Chapter 570 Extra - Holding Hands

Looking at Li Xin in front of her and the faces of those around her who were clueless and just excitedly cheering, Lu Nange felt her frustration grow wildly like vines.

[So annoying!!! This person has been like a piece of chewing gum since the start of the semester, always finding new ways to get in front of me.]

I've refused eight hundred times, but it's all just gone like a breeze! If only this were the apocalypse, where murder wouldn't be a crime!

A voice immediately echoed in my mind: "[Nan Nan! Your idea is extremely dangerous!]"

Friendly reminder: We live in a society governed by the rule of law, where harmony and friendship prevail! Violence cannot solve any problems!

Lu Nange: [So, I didn't do anything! But 'Youyou,' as the proper system that manages this world, I formally submit my application to you.]

Just shut down my damn romantic luck and turn on the fortune of my money tree!

Given our shared history of life and death, is this request unreasonable?

Youyou: [Nannan, in your human terms, this... I really can't do it!]

The romantic luck branch is randomly assigned; I don't have the authority to modify it...

As for your financial fortune, your current net worth is already outrageous in this world...

Lu Nange: [What use are you!]

Youyou: [I...I can't turn off the peach blossom luck, but I can see your true love line! It's super, super bright!]

Well... it's a secret, I can't say who it is.

Lu Nange: [Wait...you said I have a destined partner?]

As she turned to leave this place of trouble, she asked, but Li Xin seemed to sense her intention, and the song stopped abruptly.

Li Xin abruptly put his guitar aside, grabbed the enormous bouquet of red roses from his companion's hand, and strode over to Lu Nange in a few quick steps.

Lu Nange's roommates instantly bristled, standing in front of her like three little lions protecting their cubs.

Amidst the noisy background music and commotion, Li Xin shouted loudly.

"Senior Lu! I really, really like you! Can you give me a chance to be your girlfriend?"

"Say yes! Say yes!"

"Together! Together!"

The onlookers excitedly joined in the jeering, the cheers growing louder and louder.

Lu Nange's three roommates completely shielded her behind them, while simultaneously turning their heads to chirp at each other.

"Does this person even have a brain? Can't they understand human language? They buzz around like a fly, following me everywhere, how annoying!"

"Nan Nan, ignore him and just walk this way. We'll hold him off for you!"

"Exactly! They only get excited when Senior Chi is away on a business trip, like a stubborn leech that you can't get rid of!"

It's disgusting to look at! When Senior Chi gets back, he'll definitely give this junior a good 'lesson'!

Lu Nange felt a buzzing in her ears. The slight intoxication from the alcohol mixed with the restlessness in her heart, making her temples throb with pain.

She raised her hand and pressed hard on her temple, forcibly suppressing the violent impulse in her heart, and said to her roommates who were standing in front of her.

“It’s okay, I’ll handle it myself and explain it to him.”

"Nan Nan?" Her roommates were a little worried, but seeing that her eyes were still calm and she didn't seem to be acting impulsively from drinking too much, they stepped aside slightly.

Lu Nange flexed her wrists, and the resentment that had accumulated in her heart from being repeatedly harassed was about to burst forth.

[You can't understand human language, huh? Then...a beating should fix it!]

She pushed aside her indignant roommate...

The moment she took a step, a warm and strong hand reached out from her side and behind her and grasped her wrist.

With their skin suddenly touching, she reacted almost instinctively, twisting her wrist and grabbing at the other person's wrist with swift force, carrying an instinctive intention of defense and counterattack.

However, just a second before she was about to apply force with her fingertips, she turned around in astonishment and met a pair of unfathomable eyes—Chi Yanzhou!

He had appeared behind her without her noticing, so close that she could smell his familiar, crisp, and refreshing woody scent.

"Brother Yan?" Lu Nange's voice suddenly softened. "When did you get here?"

Chi Yanzhou's gaze first swept over her slightly flushed cheeks before he looked up to meet her eyes.

His face was expressionless, but the low pressure emanating from him gave people a sense of impending doom.

"What? Can't I come?"

Lu Nange was taken aback by Chi Yanzhou's tone.

Perhaps the alcohol had relaxed her nerves, because she tilted her head and stared at him for two seconds: "Why do you talk like that... so arrogant?"

Could it be... that you missed out on an important overseas contract and are in a bad mood?

I told you, you're working so hard, you didn't need to pick me up, you should have gone home and rested earlier!

Chi Yanzhou was taken aback by her peculiar way of thinking and couldn't respond for a moment.

Lu Nange thought she had guessed correctly.

The slight annoyance she felt because of Li Xin was instantly replaced by sympathy for his "career setback".

She even turned around and used her free hand to pat the back of his hand that was holding her wrist in a comforting way, her tone softening and carrying a hint of coaxing.

"It's alright, Brother Yan, there are plenty of opportunities for cooperation, we don't need this one. Wait for me a moment, I'll go and take care of this matter first."

After saying that, instead of breaking free from his grip on her wrist, she turned around in his position and naturally took Chi Yanzhou's hand.

Palms touching, warmth transferred.

Chi Yanzhou lowered his eyes, his gaze falling on the two people's tightly clasped hands.

The chilling aura surrounding him softened silently, like thin ice melted by a spring breeze.

Lu Nange took Chi Yanzhou's hand and turned to Li Xin, whose face had become extremely ugly.

"Li, thank you for liking me. But I'm sorry, I really, really... don't like you."

Li Xin opened his mouth, his face turning from red to white, still trying to make a final struggle.

"Senior Lu, I really..."

"Stop. You can't force matters of the heart." Lu Nange shook her head, her tone even carrying a hint of impatience.

"Your daily confessions, without any regard for others' feelings, are really just making me feel... annoyed and fed up. If you keep doing this, I'll be tempted to punch you!"

Lu Nange's roommates chuckled...

As soon as she finished speaking, Chi Yanzhou, who had been silent beside her, raised his eyes.

There was no intense emotion in those deep eyes; they simply swept their gaze calmly over Li Xin.

Li Xin's relatively sober friend was terrified and grabbed his arm tightly, his voice trembling with urgency.

"Bro! Wake up! Stop talking! Give up! Look at Young Master Chi and Senior Sister Lu holding hands, you have no chance!"

"I won't leave; a beautiful lady is the object of a gentleman's affections!"

"Don't try anything funny. Open your eyes and look at the way Young Master Chi is looking at you... Do you even want to stay in Beijing? Get out of here! Get out of here now!"

Li Xin's arms, which were holding the rose, stiffened, and his face turned ashen. In the end, he was dragged away by his friends and staggered away from the center of the crowd.

He also escaped the gaze that made him feel as if he had fallen into an ice cave.

With the main character gone, the crowd of onlookers, seeing no further developments, gradually dispersed, their interest waning.

Lu Nange's roommates exchanged glances and tactfully gathered around.

"Nan Nan, shall we take a taxi back to school first?"

"Yes, yes, you and Senior Chi can chat slowly."

"Senior Chi, I'm counting on you for Nan Nan!"

Lu Nange: "Then be careful, and let us know in the group chat when you get to the dorm."

"Okay!" The three girls smiled and left hand in hand.

As the noise subsided, this corner suddenly fell silent, with only the faint singing coming from the distant private rooms.

It was only then that Lu Nange belatedly realized that her hand was still clasped together with Chi Yanzhou's.

The temperature emanating from their palms pressed together grew increasingly high, almost scalding, and she instinctively wanted to pull her hands back.

However, her fingertips had only just twitched...