Chapter 344

Chapter 344: You Xi’s Romance Game

The long journey from Jiangcheng to Pengcheng was tedious, but Mei Lijun remained highly enthusiastic, while Mei Fang appeared somewhat gloomy.

He and Lin You Xi and Xia Yuan had been chatting in a group for quite some time, confirming that Lin You Xi wanted to break up with him. During their rest stop, he continued to talk with Lin You Xi:

“So you mean… we should just announce our breakup before we graduate from high school?”

“Early August would be a suitable time; we can publicly declare that we’re focusing on our careers and become each other’s exes.”

Lin You Xi patted Mei Fang’s shoulder, “You seem a bit unhappy.”

“How could I be happy when my girlfriend dumps me?”

Mei Fang leaned his chin on his hand and pondered, “And it feels like the water wasn’t evenly distributed, making me feel awful.”

“That’s right… this makes it so that the time I spent publicly together with Ah Fang is longer than with you. This directly taking over makes me feel guilty.”

“Taking over? What are you taking over…”

Lin You Xi frowned at Xia Yuan, “My breakup with Ah Fang isn’t for you to immediately announce it. Why are you so eager to take over Ah Fang?”

“No, that’s not what I meant!”

Xia Yuan muttered, “So your idea is for all three of us to return to being single?”

“Yes… don’t you think our dating process has been too mundane? Think about the typical romantic stories in novels.”

Lin You Xi placed her hand over her chest, looked up at the sky, closed her eyes, and explained,

“It’s like a destined encounter, a heart-stopping glance, the harmonious friction between rivals, the sweetness of passionate love, misunderstandings caused by chance, the trials endured, and finally, the truth comes to light, old grievances are resolved, and lovers strive together to achieve their happy ending. That’s what a memorable love story should look like.”

“You Xi… you’re already 19 years old, yet you seem to have the mindset of a young girl in love.”

Xia Yuan pouted, “I’m not interested in that now. I’d rather go out with Ah Fang for a big meal.”

“I think you’re more interested in little Ah Fang, aren’t you…”

“I didn’t say that!”

Xia Yuan blushed and refuted Lin You Xi’s view, then looked at Mei Fang, “We’ve known each other so well, regaining that romantic feeling won’t be easy, right… Ah Fang, what do you think?”

“I feel…”

Mei Fang pondered, supporting his chin, “You Xi probably means to play a role-playing game, meaning she wants to immerse herself in the roles of the male and female leads in those romantic novels, wanting to experience the sweet love again, if I understand correctly.”

Lin You Xi listened and went over to kiss Mei Fang’s cheek, then nodded,

“Not bad, my Ah Fang, you understood my idea right away.”

“What do you mean? I still don’t get it. So how exactly does this work…”

Xia Yuan scratched his head, puzzled, “We’re public figures, pretending not to know each other seems inappropriate.”

“Perhaps it’s better to tell you directly rather than explain the fun of it.”

Lin You Xi explained, “When we first entered college, Ah Fang and I were both ex-girlfriends, since we broke up in public, meeting would be awkward and distant, which should be understandable to the public, right?”

“Yeah… that’s true…”

“Then, two people who have broken up want to reconcile. Some events must happen for them to reunite, right?”

Lin You Xi explained, “From being ex-girlfriends to becoming current girlfriends again, we need to relive the taste of love. Therefore, we shouldn’t rush to announce it; before that, we need to establish the right personas.”

“For example, I might break up with Ah Fang because we need to focus on our careers. Although we broke up, there’s still a myriad of emotions and helplessness. Even though we see each other frequently, moving from being a couple back to being business partners, we always inadvertently show lingering feelings…”

“You could write a web novel or a galgame with such details.”

Mei Fang shook his head on the side, “The setup is so detailed.”

Xia Yuan listened to Lin You Xi enthusiastically and thoughtfully,

“So my persona would be… despite being a dazzling star in public, I secretly feel inferior and think that you two are a better match, so we announced the breakup.”

“Good, that’s interesting,” Lin You Xi clapped to encourage Xia Yuan.

“Now that You Xi and Ah Fang have broken up, I’m worried that Ah Fang will be sad, so I’ll comfort him. During the comforting process, past feelings gradually resurface, and I also feel Ah Fang’s love for me, and then… I start to desire to win Ah Fang over again.”

“Yes, exactly, doesn’t that sound interesting?”

“Then Ah Fang will be caught in confusion between reconciling with his ex-girlfriend or his ex-ex-girlfriend. After unlocking specific events, he finally decides I’m the woman he loves more, and ultimately announces that we’re together again. You Xi quietly sheds tears and offers her blessing… It sounds quite interesting, ha!”

“?”

A question mark appeared above Lin You Xi’s head as she immediately asked, “Who told you this role-playing game has a predetermined ending…”

“Oh no… isn’t the next version my turn?”

Xia Yuan scratched his head, “We agreed earlier, you one year, I one year, we take turns breaking up and getting back together, so our parents will slowly accept the three of us.”

“According to the previous plan, that’s correct, but if the script is predetermined, we’re just acting, what sense of romance is there? It would seem very abrupt to others.”

Lin You Xi held Xia Yuan’s hand, “Since we’ve all decided to stay together forever, based on this premise, wouldn’t it be interesting to play a game to win Ah Fang over?”

Xia Yuan thought for a while and gradually understood Lin You Xi’s intention, “I get it… it’s like playing a galgame, we need to decide who wins Ah Fang first, right?”

Lin You Xi nodded, “Yuan Yuan got it.”

“Hey hey, don’t put such a big problem on me.”

Water-balancing master Mei Lijun declared absolutely, “My love for both of you is absolutely the same!”

“Afang, Afang, this is a romance game, why are you taking it so seriously?”

Xia Yuan pinched Mei Fang’s cheek and smiled, “Apart from having personas, Afang you have your own persona too. In the game, you need to make decisions based on your persona. As long as everyone finds it reasonable, there’s no problem.”

Lin You Xi nodded beside them, “Afang actually plays the role of a judge, but if your decisions are out of character and affect the romance, like suddenly accepting my confession casually, we will punish you.”

You Xi, You Xi, what do you think about all day…

However, rebuilding the sense of romance…

This is indeed a good method to maintain the relationship among the three of us.

To be honest, although it’s very enjoyable to be overly affectionate, it does feel like something is missing recently. It’s just about fulfilling basic desires…

Mei Fang thought for a moment and decided to join in:

“But my suggestion is to keep it moderate. We can play this role-playing game in school or public places, but we should stop when appropriate, like living in harmony at home…”

“Of course, that’s a given.”

Lin You Xi said as she moved closer to Mei Fang and gently said, “Moreover, Ah Fang, you still need to fulfill your duties as usual, otherwise, if you get carried away with the game and stray, that won’t do…”

“I wouldn’t do that… How could you think of me like that.”

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