### Chapter 35: You’re the Best Person I’ve Ever Met
“See? It’s really not as hard as you imagined, right?”
Hu Yu Ying nodded seriously.
During their earlier discussion, nothing unpleasant had occurred. In fact, whenever she expressed her solutions, they were all quiet and listened, never interrupting her with nonsense.
“Keep it up like this, and you’ll definitely make a ton of good friends in the future.”
Upon hearing this, the smile in Hu Yu Ying’s eyes gradually faded.
She pulled out her practice notebook and handed it to Dragon Brother. “Brother Long, it’s time for you to tackle some problems.”
“These are all key points. Once you get the hang of them, you’ll be scoring points in no time!”
If only she could, she genuinely hoped Brother Long could achieve his dreams, get into university, and step into an entirely new life.
She would do her best to help him, just like he helped her.
The first self-study class concluded.
The girls who had been discussing math with Hu Yu Ying were now hovering in the aisle with rolled-up notes.
Seeing this, Dragon Brother stood up and headed for the door.
Hu Yu Ying instinctively wanted to follow him.
Dragon Brother chuckled, “I’m just going to the restroom! You stay here!”
With that, he left his seat.
Hu Yu Ying’s gaze followed him closely.
The girls, seeing Dragon Brother leave, finally approached Hu Yu Ying.
“Do you have a simpler method for the big problem the teacher explained today?”
Hu Yu Ying watched as these girls approached her to discuss problems and nodded with a smile.
“Yu Ying, maybe you should just sit by yourself instead of sharing a desk with Dragon Brother.”
Once this was said, the other girls nodded in agreement: “Yeah, he intimidates us all!”
“We can discuss topics more often. They say three cobblers can outsmart Zhuge Liang; studying together will really save us time to do other exercises.”
Hearing this, Hu Yu Ying’s expression went blank for a moment.
“No, you’ve got it all wrong! Brother Long… he’s actually a good guy!”
These girls refused to be convinced.
They knew very well what kind of person Dragon Brother was.
Seeing that they didn’t believe her, Hu Yu Ying wanted to explain, to say that if they just let go of their biases, they would genuinely see that Dragon Brother was kind and gentle.
But time was ticking.
The discussion had taken a while, and the class bell rang just then, prompting them to return to their seats.
At that moment, Dragon Brother walked back into the classroom.
After he sat down, he asked with a grin, “So, how was it? That’s how friendships slowly build up, right?”
“So you went to the restroom just to give us space?” Hu Yu Ying’s beautiful eyes sparkled with a mix of emotions.
“What nonsense are you talking about? I went out to use the restroom, obviously!” Dragon Brother laughed.
“Oh.” Hu Yu Ying looked down, a little dejected.
She knew Dragon Brother was pulling a fast one on her; who takes ten minutes in the restroom?
Plus, the class bell had hardly rung before he came back in!
But Hu Yu Ying kept her mouth shut.
If Brother Long didn’t want her to know, then she would pretend she had no clue.
They all said Dragon Brother was bad, but in her eyes, he was really incredible—hands down the best person she had ever met.
“Brother Long, you are the best person I’ve ever met.”
At this, Dragon Brother’s smile held a hint of satisfaction.
With the soul of a twenty-eight-year-old, how could he not know the gossip circulating about him?
Of course, they weren’t wrong. The original Dragon Brother wasn’t really a “good person.”
He fought, skipped class, and cursed—essentially just another typical delinquent.
Even though he had toned down quite a bit since arriving in this world, the impression he left wasn’t something that could be changed overnight.
But so what? Dragon Brother couldn’t control what others thought; all he needed to do was pursue what he believed was right.
Besides, they were already in the second semester of their final year of high school, and in a few months, they’d be scattered across the world facing college entrance exams.
To him, they were just passersby in his life.
Likewise, he was just a fleeting presence in theirs.
So Dragon Brother sincerely didn’t take it to heart.
He had reshaped the plot and changed Hu Yu Ying’s perception of him.
Things were looking good; at least it meant he was heading in the right direction with his efforts.
“Just remember, when you get famous, don’t forget about your big brother.”
“I won’t forget,” Hu Yu Ying replied softly yet with determination.
“People go through a lot in life. Do what you think is right, and don’t worry about what others say, because you are you; everyone else comes after.”
“Your big brother is telling you this: no one is more important than you. In the face of interests, you must understand when to hold on and when to let go; that’s life.”
This was Dragon Brother’s adult-level talk with Hu Yu Ying.
Though it might seem a bit harsh, it was reality they would inevitably face. He didn’t expect her to understand now; he just hoped she would make the right choices.
The class bell rang!
As the class monitor, Li Qing Xue had to distribute the notes, preparing for a mini-test in their last self-study class.
She approached Ye Liang Chen and, looking him straight in the eye, said, “I realize now what I did wrong before. It won’t happen again. I hope we can still be friends.”
After saying this, Li Qing Xue handed the notes to Ye Liang Chen.
Today, she didn’t talk to Ye Liang Chen but instead shared some vacation stories with her desk mate.
It turned out, friendships are just like that.
She had no right to demand that someone stick by her side; that’s not how real friendship works.
She wanted to admit her mistakes to Ye Liang Chen, but girls have strong pride, especially after Ye Liang Chen publicly said some hurtful things about her recently…
So she could only seize this moment with the notes to confess her wrongs.
It was her inability to differentiate that had led to Ye Liang Chen harboring the wrong impression.
After that sentence, Li Qing Xue felt much lighter; she’d learn to control her distance with guys until she met someone who made her heart race.
Hearing Li Qing Xue say this, Ye Liang Chen didn’t seem happy; on the contrary, his brows knitted together.
“What does this mean?”
“Shouldn’t she be questioning herself about why she sent that stuff?”
Frowning deeply, but the next moment, Ye Liang Chen’s brows relaxed, and a smile crept to his lips.
He thought he understood…
