thebusnovel Chapter 100 Lu Yuan, Please Fall in Love with Me
Chapter 100 Lu Yuan, Please Fall in Love with Me
Xu Lingjing continued to watch the two with a smile, her expression so natural that it seemed as if there had never been any conflict between them, just like three close friends who could talk about anything.
It must be admitted that she has high emotional intelligence.
Even in such a tense situation, despite numerous unfavorable factors, she was able to find another way to get close to Lu Yuan.
In front of everyone, and faced with her enthusiastic attitude, Lu Yuan and Ye Yixian felt embarrassed to directly kick her out.
She knew that Lu Yuan didn't care about her anymore, but she wasn't in a hurry.
As long as she slowly wins back Lu Yuan's heart, with her temperament and looks, she won't have to worry about not being able to squeeze Ye Yixian out.
Taking over someone else's place is also a skill.
Lu Yuan originally wanted to refuse directly, but Ye Yixian seemed to want to see Xu Lingjing's methods firsthand.
She returned a faint smile and nodded: "Then I'll trouble you, Xu, to share your problem-solving approach with me."
"Hehe, don't be shy. You've been to my birthday party, so you're a good friend of mine. It's only right that I share with you."
"I'd be happy to share my learning ideas. But if it's something else, I might not like it. After all, I'm quite selfish, and I'm not willing to share everything," Ye Yixian said earnestly, his words carrying a deeper meaning.
After hearing this, Xu Lingjing giggled. Her laughter was clear and melodious, like that of a beautiful lark.
She found Ye Yixian very interesting and had a strong personality, so she laughed and said, "There are some things I don't want to share. What's meant to be mine will eventually be mine."
"It's not even over yet, how can you be sure it's yours?"
"Confidence is crucial for success. If you lack even the confidence to succeed, luck may not be on your side."
Ye Yixian and Xu Lingjing chatted back and forth, their words revolving around "sharing" and "competing," and they both wore smiles, but their micro-expressions were full of mutual wariness and probing.
Lu Yuan was caught in the middle and became the target of the struggle, feeling helpless.
It seems the butterfly effect has indeed occurred, changing not only Ye Yixian but also Xu Lingjing.
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Of course, this was just a minor incident.
During evening self-study, everyone was quietly reviewing when a commotion suddenly broke out in the classroom.
Everyone looked out of the classroom at the same time, as if they had discovered something extraordinary.
Lu Yuan didn't care at first, but now he really loves learning.
"Brother Yuan, Xia Anqi is here," Gao Zhe patted Lu Yuan on the shoulder and reminded him.
Upon hearing this name, Lu Yuan lost his composure, his scalp tingling, and his first thought was that trouble was coming.
In fact, Lu Yuan had a premonition that Xia Anqi wouldn't let him off so easily after he got a perfect score in the second mock exam in English. She would definitely come looking for trouble again.
"Lu Yuan, come out here." Xia Anqi stood at the door of Class 5, pointing her finger directly at Lu Yuan, her pretty face revealing an unquestionable expression.
Everyone's eyes turned to Lu Yuan again.
It seems everyone tacitly understands that this is a private feud between Lu Yuan and Xia Anqi, and there's no escaping it.
Who told Lu Yuan to pull Xia Anqi off her throne as the top student in English?
"Brother Yuan, is there going to be trouble? Should I bring a few people to help you see what's going on?" Gao Zhe felt that Xia Anqi was just there to cause trouble.
Lu Yuan shook his head, not worried.
Even if Xia Anqi is so unreasonable that she wants to cause trouble, I can still handle it.
"It's nothing, I'll go see what's wrong."
After saying that, Lu Yuan stood up and, amidst the curious gazes of everyone, left the classroom with Xia Anqi.
As soon as they left, a burst of discussion immediately erupted in the classroom.
"Is Xia Anqi dissatisfied with Lu Yuan?"
"She got first place overall, why shouldn't she be convinced by Lu Yuan?"
"But Lu Yuan is first in English. In the past, Xia Anqi was almost always first in English."
"So what can she do? Can she hire someone to beat up Lu Yuan?"
"Isn't that incredibly unreasonable of her?"
Various speculations arose, but they were all generally in the same direction: everyone tacitly believed that Lu Yuan was in big trouble.
"Lingjing, what exactly is Xia Anqi trying to do?" Jiang Yiqing asked, sidling up to Xu Lingjing.
