When Ye Liangchen saw the three girls happily playing together, the rose in his hand instantly fell to the ground.
The brighter their smiles, the deeper the ache in his heart.
Those smiles should have been his, but now they had all been stolen by that idiot Long Aotian.
The bitterness of resentnt—only he knew the pain in his heart...
Slowly closing his eyes, a single tear of regret slid down his cheek, as if mourning the love he had lost...
Shen ngjie followed Ye Liangchen’s gaze and spotted Hu Yuying, Li Qingxue, and Lin Wanning.
She had seen Lin Wanning before—back at the music academy gate, where Long Aotian had dropped her off.
Putting together Ye Liangchen’s expression and what he’d told her earlier, she asked with amused interest, "Are they the so-called ‘treasure girl,’ ‘first love,’ and ‘childhood sweetheart’ you ntioned before?"
Ye Liangchen’s lips trembled slightly, letting the tear fall without wiping it away. His silence spoke volus.
anwhile, Xue Shaohua, overhearing Shen ngjie’s words, couldn’t help but glance at her.
Taking in her alluring curves and the confident, flirtatious charm radiating from her delicate face, he flicked his hair with practiced ease and said softly, "Hello, I’m Xue Shaohua."
The mont Xue Shaohua introduced himself, Ye Liangchen snapped to attention, his brow furrowing as he subtly stepped between him and Shen ngjie.
He flicked his own hair, barely resisting the urge to slap Xue Shaohua across the face.
How dare this guy set his sights on his girl? Did he really think Ye Liangchen couldn’t see right through him?
With a slow lowering of his gaze, Ye Liangchen suddenly lifted his head at a 45-degree angle, radiating an overwhelming aura to suppress Xue Shaohua.
Not to be outdone, Xue Shaohua took a step back, then bowed gracefully in a gentlemanly gesture toward Shen ngjie before flicking his hair again.
"Elegance is the key to catching a woman’s attention"—a lesson he’d learned from Ye Liangchen himself.
Ye Liangchen scoffed at Xue Shaohua’s display, then confidently flicked his own hair before spreading his arms wide toward the sky.
Taking a deep breath, he wore a self-satisfied smirk, slowly wrapping his arms around himself in a dramatic embrace.
"Trying to outclass in elegance? You’re miles behind!" he sneered inwardly.
Sure enough, Xue Shaohua’s expression soured the mont Ye Liangchen struck his pose.
Shen ngjie watched the two with undisguised disdain. For a mont, she was tempted to drop the act entirely—to point at their faces and tell them to take a good look at themselves in the mirror. ᴛʜɪs ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀ ɪs ᴜᴘᴅᴀᴛᴇ ʙʏ NoveIꜰire
"They’re just trying to one-up each other. Unbelievable."
Ye Liangchen smirked at Xue Shaohua’s increasingly strained expression.
"Not sure if he’s smart or stupid for using my own tricks against ."
Even with his hair stiff from gel, not flicking it felt incomplete.
After his grand finale, Ye Liangchen turned back to Shen ngjie, his eyes suddenly brimming with sorrow.
He nodded heavily. "As a knight, I once stood for justice. But because of Long Aotian’s sches, they’ve all misunderstood now."
With a bitter chuckle, he cast a longing glance toward Hu Yuying and the others.
Shen ngjie gave a light nod, her sultry gaze lingering on the trio with growing intrigue.
A strange thought crossed her mind: "Would those three ever fall for soone like Ye Liangchen?"
The answer was obvious.
Watching the unwillingness in his eyes, she almost laughed. "This guy’s clearly just after their looks—just like how he ogled when we first t."
A playful smile curved her lips as she turned to Xue Shaohua, batting her lashes. "Shao... Shao..."
Xue Shaohua, throat dry at the sight of her alluring gaze, quickly supplied, "Shaohua. Xue Shaohua."
Shen ngjie covered her lips with a soft giggle, then murmured, "Shaohua."
The way she said it sent his heart racing.
Ye Liangchen, seeing Shen ngjie’s flushed cheeks as she gazed at Xue Shaohua, imdiately stepped between them.
"Aren’t you supposed to be sowhere else?" he snapped at Xue Shaohua, shooting him warning looks—which Xue Shaohua blatantly ignored.
Instead, Xue Shaohua flicked his hair again, flashing a charming smile. "A pleasure to et you."
Ye Liangchen’s face darkened. "He’s ignoring ?"
In his mind, Xue Shaohua was just a pawn—yet here he was, trying to steal the woman he wanted right under his nose.
Before Xue Shaohua could say more, Ye Liangchen grabbed his arm and forced a smile at Shen ngjie. "ngjie, I need a word with him."
She shrugged, then leaned to the side, flashing Xue Shaohua a dazzling smile over Ye Liangchen’s shoulder.
Ye Liangchen’s grip tightened.
"What’s the big idea?" Xue Shaohua demanded once they were out of earshot.
Ye Liangchen shoved him away. "What the hell are you playing at?"
"Playing at what?" Xue Shaohua feigned ignorance, his eyes darting back toward Shen ngjie.
Ye Liangchen blocked his view, voice low and dangerous. "I saw Shen ngjie first."
Xue Shaohua smirked, flicking his hair. "Seems like she’s more interested in , though."
Ye Liangchen laughed—a cold, humorless sound.
"Without , would she even know you exist?"
"And how exactly do you plan to compete with ?"
His entire deanor shifted, eyes locked onto Xue Shaohua like a predator.
"You’ve got it wrong," Xue Shaohua retorted, unflinching. "This isn’t a competition. You two are just friends, aren’t you? If she likes , where’s the ‘stealing’ in that?"
For emphasis, he tilted his head, letting his newly pierced earring catch the light.
Ye Liangchen’s eyes narrowed at the sight of it...
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Watching the two idiots bicker over her, Shen ngjie stifled a laugh.
"How do morons like these even dare to sche against Long Aotian? Talk about overconfidence."
Once she’d shaken them off, her gaze returned to Hu Yuying and the others.
The trio, having finished their conversation, began walking toward University T’s entrance.
After a brief hesitation, Shen ngjie quietly followed...
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