bookbashuk Chapter 219 Confession of Love on the Spot
Chapter 219 Confession of Love on the Spot
Xie Mei's gaze unconsciously drifted to Ming Xiangyang's empty seat, and she asked cautiously, "You and Ming Xiangyang... had a falling out?"
"Fall out?" Shen Li was taken aback for a moment, then shook her head. "No, why do you ask?" Although they weren't exactly close, they weren't close enough to have fallen out.
She was actually wondering to herself: Lan Wei, Yao Fen, and Yan Xiangcheng had all visited her in the hospital during this time, but Ming Xiangyang was the only one who hadn't come.
She had specifically asked Lan Wei beforehand, and Lan Wei said he was fine, which put her mind at ease.
But Xie Mei's question made her feel a little doubtful again.
Xie Mei leaned closer to Shen Li and whispered, "I heard from others that Ming Xiangyang has a girlfriend."
"Huh?" Shen Li was genuinely taken aback, a barely perceptible sense of surprise flashing through her mind.
Just then, Ming Xiangyang walked into the classroom.
Upon seeing this, Xie Mei immediately shut her mouth and pretended to be organizing her textbooks.
Ming Xiangyang walked straight to his seat without glancing at Shen Li, as if the two were complete strangers.
Seeing this, the students in the classroom exchanged glances and began to whisper among themselves.
"Have you heard? Ming Xiangyang knows that Shen Li is not Professor He's biological daughter, so he doesn't like her anymore."
"I've also heard other versions, saying that something happened to the Ming family, and he doesn't have the mind to deal with these things anymore."
"No matter what, they seemed pretty close before, this is really strange..."
Various speculations arose one after another. Although Shen Li had doubts in her heart, she did not intend to investigate further.
She wasn't the type to rush into things, and since Ming Xiangyang was deliberately distancing himself, there was no need for her to try and win him over.
As for the rumors, she paid no attention to them and continued to listen attentively to the teacher's lecture with a calm expression.
As soon as the lunch bell rang, Shen Li and Xie Mei went to the cafeteria together.
Lan Wei didn't know that she was returning to school today, so she didn't wait for her in advance, and the two of them walked together.
Most people in the cafeteria have their preferred seats, and Shen Li spotted Lan Wei from afar, pulling Xie Mei along as they walked over.
The three sat together, eating and chatting about recent trivial matters.
"Lili, are you completely recovered?" Lan Wei put down her chopsticks and asked with concern.
"I'm much better now, it's nothing serious." Shen Li nodded.
Lan Wei hesitated for a long time, then finally couldn't help but ask, "So... what exactly happened between you and Ming Xiangyang?"
Shen Li sighed softly and said frankly, "Nothing much, just like that."
"But lately he's been getting really close to a girl from the foreign languages department, and everyone's saying she's his girlfriend," Lan Wei said, her eyes full of confusion. "Weren't you two getting along really well before?"
"It's his freedom, and I don't know the reason either." Shen Li's tone was calm, but a vague thought flashed through her mind—perhaps there were hidden reasons she didn't know about.
She already had someone she loved, so she naturally didn't care about Ming Xiangyang's choice, nor did she feel that he should keep waiting for her.
The three had just finished eating and were about to get up to leave when a boy suddenly walked up to their table and said somewhat awkwardly, "Hello, Shen."
Shen Li looked up and recognized the boy as someone she had met briefly at the library before. She politely replied, "Hello, classmate, is there anything I can help you with?"
"My name is Jiang Chao, and I'm in the Literature Department." The boy took a deep breath, as if summoning all his courage. "Shen, I like you. Will you be my girlfriend?"
Upon hearing this, Shen Li was truly stunned—in this era, confessions of love were mostly done by exchanging love letters in private, and this was the first time she had encountered such a direct and open declaration.
Hearing the commotion, the surrounding students gathered around, looking on curiously.
A hint of embarrassment flashed across Shen Li's face, but she remained polite: "I'm sorry, Jiang, I already have a boyfriend."
Jiang Chao was clearly taken aback by this answer. After a moment of surprise, he quickly said, "I've already inquired; you don't have a boyfriend!"
"Whether I have a boyfriend or not, there's no need to go around telling everyone, is there?" Shen Li smiled faintly, her tone carrying a hint of aloofness.
"That's not what I meant!" Jiang Chao quickly explained, his cheeks flushed red. "I know there are rumors circulating at school lately, saying you're Professor He's goddaughter, not his biological daughter, but I don't care about that. I genuinely like you!"
More and more people gathered to watch the spectacle, and the pointing and whispering made Shen Li a little impatient—she didn't want to be treated like a monkey in a crowd.
"Thank you for your kind words," her tone turned colder, "but I really don't like you."
Rejected to his face, Jiang Chao's face instantly turned red, his eyes filled with resentment: "If you don't like me, why did you help me up in the cafeteria last time?"
Shen Li couldn't help but chuckle, thinking to herself: In this day and age, can doing good deeds cause trouble?
"I was standing right next to you when you almost fell. I helped you up because I was worried you'd bump into me and get my dress dirty. That was all."
"But I brought you breakfast before, and you accepted it!" Jiang Chao refused to give up and offered another reason.
Shen Li turned to Xie Mei, raised an eyebrow, and asked, "Did I accept it?"
Xie Mei immediately understood and said to Jiang Chao politely but firmly, "Jiang, Shen Li never accepts breakfast from strangers. She has no idea who sent the ones you gave her. She just threw them away without even opening the packaging."
Jiang Chao, seeing the mocking looks from his classmates, turned pale and then flushed, and stubbornly said, "I don't believe it!"
"Believe it or not, it's up to you." Shen Li was too lazy to argue any further, so she turned to leave after saying that, "I do have a boyfriend."
"Wait!" In his haste, Jiang Chao grabbed Shen Li's wrist. "Are you embarrassed? I know you might feel..."
"Let go." Shen Li's tone instantly turned cold, her eyes carrying a hint of warning.
Lan Wei and Xie Mei immediately stepped forward and pulled Jiang Chao's hand away.
Lan Wei said bluntly, "Hey classmate, what's wrong with you? They've clearly rejected you, and you're still being so unreasonable!"
Shen Li took out ten yuan from his pocket and stuffed it into Jiang Chao's hand: "If you feel that you spent money delivering breakfast before, consider this ten yuan as compensation."
Jiang Chao's face instantly turned extremely embarrassed, and his tone became angry: "Are you trying to humiliate me because you think I'm poor?"
"I don't even know you. What does it matter to me whether you're poor or not?" Shen Li's tone was full of sarcasm. "If you didn't have the courage to accept failure, you shouldn't have chosen to confess to my face in the first place."
After saying that, she ignored Jiang Chao's ugly expression and turned to leave with Lan Wei and Xie Mei.
Xie Mei and Shen Li lived in the same dormitory building, but in different dorm rooms. When they parted, Xie Mei couldn't help but complain, "That Jiang Chao is such a weirdo! Does he really think he can succeed by confessing his feelings in broad daylight?"