Stop Chasing the School Belle, My Shy Deskmate is Sweet and Soft - Chapter 67

Xia Tian sat on the table, yawning.

Hearing someone call his name, he turned around in surprise.

He saw Xu Yuan, Qiao Shaoxuan, Chen Jiayi, and a few other classmates standing behind him.

Xu Yuan quickly walked over to Xia Tian, her brows slightly furrowed, but there was an undeniable hint of joy in her eyes.

“Xia Tian, didn’t you say you didn’t want to come here?”

“Oh, a friend invited me, so I ended up coming.”

“Then why did you refuse when I invited you?”

Xia Tian’s expression shifted, and despite the group of people around, he bluntly retorted, “Sorry, but I don’t consider you a friend.”

Don’t… consider me a friend?

Xu Yuan’s body stiffened, but she forced herself to smile. “I see, of course we’re not just friends. Our relationship is more than friends, but not quite lovers!”

“Stop overthinking things. We’re just regular classmates, nothing more. All that ‘more than friends, but not quite lovers’ nonsense is just delusional. We’re really not that close.”

Xia Tian’s ruthless words left Xu Yuan frozen in place, her face burning as if he had slapped her across the face.

Chen Jiayi and the other classmates behind Xu Yuan were equally shocked.

Thinking back over the past month…

Ever since that day, when Xia Tian didn’t confess to Xu Yuan during lunch with 99 days left until the college entrance exams, everything seemed to have changed.

Since then, Xia Tian had been cold toward Xu Yuan.

Even though Xu Yuan had frequently approached Xia Tian and tried to be kind to him, everyone in Senior 3, Class 6 had noticed that Xia Tian never reciprocated. In fact, he was often indifferent, even downright dismissive at times.

Gradually, they realized that Xia Tian genuinely no longer liked Xu Yuan.

And today confirmed it for them.

Not only did Xia Tian no longer like Xu Yuan, but he didn’t even want to have any connection with her!

At that moment, Qiao Shaoxuan, who had been standing nearby, clenched his fists, his eyes burning with resentment.

Just a moment ago, Xu Yuan had spoken so kindly to him.

But the second she saw Xia Tian, she completely ignored him.

The stark contrast in how Xu Yuan treated him versus how she reacted to Xia Tian filled Qiao Shaoxuan with rage.

However, he didn’t dare vent his anger at Xu Yuan, so he directed all his hostility toward Xia Tian.

And seeing how Xia Tian had just spoken to Xu Yuan without any regard for her feelings, Qiao Shaoxuan finally snapped.

“Xia Tian! Who do you think you are, talking to Little Yuan like that?”

“If you don’t know how to speak properly, then get lost!”

Hearing Qiao Shaoxuan’s outburst, Xia Tian raised an eyebrow.

“Oh, the number one simp is here too?”

“Who the hell are you calling a simp?!”

“Whoever responds to me is who I’m talking about.”

Xia Tian smiled, finding Qiao Shaoxuan’s persistence as a simp somewhat amusing.

No wonder, in his previous life, Qiao Shaoxuan had been so easily duped by Xu Yuan that he lost nearly everything.

“You son of a…”

Qiao Shaoxuan’s face flushed with anger, but seeing how tall and strong Xia Tian was, he didn’t dare physically confront him.

At that moment, Chen Jiayi stepped forward.

“Xia Tian, be respectful when you talk to Qiao Shaoxuan. His uncle is the curator of this museum. You should apologize to Little Yuan and Qiao Shaoxuan right now, or else you’ll get thrown out of here!”

Seeing someone stand up for him, Qiao Shaoxuan immediately straightened his back.

Thinking about how his uncle was the curator of the Heartbreak Museum, he felt even more confident.

“Yeah, my uncle is the curator here. In fact, he’ll be bringing drinks over for us soon. If you know what’s good for you, apologize to me and Little Yuan now, or I’ll have my uncle throw you out!”

“There are plenty of your classmates here. You wouldn’t want to be humiliated in front of everyone, would you?”

Qiao Shaoxuan’s uncle is the curator?

Hearing this news, Xia Tian’s face finally showed a hint of surprise.

But this expression made Qiao Shaoxuan think Xia Tian was starting to feel scared.

A smug grin spread across Qiao Shaoxuan’s face as his arrogance grew.

“If you apologize now, I’ll let this slide. You can even have a drink with us later.”

“Uh… you’re saying your uncle is the curator here? Tang Hao?”

Qiao Shaoxuan blinked in confusion.

He didn’t even know his uncle’s name, so how did Xia Tian know it?

But after a moment of thinking, he dismissed it as something Xia Tian must have seen in the museum’s promotional material.

So he didn’t dwell on it.

“Yes, that’s right! What? Are you ready to apologize?”

“Oh, I was just curious. But no, I’m not going to apologize. It’s nice that your uncle treats you well and is bringing you drinks. He doesn’t even offer me that kind of service.”

Xia Tian shook his head, speaking as if deep in thought.

He hadn’t expected Tang Hao to be Qiao Shaoxuan’s uncle. Beian City really was a small place.

Hearing this, Qiao Shaoxuan burst out laughing.

“Can you hear yourself? Why would my uncle treat someone like you the same way he treats me?”

Chen Jiayi and the others standing behind Qiao Shaoxuan tried to hide their laughter.

Among them was Li Huihui, the class representative for Chinese.

Li Huihui was a kind-hearted girl.

She stepped forward, unable to stand by and watch Xia Tian keep talking nonsense.

“Xia Tian, stop joking already. Qiao Shaoxuan’s uncle really is the curator here, and he’s doing us a favor by bringing us drinks.”

“But you… you don’t have that kind of relationship with him. And honestly, it wasn’t right for you to deny that Xu Yuan is even a friend. I mean, she just didn’t reciprocate your feelings back then. That doesn’t mean you should act like this.”

“Just apologize, and we can move past it. Otherwise, if Qiao Shaoxuan gets his uncle to throw you out, it’ll be really embarrassing.”

Xia Tian, however, remained unfazed. He merely glanced at Li Huihui.

“Don’t worry. I won’t get thrown out.”

“Xia Tian… Sigh, look, Qiao Shaoxuan’s uncle is really good to him. You shouldn’t assume that he’ll go easy on you just because everyone’s watching.”

“Trust me, no matter how much his uncle spoils him, he can’t have me thrown out. After all, it’s hard to throw out your own boss. And if he did, I’d have no choice but to fire him.”

Li Huihui’s eyes widened in disbelief.

F-fire him?

Was Xia Tian really saying he’d fire the curator?

Chen Jiayi couldn’t hold back her eye-roll and tugged Li Huihui aside.

“Come on, Huihui, stop trying to reason with this lunatic. He’s acting like he owns this place! Let’s see what happens when Qiao Shaoxuan’s uncle shows up. Once Xia Tian gets thrown out, maybe then he’ll realize how ridiculous he sounds.”

At that moment, someone called out that the curator was coming, and the crowd turned to look.

Sure enough, Tang Hao was walking quickly toward them, his face showing signs of concern.

Chen Jiayi’s expression turned smug.

“Xia Tian, you’re done for. Qiao Shaoxuan’s uncle is coming. Don’t cry when you get thrown out.”