bullyxtreme Chapter 168 Turning Against Each Other
Chapter 168 Turning Against Each Other
"You're Bai Li—" Lin Yue drawled, then suddenly broke into a bright smile. "It's nothing, I just haven't met you before. Yang-ge doesn't usually bring you to play games with everyone, so I thought I'd get to know you."
As she spoke, she deliberately winked, her eyes revealing a hint of teasing: "To be honest, I always thought Yang would dedicate his life to esports. I never expected him to have a girlfriend. I'm quite surprised."
Tang Tang was holding a piece of tripe, about to put it in her mouth, when she heard Lin Yue's words. Her hand trembled, and the piece of tripe fell straight into the oil dish with a "plop," splashing a few drops of oil.
She stared at Lin Yue in disbelief, thinking to herself: Why does this sound so awkward?
If it were a clueless straight man, he probably wouldn't have any particular feelings after hearing Lin Yue's words; he wouldn't even realize what she meant.
Some naive girls might not even realize it.
Only a seasoned tea connoisseur like Tangtang could recognize it.
There is actually a type of tea in this world called "Hanzi Tea" (literally "Men's Tea").
Unlike the traditional "green tea" type, "man tea" usually appears among male groups. They often present a carefree image and seem innocent, but in reality, they are good at using this appearance to do things that attract attention or even damage other people's relationships.
Just like Lin Yue's words, which seemed to express her surprise that Ying Xiangyang had a girlfriend, she also deliberately emphasized that "Ying Xiangyang has dedicated his life to e-sports" and specifically mentioned that "he didn't bring her along to play games together," as if implying that after Ying Xiangyang got a girlfriend, his relationship with everyone became distant, and all of this was Bai Li's "fault."
He also used this subtle and implicit way of expressing himself to show that he and Ying Xiangyang were very familiar with each other.
These are typical characteristics of "men's tea" (a term referring to women who enjoy tea with men). They are adept at creating conflict and estrangement without directly offending others, in order to satisfy some deep-seated desires of their own.
This desire might be an extreme longing for attention, or it might be a strange coveting of other people's emotional relationships.
If it were an average guy, he wouldn't even notice the intention behind the "manly tea".
In their minds, Lin Yue was skilled at gaming, straightforward, decisive, and never beat around the bush. She always seemed easygoing and didn't appear to be the type to play tricks.
Therefore, when Lin Yue said these words, the boys almost automatically categorized it as a normal reaction and didn't think about it too deeply at all.
Some boys even echoed Lin Yue's words without thinking:
"That's right, Yang-ge did a really good job keeping it a secret. The fact that he suddenly got a girlfriend really caught everyone off guard."
"Yeah, maybe my sister-in-law can join our games in the future, it'll be even more fun if we play together."
Only those who knew the inside story, like Honey Badger, were already sweating profusely.
Girls who understood the implied meaning were already furious. No one could tolerate their boyfriend having a close female friend who was also making fun of them.
In the usual plot development, the girl will most likely lose control of her emotions next, and the boy will often be confused by the girl's intense reaction and think that she is being unreasonable.
Fortunately, neither Bai Li nor Ying Xiangyang are ordinary people.
Bai Li remained calm. She had experienced many more storms before, so how could she be easily fooled by Lin Yue's tricks? She only found it novel, as this was the first time she had encountered such a situation.
Ying Xiangyang was extremely anxious.
Lin Yue's actions were crystal clear to him—it was a case of destroying what you can't have!
Bai Li had long become a part of his life; one could even say that without Bai Li, he would definitely collapse.
He devoted countless sincere feelings to pursuing Bai Li.
I waited through countless days and nights, tossing and turning, but my thoughts were completely occupied by Bai Li.
I pondered every word Bai Li said repeatedly, just to better understand her preferences.
He engraved every detail related to the white pear in his heart.
Once, he had a rare moment of courage and dared to ask to meet Bai Li, but he almost lost her. The despair of almost losing her is still etched in his memory.
Besides, he knew that Bai Li had more than just him.
Bai Li is surrounded by so many outstanding people. If he is not careful, he might be forced to leave Bai Li's world forever.
Although he liked to tease Bai Li on ordinary days, he always cherished her deeply in his heart, and he couldn't bear to say even a harsh word to her.
