frightfiction Chapter 596 - 214: Best Friends Turn Against Each Other, Bai Weixi Wants to Take a Shortcut (1000 monthly votes last month, bonus 6000 words)_3
Chapter 596 - 214: Best Friends Turn Against Each Other, Bai Weixi Wants to Take a Shortcut (1000 monthly votes last month, bonus 6000 words)_3
Listening to Wang Yuchen’s increasingly unpleasant words, Bai Weixi’s face turned pale. She shouted at Wang Yuchen, "Wang Yuchen, stop talking! Things aren’t what you think!"
It was the first time Wang Yuchen had heard Bai Weixi yell at her like that. She looked at her in disbelief, her voice rising a few decibels. "Bai, I’m doing this for your own good, to seek justice for you, and you’re yelling at me?"
Seeing Bai Weixi and Wang Yuchen arguing, a hint of a playful smile appeared on Li Yuan’s sullen face.
Wang Yuchen and Bai Weixi had a very good relationship. They had been classmates since junior high and were the kind of best friends who shared everything. Li Yuan had no fondness for the creature known as a best friend, male or female. Because often, it was this kind of friend that would turn a perfectly good romance sour, leading it to an unhappy and abrupt end.
Bai Weixi knew why Li Yuan had changed from the infatuated, nice guy he used to be to the man he was now. The root cause was herself, so she felt a deep sense of guilt towards him.
"Yuchen, there are some things about Li Yuan and me that I can’t tell you. But one thing I can say is that I’ve liked him since high school, and that won’t change—not now, not ever.
"Li Yuan has also liked me since high school. Regardless of what has happened, he has never changed.
"I love him, and he loves me. That’s enough."
Listening to Bai Weixi’s words, Wang Yuchen’s eyes widened. She looked suspiciously at the girl in front of her, whose beauty was so enchanting it even stirred her own heart. She began to suspect that Bai Weixi had been brainwashed by Li Yuan. To say such self-deceiving things was simply ludicrous.
"Bai, you’re just fooling yourself. Ask your own heart, can you really accept Li Yuan’s two-timing? Sharing a man with another woman?
"You call this love? Do you believe that yourself?"
Bai Weixi frowned and replied coldly, "Yuchen, if you still consider me a friend, then don’t say things like that anymore. All I need to know is that I love him and he loves me."
Li Yuan was somewhat surprised to hear this from Bai Weixi. Could such words really have come from her? He just couldn’t believe it.
Bai Weixi’s expression was incredibly serious. Wang Yuchen opened her mouth and sighed inwardly, ultimately deciding to say no more. She was afraid of losing the good friend she had known since junior high. Still, her inner dissatisfaction took over. With a fiery temper that had earned her the nickname "Little Chili," she shot Bai Weixi an angry look, as sour as if she’d knocked over a vat of vinegar.
"Fine, Bai! You two are of one mind, and I’m just an outsider," she snapped. "In that case, I won’t play the third wheel and get in the way of your ’important matters’."
With that, Wang Yuchen stormed toward the door and slammed it behind her. Seeing this, Bai Weixi anxiously hurried after her.
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「In the living room.」
Li Yuan suddenly found the situation amusing. In his previous life, Bai Weixi and Wang Yuchen’s relationship was excellent from start to finish; they were the kind of friends who shared everything and would be bridesmaids at each other’s weddings. He never expected that with his college life rebooted, the two would end up arguing right in front of him, all because of him.
Li Yuan chuckled, deciding not to follow them and add to the drama. He plopped down on the couch, picked up his phone, and started scrolling through his numerous QQ messages and texts. He was now the boss of a modest company and a Great Writer for Yuandian Web, so he had plenty of daily tasks to handle. Many of his old high school and college classmates also chatted and left messages for him on QQ.
Li Yuan opened QQ, ignoring the unimportant messages and those from people trying to hit on him.
Starry Sky: "Xia Hua, I’ve got some good news for you! ’Battle Starry Sky’ Volume One has done exceptionally well since its official release, selling over 800,000 copies in the first week. Congratulations on the fortune!"
Seeing the message from his editor, Starry Sky, Li Yuan smiled slightly. He was quite satisfied with the numbers. According to the pricing from Modu’s Fang Zheng Publishing House, the hardcover of "Battle Starry Sky" Volume One sold for 18.8 yuan per copy. 800,000 copies amounted to 15,040,000 yuan. After the revenue split, his share would be several million. That’s enough for a large apartment in Modu. Plus, as his fame grew and "Battle Starry Sky" continued its explosive popularity, it would become a constant source of huge profits—a goose that laid golden eggs.
Li Yuan replied, "Thanks. Let’s get together for a meal when I have some time."
After replying to Starry Sky, Li Yuan scrolled to his conversation with Xu Zhi. Thinking about what Wang Yuchen had just said, an idea struck him, and he sent a message. "Dazhi, Little Chili came looking for Bai today. I noticed she’s a bit hot-headed recently. Aren’t you going to find a way to help her cool down?"
Li Yuan had barely sent the message when Xu Zhi’s replies came flooding in.
Xu Zhi: "Yuan, Yuchen went to see Weixi? No wonder I couldn’t reach her. She won’t answer her phone or reply to my texts."
Xu Zhi: "Yuan, what do you mean by ’cool her down’?"
Xu Zhi: "Don’t tell me you and Yuchen had a fight?"
Xu Zhi: "Yuchen just has that kind of temper. If she said something harsh, please don’t take it to heart. I apologize on her behalf."
Xu Zhi’s messages came one after another, clearly showing how much he cared about Wang Yuchen. Li Yuan felt a strange mix of emotions. Looking at Xu Zhi and Wang Yuchen, it was like looking in a mirror. Perhaps every guy goes through a period of being deeply infatuated—or, to put it less gracefully, being a simp.