Chapter 576 : The Girl Everyone Wants to Pursue... One of Them
"Excuse me, why did you ask to see me?"
Ling Ning looked at the handsome male student in front of her with confusion. She had planned to chat with Xia You during the break after class, but unexpectedly, this person called her outside, saying he had something important to tell her.
If she wasn't mistaken, she didn't know this person. So why was he looking for her?
The handsome student smiled gently and said, "Hello, Junior Ling Ning. My name is Zou Ming, and I'm a sophomore in the Foreign Languages Department. May I get to know you?"
"Huh?"
Ling Ning blinked. This person couldn't be trying to pursue her, could he? Hadn't she rejected enough people already? Why was someone else coming to throw their life away?
At the beginning of the school year, Ling Ning's talent and beauty naturally attracted a lot of attention. Many people tried to find reasons to get close to her or confess their feelings, but she rejected them all.
She rejected them without leaving any room for hope, and it had been quite a while since anyone had come to confess to her. She didn't expect another one to appear today.
"It's like this, I have two tickets to Bai Yiyue's concert. Would Junior Ling Ning be interested in going with me?" Zou Ming asked softly.
In fact, he had been paying attention to Ling Ning for a long time, but she had rejected so many people that he didn't want to throw his life away back then. Now that some time had passed, and with Bai Yiyue's concert coming up, he thought he could try his luck and see if he could ask Ling Ning out.
If his research was correct, Ling Ning should be a fan of Bai Yiyue. With concert tickets being sold out, he thought this method would give him a good chance of getting a date with Ling Ning.
"I'm really sorry, but I've already bought tickets. Senior, please ask someone else to go with you."
Disappointment flashed in Ling Ning's eyes. She thought it might be something else, but it was just concert tickets? If she wanted those, she could easily get them anytime. However, this senior was quite cunning. If it had been a die-hard Bai Yiyue fangirl, she might have fallen for his trick.
Seeming to have anticipated this response, Zou Ming didn't show any disappointment. He nodded lightly and said, "I see. Does this mean we might run into each other at the concert?"
"Who knows? If there's nothing else, I'll be heading back now."
Ling Ning shrugged. As she was about to turn and go back to the classroom, Zou Ming called out to her again.
"Junior Ling Ning, I won't give up."
"Please do give up, thank you~"
Ling Ning sighed softly. Why did people keep coming to throw their lives away? However, Zou Ming's method seemed quite effective. Maybe she could try it herself sometime.
Back in the classroom, Xia You looked at Ling Ning curiously and asked, "What did that guy want with you?"
"Oh, him? He wanted to steal me away from you, Xia You~ But I firmly rejected him. My Xia You is still the best~" Ling Ning said jokingly.
"Eh!? Is that so~" Xia You's expression turned slightly strange.
Tian Tian, who was playing with his phone behind them, suddenly felt a cold chill, causing goosebumps to appear on his skin. For some reason, he suddenly felt uneasy.
He instinctively looked up at the four desks in front of him but didn't notice anything unusual. Tian Tian shook his head lightly, thinking it must have been just a cold breeze from outside.
As he was lost in thought, class was about to begin.
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"Xia You, I have something to do after class, so I'll leave first. You can go home without waiting for me~"
Xia You silently glanced at Ling Ning, then nodded slightly.
As soon as the professor left the classroom, Ling Ning got up and quickly walked out, heading straight for the building where Xu Qing's class was. Since the incident last time, Xu Qing hadn't spoken to her at all, neither responding to messages nor answering calls, as if she had been blocked.
So this time, Ling Ning wanted to see if she could use Bai Yiyue's concert tickets to get Xu Qing to meet her. If she could just get her to meet, everything else could be worked out.
Ling Ning quickly arrived at Xu Qing's classroom door and peeked inside, observing Xu Qing's classroom.
The students inside were also curiously looking at Ling Ning. In just a moment, many people had recognized her, as Ling Ning was quite famous in the school.
"Isn't that... isn't that Ling Ning?"
"Ling Ning? Who's Ling Ning? Is it that beautiful girl looking our way?"
"Tsk, you don't even know Ling Ning? Alright, let me explain. Ling Ning is a freshman like us. She's incredibly beautiful, as you can see, and she's a professional model. They say she even works part-time as a maid. Her academic performance is off the charts too. She's basically the girl we all want to pursue... one of them, at least."
"Is... is she really that amazing?"
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After looking through the classroom, Ling Ning couldn't find Xu Qing. With no other choice, she asked Xu Qing's classmates and learned that Xu Qing had left right after class ended.
This was frustrating. She had rushed over right after her own class, only to find that Xu Qing had already escaped.
Standing at the door of Xu Qing's classroom, Ling Ning sighed softly. Just as she was about to turn and leave, a familiar figure suddenly appeared in front of her.
Li Qian looked at Ling Ning and asked excitedly, "Ling Ning, what brings you here?"
"Oh, it's Xiao Qian Qian. I just came to take care of something~"
Hearing Ling Ning's words, Li Qian instinctively covered Ling Ning's mouth and whispered, "Can't you not call me Xiao Qian Qian? Especially in front of so many people!"
Ling Ning blinked, and then she saw Li Qian yelp and let go of her hand.
"You... why did you suddenly lick my hand?!"
"Because you were making me uncomfortable by covering my mouth, Xiao Qian Qian~"
Li Qian rolled her eyes without saying anything more, directly pulling Ling Ning towards the stairs. No matter what she said, Ling Ning would definitely keep calling her by that name.
Why hadn't she nipped this in the bud when Ling Ning first started calling her that name?
After the two left, Xu Qing walked out from a corner. She looked at the direction where they had disappeared with a complex expression, sighed softly, then silently turned and left in the opposite direction.
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Author's Note:
Grinding the Abyss again, this salted fish is... just a salted fish!