Chapter 60 Reference

"I have no experience in this area either."

Xie Ling paused for a moment, then looked at Lian Yi and spoke frankly.

"ha?"

“I don’t have many male friends. I’ve always focused my energy on my studies. You should know that I really didn’t have these thoughts before,” Xie Ling said in a low voice. “So, even how a boyfriend should look at someone he likes…”

"I may have to start learning from this step."

His slightly thin face was calm and sincere, and his words were very persuasive.

Lian Yi stared into Xie Ling's eyes, lost in thought.

It's just acting, it seems like you can just put on a show. Anyway, all those people care about is her statement.

But Xie Ling's words made a lot of sense. If it wasn't made to be true, even her family might not believe it and might think that she had deliberately hired someone to act out a rebellion.

This is not impossible.

Lian Yi snapped out of her daze, took out her phone to search, and frowned as she scrolled through the screen. "Xie Ling, sit down first. Let me see what example I can find for you to refer to."

Thinking back to her past life, through countless births and deaths, regardless of gender, she saw them as nothing more than a few categories.

Opponents, defeated opponents, friends, strangers.

Rather than wasting time and energy on meaningless love affairs, she enjoys the thrill and pleasure of competing with others. What could be more enjoyable than reaping the rewards of a financial feast?

Moreover, in circles of self-interest, honey traps are rampant, and no matter how affectionate the gaze may seem, she would always suspect ulterior motives.

We don't have the experience to train Xie Ling right now, so we can't just let him use our own flirting skills on her, can we?

"Okay, sure." Xie Ling readily agreed and sat down in the empty space on the sofa beneath her, her back straight, and turned her head slightly to watch her carefully considering which video to choose.

"Whether I say it or not... Teacher Xie, you've really been very loyal this time."

Lian Yi watched one video cover after another, clicking her tongue as she rapidly swiped her fingers, and even had the leisure to highly praise his behavior.

It's just a pity that she and Xie Ling were destined to be different.

You have to throw it away after you're done using it...

Thinking of this, Lian Yi's finger paused, and she lightly tapped to open a video. She was stunned for a moment, then tossed the phone directly to Xie Ling, too lazy to even look at which video she had opened.

The fact that Xie Ling currently treats her as a friend is undoubtedly the worst-case scenario.

Lian Yi sighed inwardly. After the birthday banquet, no matter the outcome, she had to deal with Xie Ling, this unstable factor, first.

Let him follow the original storyline to study abroad, unleash his genius in a suitable environment, and return home with a bunch of honorary titles.

At that time, even if one held firm to their principles and did nothing, they probably wouldn't have intended to help this vain and hypocritical heiress.

In the original storyline, although the fake heiress used him to some extent, she did not actually do anything to him, so it is normal for Xie Ling to feel grateful and want to repay her.

Lian Yi leaned against the sofa armrest, propped her face up with one hand, and lazily squinted her eyes.

Regardless of the process, all she needed to do was trample on the boy's self-esteem and make him realize that from the beginning it was nothing more than a pastime for her when she was bored.

How could a rich heiress really fall for a poor boy?

He's not even qualified to be friends.

If this still cannot diminish Xie Ling's gratitude, Lian Yi will consider erecting a golden statue for him.

After Xie Ling took the phone, she saw the video already playing on it. Her focused gaze suddenly paused, and she subconsciously glanced at Lian Yi.

"What's wrong? Is there a problem?"

"fine."

He pursed his lips, the roots of his ears and the contours beneath his black hair gradually turning red. His clear, cool voice deepened slightly, tinged with hesitation, "...Or, could you find another video?"

Lian Yi frowned impatiently, "Aren't they all the same? If you don't want to learn, then don't learn."

She didn't care that her attitude had changed drastically before and after.

A high-class beauty that can only be admired from afar, not touched or touched—thinking of this, how could she possibly have a good attitude?

"Um……"

Xie Ling paused for a moment, then watched the short video clip, which was less than two minutes long. Although he had made the suggestion, he hesitated when it came to actually putting it into practice.

Facing his true feelings, he couldn't deny his feelings for Lian Yi.

If we want to investigate the reasons in detail...

Xie Ling could solve countless mathematical problems, but he couldn't figure out the answer to this one question.

Perhaps it's because Lian Yi is truly special.

Just like a seemingly common and ordinary problem, he habitually assumed that the answer could be found using continuous action analysis and the momentum theorem.

In the end, however, the answer was obtained using Newton's second theory, which has a completely different approach, and dynamic equilibrium through force analysis.

She brought Xie Ling many new and exciting experiences, and she gained a different understanding of things that she had previously thought should be the way they were.

Xie Ling didn't know how to like someone, and he knew he had missed too many of the best opportunities, but... he still had time to make a choice and work towards it.

"You..." Lian Yi saw that he was looking down and didn't know what he was thinking, so she just assumed that Xie Ling's affected manner had come up again.

However, before she could even speak, Xie Ling suddenly moved, turning his upright and tall figure towards her and quickly leaning forward.

Lian Yi didn't even have time to react. Startled by his approaching movement, she instinctively leaned back, her head about to hit the soft back of the sofa.

Until the back of his head touched a warm palm, the force of leaning back pressed him between the sofa and her.

Xie Ling held her phone against the armrest with one hand, while her other hand was pressed against the back of Lian Yi's head. Realizing that Lian Yi hadn't hit her head, Xie Ling breathed a slight sigh of relief, and her tightly furrowed brows relaxed a little.

Lian Yi was completely enveloped by him, staring incredulously at Xie Ling's exaggeratedly serious face for a while.

