After the family dinner ended, seeing He Yi slightly tipsy, Zhong Tingyue helped her best friend leave.

The two said goodbye.

Upon entering the room, He Yi, who was slightly tipsy, suddenly opened her eyes, a sharp light flashing across them, like a pair of eagle eyes, staring straight at Zhong Tingyue.

Zhong Tingyue bent down, picked up the tabby cat Lily, and stroked its little head.

Walking to the window, I glanced at the tabby cat's food bowl and softly praised, "She finished eating again today. Lily is such a good girl."

Lily the tabby cat squinted her eyes, enjoying her owner's praise and feeling especially happy.

He Yi followed behind her best friend, scrutinizing her from head to toe as if she were seeing her for the first time. She even tugged at Zhong Tingyue's t-shirt to examine her by her bra cup size. She looked much the same as she remembered, with a standard small mole on her bra, which complemented the shape of her breasts.

The tabby cat in her arms stretched out its paw to scratch He Yi.

"You little bastard, you think I can't even look at you?" He Yi slapped Lily's forehead, no longer playing with the tabby cat as usual, but instead questioning Zhong Tingyue in a accusatory tone: "Speak!"

"What did you say?" Even though they were best friends, He Yi's actions still made her a little shy, and she tightened her clothes.

Unlike before, He Yi didn't insist on prying things open since she objected. Instead, she asked decisively, "Tell me, what is your relationship with Chu Fang?"

"colleague."

"fart!"

"Neighbor."

"wrong."

"Um... friend."

"What the hell?"

He Yi put her hands on her hips, striking a "shrew" pose. Too lazy to play games with her best friend, she craned her neck, bringing them within two centimeters of each other, and said in a firm, certain, and affirmative tone:

"You like Chu Fang!"

"Aim~~~"

Zhong Tingyue paused slightly as she stroked the tabby cat's fur. The tabby cat sensed the cessation of the stroke and let out a soft meow. She immediately resumed stroking it, saying, "You've had too much to drink."

"You think you can get me drunk with just a few glasses of red wine?" He Yi took a sip of water. "Just tell me if I'm right or not."

"wrong."

"Where did you go wrong?"

"It's wrong everywhere."

He Yi's face showed a look of disgust: "Tsk tsk tsk, Zhong Tingyue, don't forget, we've been best friends for years. I know you inside and out. In the past, when you refuted my point of view, you would clearly and explicitly list one, two, three, or four reasons, leaving me speechless. Why couldn't you list them just now?"

He paused for a moment, then continued, "Is it that you don't want to list it? Or am I in the right?"

Zhong Tingyue blew up her best friend's face, sat on the sofa with her kitten in her arms, picked up her tablet, and started playing a game on it.

He Yi went to the bathroom to wash her face, and her drunkenness subsided. Her logic became clearer. When she came out of the bathroom, she didn't let the other person off the hook. She said slowly, "Since you don't want to answer, then I'll give you the reasons."

“First, when I came in just now, I said ‘you two live together.’ Any ordinary person could understand that it was just a slip of the tongue, and Chu Fang could understand it too. But you couldn’t understand it and had to jump out to explain that we are neighbors. Even if you misunderstood, according to your style, you wouldn’t say much, at most you would just laugh it off. Why did you have to explain?”

"Secondly, when you heard that Chu Fang was renting that house alone, you actually worried about whether Chu Fang's salary was enough to afford the house and whether he could live there for a long time. You two even had a quarrel, but it wasn't Chu Fang who started the quarrel, it was you, Zhong Tingyue. Give me an explanation."

"Third, I'm not blind. When I was chatting with Chu Fang, I was observing your expression and gaze almost the entire time, one eye to the left and the other to the right. The way you looked at Chu Fang was strange. Ordinary men appear colorless and unremarkable to you, but Chu Fang seems special, with a kind of vibrant, multicolored light flickering within him. In conclusion—"

"Zhong Tingyue, you're in love. And it's a secret crush!"

“... ..."

Zhong Tingyue was stunned when she failed to pass the match-3 game on her tablet.

"Ugh, you're so annoying." After a moment of stunned silence, a complex expression appeared on her face: helplessness, embarrassment, awkwardness, panic, anxiety... but most of her expression was covered by shyness.

In the soft sunlight, her fair and jade-like face, like a budding flower, was flushed with a slight blush that quickly spread to her tender ears, her white neck... ..., rippling with a touch of red.

"Oh! I guessed right!" He Yi jumped up suddenly. "You like Chu Fang."

