A gentle breeze blows, and the flowers flutter in the air.
Under a bauhinia tree, a stunningly beautiful woman with waist-length hair was frowning as she gazed at the three forks in the road ahead.
Hua Qingyan belatedly realized that she had a terrible sense of direction.
Frustrated, I stood there, looking at the three forks in the road several times, still unsure which path to take to the art school.
On the verge of collapse, she stomped her feet on the spot.
This school is too big, which is also a problem.
She looked up sadly through the dappled leaves at the azure sky.
Because he was worried about the little girl, Ye Minghan, who was silently following behind to protect her, was standing behind a big tree, one hand in his pants pocket, quietly watching her.
His mysterious and deep eyes held a faint smile, as if he hadn't expected to see such a lovely side of her.
That faint smile instantly dispelled the bone-chilling cold emanating from him.
He knew very well that this spoiled girl had probably forgotten the way to the classroom again.
Just as he was about to step forward to lead the way for her, a boy ran up to her from another path and struck up a conversation.
The smile on Ye Minghan's lips vanished instantly, replaced by a chilling glint in his eyes.
The boy who had just run to the cherry blossom tree greeted Hua Qingyan with a look of surprise and delight.
"Qingyan? What a coincidence."
The girl heard someone calling her and looked up in the direction of the voice. It was a rather sunny-looking young man.
The next second, information about this person flashed into her mind like an AI.
—Li Dongchen, a freshman in the School of Foreign Languages, has a crush on Hua Qingyan.
Unrequited love?
Her brow furrowed almost imperceptibly as she hugged the book to her chest and greeted him in a distant tone.
"Hello."
Looking at the girl whose skin glowed even without makeup, Li Dongchen's earlobes subtly turned red. He boldly extended another invitation for a date:
"Qingyan, are you free on Saturday? There's a new movie out, let's go see it together."
Just as the girl was about to refuse, a deep, cold male voice came from behind her.
"Yan Yan, I'm sorry I'm late."
When Ye Minghan saw her smiling at another boy, he couldn't suppress his overwhelming jealousy and quickly stepped forward to interrupt them.
His long, slender arms possessively wrapped around her delicate, straight shoulders, his icy gaze fixed on Li Dongchen, asserting his dominance.
When Hua Qingyan saw the handsome man she had just met reappear, her eyes lit up several degrees.
It's him!
She nestled in his arms, offering a gentle smile as she politely declined the sunny young man.
"Sorry, I have something to do on Saturday."
Li Dongchen heard a sound called heartbreak and gave a smile that was even uglier than crying.
But he was still persistent and extended an invitation for another date:
"Okay, let's go together next time when you're free."
Hua Qingyan politely declined, saying, "I've been very busy lately and don't have time."
After she finished speaking, she turned around and left with Ye Minghan.
Until she could no longer see Li Dongchen, she took the initiative to leave Ye Minghan's burning embrace.
This action conveyed to Ye Minghan the message that she did not want him to touch her.
It felt like another deep crack had appeared in my heart.
He placed the hand that had been around the girl's shoulder behind his back, his thumb gently caressing the lingering warmth of her body in his palm.
This is Yan Yan's body temperature.
A morbid infatuation flashed in his dark, unfathomable eyes.
He hesitated for two seconds, looked at the calm girl, and spoke in a low, husky voice:
"Just now……"
He wanted her not to go to the movies with that boy, and if she wanted to, she should ask him to go with her.
But before he could finish speaking, the girl interrupted him in a low voice.
"Could you... take me to the art school? I'm lost."
Ye Minghan ultimately didn't say what he hadn't finished saying, but simply walked silently beside her, maintaining a distance that was neither too close nor too far.
The art academy is not far from the back gate; it's a ten-minute walk away.
As he escorted her to the classroom door, after a moment's internal struggle, he couldn't resist taking her slender, pale wrist and looking earnestly into her eyes, saying:
"Yan Yan, don't leave after class. Wait for me. I have something to tell you."
Hua Qingyan was slightly surprised. He seemed to know her? Or was he someone she was quite familiar with? Why didn't she recognize him?
Ye Minghan held her hand tightly, seeing that she neither shook her head nor nodded, nor answered, nor urged him, but only stared at her with his deep eyes.
He only let go of her after the girl hummed in agreement, then turned and left.
She stood there for two seconds, watching his tall and handsome figure, before walking into the classroom thoughtfully.
She had just walked to her seat when Xiao Xiao, her best friend who had grown up with her, pulled her to sit down next to her.
Xiao Xiao leaned close to her ear and whispered some gossip.
"Flower Fairy, what are you doing with Ye Minghan from the School of Finance? Do you two know each other?"
The moment Ye Minghan uttered those three words, it seemed to shatter a nerve in Hua Qingyan, leaving her stunned for a long time.
He's actually the second male lead in the novel?
Who is the childhood sweetheart of the female lead, Han Ruowu?
Is Han Ruowu blind? The second male lead is so handsome.
How could she bear to abandon such a handsome childhood sweetheart and take over Gong Qingchen, that philanderer?
The thought that Ye Minghan was Han Ruowu's backup plan made Hua Qingyan's heart surge like a never-ending sea, unable to find peace for even a moment.
In the original storyline, he endured far more burdens than someone his age should have.
They struggled to grow up in the mud, only to meet a tragic end.
I feel so sorry for him.
In the near future, he will be mistaken by the male lead for having an affair with the female lead, and thus lose a leg.
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