Chapter 387: Coming Around

Rejected 99 Times, the Aloof Campus Belle Comes On Strong

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"You!" Jiang Muye wanted to call her shameless, but the words just wouldn't come out. He could only retort in embarrassed anger, "Don't do that again!"

Jiang Muye turned and walked away.

Leng Ruoli chased after him and took his hand. "Let's watch a movie together tonight."

The feel of her small hand holding his was wonderful, but Jiang Muye recoiled as if he'd been electrocuted.

He refused on the spot. "Leng Ruoli, stop pestering me. There's no chance for us anymore. No matter what you do to me, I won't change my mind about you."

"Do you know you have a habit when you lie?" Leng Ruoli suddenly changed the subject.

"What?"

"You blink nonstop." Leng Ruoli smirked. "So you're lying."

"Impossible. I'm not lying," Jiang Muye shot back at once, glaring at her. "Don't act like you know me so well."

But his breathing had grown erratic.

His heart was racing, and her scent filled his nose.

It would be a lie to say she wasn't affecting him.

"Ding ding ding—" A phone ringtone went off.

It shattered the ambiguous mood between Jiang Muye and Leng Ruoli.

Jiang Muye glanced down and immediately saw that the caller on Leng Ruoli's screen was Yu Xi.

Yu Xi was still alive? And still in contact with Leng Ruoli?!

Fuck.

Jiang Muye went off the deep end.

So Leng Ruoli had been deceiving him while stringing Yu Xi along at the same time?

The taste of being deceived was unbearable. In a fit of temper, he shoved Leng Ruoli away. "I have things to do, I'm leaving. Don't bother me. Otherwise, I'll hit you even if you're a woman!"

Jiang Muye stormed off in a rage.

Leng Ruoli looked at the number on her phone, then at Jiang Muye's reaction.

The truth suddenly dawned on her.

So, someone was jealous!

Realizing this, Leng Ruoli was ecstatic.

"It's not what you think! There's nothing between me and Yu Xi!" Leng Ruoli wanted to chase after him, but Jiang Muye had already furiously slammed the door, leaving her shut out.

Leng Ruoli was like a wronged little rabbit, her ears drooping pitifully.

"So fierce…" she murmured softly.

But then she thought of how jealous Jiang Muye had looked, and a sweet smile spread across her face.

He couldn't escape her grasp anyway.

…

Jiang Muye left in a huff.

She said she wanted to pursue him, said she still loved him—all lies!

A woman's mouth was a liar's ghost.

If he ever believed Leng Ruoli again, he'd be a dog!

From now on, if Leng Ruoli wanted to get back together with him, there was no way!

As Jiang Muye stormed off, a figure quietly appeared in the shadows.

In the classroom, Leng Ruoli sat by the window and answered Yu Xi's call.

"Is something the matter?" Her voice was cool, completely different from her warmth toward Jiang Muye.

Toward Yu Xi, Leng Ruoli felt only gratitude.

After all, Yu Xi had nearly died saving her back then.

Leng Ruoli had thought it through clearly. She would give Yu Xi however much money he wanted.

But him wanting her—impossible.

"I… I'm in the hospital right now…"

"The hospital?" Leng Ruoli was startled.

"Yeah… I just wanted you to come see me, so I'd feel a little better." Yu Xi's weak voice continued.

Leng Ruoli nodded and said calmly, "Alright, I'll be there in a bit."

There were some things that needed to be settled properly. Otherwise, dragging them out wouldn't do any good.

After hanging up, Leng Ruoli turned around and saw a beautiful figure standing behind her.

Her eyes were fixed firmly on Leng Ruoli, as if hesitating about something, but she swallowed it down.

Leng Ruoli made her stance clear. "Thank you for opening the door for me just now, but that doesn't mean I'll give Jiang Muye to you."

Just as Leng Ruoli was about to brush past Xia Xiran.

"His eyes light up when he talks about you." Xia Xiran paused. "He's deeply devoted to you. Only you can give him the love he wants."

Leng Ruoli's body froze, and she stared at Xia Xiran in astonishment.

Xia Xiran's eyes glistened. "I wish more than anything that I were the one to grow old with him, but the one he loves is you. He was just using me to make you jealous that day. Nothing happened between us."

Xia Xiran's shoulders trembled uncontrollably as she forced a smile. "You have to love him fiercely, give him my share of love too. Stop fighting with him, and make up with him soon."

This was completely beyond Leng Ruoli's expectations.

She had assumed Xia Xiran was here to declare war, but never imagined she'd come to bless her and Jiang Muye.

"Don't you like him too? You even took him to a hotel before!" Leng Ruoli asked in surprise.

"How did you know!" Xia Xiran was greatly shocked. "Did you send the text? Or do you know who sent it?"

"What do you mean!" Leng Ruoli seized on the key point, and Xia Xiran told her at once, "That night, someone used his phone to notify me that he was drunk at a hotel and couldn't get back to school, so I took him to a hotel, but nothing happened between us. Don't get the wrong idea."

Leng Ruoli was stunned.

So it was a misunderstanding.

Someone behind the scenes didn't want her and Jiang Muye to reconcile.

Instead, they'd arranged for Xia Xiran to stir up trouble.

A name instantly flashed through Leng Ruoli's mind.

That person had been at the bar that day too! If all those coincidences added up, then it was no coincidence at all!

"Alright, I understand. Thank you!" Leng Ruoli instantly had a clear picture in her mind.

Xia Xiran cheered her on. "You have to win him back soon! If there's anything you need help with, just tell me."

"There is actually a favor I need from you." Leng Ruoli spoke with meaning.

"Alright, no problem. I'll definitely help you." Xia Xiran agreed readily.

After making plans with Xia Xiran, Leng Ruoli decided to deal with a more important matter first.

Half an hour later, Leng Ruoli appeared in a hospital room.

She saw Yu Xi lying in bed, extremely weak.

His face was badly scraped, his lips were pale, and he was covered in tubes.

When he saw Leng Ruoli appear, the corners of his mouth barely curved into an arc. "You came."

Leng Ruoli walked forward and sat in the chair by his bed. "How did you get so badly hurt?"

"It's actually fine, I'm not that badly hurt…" Yu Xi coughed as soon as the words left his mouth. "Don't blame Jiang Muye. He was just jealous and had some resentment to take out on me. He insisted on playing a game with me, dragged me around the sea for quite a few laps, and dumped me on a deserted island."

Yu Xi had been rescued thanks to some fishermen who happened to be out at sea. Otherwise, lying on the beach, he would have been baked to death by the sun.

Jiang Muye's move had been truly ruthless!

Leng Ruoli's brows immediately knitted tight, looking utterly guilty. "I'm sorry, it's all my fault for dragging you into this. If not for me, you wouldn't have to be stuck in the middle."

Hearing her words, Yu Xi was secretly delighted.

See, the fish had taken the bait.

Grieving for him, hurting for him—it proved he was about to reel her in. He just had to wait to close the net.

"It's fine. You know I'd do anything for you." Yu Xi put on a deeply affectionate look as he spoke to Leng Ruoli.

But Leng Ruoli shook her head. "It's too dangerous for you to stay by my side. I don't think we can be together. Don't bring up being together again in the future. I'll send you abroad right away."