engagement
Xu Feifei was stunned, somewhat unable to react, and looked at the male lead strangely.
"I don't know what that means?"
After thinking it over for a while, Nangong Ye sighed and asked, "How close are you and Lin Yuan?"
Xu Feifei was a little surprised. She hadn't expected that Lin Yuan was still on the male lead's mind. So she pretended to be surprised and asked, "Why are you asking this? You don't like Lin Yuan, do you?"
Nangong Ye suddenly stood up, his chair swaying backward with a creak, trying to hide his panic, and shouted, "You haven't answered my question yet!"
Seeing this, Xu Feifei understood that the male lead hadn't let go of Lin Yuan yet, and said, "Lin Yuan and I are best friends, very good best friends."
"Really? I thought you two were together."
Xu Feifei was drinking black tea when the male lead's shocking words almost made her vomit on the spot. She swallowed the black tea stuck in her throat with difficulty and coughed, "Cough, what did you say, cough, what?"
Nangong Ye rolled his eyes at her, sat down and said, "Isn't that right? I see you hugging and kissing Lin Yuan all the time, whispering in class, and even eating the same food."
Xu Feifei couldn't help but sigh inwardly, "Thank you so much, male lead." He usually pays so much attention to her—no, to Lin Yuan, she's just a byproduct of it all.
"What are you saying? Isn't this just normal interaction between good friends? Girls are all like this."
"It's not normal. Sometimes when I look at Lin Yuan, the way she looks at you is so tender. It's like that idiom, what's it again, 'gentle water'?"
Nangong Ye paused mid-sentence, then glared indignantly at Xu Feifei.
"Gentle as water."
"It seems so."
Xu Feifei didn't dwell on whether the words were right or wrong. "Based on my understanding of Lin Yuan, I guess you have no chance."
Nangong Ye choked, wanting to refute but finding himself speechless, and finally said weakly yet stubbornly, "I don't need to tell you."
"So you should give up as soon as possible."
Nangong Ye said, "I will make my own decisions about my own affairs. You don't need to worry about it."
Xu Feifei didn't press the issue, but couldn't help asking curiously, "Alright, but don't you like Lin Xier now too? Which one will you choose to pursue?"
Upon hearing that he liked Lin Xier, Nangong Ye became agitated and said, "I didn't say I liked Lin Xier."
"Didn't you just say you didn't know? That means you have feelings for Lin Xier, right?"
The fire that Nangong Ye had just started was instantly extinguished, and he said instead, "I told you, I don't know."
"I can't explain it. I think I still like Lin Yuan, but when Lin Xi'er appears in front of me, I can't help but feel a flutter in my heart."
After he finished speaking, he slumped back in his chair, looking somewhat dejected.
Xu Feifei stumbled upon this gossip by accident, but that's normal; how could the male and female leads not be attracted to each other? This situation is exactly like the "white moonlight" and "cinnabar mole" in novels.
She comforted me, saying, "It's normal. People are attracted to each other many times, but you can only date one person at a time. So before you make a decision, you should think more about which one you like the most and follow your heart."
Nangong Ye looked up at her, his dejected aura dissipating considerably, and said, "Not bad! You've learned to reason now, which is quite different from before."
"That's because you didn't understand me before!" Xu Feifei said with dissatisfaction, turning away from the male lead.
At this moment, a servant came over from a distance and said, "Miss, Young Master Nangong, Madam requests your presence in the main hall."
Xu Feifei didn't expect her mother to finish talking so quickly. She looked regretfully at the half-eaten cake, realizing that she hadn't finished the cake before it was time to go.
"Alright, we'll be there in a bit. You can go now," Nangong Ye said impatiently.
He then turned to Xu Feifei and said, "Let's not talk about what we said today, especially Lin Yuan."
"knew."
Back in the lobby, Xu Feifei saw her mother and the male lead's mother chatting, both looking very happy. Seeing them return, she smiled and said, "You're back!"
Xu Feifei had a bad feeling. She secretly glanced at Nangong Ye and saw that he still had the same unhappy expression he had when he left last time.
After finding a place to sit down, Xu Feifei's eyes scanned the three people's faces, awaiting the final verdict.
Song Qingru spoke first: "Xiaoye, Feifei, I know that young people like you don't like your parents' arrangements. Your Aunt Lan and I have discussed it and decided to continue your engagement. If it's still not suitable after you turn twenty, we'll dissolve it."
Upon hearing this, Nangong Ye's face immediately darkened, and he said, "What's the difference between now and when I'm twenty? In the end, it will all be lifted anyway."
Xu Feifei blinked and remained silent. It was somewhat expected; the dissolution of the engagement proceeded exactly as planned.
“Give you two more time. After you turn twenty, it’s still up to you to decide your marriage. Besides, your father doesn’t agree to you breaking off the engagement now. I can try to persuade him, but you need to give me some time.”
In the end, Song Qingru brought up his father to pressure him.
Nangong Ye dared not speak his anger, swallowing his displeasure and remaining silent in a huff.
Seeing his reaction, Song Qingru knew he had given in, and asked, "Feifei, what do you think?"
It seemed there was no other option for her in this situation, so she complied and said, "I have no problem."
Nangong Ye glared at her resentfully, as if silently saying, "Traitor."
"That's good. You two should get along well from now on. Feifei, if Xiaoye bullies you, tell me and I'll deal with him."
"Okay." Xu Feifei replied with an awkward laugh, glancing at Nangong Ye, whose face was already as black as the bottom of a pot.
