Chapter 275

Chapter 275 – Very Practical

Xia Yuan and Lin You Xi concluded their one-week short-term training in Baizhou City. By the time they returned to Baimei County with Mei Fang, it was almost the end of the year.

There wasn’t much time left before the New Year, but like last year, Mei Fang gathered all the friends for a gathering.

The same KTV room as last year, Mei Fang arranged for everyone to meet again just like last year.

This year’s total profit was twice as much as last year, and Mei Fang prepared a bonus of 10,000 yuan for Peng Xue, who had helped during the summer break.

Of course, for Peng Xue, what made her even happier than receiving this bonus was another event that occurred this year. She was the first to arrive at the room. When Mei Fang, Xia Yuan, and Lin You Xi arrived, she immediately went up to greet them:

“Oh oh oh… Isn’t that our Yuanbao? Long time no see, I miss you so much!”

Peng Xue and Xia Yuan, old friends meeting, held hands and jumped up.

After Peng Xue and Xia Yuan had some close interaction, she then hugged Xia Yuan and made a funny face at Mei Fang, “Boss Mei, you’re such a bad guy, you’ve taken our Yuanbao away to Baizhou for so long, now I can’t play with her anymore. The chances we get to see each other are already few.”

“Well, we came back to see you now.”

Xia Yuan pinched Peng Xue’s cheek, “Wow, Xiao Xue, your hairstyle now is really cool, full of punk vibes!”

Peng Xue had combed her hair to one side, with bangs half covering her eyes, and the less voluminous side braided into small plaits, making it a more fashionable and cool hairstyle than before.

“Hehe, isn’t it amazing? Let me tell you, there’s even more amazing stuff!”

Peng Xue then showed off the bright red streak she had dyed in her hair.

“Wow, Xiao Xue, did you dye your hair?”

“Hehe, it’s just a highlight, usually not noticeable.”

Peng Xue then moved closer to Lin You Xi, gently patting her shoulder, “Youxi, don’t be too sad, after all, life doesn’t go as planned most of the time. At least we once had it, right?”

Peng Xue mentioned having had something because Xia Yuan had told her about the kiss between Lin You Xi and Mei Fang. Xia Yuan regretted telling Lin You Xi about it afterward, but Lin You Xi said it was okay.

Although Peng Xue’s comfort was insincere, Lin You Xi didn’t feel angry at all. She just smiled and nodded, “Indeed, others haven’t even had it in the past. Now, I still maintain the same relationship with Yuan Yuan and Afang, I’m already very satisfied.”

…

Peng Xue felt quite puzzled by Lin You Xi’s words.

What she meant…

Although Lin You Xi and Xia Yuan hadn’t drifted apart because of this, what did she mean by “haven’t even had it in the past”?

“Youxi’s words are so strange, hahaha! As if I would be interested in someone—”

Peng Xue patted Lin You Xi’s shoulder hard, but Mei Fang quickly grabbed her wrist.

“Alright, you’re hurting Youxi. And stop blocking the door, let’s go in and sit down?”

“…Okay, okay, whatever Boss Mei says goes.”

Peng Xue obediently put her hands behind her back. Xia Yuan pulled her to sit down. She watched Mei Fang and Lin You Xi enter and take their seats. They didn’t seem to have that awkward feeling of being the most familiar strangers; they were sitting quite close and whispering to each other, looking very intimate.

Lin You Xi’s aura had changed significantly compared to junior high school.

Before, she gave off the impression of a cold, studious girl with a bit of stubborn introversion.

But now, her demeanor was completely different. From the moment she entered, she seemed very composed and mature in her speech and actions, especially when interacting with Mei Fang, she acted like a main wife.

How could Boss Mei allow such a defeated dog by his side!

Suddenly, she felt something was amiss.

At this moment, Xia Yuan was enthusiastically selecting songs, and Peng Xue came over to chat while selecting songs together:

“Yuan Yuan, Yuan Yuan?”

“Mm… What’s up?”

“Have you and Mei Fang really started dating?”

“Why do you ask like that?”

“I see Youxi and your Fangbao getting along very well.”

