Chapter 95: No Time

Lin Huiran was not willing to give up. “I heard you’re a sophomore too. Which class are you in? Maybe I can come find you to hang out sometime?”

Xie Xu said, “I’m busy.”

Lin Huiran tactfully ignored him and turned to ask Lu Yiqi, “What about you, Lu Yiqi? Which class are you in?”

Lu Yiqi answered reflexively, “Class One.”

“You’re in the same class as Xie Xu, right?”

Lu Yiqi froze. The word yes nearly slipped out, but Xie Xu cut her off at that moment. “Why do you care whether we’re in the same class? It’s not like we go to the same school, and we don’t even have many chances to meet. No need to ask so carefully, is there?”

With that, he rested a large hand on Lu Yiqi’s shoulder and quickened his pace, dragging her forward just like that.

The three people beside Lin Huiran were all taken aback, but very sensibly did not follow. They simply watched the backs of Lu Yiqi and Xie Xu grow farther and farther away.

The onlookers immediately started gossiping again.

“Hey, is this the legendary love triangle?”

“I thought this girl really knew Xie Xu, since they’d already exchanged a few words. But now it looks like she’s been slapped in the face.”

“Am I the only one who thinks Xie Xu and Lu Yiqi are genuinely sweet? Ahhh, I want Xie Xu to sling an arm around my shoulders too.”

“That’s called being dragged along, okay?”

“I’d still be willing to be dragged!”

“Hah, women.”

“What do you think that girl will do next? Keep refusing to give up and chase after them, or turn around in disappointment and leave?”

The person they were speculating about stared at the backs of Xie Xu and Lu Yiqi, her clenched fist tightening.

This was the first time she had boldly gone after love, only to be humiliated like this. For someone who had grown up cherished and pampered, it was deeply mortifying.

And yet, in a lifetime, how often does one meet someone one truly likes? They had only met once—well, now it was twice—and she didn’t even know him well. But for some reason, she had gone completely mad over how good he seemed, over his cool, expressionless face, over his indifferent treatment of her. Even knowing that he already had a girl he liked, she still wanted to try her best for herself. What if he saw how outstanding she was?

Love has no known beginning, but it ends in lifelong devotion.

She really was ill.

But... she still did not want to give up so easily.

She still wanted to try.

She pressed her lips together and pushed down the negativity in her heart, then hurried after them.

“I heard the cafeteria at First High School is pretty good. Have you had lunch yet? Want to have lunch together?”

Lu Yiqi said, “We already ate.”

Xie Xu said, “Didn’t you see us coming back from outside? First High School doesn’t really welcome people from other schools, but if you’re interested in our cafeteria, feel free to go ahead. We still have class, so we’ll be going.”

From her position, Lu Yiqi could not see Xie Xu’s face, only his perfect side profile and sharp jawline. She thought he must be expressionless right now.

Still, to be fair, Xie Xu did look a little handsome when he rejected people without the slightest change in expression.

But Lin Huiran had been turned down this harshly. That was rather cruel, wasn’t it...

Never mind. Why was she getting softhearted for no reason?

She only hoped Lin Huiran would be sensible enough to take the hint this time and not keep throwing herself against Xie Xu’s iron wall again. Giving up decisively was the proper course.

Perhaps Xie Xu had been too blunt, because this time Lin Huiran did not follow after them.

She stopped in her tracks and remained there for quite a while. Only when her phone rang did she come back to herself after a moment of daze and answer the call.