Chapter 199:
Xu Yihuan and Tan Zhixu started having a tiff in tacit agreement.
Neither of them took the initiative to acknowledge the other.
The only thing the two of them had in common was a long class on Monday.
Although the two sat together during the long lecture, they tacitly refrained from speaking to each other.
Their friends noticed the strangeness between them.
"Huanhuan, what happened between you and my brother? Did you have a fight?" Lu Anlan asked.
Xu Yihuan shook her head, feeling frustrated, and even spoke with a childlike naiveté: "I don't know, he's sick."
“My brother has been giving me the cold shoulder a lot lately. I think if you two have any conflicts, you should talk them out as soon as possible…”
Lu Anlan tried to persuade him earnestly, but before he could finish speaking, he was interrupted by exclamations from those around him.
This was Tang Wanhua's class, so logically, there shouldn't have been such a big reaction, right?
Following everyone's words, my gaze turned toward the doorway.
A figure walked in; it wasn't Tang Wanhua, but Pei Yi'an.
Lu Anlan immediately forgot what she was going to say and excitedly grabbed Xu Yihuan's arm.
"Huanhuan, it's Pei Si, it's Pei Si!"
Xu Yihuan paused for a second, then a smile curved her lips, a surge of joy rising in her heart, and she replied, "Yes."
"Teacher Tang has something to do today, so I'll teach her class."
Everyone knows that Pei Yi'an and Tang Wanhua are fellow disciples, but Xu Yihuan remembers that Pei Yi'an and Tang Wanhua are not so harmonious in private and have conflicts.
But looking at it now, it seems they've made up.
Pei Yi'an's class was very fast and highly professional.
Tang Wanhua's courses rarely follow the textbook; they are almost entirely based on her own expanded knowledge.
What's remarkable is that Pei Yi'an was able to keep up with the class, and explained things in a simple and easy-to-understand way.
Xu Yihuan twirled her pen, her gaze fixed on the blackboard, a smile playing on her lips. This was the first time she had ever attended a class taught by her own mother.
What should have been a long ninety minutes suddenly felt like it went by incredibly fast.
Until the end of get out of class, Xu Yihuan had no reason to talk to her, and then she and Lu Anlan reluctantly turned and left.
After they left, Pei Yi'an was packing her belongings, preparing to depart.
Pei Yutang followed behind Pei Yi'an, dawdling along.
"What's wrong, Tangtang?"
"Auntie, I have something I want to ask you."
A strange light flashed in Pei Yi'an's eyes, but she quickly concealed it.
Without showing any emotion, she asked, "What's wrong? Why are you using the word 'begging' with your aunt?"
Seeing Pei Yi'an's gentle expression, Pei Yutang breathed a sigh of relief: "It's like this, our department has a few exchange opportunities with Malaysia..."
Pei Yi'an looked at Pei Yutang intently, as if listening carefully to her words, but in reality, her heart had already flown to Xu Yihuan's side.
She had intended to call Xu Yihuan over for a chat, but when she finished packing her things, she found that Xu Yihuan was nowhere to be found.
Ever since returning from Puji Temple, Pei Yi'an has been restless.
Pei Yi'an kept thinking about seeing Xu Yihuan. As for what to do after seeing her, he didn't know. He just thought that even just talking would be good.
Pei Yutang was halfway through her sentence when she suddenly bit her lower lip, looking at Pei Yi'an with a troubled expression.
Pei Yi'an seemed not to understand: "What's wrong?"
Seeing Pei Yi'an's reaction, Pei Yutang felt a surge of anger and embarrassment. She had already made herself clear, yet Pei Yi'an still acted as if she didn't understand. What did that mean?!
But Pei Yutang suppressed her emotions and put on a pitiful appearance.
"I think this spot is quite important to us..."
Pei Yi'an stared intently at Pei Yutang, her eyes clearly smiling, yet inexplicably sending chills down one's spine.
Pei Yutang forced herself to finish speaking, and Pei Yi'an suddenly realized what she meant, but looked embarrassed.
"Tangtang, it's not that I don't want to help you. You know my relationship with the dean is very superficial. After last time, I still owe him a favor, so..."
Pei Yi'an only said half of what she meant, but even a fool would understand.
Pei Yutang's expression froze instantly, unsure of what to say, so she could only awkwardly reply, "Alright then, thank you for your trouble, Auntie."
Pei Yi'an smiled elegantly: "Alright, Tangtang, do you have class later? Auntie has something to do later, so I don't have time to take you home."
"No...it's okay, I can..." go back by myself.
Before Pei Yutang could finish speaking, Pei Yi'an leisurely left the room.
On the other side, Xu Yihuan and Lu Anlan were leaving. They didn't have class next period, so they were going back to their dorm to lie down.
There are two routes back to the dormitory, one main road and one side road.
The path crosses the lawn, where a semi-enclosed reading pavilion is set up in the middle. Although it is called a reading pavilion, very few people actually read inside. Those who are inside are mostly couples playing Jenga.
Xu Yihuan used to avoid this road, but Lu Anlan never took a detour.
When young couples are caught in the act of expressing their love, they should be the ones feeling embarrassed.
Lu Anlan took Xu Yihuan's hand and they went straight inside.
"Huanhuan, let me tell you, this reading pavilion, the people who actually read inside are..."
Lu Anlan made a pointed remark, but she cried out in surprise halfway through her sentence.
"Holy shit!! Tan Zhixu?! What the hell are you doing here?!"
"Who is this? Holy crap, Tan Zhixu, you fucking cheated on me?!"
Lu Anlan dropped two bombshells in quick succession, glancing at Tan Zhixu, then at the girl beside him, and finally at Xu Yihuan, her mouth agape in disbelief.
He immediately stood protectively in front of Xu Yihuan.
He demanded, "What's going on here?"
Before anyone could answer, Lu Anlan burst out with curses: "I knew it! All those stinky men are just lustful creatures! Tan Zhixu, you'll get sick sooner or later!"
Many people like to label the girl as the bad guy in a relationship between three people, but Lu Anlan's upbringing taught her that without Tan Zhixu's tacit approval, they would never have become what they are now!
Tan Zhixu's face instantly darkened.
"Lu Anlan, are you out of your mind? Does that mean that any man or woman in front of you is a couple?!"
"I think you're love-struck, aren't you? You like that Zhang Xiang, right? Let me tell you, he's probably out shopping with some girl right now!"
Lu Anlan's secret was touched, and her eyes immediately reddened.
She did like Zhang Xiang, that's for sure. She knew Zhang Xiang wasn't someone who wanted to be in a relationship, and she never bothered him because of her feelings.
Without even thinking, she knew that Tan Zhixu would know why this happened; how could he not feel anything when he was near the fire?
The fact that Tan Zhixu could say that only shows that she's probably been discussed to death in their dorm.
As soon as Lu Anlan thought about it, her eyes immediately filled with tears.
She had never felt so ashamed of liking someone before.
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