Although there were some minor hiccups, the serious scandal was finally resolved satisfactorily, and the huge weight on their hearts was lifted. Now that it was getting late, it was time for them to say goodbye.
"Careful, are you alright? Why do you seem so distracted..."
Mu Yingying noticed at a glance that her best friend looked like she had lost her soul. Even though she had solved a big problem, there was no happiness on her face.
"I'm fine..."
Shen Yanxin, her arms drooping, raised her head, which had been hanging down, and gave a pitiful smile: "I'm really fine."
"...Really? But you look like you're about to die."
Mu Yingying's lips twitched incessantly.
But no matter how much she pressed her for answers, Shen Yanxin remained as if she were about to die, refusing to say anything.
"As expected... I'm still too weak. What a great opportunity to chat with Xia Che, and I just missed it... No, I can't let this happen! I need to check the strategy guide again when I get back. Next time... I'll definitely be able to do it!"
A flame suddenly ignited deep within Shen Yanxin's eyes. She vowed to learn everything in the strategy guide and never again miss the chance to chat with Xia Che because of her cowardice!
"Hmm... let's part ways here."
With their own thoughts in mind, the group arrived at a fork in the road. Xia Che looked around and smiled.
"Okay, we'll head out now. See you at school tomorrow."
Mu Yingying smiled and waved her hand, then prepared to leave north with Shen Yanxin. Their homes were very close, so the way back would be easy.
The group said their goodbyes and split into two groups to leave.
Xia Che and Chu Yuying headed south together.
Shen Yanxin stared blankly at Xia Che's back, then suddenly noticed something was wrong. Mu Yingying tugged at her, but she remained unmoved. She asked in confusion, "Xinxin, what's wrong?"
Why is my best friend acting so strangely today?
"Look..."
Shen Yanxin blinked and pointed in Xia Che's direction.
"What's wrong?"
Mu Yingying still didn't understand.
Why did they both leave together?
Shen Yanxin was even more bewildered; her once stunningly beautiful eyes were now filled with a blank stare.
It's so late at night, everyone should be going home. Why is Xia Che still with Chu Yuying?
"Holy crap, it really is!"
Upon hearing this, Mu Yingying exclaimed in surprise, having also discovered the matter.
“That shouldn’t be the case… I’ve heard of Chu, but I don’t know where she lives. However, she definitely doesn’t live in the same place as Xia Che.”
Mu Yingying hesitated for a moment. If the two of them really lived close by, how could they both be in their senior year of high school and no one knew?
Obviously, they didn't know each other before.
"Do you think they'll go...?"
Shen Yanxin was startled by her own guess, and her pretty face turned pale.
Late at night, a lone man and a lone woman walking towards the same place... could it be...?
They're going to book a hotel room?!
Shen Yanxin shook his head desperately, feeling remorse in his heart.
No, no... I can't make such malicious assumptions about my classmate!
"Oh, if you really want to know, why don't you just ask Xia Che in person next time? Maybe they're just going the same way for now and will part ways soon?"
Mu Yingying patted Shen Yanxin's shoulder and said meaningfully, "Don't worry, not all women have the same taste as you. Xia Che isn't exactly a hot commodity either; not every woman will like him just because she sees him."
Mu Yingying had the same thought, but she quickly put it out of her mind.
Xia Che looks so fierce, and he has a slightly sleazy side-swept fringe. Only her best friend is an extraordinary person who could fall for a guy with such a blond look.
If it were someone else, they really wouldn't be able to bring themselves to eat it.
Perhaps some people do like Xia Che's type, but Mu Yingying thinks that with Chu Yuying's popularity and appearance, she has too many choices and it's impossible for her to be interested in Xia Che.
"That's true..."
Shen Yanxin, who could never stand hearing others speak ill of Xia Che, nodded in deep agreement this time. It wasn't that she thought Xia Che was unattractive, but rather that his appearance was indeed too fierce. Other girls would probably be scared away just by looking at him.
Even so, Shen Yanxin was still uneasy and thought to herself that she would listen to her best friend and ask Xia Che in person next time.
...
"Speaking of which, how did you know Wei Guang would take this path? Even if it's a habit he's developed over the years, it's not something we outsiders could know, right? We don't know anything about him."
Xia Che and Chu Yuying walked side by side on their way home. Looking at the little girl who was shaking her head and seemed to be happy about something, Xia Che asked the question that had been bothering him.
He had been curious about this matter since Chu Yuying started planning, but the timing of his inquiry was inappropriate, so he left it until now.
"Want to know?"
Chu Yuying tilted her head slightly, and from Xia Che's angle, she could see his beautiful eyes and exquisite pupils that looked like rubies.
She chuckled, but she didn't seem to have any good intentions.
“Say what you want to say, but don’t say things like ‘If you want to know, come and beg me,’ because I really will beat you up.”
Xia Che raised his finger and flicked it in the air, warning the other party that his head-splitting was no joke.
"Tch, you're such a tough guy, aren't you? You get itchy if you don't hit a woman every day..."
Chu Yuying reluctantly abandoned her idea of playing a prank, after all, Xia Che wouldn't tolerate her; once he said he would act, he really would, and he wouldn't hold back at all.
Getting flicked on the forehead still hurts quite a bit...
"However, I really can't tell you. It's my secret. If you want to know... well, we'll have to wait until later. Maybe I'll tell you then."
Chu Yuying chuckled. She made money through scheming, and if she didn't have some real skills, she would have been exposed long ago. This time, she wasn't lying, but how did she know that Wei Guang would be used to taking the back road...? Well, that's something she really couldn't say.
It wouldn't be an exaggeration to call it an industry secret.
"Alright, then I won't ask anymore."
Xia Che nodded in understanding. Everyone has secrets they don't want to tell others, and he wasn't the kind of annoying person who would pry into things. If someone didn't want to talk about it, then so be it.
"Alright, alright, now that things are resolved, shouldn't you keep your promise?"
"What promise?" Xia Che asked knowingly.
"Cream ice cream! As promised."
"Oh, did I agree to that?"
"You...you're trying to back out?"
"If you really want to play dirty tricks, there's really nothing you can do about it, since I'm the landlord."
"You...you're shameless! Be careful, or I won't pay rent next month."
"If you don't pay, we'll kick you out."
Chu Yuying was furious. She had always thought that her words were powerful enough, otherwise she wouldn't have been able to trick so many rich people into falling into her trap. But when she met the little blond guy, her usually invincible words finally met their match.
"Shameless! Perverted, filthy, disgusting!"
"You promised to buy it for me, this is so unfair, boohoo..."
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