4 – Does Jiang Yu Bai Not Like Girls?
Today’s morning reading period was a self-study class.
The moment Jiang Yuxing walked into the classroom, the boy’s jacket she was wearing instantly drew attention from all directions.
She was already tall and striking, with slender, long legs. The oversized jacket on her body didn’t look out of place at all—instead, it added a touch of coolness.
“Wow.”
Her deskmate and best friend, Meng Ling, sensing the scent of gossip, immediately put down her homework and blinked her deer-like eyes in surprise. “Little Star, whose jacket is this? It couldn’t be your brother’s, could it?”
“No way.”
At the mention of her own brother, Jiang Yuxing curled her lips in disdain. “I’d rather walk around naked than wear Huo Zeyu’s clothes.”
She lowered her head and sniffed the crisp, clean scent of soap on the sleeve, her eyes curving into crescents. “This jacket, of course, belongs to my Little Study God~”
∑(O_O；)！
Meng Ling wore an expression of utter shock.
It was said that Jiang Yubai was a neat freak who disliked being touched by others, let alone having his clothes carry someone else’s scent.
But now, he had actually lent his jacket out…
“Sigh.”
Beside her, Jiang Yuxing suddenly sighed, wearing a look of regret. “But I don’t want his jacket—I just want him.”
Meng Ling: “…”
They say that when a girl chases a boy, it’s like a thin veil between them.
But her little friend was the opposite, taking an unconventional path.
She went straight for the goal every day, as if afraid the other person wouldn’t notice.
Meng Ling shook her head and was about to say something when a mocking laugh suddenly rang out from the side.
“Some people just don’t know how to spell the word ‘shame.’ As a girl, chasing after a boy all day is really degrading.”
“Yeah, my mom said girls like her who don’t respect themselves will never amount to anything in the future.”
“The most ironic part is that he doesn’t even like her, yet she keeps smiling and sticking to him. If it were me, I wouldn’t stoop to such desperate behavior.”
“Look at her—dyed hair, always wearing crop tops. What kind of normal girl does that? And now she’s walking around in a boy’s jacket, as if afraid people won’t know she’s a troublemaker.”
Every class has a few girls who secretly form a little clique, finding joy in gossiping about others.
They think they stand on a moral high ground, judging everyone.
Yet they don’t realize their tone reeks of sour grapes.
Jiang Yuxing couldn’t help but raise an eyebrow in amusement.
Who would have thought that in the 21st century, she’d still hear such disgusting nonsense?
When a boy chases a girl, it’s romantic, it’s sweet.
But when a girl chases a boy, it’s desperate, it’s degrading, it’s lacking self-respect.
What kind of stupid double standard is that!
“Hey!”
Seeing her little friend being bullied, Meng Ling glared at them angrily, like a fluffy little rabbit. “Haven’t you said enough?”
The soft girl clearly didn’t know how to argue.
Her pink cheeks puffed up, and after holding it in for a long time, she finally blurted out fiercely, “If you dare talk about my friend, I curse all you big meanies to go bald!”
One of the girls immediately put on an innocent expression. “We didn’t name anyone. If you’re putting yourselves in that category, who can you blame?”
Just as her words fell, Jiang Yuxing lazily pushed her chair back and stood up.
“What’s wrong with a girl chasing a boy?”She crossed her arms and strode over to them with a cold, imposing air. “He’s unmarried, she’s unwed. If you like someone, go after them. I don’t believe in hiding or holding back—what’s the problem with that?”
“Oh, girls should be reserved. A girl being so forward shows a lack of self-respect. What? Do you have to wait until the person you like gets married and has children before you’re willing to drop that so-called reserve and pursue them?”
Jiang Yuxing sneered, glancing at them disdainfully. “By then, will you be crying like Meng Jiangnü at the Great Wall, regretting why you weren’t braver back then?”
The faces of those girls instantly flushed red and pale in turns.
