CHAPTER 165: CHAPTER 160: THE SUPPORTING FEMALE CHARACTER OF THE SPIRITUAL SPRING SPACE

"Jiayan, do you know this lady?" Madam Lin steadied her assistant to stand properly, her expression unclear as she looked at Lian Lan who was still lying on the ground.

Lin Jiayan’s expression was indifferent, his tone calm: "She’s a junior from the same school."

Madam Lin, seeing her son’s detached and calm gaze, knew that her son had no interest in this woman and felt relieved: "Please have this female student stand up, Mom is waiting for you at the dining room."

"I..." Although Madam Lin said so, Lin Jiayan did not truly help Lian Lan to her feet, and it was under the whispers of the surrounding staff, Lian Lan finally clumsily got up by herself, unable to utter a word.

Lin Jiayan truly did not expect Lian Lan to be so scheming. Having failed to pursue him in school, she had actually sought out Madam Lin, which made his impression of Lian Lan even worse.

"Senior Lin, I’m sorry, I’ve made a fool of myself." Lian Lan stood there, her pale face flushed red, looking utterly embarrassed.

"We have no relationship, you don’t need to apologize to me." Lin Jiayan’s tone was indifferent, "Since Junior Sister Lian is fine, I will take my leave now."

"Tsk, doesn’t even know her status, throwing herself at Mr. Lin the moment she sees him."

"I’ve never seen someone who worships vanity so much, lucky for Mr. Lin he didn’t fancy her."

"Hehe... that was really funny."

"But who can blame her, Mr. Lin is both from a good family background and good-looking, it’s not the first time a woman’s acted like this."

"Really thought she was in a TV drama, thinking saving Mr. Lin would win his favor?"

"As humans, we should at least have dreams."

"Senior Lin..." Lian Lan, standing there humiliated, wished she could just burrow into the ground. Under the gaze of onlookers who were there for the spectacle, she no longer had the courage to chase after him, cast a fierce glance at those salespeople, and ran away covering her face.

The day of the athletics meet arrived quickly, just as Lian Lan had said, Ye Qiu seldom participated in these events. But yielding to Liu Qingqing’s nagging, she did come to the field to cheer on her classmates.

"Little Sister Ye, we meet again." Lin Jiayan had arrived early in the morning, just to see Ye Qiu. The moment she showed up, he immediately positioned himself by her side.

Liu Qingqing and Cao Lu exchanged smiles and teased Ye Qiu with their looks, but Ye Qiu showed no emotional fluctuation. Although Lin Jiayan was her husband in her first life, he married Lian Lan in the second life. In this life, Ye Qiu had no feelings for him anymore and only wanted to live peacefully protecting her family, honing her culinary skills, and not thinking about anything else.

"Senior Lin." Ye Qiu nodded indifferently and then ignored him.

Seeing this, Lin Jiayan let out a small sigh. He had made his interest so clear, did Little Sister Ye really have no feelings for him at all?

"Little Sister Ye, could I speak with you alone for a moment?" Although he was asking Ye Qiu, he directed this question towards Liu Qingqing and Cao Lu, who tactfully left.

Ye Qiu sighed, it was finally coming.

"Ye Qiu, may I pursue you?" Lin Jiayan looked into Ye Qiu’s eyes seriously.

Ye Qiu looked back at him with a calm gaze, without any ripple of emotion, and it was this that made Lin Jiayan feel disheartened.

"I’m sorry."

Lin Jiayan thought to himself, indeed, Little Sister Ye showed no difference in her regard for him compared to other male classmates.

"I have no intention of dating, Senior Lin should save his efforts." Ye Qiu politely refused him.

This response was within Lin Jiayan’s expectation, yet he had no intention of giving up. After more than twenty years, he had finally encountered a girl that moved his heart, and he wasn’t going to let it end just like that.

After Ye Qiu said those words, she nodded towards Lin Jiayan and left. He was left alone, lost in thought as he watched her departing figure, unaware that behind him, Lian Lan was also looking at him with a gloomy expression.

Why? Why was the man she longed for so devoted to her enemy?

Lian Lan was not content and, looking at Li Ziye who was smirking at her not far away, a wicked thought formed at the bottom of her heart.

"You and Ye Qiu share a dorm?" Li Ziye moved closer to Lian Lan, watching the retreating figures of Ye Qiu and her group, his mind seemingly racing with thoughts.

Lian Lan managed to suppress her fear and disgust, not leaving immediately, and forced a stiff smile onto her face: "Yes, what about it, you want to meet her?"

"But it seems like your relationship with her isn’t that great," Li Ziye said, smirking at her. "Although she is the campus belle, I find you more interesting."

Lian Lan was startled, getting goosebumps. She hadn’t expected that Li Ziye, whom she never bothered in this life, would come to her on his own. But in this life, she swore never to let him ruin her again.

"I’m not as pretty as Ye Qiu," said Lian Lan stiffly, "though my relationship with her isn’t great, I can still introduce you to her."

"Oh?" Li Ziye chuckled lightly, then said something that chilled Lian Lan to the bone yet also excited her, "I’ve heard you’re short on money lately. Although I’m not as interested in the campus belle as you are, I still admire her. My birthday is next month, if you can bring Ye Qiu to my birthday party, I’ll introduce you to a leading role in a movie and give you an additional two hundred thousand, how about that?"

"What are you planning?" Lian Lan stared at him, asking nervously.

"Don’t you hate her too? Killing two birds with one stone, isn’t that perfect?" Li Ziye looked at her sarcastically, as if he saw right through her.

"This is the address of the bar, the fifth day of next month, don’t forget." Li Ziye handed her a piece of paper, then left with a beaming smile.

Lian Lan knew having Ye Qiu go to Li Ziye’s place would be nothing good, but she didn’t refuse right away; instead, she felt a vague excitement.

Isn’t Ye Qiu supposed to be a Fairy? If she were to be defiled, would Lin Jiayan still like her then?

"What is this?" On the morning of the fifth, Lian Lan handed Ye Qiu an invitation.

"Director Yi asked me to give this to you. ’Legal Beauty’ has finished filming, he’s inviting us to tonight’s wrap party," Lian Lan said to Ye Qiu with a flicker in her eyes.

"Is that so?" Ye Qiu said skeptically, but didn’t immediately question Lian Lan, "I got it."

"You’ll be back, right?" Lian Lan asked, her voice filled with anxiety.

"Mhm." Ye Qiu responded absentmindedly.

Lian Lan finally felt relieved hearing Ye Qiu’s words, knowing that as soon as Ye Qiu entered the banquet hall, she would realize that she had been lied to. But Lian Lan was not afraid. With Li Ziye’s means, how could Ye Qiu possibly escape?

After Lian Lan left, Ye Qiu then sent a message to Li Xingran, learning that ’Legal Beauty’ had wrapped up filming long ago. Lian Lan was indeed lying, but what was her purpose?

"Is this the place?" Ye Qiu still ended up coming; she wanted to see what Lian Lan was up to.

"Shall we go in?" Lian Lan smiled with forced calmness.

"You’re here?" As Ye Qiu and she entered, Li Ziye greeted them with a smile.

"This isn’t the wrap party hosted by Director Yi, is it!" Ye Qiu looked coldly at the two, and upon seeing the man who was Lian Lan’s husband in her previous life, what else was there for Ye Qiu to misunderstand?