Actually, from the moment he entered, Li Jianchun had noticed the two.
It was also because this couple was too outstanding—it was impossible not to be attracted.
Especially the girl. Just her back left a deep impression on him, and he silently marveled inside.
‘This chick is way too hot, right? Great figure… wonder what she looks like…’
‘But it shouldn’t be bad. Tsk tsk…’
‘Too bad… she’s already taken. The guy next to her is just a bit taller than me…’
Thinking this, he couldn’t help feeling envious and jealous, but there was a strange familiarity about that slim girl…
He smiled at the waitress and, seeing that the couple seemed to be heading upstairs too, he couldn’t resist picking up his pace to follow.
But he had only taken a few steps when he noticed the girl suddenly turn her head.
Their eyes met, and he finally saw her face.
Just that one profile left Li Jianchun stunned, a flash of uncontrollable amazement in his eyes.
Then the strange familiarity grew even stronger, making him feel dazed.
But before he could force a polite, non-awkward smile, she hurriedly turned back.
“Weird…”
Li Jianchun murmured softly, shaking his head, assuming it was just his imagination.
Still, since he had already seen what he wanted, his steps slowed down, keeping a distance from the two.
It wasn’t that he didn’t want to keep admiring the beauty—it was that if he kept following so closely, he would look like a pervert.
And he could sense that the extremely handsome young man had glanced back at him.
Just that one look made Li Jianchun’s heart pound with fear, and any jealousy he felt instantly vanished.
After all… the gap seemed too big. He couldn’t even muster that kind of thought.
Soon he reached the elevator lobby. He waited for the elevator, but he didn’t dare take the same one as the couple. Instead, he chose a different elevator.
‘If her boyfriend catches me, that’s one thing—but if I follow them in, I might get beaten up.’
But when he arrived on the third floor, he coincidentally ran into Lin Xinyuan and the young man again.
Li Jianchun was startled, immediately turning his face away as if nothing had happened.
‘Way too coincidental…’
‘Please don’t get the wrong idea… This time I really didn’t mean it. Who knew you’d be coming to the third floor too?’
Fortunately, they didn’t seem to notice him. He breathed a sigh of relief but slowed down even more, keeping a certain distance from the pair ahead.
“Your classmate?”
Qin Nanfeng walked ahead, turning back as if unintentionally.
He glanced at the ordinary-looking, slightly chubby man, making him shrink back even more.
He raised an eyebrow at the girl.
“Uh… yeah…” Lin Xinyuan felt a little embarrassed but nodded, then whispered carefully, “He was my old deskmate…”
“I see…” Qin Nanfeng nodded, a smile curling at his lips.
‘The more nervous my kitten gets… the more I want to tease her.’
“Xiaoyuan… tell me… if the old Lin Xinyuan saw you now, what would he think? And now that I’ve…”
As he walked, Qin Nanfeng chuckled softly. The fingers of his large hand began to unconsciously caress the soft hand he held, playing with it.
He suddenly asked this, not finishing his sentence, but the suggestive tone inevitably slipped out.
“Y-You… don’t say that…”
Hearing this, Lin Xinyuan immediately panicked. She wanted to cover his mouth, but then she realized painfully that there was still someone behind them watching.
So she didn’t dare move recklessly. She could only glare at him, her neatly trimmed nails weakly gripping his warm hand like a little milk cat scratching at him.
But at the same time, his words dragged her thoughts along.
Whenever she remembered that she used to be a perfectly good young man and had turned into a girl…
And she had even fallen for that Yellow-Haired Brat who cucked her…
And they had already… already… ugh… done bad things.
‘That guy is definitely a Yellow-Haired Brat! A super ultimate big pervert! Why bring that up now of all times?’
‘I’m never opening the door for him again!’
‘Pervert…’
At that moment, Lin Xinyuan’s mind was in a haze, too shy to contain herself.
But luckily, he seemed to have some conscience, aware that the occasion wasn’t appropriate, so he didn’t continue.
Otherwise, she was afraid someone might hear.
Ding—
Just as the girl was still lost in her thoughts, her phone rang from inside her handbag.
She quickly pulled it out to cover her embarrassment and saw a message from Liu Yi.
