Chapter 84 Lin Chong Rushes Forward
Lin Huiran raised her eyebrows. “Of course, you know who I am.”
“Alright, girl.”
“But...”
“What? Just say it, don’t leave me hanging.”
Lin Huiran sighed. “That guy, the really handsome one, he already likes someone. And that girl is gorgeous, too. From the little I’ve seen, she seems to have a really good personality, and she carries herself so well—probably from a good family, too.”
Xu Xiaole said, “Hmm? How do you know he likes her? How do you two know each other?”
“I can see it with my own eyes.” Lin Huiran briefly described what happened that day, and when she got to Lu Yiqi, she couldn’t help but describe in detail how Xie Xu’s gaze was fixed on Lu Yiqi the entire time. She also mentioned how she couldn’t believe that someone with such a cold demeanor would show such a hurt expression after being scolded by the girl he liked.
Xu Xiaole pondered for a few seconds, then spoke slowly. “That’s certainly annoying…”
“Exactly.” Lin Huiran’s mood was low as well.
A few seconds passed, and Xu Xiaole suddenly caught onto the key point in her previous words. “Wait! So he likes that girl, but they’re not actually dating?”
Lin Huiran paused, recalled for a moment, then nodded. “Right, I asked her about it, and she denied it.”
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“So what are you worried about? He just likes someone, but they’re not together. Since he’s still single, you can go for it!”
Lin Huiran blinked, hesitating. “Wouldn’t that be wrong...?”
As her best friend, Xu Xiaole felt she should encourage her to pursue love boldly. “What’s wrong about it? You haven’t even tried, and you’re already backing down? That’s not like you. Think about it, everyone has a crush these days, but how many end up together with their crush? Usually, someone else just pops up halfway. So when you meet someone you like, you have to be brave. Besides, he’s still single, so this isn’t being a homewrecker—it’s daring to chase love, you get it?”
“...”
Lin Huiran pondered: The more she listened, the more sense it made.
Each absorbed in her own thoughts, they went about their business. That night, Lin Huiran couldn’t sleep, tossing and turning in bed.
She was right. In this age of shameless youth, shouldn’t we all be bold when we meet someone we like?
So what if he likes someone? He doesn’t have a girlfriend—why should I be afraid?
She’s known for charging forward after all!
Lin Chongchong—always brave enough to rush ahead at anything!
She reached under her pillow and pulled out her phone, wanting to take things further with him on WeChat.
Her pale fingers hovered over the keyboard, unable to type a single word for a long time.
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She was so nervous—what should she do?!
How should she start the conversation?!
After thinking for ages, she finally typed out three words: “Are you asleep?” and hit send.
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It was only eleven o’clock, so Xie Xu was certainly awake.
His mind was still immersed in the joy of having Lu Yiqi ditch Yan Yi and come home with him that afternoon. There had been a minor hiccup, but it hardly mattered.
Suddenly, his phone vibrated. Xie Xu thought it was Lu Yiqi messaging him, and quickly unlocked the screen—only to find it was Lin Huiran.
Seeing this unfamiliar name, Xie Xu almost thought he’d picked up someone else’s phone. It took him a while to remember that Lin Huiran was the woman he’d met earlier that afternoon.