Perhaps she'd be exposed, perhaps she'd simply give up, or perhaps she couldn't suppress her feelings, but Zhong Tingyue said directly, "So what if I like him? Is it illegal?"

"Aim~~~"

With a little force applied to both hands, Lily the tabby cat felt a bit of pain, jumped out of Zhong Tingyue's arms, turned around and meowed softly.

At this moment, Zhong Tingyue had no energy left to comfort her 'daughter' and was glaring angrily at her best friend.

"It's not illegal. Love between men and women is a natural thing." He Yi waved her hand. "I'm just shocked. I never thought you would have someone you like. It's unbelievable."

"I need to talk to my best girlfriends in the dorm and share the great news."

Zhong Tingyue frowned slightly, somewhat displeased. He Yi noticed this, put down her phone, sat down next to her, and patted her shoulder: "Don't worry, I was just joking. I won't tell anyone."

He paused, composed himself, and continued, "So what do you plan to do?"

"I don't know." Zhong Tingyue shook her head. "You know me. I've never been in a relationship before, so how would I know what to do next?"

"So what are your feelings towards Chu Fang?"

"Hmm..." Zhong Tingyue fell into thought, then said softly, "We met at the company. The moment I saw him, the idiom 'love at first sight' popped into my head. I felt that whenever I saw him, the whole world seemed to be filled with color, vibrant and dazzling..."

Zhong Tingyue's soft voice, like ripples on water, echoed throughout the room as she shared her thoughts with her best friend.

Actually, she had been holding it in for a long time, and now that it had been exposed, she might as well be open about it.

They talked for a full half hour, describing in detail their meeting, their daily work, and their emotional changes...

While Zhong Tingyue was drinking water, He Yi said, "I thought you would still be clear-headed even if you were in love, but I didn't expect you to still be love-struck. You're hopeless."

Although He Yi is older, more mature, and more worldly-wise than Zhong Tingyue, the latter far surpasses the former in terms of logical thinking.

Even so, Zhong Tingyue was still swayed by her emotions and lost her ability to think logically.

Unconcerned about her best friend's opinion, she asked, "Then what should I do?"

"Go after him."

How do I pursue her?

"..." Upon hearing this, He Yi paused, then snapped her fingers. "Good question."

She sat up straight and said, "As someone who's been there and is also my best friend, I feel it's necessary to pass on my unique dating tips to you: don't take the initiative, don't reject, and don't take responsibility..."

Zhong Tingyue interrupted: "Isn't that the three principles of scumbag men and scumbag women?"

"... " He Yi said, exasperated, "Don't worry about it, just listen. You need to understand this principle: it's easier for a girl to pursue a guy than a girl to pursue a guy. So it's much easier for a girl to pursue a guy, especially a pretty girl like you. Right now, what you need to do is..."

At this point, He Yi paused, noticing Zhong Tingyue's serious expression. She nodded slightly, thinking, "This child is teachable," and then slowly said, "That is, wait."

"wait?"

“Yes! Wait!” He Yi explained, “You and Chu Fang have only known each other for less than a month, which is a very short time. What you need to do is to extend the time you’ve known each other, to three months, six months, or even a year. Once you’ve known each other for a longer period, it will be very easy for you to take the initiative to pursue him.”

"Really? It sounds so unreliable to me," Zhong Tingyue asked.

Doing nothing, just standing there waiting aimlessly.

Is love something you wait for?

"Trust me, you won't go wrong." He Yi assured her, as if sensing her best friend's lingering anxiety, and said exasperatedly, "I've dated several boyfriends like you, and several like you. I'm definitely more experienced than you. To put it bluntly, I've eaten more salt than you've eaten rice."

Zhong Tingyue caught the tabby cat Lily and continued to comfort her. After thinking for a moment, she said, "Then you would have died of thirst long ago."

“... ..."

He Yi almost ground her teeth to powder, glaring fiercely at her best friend with a menacing look.

... ...

Tonight is exceptionally peaceful; a gentle breeze carries away the noise and dust.

In this international metropolis, finding an available basketball court is extremely difficult.

Those real estate developers wish they could build residential communities, apartment buildings, clubhouses, commercial buildings on every vacant lot, and then sell them to those who need them.

Bored, Chu Fang and his three college roommates decided to play basketball. After driving around for a long time, they finally found an empty basketball court.

The four were college roommates who shared an unforgettable college experience and developed a deep bond.

Even though they were separated by university, they still made time to relax and have fun together, never forgetting their friendship.