Stop Chasing the School Belle, My Shy Deskmate is Sweet and Soft - Chapter 2

“Isn’t it?”

That was the only thought running through Xu Yuan’s mind.

Everything Xia Tian had done seemed like he was going to confess to her again.

How could those flowers possibly be for the teacher?

“Xia Tian, stop joking. If the flowers aren’t for me, then what’s with the love letter in your hand?”

“Don’t tell me you’re giving that to the teacher too?”

Xu Yuan didn’t believe what Xia Tian was saying.

She thought she had spoken too soon, and that Xia Tian, feeling embarrassed about being rejected in front of the whole class again, was just saying that to save face.

It seemed she should avoid rejecting him in front of so many people next time.

However…

Xia Tian glanced at the letter in his hand, raising an eyebrow.

With an utterly casual motion, he tossed it into the trash can behind him.

“You’re overthinking it. It’s not a love letter, just trash. If you don’t believe me, you can dig it out and check for yourself.”

“Xia Tian, you—!”

Xu Yuan’s expression turned incredibly sour.

It was obvious that it had been a love letter, yet Xia Tian had thrown it into the trash without hesitation.

There was no way she could dig it out in front of everyone to verify it.

Xia Tian had clearly anticipated this, and he did it on purpose.

He was no longer the naive, lovestruck fool of his younger years.

“And another thing, I need to clear this up. I stopped liking you a long time ago, so don’t get the wrong idea. It could give people the wrong impression.”

“What?!”

Xu Yuan felt a chill in her heart. Her number one admirer didn’t like her anymore?

Panicking, she quickly said, “Xia Tian, you weren’t like this before. I’ve noticed how good you’ve been to me over the past three years. And now you’re saying you don’t like me anymore? What does that make these past three years?”

“Consider it my bad luck.”

“Then what about everything you did? Don’t you feel any regret?”

“Nope. Just chalk it up to life experience.”

Xu Yuan: ???

Xia Tian glanced at her indifferently, placed the flowers on the teacher’s desk, and turned to walk back to his seat.

Right now, he couldn’t wait to be close to his true moonlight, Ye Ningyu.

But just as he took a step, Xu Yuan, unwilling to give up, grabbed his arm.

“Xia Tian, are you mad because I didn’t accept your confession before?”

“After the exams, I’ll give you a chance, alright? But not now, okay?”

Her tone was no longer so haughty, but carried a hint of compromise.

Hearing this, Xia Tian chuckled to himself.

If this had been his past life, hearing those words from Xu Yuan would have made him as giddy as a baboon—he wouldn’t have been able to sleep for days.

But now… sorry, my heart only has room for Ye Ningyu.

Who are you, Xu Yuan? I don’t even know you!

“You should save that chance for someone who wants it. I don’t need it.”

“You deserve someone better, not someone like me, who used to be your best option.”

Xia Tian brushed off Xu Yuan’s hand and walked straight over to sit down next to Ye Ningyu.

The entire sequence of actions was smooth and sleek, even smoother than silky chocolate.

—

At that moment, the whole class was stunned.

Xu Yuan was stunned.

Chen Jiayi was stunned.

Everyone in Class 6 of the third year was stunned.

“What the hell? Did Xia Tian just lose his mind? He actually turned down the class monitor?”

“‘You deserve someone better, not someone like me, who used to be your best option.’ Damn, is this even the same Xia Tian we used to know?”

“Whoa… Brother Xia, you’re a legend!”

“The rise of the rejected admirer?”

The entire class was in disbelief.

Everyone in Class 6 knew that Xia Tian had been Xu Yuan’s number one admirer. No one expected that today, he would stand up for himself!

He had turned down his former goddess!

—

Ring, ring, ring!

In the midst of the whispers and discussions, the bell for the end of lunch break rang, signaling the end of the break.

Yet Xu Yuan remained standing there, her face alternating between red and white.

She never imagined that the same Xia Tian, who had always followed her around, would suddenly change his attitude so drastically today.

In the past, he would never have made her look this foolish in front of everyone.

A surge of unexplainable anger rose up in Xu Yuan’s heart.

—

“Come on, Little Yuan, let’s just go back to our seats. The next class is with the teacher, and there’s a pop quiz coming up!”

“Xia Tian must be upset because he feels humiliated after you rejected him again. That’s why he acted like that in front of everyone. Give it a few days, and he’ll definitely come running back to you. This time, don’t forgive him so easily—make him buy you the latest watch!”

As her best friend, Chen Jiayi immediately comforted Xu Yuan.

Xu Yuan thought that made some sense.

After all, this wasn’t the first time something like this had happened.

Every time she rejected Xia Tian, he would be discouraged and stop buying her breakfast or giving her gifts for a few days.

But after a short while, or if she gave him an opportunity to get close to her, this fool would taste a little sweetness and come running back to treat her well again.

“But… something feels different this time. His calmness didn’t seem fake,” Xu Yuan thought to herself as she quietly returned to her seat.

She began mentally calculating how to make Xia Tian return to her and continue being devoted to her.

“That’s it! I’ll reward him by letting him walk me home tonight!”

“He’s always wanted to walk me home, but I’ve never given him the chance.”

“Now, if I tell him he’s the first guy to ever get this privilege, he’ll be so excited he won’t be able to sleep all night!”

Xu Yuan murmured to herself.

“Hmph! With just a little trick, I can get him back to my side, no doubt. And like Jiayi said, this time he’ll have to buy me that new watch as punishment!”

With that thought, the gloom on Xu Yuan’s face vanished, replaced by a confident, haughty smile.

She had even begun mentally picking out the color of her new watch…