Chapter 90: You Thought I Was Really Going to Be Your Girlfriend Just for Show?
Brothers? What brothers? Made-up friends?
Lin Yibai’s actions moved him. He also felt a bit guilty. How could he lie to such a kind girl?
He didn’t actually run into any of his so-called “brothers.”
But he did run into a few classmates.
A few boys were walking toward them. When they saw Xia Changyu holding hands with Lin Yibai, they gave him a strange look and asked, “Is this your new... girlfriend?”
Xia Changyu stayed quiet for a second. “Mm…”
He didn’t want to lie and say Lin Yibai was his girlfriend, but... deep down, he kind of wished she was. If Lin Yibai were his girlfriend, he’d probably be too happy to sleep at night.
That would be a dream come true. Like a pie falling from the sky.
He’d laugh himself awake from the dream!
But right now, the situation wasn’t that simple. Knowing Gu Xiaoxue and her dorm mates, there was no way they would keep what happened in Binhai a secret.
Even if it killed him, they’d still want to spread the gossip. “If you date Xia Changyu, you’ll end up in jail.”
But the problem was, they all had terrible reputations.
So not many people would believe what they said.
Instead, people felt more sympathy for Xia Changyu. His classmates started to take a closer look at this supposed new girlfriend of his.
“Changyu, this girl is…?”
“......”
“Ah, her!” Xia Changyu hesitated, unsure how to explain who Lin Yibai was. But before he could say anything, she gave a small smile and said, “I’m his new girlfriend. I’m Lin Baiyi. You can call me Xiao Bai.”
She looked like a nice girl. But you can’t judge a person just by their face. After all, even Gu Xiaoxue used to bring Xia Changyu breakfast every morning! Who knows if this girl is the same kind of person?
Besides, in college, people aren’t as close as they were in high school.
Someone looked at how happy Xia Changyu seemed, then at how pretty Lin Yibai was, and joked, “Wow, Xia Changyu, you move fast! You just broke up, and now you’ve already got someone new. I used to think you didn’t deserve it, but now… respect!”
Xia Changyu’s face instantly changed.
That guy’s words were too much.
If this had been a real girlfriend who didn’t know the truth, she would probably get mad right now. She might even break up with him!
Even though they were classmates, Xia Changyu was still angry.
He admitted that he used to be a little immature, but now he’d finally met someone he really liked, and he didn’t want to leave a bad impression.
Just as he was about to say something serious in return…
He felt a light squeeze on his hand.
He looked over and saw Lin Yibai wink at him, as if to say, “Don’t worry, I’ve got this.”
Xia Changyu thought, ‘No! I don’t want to be just your “brother”! If you’re going to act like this, I’d rather they misunderstand and think you’re really my girlfriend!’
Since they were classmates, they’d see each other often.
And Lin Yibai wouldn’t act like a typical girl and get upset over this kind of thing. She looked straight at the boy who made the joke and said, “Relationships are like this. If two people fit, they stay together. If they don’t, they break up. Why do you make it sound like breaking up is some horrible crime?”
That guy paused, then argued, “That’s not what I meant. Don’t you know he had a girlfriend before? I’m just saying, he broke up too quickly, and then found someone new way too fast.”
“Wrong!” Lin Yibai said sharply, then added, “Didn’t Xia Changyu tell you? Back in Binhai, I was the one who rescued him.”
“What? You were that person?”
“Not just me,” Lin Yibai smiled a little and continued, “Actually, I didn’t even want to go to Binhai at first. But then I thought, what if he got beaten up so badly he looked like a pig? I had no choice but to go!”
Xia Changyu almost laughed when he heard that. Even though those were memories he’d rather forget.
He took a deep breath. Since Lin Yibai had already set the stage for him, he figured he might as well go along with it and said, “That’s right. Let me introduce her, she’s the one who saved my life during that trip to Binhai.”
“Wait, how did you two end up together?”
“Ah, well~” Lin Yibai jumped in again with a sigh, looking like someone tired of life and said, “What can I say? He’s such a dummy! If I didn’t say yes, I was really afraid he’d keep getting tricked by people.”
The two of them seemed not only to have known each other for a long time, but also to have gone through a lot before finally ending up in this perfect moment.
Lin Yibai looked like the one who took the lead.
People couldn’t help but feel envious, jealous, even bitter.
Once she saw they were almost fully convinced, Lin Yibai went on the attack and said, “Hey, classmate, Changyu and I were just about to get dinner. Want to come with us?”
“Where? A five-star restaurant?” That guy was still being sarcastic.
Lin Yibai said, “Just a street food stall. You coming?”
The guy laughed, thinking he had caught a flaw in their story. He said, “Don’t you know? When Xia Changyu was with his last girlfriend, they always went to fancy restaurants. But with you, he only takes you to food stalls?”
He thought this was a knockout blow. Most girls would probably get really mad hearing that.
But unfortunately for him...
Sorry. I, Lin Yibai, am actually a guy.
And too bad for you, did you know that Gu Xiaoxue, the girl you mentioned, was also my ex?
So here’s the deal. If you insult Xia Changyu, you’re also insulting me, Lin Yibai. And I won’t take that kindly.
Still smiling and acting calm, Lin Yibai said, “Oh please, that’s because he hadn’t met me yet back then! If he had met me earlier, he wouldn’t have wasted so much money, don’t you think?”
The guy’s mouth twitched awkwardly.
Because honestly... Lin Yibai did seem like a pretty amazing girl.
But why wasn’t she his girlfriend?
Why did she belong to Xia Changyu?
So unfair! The more he looked at Lin Yibai, the more jealous he felt. He could only give a cold snort and walk away quickly.
At that moment, Lin Yibai let out a long sigh and said, “Hey, hey, it seems like you don’t get along very well with your classmates?”
Xia Changyu smiled and said, “It’s just a few of them. Back in our first year, when I got a scholarship, that guy already started to dislike me.”
“You stole his scholarship?”
“No,” Xia Changyu shook his head. “I got first place, fair and square. He just thought someone like me, who comes from a wealthy family, shouldn’t take a scholarship.”
“Wow… what a weirdo.”
“......”
The two of them walked out through the business department gate.
Lin Yibai tried to shake Xia Changyu’s hand off, but it was like sticky candy. It wouldn’t come off. He was holding her hand tightly.
“Let go!”
“Can I not let go?”
“Why won’t you?”
“You just said I’m your boyfriend, didn’t you?”
“That was just part of the act!” Lin Yibai said anxiously, complaining, “I can’t believe you’re actually taking it seriously! That’s really funny! And also, your palm is sweaty. It feels sticky when I hold it!”
You don’t like the sticky feeling?
Then... how are you going to handle things in the future, huh?