RTIWTLITEOTW Chapter 77

Chapter 77: You Call Yourselves Just Ordinary Friends?

“I know everyone has some reservations about cooperating with zombies. After all, it does sound a bit unbelievable. However, we currently know too little about the ability contenders. If we want to gain the upper hand in this intense struggle, I think we might really need Qi An’s help.” Jiang Xianchuan said solemnly, his gaze heavy as he looked at everyone present.

At this moment, Bai Su frowned and interjected, “But if the others in the camp find out that we’re actually cooperating with a zombie, the consequences are unimaginable! It would definitely cause great panic and could even lead to the entire camp’s order collapsing into chaos.”

Just then, Qi An, who had been silent on the sidelines, suddenly spoke, “Don’t worry, although I’m a zombie, I don’t have a fondness for eating people. You don’t need to be so worried.” Despite his words, everyone’s hearts were still filled with doubt and unease.

Yi Yuzhi shook his head, expressing his difficulty in accepting it: “I still can’t completely trust a zombie, but since this is the decision the camp leader has made, I can only follow it.” Shi Yi, sitting in the corner, was silent for a moment before slowly raising her head and saying firmly, “Jiang Xianchuan, I support your idea.” Immediately afterward, Li Lingyu also nodded without hesitation, expressing his support for Jiang Xianchuan.

Seeing that everyone had finally reached a consensus, Jiang Xianchuan stood up and decisively announced, “Alright, that’s settled then. Meeting adjourned.” Then, he turned and left the meeting room. However, to his surprise, Qi An closely followed behind him.

Sensing that someone was following, Jiang Xianchuan stopped and turned back to ask, “Qi An, is there anything else?” Qi An nodded, put on a pitiful look, and said softly, “Brother, you see I don’t even have a place to live right now, shouldn’t you arrange something for me?”

Jiang Xianchuan thought for a moment and then replied, “Alright, then you can temporarily live next door to me. That way, it’ll also be convenient for me to keep an eye on your movements at any time.” Just like that, Qi An followed Jiang Xianchuan to the room next door.

“Brother, can I look for you if I have something?” Qi An stopped Jiang Xianchuan who was about to return to his room. “Of course, feel free to find me if you need anything.” “Then I’m relieved.” After Jiang Xianchuan returned to his room, Li Lingyu looked at him with a resentful expression. “What’s wrong, Yu Bao? Unhappy?”

Li Lingyu gently embraced Jiang Xianchuan, saying tenderly, “You haven’t been intimate with me all day.” A blush crept onto Jiang Xianchuan’s face, and he responded coquettishly, “Okay, okay, I’ll come over for a hug right now.” As he said that, he stretched out his arms and hugged Li Lingyu tightly in return.

However, just then, Li Lingyu suddenly seemed to remember something, and muttered with a hint of jealousy, “Hmph, you’ve been getting way too close to that Qi An lately!” Jiang Xianchuan quickly coaxed him, “Oh, baby, don’t worry, how can he compare to you?” Hearing Jiang Xianchuan’s answer, Li Lingyu felt a little more comfortable, and the corners of his mouth unconsciously turned upward.

The two of them just hugged each other quietly like that, time seemed to freeze at that moment. After a long while, Li Lingyu lowered his head slightly and asked cautiously in an extremely gentle voice, “Chuan Chuan, what are your feelings for me…really like?” This question was like a pebble thrown into a calm lake, instantly breaking the original tranquility.

Hearing these words, Jiang Xianchuan was immediately plunged into deep thought. To be honest, he had never seriously considered what kind of category his feelings for Li Lingyu belonged to. All along, he had simply thought that the two of them were just particularly good friends.

But now, thinking about it carefully, would ordinary good friends often hug, cuddle, and be so intimate with each other like they were?

After a long silence, Jiang Xianchuan finally spoke slowly, “To be honest, I don’t really know what kind of feeling I have for you.” As soon as he said that, Li Lingyu, who had been full of expectations, couldn’t help but get a little excited.

Because in his opinion, since Jiang Xianchuan couldn’t clearly define this feeling, then that meant that the relationship between them had already surpassed the scope of ordinary friends and was no longer limited to friendship, right?

So, Li Lingyu took a deep breath and continued to ask, “Do you like me even a little bit? I’m not talking about the kind of liking that’s between friends.” Facing Li Lingyu’s direct and bold question, Jiang Xianchuan was completely stunned.

His eyes widened, and he thought to himself: Did Li Lingyu think that he wasn’t a real straight man? Why would he suddenly ask such a strange question? For a moment, all sorts of thoughts flooded into his mind, and he didn’t know how to answer.

“Don’t rush to answer me, you can think about it slowly.” After saying that, Li Lingyu went to prepare dinner, while Jiang Xianchuan began to seriously think about this question. It seemed that he was indeed becoming more and more reliant on Li Lingyu, and he couldn’t help wanting to get close to him every time. He originally didn’t have much patience for acting spoiled or getting jealous, but every time Li Lingyu got jealous, he only thought he was very cute. Did that count as liking him?

After pondering for a long time but still having no clue, Jiang Xianchuan finally decided to find Shi Yi to confide in her after dinner. He came to Shi Yi and, after telling her about his confusion, sighed and said, “Ah, this matter is really making me unable to figure it out.”

Hearing this, Shi Yi couldn’t help but feel a little surprised, and blurted out, “Ah? I always thought you two were already together, just hiding it from me.” As she said this, Shi Yi stared intently at Jiang Xianchuan with a face full of astonishment.

Jiang Xianchuan quickly waved his hands and explained, “No way! He and I are really just ordinary friends!” However, Shi Yi didn’t believe his words and raised her eyebrows, asking, “Is that so? But if you really only treat him as a friend, then how would you explain your actions of coming to me today? Doesn’t that indicate that you don’t completely regard him as an ordinary friend?”

Shi Yi’s questioning left Jiang Xianchuan speechless, and for a moment he didn’t know how to respond. He could only silently lower his head and sink into deep thought.

Seeing this situation, Shi Yi continued, “Jiang Xianchuan, I understand you. You always like to joke around. But to be honest, true friendship isn’t like you and Li Lingyu being sweet and clingy all day long.”