After Yan Junxi slipped into the school, she casually stopped a passing male student and asked, "Hello, classmate, excuse me, how do I get to the Foreign Language Institute?"
The male student turned around and saw that a gentle and beautiful older sister was asking him for directions, and his eyes immediately widened: "The Foreign Language Institute? Go straight until you see the stadium, then turn right, and you'll be there."
Yan Junxi smiled at this: "Thank you, classmate!"
The male student was stunned for a moment, and without thinking, he immediately patted his chest and said, "No need to be polite, Sister. Do you want me to take you? I'm super familiar with Liancheng Foreign Language School. I even know the little cats and dogs at the school gate; they're all my good brothers!"
"No, thank you. I can go by myself." Yan Junxi smiled and refused, then left.
She walked along a moon-shaped lake and came to a large rock with three large characters written in regular script.
"Xin Yue Lake, that's a beautiful name..."
She continued walking. This was her first time entering a university, and the air all around was filled with youthful energy. She felt out of place walking among it.
Following the male student's directions, she reached the stadium, and just as she was about to turn right, she suddenly saw a familiar figure at the entrance of the stadium.
"It's that little guy, and there's a girl opposite him. Is she his girlfriend?"
On Shu Wang's side, as he was about to decline Ning Yike's invitation again...
A gentle voice suddenly called his name from behind.
"Shu Wang—! Shu Wang—!"
Yan Junxi smiled brightly, drawing out the syllables as she shouted loudly. Everyone around was drawn to her, stopping in their tracks.
Shu Wang turned his head and was stunned when he saw Yan Junxi, not expecting to see her again just a few hours after they parted.
And she had even appeared at his school.
His expression changed from surprise to a hint of delight, and Ning Yike saw all of this.
Seeing that he had noticed her, Yan Junxi quickly walked over, stood in front of him, and looked at him with a smile, saying, "We meet again!"
Shu Wang was a little excited. After calming down, he asked her, "Sister Xi, why are you at our school?"
"What, is your school so precious that outsiders aren't allowed in?"
Shu Wang quickly explained, "That's not what I meant. The school has a curfew. How did you get in?"
"I climbed over the wall to get in."
"Ah?!"
Seeing his astonished expression, Yan Junxi couldn't help but smile sweetly, finding it amusing, and said, "I'm not teasing you anymore. I'm here to bring you something."
As she spoke, she handed a campus card to Shu Wang and said, "After I helped you wash your clothes last night, you left this campus card on the table and forgot to take it. I only found it after I woke up, so I quickly brought it over to you."
After Shu Wang understood, he scratched his head and chuckled, "So that's what happened."
He took the campus card, holding it in his hand. Under the sunlight, the campus card shone brightly, emitting a faint glow.
Shu Wang continued to ask, "How is your injury? Is it any better today?"
The sudden concern made Yan Junxi pause. She smiled and said, "It's nothing serious. It should be completely healed in about two more days."
"That's good. I was still a little worried..."
The two of them chatted back and forth.
Ning Yike had been watching this scene from the beginning. The sound of their conversation was not quiet, so she naturally heard everything.
The sudden appearance of this woman, whose looks and temperament far surpassed her own, seemed very familiar with Shu Wang.
They were also talking about 'last night,' 'injury,' and 'worry.'
She felt an inexplicable bitterness in her heart. Not only had she just been rejected, but now she was also being ignored.
She couldn't help but ask, "Shu Wang, who is she? Why is your campus card in her hand? And the injury you mentioned, did you two stay together last night?"
The sudden words made the three people beside her, including Zhou Chuyue, pause.
She had been staring at Yan Junxi, her gaze fixed and dazed, as if enchanted. Ning Yike's words snapped her back to reality, and she immediately asked, "Shu Wang, are you really not going to the freshman party with Yike?"
Shu Wang calmly shook his head and said, "I'm not going. I really don't have the time."
Ning Yike was completely stunned. The person opposite her was not the same as the impression she had of him in high school. In high school, he would listen to whatever she said.
"Shu Wang, you used to... not be like this," Ning Yike murmured, very confused, as if she had suffered some great injustice.
Ning Yike had been a pampered darling since childhood, with a very wealthy family. Everyone around her spoiled and indulged her, and many people liked her. No boy had ever treated her like that before, and the sudden disparity made her feel a bit defeated.
After all, teenage girls have sensitive self-esteem.
But no one can indulge you forever.
Yan Junxi watched this scene with interest. She roughly understood what was happening:
The little guy used to like this girl and had fawned over her for a long time. Later, he realized her attitude towards him and decided to give up. The girl couldn't stand the little guy's drastic change in attitude and felt wronged and cried.
She stood by, watching quietly. Shu Wang thought of something and suddenly turned to her, asking, "Thank you for today. You haven't eaten yet, have you? Would you like me to treat you? A new crab pot restaurant just opened at school, and the food is pretty good!"
Yan Junxi's eyes brightened when she heard this, and she smiled and nodded, "Okay."
The two hit it off immediately and turned to leave. Seeing this, Ning Yike became anxious: "Shu Wang, wait a minute, explain yourself!"
Then she angrily shouted at Yan Junxi, "Who are you to him?"
Shu Wang's mouth twitched. Before he could answer, Yan Junxi spoke first: "Then may I ask, who are you to him?"
"I... I'm Shu Wang's..."
Ning Yike was stunned, unable to say anything. Besides 'classmate,' she couldn't think of any other relationship.
Was she supposed to say that the other person used to 'lick' her boots?
Seeing Ning Yike speechless, Yan Junxi's expression was calm as she said faintly, "Since that's the case, little sister, you can't control what he does."
After speaking, Yan Junxi took Shu Wang's arm and started to leave. After two steps, she suddenly turned her head to look at Ning Yike, and after a few seconds, she slowly said, "Don't casually trample on other people's sincerity. No one will be good to you forever."