Chapter 28: I Really Love You

  He's so angry that he's about to die from rage... He stormed back into the classroom, rubbing his cheek in anger.

  Her innocence, her reputation, all ruined in front of so many people. Was it easy for her to guard her chastity like jade for so many years while pursuing Xia Zhi? Apart from being bullied by Xia Fei in private, she basically had a good brotherly relationship with other boys - and besides, can Xiong Anan be compared to Xia Fei?

  That... Xia Fei is after all a family member, looking so much like Xia Zhi Gege, with almost the same genes. If he's bullied by him, it's still just a matter of "charity begins at home".

  That bear An'an is what... Ah, no, no, if Little Aunt and Bear An'an's dad got together, then in the future, I would also be related to Bear An'an.

  Zhan's brain is too scattered, and he often gets himself into a dead end.

  "Ahhh!" Zhang Li screamed in the corridor, venting her frustrations.

  "What's wrong, Douban?" A sour voice suddenly came from behind, it was Zhu Ling who had just returned from the stadium with her: "What's wrong, too happy? Congratulations, having such a good man confess to you is really enviable."

  Not only enviable, but also jealous. Zhu Ling's heart had already ruthlessly trampled on Shan Zhan thousands of times. Why would this person who doesn't love basketball run onto the basketball court? Wasn't it just to create an opportunity with An Ran! She wanted to progress gradually, she wanted to be subtle and unobtrusive, she wanted to create a romantic love between herself and An Ran. Who knew An Ran would suddenly become infatuated on the court?!

  This should be romantic enough, right? And in front of everyone, even a teacher or two, it's absolutely a bold move. And yet another excellent young master like An Ran, ordinary girls would probably go crazy.

  What's wrong with her? She actually refused? Is she doing this to show off that she's different and highlight her high self-worth?

  This made Zhu Ling even more furious, what did Zhān Yuè think he was in her heart?

  "You're envious of being sent away." Zhang Li's mood was already not great, and looking at Zhu Ling's expression that was insincere with a hint of sarcasm, she didn't have any good temper left.

  Zhu Ling originally wanted to pretend a bit more, but this was already making her feel wronged by Warbler's casual teasing. How dare Warbler speak to her in such a tone? "Do I need you to send me off? There are many pursuers behind me, your grades are worse than mine and you're not as good-looking as me, what qualifications do you have to say this?"

  What's the big deal about Zhang Yang? He has an average score of over 100 in his exams, and he doesn't have any special features or good looks. Why did she fall for him head over heels?

  When did she ever take the initiative to show kindness to a boy? An Ran hadn't even looked at her properly, so why did she confess to Zhan Yu?

  It's said they just had an agreement on a bet before summer vacation?

  Why should she lose the class president election to this black monkey? Now even men are being snatched away by this black monkey?

  What exactly did she lose to Zhang Yuqi?

  Your grades are worse than mine, and you don't look as good as me? ... This sentence floated into Zhan's ears, and the raging fire was slightly extinguished. Zhan turned his head, and in his already complicated mind, he extracted a bit of IQ to analyze this sentence - is this, ridiculing him?

  "Then I'll send you off," Xia Liqiu, who had been quietly following Zhan Ling's side, suddenly spoke up in a light tone, her bright eyes calmly looking at Zhu Ling: "My grades are better than yours and I'm prettier than you, I have the qualifications to send you off."

  This remark, Li Jian's arrow! War Dandan stared at Zhu Ling's face in front of him, which had turned into a pig liver color, and his expression suddenly became extremely interesting. War Dandan gave Xia Lixiu a thumbs up, what is this, using someone else's method to return it to them? This person is excellent, indeed on a different level! Lixiu's one sentence can be more lethal than countless words from himself.

  "Hmm, what kind of list can we make?" Warmed up by Xia Liqiu, she walked into the classroom, not forgetting to throw a sarcastic remark at her.

  The gloom just now was swept away in an instant. The war is over and the joy is revealed, the mood is great. Back to the seat, the calm and collected Liqiu, once again raised his thumb: "Liqiu, mighty and domineering!"

  Xia Li looked at Zhan Yu with a faint smile, her voice as gentle as the clouds: "You are my good friend." After a pause, she added another sentence: "From now on, we are still family."

  Friends and family, aren't they all supposed to be protected?

