Stepping on the Demoness to become the strongest

Chapter 549: Chapter 45 How much you love each other

Ye Jun was getting anxious, which promptly raised some doubts among everyone.

If she and Yan Yu didn’t have anything going on, being rumored to have “slept with each other” would naturally cause anger and panic.

But aren’t you two a couple now? Being together now, whether you slept together on the day you confirmed your relationship, or got together because you had slept together, what difference does it make?

“Cough cough,” Yan Yu hurriedly said, “Don’t talk nonsense, guys. Back then, Ye Jun and I were really just innocent friends. We shared a bed because the room had a double bed, we couldn’t exactly split it in two, could we? We didn’t even lie down fully; we sat on the bed and talked all night long.”

Everyone exchanged glances for a moment before He Ye stepped in to smooth things over, saying:

“Of course, Ye Jun was in charge of watching over Yan Yu then; how could they have done anything else, right? So, how did you two end up together in the end?”

Now it was Yan Yu and Ye Jun’s turn to get stuck.

Luckily, Yan Yu was quick on his feet. He burst into laughter for a moment, using the chance to think of an explanation on the fly, and said:

“Hahaha, well, you see… we talked all night long, and then Ye Jun said she wanted to be in a relationship, but all the guys in Dragon Soar Team are pretty straightforward, not meeting her partner criteria. After talking, she thought I was alright, so she suggested we could date for a while.”

Although they had explained how they got together, this hastily made-up lie left the two feeling somewhat annoyed.

Liu Longtao sent Yan Yu a telepathic message, saying:

“Hey, Yan, you make your own excuses, but don’t diss me, okay? What does ‘straightforward’ mean? You really wanted to say ‘machismo’, didn’t you?”

Before Yan Yu had the chance to defend himself, he saw Ye Jun smiling and saying:

“Mm-hmm~ Yes, yes, it was me who pursued Yan Yu, asking him to be my boyfriend. He hesitated at the time because there were many girls in the Zhenhai Team who liked him as well.”

“Indeed, that’s true,” Cai Qianlong nodded in agreement, then suddenly asked in amazement, “Yan, I didn’t realize women liked you so much!”

What the hell are you talking about! With my good looks, isn’t it normal for women to like me?

Yan Yu was about to shoot back a retort when he heard Ye Jun continue:

“But then he said, while the girls in the Zhenhai Team are cute, they don’t meet his partner criteria either. After talking, he felt that I was the most suitable for him, so in the end, he chose me.”

“Wow!” He Ye and Song Jia exclaimed, utterly weak to this type of mutual selection and mutual pursuit in love.

But Yan Yu was sweating bullets because if this got back to Yun Jin, wouldn’t it be like a bomb going off?

He also realized that Ye Jun was unhappy because of the excuse he made up earlier, so of course, it was time to apologize, showing that it was an unintentional misstep…

Apologize my ass!

I’m unintentional, you’re deliberate, is that the same thing? Your behavior is a hundred times worse than mine!

“So what exactly do you like about each other?” He Ye continued to ask curiously.

“Haha, good question.” Yan Yu immediately pulled Ye Jun into his embrace, laughed, and said, “Despite how composed Junjun seems usually, she’s super clingy in private. Every time we’re together, she has to stick with me for a very long time, unwilling to leave even for a moment. That’s what I like about her.”

“Wow!” He Ye said with envy, “That’s so sweet!”

Ye Jun, being held by Yan Yu, was momentarily flustered, but she quickly recovered, wrapping her arms around Yan Yu’s, and retorted without showing weakness:

“I’m clingy because Yan Yu lacks security. Whenever we’re not together, Yan Yu sends me messages every few hours; if I don’t reply, he’ll call me. Of course, I have to cling more when we’re together, or else he’ll be unhappy.”

“My, my,” Song Jia sighed as well, “So what do you guys do when you’re together?”

Yan Yu hugged Ye Jun even tighter and said with a sneer:

“What else can couples do when they’re together? Obviously, they book hotel rooms.”

“Indeed, after all, dorms are inconvenient!” Cai Qianlong chimed in, “When Jiajia and I first got together, we would also book hotel rooms every now and then, owww!”

Song Jia gave him a harsh stomp under the table.

