My Online Lover Lives Next Door (GL) - Chapter 47
So, is Sister finally going to talk to her about her admirer?
Even though mentioning Gu Xiao made Jian Fanxing feel a little sour, she had been waiting for He Qing’s explanation ever since she learned about Gu Xiao. But now that her sister was willing to talk about it, Jian Fanxing still felt touched.
While driving, He Qing glanced at Jian Fanxing and saw that she was listening attentively, without any other expression on her face. She felt slightly relieved.
“Gu Xiao is the eldest daughter of the Gu family. The Gu family and our He family have always had business cooperation. In fact, back when my dad was in charge, the He family almost went bankrupt. It was Uncle Gu who invested just in time. He did us a great favor, so even though I don’t like Gu Xiao, I have never driven her away.”
He Qing had a cold personality, but she was not someone who ignored gratitude or acted purely based on her emotions.
On the contrary, she always remembered how Gu Xiao’s father helped her family in difficult times.
“Oh.” Jian Fanxing nodded in understanding and continued listening.
He Qing didn’t know if Little Star had heard anything when she visited the company last time, but judging from her reaction, she probably hadn’t.
He Qing continued, “Gu Xiao likes me.”
As soon as she said that, He Qing quickly added, “But don’t worry. It has always been one-sided. I don’t like her. The only person I like is you.”
“You have always been the only one.”
Perhaps it was because of her parents’ influence. Since He Qing was a child, she had always seen He Dad and He Mom as a loving couple, which made her believe in lifelong devotion to one person. And the first person to make her heart flutter was Jian Fanxing. Even though they started as an online relationship, in the seven years she had known Jian Fanxing, she had never thought about liking anyone else.
From the very beginning, she had rejected all ambiguous relationships and advances from others for Jian Fanxing.
Seeing He Qing’s serious expression, Jian Fanxing smiled sweetly and responded, “Sister, me too. It has always been you.”
“Sister, I understand what you mean, and I want to believe you. I’m just confused—how did Yao Yao get to know Miss Gu Xiao? And why did she get drunk at her place?” Jian Fanxing’s confusion was genuine. She was really curious.
She remembered that during the day, when they met Gu Xiao, Yao Yao had even scolded her for Jian Fanxing’s sake. So how did they end up drinking together at night?
Soon, the car arrived at Gu Xiao’s bar.
After parking, He Qing held Jian Fanxing’s hand and led her inside.
From the moment they entered, He Qing kept a cold expression, and the aura around her was chilling. Only when she looked at Jian Fanxing did her ice-cold face show the slightest warmth, like a gentle spring breeze.
Jian Fanxing noticed that ever since they stepped into the bar, many eyes had been on her and He Qing—some curious, some excited, and some… restless.
Restless? Just as Jian Fanxing was feeling confused, He Qing’s voice reached her ears.
“This is a lesbian bar. Little Star, haven’t you noticed that everyone here is a woman?”
A lesbian bar? Instead of feeling uncomfortable, Jian Fanxing was quite curious and looked around with interest.
Although she liked women, this was actually her first time in a lesbian bar.
After carefully observing, Jian Fanxing realized that apart from the fact that everyone here was female, it wasn’t much different from a regular bar.
The only difference was… well, that it was all women!
“Gu Xiao’s office is upstairs. Little Star, let’s go up.” He Qing’s voice came again.
Upstairs, in the office
Gu Xiao swore that if she had known this woman couldn’t handle alcohol—no, if she had known this woman would turn into a drunken mess and start kissing people after drinking—she would never have agreed to drink with her. No, she wouldn’t have even let her into the bar!
Pressing a hand against Lu Yao’s lips, Gu Xiao regretted how slow He Qing was tonight.
Just as she was suffering, a knock finally came at the office door.
“Come in.”
Gu Xiao’s voice reached their ears, and He Qing’s eyes flashed with doubt. Why did Gu Xiao sound so desperate?
When He Qing and Jian Fanxing pushed the door open, they immediately saw two people on the sofa—well, one person sitting there, looking furious, while the other was squirming like a restless bug, desperately trying to get closer.
Jian Fanxing immediately recognized the first person—it was Gu Xiao. The second person was…
“Yao Yao?”
When Jian Fanxing saw who it was, she quickly let go of He Qing’s hand and rushed over to Lu Yao.
Finally freed, Gu Xiao jumped away as if avoiding the plague and hurried to He Qing’s side.
“Xiao Qingqing…” Gu Xiao pouted, looking pitiful.
Although the scene she had just walked in on made He Qing’s cold expression crack for a moment, she quickly returned to normal.
When Gu Xiao reached out to grab her arm, He Qing subtly moved aside to avoid her and greeted her formally, “Miss Gu.”
Gu Xiao’s hand missed, and for a moment, disappointment flashed in her eyes. But she quickly acted as if nothing had happened and teased, “Xiao Qingqing, you’re so heartless. I just suffered such humiliation—can’t you comfort me a little?”
