Chapter 713: The Damn Li Luo Eats Way Too Well

Li Luo was stunned the instant he saw Wen Zexuan's face.

But in his subconscious, he'd assumed Wen Zexuan had said in the morning that he had plans with his new girlfriend in the afternoon—likely the girl he'd hit on at the gym.

Plus, since Li Luo had already told him Jiang Lai had a boyfriend, knowing Wen Zexuan's nature, he definitely wouldn't pursue a girl already taken.

After all, being a jerk still requires assessing risk.

Unless you're just chasing pure thrills, there's no point targeting someone already in a relationship—otherwise getting stabbed would be too much of a loss.

So Li Luo never imagined Jiang Lai's boyfriend was actually his own roommate, Wen Zexuan?!

"Li Luo, I'm leaving Zexuan in your care—I'm heading to Chanxi's place," Jiang Lai leaned over, smiling and waving at Li Luo, then walked toward the car behind.

Hearing this, Wen Zexuan also turned curiously to look back.

Unfortunately, the evening glow reflected off the BMW's windshield behind them, and Wen Zexuan couldn't make out Ying Chanxi's face clearly.

Still, he didn't think much of it, opened the passenger door of Li Luo's Audi, and prepared to get in: "Then I'll be troubling you."

"Wait." Li Luo reached out and blocked Wen Zexuan with his hand, sneering coldly, "Sit in the back. This seat isn't for you."

"Alright, alright." Wen Zexuan instantly understood, immediately closed the door, opened the backseat door, and climbed in: "Ah, the girlfriend's seat—wonder how many girls have sat here before."

Hearing this, Li Luo's lip twitched—he thought, if you knew this was the seat reserved for three girls, what would your reaction be?

"Li Luo! We can go now!"

At that moment, Ying Chanxi had already picked up Jiang Lai; everyone was assembled, and she leaned out her window, calling toward Li Luo ahead.

Li Luo stuck his hand out the window and gave a thumbs-up, then started the car and drove toward Xihu in the city, with Wen Zexuan along for the ride.

"Her voice is pretty nice," Wen Zexuan chuckled. "Brother Luo, you really are hiding your cards—you've got Senior Xu, yet you're still not settling down."

"Wait, actually, I don't even know whether Senior Xu came first or this sister-in-law did."

"Impressive, impressive! Little brother bows to you."

"Enough, enough." Li Luo's lip twitched at his words and cut him off quickly: "If you don't want a car accident, keep your mouth shut."

"I'm just envious of you," Wen Zexuan clucked his tongue. "Do Senior Xu and your high school classmate even know about each other?"

"You talk too much," Li Luo sighed, rubbing his temples as he waited at a red light. "Don't ask so many questions yet—I've got a bunch of things to ask you."

"What do you mean?"

"How did you end up with Jiang Lai? I remember she clearly had a boyfriend," Li Luo asked, baffled. "Did you steal her away?"

"How could I?" Wen Zexuan shook his head vigorously. "I never touch girls who already have boyfriends—that's my bottom line."

"Oh, and virgins too."

"Either way, I immediately pass on these two types of girls."

"What does that mean?" Li Luo asked curiously.

"Troublesome," Wen Zexuan spread his hands. "The harder a girl is to break up with, the less you should mess with her—we play the rogue with principles, you know."

"Don't say 'we.' You and I are nothing alike."

"Right, right," Wen Zexuan grinned. "Your level is definitely way higher than mine."

"Keep going—what really happened with Jiang Lai?"

"There's not much to say," Wen Zexuan waved his hand, then elaborated: "That day after the gym, when you told me Jiang Lai had a boyfriend, I'd already given up."

"But since we'd already added each other on WeChat, I figured I'd just say hi and check whether she really had a boyfriend."

"Guess what happened?"

"What?" Li Luo asked.

"She said she was single."

"Aren't you afraid she was lying?"

"Exactly—I thought the same thing at first," Wen Zexuan nodded. "But she probably knew I was your roommate, so she figured you might find out her situation, so she explained: she'd just broken up last weekend."

"Last weekend…" Li Luo fell into memory. "Didn't she go on a date with her boyfriend last weekend?"

"She said it was their final date," Wen Zexuan said. "Apparently her boyfriend's a senior, graduating this year, heading out of town for work."

