My Virtual Girlfriend-Chapter 380: Zhao Ying’s Favorability Maxed Out

And then she saw...

Chen Yan, bare-chested and drenched in sweat, with his veins bulging...

He was holding the horse stance.

His legs were spread apart as he stood, his arms stretched out straight, fists clenched. He was gritting his teeth, determined to hold on.

Meanwhile, Zhao Ying held a small wooden stick in his hands, circling around Chen Yan with his arms crossed over his chest. Whenever he saw Chen Yan’s posture slipping, he’d flick the stick at him.

Just as Chen Yan’s left arm began to falter, sinking down, Zhao Ying’s hand jerked, and with a sharp "smack," Chen Yan’s arm was struck firmly.

Instantly, Chen Yan grimaced, "winning" in pain, and quickly lifted his left arm again.

Zhao Ying also shouted, "Hold on! Just one more minute!"

Chen Yan roared back immediately, "Got it! Master!"

Zhao Ying nodded, apparently satisfied, and began to pace with the stick in hand once more.

At the doorway, Yu Qiao Qiao, who was peeking through the crack with her hand over her mouth, couldn’t help but have her expression change bit by bit from resentment to astonishment.

’This... This is...’

Yu Qiao Qiao watched the scene before her,

Feeling astounded.

Chen Yan was practicing martial arts with Brother Ying?!

Although she had long known that Zhao Ying was very optimistic about Chen Yan’s martial arts talent, before witnessing this scene, Yu Qiao Qiao couldn’t quite link the two with martial arts training.

After all, remember, it was Chen Yan who initially expressed interest in martial arts, but afterward, he was the one who ditched the most and ran the fastest.

At that time, Yu Qiao Qiao thought Chen Yan wasn’t interested in martial arts at all.

So it turned out... the two had actually been having secret training sessions?

Yu Qiao Qiao felt completely baffled, having no idea why her attempt to "catch cheating" had turned out this way.

While she was pondering this, the indoor training session of the two finally came to an end.

With Zhao Ying’s "Okay. Rest for two minutes!" Chen Yan collapsed to the floor like a lump of mud.

Seeing this, Yu Qiao Qiao immediately composed herself and looked towards the two.

Seeing Chen Yan so exhausted, Zhao Ying squatted down, smiling, and began to loosen his muscles, while consolingly feeding him chicken soup, "Good apprentice. You have to persist. Only with perseverance and determination can one truly become a martial arts expert."

Watching Zhao Ying’s affectionate gestures, Yu Qiao Qiao felt slightly uneasy.

However, she knew Zhao Ying was always straightforward, with no regard for gender boundaries.

Performing these actions, she probably didn’t mean anything by them.

Moreover...

As she was thinking this, Chen Yan even pushed Zhao Ying’s hands away, saying, "You get away! Don’t just touch me! Brother Ying. There’s propriety between men and women!"

Seeing Chen Yan’s "loyalty," Yu Qiao Qiao’s heart sweetened a little.

She felt she was right not to doubt Chen Yan.

Even when facing Zhao Ying, Chen Yan was trying hard to maintain distance.

At the same time, Zhao Ying didn’t mind and simply put her hands back, saying nonchalantly, "Oh, come on. Why are you so shy? We’re master and apprentice. One day of teaching, a lifetime of fatherhood. I’m your dad. Why fuss so much about it?"

Hearing Zhao Ying’s words, Yu Qiao Qiao couldn’t help but cover her mouth and giggle to herself: Classic Brother Ying’s logic indeed.

While Yu Qiao Qiao was musing over this, Chen Yan struck back. While knocking Zhao Ying’s hands away, he said, "Go on, get lost! Who’s your son! I’m your dad!"

"Huh?! Is my little apprentice rebelling?" Chen Yan’s challenge instantly led Zhao Ying to start reaching out to grab him again.

Chen Yan raised his arms to block.

Zhao Ying aimed a kick.

Before Yu Qiao Qiao could react, the two of them were fighting in the gym, exchanging kicks and punches.

Then... five seconds later, Chen Yan was pinned down by Zhao Ying, locked in a figure-four leg lock, persistently tapping the floor, "I was wrong, Master! I was wrong, Master!"

Zhao Ying then let go, snorting triumphantly, her coquettish manner declaring, "My little apprentice dares to spar with the master! Utterly ignorant!"

After that, she dusted her hands off, "Come on! Break’s over, let’s continue."

Chen Yan heaved a sigh and got up from the floor, resuming the horse stance as instructed by Zhao Ying.

Meanwhile, Yu Qiao Qiao, who had been secretly watching the whole scene, silently left the gym and closed the door.

