258: Pretend to be a boyfriend

Su Yue originally planned to settle the score with Lin Jia that night, but perhaps Lin Jia had guessed his intentions in advance, as she came back very late every day for the next few days and left early in the morning.

Su Yue staked out Lin Jia for several days but couldn't catch her.

However, Su Yue wasn't anxious, as he remembered that Lin Jia was taking him to meet her friends on the weekend, and she wouldn't be able to escape then.

Because Tian Yuwei ruthlessly exposed Tang Juan's true face to the public, Tang Juan, who had only gained a little status in the entertainment industry by relying on Tian Yuwei, completely became someone everyone in the industry despised. Tang Juan could no longer rise in the industry.

Tian Yuwei didn't feel any sympathy for Tang Juan's outcome, after all, she knew that if she hadn't investigated everything in time, she would be the one everyone was attacking now.

After all, she hadn't forgotten how those people online insulted, cursed, and demanded that she withdraw from the entertainment industry after Detective Ba Ge posted the photos of her and Su Yue at the bar.

Now, Tian Yuwei was just giving her a taste of her own medicine.

Moreover, what Tang Juan did to Tian Yuwei was much crueler than what she did; Tian Yuwei was still being lenient with her out of consideration for their years of acquaintance.

After dealing with Tang Juan, Tian Yuwei didn't move back to her own home. She planned to buy a new apartment and sell the old one.

Because Lin Jia reminded her that Tang Juan was made so miserable by her, given her personality, she definitely wouldn't let Tian Yuwei off easily afterward. It would be unsafe for Tian Yuwei to continue living in an apartment where Tang Juan also had a key, even if she changed the lock.

Tian Yuwei thought about it seriously and found it made a lot of sense. Seeing that neither Su Yue nor Lin Jia were displeased by her presence, she shamelessly stayed for a few more nights.

However, buying a house was difficult for her to handle alone, so she still troubled Su Yue.

Thus, Su Yue's days consisted of working during the day and taking Tian Yuwei to view apartments on his electric bike in the evening.

After all, Tian Yuwei was too popular now, and it wasn't convenient for her to appear publicly, so she had to ask Su Yue to help her contact real estate agents.

Su Yue happened to be free, so he agreed to help Tian Yuwei.

After spending a few days together, Su Yue had become familiar with Tian Yuwei, and occasionally Tian Yuwei would joke with him.

It happened to be Friday, and Tian Yuwei once again invited Su Yue and Lin Jia to eat at home together.

Because Tian Yuwei had invited Lin Jia in advance this time, Lin Jia didn't miss it due to other matters.

When Lin Jia came home after work, she saw the heartwarming scene of Su Yue and Tian Yuwei laughing and chatting while bringing the ingredients to the dining table.

Lin Jia had been avoiding Su Yue for the past few days, and it was the first time she had seen the two of them so close, so she was momentarily stunned.

Tian Yuwei seemed to sense something and looked up. Seeing Lin Jia, she immediately smiled.

"Lin Jia, you're back! Come quickly, wash your hands and eat."

Su Yue heard Tian Yuwei's voice and also subconsciously looked up. Tian Yuwei seemed to see amusement in his eyes.

Lin Jia, who had been surprised, suddenly became flustered because of Su Yue's gaze. She quickly looked away as if fleeing and hurried off to wash her hands.

Lin Jia was good with alcohol; she remembered what happened after she got drunk. It was precisely because of this that Lin Jia felt she couldn't face Su Yue.

She had never imagined that her drunk self would be so bold as to kiss Su Yue.

Lin Jia had originally wanted to pretend she didn't know about it, but she tried and simply couldn't stand in front of Su Yue composedly.

If Tian Yuwei hadn't invited her this time, she probably would have kept hiding and not dared to see Su Yue.

Lin Jia cupped her hands and splashed cold water on her face to quickly dispel the sudden heat. She then patted her face to try and calm herself down before using a tissue to wipe the water off her face.

After repeatedly confirming there was nothing else unusual on her face, Lin Jia took a deep breath and walked out of the restroom.

She repeatedly warned herself in her heart that she had done such a bold thing that night because of alcohol and that it wasn't what she wanted.

But when their eyes met unintentionally, the composure Lin Jia had painstakingly maintained instantly crumbled again.

Fortunately, Tian Yuwei had arranged for hot pot, so Lin Jia could use the excuse that the sauce was too spicy to hide her unusual behavior.

Tian Yuwei indeed didn't notice the strange atmosphere between Lin Jia and Su Yue. At this time, she was engrossed in the food and occasionally chatted with Lin Jia about gossip in the industry.

