Stop Chasing the School Belle, My Shy Deskmate is Sweet and Soft - Chapter 86

Li Jiahui stared blankly at Ye Ningyu’s face, her mind involuntarily recalling the beautiful “rich lady” she had seen at the Heartbreak Museum.

Could it be…

The girl she saw at the Heartbreak Museum that day, the one not wearing a school uniform, was actually Ye Ningyu?

Seeing Li Jiahui take so long to respond, Ye Ningyu’s face flushed even redder.

She assumed Li Jiahui was unwilling.

But having already promised Xia Tian the night before, Little Ye took a deep breath, ready to try persuading her again.

At that moment, Li Jiahui snapped out of her shock.

“No problem. I can switch seats with you… I also think you and Xia Tian make more sense as deskmates!”

“Huh? Th-thank you.”

Ye Ningyu was still a bit taken aback.

But seeing Li Jiahui agree, she quickly expressed her gratitude with a faint smile.

That smile nearly melted Li Jiahui’s heart.

“I knew it! I was absolutely right!”

“The girl from the Heartbreak Museum must have been Ye Ningyu!”

Li Jiahui sighed internally.

No wonder Xia Tian suddenly became cold toward Xu Yuan and started frequently asking Ye Ningyu for help with studying.

It looked like he had discovered a “new world”!

To thank Li Jiahui for agreeing to switch seats, Little Ye took the initiative to help move her books back to her original spot.

Seeing this, Li Jiahui hurriedly stopped her. “Oh, it’s fine, I can do it myself. Don’t worry about it…”

“I-I just want to help.”

“No need, no need. Just bring your own books over later.”

From the moment Li Jiahui saw Ye Ningyu’s face, she was completely enraptured by her beauty.

Li Jiahui was a die-hard fan of good looks, and when it came to pretty girls… she had absolutely no resistance.

On top of that, everyone in the class knew Ye Ningyu’s family wasn’t well off, relying on government subsidies to get by.

This meant…

The earlier speculation—that Xia Tian was being kept by a rich lady, and the Heartbreak Museum was a gift—was completely baseless.

Since Ye Ningyu wasn’t a rich lady…

It turned out Xia Tian really was the actual owner of the Heartbreak Museum!

“With a personality as bold as Xia Tian’s and his shameless persistence in chasing girls, a sweet girl like Ye Ningyu will definitely fall for him sooner or later… If I get on Ye Ningyu’s good side now, maybe I can benefit from it in the future.”

“Wow, I’ve been surrounded by beauties this whole time and didn’t know it.”

As Li Jiahui moved her books, she muttered to herself, occasionally showing a pensive expression.

Next to her, Little Ye looked at her with confusion.

“Is Li Jiahui talking to the little devil version of herself in her head?”

—

As the morning self-study bell rang, Xia Tian yawned as he walked into the classroom.

He had been delayed earlier because he had to warn Xu Yuan and also went out of his way to buy breakfast for Little Ye.

This led to him being late, and he’d gotten caught at the school gate by the dean, who gave him a stern scolding.

Feeling annoyed, Xia Tian trudged into the classroom.

“Good morning, Xia Tian.”

Turning his head, Xia Tian saw Little Ye already sitting at their shared desk, head down, quietly reading.

Immediately, his sleepiness vanished, and he looked at her in pleasant surprise.

“You asked Li Jiahui to switch seats back with you?”

“Mm…”

Little Ye nodded lightly, her ears turning slightly red.

Seeing this, the dark mood left over from his scolding completely disappeared.

Little Ye taking the initiative to talk to someone about switching seats clearly showed she had made significant progress from her previously introverted personality.

That was a good thing.

“Here, this is your breakfast. Go ahead and eat.”

“Oh.”

Ye Ningyu had already grown accustomed to Xia Tian bringing her breakfast every morning.

But over time, she had noticed that Xia Tian never ate breakfast himself.

That wasn’t a good habit…

Thinking about this, Little Ye handed one of the steamed buns to Xia Tian.

