Chapter 338: Should You Consider Being With Me?

The night air was slightly cool, and the starlight was scattered, giving one a sense of tranquility and beauty.

The three of them sat at a snack stall, eating and chatting, clinking glasses, drinking and laughing, enjoying the pleasant time.

Hearing Lin Yang's question, Shen Yan glanced at Wu Yueer, then raised his glass and downed it in one gulp.

He wiped his mouth and said calmly, "She and I broke up a long time ago."

"Huh?" Lin Yang widened his eyes and looked at Shen Yan in surprise: "No, what's the situation with you two? How did you break up just like that?"

Shen Yan gave a wry smile: "Don't ask anymore, it's not something that can be explained in a few words."

One knows one's own affairs best; Shen Yan had never liked others commenting on his business. Lin Yang opened his mouth, wanting to speak but stopping himself. Everyone has a gossiping heart, and in truth, he was especially curious about the reason for their breakup.

That was a great beauty comparable to Wu Yueer, yet they broke up just like that.

Doesn't he feel it's a pity?

But since the person didn't want to say, what could he do?

At this moment, Wu Yueer kicked Lin Yang and chided, "Can you stop being so gossipy? Either eat or hurry up and leave."

"No, no, no, I won't ask anymore." Lin Yang gave a simple, honest smile.

In truth, he didn't care whether Shen Yan broke up or not. Now that Shen Yan had become famous at Hangzhou University and was in the limelight, he could find whatever kind of girlfriend he wanted. One Hao Anqi left, but there were thousands upon thousands of Hao Anqis.

Rather than worrying about others, he should think more about his own bumpy and rugged path of love.

Since being with Zheng Jiayue for a month, Lin Yang hadn't felt a shred of the joy of love.

All there was, was the most primitive desire.

What one cannot obtain is always stirring; the longer time passed, the more Lin Yang found himself admiring Wu Yueer's straightforward, unpretentious personality. Plus, her stunning beauty and enchanting, exquisite figure all left Lin Yang obsessed.

From beginning to end, the only person Lin Yang kept in his heart was Wu Yueer. Whenever he was entangled with Zheng Jiayue, he would fantasize that the person beneath him was Wu Yueer, calling out "Yue'er" with his mouth, which made him feel unprecedentedly impulsive and excited inside.

However, after everything returned to calm, it became dull and tasteless again.

Fake is fake after all; it could never satisfy the deepest longing in his heart.

What a pity...

The falling flowers have intention, but the flowing water is heartless; Lin Yang could only watch that figure from afar.

Suddenly, a terrifying thought surfaced in his mind, and Lin Yang asked quite uneasily: "Old Shen, you wouldn't happen to have something going on with Yue'er, would you?"

The more Lin Yang thought about it, the more he felt it was possible. Someone as excellent as Shen Yan, he believed it would be hard for any girl not to like him, and Wu Yueer had been close to Shen Yan before.

Now that Shen Yan had returned to the vast sea like a dragon, there was no guarantee the two wouldn't end up together.

Before Shen Yan could answer, Wu Yueer flirtatiously brushed back her hair and said with a smile: "Shen Yan, actually, I have a very good impression of you. How about it? Would you consider being with me?"

Boom!

This sentence was like a bolt from the blue, leaving Lin Yang's mind blank.

He couldn't tell if Wu Yueer was just joking or revealing her truest feelings; after all, Wu Yueer had always been uninhibited when joking.

But inexplicably, he could just feel that Wu Yueer was unprecedentedly serious at this moment.

How could this be!

The goddess he kept in his heart was actually truly attached to someone else.

Lin Yang felt as if a sharp knife was repeatedly stabbing into his heart. He clenched his fists, his knuckles turning white from the force. His breathing became rapid, and he actually didn't dare to look at Shen Yan.

He was afraid of hearing the result he feared most from his mouth.

Shen Yan pursed his lips. Before getting together with Chen Shanni, he and Wu Yueer had discussed it and promised to make Wu Yueer his girlfriend, but they couldn't be too hasty; they had to give the outside world the illusion that the two only developed feelings for each other after Shen Yan broke up.

And now...

The situation had undergone a earth-shattering change. Shen Yan couldn't take the bait, so he had to ask in a deep voice: "Are you serious?"

"Serious as can be!" Wu Yueer rested her chin on her hands on the table, looking at him with eyes full of anticipation.

"I'll consider it and give you an answer later." Shen Yan left himself some room.

This wouldn't make Wu Yueer feel embarrassed, and it would also buy time for the next step.

Wu Yueer giggled and nodded, saying that she would wait for his reply. Lin Yang felt a complex mix of emotions, relieved that Shen Yan didn't immediately agree to Wu Yueer's confession.

Looking at Wu Yueer's charming posture, Lin Yang didn't feel it was too abrupt; perhaps he had long guessed that Wu Yueer liked Shen Yan, and he had just been deceiving himself, unwilling to admit this fact.

Heaven knows how much he longed to replace Shen Yan and gain the goddess's favor.

Damn it! Watching the goddess step by step fall into someone else's arms while he could do nothing.

That sense of powerlessness kept tearing at Lin Yang's wounds; for the first time, he resented his own mediocrity.

After this incident, the atmosphere of this late-night snack had already soured.

Lin Yang became reticent, drinking his sorrow away in silence.

Sensing his hidden thoughts, Shen Yan and Wu Yueer exchanged a glance, then tacitly began to change the subject.

They chatted about the recent situation on campus.

Wu Yueer said that the Law School had organized many activities this semester to enrich the students' extracurricular life, such as soccer matches, basketball games, and debate competitions.

A few days ago, the school even held a Lantern Festival gala, and everyone was full of anticipation that Shen Yan would perform, but unfortunately, their enthusiasm was misplaced after all.

At that time, Shen Yan was out having fun, so how would he have the heart to pay attention to such trivial matters?

After chatting about all sorts of topics and finishing all the skewers on the table, Lin Yang got up to pay the bill.

Afterward, he rode off on his small electric scooter.

Under the dim streetlights, the cool breeze blew past, ruffling Lin Yang's hair and also ruffling his state of mind.

Looking from afar, that thin silhouette gave off a thick sense of loneliness and desolation.

Shen Yan didn't pay attention to his state. Seeing that Wu Yueer was wearing a blue hoodie with a warm apricot-colored small-fragrance style coat over it, it was a bit too light for this changing season.

So he took off his suit jacket and draped it over Wu Yueer, chiding her: "You don't even know to wear more when coming out late at night. What if you catch a cold?"

Wu Yueer giggled, enjoying the man's thoughtful gesture. She asked: "Then aren't you cold?"

Having taken off his coat, Shen Yan was left with only a white shirt. Shen Yan said dismissively: "My body is in great shape; I won't get cold."

This time, Wu Yueer had come out riding a bicycle; arriving at the vacant lot across the road, Shen Yan swung his long legs over and sat steadily on the seat, while Wu Yueer sat sideways on the back, wrapping her slender hands around his abdomen and resting her head against his back.

Just like that, the two of them headed slowly toward the Danqingyuan Residential Complex.