Absolutely Spoiled - Chapter 42.2

Chapter 42.2
The first batch of military training students at University C that year returned on Tuesday, September 18.
Jiang Mier wanted to treat Yu Zhiyi to a meal to celebrate her return, so she took her out on Wednesday.
“Yiyi, you’re back at last.” Jiang Mier got closer to Yu Zhiyi and whispered, “I have been keeping something in my heart these days. I want to tell someone, but I’m afraid others will not understand. I didn’t even dare to tell Li Shaozhou and Shi Yi.”
Yu Zhiyi looked at her friend with curious eyes and asked, “What’s the matter?”
Jiang Mier gave her friend a grin and said quietly, “I found out that there is a senior sister named Yan Xi in the second year who is the beauty blogger Ximiao on Weibo.”
She was worried that Yu Zhiyi wouldn’t remember who “Ximiao ” was, so she specifically said, “The one who recommended your novel!”
Yu Zhiyi covered her mouth and said, “I already know.”
“What?” Jiang Mier was confused.
Yu Zhiyi shared all the details about Yan Xi’s visit during their military training with Jiang Mier.
Jiang Mier clapped with excitement and said, “What a coincidence!”
“I‘m curious if Ximiao told Shi Yi,” Jiang Mier said casually, which made Yu Zhiyi feel shocked.
‘...That’s really scary.’
****
The student union from the Chinese Department and some other departments started to recruit new students during evening self-study.
Yan Xi was the vice president of the Students Union of Literature and Art, and she interviewed Yu Zhiyi.
Yu Zhiyi was selected because she fulfilled the qualities they wanted.
The practice of controlling her emotions she learned in high school helped her easily join the student union at the university.
Yu Zhiyi, after facing the interview, waited until everyone had left to talk to Yan Xi.
“Senior, can I talk to you for a moment?”
Yan Xi turned around and replied with a smile, “Okay, I’m free now.”
Yan Xi felt happy when she saw the author of one of her favourite novels.
Yu Zhiyi felt happy when her favourite beauty blogger agreed to her request.
Basically, this was a great connection between two people who were successful in two different areas and admired each other’s work.
“Senior sister, did you tell Shi Yi anything about the novel?”
Yan Xi quickly said no. “It wasn’t mentioned in your novel yet, so I didn’t say anything.”
After clearing her doubts, Yu Zhiyi felt much better.
After that, they began talking.
“How did you notice my novel?” Yu Zhiyi was very eager to know the answer because, at that time, only a handful of people were reading her novel.
Yan Xi squeezed her teeth together and said, “Mmm, let me tell you then.” She sighed and told what happened that day: “I was very mad at someone that day, and I couldn’t sleep. I wanted to read a story to pass the time, so I used the app and found a new book that was just updated. When I saw the label “childhood sweetheart,” I clicked on it.
That night, she realised that other people’s friendships were so nice and comforting—it’s not just something on TV, but in real people.
But when she thought about her childhood sweetheart, she felt a big difference between hers and the childhood sweethearts of others.
As she found the novel really interesting, she didn’t hesitate to share it on Weibo. However, she didn’t think that day she would meet the two main characters in the novel face-to-face.
The two girls quickly clicked together: Yu Zhiyi wanted to learn how to do makeup, and Yan Xi was curious about the story involving Yu Zhiyi and Shi Yi.
*****
Thursday, September 20th.
Yu Zhiyi, Jiang Mier, and Yan Xi met up to talk about Shi Yi’s upcoming 18th birthday.
“We still have two days left,” Yu Zhiyi said.
Yan Xi nodded her head and said, “Yeah, the 18th birthday is very important.”
“Yiyi, this is your chance.” Jiang Mier pointed at her friend and said, “I think it’s good to be honest right now.” Jiang Mier couldn’t understand why Yu Zhiyi was hesitating this much.
But unlike Jiang Mier, Yan Xi kind of understood why Yu Zhiyi was being careful not to reveal her feelings for Shi Yi. “Is this okay? Don’t you think it’s too straightforward?” She thought for a while before asking, “How much progress have you both made?”
Yu Zhiyi was uncertain and shared some details from the novel that she didn’t mention clearly.
After hearing that, Yan Xi looked at Shi Yi with surprise. “He already kissed you. It’s very clear. Why are you unsure?”
