Xiu Gou's Taming Record

Chapter 157 Sharing and the Bottom Line

Ning Yutong stared at her profile for a few seconds before finally asking, "Yueling...can you accept sharing your boyfriend with someone else?"

"We're not boyfriend and girlfriend." Shen Yueling turned to look at her. "We're more like lovers. I've already slept with him."

Ning Yutong's eyes widened upon hearing this, and she gripped the teacup tightly with her fingers.

Last time Yu Heng only said that they had watched a movie together, but now it has come to this.

"Isn't that kind of thing... only for boyfriends and girlfriends?" Her voice was a little dry.

"Maybe I've been influenced by him." Shen Yuling was silent for a few seconds. "Now I feel that this kind of thing doesn't necessarily have to be a relationship in the conventional sense of romance. It's just about mutual consent and taking responsibility for your own actions."

She paused, then added, "And I also have feelings for him."

Ning Yutong frowned. She had never imagined it could be like this.

She deeply regretted what happened in the car last time.

She regretted not stopping him from the beginning. Afterwards, she couldn't sleep well for several days, feeling that this was wrong and shouldn't have happened.

But now that Shen Yueling has said this, what happened in the car doesn't seem like a big deal anymore.

"But..." Ning Yutong pursed her lips, "I still can't accept sharing a boyfriend with someone else, and I can't accept this... unusual relationship."

Shen Yueling didn't speak, she just nodded.

She had expected Ning Yutong to say that. This girl was traditional at heart; she wanted a proper and open relationship and to have someone she could have all of.

"Then let's adjust our mindset," Shen Yueling said. "Let's act like nothing happened, and remain friends."

She spoke in a very calm tone, but Ning Yutong sensed a different meaning in her words. It was a reminder, but also a drawing of a line.

"Mm," Ning Yutong replied.

She really needs to adjust her mindset. Yu Heng already has Shen Yueling by his side, and judging from Bai Xinran's expression, it's probably about time for him to get together with her too.

What does it mean to squeeze in by myself? To be the third? The fourth?

She didn't want to do that. No matter how much she liked someone, she wouldn't stoop to that level.

The sound of a kettle boiling came from the kitchen. Bai Xinran came out with the freshly boiled kettle and refilled their teacups with hot water.

"Thank you," Ning Yutong said softly.

Looking at Bai Xinran's natural demeanor, Ning Yutong felt that awkward feeling welling up inside her again.

How could she be so nonchalant? Doesn't she mind at all?

"Sister Xinran," Ning Yutong couldn't help but ask, "What...is your relationship with Yu Heng?"

Bai Xinran raised her eyes, glanced at Shen Yueling first, and then said softly, "I am the master's x."

She said it so naturally that Ning Yutong was stunned.

She expected to hear answers like "friend" or "business partner," or even that she would say "lover," but she didn't expect such a straightforward answer.

Shen Yueling took a sip of tea and didn't say anything.

"Dog..." Ning Yutong repeated, "What does that mean?"

"It means exactly what it says," Bai Xinran said. "Listen to him, please him, make him happy."

Some vague thoughts flashed through Ning Yutong's mind. She remembered how Bai Xinran served food and tea to Yu Heng during the previous dinner party, and how she always quietly followed half a step behind Yu Heng.

It turns out that it wasn't shyness or introversion, it was... identity positioning.

"Don't you think..." Ning Yutong carefully chose her words, "...that's a bit...unfair?"

"Why should we be equal?" Bai Xinran countered. "I think it's great this way, I like it this way."

Ning Yutong opened her mouth, but couldn't say anything. She realized that she simply couldn't understand this kind of relationship.

Shen Yueling then spoke up: "Everyone wants different things. What A-Ling wants is a sense of belonging and to be needed, and Yu Heng can give her that, so they each get what they need. Of course, they also have feelings for each other."

"And my master can satisfy my needs," Bai Xinran said with a smile. "I like that."

Now that it's just girls here, there's no need to worry about the boundaries of conversation, and Bai Xinran's personality has returned to normal.

Being with them and being with Yu Heng are two different things.

Ning Yutong blushed a little. Some of her roommates were dating, and they would sometimes talk about adult topics. She always listened but didn't participate, mainly because she couldn't participate; she hadn't even watched any porn!

Yu Heng said he would take her to see him, but now there's no chance.

"And you, Yue Ling?" She turned to look at Shen Yue Ling. "What do you want?"

Shen Yueling remained silent for a long time. Did she want all of Yu Heng's love?

She wanted to. But she knew it was impossible.

So she took a step back, asking for intimacy, equality, and a special place in his heart.

"What I want is for our relationship of so many years to continue," Shen Yueling concluded. "Besides, I also think that kind of thing is very addictive."

Ning Yutong frowned. Could that kind of thing really be so captivating?

Perhaps, she herself gave the answer, because she sometimes dreams about that day.

But she wanted love, she wanted possession, she wanted recognition, she wanted everything that a traditional relationship should have.

So she may be destined to never make it into this circle.

"I understand." Ning Yutong took a deep breath. "Let's remain friends. Just like before."

Shen Yueling looked at her and nodded: "Okay."

"However," Ning Yutong asked again, "if you want to do that kind of thing, why not just do it with your boyfriend? Why bother..."

Why make yourself suffer like this?

"It's all about fate. He's a great guy, isn't he? Otherwise, you wouldn't like him," Bai Xinran said with a smile. "If you haven't met him, you haven't met him. But if you have, you have to seize the opportunity. In the end, it's about whether you can accept this kind of relationship. If you can't accept it, we won't accept it just because of this."

After Bai Xinran finished speaking, the living room was quiet for a few seconds.

"Alright, take a shower, it's time for bed," Shen Yueling said, getting up.

"Okay!" Ning Yutong stood up as well. "Sister Xinran, where will I sleep?"

"Yue Ling and I both sleep in this room," Bai Xinran pointed to her bedroom on the first floor. "Do you want to join us? The bed is quite big."

"Huh?" Ning Yutong was taken aback, and said hesitantly, "No, do you have any guest rooms?"

"Then you can stay in the guest room on the second floor," Bai Xinran said with a smile. "Qin Ya is using that room. I've changed the sheets, and there are new blankets in the closet. Just take them out and use them."

"Okay! Thank you, Sister Xinran." Ning Yutong went straight upstairs, thinking to herself, "They actually sleep in the same room?"

After taking a shower, Ning Yutong lay on the bed, recalling Bai Xinran's words.

Ning Yutong bit her lip. If it were just those things, she wouldn't accept it.

But that day in the car, she really didn't care about anything.

What bottom line, what right and wrong, what sharing and non-sharing?

Am I really that kind of person?

Just because of something like that, you'd throw away the beliefs you've held for over a decade? You'd abandon your principles?

can you?

After a while, she gently reached out her hand.

……

After regaining her senses, Ning Yutong buried her face in the pillow.

She felt like she was broken.