Chapter 223
**Interest Community: You can attract like-minded users through your own operations...**
“Ugh~ Why is this getting harder to understand?”
Looking at the screenshot on his phone, Ye Liangchen furrowed his brows deeply. “It seems I’ll have to wait for Hu Yuying to consolidate all her ideas before I can figure out what she’s planning. My job is to register before she does.”
Suddenly, Ye Liangchen’s ears perked up.
He seemed to hear a few girls discussing him.
With a smirk, he thought, “I must be a bit too absorbed in my thoughts; after all, a serious man is the most charming!”
He tossed his hair back, slipped one hand into his pocket, and casually replied to Xue Shaohua with the other.
“Everything’s going well. At this rate, my plan will succeed soon. Let’s find a time to meet up.”
After sending the message, he continued tapping on his phone with one hand, still maintaining an air of being super busy.
In reality, he was just scrolling through his chat interface.
Suddenly, his gaze landed on one of the usernames.
He gently set his phone down, pinched the bridge of his nose, and scoffed, “I don’t even know why so many people are adding me, and they’re all girls. It’s really giving me a headache.”
“Ah~ But I’m a gentleman. As a qualified gentleman, I shouldn’t make the girls feel awkward…”
He said this deliberately, knowing it would create a sense of urgency among the girls who heard him...
After saying that, he intentionally glanced at the prettiest girl in the class.
As expected, he caught Zhou Li looking at him, her gaze lingering just a bit.
Shaking his head helplessly, he thought that sometimes, having too much charm wasn’t a good thing.
At that moment, Ye Liangchen had already opened Shen Mengjie’s chat box.
“I’ve been busy with stock trading lately, but I finally have some free time today. Mengjie, how have you been?”
...
In the classroom, Shen Mengjie sat near the back left, absentmindedly twirling a pen in her hand, completely ignoring the glances and whispers from those around her.
On the other side, Zhang Mengmeng kept her head down, constantly checking her phone.
But after confirming that nothing had appeared, her gaze towards Shen Mengjie grew increasingly complicated.
As if sensing Zhang Mengmeng’s stare, Shen Mengjie turned her head slightly, then quickly looked away.
Seeing this, Zhang Mengmeng lowered her eyes in silence.
She had moved out of the dorm yesterday, but she still had to attend school for her cultural classes.
She thought Shen Mengjie would release the recording from yesterday, so she had been on edge.
But now that Shen Mengjie still hadn’t shared it, her feelings became particularly complex.
In a way, she didn’t think she had done anything wrong.
Even Huang Fei had told her that she hadn’t made a mistake; otherwise, the thirty-seven people, including him, wouldn’t have realized they were all fish in Shen Mengjie’s pond...
But she had lost all her friends... her heart felt empty and painful...
Lost in thought, Shen Mengjie felt her phone vibrating in her pocket.
She took it out to check, then frowned slightly.
On the other side.
With one hand in his pocket and the other holding his phone, Ye Liangchen’s smile suddenly froze when he saw the message from Shen Mengjie.
Mengjie: “Who are you?”
Seeing those three words, Ye Liangchen gripped his phone tightly, barely preventing it from slipping from his hands.
“It’s me, Mengjie! Don’t you remember? I’m your most admired Liangchen! We talked a lot that day, and I promised to protect you!”
As Shen Mengjie read Ye Liangchen’s message, she suddenly recalled that ordinary yet confident boy who loved to toss his hair back and had that crooked smile.
She still remembered how he looked when he was gritting his teeth while talking about Long Aotian.
“It’s you! Have you figured out a way to deal with Long Aotian yet?”
Seeing Shen Mengjie’s reply, Ye Liangchen let out a sigh of relief. “I almost thought you’d forgotten me! I mean, how could you? After all, you were blushing when I flirted with you.”
“It must be because I haven’t contacted her in a couple of days that she’s sulking a bit.”
Thinking this, Ye Liangchen quickly replied, “Are you free this weekend? Remember I said I’d protect you?”
“Don’t worry, as long as I’m around, no one can harm you, not even Long Aotian.”
