After Becoming the Love-Brained Female Lead’s Best Friend - Chapter 22.2

Fang Shu then pointed out several other scenic spots in Peach Blossom Village with good views and finally chose a few places for them to visit later. After determining the route, Fang Shu began leaning against the side of the pavilion and enjoying the wind.

The wind on the mountain was slightly cool, but the environment was excellent. From time to time, it carried a faint floral fragrance from the roadside, blowing away some of Fang Shu’s fatigue from the past few days.

Ye Wanyin looked at Fang Shu quietly gazing at the scenery below and suddenly wanted to take out her phone to freeze this moment of the other girl.

Click—

A glaring flash went off. Fang Shu’s gaze moved to her, and her first reaction was, “Did you take an ugly photo of me?”

Ye Wanyin: “…”

Ye Wanyin directly handed the phone to her. In the photo album, the girl had medium-length black hair. The curve of her side profile was perfect, her skin fair and flawless. When she lowered her eyes to look at the ground, there was a dazed, heart-stirring quality to her.

However, the original camera also had its drawbacks. The photo was a little blurry, as if it came with its own mosaic filter. It was even the kind where the central figure was the mosaic. Strangely, it also seemed to come with a brightness-lowering function, turning the originally vivid colors down by several degrees.

Fang Shu looked at it and felt that this was truly a photo supported purely by her good looks.

She returned the phone, then said to Ye Wanyin, “Let’s go down.”

They had stayed up there long enough.

According to their route, they first went to stroll around the ancient bridge below the bamboo grove. There were quite a few people taking photos on the ancient bridge, and some people were standing below the bridge feeding the fish beneath it. Fang Shu looked at a small stall selling fish feed not far away, bought a packet, and pulled Ye Wanyin to a spot with fewer people.

Fang Shu handed the fish feed to Ye Wanyin and let her try feeding them. The scenic area management was probably afraid that visitors would feed the fish too much at once, so each packet of fish feed contained very little. Ye Wanyin grabbed a small handful, and basically half of it was already gone. She carefully scattered the feed onto the water and watched two little fish leisurely eat it. She could not help becoming absorbed.

Fang Shu suddenly asked, “Did you not go out to play much before?”

She felt that the few times she had brought Ye Wanyin out, the other girl was like a complete beginner, as if she had never tried anything before.

Ye Wanyin subconsciously wanted to adjust her glasses. But when her hand touched the bridge of her nose, she remembered that she was wearing contact lenses today. Wearing contacts for the first time was actually not very comfortable. She kept feeling like there was something in her eye and really wanted to rub it, but her mind clearly knew it was only the contact lens.

So Ye Wanyin blinked before saying, “When I was little, my younger brother was still small. My mom didn’t dare take both of us out to play by herself. Later, when my brother grew up, I was already in high school and busy studying, so I never really went out.”

Fang Shu suddenly felt that Ye Wanyin was a little pitiful.

“If there’s anything else you haven’t played before, you can tell me. I can take you,” Fang Shu promised.

Ye Wanyin thought about it. In truth, she could not think of anything. Her mind, filled only with studying, could not immediately come up with what she had never played before.

But there was no room for her to say anything else. The packet of fish feed was quickly finished. The two washed their hands at a nearby sink, then walked toward the next destination.

After crossing the bridge, they reached the farmhouse courtyard. It was nearly lunchtime, and smoke rose from the roofs of every household.

Fang Shu asked Ye Wanyin whether she wanted to eat home-style dishes here or go to a restaurant farther ahead.

Ye Wanyin thought about it. “Let’s eat here.”

Since they had already come out to play, they might as well “do as the locals do.”

The food made in the farmhouse courtyard could not be called especially delicious. Its only characteristic was probably that it had a strong village flavor. Ye Wanyin could not help thinking of her grandmother. Her grandmother had passed away early, but in her memory, the food the other woman made seemed to taste like this.

Fang Shu suddenly asked, “When is your birthday?”

Ye Wanyin did not understand why she was asking. “The seventh day of the seventh lunar month. Why?”

While noting it down, Fang Shu said, “It seems rare to see lunar birthdays now.”

Ye Wanyin replied, “Where my family is from, we celebrate according to the lunar calendar. Maybe because my grandparents were from the countryside, my parents also use the old calendar.”

