By the time Yan Yan got on Chen Pingjiang's small electric scooter, a gossip storm had already erupted at the sports academy.
The belle of the sports academy is taken!
Although there had been posts before revealing Yan Yan's boyfriend, this time it was more detailed, and according to insiders, both parties had personally admitted it.
When Qi Ruijie and the other two returned to school, they didn't immediately deal with the sponsorship cooperation, but rather spread the gossip first.
"How could this be fake? Two of our external relations department vice-directors were also present,"
Qi Ruijie stared, seeing his girlfriend didn't believe him, and almost slammed the table to swear.
"Is he handsome?"
Qi Ruijie's girlfriend asked curiously.
"He's quite handsome, but maybe not as good as me,"
Qi Ruijie chuckled.
"Shameless. I thought someone with Yan Yan's personality wouldn't fancy anyone, and so many people pursued her only to be rejected. I never expected this."
"Someone like Fan Xufei is far behind; he only knows how to show off a few stinking bucks. It's normal Yan Yan wouldn't fancy him. I feel her boyfriend is younger than me, but very mature. The most crucial thing is that he already owns two companies at such a young age—a potential stock!"
"I don't think Yan Yan liked her boyfriend because of money."
"Heh, who knows."
...
"Did you hear? Our sports academy's campus belle's boyfriend is super rich and super handsome."
"Ah, I didn't expect my goddess to be so shallow and worldly. I no longer believe in love."
"Hey, wake up, buddy. Even if she wasn't shallow or worldly, she still wouldn't fancy you."
...
Fan Xufei had been having a pretty tough month, becoming quite despondent and unshaven, only recently picking himself up.
At first, he couldn't accept the fact that his goddess had a boyfriend.
Recently, he began to think this might be a test from heaven, a test of whether his love for Yan Yan was unwavering, whether it could withstand the trial.
Jacky Cheung's "Stealing Heart" played in his headphones.
Fan Xufei had listened to it for a month without getting tired of it, feeling like he was looking in a mirror when he heard the lyrics.
Idly browsing the campus forum, a bold, highlighted post suddenly caught his eye.
"Shocking! The Mysterious Boyfriend of the Sports Academy Belle Is Actually Him?"
Fan Xufei's hand gripping the mouse gradually began to tremble.
He thought,
"No way, no way,"
But eventually couldn't resist clicking on the post.
"According to insiders, this afternoon, the identity of the sports academy belle Yan Yan's legitimate boyfriend was revealed..."
Comments below:
"Damn it, are the boys of our sports academy dead? Our campus belle was actually abducted by someone from another school."
"My heart shatters at the thought of the goddess crying and laughing beneath someone else."
"Upstairs, I advise you to shut up, or I'll stab you."
...
The further he read, the more Fan Xufei felt like every word was a small knife scratching at him, making his liver, heart, spleen, lungs, and kidneys ache together.
The pure love warrior fell to the ground once again.
...
Chen Pingjiang rode his small electric scooter, carrying Yan Yan, aimlessly wandering for half an hour, not knowing where to go.
Finally, he was exasperated and threatened,
"Senior, if you don't say anything, I'll take you to a small hotel."
As soon as he finished speaking, he felt a sharp pain in his left shoulder, making him gasp.
"What the hell, why are you biting?"
"That's for your nonsense,"
Yan Yan finally spoke.
Chen Pingjiang sighed helplessly,
"Then what should we do? You've been sulking and not speaking for over half an hour. I almost thought you were a mute bride."
As soon as he finished speaking, the bitten spot hurt again.
"You're the belle of the sports academy, a goddess-level beauty, how could you..."
To be honest, even Yan Yan herself didn't know what was wrong with her.
She felt that all her emotional fluctuations over the past twenty years hadn't been as great as they were today.
First, Chen Pingjiang's nonsense in front of so many people made her feel both embarrassed and anxious.
But then she remembered the time she wrongly accused Chen Pingjiang and the time she used him as a shield, and combined with a strange lack of much aversion in her heart, she couldn't bring herself to be angry.
Not being angry was one thing, but letting Chen Pingjiang take advantage of her so haphazardly, making it known throughout the entire school, truly left her feeling uneasy.
It was so haphazard and uncanny that she got on the small electric scooter.
This was her first time on one, and she felt the wind whistling in her ears, experiencing an unprecedented sense of freedom.
"Ding ding ding ding, we're here, Princess, please get off,"
Chen Pingjiang stopped the scooter and said with a smile.
Now he was afraid that his loose tongue would earn him another bite on the shoulder.
What kind of cold goddess?
She bites really hard, and always in the same spot.
"Why are we here?"
Yan Yan looked up and realized that at some point, the small electric scooter had driven to an amusement park.
Chen Pingjiang shrugged,
"I asked you where to go, but you wouldn't say. We just kept driving and ended up here. Come on, let's go over there."
Yan Yan followed Chen Pingjiang through several twists and turns, finally arriving in front of a Ferris wheel.
Chen Pingjiang paid for the tickets, and seeing an empty cabin approach, quickly said,
"Come on, get in."
Yan Yan didn't move her feet, saying somewhat timidly,
"I'm afraid of heights."
"Don't be afraid, this will be a brand new experience unlike anything you've had before."
Encouraged by Chen Pingjiang's gaze, Yan Yan took Chen Pingjiang's outstretched hand and got into the cabin.
The two sat facing each other.
Chen Pingjiang didn't pay attention to her, freely enjoying the view outside the window.
At first, Yan Yan felt fine, but as the cabin climbed higher and higher, especially with the 'clunking' mechanical sounds in her ears, she involuntarily gripped the edge of the seat with both hands, her whole body tensed, her heart fluttering up and down.
Just as her inner fear grew, Chen Pingjiang's voice came to her ear:
"Take a deep breath, look out the window to distract yourself."
Yan Yan took a deep breath, then slowly exhaled, feeling indeed a bit better.
Only then did she dare to slightly turn her head and look out the window.
The cabin had reached its highest point at some unknown time.
Chen Pingjiang leaned on the railing by the window, gazing blankly at the scenery outside.
"Whenever I'm in a bad mood, I'll ride the Ferris wheel alone, round after round. As the Ferris wheel turns, it feels like I'm among the clouds, overlooking the entire world. The wind whistles in my ears, and the sunlight filters through the clouds onto the turntable.
It gives me a wonderful sense of ease and tranquility, far from the hustle and bustle of the ground. I really enjoy this serenity and beauty, and gradually my mood gets better."
Yan Yan gave the languid Chen Pingjiang a deep look, very curious as to which face was his true self.
Was it his joking and teasing side, or his current lost and lonely self, or his mature and confident self when discussing cooperation?
Or was it all of him?
Dismissing the various thoughts in her mind, Yan Yan gradually forgot her fear of heights, imitating Chen Pingjiang's posture and leaning on the railing, looking at the sky and earth outside the window.
The cabin was very quiet.
Neither of them spoke, adopting the same posture as the Ferris wheel turned round after round.
Until the lights outside began to come on, forming a giant dragon of light, until stars dotted the sky and the moon peeked out.
(End of chapter)
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