Rejected by the Campus Belle, I Find My True Love-Chapter 397 - 395: Where Is Your Husband?

Lin Xi knew Xue Yang was doing it on purpose, but there was nothing she could do.

This won’t do. I have to find a way to move past this, or else this strange feeling will keep nagging at me.

Suddenly, an idea came to her, and her rosy lips curled into a smile. The sight of it instantly made Xue Yang’s mind go blank.

"Of course... I wanted to do this."

Lin Xi gave him a quick peck on the cheek, light as a dragonfly skimming water, then slipped away like an eel.

"..."

Xue Yang lay on the ground. The soft, jelly-like sensation lingered on his cheek, and he couldn’t regain his composure for a long time.

This Xiao Naimao seems to have found my weakness. Fine, I’ll let her off this time.

His phone vibrated in his pocket. Xue Yang sat up and glanced at the screen. It was a call from the company. Looks like another emergency. He said a quick word to Lin Xi and went to handle his work.

As soon as Xue Yang left, Lin Xi let out a deep breath. "Phew, whoever called is a lifesaver."

For the next while, Lin Xi unpacked boxes, assembled furniture, and organized their new things. Meanwhile, Xue Yang attended to his work. The villa was huge, but their presence filled it with an incredible warmth.

Perhaps this is what life is all about.

After unpacking for so long, Lin Xi was getting tired. She sat on the floor, looking at the chaotic mess of boxes, newly assembled appliances, and sorted clothes, a satisfied smile blooming on her face.

Just then, her phone rang. It was Si Wen.

"Xiao Xi, are you guys at the villa?"

"How did you know? Si Wen, let me tell you, Xue Yang and I bought so much stuff today, and we’re unpacking right now."

"I’m off work. I’ll bring Xiao Bai over in a bit."

"Sounds good."

Si Wen was fast. She arrived at the villa half an hour later. The moment she stepped through the door, the scene before her left her stunned.

"Did you guys... get robbed?"

"No, these are all the things Xue Yang and I bought at the supermarket this afternoon."

Si Wen gave her a thumbs-up, her expression one of pure admiration. "You two are incredible."

"Hey, stop gawking and come help."

Si Wen glanced around. "Where’s your husband?"

Hearing the word "husband," Lin Xi froze for a second before her face turned beet red. "Si Wen, what are you saying?"

"Did I say something wrong? Isn’t Xue Yang your husband?"

Lin Xi scrambled to cover her friend’s mouth to shut her up.

"Si Wen~"

This is so embarrassing!

"You’re like an old married couple already, and you’re still getting shy? Didn’t he help you organize all this?"

"An emergency came up at the company, so he had to go take care of it."

Si Wen suddenly wondered if leaving her cat with Lin Xi had been a mistake. My workday is tiring enough. Am I going to have to come over and help with housework now too?

"Stop zoning out and help me!"

Though she wasn’t thrilled about it, Si Wen put Xiao Bai down to play by itself. She then plopped down on the floor and started helping Lin Xi sort through the mess.

"You two really know how to shop. Buying this much in a single afternoon..."

"It wasn’t just one afternoon. We were shopping for a long time. Auntie Zhong helped me pick some of it out, too."

"Ooh, so your mother-in-law pitched in too?"

Lin Xi’s face flushed again. "Si Wen, if you say one more word, I’m not speaking to you anymore."

"Alright, alright, I’ll stop teasing you. It’s too late tonight, so I’ll just stay over. I’m too lazy to go back and forth."

"Okay. The house is huge, so you could even stay long-term, no problem."

"Staying long-term is a definite no. I refuse to be a shiny third wheel."

"..."

"Has Xue Yang said when he’s going back?"

"He bought a plane ticket for July 20th."

"July 20th... I’m going back with you guys too."

"Sure."

Hearing Lin Xi agree so readily, Si Wen asked curiously, "Why aren’t you objecting?"

"Well, it’s... it’s my first time going back with him. Of course I’m nervous!"

"Don’t get the wrong idea. I’m not going with you to Xue Yang’s Home; I’m going to track someone down."

"Who?"

"Xue Yang’s brother."

Lin Xi thought for a moment. "Xue Xing?"

Si Wen nodded. "Yeah."

Lin Xi’s interest was instantly piqued. "What did he do to you?"

"That time I went 1v1 against him, I lost. I’ve tried to contact him several times since, but my messages have vanished without a trace. I can’t accept that. Since you’re going back anyway, I’ll tag along. I want to see what he’s up to and check on his ’study progress.’"

"Si Wen, you don’t possibly..." Lin Xi’s face was a mask of pure gossip.

Based on my novel-writing experience, when a girl gets this interested in a guy, there’s definitely a story brewing between them.

"Hey, don’t let your imagination run wild. I’m not into younger guys. I like the kind of man who can take care of me."

Someone like Xue Yang is more my type. Honestly, I don’t enjoy being a "strong, independent woman." It’s just that I don’t have any better options right now, so I have to be strong for myself. Of course, I could never say this out loud to Lin Xi. She probably wouldn’t mind, but I need to have my own boundaries.

"You’re not interested in him, so why are you so hung up on him? He was just playing a game; it’s not like he did anything. Besides, you play games all the time. I refuse to believe you haven’t run into guys like that before."

"We don’t know those other guys, do we? But Xue Xing is different. He’s Xue Yang’s little brother. Don’t you want to mess with him a little?"

Hearing Si Wen’s logic, Lin Xi felt she might have a point.

"Are you saying that since I can’t mess with Xue Yang, I should mess with his brother instead?"

Si Wen cleared her throat. "Just don’t tell Xue Yang I’m the one who gave you the idea."

"Don’t worry, this will be our little secret."

"There’s so much stuff here, we’ll probably never finish tonight. Let’s just leave it for tomorrow. Come on, let’s go to my room and pet the cat."

"But I’ll be all by myself tomorrow."

"I’m not working tomorrow. I’ll stay and help you."

"What, you’re going to skip work?"

"I’ve been working every single day since I took over the company. Can’t I relax for once? I’m the boss, after all."

"You’re right. If being the boss means you can’t even control your own time, then what’s the point?"

"Exactly!"

The two girls hit it off immediately. After a quick tidy-up, they headed upstairs to what was now Si Wen’s room.

"I’m so tired. My whole body is sore. Xiao Xi, let’s take a bath first."

"Together?"

"It’s not like we haven’t bathed together before."

Lin Xi thought about it and realized it was true. "Alright. What about the cat?"

"Just let it play by itself for a while."

"Aren’t you going to let it bathe with us?"

"It wants to watch two beautiful women bathe? In its dreams. Nope. Let’s go."

Si Wen put the cat on the bed to play by itself, and she and Lin Xi went into the bathroom to take their bath.

After finishing up his work, Xue Yang came back to the living room to check on Lin Xi. He looked all around, but there was no sign of her.

He chuckled to himself. That silly girl. She must have finally gotten tired and gone upstairs to rest.

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