  She was moved by the previous sentence, and this next one made her so happy that she felt like she was floating on air. Did you hear? Didn't you hear? Li Qiu said they would still be a family in the future, which means that in Li Qiu's heart, she already considered herself to be her sister-in-law!

  Pursuing Xia Zhi's brotherly road, why does she feel like she's taken a step closer?

  "Oh, Li Qiu, can't you not tell Xia Zhi Ge about what happened to Xiong An An today?"

  "Why?" Xia Lixiu slightly furrowed her good-looking eyebrows, not leaving any extra light on Zhu Ling who walked past the classroom with a gloomy face.

  She blushed and subconsciously touched her cheek: "It's really embarrassing." After all these years, it was the first time she had been pursued by a boy, the first time she had been confessed to, and the result was such an aggressive approach, which made her feel a little uncomfortable. "Will Xia Zhi ge not be angry?"

  It suddenly occurred to me that Xia Fei Han - Xia Zhi's brother would be angry, even if he didn't get angry, that guy would definitely be angry? From now on, put a big cross on her body, and use this as a stain to forbid her from marrying into the Xia family?

  This is very likely... Most importantly, Xia Fei had just returned two days ago after killing someone for her "red apricot out of the wall" incident, and he even used his own body to test and tell her that men and women should not be intimate, letting her purify herself. If he finds out that she dares to ignore his warning in just two short days, he will definitely come back and tear her into eight pieces.

  Just thinking about it made her feel a chill run down her back, as if she was being stared at by Xia Fei's cold and unfeeling gaze.

  "It's going to come out sooner or later anyway?" Xia Lixiu didn't think there was anything worth hiding about this matter.

  "Wait a minute, I'll take care of that little brat Xiong Anan first!" Zhang DouDou hummed and swung his fist: "I will make him know difficulty and retreat! Make him regret it! Make him regret it for the rest of his life!"

  "It's okay if others like you." Xia Liqiu reminded in a low voice. During these days of getting along, she had also taken An Ran and the others as her own team.

  "Liking me is wrong! They call him Xiong An'an, and he's really a bear!" Zhan Dudu's brain hadn't turned around yet.

  Xia Li Qiu's face lit up with a faint smile, "An Ran is such a great guy and he likes you, you should feel honored. He likes you because you're good, if you say he's blind, isn't that saying he has poor taste for liking someone as flawed as you?"

  Xia Liqiu's analysis was still warm and gentle, listening to it made one feel dizzy and numb, with big eyes blinking: "Liqiu, you haven't spoken so much in a long time."

  The person who said it and the one who heard it have different focuses. Xia Liqiu's calm personality couldn't help but break a light sweat: "This matter, brother will definitely know about it later, so hiding it isn't an option. I think this isn't a bad thing, someone admiring your good points just proves your excellence. Brother might even get jealous when he finds out."

  Is Xia Zhi's brother jealous? War Pea's eyes lit up: "Will Xia Zhi's brother finally see my feminine charm?" The biggest regret of her life was that Xia Zhi's brother always treated her like a little sister. Sister, oh sister!

  Xia Liqiu nodded, "Maybe." She regretted saying that, as she didn't know how far Xia Zhuzhu's understanding and execution abilities would deviate.

  "Heh heh, then I'll start brewing a plan!" Amidst Xia Fei's anger and Xia Zhi's jealousy, Zhan Yu chose the latter.

  Anyway, I've already offended Xia Fei Han, so what's there to be afraid of? It's actually Xia Zhi Ge who's getting jealous...

  Xia Liqiu looked at Zhan Yu's bright and shiny eyes and the smile on his mouth, speechless and softly sighed.

  Not far behind them, Zhu Ling looked at their eyes with a resentful and vicious gaze.

  In the evening when I returned home, Zhanzhan first communicated with Xiaoyi and asked about her progress to see what attitude she should take towards Xiong An'an.

  "It's okay, I'm just a temporary special assistant, following him to meetings and taking files and stuff," Jiang Xinyue said with a blushing face, her eyes sparkling with two little red hearts.

  "Auntie, please, it's not about whether you see him or not, I'm asking if he saw you and thought you were good!" As the saying goes, "onlookers see most of the game", Waruwaru is a mess when dealing with her own problems, but when it comes to Auntie's problem, she still has some analytical skills.

