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Standing in front of her expensive sports car, looking at the handsome boy who seemed preoccupied, Lin Tingyue pretended to be anxious and said, "My grades aren't very good, and the final exams are coming up soon. I'm sure I'll fail calculus—" Actually, it was only midterms, and the final exams were still a long way off, but Lin Tingyue had other plans.
She pretended to be a diligent and ambitious student, anxiously pacing around like an ant on a hot pan.
She pretended to be timid and said, "Jiang Zhiming, you're a top student at Q University. Can I add you on WeChat? That way, I can ask you questions when I'm reviewing calculus." It was the first time in her life she had acted so eager to learn.
Jiang Zhiming remained silent. He didn't want to give his WeChat to Lin Tingyue, and he quickly racked his brains for reasons to refuse.
Lin Tingyue, like an adorable little rabbit, gently wiggled her body, stomped her little feet, and pleaded, "Jiang Zhiming, please—" Her voice was extremely beautiful.
No boy could resist her beautiful appearance.
Although Jiang Zhiming felt an overwhelming magnetic pull, he firmly refused. His face flushed, he said, "I don't have WeChat. I use a non-smartphone." To reject her, ignoring the ridicule he might receive, he pulled out his old Nokia phone, which could crack walnuts, with a red face. His father had bought it for a considerable amount of money from a mobile phone shop in town before he went to university. Unexpectedly, it became a laughing stock at university because everyone at Q University except him was using smartphones.
He always acts like he's doing something shady when he uses this phone to send texts or make calls. Sigh—
Standing in front of Lin Tingyue, Jiang Zhiming felt as if a huge rock was pressing on his heart, thinking about the shame this phone had brought him.
Lin Tingyue stared at Jiang Zhiming's phone as if it were a monster, her face filled with disbelief. Then, a few minutes later, she burst into laughter, laughing so hard she bent over, shaking uncontrollably, tears streaming down her face.
Her clear laughter soared into the sky like a lark, attracting the attention of passersby.
Jiang Zhiming was furious. His handsome face turned as black as the bottom of a pot in an instant. He quickly stuffed his phone back into his pocket, then turned and strode away, as if he were fleeing at top speed.
After Lin Tingyue finished laughing, she straightened up and wiped away the tears that had come out of her eyes. Only then did she realize that Jiang Zhiming was angry and had already walked away.
She couldn't help but feel annoyed. She thought to herself, "This boy is ridiculous. His family must be really poor to still be using an old-fashioned cell phone. What era are we living in? His cell phone must be as eye-catching as a pig at a funeral."
Lin Tingyue only uses the latest electronic products. As soon as a new Apple phone is released, she immediately switches to it. She has almost a drawer full of used Apple phones at home, which she often gives to the house cleaning lady so that they can take them home and give them to her poor friends in the countryside.
Seeing Jiang Zhiming walk away, Lin Tingyue stomped her feet in deep regret. She thought to herself, "He's angry! Oh my god, what should I do?" Her heart was burning with anxiety and pain. She clearly had feelings for him and wanted to pursue him, but instead she humiliated him. Lin Tingyue gritted her teeth and angrily slapped her head. She thought to herself, "No wonder my brother said I was stupid. It seems I really am stupid!"
Oh dear, what should I do?
She didn't get his phone number or WeChat today. How will she contact him in the future?
Lin Tingyue sighed and decided to go find Ye Wenyu herself. However, after asking around at Q University, no one could tell her where Ye Wenyu was. Lin Tingyue returned empty-handed, feeling dejected.
When Lin Tingyue wanted to find Ye Wenyu, Jiang Zhiming also wanted to find Ye Wenyu.
The last time, the two met in a park in S City. They were both looking for tutoring jobs, but they were unsuccessful due to the heavy rain. Later, Jiang Zhiming went to the corner of the park where he was looking for work again and successfully found a tutoring job. Moreover, because he was very good at teaching children and performed exceptionally well, the parents were very satisfied. They asked him if he knew any college students who were also good at teaching children. A friend of his also wanted to find a tutor for his child. Jiang Zhiming immediately thought of Ye Wenyu, who was looking for a job. He told the parents that he knew her and secured a tutoring job for Ye Wenyu.
Having found a new job, he returned to Q University and immediately began searching for Ye Wenyu, eager to share the good news with her. All he knew was that her name was Ye Wenyu and that she, like him, was a freshman; nothing else.
Finding someone is like finding a needle in a haystack.
He knew that Professor Cai knew Ye Wenyu, and they seemed to be friends. They had taken a very intimate walk together before. However, he was a freshman, and Professor Cai was a very well-known and outstanding young professor who was his idol. He was too embarrassed to ask his advisor about a girl.
So the only way was to find him himself. He thought that although there were five colleges, more than 30 classes, and more than 5,000 freshmen, one person disappearing into such a large group was like a drop of water seeping into the ocean. But he could ask around one by one and use a carpet-sweeping search method. Even if it was as difficult as finding a grain of sand in the desert, he would eventually find Ye Wenyu.
His roommate, upon hearing that he was looking for a girl, suggested that he post a message on the Q University forum saying that so-and-so was looking for so-and-so, and that he would be able to find her in one night.
When Jiang Zhiming heard this suggestion, he was initially very interested. Later, he browsed the campus forum and found that the posts about so-and-so looking for so-and-so always ended with the first comment, "Thank you everyone, we are together now."
He also longed for a happy ending for him and Ye Wenyu, but thinking of her quiet and beautiful appearance, he knew her well and knew she was the kind of quiet girl who didn't want to live in the public spotlight. In order not to upset her, he gave up on the suggestion.
He could only rely on himself to inquire little by little, checking each department and each class.
He searched for five days without finding it, but he didn't feel tired and continued to search relentlessly.
That day, he had just passed by a classroom and stood at the door, searching the room with his eyes. Finding nothing, he felt a pang of disappointment and was about to turn away when a girl walked into the classroom. Seeing him searching, she asked, "Who are you looking for?"
"Ye Wenyu, is there a girl named Ye Wenyu in your class?" he mustered up his courage to ask.
"Yes, but she didn't come to class. She's probably working. I heard her family isn't well-off. Here's her phone number. Call her if you need anything." The person was the class monitor of Ye Wenyu's class, and he kindly gave Jiang Zhiming his phone number.
Jiang Zhiming was overjoyed; his hard work had finally paid off, and he had found Ye Wenyu!
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