Chapter 407 is fine too, I want to try something else...

In her words, besides the condemnation of Jiang Jing's behavior, there seemed to be a hint of regret and frustration mixed in.

The target she hadn't managed to get her hands on yet had been snatched up by someone else.

Chu Yuqing looked at her indignant yet slightly dejected appearance and couldn't help but find it somewhat amusing.

She lay back down on the bed, turning on her side to face Lin Ruoxi. Although they couldn't see each other's expressions in the darkness, they could feel each other's breathing and emotions.

"Ruoxi," Chu Yuqing suddenly spoke, her voice very soft but carrying a hint of inquiry, "I've discovered... you seem to have changed."

Lin Ruoxi's heart skipped a beat, and she asked back with a guilty conscience: "Changed? What has changed?"

Chu Yuqing's tone was calm, yet it hit the nail on the head: "You used to always swear that you only loved me in your heart, and you thought all men were just scumbags."

"But what about now? Not only do you seem very interested in Amy, but during the banquet and dancing tonight, your eyes were practically glued to Leng Ba, Yang Mi, and that Su Xiaoxiao."

"Is your scope of love a bit too broad? Hmm?"

Her tone didn't carry much reproach; it was more like a calm inquiry.

Lin Ruoxi was instantly speechless, feeling like a scumbag caught in the act, with irrefutable evidence, unable to argue.

Her eyes began to dart around in a panic. Even in the darkness, one could feel her embarrassment, and she stammered, trying to explain:

"I... that... Yuqing, listen to me, I'm not... I was just..."

Her brain raced, trying to find a reasonable excuse to salvage her image in Chu Yuqing's heart.

Like "I was just purely appreciating art," or "They are celebrities, it's normal to look at them a couple of times," and so on.

However, Chu Yuqing did not give her a chance to compose her words.

She sighed softly, interrupting Lin Ruoxi's stammering, her tone carrying a calmness that saw through everything:

"Forget it, Ruoxi, I know what you're going to say, no need to make excuses."

Lin Ruoxi felt as if she had been grabbed by the throat, and all her words were stuck in her throat.

She fell silent, because Chu Yuqing was right. She was indeed in the wrong on this matter; her mind had wandered, and Chu Yuqing had keenly noticed it.

After a brief silence, Chu Yuqing's voice sounded again, carrying a sense of relief from having made up her mind: "Actually... that's fine."

"That's fine?" Lin Ruoxi asked, confused.

"Mhm." Chu Yuqing responded, seemingly weighing her words, and after a while, she slowly said: "I also want to... try something else."

Lin Ruoxi suddenly raised her head. Even in the darkness, Chu Yuqing could feel her surprised gaze.

She instantly understood the meaning behind Chu Yuqing's words.

"You... you are still willing to trust men? Especially... a playboy like Jiang Jing?"

Lin Ruoxi's voice carried disbelief: "He is a playboy! Did you see the scene tonight? And that's just what we saw!"

Chu Yuqing pursed her lips. In the darkness, her eyes seemed to flicker with a faint light.

She didn't directly answer whether she believed or not, just softly said: "He... really is very excellent."

She paused and added: "And, he is very good to his women."

Clearly, during their interactions this afternoon and evening, she had heard quite a bit about Jiang Jing, intentionally or unintentionally, from the mouths of Li Xue, Zhou Wenying, and others.

What was revealed in those words was a heartfelt satisfaction and the happiness of being cherished.

This information, combined with the growing affection she herself felt for Jiang Jing, finally made her make up her mind.

Listening to the firmness and the faint yearning in Chu Yuqing's tone, Lin Ruoxi knew that saying anything else would be futile.

She understood Chu Yuqing; once she decided on something, it was very difficult to change her mind.

She fell silent, her heart a mixture of complex feelings—there was loss, worry, and also a hint of... inexplicable relief?

Chu Yuqing felt the low mood of the person beside her, and her heart softened slightly.

She reached out and gently hugged Lin Ruoxi, her voice softening: "Don't worry, Ruoxi, no matter what, we will always be best friends, and that will never change."

Feeling the warmth of Chu Yuqing's embrace and the sincerity of her words, much of the gloom in Lin Ruoxi's heart dissipated.

She hesitated for a moment, and with a bit of caution and anticipation, she asked in a low voice: "Then... then can I still... be with you... like before?"

After asking this, her cheeks felt a little hot.

Upon hearing this, Chu Yuqing chuckled softly, with a tone of mock reproach and indulgence: "Of course you can, silly, it's not like you'll lose a piece of flesh."

Getting this affirmative reply, Lin Ruoxi's heart instantly relaxed, as if a big stone had fallen to the ground, and she even felt a surge of joy as if she had regained something lost.

Although the nature of their relationship might change, at least the intimacy and bond between them remained.

"That's good..." Lin Ruoxi murmured, leaning closer to Chu Yuqing.

The room fell into silence again, but the atmosphere between the two was completely different from before.

Not to mention the complex shift in atmosphere between that lesbian couple in the room across the hall, Jiang Jing, on his side, was experiencing an even more exciting night.

He had just slipped into Amy's room and gently closed the door when he heard a rustling sound from the bed.

Immediately after, with a "click," the soft bedside lamp was turned on.

Amy was clearly not asleep either. She was half-propped up, her long golden hair draped somewhat messily over her shoulders.

She was wearing a silk camisole nightdress, with the neckline cut quite low, revealing a large expanse of snow-white skin and a deep cleavage.

Seeing that it was Jiang Jing standing at the door, a happy smile instantly bloomed on her face, her beautiful eyes shining stunningly under the light.

"Jiang Jing!" She exclaimed softly, threw off the quilt, and flew into Jiang Jing's arms barefoot, wrapping her arms tightly around his neck, "I thought you weren't coming."

Feeling the touch of the soft, fragrant body in his arms and the faint scent of shower gel coming from her, Jiang Jing chuckled softly.

He reached out to stroke her golden hair, his tone carrying a hint of indulgence: "When a beauty invites me, how could I not come? That would be too unromantic."

Amy buried her face in his chest and rubbed against it, then immediately lifted her head, pouting, and said: "But... your other female companions, Li Xue, Yang Mi, and the others, are also very beautiful, and there are so many of them."

"Shouldn't they be more attractive to you? How could you bear to leave them behind to come find me?"