Pursuing Her Best Friend after Confession Failed Chapter 145 - 103: The First Love’s Counter-chase? Accept or

But could he really make a choice? It seed so difficult.

Before long, Wang Shuai, Wang Yuchen, and Bai Weixi returned, bringing a table overflowing with seafood. King Crab, Australian lobster, salmon, tuna, and more filled the table.

"Wow, don’t start eating yet! I want to take a picture to commorate this and post it on QQ Monts," Wang Yuchen said, excitedly pulling out her phone and snapping photos of the various delicacies.

This scene reminded Li Yuan of the unspoken rule from his future: "The social dia feed eats first." It turned out it had started as early as 2008.

Wang Shuai also snapped a couple of photos, grinning. "Thanks to Director Li for the treat. I’m posting this in the high school group chat to make them jealous."

Xu Zhi laughed heartily. "Zhongding and Zhen will die of jealousy when they see this amazing seafood feast you’ve posted."

Li Yuan smiled and added, "Right now, Zhongding is probably still in his cram school class. He likely won’t see it."

Xu Zhi smirked mischievously. "Yuan, talk about twisting the knife. If Zhongding knew about this, he’d definitely co after you."

Of their five close high school buddies—the starting five of Class 22’s basketball team—only Zhang Zhongding was repeating the year, while Yang Zhen had gone to university in Jinling.

Bai Weixi also sneakily took out her phone. While the others weren’t looking, she snapped a picture of a smiling Li Yuan.

After she was done, Wang Yuchen grinned and announced, "Alright, I’m done taking pictures. Let’s dig in! We have to help our great tyrant Li get his money’s worth."

Xu Zhi nudged Li Yuan’s arm. "Yuan, Shuai, want to have a drink? The alcohol here is pretty good."

Li Yuan looked at the feast on the table and nodded. "Let’s have so beer, then. I don’t like hard liquor."

Wang Shuai asked, "Yuan, you’re driving. How can you drink?"

Li Yuan smiled, glancing at Bai Weixi out of the corner of his eye, and said deliberately, "It’s fine. We can take a taxi ho. If it gets too late, we can just stay here. There’s a hotel upstairs, so we don’t have to go back tonight."

He wanted to test Bai Weixi’s reaction, to see if his comnt in the cinema about "waiting for tonight" hinted at any exciting activities to co.

Unfortunately, Bai Weixi showed no reaction, as if she hadn’t understood at all.

Since Li Yuan had put it that way, Wang Shuai and Xu Zhi had no reason to object. The two went to get beer while Li Yuan turned to Bai Weixi and Wang Yuchen.

"Bai, Yuchen, would you two like sothing to drink as well?"

Before Bai Weixi could answer, Wang Yuchen shot Li Yuan a wary look. "Li Yuan, what are you plotting? Are you trying to get us drunk so you can do sothing bad?"

Having his thoughts exposed so bluntly, Li Yuan was left speechless. Why did this high school classmate seem more and more like a green-tea bitch?

Seeing Li Yuan’s embarrassed expression, Wang Yuchen looked triumphant. "Hehe, I saw right through you, didn’t I? Bai, we’re not drinking. We’ll let these three slly n drink by themselves. Co on, try the King Crab here! Buying one outside would cost dozens of bucks."

Bai Weixi suddenly gave Li Yuan a playful wink. Her face bead with a happy smile, and she wore a helpless but endearing expression.

Seeing this, Li Yuan froze.

A flood of complex mories washed over him. They were often like this during their three years of high school and the first two years of university. Bai Weixi had once been a sunny, cheerful, confident, and beautiful "first love" kind of girl. Otherwise, she couldn’t have captivated him for seven or eight years, leaving a deep imprint on his mory across two lifetis. But it seed that since his rebirth, he hadn’t seen her smile like that. Every encounter with her had felt unpleasant... Watching Bai Weixi, who seed to have rediscovered her past happiness, Li Yuan felt as if he had returned to his high school days, before he had the mories of his rebirth. A mix of indescribable emotions churned within him—a complex feeling with no outlet.

Noticing Li Yuan’s furrowed brow and troubled expression, Bai Weixi asked with concern, "Li Yuan, is sothing on your mind?"

Li Yuan looked at Bai Weixi. Her worried look was sincere. It couldn’t be faked. Shaking his head, he managed a smile and explained, "It’s just so company stuff. It’s nothing."

Seeing that Li Yuan was unwilling to confide in her, Bai Weixi felt a little disappointed. She spoke softly, "Li Yuan, don’t put so much pressure on yourself. In my eyes, you’re already incredibly impressive. If you have any worries and you’re willing, you can always talk to . I can still be the listener I was back then."

Her saying that was one thing, but ntioning the word "listener" instantly sent Li Yuan’s mind reeling back to a high school mory. In the second sester of their sophomore year, he had bombed a midterm exam. His rank plumted from a stable top-three position to outside the top twenty. His horoom teacher, Old Wang, had given him a harsh dressing-down in front of the entire class and even called his parents afterward to report the situation. It was the only ti in his life his parents called him from thousands of miles away specifically about his studies. They scolded him soundly over the phone, leaving him with a grievance he couldn’t voice. And it was on that occasion that Bai Weixi had beco his listener. They were already deskmates by then. That evening, she intentionally stayed behind for over an hour after school let out, just to listen to him vent... Perhaps it was from that mont that he fell deeply for Bai Weixi. A few days later, he confessed his feelings for the first ti and was, unsurprisingly, gently rejected...

Recalling the past, a pang of sadness struck Li Yuan. He suddenly felt the urge to drink heavily and eat ravenously.