How dare Lin Yue speak to Bai Li in such a sarcastic and insincere manner!
Bai Li was someone he finally managed to win over!
Thinking of this, Ying Xiangyang really couldn't stand it anymore. Although Bai Li was holding his hand, clearly meaning not to let him speak, he felt that he had to speak up for himself for the sake of his future happiness.
Bai Li felt Ying Xiangyang suddenly grab her hand with lightning speed, their fingers interlocked and pressed together heavily.
"Lin Yue, someone has saved you a seat at the next table," Ying Xiangyang said coldly. "Besides, my girlfriend doesn't need to know unimportant people."
The entire private room suddenly fell into an eerie silence.
Tang Tang almost screamed when she saw their hands clasped together.
A...A went up!
Lin Yue's expression immediately turned ugly. Ying Xiangyang's ruthless exposure of her smile made it hard for her to maintain it.
The honey badger watched all this clearly and inwardly groaned.
The first thing I do when I get up is to silently repeat to myself: Don't mess with Brother Yang.
My brother Yang doesn't usually get angry easily, but when he does, he's not the kind of gentle person who'll give you face.
He wants to mess with you, but he'll really go after you to the point of no return. This time it's about Bai Li, so he definitely won't let Lin Yue off the hook just because of our friendship.
He seemed to have foreseen what was to come.
Lin Yue was indeed unconvinced. Seeing that Ying Xiangyang was showing her no respect, she could no longer hold back. She gritted her teeth, stood up, and slammed her hand on the table: "She's just a girlfriend, why are you protecting her like this?"
The moment those words were spoken, everyone gasped in shock; everyone was stunned.
If Lin Yue's previous statement was very subtle and the straight men present couldn't understand it, now that she's using such a direct tone, everyone has realized what she meant.
The boy who invited Lin Yue over today was completely dumbfounded.
The honey badger was so anxious he kept stamping his feet, thinking that Lin Yue was truly beyond saving.
He looked at Ying Xiangyang again, only to see that Ying Xiangyang's face was as black as the bottom of a pot.
Tang Tang was also stunned. Holy crap, has Lin Yue gone mad?
Who do you think you are? If you're not protecting your girlfriend, are you the one who should be protecting you?
Bai Li smiled inwardly. So that's it? She can't keep up the act anymore?
I thought today's "confrontation" would be more technically sophisticated, but it turned out to be nothing special, which is really disappointing.
Bai Li squeezed Ying Xiangyang's hand, trying to calm him down and not let such an unworthy person ruin his mood. Her gaze was calm as water as she slowly said, "Lin Yue."
Everyone turned to look at Bai Li because she spoke.
Bai Li pulled Ying Xiangyang's hand to her lips and gave it a loud kiss, then laughed and said, "My boyfriend is protecting me, is there a problem?"
Lin Yue roughly realized that she had acted impulsively, but she simply couldn't swallow her anger.
Actually, this wasn't the first time she had seen Bai Li. She had seen her before, back when Bai Li hadn't yet dropped out of school.
Ying Xiangyang and Bai Li's relationship was very high-profile and everyone knew about it, so how could she not know?
At that time, she no longer had any expectations and even found a boyfriend she didn't really love to comfort herself after the relationship ended without a trace.
But Bai Li didn't come to school for a long time afterward, and she thought the two had broken up. She had some second thoughts, but unexpectedly, Bai Li came back.
She learned through subtle inquiries that Bai Li had dropped out of school.
What is Bai Li's background? How can she arbitrarily suspend her studies?
Later, through connections within the school, it was discovered that Bai Li was not a regular student, but merely an auditor.
Generally speaking, aren't only university faculty and staff members allowed to audit classes?
Bai Li doesn't look like a faculty member at all. How did she get the qualification to audit classes?
Considering that Bai Li could drop out of school at will, Lin Yue felt that she probably knew some earth-shattering secret.
Academic corruption...
Open the back door...
Forgery...
Any one of these could make things really difficult for Bai Li, right?
She originally intended to use this to privately threaten Bai Li into leaving the relationship, but since Bai Li was openly disrespecting her, she shouldn't blame herself for bringing it up.