Running away from the Love-Brain

Love Playdough

Cui Xijin looked at the group name—"Love Brains Dating War."

What kind of ridiculous name is that?

And why are there only the three of them?

Cui Xijin frowned and sent a question mark into the group. As a result, Chen Wenran sent a long, drawn-out voice message: "Cui Xijin, when are you going to be a little more proactive—"

Yu Chenxing had mentioned that she became neurotic after falling in love. But the one who clearly wanted to date was her; instead, Chen Wenran was even more neurotic than she was, dragging her into a three-person group to observe her antics.

Cui Xijin initially didn't want to say anything more.

However, before leaving the group, she noticed Ran Yan among the members. Ran Yan was her best friend from university and also the third eye of Chi Shuishui.

Caught in hesitation, Cui Xijin sighed.

In the end, she decided not to leave the group.

Because of Chi Shuishui, she had to endure the existence of this silly group name in her WeChat interface, and she didn't completely disapprove of the term "Love Idiot."

So, when she saw Chen Wenran post: "When are you going on your next date?"

Cui Xijin replied: "Tomorrow."

Chen Wenran immediately responded with an exclamation mark and then started tagging Ran Yan like crazy. Ran Yan hadn't appeared yet, probably also dragged in by Chen Wenran's nonsensical antics.

Chen Wenran continued her one-woman show in the three-person group, rambling on and on, as if worried that Cui Xijin wouldn't do anything and would end up losing Chi Shuishui. Eventually, it all boiled down to the heartfelt advice:

"Remember to bring your girlfriend flowers on the date!"

Cui Xijin propped her phone under her chin, imagining herself standing on the street with a large bouquet of roses, feeling even more awkward than if she were just standing there with a potted plant.

So she sat there expressionlessly for a while, then typed in the group:

"Let's talk about it later."

Then she went to find Chi Buyu, but before she could send anything, she saw Chi Buyu had messaged:

"Cui Muhuo, I forgot that I have to go to the factory tomorrow and I'll definitely be back late! What should I do! What should I do! What should I do!"

Three "what should I do" and four exclamation marks.

She sounded really anxious.

And it didn't stop there.

After that message, two more "what should I do" popped up, along with a bunch of random cat and dog emoji stickers.

Cui Xijin was trying to interject amidst the strange chatter.

But Chi Buyu, maybe having hit the wrong key, suddenly sent a sticker of a cartoon character wearing heart-shaped sunglasses, grinning with its chin up, with the caption—

"Just wait for me, or I'll come over and kiss you to death!"

Cui Xijin's eyebrows twitched.

The scene froze for a second, two seconds, three seconds...

Chi Buyu began spamming with stickers—

Cui Xijin looked at the ugly cats, dogs, and penguins bouncing around, her palms tingling as if she were holding a coconut candy that had suddenly exploded into a cloud of powder. She laughed so hard that the bed nearly shook with her.