Pursuing Her Best Friend after Confession Failed-Chapter 217 - 123: She’s Just My Reader, Wangyi Company Wants to Acquire the Rights? (First update, please subscribe)
Li Yuan walked into the classroom holding Xia Zhijin’s hand, openly and confidently. Listening to the whispering around him, Li Yuan smiled, completely unfazed.
Among them, there are probably many waiting for me to fall flat on my face, to see me become a laughingstock. We’re all first-year students, after all. So what makes you so amazing that you get all the attention? We’re all top students from prestigious 985 universities; who among us would genuinely concede defeat?
I saw too much of this in my previous life and experienced it firsthand, so it’s not strange at all. This kind of situation in a school is a hundred times better than what you find in the professional world. Once you actually start working, making even one genuine friend becomes incredibly difficult.
He led a blushing Xia Zhijin to their usual seats and glanced at Shen Xiyu, who still wore a resentful look. A wry smile touched his lips.
This best friend of Xia Zhijin’s is certainly a handful. If I hadn’t been so quick-witted, she might have actually broken us up.
Seeing Li Yuan and Xia Zhijin hand in hand, Gao Xin snuck a glance at Shen Xiyu’s miserable expression and chuckled internally. My intuition was right. How could such a minor trial possibly break up Li Yuan and Xia Zhijin? Besides, Xia Zhijin might be naive, but she’s not an idiot.
"Li Yuan, Zhijin, are you two okay now?"
Li Yuan had a good impression of Gao Xin. This girl seemed to genuinely love literature and writing.
He laughed and replied, "We’re fine. It was just a small misunderstanding. Everything’s fine now that it’s cleared up."
Gao Xin pursed her lips and chuckled. Taking Xia Zhijin’s hand, she said cheerily, "Zhijin, I told you! Li Yuan definitely isn’t that type of person."
Li Yuan’s words about taking her to meet his family were still echoing in Xia Zhijin’s mind, and she nodded with a blush.
Seeing this, Shen Xiyu’s brow furrowed. She was sure that Xia Zhijin had been deceived by Li Yuan’s honeyed words again. She huffed and glared at him. "Li Yuan, how did you trick Zhijin this time? How do you explain the comment on your page?"
Hearing Shen Xiyu’s probing question, Gao Xin sensed trouble and quickly nudged her, attempting to smooth things over. "Xiyu, let’s not meddle so much. It’s good enough that Zhijin and Li Yuan have resolved their misunderstanding." 𝘧𝘳𝘦ℯ𝓌𝘦𝒷𝘯𝑜𝑣𝘦𝓁.𝒸𝘰𝓂
Shen Xiyu, however, was not appeased. She continued to frown at Li Yuan. "Speak up, Li Yuan. Are you planning to keep fooling Zhijin?"
Li Yuan raised an eyebrow, his gaze turning cold. He had no desire to bother with Shen Xiyu anymore; at this moment, his impression of her had plummeted to rock bottom.
Suddenly, Xia Zhijin spoke up to clarify, "Xiyu, you’ve misunderstood Li Yuan. That was just one of his readers."
Shen Xiyu immediately retorted, "Zhijin, Li Yuan has met his readers in person! Their relationship must be..."
Gao Xin hurriedly interrupted, giving Shen Xiyu a meaningful look. "AHEM, AHEM. Xiyu, let’s drop it."
"Xiyu, if Zhijin says it was a misunderstanding, then we should leave it at that," Li Lanrong added, finding the situation rather amusing. Why is an outsider like you getting involved in a young couple’s private matters, anyway?
Shen Xiyu opened her mouth to say more, but before she could, Professor Yi Gang walked into the classroom. It was time for the second half of the class to begin.
***
The class was absolute torture for Li Yuan.
I can’t understand a thing in calculus, and on top of that, a battleground nearly erupted. Thankfully, I used my sincere ultimate move—the ’Meet the Parents Skill’—to clear up Xia Zhijin’s misunderstanding. But this is just a temporary fix, not a long-term solution. A battleground like this, or even a more severe one, is bound to happen eventually.
Li Yuan didn’t dare to imagine the scene if two or more of them—Xia Zhijin, Jiang Zhiyu, Zhong Tingyue, and Bai Weixi—were to meet.
The mere thought sends a shiver down my spine. Don’t think about it. Just don’t. I’ll just have to bite the bullet and see where this goes.
Damn it, I’m really not cut out to be a scumbag. But the thought of giving up on any of them is something I just can’t stomach.
He glanced at Xia Zhijin, who was diligently listening to the lecture and taking notes, and hesitated. Should I speed up the conquest?
Suddenly, his phone began vibrating incessantly in his pocket. He didn’t even need to guess who was calling.
Li Yuan discreetly took out his phone. As expected, it was a call from Bai Weixi. There were also several unread messages.
[Honey, what are you doing? Why haven’t you added me on QQ yet?]
[Class is so boring. What should we have for lunch? TEE HEE, I want to eat with you.]
[My roommates mentioned you again today. Listening to their admiring tones made me feel so proud. TEE HEE, do you think I should tell them that the great author they’re talking about is my boyfriend?]
[Humph! You dummy, Li Yuan! Pick up the phone!]
Reading the messages made Li Yuan’s scalp tingle. This is getting harder and harder to manage. The situation with Zhijin and Little Fish already blew up. If things with Bai Weixi and Zhong Tingyue explode too, then...
Li Yuan thought for a moment, concocted an excuse, and typed a reply.
"Bai, don’t tell your roommates just yet. The timing isn’t right. You know I don’t like to draw too much attention, and my current situation is already giving me a headache."
"I’m in calculus right now, and the professor is very strict, so I don’t dare sneak a look at my phone. You should pay attention in class too. If you fail your finals, I might have to dump you. I don’t like girls who don’t study hard."
He had barely sent the message when Bai Weixi replied.
[Okay, okay, Honey. I’ll be a good girl and pay attention in class. Now hurry up and add my QQ. Humph! You’re never allowed to delete it again!]
