Chapter 297
He felt that Shen Mengjie was his nemesis; offending a woman like her was truly terrifying.
Seeing Long Aotian's flustered expression brought Shen Mengjie immense joy. Usually, she could never get the upper hand in their verbal sparring, always feeling suppressed. But now, this was pure delight...
**Chapter 362: If Sister Doesn’t Speak, I Won’t Give It to You**
At the restroom entrance.
As Long Aotian stepped out, he spotted Shen Mengjie leaning against the wall, casually fiddling with her phone.
After a moment's hesitation, he smiled and said, "Thanks."
Shen Mengjie shrugged. "You should know this person, right?" She pulled up a photo of Ye Liangchen, who had been kneeling on the ground, swearing an oath, and showed it to Long Aotian.
Upon seeing the excited Ye Liangchen on his knees, Long Aotian looked at Shen Mengjie in surprise. "How do you have his photo?"
"I saw him at the music academy," Shen Mengjie replied, glancing at Long Aotian. "At first, he seemed to be looking for someone."
Shen Mengjie knew that the person Ye Liangchen was searching for was Lin Wanning, but Lin Wanning was now involved with Long Aotian.
She couldn't trust everything Ye Liangchen said, but she was particularly curious about the relationships among these people.
As for the so-called collaboration with Ye Liangchen, please, their goals were entirely different.
To Shen Mengjie, Ye Liangchen and Xue Shaohua were merely stepping stones for her to get closer to this enigmatic man.
He was so unique; the closer she got, the more she felt his distinctiveness.
It was hard to describe this feeling, but if she had to, it was a sense of security.
This deep-seated sense of security came from him simply sitting beside her, saying nothing, while cans of beer disappeared.
When she didn’t speak, he wouldn’t ask; he just silently accompanied her, as if he could always pull her back, enveloped in this unspoken sense of safety, making her heart feel at ease.
When she spoke, he listened quietly, absorbing all her negative emotions and transforming them into something digestible.
He said he didn’t sympathize with her because the things she did weren’t worthy of sympathy.
He also said that such matters were mutual; even if she was at fault, it shouldn’t be directed solely at her.
She deserved to be criticized, but those who still approached her despite having girlfriends should also face public scrutiny. That was fairness.
He spoke of fairness to someone like her.
Looking at the silent Long Aotian, Shen Mengjie said again, "It seems like he has some grievances with you, and he’s quite confident. If I’m not mistaken, the person he came to the music academy to find should be Lin Wanning, right?"
Long Aotian frowned and nodded. He also believed that Ye Liangchen came to the music academy to find Wanning. He explained, "I had a run-in with him before over some issues."
Shen Mengjie was momentarily taken aback. Having known Long Aotian for so long, his temperament was usually quite stable.
His occasional jokes and playful banter were always lighthearted. For him to actually hit someone meant that Ye Liangchen must have done something intolerable.
"You care a lot about Lin Wanning. This concern seems to have surpassed mere friendship."
This statement made Long Aotian glance at Shen Mengjie, but he didn’t explain.
Seeing that Long Aotian didn’t want to talk, Shen Mengjie just smiled.
Looking at the photo of Ye Liangchen kneeling on the ground on Shen Mengjie’s phone, he asked in a low voice, "Do you know him?"
"Yeah, he wants to pursue me," Shen Mengjie replied candidly. "I haven’t encountered someone so blindly confident in a long time."
Remembering how Ye Liangchen had reached out to the moon and made a gesture as if to embrace her, Shen Mengjie shivered. No matter when she thought of it, she still couldn’t accept it.
"He wants to pursue you?"
Shen Mengjie frowned, flicking her long hair and pulling down the zipper of her top a bit. "What do you mean? Am I not pretty enough?"
"No, no," Long Aotian quickly waved his hands, insisting he didn’t mean that, just a bit surprised.
Perhaps since he had crossed over, the original plot had changed significantly.
After all, characters like Huang Fei and Shen Mengjie had never appeared in the original story.
But due to his presence, they had all become his friends, and now there was this connection with Ye Liangchen. He didn’t know if it was good or bad.
Stealing a glance at Shen Mengjie, he tentatively asked, "You’re not developing feelings for Ye Liangchen, are you...?"
