Xiao Ziyi felt inexplicably guilty under You Rong's gaze.
If You Rong found out that he had tried to test Lin Qinghe at the KTV that night, getting beaten up would be a minor issue. He was more afraid that You Rong would call his grandfather without a word and drag him back to America.
Xiao Ziyi touched his nose and chuckled awkwardly, "Heh heh... we're not that familiar. Lin Qinghe did me a small favor last time, and I completely changed my impression of her. I think she's a pretty good person. Don't worry, I haven't forgotten what I promised you!"
After hearing Xiao Ziyi's explanation, You Rong's displeasure did not diminish one bit.
What favor could Xiao Ziyi need Lin Qinghe to help with that he didn't know about!
Seeing You Rong's somber face, Xiao Ziyi's heart sank. He felt it was best to escape now, or he would surely be in trouble.
"Um... oh, right! I just remembered I have something to ask the teacher. I'll go to the teacher's office. Remember to eat lunch, I'm leaving now!"
Watching Xiao Ziyi's back as he fled, You Rong's brow furrowed, and he had no appetite for the lunch Xiao Ziyi had bought.
A moment later, You Rong stood up, walked out of the classroom, and headed straight for Lin Qinghe's classroom.
He didn't want to see her, he just felt that Xiao Ziyi was hiding something from him and wanted to know if Xiao Ziyi was up to something behind his back.
Lin Qinghe's classroom.
Lin Qinghe hastily ate a couple of sandwiches for lunch and lay on her desk, drowsy.
Working overtime all night was not easy. She wasn't a robot and couldn't help but feel tired. During the day, she was so sleepy she could barely keep her eyes open and could only secretly catch up on sleep during class. Because of this, she didn't have the energy to go to You Rong.
As it happened, she ran into Xiao Ziyi a couple of days ago. An idea struck her, and Lin Qinghe asked Xiao Ziyi to help buy lunch for You Rong, specifically asking him to say it was her request.
Xiao Ziyi, perhaps intimidated by her at the KTV last time, or perhaps guilty about something he had done, agreed immediately.
Lin Qinghe had a little more time to catch up on sleep at noon.
Just as she was about to drift off, a system notification suddenly sounded: "Progress bar increased by 5%, total progress bar is 26%."
Lin Qinghe suddenly woke up and stood up abruptly, causing her classmates who remained in the classroom to look at her strangely.
Lin Qinghe was stunned and paid no attention to the gazes of others.
How could the progress bar increase when everything was fine?
Did You Rong miss her so much that he suddenly realized he was thinking of her?
Or had Xiao Ziyi said good things about her to You Rong?
Lin Qinghe pondered for a moment and immediately decided to go see You Rong.
Unexpectedly, as soon as she stepped out of the classroom, Lin Qinghe bumped into a boy coming towards her. Before she could react, the boy excitedly grabbed her wrist, "Qinghe! I'm back in the country, and I was just coming to find you. I didn't expect to see you as soon as I arrived!"
Lin Qinghe looked up at the reasonably good-looking boy in front of her and frowned.
Who was this person?
Lin Qinghe thought carefully and found information about the boy in the original body's memory. Jiang Jingwen, the son of a company owner, was quite wealthy. The original body had tried her best to get an invitation to a party through You Rong. She had hooked up with him at the party.
The original body dared to dump You Rong and thought she and Jiang Jingwen were truly in love. She liked Jiang Jingwen, thinking his family background and everything else met her standards, so she decided to kick You Rong aside after using him.
However, she never expected that shortly after she dumped You Rong, Jiang Jingwen was forced to study abroad by his family, and she completely lost contact with him. Her dream of having a rich and handsome boyfriend was shattered.
"Qinghe, why aren't you talking? Are you angry with me? Don't be angry. I was too busy abroad and didn't have time to contact you. See, I rushed to find you as soon as I got back. Let's go, I'll take you out to play!"
Lin Qinghe only wanted to roll her eyes upon hearing this.
Jiang Jingwen was not a good person at all. He constantly switched girlfriends and never stopped. He usually dumped the girls he got within a few days, and he didn't like the original body much either. He only thought of her again because she hadn't been obtained yet. Now that he was back, he remembered her. That's all.
Lin Qinghe forcefully pulled her hand back and said with a cold expression, "I'm sorry, I have class this afternoon and I'm not free to go out. Find someone else!"
After speaking, Lin Qinghe walked past Jiang Jingwen.
Jiang Jingwen was stunned. Lin Qinghe's coldness was clearly unexpected, but he quickly recovered and took it as Lin Qinghe being petty.
Jiang Jingwen smiled and grabbed Lin Qinghe's hand again, pulling out a delicate gift box from his pocket and handing it to her.
"My dear, it's my fault. I was too busy and neglected you. I bought this gift to apologize. It's the latest model necklace from Lida. See if you like it?"
Jiang Jingwen directly handed the necklace to Lin Qinghe, confident that she would like it.
Lin Qinghe's frown deepened. She impatiently pulled her hand back and threw the necklace back to Jiang Jingwen, saying frankly, "Classmate Jiang, perhaps my past words and actions caused you some misunderstanding. But now I'm telling you clearly, we are just ordinary friends, and I don't want any further entanglement with you in the future, do you understand!"
Jiang Jingwen didn't take Lin Qinghe's words seriously, thinking she was just temperamental.
After all, she was the campus belle of A University, and she had the right to have a temper.
Jiang Jingwen continued to coax her patiently, "Qinghe, don't be angry anymore, okay? If you don't like the necklace... I'll take you shopping this afternoon, and I'll buy you whatever you want, okay?"
As Lin Qinghe and Jiang Jingwen bickered, more and more people gathered to watch.
Many people whispered disdainfully, "See, I told you. She looks beautiful, but she's just a white lotus. She looks pure on the surface, but she's incredibly scheming underneath. She immediately threw herself at You Rong and confessed when she saw he was handsome. She also immediately hooked up with the new exchange student who was rich and handsome. And she's still unclear about this Jiang Jingwen..."
"Isn't that right... How else would she have those designer bags she used to carry?"
"Tsk tsk tsk... so shameless!"
Lin Qinghe felt her anger rising. She didn't want to be the center of attention and decided to find a quiet place to get rid of this trouble, Jiang Jingwen.
Lin Qinghe suppressed her anger and said to Jiang Jingwen, "You... follow me!"
Jiang Jingwen's eyes lit up, and he smiled even more flirtatiously.
It seemed there was hope!
Jiang Jingwen followed Lin Qinghe with a suggestive smile.
At this moment, no one noticed that at the end of the corridor, You Rong watched the backs of the two disappear from view with a pale face.
You Rong curved his lips into a self-mocking smile.
No wonder Lin Qinghe had been asking Xiao Ziyi to deliver her lunch every day recently. It turned out Jiang Jingwen was back!
Since Jiang Jingwen was back, why was she still provoking him and playing with him? Was it fun!
Or perhaps, she had always been this kind of person, flitting between various rich second-generation heirs, keeping them on a string, and using them to obtain money and luxury goods to satisfy her vanity!
He was too foolish to have believed her, to have believed she wasn't this kind of person!