Chapter 303: Chapter 303

A row of bookshelves towering over two people, Ye Ling didn’t want to bump into Song Mei and the others. Seeing them on the south side, she went to the north, as there were plenty of books and no need to compete with them. Zhao Guodong wasn’t into reading and purely came along for fun. Ye Ling got absorbed in her reading, unknowingly standing there with a book she liked. Zhao Guodong initially stood around, but eventually wandered off on his own, ending up on the other side where he saw Song Mei. Just as he was about to turn around and leave, Song Mei called out to him.

Zhao Guodong stopped, turned to look at her, "What’s up?"

Seeing the unfriendly look in his eyes, Song Mei felt stifled but forced a smile, "Are you busy at the university? Many people at our school envy you guys for getting into college. You’ll be graduating in a little over two years, will the school assign you, or can you choose where to go? Are you coming back to this area?"

Zhao Guodong looked at Song Mei in surprise, unable to figure out her intentions, he became impatient, "If you have something to say, just say it. Stop beating around the bush."

"I just haven’t seen you for six months, wanted to see how you’re doing. Last time you came back, you didn’t say much. After all, we grew up in the same community." Song Mei’s face turned pale, "I just saw Ye Ling with you guys, haven’t seen her in almost two years, how is she doing? She looks a bit different."

"Stay away from Ye Ling, don’t even think about plotting anything against her." Zhao Guodong warned directly, "If there’s nothing else, I’m leaving."

Ignoring Song Mei behind him, Zhao Guodong was still puzzled. This person used to argue with him whenever they met, but now she suddenly approached him like an old friend, making him feel uneasy.

"Hey, what are you two looking at?" Zhao Guodong saw Zhang Linong and Wang Ping walking out from a corner. It was obvious they’d been watching for a while, "I don’t know what she meant, saying all those strange things to me."

Wang Ping grinned mischievously, "She cares about you, obviously she has feelings."

Zhao Guodong pushed him away, "Stop winking, say what you have to say properly."

"It’s true, I could see it, only you seem oblivious. Don’t believe me? Ask Lining, am I right?" Wang Ping tugged on Zhang Linong, "You tell him, am I right?"

Zhang Linong smiled, nodded, glanced behind Zhao Guodong. Seeing Song Mei biting her lip and leaving, he spoke, "She does seem to like you."

Zhao Guodong was stunned, "No way? She likes me? How’s that possible?"

Whenever Song Mei saw him, she did nothing but argue, and now hearing even Zhang Linong say she liked him was shocking. Wang Ping might not be believable, but Zhang Linong couldn’t be lying. It was so unbelievable, it felt absurd.

"Sometimes a girl, to attract a boy, will argue with him hoping to get his attention. Have you noticed over the years how Song Mei has always been at odds with you?" Zhang Linong analyzed, "Now that you’re in college and apart for a long time, I think Song Mei realized her old ways didn’t work, so she’s trying something new."

Zhao Guodong scratched his head, "Forget it, whatever she thinks, I don’t like her anyway."

Zhang Linong just smirked and didn’t say more. Wang Ping laughed slyly, "Who would’ve thought, that shrew actually likes you. I’m telling you, don’t go for a girl like her, or you’ll be arguing every day."

"Stop it, when did I say I’d marry her? I don’t like her at all." Zhao Guodong glared at Wang Ping, scanned around, seeing Ye Ling wasn’t nearby, then warned, "Don’t gossip about this, if others find out, I’ll deal with you."

Wang Ping didn’t take Zhao Guodong’s words seriously at all, and behind another shelf, Song Mei’s face was white as she bit her lip. Jiang Yan tugged her hand, pulling her out of the library. Outside, Song Mei’s tears finally fell.

"Now you’ve heard his words, you should give up. That guy is just dense, doesn’t get anything." Jiang Yan consoled, "Don’t be sad for someone like that, it’s not worth it."

Song Mei shook her head, "He wasn’t so against me before, only after Ye Ling came he began to hate me. It’s all Ye Ling’s fault, but don’t worry, I know what to do now."

Jiang Yan couldn’t help but worry, "Getting involved with Ye Ling, you’ll end up suffering. Listen to me, there will be better men in the future, full of vitality, they’re everywhere."

"You’re advising me, but what about you with Liu Zhiyuan? Can you really let go? I know you like Liu Zhiyuan." Song Mei saw Jiang Yan’s face change, laughed, "See, just a mention and you can’t handle it."

"You’re overthinking it, I’m focused on my studies now." Jiang Yan’s face indeed looked bad, "Let’s not bring this up anymore, even if it hadn’t happened, talking about it is not good."

"If it’s not, it’s not, look how upset you are." Song Mei now only had Jiang Yan as a friend and didn’t want to strain their relationship, "Let’s go, we can’t leave without borrowing a few books. Besides, with Ye Ling back, we should say hi."

Jiang Yan glanced at her, didn’t say much, and followed her back into the library. Ye Ling already had four foreign classics in her arms and was flipping through "Jane Eyre." She didn’t notice Song Mei and Jiang Yan until Song Mei called out, and she looked up at them.

"Something up?" Ye Ling’s gaze landed coldly on Song Mei.

Jiang Yan quickly averted her unfriendly stare, not wanting to come over, but it was Song Mei who insisted. She didn’t want to deal with Ye Ling’s attitude.

"Haven’t seen you for over a year since school started, wanted to say hi. Thinking back, I was too willful before, too young to know better. Now having the chance, I want to apologize, will you accept?" Upon seeing Ye Ling’s silence, Song Mei added, "It’s okay if you don’t, I was really out of line back then. I just hope to apologize, so I can feel better."

Ye Ling nodded, concealing her surprise, "I understand."

Though she didn’t say more, it was clear she wasn’t inviting further conversation.

Song Mei wasn’t discouraged by Ye Ling’s coldness, nodding with a smile, "Okay, we won’t disturb your reading. Can we visit you at home when you’re free?"

"I have to take care of my dad, no time to hang out." Ye Ling refused outright.

Jiang Yan couldn’t stand it, "Ye Ling, Song Mei is sincerely apologizing, how can you be ?" (To be continued. If you work, feel free to vote for it on Qidian (qidian.com)—your support is my biggest motivation. Mobile users, please visit m.qidian.com to read.) ᴛʜɪs ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀ ɪs ᴜᴘᴅᴀᴛᴇ ʙʏ NovelHub(.)net