My Virtual Girlfriend-Chapter 337 If our relationship....

Listening intently for a while to Yu Qiao Qiao’s steady breathing, confirming Boss Qiao Qiao was sound asleep, Chen Yan turned his head to glance once more at Zhao Ying’s tightly shut door before he satisfiedly snuck quietly into Yu Qiao Qiao’s room.

After tiptoeing inside, he reached out to close the door.

Suddenly, a hand braced against the door at that moment.

Chen Yan was dumbfounded for a second.

Then he looked towards the doorway in the dim light.

To his surprise, Zhao Ying, whom he had checked several times, was actually standing at the door.

Chen Yan’s heart nearly leapt into his throat.

’What’s going on? What’s going on?’

’Why is Brother Ying here?’

’I didn’t see her open the door just now!’

’Where did she come from?’

Following that, Chen Yan’s second thought was: It’s over, I’m socially dead!

Being caught red-handed sneaking into Yu Qiao Qiao’s room in the middle of the night—what am I going to do now!

Would Brother Ying believe me if I said I wanted to play a prank?!

With that thought, he began to panic slightly and wanted to explain.

But just as he was about to speak, Zhao Ying covered his mouth.

Chen Yan’s eyes widened, not knowing what was happening.

Then he saw Zhao Ying imitating him a moment ago, looking around cautiously, then sneaking in tiptoeing as well.

She was the spitting image of a second Chen Yan.

A question mark slowly appeared above Chen Yan’s head: ?

’What... what’s going on?’

After slipping in, Zhao Ying softly closed the door behind her, pulled Chen Yan down into a crouch, and, bringing her face close to Chen Yan’s, her curious black eyes fixed on him, she whispered, "What do we do next?"

A second question mark slowly appeared above Chen Yan’s head: Hmm??

’What the hell?’

’Wasn’t Brother Ying here to catch me?’

’Why is this different from what I expected?’

Though he was genuinely confused about Zhao Ying’s intentions, he too lowered his voice and tentatively asked in a whisper, "Where were you just now? How did you follow me here?"

At this, Zhao Ying beamed proudly and whispered, "I was just drinking water in the living room. Then I turned around, noticed you came out, and you were sneaking around. So I followed you."

Saying this, her eyes sparkled with excitement as she asked, "Are you here to pull a prank?"

"What do you plan to do?"

"Are you going to yell next to Qiao Qiao, or are you going to flip her bed?!"

With that, she flexed her arm muscles enthusiastically, "I can help!"

Chen Yan: ...

Did I just get planted here?

When I came out, Brother Ying wasn’t in her room? In the living room?

Is she a night owl? Not sleeping at 1 AM?!

And amidst his complaints, Chen Yan also felt a bit annoyed.

Because he felt he hadn’t been cautious enough.

Before leaving the room, he had forgotten to use the game to check Brother Ying’s current status.

He "replayed" the process in his head, feeling it was probably a minor side-effect of the Constitution Potion.

Ever since he drank the Constitution Potion, Chen Yan had been extremely agitated, like he had consumed five or six times the amount of concentrated coffee, with active thoughts, no sleepiness, and a loss of his usual caution...

Gently patting his forehead, Chen Yan felt tonight was such a failure!

Luckily, Brother Ying is simple-minded; otherwise, I would have truly been socially dead!

Thinking this, Chen Yan looked at Yu Qiao Qiao, who was sleeping sweetly on the bed, then at Zhao Ying, who was looking at him eagerly, and then he whispered, "Brother Ying, the prank I’m doing can only be done by me. You can’t do it."

Zhao Ying, squatting on the floor, lifted her head curiously and asked, "Why not?"

Chen Yan: ...

How do I explain this?

Because you are a woman?

Chen Yan didn’t dare, fearing Brother Ying might punch him.

So he hesitated for a moment and said, "Because I’m a bit closer to Qiao Qiao. Your relationship with her isn’t there yet."

Zhao Ying blinked her lustrous big eyes and asked, "So if our relationship is close enough, can I do it?"

Chen Yan: ...

What can Chen Yan say?

He forced a nod and added, "But you have to get Qiao Qiao’s consent first."

Zhao Ying blinked, "Do pranks need the consent of others? Is that still considered a prank?"

Chen Yan found it more difficult to keep up the pretense. He wanted to escape.

Just then, Zhao Ying hit him with another soul-piercing question, "Can we do it, based on our relationship?"

Chen Yan: ...

Chen Yan couldn’t continue.

He turned his head, opened the door, and slipped out.

Watching Chen Yan flee in panic, Zhao Ying tilted her head in confusion and murmured, "If you can’t, you can’t. Why run?"

"Hmph. So weird!"

Perhaps her speaking woke Yu Qiao Qiao, as she softly "hmmed" and then turned over.

Zhao Ying immediately held her breath and then looked towards Yu Qiao Qiao: as the queen of pranks, she couldn’t be captured before even starting her prank!

Fortunately, Yu Qiao Qiao did not wake up; she simply turned over and muttered a few words, then fell asleep again.

