The Ugly Doll No One Liked in the Corner
Many girls want to control their boyfriends' every move, but smart girls must find the right balance, making him feel cared for without making him feel that she is too controlling and annoying.
An Nuan is a smart girl.
That's Bai Hui... second only to Qin Yanan in terms of threat. She's someone An Nuan can handle, but she still has to be wary of, since Liu Chang'an has always been Bear Bear with Bai Hui.
The time when An Nuan's Big Bear and Little Bear come out of the mountains is when they can be proud. Now they can't be proud and have to be careful.
An Nuan did trust Liu Chang'an, and he gave her the confidence to trust him, for example, by making it clear that he was going to visit with his roommate, not alone.
When he's alone, that's when Bai Hui really gets into all her flirtatious ways. But when he goes with his roommate, Bai Hui will at most greet him, maintaining a reserved yet polite demeanor, and her smile will be slightly shy but not ambiguous.
An Nuan thought for a moment, "I have training tomorrow. Last time you delivered pork to Qin Yanan, I went with you, which made me seem stingy... This time, I'll be more open and let you go alone."
"I'm going with my roommate," Liu Chang'an corrected.
An Nuan was just saying it on purpose to appear generous and confident as the official girlfriend.
Of course, if it's a private invitation from Qin Yanan or something, then that's a different story; sometimes being petty is just being petty.
"I'll call Bai Hui." An Nuan thought for a moment, then put up a finger to shush her, her eyes darting around before dialing on her phone.
The call connected quickly, An Nuan, breathing heavily, said, "Bai... Bai Hui... ah... I heard... I heard you have a guest performance at a comic convention tomorrow... performance... Liu Chang'an asked me to go, but I have training tomorrow and can't come to support you!"
"Oh, it's nothing... What are you doing? You're panting." Bai Hui remained calm and composed, though slightly puzzled. An Nuan would call; there must be some hidden agenda behind it, something Bai Hui was used to.
"No, nothing... I was just training!" An Nuan's cheeks flushed slightly because Liu Chang'an had a teasing expression on his face, so An Nuan kicked him on the table and then took his hand that was on the table.
"It's about the anime convention tickets. I need to explain this to you. I was promoting the convention that day when Liu Chang'an came over to look at the posters. I had just given out a batch, and I gave him the remaining ones." Bai Hui was a little suspicious. They were both adults; they might not have practical experience, but they had all dabbled in theory, audio, and video learning materials. She couldn't help but wonder, if Liu Chang'an had just finished training, why would he call her right away without taking a break? It wasn't anything urgent that needed explaining... Didn't he know what their true relationship was like?
Was Liu Chang'an being intimate with her?
"Heh, she looks so innocent on the surface, but when she's being taken advantage of, she's just as slutty," Bai Hui sneered. Although she had long realized that as boyfriend and girlfriend, they would definitely do those things, she usually didn't think about other people's private affairs. But now An Nuan actually... no, An Nuan is a bit of a slut, she shouldn't call her while she and Liu Chang'an are being intimate.
Bai Hui calmed down and sensed something was amiss... Liu Chang'an was going to the comic convention tomorrow, An Nuan called specifically because she was a little worried and wanted to show off to gain some sense of superiority and thus feel more secure... So this situation was most likely her deliberate act.
She deliberately wanted to show this, to make Bai Hui make connections... This was a common tactic used by those who were secretly trying to impress others. She only needed to be the one making connections, and then it was all just speculation on the part of others. She herself remained a pure and reserved white lotus flower.
Since she's being so deliberate, it suggests that she and Liu Chang'an probably haven't reached that point yet.
Thinking about this, Bai Hui couldn't help but feel a sense of relief and pleasure. Did An Nuan really think she, Bai Hui, was a fool?
"What are you trying to explain... Honestly, we're old classmates, what am I supposed to be thinking?" An Nuan caught her breath and continued, "He went with his roommates. I know all of his roommates, one of them seems to be a bit of a homebody, maybe he'll become your die-hard fan."
Bai Hui sneered. You know all his roommates? Have you turned them all into your informants? Who are you warning? As for "particularly introverted," that tone is full of superiority over anime and manga enthusiasts from a "normie" perspective.
"This anime convention is really crowded, and the place is quite big, so we might not even run into each other. I just hope they have fun. Besides all sorts of cute girls, there are lots of activities to participate in, and oh yeah, there are claw machines too." Bai Hui finished speaking, then smiled, "I'll hang up now, I haven't finished packing my clothes for tomorrow yet."
After saying that, Bai Hui hung up the phone, and An Nuan couldn't help but frown.
Why did Bai Hui emphasize that there were still claw machines to play?
Generally speaking, conversations between normal people don't jump around too much. The topics and content they cover are related, or they involve things that the two people have shared impressions, topics, or feelings about.
Claw machines? Bai Hui and An Nuan have never played claw machines together.
By the way, what she said at the end was a hint to Liu Chang'an and his group, which was that there was a claw machine to play. That was what she wanted to tell Liu Chang'an.
No, this wasn't what she wanted to tell Liu Chang'an; it was what she wanted to tell An Nuan: that she and Liu Chang'an had something related to claw machines.
This isn't just a wild guess, because "claw machines" are part of the "many programs and activities you can participate in" she mentioned earlier, but she singled it out later, which is the key point.
