My Online Girlfriend Has a Twin Sister - Chapter 357 - 237: Hello, Young Master. Are You Free Tonight?

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Love is a weightless word.

It’s a term easily spouted by philanderers.

It’s a tool the selfish use to bind others.

But only those who truly understand love, or are in the midst of being loved, know its weight.

Chen Yuan suddenly felt that both Jiangg Ning and Jiangg Yao seemed to be genuinely starting to pursue him. This was different from the love before—it was more delicate, gentler, like water so light it was almost weightless.

Little by little, it was seeping into his life.

During his afternoon class, he, who was always an attentive student, actually found his mind wandering. He turned his head to watch a few sparrows fluttering and chirping outside the window as they fought over a branch.

They flew back and forth—perhaps playing, perhaps truly fighting. The branch, unable to bear their weight, swayed and trembled incessantly.

Just like his heart.

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“Are you sure she was the one who signed in?”

In the somewhat grimy security room, a property manager and two community security guards stood flustered before Jiangg Ning’s questioning. The group of three didn’t dare to look up and speak.

The young man, in particular, kept his head down and said in a low voice:

“It was her. Although the surveillance footage from that day is missing, I remember it clearly. She looked exactly like the photo.”

“So you just let her in like that? Bringing an outsider with her?”

“Miss Qin came by herself when she signed in. She said she was going to get something, so I had her leave her phone number and ID information… It’s my fault, really. I didn’t think to have her call and check with you at the time…” The young guard’s words came out in fits and starts, his face pale.

The security captain beside him quickly interjected, “He just started not long ago and doesn’t know the rules. If any property was stolen, we can compensate you for it!”

’Compensate?’

The young guard looked up at his captain, his expression even more pained. He moved his lips anxiously. “I…”

The residents of Lanjing’s Fengting District were all either rich or powerful. A glance at the cars in the underground garage was enough to tell you that—even entry-level BMWs, Benzes, and Audis were a rare sight. The belongings in their homes were surely just as valuable.

What could a junior security guard like him possibly offer as compensation?

But according to regulations, the captain’s handling of the situation was correct.

The property manager at the side asked cautiously, “What exactly went missing?”

“This isn’t a matter of whether something was stolen. It’s a matter of privacy. You’re responsible for the residents’ safety. We pay such high property management fees every year, and this is the kind of service we get?” Jiangg Ning’s tone wasn’t overly harsh, but a chill emanated from her.

It left the men so intimidated they barely dared to breathe.

The guard was filled with regret. He had been secretly playing a mobile game at the time and felt that asking her to call the resident would be a hassle. He never expected such a small oversight to lead to this mistake.

He recognized Qin Ting and remembered she had visited several times before. He’d assumed she was subletting from Ms. Jiangg in the same district.

“I’m sorry…”

“Forget it. I’m not going to make you compensate me for anything. Just be more careful in the future.” Jiangg Ning waved a dismissive hand and walked out of the security room with a cold expression.

She had already taken a picture of the registration information.

Her mood was now exceptionally foul. She never would have imagined that Ms. Qin, whom she had trusted so completely, would do something like this. It seemed she had not only underestimated her mother’s methods but also trusted someone she shouldn’t have.

Needless to say, the fact that she was in a relationship was now exposed.

’No wonder she kept telling us not to come back to Lanjing.’

When she and her sister were younger, they couldn’t escape her control. But now they were fully independent, yet Jiangg Ruxue was still trying to manipulate them. No wonder she had been summoned back for blind dates several times.

Jiangg Ning became even more determined to marry for true love and not have her life controlled. Her heart filled with immense disappointment in Qin Ting.

So-called best friends often represented the closest relationships, yet also the ones most easily betrayed.

Watching the high-heeled resident gradually walk away, the three men, drenched in cold sweat, finally breathed a sigh of relief.

The young guard, looking completely drained, leaned against the wall.

“You’re really something else, you useless bum! You’re lucky the resident didn’t press the issue. If she’d lost jewelry worth over a hundred thousand, let’s see how you would’ve paid for it!”

“Uncle, I…”

“Don’t call me uncle! I’m going to smash your phone later and see if you still play that comic book game on the job.”

“Captain, it’s called Honkai: Star Rail…”

“Still talking back!”