Su Yue naturally saw Lin Jia's obvious avoidance of him. On the surface, he showed nothing unusual, but in reality, his mind was full of mischievous thoughts.

Before, he hadn't dared to touch this beautiful and aloof roommate, but now that the beauty had taken the initiative, how could Su Yue possibly disappoint her?

Therefore, the more Lin Jia wanted to avoid him, the more Su Yue wanted to tease her.

He used communal chopsticks to pick up a slice of beef for Lin Jia and casually said, "Lin Jia, has your company been very busy these past few days? I haven't seemed to see you around."

Lin Jia was already frozen in place, startled by Su Yue's sudden action. Now hearing his words, which clearly contained other meanings, her internal alarm bells immediately rang loudly. She was worried that Su Yue would reveal what she did after getting drunk in front of Tian Yuwei.

In fact, Lin Jia's feelings about this matter were very complicated. She didn't know whether she was happy or unhappy after waking up and discovering that she had done such a thing to Su Yue. Because her feelings were complicated, she subconsciously chose to escape.

These past few days, she was also worried that Su Yue would press her about this matter. She didn't know how to face Su Yue, which was why she deliberately avoided him every day.

Now, being directly asked by Su Yue about a secret only they knew, in front of another woman, she inexplicably felt both stimulated and happy.

Lin Jia felt she was truly crazy to have such thoughts about Su Yue. Su Yue was her roommate whom she had lived with for several years.

But upon closer thought, if that person was Su Yue...

Tian Yuwei didn't know why Lin Jia was silent on this question. Thinking she had some difficulty and seeing that she wouldn't speak, she proactively changed the subject.

"Su Yue, I quite like the latest apartment the agent sent. How about we go see it this weekend? If it's suitable, I'll buy it directly. It's already nicely renovated, so I can move in right away and won't have to keep bothering you."

Originally, Su Yue helped contact the agents, but Tian Yuwei thought that since she was idle at home every day, she might as well contact the agents herself. So she got the agents' contact information and communicated with them directly.

After the communication was done, Su Yue would take her to view the apartments after work.

Because Tian Yuwei would be fully disguised when going out, they specifically chose to view apartments in the evening. Therefore, no one discovered that Tian Yuwei was looking at new apartments these past few days.

Now with the speed of internet development, Tian Yuwei's information was long gone from the trending searches. Tian Yuwei thought she could take advantage of the weekend to choose an apartment directly, so as not to keep bothering Su Yue and the others.

As expected, Su Yue's attention shifted from Lin Jia, and he had no objection to Tian Yuwei's request.

"Okay, but I'm going to a party with Lin Jia tomorrow. Let's go see the apartment the day after tomorrow."

Tian Yuwei showed a stunned expression, a little surprised: "A party? Where are you going?"

Lin Jia had mostly calmed down her emotions by now and answered Tian Yuwei's question herself.

"My friends and I have a party this weekend. I want to ask Su Yue to pretend to be my boyfriend and go with me."

Tian Yuwei was very surprised about this matter and looked back and forth at the two of them with suspicious eyes.

However, she probably also knew that her identity wasn't suitable for saying much. She opened her mouth for a long time but didn't say anything, finally just nodding blankly.

"So that's how it is."

Su Yue had originally thought Lin Jia's avoidance behavior tonight meant she didn't want to take him to the party. Now seeing her proactively explain, his heart felt much more at ease.

Lin Jia had been avoiding him these past few days; he was starting to think she didn't like him. Now it seemed she was just shy.

Thinking of this, Su Yue couldn't help but feel very happy.

He hadn't expected Lin Jia to take the initiative one day; it was quite exciting.

The meal, with everyone having their own thoughts, ended in a harmonious atmosphere with Tian Yuwei's treat.

To save trouble, Tian Yuwei had bought pre-packaged food from the store, which was very convenient to clean up.

Lin Jia and Su Yue thought it wasn't good to let Tian Yuwei clean up since it was her treat, so they proactively took on the task of cleaning.

Originally, Tian Yuwei also wanted to help, but she was used to being a big star and usually had assistants help her. Letting her work would only cause more trouble. In the end, Tian Yuwei couldn't stand it herself and proactively chose to give up.

Lin Jia was still a little afraid of Su Yue, but how could Su Yue let her go? He directly cornered her in the kitchen and wouldn't let her leave.

Lin Jia didn't dare to look at Su Yue: "You... what are you doing?"

Su Yue looked at Lin Jia with a serious expression, his face showing deliberately feigned anger.

"I thought you were going to keep hiding from me, Lin Jia. Have you done something wrong? Do you have a guilty conscience?"

