Chapter 483 - The Unlucky Boy (2/2)

Stunned, she slowly raised a finger toward Xie Xie. “He did! He said you and Yue Zhengyu—”

Tang Wulin whirled on Xie Xie, a grim look in his eyes.

“Huh?” Xie Xie looked at Yuanen Yehui in astonishment. “Didn’t I explain things to you? That was just a misunderstanding.”

Tang Wulin clenched his fists, then turned back to Yuanen Yehui. “You thought I was into guys this whole time?”

Yuanen Yehui finally picked up on the fact that something was amiss. She looked back to Xie Xie and barked, “When the hell did you explain anything to me?”

“Just listen to me!” Xie Xie sputtered, shaking his head frantically. “It was all a misunderstanding!” Desperate to save himself, he hastily explained what really happened between Tang Wulin and Yue Zhengyu.

Tang Wulin clenched his fists even tighter. He tilted his head as he stared at Xie Xie. “Not only did you cause a misunderstanding, you spread it as a rumor too! Why don’t you tell the rest of the academy while you’re at it? Yuanen, I understand what you’re feeling now, so tell me, who’s beating his ass first? Me or you?”

“No way! Boss, I made a mistake! I just forgot to explain things to Yuanen!” Xie Xie begged. He no longer even entertained the idea of running. With both Tang Wulin and Yuanen Yehui working together, he had no hope of escape.

Tang Wulin flashed a brilliant smile at Xie Xie, grabbed him, and pulled him to Yuanen Yehui, maintaining his smile the entire time. “It’s unfortunate that this guy is such a bastard. I won’t try to protect him anymore. He’s all yours.” Tang Wulin pushed Xie Xie toward Yuanen Yehui before returning to their room.

Yuanen Yehui locked eyes with Xie Xie. She raised her hand and made a fist.

Xie Xie shut his eyes tight, his face contorted in fear He didn’t move an inch. He blamed himself for seeing what he shouldn’t have. He was prepared to face her wrath.

Yet even after a minute of torturous waiting, he didn’t feel the pain of fist connecting with flesh. All he heard was the cries of birds in the distance.

Xie Xie slowly opened his eyes, one at a time. Yuanen Yehui wasn’t facing him anymore. She was running back to her room. He could see something twinkling under the sun as she fled. It was a tear falling through the air. He moved to catch it, blurring from one spot to another, and it landed in his palm. He had no real reason to do this, but the sight of it made his heart throb with pain. If I knew this would happen, I wouldn’t have come back early.

Xie Xie returned to his room in a daze. When he entered, he saw Tang Wulin sitting cross-legged on his bed. “Boss, I... all of this—”

“What’s done is done,” Tang Wulin interrupted him. “You’re just unlucky. There’s no point piling more misfortune onto you. So, she didn’t beat you?”

Xie Xie shook his head and looked down at his feet, forcing out a bitter laugh. “I would have preferred it if she did. Instead, she cried.”

Tang Wulin looked Xie Xie up and down, examining his forlorn friend. “Do you like her?”

“Huh?” Xie Xie looked up, his mind clearly blank. Moments later, he nodded slowly. “But it’s hopeless! After all this, there’s no way she would like me back!”

“I don’t understand the ways of the heart, but I do know that, no matter what happens, there is always a chance as long as you try. Give up, and your chances are zero. Think about that. I’m going to get some food.”

Xie Xie watched Tang Wulin walk out the door before laying down on his own bed in a daze. The image of Yuanen Yehui’s figure flashed through his mind. He remembered each and every one of her frowns and smiles. She was already deeply imprinted on his heart.

He leaped to his feet, ran out the door, and found the basin Yuanen Yehui had been using to wash herself. He also found her dirty clothes laying on the ground and threw them into the basin. Then he grabbed the other basin filled with water and cleaned up the courtyard. Once the courtyard was neat and tidy, he washed Yuanen Yehui’s dirty clothes and hung them up to dry. He brought the basins back to where she usually kept them, surprised to discover just how much he knew about her.

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