Chapter 293
"Long Ao Tian walked over to the electric scooter, pulled out a bottle of mineral water from the back seat, took a sip, and then sprayed it at Ye Liang Chen. ""Hey, are you okay?""
""I think I saw my great-grandma coming to pick me up...""
Chapter 357: This Time, I Choose Dignity
As soon as he said that, Ye Liang Chen's dazed eyes began to focus.
Just as he saw Long Ao Tian tilt his head back to drink and spray water at him, he instinctively opened his mouth to stop him.
In the next second, his throat convulsed, and he accidentally swallowed.
He immediately struggled to turn over and vomit onto the ground.
Not knowing whether Li Qing Xue was at the academy, Ye Liang Chen had arrived at A University early in the morning to wait, asking Xue Shao Hua to wait on the way back to the academy.
So far, he hadn’t eaten anything substantial, and he had already emptied his stomach of saliva, leaving nothing to throw up.
Clenching his fists, he glared helplessly at Long Ao Tian. At that moment, he truly felt like he could kill him. How could his pure and innocent body be tainted by this guy!
But then, Long Ao Tian's next words made his face darken completely.
Long Ao Tian said, with a serious tone, ""You should see a traditional Chinese medicine doctor; you look too weak.""
Ye Liang Chen gritted his teeth. Although he often rewarded himself, the word ""weak"" was something no man could accept!
He glanced at Hu Yu Ying and Li Qing Xue beside Long Ao Tian and felt an unprecedented humiliation wash over him.
A tear of regret slowly slipped from the corner of his eye.
""He’s crying,"" Hu Yu Ying whispered.
""Really,"" Li Qing Xue confirmed, noticing it too.
Long Ao Tian felt a bit awkward. ""Uh, did I use too much force?""
Having trained often, Long Ao Tian was naturally much stronger than the average student, so he hadn’t really dared to use too much strength...
The back-and-forth banter felt to Ye Liang Chen like another blow to his pride!
Struggling to get up from the ground, he looked past Long Ao Tian at Li Qing Xue. ""We’ve known each other for ten years—ten years! You won’t let me redeem you, and you trample my sincerity underfoot. This time, I choose dignity!""
He then turned his gaze to Hu Yu Ying. ""I’ve helped you countless times in my heart. I’ve wanted to redeem you so many times. Heh, this time, I also choose dignity!""
Finally, his eyes landed on Long Ao Tian. ""Long Ao Tian, you’ve humiliated me countless times. One day, I will repay you a thousandfold!""
With that, he clenched his fists and let out a roar towards the sky!
The seed of darkness, with that roar, broke through flesh and blood, nourished by his anger, growing into a towering tree.
The last shred of goodwill finally dissipated at that moment.
Hu Yu Ying and Li Qing Xue, you two have repeatedly made me feel humiliated.
Even in my confrontation with Long Ao Tian, you both went out of your way to defend him.
Don’t blame me for being merciless.
Once I successfully make Long Ao Tian bear the shame of being a coward...
Once you suddenly wake up one day...
Once you remember my kindness and understand my good intentions, turning back to embrace me...
I will be the first to ignore you.
Ignoring you is definitely not as simple as being cold.
The pursuit of love is not just a mere funeral pyre.
All of this is your own doing, that feeling of being ignored by me!
Heh!
You’ll understand then!
I am who I am, the bold and passionate Ye Liang Chen.
This time, I absolutely won’t soften my heart!
With that thought, he cast a cold glance at the three of them, shoved his hands into his pockets, flicked his hair, and turned to leave!
The entire process was clean and decisive, so free and resolute!
As Ye Liang Chen walked away, Long Ao Tian stared at his retreating figure and then asked, ""What did he mean by redemption?""
Hu Yu Ying and Li Qing Xue shook their heads in confusion; they really didn’t understand why Ye Liang Chen wanted to redeem them.
Hu Yu Ying had a vague memory that Ye Liang Chen’s so-called redemption meant that she should follow him. Only by following him could her life be nearly perfect, reaching heights she had never dared to imagine.
Of course, Hu Yu Ying wouldn’t share this ridiculous notion with Long Ao Tian.
That would be treating him like a fool. What kind of magic did Ye Liang Chen possess that made her life perfect just by being with him?
She was already quite satisfied with her life now.
