"Little Zhi Liao." Luo Qingchen called her.

"What’s the matter?" Lu Xingzhi stopped, her charming eyes rippling like water, yet clear and without a hint of distraction.

Seeing her gaze like this, Luo Qingchen couldn’t bring himself to say those words.

How should he say that she had caught his interest?

"Little Zhi Liao, I’m fond of you. I’m not sure if you’d give me this chance? A chance to pursue you?" Luo Qingchen actually guessed the answer, but he still wanted to try once.

Even though the outcome wasn’t as he wished, at least he had finally expressed the feelings he had been too shy to voice.

At least he wouldn’t have any regrets.

"I can’t." Lu Xingzhi refused without the slightest hesitation.

She wasn’t surprised, nor was she shocked; she said these two words very calmly.

"You really are straightforward." Luo Qingchen felt a slight pain in his heart, suppressing this feeling, "Won’t you reconsider?"

"Senior Qingchen, I’m engaged, you’ve seen him. I will not be unfaithful to my feelings. So, please let go of this thought." From beginning to end, Lu Xingzhi’s eyes showed no fluctuation.

"You’re just eighteen, how could you know what is most suitable? I like you, maybe you think I’m being abrupt, even I feel that way. Knowing you have a fiancé, I still don’t want to give up." Luo Qingchen’s tone was somewhat self-mocking; he wasn’t a person who clings stubbornly.

He always disdained those who wallow in love, but personally experiencing it, he found some affections were truly uncontrollable.

"Senior Qingchen, I’m very sorry. I can’t accept your affection." Lu Xingzhi sighed softly, "Senior Qingchen, I’ve already applied for a leave of absence, I will soon not be at school."

"You... why are you taking a leave of absence?" Luo Qingchen was a bit panicked, couldn’t help but ask.

"I want to change majors." Lu Xingzhi said this, also wanting to tell Luo Qingchen that liking her was useless, and there was no need to pursue her, after all, she herself wouldn’t be here anymore.

"Senior Qingchen, I’m about to be late, I have to go." Lu Xingzhi disregarded Luo Qingchen’s feelings. Perhaps she was selfish, since her feelings were already given to Huo Jincheng, she had to be responsible.

How could she be ambiguous with other boys?

Therefore, she had to refuse decisively.

Leave no room for opportunity.

Luo Qingchen didn’t dare ask Lu Xingzhi where she was going, fearing that if he knew, he would want to go as well.

It’s truly painful to like someone.

He guessed that Lu Xingzhi would refuse; such an outcome he had anticipated, yet it still hurt.

When Luo Qingchen returned to the apartment, Xue Bei was also there.

Seeing him so despondent, he asked with concern, "Qingchen, what’s happened to you?"

"Nothing."

"You say nothing while looking like this, do you take me for a fool?" Xue Bei said irritably.

Luo Qingchen didn’t want to say anything, he returned to his room, shut the door tightly, unwilling to accept any disturbance.

Xue Bei was a little worried about him, but there was nothing he could do.

--

Lu Xingzhi was at home undergoing Bertrand’s assessment, considering various factors and unwilling to expose Bertrand’s whereabouts, she simply brought him over.

"Teacher, when shall we start?" Lu Xingzhi suddenly felt a bit nervous, taking a deep breath to relax herself.

Bertrand sat down, "Let’s start right now!"

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