Hearing this answer, Xiao Jun almost spat out the water in his mouth.
Xiao Jun: Brother Heng, you do not even know what your girlfriend looks like. You are really being a bit ridiculous.
Si Yiheng: Yeah.
Xiao Jun: ...
The curse words rolled around in Xiao Jun's mouth, but after auto-muting them, the words that came out were clear and polite, How can you be dating someone when you do not even know what she looks like? Are you online dating?
Si Yiheng was concise, You could call it online dating. Shen Qinghan introduced us, so I know her background well.
Xiao Jun: Shen Qinghan introduced her?
Lately, Shen Qinghan had constantly been talking about a girl named Xie Mengying in their small group chat.
He talked about how resilient and pure she was, and even sent photos of Xie Mengying to the group.
The brothers who grew up playing together all thought Shen Qinghan liked Xie Mengying and wanted to pursue her.
But Shen Qinghan stubbornly refused to admit he liked her. Xiao Jun had a bold thought: did Shen Qinghan want to introduce Xie Mengying to Si Yiheng?
Xiao Jun asked tentatively, Your girlfriend wouldn't happen to be Xie Mengying, would she?
Si Yiheng's brows and eyes were cold, and his tone was flat, No, her name is Shu Yu.
Xiao Jun suddenly felt the name sounded familiar, but for a moment, he could not recall where he had heard it.
Xiao Jun: Who is Shu Yu? When you meet her, send a photo to your brother so I can check her out for you.
Si Yiheng did not agree to Xiao Jun's request, and even felt a bit too lazy to pay attention to him.
Xiao Jun said with certainty: Shen Qinghan is completely unreliable. The girl he introduced to you must be average-looking.
If she were pretty, she would have sent you a photo right from the start. Maybe she's just too ugly to be seen.
Si Yiheng frowned, Xiao Jun.
Xiao Jun lightly slapped his own mouth, My bad, Brother Heng.
Si Yiheng had been raised according to the standards of an heir since childhood. His etiquette and upbringing did not allow him to discuss a girl's appearance and character behind her back with friends.
Si Yiheng hung up the phone with Xiao Jun, blocked him, and then lowered his eyes to open his chat interface with Shu Yu.
Shu Yu had not sent him any messages.
Soon, Si Yiheng turned off his phone screen and continued with his experiment.
In the art studio,
Xie Mengying, wearing a little white dress, sat in front of an easel painting. The light seemed to favor her, falling on her body and making her look like a young girl stepping out of an oil painting.
Xie Mengying tilted her head slightly, the brush in her hand wandering across the canvas, her expression focused and gentle.
Shen Qinghan stood at the door, watching Xie Mengying paint, his gaze tender.
Gu Yunjing clutched her waist and spoke to Xie Mengying, Shu Yu really thinks she is something special now that she has latched onto Si Yiheng.
She actually dared to hit me yesterday.
Whenever Gu Yunjing thought about being kicked to the ground by Shu Yu in the dorm room today, she got angry. When she went back to find Shu Yu, the girl had already run away.
Not only that, she heard that Shu Yu seemed to have moved out of the dorm.
Shu Yu had such good luck. That little country bumpkin managed to latch onto a rich man, securing a quiet place to stay in the highly expensive City A where space was at a premium.
Gu Yunjing blurted out everything she knew, then suddenly said, She moved out. Shu Yu wouldn't have moved in with Si Yiheng, right?
As if she's worthy! She doesn't even look at herself in the mirror. Is she worthy of Si Yiheng? Gu Yunjing was quite indignant.
Hearing this, Xie Mengying's eyelashes drooped slightly, seemingly a bit disappointed.
Xie Mengying said softly, Yunjing, do not talk about Shu Yu like that. She is Brother Heng's girlfriend, after all.
Hearing Xie Mengying say this, Gu Yunjing did not hold back; instead, she became even angrier.
You are just too kind. Only a beautiful and versatile girl like you is worthy of Si Yiheng.
Si Yiheng is the school hunk, and you are the school beauty. You two could not be a better match.
Shu Yu is just a clown standing next to you.
Shen Qinghan, having listened to Gu Yunjing's words to Xie Mengying for a while, walked in from the door.