Seeing this, Zhao Ying did not linger and slipped out of Yu Qiao Qiao’s room.

Stepping out of Yu Qiao Qiao’s room, Zhao Ying stood up and saw Chen Yan returning to his room.

Even though it was pitch-black inside the room, Zhao Ying could see everything clearly.

This made her ponder while looking at Chen Yan’s retreating figure, blinking.

’Eh? Has Chen Yan gotten stronger?’

’Why do I feel like his aura is getting stronger?’

Zhao Ying tilted her head in confusion.

’Is it just my imagination?’

’Probably just my imagination...’

Thinking this, Zhao Ying went back to her room: she felt Chen Yan was an oddball, even if he got a bit stronger, he was still an oddball...

Meanwhile, Chen Yan, now back in his room, took out his phone, opened the game, and seeing Zhao Ying return to her room, he finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Tonight’s unexpected incident was really a headache and made him realize that now was not the right time to devour Boss Qiao Qiao.

As the effects of the Constitution Potion gradually wore off, Chen Yan’s intelligence returned to its peak.

Because he realized that even if he confirmed that Zhao Ying was asleep before making a surprise attack.

But given Zhao Ying’s post-martial training alertness, any slight noise would probably awaken her and cause her to come and check.

Then it would really be a social death scene.

After all, he couldn’t just say to Zhao Ying: Let’s do it together, Brother Ying...

So, stroking his chin, Chen Yan pondered: if only I could get Brother Ying to leave...

I wonder if there’s a chance in the new company...

But for now...

Time to sleep!

Having acquired three special items tonight and having probed the "enemy’s" "defense situation," Chen Yan felt it was worth it.

As for devouring Boss Qiao Qiao, that needed more planning!

...

[Zhao Ying Favorability: 58]（Chen Yan seems stronger +3, and even stronger now +4,）

...

A night passed without words, and the next morning, Chen Yan woke up to the smell of food.

At first, he was a bit confused and had to recall a bit before remembering he was cohabiting with Boss Qiao Qiao...

Dressed, out of bed, Chen Yan headed to the living room.

Then he saw Yu Qiao Qiao, wearing a cute apron with a faint smile on her face, humming a lovely song while preparing breakfast.

It wasn’t a particularly lavish breakfast—just a hand-grabbed pancake with egg—but it smelled incredibly fragrant.

Seeing Chen Yan emerge, Yu Qiao Qiao happily looked up and said, "Chen Yan, you’re awake~"

"The food is ready. Wash your hands and let’s eat."

There was indeed a sense of home about it all.

Chen Yan smiled and agreed, then went to wash his hands.

Zhao Ying returned from her morning exercise while they were eating.

Chen Yan exchanged glances with her, seeing nothing unusual on her face as if last night’s incident had never happened.

This once again eased Chen Yan’s mind.

But of course, Brother Ying is carefree and seldom dwells on trivial matters.

After eating, the three of them went to work together.

Upon arriving at the new company, Qin Ming and He Mengxue had once again arrived early.

This time, not only did they greet Chen Yan, but they also respectfully greeted He Mengxue.

Chen Yan gave them a puzzled look but didn’t say anything.

After all, he had come to accept Qin Island’s odd phenomenon of the rich second-generation circle valuing martial prowess.

Waving to the two, Chen Yan called them into the office he had visited the previous day for a brief meeting.

The purpose of the meeting was to ask about the company’s progress.

He Mengxue reported that the company was on track; using her previous connections, she had poached a few executives from the venture capital industry, posted recruitment ads, and had her friends start recommending suitable projects for consideration.

After hearing the report, Chen Yan nodded.

Currently, with dozens of "Xiao Ha’s Instant Film" in hand, along with a "Strong Buy Card," he could make a forcible investment in any attractive projects.

Now he was just waiting for He Mengxue and her team to pick out good projects.

And if there was a suitable project, Chen Yan could even use it as an opportunity for Zhao Ying to gain experience by sending her on a business trip with He Mengxue to understand it better, thereby finding a chance to devour Boss Qiao Qiao.

Thus, Chen Yan was very attentive to the new company’s progress.

Seeing that it had started to follow the standard procedure, Chen Yan knew it was just a matter of time.

So, after the two returned to preparing the company with Zhao Ying, Chen Yan rubbed the "Fixed Asset Cash Back Card" in his pocket, wondering if he should use it now...

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My wife just found out she’s pregnant. We’ve been running to the hospital for checks these past few days, so I couldn’t write today. Please understand... I’ll try to maintain a stable update of two Chapters.

But if I really can’t make it, please bear with me.

Love you guys! Muah~

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My wife just found out she’s pregnant. We’ve been running to the hospital for checks these past few days, so I couldn’t write today. Please understand... I’ll try to maintain a stable update of two Chapters.

But if I really can’t make it, please bear with me.

Love you guys! Muah~

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My wife just found out she’s pregnant. We’ve been running to the hospital for checks these past few days, so I couldn’t write today. Please understand... I’ll try to maintain a stable update of two Chapters.

But if I really can’t make it, please bear with me.

Love you guys! Muah~