Chapter Ninety-Two: Thoughts

While he was at it, he even read it aloud. Though his voice was not loud, the people nearby could still hear him, including Yan Yi and Chen Ziyi.

One word after another tumbled out of his mouth.

"Breaking news: it turns out Xie Xu from First High has a girlfriend, and his girlfriend is actually the transfer student who just arrived, Lu..."

Once Lu Yiqi came to her senses, she rushed forward at once and clamped a hand over his mouth. "Shut up!"

He blinked rapidly and instinctively shot a pleading look at Xie Xu, only to see Xie Xu give him a slight nod.

With his mouth still covered, he mumbled indistinctly, "Sis, let go of me."

Lu Yiqi said, "Then promise me you won't read it out loud anymore. Did you hear me?"

"Fine, fine, I promise. I'll keep my mic muted."

"All right then."

Lu Yiqi withdrew her hand and gave him a warning look.

He immediately made a zipping motion across his lips to prove he really would not say another word.

Lu Yiqi only then felt at ease.

Yan Yi's expression, however, had become rather subtle.

Truthfully, Yan Yi's mood was very complicated at the moment. He had returned to the country for Lu Yiqi in the first place. Although Xie Xu had suddenly appeared along the way, he had always believed that Xie Xu could not compare to him. How long had Xie Xu known Lu Yiqi? How could he possibly know her as well as he did? He was convinced that in the end, Lu Yiqi would still choose him, the one she had known longer.

But now, he was wavering.

To be honest, the Yan family's headquarters was also overseas. He had originally planned that after winning Lu Yiqi over in the country, they would get engaged and he would take her abroad to study and live. Yet he felt that Lu Yiqi might prefer staying in the country, so he had even considered giving up the overseas company altogether. After all, the money he had earned over the years as a celebrity was more than enough for him to live on. He had prepared for everything, but had overlooked the possibility that she might fall for someone else. Naively, he had even thought that so long as he stayed by her side, someday she would turn around and see how good he was...

What was more, judging from the current situation, it was practically certain that Xie Xu liked Lu Yiqi. The moment he had first seen Yan Yi, he had bristled with hostility. And Lu Yiqi very likely liked Xie Xu as well, only she had not yet realized it...

Suddenly, a vicious thought took shape in Yan Yi's mind: if, before Lu Yiqi realized she liked Xie Xu, he cut off her feelings for Xie Xu or even made her hate him, would she then turn back and notice his existence? Or, if he stopped hiding his feelings and pursued her with passionate fanfare, would she then be able to see how good he truly was...

While the little white and black figures in Yan Yi's mind were still battling it out, Lu Yiqi suddenly patted his shoulder. "Brother Yan Yi, what are you thinking about?"

Yan Yi came back to himself and gave a gentle smile. "Nothing."

"That's good." Lu Yiqi had been worried that Yan Yi might have heard what He Shi had just said. It seemed he had not, and if he had not, then all was well. "Do you want to go eat with us, Brother Yan Yi?"

"Yes."

Before the five of them set off, Chen Ziyi used going to the restroom as an excuse to lead Lu Yiqi a little farther away.

Looking utterly baffled, Lu Yiqi said, "What's wrong, Ziyi?"

Chen Ziyi asked with complete seriousness, "Are you together with Xie Xu?"