Chapter 197: Totally Ignored
After messing around for a bit, Lin Wan Ning finally let go of Li Qing Xue, who was almost played to d*ath.
Li Qing Xue panted heavily, staring at Lin Wan Ning in disbelief. The contrast was so stark it made her brain short-circuit.
Once a cool and aloof beauty, now she was throwing all these silly moves—what a reversal!
Truly, you can’t judge a book by its cover… or so they say.
“You think if we keep obsessing over this here, we might accidentally hurt Hu Yu Ying’s feelings?” Lin Wan Ning whispered, voice all sneaky and small.
Li Qing Xue shot her a glare. Just a moment ago, she was acting all naughty and now she’s suddenly playing it serious? Make up your mind!
“You also know it’s bad, yet you said all that just now,” Li Qing Xue snapped.
Lin Wan Ning propped her chin with one hand, blinking innocently. “Just saying. Meeting someone you like and feeling safe with—that’s really hard, you know?”
“Last time, if Brother hadn’t shown up, that guy Ye Liang Chen probably would’ve gone totally crazy with us—who knows what nonsense he’d have pulled?”
Talking about it, Li Qing Xue fell silent for a beat.
She didn’t expect Ye Liang Chen to turn out like this. Somehow, he even learned to stalk people—seriously, unthinkable.
“Actually, he wasn’t like this before,” Li Qing Xue sighed. “Once, he was a good guy. Like the neighborhood big bro, you know?”
“Big bro next door?” Lin Wan Ning looked surprised. “Heard he was stalking Hu Yu Ying back in Haiwan City, even found her house?”
Li Qing Xue snipped, “Yeah, no one knows how or why he suddenly changed—just became super annoying.”
“You won’t believe it—he even made me retake exams, kept me in the same class. That’s basically telling me to drop out of college entrance exams!”
Honestly, Lin Wan Ning had thought Ye Liang Chen’s stalking was bad enough. But turns out, he could get worse. Three years of effort, all for the college exam, and he made Qing Xue give up? Is he crazy?
Sighing softly, she said, “From now on, let’s just follow what Fei Long Ao Tian says—avoid brainless people like that, and we’ll be fine.”
Just then, her phone vibrated.
Li Qing Xue glanced at it. “It’s Hu Yu Ying.”
“Invite her out to play. Bro’s busy lately, can’t meet us. But we can go find him instead.”
“Meet Dragon Brother?” Li Qing Xue hesitated. Normally lively and energetic, but she couldn’t forget that daring kiss last time. Still unsure how to face him.
What if he mocks her?
Thinking of Fei Long Ao Tian’s smug face, she wanted to shake her head.
But a tiny voice in her heart whispered: Go, it’s been three days. Without you, Yu Ying and Wan Ning can’t keep Fei Long Ao Tian in check.
And even if she ambushed Fei Long Ao Tian with a kiss, it was her first—so technically, he was the one who got a little lucky.
With that thought, she nodded seriously.
That was her first kiss. Whatever, Fei Long Ao Tian had definitely taken advantage of her.
She started editing a message on her phone.
Then she looked up at Lin Wan Ning. “Let’s go wait at the school gate for Yu Ying.”
“Afterwards, we’ll hit the big market. Last time, we didn’t get to explore even a tiny fraction of it.”
Seven days of holiday, and anyone would be out in full force.
They didn’t wait long at the school gate before spotting Hu Yu Ying from afar.
“You guys are pretty popular at school, huh?” Lin Wan Ning teased, seeing the group of guys trailing behind Hu Yu Ying.
“Isn’t that obvious?” Li Qing Xue rolled her eyes at Lin Wan Ning.
“So, who’s that?” Lin Wan Ning pointed.
“I heard Hu Yu Ying mention someone named Xue Shao Hua before,” Li Qing Xue answered.
Hu Yu Ying looked at Xue Shao Hua tagging along beside her. Though she’s gotten pretty good-tempered, she couldn’t help but mutter, “Can you not follow me already?”
Xue Shao Hua stuffed his hands in his pockets, confidently flip- flicking his hair. “Hu Tong Xue, don’t get so worked up. I just want to be friends.”
“And hey, we’re classmates—you really don’t need to be so guarded around me.”
Over the past days, he’d been mingling with Ye Liang Chen a lot, picking up loads of fancy moves to boost his vibe.
Xue Shao Hua believed that as long as he was better than that guy called Fei Long Ao Tian, Hu Yu Ying would notice him.
Companionship is the longest-lasting confession—can Fei Long Ao Tian do that? Clearly, as classmates, he’d do better.
Hu Yu Ying, utterly speechless, just wanted to go find Qing Xue. Why on earth did she bump into him now?
She was about to say something, but then she saw Li Qing Xue and Lin Wan Ning.
She quickly took a few steps away from Xue Shao Hua and said, “Stop following me—I have friends.”
After that, she jogged over to the two girls.
Watching Hu Yu Ying’s graceful back disappearing into the distance, Xue Shao Hua’s eyes flashed with possessiveness. This girl, she was literally his perfect type.
He also looked toward the direction she ran, and his eyes suddenly lit up.
He remembered the cold girl’s name Ye Liang Chen told him: Lin Wan Ning.
“Choose one of the three: get her, and life’s good. No regrets,” he muttered to himself.
Three distinctly different styles—Hu Yu Ying’s gentle charm, Li Qing Xue’s lively beauty, and Lin Wan Ning’s cool elegance.
Wish they’d all like me… Then I could try out each one in bed and call it a perfect life.
Lost in these thoughts, Xue Shao Hua decided to go introduce himself, leave a little impression on them.
“Wan Ning, why are you here?” Hu Yu Ying trotted up with a gentle smile.
“I came to play. Home’s too far, and Qing Xue told me you weren’t heading back either, so I came to find you.”
“Hu Yu Ying, that’s the Xue Shao Hua you mentioned earlier, right?” Li Qing Xue asked as Xue Shao Hua approached.
Seeing him walking over, Hu Yu Ying felt a twinge of irritation, but could hardly find any harsh words. She simply suggested, “Let’s go.”
Seeing as Hu Yu Ying and her friends were about to leave, Xue Shao Hua couldn’t resist. He leapt in place, dashed after them, and cheerfully exclaimed, “Hi! I’m Xue Shao Hua, a classmate of Hu Yu Ying’s!”
“We’re just classmates, nothing that close yet,” Hu Yu Ying said, annoyed. “Don’t get any ideas.”
Xue Shao Hua just flashed a bright, boyish smile and scratched his head awkwardly. “Sorry, I just didn’t think it through. I figured making friends with your friends would make me happy, you know?”
Li Qing Xue and Lin Wan Ning saw the subtle annoyance on Hu Yu Ying’s face and wisely said nothing, just turning and walking away.
Xue Shao Hua’s grin stiffened for a moment. Watching them walk off, he muttered, “Being ignored? Seriously? I got ignored?”
Taking a deep breath, he pulled out his phone from his pocket…
