CHAPTER 156: CHAPTER 151: THE FEMALE SUPPORTING CHARACTER OF THE SPIRITUAL SPRING SPACE

The restaurant where the student council had their dinner wasn’t far from the university. Popular for its great value, Ye Qiu admitted she did it on purpose. Knowing that the student council was having dinner there today, she took the opportunity to wander around the area in the evening and, as fate would have it, she actually ran into them.

Lanlan cared about Lin Jiayan, didn’t she? But Ye Qiu just didn’t want her to get her way, even though she no longer had any feelings for Lin Jiayan in this lifetime. That didn’t mean she wouldn’t trip up Lanlan.

"Hiss!"

"That’s Ye Qiu from the Chinese Department, right?"

"Seeing is truly better than hearing about her, she’s even more beautiful than in the photos."

The males at the dinner grew restless, shoving each other as they wanted to ask for her contact information, but Ye Qiu’s cool demeanor deterred them from approaching.

"Who is that?" Lin Jiayan asked curiously, feeling as if the girl was a refreshing spring in the heat of summer, moistening his parched heart.

Lian Lan, who had finally managed to stand beside him, felt a tightness in her heart when she heard his words. Her envious gaze clung to Ye Qiu, wishing she could disappear from this world.

Could fate really not be changed? Lian Lan questioned the heavens in her heart. Why? Wasn’t it her who met Lin Jiayan first in this life? Why did Lin Jiayan still give Ye Qiu special treatment?

No! Lian Lan couldn’t accept this outcome; she absolutely couldn’t let Senior Lin be deceived by Ye Qiu in this lifetime!

"That’s Ye Qiu, the department beauty from the Chinese Department, the dream lover of probably 80% of the male students at J University." The guy beside Lin Jiayan answered him, then said to Lian Lan, "Hey, Lian Lan, aren’t you and Ye Qiu in the same dorm? We’re going to sing karaoke later, why don’t you invite her to join us?"

"Yeah, yeah, it’s rare for everyone to get together, give us a chance to meet her too." Some guys started egging her on.

"Ye Qiu is quite aloof, I’m afraid she might not come." Lian Lan tried to decline.

"How will we know she won’t come back if we don’t try? At least we can give up then." The guy was not willing to give up easily.

"I..." Lian Lan still wanted to decline, watching Ye Qiu standing at a stall buying a scallion pancake, inwardly seething, wondering why she hadn’t left yet.

"I’ll go instead." Lin Jiayan suddenly spoke up. At that moment, a surge of excitement burst forth from inside him. It felt like missing out on Ye Qiu would be his lifelong regret. Even though he was gentle with others, when it came to doing anything, he was decisive. This time was no exception.

"I’ll go with you." Lian Lan quickly said, as she absolutely couldn’t allow Ye Qiu and Lin Jiayan to be alone together.

"Tch!" The girl who had been sitting next to Lian Lan scoffed. What didn’t she understand by now? Lian Lan’s goal today was obviously Senior Lin. Though she looked down on them, she panicked when someone more attractive appeared.

"Ye Qiu, are you out here all by yourself?" Lian Lan and Lin Jiayan approached Ye Qiu from behind and called out to her.

"Is there something you need?" Ye Qiu stood in front of the small stall, calmly glancing at the two, with no ripples in her eyes.

Lin Jiayan, however, was even more curious at this point. He knew he was handsome and had been admired by others since he was young, but this girl didn’t look at him any differently from anyone else.

But upon looking at her appearance, Lin Jiayan came to terms with it. She was no less than him, even more outstanding in fact. It seemed normal that he wouldn’t have much appeal to her.

"Ye Qiu, this is Senior Lin; we were just about to go singing, do you want to join us?" Despite her reluctance, Lian Lan didn’t want to show her jealousy in front of Lin Jiayan, so she pretended to be generous. Moreover, she was well aware that facing a bunch of strangers, Ye Qiu was unlikely to agree.

Lian Lan guessed right. Although Ye Qiu intended to make things difficult for Lian Lan today, looking at that big group of people, she had no interest in joining them for fun, so she responded indifferently, "Not interested."

Lin Jiayan had also heard from his companions that Ye Qiu never attended any gatherings, so her rejection was expected. His real intention was to get to know her, not to invite her to sing with so many people.

"Hello Ye Qiu, I’m Lin Jiayan, a senior in the finance department. Would it be an honor to get to know you?" Lin Jiayan reached out his right hand, tilted his head and smiled gently, like a spring breeze, especially likable.

Lian Lan was extremely jealous. Why wasn’t Senior Lin saying this to her? They had just taken pictures together, and he had taken such good care of her; why was he attracted to Ye Qiu in less than two hours?

It’s all Ye Qiu’s fault. She always knew that Ye Qiu liked to lure men with her beauty and deliberately put on a lofty air. She must be feeling so smug inside, right?

"Oh, I’m Ye Qiu, a sophomore. No need for a handshake; I’ve handled food." Ye Qiu took the hand-grabbed pancake passed by the boss and bit into it right away. The slightly charred crust, crisp lettuce, savory bacon, hearty pork loin, and tender double eggs exploded in her mouth all at once, making Ye Qiu contentedly curve her brows and eyes.

Uncultured! Incredibly vulgar!

Lian Lan looked down on Ye Qiu with disdain, sneering inside, look, Senior Lin, this is Ye Qiu, no matter how pretty she looks, she’s nothing but crass, and she’s definitely not worthy of you.

But Lin Jiayan’s opinion was the exact opposite of hers. He now found Ye Qiu’s straightforward cuteness and lack of pretense appealing, and he was even more interested in getting to know her. Plus, her way of enjoying the food looked so contenting that he, who had never tried hand-grabbed pancakes, was now particularly compelled to taste them—seeing her so satisfied, they must be delicious!

"Is it tasty?" Lin Jiayan asked her.

"Not bad." Ye Qiu replied briefly, then asked, "Anything else? If not, I’ll be going."

"Don’t you want to add me on WeChat?" Lin Jiayan looked at her and smiled.

"We don’t really know each other." Ye Qiu declined, leaving him with a cool back view as she walked away.

"Hmm..." Lin Jiayan stood there and chuckled lightly. It was the first time in his life that he had been turned down by a girl when asking for contact information!

Why? Why did Senior Lin Jiayan still feel favorable towards Ye Qiu? Lian Lan screamed inside, what qualifications did Ye Qiu have? Was it just because of her deceptive appearance?

"Senior Lin, don’t mind her. Ye Qiu is always like this, always aloof to others," Lian Lan explained for Ye Qiu, "it’s not her first time ignoring someone. We have advised her, but maybe because there are so many people who chase after her, she never bothers to interact with others. Just don’t take it to heart."

"It’s alright," Lin Jiayan said nonchalantly, "with her looks, she must get a lot of boring people asking for her contact. She must be tired of dealing with them. I understand, it’s actually quite good."

"Is that so? It’s good if Senior Lin doesn’t mind," Lian Lan smiled awkwardly, holding back the jealousy and anger.

"Can’t believe even the boss failed."

"Truly a Goddess!"

The companions teased each other. Although they were a bit disappointed, they quickly shrugged it off and loudly called out to go singing, putting this chance encounter out of their minds, all except for Lian Lan and Lin Jiayan.