Rejected by the Campus Belle, I Find My True Love

He recalled there were a few impressive people in the fashion department. Wei Shuyu, for example. Xue Yang remembered working with her at the university. Her ability to execute plans was remarkable, and she had left a deep impression on him.

That settles it. I’ll ask her.

Having made up his mind, Xue Yang didn’t dwell on it. While heading home, he made a call to Wei Shuyu, who was going stir-crazy at home.

Seeing this phone number that hadn’t rung for almost the entire summer break, Wei Shuyu nearly rolled off the seat by the door.

This scene was witnessed by her mother, who was just returning home. Her expression darkened instantly. "Do you know the biggest difference between you and a pig? A pig, besides eating, can at least create value for the family. But you? All you do after coming back is eat and sleep. You might as well roll back to your school right now!"

Wei Shuyu ignored her mother’s nagging. With both hands cradling the phone, she carefully pressed the answer button.

Seeing this, her mother felt her blood pressure surge again. She quickly closed her eyes.

Out of sight, out of mind. School is about to start. School is about to start...

She repeated the phrase to herself several times, managing to suppress her rising blood pressure.

"President... President Xue..." she stammered, her voice cautious.

An outsider might have thought she was on the phone with her head teacher.

"How has Classmate Wei’s summer vacation been?" came a familiar, pleasant voice from the other end.

Wei Shuyu felt a sense of unreality, as if a lifetime had passed.

"Pretty... pretty good."

"When does Classmate Wei plan to return to school?"

"President Xue, if there’s anything you need me to do, I can return to school immediately."

Ah, talking to smart people is just so easy. No need to beat around the bush.

Xue Yang got straight to the point, telling her that with the upcoming new student enrollment, he needed her to act as the Student Council President and help.

"But President Xue, I’m not the Student Council President."

She wasn’t the Student Council President, yet she would be exercising the president’s authority. Would the other students obey?

Wei Shuyu wasn’t worried about whether others would accept her as the president, but rather that she might not be able to carry out the tasks Xue Yang assigned to the best of her ability.

"You’ll be the acting Student Council President. I’ll explain the situation to the teachers."

Hearing this, Wei Shuyu didn’t hesitate any longer and accepted.

During the summer break, she had seen the news about Xue Yang opening a large new energy vehicle market. They were both just first-year students. Her own summer was spent lazing at home, eating three meals a day and playing video games. The most she did was occasionally go out to help her parents with modern technology they couldn’t understand. All in all, her vacation was completely unremarkable.

But Xue Yang? It was one thing to start a studio during the school year. But in the short span of a two-month summer vacation, he had opened a new energy vehicle market, the only one of its kind in the country.

He was truly a miracle worker. And she believed he would create even greater miracles in the future.

Wei Shuyu was incredibly grateful that she hadn’t wavered and left Xue Yang’s team after hearing some rumors, like Xia Tian did. If she had left back then, she would be kicking herself now.

After finishing the call with Xue Yang, Wei Shuyu started preparing for her return to school.

When she announced her plans, her mother exclaimed in surprise, "You’re going to school tomorrow? Isn’t the semester still a month and a half away?"

"Aren’t you always complaining that I’m an eyesore at home? I’m going to school tomorrow, so I won’t be in your way anymore."

Although her mother constantly griped about her daughter doing nothing at home, her heart filled with reluctance at the sudden news of her departure.

Seeing her mother’s crestfallen face, Wei Shuyu stopped teasing her. "I’m just kidding. The new students are enrolling in September, so I’m going to school early to help out. It’s not because of what you said."

"Who’s going to miss you? I wish you would leave every day so you’d stop being an eyesore."

"Yes, yes, whatever you say is right." Wei Shuyu hugged her mother from behind, nestling against her playfully.

***

After Xue Yang went to work, Lin Xi and the others chatted like crazy in their group chat. Eventually, Lin Xi felt she’d be too ashamed to face anyone if the conversation continued. She ended the bold chat session with one final comment: "Xue Yang is not the kind of boy who only thinks with his lower half."

Lin Xi’s words caused everyone’s perception of Xue Yang to undergo a drastic change.

After all, the seven girls in the group chat were all adults. A few had even tasted the ’forbidden fruit.’ They knew full well how keen men were on that sort of thing, especially guys in their early twenties. In a relationship, it was practically impossible for them to hold back.

And yet, Xue Yang and Lin Xi had been together for so long, and they still hadn’t...

It wasn’t for lack of temptation. Lin Xi’s figure and beauty were the best among them.

They say that if a guy truly loves a girl, he would never want to make her feel the slightest bit uncomfortable. It was hard to imagine just how much Xue Yang must love Lin Xi.

No wonder Lin Xi was so devoted to him.

When Xue Yang returned to the villa, evening was gradually setting in. He parked his car in the garage. Before he reached the front door, he received a call from an unexpected person. Without much thought, he agreed to a meeting the next day.

Seeing Xue Yang return, Lin Xi immediately dropped her paintbrush and ran toward him. Just like countless times before, she leaped into his arms, clinging tightly like an octopus.

"I thought you were going to be working overtime!"

"Not today. I will have to start working late soon, though. I’ll be back very late on those nights, so you don’t have to wait up for me."

Lin Xi rubbed her cheek against his like a cat. "Nooo," she purred. "I have to paint and write anyway. Staying up a little later is no big deal."

"If you get tired, don’t force yourself."

"Don’t worry, I know."

As the two held each other, loath to part, a resentful voice piped up from the side. "I mean, honestly, could you two be a little more considerate? I’m still here, you know. If you want to get all lovey-dovey, why don’t you take it to your room?"

Xue Yang let go of Lin Xi and turned to the resentful-looking person nearby, commenting breezily, "Oh, you’re still here."

You interrupt our tender moment, so I’ll take a stab at you. Hmm, seems fair.

Si Wen leaped to her feet, bristling like an angry cat. "Woooow, Xue Yang! Does your conscience not hurt when you say that?"

Xue Yang made a show of patting his chest where his conscience was supposed to be. "Nope," he concluded. "It says it doesn’t hurt."

"I spent all day keeping your Xiao Xi company, and it’s bad enough you’re not grateful, but you try to kick me out the second you get home! Xiao Xi, you can’t marry this man! If you do, who knows how he’ll try to drive a wedge between us?"