Chapter 76: Yu Youwei Suddenly Explodes

While joking and laughing, Shen Yan suddenly felt a chill shoot from the soles of his feet straight to his crown. Looking up, he saw Yu Youwei striding over, her eyes, calm as an ancient well, fixed directly on him.

Wu Yueer was following behind her.

Yu Youwei walked straight up to Shen Yan, then shifted her gaze to Hao Anqi's face, which possessed a natural, fox-like allure, and demanded, "Handsome, what is your relationship with her?"

The unusual tone immediately drew the attention of the surrounding students.

Handsome? What a strange form of address.

Hao Anqi looked at this aggressive girl in surprise, her own demeanor revealing a naive and innocent purity, like delicate porcelain that one could not bear to touch for fear of shattering such beauty.

Shen Yan felt that Yu Youwei was acting very abnormally at this moment, but he still introduced her: "You should have met her before; this is Hao Anqi, my girlfriend."

"Girlfriend? When did you get a girlfriend, and why didn't I know?" Yu Youwei's eyes turned red as she let out a loud shout.

At that moment, she felt as if her heart were being twisted by a knife; it was truly so painful. She wanted to say something but couldn't, as if that single question had exhausted all the strength in her body.

Yu Youwei truly did not know how Shen Yan could say those words so easily.

It was clearly only three months ago that he had confessed to her, even saying he had liked her since middle school, yet now, in the blink of an eye, he liked someone else.

Heh! So this is what men are like!

Uh... even if Shen Yan were slow-witted, he finally realized that Yu Youwei actually liked him. Hadn't she always treated him like a brother? Since she liked him, why had she rejected his confession back then?

Perhaps Yu Youwei didn't like the mediocre Shen Yan of the past, but rather the Shen Yan who stood here alive and increasingly outstanding.

Thinking about it this way seemed very reasonable.

Noticing that the gazes in the classroom were all focused on them, Shen Yan said in a low voice, "There are too many eyes here. You go outside and calm down first; we'll find a chance to talk properly later."

"Yue'er, take her outside."

Wu Yueer was equally heartbroken at this moment, but she knew the occasion was wrong; continuing to make a scene would only make things more embarrassing. So, while pulling Yu Youwei toward the outside, she whispered words of comfort.

"Let's go outside and talk; don't let people laugh at us."

Yu Youwei just let herself be pulled along, tears streaming down silently. Her expression was wooden, and not a single sob could be heard. It was a silent cry, laced with a deep sense of brokenness that made one feel the extreme sorrow in her heart.

Shen Yan had never seen Yu Youwei like this. After all, she was his only good friend since childhood and the girl he had loved in his past life; it would be a lie to say his heart didn't ache.

But in the end, they were not meant to be. They had missed each other twice at the crossroads of fate, and now that he had Hao Anqi and had moved on from that relationship, he hoped Yu Youwei could let it go.

Pang Weijie, the fellow from Guangxi, was worried about Yu Youwei's state; after glaring fiercely at Shen Yan, he got up and walked out.

Immediately after, under the gossiping eyes of the students, Shen Yan pulled Hao Anqi out of the classroom as well.

In an instant, the once quiet classroom boiled over again.

"What's the situation? Is this a love triangle?"

"Yeah! Aren't Yu Youwei and Shen Yan childhood friends who grew up together? There seems to be something going on there."

"It looks like Yu Youwei likes Shen Yan, and seeing him with someone else, she couldn't hold back and just exploded."

The students of Law Class (1) had some understanding of the relationship between Shen Yan and Yu Youwei, while the students of Class (2) were completely confused and hurriedly started asking around—everyone has a heart for gossip.

Xiao Chuchu was gloating on the sidelines; well, this is great, everyone has ended up with nothing.

A crow standing on a pig's back—neither should laugh at the other.

Luo Qiqi, Chen Shanni, and Yuan Mingqing only just realized that Yu Youwei had been hiding such feelings for Shen Yan. Since that was the case, why not express her heart earlier? Why wait until it was lost to know regret?

Sigh! I'm afraid this won't be easy to handle!

Lin Yang, Tang Song, and Zhu Baoping looked at each other in dismay. Good heavens! Shen Yan had actually gained the favor of two great beauties at the same time.

They hadn't seen it at all; this unparalleled charm was truly something else.

Zhu Baoping said, "Even a fool knows how to choose. In terms of figure, looks, and personality, Hao Anqi wins completely."

Lin Yang sighed, "Old Shen is so lucky to have found such a good girlfriend."

Tang Song, however, disagreed. After pondering for a while, he stated his own view: "I think it's Hao Anqi's luck that she found Old Shen."

Zhu Baoping and Lin Yang were stunned, looking at him in confusion.

"Although Hao Anqi is beautiful, there are definitely no shortage of people more beautiful than her, but boys as outstanding as Old Shen are rare," Tang Song explained.

"Look, Old Shen is handsome, his physique is top-notch, and he has a car and a house in Hangzhou. The key is that his brain is exceptionally sharp. Just looking at how he spoke eloquently in class earlier, I felt like I was seeing a rising superstar in the legal world. Old Shen's future is absolutely limitless."

Once these words were spoken, the other two finally realized that Shen Yan seemed truly outstanding, having already opened up a distance between them that felt like a chasm.

For a moment, both of them were lost in thought.

With things having developed to this point, Shen Yan no longer had the mood for class. He pulled Hao Anqi to stroll around the campus. The sky was overcast, a light breeze brushed their faces, and the water droplets accumulated on the treetops danced in the wind.

The droplets fell onto the top of Shen Yan's head like crystalline pearls, like tiny bullets piercing through his hair and striking his soul. His heart's lake, as if a small stone had been thrown into it, rippled in circles.

Even now, Shen Yan still felt it was somewhat unreal that Yu Youwei actually liked him.

Hao Anqi hesitated several times, her eyes revealing a trace of hesitation, but she forcibly held it back. Finally, Shen Yan was the one to break the silence: "That girl just now is named Yu Youwei. I mentioned her to you before; she's a good friend I grew up with. It was also my first time knowing she liked me."

Hao Anqi's heart was completely put at ease. She leaned her little head on Shen Yan's arm and said softly, "Then handle this relationship well. As time goes by, some things will eventually pass."

Shen Yan gave a soft hum and said, "Since we're already out, is there anywhere you want to go? I'll take you around." Hao Anqi expressed that she wanted to see West Lake, as she had heard it was particularly beautiful there.

"Don't you have evening self-study tonight? The time is too tight," Shen Yan once again hit on Hao Anqi's frustration.

As a key national university, Hangzhou University recruited outstanding students from all over the country. The school upheld the philosophy of humanistic management, giving students full freedom. Here, there were no shackles of morning or evening self-study, nor the trouble of bed checks before sleep. Students were like a flock of free birds, able to soar freely in the sky of the university. How they spent this precious time depended entirely on their own self-discipline and effort.

Communication University of China was different—a second-tier institution with a whole heap of rules and regulations. Because of this, Hao Anqi had complained incessantly.

Hao Anqi lifted her chin and said, "You even dare to skip your major courses; it's just an evening self-study, what's the big deal?"

Shen Yan gave her a thumbs up.