He immediately turned to the side until he could see the video on his phone, and then burst out laughing in realization.

"The Ultimate Campus Crush! I Can't Allow Anyone to Have Missed This Famous Scene!"

The video is paused below the title, showing a boy in a school uniform trapping a girl between a desk and his chest in a very ambiguous and assertive manner, his face downcast with an expression that brooks no refusal.

The bottom line of text.

"You accept drinks from anyone who brings you them. Doesn't he know you like me?"

A group of shocked students were crowded around the door in the picture.

Lian Yi glanced at the screen on her phone, then looked at Xie Ling, who was standing just wide enough to fit two more people inside. She couldn't help but laugh and covered her eyes with her hand.

"Teacher Xie, it's my fault. Please get up first. I'll find you a more normal reference, pfft..."

It's fortunate that Xie Ling was willing to cooperate with such a shameful thing.

Lian Yi couldn't help but laugh out loud. Her shoulders shrugged slightly. In the midst of her laughter, a thought popped into her head: So... she really had misunderstood him just now.

After finally recovering from her laughter, Lian Yi raised her head slightly, allowing Xie Ling to pull her hand away.

But he still didn't make a move.

Lian Yi looked at Xie Ling in confusion, "What's wrong?"

"..."

She could understand why Xie Ling couldn't continue acting out something so shameful. Besides, there was no opportunity to perform such a scene at a birthday banquet.

Lian Yi raised her hand and waved it in front of Xie Ling, who was silent, then tilted her head in confusion.

Could it be that the system crashed due to excessive shame?

She was impatient and was about to push Xie Ling away when he suddenly grabbed her hand as she reached forward a little.

"To achieve what's in the video... is indeed quite difficult."

A cool, clear voice emanated from him, carrying a subtle sense of solemnity as each word was spoken.

"Since I don't have much experience, I might as well start by learning the most difficult part. If you mind, you can switch to another video to learn."

Once you take the first step and break free from those constraints, your mind seems to become clear and lucid.

Xie Ling held Lian Yi's hand and could clearly feel her heart beating very fast, probably because the heating in the villa was too strong, and even her back felt like it was covered in sweat.

Because of his posture, he had to kneel on one knee on the sofa, keeping a certain distance from Lian Yi.

Xie Ling looked at Lian Yi, who was half-reclining on the sofa, and when she met Lian Yi's clear and pure eyes, all the thoughts in her heart seemed to be reflected back to their ugly and unbearable state.

Perhaps it was because of the purity in Lian Yi's eyes, or perhaps it was because of her silence.

In that instant, he regained some of his rationality.

Rational thinking makes Xie Ling more inclined to be honest about her feelings rather than create ambiguity.

However, the next moment, before he could even get up to apologize, while still unconsciously holding Lian Yi's hand, she broke free, and then her warm palm covered his hand and held it back.

This was the first time Lian Yi had truly and clearly observed Xie Ling.

The boy's clothes were nothing special, just a base layer and black trousers, with a black windbreaker over them, but they still showed off his tall and slender figure very well.

His jacket wasn't zipped all the way up, revealing his fair and defined jawline, which extended downwards to his slender and equally prominent collarbones.

"Teacher Xie..."

Lian Yi slightly raised the corners of her lips, her smile so pleasant that her eyebrows and eyes relaxed and relaxed. Her features leaned towards a sweet appearance, but because of her slightly upturned eyes, she had a bit of an overbearing aura.

Even though she was being looked down upon, she could only raise her eyes to look at the other person.

However, the aura between the two was completely reversed.

"You want to learn this? I can teach you."

She grabbed Xie Ling's hand and pulled it down forcefully. In that extremely close moment, she could clearly feel the other person's reaction as they quickly regained their senses and steadied themselves.

"You'll accept drinks from anyone who brings them to you?"

Lian Yi's dangerous gaze roamed inch by inch across his cold and handsome face with an aggressive intensity.

The little finger resting against Xie Ling's palm gently hooked.

Seeing the boy's eyelashes trembling uncontrollably, a slight blush gradually spread from behind his ears to his cheeks.

He pursed his lips tightly, as if he was very unaccustomed and at a loss, yet he deliberately relaxed and opened his mouth slightly. However, even after his lips briefly lost their color and then regained their rosy hue, he couldn't utter a single word.

Lian Yi suddenly chuckled and shook her head. "Xie Ling, don't force yourself. Just cooperate with me when the time comes. Judging from your current reaction, I think it's quite convincing."

"I..." Xie Ling was pushed aside by her, and her hand was released. She thought about her reaction of losing her ability to think just now.

Unable to think of anything else to say, he lowered his eyes in frustration after a long while.

Lian Yi stood up, amused by Xie Ling's overly straightforward cooperation.

Looking up, I saw Jiang Yu holding a plate of sliced ​​cake, smiling at me. His dark eyes seemed to have lost their reflective light, and the color of his ink-jade was so rich and intense that it couldn't be dissolved.

Lian Yi glanced behind her subconsciously. Xie Ling had already stood up straight, his thin lips slightly pursed, seemingly lost in thought.

Then she looked at Jiang Yu, who was calmly watching her.

"us……"

"I was just joking around." Lian Yi blinked, trying to make her words more credible with her sincere gaze.

I don't know why I need to explain this sentence.

Even if she felt guilty, Lian Yi could still confidently say that she had no guilty conscience.

But at this moment, she inexplicably felt that she should say something.

At that very moment, Xie Ling's voice came from behind.

He seemed to have composed himself, his voice cool and indifferent.

"I'm sorry, I forgot there were other people here."

"I hope you don't mind." Xie Ling looked calmly at Jiang Yu.