“Aah… That thing.”

Xia Yuan scratched her head, explaining guiltily, “We’re childhood friends, how could we drift apart just because we’re together?”

“But this is too—”

“Hey, that’s how childhood friends are! Don’t worry about it.”

Xia Yuan kept selecting songs, finding five out of the top ten hot songs were hers. Just as she was about to swipe past them, Peng Xue selected all of Xia Yuan’s songs.

“What are you doing, Xiao Xue?”

“It’s very satisfying to sing my own songs in a KTV!”

“Not at all, it’s embarrassing!”

While Xia Yuan and Peng Xue were having fun, Yue Xinyi and Zhang Ming entered almost simultaneously.

Yue Xinyi’s mood was a bit complicated when she came to the gathering. She actually disliked coming here to see Peng Xue show off, but she couldn’t refuse the money. She had mentally prepared herself to be fed dog food by Mei Fang and Xia Yuan, but when she walked in, she saw Mei Fang and Lin You Xi chatting happily, suddenly feeling like she was in a different world.

She suddenly recalled her youth, sitting next to Lin You Xi watching her and him ship their couple, those days when she wasn’t as wealthy as now but was still very happy, every day filled with sweet moments.

Just as she was lost in her beautiful memories, Zhang Ming kept pushing her from the side, “Hey, what are you blocking the way for? Let me in.”

“What’s the rush! So troublesome!”

Yue Xinyi stomped on Zhang Ming, breaking her beautiful memories, causing him to yell in pain.

“Xinyi, you’re here.”

Lin You Xi greeted Yue Xinyi with a smile. Yue Xinyi had rarely been treated so warmly by Lin You Xi before, so she happily sat down beside her, “Class President, you’ve changed so much!”

“Why are you calling me Class President again? Shouldn’t you call me You Xi directly?”

Lin You Xi’s tone had a hint of reprimand, making Yue Xinyi even happier.

“Oh, it’s been too long since we’ve seen each other, I forgot! You did say I could call you You Xi directly.”

“I thought you’d call each other ‘Miss’ or ‘Big Sister.'”

Mei Fang was complaining beside her, which earned him a glare from Yue Xinyi, “You’ve been monopolizing Miss for so long, I can’t even talk to her, go away! Aren’t you going to catch up with your old buddy Zhang Ming?”

“Ah…”

Mei Fang looked awkwardly at Zhang Ming, who frowned with a look of disdain, “Are you really unwilling to talk to me that much?”

“No, no, not at all! Come, sit down, let me see how much hair you’ve lost.”

“I’m just a planner, and who would go bald so early!”

Liu Xiaoyu had received a bonus from Mei Fang before and said he had something to do today and couldn’t come. As for Guo Yun, the main contributor to the project, she decided not to come back to Baimei County for the New Year, and Mei Fang agreed to meet her later.

Everyone sang in the KTV, distributed bonuses, chatted about recent events, and spent the annual reunion.

Peng Xue, Yue Xinyi, and Zhang Ming were Xia Yuan, Lin You Xi, and Mei Fang’s closest friends outside of each other. This friendship seemed to remain unchanged even in high school; they were still friends who could talk about anything.

“However, starting this year, people have gradually stopped coming. It might get harder to gather in the future…”

Peng Xue suddenly said reflectively. Xia Yuan hugged her, “As long as we keep thinking of each other and work towards our dreams, we’ll always be together, no matter when.”

Beside them, Yue Xinyi looked at Xia Yuan thoughtfully. Then, Lin You Xi, like she usually did with Mei Fang, leaned toward Yue Xinyi’s ear and thanked her warmly,

“Thank you for the trouble this year, Big Sister.”

“It’s all for the website’s development… I’m also working for myself.”

You Xi has really changed… She’s become much more humane.

How should I say it… Even if it’s because she’s the boss wanting to win people over, I find it very pleasing.

Lin You Xi continued, “And thank you so much for letting me read those novels.”

“The knowledge in them is very practical.”

Yue Xinyi was stunned for a long time, then her expression turned slightly confused—

“Huh?”

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