My Roommate Is a Dirty Talker (GL) - Chapter 29

The sensitive topic of boyfriends—why did it suddenly come up at this moment? Shen Weixiao was caught off guard.

Shi Xuan sat quietly across from her, sipping her drink with the amused expression of an onlooker, as if waiting to see how she would handle the situation.

Oh dear, how should she even respond? Shen Weixiao stared at her cup in distress, stealing a glance at Shi Xuan before fidgeting with her fingers like a guilty puppy, as if that would somehow solve the problem.

After a brief silence—

Ahem, well… Sister Jiaru, why are you suddenly asking about this? Shen Weixiao lowered her eyes with a smile, her lips curling into a barely noticeable hint of confusion as she forced out a shameless reply, A girl as great as me, of course, already has someone.

Ah! You already have a boyfriend?

Though not entirely surprised, Li Jiaru still felt a pang of disappointment, silently mourning for Lu Kai’s missed opportunity. She quickly glanced at Shi Xuan, then subtly turned her head away, steering the conversation elsewhere. Honestly, you’re so shameless. I’ve never met anyone as narcissistic as you.

Just as she finished speaking, her phone blared with the deafening sound of a train whistle. Li Jiaru swiftly opened an app, tapped a few times, then sighed in frustration.

Putting her phone away, she paused briefly before raising her head again. By the way, have you two bought your train tickets home yet? Weixiao, I heard from HR that our company will close a few days early for the holidays. Make sure you’ve got your tickets sorted—don’t end up stranded.

Shen Weixiao straightened up with a smile. She knew Li Jiaru had missed the last ticket release and had been scrambling to book one ever since, so she replied in a soothing tone, My family’s in H Province, so it’s easy for me to get home. A bus ride only takes about five or six hours. But Sister Jiaru, your hometown is so far away—what will you do if you can’t get a ticket?

Oh, I did manage to book one.

Li Jiaru’s brows furrowed with barely concealed frustration as she shook her head listlessly. But… the date is way too late. And this year, that damn 12306 verification code is driving me insane every time I try to input it. I’m seriously stressing over this—it’s so annoying.

Shi Xuan had remained silent the whole time, so Li Jiaru turned to her. What about you, Shi Xuan?

Shen Weixiao cut in, Xuan-jie’s family is right here in B City, so she doesn’t have to worry about tickets. The moment she said it, a sudden realization struck her like lightning, leaving her mind blank.

If Shi Xuan’s family was in B City… then why was she sharing an apartment with someone else? Sure, she had mentioned moving in because her workplace was too far, but from the very beginning, Shen Weixiao had felt that Shi Xuan’s appearance was almost too serendipitous—as if she had perfectly stepped in to solve all her problems.

And even though they’d had their occasional disagreements while living together, Shi Xuan had always been incredibly considerate, taking such good care of her.

Could it be… that she had deliberately chosen to rent here for Shen Weixiao’s sake? But that didn’t make sense—Shi Xuan wasn’t some omniscient goddess. How could she have known Shen Weixiao beforehand, known she needed a place, and then swooped in to share an apartment just to help her out?

Shen Weixiao felt as if she’d been struck by thunder.

Had Shi Xuan known her long before they met?

Oh right, Shixuan was also one of her readers. Shen Weixiao remembered that she had mentioned something about coming to City B for an internship in the author’s notes or on Weibo. Thinking of this, Shen Weixiao finally let out a sigh of relief.

When she snapped back to reality, she noticed that both of them were staring at her in unison, as if looking at some strange creature. Customers around them were also occasionally turning their heads to glance in her direction. Still unaware of what had happened, Shen Weixiao suddenly heard a loud, rather uncouth sound—someone sucking hard on a drink that had already been drained to the bottom.

Utterly mortifying.

Ahem. Li Jiaru checked her phone and stood up first, as if to defuse the situation. It’s getting late, shall we go?

Seizing the opportunity, Shen Weixiao immediately stood up and headed for the exit. As she passed by Shixuan, she naturally tugged at her arm. We should head back early too.

Shixuan stood up just as naturally, and the two walked out arm in arm. The wind outside was strong, and the three of them parted ways at the intersection.

Only after Li Jiaru turned the corner did Shen Weixiao glare at Shixuan, as if ready to settle scores. What was that about earlier?

She asked if you had a boyfriend. I didn’t know, so I had to ask you, Shixuan replied matter-of-factly. With Shen Weixiao, she always tried to maintain her most rational demeanor.

Shen Weixiao pouted and muttered under her breath, You clearly know how I feel about you. Why did you do that on purpose?

Well, if it were you, and someone was trying to set me up, how would you answer? Shixuan turned to face Shen Weixiao directly, her serious expression looking unexpectedly adorable. Tell me.

Shen Weixiao immediately straightened her back indignantly. Of course I’d say you already have someone!

The sheer confidence in Shen Weixiao’s words struck Shixuan as oddly amusing, and she suddenly burst into laughter, her long hair cascading down her shoulders.

When Shen Weixiao looked at Shixuan again, she suddenly thought that earlier, she had seemed like a listless little rabbit, but now that she was happy, her ears perked up straight, full of energy and vitality.

Xuan-jie, you really are like a rabbit, Shen Weixiao said with a smile, linking arms with Shixuan and resting her head on her shoulder, feeling an overwhelming sense of security.

Ah-Xiao. After a moment of silence, Shixuan let the younger girl cling to her as they walked. Did you think that blue-eyed rabbit was me?