「Lin Xinyuan, have you arrived yet? Confused.JPG.」
「In the hallway, almost there.」
They were getting closer to the private room Liu Yi had mentioned. Passing other doors, she could hear the noisy chatter inside.
Almost as soon as Lin Xinyuan sent that message, the door on the left up ahead opened, and a graceful figure stepped out.
It was a young woman, very pretty, with delicate makeup.
Even in the middle of winter, she wore a checkered skirt, her slender legs wrapped in warm tights, curving elegantly.
She had on a pair of English-style brown leather boots.
Her upper body was a navy blue campus-style blazer, a scarf around her slim neck. She looked fashionable yet pure.
Just one glance, and Lin Xinyuan immediately recognized her.
At that moment, she felt as if she had returned to high school, her vision blurring.
That person—the pure moonbeam she had pined over for all three years of high school, also the vice monitor and her former seatmate in Class 4 of senior year—
Liu Yi.
Seeing the girl staring at Liu Yi in a daze, Qin Nanfeng’s eyes darkened, mischief almost spilling over.
‘Xiaoyuan… too disobedient…’
On the other side, Liu Yi held her phone, stepped out, and looked toward the elevator.
Immediately, she spotted Lin Xinyuan and Qin Nanfeng, her beautiful eyes lighting up.
The girl was fresh and adorable, her skin even fairer than most girls’, carrying a hint of fragile sickness.
The young man was tall, with handsome, clear features. Just standing there casually, it was hard to look away.
Especially the way he looked at the girl beside him—full of smiles, his starry eyes affectionate—made the perfect couple even more unforgettable.
Involuntarily, Liu Yi stole another glance at Qin Nanfeng. But even so, he seemed not to notice her gaze at all, showing no reaction, as if she was invisible.
Even though her heart did flutter a little for him, she couldn’t help pouting.
‘What gives? Don’t you see a beauty here?’
‘Just staring at your girlfriend?’
‘Men… shouldn’t they…’
She thought sourly, feeling envious of that girl.
In three years of college, she had had boyfriends, but they all ended in failure, never lasting more than a few months.
The main reason was her family background. She didn’t want to do that kind of thing so early.
And those seemingly bright, confident guys—they said they wouldn’t push her, but they kept hinting at it all the time.
As if without that, they had no other interest in her.
Both of her ex-boyfriends were like that. Gradually, she lost interest and focused more on exams.
So, where was Lin Xinyuan? Hadn’t she arrived?
Liu Yi was confused. She unconsciously glanced again at the girl who had lowered her head.
Seeing the pair standing still, she found it strange but didn’t dwell on it.
So she looked behind them and saw the chubby man approaching.
“Li Jianchun?”
Hearing this, Li Jianchun was almost in tears. Finally finding a savior, he quickened his pace and hurried past Lin Xinyuan and the other guy.
“Yi Jie, long time no see! You’ve gotten even prettier.”
“Fatty, long time no see! You’ve gotten really sturdy too!” Liu Yi smiled and greeted him.
She had good connections in high school; her dorm didn’t have cliques, and the whole class liked her.
That was why she organized this class reunion and got such a quick response.
Li Jianchun didn’t mind the nickname—he was used to it.
As the saying goes, fat means fortune.
“Haha… not bad…”
Li Jianchun scratched his head sheepishly. Staying home for so long, how could he not be sturdy?
“Then you go on in. I’m waiting for Lin Xinyuan! I’m afraid that guy might say he’ll come and then not show. Oh, right—did you see him when you came?”
“Nope…”
“That’s strange… He said he was already here.”
Liu Yi muttered in confusion, making Lin Xinyuan, who was not far away, feel a chill run down her spine. Her body trembled slightly.
Li Jianchun was also confused, but he couldn’t help sneaking another glance at the couple, still standing still.
He grew even more puzzled, especially the girl—she felt increasingly familiar.
“I’ll head in then!”
“Okay, you go in. I’ll wait a bit.” Liu Yi nodded.
After Li Jianchun entered and closed the door, she stood by the door, ready to call him on Green Bubble.
She thought Lin Xinyuan must have gotten lost.
As for the couple, though she glanced at them occasionally, she never suspected them.
But unexpectedly, just as she initiated the call, a ringtone coincidentally sounded from not far away…
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