novelraw Chapter 59 If it were me, I'd probably need to support him for three days.
Chapter 59 If it were me, I'd probably need to support him for three days.
Xu Yueqing: "Lulu told me that Lingyan rushed back overnight, probably to cause you trouble."
It's more than just troublesome.
"Yueqing," Chen Bo typed, "what kind of person do you think Lingyan is?"
There was a long silence on the other end before a message finally came through.
"Lingyan... She appears flamboyant on the surface, but she is more sensitive than anyone else. In the past, even if she liked someone, she would not easily say it. She would only try to get the other person's attention in various ways, even if those ways seemed childish and annoying."
Xu Yueqing continued typing: "Chen Bo, don't argue with Ling Yan if she makes things difficult for you. Come back to my place and stay."
These two best friends have a love-hate relationship.
Chen Bo realized that he understood nothing about women, nor could he understand them.
Women are strange creatures.
As night deepened, Chen Bo stood on the balcony, looking at the message Xu Yueqing had sent about Zhou Lingyan, his fingertip hovering over the screen for a moment.
In the end, he didn't reply, turned off his phone screen, and finished the remaining half of his cigarette.
Meanwhile, in her hotel suite, Xu Yueqing held her phone, staring at the screen for a full ten minutes, but still didn't receive a reply from Chen Bo.
"He must be annoyed." Xu Yueqing tossed her phone aside, sank into the soft sofa, and stared blankly at the crystal chandelier on the ceiling.
Zhou Lingyan rushed back overnight, and Bei Weiwei formally declared her sovereignty. Chen Bo must be in a terrible predicament now.
And what about her?
An ex-girlfriend, an ex-girlfriend who initiated the breakup, and an ex-girlfriend who now wants to get back together but lacks the confidence to even speak up.
"No, we can't just sit here and wait." Xu Yueqing sat up abruptly and picked up her phone again.
She opened the chat window with Li Man, hesitated for a few seconds, and started typing.
Xu Yueqing: "Manman, are you asleep?"
Li Man quickly replied: "No, I'm reading your chat history about the three of you having a big battle. It's more exciting than watching a TV series."
Xu Yueqing's face flushed: "Stop looking... I'm thinking of leaving the group."
Li Man: "Will leaving the group even work? Will they stop arguing if you leave? Yueqing, I'm not trying to criticize you, but you were so decisive when you broke up with them, and now you regret it and want to get back together, why are you being so hesitant?"
Xu Yueqing bit her lip: "I'm not being coy, I just... don't know what to do. Chen Bo is with Weiwei now, and Ling Yan is eyeing him covetously, I..."
Li Man: "What do you mean 'you'? If you really want to win him back, you have to take concrete actions. What's the use of just asking around for resources? You have to let Chen Bo see your sincerity and feel your change."
Xu Yueqing: "Then what should I do?"
Li Man: "Let's start by being friends. Don't bring up getting back together right away, and don't act too deliberately. Just chat with him normally, care about him, and occasionally offer some help with resources, but don't let him feel like you're doing him a favor."
Xu Yueqing: "I've tried it. I send him messages, but he hardly ever replies."
Li Man: "That's because your messages are too dry! 'Are you asleep?', 'What are you doing?', 'Have you eaten?'—do you think you're taking a census? Think about it from another angle, if Lu Ze sent you messages like that, would you reply?"
Xu Yueqing was speechless.
She recalled when Lu Ze was pursuing her, he would send her more than a dozen WeChat messages a day, discussing everything from Borges's poetry to postmodern art. Although she responded politely on the surface, she actually found it quite annoying.
Now that it's her turn, she understands how unpleasant it is to be treated perfunctorily.
Xu Yueqing: "Then... what should I talk about?"
Li Man sent a facepalm emoji: "Talk about things he's interested in! Music, songwriting, shows, even what he ate today is better than asking 'Are you asleep?' Yueqing, weren't you usually quite good at conversation? How come you become so clumsy around Chen Bo?"
Xu Yueqing: "Because I care, I'm nervous."
Li Man: "Alright, alright, stop with the sentimentality. I'm asking you, why do you suddenly think Chen Bo is better? Didn't you complain before that he wasn't good enough for you, that he lacked ambition? How come you're acting like a completely different person after the breakup?"
Xu Yueqing paused, her fingers moving slightly.
She had actually asked herself this question many times.
Why?
Was it because of the way he shone on stage? Was it because his songs broke her heart? Or was it because...?
Xu Yueqing: "You don't understand."
Li Man: "How come I don't understand? Did Lulu hit the nail on the head? Did you only find out Chen Bo had such a deadly hook on the night of the breakup?"
Xu Yueqing's face flushed red instantly, but fortunately no one saw it through the screen.
She bit her lip and typed: "It's... somewhat related to this."
Li Man sent a "I knew it" emoji: "I knew it! Something that could make our superstar Xu lean against the wall all day, it couldn't be ordinary, could it? Tell me, how amazing is it?"
Xu Yueqing: "...How do I describe it?"
Li Man: "You know how to use metaphors, right? You know how to use adjectives, right? If you really can't, find a point of reference. Didn't Lulu post those random pictures and videos in the group before? How does that compare?"
Xu Yueqing blushed even more as she recalled some popular science materials that Zhao Lulu occasionally shared in the group chat.
She hesitated for a few seconds, then typed: "Those... are nothing compared to the great ones."
On the other end of the phone, Li Man gasped.
She sat up in bed, searched for a while, and finally found a great picture that she had treasured for many years.
Li Man sent the picture to Xu Yueqing: "Compared to this, it's nothing but a drop in the ocean!"
Xu Yueqing clicked on the picture, glanced at it, and then closed it with a blush.
She typed: "Yes".
Li Man stared at the word "Yes" on the screen for a full five seconds.
Then, she slowly lay back down on the bed, staring at the ceiling, and muttered to herself, "My God... No wonder Lingyan said Yueqing had to lean against the wall all day... If it were me, I'd probably have to lean against it for three days..."
Meanwhile, Xu Yueqing, not receiving a reply from Li Man, sent another message: "Manman, are you still there? How am I supposed to talk to Chen Bo?"
Li Man then came to her senses, took a deep breath, and typed: "Yueqing, I suggest you... take it step by step, don't try to get fat in one bite. Chen Bo is definitely resentful towards you right now, you have to let him get over it first."
Xu Yueqing: "How do we make it go smoothly?"
Li Man: "Showing weakness, admitting mistakes, being humble, occasionally showing regret and sadness, even crying all the time is better, but this doesn't suit you, you can't do it. Men, after all, always have a bit of possessiveness towards things that once belonged to them, especially someone as beautiful as you, with such a great figure, so much money, and also so... well, you understand his strengths, he can't possibly be completely indifferent."
Xu Yueqing blushed again: "What strengths... what are you talking about!"