Saving the Heartthrob Frenemy-Chapter 72: "Which girl does Luo Muchen have a crush on?"

He couldn’t help but pity his friend’s future girlfriend. Qie Xieling’s solution was throwing money at everything. 𝒻𝑟ℯℯ𝑤𝑒𝑏𝑛𝘰𝓋𝑒𝓁.𝒸𝑜𝘮

BoBo: That won’t help. I am still sad.

CutieLin: Then I will take it back.

Before Qie Xieling could withdraw the red envelope it disappeared replaced by an accepted prompt. Qie Xieling chuckled softly thinking how easy it was to take care of Bo Ailun. If only this little trick worked on Luo Muchen. Qie Xieling typed another message to Luo Muchen.

CutieLin: Are you mad at me again?

After waiting for five minutes he switched his cell phone off throwing a little tantrum. In his head he was thinking since Luo Muchen was ignoring him then he would ignore him too. The childishness in his actions was obvious.

He just glanced at the letter from that adorable junior and he couldn’t help but sigh. He started taking Luo Muchen’s love letters as a way to mess with Luo Muchen but it was getting very exhausting.

One girl even asked him to take a picture of Luo Muchen but to make him not suspicious he should take a picture with him and send it to her. What he didn’t know was that he had fallen prey to hungry fujoshis and fudanshis who were camping in the school forum for some sweet candy.

Since the junior wanted it to be special Qie Xieling decided to do it on the school trip and this will be undoubtedly the last love letter he would ever accept on Luo Muchen’s behalf.

He leaned back in his seat while tapping the letter in his hand when he suddenly heard a familiar yet unfamiliar voice come through his headphones.

His brows furrowed as he sat up. "Fuck no," he said and Bo Ailun had to check twice.

Mei Gui who was sitting bored in the team chat shyly covered her face charmed by the seductive voice coming from her headsets.

One would never think themselves as a voicecon until they had found a voice that sends tremors in their heart. Bo Ailun suddenly saw his error in judgment. Wasn’t this like bringing a girl he was interested in into Luo Muchen’s harem?

Qie Xieling removed his headphones unable to take it. How come Luo Muchen’s voice changed in a space of a few hours? It was deep and hoarse having crossed the border from boyhood to the beginning of manhood. Weren’t they the same age? Why did his still sound as soft as when he was little?

"Uh class president, please refrain from talking so much otherwise some female players might not be able to focus," said Qie Xieling sending him straight into the black room again.

Luo Muchen glanced down at his cell phone which still showed that his message to Qie Xieling hadn’t been delivered yet.

"Lin Lin, are you upset with me?" he asked and Qie Xieling’s fingers subconsciously trembled. Even he had to admit that this voice could get a girl pregnant just by hearing it.

Qie Xieling composed himself and replied, "No, let’s play before my parents come home."

Luo Muchen wasn’t convinced but this wasn’t the right time to ask. That night Qie Xieling’s performance was horrible. It was so bad that even Bo Ailun noticed. In the end, Luo Muchen had to carry the entire team earning him the game’s MVP.

Qie Xieling was in a complicated mood even on the next day. His talk with his parents yesterday didn’t help either.

He asked them when his voice would change and his father found it amusing while his dad tried to comfort him. If he were to ask Nana Wen she would say it was because he wasn’t drinking enough milk like she always told him to.

Qie Xieling’s bad mood also affected Luo Muchen. He tried coaxing him with his favourite snacks and even drawing a hamster for him but Qie Xieling was unmoved.

While they were walking to the school gate after sports practice, Luo Muchen suddenly got called to the principal’s office. Since Bo Ailun left with Mei Gui all in the name of walking her home, Qie Xieling was left alone.

Luo Muchen had asked him to wait for him so Qie Xieling didn’t leave. He remained standing by the hedge as he lowered his hand to search for something on his cell phone.

While immersing himself in information about growth hormones for teens, someone suddenly spoke behind him. "That won’t help, kid. You lost the gene lottery," she said and Qie Xieling jumped in fright.

Qie Xieling immediately labelled the auntie covered up from head to toe and wearing big shades covering half her face a human trafficker.

He was about to yell when she covered his mouth and said, "Don’t scream. It’s me, Muchen’s mum."

Qie Xieling’s brows knitted with a disbelieving expression. Why was a woman with a net worth in the billions hiding in the bushes and dressed like a ninja here to assassinate people?

"Why?" he asked and she pulled his arm while saying,

"Tell your dad I will drop you off. I need to talk to you."

After she said that Qie Xieling was dragged to a nearby cake shop that was empty for some reason.

By the time Luo Muchen came back, Qie Xieling had vanished. With a hint of annoyance, he dialled his number but Qie Xieling didn’t answer.

Qie Xieling’s cellphone was buzzing on the table and when he was about to answer it Luo Shih grabbed it and saw the caller ID was someone saved as Emperor Mu.

Luo Shih: "..."

Qie Xieling laughed nervously. Why did it look like he was the eunuch serving by the emperor’s side who had been summoned by the empress dowager to answer why the emperor had no heirs yet?

"Sorry for the unplanned meeting. I just wanted to ask you a couple of questions about Mu Mu and I didn’t want him to know that I came to you so... what do you want to eat? Pick anything and he will get it for you," she said pointing at the shop manager who was ready to cater to his demands.

If Qie Xieling didn’t milk this then he wasn’t his father’s son. "Mm... I have heard that the tiramisu here is so good. Can I have that," he said and in less than a minute a slice was placed in front of him with a scoop of pistachio ice cream on the side.

"... you know what would be good? Some cheesecake and macaron. Oh, and some chocolate milkshake thank you," he said and Luo Shih suddenly felt like she had invited a pig to an all-you-can-eat buffet but where did Qie Xieling look like a pig? He obviously had tapeworms otherwise how could he eat that much without putting on some weight?

Seeing the tiramisu and cheesecake that had been eaten cleanly she asked, "Can we talk now."

Qie Xieling nodded his head while sucking on the chocolate milkshake but when he heard her question he almost had milkshake coming out from his nose.

"Which girl does Luo Muchen have a crush on?"

Qie Xieling: "???"