Chapter 46: Me? Care About That Annoying Love Rival? No Way! That Would Never Happen
Xia Changyu felt really embarrassed right now. He didn’t even dare to look Lin Yibai in the eyes. How did he have the nerve to ask such a question?
His girlfriend was a constant liar. Sigh.
And then, something even worse happened. He had just walked out of the police station when they called him back in.
It seemed those guys who blocked the alley and tried to rob him had told the police something important.
It was related to the girl by his side.
Never overestimate people like Lian Haifeng. They were nothing more than small-time bullies, the kind who only act tough in front of ordinary people.
But when they were faced with real police officers, they confessed everything.
“Please! Let me go! Don’t call my family! Don’t tell my school... Yes, it was Xia Changyu’s girlfriend who told us to do it! It was Yang Yueping who said we should test if he really loved Gu Xiaoxue. Waaaaah!!”
Xia Changyu’s heart shook. His head spun. He said in disbelief, “No way!”
“You can call Gu Xiaoxue and Yang Yueping here and ask them face-to-face!”
Lian Haifeng was already falling apart emotionally. He might have to pay for what he did today for the rest of his life. He cried out, “And I’m Yang Yueping’s boyfriend! They’re the ones who told me to mess with you!”
“Yeah! And I’m her ‘guy best friend’ or whatever!”
“We’re innocent, really!”
“......”
Xia Changyu’s head was buzzing. Then a chill rose from the bottom of his feet.
Even if this was supposed to be some kind of “test of love,” who tests love by beating someone nearly to death?!
What did Gu Xiaoxue think love was?
A joke? A prank?
He felt completely disappointed, utterly disappointed.
Now, things were getting interesting.
What Lian Haifeng and the others did was clearly bad. But how serious their punishment would be… that depended.
It could be lenient, or it could be very harsh.
That all depended on whether this was really just some silly joke. Just then, a police officer pulled Xia Changyu aside and asked, “Also, we wanted to ask, is that girl outside someone you know? Did she report a fake crime to help you on purpose?”
Xia Changyu was surprised, “Huh?”
The officer paused, then said, “She said she called the police because she was hit by an electric scooter. But we checked the security footage, there were no scooters passing by in the ten minutes before that. So we have reason to believe she might have made a false police report just to help you.”
Now, the situation was right in front of him.
Either let Lian Haifeng and the others off the hook, or confirm that Lin Yibai had made a false police report.
Luckily, since Lin Yibai did it so suddenly, and probably just to help, she would likely only get a warning, nothing serious.
But!!
Xia Changyu thought, ‘Why should that girl, Lin Baiyi, be the one to get a warning just because of those animals?!’
He took a deep breath and said, “Sorry. I don’t know those guys who attacked me at all. As for the girl who reported the accident, she’s my classmate. She probably saw I was in danger, and had no choice but to make a false call to help me.”
“Is that so?”
“Yes, that’s exactly what happened!”
“Alright then.”
After finishing the report, the officer asked him to sign it and said, “If there are any updates, we’ll call you. Also, if we need your help again, please cooperate.”
“Of course.” Xia Changyu paused, then added, “Those guys said they know my girlfriend? You can go ask her directly. She’s staying at Seaside Grand Hotel right now. And please, handle this case fairly. Don’t hold back just because she’s my girlfriend.”
The officer couldn’t help but laugh a little.
It was clear that Xia Changyu was completely disappointed in that so-called girlfriend of his.
After all, think about it from his point of view. Could you really accept your girlfriend doing something that hurts your body and heart, just to "test your love"?
It’s like those news stories where people force men to feel the pain of giving birth, and one guy even ended up with serious health problems from it.
When Xia Changyu walked out of the police station again, he saw that girl standing there with nothing to do.
When Lin Yibai saw him, she shrugged and asked, “Oh, you're out? What else did they ask you?”
“Nothing important.”
“Not telling me? Fine then!” She waved her hand, turned around, and said, “If everything’s fine, I’m leaving now. Bye.”
Ugh, saying goodbye to a love rival... so awkward!!
But after just a few steps, Xia Changyu caught up to her from behind.
She walked, he followed.
This made Lin Yibai really annoyed. She couldn’t help but ask, “What is your problem? Why are you following me?”
“No reason.” Xia Changyu shook his head.
“Then why are you walking after me?”
“I...” He hesitated, but then said, “I think I have nowhere to go... I’m basically homeless now.”
“That’s nonsense!” Before he could say more, Lin Yibai shot back, “What do you mean ‘nowhere to go’? You go back to your fancy Seaside Grand Hotel, and I’ll go back to my cheap beachside motel, OK?”
“How do you know I’m staying at Seaside Grand Hotel?”
“I—” Lin Yibai raised her eyebrows. Oops, looks like she slipped up and gave herself away.
“Well? Say something!”
“I guessed!” Lin Yibai quickly made up an excuse. “A rich guy like you obviously wouldn’t stay in a cheap motel like mine, right? Of course you’d stay in a big expensive hotel.”
“But!!”
“No buts! This matter is over!”
She gave him a look that said, ‘Don’t ask anymore. Got it?’
How ridiculous, she was arguing with a love rival like this. So annoying.
Lin Yibai kept walking down her own path. But after a while, Xia Changyu followed again. This time, he was the one to speak first.
“Just now, the police said you might have made a false report. And it seemed like you were already waiting there ahead of time, like you somehow knew what was going to happen.”
And not just that, they had also met here in Binhai, and she even knew where he was staying.
If all of this was just coincidence or fate, then it was way too much of a coincidence.
Lin Yibai looked helpless. Did she accidentally save a clingy guy?
She sighed and said, “I’m really going back to my motel now.”
Xia Changyu said, “Let me walk you back.”
Lin Yibai quickly got in the ride-hailing car, and the clingy guy got in, too.
Ugh! So annoying! Is the truth really that important?
Lin Yibai looked very frustrated, then finally said, “I didn’t even want to come to Binhai in the first place. I work part-time to earn money. It’s not easy, and I didn’t want to waste it here.”
Xia Changyu said, “But you still came.”
Lin Yibai gave him a sharp look and shouted.
“Shut up! Let me finish. The day before yesterday, when I went to the library, I accidentally overheard your girlfriend’s besties talking. They said they were going to ‘test your love’. But actually, it was about getting revenge and beating you up. I didn’t really understand their thinking either. I was shocked they wanted to beat you so badly. But I didn’t have your contact info.”
“Then how did you find me?”
“Through your girlfriend and her roommates' social media!”
“How do you know them?”
“What do you mean 'how'? They always act like they're the center of the universe, thinking the whole university exists just to admire them. Everyone at university knows who they are.”
She gave him a side glance and continued, “They told everyone wherever they go that they were going to Binhai and they also livestream it to show off. And there really was dumb person who paid for their trip!”
Xia Changyu: So embarrassing!! o(╯□╰)o