Jiang Mier put her hands up and said, “Sure, go ahead.”
“I think he should like me too, but I feel this unexpected and hard-to-describe feeling is just a bit unreal.”
Jiang Mier: “I think you are just too shy. You should practice how to confess to him.” After she said that, she intentionally made a scary and mean face.
Yan Xi walked up the stairs and smiled. “Are you sure you’re not a bride-stealing thief?”
Jiang Mier: “I think your current actions are more like a bandit robbing a bride.”
Yu Zhiyi was confused listening to those two girls; she pattered her cheeks lightly and shouted, “Are you two here to help me or not?”
“Mmm… It’s really simple. You should just say one sentence, Jiang Mier said while giving a signal with her eyes to Yan Xi.
Yan Xi clapped her hands to agree. “Yes, it’s very easy, just one simple sentence.”
Hearing those words, Yu Zhiyi looked at both of them and said, “It’s easier to talk about doing something than actually doing it.”
Jiang Mier had a thought and quickly waved her hand, saying, “It’s not hard, it’s not hard.” Then she took Yan Xi to the side and quietly said a few words to her.
They both went to Yu Zhiyi, and Jiang Mier coughed and said, “It’s just a confession. Let me show you.”
She tried really hard to wink at Yan Xi, who nodded seriously and said, “Yes, we will show you.”
After that, both of them stared at Yu Zhiyi, and Yu Zhiyi stared at her two friends.
Finally, Yan Xi decided to take the first step. “I’ll call and tell him I like him,” she said.
Yu Zhiyi felt amazed, and she looked at Yan Xi with wide eyes.
Before making the call, Yan Xi reminded them, “I want to tell him something, and you don’t have to talk about the results, okay?”
After saying that, Yan Xi opened the call log of her phone and saw that “Jiang Gou” had the most call records at the top.
She was going to make a call when Jiang Mier next to her asked, “Are you sure this contact is not from someone who wants to hurt us?”
Yu Zhiyi said quietly, “I don’t think enemies would talk on the phone so much.”
Yan Xi shook her hand and said, “My bamboo horse brings bad luck like an enemy.”
[Tl: “Bamboo horse” is known as a childhood sweetheart in China].
The three of them gathered together, put the speaker on, and dialled the number.
After the phone rang two times, someone picked it up. “If you need to talk about something, just say it. Say it clearly and directly.”
Yan Xi said, “...”
She was quiet, and the two people next to her were afraid to talk.
But the boy on the other side was not really patient and did not hang up the phone. Instead of waiting quietly for ten seconds, he decided to take charge and asked, “Is Yan Xi mute?”
“Jiang Chizhou, you…” With two people watching her, Yan Xi took courage and blurted out. “I like you; let’s be together.”
Jiang Chizhou: “Are you talking in your sleep?”
Yan Xi died right away.
Then she hung up the phone.
Now it was Jiang Mier’s chance.
Jiang Mier missed her friend, so she decided to call Li Shaozhou.
Li Shaozhou was playing a game when he heard the phone ringing. He was very angry because he got interrupted, but seeing Jiang Mier’s name on the screen, he quickly answered it.
“Mier, why did you suddenly think to give me a call?”
Jiang Mier was focused on finishing the job. “I really like you,” she said loudly.
Before she said some other words, Li Shaozhou replied with a joyful voice, “I like you too! Let’s be together.”
Yu Zhiyi: “…”
Yan Xi: “…”
Jiang Mier: “…”
Sometime later, Jiang Chizhou called again, and Yan Xi picked up the phone.
She listened to someone taking deep breaths on the other side of the phone and asked, “Why are you breathing so heavily?”
“I just went downstairs to go for a run.”
“Oh, you have a lot of free time.”
Jiang Chizhou didn’t respond to her but asked, “Is what you said before true?” He brought up the previous topic.
Under the watchful eyes of Yu Zhiyi and Jiang Mier, Yan Xi had to continue the show and said, “Yes. It’s true, even more than real money and silver.”
Jiang Chizhou happily said, “Okay, I agree.”
Yan Xi asked, “What if we part ways later?”
Jiang Chizhou seemed to know what Yan Xi was going to say and hurriedly said, “If you try to end our relationship, I will break your legs!”
Have a nice day!