Boss Lu: A reborn life is destined to be without regrets!
Chapter 386 - 287. The sheep enters the tiger’s mouth willingly_2

Chapter 386: 287. The sheep enters the tiger’s mouth willingly_2

"Guan Guan! I’ve missed you so much~"

Zhou Sinin ran over to her best friend the moment she saw her, flinging her arms wide to embrace Guan Yongyi.

"Big star! What did it feel like standing on stage?"

She giggled, the dimples at the corners of her mouth clearly visible.

"Don’t tease, I was so nervous, my mind went blank..."

Guan Yongyi pursed her lips, her long eyelashes fluttering nonstop.

"Let’s go~ Let’s get our food and see what’s delicious!"

Zhou Sinin, brimming with excitement, grabbed her bestie’s arm and strode forward.

"Slow down, hiss... Slow down!"

Guan Yongyi inhaled sharply, nearly stumbling and falling.

The three grabbed their food and sat down at a table in the corner to chat.

"Guan Guan, have you caught a cold recently?"

"No, I haven’t."

Guan Yongyi shook her head.

"Then why is your voice hoarse? Do you have a sore throat?"

"It’s not that."

The short-haired girl paused for a moment: "On the day of the concert, I got too excited and lost my voice from all the shouting."

"Are your legs and feet sore because you danced too hard that day as well?"

Zhou Sinin speared a piece of meat with her fork, tilted her head, and gave a half-smiling, half-mocking look.

"What else could it be?"

Guan Yongyi replied, unfazed.

"Going to concerts is exhausting, and I’m not like you, who exercises regularly every other day."

"Next time, next time I’ll bring you with me."

Zhou Sinin spread her hands out.

"No, I’m not interested in yoga."

The short-haired girl lowered her head and drank her milk tea, puffing out her cheeks as if she had just remembered something.

"Hey baby, why don’t you stay with me tonight?"

"Hmm?"

"We’re going on a trip mid-month. You’ve already made a rough itinerary, right? We could refine it together tonight, how about that?"

Guan Yongyi tucked a stray hair behind her ear, speaking softly.

"Well, about that..."

Zhou Sinin propped her cheek on one hand, her beautiful eyes dancing, while the elbow of her other hand nudged the man beside her with an almost imperceptible movement.

Seeing the man pretending to not understand and showing no reaction, she nudged him again, more forcibly this time, still with a smile on her face.

"I think it might not be convenient."

Lu Jincheng, who had been quietly eating, cleared his throat and interjected.

"Oh? Why wouldn’t it be convenient?"

Guan Yongyi still wore an expression of casual indifference, turning to look at Lu Jincheng with a breezy tone.

"You really are... lacking emotional intelligence."

"Ever heard of ’absence makes the heart grow fonder’? She has her own plans tonight."

Even with Mr. Lu’s thick skin, he couldn’t look directly into Guan Yongyi’s shining eyes as he said this.

Zhou Sinin’s reaction was an open strategy.

A stark, barefaced one.

Inescapable.

If she didn’t respond, that would clearly indicate there was an issue.

It’s one thing for girls to shy away from making the first move, but with Lu Jincheng’s usual persona, how could he possibly shy away from these matters?

"Zhou Sinin! Can you be a little more reserved, please?"

Guan Yongyi’s eyes visibly dimmed for a moment before brightening again with her own voice.

The change was too brief to catch unless you were a lover who had been intimately close.

Women indeed are born actors.

"I..."

Zhou Sinin’s face turned red, her eyes filled with playful anger, her voice coy and sweet.

"I miss him too... Guan Guan, I’m sorry."

The brunette stuck out her tongue with a helpless yet mischievous expression, tilting her head and leaning it onto Lu Jincheng’s shoulder.

It was an unabashed display of affection.

"Wait till we get back, hm? When we’re back, I’ll stay with you. You probably don’t even know!"

"Mian Mian has been so well taken care of by me; she’s become so clingy, if you go back later, she might even forget you’re her mommy~"

"...Psh."

Guan Yongyi forced a smile, speechless for a long while.

Luckily, she was typically this ice-cold anyway.

It must be said, Zhou Sinin’s maneuvers and words were like a surgeon’s scalpel—precise.

They provoked thought.

They provoked feelings.

In front of Guan Yongyi, she was flaunting her love under the guise of speaking for a man while appealing to her own heart.

