Chapter 41: Not bad, Getting More and More My Style
That was as far as I could motivate Li Qing Xue myself.
If she believed in me, maybe she could temporarily shake off that Dragon Brother (Male) mess.
If she didn’t listen, getting tangled with Dragon Brother was only a matter of time.
For Ye Liang Chen, it was just another person who needed his heroic rescue.
Soon, Gao Quan returned.
“So, how did it go?” Ye Liang Chen asked eagerly.
He wasn’t sure just how far his heroic stunt from last Friday had spread—did Hu Yu Ying hear about it?
If she did, why hasn’t she come to find him yet?
Gao Quan took a sip of water and said, “Brother Chen, nearly every class is talking about your brave feat of getting beaten up.”
Hearing that, Ye Liang Chen furrowed his brows deeply.
“Shouldn’t she have come to find me already if she heard about it?”
“Did you tell them it was Li Ye Chen from Class 1?”
Gao Quan nodded. “Yes, I did. And some even saw you getting beat up by that gang on Friday. Now your heroic act is spreading all over our senior year high school.”
Hearing this, Ye Liang Chen decided to wait a little longer. If Hu Yu Ying still didn’t come find him, he’d go to her himself.
That girl probably felt shy and didn’t know how to approach him.
Men are men—if you like someone, being proactive isn’t a bad thing.
So, Ye Liang Chen resolved to wait and see.
“Oh, Brother Chen, I heard that Li Qing Xue looked back at you just now,” Gao Quan whispered beside him.
“I know,” Ye Liang Chen replied with a sly smile.
He had just actively spoken to Li Qing Xue, giving her a bit of a stepping stone.
Right now, she was probably pretty excited inside, with plenty of things she wanted to say to him.
It was normal for her to secretly observe him, trying to see what he was up to.
After all, Li Qing Xue, this proud girl, needed a reason to come close to him.
“Brother Chen, you’ve changed so much,” Gao Quan said sincerely.
Since tearing up the love letter, Ye Liang Chen’s series of moves left Gao Quan utterly confused.
Like he’d become a different person—whether in style or habits, everything about him had shifted.
“Quan, we’re all growing up and changing. Once you realize some things, you become especially mature.”
“My current state—think of it as maturity. But I’m still your Brother Chen, right?”
Ye Liang Chen shot Gao Quan a confident, mischievous grin.
……
Back at his seat, Hu Yu Ying’s smile still hadn’t faded.
“Brother Long,” she softly called, then placed a candy on Dragon Brother’s desk.
This candy was a treat from helping Zhao Yue Yue with her homework—she gave it to him.
Dragon Brother glanced at the candy but didn’t refuse.
Not because he wanted to eat it, but because Hu Yu Ying gave it to him—her heart wanted him to accept.
Turning down her kindness would make him look petty.
Hu Yu Ying gently flattened the colorful wrapper on the desk, then picked it up and held it before her eyes, gazing out the window.
A rainbow filter seemed to cover her, making the world look vivid and bright.
Seeing her smiling face, Dragon Brother couldn’t help but mess up her hair with a hand.
“Are you silly or what?” he asked, half teasing.
“Are you happy?”
Not long ago, Hu Yu Ying wondered: why is happiness so simple for others?
Now she suddenly realized—happiness is that simple.
She had been weighed down by so many negative emotions before, she couldn’t feel it.
Turns out, happiness had always been close—she just lacked the courage to reach out and chase it.
“Brother Long, which university do you want to go to?” she softly asked.
“Still no idea. I’ll see which ones’ scores I can meet, and maybe it’ll point me to my destination,” he replied.
He turned to look at her with a playful smile.
“Hmm? You haven’t even taken the college entrance exam, yet you’re already asking me this?”
“Don’t want me to leave?”
“Oh.” Hu Yu Ying nodded without hesitation.
Dragon Brother paused, realizing he was just joking—yet she answered so earnestly and directly, making him somewhat embarrassed.
“Want me to punch you if you don’t listen?”
“Have I always liked hitting people who disobey me?” she asked softly.
“Only those who don’t listen to me. So, do you want to listen?” he shook his fist playfully.
“Good girl,” she said softly.
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“Don’t keep daydreaming about nonsense all day. Your current task is to study hard and get me some tutoring sessions.”
“Okay.” Hu Yu Ying lowered her eyes.
Her voice was a little subdued, but in the next second, like a fueled-up machine, she snapped back to full energy.
“Brother Long, Saturday afternoon or Sunday morning—can you come to my house for tutoring?”
“I believe that with the power of the college entrance exam, Brother Long can definitely score a satisfying answer.”
Dragon Brother reclined, “You little girl, already giving me big plans and putting pressure on me from the start?”
“Where’s the pressure? That’s motivation!” she shot back.
Dragon Brother raised an eyebrow. “Not bad, getting more and more like me!”
“Then it’s settled. You better not go back on your word,” she added, extending her pinky.
“You wanna double-dog dare me?” Dragon Brother scoffed, finding this childish.
But when he saw her determined and serious gaze, he smirked.
“All kids’ games,” he said. “I’m not playing.”
Ten seconds later.
“I double-dare you to hang and never change your mind… forever.”
Hu Yu Ying hooked her finger, her eyes curved with joy.
Dragon Brother let her hold his little finger, resisting the urge to hide his face—so embarrassing.
In his world, hanging and swearing never changing? That’s just little kids’ stuff…
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