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He took Jiang Luoyu to the hotel and told her to get some sleep first. He had some things to take care of and would spend more time with her that evening.

She obediently nodded in agreement.

After Lin Zheng left, Jiang Luoyu looked at the bag of sex toys again, and her face couldn't help but turn red.

These things...

Suddenly, the door, which hadn't been closed yet, was pushed open again, and Lin Zheng walked back, seemingly a little nervous.

"What? Didn't you have something to do?"

Jiang Luoyu looked at him strangely.

"No, Luoyu, I just wanted to ask... when was our first time?"

Lin Zheng approached her and asked, seemingly casually.

"Huh? What do you mean?"

Jiang Luoyu's heart skipped a beat, and she instantly realized something.

Her expression quickly turned strange. She gritted her teeth and frowned, saying, "Holy crap, so you really are someone else!?"

"Ahem~, so I wanted to ask, when was the first time we met? Look, I just canceled my graduate school spot."

Lin Zheng coughed twice and asked again.

Upon hearing this, Jiang Luoyu shook her head and smiled gently.

She thought for a moment, took a deep breath and slowly exhaled, then sat on the bed and beckoned to him with her finger.

Lin Zheng obediently moved closer, and soon, she wrapped her arms around his neck, forcibly bent him down, and their foreheads touched.

"My dear husband~, actually... actually anytime is fine! But let's just forget about it, okay? After all, our souls aren't the same, it feels kind of weird, and besides, you don't want to be cuckolded, right?"

After she finished speaking, she smiled gently and released Lin Zheng.

At the same time, it all felt so incredible.

"I didn't understand what you said, I'm leaving now."

Lin Zheng pretended not to understand, made an OK sign, and left the hotel.

Wow... so Xiaoyu can do it anytime?

His expression was conflicted; he thought this girl really needed to be approached slowly...

It turns out I wasn't blond enough.

Enter the subway and head to Zhou Shishi's newly rented apartment.

After finding a seat, Lin Zheng began editing in his memo app.

"At first, I also felt that I should earn a lot of money, but this experience made me realize that."

Without opportunities, it's difficult to cross social classes through personal effort alone. Since it's impossible, why live such a stressful life?

I cancelled my application for the graduate student spot with my advisor. Remember to submit a written application on Monday.

Oh, by the way, for some special reasons, Xiaoyuyu has a bunch of little toys waiting for you, you know what I mean.

Also, the target of this mission is Zhou Shishi, whose identity is: her male best friend.

After leaving the message, he set an alarm for himself to check his memos.

About half an hour later, Lin Zheng appeared at the door of the rented house that Zhou Shishi had just rented.

She has already moved all her luggage over.

Right now, I'm lazing around at home, lying in bed watching TV shows.

As for work, to hell with it, it's vacation time now.

Suddenly she heard a knock on the door. She was startled, then slowly went to the door and looked through the peephole to find that it was Lin Zheng!

Could it be... that he and Jiang Luoyu had a fight?!

Opening the door, she suppressed her excitement and asked in confusion, "Lin Zheng, what brings you here? Where's Jiang Luoyu?"

She peeked out and saw no one else.

Lin Zheng pursed his lips and walked in, closing the door behind him.

Well, I'm here mainly to tell you something.

He wasn't thick-skinned enough, and he spoke with some hesitation.

After all, he's going to openly and legitimately take advantage of the girl next!

"What's the matter?"

Zhou Shishi frowned slightly; she had a bad feeling about this.

Her new apartment costs 3,000 yuan a month, which is slightly better than Lin Zheng's, but not by much. It's only 12 square meters, barely enough to fit a desk and a place to cook.

The reason for renting a slightly more expensive house was that Lin Zheng could move in and live with us later.

The two quickly sat down by the bed.

"I may have to say goodbye to you."

Looking at Zhou Shishi's delicate face, Lin Zheng got straight to the point.

"Huh? Farewell? What do you mean?"

Zhou Shishi was shocked, and her sense of foreboding grew stronger.

"Well... I'm planning to skip graduate school and go to Yangcheng with Jiang Luoyu. The cost of living there is much lower, and our degrees will be sufficient..."

Lin Zheng said in a low voice.

"Oh? Going to Yangcheng? Then I'll also..."

Zhou Shishi followed up, but then suddenly stopped speaking.

