Lin Xi sat at her desk, staring into space for a while. In her previous ho, she had been scared at night, so when looking for a new place, Xue Yang had specifically chosen a brightly lit area. No matter when she looked outside, there was always light, and occasionally, a few people would pass by on the street below.
Even when Xue Yang wasn’t ho, Lin Xi didn’t feel lonely.
However, back when Xue Yang used to return on ti, Lin Xi certainly didn’t feel lonely. On the contrary, she felt a thrill of excitent watching from the balcony as he walked ho.
After finishing a practice test, Lin Xi took out her phone to check her author dashboard. Although she knew there wouldn’t be any comnts, she still checked it whenever she had free ti.
The mont she opened the author’s dashboard, she saw a "12" displayed in the comnt section.
This ant 12 people had comnted on her novel.
"Soone comnted!"
"My novel finally has comnts!"
Holding her phone, Lin Xi was so excited she almost jumped out of her chair.
It was the sa feeling as seeing a child you’d painstakingly raised finally receive praise from others—only those who had experienced it could understand.
Lin Xi excitedly clicked on the comnts. They were all uniformly positive.
Even though they were just short phrases, they were a huge encouragent to Lin Xi.
She was no longer writing in a vacuum; people were actually reading her novel.
This also ant that the emotional interaction between her and Xue Yang in the story wasn’t a problem.
As long as a single person approved, Lin Xi would continue without hesitation.
One comnt from a reader nad ’Born Towards the Sun’ caught her eye:
"The novel is very enjoyable, and the emotional interaction between the male and female leads is very sweet. It would be even better if you could add more detail to the descriptions. Keep it up, Author. I’ll support you."
This comnt was clearly thoughtful and even pointed out the shortcomings in her writing.
Lin Xi read the comnt over and over again. This is a pretty great reader.
Lin Xi opened a chat with Xue Yang, wanting to share the good news, but then she hesitated. What if sending a ssage now would disturb him?
She knew Xue Yang was working hard to ensure he could smoothly join the Lin Corporation after graduation.
The fact that he has his heart set on joining the Lin Corporation makes so happy. I hope he earns their approval. I’ll support him unconditionally.
So, Lin Xi put her phone down and continued working on her practice test.
Buoyed by the encouragent, even working on her practice test felt cheerful, and she worked quickly and accurately.
...
When Xue Yang rushed to the Yanjing Hotel, Wang Doudou was pulling Chen Ying toward the entrance.
"I don’t want to go in! I want to go back to school!"
"Don’t worry, I won’t touch you. I just want us to get to know each other on a deeper level."
"If you want to get to know , we can do that during the day. It doesn’t have to be at night, and it definitely doesn’t have to be at a hotel."
Chen Ying had thought it would just be a simple dinner, after which Wang Doudou would take her back to school. But after the al, he had brought her to a hotel under the pretext that she was drunk and he’d be worried about her going back to the school alone.
"Senior, so you’re here! I’ve been looking all over for you."
Seeing Xue Yang, Chen Ying grabbed onto him like a lifeline. "Xue Yang!"
Xue Yang stepped forward, pulling Chen Ying behind him and away from Wang Doudou. "Teacher Cui asked to find you," he said. "She said you have a study report that’s due. If you don’t submit it tonight, you’ll lose points."
"Right, right! I almost forgot about that. Wang Doudou, I have to go back to school."
Wang Doudou pointed at Xue Yang, his mouth twisted in anger.
He had gone to great lengths to get her on this date, only for this brat to ruin everything. How could he not be furious? How could he not hold a grudge?
"You’re Xue Yang, right? If you dare take her away today, you’d better watch your back in Yancheng."
Without so much as a glance at Wang Doudou, Xue Yang helped Chen Ying up. "Senior, let’s go."
"Xue Yang, you just wait!"
Wang Doudou turned, got into his Lamborghini, and sped off.
It’s just one woman, after all. I’m not about to degrade myself by fighting so guy in the snow over her. There are plenty of other won for the taking.
Still, he etched the nas Xue Yang and Chen Ying into his mory.
Xue Yang hailed a taxi with Chen Ying and headed for Yanbei School.
The space in the taxi wasn’t large, but a gaping chasm seed to separate Xue Yang and Chen Ying.
Even the taxi driver found it a bit strange.
"Having a lovers’ quarrel? It’s normal for couples to fight. Like they say, a tiff in the evening is gone by the morning. Young man, you’re the guy, just give in a little," the driver said.
Xue Yang clarified, "Sir, we’re not a couple."
The taxi driver imdiately fell silent, embarrassed.
Chen Ying had been huddled by the car door. The driver’s words hadn’t bothered her, but hearing Xue Yang’s denial, she suddenly felt aggrieved, and tears started to stream down her face.
In the past, seeing her cry would have sent Xue Yang into a panic. But now, not only did he show no trace of pity, he seed completely lost in thought.
Xue Yang glanced at his phone. It was 12:15 a.m.
We won’t get to the school until 12:30 a.m. at the earliest. Then I have to get her back to her dorm... By the ti I catch another cab and get ho, it’ll be past 1:30 a.m....
The taxi couldn’t enter the campus, so Xue Yang and Chen Ying had to get out at the school gate.
"Xue Yang, thank you for tonight."
"You should get back quickly, Senior. I don’t live on campus, so I still have to get ho."
She knew that Xue Yang had once rented an apartnt off-campus just so he could spend more ti with her. He only ever rested in the dormitory during his lunch break.
She moved to embrace him, but Xue Yang took two steps back. "I’ll walk you to your dorm, Senior."
It’s so late. I wonder if that girl, Lin Xi, is scared. The last ti I was just a little late, she was terrified. It’s past midnight now, so she must be even more frightened, right?
Seeing him pull away, Chen Ying’s tears fell once more. "Xue Yang, can we please get back together? I was wrong, I truly was. I regret it so much. I didn’t know what else to do, so I tried to use this to force you to be the one to admit you were wrong. But in the end, I realized I was about to lose you, and it was only then I saw how terribly wrong I’d been."
Just then, Xue Yang noticed her cheeks were flushed bright red. She had clearly been drinking, and it looked like quite a lot.
No wonder Wang Doudou took her to the hotel.
"Senior, you’ve been drinking. I should just walk you back to your dorm. Get so sleep, and you’ll be fine in the morning."
"I don’t want you to walk back!"
Chen Ying pushed Xue Yang’s hand away and staggered toward the dormitory building.
Xue Yang, if you don’t want to start over with , why did you even co looking for ? What business is it of yours if so other man takes advantage of ?
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