Pursuing Her Best Friend after Confession Failed-Chapter 122 - 95: Be Good, Call Me Hubby, and Sign the Non-Disclosure Agreement
[Big Writer Li, this is Gao Xin from dorm 6608 (feeling a bit shy). I’m Zhijin’s roommate, and I really admire your talent. Oh, I’ve also written some romance novels in my free time. Could you perhaps offer me some guidance?]
[Hee-hee, Big Writer Li, guess who I am? If you guess right, I’ll be your guide for a day. There are lots of delicious food and fun places in Modu!]
[Yuan, I’m Zhang Haitao from the dorm next door. I absolutely love "Battle Starry Sky"—I’m your number one fan!]
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Li Yuan found the variety of messages from his classmates amusing. In that moment, it seemed as if everyone he knew had instantly transformed into kind-hearted, warm people.
He didn’t reply to each message individually. Chatting with more than ten people at once... am I ever going to get any sleep?
After seeing messages from girls like Gao Xin, Ge Chenchen, and Li Lanrong, an idea suddenly struck him, and he sent a message of his own.
"My treasured girl, are you missing me?"
Li Yuan had assumed Xia Zhijin would already be asleep, but she replied almost instantly.
"No. You’re a big bad guy."
The corners of Li Yuan’s mouth lifted into a smile as he recalled the scenes from the movie theater, his fingers flying across the screen.
"So heartbreaking. My girl is calling me a big bad guy. I won’t be able to sleep tonight. I’ll be missing you too much to fall asleep."
In the girls’ dormitory, Xia Zhijin’s cheeks flushed as she read the message. She snuck a glance at Shen Xiyu beside her, and seeing that her roommate hadn’t noticed, she quickly pressed the phone to her chest, her heart pounding wildly.
Just moments ago, when her roommates were talking about Li Yuan like that, she had been furious but also secretly worried.
She was just an ordinary girl, while Li Yuan was now so brilliant and dazzling that the entire class was going crazy over him.
Xia Zhijin pursed her lips and quietly typed out a message. "Li Yuan, I’m a little scared."
Li Yuan replied immediately, "My dear Zhijin, what are you scared of? I’m here for you, no matter what."
"It’s because... because of you. I’m a little scared."
"Am I that scary? I think I’m quite handsome. Hehe, when we walk together, people mistake us for a couple."
"I... I don’t know how to explain it."
He had a pretty good idea why she was scared. After his ’real identity’ was revealed, all five of her roommates had secretly added him as a friend. One could only imagine what kind of drama would unfold in a girls’ dormitory. After all, it was only the start of the school year. To say that roommates and classmates had deep relationships was just wishful thinking. It wasn’t just love; friendship also needed time to be nurtured.
Li Yuan’s fingers flew across the screen, not giving Xia Zhijin a chance to let her imagination run wild. He sent a message to put her heart at ease.
"My silly girl, even if you don’t say it, I know what you’re afraid of. You just need to remember one thing: I will never leave you, not in this lifetime. I will always protect you and cherish you, shielding you from the wind and rain. That’s all you need to know.
"Don’t take any of the rumors about me to heart. No matter what anyone says to you, or what you might see, you have to believe, without a doubt, that I will always be on your side."
Xia Zhijin’s eyes grew red, and her small hands trembled slightly. "Mm, Li... Li Yuan, I believe you."
"My treasured girl, go to sleep early. I’ll pick you up tomorrow, and we can go to the company together."
"Okay... Goodnight, Li Yuan."
Li Yuan chuckled. "Zhijin, what do you think you should be calling me now?"
Xia Zhijin asked innocently, "Then... what should I call you?"
Li Yuan grinned mischievously. "Call... me... Hubby!"
Xia Zhijin’s face turned beet red. Shen Xiyu happened to see it and asked curiously, "Zhijin, why is your face so red?"
She reached out to touch Xia Zhijin’s cheek and was startled by how hot it was.
Shen Xiyu quickly asked with concern, "Zhijin, are you sick?"
Xia Zhijin’s heart hammered in her chest. She didn’t dare look at Shen Xiyu and just shyly shook her head.
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Li Yuan was just teasing Xia Zhijin. When she didn’t reply for a long time, he decided to lie down and get some sleep. It had been a long, busy day—both thrilling and draining.
Just as he was drifting off, his phone vibrated faintly. Li Yuan picked it up and saw a message from Xia Zhijin. It contained just one word.
"Hubby."
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「At dawn the next day.」
Li Yuan was already up, having hurriedly washed up and gotten ready. 𝒻𝓇𝑒𝘦𝘸𝑒𝒷𝓃ℴ𝑣𝘦𝑙.𝒸ℴ𝘮
Liu Jia, still huddled under his blankets, saw him and asked curiously, "Yuan, what are you doing up so early?"
Li Yuan replied casually, "Getting up early to make money. You guys don’t really think my money just grows on trees, do you?"
Liu Jia gave him a look of utter disbelief and muttered, "Yuan, you’re already so amazing, and you still work this hard? Are you trying to make the rest of us feel useless?"
Li Yuan glanced at him. "Wasting the most energetic time of your youth on nothing but sleep is the greatest waste of all. The early bird catches the fish."
Liu Jia asked in surprise, "Shouldn’t that be worms?"
"Heh. Figure it out yourself," Li Yuan said as he left.
After he was gone, Liu Jia was still muttering to himself. Birds don’t eat worms anymore? They eat fish now?
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Li Yuan arrived at the Bamboo Garden girls’ dormitory and waited downstairs for Xia Zhijin.
Before long, she appeared before him with her head bowed, wearing the same outfit as yesterday.
The moment she saw Li Yuan, she shyly lowered her head again, a blush spreading across her lovely, jade-like cheeks.
Seeing her expression, Li Yuan teased her playfully, "Zhijin, why don’t you say it one more time?"
