Chapter 163
“If I could be in a relationship with my brother, I would cherish him deeply. But if not, he will always be my brother, for this lifetime and beyond.”
Li Qingxue squinted slightly, leaning forward. “So, is he your brother or your boyfriend?”
Lin Wanqing didn’t expect Li Qingxue to say that, and a blush crept onto her fair face.
Her mind was flooded with memories of kissing her brother, and there was some truth in what Li Qingxue said—kissing was indeed a wondrous experience.
For a girl to give her first kiss to a boy she likes is unforgettable. Many people say that the impact of a first love is immense, and that couldn’t be more true.
Meeting a boy you like at the most beautiful age is a wonderful thing. Even after a long time, you might find yourself quietly moved when you think back on it.
“Don’t you dare lie to me! I’m a legendary human lie detector,” Li Qingxue teased.
Upon hearing this, Lin Wanqing lowered her gaze and spoke softly, “If my brother wants it, I’ll give it to him…”
“Wow~” Li Qingxue looked at Lin Wanqing in disbelief. “The colder someone appears, the more they hide their desires. This saying really holds true.”
In truth, Lin Wanqing had already revealed her true feelings to herself. In some ways, compared to her, Hu Yuying cared more about Long Aotian.
That’s why Lin Wanqing could tell herself so openly.
Was she sad about it? Not at all.
As Lin Wanqing said, it would be better if they could be together, but if not, being good friends was also quite nice.
Just like Hu Yuying said, she only hoped he could be happy, and that was enough.
Lin Wanqing turned to Li Qingxue. “What about you?”
Li Qingxue wrinkled her nose. “I’m not telling you.”
“I already told you mine, so it’s not fair if you don’t tell me yours,” Lin Wanqing said, reaching out to tickle Li Qingxue.
Li Qingxue quickly protected herself. “I’m not ticklish!”
But the next moment, she shivered. “No, no, don’t tickle there! It’ll break!”
“Then you’d better tell me, or I’ll keep tickling you.”
Li Qingxue’s cheeks flushed, her eyes slightly dazed as she said, “If it’s Long Aotian, I guess it wouldn’t be impossible…”
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**Chapter 197: Ignored**
After a bit of playful banter, Lin Wanqing finally let go of the nearly-tickled Li Qingxue.
Li Qingxue was panting, looking at Lin Wanqing in disbelief. The contrast was so strong that she couldn’t quite adjust.
Who would have thought that a cool beauty could have such playful tricks up her sleeve?
It was truly a case of knowing the face but not the heart.
“Do you think it’s wrong for us to be thinking like this here, considering Hu Yuying?” Lin Wanqing said quietly.
Li Qingxue shot her a look. “You were just being silly, and now you’re suddenly serious?”
Lin Wanqing rested her chin on her hand. “I’m just saying, it’s really hard to find someone you like who can give you a sense of security.”
“If it weren’t for my brother being there last time, that guy named Ye Liangchen would have gone crazy on us.”
Mentioning this made Li Qingxue fall silent for a moment.
She hadn’t expected Ye Liangchen to turn out like this.
He had even learned to stalk.
It was too much to think about.
“He wasn’t like this before,” Li Qingxue sighed. “He used to be really nice, like the boy next door.”
“The boy next door?” Lin Wanqing was surprised to hear this. “I heard he stalked Hu Yuying when he was in Haiwan City and even found her home.”
Li Qingxue pouted. “Yeah, who knows how he suddenly turned into someone so annoying?”
“You don’t know, he even wanted me to retake the year with him. Isn’t that basically asking me to give up on the college entrance exam?”
Lin Wanqing had already thought Ye Liangchen was bad enough for stalking, but it turned out he could be even worse.
After working hard for three years just for the college entrance exam, he wanted Qingxue to give up? Was he out of his mind?
With a slight sigh, she said, “From now on, let’s just avoid people like him, as Long Aotian suggested.”
