25: Why don't you teach your brother?

Ning Yutong was stunned upon hearing this: "You—what nonsense are you talking about!"

Yu Heng smiled: "Didn't you ask first if they knew how to do 'that'? I'm just following your lead."

"How is that the same!" Ning Yutong glared at him in embarrassment and annoyance. "I was curious about other people, I didn't say it was about us..."

"Just kidding," he stopped while he was ahead, placing a piece of cooked tripe into her bowl. "Look how scared you are."

"I'm not scared!" Ning Yutong muttered softly. "I'm just shy..."

"Alright, alright, let's talk about something serious," Yu Heng put down his chopsticks. "The Film Club you mentioned just now, when is their recruitment?"

"Starting tomorrow, at the entrance of the East District Cafeteria." Ning Yutong looked up. "Are you going?"

"I'll go with you to take a look," Yu Heng shrugged. "I'm free anyway."

"Really? Then it's a deal! Tomorrow at 4:00 PM, I'll wait for you at the cafeteria entrance!"

The two finished their hot pot, and Ning Yutong rushed to pay the bill.

"I said I'd treat you," she said with a smile as she stuffed her wallet back into her bag. "How about you treat me back next time?"

Yu Heng raised an eyebrow. "And what if there is no next time?"

"That won't do!" Ning Yutong huffed. "Let's go, let's go back to school."

Arriving at the dormitory building, Ning Yutong waved at him: "I'm heading up then! See you tomorrow!"

Yu Heng also waved his hand and leisurely strolled back to his dorm.

In his past life, he and Ning Yutong never had any actual relationship; they weren't even as close as they were now, and they had never once gone out alone for a meal or a movie.

Because after Yu Heng rejected her a few times at the beginning, Ning Yutong never asked him out again.

This proved that she wasn't particularly brave or proactive; the reason she could act like this now was because he had changed.

So how would things develop next?

Would Ning Yutong take the initiative to confess?

Yu Heng pursed his lips. If she did confess, how could he get her to accept that for him, love was something to be done, not spoken?

Pushing open the dorm door, he heard Liu Tianqi shouting: "Holy shit, how could we lose this team fight? ADC, do you fucking know how to play?!"

Hou Xudong cursed without looking back: "You have the nerve to talk? Who just missed their ultimate?"

"An accident! That was an accident!" Hao Junran argued stubbornly. Hearing the door open, he looked back. "Oh, Brother Heng is back? Where did you go?"

Yu Heng tossed his jacket onto his bed: "Just went to eat."

"Eating?" Hao Junran immediately became interested. "With a beauty, right? Was it the sweet girl or the cold one?"

"None of your business." Yu Heng couldn't be bothered with him and climbed onto his bed to browse on his phone for a bit.

He opened Bilibili; Bai Xinran was still streaming.

The number of viewers had stabilized around two thousand, and the bullet chat was scrolling rapidly.

【A Ling has been streaming for so long today!】

【Hard work, wifey!】

【I'm so into this voice!】

Bai Xinran was reading a Super Chat: "'A Ling, can you say 'trash' in a mature woman's voice?"

She chuckled, and her voice instantly dropped. "Trash~ Are you capable enough?"

The bullet chat exploded instantly:

【I'm dead!!!】

【A Ling is killing me!】

【This voice is incredible!】

Yu Heng raised an eyebrow at the screen; she was really becoming more and more uninhibited.

He put down his phone, and Hao Junran, having finished his game, leaned over.

"Brother Heng, tell me, how do you get these two beauties to revolve around you? Why don't you teach your brother?"

"Teach you my ass," Yu Heng scolded with a laugh.

Could he only say he was lucky?

His childhood friend was beautiful, and his deskmate was also beautiful.

These were passive encounters, not ones he actively sought out; he couldn't teach that.

At that moment, a new WeChat message popped up from Shen Yueling: "Are you free tomorrow afternoon?"

Yu Heng replied: "I'm free before four. What's up?"

