And the reason?

It’s very simple.

Take this, for example: when relatives visit, kids tend to be on their best behavior. That’s because relatives are still outsiders, and people generally try to show their best side to outsiders.

To guys, girls are also outsiders.

Moreover, it’s very likely these guys have other intentions toward you. This makes it even clearer why these girls feel they get along so well with groups of guys.

Of course, many girls are actually aware of this. But they enjoy being the so-called "darling of the group" and tacitly accept this "harmonious" relationship.

This also neatly solves a problem that plagues many guys.

Your girlfriend has a "guy best friend"?

Your girlfriend has a lot of "bros"?

When many guys encounter this problem, their first instinct is to try and reason with their girlfriend. They want to persuade her, to make her understand that those other guys have ulterior motives...

When she says, "They don’t think of me that way, they just see me as one of the guys," you might even think she’s being too naive.

Wake up!

But who’s the naive one, really?

Who’s the bigger fool?

In this day and age, with the younger generation growing up on the internet, are there really any truly naive, sweet-but-dim girls left?

She gets it. She just doesn’t want to give up being the center of their attention.

You think your little "darling" is so innocent and easily fooled, but have you ever considered it from another angle? Maybe the real fool is you.

Getting played for a fool and you’re still worried about her feelings?

...

After they finished their hotpot, Ye Ling held Ning Ruoxi’s hand, and they strolled casually through a nearby shopping plaza.

Since Christmas was just around the corner, many shop windows were decorated with decals of green Christmas trees, a red-suited Santa Claus, and snowflakes.

Suddenly, something caught Ning Ruoxi’s eye.

It was a Christmas tree, about two or three meters high.

"Stinky, let’s go take a picture together, okay?"

Ning Ruoxi immediately turned to Ye Ling and said excitedly.

"Didn’t we just take one?"

Ye Ling said, sounding exasperated.

’I just want to do one more lap and go home,’ he thought. ’The weather is freezing. If Ning Ruoxi hadn’t dragged me out shopping, I’d definitely be curled up in bed right now!’

"Come on."

Ning Ruoxi couldn’t help but roll her eyes at this clueless guy. She hugged Ye Ling’s arm and said in a wheedling voice, "Big brother, please take a picture with me~"

Hearing that soft, sweet voice, a shiver went down Ye Ling’s spine.

"Let’s go! We’re taking that picture right now!"

Ye Ling immediately wrapped an arm around Ning Ruoxi and started walking toward the Christmas tree.

’He loved shopping.’

’And he loved taking pictures!’

’Don’t ask why. Because there’s no reason needed!’

After taking a picture together in front of the Christmas tree, Ye Ling and Ning Ruoxi did another lap. By the time they were done, Ning Ruoxi was hugging a plush reindeer.

Ye Ling had just won it for her from a claw machine. With the experience he gained last time, Ye Ling managed to snag it after spending only thirty yuan!

’Our Brother Ling felt this was another accomplishment worthy of bragging about, eh?’

"Holy shit, Brother Ling, how do we run into you guys everywhere?"

Just then, He Jian and his two friends were walking toward them. Seeing Ye Ling and Ning Ruoxi, they were rendered speechless.

They’d specifically said they didn’t want to go shopping with Ye Ling, mainly because they were afraid of getting "dog food" shoved in their faces. And now, what the fuck, they just run into him?

So.

It wasn’t that they were chasing the "dog food."

The "dog food" was raining down on them from the heavens?

Watching Ye Ling with his arm around Ning Ruoxi as another gust of cold wind blew past, He Jian and the other two huddled down, their hearts turning to ice.

’They wanted a girlfriend to hold onto, too!’

"Where are you guys going?"

Ye Ling was amused to see them. ’It must be fate!’

If He Jian and his friends knew what Ye Ling was thinking, they’d probably have a retort.

’Fate my ass!’

"We were thinking of hitting the arcade for a bit,"

Yang Yefeng answered honestly.

"Well, you guys have fun. We’re going home for some sleepy time."

Ye Ling waved a hand and walked off with his arm around Ning Ruoxi.

Watching Ye Ling and Ning Ruoxi walk away, He Jian and his friends felt like a knife had just been twisted in their hearts.

’Home for some sleepy time?’

’Sleeping alone?’

’No way that’s happening!’

At this thought, He Jian and Yang Yu exchanged a look and couldn’t help but sigh. ’Life is too hard!’

"So, are we still going to the arcade?"

Yang Yefeng asked.

"Like hell we’re playing games. We’re going back to the dorm to sleep."

He Jian and Yang Yu said in unison.

’They needed to find a place to lick their wounds.’

’This emotional trauma was severe!’

「Meanwhile.」

Ye Ling and Ning Ruoxi had already gotten into the car.

Although Ye Ling hadn’t seen his friends’ reactions, he could guess what they were.

In fact...

He’d said the "sleepy time" part out of a mischievous desire to mess with them.

"Stinky, you’re so mean."

Ning Ruoxi had probably guessed what Ye Ling was thinking, and couldn’t help but say so as soon as they got in the car.

"Tch, those single dogs are always getting cocky in the group chat. They need a taste of the real world’s suffering every now and then."

Ye Ling just scoffed and started the car.

However,

’he had to admire He Jian and his two buddies. Their courage was truly commendable!’

’Coming out to play games in this weather?’

TSK TSK TSK!

’Ye Ling really had to admire them.’

「A little after nine.」

Ye Ling got home, took a hot shower, and slid into bed. Cuddling the sweet-smelling Ning Ruoxi, he felt incredibly warm and content.

’This is how winter was meant to be spent, right?’

’What was that saying again? A winter without a girlfriend is an incomplete winter!’

’He Jian and the guys would probably never understand the meaning of that sentence in their entire lives, would they?’

Just then, the "3222 Demon Lord of Chaos" dorm group chat flared to life. He Jian and the others were showing off a new space heater that had just arrived.

He Jian: [Image]

He Jian: "Man, this thing is so comfortable. It’s so warm, feels just like spring."

Yang Yu: "It really is super comfy. I’m even wearing a short-sleeved shirt."

Yang Yu: "@Ye Ling, Brother Ling, when are you coming back to the dorm to try it out?"

Ye Ling: "Honest question, is that thing warmer than cuddling your girlfriend?"

Ye Ling: [Image]

As for the image’s content, it was, of course, a photo of him cuddling Ning Ruoxi under the covers.

’Ye Ling was a bit speechless himself. Do these guys really want to be crushed this badly?’

The moment he sent the photo, the entire group chat erupted.

He Jian: "AHHHH, I can’t take it anymore! Yang Yu, you son of a BITCH! Why the hell did you say we should get revenge on Brother Ling?! Goddammit, I can’t believe I fell for your crap."

Yang Yu: "I’m gonna puke. Brother Ling is a real savage!"

So,

today’s daily question is here.

Do single dogs truly have no rights?