“Humiliation?” He Qing raised an eyebrow and, recalling what she had just seen, said, “She didn’t actually kiss you.”
“But I’ll still apologize on her behalf.”
Lu Yao was Little Star’s good friend, and Little Star was her girlfriend. So to prevent any direct conflict between Little Star and Gu Xiao, He Qing took it upon herself to smooth things over.
“Apologize?” Gu Xiao didn’t expect He Qing to apologize to her—especially on behalf of someone else.
All these years, Gu Xiao had always thought she was the closest person to He Qing. But now, not only did she have a girlfriend, but even her girlfriend’s friend seemed more important to her than someone who had loved her for so many years.
“He Qing, do you even have a heart?” Gu Xiao looked at He Qing with hurt in her eyes and then laughed bitterly. “I always thought that even if you didn’t like me, at least I was special to you.”
“If nothing else, even if we couldn’t be lovers, we knew each other so well that we could at least be friends, right? But now I see… you never even considered me a friend, did you?”
“Heartless.” Gu Xiao said in pain.
He Qing remained calm, keeping her expression unreadable. She knew Gu Xiao wasn’t really heartbroken—after all, this wasn’t the first time she had acted pitiful to soften He Qing’s heart. If she had truly been devastated each time, she would have given up a long time ago.
Seeing that He Qing didn’t react, Gu Xiao lost interest in the act and returned to her usual self.
“He Qing, what will it take for you to care about me?” Gu Xiao sighed beside her.
He Qing didn’t answer but shifted her gaze to Jian Fanxing and Lu Yao.
Lu Yao was completely drunk. A drunk person couldn’t control their body well, so Jian Fanxing struggled to support her, almost tripping herself. To make things worse, Lu Yao seemed to mistake Jian Fanxing for someone else and leaned in as if trying to kiss her.
Up until now, He Qing had tolerated everything, but when Lu Yao tried to kiss Little Star—even just on the cheek—He Qing had had enough. She quickly stepped forward and grabbed Lu Yao.
“Little Star, let go. I’ll take care of her.”
“Let go? No way.” Jian Fanxing shook her head stubbornly.
Lu Yao was her best friend, but letting her sister support her alone? The thought of their unavoidable physical contact made Jian Fanxing uncomfortable. She didn’t like it.
“Sister, let me do it. Yao Yao is my friend. I’ll take care of her.” Jian Fanxing used all her strength to pull Lu Yao closer to herself.
Jian Fanxing made up her mind that once Lu Yao sobered up, she would have a serious talk with her—she needed to drink less.
She looked so skinny usually, so why was she this heavy when being supported?
He Qing noticed that Jian Fanxing was already sweating from the effort. She wanted to help, but before she could, she saw Jian Fanxing glaring at her.
“Sister, step aside.” Probably annoyed by He Qing’s insistence, Jian Fanxing unintentionally used a commanding tone.
He Qing had never seen Jian Fanxing like this before. She was momentarily stunned, then noticed the possessiveness in Jian Fanxing’s eyes.
In an instant, He Qing understood—Little Star saw her as her own and was jealous.
She smiled silently. It seemed they really were a perfect match, thinking the same way.
Little Star could insist on carrying Lu Yao to the car by herself, but it was cold outside. He Qing didn’t want her to suffer.
After a brief moment of thought, He Qing turned her gaze to Gu Xiao, who was watching the scene with amusement.
“Little Star, put her on the sofa first.”
After saying this, He Qing walked toward Gu Xiao.
Gu Xiao, whose view was suddenly blocked, looked up at He Qing and raised an eyebrow. “What is it?”
He Qing said, “She’s in your bar, so she’s your guest, right?”
Gu Xiao blinked, not fully understanding He Qing’s meaning. “She is my guest, but…”
“Since you admit she’s your guest, then you should take her home.” Before Gu Xiao could finish, He Qing interrupted her. She only needed Gu Xiao to acknowledge Lu Yao as her guest.
“W-What?” Gu Xiao was stunned.
She looked at He Qing, her eyes filled with disbelief.
“You want me… to take her home?” Gu Xiao pointed at herself, then at the drunk Lu Yao on the sofa, growing more and more furious.
“He Qing, do you even know who I like? I like you! And yet, you want me to take another woman home?” Gu Xiao was fuming. “Did you not see what happened when you walked in? She tried to kiss me! She tried to kiss me!”
Gu Xiao was livid. Never in her life had she been more furious than in this moment.
“He Qing, are you really this cold and heartless? I’ve given you my heart, and this is how you treat me?”
Gu Xiao had never cried before—not even in front of He Qing. But now, she wanted to.
Especially since Jian Fanxing, the girlfriend of the woman she had loved for years, was right here in the room. That made her want to cry even more.
Gu Xiao just couldn’t understand—compared to Jian Fanxing, what exactly was she lacking?!