The progress on Li Yuanci was fast and smooth,
and once his Favorability Rating reached above 90, Jiang Hexing finally no longer had to worry about it dropping. A big stone in her heart had finally fallen.
Next were Xie Qiushi and the other three. However, she also knew that Xie Qiushi and the others currently held immense favorability toward Li Yuanzhen, and trying to win their hearts over was no simple matter.
“Take it slow.”
Jiang Hexing sat by the window, gazing at the night scenery outside.
Her delicate face carried a faintly cold smile.
…
“Hexing! There’s a welcome party tonight—are you going?”
Time flew by, and it was Friday.
Over the past few days, Li Yuanci had come to find her for meals every day. Sometimes she went, sometimes she didn’t, but even so, Li Yuanci’s Favorability Rating toward her had gone from 91 to 94. As for Xie Qiushi and the other three, there hadn’t been much progress—after all, ever since the first day when Li Yuanci had eaten with her alongside Xie Qiushi and the others, he hadn’t brought those four along again in the days that followed.
He had originally wanted to eat alone with Jiang Hexing, but every time they ate, Jiang Hexing would bring Tian Wenjing, Wang Shu, and Zhou Yi along. The look in Li Yuanci’s eyes when he glanced at the three of them grew more and more impatient.
Tian Wenjing and the other two naturally noticed this too. Every day they ate with their hearts in their throats—they truly didn’t want to go with Jiang Hexing, but every time they faced Jiang Hexing’s big, watery eyes, they couldn’t bring themselves to refuse.
All one could say was: beauty misleads people!!
And so, today, Li Yuanci had sent someone to deliver an order to them.
After school tonight, bring Jiang Hexing to the welcome party venue.
“He’s probably planning to confess to Jiang Hexing.”
Tian Wenjing and the other two thought this, but didn’t dare refuse, so they could only brace themselves and come find Jiang Hexing to bring up tonight’s welcome party.
Thinking of Li Yuanci’s playboy nature, they felt a bit guilty inside.
After all, Jiang Hexing was truly very well-behaved—she listened attentively in class, did her homework seriously, and most importantly, she seemed to have no interest in Li Yuanci whatsoever. Every time they ate, not only did she want to split the bill with Li Yuanci, she would always drag them along too.
But that was Li Yuanci—if she rejected him, would he fly into a rage out of humiliation?
The three of them felt extremely anxious, and didn’t even dare to look Jiang Hexing in the eye.
“A welcome party?”
Jiang Hexing was reading a book. Hearing this, she curiously lifted her head from the pages: “What welcome party?”
“It’s… it’s just…”
Tian Wenjing nudged Zhou Yi, Zhou Yi nudged Wang Shu, and only then was Wang Shu pushed forward. She grinned calmly and said: “Oh, it’s just a welcome party held whenever there are new students—it’s to welcome the newcomers.”
“I see… but… I’d rather read in the dormitory.”
Jiang Hexing blinked her big eyes, looking rather obedient.
Seeing this, Tian Wenjing and the other two grew anxious: “Oh, Hexing, just come! You’re not the only new student who transferred to this school this time.”
“Yeah, yeah, and you’re so pretty—you’ll definitely be popular at the welcome party.”
“Exactly.” Zhou Yi nodded firmly, then leaned closer to Jiang Hexing: “By the way, Hexing, have you… have you ever thought about having a passionate romance at school?”
“A romance? I don’t have any thoughts about that.”
Upon hearing this, Jiang Hexing shook her head and said, “For now, I still want to focus purely on studying. After all, my goal has always been to be first on the Top 100 Ranking.”
First on the Top 100 Ranking?
She still hadn’t given up on that idea?
Tian Wenjing, Wang Shu, and Zhou Yi were momentarily speechless, staring with their mouths agape.
“You… you… you’re still thinking about being first on the Top 100 Ranking?”
“But…”
Jiang Hexing: “Is there a problem with that?”