Shen Qinghan looked tenderly at Xie Mengying, Gu Yunjing is right. Shu Yu cannot even compare to a single strand of your hair.
Si Yiheng will fall in love with you sooner or later.
Xie Mengying kept her head down, feeling a bit bitter in her heart. But right now, Shu Yu was Si Yiheng's girlfriend.
Xie Mengying did not understand why Shen Qinghan did not just play matchmaker for her and Si Yiheng directly, instead of letting Shu Yu get together with Si Yiheng first.
Sometimes, Xie Mengying even suspected that Shen Qinghan had seen through her and knew she just wanted to string him along.
So, under the guise of doing it for her own good, he introduced Shu Yu, who could not compare to her at all, to Si Yiheng, just to slap her in the face.
But Xie Mengying could not afford to offend Shen Qinghan, so she just looked at him with tearful eyes, Qinghan, maybe we should just forget it. I do not want to ruin someone else's relationship.
Shen Qinghan admired Xie Mengying even more now. What a pure and good girl.
Even when the person she liked became someone else's boyfriend, she still was not willing to destroy their relationship.
Shen Qinghan: I am not asking you to ruin anyone's relationship. Mengying, your family background is not very good, so it would be very difficult for you to be with Si Yiheng.
But if Si Yiheng has an ex-girlfriend whose looks, academics, and even character are unpresentable, it will lower the standards of the Si family, including Si Yiheng. Then, when you appear by Si Yiheng's side, your purity, beauty, and excellence will be easily accepted.
Shu Yu is your control group, Gu Yunjing summarized, her eyes lighting up.
Shu Yu looks ordinary, she is in the same major as you, and whether it is looks, grades, talent, or character, she cannot compare to you.
Hearing Gu Yunjing and Shen Qinghan say this, Xie Mengying's mood improved a lot.
Xie Mengying suddenly felt that Shu Yu's existence was not so unacceptable anymore.
Xie Mengying pretended to be sad again, But, they are living together. What if they... Is Si Yiheng unclean now? I am a bit of a germaphobe.
She really could not accept dirty men, even if she wanted to marry into a wealthy family.
Right now, Si Yiheng was the highest branch she could climb, and he seemed to keep himself clean.
That was why she pretended to be deeply in love with Si Yiheng.
Now, regardless of whether Si Yiheng was still clean or not, she had to show her attitude first. Training men was just like this: you had to let them know your bottom line right from the start.
This simp, Shen Qinghan, better keep himself clean too.
Shen Qinghan: Do not worry, it is impossible for Si Yiheng to live with Shu Yu. I will go check for you right now.
Shu Yu is just a gold digger. In less than a month, Si Yiheng will definitely break up with her.
Shu Yu, the center of the trio's topic, was currently biting on a popsicle, researching this world's drawing tools and commission platforms.
She needed to accumulate some materials first to apply for a commission showcase.
Shu Yu also planned to open social media accounts across various platforms to accumulate fans.
Shu Yu had social anxiety in the real world, but in the 2D online world, she was slightly more of a social butterfly, but only just a little bit.
If enduring a little bit of awkwardness online could help her avoid the majority of awkwardness in a real-life job, Shu Yu could tolerate the slight online awkwardness.
Iron Egg suddenly popped up, [Baby Yu, you haven't milked Si Yiheng for money today.]
Only then did Shu Yu remember that she still had Si Yiheng as a mission target.
Shu Yu's originally smiling face immediately wilted. Cupping her cheeks, she asked, "How are we going to fish for money today?"
[Hehehe.] Iron Egg tossed out a pair of lace gloves.
Shu Yu quickly put them on. Layers of ruffled lace extended from her wrists all the way down to her fingers, with a delicate bow resting on each finger.
Shu Yu wiggled her fingers, making the bows tremble along with her movements. Her exposed slender, white fingers looked as smooth as jade.
Her nails were a pale pink. Contrasted against the white lace, they looked like seashells hidden beneath flower petals.
[Isn't it so innocent yet seductive? Isn't it alluring? Doesn't it make someone want to transfer money at first glance?]
Shu Yu nodded. If it were her, she would definitely transfer the money.
She understood the assignment and made an OK gesture.
Snapping a photo of herself wearing the gloves, she sent it to Si Yiheng.
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LittleFishSwimming: Brother, do my hands look pretty?