Inside and out, the conversation touched upon the topic of Mian Mian, the pet cat left behind.

What did it sound like?

Not only is the child’s father mine, the kitten will soon have a stepmother too!

In just a few words, everything Guan Yongyi had forgotten in her happiness, the secret romance, the bitter endurance, the hidden grievances...

Everything resurfaced again.

It bobbed and sank again in the sea of her heart.

It just so happened that she didn’t have any grounds to refute, to tell Zhou Sinin that what she was doing was not okay.

"Alright, Guan Guan, I’ll be coming over to your place later; don’t rush."

Zhou Sinin pulled out a tissue with a smile and wiped her mouth.

"It’s just that tonight somebody really wants to stick to me; there’s no helping it."

...

After lunch, Zhou Sinin indeed kept her promise and visited her best friend’s room.

She looked around the dressing mirror, checked the bathroom, and took the opportunity to stroll around every nook and cranny.

Of course, there were no issues at all.

Guan Yongyi leaned against the headboard, her hands unconsciously patting the inside of her thighs with a languid and relaxed expression.

"You’re really going to stay at his place tonight?"

"Wouldn’t that be like a lamb entering a tiger’s den?"

Guan Guan spoke with a pleading tone.

"How can you call it a lamb entering a tiger’s den?"

Zhou Sinin kicked off her slippers with a smile and crawled into her best friend’s blankets, snuggling up next to her.

"What if he bullies you?"

"Guan Guan, what you don’t understand is that hugging and cuddling with someone you like is super blissful, not to mention lying together."

"But there are some things... you can’t do before marriage, right?"

Guan Yongyi’s voice got softer and her attitude became more listless.

There was no stopping it now.

"Of course, not, and besides, he wouldn’t do that."

Zhou Sinin blinked, looking both trusting and innocent.

"He’s actually pretty honest."

"...I don’t think so."

Inside, Guan Yongyi felt a stampede of ten thousand "grass mud horses" and wished she could roll her eyes at Zhou Sinin right then and there.

It was so hard to keep a straight face!

Lu Jincheng, that bastard, had actually managed to resist touching Zhou Sinin all night and left her with such an impression!

Jerks really are the worst!

"We girls tend to get hurt easily in relationships; I think we should really protect ourselves."

"You’re the one who needs to protect herself!"

Zhou Sinin squinted her eyes, turned her body, and gently pinched the inside of the short-haired girl’s thigh.

"Even going to a concert can tire you out, I’ve never seen anyone like this before."

"Ouch!!!"

Guan Yongyi recoiled as if she had been electrocuted, losing all control over her facial expressions and grimacing.

"That hurts!"

"Hey, I didn’t put much strength into it, does it hurt that much? Sorry, baby, what happened? Let’s go have it checked out, shall we?"

Zhou Sinin bent down, looking concerned.

"It’s nothing, it’s nothing."

Guan Yongyi waved her hand.

"I’ll take a look for you, really, I’ve followed the coach doing yoga, and she’s taught me a lot of massage techniques."

Zhou Sinin started talking about lifting her friend’s sleepwear.

"Don’t!"

Guan Yongyi quickly held down her arm, showing a hint of panic.

"I’m fine; I just need to rest a bit."

"Are you sure you’re okay?"

"Yeah, I’m fine."

"How about we take a bath together later? There’s a hot spring bathhouse on the third floor; steaming might help with your condition, and then we can do a spa together."

Zhou Sinin hugged her best friend’s shoulders, her bright eyes full of concern and her voice gentle as a soft rain.

"Uh..."

A million thoughts flashed through Guan Yongyi’s head.

To go or not to go?

What should I do?

What excuse should she use at this time?

"I seem to need to..."

"Come on, what are you hesitating for? Didn’t you use to love bathing with me?!"

Zhou Sinin, as if she had foreseen the future, joyfully poked through the excuse that her friend had thought of in the blink of an eye, but had not yet voiced.

"You’re not on your period, so no excuses! For the sake of your health, you must go."

It was over.

Zhou Sinin had just been to the restroom.

Guan Yongyi had drunk a cold drink today, and there were no sanitary napkins in the trash can.

She couldn’t think of any excuse to refuse.

Guan Yongyi’s heart sank.

"I’ll go back and change my clothes first, let’s meet at four, four o’clock!"

Zhou Sinin opened the door to leave.

Before leaving, she made a heart gesture toward her.