Lin Jia subconsciously retorted: "H-how could that be! I... I didn't do anything!"

Su Yue smiled: "Lin Jia, do you want to see how you look right now? Don't you feel guilty saying that yourself?"

Lin Jia felt her scalp tingle a bit, but she subconsciously didn't want to tell Su Yue her true thoughts.

She tried to avoid Su Yue, slightly annoyed: "Su Yue, I still need to clear the table. Move out of the way."

Su Yue acted as if he couldn't tell Lin Jia was angry. He lowered his head and leaned closer to Lin Jia, saying, "Lin Jia, what you did to me after you got drunk, I don't need to remind you, do I?"

Lin Jia's face was a little red, but she forced herself not to show it: "W-what thing? I black out when I'm drunk, I don't know what you're talking about."

As soon as Su Yue saw Lin Jia's reaction, he knew she was pretending ignorance. How could he easily let her go? He directly lowered his head and kissed her lips.

Lin Jia's body instantly froze.

It was a long time after Su Yue left that she seemed to react. She pushed Su Yue away and fled back to her room as if escaping, slamming the door shut with a bang.

Su Yue successfully kissed Lin Jia's soft and sweet red lips again and was in an excellent mood.

He had staked her out for a week; shouldn't he collect some interest?

Su Yue also wasn't worried that Lin Jia wouldn't come to him the next day. After all, although he hadn't seen what the rich young masters who were harassing Lin Jia looked like, anyone who could annoy Lin Jia so much definitely wasn't a good person.

And for the usually independent Lin Jia to bother him, she must have been unable to tolerate it any longer and only then thought of using this method to make the other party stop bothering her.

In other words, Lin Jia needed his help very much now. Su Yue believed that the rational Lin Jia wouldn't not take him to the party because of this little incident between them.

As expected, when Lin Jia came to him the next day, although her complexion wasn't great and there were dark circles under her eyes that even makeup couldn't hide, her attitude towards him was still diligent.

"Su Yue, I'm troubling you today."

Su Yue found it amusing that Lin Jia subconsciously stepped back when he walked forward.

Why was he some unforgivable monster in Lin Jia's eyes? Why was she so afraid of him?

However, Su Yue could probably guess why Lin Jia was so wary of him. It was simply because she didn't dare to admit that she liked him.

Regarding this issue, Su Yue wasn't flustered. He believed he could quickly make Lin Jia lower her guard.

Because they had important business to attend to today, Su Yue didn't deliberately tease Lin Jia again. Instead, he nodded and put on a calm expression.

"Let's go."

He didn't know if it was because Su Yue didn't tease Lin Jia anymore, or if Lin Jia had thought things through quite a bit overnight. She was very nervous at first but gradually relaxed.

She introduced the party situation to Su Yue while driving.

Su Yue heard something interesting in Lin Jia's words and slightly frowned: "You said that rich young masters are betting on you with others?"

Lin Jia had told Su Yue a lot, but she hadn't expected that Su Yue would care most about this question. She was slightly stunned for a moment.

She nodded: "Yes."

Su Yue sneered, radiating anger: "They're really just toads wanting to eat swan meat. Lin Jia, don't worry, I won't let them succeed."

Lin Jia already had no good feelings about rich young masters using herself as a bet. After hearing Su Yue say this, she also didn't show a good expression.

"Don't worry, my taste isn't that bad. How could I possibly fancy this kind of useless person?"

Su Yue, who had originally been thinking about whether to sell some information to have someone deal with that rich young masters, was stunned and subconsciously teased Lin Jia.

"So, you fancy me?"

The air in the car instantly froze. Lin Jia's ears were red. She said, somewhat gnashing her teeth, "What nonsense are you talking about!"

Although she spoke fiercely, her tone was spoiled, clearly acting coquettishly rather than genuinely angry.

Su Yue naturally heard the difference in Lin Jia's words and smiled even more happily for a moment.

Indeed, since Lin Jia dared to kiss him when drunk, she must have some thoughts about him. Today, with his probing, he really managed to get it out of her.

This party was at the Zhu family's villa in the suburbs. There was a large swimming pool inside, and this time it was a swimsuit party.

Lin Jia had already told Su Yue about the party's theme in advance, but neither of them clearly had any interest in this kind of party, nor did they plan to wear swimsuits in front of those people.

The main reason was Zhu Hua. Lin Jia felt a chill in her heart at the thought of her body being stared at with those disgusting eyes, making her even less interested in wearing a swimsuit.

As for Su Yue, he was just brought by Lin Jia to act. He didn't know anyone at the party, so he naturally had no interest in such a party at all.