This weekend was mainly about repairing the engagement between the two. The two families had a meal together, which was a happy occasion for the adults, but for Xu Feifei, it was the expected outcome. It was tough on the male lead, who couldn't leave even though it was unpleasant, and had to pretend nothing had happened in front of his father.
Returning to school on Monday, Xu Feifei felt a sense of warmth and familiarity for the first time. That weekend, her father was home, and the atmosphere was filled with an invisible pressure, making it impossible to enjoy playing on her phone.
The news that her engagement with Nangong Ye had been restored did not spread at school, but the Nangong family and the Xu family had a new business collaboration in the business world.
Zhang Jiayi also returned to school, but she looked much more haggard and lacked energy. Lin Yuan didn't come back on Monday, saying she took a day off to handle some family matters.
At noon, Su Huan texted her, saying that she had found something and that she should come to the library after school.
In the afternoon, Zhang Jiayi came over and asked her if she was free for dinner, saying she wanted to have dinner and chat together.
The two events suddenly clashed, leaving Xu Feifei momentarily confused. Her appointment with Zhang Jiayi had been made last week, while on the other hand, there was Su Huan's latest discovery.
Looking at Zhang Jiayi's tired yet expectant expression, she really couldn't refuse. After thinking it over, she said, "Okay. But is it okay to eat at the school cafeteria? I have something to do tonight."
Zhang Jiayi's eyes lit up, and she asked happily, "Can we eat on the fifth floor of the restaurant?"
"Can."
"I'll come find you after school this afternoon."
Xu Feifei glanced around and noticed several classmates staring at them curiously, making her feel uncomfortable. She thought about how crowded the cafeteria would be after school, and how everyone's eyes would be on them eating together, potentially causing misunderstandings.
After a moment's thought, he said, "How about seven o'clock in the evening? I need to go to the library after school."
Zhang Jia asked in confusion, "What's wrong? Can I go with you?"
Xu Feifei immediately shook her head and said, "No need, I can handle it by myself. I'll send you a message after I've got it sorted out, by 7 PM at the latest."
"Okay, I'll wait for your message after school."
"Uh-huh."
After returning to the classroom, Xu Feifei looked around and saw no teachers. Then, she secretly texted Su Huan on her phone, "I'll come to the library to find you after school?"
A while later, Su Huan sent her an OK message.
"Oh ho! I caught you playing on your phone in the classroom!" Zeng Hao teased as he passed by.
Xu Feifei quickly shoved her phone under the table and said, "Shh, don't speak so loudly!"
After saying that, he looked around to make sure there were no teachers, and then he felt relieved.
Zeng Hao smiled and said, "Don't worry, I've checked, there are no teachers around. Are you chatting with Lin Yuan?"
"no."
"With Zhang Jiayi?"
"No, you're overthinking it," Xu Feifei still denied.
Zeng Hao asked curiously, "Okay. What were you and Zhang Jiayi talking about in the hallway just now?"
"Uh...we didn't talk about much." Xu Feifei felt it was better to keep her dinner with Zhang Jiayi a secret from others.
Zeng Hao teased her, "Oh? Then why did I hear something about eating in the restaurant on the 5th floor?"
Xu Feifei stared at him with wide eyes and said, "You were eavesdropping on our conversation?"
"No, I just happened to overhear it when I was passing by."
Xu Feifei recalled that Zeng Hao had indeed passed by when she was talking to Zhang Jiayi in the corridor. Without suspecting him, she said, "Yes, Zhang Jiayi and I made an appointment to have dinner on the fifth floor of the restaurant. When I fell into the water before, Zhang Jiayi saved me. He said that I should just treat him to a meal then."
Zeng Hao suddenly realized and said, "So that's how it is."
"However, I heard that Zhang Jiayi's company seems to be having cash flow problems. He might ask you for help, so I suggest you prepare in advance."
Xu Feifei was taken aback for a moment, then said, "Oh? No wonder he looked so haggard, it turns out his family company is having problems. You can ask me for help, I'll ask my mom later."
Zeng Hao nodded, then asked, "Did my goddess go home this weekend? I didn't see her on Monday, it's really heartbreaking."
Xu Feifei glanced at the seat next to her; her day had felt like an eternity. She habitually looked towards Lin Yuan's seat during class, intending to speak, but then realized Lin Yuan hadn't come. Without Lin Yuan's explanations, the problems the teacher was working on were incredibly difficult. It was truly a struggle!
Xu Feifei sighed, "Oh, right! She said she had something to do at home and needed to take a day off."
Didn't you ask me what happened to my goddess?
"How should I ask? I asked Lin Yuan before, but she didn't want to talk about it. I think it's better to wait for Lin Yuan to tell me herself. Besides, I'm too embarrassed to force her to tell me what happened."
Upon hearing this, Zeng Hao said somewhat anxiously, "When will we ever get to that? My goddess is the kind of person who keeps things to herself and doesn't want to talk about her feelings to others."
"Moreover, every time my goddess takes leave, the atmosphere around her is extremely tense and she's in a bad mood when she comes back. I feel like she has a lot on her mind and doesn't talk to anyone else. But I think she's special to you, and you two are good friends, so I believe you can help her resolve her inner conflict."
Zeng Hao said a lot, hoping Xu Feifei could help Lin Yuan share her troubles. Sharing with good friends always doubles the happiness and halves the troubles.
The bell rang for class. Zeng Hao looked back at Xu Feifei three times as he left, reluctant to part. When she nodded, he happily went to class.
Xu Feifei looked at Lin Yuan's tidy desk and couldn't help but wonder what Lin Yuan was doing right now. How should she ask her when Lin Yuan came back?
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