Rejected by the Campus Belle, I Find My True Love-Chapter 290 - 288: Grinding for So Long, Yet No Progress at All
"It’s all in the past now. Everything has been resolved."
Although it was resolved, Lin Xi didn’t seem very happy. "Xue Yang, next time something happens, can you tell me, too? I don’t want you to bear everything alone in silence. Even though I’m still in high school, that doesn’t mean I can’t do anything."
As his girlfriend, she was the last to know when he had problems. Lin Xi felt like she was a terrible girlfriend.
"Alright. I promise you, next time something happens, I’ll definitely tell you."
"Time is passing so slowly. We still have to wait five days before we can see each other."
"My mom said my dad has already mailed the salt-baked chicken. It should arrive in two days at the latest."
Lin Xi’s eyes sparkled. "Really? Your mom is so nice."
"She made me promise over and over not to sneak a bite and to wait until you came back before we eat it. Sigh. It looks like this son is about to fall out of favor."
"It’s okay, you can have some of mine," Lin Xi said generously.
"Then I’ll have to thank you for that."
"You’re welcome. You’re my boyfriend, after all. If I don’t dote on you, who will?"
Xue Yang chuckled. Xiao Naimao’s knack for taking a compliment and running with it was getting better and better.
"In that case, I await your guidance, Miss Lin."
「Monday.」
Xue Yang went to the restroom and studied himself carefully in the mirror.
The skincare is working pretty well. It was definitely worth getting it custom-made. Last night, Xiao Xi said I should keep this up.
Xue Yang glanced down at the array of bottles and jars: facial cleanser, toner, eye cream, serum, lotion, and face cream. He recalled the complex steps for using them all, then ultimately decided to simplify. He just washed his face with the cleanser and applied the face cream, getting it all done in one go, and then headed out.
This is way more convenient. As for all those other steps, I’ll deal with them when Xiao Xi gets back.
Upon arriving at school, as soon as he entered the classroom, he heard Cui Hao say, "Boss Xue, did you hear? The school is planning to hold a spring sports meet."
"I hadn’t heard."
"Well, the cold winter has passed, right? To get everyone motivated, the school holds a sports meet every spring."
"Is that so?"
Cui Hao exclaimed dramatically, "Wow! And you call yourself the student council president? How can you not know about something this big?"
The school was holding an event, yet he, the student council president, was so out of the loop. That was pretty inexcusable. He had been running between the company and the studio so much recently that it felt like forever since he’d been to the student council office. The same went for Yu Kexin, the vice president. She practically lived at the studio, constantly developing games. The members of the student council had probably forgotten they even had a president and vice president. Yep, it’s decided. I’ll drop by the student council office after my noon class.
Cui Hao came closer to Xue Yang and sniffed around him like a puppy.
"Huh? Boss Xue, I feel like... you seem different today?"
Xue Yang touched his face. "Did I get more handsome?"
"No. You changed your cologne. Boss, you’d better confess. Did you get a new girlfriend?"
"How do you equate changing cologne with changing girlfriends? Besides, it’s not like I changed my cologne; I never wear any."
"Of course they’re connected! Every girl has a unique scent. You suddenly smell different, so if you haven’t changed girlfriends, what else could it be?"
"..."
Xue Yang found himself unable to retort.
Cui Hao leaned in, his face full of gossip. "So, did you really change girlfriends?"
Xue Yang was so secretive about his girlfriend. They had only met her once while gaming together, so Cui Hao had reason to suspect that she wasn’t serious about him and was maybe just keeping her options open.
"With a girlfriend like this, do you think I’d need to switch?" Xue Yang picked up his phone, giving Cui Hao a quick glance at the screen.
"Fuck!"
Just as he was about to take a closer look, Xue Yang had already put his phone away.
"Damn it, Xue Yang, let me see it again! I didn’t get a clear look!"
Although it was just a fleeting glimpse, Cui Hao was certain: she was a beauty, an absolute goddess.
Xue Yang deftly pocketed his phone. "You only get to look once."
"Are you going to let me see or not?"
"If you want a girlfriend, go find one yourself. Don’t you have your Bai Yueguang?"
"I’ve only seen her in black stockings. I’ve never seen her in person."
Xue Yang said with disdain, "You’ve been ranking up together for so long, and you’ve only seen her in black stockings?"
Cui Hao was crushed.
Xue Yang, on the other hand, was pleased. He clapped Cui Hao on the shoulder and said earnestly, "Take my advice: don’t even think about seeing the person on my phone until you’ve managed to land a girlfriend yourself."
"Why?"
"Because you’ll stay single for the rest of your life."
After a long silence, Cui Hao looked to the heavens and cursed, "Damn it all!"
Although Xue Yang’s words were infuriating, Cui Hao knew he wasn’t joking.
After class, Xue Yang headed toward the student council office. Cui Hao remained in the classroom, wallowing in self-doubt.
Cai Keke walked over from her seat. "Cui Hao, what were you and Xue Yang talking about? You looked so happy."
Cui Hao looked up mournfully, his face on the verge of tears. "Do I look happy to you?"
Cai Keke said seriously, "Well, Xue Yang looked pretty happy."
"..."
So it’s true... humanity’s joys and sorrows are not shared.
"Cai Keke, you like Xue Yang, don’t you?"
Cai Keke blushed. "Is it not obvious enough?"
"It’s very obvious."
"Then why are you asking? Are you trying to help me?"
"No. I’m trying to tell you that you don’t have a shot!"
"Huh? Why not?"
"There’s no why. Find a new target before you get too invested. Otherwise, you’ll end up old and alone."
Cai Keke was utterly crushed.
Cui Hao felt a little better.
As soon as Xue Yang entered the student council office, he heard a familiar voice.
"Well, well, President Xue. What a coincidence."
"President Yu, what a coincidence indeed."
Well, what do you know. It seemed Yu Kexin had also caught wind of things and decided to show up today. 𝒻𝑟ℯℯ𝑤𝑒𝑏𝑛𝘰𝓋𝑒𝓁.𝒸𝑜𝘮
"Don’t call me that. I’m just the vice."
"A vice president can always be promoted."
"No, no, no, no, no! I’m busy enough with the studio. If I take on the official title of President, I’ll be worked to death. I’ll leave such a glorious task to you."
Xue Yang looked at her suspiciously. "For some reason, I don’t get the feeling there was a compliment anywhere in that."
"Come on, let’s go. The school administration has called a meeting for all student council members."
"What’s the meeting about?"
"The sponsorship meeting for this spring’s sports meet."
In fact, the school wasn’t short of startup funds. They still went through the motions to give students a chance to gain experience. After all, if the school prepared everything, what would be left for the students to learn? The school would only intervene when the students had truly exhausted all their options.
Of course, the school had never actually had to intervene.