"Claw machine." An Nuan hung up the phone, tilted her head to look at Liu Chang'an, revealing an extremely cute and gentle expression, her eyes crinkling as she looked at her boyfriend.
"Let's eat first, then we'll go play the claw machine." Liu Chang'an nodded.
An Nuan didn't say much, forcing herself not to ask; asking would be a loss.
After dinner, Liu Chang'an and An Nuan went to the amusement park to play claw machines. The tokens for the claw machines near the university town were cheaper than those in the city center, and the quality of the plush toys was about the same.
"I want to catch this black Tyrannosaurus Rex," An Nuan said, pointing to the doll in the first machine. She pouted and said she wanted to catch it, but it sounded like she was giving a task to someone.
Liu Chang'an nodded and held out his hand. "Blow a breath."
Before Liu Chang'an could touch anything after finishing his meal and washing his hands, An Nuan blew a breath very close to Liu Chang'an palm, kissed it, and proudly said, "I kissed you, so you have to win me lots of plush toys!"
Liu Chang'an inserted a coin, grabbed the joystick and shook it a few times. The gripper swung back and forth. Liu Chang'an then grasped the round handle and adjusted the gripper's position. The doll's soft body was gripped tightly, unable to struggle. Under Liu Chang'an's control, it was lifted up, moved, dropped, and released in one smooth motion.
"Wow, that's amazing! Zhizhi and I used to play here, and we never caught a single one with a hundred yuan!" An Nuan exclaimed in surprise, not minding revealing how bad she and Han Zhizhi were at catching fish.
"Try this other machine," Liu Chang'an said, pointing to one of the machines next to him.
An Nuan inserted the coin and immediately became a little nervous. She imitated Liu Chang'an by wildly waving her claws, then hesitated for a while before finally placing her claws when the time was almost up.
I only grabbed one of the white ant's legs; naturally, I didn't manage to pull it out.
"White ants aren't cute, I don't like them anymore." An Nuan stomped her foot and dragged Liu Chang'an to another one.
She tried again, but failed again.
"Let me help you." Liu Chang'an hugged An Nuan from behind and took her hand, placing it on the joystick.
An Nuan blushed a little, after all, couples acting like this is annoying... but she liked it, so An Nuan tilted her head and rubbed her cheek against his, her eyes soft as she watched the gripper in the machine move.
She had indeed grown taller; if she were to kiss him, the distance she had to stand on tiptoe wasn't as great as before. Thinking about many things from the past, leaning against him, An Nuan suddenly felt that she really didn't need to hold a grudge against Bai Hui. If Liu Chang'an were to be with Bai Hui, she probably would never believe in love again in her life.
"It's coming out... it's... it's coming out!" An Nuan was pleasantly surprised to find that Liu Chang'an had grabbed the doll again and was moving it little by little toward the exit.
Liu Chang'an bent down, picked up the doll from the exit, and handed it to An Nuan. He then put his arm around her waist and led her to the next machine to try it out.
The two didn't linger there. Liu Chang'an grabbed twenty plush toys and then stopped. An Nuan said it was a refund for the 100 yuan she and Han Zhizhi had previously spent here, and they wouldn't come back to show off their skills again. The young lady who brought them the big bag to put the plush toys visibly breathed a sigh of relief. This guy was obviously a pro; if he came every day, who could stand it?
"Why did you suddenly want to play the claw machine?" Liu Chang'an asked casually as he drove An Nuan home.
"Because I always feel that there are so many things, even if I've done them before, but if I haven't done them with you, I have a feeling that I want to experience them with you. I guess it's because being with someone you like makes everything you do feel special." An Nuan didn't think too much about it; this was just what she was looking for, so she blurted it out naturally.
"I think so too." Liu Chang'an stroked An Nuan's long hair. "There are some things I'd like to experience with you."
"Is there anything you'd like to experience with me?" An Nuan blinked, her cheeks slightly flushed. She recalled her first time in a hotel with Liu Chang'an, when she had repeatedly tried to pinch him with her toes. Did she subconsciously want to flirt with... you know... at that time?
"Wait until your breasts get a bit bigger." Liu Chang'an raised his hand tentatively, frowning slightly. "You still need to work on it."
"You..." An Nuan looked around in a panic, thankfully they were in the shade at the entrance of the Juyuan grove stairs, and she kicked Liu Chang'an in embarrassment, "You rascal, go back!"
Liu Chang'an smiled, knowing that she was just putting on an act. She was trying to appear savvy and seductive, but if he were to actually make a move, she would probably be like a tense, motionless zombie girl.
Liu Chang'an went home.
An Nuan also went home, spread a blanket on the bed, arranged all the dolls on it, took a picture, and posted it on social media. "Whose boyfriend is so amazing?"
"Yours!"
"Yours!"
"Yours!"
"Yours!"
After all, it's An Nuan, and plenty of people are fulfilling her wish to show off her love, with rows and rows of people replying to her comments.
In another dormitory room, a notification sound rang out. Bai Hui checked her VIP membership and saw that it was still valid. She glanced at it with relief.
Turning around, Bai Hui glanced at her adorable doll.
"Why have you been carrying this ugly doll around all the time these days?" roommate Li Hongman asked curiously.
"It... it's like me, nobody likes it." Bai Hui smiled. "Don't look down on it."
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I suddenly miss Miss Han a lot today. I was tricked by Li Luyou into taking a pill that would make me forget him.