Thinking of this, Peng Xueting spoke up.
"I'm sorry, I overreacted that day and may not have considered your feelings."
She was deeply moved when she saw how upset Zhang Qiang was.
Zhang Qiang couldn't help but get teary-eyed again; he was so moved!
She rejected him, yet she was still worried about hurting him. What a wonderful person she is.
"I'm fine. I'm sorry for causing you trouble." He lowered his head, feeling a pang of sadness in his heart.
His first love...
The feeling of dying without a cause.
Xu Xiangyang, who was standing to the side, wanted to kick him. Why did he have to do this at a time like this? Couldn't he just be more open and honest?
Say something nice, and we can still be friends and develop the relationship gradually.
This person is really something!
Peng Xueting felt very embarrassed and hesitated before saying, "Zhang Qiang, if you don't mind, we can still be friends."
She didn't dislike Zhang Qiang, and when she first came to the school, he often helped her.
If she hadn't been confessed to so hastily that day, she probably wouldn't have felt so embarrassed.
Zhang Qiang hesitated for a moment. He still wanted to date her, but seeing Xu Xiangyang's expression, he nodded.
"Okay, if there's anything I can help you with in the future, you must let me know."
The awkwardness between the two was thus resolved, and Peng Xueting left feeling relieved.
Zhang Qiang sighed, his gaze fixed on her departing figure.
However, he still looked at Xu Xiangyang with confusion and asked, "Brother Yang, why did you ask me to agree to remain friends with her? I feel that being friends without dating is really meaningless."
"Besides, I fell in love with her at first sight, and now if I were to be friends with her, I would only feel uncomfortable."
This was his true feeling. He had always harbored ambiguous fantasies about her, but now they were interacting as friends, which was extremely awkward.
He didn't know how to face this girl in the future.
Xu Xiangyang walked over and patted him on the shoulder, saying earnestly, "Didn't you see how awkward she was before?"
"Now that you've agreed to be friends, you can still visit her in the future, and she won't feel awkward anymore. This will make it easier for her to be with you."
"Liking someone doesn't necessarily mean you have to be together, but you can gradually win her over with your meticulous care and concern. That way, she'll feel uneasy without you in the future."
"Of course, don't go to see her every day. Go chat with her from Monday to Friday, and do whatever you need to do on Saturday and Sunday."
It has to be said that Xu Xiangyang's method is exactly what those hot-and-cold scumbags of later generations did.
But you have to admit that sometimes this method really works!
Zhang Qiang seemed to understand but not quite. "Brother Yang, is this okay? Besides, I'm free on Saturday and Sunday, so I can go see her."
“You don’t understand!” Xu Xiangyang shook his head and said, “Just do as I say, and I guarantee that her attitude towards you will change in a month!”
After hearing this, Zhang Qiang didn't ask any more questions. Since things were already like this, he might as well listen to him.
After resolving the matter, Zhang Qiang stayed with him and refused to leave.
The two of them bought a bottle of soda and then went for a stroll in the park.
Xu Xiangyang felt extremely awkward and couldn't help but say with disdain, "Can you please stop following me all the time? Look at the other men, which one of them doesn't have a woman by their side?"
"People who don't know better might think I have a problem with my sexual orientation. You'd better stay away from me from now on!"
Although he enjoys looking at beautiful women, he's afraid that if he gets too close to one, she might fall in love with him.
What if the other person is someone you don't like? Wouldn't that be taking advantage of them?
Just like Li Nan, we used to think that we got along well and would go to the library together or something.
By the time he realized it, she had already fallen for him. He deeply regretted it, so now he tries to keep his distance from female classmates so as not to get involved with them.
Zhang Qiang looked displeased. "What's wrong? Does that mean people without partners aren't allowed to go out for a stroll?"
He doesn't have a girlfriend either. Who wouldn't want a female classmate by their side? But the ones he likes don't agree, and he doesn't want to hang out with the ones he doesn't like.
Xu Xiangyang couldn't explain it to him, so he just let it go.
Let's just go along with it, considering his heartbreak.
Over the next few days, Xu Xiangyang was extremely busy, spending his time either in class or doing business outside.
Zhang Qiang listened to his advice and took meticulous care of Peng Xueting.
But this only made him feel more pain.
The person she likes doesn't like her back, and a male classmate confesses his feelings to someone else, while she can only watch from the sidelines.
What kind of mess is this?!
He suddenly realized that Xu Xiangyang's ideas were terrible!
This is so painful!
Fortunately, Peng Xueting didn't agree to either of them, which was a small consolation.
If she agreed to someone else's request, Zhang Qiang felt he could just die on the spot!
What unbearable suffering this is!
But he really couldn't keep going. He had to maintain the relationship like friends every day, unable to express his true feelings. He just couldn't take it anymore.
He found Xu Xiangyang and laid his cards on the table.
"Brother Yang, I can't take it anymore. It's better to just watch Peng Xueting from afar. This is more painful for me." He pouted, his face full of grievance.
Xu Xiangyang was in the library when he saw that others were still studying, so he returned the book and asked them to come outside to talk.
Other students also need to study; chatting in the library is disturbing them.
After coming out, he glanced at Zhang Qiang and asked, "How long has it been?"
Zhang Qiang knew what he was asking, so he replied, "It's been a month already, such a long time, and we haven't made any progress at all."
He felt that he shouldn't have listened to those words in the first place; it was a waste of time and made him feel uncomfortable.
Xu Xiangyang thought for a moment, then looked at him, "That's about enough. From now on, stop looking for Peng Xueting, and if you see her on the street, pretend you didn't see her, understand?"
It's time to close the net!
"Huh?" Zhang Qiang was very puzzled. "Why? Didn't you say we should be friends? What friend wouldn't talk to each other if they met on the street?"
Friends usually greet each other when they meet. Even if they don't want to, they should at least say hello.
But Xu Xiangyang shook his head, "Just listen to me."
He was quite confident about this, since Peng Xueting didn't find Zhang Qiang annoying. As long as she didn't dislike him, they could develop a different kind of relationship.
Isn't it boring to just be friends?
I want to be in a relationship with you, but you only see me as a friend. That won't do.
Although Zhang Qiang was puzzled, he refrained from asking. Since things had already come to this, he might as well listen to him.
The worst-case scenario is that we can't be friends anymore, right?
He hadn't originally planned to be friends with Peng Xueting; he wanted to be in a relationship with her.
So it doesn't matter whether we're friends or not, being in a relationship is what really matters!
Xu Xiangyang couldn't help but purse his lips when he saw his nonchalant attitude.
If they actually get together, this guy will probably be jumping for joy.
You'll see his good intentions then.
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