Fang Shu gave an “oh.” “The seventh day of the seventh lunar month is a good day. Not only do you celebrate it yourself, the whole country celebrates it with you.”

Ye Wanyin smiled a little embarrassedly and, in return, asked, “When is your birthday?”

Fang Shu did not hide it. “A little earlier than yours. June thirtieth.”

Ye Wanyin asked, “Solar calendar?”

Fang Shu gave a hum.

Ye Wanyin remembered that back in her hometown, there was also someone whose birthday was on this day, but that person celebrated according to the lunar calendar. Thinking of what that person went through every year on their birthday, Ye Wanyin could not help saying, “Good thing you celebrate the solar calendar. If it were the lunar calendar, you’d only get one birthday every twelve years.”

Fang Shu: “…”

The two left the farmhouse courtyard and continued walking along the small path beside it. Only when the sun gradually sank did they call a taxi back.

When they got home, Ye Wanyin understood why Fang Shu had asked about her birthday. Her WeChat, where she only had Fang Shu added, suddenly became active. Quite a few people were adding her.

If she had not seen the note after every friend request, Ye Wanyin would have nearly thought her information had been leaked.

She approved them one by one, and in the next second, she was pulled into a group chat.

[Loving Family Class Twenty]

[Li Ming: Damn it, top student, when did you buy a phone? You didn’t even take the initiative to add us!]

[Zhang Xiao: This behavior should be severely condemned.]

[Li Ming: Fang Shu, you too! You already had the top student’s WeChat, but you didn’t take the initiative to tell us!]

[Zhang Xiao: This behavior should be severely—]

[Fang Shu: .]

[Zhang Xiao: Praised. Right, Sister Fang?]

[Li Ming: …Zhang Xiao, you’re finished tomorrow!]

[Zhang Xiao: Picking nose.jpg]

[Xu Yang: Tomorrow is my birthday. I’m planning to treat the class to dinner at night. Top student, can you come?]

Ye Wanyin looked up at Fang Shu and said in shock, “Tomorrow is Xu Yang’s birthday?!”

Fang Shu nodded. “Her eighteenth birthday. It needs a bit more grandeur.”

Ye Wanyin replied in the group that she could, then said to Fang Shu, “Then should I quickly go pick a gift? It’s still not too late. The shops around the plaza shouldn’t be closed yet.”

“But what do you think I should buy?”

Fang Shu looked at her suddenly anxious state and told her not to panic. “Just buy anything. She won’t be lacking your one gift.”

Ye Wanyin gripped her phone. “It’s an eighteenth birthday gift. It still can’t be too perfunctory.”

Seeing her hurriedly walking outside in a fluster, Fang Shu followed behind her and grabbed her before she could rush out the door. She handed her a coat. “It’s colder at night. I’ll go with you.”

Ye Wanyin looked at Fang Shu changing shoes and putting on a coat, stunned. “You haven’t bought one either?”

Fang Shu gave a hum.

For some reason, seeing that Fang Shu had not bought one either, Ye Wanyin strangely stopped panicking.

In the end, the two practically strolled leisurely toward the plaza. After they arrived at the shop, Ye Wanyin began asking Fang Shu what Xu Yang was more interested in.

Fang Shu thought of Xu Yang and her sister acting all sticky together, and a slightly subtle expression appeared on her face. “Maybe… she’s more interested in girls.”

Ye Wanyin suspected she had heard wrong. “What?”

But Fang Shu suddenly changed her words. “Nothing.”

It was better not to casually discuss other people’s affairs.

In the end, under Fang Shu’s guidance, Ye Wanyin chose a safe gift for Xu Yang. Fang Shu herself also picked a pretty decoration. On the way back, Fang Shu made a detour to a milk tea shop. Ye Wanyin felt that she had drunk more milk tea in the past month or so than in her entire previous life, so this time, when Fang Shu invited her, she firmly refused.

However, when she saw Fang Shu come out holding two cups, Ye Wanyin almost cracked. “Why did you…”

Fang Shu seemed to know what she wanted to ask and forcefully answered, “I bought them for myself.”

Ye Wanyin’s expression cracked even more than before. “But that’s two cups…”

Fang Shu reassured her. “I can handle it.”

Ye Wanyin advised, “You should still try to drink less. Too much milk tea isn’t good.”

Fang Shu gave a vague hum and did not answer.

Clearly, she had not taken it to heart at all.