Before he could finish, Shen Mengjie interrupted him, looking like a little cat whose fish had been snatched away. She pinched his arm. "If you want to scold me, just say it directly. Don’t beat around the bush to insult me!"
Rolling her eyes at Long Aotian, her good mood vanished as she stormed off toward the private room.
Long Aotian rubbed his arm, still feeling a bit sore...
After the gathering, Long Aotian didn’t return to the dorm with Huang Fei and the others.
Instead, he went to the entrance of the music academy and called Lin Wanning.
Before long, a figure came running from the music academy, joyfully jumping into Long Aotian’s arms.
"Brother, you finally called me! Did Sister agree? I miss you too!"
Looking at the excited Lin Wanning in his arms, there was no trace of the cool goddess she usually portrayed; she was just a clingy little cat.
"Ah Ying didn’t say anything; I came to find you for a reason."
Upon hearing this, Lin Wanning released Long Aotian and turned away, wrapping her clothes tighter. "That won’t do."
"If Sister doesn’t speak, I won’t give it to you!"
Long Aotian lightly tapped her head, a bit annoyed. "Am I really that kind of person in your eyes?"
Lin Wanning looked puzzled. It was no wonder; ever since she had gotten close to her brother, every time they met, it had turned into something affectionate.
So, seeing her brother come to find her, she instinctively thought he wanted something...
Rubbing her little head, she looked at Long Aotian obediently. "What’s the matter?"
Long Aotian’s expression turned serious. "I heard from a friend that Ye Liangchen was looking for someone at the entrance of the music academy recently."
"Be careful these days. Don’t go out too much. Even if you run into Ye Liangchen, just avoid him and don’t get into any arguments."
"If he dares to come looking for me again, I’ll definitely get revenge for Qingxue. That guy is too despicable!" Lin Wanning clenched her little fists, her tone icy.
When she found out that Ye Liangchen had bullied Qingxue, Lin Wanning was furious.
But when she heard that her brother had knocked him down so hard that his grandmother almost came to pick him up, she felt less angry and even laughed...
Looking at Long Aotian, she said, "Brother, you don’t need to worry about me. I’m not like Qingxue. They’ve known each other for a long time, and Qingxue is shy. If he dares to mess with me, I won’t let him off easily!"
Due to family reasons, the old Lin Wanning had no one to back her up. All she could do was make herself seem unapproachable, her cold demeanor serving as her protective shield.
But now it was different; she had her brother, her sister, and her close friends. She would no longer be afraid of those who wanted to bully her and her friends...
**Chapter 363: You Really Are a Bad Brother**
Long Aotian lightly tapped Lin Wanning’s head again, a bit exasperated. "So you didn’t hear anything I just said, huh?"
"I heard you! But that Ye Liangchen is just too despicable!" Lin Wanning pouted indignantly.
Knowing that Lin Wanning was still harboring resentment over the Qingxue incident, Long Aotian sighed and said, "Don’t worry. After the last lesson, Ye Liangchen should think twice before acting up."
Upon hearing this, Lin Wanning, who had just been frowning, suddenly burst into laughter. "Mm-hmm."
She regretted missing the scene with his grandmother, but just thinking about it made her happy.
For some reason, she just really disliked Ye Liangchen.
After being rejected by her sister, he still wanted to pursue Qingxue. And now he even wanted to pursue her? She really wanted to give him a couple of punches to show him her strength.
"Let’s go."
Seeing Lin Wanning pulling his hand, Long Aotian was taken aback. "Didn’t you say that wouldn’t do?"
Lin Wanning rolled her eyes at him and stood on her tiptoes to poke his forehead gently. "Is that all we can do when we’re together?"
"Come walk with me. I’ll treat you to a fruit tea."
With that, she walked ahead, stopping after a couple of steps to turn back and look at the still-stunned Long Aotian, grinning mischievously. "You really are a bad brother."
"I really didn’t mean it."
"Alright, I believe you." Lin Wanning squinted her eyes and nodded.
Long Aotian genuinely just wanted to remind Wanning.
But Wanning really wanted to tease her brother...
...
"Achoo!"
Ye Liangchen suddenly sneezed twice.
Then, rubbing his nose, he smiled confidently. "Who’s thinking of me? Twice at once."
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