Pursuing Her Best Friend after Confession Failed-Chapter 407 - 171: If You Never Leave or Forsake Me, I Will Be With You Through Life and Death_2

Chapter 407: Chapter 171: If You Never Leave or Forsake Me, I Will Be With You Through Life and Death_2

"I don’t know what choice Zhijin will make," Gao Xin said with a sigh. "Li Yuan and Zhijin were our first successful couple, and it’s only been a month. If they really break up, it’s just too soon. It seems like such a pity." She’d had a very good impression of Li Yuan before and even harbored some deeply hidden feelings for him.

When she found out that Li Yuan wrote web novels, she had even made a point of asking him for advice a few times. Li Yuan didn’t hold back, giving her some pointers and helping her understand what web novels were and how to write them.

Recently, following Li Yuan’s guidance, she had even started writing a web novel about a modern-day female university student who traveled back to the Ming Dynasty. She had already finished the beginning and was hoping to find an opportunity to ask Li Yuan to look it over for her. But now this had happened, leaving her with a mix of complicated emotions.

As Ge Chenchen listened to the two songs Li Yuan had written, she commented, "Knowing Zhijin, I don’t think she’ll break up with him. He’ll probably sweet-talk her into forgiving him pretty quickly."

Li Lanrong shook her head. "I doubt it. After spending more than a month with her, I think Zhijin is very strong-willed. How could she possibly forgive him so easily? He cheated on her, and not just with one girl, but with several."

Shen Xiyu was still seething with contempt. "A scumbag like that doesn’t deserve forgiveness," she sneered. "When Zhijin gets back, I’m going to talk some sense into her."

Ge Chenchen glanced at Shen Xiyu and chuckled to herself. I’ve never met such a self-righteous girl.

Gao Xin offered a gentle reminder. "Xiyu, let’s not make things so tense before we know what happens. Otherwise, it’s going to be really awkward for all of us later."

"I wonder where Li Yuan took Zhijin," Li Lanrong muttered, walking over to the balcony to look down at the garden below.

After watching for a moment, she didn’t notice anything at first. Suddenly, she saw a few other girls pointing and whispering about a certain corner. Her curiosity piqued, she quickly looked toward that hidden spot. There, a man and a woman—two very familiar figures—were kissing passionately, completely oblivious to the world around them.

Li Lanrong’s eyes widened in disbelief. "That was fast," she muttered to herself.

Gao Xin asked with confusion, "Lanrong, what was fast?"

Li Lanrong, still in shock, waved Gao Xin and Ge Chenchen over. "Come and see for yourselves."

Gao Xin and Ge Chenchen hurried over to look.

"Oh my god, Zhijin and Li Yuan have already made up? That was so fast!" Gao Xin’s eyes widened as well, and she secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

Ge Chenchen stomped her foot in exasperation. "I knew it! I knew Zhijin would forgive him. I just didn’t think it would be this fast. She should have at least made him sweat a little. That silly girl."

Shen Xiyu came over as well. "What are you all talking about?" she asked, frowning. "Did Zhijin get back together with that scumbag?"

Ge Chenchen replied coolly, "Why don’t you see for yourself? You said all that, but clearly, Zhijin didn’t listen to a single word."

Watching Xia Zhijin kissing Li Yuan so openly, without a care in the world, Shen Xiyu felt a fire ignite within her. It flared to a boiling point and then burst. 𝓯𝙧𝓮𝓮𝒘𝓮𝙗𝙣𝒐𝒗𝒆𝓵.𝓬𝓸𝒎

"That silly girl! How could she let that scumbag Li Yuan sweet-talk her so easily? If she can put up with this, he’ll only become more brazen in the future and won’t take her seriously at all. The day will come when he’s had his fun and dumps her, and then she’ll be the one left crying."

This time, Ge Chenchen, Gao Xin, and Li Lanrong didn’t object to Shen Xiyu’s words. In their hearts, they also felt that Xia Zhijin had forgiven him far too easily.

This wasn’t a simple lovers’ quarrel; this was Li Yuan cheating on her—something fundamentally different. If she could forgive this so easily, was there anything she couldn’t forgive?

「...」

After a long while, Li Yuan finally released Xia Zhijin. He looked at the shy girl and couldn’t resist gently stroking her head.

"Zhijin, my mom is coming to Modu from our hometown in Northern Anhui the day after tomorrow. When she gets here, I’ll take you to meet her."

"Mhm," Xia Zhijin responded obediently.

Li Yuan breathed an inward sigh of relief. After this whole thing blew up, she was the one I was most worried about. This simple girl who lost her parents at a young age was the most psychologically vulnerable. If she couldn’t handle it and did something foolish, I would regret it for the rest of my life.

"Zhijin, let’s go for a walk around campus," he said.

Xia Zhijin nodded obediently. "Okay."

And so, Li Yuan brazenly took Xia Zhijin’s hand and they walked away from the girls’ dormitory. He completely ignored the stares from others, acting just like a normal couple in love, as if nothing had ever happened.

"Zhijin, have your grandma and Ning moved into the new house yet?"

At the mention of her grandma and Ning, Xia Zhijin’s gaze softened instantly. They were her soft spot.

"They moved in today. My third uncle said everything with the school is settled, so Ning can start at his new school tomorrow. It cost ten thousand yuan for the transfer fee, and he said he’d give the rest of the money back to us."

Li Yuan smiled. "Tell your third uncle not to worry about returning it. It couldn’t have been easy for him to run around and pull all those strings. He can keep the remaining tens of thousands of yuan to help look after your grandma and Ningning."

"Ning’s starting at a new school, and it’ll be an unfamiliar environment. Tell your grandma and third uncle to use the money to buy him some new clothes and give him more spending money. If he’s dressed sharply, it’ll be easier for him to fit in..."