"Oh, I see," Li Luo didn't care much about these details—he didn't know if they were true or not, so he'd just take them as true. "Then what? You hit on her?"

"It wasn't that simple," Wen Zexuan sighed. "This girl's obsessed with selling stuff on her Moments. I helped her expand her market in the guys' dorm, and only then did I manage to get her to go out—only just confirmed our relationship yesterday."

Li Luo: "... That's fast."

"I think she's too shrewd," Wen Zexuan leaned back, arms behind his head. "It probably won't last long."

"So don't worry—I won't blab about your stuff."

"Jiang Lai doesn't even know you're dating two girls."

Hearing this, Li Luo felt slightly relieved but still sighed: "So I should thank you?"

"No need to thank me," Wen Zexuan grinned. "But I'm pretty curious about your exploits."

"You have no idea how I got through this morning."

"Jiang Lai suddenly messaged me, asking if I'd join her roommate's boyfriend for dinner tonight."

"We'd already planned a private date, so I was kinda annoyed it turned into a group dinner."

"Then she suddenly added, 'By the way, you know him too,' and I was completely stunned."

"I hadn't figured it out yet, so I asked who it was."

"She replied, 'Li Luo,' and I literally spat out my drink."

"My brain short-circuited for a second."

Li Luo, hearing this, was speechless: "Why didn't you just ask me then?"

"There were other people around," Wen Zexuan patted his chest. "I know how to handle myself in these situations."

"Couldn't you have just messaged me?"

"Cough, cough…" Wen Zexuan cleared his throat, masking his guilt, then couldn't help laughing. "Mainly, I wanted to surprise you—see what your face would look like when you saw me. But looks like Brother Luo's pretty calm."

To be honest.

Wen Zexuan truly hadn't expected this.

While dating Xu Youyu, Li Luo had also maintained the same kind of relationship with another girl.

But after carefully analyzing it, he came to his own conclusion.

After all, given Li Luo's achievements, it was perfectly normal for him to win the hearts of many girls in high school.

It was also perfectly normal for Li Luo to win over a beauty like Senior Xu Youyu.

But Xu Youyu was a year ahead of Li Luo; after entering Qianjiang University a year earlier, Li Luo was left alone in high school, naturally feeling lonely.

It was only natural for someone to take advantage of that vulnerability.

He just didn't know what kind of girl this Ying Chanxi was.

As Wen Zexuan pondered, he no longer believed Li Luo's claim that "my high school classmate was ugly."

But he also found it hard to believe anyone could match Xu Youyu's level. After all, so much time had passed since the semester started, and he still hadn't found a second girl at Qianjiang University who could rival Xu Youyu.

Probably just a small beauty on par with Jiang Lai?

Wen Zexuan had originally wanted to ask what the current situation was between Li Luo, Xu Youyu, and Ying Chanxi.

But after thinking it over, he decided not to ask further.

He was already stepping on two boats—what else could you expect?

All you could say was that Li Luo was truly a master of time management: two girlfriends both at Qianjiang University, and he still managed to handle it all.

If he hadn't accidentally hooked up with Ying Chanxi's roommate, he'd never have discovered this.

His secrecy was surprisingly good.

To be honest, Wen Zexuan was genuinely envious—but if it were him, he'd never risk such a high-stakes game.

At most, he'd play the seamless-transition trick; he'd never step on two boats and increase his risk of getting exposed.

All you could say was that Li Luo was truly hiding his true colors.

He'd been sharing so many dating tips with Cheng Xin before—turns out the real master was right here!

…

While Wen Zexuan was lost in thought, the four girls in the BMW behind were chatting.

"Do you know if your boyfriend knows Li Luo?" Lin Zhixia asked, recalling how Wen Zexuan had rested his hand on the Audi's window, chatting and laughing with Li Luo inside.

"Yeah," Jiang Lai nodded. "They're roommates."

At these words,

Lin Zhixia was stunned.

Qiao Xinyan, sitting in the front passenger seat, involuntarily opened her mouth and let out an "Ah?"

Ying Chanxi's heart skipped a beat—her mind went blank for a moment, unable to process it.

"Jiang Lai… what did you just say?"

Just then, the light turned red. Ying Chanxi pulled over at the intersection and turned back, her face panicked.

