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Chapter 192 Vent your anger
Tang Yao felt she must be going crazy.

What was I doing just now?

I don’t understand it at all!
Why did you kiss him yourself?

What an idiot! A moron! You act without thinking!
Tang Yao lay face down on the table, buried her head in her arms, and didn't move. She was deeply shocked.

She didn't feel like she was at a disadvantage.

The main fear was that her sexual orientation would be discovered, leading to a rift with Li Xue, since they were such a rare friend...

of course.

That's not actually the most important thing. Tang Yao understands Li Xue's personality. Even if she openly tells Li Xue about her orientation, Li Xue probably won't mind. At most, she'll just tease her a little.

But here's the thing.

You can't kiss her. Just because you have a problem with your own orientation, does that mean you have to make others have a problem too?

She's in the prime of her life, yet she's someone who gets teary-eyed over romantic scenes in comics... If I were to be completely honest with her, Li Xue might just be joking, but now that I've suddenly made such a bold move, what is Li Xue supposed to do? Will she think that her good friend has feelings for her?

What should she do?
Given Li Xue's personality, how should she react to a close friend's sudden and bold move?
Isn't this putting her in a difficult position?

Should I go all the way and turn her gay?

So selfish and inconsiderate of others' feelings... not to mention others.

Tang Yao herself despises herself.

So ultimately, she shouldn't have done that in the first place, because it only made things awkward for both of them and did nothing to benefit her...

Why did I do that?

"..."

Tang Yao gently rubbed her flushed face against her arm, thinking that it was probably because... things in one's bones are not so easy to change.

In fact, during her time with Li Xue, she was constantly learning how to get along with other women.

She considers herself to be fairly normal in her daily life, and she doesn't usually think about random things.

Because she needed to adapt to her new identity, she was constantly exploring the boundaries between people of the same sex, and most of the time she wouldn't cross them, just like she felt there was nothing wrong with two people sharing a cup of water.

Occasionally, he would hug and cuddle with Li Xue.

Because she knew very well that these actions were normal, and her close friends probably wouldn't think much of it.

But my actions just now really failed to convince others, nor did they convince myself.

and so……

what……

Ruined.

I have absolutely no idea what to do next.

Tang Yao lowered her head slightly, hiding her eyes in the crook of her arms, feeling completely unwell.

Now that things have turned out this way, both of them are embarrassed.

And what does it mean when Li Xue hugs herself at the end?

Does saying "I don't mind" imply that there's nothing wrong between friends?

what……

I don't understand.

I should have gone back and kissed Tang Xun! It's easier to accept and explain things between sisters...

……

at the same time.

Li Xue, who had just said she was going to get busy, went to the restroom.

She walked around to find an empty stall, closed the door, silently lowered the toilet seat, sat on it, then moved back a little, lifting her round thighs and placing them on the toilet seat as well, revealing her delicate, snow-white ankles.

Clang.

Someone came out of the next cubicle.

Li Xue paused, her face slightly flushed, and looked up at the side as if she had done something wrong.

But soon.

She realized there was a partition blocking her way and slowly relaxed.

After hearing the footsteps gradually fade away
She curled up her plump thighs and gently hugged them.

Next.

Silence.

Li Xue gently hugged her legs, buried her face between them, and curled up on the toilet seat, her exposed ear tips turning bright red.

What was I doing just now?!

I don’t understand it at all!
What an idiot! A moron! You act without thinking!
Why did you have to go back and hug Tang Yao after you left?
What if Tang Yao didn't think that much about it at all, and just wanted to play a prank by kissing him to test whether lipsticks were waterproof, because she remembered the discussion they had about a while ago?

After all, I was the one sitting on her lap, and I deliberately leaned my face in...

Anyone would think they were just joking around with her.

Moreover, Tang Yao usually doesn't resist physical contact, and she immediately woke herself up afterwards.

But he went back and hugged her... Not only did he hug her, but he did it so hard that he picked her up and said he didn't mind.

