There was no further change.
Xia Wantang breathed a sigh of relief and waited for a while longer. Still, nothing changed.
Only then did she relax completely.
It was good that she wasn't pregnant.
This was a lesson to be remembered. She absolutely had to use protection.
She took one last look at the pregnancy test stick, confirmed there was only one line, and casually threw it into the trash can.
Wen Xuanyuan anxiously peered in the direction of the restroom, feeling as if an eternity had passed.
Even though it had only been a little over ten minutes, the waiting time felt incredibly long.
"Why is it taking so long? Could she really be pregnant?" Wen Xuanyuan's mind was in a state of chaos.
Finally, Xia Wantang emerged from around the corner.
She kept her head down, her hands gripping the strap of her bag slung across her chest, her expression unreadable.
Wen Xuanyuan's heart sank. She quickly walked forward and asked, "How is it? It's okay if you are, after all, Ling Yuchen can afford it."
"What are you talking about? It was just a false alarm," Xia Wantang looked up at her, utterly bewildered.
"That's good then."
Wen Xuanyuan let out a heavy sigh of relief. She had been incredibly tense herself.
"Let's go, I'll treat you to bubble tea to calm your nerves."
The two walked hand in hand towards the shopping mall's food court.
They bought bubble tea, stinky tofu, barbecue, and more, eating until they were stuffed before heading home.
On the way home, Xia Wantang received a call from Qiao Xinyue.
"Tangtang, I'm at the school, are you here yet?"
"I'm here. Yuchen and I are living in Moxuan Apartment near the school. What about you? Are you staying in the dorms?"
Xia Wantang felt a little happy because she didn't have many friends, and she quite liked Qiao Xinyue.
"I'm staying in the dorms. Then I can come over for meals frequently, haha."
"Are you coming over now? We'll have dinner together tonight. Han Xiao will pick Ou Ma up."
Xia Wantang paused, thinking that there were three apartments on this floor. She and Ling Yuchen occupied one, Ou Ma had another, and Li Bowen would move into the third.
Then Qiao Xinyue could also move in.
"If you'd like, you can come and live with Ou Ma. You can stay in the apartment next door."
"Sure!"
Upon hearing that her mother was also coming, Qiao Xinyue became extremely happy.
"The cafeteria food is terrible. I can eat my mom's cooking every day from now on."
"I'm at the big mall near the school right now. Hurry over, I'll introduce you to a new friend."
"Okay, I'll be right there."
After the call ended, Xia Wantang immediately pulled Wen Xuanyuan aside and said, "A new friend will be coming over soon. I'll introduce you to her."
Wen Xuanyuan had been quietly listening to their conversation. Seeing the call end, she finally dared to speak.
"Okay, but if you're all living here, I want to move in together too." Wen Xuanyuan's desire to live independently grew even stronger.
Xia Wantang furrowed her brows and said, "Then let Li Bowen not move in. But will your parents agree to you moving out?"
"I must move out." Wen Xuanyuan was determined this time.
She was already twenty-one, a university student, not a child. She wanted her own freedom.
Xia Wantang understood her thoughts, but there was one thing she had to make clear.
"You can move in, but you cannot live with Li Bowen. You are different from me."
Her situation was an accident, and living together later was also due to circumstances. But now they were legally married, and their parents had agreed.
Whether legally or morally, it was acceptable, and it wasn't that premarital cohabitation was wrong.
It was just that Wen Xuanyuan, due to her sister's situation, had been very well protected by her family. Without her family's consent, and considering her sister's past experience,
if she insisted, it would be very difficult for her and Li Bowen to be together, and it would also hurt her family's feelings.
Wen Xuanyuan silently lowered her head. Could she say that she wanted to move out precisely to have more time with Li Bowen?
She understood the reasoning, but when it came to that point, she could only let nature take its course.
Seeing her expression, Xia Wantang immediately understood her thoughts and could only explain the intricate relationships involved.
She was an observer, so she could see more clearly than Wen Xuanyuan. It was likely that Li Bowen also agreed with Wen Xuanyuan's desire to move out because he had considered this aspect.
Wen Xuanyuan suddenly felt very frustrated, a feeling of being restricted and controlled.
They couldn't control everything just because of her sister's situation.
This time, she was determined to move out.
Xia Wantang didn't try to persuade her any further, because she understood that Wen Xuanyuan had made up her mind and would not turn back.
After waiting for about ten minutes, Qiao Xinyue arrived.
Xia Wantang introduced them to each other, and then they all returned to the apartment.
Wen Xuanyuan and Qiao Xinyue quickly hit it off; their personalities were very compatible.
Back at the apartment.
Ling Yuchen had not yet returned, and Li Bowen had already left. However, Han Xiao had brought Ou Ma over.
As soon as Ou Ma arrived, she busied herself cleaning and tidying the house.
The house was actually quite clean; a cleaning service had already tidied it up before they moved in.
But Ou Ma wouldn't feel at ease unless she personally cleaned it.
Seeing them return, she hurried to wash some fruit. Xia Wantang told her to rest, but she refused.
She always said that idleness would lead to illness and that she needed to keep busy. Xia Wantang could only let her do as she pleased.
The weather was too hot, and they didn't want to go out, so the three of them huddled on the sofa watching television.
The TV was currently showing a historical drama starring Wen Yan.
Qiao Xinyue watched it intently, her face filled with adoration, constantly exclaiming how handsome and charming "brother" was.
Xia Wantang, on the other hand, was completely indifferent and not interested in watching.
It wasn't that Wen Yan wasn't handsome, but with Ling Yuchen, who was tangible and present, she had become immune to all handsome men.
Wen Xuanyuan, even more disdainful, scoffed and didn't even glance at the TV, engrossed in her phone, her face lit up with a bright smile.
On the television.
"Cousin is so good, and yet Sister is still angry. She truly doesn't know how to cherish him."
"Cousin, please go and appease Sister! Rong'er is fine."
Xia Wantang, who had been scrolling through videos on her phone, suddenly froze at the sound coming from the television.
How did this voice sound so familiar?
At the same moment, Wen Xuanyuan also put down her phone.
"This white lotus cousin is so annoying, I wish Wen Yan would kick her away!" Qiao Xinyue was so angry she was grinding her teeth.
Wen Xuanyuan and Xia Wantang simultaneously looked at the television.
On the screen, a delicate and weak beauty was on the verge of tears, looking pitiful.
"I just like Cousin. I liked him before Sister entered the house. Rong'er is willing to be a concubine, why does Sister still hate me so much."
"Holy crap, Xia Wanfu." Wen Xuanyuan exclaimed in disbelief, absolutely stunned.
Xia Wantang's shock was no less than hers, but it wasn't entirely unexpected.
Xia Wanfu was in this line of work, and Jiang Zexi seemed to have a rather famous entertainment company.
Relying on her boyfriend's connections, it wasn't impossible for her to find acting opportunities.
Qiao Xinyue was panting heavily, already furious at the manipulative words.