Chapter 65: Through Wind and Rain, I Wait for You

Cheng Youyou: What…?

The two of them stared blankly at Ling Qiu, almost believing they’d misheard him.

At Jiangnan University…

Truly…

This was the first time a boy had spoken to them with such an attitude and tone!

Although Cheng Youyou had never considered herself a campus beauty or anything extraordinary.

But still…

At this very moment, she was feeling a difficult-to-describe sense of disappointment.

Even so…

Cheng Youyou couldn’t help but feel uneasy. She glanced at Liu Donghai, who was still making fierce phone calls, looking every bit a thug. She knew that if Ling Qiu didn’t leave soon, it would really be too late!

She could protect him, but… against a crowd like this, what could she do?

Besides…

Judging by Ling Qiu’s plain and simple attire, he was obviously from a modest background. If Liu Donghai pulled some strings and got him expelled, Cheng Youyou would be wracked with guilt!

“Junior… You might not understand the situation yet. This Liu Donghai isn’t someone ordinary. If he’s set on dealing with you, things will get messy. Leave now, before this gets any bigger. I can still hold things together for the moment, but if you keep standing here…”

Before Cheng Youyou could finish, Ling Qiu glanced up at her. “You’re not leaving? Fine. Move over here a bit.”

He gestured to the left.

Cheng Youyou was dumbfounded—she had no idea what this boy was up to.

Could he be an idiot…?

Still, after a moment’s hesitation, she shuffled over as he’d instructed.

“A bit more to the left,” Ling Qiu waved his hand.

Suppressing her irritation, Cheng Youyou complied, taking tiny steps.

“A little more… keep going… stop!”

Ling Qiu nodded with satisfaction. “Good, right there. Stay put.”

Cheng Youyou finally spoke, “Now will you tell me why you want me to stand here?”

She was determined to see what on earth this strange boy was up to.

“I told you—because it’s hot out.”

Ling Qiu sounded completely reasonable. “If you stand there, you can block the sun for me. You’re pretty, so surely you understand even this basic scientific principle? I mean, people joke about ‘big boobs, no brains,’ but yours aren’t that big… Well, wait, not small either, I suppose… Hmm, maybe just above average?”

Cheng Youyou: What?!!

To be honest, a sudden fury flared up inside her!

She knew she’d been in the wrong at first, but still…

This… this… this boy was just too infuriating!

Ling Qiu’s comments were full of jabs, each one a trigger for Cheng Youyou to explode!

Her temper wasn’t exactly good to begin with. The only reason she’d been so patient with Ling Qiu was out of a sense of guilt.

But now…

She couldn’t hold it in any longer. Her delicate brows knitted together, her face flushing then paling, her teeth biting her lip, unable to utter a single word.

It wasn’t that she didn’t want to retort—there were just too many things to argue about, she didn’t know where to begin!

All she could do was fume internally, her mind a tangled mess.

This… this boy… actually made Cheng Youyou shield him from the sun!

Wasn’t this the sort of thing those boys who chased after her should be doing?! And she’d never even given them the chance, yet here she was, doing it for him!

And then…

He actually said her chest was small!

No, he said she was “big boobs, no brains!”

No… that’s not right either…

He seemed to be saying her chest wasn’t big, and her brain wasn’t good, either…

Ahhh! Was this guy a devil?!

Why… why was Cheng Youyou so completely at a loss for words?!

Fortunately, the onlookers were standing quite far back, so no one else overheard their conversation. Otherwise, with her pride, Cheng Youyou would have been even more mortified.

Watching her look so flustered and defeated, Ling Qiu leaned his cheek on one hand, fiddling with his phone with the other, unable to hide his amusement.

He was doing it on purpose.

He just wanted to tease this somewhat self-important girl.

Yes, Cheng Youyou was indeed beautiful—even Ling Qiu had to admit that.

But honestly, Ling Qiu was not the type to meekly play along. Why should she just assume that any random boy she dragged into her mess would willingly serve as her scapegoat, risking trouble for her sake?

It was lucky for her that Ling Qiu was the one here today. If it had been some other naive guy, he would probably have ended up in real trouble.

In many people’s eyes, Cheng Youyou was the very definition of a goddess, but…

Sorry, do honest guys owe you something?

Of course, Cheng Youyou had made a mistake, but it was a small one, and she was clearly remorseful and trying to make amends—probably just a momentary lapse in judgment. So, Ling Qiu decided to let her off the hook and turned his attention to Liu Donghai, who was still standing in the scorching sun, switching his phone from hand to hand as he made call after call.

Cheng Youyou was still in a daze when Ling Qiu called out to Liu Donghai, “Hey, you over there on the phone—hasn’t it been five minutes already? Got anything yet?”

At that, Liu Donghai exploded, as if he’d been set alight, perhaps worried others would doubt his ability to get things done. He glanced at his watch and shouted, “Nonsense! There’s still forty-seven seconds left!”

But his sidekick, holding a stopwatch, piped up, “Brother Hai, that’s not right. To be precise, there are forty-six seconds left!”

Liu Donghai glared at him, then shouted at Ling Qiu, “There are forty-six seconds left!”

The sidekick quickly corrected him, “Wait, Brother Hai, I said forty-six seconds, but by the time I finished, another second had passed. You should have told him forty-five seconds!”

Liu Donghai’s eyes nearly popped out of his head, but he was busy on the phone and ignored the fool. Instead, he shouted again at Ling Qiu, “Forty-five seconds left!”

The sidekick jumped in once more, “No, Brother Hai, that took three seconds. You should say forty-three seconds. Then, by the time you tell him, subtract another second. Quick! Right now—well, three more seconds have passed, so it’s forty seconds now. Hurry!… Ah!”

At last, Liu Donghai lost his patience. He leapt up and delivered a flying kick, sending his hapless follower tumbling two meters away!

“Damn it, you little pest!”

Thud!

The sidekick landed in a heap, clutching his phone and looking miserably at the stopwatch. “Brother Hai… wasn’t it you who told me to keep time…”

A snicker escaped from the crowd—someone just couldn’t hold back their laughter!

Honestly, the scene was too comical to suppress.

Liu Donghai, hearing laughter, grew even more furious. He was about to lash out when his phone rang.

Finally!

Delighted, Liu Donghai opened his messages—there it was: Ling Qiu’s student profile!

“I got it!” he roared triumphantly.

For a moment, it felt like he’d just retrieved the sacred scriptures from the west.

The sidekick, still sprawled on the ground, held up a shaky thumbs-up, “You did it, Brother Hai… and now… there’s still… twenty seconds left…”

“Damn it…” Liu Donghai was so infuriated he wanted to kick him again, but his other followers held him back.

“Calm down, Brother Hai! Calm down!”

“Now that we have his information, let’s deal with this kid!”

Hearing this, Liu Donghai took a deep breath to steady himself. He then turned to Ling Qiu and pointed straight at him.

“You! Your name is Ling Qiu, isn’t it?!”