Because of My Stupidity, I Became a Timid Vampire

Chapter 213 : He Pingge's Guilty Conscience

Ji You watched this scene and silently shook his head, but didn't plan to persuade He Pingge anymore. Although he didn't say it explicitly, he understood why He Pingge was troubled.

Although Ji You was an experienced normie who didn't pay much attention to—or rather, never paid attention to—matters in the otaku circle, as Xifeng's good friend, he naturally knew about Xifeng being a Bilibili streamer. Plus, their coming out last time had completely gone viral, and opening Baidu or Zhihu, you could almost always see trending topics about this matter. It was hard not to know.

Combined with the fact that He Pingge had feelings for Xifeng, it was easy to arrive at an accurate answer.

"I heard from Little Xifeng that you've been staying at Su Weiai's house recently?" Ji You asked.

After a brief pause, He Pingge nodded lightly: "Mm."

"How's it going?"

"Not bad. Su Weiai is a nice person, easy to get along with. She takes good care of me in daily life and even helped me find an internship at her company. Now I have a stable source of income too."

Carefully picking off the fish roe from the cheese mango shrimp sushi, Ji You considered for a moment before asking: "Do you know that Su Weiai has feelings for you?"

"......" Her movements suddenly froze. He Pingge's eyes flickered intensely and she fell into a long silence. After a long while, she took a deep breath and said with complex emotions: "I know... but how do you know?"

After all, living together day and night with Su Weiai, no matter how slow she was, she would notice some clues. She was just curious how this guy Ji You had gotten the information. She hadn't mentioned this to anyone. Logically, besides her and Su Weiai, no one else should know.

"Little Xifeng told me. As for how she found out, I'm not sure." Ji You shrugged.

"...Damn." He Pingge, whose mind was eroded by alcohol, couldn't help but curse quietly, not knowing who she was cursing.

Actually, Xifeng had also learned about this from Bei Yaoyue. As for how Bei Yaoyue knew, that was another story.

Ever since discovering that Xifeng had the ability to automatically turn other girls gay, Bei Yaoyue's enemy detection radar system had been upgraded. She was extremely accurate at spotting unrequited love situations—not only could she precisely detect her own enemies, but she could also accurately detect other people's enemies. Plus, she and Su Weiai had known each other since childhood and understood each other fairly well, so discovering all this wasn't actually difficult.

Ji You squinted slightly and asked: "Do you have feelings for her?"

"No." He Pingge quickly gave her answer, but after hesitating for a moment, she changed her words: "At least not currently."

Although it sounded somewhat unpleasant to say, she could clearly feel that rather than liking her, Su Weiai seemed more like she was trying to use her as Bei Yaoyue's substitute—though this was still based on the premise that Su Weiai had good feelings toward her.

But having harbored secret feelings for Xifeng since childhood, He Pingge found it difficult to let go of these emotions in a short time. Even though she knew she no longer had any chance, she couldn't completely let go no matter what. Whenever she and Su Weiai engaged in slightly intimate behavior, she would feel like she was betraying Xifeng, and a sense of guilt would naturally arise in her heart.

He Pingge was indeed somewhat similar to Su Weiai, but only similar. Although she was optimistic and cheerful like Su Weiai, she lacked Su Weiai's carefree ability to pick up and let go.

"Su Weiai is actually a very good girl. Little Xifeng and I have talked about this many times."

Ji You swirled the wine glass in his hand, then shifted his gaze to He Pingge's brow that hadn't relaxed once all evening, smiled gently, and said meaningfully: "You've already missed one person. Don't make the same mistake again."

Ji You's words heavily rang an alarm bell in He Pingge's heart. Her eyes immediately flickered, and a layer of confusion slowly clouded her hazy gaze.

In a certain sense... Ji You was indeed right.

After eating and drinking their fill, Ji You got up to pay the bill, but was directly pulled back by He Pingge: "Let me pay. After all, I was the one who asked you out for this meal."

Ji You forcefully pressed He Pingge back into her chair and smiled: "That's not appropriate. You just came to Crescent City, so you're essentially a guest. I've been in Crescent City for so long—how could a host let the guest pay?"

"You're still in college, using your parents' money, while I already have a job and the ability to earn money. Of course I should pay the bill." He Pingge said.

Faced with this reasoning, Ji You really had no good counterargument and could only smile bitterly and give in.

"Let me take you home. You seem to have drunk quite a bit."

"Don't trouble yourself. If Su Weiai saw a man taking me home, I'm afraid she might misunderstand." He Pingge smiled and declined Ji You's kind offer.

"Alright then, be careful on the way."

Parting with Ji You at the mall entrance, He Pingge hailed an empty taxi, but instead of going to where she currently lived, she had the driver take her to the residential complex where Xifeng lived.

Walking along the familiar yet strange stone path to the building entrance, the elevator was fortunately stopped on the first floor without needing to wait, as if specifically welcoming her arrival. She entered the elevator, pressed the number 17 on the control panel, and amid the dizziness brought by the sensations of weight gain and weightlessness, arrived at the floor where Xifeng lived.

Finding Xifeng's door key from a set of keys, He Pingge opened the door and walked in. Since no one was living there, the room was pitch black and frighteningly quiet.

Although she had now moved to live at Su Weiai's house, Xifeng had told her she could come back anytime if she wanted to, so the key to her room hadn't been taken back.

Gently closing the door, He Pingge's heartbeat gradually quickened. Due to her guilty conscience, even though she knew there would be no one in the house, she still instinctively lightened her steps and tried to suppress her breathing as much as possible, quietly walking toward Xifeng's former bedroom.

She opened the drawer of Xifeng's bedside table. What met her eyes were colorful, abundant underwear and socks, folded neatly and orderly, showing that the owner of these clothes definitely had OCD. She quickly browsed through them, looking for her target for this trip—the light-colored floral underwear that Xifeng had been wearing when she helped the drunk Xifeng undress last time.

Because it was so cute, she still remembered it clearly.

Like a thief, she quickly stuffed the underwear into her pocket. He Pingge nonchalantly closed the drawer and turned to leave Xifeng's room.

Starting today, these panties would be her favorite panties.