Pursuing Her Best Friend after Confession Failed-Chapter 400 - 169: Yuan, something terrible has happened with your matter_3

"I can't believe that scumbag Li Yuan is so talented. His novels are great, and his musical gift is incredible. Honestly, I'm a little moved."

They chatted for a while longer before hanging up.

Xiang Tan Yanqiu's gaze was blank. The information she had just received was far too complex and completely exceeded her expectations. Seeing Zhou Dan still listening to music, she felt a tumult of emotions and was unsure if she should share this explosive news with her roommate.

Li Yuan, what kind of person are you? Why are you so fickle?

Noticing Xiang Tan Yanqiu had finished her call and had a dazed look on her face, Zhou Dan asked curiously, "Xiang Tan, what's wrong with you?"

"It's nothing," Xiang Tan said, her heart skipping a beat, but her expression betrayed her.

"There's definitely something wrong. Come on, what happened?" Zhou Dan teased with a smile. "Did another boy confess his love to you? Let me guess who it is. Could it be Zhou Tianyu? He's handsome, his family is wealthy, and I heard he's pursuing you."

As the monitor of Computer Science Class One, Xiang Tan Yanqiu was also quite attractive. She was considered second only to Xia Zhijin in beauty and was, in fact, even more popular with the boys. After all, everyone knew that Xia Zhijin was Li Yuan's girlfriend, so other boys lacked the confidence and courage to pursue her. But Xiang Tan Yanqiu didn't have a boyfriend. As the class monitor, she interacted the most with the male students and received frequent confessions.

"Dandan, quit your wild guessing. It has nothing to do with me," Xiang Tan said coyly, rolling her eyes at Zhou Dan.

Zhou Dan kept smiling and asked, "Xiang Tan, then why did you have that look just now? What did they say on the phone? Tell me, let me in on the gossip."

Instead of answering, Xiang Tan Yanqiu simply opened her laptop and searched for "Love Confession Balloon." As soon as she hit the search button, several news articles appeared instantly.

[Revealed: Who Is the Creator of the Viral Hit "Love Confession Balloon"?]

[Eighteen-Year-Old Online Novelist Is a Musical Genius! His Casual Creations "Natural Beauty" and "Love Confession Balloon" Top the Original Music Charts!]

[Refusing to Debut, Musical Prodigy and Great Writer Claims Songwriting Is Just a Hobby?]

[Online Bestselling Author 'Life Like Summer Flowers' Publicly Confesses to a Mysterious Girl?]

Zhou Dan leaned over the laptop curiously, watching Xiang Tan Yanqiu browse the news. "Xiang Tan, what are you doing?"

"You'll see. The situation is pretty complicated," Xiang Tan Yanqiu said, then suddenly clicked on a video. It was the one of Li Yuan and Jiang Zhiyu singing "Natural Beauty" at Ji University's freshmen welcome party.

"Hey, isn't that Li Yuan from our class?" Zhou Dan asked, stunned and bewildered. "Xiang Tan, you mean 'Natural Beauty' was *really* sung by Li Yuan?"

"Dandan, be patient. Just keep watching and you'll find out," Xiang Tan Yanqiu replied, continuing to scroll through other news about Li Yuan.

Then, she opened Tieba and found the "Daxia University" forum. The titles of the latest hot threads were all about Li Yuan: Li Yuan's songs, Li Yuan two-timing, Li Yuan buying his girlfriend a sports car...

As she read through each post, Zhou Dan kept exclaiming, her eyes wide with shock. "Xiang Tan, is Li Yuan even human? How can he be such a scumbag, juggling three—no, four relationships at once? I just saw Xia Zhijin this morning. She probably doesn't know the truth yet, does she?"

Xiang Tan Yanqiu's thoughts were also a tangled mess. If she ignored his philandering, she deeply admired Li Yuan's talent. Unfortunately, she was a person with strong principles and simply could not accept the scummy behavior of a man who would lead on several women at once.

"Xiang Tan, should we tell Xia Zhijin?"

Xiang Tan Yanqiu shook her head. "Let's not. It isn't just us who know this. The news has already spread throughout the Finance Academy. It's all over the internet and has even hit the Weibo trending searches. Even if we don't say anything, Xia Zhijin will find out sooner or later. We don't need to offend Li Yuan for no reason."

Zhou Dan nodded in agreement. "You're right. A guy like Li Yuan, so successful and talented at such a young age, is probably quite petty. Sigh, I really like Xia Zhijin. She's so gentle, pure, and friendly. She's also modest and studious. She's a good girl. It's a shame she trusted the wrong man."

The news circulating online was all about Li Yuan's songwriting, spreading rapidly through online novelist and reader circles. As the news broke that Li Yuan had written "Natural Beauty," "Love Confession Balloon," and "Just Met You," a wave of music fans began to take an interest in him personally. After discovering he was also the author of "Battle Starry Sky," they flooded Yuandian Web. This caused the already popular novel to completely explode in popularity, reaching an audience far beyond its usual readership.

Li Yuan was oblivious to everything happening online and at school. He was especially unaware that his scummy, multi-timing behavior had been discovered by certain individuals and exposed on the Daxia University Tieba and elsewhere.

After having lunch with his business partners—Wu Wenhui, Zheng Kaimo, and Fang Jueqing—he tried to call Jiang Zhiyu, wanting to apologize to her in person. However, he called three times, and Jiang Zhiyu never answered.

Left with no choice, Li Yuan sent a text message.

[Little Fish, I'm sorry!]

Just four simple words. He had no idea how he could possibly explain. Jiang Zhiyu was clearly furious, and unless he swore on the spot to break things off with his other girlfriends, nothing he said would be convincing.