Chapter 8: Xia Xiran's First Confession

After Jiang Muye returned to the dormitory from the study hall, his three roommates were either on the phone with their girlfriends or playing games.

When they saw Jiang Muye come in, they all hung up their calls and went AFK, gathering around him.

Little White Dove said anxiously, "Jiang Muye, where did you go? The school forum's blown up, everyone's saying you didn't go propose!"

Kai nodded. "Yeah, I heard Campus Belle Xia was waiting at the track field early. Surprise, huh? There may yet be hope for you!"

Old He said, "Why don't you go look for Campus Belle Xia? Maybe the proposal'll succeed this time!"

Jiang Muye, however, said with little interest, "No need. I won't propose to her ever again. I threw the ring away too."

At those words, everyone was shocked.

Little White Dove put his hand right on Jiang Muye's forehead. "You don't have a fever, do you?"

"Get off me, I'm fine."

"Then why aren't you going to propose? Don't you like Campus Belle Xia a lot? And you worked ages to buy that ring, how could you just throw it away!"

"Throwing away the ring is me saying goodbye to the foolish me of the past. I won't keep liking her." Jiang Muye's expression didn't change. "She and I are done. No more contact from here on out."

The three of them were so shocked their mouths could fit a whole egg each.

Little White Dove was dumbfounded. "For real? If she came chasing after you, you wouldn't like her either?!"

Old He rolled his eyes. "Wishful thinking. Xia Xiran's proud and aloof, and she's the school's famous Artsy Campus Belle. No way she'd come chase after Muzi!"

Kai let out a long, deep sigh. "Have you thought this through?"

But Jiang Muye said with firm resolve, "Yes. Even if she came chasing after me, I wouldn't accept her that easily."

Just as the words left his mouth, Kai's phone rang.

Kai picked up and saw it was the Student Council Group Leader, Yuanyuan, calling. He asked, puzzled, "Hello? What's up?"

Yuanyuan's anxious voice rang out. "Is Jiang Muye with you?"

"He is." Kai felt something was off.

"I don't have his number, so give him the phone." Yuanyuan urged him on.

Kai handed the phone to Jiang Muye. "Yuanyuan, our Group Leader, she's also Campus Belle Xia's best friend. No idea what she wants with you."

Jiang Muye felt strange too.

What did she need to contact him for?

He took the phone and heard Yuanyuan's anxious voice.

"Hello, Jiang Muye? Hurry to the classroom building, something's happened!"

Jiang Muye was startled, and his dark eyes instantly grew deep.

At the bottom of the classroom building, all lights were out, but a few beams from flashlights shone on the grass.

Xia Xiran was crouched over, one hand tucking the stray hair on her cheek behind her ear, the other holding a flashlight, shining it into every corner of the grass.

A fine drizzle had already started falling from the sky, and it looked like it would only get heavier, soon soaking anyone to the bone.

But Xia Xiran showed no sign of leaving, still searching for something.

Meanwhile, the three girls beside her were anxious, pacing in circles.

"Xiran, stop looking, it's too late, and it's raining! What if you catch a cold from the rain!"

"Exactly, the ring's so small, this area's so big, how could you ever find it? It's pitch black here, and now it's raining. Don't be silly, okay?"

But Xia Xiran wouldn't listen.

She said frantically, "No, if I don't look now, it'll be even harder to find tomorrow. No matter what, I have to find that ring."

This DR Ring was Jiang Muye's lifeblood.

It was also the equivalent of her own happiness.

Since she was the one who lost her happiness, then she had to get it back.

Even if she had to go through fire and water, she wouldn't hesitate.

Xia Xiran's fair, beautiful face was full of determination. Even though her eyes were blurring and she still couldn't find the ring, or the darkness made her miss her footing several times, she still searched for the ring tirelessly.

Her best friends were worried sick, holding up umbrellas to keep Leng Ruoli from catching a cold.

When Jiang Muye and his roommates ran over, they saw Xia Xiran already soaked to the bone.

She seemed to be searching for something, biting her stubborn cherry lips, crouching on the ground without giving up, rummaging around.

Jiang Muye strode forward and said urgently, "Xia Xiran, it's raining, get back inside."

Xia Xiran was in the middle of searching. When she saw the dashing Jiang Muye, joy shone through her little face. "Jiang Muye, I'm looking for the ring, wait for me, I'll find it soon!"

She lowered her head and kept groping through the grass.

Jiang Muye had already seen her fair, delicate wrists cut open by twigs, blood flowing endlessly, and her fingers covered in marks from thorns.

But she seemed unable to feel the pain, still searching for the ring without hesitation.

It was the first time Jiang Muye had seen Xia Xiran so persistent.

And she was this persistent for his sake.

Jiang Muye's three roommates were completely dumbstruck.

The Xia Xiran of the past had always ignored Jiang Muye. No matter what he did, it seemed unable to spark her interest.

Even when Jiang Muye brought out the ring to propose, she didn't even look at it.

Now that Jiang Muye had thrown away a ring, she was utterly distraught, as if she'd risk her life to find it.

"It's very late, let's go back!" Jiang Muye grabbed Xia Xiran's wrist with a very serious expression, trying to make her get up.

But Xia Xiran refused to give in. "No! I'm going to find it tonight!"

Her tearful eyes stirred pity.

Even her voice was a trembling sob.

"As long as I find the ring, you'll get back together with me, right?" Hope filled Xia Xiran's eyes.

Jiang Muye's heart was a mess of emotions.

If these words had reached his ears in the past, he would've been over the moon.

But the current Jiang Muye had already learned to let go of his feelings for Xia Xiran. Yet now she had started trying to win him back without hesitation.

Little White Dove and the others looked at the pitiful Xia Xiran, all feeling that heartbreak themselves.

It looked like Campus Belle Xia really had fallen for him.

They were all happy for their brother.

Kai gently poked Jiang Muye's ribs, hinting, "Muzi, hurry up and say yes."

Little White Dove wished she could agree on Jiang Muye's behalf and urged him on. "Don't just stand there, answer her."

Old He was envious.

Earlier he'd thought Jiang Muye was a fool for giving blindly, but now he felt Jiang Muye's devotion had been right all along. See, even the iron tree had bloomed.

As everyone awaited Jiang Muye's answer, he said in a cold voice, "No. Even if you find the ring, we can't go back."

Little White Dove couldn't believe it. "Jiang Muye, what are you saying? Xia Xiran's the goddess of your dreams!"

Kai couldn't understand it either.

Back then Jiang Muye had pined for Xia Xiran to no avail, and now that Xia Xiran had turned back, he actually wouldn't accept her?