Rejected by the Campus Belle, I Find My True Love

Xue Yang unhesitatingly took back his bank card. "Once you’ve used up the money I transfer you, Mrs. Zhong, I’ll consider letting you use this card."

He knew perfectly well that not a single penny he transferred to Zhong Hailan each month had been touched. She had saved all of it. As for why she was saving it, that was obvious—to have a safety net for him in the future. But never mind the future. Now that he could earn money, he didn’t want his parents to be so frugal. They should spend money when they needed to. Otherwise, what was the point of him earning it?

Zhong Hailan slapped Xue Yang on the head.

"You brat! Got a wife and forgot about your mom, have you?"

Lin Xi watched, completely bewildered. Why are they suddenly fighting again?

Xue Yang clutched his aching head. "A wife is a wife, and a mom is a mom. How can you mix the two up?"

"I think you’re just itching for a beating."

As she spoke, Zhong Hailan raised her hand to slap him again, but this time, Xue Yang didn’t dodge. He let her hit him a few times until she stopped.

"If you’re done hitting me, Mrs. Zhong, I’d like to discuss something with you."

Zhong Hailan snapped, "What is it? Spit it out."

"Xiao Xi mentioned she wants to go shopping tomorrow. I can’t get away from the shop, so I was hoping you could go with her."

SMACK! Another slap landed. Zhong Hailan said angrily, "Brat, what do you take me for?"

Hearing this, Lin Xi grew nervous. Does Auntie not want to go?

Just as she was about to speak, she heard Zhong Hailan continue, "You need to discuss a little thing like that with me? This is your home, what do you think this place is? Why couldn’t you just ask me directly?"

Then she turned to Lin Xi. "Xiao Xi, if you want to go shopping, just tell me. It’s no big deal, you don’t need to act like such a stranger. Besides, we need to buy a lot of things for the new house. I was actually planning to ask if you wanted to go together."

The speed of her mood swing was astonishing, leaving Xue Yang speechless.

So, I asked a completely unnecessary question.

Seeing her chance, Lin Xi quickly smoothed things over.

"Auntie, let’s go shopping together tomorrow, then."

"Yes, of course. It’s getting late. You two should get some rest."

"Okay."

Xue Yang and Lin Xi went upstairs.

"I need to get tomorrow’s comic pages done, or I won’t have enough time," Lin Xi said, pulling out her drawing paper and getting to work.

"Alright. I have some things to take care of as well."

Xue Yang also got back to work, continuing to outline the plot of his novel for Lin Xi’s manga. What he had started writing casually, Xue Yang now took very seriously since it had taken off. This was also why the novel kept getting better and better.

One was typing on a keyboard, the other was diligently sketching, and neither disturbed the other. A sweet, contented air filled the room. It was a picture of peaceful, idyllic times.

In this quiet space they shared, they both worked efficiently. Around midnight, Lin Xi finished her drawings.

Xue Yang, however, was still organizing the story outline for her.

Seeing this, Lin Xi didn’t interrupt him. She just gathered her clothes and went to take a shower. The South was nice, but it was far too easy to break a sweat. Even with air conditioning, it was hard to avoid.

Standing before the bathroom mirror, Lin Xi carefully examined her body. During her time at Xue Yang’s home, she seemed to have gotten a bit of a tan. She wasn’t as unnaturally pale as before, which made her look healthier and more real. Her gaze fell to her own ample chest. Since she had become an adult, this part of her seemed to have blossomed beautifully. They were pink and tender. But... Xue Yang seemed to have lost interest in her lately. Before, he would always pester her for kisses, but that hadn’t happened once since she’d arrived at his family’s home.

She poked herself sullenly. Doesn’t he like them anymore?

An idea struck her, and she took out her phone to message Si Wen. Turning to Si Wen for advice had become a habit.

Far away in Xiangshan Villa, Si Wen was enjoying a comfortable soak in the tub. A tablet was propped up in front of her, playing *Titanic*. Onscreen, Jack was drawing Rose’s artistic portrait. Rose really has an amazing figure. If only I had half of that. But Lin Xi’s figure is even better than hers. Especially her chest. It’s enough to make any man dizzy. Hmm, but it seems Xue Yang hasn’t been dazzled. After all, he has such a beautiful girlfriend, and they’ve been living together for so long, yet he still hasn’t ’eaten.’ This guy Xue Yang either has incredible self-control, or he can’t perform. But Lin Xi said that couldn’t be the case...

Just then, her phone buzzed. Si Wen picked it up and saw a message from Lin Xi.

"What’s up?" she texted back.

"I feel like Xue Yang has been a little cold to me lately."

"Cold how? Did he fall for someone else?"

"No."

"It just feels like... I’m not that attractive to him anymore."

From the movie, strange sounds started coming from the tablet. In the middle of the drawing session, the two characters seemed to be starting something peculiar.

Si Wen looked away.

"You mean he’s not being intimate with you?"

Seeing Si Wen’s reply, Lin Xi’s pretty face turned redder than a boiled crab.

"He hasn’t been clinging to me at all since I came to his house."

"So you’re worried. See? I told you so! You should have already started filling his life with your stuff. And you need to be careful at the store, too. Xue Yang is young, handsome, and rich, so women will definitely try to make a move on him. Even knowing he has a girlfriend won’t make them give up easily."

Si Wen’s words made Lin Xi even more anxious.

"Then what should I do?"

In the movie, the main characters had already begun to "eat." Si Wen casually typed her reply.

"What should you do? Eat him, of course."

"Eat him..." Lin Xi’s face was flushed a deep crimson.

"What if... he still refuses?"

"Force him."

Si Wen no longer felt like watching the movie. She had already seen it countless times and could recite it from memory.

Looking at those two simple words, Lin Xi seemed to make a firm decision.

She meticulously washed herself from head to toe, completed her full-body skincare routine, and then, draping her nightgown loosely over her shoulders, she walked out of the bathroom.

By the time Lin Xi emerged from her shower, Xue Yang had just finished the outline.

"Xue Yang, I’m done."

Xue Yang didn’t notice anything unusual about her. He just hummed in acknowledgment, tidied up his things, grabbed his pajamas, and went into the bathroom for his own shower.

Men shower quickly. In about ten minutes, Xue Yang came out.

Lin Xi was sitting at the dressing table, blow-drying her hair. When she heard him come out, her body tensed noticeably.

"Xue Yang~ Come help me dry my hair. I can’t reach the back."

Hearing her sweet call, Xue Yang naturally walked over, took the hairdryer from her hand, and began to carefully dry her hair. Lin Xi’s hair was of excellent quality. It was so smooth that he barely needed a comb. A gentle run of his fingers through it was enough to make it perfectly sleek.