After hanging up the phone, Li Qingxue returned the phone to Hu Yuying: "Alright, now that Brother Long knows, you can relax."
"My brother is such a worrywart. How could he not trust us when we're together?" Lin Wanning teased with a laugh.
The two of them bantered back and forth, making Hu Yuying blush furiously.
But her heart was fluttering with joy.
She had originally planned to call Brother Long herself.
Who knew he would beat her to it? Did that mean he was also worried about her... or that he had been waiting for her all along?
"Let's buy some more snacks? I got a little hungry last night," Li Qingxue suggested.
"Sure."
Carrying the bag of snacks, Hu Yuying assumed they were heading back to the school dormitory.
Instead, Li Qingxue and Lin Wanning led her into a small hotel."Wh-what are we doing here?" Hu Yuying asked in a small voice.
"Of course, we're staying together. If we went back to school, we'd have to separate," Li Qingxue said matter-of-factly.
"We promised we wouldn’t be apart today. Besides, we have a little secret to share with you," Lin Wanning explained, holding Hu Yuying’s hand.
"But this isn’t practical at all. We have dorms to stay in—why waste money here..." Before Hu Yuying could finish, Li Qingxue and Lin Wanning pulled her inside, each taking one of her arms.
It was the same large bed from the night before.
They returned to the room with practiced ease.
The room had been cleaned and tidied by housekeeping.
Since they had already showered earlier, the three skipped that step and went straight to bed.
Before Hu Yuying could react, she found herself sandwiched between Li Qingxue and Lin Wanning.
Her heart raced nervously as she clutched the collar of her shirt, watching the other two begin to undress.
"Qingxue, Wanning... what are you doing?" she asked timidly.
"Take it off. Otherwise, your clothes will be all wrinkled tomorrow," Lin Wanning said, reaching out to help her undress.
"No!" Hu Yuying yelped, dodging away, her face burning red. "This isn’t right."
"I love being close to you both, but that doesn’t mean we should... do anything inappropriate."
"I-I’m not saying it’s bad, just that it’s not for me. You know I like Brother Long, so I can’t... do that with you."
She pleaded earnestly, trying to reason with them.
Li Qingxue and Lin Wanning gave her an exasperated look. "Our sexual orientation is perfectly normal."
"Exactly. If we really wanted to do something, we would’ve taken care of you in the bathroom earlier."
They tried to explain, though their actions could easily be misunderstood.
"Really?"
Seeing that Hu Yuying still doubted them, the two swiftly stripped her down.
"Not the underwear, okay?" Hu Yuying clutched her panties, her palms damp with sweat.
"Of course not." The two lay down, leaving the middle spot for her.
And so, the three of them lay together.
There was a difference between sleeping alone and sleeping with one other person.
And sleeping with two others? That was a whole new experience.
Once her nerves settled, excitement gradually took over.
Slowly, Hu Yuying relaxed, playfully squeezing Li Qingxue’s and Lin Wanning’s softness in her hands.
"By the way, didn’t you say you had a secret to tell me?" she asked.
"Can you tell me now?"
Li Qingxue and Lin Wanning watched as Hu Yuying’s mischievous hands groped them, finally understanding why Brother Long always punished her.
Once she started, she never knew when to stop...
"Wait, it’s still a little early," Li Qingxue and Lin Wanning said after checking the time.
This kind of thing was best saved for the dead of night.
Seeing Hu Yuying’s innocent nod, Li Qingxue suddenly felt a pang of guilt.
"You actually know Brother Long better than we do. After tonight, I’m sure you’ll have him wrapped around your finger in no time," Lin Wanning declared confidently.
"It’s not that simple," Hu Yuying sighed. She had zero experience, and Brother Long was too considerate to push things further—leaving her frustrated.
"Of course it is. Don’t forget, you’ve got us backing you up."
"With our advice, you’ll definitely succeed."
Li Qingxue gave Lin Wanning a puzzled look. She couldn’t shake the feeling that Lin Wanning was a little too invested.
At this point, it almost seemed like Lin Wanning was eager for Hu Yuying to win over Long Aotian.
Which was strange—because Li Qingxue knew Lin Wanning still had feelings for him.
Just last night, during their heart-to-heart, Lin Wanning had admitted she still liked Long Aotian.
But now, this sudden enthusiasm was baffling.
As time passed, Lin Wanning got up to turn off the lights.
"Sleeping this early?" Hu Yuying checked her phone—it was only nine o’clock, and she wasn’t tired yet.
Li Qingxue chuckled, leaning close to whisper in her ear, "Who said anything about sleeping? The fun is just starting."
Lin Wanning slipped back under the covers and pulled out her phone, opening the same page from last night.
Hu Yuying stared curiously at the screen, expecting a drama—only for the scene to shift abruptly, making her eyes widen in shock.
A blush-inducing sight unfolded before her.
She had imagined all kinds of secrets Li Qingxue and Lin Wanning might share—but never this!
With a gasp, she buried her face under the blanket. "Th-this... Qingxue, Wanning, you... this is... so weird! Wh-what are you doing?!"
Lin Wanning stifled a laugh and tugged the blanket down. "Why so shy? This is just for watching. If it were the real thing, would you hide under the covers like this?"
"It’s different!" Hu Yuying’s face burned crimson. She had only glimpsed a little, but... that place was for going to the bathroom! How could anyone just... put it in their mouth?!
"It’s exactly the same," Li Qingxue said, wrapping her arms around Hu Yuying from behind and resting her chin on her shoulder. "If you don’t know anything, how will you know what to do when Brother Long wants you?"
Slowly, Hu Yuying went from covering her eyes with her fingers... to peeking through the gaps... until finally, she lowered her hands, revealing her flushed face.