  "Huh?" Jiang Xinyue woke up a bit, slightly dazed: "That, pretty polite..."

  "Polite words are useless!" Zhang Daohan hated that he couldn't make progress: "Please speed up the progress!" If Xiao Yi and An Zhijie didn't have any progress, she would first teach Xiong An'an a lesson. Would her father take it out on Xiao Yi?

  Is this considered being coerced voluntarily?

  "You've been chasing Xia for so long without any effect, how can I possibly get results in just one day?!" Jiang Xinyue tried to defend herself: "Besides, this company doesn't seem to allow office romances anymore."

  "Aren't you just an intern at their company? You're only there to gain experience, your sole task is to take down An Zhi Jie as soon as possible!" Zhang Doudou cried with a long face: "If you can't handle his dad, how am I supposed to handle Xiong Anan?"

  "Really settled with An Ran? Why?" Jiang Xinyue detected the unusual tone in his voice and curiously asked, "You don't like An Ran anymore, do you?"

  "Pfft! Auntie, how can you not trust me too?! I only love Xia Zhige ok?!" Zhan Dudu reiterated her stance almost helplessly: "Today Xiong An'an confessed to me on the playground."

  "What?" Jiang Xinyue's voice rose by an octave: "Someone confessed to you? An Ran? Hahahahahaha..."

  Jiang Xinyue laughed so openly, as if she had heard the funniest joke in the world. Her shoulders shook non-stop, and no matter how hard she tried to stop, she couldn't, even under the murderous gaze of Zhan Yicheng.

  "Jiang Xinyue!" Zhan Zhan was so excited that she blurted out her name, what's with this reaction?! Is it really that funny when someone confesses to you, especially An Ran confessing to you?!

  "Good... Haha... Cough, cough..." Jiang Xinyue wiped the corners of her eyes, barely managing to stop herself from laughing so wildly, but the corners of her mouth were still stretched wide: "Dandan, that, are you sure An Ran confessed to you?"

  "Nonsense! So many people are watching in the playground!" Zhang DouDou said angrily.

  "You guys aren't making another bet, are you?" Jiang Xinyue continued to eliminate possibilities.

  "No, no, no! Jiang Xinyue! Ah?! Am I really that unattractive in your eyes? Can't you see that I'm a beautiful, lovely, invincible, and courageous young girl who's loved by all?!"" Zhang Doudou got angry, pounced on him, and pressed Jiang Xinyue into the soft armchair, shaking it violently, causing Jiang Xinyue's big waves to really form waves.

  "Alright, alright......" Jiang Xinyue was stunned and turned around, and looking at her little niece's attitude, it didn't seem like she was lying either... "But how could An Ran possibly confess to you out of the blue?" There were no signs of this at all.

  "How am I supposed to know?" She was also at a loss.

  Two women huddled on the sofa and began to ponder deeply.

  "Hey, Waruwaru, didn't he run away yesterday? Didn't he see your messy room and fall in love with you at first sight? Does... Anran like this kind of messy beauty?" Jiang Xinyue's thoughts were no better than Waruwaru's. Birds of a feather flock together, and people gather by class. Waruwaru's current state also had a lot to do with her."

  "Pfft, who would have such a special hobby?!" Warmed up for An Ran's reputation, although he was very melancholic that he liked himself, but as a person, one must be fair and just. To be fair, An Ran is indeed an impeccable good boy, with excellent grades, physique, family background, character, and all aspects of excellence. Now he is absolutely the white horse prince, and in the future, he will definitely be the diamond king.

  But it's useless, she only likes Xia Zhige, so An Ran's liking has become a burden to her.

  If An Ran likes herself so much, but she can't return the same amount of affection, isn't that being unfair to others? She will feel guilty and indebted to them for the rest of her life.

  "How could he possibly like you?" Jiang Xinyue leaned against her cheek in distress.

  "Jiang Xinyue! Why don't I seem likable?" Zhan Dudu huffed, what's with this attitude of Little Auntie?

  "......Huh, I mean, how did he become so discerning and recognize a hero? You say they haven't known each other for long, but he can already see your good qualities and even dare to confess to you. Tsk tsk, An Ran is really not unworthy of being An Zhi Jie's son." Jiang Xin Yue's flattery skills were in no way inferior to those of Zhan Ju Ju; essentially, she and Zhan Ju Ju seemed more like mother and daughter or sisters.

