Chapter 36 Qi Wei Storms Out

The next day, Xu Yuan got up early. This time, he didn’t wear the outfit from yesterday. After all, he was still a student, and dressing like that felt somewhat inappropriate.

Originally, he wanted to change back into his own clothes, but Hu Han specifically mentioned that Sun Tianqi had instructed to consider it a gift of apology.

That set of purely handmade custom suits cost at least over a hundred thousand. Sun Tianqi was generous, and Xu Yuan didn’t refuse.

Might as well take it for free, so that when you need a suit to make an impression in the future, you won’t have to buy one yourself.

It was already late autumn, and in half a month, winter would probably arrive.

The autumn wind was bleak, swirling with withered yellow leaves. Xu Yuan sat by the school pond. The surroundings were full of poetic yellows, as if he were inside an oil painting.

“It’s really hard to weave!”

Xu Yuan was still weaving that grasshopper. The raw materials were those reed leaves by the pond.

The reason for last night’s repeated failures was probably that the leaves had been left too long, causing insufficient moisture and thus a lack of toughness. So today, Xu Yuan simply stayed by the pond, determined to at least weave something that looked like a grasshopper.

“Junior, what are you doing here?”

Focused, Xu Yuan suddenly heard a somewhat familiar voice by his ear. Turning his head, he saw Shen Yueshu’s delicate face had somehow come close.

Scenting the faint fragrance of a young girl on her, Xu Yuan couldn’t help but feel his heart flutter.

This woman truly was a rare beauty!
Shen Yueshu hadn’t come to see Xu Yuan for nearly two months. Was this a chance encounter today?

But looking at her professional outfit and the folder in her hand, this attire didn’t look like a student’s, but more like a career woman’s.

It was just that her rainbow-colored hair clashed terribly with this outfit, creating a very discordant look.

Shen Yueshu’s hair color was really getting more and more outrageous. Xu Yuan remembered that in her previous life, Shen Yueshu often dyed her hair frequently, changing colors almost every few days, seemingly unconcerned about going bald early.

“I’m making a little gadget to give as a birthday gift to an old classmate. Senior, do you need something?” Xu Yuan said casually.

Shen Yueshu looked at the grasshopper that Xu Yuan was halfway through weaving and couldn’t help but brighten up, reaching out to take the grasshopper directly.

“Junior, you’re doing it wrong! The steps are completely off. You should weave the body frame first, then build it up bit by bit.”

Shen Yueshu quickly dismantled the grasshopper and then, in no time, wove the general framework. Her serious expression was a far cry from her usual frivolity.

“There∽ isn’t it much better now?”

In no time, Shen Yueshu had crafted a finished product and proudly showed it off to Xu Yuan.

Xu Yuan looked at the lifelike grasshopper with some surprise. Shen Yueshu also knew handicrafts?
“Thank you, senior sister. I’ll try again later!”

“Can’t you look at me a little more? Am I not even as good-looking as a lousy grasshopper?” Shen Yueshu said, hands on her hips, somewhat playfully scolding.

It was the first time Shen Yueshu had felt a series of defeats because of a guy. Today, dressed in her professional outfit, she had attracted quite a few glances on the street.

If Xu Yuan didn’t have a girlfriend, she would have suspected his sexual orientation.

“The guys you look at aren’t missing me,” Xu Yuan said instinctively, still studying the grasshopper in his hand.

Girls like Shen Yueshu enjoy conquering boys for fun. Xu Yuan, not to mention already having Li Xinran, even if he didn’t, didn’t want to become cannon fodder again like in his previous life.

“Hey, I helped you out after all, can’t you at least praise me a little?” Shen Yueshu said coquettishly, turning her head away.

Xu Yuan really couldn’t argue with her, so he looked up at Shen Yueshu and smiled as he complimented her: “Senior, you are naturally beautiful and exceptionally smart, even your hair is a beautiful rainbow color.”

“You think it’s pretty too?” Shen Yueshu smiled happily when she heard Xu Yuan specifically mention her hair color.

“Mm, very distinctive.” Xu Yuan nodded and said.

Such a striking hair color would probably be hard to pull off for an ordinary girl. But for Shen Yueshu, aside from feeling a bit out of place, it actually made her look more radiant.

“You really have a good eye!” Shen Yueshu happily squinted her eyes and boldly reached out to touch Xu Yuan’s hair.

“Mm… ha…”

Shen Yueshu looked at the ground covered with fallen leaves and sighed inexplicably, then smiled somewhat strangely and said, “Junior, you really know how to pick a place; it’s very beautiful here in autumn.”

Unfortunately, I’ll be graduating next year. I wonder what it will be like next autumn.

“The school is right here; you can come back even after you graduate.” Xu Yuan didn’t quite understand but still replied.

“Mm, I’ll come back after graduation.”

“Off I go, junior! Your senior is about to become a strong career woman now!” Shen Yueshu didn’t stay long; she waved at Xu Yuan and left.

“Bye-bye.”

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“Brother Yun, we’ve checked out that guy’s background. Someone on the forum said he has a girlfriend but still keeps entangling with our campus queen.”

“Tsk tsk, are scumbags really that popular these days?”

At the KTV, quite a few people came to celebrate Xia Ke’s birthday; almost the entire class showed up, and even a few from other classes.

It was estimated that most people came because of Lin Wan’er.

The boy called Yun Ge was dressed very stylishly, even had a special hairstyle, and his gaze was fixed on Lin Wan’er beside Xia Ke. He sneered and said, “I don’t know if he’ll come today. If he does, I must expose his true colors in public!”

“Keke, happy birthday!”