“What era is this, and you still think a girl chasing a guy is embarrassing or degrading?”
Jiang Yuxing’s red lips curved slightly. “With such feudal thinking, girls, which row of the Terracotta Army are you in?”
“How dare you insult us!” The girls’ expressions grew even uglier.
Jiang Yuxing shrugged.
“Oh, I didn’t name anyone.”
She raised an eyebrow with a cool gesture, her slightly drawn-out tone carrying a hint of defiance. “You’re the ones jumping to conclusions. Who can you blame~”
“Bravo! Well said!”
Xiong Ge led the applause. “Sister Xing is amazing! Sister Xing is unbeatable!”
Many girls around also cast admiring glances at Jiang Yuxing.
Most people are passive cowards when it comes to love.
Few have the courage to openly pursue someone they like as she does.
That kind of behavior is seriously cool!
Jiang Yuxing sat back down in her seat, about to lean on the desk for a nap.
“Little Xingxing, I’ve always wanted to ask you something.”
Meng Ling, her deer-like eyes wide with curiosity, suddenly asked, “Why do you like Jiang Yubai?”
She had always thought that a girl as dazzling as the stars, like Jiang Yuxing, should like a boy as fiery and bright as the sun, not the cold, lonely moon.
“Is that even a question?”
As a seasoned advocate for looks, Jiang Yuxing declared with righteous confidence, “Of course, it’s because he’s good-looking!”
Propping her chin on her hand, she lazily tapped her cheek with a fingertip, her eyes sparkling. “From the moment I first saw him, I knew he was mine.”
The cold, beautiful face of the boy hailed by everyone as the Study God was perfectly tailored to her aesthetic tastes, tempting her to claim him.
She was straightforward and bold by nature, disliking the whole secret crush routine.
If she fancied someone, she’d pursue them openly and honestly.
Meng Ling: “…”
No wonder they say love at first sight is actually lust at first sight.
“Wake up already!”
Meng Ling shook her shoulder in exasperation. “Even the handsomest guys poop and fart, okay!”
Jiang Yuxing: ?
“I don’t care. Handsome guys come with their own filters.”
She licked her lips. “And don’t you think a guy like Jiang Yubai, so aloof and quiet, is fun to tease? Especially when his ears turn red—it’s beyond amusing.”
Meng Ling: “…”
She shouldn’t have seriously asked this perverted ringleader such a question!
“But you’ve been flirting for so long. Why hasn’t he shown any reaction?”
Meng Ling looked at the stunningly beautiful girl before her. Even as a girl, she was almost losing her composure.
Yet this guy remained completely unresponsive, like a block of unfeeling wood.
Hearing this, Jiang Yuxing’s face fell.
“Sigh.”She propped her chin on her hand and sighed once more, her expression unconsciously revealing distress. “Could it be… Jiang Yubai doesn’t like girls?”
Meng Ling: ?
The corner of her mouth twitched, and just as she was about to laugh at her wild imagination, her peripheral gaze inadvertently drifted to the back. Instantly, she took a sharp breath.
The words that had just left her mouth transformed into an elegant national treasure, “Damn!”
“What’s wrong with you?” Jiang Yuxing looked at her in confusion. “Do you also think Jiang Yubai doesn’t like girls?”
Ahhhh, little ancestor, please stop talking!!!
Meng Ling frantically blinked her eyes at her, desperately trying to signal her to look behind.
Jiang Yuxing frowned. “Why are you blinking so much? Did something get in your eye?”
Meng Ling was so angry she wanted to pull out all her hair.
There was nothing in her eye, only a fool!!!
As if finally realizing something, Jiang Yuxing stiffened, her eyes slowly turning as she looked back.
The young man, who had been standing there for who knows how long, exuded an aura of cool restraint, his long legs straight and poised.
He held the homework assignments of their classmates in his hand, his handsome yet distant features expressionlessly fixed on her.
Jiang Yuxing: “…”
Oh dear.