Shen Yueling: "Come with me to buy some art supplies."

Yu Heng: "Sure, I'll come find you tomorrow at noon."

He turned off the stream and lay on his bed, pondering tomorrow's schedule.

Class in the morning, buying art supplies with Shen Yueling at noon, and going to the club recruitment with Ning Yutong at four... It was going to be a busy day... The next day at noon, Yu Heng waited for Shen Yueling at the school gate.

Today she wore a khaki trench coat, which further highlighted her mature aura.

"Let's go." Shen Yueling walked up to him and naturally hooked her arm through his.

Yu Heng raised an eyebrow. "So proactive today?"

Shen Yueling glanced at him. "Is that not okay?"

"It's fine, of course it's fine." Yu Heng grinned and let her hold his arm.

The two strolled over to a shop on the commercial street that specialized in painting supplies.

Shen Yueling carefully selected art supplies while Yu Heng accompanied her.

She picked up a box of paints, looked at the price, and frowned slightly.

"Too expensive?" Yu Heng asked.

"It's alright," Shen Yueling put the paints into the shopping basket. "The colors just aren't very complete."

Looking at the increasing amount of art supplies in the basket, Yu Heng calculated how much it would cost.

At the checkout, Yu Heng swiped his card first. Shen Yueling was stunned: "What are you doing?"

"A gift for you," Yu Heng held the bag in his hand. "Consider it a reward for yesterday."

Shen Yueling huffed softly: "Who wants your reward!"

But she didn't say anything else.

Walking out of the shop, Shen Yueling checked the time: "Don't you have something at four?"

Yu Heng nodded and said: "Right, I promised to go with Ning Yutong to check out the club recruitment."

"Alright, go then!" Shen Yueling said indifferently.

"Jealous?" he asked, leaning in closer.

"What is there for me to be jealous about?" Shen Yueling turned her head away. "You said it yourself, you don't want to be in a relationship."

Yu Heng couldn't help but laugh as he looked at her: "Yeah, so you're all my good friends."

"Good friends?" Shen Yueling glanced at him. "Do good friends kiss?"

"That's called 'intimate friends'," Yu Heng talked nonsense with a straight face. "A bit closer than good friends, a bit further than lovers. Perfect."

Shen Yueling was speechless at his twisted logic and gave him a light kick. "Shameless!"

After sending Shen Yueling back to her dorm, Yu Heng checked the time; it was ten minutes to four.

He strolled to the East District Cafeteria and saw Ning Yutong waiting at the entrance from afar.

Today she wore a light pink sweater paired with a plaid skirt and white tights; she looked like someone who had stepped out of an anime.

"Yu Heng!" Ning Yutong jogged over. "Let's go quickly, I heard the Film Club's booth is really lively!"

Both women clearly knew of each other's existence, yet neither brought it up. How long could this subtle balance be maintained?

Sure enough, quite a few people were gathered in front of the Film Club's booth.

Several seniors were playing micro-movies produced by the club.

Nearby, others were handing out application forms.

She pulled Yu Heng to the front and picked up an application form, looking at it carefully.

Yu Heng had no interest in clubs. His gaze swept casually through the crowd and suddenly fixed on a figure not far away.

Lin Yu was standing alone in front of the Photography Club's booth, quietly looking at the displayed photos.

Today she wore a dark gray knitted long dress with a black trench coat over it; her whole being radiated an aura of 'keep away'.

As if sensing Yu Heng's gaze, she suddenly turned her head.

Their eyes met briefly in the air. Lin Yu gave a slight nod as a greeting and then turned back.

"What are you looking at?" Ning Yutong followed his gaze and was stunned when she saw Lin Yu. "Huh? Is Lin Yu also interested in the Photography Club?"

Yu Heng withdrew his gaze: "Maybe."

After filling out the application form, Ning Yutong pulled Yu Heng excitedly: "I passed the preliminary! I'm going for an interview tomorrow!"