CHAPTER 171: CHAPTER 171: TESTING OU JUE

"Who cares about dating you? Who do you think you are?" Xia Xiyan looked at him with disdain.

After speaking, she flipped her hair and walked off proudly.

"..." Luo Mingchuan gritted his teeth as he watched Xiyan’s back.

Ugly freak!

Did she really think he wanted to date her?

If it weren’t for Ou Jue’s unusual relationship with this woman, he wouldn’t even bother talking to someone as ugly as her!

Ou Jue had stood up for Xia Xiyan several times; it seemed like she had a significant place in his heart.

If... if he could win over "Summer," wouldn’t it be like giving Ou Jue a serious slap in the face?

Thinking this, Luo Mingchuan turned around, "Summer definitely still has feelings for me—she’s just being stubborn!"

He refused to believe he couldn’t win over that ugly freak!

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Xiyan shared her plan to visit Ji Yanche’s film set during the holiday with An Ran. An Ran was so excited that she posted multiple tweets in a frenzy, venting her anticipation about finally meeting her idol.

After finishing her tweets, An Ran looked up at Xiyan, who seemed lost in thought, and waved a hand in front of her face. "What’s wrong with you?"

"An Ran, let me ask you something—what does it feel like to like someone?"

"Liking someone, huh... based on my years of experience reading novels, I’d say it’s probably when your heart races when you see them, time flies when you’re together, and you can’t help but smile like an idiot when you think of them... oh, and—"

Oh no!

Xiyan quickly covered her ears. "Okay, okay, stop! I don’t wanna hear any more! That’s enough."

Everything An Ran said seemed to hit her squarely—it was way too relatable!

So... had she really fallen for Ou Jue?

But what about Ou Jue?

Was there even the slightest chance that he liked her too?

Xiyan felt a bit melancholic.

After school.

Xiyan accepted Grandma Ou’s invitation to join her for dinner.

But the promised "together"...

Why on earth were Grandma Ou and Luoluo nowhere to be seen?

At the table, Ou Jue was on the phone, responding indifferently, "Got it."

When he finished the call, he set the phone down and picked up his chopsticks. "Grandma said she and Luoluo couldn’t make it back in time; she asked us to start eating first."

Xiyan nodded and picked up her chopsticks as well.

As she ate, her mind wandered to the online search she’d done earlier: How to test whether someone likes you.

The first tip: Stare at them until they notice you, and observe their reaction when they notice you for the first time.

If they’re shy or avoidant, it likely means they’re into you!

Thinking of this, Xiyan bit her chopstick and fixed her gaze on Ou Jue across the table.

Ou Jue sat there nobly, eating his meal as if no one else existed.

What the heck?

Was her presence really that negligible?

Xiyan cleared her throat lightly.

Ou Jue elegantly sipped his soup without even lifting his eyelids, his face expressionless as he said, "Xia Xiyan."

He finally noticed her!

Xiyan leaned forward eagerly, "What’s up?"

"Stop staring at me. Don’t look at me again."

"Why not?" Could it be... he was feeling shy? Hehehe.

"You’re too ugly—it’s ruining my appetite."

"..." Where’s my fifty-meter-long knife?!

Halfway through the meal, Ou Jue pushed back his chair. "You continue eating—I’m heading out for a bit."

Xiyan pouted and stared mournfully at Ou Jue’s back, poking at her rice with chopsticks while muttering, "Big jerk!"

-

In the restroom, Ou Jue’s previously upright posture suddenly slumped.

Leaning against the wall, his arm covering half his handsome face, he murmured hoarsely, "Damn it, my heart’s racing so fast..."