She walked over and naturally linked arms with Yun Ya, smiling at the deeply scowling Yan Song, "Brother, your thinking is so outdated. Sister Yun Ya and I are besties, gender doesn’t matter. How can you sully our pure friendship with such vile thoughts?" Turning her head towards Yun Ya, she asked expectantly, "Right, Sister Yun Ya?" Yun Ya smiled and nodded, "Exactly." Thᴇ link to the origɪn of this information rᴇsts ɪn N0velFire.ɴet What a load of crap about being besties. Even Yan Song, with no romantic experience, knew there’s no such thing as a purely platonic friendship between men and women... unless the woman is lesbian and the man is gay... If Yan Song had known what was to happen later, he would’ve definitely taken back those words. Yan Song glared at Yan Ke, his threat apparent. Yan Ke pretended not to notice and started to chat and laugh with Yun Ya, looking for all the world like real besties, with their intimate manner and merry conversation. Yan Song took a deep breath and let it out slowly, stay calm, he had to stay calm... "Brother Yan, you’re here." A sweet, joyful voice suddenly rang out. Yun Ya turned to see the radiant and beautiful Song Yiren happily running up to Yan Song, her eyes sparkling like stars. Yan Song’s brows frowned even tighter, feeling annoyed, and someone had to bump into him right then, his voice as cold as ice, "No mercy—." Song Yiren asked subconsciously, "Brother Yan, what did you say?" Yan Ke couldn’t help but laugh, "My brother told you to scram. ’Go wu en scram’. You can’t even understand that? Did your elementary school PE teacher teach you Chinese?" Song Yiren’s face stiffened, and only then did she notice Yan Ke standing hand in hand with Ji Yunya, looking quite close. She instinctively clenched her teeth. Where on earth did this girl come from, and why did everyone in the Yan Family like her so much? Her gaze shifted to Yan Song. Brother Yan couldn’t possibly like her, could he... Though she didn’t want to admit it, the moment that girl had arrived, she had completely overshadowed all other women present. She considered herself beautiful, but next to this girl, she felt utterly outshined. If Brother Yan really liked her, it would make sense. But... but that’s not okay! Since she first saw Brother Yan at the Yan Family’s house, she had fallen for him. For six whole years, she’d hoped that one day he would notice her goodness, but Ji Yunya had suddenly appeared out of nowhere... No, she couldn’t allow her to steal Brother Yan away, no one could... A shadow crossed the girl’s eyes, but when she looked up again, a smile was on her face. She turned to Ji Yunya, "So you’re the Sister Yun Ya that Aunt Zhuang keeps talking about. Hello, I’m Song Yiren. I’ve been curious about you. You’re even prettier than I imagined." Yun Ya smiled faintly, "Thanks for the compliment." Yan Ke secretly rolled his eyes. Song Yiren really knew how to play the game, thinking that this would get my brother’s attention? He probably doesn’t even know what Song Yiren looks like... With an indifferent attitude, Song Yiren’s face stiffened again. She took a few steps closer, attempting to take Yun Ya’s hand, but was thwarted as Yan Ke pulled Yun Ya a few steps to the side. Song Yiren’s extended hand awkwardly hung in midair, a cold look flashing in her eyes. Yan Ke completely ignored her. After all, she was just a trusted aide of his father’s, delusionally pining for his brother, and always running to their house trying to win over mom, claiming to be my brother’s childhood sweetheart in school. How shameless can you be? The true childhood sweetheart of my brother is obviously Sister Yun Ya. Who do you think you are? Not bothering with Song Yiren’s fluctuating complexion, Yan Ke, while still arm in arm with Yun Ya, smiled at Yan Song, "Brother, we’ve been out here a while. We should go back in. Mom will worry if she can’t find us." Yan Song didn’t even give Song Yiren a glance and turned to leave. Yan Ke turned to Yun Ya, raised an eyebrow, and smiled triumphantly, as if to say, praise me now... Yun Ya smiled and shook her head, "You’re still so mischievous." "Heehee." Yan Ke suddenly leaned close to Yun Ya and whispered, "Sister Yun Ya, this Song Yiren is so annoying, always glomming onto my brother, like a piece of gum that can’t be shaken off. She doesn’t even take a good look at herself in the mirror, a toad lusting after a swan, hmph..." Yun Ya smiled without saying a word. Yan Ke glanced at Yun Ya’s creamy white profile and couldn’t help but say, "Sister Yun Ya, in this world, only you are worthy of my brother, no... it’s only my brother who is worthy of you. As for the rest, they can only daydream." Yun Ya’s heart skipped a beat, but she quietly looked away.