Chapter 67: Chapter 67 Always walking by the river, there’s no way to not get your shoes wet

"Who says I was lingering on his QQ profile waiting for a message? I was just... considering whether to delete him from my friends list. You know I have too many friends and I clean it out periodically. How did I even add so many? It’s such a hassle."

Chen Ying picked up her phone and navigated to the delete friend option. Her white, slender index finger tapped the screen, and a dialog box immediately popped up, asking for confirmation.

Confirm? Or cancel?

It’s easy to say harsh things in a fit of pique, but not everyone has the courage to face the consequences after their anger fades.

Chen Ying clenched her phone tightly, but in the end, she couldn’t bring herself to delete Xue Yang.

"Fine, I am waiting for his message. After all, he pursued me for six years, and I rejected him in front of the whole school. It’s only right for him to be mad at me for this long. Once he gets over it, he’ll definitely come and apologize with milk tea. But even if he brings me milk tea to apologize, I won’t just accept his confession! He should organize another grand confession ceremony for me. Then I might consider saying yes."

"So, you’re just going to wait for him to take the initiative?"

"What else can I do? I’ve even tried pretending to accept another guy’s advances, and he still showed no reaction. What do you suggest I do?"

It wasn’t that she hadn’t tried approaching Xue Yang; he simply wasn’t willing to give her another chance.

"Aren’t you worried that Xue Yang might get a girlfriend one day? What would you do then?"

"Impossible. Xue Yang would never be with someone else. He won’t find anyone better than me."

"But what if, just what if, he really does find someone?" Wu Xiaoya stared at Chen Ying, trying to read her expression.

Chen Ying’s hand, which had been flipping through a book, froze. "He won’t."

She refused to entertain such a hypothesis. Xue Yang had chased her for so long; it was impossible for him to suddenly fall for someone else. Unless that person was more outstanding than she was, and Chen Ying was confident that in Xue Yang’s circle, no one was.

Wu Xiaoya’s grip on her phone tightened. She decided not to tell her the news just yet. This period was crucial for determining if they could get into the Lin Corporation.Given Chen Ying’s prideful nature, I can’t guarantee what she might do if she finds out. Not telling her the truth is for her own good. Yes, that’s it.

...

That night, it was already past eight when Xue Yang got home. Lin Xi was lying on her bed memorizing her lessons. The moment she saw him, she bounced up and launched herself at him.

Xue Yang opened his arms, catching her by her springy little bottom and hoisting her up. He spun her around the living room, with her clinging to him like a little octopus.

"Xue Yang, you’re finally back!"

During this time, she’d finally come to understand what ’a day apart feels like three autumns’ truly meant. The days without Xue Yang were unbearable.

"I’m back," he said. "I have something to tell you. I might not be able to take you out this weekend."

Xue Yang teasingly called his weekly trips out with Lin Xi "letting her out for some air."

For the sake of this weekly "airing," Lin Xi counted down the days like a child waiting for candy. She would do anything for it, but now Xue Yang was telling her it was canceled.

"Why?"

"I have a project at school on Saturday. On Sunday, Tide Fashion invited me for a photoshoot to prepare for next quarter’s promotions. You just be good and wait for me at home, okay?"

"How about I go with you to the photoshoot on Sunday?"

"Aren’t you worried about being seen?"

"Alright then, I’ll wait at home for you this weekend."

Even though she had decided to return to her family, Lin Xi was still worried about being recognized in public. Besides, the thought of spending less and less time with him made her want to be with Xue Yang every single day. Now, even her weekends were being taken away, and her mood instantly soured.

Xue Yang patted her head. "Study hard. I’ll be waiting for you in Yanbei."

"Okay."

...

In the following days, Xue Yang was so busy at school that he was practically spinning in circles, even turning down invitations from other students to join the student council.

Whenever he had a spare moment, his first thought was to get home to a certain someone. Joining the student council would mean lots of team-building activities and other events, and his time was already far too tight.

"Xue Yang, are you really not joining the student council?"

"Nope."

"If you’re not, then I’m going to sign up."

Cui Hao had initially figured that if Xue Yang joined the student council, he would sign up for the same department. That way, plenty of the pretty girls on the council would flock to them. With Xue Yang’s abilities, he was sure to become the president or something similar. Cui Hao could just coast as the vice president, take it easy, and occasionally build rapport with the senior and junior girls. Life would be perfect.

"Just be careful."

"Don’t worry, I know how to handle myself. I won’t crash and burn."

How could a veteran like him possibly mess up? Impossible.

Xue Yang just smiled without saying a word.As the saying goes, if you walk by the river often enough, your shoes are bound to get wet. That guy Cui Hao would probably have to get his shoes wet once before he finally learned his lesson.

"He didn’t sign up for the student council?"

Besides being Yanbei’s campus belle, Chen Ying was also the vice president of the student council. Thanks to her, it had become one of the most popular organizations at Yanbei, with droves of people applying to join every year. However, too many people signed up just for fun, which made the selection process difficult.

This year was also an election period, so even more people were signing up. They had all assumed Xue Yang would join, so it was a surprise when he didn’t apply for a single department.

"He didn’t. But his good buddy, Cui Hao, did. Apparently, he even got a teacher’s recommendation to run for student council president this year," another senior member of the council said.

She knew that Xue Yang had pursued Chen Ying and that Chen Ying had publicly rejected him.

Before, she had thought Chen Ying had simply turned down a boy’s confession—no big deal. But after seeing Xue Yang for herself, she suddenly felt that Chen Ying was being rather unappreciative. To turn down such an outstanding man... Putting everything else aside, his looks alone would have brought a lot of benefits to the student council if he had joined.

Chen Ying remained silent.

The senior member spoke up again. "Vice President, given your history with Xue Yang, if you personally invited him, he would definitely agree to join."

Others chimed in. "Yeah, Vice President, you should ask Xue Yang to sign up! He might just be waiting for you to ask."

Hearing this, Chen Ying felt like she had found the perfect excuse to approach Xue Yang. "Well... I can give it a try, but I can’t guarantee he’ll actually sign up."

"If you’re the one asking, Vice President, he’ll definitely come."

Chen Ying kept her expression indifferent, as if she didn’t particularly care whether Xue Yang joined the student council or not.

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