  "Sigh, if only An Zhi Jie had taken a liking to you this quickly...” Warbler also sighed, glancing at Jiang Xin Yue and intentionally speaking slowly: “Sigh, some people are just so much more popular than others... Those who want him can't have him, while those who don't want him can't get rid of him..."

  "Who are you talking about?!" Jiang Xinyue stretched out her foot and kicked Zhan Zhu Zhu, who was prepared for it. The two of them rolled into a ball, laughing and giggling.

  "I was saying that there's this girl in our class, you don't know her, she's got a nose up in the air and talks in a way that's really annoying. Haha, but today she got scolded by Li Qiu, it was so satisfying! Waruwaru vividly recounted that episode of sending off her boyfriend, and the two of them burst into laughter again."

  "Wow, this kid is really something! I wouldn't have expected it!" Jiang Xinyue was also surprised. "Hey, Doudou, tell me how An Ran confessed to you?"

  "...this," said Zhan Yu, somewhat embarrassed, "what's there to say, anyway it's just that I like you and want to chase after you."

  "Cut, the Chinese language is profound and subtle. When I was young, I didn't understand it well. To correctly understand the meaning of a sentence, you need to consider the context. Come on, come on, let Auntie, this language master, analyze it for you!"

  "You're unbelievable!" Warbler snorted in derision.

  "Fight!" The two of them clashed in a chaotic mess.

  "Alright, alright, I'm talking, I'm talking." Zhan Zhan was being tickled by Jiang Xinyue and couldn't catch his breath. This is the weak point! Jiang Xinyue wasn't afraid of being tickled at all, she couldn't possibly use violence to hit her little aunt.

  "At that time, he was playing basketball, I was cheering for him. Then when he took a break during halftime, I wanted to ask him why he suddenly ran away yesterday. I just stood in front of him like this, who knew he would suddenly hug me and kiss me like he was possessed."

  "Kiss you? Hold and kiss you?" Jiang Xinyue's voice suddenly rose by eight degrees, and she sat up straight: "You said An Ran kissed you?"

  "Yes, absolutely true, everyone saw it!" Zhang Dandan raised her hand to swear an oath, she didn't dare to fabricate this matter.

  "True love! An Ran is truly in love with you!" Jiang Xinyue sighed, even the silly Warbler had someone to kiss her, this 30-year-old's first kiss was meant for whom? "No way, I have to call your mom and tell her to burn incense tonight, our ancestors' accumulated virtues have summoned a Bodhisattva..."

  "Jiang Xinyue!" Zhang Dada shouted loudly, Auntie, this is too hurtful to one's self-esteem. What she needs now is comfort and solace, where can you find such an adult?!

  "Hey, I said I need to report this to your mom! This girl gave me her first kiss and then disappeared, what if she loses her virginity one day? How can I explain it to your parents?" Jiang Xinyue explained with a guilty conscience.

  This is progressing quickly! If the Warring States found out, I reckon they'll rush over to take a look at which little brat it is tomorrow? If they don't think it's good enough, they'll directly wipe them out. If it's still okay, they'll directly arrange for the kid to be betrothed first?

  "Pfft, you're the one who's lost your innocence, I hope you lose it sooner! He just kissed my face, what's with this 'first kiss' nonsense..." Warbler said, her voice trailing off. It's over, if kissing Little Auntie gets this reaction, let alone thinking about Old Dad... she'd rather die than reveal the things she did with Xia Zhi, not to mention all those messy things she did with Xia Fei Han...

  Sweat, why does she feel like her behavior is particularly improper?

  "Oh, dear face, you scared me to death." Jiang Xinyue let out a sigh of relief, then furrowed her brow: "In that case, if we deduce it this way, at the time you were looking at An Ran like that, and An Ran was looking at you like that...then he might have been overcome with emotion..."

  "If so, I'm sure An Ran really likes you!"

  Digression

  In this paragraph, I like Li Qiu's majestic and domineering aura the most, haha, I wanted to write this sentence for a long time...

  Got it! Here is the translation:

  "Received the bear An'an, immediately fan again to arrange for little brother to come on stage, waiting!"

  Sweat, little brother, won't you be very busy? Is someone worried?