Rejected by the Campus Belle, I Find My True Love-Chapter 44 Real Love, Fake Love

Xue Yang looked at Lin Xi curiously. Her reaction was a bit strange.

Lin Xi feigned composure. "Oh, it’s nothing. I was just curious about the Lin Corporation."

Xue Yang didn’t think much of it. It was true that most people would instinctively do a double-take whenever they heard news about the Lin Corporation.

"Yeah, so I’ll be quite busy for a while. If you can’t wait for me, just go ahead and eat first."

"Oh, okay."

Lin Xi picked up a throw pillow and sat on the sofa, excitedly sharing what had happened today with Xue Yang. "Great! By the way, Xue Yang, the beginning of my novel was accepted! I’ll be earning royalties from now on."

Seeing how happy she was, Xue Yang offered his sincere congratulations. "Congratulations to our beautiful future author. I might really have to rely on you to support me from now on."

Lin Xi puffed out her chest confidently. "Don’t worry! As long as I have meat on my plate, I’ll definitely let you have a bowl of the soup."

Xue Yang said theatrically, "Then Xue Yang must thank the great and beautiful Author Lin in advance!"

Lin Xi couldn’t help but laugh at his teasing. "However, my editor suggested I put more work into the emotional descriptions. I don’t know how to write that, so what should I do?"

"If you don’t know how, then learn."

Lin Xi tilted her head, batting her eyelashes as she looked at Xue Yang. "How do I learn?"

Xue Yang took out his laptop to check for any work-related messages on QQ and replied casually, "To write well about emotions, you first need to have emotional experiences yourself. That’s how you can evoke that sense of resonance. You could try getting into a relationship, then you’d know how to write it."

"But where am I supposed to find a relationship right now?"

There was no photo editing work from Trendy Apparel today, so Xue Yang put his laptop down again. He looked up at Lin Xi and said in a serious tone, "Isn’t there one ready-made right in front of you?"

Lin Xi was stunned. Is he about to confess? If he confesses, should I say yes immediately? Or should I pretend to think about it for a moment before agreeing?

Before Lin Xi could think any further, Xue Yang said, "We can just simulate the daily interactions of a couple, can’t we?"

Lin Xi had a sudden realization. "I guess that could work." Why do I feel a little disappointed?

"May I ask our beautiful and lovely author, when shall we begin the simulation?"

Lin Xi blurted out, "Now?"

Xue Yang pondered for a moment, then asked, "What are you planning for the next Chapter?"

Lin Xi gave Xue Yang a rough outline of the upcoming plot. "Well... the female lead decides to buckle down and study, but she realizes she’s fallen too far behind in her classes and it’s hard to keep up. The male lead notices and decides to help her review. While helping her, he drops hints about his feelings, but the female lead is so focused on her studies that she doesn’t catch on. The male lead feels helpless, but what can he do? After all, this is the girl he likes. So... that’s basically the gist of it."

After she finished, Lin Xi sensed that something was a little off. Was that like I was hinting at something to Xue Yang? Will he think I’m being... forward?

She sneakily glanced up at Xue Yang, only to find him listening intently with a perfectly normal expression. She instantly breathed a sigh of relief.

"Let me see some of the dialogue you’ve written. We can use it to get a feel for things." 𝗳𝗿𝐞𝕖𝘄𝗲𝕓𝗻𝚘𝚟𝕖𝐥.𝚌𝕠𝕞

"Okay."

Lin Xi showed Xue Yang the text on her computer. The key scene involved the male lead giving the female lead a hint by asking her to solve the equation (x²+y²) − 16|x|y = ...

She showed him the dialogue she’d written:

"This problem is simple. You really can’t solve it?" the male lead asked.

The female lead stole a glance at him. "I’m trying really hard, but I just don’t get these math problems."

He tapped her on the forehead. "This silly little head of yours is so dense. You’ll definitely get tricked easily in the future."

She rubbed her sore forehead. "I’m already silly enough. If you keep tapping it, I’ll get even dumber."

Touching his elegant nose, the male lead looked a bit helpless and had no choice but to solve the problem himself, starting with: "(x²+y²) − 16|x|y = ..."

Xue Yang looked up from the computer. "Alright, let’s act this part out."

"Ah? Oh, oh, okay..."

When Lin Xi wrote this scene, she had replayed it in her mind many times. Just thinking about it felt incredibly romantic, but her writing always seemed to be missing something.

Following the general plot she had outlined, Xue Yang demonstrated the male lead’s problem-solving process from the novel.

She, in turn, took on the role of the female lead. She watched as Xue Yang drew the heart-shaped graph, feeling his breath so close. She gazed at his handsome, serious profile, so completely focused that her heart skipped a few beats. This was it. This was the right feeling. In that moment, it was as if she were the protagonist of her book, and Xue Yang was the academic prodigy who harbored a secret crush on her.

At home, when she had free time, she would read novels. Sometimes, when she came across intimate scenes, she would imagine how she would feel if she were the female lead.

"After he teaches her this formula, what do you plan for the main characters to do next?"

Lin Xi stared blankly at Xue Yang and stammered, "They... they kiss..."

The moment the words left her mouth, her gorgeous face flushed bright red. She hurriedly waved her hands. "You... don’t get me wrong! It’s all for the plot! A plot necessity! When emotions run deep, you have to make a move... I just need to... feel it a bit, so I can write about it viscerally and draw the readers in. That’s... that’s all."

Suddenly, Xue Yang grabbed her fidgeting hands and stared into her eyes. Lin Xi fell silent instantly.

Is he going to kiss me? Is he really going to kiss me? If he kisses me... Oh god, just thinking about it makes my heart feel like it’s going to stop.

Her eyes were fixed on Xue Yang, and she momentarily forgot how to move. Their current pose was incredibly suggestive. Lin Xi’s hands were raised in a posture of surrender, and Xue Yang was holding them as their gazes locked.

Her eyes were so incredibly beautiful; Xue Yang could see his own reflection in them.

He suddenly released her right hand and covered her eyes with his palm. "Who kisses with their eyes open?"

"Then... should I close them?" Lin Xi eagerly shut her eyes.

"...Are you really that eager for me to kiss you?"

"Aren’t we just acting this out?"

Xue Yang was left speechless. He let go of her first, then suddenly leaned closer...

Here it comes. He’s coming.

Lin Xi’s heart was about to pound out of her chest when her body suddenly tilted backward uncontrollably. I’m so nervous, I forgot there was nothing behind me!

Just as she was about to fall, she felt a warm palm on her waist—it was Xue Yang’s hand. But the stool, having lost its balance, tipped over as well. At the critical moment, as if by magic, Xue Yang wrapped both arms around her, preventing her from hitting the floor. With a loud CRASH, the stool tumbled onto the ground beside them.