“…N-no, there’s no problem at all.” Tian Wenjing’s face scrunched up awkwardly. She quickly thought of something and glanced around, only relaxing after confirming no one was paying attention to them.
“But you absolutely must not let anyone else know about your idea.”
“They’ll definitely laugh at you for overestimating yourself.”
“That’s right. You know, the top ten on the Top 100 Ranking are basically all taken by students from Class One.”
Wang Shu and Zhou Yi chimed in agreement. Seeing Jiang Hexing’s nonchalant expression, all three of them felt deeply worried.
Jiang Hexing’s mind was completely filled with studying. If Li Yuanci really confessed to her today, there was a ninety percent chance she would reject him…
What should they do?
Would Li Yuanci take his anger out on them when that happened?
Just thinking about it made them feel anxious.
…
“I-I- we’re here to see Li Yuanci.”
After the first class in the afternoon ended.
Wang Shu, Zhou Yi, and Tian Wenjing used the excuse of going to the restroom, and timidly made their way to the door of Class One to find Li Yuanci.
The students in Class One immediately turned their heads in unison to look at them.
The three of them: …
They inexplicably felt their hearts racing.
Fortunately,
Li Yuanci didn’t make them wait long at the door before walking out with his hands in his pockets.
He was wearing a pure white tracksuit today, which made him look less languid than usual and more handsome.
The four of them walked together to a secluded spot.
Li Yuanci crossed his arms and leaned against the wall: “Something you need?”
“Or are you here to tell me that Hexing doesn’t want to go to the welcome party tonight?”
“O-of course not… Brother Yuan…”
Tian Wenjing nudged Zhou Yi, Zhou Yi nudged Wang Shu, and Wang Shu had no choice but to step forward, a fawning smile on her face: “It’s j-just that we’ve sounded out Hexing’s thoughts.”
“Oh?”
Li Yuanci’s interest was piqued, and he raised an eyebrow: “What thoughts?”
“It’s… it’s that she… still wants to get first on the Top 100 Ranking.”
Wang Shu instinctively lowered her voice, since a special admit wanting to be first on the Top 100 Ranking was indeed a bit too far-fetched. If anyone else found out, Jiang Hexing would definitely become the laughingstock of the whole school.
“Right now, all she has in her heart is studying.”
“That’s right.” Zhou Yi nodded. “But that shouldn’t mean she doesn’t like you. It’s just that she might not have realized it yet.”
“Yes, yes.”
Tian Wenjing chimed in: “After all, Hexing is the most attentive student in our class.”
“She’s reading books all the time.”
“I feel like she’s really fixated on this Top 100 Ranking.”
“I don’t know if it’s because the top ten on the Top 100 Ranking get prize money. After all… Hexing is a special admit, so she definitely has more things to consider.”
The three of them spoke one after another, trembling with nervousness, hoping to dissuade Li Yuanci from confessing. Little did they know, Li Yuanci had never planned to confess to Jiang Hexing at the welcome party in the first place.
Having interacted with her for these past few days,
He had naturally noticed that Jiang Hexing wasn’t particularly interested in him. To be more precise, Jiang Hexing simply hadn’t woken up to that kind of thing yet.
And he had always held a certain special regard for Jiang Hexing, so naturally he was willing to spend more time on her.
This welcome party was something he had prepared to help Jiang Hexing come out of her shell.
Previously, Jiang Hexing had saved him, and he had fallen in love with her at first sight. And this time…
“Enough.”
Li Yuanci listened to Tian Wenjing and the other two chattering on, and quickly understood their meaning. He looked at them coldly and lazily: “None of these matters are for you to worry about.”
“However…”
Li Yuanci looked at the three of them, clearly nervous yet pretending to be calm, and curved his lips.
“Save my number. If anything comes up with Hexing, you can all call me.”
“Understood?”
He bent slightly to look at the three of them, his long, narrow phoenix eyes filled with an unquestionable authority.
Instantly, an immense pressure bore down on Tian Wenjing and the other two.
“G-got it…”