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「Evening arrived in the blink of an eye.」

After a full day of classes, the guys returned to their dorm room with sore backs and aching muscles, lacking even the energy to jog to the cafeteria for dinner.

University students had spent the entire holiday in a state of languor. The nightmarish life of their senior year of high school had long been forgotten. After one semester, not only had they become adults, but they had also tasted the colorful life of the big city. The rules at the university were nothing like the strict controls of high school.

The packed schedule of classes made everyone feel a bit like they were back in high school.

“I’m seriously curious. You sleep through half the class and are only awake for a bit. How did you get into Landa University without even trying?”

Wei Zhen asked Liu Nan while tearing open a package.

Their takeout had arrived. The brothers in the dorm set up a small table to eat braised intestines and stir-fried rice noodles.

“Bullshit. You have no idea how hard I worked in high school. My dream was to come to a big city for university, get a degree, marry into a rich family, and be a kept man. I’m already halfway to achieving my goal; all that’s left is to wait for fate.”

“Marry into a rich family? You want to marry into the bride’s home?”

“Yeah, find a rich, beautiful girl.”

“Get real. If Yuan said that, I’d believe it. You, at best, could find a fifty-year-old rich, burly ’mama’ who wears a thick gold chain and is built like a tank,” Wei Zhen mocked.

“I wouldn’t be against it,” Liu Nan replied after a moment’s thought.

The brothers had definitely not expected that response.

Even Chen Yuan choked a little and quickly grabbed a bottle of water to wash it down.

Liu Nan grinned and patted him on the back, chattering nonstop.

“Hey, you need to be careful too, Chen Yuan.”

“Careful about what?”

“Some classmates asked me today about your relationship with Jiangg and her sister.”

“Who asked?”

“A lot of people, guys and girls. I can understand the girls, but the guys are obviously thinking about pursuing them.”

“No way,” Wei Zhen mumbled, his mouth full of rice. “Isn’t that just a toad lusting after a swan?”

“Not necessarily. Everyone knows Jiangg. She has a cold, aloof air, plus she’s a teacher, so no one dares to make a move… but Jiangg Yao is different.”

“How is she different? The twins look identical,” Chen Yuan shot back at Liu Nan, then continued eating, his face unreadable.

But anyone could tell he was quite displeased on the inside.

The brothers, working together with a tacit understanding, had just executed a perfect assist.

Student life was just like that. To break it all down, besides the endless classes and homework, the evening self-study session was a time for everyone to digest the knowledge they had absorbed throughout the day.

Since they had only been back at school for a few days, the rules were still being strictly enforced.

A few school administrators walked past the doorway, chatting and laughing in low voices, perhaps on an inspection tour.

Most students could no longer contain their restless minds. Those with girlfriends were thinking of finishing self-study quickly to go be lovey-dovey on the rooftop, the hill behind the school, or the second floor of the cafeteria. Those without girlfriends were itching to get back to the dorm and team up with their fellow single brothers for a game.

Then there were the even bigger jerks who managed both, rushing to spend time with their girlfriends before heading back to the dorm to team up for games.

’It’s like they’ll die if they don’t play this game or something.’

In any case, entertainment options at school were limited, so most people found their own ways to release their hormones.

As night fell, the oppressive heat was finally driven away by gusts of evening wind. Chen Yuan was working on his homework, his notebook placed to his right. A female classmate had just borrowed it and returned it.

’Will it be Jiangg Ning or Jiangg Yao who comes tonight?’

’Or will they both come together?’

Chen Yuan’s mind wandered for a moment as he did his homework, his thoughts uncontrollable. Realizing what he was thinking, he quickly shook his head. ’I’m letting these two sisters get to me again. Honestly, it would be better if they didn’t come at all.’

’That way, I could have some peace and quiet.’

Going against his own thoughts, Chen Yuan idly doodled circles on a clean sheet of paper, tracing their curves. As his mind grew more chaotic, he simply pressed the pen tip down and drew circles over and over.

RIP—

The paper tore.

Just a few seconds later, the phone in his pocket suddenly vibrated. Chen Yuan pulled it out to see a new message.

No contact name. An unknown number.

“Hello, young master. Wanna meet up tonight? (～￣▽￣)～”

Chen Yuan stared at the message, a smile spreading across his face before he quickly forced it down.

He feigned a blank expression.

’No need to guess, then. It’s Jiangg Yao.’