“Xia Tian… you, you should eat one too. Skipping breakfast isn’t good for your stomach…”

“No thanks. Mr. Strong doesn’t do breakfast.”

Xia Tian dismissed her offer as usual, planning to lie down on the desk for a nap.

But this time, Little Ye’s attitude changed. She pouted slightly, her tone carrying a hint of dissatisfaction.

“If… if you don’t eat, then… then I won’t eat either. Please don’t refuse…”

Xia Tian clicked his tongue.

Now this girl was making such unreasonable demands?

Today, she dared to ask him to eat breakfast. Tomorrow, who knows what she’d ask for?

Who spoiled her like this?

Oh… turns out it was me.

Grumbling internally, Xia Tian relented and took the steamed bun to ensure Little Ye would eat her breakfast properly.

And so, the two of them shared breakfast, each taking turns eating a steamed bun.

As Xia Tian chewed, he mumbled through a mouthful of food:

“Since I started bringing you breakfast, how much weight have you gained?”

“Um… in March, I was 90 pounds. Now I’m 98 pounds.”

Ninety-eight pounds?

Still not over 100?

That didn’t seem right!

Considering her height of 1.7 meters, by Xia Tian’s calculations, her healthy weight based on her proportions should be around 105 pounds.

Despite all the feeding he’d been doing lately, she was still so underweight?

Little Ye, however, misunderstood Xia Tian’s expression.

She pouted slightly, her eyes turning pitiful.

“Is… is it too much? In that case… I’ll eat less from now on. Please don’t dislike me.”

“What?”

Xia Tian was dumbfounded.

Did this girl think she was heavy?

It seemed like all women were like this—no matter how slim they were, they always thought they were fat.

Apparently, Little Ye was no exception…

“Who said you’re heavy? You’re too skinny. You need to get to at least 105 pounds—you’re still 7 pounds short. From now on, I’ll make sure you have extra meals at lunch and in the afternoon.”

As he spoke, his gaze inadvertently drifted toward her chest.

Yep, extra meals were a must.

—

When Xia Tian and Little Ye sat together again, most of the class noticed and exchanged looks filled with surprise and gossip.

“Didn’t Mr. Wang just rearrange the seating yesterday? How are they back together already?”

“Tsk… Something’s up. I can smell the scent of love in the air!”

“Love? My foot. Xia Tian’s such a shallow guy—there’s no way he’d fall for someone like Ye Ningyu, who’s practically invisible in class. He probably just thinks he won’t have anyone to help him with his studies without her.”

“Exactly! Xia Tian first liked Xu Yuan, then got allegedly kept by that rich lady we saw at the Heartbreak Museum. There’s no way he’d look at Ye Ningyu!”

Chen Jiayi also noticed Xia Tian and Little Ye sitting together again, and her expression immediately soured.

She nudged Xu Yuan and grumbled, “Hmph, I was so happy when Mr. Wang separated them yesterday. Now they’re back together again.

I bet Xia Tian forced Li Jiahui to move so he could have Ye Ningyu back. If Mr. Wang finds out, he’s definitely going to be mad. Xia Tian really thinks this classroom is his personal playground!”

But Xu Yuan didn’t respond.

Curious, Chen Jiayi turned to look at her and was surprised to see her eyes red and swollen, as though she had been crying for a long time.

“Little Yuan, what’s wrong? Your eyes are so puffy—have you been crying?”

“It’s nothing. I just didn’t sleep well last night…”

Hearing this, Chen Jiayi let out a sigh of relief.

Then, indignantly, she said, “Hmph, seeing Xia Tian act so smug makes me want to wipe that grin off his face. Last time at the Heartbreak Museum, he showed off and got away with it. We need to find a way to knock him and Ye Ningyu down a peg!”

Knock Ye Ningyu down a peg?!

Hearing this, Xu Yuan’s eyes widened in shock, and her body began to tremble.

The fear she had barely managed to suppress came rushing back.

“No! You can’t! Absolutely not!”