Rejected by the Campus Belle, I Find My True Love-Chapter 229 - 227 My Son is a Young Master?

Seeing Si Wen laughing her head off, Lin Xi pursed her lips. "Si Wen, stop laughing. If I had known, I would have told him we were coming earlier."

"Speaking of which, he didn’t have any clothes to wear last night, so you two..."

Thinking of the morning’s events, Lin Xi’s face flushed crimson. "Si Wen, stop talking!" How mortifying. When did I even develop a habit like that? I have no idea. What did it feel like at the time? Oh, dear, I’ve already forgotten.

"It looks like something happened. Spill it."

"Oh, come on, Si Wen, please stop asking."

Guan Yutong and the others, having finished washing up, came out to see Lin Xi and Si Wen tangled up in a playful fight, their curiosity piqued.

"Lin Xi, Si Wen, what are you two doing?"

"I’m asking Xiao Xi what happened between her and Xue Yang last night. Hurry up and help me! She’s ticklish."

"Don’t you dare come over, or I’ll call for Xue Yang."

"Go ahead and call him. Xue Yang has no clothes on. It’d be a perfect treat for us sisters to feast our eyes on him."

The image of Xue Yang sitting on the balcony in a bathrobe, basking in the sun while drinking tea, flashed into Lin Xi’s mind. He looked so pure, yet so alluring. If this pack of wolves saw him like that, it would be a disaster... No way! Absolutely not! That side of Xue Yang is for my eyes only!

Upon hearing that Xue Yang was without clothes, the other girls’ eyes lit up as if they had heard something sensational.

"I’ll talk! I’ll talk! Just let me go first."

Si Wen said smugly, "You should have just said so from the start. How could one of you stand a chance against the six of us?"

Blushing, Lin Xi stammered, struggling to get the words out.

"Come on, hurry up and tell us! I’m dying of curiosity over here!"

The others were just as curious, but they weren’t as bold as Si Wen and didn’t dare to press Lin Xi directly.

"Well... last night while we were sleeping, I accidentally... held on to him... *there*... and fell asleep."

After blurting it out, Lin Xi covered her face, too ashamed to face anyone, and bolted upstairs. So humiliating! How am I ever going to face them again?

She left six pure, innocent young women staring at each other in utter bewilderment.

"Did you guys understand what she said?" Si Wen asked, looking puzzled. Lin Xi hadn’t been clear about what she’d been holding while she slept.

"I didn’t get it. It sounded like she was holding something when she fell asleep. I like to hug my blanket when I sleep. What about you guys?"

"I like to sleep with my stuffed animal."

Yang Fangfang pushed up her glasses and said, "When I travel, I don’t bring my stuffed animal. I bring a baseball bat, and I was holding it when I slept last night."

...

Lin Xi rushed up to the third floor in one breath. Xue Yang was still sitting there, gazing at the distant strawberry patch. He could occasionally smell the distinct, sweet fragrance of the strawberries, an aroma so tempting it made his mouth water.

I could take them strawberry picking this afternoon. Hmm, that’s a good idea.

Just as he was thinking this, he saw her run up as if something was chasing her.

"Xiao Xi, what’s wrong?"

Hearing Xue Yang’s voice, Lin Xi instantly bristled like a cat whose tail had been stepped on. "Xue Yang, please don’t say anything. I’m begging you."

?

Just then, Xue Yang’s phone rang. It was Yang Xiaozhi. Xue Yang answered, and Yang Xiaozhi’s voice came through.

"Xiao Yang, we’re almost at the location you mentioned."

Without giving it much thought, Xue Yang asked Uncle He, Lin Xi’s bodyguard, to go out and get the clothes for him. Uncle He was already very familiar with Xue Yang. Moreover, he genuinely liked the ambitious and cheerful young man.

Most importantly, the young miss had become noticeably more vivacious ever since she started dating him. Besides, who would turn away a genius who could help their own child’s grades improve by leaps and bounds? With Xue Yang also having earned Chairman Lin’s favor, Uncle He’s attitude toward him was nearly the same as his attitude toward Lin Xi.

Every time he saw Xue Yang, he would address him as "Young Master Xue." At first, Xue Yang was a bit uncomfortable and asked Uncle He not to call him that. But Uncle He never changed, so over time, Xue Yang just let it be.

Uncle He arrived at the location Xue Yang had indicated. Yang Xiaozhi and Xue Yuanqing were already waiting.

Seeing the tall, imposing, middle-aged man before him, Yang Xiaozhi immediately felt intimidated. He was only twenty years old, after all, and Uncle He, who regularly moved in high-society circles, naturally exuded a commanding aura. Yang Xiaozhi was completely out of his league.

Seeing this, Xue Yuanqing quickly got out of the car, ready to step in.

"Y-You are...?" Yang Xiaozhi stuttered.

Uncle He smiled. "You must be Young Master Xue’s cousin, right? Just give his clothes to me. Thank you for making the trip."

Young Master Xue?

Yang Xiaozhi’s eyes widened in astonishment. Xue Yuanqing, who was halfway out of the car, froze completely, utterly dumbfounded. When did my son become a ’Young Master’? How did I not know?!

Seeing Yang Xiaozhi just standing there, Uncle He patiently repeated himself. "Just hand the clothes over to me, please. Thank you for your trouble."

"Ah, oh, right. Thank you." Yang Xiaozhi quickly handed the bag to Uncle He.

Uncle He glanced at Xue Yuanqing behind him and gave a slight bow.

Xue Yuanqing was baffled. He hurriedly returned the bow.

Afterward, Uncle He got into the Bentley. As the car drove away, it left Xue Yuanqing and Yang Xiaozhi standing there, utterly bewildered.

"Xiao Zhi, what did he just call Xiao Yang?"

"I think it was... Young Master Xue."

"..."

Xue Yuanqing returned home in a daze. After giving the car back, he walked home, deep in thought.

Zhong Hailan had just come back from the vegetable garden with a handful of fresh greens, ready to wash them and cook some egg noodles. With Xue Yang away, the couple usually just whipped up something simple for their meals.

"Honey, do you think your parents might be hiding something from you?"

"Hiding what from me?"

"Like, maybe they’re secretly super-rich but are pretending to be an ordinary family just to test you or something."

Zhong Hailan looked at Xue Yuanqing as if he were an idiot. "What kind of test lasts a lifetime?"

"..."

He had a point. They were in their fifties and their son was already grown. What kind of test would still be going on? That was just absurd.

"Then... could it be that my parents have been deceiving me?"

"What has gotten into you today? You’re not making any sense."

"You know I went with Xiao Zhi to drop off some clothes for Xiao Yang today, right? Guess who came to pick them up?"

"Our son, who else? Don’t tell me you two delivered the clothes to the wrong person."

"Of course not! Xiao Zhi and I aren’t idiots."

"I’m surprised you realize that."

Xue Yuanqing shot her a playful glare. "Honey, I’m being serious."

"So am I. Either say it or don’t. I have to go make dinner."

"Alright, alright, I’ll talk. The person who came to get the clothes was a tall, burly, middle-aged man. He looked like a bodyguard."

"Just because a man is tall and built, you say he looks like a bodyguard. Honestly, the things you come up with..."