Qin Jiao was no fool. Shen Feng had been such a scumbag; if she were to fall for him again, she’d have to be a complete idiot.
Hearing Qin Jiao say that, Shen Yi relaxed. But even though he was relieved, it was still time to be clingy.
He leaned in and said, "But I’m still not happy. I need a kiss from Jiao Jiao to feel better!"
Speechless, Qin Jiao pushed him away. After drying her feet, she ordered, "Go dump out the footbath water!"
A few days later, it was time for the debate competition against the neighboring Technology University. Shen Yi carefully asked for the time and location of the event, and Qin Jiao replied, exasperated, "Don’t you have a class then?"
In those days, getting into university was no small feat. Students would never skip class like their later counterparts, not unless it was an absolute emergency or something incredibly important came up.
They would even continue to read and study after returning to their dorms at night.
But to Shen Yi, the debate competition Qin Jiao was in was something incredibly important!
He said, "It’s fine, don’t worry about me. I’ll see what happens. If the professor has to cancel class for some reason, then I can go next door and watch you compete."
"Alright then." It was a small thing, so Qin Jiao didn’t give it much thought. If that’s what Shen Yi wanted to do, then she’d let him.
The competition was in the afternoon. After lunch, Qin Jiao separated from Shen Yi to meet up with Han Juan and the other members of the debate team, and then they all headed over together.
As for Shen Yi, after finishing lunch, he asked a classmate to cover for him during roll call in his afternoon class. Then, with his hands in his pockets, he sauntered leisurely toward the neighboring Technology University.
The two universities weren’t too far apart, and they were even closer if you went by the West Gate.
Just as Shen Yi asked for directions and found the small auditorium where the debate was being held, someone suddenly called out to him from behind.
"Shen Yi? What are you doing here?"
Sun Lili stared at Shen Yi in confusion. For a moment, she was baffled. This was Technology University, not North City University.
Shen Yi glanced back at her without any particular expression, then coolly turned and walked away with a bit of a swagger.
Sun Lili didn’t mind, though. From what she knew of Shen Yi, he was the type who rarely gave girls the time of day. The only person he ever smiled at was Qin Jiao.
She was here looking for Shen Feng. Since the two universities were so close, Shen Feng had been the one to visit her often when they first started dating. But now, worried that Shen Feng would be snatched away by that girl Lin Nian, she was the one who frequently came to find him.
The scales of love had imperceptibly tipped. Whoever invested more of their heart, more of their feelings, was destined to be dragged through the dust.
As Sun Lili watched Shen Yi enter the law school building, it suddenly occurred to her—could he be here to watch the debate between North City University and Technology University?
Just then, waiting downstairs from the academic building, Sun Lili finally caught sight of Shen Feng, who had just finished his class.
Class should have been over long ago, but Shen Feng had been called aside by his professor. The professor had explained that he had been competing with another student for a scholarship, but since the other student’s grades were slightly better across the board, Shen Feng had lost out this time.
His academic advisor offered some words of comfort and encouragement, but the moment Shen Feng stepped out of the office, his expression turned grim.
’He wasn’t sure when it started, but lately, it felt like nothing was going smoothly. Nothing was going his way.’
’Things at home were a mess, his love life was a disaster, and now his studies weren’t going well either.’
’Where did it all go wrong? Why have things turned out like this?’
So, when he saw Sun Lili’s smiling face, he felt an overwhelming surge of irritation.
With a cold expression, Shen Feng asked, "What are you doing here?"