"It probably won’t be an issue," Lin Xiaoguai pondered aloud, "Huihui just wants to spend time with Wang Han. After all, they’ve already met each other’s parents, so Wang Han’s wouldn’t likely say anything."
Zhu Huixi was lucky, not to mention how well Wang Han treated her. His parents were also very kind and particularly fond of Zhu Huixi. There wouldn’t even be any mother-in-law problems in the future.
Upon hearing this, Yang Xiaoli’s gaze dimmed as she seemed to think of something.
Lin Xiaoguai didn’t notice her fleeting emotions and continued to work on her graduation thesis.
"Next month we’ll be graduating, Xiao Guai, do you have any plans for the future?" Yang Xiaoli asked while taking out her thesis to write, but after a while, she couldn’t continue and looked up to inquire.
"Hmm?" Lin Xiaoguai hadn’t heard her clearly.
"Have you decided where you’re going to work?" Yang Xiaoli asked.
"I’m not going to work." Yang Xiaoli looked shocked, so Lin Xiaoguai looked up and explained, "I can earn money by growing flowers at home, which isn’t less than what salaried workers make. Why would I go work for someone else and tolerate their attitudes?"
Over the past few years, Yang Xiaoli and Zhu Huixi had come to understand profoundly the amount of money she earned from growing flowers. Hearing this, Yang Xiaoli fell silent, her expression unavoidably envious.
"What about you, do you plan to stay in the Capital or go back to your hometown?" Lin Xiaoguai had just finished a section and looked up to ask.
University job placements were allocated, but there was still a chance to strive for a desired position if one had the inclination.
Yang Xiaoli lowered her head, "I don’t know."
Lin Xiaoguai watched her for a while before heaving a silent sigh and not saying anything more.
It was evident that Yang Xiaoli had been preoccupied with something lately, but since she seemed unwilling to discuss it, they didn’t press her for details.
Over the past two years, Lin Xiaoguai could vaguely guess that Yang Xiaoli might be in a relationship, but since she never mentioned it, Lin Xiaoguai pretended not to know.
Yang Xiaoli usually had a sense of propriety. Lin Xiaoguai hoped she wouldn’t be foolish when it came to love.
As she walked out of the school gate, Lin Xiaoguai held down her long skirt that the wind had lifted and held her ponytail, feeling somewhat helpless. Despite having been in the Capital for several years, she still wasn’t accustomed to the wind here.
"Lin Xiaoguai, wait up!" A male student blocked her way.
Recognizing who was standing before her, Lin Xiaoguai sighed with resignation, "Fang Jie, I’ve told you before, I already have a lover."
"I don’t believe it." The male student before her had a handsome face with extremely sharp eyes and a crooked smile that betrayed a boyish impudence. He flicked two movie tickets in his hand and said, "We have a holiday tomorrow, let’s go watch a movie together, shall we?"
"Sorry, but I plan to stay at home and work on my graduation thesis tomorrow." Having said this, Lin Xiaoguai bypassed him and quickly walked away.
Fang Jie pursed his lips, his gaze full of disappointment as he watched her retreating figure.
"Ah Jie, got rejected again, huh." An arm slung over his shoulder as a dormmate sighed, "I’ve told you not to hang all your hopes on this one tree. It’s been half a year, and you haven’t had a conversation of more than ten sentences with Senior Sister Lin."
"Yeah, Senior Sister Lin is beautiful, but there are others just as pretty. Doesn’t Yu Lili like you a lot? I think she’s not bad..." Another male student chimed in.
"She’s ugly." Fang Jie frowned and coldly stated before turning and walking through the school gate without looking back.
His expression was indifferent, but his heart was not without sorrow.
He genuinely liked Lin Xiaoguai, from the very first glance. He used to find girls annoying and pointless, but Lin Xiaoguai was the first to pique his interest. Even after finding out she was three cohorts above him, he still pursued her.
He thought it would be easy, but the chase turned out to be incredibly tough.
Lin Xiaoguai was different from other girls; she wasn’t attracted to his looks nor did she treat him any differently because of his family’s status. She didn’t even care about his professional skills. Each time, she rejected him cleanly and earnestly told him she had a lover.
He always laughed it off, saying he didn’t believe it, though deep down he did. But what did that matter? He didn’t care about those things. The Fang Family’s past had taught him to respect women more than other men and not to cling to so-called chastity.
He had finally found Lin Xiaoguai, who stirred his heart. How could he give up so easily?
He was confident he could be better than Lin Xiaoguai’s husband, yet that annoying thing was, after nearly a year of brazen pursuit, her so-called lover had never once shown up, not acting at all like a man!
Fang Jie bit his lip; this wouldn’t do. Next month, Lin Xiaoguai would graduate, and if he didn’t do something before then, he would truly have no chance left!
He asked himself and knew a bit about Lin Xiaoguai. To win her over, the key right now was not with her, but with her current husband.
He had to find a way to meet this man named Shen Chi. Just make him a tad suspicious, enough for a rift to appear in his marital relationship with Lin Xiaoguai; that would be his opportunity.
The reason he pretended not to believe Lin Xiaoguai was married was all for that moment.
Because only then, could he naturally pretend to give up on Lin Xiaoguai, and instead befriend her.
At that time, he could completely stir up trouble in their marriage as a "friend," until the marriage broke down, and he could make his move!
The two male students following Fang Jie would never know what kind of vile thoughts were spinning in their dormmate’s head at this moment, who in their eyes was an outstanding, yet simple and stubborn young man.
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