Chapter 278
“Wait a second, I got so caught up in our conversation that I completely forgot to tell you something important.”
Li Qingxue lay on her bed, her delicate little feet kicking playfully in the air, her mood exceptionally bright. “What is it?”
“Gao Quan called me. He said Ye Liangchen wants to talk to you and hopes you’ll accept his friend request.”
“He mentioned it’s quite important.”
Upon hearing this, Li Qingxue rolled her eyes. To be honest, she had no desire to deal with Ye Liangchen and his antics.
What could he possibly have to say that was so important?
Her life was going well; she called home once a week, and everything was fine there. Li Qingxue couldn’t think of anything that could be more important than her family.
“Qingxue, I didn’t expect you to actually delete Ye Liangchen’s contact.”
“That’s because you have no idea what he’s done,” Li Qingxue replied, a hint of annoyance in her voice.
Wang Rui understood Qingxue’s personality; she wouldn’t have blocked and deleted Ye Liangchen unless she had reached her breaking point.
Girls have a strong curiosity for gossip, and after some probing, she quickly concluded that Ye Liangchen was a real jerk.
...
Ye Liangchen tossed his hair back as he gazed at the night sky. Just then, his phone rang. A confident smile crept onto his lips, and when he saw it was Gao Quan calling, the smile widened.
“Chen Ge, Wang Rui said you should stop bothering Li Qingxue...”
That single sentence left Ye Liangchen in shock, and he didn’t even catch what Gao Quan said next.
He hung up the phone, staring at it in disbelief. “What’s going on? I’ve always been looking out for you. Shouldn’t it be Long Aotian who’s bothering you?”
Shaking his head, he muttered, “The misunderstanding between us is too deep. Once you see the photos I have, you’ll realize I’m the only one who truly cares about you...”
【Please send power...】
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**Chapter 339: You Don’t Understand Brother at All**
Thursday.
With the sports meet approaching, the number of students in cultural classes noticeably dwindled.
Long Aotian had barely settled into his seat when a figure approached him.
He looked up and immediately frowned.
Seeing Long Aotian’s furrowed brow, Shen Mengjie chuckled lightly. “I’m sorry about last night.”
In response to Shen Mengjie’s apology, Long Aotian replied coldly, “Is that supposed to be funny?”
“What do you mean?”
“Is it amusing to toy with me?”
“I thought you’d enjoy it, and besides, I haven’t kissed anyone in a while, so I figured we’d both have a good time.” Shen Mengjie explained softly from her seat not far from him.
“And even if you didn’t like it, you shouldn’t be this angry. You didn’t lose anything.”
Long Aotian was at a loss for words in the face of Shen Mengjie’s twisted logic. “You’re a girl. Are you really playing with boys by kissing them?”
Shen Mengjie shrugged. “I feel like we’re the same kind of person.”
“We’re not the same,” Long Aotian denied, looking at her.
Shen Mengjie merely smiled faintly at his denial, choosing not to argue.
If they weren’t the same, she wouldn’t have seen him walk out of a hotel with Lin Wanqing.
Nor would she have witnessed Lin Wanqing kiss him, while he remained indifferent.
He just had a bit more of a moral compass than she did.
That’s why he could maintain a proper distance with the girls around him, keeping things just right, making it hard for anyone to see anything out of the ordinary, almost perfect.
Before this, Shen Mengjie had thought the same way—until she witnessed that scene.
Now that she held this little secret, Long Aotian didn’t seem so untouchable anymore. With a little effort, she could reach out and touch him.
It was a strange feeling, like encountering a math problem she couldn’t solve, only to see someone else crack it before her. All she had to do was copy the answer; after all, she’d still get points, right?
“If you didn’t like it, I won’t do it again next time.” Shen Mengjie knew when to back down, and a little humility could easily sway a man’s heart.
When it came to matters between men and women, she was more adept than anyone else present.
No one is perfect, and it’s impossible to be flawless. If such a person existed, they would surely be the most hypocritical of all...
Long Aotian was just right—complex, mysterious, moral, and responsible. He could be considered the most perfect partner.
Once someone like him felt indebted to you, he would take responsibility to the end...
“If there’s a next time, I’ll definitely tell Huang Fei!”
Shen Mengjie pretended to look ashamed and nodded. “Got it.”
Whether she would change or not was uncertain, but this attitude of admitting fault was always a good start.
The morning passed quietly, as if everything was meant to be this mundane.
...
In the afternoon, Lin Wanqing and her roommates from the music academy went out, craving a cup of fruit tea.
“Wanqing, you’re really not being fair. Come on, what brand of cosmetics are you using?”
Lin Wanqing’s skin was already fair, and after last night, her complexion was enviable even to other girls.
Her previously cool demeanor now had an inexplicable softness to it.
Lin Wanqing gently touched her face and helplessly said, “I really don’t have any. We’re in the same dorm; if I were using something, how could I hide it from you?”
As she spoke, she spotted someone approaching.
The four of them instinctively stopped in their tracks.
Lin Wanqing frowned slightly at the sight of the person. “Is there something you need?”
She didn’t like this woman at all.
Shen Mengjie seemed oblivious to Lin Wanqing’s frown and smiled lightly. “Can we talk?”
“We?” Lin Wanqing confirmed.
“Yeah.”
“What do you want to talk about?”
“Trust me, it’ll definitely interest you.”
With that, it was clear Shen Mengjie had an agenda and was deliberately waiting for her, which piqued Lin Wanqing’s curiosity.
She turned to her roommates. “You guys go ahead.”
The three roommates exchanged glances, then looked at the equally beautiful Shen Mengjie, nodding. “Okay, just come back early, and we’ll get you a drink.”
Shen Mengjie turned to leave, and Lin Wanqing followed her.
They walked along the internal paths of the campus.
Lin Wanqing stopped. “Let’s talk here.”
Hearing this, Shen Mengjie also halted, and they sat on a bench.
Getting straight to the point, Shen Mengjie said, “You like Long Aotian, don’t you?”
Lin Wanqing frowned slightly. Without understanding Shen Mengjie’s intentions, she wouldn’t say much. Instead, she smiled lightly. “If that’s all you wanted to say, I’m afraid I’m not very interested.”
“Then how about this?” Shen Mengjie said, turning her phone screen toward Lin Wanqing.
The moment Lin Wanqing saw the photo on the phone, her previously smiling face turned icy.
Shen Mengjie noticed every shift in Lin Wanqing’s expression.
She chuckled softly. “Can we talk now?”
Lin Wanqing’s gaze flickered over to Shen Mengjie’s phone screen, and suddenly she smiled. Though she didn’t often smile, this moment made her look exceptionally beautiful.
Seeing Lin Wanqing’s unexpected smile, Shen Mengjie felt a twinge of confusion and asked, “What are you laughing at?”
“I’m laughing at how foolish you are.” Her voice was cool, like melting snow from a mountain peak, pure yet slightly chilling.
“Did you really kiss my brother?” Lin Wanqing shot back.
“Isn’t that enough to say it all?” Shen Mengjie shook her phone.
Looking at Shen Mengjie’s phone, Lin Wanqing replied calmly, “My brother always instinctively takes care of the women he likes, so if it were him, he would definitely lean down.”
Lin Wanqing remembered everything about her brother vividly. The first time they kissed, she had tricked him into leaning down, pretending to whisper something to him.
Even then, she still had to stand on her tiptoes.
But if her brother were the one to initiate, he would lean down himself, and there would be no need for her to tiptoe.
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