After closing the door, Yu Qiao Qiao shook her little head and whispered to herself, "Qiao Qiao. How could you ever doubt Brother Ying."

She thought for a moment before adding, "Even if you didn’t trust Brother Ying, you shouldn’t doubt Chen Yan."

As she thought about it, she couldn’t help but recall Chen Yan’s distant stance toward Zhao Ying just now, as well as his uninterested manner toward other girls usually, and a sweetness filled Yu Qiao Qiao’s heart, making her feel much more at peace.

However...

After feeling at peace, Yu Qiao Qiao’s confusion only deepened.

Because, she felt that Yang Nuannuan was definitely not someone who acted without cause—if she hadn’t discovered something, she wouldn’t have spoken to her that way.

But why hadn’t she seen anything herself?

As she puzzled over this, an idea suddenly brightened in Yu Qiao Qiao’s dazed little head: Oh my! Did Sister Nuan Nuan also see something about Brother Ying and Chen Yan going to the hotel and got the wrong idea?

The more she thought about it, the more it seemed true, and she was eager to contact Yang Nuannuan right away for clarification.

She felt that Yang Nuannuan must have misunderstood Chen Yan and Zhao Ying’s relationship and that’s why she spoke to her that way.

Even after, she left without saying goodbye.

Thinking this, Yu Qiao Qiao couldn’t wait any longer.

She looked once more at Chen Yan and Zhao Ying, who were still training hard in the gym, and then "thump, thump, thump" she ran downstairs, heading back to Fenghua Building.

Arriving at the charity foundation, Yu Qiao Qiao went to her office and picked up the landline to call Yang Nuannuan.

In the past, she had tried contacting Yang Nuannuan with her mobile phone, only to find she was blocked.

Lately, since Yang Rou had brought news of Yang Nuannuan, she hadn’t tried to reach out again.

But this time, on a whim, she thought of using the landline.

Sure enough, the call wasn’t blocked.

The dial tone "beep... beep... beep..." sounded.

After a moment, the call was answered with the sweet and gentle voice of Yang Nuannuan, "Hello~? May I ask who you’re looking for~~?"

Yu Qiao Qiao, replied in a hushed tone, "Sister Nuan Nuan, it’s me, Qiao Qiao."

Upon hearing Yu Qiao Qiao’s voice, Yang Nuannuan on the other end hesitated a moment.

After a brief pause, she responded with an "Oh," then asked, "What is it, Qiao Qiao?"

Her voice lost its initial warmth, sounding a bit distant.

But Yu Qiao Qiao didn’t notice and whispered, "Sister Nuan Nuan. Everyone’s really worried about you. Can you come back?"

Upon hearing Yu Qiao Qiao’s words, Yang Nuannuan was silent for a long time.

She neither agreed nor disagreed.

Seeing this, Yu Qiao Qiao bit her lip in frustration and continued, "Sister Nuan Nuan. The other day, when you told me to be cautious of the people around me, did you see something... with Brother Ying and Chen Yan?"

This time, Yang Nuannuan didn’t remain silent.

She gave a short "Hmm," her answer succinct, "Yes."

Yu Qiao Qiao pressed on, "Did you see the two of them going to Twin Towers Hotel?"

Yang Nuannuan went quiet for a while, then gave another "Hmm," before adding, "Almost every day."

Yu Qiao Qiao eagerly asked, "In the early morning, right?"

Yang Nuannuan pondered for a moment before replying, "Right. Around 7 AM, 8 AM."

At that moment, everything clicked for Yu Qiao Qiao as she spoke up quickly, "Sister Nuan Nuan! You got it wrong! There’s really nothing going on between them!"

As she said this, Yu Qiao Qiao began to recount what she had witnessed that day.

...

Meanwhile, Chen Yan was unaware that Yu Qiao Qiao was justifying his and Zhao Ying’s innocence to Yang Nuannuan. At that moment, his only thought was: It’s over. I’ve really blundered.

After today’s training, Chen Yan and Zhao Ying, as usual, went to take a bath.

Following the strategy they had set the previous days, Chen Yan deliberately kept his distance from Zhao Ying.

Even when undressing, he closed the door. During the bath, he even locked it.

However, while Zhao Ying was bathing, Chen Yan suddenly heard his phone buzz.

While drying his hair, he picked up his phone to check.

What he saw was a notification about Zhao Ying’s affection points.

[The little apprentice is training more seriously: Affection +2]

[Ding. Zhao Ying’s affection: 99 (Friendship affection limit reached, awaiting girlfriend’s confirmation of her own feelings...]