This is just like trying to hide something obvious!
Will she notice? Will she dislike it?
If she realizes this, what should she do?

woo-

I don't know how to face Tang Yao now.

"..."

Thinking of this, Li Xue hugged her plump, long legs even tighter, gently biting her glossy red lips, letting out a mournful cry, her whole being somewhat agitated. A long time later.

She muttered sullenly, "What an idiot, saying you don't mind. If you really have the guts, then kiss her back..."

……

Tang Yao and Li Xue were the most eye-catching people in the entire company.

Moreover, both of them hold important positions and sit together, so many staff members come to them every day.

So very quickly.

After lunch, Avalon's staff returned to their posts and noticed that... the atmosphere between the previously amicable boss and investor had inexplicably become somewhat subtle.

It's hard to pinpoint exactly what's subtle about it.

The two would still chat and laugh... but both the content department and the support department staff felt that the two were not as close as before.

Tang Yao and Li Xue seemed to have some reservations, both consciously or unconsciously controlling their distance, as if they were afraid of something.

When the two were together, a subtle sense of awkwardness was always present... causing all the staff who came to see them to have somewhat distorted expressions.

Secretly, they cried out that they no longer believed in genuine feelings in the business world!
Even the best of friends, investors and leaders, can argue!

Yes.

They believed the two had argued about work.

After all, this was the most plausible guess they could come up with.

As for the reasons, they are due to the company's operational direction, shareholding, and profit sharing.

There are just too many points to argue about.

No one thought of that.

The two were simply worried about burdening each other and not wanting to make things difficult for each other, and driven by anxiety... that's why they subconsciously kept their distance from each other.

As long as people live in society, they will inevitably be bound by layers of shackles. Many people don't even dare to tell their parents that they don't want to get married, because starting a family and building a career is a kind of conventional expectation and responsibility of society, as well as a social discipline mechanism. This is an objectively existing shackle.

Just because some people can break free from their shackles and disregard those constraints doesn't mean everyone can.

This goes without saying for cases like Tang Yao and Li Xue.

After all... neither of them could possibly know what the other was thinking.

Both of them are thoughtful people and neither wanted the other to bear that pressure.

"Tang Yao... the FGO collaboration promotional video and page are ready, should we release them?"

Li Xue spent the entire afternoon busy with various things.

Both of them tacitly avoided mentioning what had happened not long ago.

As dusk approached, Li Xue finally looked up at Tang Yao and asked a question, trying her best to maintain a normal tone.

But it's also because he's too concerned about his usual tone of voice.

This, on the contrary, made her tone sound a little strange.

the other side.

Tang Yao seemed unaware of this, and turned to smile, saying, "Then send it to me, and I'll upload it after I've checked it and make sure there are no problems."

"it is good."

Li Xue nodded, then stood up: "Then I'll go and have them send it to you now."

Say it.

She turned and left, as decisive and efficient as ever.

"..."

Tang Yao was stunned for a moment, then lowered her eyelids, her long eyelashes trembling slightly.

She already knows the promotional video is ready, so she must have already seen it. Why does she need someone else to send it to her?

But soon.

Tang Yao raised her eyelids and gently patted her cheeks.

What are you thinking about?

Li Xue may also have other things to do.

Ok.

It's probably not that they realized anything, or that they were bothered by what happened at noon...

Think of this.

Tang Yao couldn't think straight anymore. Her shoulders suddenly slumped, and she looked dejected, like a wilted eggplant.

what……

forget about it.

Tang Yao took a deep breath, forced herself to cheer up, and decided to numb herself with work.

Work……

Thinking of work, she immediately looked at the screen, staring at "Dark Night's Decree," which was riding the coattails of FGO's popularity. She gritted her teeth, her expression murderous!
Just trying to ride the wave of popularity, huh?
You are dead!

As she thought about it, she habitually reached for the cup on Li Xue's table, intending to take a sip of water.

But just as her fair fingertips were about to touch the cup...

Tang Yao suddenly remembered something, her fingers twitched slightly, and then she slowly withdrew her hand.

Forget it.

(End of this chapter)