"What's going on?"
Zhang Zhaomu was stunned for a moment.
"Don't play dumb." Chen Zhenzhen pursed her lips, a multitude of questions swirling in her mind, but in the end, she only uttered, "You two weren't that close before."
"Oh, you mean this?" Zhang Zhaomu shrugged. "Last night I was going to ask her to go out for Barbecue— "
"Huh?" Chen Zhenzhen suddenly looked up, her eyes wide. "Last night? You and her? Had Barbecue?"
Zhang Zhaomu was startled by her reaction and asked in a low voice, "Is there a problem?"
"You and I were having barbecue last night, weren't you..." Chen Zhenzhen paused, embarrassed to bring up the awkward scene from the previous night, so she skipped over it and asked directly, "Where did you get the idea that you were having Barbecue with her?"
"I couldn't sleep after you left, so I was thinking of going out for a walk. Duan Chan'er was going to get Barbecue, so we went together." Zhang Zhaomu waved his hand. "That's not important, let me finish."
Chen Zhenzhen pursed her lips again, as was her habit.
Isn't that important?
This is important!
When did your relationship become one where you could naturally go out for Barbecue together after bumping into each other?
It's so late at night, and you're both alone. After eating Barbecue, won't you have some drinks? If you dare to drink together, won't you dare to do even more outrageous things? At that point, Duan Chan'er might even dare to come to your house!
"Then we found two abandoned puppies on the road..." Zhang Zhaomu recounted the events of yesterday in detail before concluding, "So, this afternoon, she and I went to the pet store to have the puppies checked out."
Chen Zhenzhen: "Oh."
Although I felt the other person wasn't lying, I didn't become happy at all.
In just half a day, the two of them have started raising a dog together! If I let him have his way for a few more days, who knows what kind of dog he and Duan Chan'er will be raising together!
This guy is so popular now! Duan Chan'er and Zhang Zhaomu seem like they're from completely different worlds!
Does she play video games? Does she know how to use the R-flash combo? Can she play with you all night without getting sleepy?
No, she can't!
What common ground could she possibly have with Zhang Zhaomu? While Zhang Zhaomu was rambling on about the single ecosystem, she suddenly blurted out, "The wind in the Sahara Desert is romantic?"
You two don't even look like you're on the same level when you stand together!
Chen Zhenzhen knew that her wild thoughts were impolite and abnormal, but she just couldn't control herself. She felt a little sad, as if someone was squeezing her heart, and she was trying to breathe but couldn't catch her breath.
"Oh, what do you mean?" Zhang Zhaomu sensed something was off about Chen Zhenzhen, so he tentatively asked:
"Aren't you angry because of what happened last night?"
Of course not!
Chen Zhenzhen now wished she could smash the guy's head in!
What happened last night was at most an internal conflict. Although she knew the other person had lewd thoughts about her body, she wasn't really angry. At most, she was just a little embarrassed, but she'd get used to it.
But the key issue is his relationship with Duan Chan'er! That's an external threat that could destroy their friendship!
Chen Zhenzhen really wanted to say it directly, but then she remembered what Wang Qianzi had said.
If I say I'm angry because I care about his relationship with Duan Chan'er, will he misunderstand like Qianqian and think I'm jealous?
With this in mind, Chen Zhenzhen could only suppress her frustration, glare at Zhang Zhaomu, and say, "Of course! I haven't forgiven you yet, you pervert!"
"Please forgive me." Zhang Zhaomu clasped her hands together, looking pitiful. "I admit I didn't think before I said those things last night. I promise I won't say them again!"
There will be no next time!
"Okay, okay, no, no." Zhang Zhaomu nodded frantically. "So, can you let this go? You're my only best friend, if you ignore me, I don't know who else to hang out with."
Chen Zhenzhen's anger had almost subsided when she saw how sincere he was. After all, based on her understanding of Zhang Zhaomu, this was the first time she had ever seen him go to such lengths. Even when they had disagreements before, he always knew how to make excuses for himself with all sorts of fallacies. How could he be so honest in admitting his mistakes and apologizing?
But upon hearing him say that he didn't know who he was hanging out with, another emotion welled up inside her. This time, she couldn't control herself at all and said in a sour tone:
"Of course you can! You can still play with Duan Chan'er."
Zhang Zhaomu was taken aback and stared at Chen Zhenzhen: "You seem to care a lot about Duan Chan'er; you've been bringing her up since earlier."
Chen Zhenzhen panicked.
Oops!
They figured it out!
He'll definitely think he's jealous, right? And then he'll misunderstand and think he likes him? And that he's the one whose friendship turned sour first?
"You wouldn't be..." Zhang Zhaomu stroked his chin, "... disliking Duan Chan'er, would you?"
Chen Zhenzhen: "..."
For a split second, she almost interrupted him and shouted, "I'm not jealous!"
Thank goodness.
I was overthinking it. How could I put myself in Zhang Zaowan's shoes through Wang Qianzi's perspective? That guy's thought process is abnormal!
"I don't dislike her at all!" Chen Zhenzhen quickly replied, "I'm not familiar with her at all."
"That's true." Zhang Zhaomu nodded.
"And what about you?" Chen Zhenzhen asked back, almost as if possessed.
"Of course I don't dislike her either," Zhang Zhaomu replied, puzzled.
"Of course I know you don't dislike her!" Chen Zhenzhen was getting a little frantic.
Who asked you that?! Zhang Zaowan, are you crazy?!
The repeated pulling and tugging had completely worn down her patience. She wasn't one to keep things to herself, and finally couldn't hold back any longer, mustering her courage to say:
"What I asked was--"
Do you like her?
I finally asked!
Chen Zhenzhen felt her heart pounding wildly, as if she wanted to escape the terrible scene that might follow and leap out of her throat, fleeing this pathetic body.
"Huh?" Zhang Zhaomu took a moment to react before answering, "You like... right?"
Chen Zhenzhen's heart, which had been yearning to escape, instantly quieted down, and even the blood in her body began to freeze. She felt cold, so cold that Zhang Zhaomu's face seemed to be shrouded in mist.
"What guy wouldn't like a pretty girl like her?" Zhang Zhaomu continued, still talking to himself. "Even girls would like her, right?"
Her heart skipped a beat, like a ray of light appearing in the darkness. Chen Zhenzhen grasped at hope and jerked her head up. "What kind of liking are you talking about? The kind where you want to date her?"
Zhang Zhaomu rolled her eyes. "Of course it's the kind of liking based on looks, like how I like Liu Yifei."
" Chen Zhen, I feel like you've been acting all girly lately, always thinking about things in that way."
"How many times have I told you? Even dating idiots don't date!"
He then noticed Chen Zhenzhen's expression and panicked. "Wait, why do you look like you're about to cry? Can't I just not say you're being effeminate? No... I mean, you are a girl, so being effeminate is fine..."
Seeing his flustered appearance, Chen Zhenzhen suddenly burst into laughter through her tears, wiped her eyes, and scolded:
"You're the one who's about to cry! I'm just so angry that I've been glaring at you so hard my eyes are tired!"
It's strange that I'm worrying about something so unnecessary.
Zhang Zaowan is Zhang Zaowan, the guy whose mind is always on games, who likes to talk nonsense, and who can laugh it off no matter what happens.
How could something as complicated as love, which makes people overthink and feel inexplicably sad, possibly happen to him?
Only a simple and joyful brotherhood is most suitable for him!
" Zhang Zaowan, I suddenly feel like staying up all night tonight. Same as usual, could you use a voice changer to call my mom later?"