Xu Lingjing continued reading her book without looking up, appearing completely unconcerned: "How would I know? Xia Anqi is just spoiled rotten; this isn't the first time she's done something outrageous. You could call her a genius, because her way of thinking is different from others."
Xu Lingjing, after all, was someone who had often appeared on stage with Xia Anqi to receive awards, and she knew Xia Anqi's character quite well.
In her view, Xia Anqi is a typical princess patient. She was spoiled by her parents, teachers and classmates since childhood. In addition, she has good grades, good looks and strength. This has formed her current self-willed and willful personality.
Jiang Yiqing looked worried: "Oh dear, will Lu Yuan be in trouble? Should we talk to the homeroom teacher?"
Xu Lingjing finally looked at Jiang Yiqing and asked curiously, "Are you that worried about Lu Yuan?"
Jiang Yiqing felt a little awkward and avoided Xu Lingjing's gaze, forcing a smile as she said, "After all, he's a classmate. If he gets into trouble and we just stand by and do nothing, wouldn't that make our class seem very disunited?"
Xu Lingjing was skeptical, but after a long silence, she chose to trust her best friend and continued reading. She said calmly, "Don't worry, Xia Anqi is a respectable person. She won't make things too ugly. If Lu Yuan can't handle this, he's really useless."
"You have that much confidence in Lu Yuan?"
At this point, Xu Lingjing stopped turning the pages of her book and said seriously, "If it were the Lu Yuan of the past, I would really think he was a complete failure. But recently... Lu Yuan seems very different. He gives me the feeling of being very domineering, mature, and charming."
"Yes, yes, I think so too." Jiang Yiqing seemed to have found a kindred spirit and excitedly expressed her agreement.
This puzzled Xu Lingjing, who glanced at her and asked, "Why are you so agitated?"
"Uh...it's nothing, just chatting." Jiang Yiqing gave an awkward smile and quickly stopped what she was doing.
Xu Lingjing glanced at Jiang Yiqing suspiciously, seemingly lost in thought, but in the end she shook her head, dismissing the guess that had just popped into her head.
She changed the subject, asking, "Didn't a guy confess his feelings to you a few days ago? Didn't you say yes?"
"Him?" Jiang Yiqing looked disgusted. "Forget it, don't even mention it. I have high standards; I can't be swayed by just any guy giving me a few gifts."
"Really?" Xu Lingjing asked curiously, "Who is he? Is he in our class?"
"Hey, it's all in the past, don't worry about it." Jiang Yiqing smiled, unwilling to elaborate.
Xu Lingjing was too embarrassed to pry, so she stopped asking.
At this moment, Lu Yuan followed Xia Anqi downstairs, left the teaching building, and walked across the playground.
I thought that was the end of it, but Xia Anqi kept walking and showed no sign of stopping.
Lu Yuan was filled with conflicting thoughts and couldn't help but wonder: Could Xia Anqi be so wicked as to have someone ambush him and prepare to beat him up?
It's unlikely. In academic competition, winning and losing are inevitable. She wouldn't resort to such a low-level means of revenge after losing.
But we really went too far; we even went to a secluded corner of the campus.
Lu Yuan finally couldn't take it anymore and stopped, saying, "Xia Anqi, what exactly do you want? Don't tell me you're going to take me around the school all night, I don't have time to waste with you."
Xia Anqi also stopped, her back to Lu Yuan, and didn't turn around for a long time, as if she was hesitating about something.
"Are you alright or not?" Lu Yuan pressed.
Seeing that Xia Anqi still refused to turn around and remained silent, he said unhappily, "If there's nothing else, don't waste my time. I need to go back to study. I still won't go easy on you in the third mock exam. You'd better watch yourself."
"etc."
Seeing that Lu Yuan was about to leave, Xia Anqi finally spoke.
Lu Yuan abandoned his idea of returning and continued to watch Xia Anqi, wanting to see what this willful little girl was up to.
The most likely explanation is that she's about to declare war again, preparing to compete again in the third mock exam. Otherwise, there would be no need for her to come to a secluded place to say it so mysteriously.
Just as Lu Yuan was preparing to accept Xia Anqi's pointless declaration of war, Xia Anqi suddenly turned around.
She walked a few steps to Lu Yuan, bowed deeply, and handed him an exquisite pink envelope with both hands, saying in an unprecedentedly solemn tone:
"Lu Yuan, please fall in love with me!"