A Moment Too Late [GL] by cat喵

Chapter 45

The door was closed, and the curtains were drawn. Nan Xue seemed to be holding a very serious secret conversation, speaking in a lowered voice in the dim light.

"Who do you like?" Lin Lan asked.

"Shu Yubai."

"!!!"

Lin Lan's phone dropped with a thud. She bent down to pick it up, holding it to her ear, and could still hear Nan Xue's breathing, soft and not having hung up.

"You like her?"

Lin Lan confirmed once more, still shaken.

Nan Xue admitted softly, "Yes. Didn't you always say that I liked her? How did you figure it out?" (TN: This silly brat 🤦🏻‍♀️😆)

Lin Lan: "..."

That was just a guess.

It took her about five minutes to piece together the story from Nan Xue: Shu Yubai had confessed to her, but Nan Xue had rejected her decisively, leaving no hope at all. Then, after a month, Nan Xue realized she actually liked Shu Yubai... but it was too late, as Shu Yubai was now surrounded by a group of people who also had feelings for her.

Now she wanted to try to win her back.

"I don't know how to pursue a girl either."

Lin Lan thought for a moment. "The methods for pursuing someone are pretty standard: invite her to a movie, go on dates, create opportunities... and confess when the time is right."

"Okay."

Nan Xue made a mental note.

Lin Lan asked from the other end of the phone, "Why is your voice so quiet?"

Nan Xue replied, "Shu Yubai is outside. I'm afraid she'll overhear." She then glanced through the gap in the curtains.

Lin Lan: "…"

After a moment, Lin Lan asked Nan Xue, "Do you think she still likes you?"

Does she still like me?

Nan Xue looked out through the light beige curtain. In the snowy weather, she saw the woman with her back to her, holding a pencil and still drawing, not paying any attention to her.

Nan Xue: "Hard to say."

Lin Lan paused, then asked, "So there's a chance she might still like you?"

Nan Xue: "I don't know."

Lin Lan: "But if she still likes you, why wouldn't she agree to be with you?"

Nan Xue’s fingertips whitened and she stiffened.

If she still likes me, why wouldn’t she agree?

Nan Xue’s mind raced with many thoughts, and for a moment, she felt a bit timid.

Lin Lan thought for a while and said on the phone, "How about this: I’ll ask Shu Yubai what she’s thinking now."

"Okay, thank you," Nan Xue said, looking down and reminding her, "Don’t say I asked you to ask." After a moment, Lin Lan was about to hang up, and Nan Xue blushed and added, "Don’t say I like her."

Lin Lan: "I know, I know."

Then she ended the call.

On the other side.

Approaching lunchtime, Shu Yubai got up, organized her paintings, and walked through the snow-covered courtyard into her room. She pushed open the door, and the phone rang.

She placed the paintings on the table and saw that the call was from Lin Lan.

"Hello?"

Shu Yubai answered the phone.