Chapter 64: Do I Really Seem That Charming in My Love Rival’s Eyes?
Guys don’t usually overthink things too much. Most of the time, if you just talk things through, everyone will understand the situation.
Is the rich guy really to blame for everything? In the end, isn’t it just because some people prefer money over love?
Maybe it wasn’t needed, but Xia Changyu still explained a little, “She was the one who came into my life first. She even told me she didn’t have a boyfriend.”
Lin Yibai walked over to adjust the air conditioner. It was an old upright Panasonic model from more than ten years ago, and the wind was way too strong. He said, “You don’t need to explain all that to me.”
Xia Changyu smiled. Then, as if worried Lin Yibai might get tricked too, he added a warning.
“Let me tell you, Gu Xiaoxue has a really bad personality. She actually asked several people to beat me up just to ‘test’ our relationship. Can you believe that? Isn’t she totally crazy?”
Lin Yibai replied, “Heh, what a coincidence.”
Xia Changyu: “Huh?”
Lin Yibai: “She had me beaten up like that too.”
Xia Changyu: “And that time I took her to a restaurant, she brought all her roommates along. Not only that, she even…”
Lin Yibai: “Let me guess, ordered sixteen dishes?”
Whoa. Seriously?? They really had this much in common?
It was like they were long-lost brothers, sharing the same pain and drama.
People used to say, if two ex-boyfriends compare notes, they’ll always dig up their ex’s dirt.
Her actions were just too much for any regular guy to handle. Well, except for a simp…
Xia Changyu felt the conversation getting better and better. Like they had known each other forever, clicking instantly.
Talking with Lin Yibai gave him a strange feeling… Kind of like, Lin Baiyi?
But that was impossible, because Lin Baiyi was clearly a girl.
Xia Changyu took a deep breath and said, “You know, it’s a good thing I met a lovely girl back in Binhai. If it weren’t for her, I’d still be stuck playing the fool.”
Lin Yibai asked, “Oh? Who?”
Xia Changyu said, “Her name is Lin Baiyi.”
Oh ho ho!
You rotten love rival, you’re still thinking about my girl form?
Was I really that attractive as a girl?
To think Xia Changyu is still hung up on me?
Well, a compliment from a love rival is still a compliment.
After a moment, Lin Yibai asked with a meaningful smile: “Is this Lin Baiyi girl you’re talking about really that amazing?”
“Totally top-tier!” Xia Changyu replied right away. Then he added, “She’s so charming.”
Lin Yibai: “Huh?”
Xia Changyu explained, “Let me put it this way. I come from a decent background and I’ve met plenty of girls who think they’re great, but none of them ever left such a deep impression on me like she did.”
Was I really that charming?
Lin Yibai suddenly sat up a little straighter. Because the girl Xia Changyu was talking about was him!
No! I can’t fall for this guy’s sweet words!
Even if you keep saying how great I was as a girl. I, Lin Yibai, don’t care! Hmph.
Xia Changyu kept going, “She’s seriously amazing!”
Lin Yibai narrowed his eyes. “How amazing?”
Xia Changyu also narrowed his eyes, and said in that “guys know what I mean” kind of way.
“I’m telling you, if I hadn’t still been in a complicated situation with Gu Xiaoxue at the time,
I probably would’ve made a move on her, brought her home and made a bunch of babies together!”
Whoa, seriously?!
Lin Yibai was shocked. You rotten love rival! Not only did you want to get all over me, you even wanted me to have your babies?? Dream on!
This guy was clearly up to no good.
And yet… their conversation was going pretty well?
Xia Changyu secretly took out an old photo he had saved and asked, “By the way, have you ever seen this girl before?”
Lin Yibai replied, “Who?”
Xia Changyu gave an awkward smile and said a little shyly, “I mean the girl I told you about, her name is Lin Baiyi! I think she’s probably a student in the management department.”
Wow, he actually guessed it right. And the person he was talking about was sitting right in front of him!
But Lin Yibai would never admit something like that. Instead, he gave a sharp comment.
“So you don’t even know her? Not close to her at all? And yet you’re there daydreaming about her?”
Xia Changyu: "……"
Oh no, did my ex’s senior just think I’m some kind of pervert?
Lin Yibai sat quietly, enjoying the cool air from the AC. He thought the conversation had gone far enough. It was time for them to go their separate ways.
But Xia Changyu asked, “You’re also in the management department, right? Can you help keep an eye out for her?”
Lin Yibai replied, “I’m busy.”
Sigh. Oh well. Looks like he would still have to rely on himself in the end.
Lin Yibai took out his phone and started watching some videos again. They were just simple makeup tutorials.
Xia Changyu was about to leave. As he walked past Lin Yibai, he noticed the video was introducing different makeup products.
What was a guy doing watching makeup videos?
He hesitated, but then couldn’t help asking, “Why are you watching these?”
Lin Yibai didn’t want to explain too much, so he just said casually, “Just checking them out. I heard our management course will have a class on etiquette in the future, including basic makeup. I’m just reviewing in advance. Got a problem with that?”
“But you’re a guy, and isn’t makeup usually part of the girls’ etiquette course?”
“Why can’t a guy learn it too? Are you saying guys aren’t allowed?”
“No, that’s not what I meant.”
“Then what did you mean?”
“I was just going to say, the makeup in your video made some mistakes in basic knowledge. Not a big deal, but still a bit wrong.”
Lin Yibai paused and tapped his phone hard on the table, giving his annoying love rival a long stare.
What was his deal, anyway? Wasn’t this guy supposed to be running an export business?
Thinking about it, Lin Yibai couldn’t help but question, “You’re a guy. Isn’t it a bit strange for you to criticize a female streamer’s makeup knowledge?”
Xia Changyu replied, “I just pointed it out because it was wrong.”
Lin Yibai still didn’t believe him. “You’re saying you, a guy, know more about makeup than a girl?”
He thought Xia Changyu would get embarrassed now. But to his surprise, the guy just nodded confidently.
Wait, seriously?
That doesn’t make sense… right?
Xia Changyu scratched his head and explained, “My mom is a music… well, let’s just say she’s really into music. My dad was always busy, so my mom often took me along when she had to perform. Over time, I learned a bit from the makeup artists around her. Sometimes, when the makeup artist didn’t do a good job, my mom would ask me to help her. She even said I was better than most professionals.”
Whoa. What kind of god-tier rich guy is this?
If some girl became Xia Changyu’s girlfriend, she could have her makeup done by him every day, how lucky would that be?
Too bad Gu Xiaoxue didn’t know how to appreciate him.
But anyway, that wasn’t Lin Yibai’s business anymore.
Soon, Xia Changyu left the air-conditioned classroom and continued wandering the management building, still searching for the girl he couldn’t stop thinking about.
But…
When you can’t forget someone, does that always mean you’ll find them again?
Lin Yibai was getting bored of the video now. He muttered to himself, “Is that annoying guy really that good? I don’t believe it.”
He mostly thought, what’s the point of just watching videos? If Xia Changyu really knows his stuff, why not have him teach it live?
It’s not like he wants to see that annoying guy again…
It’s just for learning, okay?
Learn! Study!!