He Ye, now slightly embarrassed, stuttered:

“I see, so… you’re quite affectionate with each other.”

“They’re a special case,” Liu Longtao intervened, seeing He Ye get embarrassed, quickly adding, “Normally, couples don’t act like this. These two just have a higher demand than the rest of us!”

Ye Jun finally flew into a rage and gently extricated herself from Yan Yu’s embrace, laughing as she said:

“He Ye, I need to use the restroom. Are you going?”

“I am.” He Ye nodded.

“Me too.” Song Jia stood up as well.

The girls left together to use the restroom, leaving only three men in the private room, looking at each other, at a loss.

Liu Longtao suddenly realized with alarm that no good could come from the restroom visit; Ye Jun might take this opportunity to speak ill of him to He Ye as revenge for his earlier disparagement!

“Old Yan!” He couldn’t bother with transmitting his voice secretly and hurriedly made eye contact with Yan Yu.

“No saving you now, prepare for your doom, farewell!” Yan Yu stood up.

Crazy, they went to the ladies’ restroom; how could I possibly follow them in?

He went to the counter outside and ordered a cup of lemon fruit tea, beginning to contemplate his next move.

If everything had gone according to the original plan, without Cai Qianlong and Song Jia’s presence, even if he and Ye Jun pretended to be a couple, Liu Longtao would certainly not spread it around, and He Ye was the type who knew where to draw the line, so there should be no issues.

But now with Cai Qianlong present, who was part of the same social circle, it meant that if he mentioned it in some cultivator group chat, by the time it reached the ears of the girls at Zhenhai Team, rumors about “not fancying anyone but having special feelings for Ye Jun”… his backyard would immediately burst into flames and explode!

The best course of action now was to keep Cai Qianlong’s mouth shut.

After getting his lemon fruit tea, Yan Yu took a sip through the straw, an idea already forming in his mind.

To keep Cai Qianlong quiet, the best tactic was to win over Song Jia.

He didn’t have any relationship with Song Jia, but Liu Longtao was acquainted with her, and considering that he was only involved because he was helping Lord Master, Liu Longtao would not ignore the situation. He’d need to speak to him about this later.

“What’s the matter, alone here?” Ye Jun emerged from the restroom at some point and came over to ask.

“Thirsty, just having a drink,” Yan Yu answered.

“Aren’t you getting one for your girlfriend?” Ye Jun raised an eyebrow.

“Don’t know your taste,” Yan Yu said, “You order.”

“Humph.” Ye Jun ordered a peach soda water, paid for it with her phone, and said, “I’m fine over here, but you, think about how you’re going to conceal it from or explain it to your teammates.”

“You still have the nerve to say that?” Yan Yu couldn’t help laughing, “Aren’t you the one who caused me all this trouble?”

“I’m just giving you a taste of your own medicine,” Ye Jun crossed her arms and retorted, “So you’re allowed to say I pursued you, but I’m not allowed to talk?”

“Allowed, allowed,” Yan Yu raised his hands in surrender, “After all, it’s me who’s going to have the headache, not you.”

“Mm-hmm.” Ye Jun took her sparkling water from the server, saying, “If you’re really worried about them bothering you, it’s actually quite simple.”

“How so?”

“We’re pretending to be a couple right now,” Ye Jun looked out the window as she spoke, “You could also lie to them and say you’re with me; that should calm them down. Whenever you really want to date someone, just say we broke up.”

“Good idea.” Yan Yu was silent for a while before responding, “But let’s not.”

“Why not?” Ye Jun asked.

“I can’t let you take on their animosity for me,” Yan Yu said seriously, “You don’t owe me anything, and you’ve already been through enough.”

“I actually don’t mind,” Ye Jun sipped her sparkling water, her expression carefree, “I’m not with the Zhenhai Team anyway. Whatever jealousy they have for me, I don’t care.”

“I care,” Yan Yu said earnestly. He then noticed He Ye and Song Jia leaving the restroom and called out to Ye Jun:

“Let’s go, let’s head back.”

He walked towards the private room. Ye Jun didn’t immediately follow, just stood there gazing at his retreating figure, biting on her straw.

Suddenly, she choked on her sparkling water and bent over coughing, pounding on her chest with force.

“Ah, really…”