Chapter Ninety-Two: Make Way!

"So what do you want?" Ling Qiu asked.

Cheng Youyou drew in a deep breath and said earnestly, "I want you to apologize to me!"

Ling Qiu: ???

"Why?"

"Because..."

Cheng Youyou bit her lip. After struggling for a long moment, she finally said, "Because... of the way you talked about taekwondo, you made me look bad from every angle!"

Ling Qiu stared at her in bewilderment. "You're overthinking this, aren't you?"

"I'm not!"

As she spoke, a faint trace of grievance flickered in Cheng Youyou's eyes, so slight it was almost impossible to catch. But the hurt vanished in an instant, and her proud little expression quickly returned to her face. "Anyway... you have to apologize to me!"

"..."

Please forgive Ling Qiu.

He had already tried his best.

But...

He really did not want to keep tangling with this inexplicable Cheng Youyou any longer.

"Can't afford this, I'm out."

This time, Ling Qiu turned and walked away without looking back.

Cheng Youyou called after him a few more times, but Ling Qiu still ignored her and kept walking straight ahead.

However...

It was obvious that Ling Qiu had underestimated Cheng Youyou's persistence.

Because...

she was still following him!

Like a stubborn adhesive plaster, impossible to shake off!

Ling Qiu was truly on the verge of tears.

What kind of people are you, anyway? You're one of the famous beauties of Jiangnan University, aren't you?

You have suitors from more than one department... Why are you wasting your time on me all day?

So that was how it went. Ling Qiu walked on, and Cheng Youyou kept following right behind him.

She did not give up even after they reached the men's dormitory.

Tap.

Ling Qiu stepped through the entrance of the men's dormitory and looked back. "This is the men's dormitory. Women are not allowed past here."

But Cheng Youyou lifted her chin with proud defiance and took three steps at once into the men's dormitory. "I'm a member of the student council. It's not like I've never been in the men's dorm before! I'm here to inspect cleanliness. What business is it of yours?"

"..."

Ling Qiu had completely run out of patience. "Fine. Do whatever you want."

With that, he turned around and paid no more attention to Cheng Youyou, letting her follow him almost as if she were a shadow. He treated her like a puff of air... of course, a very beautiful puff of air.

At the very least...

in the eyes of the dorm's native residents, Cheng Youyou was a dazzling sight.

Fortunately, at this hour, almost all the students were in class. Even if anyone remained in the men's dormitory, they would be cooped up in their rooms, and no one was out in the corridors.

Ling Qiu went all the way to his dorm room door.

He did not turn around...

but the faint fragrance drifting closer and closer was still reminding him...

that Cheng Youyou...

was still following him!

He opened the door and stepped inside, then began to close it...

However...

before the door could shut halfway, Cheng Youyou thrust out a hand and blocked it!

Their eyes met again.

Ling Qiu looked at Cheng Youyou with the expression one would reserve for someone lacking in intelligence.

Cheng Youyou curled her lips. "Why are you looking at me like that? I suspect your dorm room isn't clean. I'm here to inspect it!"

Ling Qiu shook his head and simply let her do as she pleased. He went back to his own bed, propped up a pillow, leaned back comfortably, rested one hand behind his neck, and used the other to browse his phone, planning to continue shopping for a few pretty plush dolls online.

Seeing that Ling Qiu was ignoring her, Cheng Youyou simply sat down on the bed beside his and pulled out her own phone to play on it.

She looked as though she intended to stay at it with him to the bitter end.

In any case, from the look of things, if Ling Qiu did not apologize today, she would keep clinging to him forever.

Since he had already decided to ignore this hopelessly spoiled princess, Ling Qiu naturally treated her as air.

Cheng Youyou, however, was different...

She did seem stubborn...

But in truth...

she was simply holding her ground out of sheer stubborn pride.

Deep down, she knew full well...

that her string of actions was infuriating.

But...

she simply could not swallow this insult.

From the very first time she met Ling Qiu until now...

that guy had given her no fewer than ten cold faces.

And now...

she was not only unable to figure out why Ling Qiu found her so annoying.

She also had a new grievance.

In truth...

she knew perfectly well that everything Ling Qiu had done in the gymnasium today had been completely justified.

In fact...

there had been several moments when she almost stood up and applauded him.

And she also admitted...

that there were moments earlier when she felt that Ling Qiu's charm and manner really were handsome, cool, and full of a reassuring confidence that made others look up to him...

But...

there was a voice in her heart that kept reminding her...

Ling Qiu had ruined her plans!

In truth, the reason she felt wronged was because, at home, from childhood until now, she had always been treated like a decorative vase, a useless little girl with no ability.

Yet her ambitions were high. When it came time to choose a university, she had actively requested to study abroad. Then, after returning to the country, she wanted to help the family business!

But her siblings all mocked her, laughing at her as nothing but a good-for-nothing who could do nothing at all.

In the end, the family arranged for her to attend Jiangnan University, a school close to home, with the intention that she would calmly finish her university years. Since she was just a pretty face, she should remain a pretty face to the end. After graduation, they would find a suitable young master from another family and arrange a marriage alliance!

This path had been laid out for Cheng Youyou in meticulous detail from the moment she was born.

Why?

Because Cheng Youyou had been beautiful since she was little!

For many girls, that would be something to envy. For Cheng Youyou, however, it was a shackle that had bound her destiny tightly in place.

Precisely because she was beautiful, the family saw her as the most suitable bargaining chip for a marriage alliance.

As the saying went, a woman's lack of talent is itself a virtue.

It was as though the entire family could not wait for Cheng Youyou to remain a helpless, useless woman her whole life.

So...

she refused to accept it!

She had always wanted to prove herself!

In her first year of university, by a stroke of luck, she joined the taekwondo club.

When her family found out, they strongly opposed it, saying she was soft-skinned and delicate. How could she join such a club? What if she got hurt and scratched her face?

Back then, Cheng Youyou had fought bitterly with her family.

In the end...

her father was forced to say something like this:

"Youyou, you don't understand. Not everyone is suited to building a career. Some people are simply born to live a comfortable life and enjoy it! But since you want so badly to prove yourself, I'll give you a chance. When you graduate from university, if you can become the president of the taekwondo club while ensuring it remains the largest club at your school, and if you also reach black belt level, I will agree to send you abroad to study finance!"

Just for that one sentence...

Cheng Youyou had gritted her teeth and forced herself to work hard.

This year, she had only just entered her third year. For the past two years, she had been working tirelessly without a moment's slack.

She had only one goal...

to wear a black belt around her waist at graduation!

And yet...

that damned Ling Qiu...

After causing such a scene today...

what first-ranked club...

what hope was left????????