With the guy she liked, who liked her back, and running an online store, her daily earnings were beyond what she had ever imagined.
This was the life she had chosen, and she was willing to accept both the good and the bad.
Only Long Ao Tian found it strange.
His presence had indirectly changed Hu Yu Ying’s life, yet Ye Liang Chen had used the word ""redemption""!
The original plot of the novel revolved around the male lead Ye Liang Chen redeeming the three girls...
Since Hu Yu Ying could break free from her original life script because of him...
Could Ye Liang Chen also...
As he thought about this, Long Ao Tian’s brows furrowed deeper!
But this was the very point that puzzled him. If Ye Liang Chen had also broken free from his original life script, he should have already reached the pinnacle of his life by now.
How could he end up like this?
Flicking his hair and adjusting his earrings, it felt... a bit hasty and hard to explain...
""What are you thinking about, Long Ge?"" Seeing Long Ao Tian frowning, Hu Yu Ying stood on her tiptoes and gently smoothed his furrowed brow with her finger.
""Long Ao Tian, you’re doing this to help me. If Ye Liang Chen dares to target you, I won’t let him off,"" Li Qing Xue said firmly. If it weren’t for Long Ao Tian’s help, she wouldn’t have been targeted by Ye Liang Chen.
Long Ao Tian slowly shook his head. ""It’s fine. Just avoid him in the future. If he tries to bother you again, don’t engage with him. Call me, and I’ll handle it.""
His gaze fell on the little girl. ""Especially you, make sure not to have any contact with him. Tell Long Ge, I promise, no matter what I’m doing, I’ll rush to your side in the shortest time possible.""
Regardless of whether Ye Liang Chen had broken free from his original life script, Hu Yu Ying was already his. After going through all this, they had finally come together, and Long Ao Tian realized he couldn’t live without her.
No one was allowed to take her away from him, not even the male lead!
If it came down to it, he would fight. What’s it to him to bear the title of a villain?
In reality, Long Ao Tian was just worrying unnecessarily. The three girls didn’t care at all about Ye Liang Chen’s so-called redemption.
In places where Long Ao Tian couldn’t see, the three girls had already ruthlessly rejected Ye Liang Chen countless times.
Yet Ye Liang Chen always seemed to act as if he didn’t understand their words, constantly pestering them.
Seeing Long Ao Tian’s anxious expression, Hu Yu Ying felt that he was worried she might be harassed by Ye Liang Chen like Li Qing Xue.
So she secretly hooked her pinky with Long Ao Tian’s. ""Don’t worry, Long Ge, I’ll take good care of myself. If worse comes to worst, I’ll call the police. Besides, I have you.""
Watching the concern in Long Ao Tian’s eyes for Hu Yu Ying, Li Qing Xue felt a pang of envy. She also wanted someone to worry about her...
""And you, when Ye Liang Chen was pulling you in front of everyone, why didn’t you call for help?""
Li Qing Xue felt a bit wronged at this. She hadn’t even had the chance to call out before he had kicked Ye Liang Chen away.
But hearing this, Li Qing Xue felt a bit happy too; he was concerned about her...
Chapter 358: See You Tomorrow
Walking through the campus.
Hu Yu Ying held Li Qing Xue’s hand. ""You’ve known him for ten years, but this time he really went too far.""
""If we hadn’t happened to come in time, who knows where he would have dragged you off to.""
Hearing this, Li Qing Xue finally felt a sense of fear.
Ye Liang Chen’s feelings for her were never pure...
Holding Li Qing Xue’s hand, Hu Yu Ying could feel her tension.
In truth, Hu Yu Ying didn’t mean to think so badly of him.
But in this city, aside from knowing them, Qing Xue didn’t have anyone else familiar. If something bad happened, calling for help would be useless...
""But don’t worry, Qing Xue. Once the renovations at my place are done, you can move in. With Long Ge around, Ye Liang Chen won’t dare to bother you anymore.""
Li Qing Xue nodded. ""I understand. This was just an accident. If Ye Liang Chen tries to bother me again, trying to drag me away, I’ll call the police and won’t care about our ten years of friendship.""
Ten years—how many ten-year spans does a person have in their life?
I’m no longer the Li Qing Xue of ten years ago, and Ye Liang Chen is no longer the brother-like figure I once knew."
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