Rejected by the Campus Belle, I Find My True Love-Chapter 186 - 184 Xue Yang Prepares to Go Home for the New Year
"I want to know."
"Of course, Xiao Xi’s soup tastes better."
"Why?" Si Wen continued to ask.
"You can save that question for your future boyfriend. Of course, Xiao Xi will absolutely not make soup for your boyfriend. The soup she makes is for me, and only me, to drink."
"Then don’t drink it." Si Wen reached out to snatch the soup from Xue Yang’s hand.
Xue Yang easily dodged her claws. "How could I return something that’s already at my lips?"
Having said that, he finished the soup in one gulp and handed her the empty bowl.
"Lin Xi, do something about him!"
Lin Xi was just setting out Xue Yang’s meal on the side, paying no mind to their bickering.
Xue Yang said proudly, "Xiao Xi is on my side. How could she possibly help you? Of course she’s helping me."
Work was a bit boring anyway, so teasing Si Wen was proving to be quite fun.
"You two just wait. Once I find a boyfriend, you’ll see how wrong you are."
"We’ll talk when you actually find one. But you’re so fierce, I’m genuinely curious what kind of guy would ever want to be with you."
"Who are you calling fierce?" Si Wen made a clawing motion, lunging at Xue Yang again.
"See? You’re being fierce again, just like a tigress. My Xiao Xi is much gentler."
"..."
"Alright, hurry up and eat before it gets cold," Lin Xi cut in.
Perhaps Xue Yang’s teasing had gotten to her, because Si Wen was very quiet for the rest of the meal and didn’t say another word.
After they finished eating, as if his conscience had suddenly kicked in, Xue Yang consoled her.
"I was just joking with you. You’re not *that* fierce. Among tigresses, you’d be considered one of the tamer ones."
*He had a conscience, but not much of one.*
"Xue Yang!!!"
Si Wen finally couldn’t hold back anymore and lunged at him.
"Alright, Si Wen, Xue Yang has to get back to work. We should head back now," Lin Xi said, intervening.
"If you didn’t have to work, you’d be dead meat today," Si Wen huffed.
"Time flies. Back to work again," Xue Yang sighed.
Lin Xi straightened his clothes. "I’ll be waiting for you at home."
"Okay." As he said this, Xue Yang leaned in and left a kiss on her smooth forehead.
"Hey, do you two have any consideration for the feelings of a lonely single like me?"
Xue Yang and Lin Xi paid her no attention at all, continuing to be disgustingly affectionate with each other.
Unable to bear watching, Si Wen turned away.
He personally saw the two women into the Rolls-Royce. Only after the car started to pull away did Xue Yang head toward his office building.
"Hey, look! Isn’t that President Xue?"
Other employees from TianMei Studio were just returning from lunch when they saw Xue Yang waving at a limited-edition Rolls-Royce.
Xue Yang was incredibly eye-catching. Even standing before a Rolls-Royce, his presence wasn’t overshadowed; rather, the two seemed to complement each other.
It was impossible to connect him with the little brat from the beginning of the school year—the one who relentlessly chased after the campus belle, confessing his love daily only to be rejected time and again, never giving up.
Yes, just a few months ago, they had all seen him as nothing more than a brat suffering from unrequited love. Now, however, he had grown into someone who could stand on his own two feet. Even in a city like Yanbei, overflowing with talent, he was an outstanding figure. In fact, it could be said that since Yanbei University was founded, no one had shown such rapid growth.
It was currently vacation. If school were in session, he would undoubtedly be a campus legend. Actually, he already was one. A photo of him walking toward the school against the morning sun was still featured on the university’s homepage.
"It really is him. That Rolls-Royce couldn’t be his family’s, could it?"
"No wonder President Xue could build such an amazing game company at his age. He must come from a super-rich family. I’m so envious."
"Speaking of which, did any of you see who was in the Rolls-Royce?"
"Didn’t see a thing."
"Me neither."
Seeing Xue Yang walking toward them, the group didn’t dare discuss it any further.
"Hello, President Xue."
Xue Yang smiled and asked, "Has everyone finished lunch?"
"Yes, we have."
Xue Yang patted one of them on the shoulder. "Everyone go get some rest. Make sure you’re refreshed before you get back to work."
"Okay, Xue Yang."
Back in the studio, the others went to take their afternoon naps, but Xue Yang didn’t stop. He dove right back into his intense work. The closer it got to the Lunar New Year, the busier they became. They had to finish work ahead of the holiday, which made things even more frantic.
Before long, Cui Hao came in from outside and sat down across from Xue Yang with a suspicious look on his face.
Xue Yang paused his work. "What’s wrong?"
"Not much. I just heard some of the guys in the studio talking. They said they saw you getting out of a Rolls-Royce today. A limited-edition one with a rare Yanbei license plate. So, I came to ask... is any of that true?"
"The Rolls-Royce part is true, but I wasn’t getting out of it. I was just seeing someone off," Xue Yang stated calmly.
"Seeing someone off? Who? Your girlfriend?"
"Mhm."
Cui Hao’s eyes widened. "Your girlfriend’s ride is a Rolls-Royce! You’re doing well for yourself, kid."
"To be precise, that Rolls-Royce belongs to her best friend."
"A rich girl’s friends are also rich girls. You don’t have to lie to me."
"..."
...
On the way back, Si Wen was still mulling over what Xue Yang had said.
"Xiao Xi, am I really that fierce?"
"Hm? You’re not fierce at all."
"But Xue Yang said I’m like a tigress."
That jerk! How could he use that word to describe me?
"He’s just talking nonsense, don’t take it to heart."
"Is that so?" Si Wen sounded skeptical.
Lin Xi nodded. "Of course. He used to say I was fierce, too. He doesn’t say that anymore."
Si Wen looked at Lin Xi’s gentle expression. Compared to before, she had completely transformed.
Could it be that guys really do prefer gentle girls? she wondered.
「And so the days passed.」
King’s Game gradually found its footing. All they needed was one person on duty in the studio to maintain basic operations. Everything else could wait until after the New Year. Xue Yang and his team could handle any urgent matters remotely from their computers.
Soon, it was the day before Xue Yang was scheduled to go home.
Today, Xue Yang had specifically cleared his schedule to spend the entire day with Lin Xi. Before that, however, he still needed to stop by the studio to go over a few important matters.
"Xue Yang, are you leaving for the Lunar New Year?"
"Yeah. It’ll only be for a short while. I bought a plane ticket for the eighth day of the Lunar New Year. I’ll be back before you know it."
Lin Xi hugged Xue Yang tightly. From the twenty-eighth of this month until the eighth of the next... that’s a full ten days. She didn’t want to be apart from him for even a single one.
Lin Xi didn’t want to separate, and neither did Xue Yang.
"If anything comes up, we can interact on Weibo, and we have our phones. We can stay in touch."
"But I still want to be able to see you."
Lin Xi truly didn’t want him to go. If she could, she would have gone home with him. But she knew that wasn’t possible.
Lin Xi held onto Xue Yang. "Do you really have to wait until the eighth to come back? Can’t you come back any sooner?"...
