Chapter 105: Treat Me to a Meal!
Then again, if Shen Xi said she did not like him, Guan Lei knew his mood would plummet. The possibility that Shen Xi did not like him was disturbing in the extreme, and Guan Lei felt uncomfortable at the mere possibility.
The longer the silence stretched, the better Xiang Cheng’s mood became. If Shen Xi said she liked some sleep-deprived brute like Guan Lei, he would puke his heart out in disgust.
Meanwhile, Jiang Xue continued to add fuel to the fire, a mocking expression plastered on her face. "It’s alright. We’re both girls. I understand if you’re feeling too shy to express yourself."
Guan Lei latched onto that proposition eagerly. Although he regularly sported a pair of dark circles under his eyes, nothing bad could be said of his looks. It was normal for a girl to like him... It was normal for a girl who liked him to feel shy in expressing her feelings. Even if she tried to play down or deny her affections for him, it would not be a true representation of her inner heart.
Shen Xi glared at Jiang Xue, the horrible troublemaker that she was. "I’m not like you. At the very least, I’m someone who goes to school because I want to enter university. I’m not like you, whose mind is filled with nothing but love and affection and what you can get out of it. So please don’t lump me in with you. It’s gross."
Jiang Xue felt uncomfortable being rebuked by Shen Xi. However, when she considered her own goals, she smiled, happily agreeing, "Yes, yes. You’re absolutely right. We’re not the same. To you, learning is more important than anything else. Hence, it is only natural you would suppress your feelings to the greatest extent to focus on what is most important to you."
Shen Xi chose to ignore Jiang Xue’s ridiculous assumptions and turned to leave. However, Jiang Xue, who seemed to have forgotten herself, grabbed her arm in a bid to stop her.
"Since Brother Xiang Cheng has said he’ll treat you to a meal and Guan Lei has agreed, why not join us? Come on! Let’s go, let’s go!" Jiang Xue chortled happily.