Just then, Lin Wanqing’s phone vibrated.
Li Qingxue took out her phone and glanced at it. “It’s Yuying.”
“Let’s invite Yuying to hang out! My brother has been busy lately and hasn’t had time to see us, but we can go find him.”
“Go find Long Aotian?” Li Qingxue hesitated. Despite her lively personality, the memory of that surprise kiss still lingered in her mind, and she didn’t know how to face him.
Would he laugh at her?
Just thinking about Long Aotian’s smug face made Li Qingxue want to shake her head.
But a tiny voice inside her urged, Go on, you haven’t seen Long Aotian in three days. Without you, Yuying and Wanqing can’t handle him.
And even if you did surprise him with a kiss, it was your first kiss—Long Aotian definitely got the better end of the deal.
With that thought, Li Qingxue nodded, feeling it made sense.
After all, it was her first kiss; no matter how you looked at it, Long Aotian had taken advantage of her.
So she nodded and began typing a message on her phone.
Then she looked up at Lin Wanqing. “Let’s wait for Yuying at the school gate.”
“After that, we can go to the market. Last time, we didn’t get to explore the little market enough.”
With a seven-day break, it was certain that crowds would be everywhere.
They didn’t wait long at the entrance of A University before spotting Hu Yuying in the distance.
“Are you guys quite popular at school?” Lin Wanqing asked, noticing a few boys following Hu Yuying, a playful smile on her face.
“Aren’t you?” Li Qingxue shot Lin Wanqing a look.
“Who’s that guy?”
“I heard Hu Yuying mention him before. I think his name is Xue Shaohua?”
Hu Yuying glanced at Xue Shaohua, who was still following her. Even though she was in a good mood, she couldn’t help but say, “Can you stop following me?”
Xue Shaohua, hands in his pockets, tossed his hair confidently. “Don’t worry, Hu. I just want to be friends.”
“And we’re classmates, so you really don’t need to be so guarded around me.”
Having spent time with Ye Liangchen lately, Xue Shaohua had picked up many suave moves.
He believed that as long as he was better than that guy named Long Aotian, Hu Yuying would surely notice him.
After all, companionship is the longest confession—something Long Aotian could never achieve.
Hu Yuying was speechless. She just wanted to go find Qingxue, but how did she end up running into him?
She had intended to say something else, but when she looked up, she saw Li Qingxue and Lin Wanqing.
She quickly took a few steps away from Xue Shaohua. “Stop following me! I have friends.”
With that, she jogged over to the two girls.
Watching Hu Yuying’s graceful figure, Xue Shaohua felt a surge of possessiveness. This kind of girl was his ideal type.
Following her gaze, he suddenly spotted Lin Wanqing.
“Having one of the three would make life without regrets.”
Three girls, three distinct styles—Hu Yuying’s gentleness, Li Qingxue’s lively beauty, and Lin Wanqing’s cool elegance.
“If only they could all like me. Experiencing them one by one would make my life complete.”
With that thought, Xue Shaohua decided to approach them and leave a little impression.
“Wanqing, what are you doing here?” Hu Yuying asked with a smile as she jogged over.
“I came to hang out with you. My home is too far, and after chatting with Qingxue, I found out you weren’t planning to go home, so I came to find you.”
“Yuying, that guy is Xue Shaohua, right?” Li Qingxue asked, looking at Xue Shaohua, who was walking toward them.
Seeing Xue Shaohua approaching, Hu Yuying felt a bit annoyed but couldn’t bring herself to say anything rude. She could only say, “Let’s go.”
As Hu Yuying and the others prepared to leave, Xue Shaohua couldn’t help but jump in place and run toward them.
“Hello! I’m Hu Yuying’s classmate, Xue Shaohua,” he said with a bright smile, radiating youthful energy.
“We’re just classmates; we’re not that familiar yet,” Hu Yuying replied, feeling that Xue Shaohua was being a bit too forward, which genuinely annoyed her.
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