Daily Life in the Pet Shop Ch. 190

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"You haven't. I haven't either. We met online... in a game. The apprentice I told you about."
Fang Yue said that and immediately bolted to the other end of the couch to hide.

"That apprentice..."

Fang Yi thought back. Fang Yue had mentioned her a lot. She'd logged into his account just to carry the girl through dungeons. Spent money from his account to buy her gear.
He even saw her buy a new headset specifically to teach her apprentice how to play better.

At one point, he'd been worried the girl was a scammer, but then Fang Yue had complained that her little apprentice was too extravagant and kept sending her expensive gifts. That's when he relaxed a bit.

But now? This apprentice really was something else.

"Have you two ever met in person?"

Since getting together with Du Qianze, Fang Yi had become more open-minded about s**ual orientation, so the fact that Fang Yue liked girls didn't really bother him.
What did bother him was that she had a crush on someone from a game.

He used to play a lot too—most of the people he met online were scammers.
Fang Yue wasn't a kid anymore. How had she fallen for this?

"Does she know you like her? Does she like you back?"
Du Qianze suddenly jumped in.

"She doesn't know. It's a secret crush," Fang Yue shook her head and quickly looked at Fang Yi.
"You can't tell her! She likes someone else already!"

"She doesn't like you back..."
Du Qianze let out a breath—so all his worry had been for nothing.
Fang Yue had said she wasn't into girls in general, it just so happened this one person was a girl.

Since the apprentice already had someone else, then sooner or later, Fang Yue would get over her.
Even if it took a while, once she met more people, those feelings would fade, and she'd eventually find someone else and live a peaceful life.

"No more gaming for now, got it? If you keep playing, I'll have your brother lock your account."
Fang Yi rubbed his forehead, his tone serious. He'd always thought of gaming as just a way to blow off steam, but now? This had spiraled into something way more complicated than he'd expected. What a headache.

"It's okay, Xiao Yue. Since you like her, have you thought about meeting her in person and telling her how you feel?"
Du Qianze chimed in gently. "Even if she doesn't like you back, just saying it out loud might help."

"R-Really? You think I can actually say it?"
Fang Yue looked stunned. "But she already has a boyfriend..."

"You just said it yourself—she has a boyfriend, and she doesn't like you like that. So confessing isn't about being with her. It's just so she knows. It won't be in vain, all that time you spent crushing on her."
Fang Yi had just opened his mouth when Du Qianze tugged him back and calmly explained things to Fang Yue.

"You... You just want me to give up, don't you?"
Fang Yue caught on right away, but Du Qianze's words really did speak to her.

She'd liked her little apprentice for so long—if she never said anything, she would feel regret.
She didn't want to confess in the hopes of being with her, and she didn't want to cause her any trouble.
She just wanted to let her know.

No expectations.

If her apprentice would just quietly listen, that alone would be enough.
And honestly, if she ended up being disgusted or rejected because of it—maybe that would finally help her move on.

The more she thought about it, the more she felt that talking to her face-to-face would be better.
Getting it off her chest might ease the pressure in her heart a little.

"How you want to handle this is up to you. Whatever you think is best, do that."
Du Qianze walked over to her and softened his tone. "Just be careful. Don't get scammed, and don't let yourself get hurt. It's not worth breaking your heart over someone who doesn't even know you in real life. Okay?"

"I know. I'll think about it seriously," Fang Yue nodded.

Fang Yi still wanted to say something to Fang Yue, but Du Qianze tugged at him, shook his head at him, and pulled him upstairs.

"Why are you dragging me away? That girl's being ridiculous. How can she just go meet someone from the internet? What if it's a scammer?"

"It's fine. We'll just have Xiao Yue set the meeting place at Songjing Park, and we'll keep an eye on her from nearby, problem solved," Du Qianze said seriously, analyzing it with Fang Yi.

"If her online friend turns out to be ugly, we won't even need to do anything—Xiao Yue will give up on her own. After all, what she likes is the version she imagined. But if the person looks okay and Xiao Yue really confesses, it's no big deal. Not everyone likes the same gender anyway. Plus, Xiao Yue already said her little disciple likes someone else. She'll definitely turn her down. Letting Xiao Yue give up on her own is better than us forcing her to. Don't forget, people tend to rebel if you push too hard."

"I see... No wonder you encouraged her to confess. But what if it works out?" Fang Yi was still worried.

"Didn't Xiao Yue say her little disciple already likes someone? That girl definitely won't accept the confession. But if she does, it means she likes Xiao Yue too. If that's the case and they end up together, then so be it." Du Qianze thought Fang Yue's feelings were even more sincere than his. He was naturally into guys, so that's why he liked Fang Yi. But Fang Yue had always liked guys and was willing to change her orientation for this one person—she must have gone through a lot.

That kind of deep emotion, if she didn't give up on her own, no one else could make her. So Du Qianze believed in guiding rather than blocking.

"Mm, yeah." Fang Yi nodded. He felt what Du Qianze said made a lot of sense.

"Then let's not interfere. You should hurry her into meeting her little disciple face to face. The sooner they meet, the sooner she can give up." Du Qianze felt a little guilty. Maybe his own influence had something to do with Fang Yue liking girls. But he had no plans to give up on Fang Yi.

"I'll tell her to invite her over tomorrow." Fang Yi said it and went straight downstairs.

Du Qianze held his forehead. He was just saying that—no need to rush it like that. If they suddenly asked the girl to meet up, she might suspect Fang Yue was shady and refuse to come.

"What's up with you?" Fang Yi came downstairs and saw Fang Yue slumped over the table, looking all gloomy at the window.

"I already said it," Fang Yue replied weakly.

"Said what?" Fang Yi glanced at her screen—it was the game interface. Did she just confess to her disciple in-game?

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