I rejected your confession, but you took my best friend home?

Chapter 196 How about... inviting her to dinner?

After Zhou Heng and Yin Mengran returned home, they changed out of their school uniforms.

Zhou Heng asked:

"What did Yu Lingxue say to you today? Did you notice she was acting strangely...?"

"Hmm... she didn't say what she was saying, but I felt she was a little too enthusiastic. She's very nice to me, and quite smart; she was always a good student before..."

Yin Mengran recalled that her time with Yu Lingxue today seemed normal, with nothing unusual...

"We should be a little cautious, since we don't know her very well yet, and I have a feeling she's quite scheming..."

"Is that so...? Actually, it doesn't matter to me whether she's scheming or not, as long as she..."

Yin Mengran stopped mid-sentence. What she wanted to say was that as long as Yu Lingxue didn't use her scheming against Zhou Heng, everything would be fine.

As long as she doesn't have any feelings for Zhou Heng, it doesn't matter. She won't harm him, and it won't matter if she does harm him.

"But it should be nothing serious. After all, we have many people around us with eccentric or overly prominent personalities..."

"Ah."

Afterwards, Zhou Heng was to go cook dinner. He and Yin Mengran took turns cooking dinner, and it was his turn tonight.

About half an hour later, dinner was ready. Since it was just the two of them, they could just eat whatever they wanted.

"Ding-dong-"

Just then, the doorbell rang...

Zhou Heng and Yin Mengran were stunned for a moment, then looked at the door at the same time, remaining frozen for a few seconds.

Who could it be at this time?

Zhou Heng wiped his hands with his apron, walked forward, reached the door, and asked:

"who is it?"

"Um... hello sir, I'm your new neighbor who just moved in next door. Can I borrow something? I just moved in today and forgot to buy anything..."

A girl's voice came from outside the door. Upon hearing this voice, Zhou Heng and Yin Mengran instantly showed expressions of surprise.

They looked at each other, their eyes filled with disbelief...

"No way..."

Yin Mengran quickly got up, went to Zhou Heng's side, and looked towards the door.

Then, slowly open the door...

"Eh?!"

The person standing at the door was indeed Yu Lingxue, just as they had guessed!

She just said the neighbors who just moved in next door? It can't be that much of a coincidence...

Upon seeing Zhou Heng and Yin Mengran, Yu Lingxue paused for a moment, then her eyes widened in surprise...

"It's you guys! What a coincidence?! You actually live here too! Wait...you...you're living together?!"

Zhou Heng didn't answer Yu Lingxue's question directly. Instead, he walked out, glanced in the direction of the next room, and asked:

"No...you really moved next door?"

"Yes! I just moved in today! What a coincidence! That's great! I was just worried about what would happen if I had difficult neighbors, but now that it's you, I'm relieved!"

Yu Lingxue smiled and said happily.

"What a coincidence..."

Zhou Heng frowned slightly, his expression becoming extremely wary, and he involuntarily took a step back.

He had already begun to suspect this person today, but he didn't expect such a coincidence to happen tonight. This made him suspect that Yu Lingxue had investigated their residence here and then deliberately moved here.

Yin Mengran stepped forward and asked, "What do you need to borrow?"

"Uh... oh right! Can I borrow some laundry detergent...?"

Yin Mengran went inside, and after a while, she came out with a small bottle of laundry detergent and handed it to Yu Lingxue:

"There's not much left, you can take it all."

"Thank you!"

Yu Lingxue took the laundry detergent, nodded her thanks, and then, as if suddenly remembering something, said:

"Oh, by the way, as a thank you, I just made some cola chicken wings, here you go!"

Before Zhou Heng and Yin Mengran could say anything, Yu Lingxue ran back next door.

A moment later, she brought out a plate with several cola chicken wings on it.

"Here! Don't be shy! Although it certainly can't compare to Zhou Heng's, it should still be quite delicious!"

"Ah... thank you..."

Yin Mengran couldn't refuse, so she took the plate, glanced at the table next door, and asked:

Do you...do you live with your family or live alone?

"I live here by myself! My parents are both busy with work, so I live here by myself!"

"Oh...so you also...eat alone..."

Yin Mengran nodded slightly, then turned to look at Zhou Heng, their eyes meeting briefly as they exchanged a glance...

The two glanced at the cola chicken wings on the plate in Yin Mengran's hand; they looked really good...

"How about... we invite her to dinner?"

Yin Mengran whispered in Zhou Heng's ear,

In this situation, it would be polite to extend an invitation, especially knowing that she lives alone and eats dinner by herself.

Zhou Heng nodded and said, "Okay, perfect. Let's find out more about her and ask her some questions."

He agreed to the idea, mainly because he wanted to learn more about Yu Lingxue and see if he posed any threat to Yin Mengran...

If she's scheming and pretending, then remind Yin Mengran to be careful and stay away from her in the future.

But what if they are just particularly cheerful, enthusiastic, and guileless?

They were so kind to them, polite, and knew how to reciprocate; they couldn't very well turn them away.

And from then on, he could finally let Yin Mengran play with him without worry.

Yin Mengran continued to look at Yu Lingxue and said:

"In that case, why don't you have dinner with us? We were just about to eat, and we live alone too."

Yu Lingxue raised an eyebrow, clearly surprised that Yin Mengran would invite her...

She glanced at Zhou Heng, seemingly trying to gauge his reaction.

Zhou Heng nodded, agreeing with Yin Mengran's decision.

After a few seconds of stunned silence, Yu Lingxue slowly raised the corners of her mouth and smiled, saying:

"Oh, forget it, wouldn't that disturb your time together? I'm not that inconsiderate. We're neighbors now anyway! Let's eat together another day!"

"Ok?"

Zhou Heng frowned slightly, seemingly surprised that Yu Lingxue would refuse...

Yin Mengran nodded and said:

"Oh...I see. Okay then. So...if there's anything I can help you with, just let me know."

"Okay! I'm going back now, bye!"

Yu Lingxue waved her hand and went back to the next room, closing the door behind her.

Zhou Heng and Yin Mengran watched her go inside before they went back and closed the door.

"Don't move yet, let me test the poison first..."

Zhou Heng picked up his chopsticks, intending to eat a little first to test if it was safe.

Yin Mengran gave a wry smile and said:

"Would she really poison us? We have no grudge against her..."