After sending that message, Ye Liangchen smiled. This weekend, if he casually exuded a bit of charm, he might just be able to free his hands...
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**Chapter 271: Does This Count as Participation?**
Shen Mengjie read the message and instinctively turned to look at Long Aotian, who was still whispering with Li Longlong. She couldn’t help but chuckle softly, “So clueless! Everyone else is scheming against you, and you’re just blissfully unaware.”
“Honestly, I don’t know how you ended up attracting someone like him.”
“Clueless and overconfident—what a headache.”
There were already quite a few people paying attention to Shen Mengjie, and now, seeing her cover her mouth and laugh, they paused for a moment.
Though most were gossiping about her, it couldn’t be denied that Shen Mengjie’s sultry, confident image was captivating.
Some even thought, why not ask Shen Mengjie out? Who knows, they might just get a taste of her charm...
Wiping the smile off her face, Shen Mengjie looked back at her phone: “But I don’t think Long Aotian is as bad as you say. I actually think he’s quite nice.”
What Shen Mengjie didn’t realize was that this statement was like a thorn in Ye Liangchen’s side.
His battered heart couldn’t accept anyone speaking well of Long Aotian in front of him.
He simply couldn’t take it!
So when he saw that message, he clutched his chest and let out a dramatic gasp.
The people around him turned to look at Ye Liangchen, startled by his sudden outburst.
Facing their gazes, Ye Liangchen resembled a wounded hero from an ancient film, tightly closing his eyes, one hand pressed against his chest, gazing up at a forty-five-degree angle, then forcing a bitter smile.
He stood up, pretending to stumble as he tried to leave his seat, prompting those nearby to reach out to help him.
But he gritted his teeth, eyes still shut, slowly raising his hand, “I’m fine! Just a little heartache from turning around!”
With that, he took a deep breath, straightened his back, and, under everyone’s watchful eyes, walked step by step toward the exit.
When he reached Zhou Li, he paused, a melancholic smile gracing his lips as he tossed his hair and said, “I’m okay, no need to worry.”
Zhou Li looked at Ye Liangchen with confusion, her lips moving as if she wanted to say something caring, but ultimately, she held back.
Out of the corner of her eye, she noticed Zhou Li glancing at her, and she seemed to want to say something.
Ye Liangchen flashed a confident smile, tossed his hair, and walked out.
After Ye Liangchen left, Zhou Li turned to her friend and said, “This Ye Liangchen really loves to show off.”
“Right? Who acts like that every day, spreading their arms as if to hug themselves? And he has this inexplicable confidence—so strange…”
Of course, Ye Liangchen didn’t hear any of this.
At that moment, his mind was solely focused on Shen Mengjie. For him, she was undoubtedly the best weapon against Long Aotian.
If she were to fall for that jerk and end up in bed with him, he might get evidence of Long Aotian’s infidelity, but wouldn’t Shen Mengjie be the one to suffer?
He didn’t want to keep playing with the leftovers of Long Aotian!
His happiness was something he had to protect himself!
With that thought, Ye Liangchen quickly began typing on his phone.
“Mengjie, you know people’s faces but not their hearts. I know Long Aotian better than you do.”
“Do you remember what I told you before? He forced someone who should have liked me to be with him, stole my white moonlight after nine years, and now he’s trying to go after my little green plum. How can someone like that be a good person?”
He soon received Shen Mengjie’s reply: “What should I do then?”
Seeing Shen Mengjie’s response, Ye Liangchen quietly sighed in relief. As long as Shen Mengjie could develop a grudge against Long Aotian under his influence, everything else would be easy for him.
After all, he had already started collecting Hu Yuying’s entrepreneurial plans. As long as he understood the principles behind them, he could get ahead of the game.
What could Long Aotian use to compete with him then?
“Don’t be afraid. I promised I’d protect you, and I will.”
“Do you know what chivalry is?”
“Rest assured, I’ll be like a steadfast knight, guarding you closely and ensuring you’re safe. That’s my greatest confidence as a knight!”
After sending that message, he felt a surge of determination.
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