My Cutie Lianyin

"Lianyin, stop crying. Hurry and check how much money is left on your card!"

Ling Wanqing remained fairly calm. She pulled Gu Lianyin to the bank to check the balance.

After entering the password, the atmosphere fell silent when the displayed balance showed only a few hundred yuan remaining.

"Fuck!"

Ling Wanqing swore on the spot.

A full million yuan, reduced to just a few hundred!

"I'll contact your school right now and let them handle this!"

"High school seniors are already eighteen. They're old enough to be sentenced under the law!"

"Defrauding someone of a million yuan is a serious amount. It's enough to put him in prison, and that stain will never wash away for the rest of his life!"

Gu Lianyin listened in fear. "Wanqing, it's enough if he gives the money back. There's no need to do this..."

"At a time like this, you're still protecting a man? What are you even thinking? Tell me, what kind of love potion did Lin Yuan give you?"

"I..."

Gu Lianyin was kind-hearted and truly could not bear to do that.

"Wait a second. I have Lin Yuan's contact information. I'll ask him right now why he did this!"

As she spoke, Gu Lianyin took out her phone and opened the messaging app.

Then she saw several unread messages from Lin Yuan.

She tapped them open.

Lin Yuan: "Lianyin, I think it's better to explain things clearly so you don't misunderstand."

"Actually, it wasn't one hundred thousand. It was one million, and I used it all to buy stocks!"

"But don't worry. Tianhua Biotech Group's stock will surge tomorrow. We'll make a lot of money then. Don't ask me how I know—just wait to collect the money!"

"Thank you for trusting me so much!"

Gu Lianyin stared at her phone for a long while without saying anything.

"He messaged you? Let me see!" Ling Wanqing took Gu Lianyin's phone.

Then she fell into a daze.

This was somewhat different from what she had imagined.

So it had all been a misunderstanding.

Still, lending one million yuan to someone so casually was far too reckless.

Wasn't she afraid someone with bad intentions would take it and run?

Luckily, Lin Yuan had explained it over the phone. Otherwise, if this had blown up, it would have been terrible for his reputation.

The huge weight in Gu Lianyin's heart finally lifted.

Lin Yuan hadn't approached me because of my money.

Her tears turned into a smile, leaving Ling Wanqing speechless.

Could this girl have fallen for Lin Yuan?

Oh my god, our Lianyin was in love!

On the way back, the two of them talked a great deal about Lin Yuan.

As for the million yuan, Ling Wanqing could not control it anyway. It was not her money.

"This is completely ridiculous. You just handed one million yuan over to Lin Yuan, and he used it all to buy stocks!"

"Tianhua Biotech Group? I've never even heard of it. He says that company's stock will skyrocket in the next few days, and you believed him?"

"Just wait. When you lose money, don't come crying to me!"

After being lectured, Gu Lianyin kept her head down and said nothing, her red lips pressed together.

She had just replied to Lin Yuan with only four simple words: I understand.

Lin Yuan had quickly replied as well, with only two emojis: a kiss and a hug.

Ling Wanqing happened to see them. Like a cat whose tail had been stepped on, she instantly exploded.

"Gu Lianyin, you still dare say you're not dating?"

"He's already sending you kissing and hugging emojis! Let's see how you deny it this time!"

"Just who is this Lin Yuan? How did he manage to win you over so easily?"

She had never imagined that her best friend would be courted so quickly.

Although Lianyin had no dating experience and almost no male friends, she could not have agreed the first time someone pursued her, right?

"Don't talk nonsense. Things between Lin Yuan and me really aren't as complicated as you think!"

Gu Lianyin hurriedly explained, but the more she explained, the less clear it became.

At the very least, Ling Wanqing did not believe her.

Now, even jumping into the Yellow River would not wash Gu Lianyin clean.

"Tell me the truth. Ask yourself—don't you feel anything for Lin Yuan? Not even the slightest bit of affection?"

Ling Wanqing stared into Gu Lianyin's eyes as she asked.

Gu Lianyin's gaze shifted away. Hesitantly, she said, "I do have a favorable impression of him. As for liking him..."

She thought carefully, unsure whether what she felt for Lin Yuan truly counted as liking him.

Seeing that she could not say it, Ling Wanqing understood.

After returning home, Gu Lianyin took a shower and went back to her room to rest.

"You've gotten me into so much trouble!"

She immediately sent Lin Yuan a message.

He had sent her such intimate emojis for no reason, making her best friend misunderstand.

Lin Yuan: "??? What's wrong, my cutie Lianyin!"

"Pah, who's your cutie? I'm getting goosebumps."

(End of Chapter)