This was probably the longest afternoon of Lin Feng's life.
If he had come out with ordinary friends, Lin Feng could have completely been a quiet, beautiful man and just listened. But Shen Linyin was an E-person, and an E-person who treated him as a male bestie.
"Lin Feng, look at that! That Garfield's face looks like it was smacked by a frying pan, it's so cute!"
"Mm, it is indeed flat."
"Wow, this Ragdoll's fur is so soft, come touch it quickly! The hand-feel is absolute!"
"Oh, okay, I'll touch it..."
"Hey, by the way, don't you think the way this orange cat drools while sleeping looks especially like Old Ren?"
In order to keep up with Shen Linyin's extremely jumpy thinking rhythm, Lin Feng had to overclock his brain, which was usually in power-saving mode.
However, with the passing of time, Lin Feng's hanging heart slowly settled down.
Although they were out alone on a "date," and although the air was filled with the ambiguous scent of coffee, Shen Linyin's behavior was really... too candid.
The look in her eyes was clear to the bottom, holding not a single shred of men-women emotion. It was purely that atmosphere of "good brothers, talking loyalty, coming out together to pet cats is so happy."
Lin Feng secretly breathed a sigh of relief; that baffling sense of guilt in his heart dissipated significantly.
"It looks like I was being sentimental on my own before," Lin Feng thought to himself as he watched Shen Linyin, who was crazily waving a cat teaser wand. "Although the system judged me as a [Blue Face Confidant], this doesn't mean she wants to green Old Ren. The 45 points of favorability have been stuck for a long time without moving; it seems this is the upper limit of friendship. As long as I don't actively do that, this green hat shouldn't be able to be buckled down."
This was very good.
Although he, Lin Feng, was a "system host" who would use all means to dig the foot of the wall, in his bones he was still that male university student who valued loyalty. Treating Shen Linyin as a backup plan was one thing, but really greening a good brother was another thing entirely.
However, when Shen Linyin sat back on the sofa to rest, the atmosphere quietly underwent a change.
"Sigh..." Shen Linyin stirred the iced latte in front of her and suddenly heaved a long sigh. Her tone instantly switched from the high spirits of just now to a resentful mode. "Lin Feng, tell me, is Old Ren lacking some heart?"
"Ah?" Lin Feng paused. "How so?"
This question didn't matter; it directly opened Shen Linyin's chatterbox.
"You don't know, he is really too sloppy! Last time I went downstairs to his dorm to wait for him, the socks he wore weren't even a pair! One was black and one was dark blue, and he actually told me this was the trend!" Shen Linyin was indignant. "Also, every time he eats, he smacks his lips. I've told him so many times and he won't change, still saying that food isn't fragrant if you don't smack your lips..."
Lin Feng held his lemon water, smiling awkwardly in compensation. "Uh... boys will be fine once they grow up a bit, just careless and casual."
In his heart: Big sister, is it really suitable for you to tell these kinds of private life details to me, an "outsider"? Isn't this a topic only for intimate relationships?
But looking at Shen Linyin's expression of "only you understand me," Lin Feng remembered his current identity was [Blue Face Confidant]. As a qualified tree hole, he had to keep the conversation going.
"Actually, Old Ren is indeed quite like that sometimes," Lin Feng said, following her lead to cater to the atmosphere.
"Right! You think so too!" Shen Linyin seemed to have found a kindred spirit. She leaned her body forward, getting even closer to Lin Feng. "The most excessive thing is that he has absolutely no concept of time! And he also deathly protects face!"
Chatting and chatting, the atmosphere gradually became heated. In order to prove he was also standing on the side of "justice," Lin Feng's brain overheated. To support the argument that "Ren Yichen deathly wants face," he casually threw out some fierce material.
"Speaking of deathly wanting face, do you remember that Friday last month?" Lin Feng put down his cup, describing it vividly. "He was getting goaded by a few guys from the class next door, insisting on going to fight wine. The result was he only drank half a case of beer and couldn't handle it. He came back vomiting until the sky and earth went dark, hugging the toilet while crying and shouting 'I can still drink.' Finally, it was me who had to carry him back to bed..."
Lin Feng spoke vigorously, completely failing to notice that Shen Linyin's expression across from him was gradually changing from the "Roast Assembly" of just now to something gloomy.
"You're saying..." Shen Linyin's voice suddenly cooled several degrees. "That Friday last month? That Friday he said he was reviewing in the library until late at night?"
The smile on Lin Feng's face instantly froze.
A kind of cold sweat named "finished calf" instantly soaked his back.
Bad!
That night Ren Yichen had almost vomited his bile out. The next day after waking up, he gave a thousand exhortations and ten thousand instructions: "Old Lin! Brother Feng! Absolutely don't tell Linyin about this, otherwise she will scold me again. I'll just say I went to the library!"
How had he promised at that time?
"Relax brother, my mouth is tighter than the city wall!"
At this moment, looking at Shen Linyin's eyes which were practically spitting fire, Lin Feng wished he could slap himself twice across the face. In order to find a common topic in this bestie bureau, he had actually smoothly sold out his good brother!
"That... Linyin ah, actually..." Lin Feng tried to remedy the situation.
"Tsk." Shen Linyin impatiently clicked her tongue, her eyes sharp. "I just knew it! I've told him so many times, that group of people are not good things. I let him go to those kinds of gatherings less, but he insisted on showing off! And he still dared to lie to me saying he went to the library!"
Finished, finished.
Lin Feng wailed in his heart. This time he hadn't just sold his brother, but also provoked Shen Linyin.
[Detected host and target "Shen Linyin" shared an exclusive secret, and stood on the target's side to jointly criticize a third party, triggering strong emotional resonance.]
[Shen Linyin Favorability +1]
[Current Favorability: 46 (Blue Face Confidant)]
Lin Feng fiercely opened his eyes, almost spraying out a mouthful of water.
No...
This can also rise?!
I betrayed my brother, portrayed your boyfriend as a lying drunkard, and you not only don't dislike my "tattletale" behavior, but you actually have more good feelings toward me?
Lin Feng looked at Shen Linyin in front of him, whose cheeks were slightly red from anger, and suddenly felt a burst of deep chill.
This [Blue Face Confidant] plus [Eternal Padlock] BUFF judgment mechanism, isn't it a bit too hellish?
What is going on with this déjà vu of "We two are the ones in a group, your boyfriend is a stupid X"?
"Lin Feng." Shen Linyin suddenly raised her head. Although she was still angry, the look in her eyes toward Lin Feng held an added share of trust. "Fortunately you told me. Otherwise, this fool would still be keeping me in the drum. Indeed, you are the reliable one."
Lin Feng laughed dryly twice. "Hehe... should be, should be..."
He silently tightened his fist under the table, shedding tears of regret inside.
Old Ren, sorry.
This green hat... seems to have been personally pressed down an inch by me.