu Menglu nodded thoughtfully. She knew about this, but she had never asked in detail before. Now that she heard it was a closed-door training, Liu Menglu was a little curious.

She teased, “Closed-door training for what? Are you learning to draw talismans?”

Yang Shishi neither agreed nor denied it, she just smiled and said, “Okay, okay, let’s not dwell on that. It’s all in the past now. I just have one thing I want to say.”

“What is it?”

“Please save me in the upcoming math exam.” Yang Shishi said with a serious face.

“Huh?”

“Please, Lulu, I don’t want to fail math!”

Yang Shishi begged Liu Menglu like a clown. Liu Menglu naturally wouldn’t refuse, but since her friend hadn’t paid attention to her for a long time, she still had a little resentment, so she deliberately teased her friend by acting hesitant.

At that moment, Chloe, who had been walking behind them, suddenly said, “In that case, Mengmeng, you can tutor me and her tonight.”

“Ah?” This time, Liu Menglu was genuinely surprised.

The sun must have risen in the west. Chloe was actually taking the initiative to ask for tutoring, and in math, no less.

Although she was surprised, Liu Menglu still agreed.

“Okay, then let’s set a time and study together.”

Hearing this, Chloe looked at Yang Shishi with a knowing gaze.

Yang Shishi didn’t say anything, she just held Liu Menglu’s arm and smiled without speaking.

The atmosphere between the two of them seemed harmonious, but only they knew the undercurrents beneath those few sentences.

Lu Yuting, who had been following them, sighed repeatedly without anyone noticing.

Yang Shishi was taller than Liu Menglu, and Liu Menglu was also taller than Chloe.

This meant that Chloe was the shortest of the three.

According to their current positions, Yang Shishi was on the outside, Liu Menglu was in the middle, and Chloe was on the right, perfectly arranged from tallest to shortest. In Lu Yuting’s eyes, this looked like a mother and father taking their daughter out to play.

Mmm, that daughter is Chloe. She’s already a daughter, can she still get the girl?

Chloe is dreaming.

No, I have to think of something. These rivals are getting stronger and stronger.

Yang Shishi is a childhood friend, Li Qiuyu is the new “celestial drop-in,” and Chloe is nothing.

Lu Yuting was quite worried.

Unlike Lu Yuting’s anxiety, Chloe was quite interested in Yang Shishi at the moment.

The morning study session passed quickly, and Liu Menglu turned to Yang Shishi and asked, “Shishi, what time should we go to my place?”

“Let’s go after school. I want to eat your cooking.” Yang Shishi didn’t hesitate.

Liu Menglu naturally wouldn’t refuse. “Is there anything you want to eat?”

“The usual stuff.”

“Then we don’t have to go to the supermarket. We have everything you like at home. I’ve been keeping them ready for you,” Liu Menglu said naturally, starting to calculate whether she should make the meal more elaborate today.

She’s been keeping the things I like ready…

For some reason, Yang Shishi’s heart was stirred. She looked at Liu Menglu with a dazed expression.

“What’s wrong?” Liu Menglu felt her friend’s gaze and was a little curious.

The girl in front of her had curved eyes and a smiling pink mouth. Although she didn’t say anything else, she instantly struck Yang Shishi’s heart. For some reason, Yang Shishi also started to smile.

A gentle breeze blew, and the two girls’ expressions were relaxed, their auras blending together, like a perfectly designed photograph, flawlessly presented to others.

Chloe had been observing Liu Menglu and Yang Shishi. Looking at the harmonious atmosphere between them, her brows furrowed little by little. She didn’t like anyone but her getting close to Liu Menglu.

Lu Yuting, who had been watching from the side, felt her heart sink. Oh no, the childhood friend is about to take the top spot!

Does Chloe still have a chance?

Looking at Chloe, who was sitting on the side without making a move, Lu Yuting felt she could give up.

She doesn’t even have the advantage, and now she’s not even trying. This couple I’m rooting for is so difficult.

Chloe had no idea what Lu Yuting was thinking. All day today, her eyes had not left Yang Shishi.

Although she had no evidence, Chloe’s intuition told her that Yang Shishi had some connection to the new demon. The demonic energy from yesterday might not prove anything, but Lu Xun once said, “It’s better to wrong everyone than to be wronged by everyone. It’s better to kill a thousand by mistake than to let one slip away.”

Seeing the two chatting so enthusiastically, Chloe suddenly interjected, “Where is your family’s Taoist temple?”

“It’s on East City Road. Do you want to visit?” Yang Shishi wasn’t annoyed at all. Instead, she smiled and invited them.

Chloe took the bait. “Sure. But let’s not go today. We’ll definitely go on Sunday.”

“Huh?” Liu Menglu was a little confused. “Why not today?” She actually wanted to go too.

“We’re having dinner together tonight.” The two suddenly said in unison, and they looked at each other with a strange expression.

Liu Menglu covered her mouth and chuckled. “You two have great chemistry.”

Their faces darkened as they looked at each other, then turned away with disdain.

Liu Menglu laughed even more happily. She reached out and patted both of them.

“Looks like you two get along quite well. That puts my mind at ease. It’s a shame Qiuyu isn’t here, otherwise, we could have a meal all four of us.” With that, Liu Menglu felt a little regretful, but she quickly started happily planning what they would eat today.