Chapter 11: The School Beauty Is Rejected

As soon as Xie Xu heard this, he immediately puffed up with pride. “Of course. Not just around No. 1 High School—there isn’t a single place in all of N City where the food’s good that I, Master Xu, don’t know about.”

Lu Yiqi’s eyes lit up at once; without thinking, she blurted, “Then I want to taste all of N City’s delicacies too!”

She had no idea that, in saying this, she’d walked right into Xie Xu’s cunning trap.

Xie Xu narrowed his long, slender eyes, his voice carrying a lazy undertone. “Alright. Whenever I have time, Master Xu will take you around to try all of N City’s eats.”

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When Lu Yiqi and Xie Xu arrived at the classroom, Chen Ziyi looked slightly surprised. “Why did you come with Xie Xu?”

Lu Yiqi leaned close to Chen Ziyi’s ear. “I only found out yesterday that Xie Xu is my neighbor. We ran into each other this morning, so we came together.”

Chen Ziyi responded with a simple “oh,” then added, “Don’t get too close to Xie Xu today. I’m worried you’ll get dragged into trouble.”

“Huh? What do you mean?”

“The video of Xie Xu rejecting Xia Jing’an has gone viral. Everyone’s been talking about it this morning. I’m afraid if you’re seen too close to Xie Xu, Xia Jing’an might think he rejected her because of you. I don’t trust her—she might try to retaliate against you because of Xie Xu.”

“Is she really that intense? Who exactly is Xia Jing’an?”

“She’s the school beauty. Her father’s the CEO of Xia Group. Just steer clear of her, and remember not to stick too close to Xie Xu for now.”

Lu Yiqi nodded thoughtfully, then secretly glanced back at Xie Xu.

She silently repeated Xia Jing’an’s name in her heart, then unlocked her phone and entered the school forum. Xia Jing’an’s video was the top trending post, with countless views and likes.

She lowered the volume and tapped to play the video.

“You probably don’t know—I’ve secretly liked you for more than a semester now...”

From confession to rejection, followed by her running away in tears, it was all captured on camera. Clearly, it was filmed surreptitiously, probably because the person recording didn’t want Xia Jing’an to notice, so there were only a few shots where her face was fully visible. Lu Yiqi scrubbed through the video, pausing at the moment Xia Jing’an’s face appeared, studying it for several seconds.

Her final conclusion: a school beauty is indeed a school beauty—her looks were truly remarkable.

But the lines seemed oddly familiar... as if she’d heard them somewhere before.

Lu Yiqi racked her brain for a long time and rewatched the video two or three times. Just then, the screen showed the school beauty holding a blue box.

Suddenly, she remembered—this was the girl who’d confessed to Xie Xu and been rejected yesterday!

She scrolled down to read the comments.

1st Floor: Oh my god, Xia Jing’an actually dared to confess to Xie Xu. Amazing.

2nd Floor: What’s so special about Xie Xu? He’s handsome, plays basketball well, gets good grades, and most importantly, he comes from a great family. The heir to Xie Group and the heiress of Xia Group—they’re a perfect match, absolutely perfect.

3rd Floor: The person above is dreaming. Didn’t you see our Xu bro reject the school beauty?

4th Floor: I agree with the comment above. I’m in the same class as Xie Xu and have seen him reject others before. The person two floors up probably doesn’t know how ruthless and cold he can be. Honestly, this time was pretty mild.

5th Floor: Sigh, the school beauty’s heartbroken, and the target wasn’t me.

6th Floor: Am I the only one who noticed our Xu bro’s line, “Really? I don’t believe it”? That was just too slick, haha! Reminded me of Lu Yu. I’m definitely going to use that next time I reject someone.

7th Floor: Give it a rest, buddy. Take a look in the mirror. You can’t compete with Xie Xu’s godlike looks. Whether anyone confesses to you is another question entirely.

8th Floor: ...

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