Her expression quickly went blank, her mouth opened and closed, and after a long pause, she continued, "Does this mean you're finally ending your long-distance relationship? Is it the kind where you move to Yangcheng and start living together right away?"

Seeing her pitiful appearance, Lin Zheng couldn't help but want to laugh.

Ugh! Being a best friend of the opposite sex is so pathetic.

Zhou Shishi's pitiful, dazed expression quickly tensed up; her little mouth pursed, she looked very sad.

She couldn't hold back for more than a few seconds.

After all, she had thought everything through, but then Lin Zheng said, "Sorry, I don't want to play anymore."

Who could withstand that?

She quickly broke down and lost her voice.

"If you're not planning to pursue a master's degree, then what's the point of me working here?"

Do you know? The only reason I stayed here to work was to be with you.

I was just thinking that once Jiang Luoyu leaves, I'll let you cancel your lease and move in with me.

Didn't you mention that couple who lived in the factory, one family there and the other family back home?

I've really thought it all through. I'll be your temporary girlfriend here in Tsinghua and Peking Universities.

When you were with Jiang Luoyu, I didn't care, I didn't care about anything.

But...but...but you're leaving so suddenly, what am I supposed to do?

When Zhou Shishi said goodbye to Lin Zheng, she finally couldn't help but speak her mind.

At the same time, her eyes quickly reddened, and tears fell like pearls on a jade plate, splashing onto her thigh stockings and soaking that area.

Lin Zheng was shocked. After four years, Zhou Shishi had actually fallen for him to this extent.

She was willing to be so humble as to not even qualify as a mistress.

After all, sometimes the mistress doesn't even know there's a wife; she's kept in the dark.

Lin Zheng took a deep breath, shook his head, and uttered two words that conveyed a sense of despair—"I'm sorry."

Upon hearing those two words, Zhou Shishi's expression instantly twisted with sadness, and she could no longer stop sobbing.

However, the next moment, Lin Zheng suddenly grabbed her and pinned her to the floor.

Her sad expression quickly froze, while her heart pounded, wondering what Lin Zheng was going to do.

Could it be that he was moved by his own confession?

Chapter 148 A Letter from the Future

Seeing that Lin Zheng was just pressing her down without saying anything, Zhou Shishi said in a panic, "Then what do you want to see me for? Did you come here specifically to say goodbye?"

Lin Zheng didn't reply, but slowly lowered his head, pressed his forehead against hers, and gently brought his lips to hers.

A few seconds later, it was gently pressed onto the girl's lips.

Zhou Shishi didn't know what Lin Zheng wanted to do, and inexplicably wanted to kiss him.

However... if it were him, I'd be open to anything, like a first kiss or my first time.

After all, the average age for those born in the 00s to lose their virginity is 18.

Most Gen Z kids don't actually care about this.

As long as it's someone I like, that's fine.

Zhou Shishi responded awkwardly, when suddenly she felt a hand reach inside her white shirt.

She suddenly opened her closed eyes and met Lin Zheng's gaze.

She shook her head and parted her lips, while simultaneously grabbing Lin Zheng's outstretched hand with one hand.

She shook her head slightly, a little scared.

"Lin Zheng... what exactly are your feelings for me?"

She wanted to know the answer to this question.

If she likes him, then she should let go and let him continue.

If not...

In short, all she wanted was an answer to get over this hurdle in her heart.

Whatever the answer, she's willing.

Lin Zheng swallowed hard.

He thought that a kiss would be enough to complete the mission, right?

But damn it, the task completion notification just won't appear!

However, when faced with Zhou Shishi's question, he considered it for a moment, and then looked at her seriously.

"I didn't have any feelings for you at first, but after spending the last two days with you, I've found you to be quite cute."

The most crucial thing is... how should I put it?

More than friends, but not quite lovers.

The kind of friendship you have.

It wasn't a confession, but it was similar to one.

Upon hearing this, Zhou Shishi pouted, and tears welled up in her eyes again.

She didn't know how she was feeling at that moment.

She simply raised her lotus-root-like arms and took the initiative to wrap them around Lin Zheng's neck, offering her lips to him.

Just as Lin Zheng was about to go further and reach in, a prompt suddenly popped up in his mind.

Main Quest: Act as a boyfriend in the guise of a male best friend (Completed)

[Players please note that this game will end in ten minutes.]

He suddenly realized.

The task was to establish a "more than friends, less than lovers" relationship with the "best friend" and obtain the approval of the other person's partner.