My Friends Love Me So Much

Lin Ruoshui had been friends with Shen Yinghua for years, and had secretly loved her under the guise of friendship for just as long.

To Shen Yinghua, the two of them were the most perfectly matched pieces in the world, inseparable and the best of friends.

But in Lin Ruoshui's heart, Shen Yinghua was her first love, the person she had sketched on her canvas countless times, and the friend she had so often wanted to confess her love to.

For more than a decade, Lin Ruoshui had regretted it again and again, hating herself for carelessly making her so-called "straight girl declaration" before she understood her own feelings.

After that, no matter how Lin Ruoshui tested the waters, Shen Yinghua remained convinced she was straight and would laugh, saying, "Don't joke about that."

Shen Yinghua might fall for any girl, but she would never fall for her.

The thought left Lin Ruoshui utterly despondent.

But it was all right, she told herself.

After all, Lin Ruoshui was the only one by Shen Yinghua's side, the one person she could never replace. She could openly hug and hold hands with Shen Yinghua as her friend, and secretly kiss her while she slept.

She tried to keep Shen Yinghua all to herself for the rest of her life this way. Even as her best friend, she would be content.

But now, Shen Yinghua lowered her eyes and smiled, saying in an incredibly gentle voice, "I've fallen for a girl. I want to pursue her."

Though jealousy was driving her mad, Lin Ruoshui could only control her expression and speak as a friend:

"You've never dated, so you have no experience. Pursuing someone is really hard."

"Girls these days are especially hard to read. You never know what they're thinking..."

"Since we've been friends for over a decade, why don't I help you?"

She lost her head and kept crossing the line, until, on impulse, she confessed, "I like you."

"..." Shen Yinghua looked up at her in surprise. "But we're friends."

Mutual pining

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