"Huh… what's wrong?" Jiang Lai asked, puzzled by Ying Chanxi's odd expression. "They're roommates—I've even run into them both at the gym before."

"That doesn't make sense," Qiao Xinyan said, glancing at the now visibly flustered Ying Chanxi and quickly taking over. "Xixi, keep driving."

Then Qiao Xinyan continued: "I remember last week, Li Luo asked us if we were free—he wanted to treat us to dinner. You said you had plans with your boyfriend and couldn't make it."

"If they're roommates, what's the problem?"

"And Li Luo must've known already."

Jiang Lai, hearing this, blushed and quickly explained: "Actually, my ex-boyfriend and I broke up last weekend."

"So you already found a new one?" Lin Zhixia adjusted her glasses, her tone calm. "And it just so happens to be Xixi's boyfriend's roommate."

"Exactly," Jiang Lai nodded with a smile. "He seemed nice, so I agreed to date him."

Ying Chanxi gripped the steering wheel, her palms slick with sweat, her mind a blur.

After all, Xu Youyu had clearly said that when school started, she'd openly admitted to being Li Luo's girlfriend—in front of his roommate.

Now Jiang Lai was dating Li Luo's roommate—so he must know about her relationship with Li Luo…

This…

She'd planned to wait until National Day, following Xu Youyu's advice: first, have her boyfriend publicly break up with her, then she'd step in.

But now it had been exposed prematurely!

Worse still—if Li Luo's roommate knew, did that mean Jiang Lai knew too?

"Does his roommate know about Li Luo and Xixi?" Qiao Xinyan, reading Ying Chanxi's mind perfectly, asked for her.

"Of course he does," Jiang Lai nodded. "He said when school started, Li Luo brought his girlfriend to meet the roommates—he even complimented Xixi's beauty."

Hearing this, Qiao Xinyan and Ying Chanxi both breathed a slight sigh of relief.

It seemed Li Luo's roommate knew the truth—but hadn't told Jiang Lai clearly.

Still, Ying Chanxi couldn't relax. Her face remained tense as she followed Li Luo's Audi all the way to the seafood buffet restaurant.

…

"Don't say anything stupid at dinner," Li Luo warned Wen Zexuan as he pulled into the restaurant's parking lot.

"Relax, relax—I've got a tight mouth," Wen Zexuan gave an OK sign. "Just don't mess up yourself."

In Wen Zexuan's view, Li Luo's maneuver was far too dangerous.

He had a perfect girlfriend like Xu Youyu, yet still kept ties with other girls.

If it were him, he'd have cut off all others long ago and settled down happily with Xu Youyu.

All you could say was that Li Luo had too big an appetite.

He couldn't imagine what kind of charm this Ying Chanxi had that made Li Luo lose control…

Thinking this, Wen Zexuan got out of the car.

The BMW that had been following behind pulled up beside the Audi.

Soon, the girl in the driver's seat stepped out, closed the door, and ran over to Li Luo's side.

Ying Chanxi was dressed in white today.

Her top was a clean white shirt, with no embellishments except a string of English letters on the chest.

Her bottom was a white pleated skirt, giving off a strong sense of youth.

On her feet were white sneakers; she ran over to Li Luo, nervously hugged his arm, and looked timidly toward Wen Zexuan.

In that instant, Wen Zexuan couldn't help but draw a sharp breath inward.

A "fuck" stuck in his throat, unsure whether to spit it out or not.

"I haven't had time to introduce him yet," Jiang Lai said, now standing beside Wen Zexuan, gently holding his hand and smiling at Ying Chanxi and the other two roommates, "this is Wen Zexuan."

Then Jiang Lai introduced Ying Chanxi and the others to Wen Zexuan.

Wen Zexuan nodded and politely greeted them.

Then the group walked toward the entrance of the seafood buffet restaurant.

Wen Zexuan walked behind, holding Jiang Lai's hand, watching the petite back of Ying Chanxi ahead, still lingering on the stunning impression from their first meeting, then silently cursed inside.

That bastard Li Luo!

No wonder he's stepping on two boats.

Does he eat this well?!

Wen Zexuan couldn't help but sneer inwardly, suddenly feeling his past life as a playboy had been utterly dull.

Compared to Li Luo, he was instantly reduced to trash.

(End of Chapter)