Rejected by the Campus Belle, I Find My True Love-Chapter 53: New Eyes Watching Someone You Once Loved Get into a Luxury Car
After Lin Xi fell asleep, Xue Yang took out his phone, downloaded a novel-reading app, looked up "My Precious Boy," and added it to his bookshelf.
Currently, only 10,000 characters had been updated, and Xue Yang read every single one.
Lin Xi’s writing was indeed excellent. The prose flowed smoothly, making for a very comfortable read. He found the interactions between the male and female protagonists especially compelling, and he couldn’t help but smile dotingly as he read.
His slender fingers flew across the screen as he typed a comment: "The novel is very well-written, and the emotional exchanges between the main characters are incredibly sweet. It would be even better with more detailed descriptions. Keep it up, author! I’ll support you."
「* * *」
In the following days, besides attending classes and working on the Lin Corporation project, Xue Yang spent all his remaining free time catching up on Lin Xi’s novel.
Fortunately, with only 4,000 characters updated daily, it didn’t take up much of his time.
"Xue Yang, why are you ignoring me today?"
Xue Yang brushed Cui Hao’s hand away, not wanting to deal with him at all.
Cui Hao got the message. It must be because his romantic movies hadn’t worked. Xue Yang was still sexually frustrated and stewing over it. As a man, he completely understood the feeling. "Hey, I was wrong, okay? I swear, I won’t do it again. Please forgive me, alright?"
Xue Yang still ignored him. He got his food and hurried to the library to review some materials. If he was late, all the seats would be taken.
He was halfway through his reading when a notification popped up for an update to "My Precious Boy." Xue Yang quickly opened his phone to read the new Chapter.
"What are you looking at?" Cui Hao had somehow snuck up beside him. "’My Precious Boy’? Xue Yang, I never would have guessed you’re into these domineering CEO novels. I thought only young girls liked this kind of stuff."
An idea struck Xue Yang, and he suddenly looked up at Cui Hao. "Do you read novels?" 𝒇𝒓𝒆𝒆𝙬𝒆𝒃𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝙡.𝒄𝓸𝒎
That’s right. Didn’t Lin Xi say last night that no one was reading her novel? There were so many people at this university; all he had to do was convince some of them to read it.
"Of course, I do. Why? But I prefer sweeping martial arts epics, not these childish romances that are like playing house."
"Add ’My Precious Boy’ to your library and give it a five-star review. You also need to follow the updates and leave a comment every day. I’ll be checking."
"Are you serious? This isn’t my cup of tea at all! And you want me to follow and comment every day? You might as well just kill me now."
Xue Yang glanced toward Cui Hao’s kidneys. "That’s not out of the question."
A phantom chill shot through Cui Hao’s waist. He hurriedly took out his phone and searched for "My Precious Boy" on the reading website. "Is this the one? The author is Green Smoke Around Me."
"Yeah."
"I can’t believe a dignified man like myself is now going to be reading such a childish novel. If word gets out, my entire reputation will be ruined."
"A five-star review!"
"You owe me a meal for this."
Xue Yang looked back at him. Cui Hao immediately shrank his shoulders guiltily. "I’ll treat you, alright? I’ll treat you!"
"Tomorrow at noon."
"Okay."
When your son is feeling frustrated, a dad has to splurge a little. Cui Hao comforted himself with this thought.
Afterward, Xue Yang approached other classmates and, without exception, recommended Lin Xi’s novel to them.
Xue Yang usually disliked interacting with others, but this was an exception.
"Xue Yang, do you know the author of this novel?"
"A friend of mine wrote it. She’s just starting, so her readership is a little low. I’m helping her boost her popularity."
"Written by your girlfriend, right?"
"She’s my friend."
"She’s your friend now, but she’ll be your girlfriend later, right? No wonder you turn down movie dates with other beauties. It’s because you already have someone special! Who is the lucky lady? When are you going to bring her out so we can all meet her?"
Faced with everyone’s teasing, Xue Yang didn’t say much, simply responding to each of them with a smile.
But everyone suspected they knew the truth. It seemed Xue Yang really did have a girlfriend.
The girls who had been itching to confess their feelings to him cried their eyes out in the bathroom.
It’s true. All the high-quality guys get snatched up before they ever hit the market.
But with the campus belle, Chen Ying, as the benchmark, what kind of girl could possibly have won his affection?
"Ying Ying."
Wu Xiaoya looked at Chen Ying with concern, but when she saw that her friend didn’t seem affected at all, she said nothing more.
Perhaps she really doesn’t like Xue Yang after all.
Wu Xiaoya stopped dwelling on it. Completing their project was more important.
Chen Ying took out her phone, opened a QQ chat, and sent two words.
「* * *」
"Hey, Xue Yang, did you hear?"
"What did you hear this time? Can’t you just focus on the project?"
"No, this is big! The whole campus knows about it. You’re probably the only one who doesn’t."
Xue Yang looked up at Cui Hao. "What is it?"
"It’s about the campus belle, Chen Ying. She’s got another new boyfriend. She’s really something else. When you were chasing her, she played so high and mighty, never agreeing to date you in six years. Now that you’ve stopped, how long has it been? She’s already been through two guys. Bro, I feel bad for you. But hey, at least you’ve found someone suitable for you now. Speaking of which, when are you going to introduce me to my daughter-in-law... I mean, my sister-in-law?"
Xue Yang jabbed Cui Hao hard with his elbow, making him howl in pain.
After all, this was the woman he had liked for six years. Xue Yang didn’t want to hear anyone belittle Chen Ying. As for Lin Xi, it wasn’t the right time to reveal anything yet.
"But it’s true! She was clearly playing you for a fool. You were the only one naive enough to believe her."
...
This time, Xue Yang didn’t speak or argue.
He knew that no matter what he said, no one would believe he had really given up on Chen Ying. But he didn’t need to prove anything to anyone. It was his life to live, and only he knew if he was happy. As for everyone else... what did their opinions matter?
At four in the afternoon, the usual calm at the gate of Yanbei University was shattered by the roar of a sports car’s engine.
A stunning red supercar pulled to a stop right in the center of the school gate. Inside sat a wealthy young master wearing sunglasses and a trendy trench coat.
"It’s a Lamborghini!"
While luxury cars like Lamborghinis were a common sight in the capital of Dragon Country, seeing one appear so suddenly in University Town still drew everyone’s attention.
"He must be here to pick someone up. I wonder who."
At that moment, Chen Ying appeared, dressed in a dark mink coat. She was always the center of attention wherever she went, and now, striding so boldly toward a Lamborghini, she drew even more stares.
Most importantly, beneath her mink coat, she was wearing black silk stockings.
Even a fool knew what it meant when a beautiful woman wearing black stockings went out with a man.
"Isn’t that the campus belle, Chen Ying? Don’t tell me that sports car belongs to her new boyfriend. As expected of her. Her suitors are either the top scholar or some rich heir."
