Lin Xinglan was dubious, but Song Lili emphasized, "As long as you put in the effort."
Lin Xinglan declared with a determination as if she had just been injected with chicken blood.
Just then, Song Lili saw a figure at the door, someone who shouldn’t have been there...
Song Lili whispered to Lin Xinglan, "Duan Chen is here."
Lin Xinglan was startled, just hearing the name Duan Chen excited her immensely. She quickly turned her gaze toward the door, "Where? Where?"
Song Lili hurriedly held Lin Xinglan back, "Keep it down will you? If you shout like that, who would dare come out?"
Lin Xinglan swallowed nervously and tried to calm herself down, but she couldn’t hide the joy on her face. She tiptoed towards the door and first peeked out her head, only to see Duan Chen leaning against the wall right beside it.
"Duan Chen... Company Commander Duan?"
The shameless girl immediately approached him and struck up a conversation,
"Why are you free to come to the academic building? Are you looking for someone?"
Lin Xinglan hadn’t expected Duan Chen to respond, and this excited her even more!
Just having Duan Chen respond, acknowledging her, made her very happy.
This is what she was pursuing now.
So, as for whom Duan Chen was actually looking for, she didn’t care. It couldn’t possibly be her anyway.
"I came to find you."
"Oh! Then I won’t bother—huh??"
Lin Xinglan was just casually responding, but as she digested Duan Chen’s words, she was so shocked her jaw nearly dropped.
"Do you have time now?"
"Now? I do! I do have time!"
Lin Xinglan eagerly responded, worried that replying slowly might make her miss something incredibly significant.
"Come with me for a second."
Duan Chen turned around and walked ahead, his hands clenched into fists at his sides... That damned Lu Ziqing!
Yet... that ridiculous bet, he had agreed to it willingly. Now, not willing to admit defeat... wouldn’t he be ridiculed by Lu Ziqing forever?
He knew better than anyone how cunning Lu Ziqing could be!
"Company Commander Duan, where are you taking me?"
Lin Xinglan followed behind Duan Chen, but he was walking faster and faster, and she could barely keep up.
After passing the long corridor in front of the classroom, they turned into an empty classroom. Lin Xinglan blinked. Just secretly following him into this empty classroom made her heart race, let alone Duan Chen turning around to close the door firmly.
The soft sound of the door closing sent a wave of panic through Lin Xinglan’s heart.
"Duan... Brother Chen?"
Lin Xinglan looked up at him, only to see Duan Chen take a couple of steps closer, almost pressing his body against hers.
Duan Chen’s gaze was... strange...
"What exactly did you need to see me for?"
In just those few seconds, countless thoughts had flashed through Lin Xinglan’s mind, the strongest being that Brother Chen had finally come to his senses! He was finally willing to acknowledge her feelings for him!
He slowly lowered his head, and Lin Xinglan didn’t think of anything else, just closed her eyes.
Who cares about propriety? Tang Xiaohua has someone, of course she could say that, while she has been secretly in love and chasing after Duan Chen for so long, Duan Chen had never reciprocated. Now, with no one else around, in this perfect world for two...
If she missed this chance, there might not be another; she must seize this opportunity tightly!
However, the long-awaited "kiss" didn’t happen...