Yanmei waited patiently outside the photo booth, looking intently at the small room with the closed curtain her wife and the snake are in.
Yu and Lanfen looked at each other, shrugging before a hand grabbed the two's shoulders, seeing Guang with a teasing smile on her face.
"Look at her face; it's full of jealousy."
"Yeah, that might be dangerous for us."
Considering Yanmei grew up in a mafia household, Yu couldn't help but feel a little scared at what Yanmei's expression was showing. Seeing the furrowed eyebrows and an invisible growing horn on the older woman's head was nerve-racking.
"Don't be scared; Yanmei wouldn't hurt anyone."
Guang said, smiling at the two. Her face contorted, seeing the uneasy expression Yu and Lanfen are showing.
Her words didn't ease the two, only making them think about how Yanmei might explode in anger and they'll get involved with the massacre that was about to happen.
A commotion suddenly happened, snapping the three in their world. Yu, Lanfen, and Guang turn their heads to the ground, seeing Roulan lying on her stomach.
Yanmei's expression shifted to a worried one, squatting down to help Roulan.
"Are you okay, bubby?"
Roulan quickly looked at her before standing up, holding Yanmei's arms in the process. Huiqing left the photo booth, standing aside as the machine prints their pictures.
Yanmei's eyebrows furrowed, looking at Roulan, as she was confused about why the taller woman acted that way.
"Don't go."
"What?"
"You kissed Roulan!?"
Lanfen's booming voice travelled on the crowded hallway they're in. Yanmei's worried eyes and expression slowly turn blank.
Roulan smiled sheepishly, her hold tightening on Yanmei's arms. Standing up from squatting as Yanmei stands up, the smaller woman's head turns to the snake, Huiqing.
"What?"
The ice-cold tone pierced through the bustling crowd, stopping everyone in their tracks. Their eyes landed on the smaller, older woman being held by the taller, younger woman.
Huiqing's eyes, which were staring at the photo where she and Roulan's lips met, glanced up and met the raging eyes of the older woman. Her gaze was blank for a moment before an annoying smirk made its way to her lips.
Roulan couldn't help but gulp, feeling the underwhelming aura of the smaller woman in front of her. Her gaze landed on Huiqing, shaking her head before huffing a breath of distress.
"I kissed Roulan."
The taller woman could feel that she was doomed already, starting to lose grasp of the older woman in front as she felt Yanmei slowly walking towards Huiqing's direction.
Lanfen, Yu, and Guang looked at each other, standing in front of Yanmei to stop the older woman.
"Step aside."
"No, we can't."
Guang spoke, her gaze landing on the taller woman who stood still behind the older one. Roulan, picking up the woman's signal, quickly went in front of Yanmei, smiling sheepishly at the older.
"Let's go... and... eat?"
Roulan's voice became smaller as Yanmei's cold gaze turned to her. She couldn't help the growing fear inside her, holding the smaller woman closer to her before leaning to whisper at the woman's ear.
"Can you please let her go? Don't make any scene."
"So it's going to be my fault if I slap her face?"
Roulan leans out, her head shaking frantically, but the woman's gaze already says something she knew she wouldn't be able to stop. Yanmei rolled her eyes at Roulan, pushing the taller woman away before walking towards Huiqing.
The woman, though, was certainly waiting for her. The arrogance on Huiqing's face only ignited the fire inside Yanmei; her expression made the older woman's hands clench into fists.
"What about it?"
Huiqing teased, loving the reaction she's getting from Yanmei. The older woman didn't give her the satisfaction, snatching the photo in Huiqing's hand and tearing it up.
Yet, Huiqing just let Yanmei do it.
Their interaction was witnessed by the people around them, who even stopped by to watch the scene unfolding. Lanfen and Yu hid behind Guang, afraid that they might get tangled between the two women.
While Roulan was getting pushed by Guang, urging the taller woman to stop her wife from making any more ruckus in the university. The taller woman, scared of what's about to happen, didn't budge and looked at Guang for help.
"It's on you."
"Guang, you know I can't stop Yanmei."
"No, I hate that woman when she's angry."
Well, that speaks a lot for Roulan.
The taller woman gulped in fear, looking at the two women who are about to grip each other's hair. One for defense and one for attack.
"Don't you know?"
"Know what?"
Yanmei sucked in her breath, her knuckles turning white as her teeth gritted in anger. She knows she can't keep it a secret, and she knows she won't be able to stop herself from saying it.
Her eyes blink, her hands getting free from the tight closing as her lips curve into a smile. Yanmei's gaze picked up something within Huiqing, her smile turning wider than expected.
She leans on the woman's ear, holding Huiqing's shoulder before tapping three times with her middle finger. Her eyes were extremely cold and different than the worried Yanmei from earlier.
"Touch her again and you're dead."
"I'm not afraid."
"Uh-huh."
Yanmei leans out, her head bowing as she contemplates whether to say it or not. Huiqing, feeling a little excited, looked up to see the unreadable expression on Roulan's face.
This is it.
Huiqing's finally pushing the button, and she'll be able to learn their relationship. After all, she can definitely get Roulan with a snap of her fingers.
Yet, it seemed to crumble down when Roulan went near Yanmei.
The older woman's head turned to look at her right hand, looking up to see the encouraging eyes of her wife. Her eyes soften, seeing the determination Roulan has, which made her heart flutter.
The taller woman's gaze turned to Huiqing, her eyes blank as she smiled a little at the smaller woman in front of her. Her head bowed down first, as if asking the woman for forgiveness.
"Yanmei is my wife."
The hallway fell silent, hearing only the music playing in the auditorium, which was 4 rooms away. The silence was uncomfortable, but for Roulan, it was the most peaceful silence she got.
She sighs and looks at the older woman beside her, removing their intertwined hands and wrapping her right arm around the woman's waist.
"And I love her, so please, stop what you're doing."
Roulan spoke again, looking back at the smaller woman in front of them. Their eye contact lasted for a few seconds before she flashed another smile and dragged the older woman away.
The three, frozen on their spot, looked at Huiqing for a while before following the couple who disappeared in the waves of people. Huiqing stands in the middle of the hallway, alone and feeling betrayed.
Her eyes darted at the picture on the ground, glaring at the taller woman who was smiling at her awkwardly. She couldn't help but chuckle bitterly, not feeling any tears coming out of her eyes.
Her lips curve into a smile, unsure if it was sadness or craziness. But all she knew was she worked hard just to get to the status of being on the same ground as Roulan.
"If I just knew you'd turn me down like this, I shouldn't have done that."