Lin Wan’er and a few girls laughed as they lit the candles on the birthday cake. Today’s main character was Xia Ke, who was also smiling happily.
“Thank you all for coming to my birthday party. I’ll be covering everyone’s expenses tonight!”

Xia Ke loudly and generously announced, truly a low-key tycoon. She usually kept a low profile and didn’t like buying luxury goods, but probably no one present was richer than her.

Everyone cheered and wished Xia Ke a happy birthday.

Lin Wan’er glanced toward the door several times; the person she was waiting for still hadn’t arrived.

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“You actually came running over? Man, you’re really something!”

Xu Yuan, who had planned to go straight to the KTV, now appeared at the train station because he was there to pick someone up.

In the distance, Qi Wei, who had been on the train for three full days and nights, saw Xu Yuan and immediately rushed over excitedly.

“Brother Yuan, I’ve missed you so much!”

Qi Wei held Xu Yuan tightly. The two had played together since childhood, and this was the first time they had been apart for so long. Seeing Xu Yuan again, Qi Wei almost burst into tears.

“Alright, Casanova! You came all the way from the northwest to celebrate Xia Ke’s birthday. That’s impressive!” Xu Yuan said with a somewhat helpless smile.

He hadn’t realized before how obsessed Qi Wei was with Xia Ke. No wonder the two ended up together later.

“Hehe, Brother Yuan, don’t blame me. I heard from Keke that the school beauty Lin confessed to you.

Such a big deal, why didn’t you tell your buddy?
Just be honest with me, do you still have feelings for Lin, the school beauty? After all, you’ve liked her for so many years. I don’t believe you can just let go so easily,” Qi Wei said slyly to Xu Yuan.

No matter how old a man is, there’s always an inescapable first love complex, even if it was just a secret crush.

So Qi Wei firmly believed that Xu Yuan was very likely a scumbag! On one hand, he was hooking up with Li Xinran, and on the other, he was also hooking up with Lin Wan’er.

Hearing this, Xu Yuan couldn’t help but rub his nose, his tone rising a few degrees as he said:
“Itching for trouble? Hurry up and leave. If it weren’t for waiting for you, I probably would have finished delivering the gifts by now.”

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“Qi Wei, that guy, didn’t even send a birthday greeting. Could he really have forgotten my birthday?” Under the colorful lights, Xia Ke’s face was slightly flushed. Holding her phone, she pouted and said somewhat aggrievedly.

They had just drunk quite a bit, and many classmates were somewhat drunk.

“Coco, do you like Qi Wei?” Lin Wan’er looked at Xia Ke with some surprise. As a good best friend, she seemed to have never mentioned it to her before.

Xia Ke, whose secret had been touched upon, was like a startled kitten. She suddenly stood up and stammered, “Who… who, who likes Qi Wei? He doesn’t have any merits. I just consider him a friend.”

Just as Xia Ke was getting really worked up, Lin Wan’er’s peripheral vision caught sight of Qi Wei and Xu Yuan standing at the door, overhearing what was being said.

“Coco…” Lin Wan’er murmured softly, tugging at Xia Ke’s shirt hem.

At this moment, Qi Wei’s gaze was somewhat dazed, and he was holding a three-tiered cake box in his hand.

“Qi Wei?” Xia Ke sobered up instantly, and seeing Qi Wei suddenly appear, she became quite flustered.

The entire room fell silent immediately, even the student who had been howling and singing held their breath.

Everyone felt the awkward atmosphere at this moment. Although they didn’t know Qi Wei, the looks between the two were full of stories.

Xu Yuan also cleared his throat twice. What kind of scene was this? Were they acting in a TV drama?!

“Um…” Xu Yuan was still thinking of comforting Qi Wei.

But Qi Wei, who was provoked, just shoved the cake into Xu Yuan’s arms and then walked away without looking back.

Xia Ke stood frozen in place, unsure whether to chase after him or not.

“Hurry up, Keke!” Lin Wan’er urged anxiously from the side.

Xia Ke, having regained her senses, couldn’t care about the strange looks from the surrounding classmates and hurriedly chased after him.

“Qi Wei!”

The two went out one after another, and Xu Yuan also helplessly shrugged his shoulders.

“Sorry, I’m late. Please help me pass this to Xia Ke. Tell her for me, happy birthday.”

Xu Yuan handed the handwoven grasshopper and the cake he bought with Qi Wei on the way to Lin Wan’er.

Lin Wan’er saw that Xu Yuan’s expression was obviously very awkward, while the classmates around them all looked like bystanders watching a drama unfold.

At this moment, the boy called Yun Ge was glaring at Xu Yuan with great displeasure. He also liked Lin Wan’er and had been pursuing her, so he was very jealous of Xu Yuan.

Seeing the meager birthday gift Xu Yuan gave, Yun Ge couldn’t help but mock:
“Pfft… Such a cheap gift for a birthday? Bro, your level of being a scumbag is pretty high.

Wan’er, do you know he already has a girlfriend? He’s just a despicable scoundrel!”

Xu Yuan looked at the boy who spoke and instinctively touched his nose. Before he could say anything, Lin Wan’er frowned and said angrily to him, “Classmate, we’re not that close, don’t call me that.”

Besides, he is my brother!

After saying that, Lin Wan’er took Xu Yuan’s hand and left the room. Since Xia Ke had already left, there was no point in staying here any longer.

Not long after, the two main characters of the birthday party left one after another. The remaining people all looked at Brother Yun with very strange expressions.

Brother Yun also flushed red in the face. He originally wanted to expose Xu Yuan for two-timing and being a scumbag in public, but unexpectedly, he ended up looking like a clown.

“Um… I don’t know if I should ask this, but since both of them have left, who’s going to pay the bill?” A classmate in the corner timidly raised their hand and asked.