Chapter 165
As she ran, her hair flew behind her, and she basked in the sunlight, her face radiating pure joy and devotion.
It was as if the world was her stage, wild and carefree...
“Ye Liangchen, what are you doing here?” Li Qingxue asked directly, her heart racing with fear that Ye Liangchen might be stalking them again. The thought was terrifying!
If that were the case, she would definitely have to call Uncle Zhao.
Even though they had known each other for many years, Li Qingxue could not accept being followed.
Upon hearing her, Ye Liangchen's eyes filled with sadness. “Qingxue, how could you think of me like that?”
“My school is nearby. I just wanted to take a shower during this break...”
He let out a bitter laugh. “I never expected to run into you here. It seems heaven heard my earnest prayers.”
He lifted his gaze to Li Qingxue, then slowly turned to Hu Yuying and Lin Wanning.
“I know you all have a lot of opinions about me right now, but have you ever considered why I know your names?”
He first looked at Hu Yuying. “Do you remember when we first met? Can you recall the look in my eyes back then?”
Then he turned to Lin Wanning. “Do you remember our first encounter? How I called your name during your first two days of school, even though I didn’t know anyone else, and mentioned things from your childhood?”
As he spoke, the bitterness on Ye Liangchen's face deepened, and a sense of loneliness washed over him.
Hu Yuying had little fondness for the person who had once stalked and threatened her.
But upon reflection, she recalled that Ye Liangchen had mentioned details about her family background in the cafeteria at Yi High, right when she had just transferred.
And during that time, he had always acted as if he knew her well...
Compared to Hu Yuying, Lin Wanning was more straightforward. Indeed, not long after school started, Ye Liangchen had called her name and even mentioned her childhood in the countryside.
But when he tried to touch her leg, she had left immediately.
Seeing Hu Yuying and Li Qingxue lost in thought, Ye Liangchen's smile grew more genuine.
“Do you remember I said I wanted to save you?”
“That wasn’t a lie, nor was it baseless. I truly want to save you.”
“Unfortunately...” A sudden wave of despondency washed over him, the bitterness on his face more pronounced. “Unfortunately, you’ve all been deceived and don’t believe me.”
“I just want a chance to explain. Is that okay?”
As he spoke, a tear slowly rolled down his cheek.
The three girls shook their heads, surprised to see Ye Liangchen actually crying.
Li Qingxue spoke up, “You say you want to save us, but what you mean is that you want me to lower my grades, to repeat a year with you, to give up on the college entrance exam. If that’s your idea of salvation, then no thanks. I’m quite happy with my life as it is.”
Hu Yuying added, “You stalked me, threatened me, and constantly spoke ill of Long Ge. You keep saying my life shouldn’t be this way, but you’re wrong. I like my life now. I really don’t need your so-called salvation.”
Lin Wanning chimed in, “Right, I don’t think I need someone who tried to touch my leg on our first meeting to save me. Besides, I don’t even know what I need saving from.”
The one who saves me isn’t him; Long Aotian has never claimed to help me without reason.
Unlike him, who keeps talking about saving me, afraid that others won’t hear.
At this thought, Lin Wanning’s eyes sparkled with interest as she asked, “But can you answer me one thing directly?”
Initially, Ye Liangchen looked pained, clutching his chest.
But upon hearing Lin Wanning’s words, his eyes lit up. “What is it?”
“I want to know what you mean by salvation. Is it just pure salvation, or are you just after our bodies?”
Ye Liangchen paused for a moment. “I—I’m only after pure salvation, of course.”
Lin Wanning and the other two exchanged glances, then all three said in unison, “Then listen carefully: we’re doing just fine. We don’t need saving, so please don’t show up in front of us again.”
After saying this, the three girls turned to leave.
Ye Liangchen stood there, momentarily stunned, then quickly jogged forward to block their path.
“No, you must not have understood what I meant. I’m here to save you because it’s what heaven has arranged. Only I can lead you to the life you desire.”
“I know this might be hard for you to accept, but it’s the truth.”
Ye Liangchen spoke faster. “I know you’re deceived by Long Aotian’s facade and have some prejudice against me.”
“That’s because you don’t really understand what kind of person Long Aotian is. He’s evil, while I am righteous.”
“Everything he does is just to toy with you three. Can’t you see that?”
He looked at Hu Yuying. “The only reason Long Aotian is nice to you is to exploit your kindness to get to Li Qingxue and Lin Wanning. He’s not a good person.”
“I told you before that Long Aotian is a heartbreaker. Once he’s had his fun with you, he’ll move on to someone else. Just look at Li Qingxue and Lin Wanning. Am I wrong?”
“Can you accept serving Long Aotian together with the other two?”
“Can’t you see it yet? Wake up!”
He then looked at Li Qingxue and Lin Wanning with a heartbroken gaze. “Long Aotian already has Hu Yuying, yet he still wants to pursue you. Can’t you see his filthy intentions?”
“Can you really accept that Long Aotian, who already has Hu Yuying, still wants to toy with you?”
As soon as he said this, Li Qingxue and Lin Wanning instinctively turned to look at Hu Yuying.
Hu Yuying’s eyes darkened with anger as she glared at Ye Liangchen. “That’s between the three of us. It’s none of your business, and I won’t allow you to speak ill of Long Ge.”
“You don’t understand anything. You’re just projecting your filthy thoughts onto us. We can feel what kind of person Long Ge is without your input.”
“And even if Long Ge had any thoughts, that’s our business, not yours!”
“Ugh, that hurts!” Ye Liangchen clutched his chest, staggering back two steps, disbelief and deep sadness etched on his face as he looked at Hu Yuying. He never expected her to say something so shameless.
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Chapter 200: Do You Know What I’ve Sacrificed for You?
“How can you say that to me?” Ye Liangchen struggled to accept it. “Do you have any idea how much I’ve lost to save you?”
Seeing that Li Qingxue wanted to say something, Ye Liangchen covered his ears, tears welling in his eyes as he murmured, “I can’t hear you, I can’t hear you. I just won’t listen.”
At this sight, Hu Yuying and the other two instinctively stepped back, unable to believe that their simple outing for a shower had led to such a situation.
“Why don’t you believe me? Why? Everything shouldn’t be like this.”
Ye Liangchen couldn’t understand, especially Hu Yuying. In his dreams, she had always been so gentle and serene, yet in this life, she could say such shameless things.
All of this was caused by Long Aotian.
He had inadvertently passed on his bad habits to Hu Yuying, turning the originally gentle girl into this version of herself.
With a heavy heart, he looked at Hu Yuying. “Look at what you’ve become. You’ve changed so much that I can hardly recognize you.”
“Ye Liangchen, are you okay?” Li Qingxue asked, frowning.
“Don’t speak.” Ye Liangchen suddenly turned to Li Qingxue. “You too! Look at what you’ve become. You keep asking why I’ve changed, but have you looked at yourself?”
“You know Long Aotian has no good intentions toward you, yet you still go to him, afraid he won’t want you, right?”
“What disappoints me the most is you!” He turned to Lin Wanning. “I thought you were different from them, but now I see I was wrong. Do you even realize you’re siding with the enemy?”
“Are you out of your mind?” The three girls looked at Ye Liangchen, increasingly convinced that he was truly losing it.
They chose to walk away.
Seeing this, Ye Liangchen chased after them. “What did you say? That I’m crazy? I’m trying to save you! How can you say that about me?”
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