The next day, probably because everyone knew about the plans for that night, everyone was a little restless during the day. The homeroom teacher smacked the blackboard eraser several times on the podium and still could not suppress them. In the end, she said angrily, “You all understand it already, right? Do I need to give the podium to you so you can teach yourselves?”

The students below instantly quieted.

However, the homeroom teacher’s anger still had not faded. After the class finally quieted down, she slammed the blackboard eraser hard onto the podium, stirring up a burst of dust. The students in the front two rows closest to the podium were choked into coughing.

Only then did the homeroom teacher continue explaining the questions.

After finally making it through until evening, the group carried their schoolbags and followed Xu Yang outside. Looking at the rare sight tonight of almost everyone carrying a schoolbag, Ye Wanyin felt that if the homeroom teacher knew the bags were actually filled with birthday gifts, she would probably faint from anger.

Because there were a lot of people in the class, they ended up taking the bus in batches. The few remaining people at the end directly took taxis over.

Ye Wanyin and Fang Shu took the bus. Because a group of students had gotten on, the bus, which had not been crowded before, instantly became crowded. The few remaining seats on the bus were given by the boys to the girls. Ye Wanyin and Fang Shu sat together. Looking at the scenery flashing past outside the window, Ye Wanyin suddenly felt a little dazed.

Clearly, the college entrance exam had only been a month and a half ago, but she suddenly felt as if a long time had passed.

Fang Shu had originally been playing on her phone. Seeing that Ye Wanyin seemed to have been spacing out the whole time, she asked her. Ye Wanyin shook her head.

Seeing this, Fang Shu did not say anything else.

Xu Yang had booked a hotel. There were fifty to sixty people in the class, and aside from the few who did not come, they ended up filling five tables.

Since it was a science class, there were not many girls in their class, so the girls simply all sat at one table.

Xu Yang was the birthday girl, so she first said a few words, then toasted everyone with juice.

Because they had class tomorrow, Xu Yang did not order alcohol. A few people who were not afraid of attending class wanted to drink, but Xu Yang rejected them with one bottle cap of juice.

Fang Shu kept watching Xu Yang and her sister laughing together. After watching for half the meal, she finally confirmed that the two of them were most likely a yuri pair.

Then she glanced at Ye Wanyin beside her. Ye Wanyin was drinking juice. Meeting her gaze, she returned a puzzled expression. Fang Shu withdrew her gaze.

Confirmed. Whether Ye Wanyin was straight or not, Fang Shu did not know. But she herself was definitely straight.

The meal continued until nine before ending. Xu Yang still wanted to invite everyone to go to KTV together, but most people regretfully declined because they had to go home. Originally, Fang Shu and Ye Wanyin also planned to leave, but before leaving, Fang Shu suddenly thought of something.

She asked Ye Wanyin, “Have you ever been to KTV before?”

Ye Wanyin shook her head.

So Fang Shu raised her hand and signed herself and Ye Wanyin up.

Ye Wanyin looked at her in confusion. “We’re going too?”

Fang Shu said, “You should also try more things outside of studying.”

Ye Wanyin whispered, “But your vocabulary words…”

Fang Shu: “…”

Fang Shu gritted her teeth. “I’ll memorize them when we get back.”

Ye Wanyin finally felt relieved.

In the end, about a dozen people were counted for KTV. Booking one large room was just right.

The KTV was not far from the hotel, so the group walked there directly.

When they arrived at the KTV, Fang Shu asked Ye Wanyin what songs she knew, saying she would go request one for her. Ye Wanyin thought about the songs she had heard before. “Beijing Welcomes You, I guess.”

Fang Shu…

Fang Shu suddenly did not really want to go anymore.

Seeing Fang Shu’s expression, Ye Wanyin thought this world might not have the song and was just about to say forget it when Fang Shu suddenly stood up and went to request songs.

It was fine. In any case, Ye Wanyin was the one singing it. It had nothing to do with her, Fang Shu.

Although the song was a little old, which song had never been popular once?

Holding this feeling in her heart, Fang Shu requested it for Ye Wanyin.

Before Ye Wanyin’s song, there were still more than twenty songs queued up, all requested by several microphone hogs in the class.

Those who had requested songs later, or simply had not requested any, were preparing to play games. They counted the number of people who wanted to play and finally decided on the classic game, Werewolf.