“But with the fake relationship that we have, it wouldn’t be much of a big difference.”

After saying this to Shu Xian, Pan An already stood up from the dining table and went to his room to prepare for work. Shu Xian scoffed, rolling her eyes at his retreating figure as she continued eating her breakfast.

“Whatever,” she mumbled to herself, “With my struggle in my finances, I have no choice but to take advantage of this until I am able to leave this place. It’s not like I have a choice.”

At the same time, Shu Xian heard the doorbell ringing, Wan Wan, barking as her tail wagged in sheer excitement.

Shu Xian cocked her head to the side, curious. The only person who would excite Wan Wan like this was no other than her friend, Shi Lian.

Could it be that she is here?

Pan An stuck his head out of his door, raising a brow at Shu Xian who just stood up from the table to get the door.

“Are you expecting a visitor? Aren’t you shameless into telling someone’s address when you’re staying here—”

“Oh, don’t jump into conclusions,” Shu Xian interrupted him, rolling her eyes at him at the same time as she walked towards the door with Wan Wan following behind her. “As if I have a lot of friends. If I do, I wouldn’t want them to know that I live here.”

The moment Shu Xian opened the door, she saw one familiar person, and one unfamiliar person outside.

Her eyes widened in surprise when she was embraced by the person she was familiar with, Shu Xian, blinking her eyes a few times as what she assumed earlier was right.

It is indeed Shi Lian.

“I came here as soon as I can! I missed you!”

Shu Xian didn’t know how to react. She furrowed her brows as she awkwardly returned the embrace of her best friend, Shi Lian. Wan Wan jumped in excitement as she barked at her.

“You came here… why?”

At the same time, the man who was with Shi Lian gave her a wink. The moment the two broke away from the embrace, Wang Lei entered the house, the two girls following him. Shu Xian then closed the door of the house and the moment Pan An realized who the visitors are, he couldn’t help but grin.

“Wang Lei,” Pan An acknowledged him, fixing his tie as he stepped out of the room. “You just couldn’t inform me earlier that you’re going to visit me, huh,” he added, Wang Lei, giving him a salute.

“I’d rather come uninvited—makes things interesting as I always find myself into unexpected events such as you offering your house to a lovely lady such as my sister’s best friend.”

When Shi Lian heard this, she rolled her eyes at her older brother as she crossed her arms in front of her chest.

“Super flirty as ever, brother,” she commented, a small smile appearing on Shu Xian’s face as she felt happy that her best friend is here with her after telling her all that had happened to her in the past two days.

Shi Lian then turned her body to look at Pan An, smiling at him as she waved her hand towards him to greet him.

“Nice to meet you, big brother Pan An. Wang Lei told me that you two are great friends. With my best friend living with you temporarily as she fulfills your favor as well, I would have to come with him, knowing that my brother is curious about your whereabouts as well.”

Hearing what Shi Lian said made Pan An laugh out loud as he shook his head. He then looked at Wang Lei, raising a brow at him as he made a comment about his sister.

“It seems that the humor and shamelessness runs in the family. She reminds me of your female version—but more tolerable.”

With that, Pan An already entered the room, Wang Lei, following him in tow. Both of them closed the door for privacy, Shi Lian, raising a brow as a wild thought crossed in her mind.

“Do you think both of them are gay for each other to be wanting to close the door, hmm?”

Shu Xian widened her eyes, not expecting what Shi Lian had said.

“You and your absurd thoughts! How can Pan An be gay for him when he clearly—”

Shu Xian immediately stopped mid-sentence, not wanting to tell what had happened last night as it would completely get the attention of Shi Lian.

Instead, she cocked her head to the side, beckoning to the kitchen as she wanted to divert the conversation.

“Do you want to eat? I made some egg fried rice a moment ago and still have some left. If you came here this morning, you and your brother must’ve traveled earlier.”

“Oho…”

Shi Lian narrowed her eyes at her best friend’s back, following her as she made way to the kitchen. Shi Lian then leaned on the kitchen’s doorframe, crossing her arms in front of her chest as a teasing smile appeared on her face.

“Tell me what happened last night, Shu Xian.”

Shu Xian’s body froze. One thing that she knew about herself is that she found it difficult to lie—especially to her best friend, Shi Lian, who can read her like an open book!

Still, Shu Xian feigned ignorance as she turned her body to look at her, cocking her head to the side as she knitted her brows together as well.

“What are you talking about? Nothing happened last night. After the call, I already slept.”

“Really?” Shi Lian scoffed, “You were talking about how Pan An could be gay when you said he clearly did something. What is that?”

Shu Xian rolled her eyes at her as she frustratingly put egg fried rice on a bowl for Shi Lian.

“There’s no escaping you, huh?”

Shi Lian nodded, sitting down on the dining chair as she tapped her fingers on the table, teasing Shu Xian.

“Oh, you know me! I won’t stop bugging you until you tell me what happened! I’ll stick to you like glue!”