Chapter 1089: Best Friends Turned Love Rivals

A Country.

Shi Ran and Qi Heng are preparing to take the entrance exam for the top university in A Country, and they have been actively studying for it these past few days.

Many internationally renowned figures graduated from this school, and it is the ideal for both of them.

There is no suspense at all for Shi Ran; it is recognized by the whole school—if only one student in the entire school can pass the exam, it must be Shi Ran.

But it is uncertain for Qi Heng; he missed quite a few lessons, and even though he has been catching up these days, he is still far behind.

Shi Ran helps him with his studies, so the two of them are basically together all day long.

Li Wei sees this in her eyes, and she feels sour and uncomfortable in her heart.

Unfortunately, Tao Qingyao, that scatterbrain, has no tact at all and insists on saying in front of her: "I'm so envious. With a great talent like Ranran helping with tutoring, Qi Heng must have cultivated such good fortune in his past life to meet our Ranran in this life."

Li Wei: "You're wrong, aren't you? Qi Heng is the son of the Vice President, while Shi Ran's father just has some filthy money; what's so great about that?"

"Why are you talking like that?"

Tao Qingyao is dissatisfied: "Ranran is our best friend; Li Wei, is there something wrong with your brain?"

"So what if we're good friends? Just because we're good friends, does that mean I can't tell the truth?"

"I think you're just jealous."

"Yes, I am jealous. Does everyone have to be as thick-skinned as you, unable to see anything..."

"That's still better than being petty!"

The two good friends started arguing right then and there and parted on bad terms.

Before school was even over in the afternoon, Li Wei regretted it.

Of course, she didn't regret breaking off the friendship with Tao Qingyao, but rather regretted arguing with her; Tao Qingyao is a big mouth, and if she tells Shi Ran about this, then Qi Heng will know, and won't his impression of her be bad then?

She likes Qi Heng; she has always liked him.

Back when Qi Heng returned to L Country, she didn't say few bad things about Shi Ran behind her back.

As a result, the two of them didn't break up; instead, they grew closer and closer.

Jealousy has made her unrecognizable, and her heart has become twisted.

She wrote a letter, put it in a pink envelope, and secretly placed it in Qi Heng's desk.

He discovered it, and her heart pounded like a deer, her face blushing with shyness.

He opened it to read, and her heart beat even more violently; she placed a small mirror in front of her, pretending to look at herself, but actually looking at Qi Heng.

Qi Heng's brows furrowed; does he seem unhappy?

Soon, he tore the letter paper into pieces with a few quick motions and then threw it into the trash can.

Li Wei:...

Her face turned even redder; just a moment ago it was from shyness, now it is from anger.

She didn't take in a single word of what the teacher said in class; her mind was full of thoughts about why he would treat her like this.

After class, Qi Heng took the initiative to walk up to her: "Li Wei, let's walk together after school; I have something to tell you."

"Ah? Really?"

Her eyes were full of little stars.

How disappointed she was just a moment ago is how happy she is now!

She looked at Shi Ran provocatively; Shi Ran happened to be looking her way too, and even smiled.

This smile felt very uncomfortable to Li Wei.

If Shi Ran were angry or furious, she would feel better.

But that was not the case; it was as if she hadn't heard what Qi Heng had just said.

In the brief moment she was distracted, Qi Heng had actually left without waiting for her reply—though she certainly would have agreed.

After school.

Shi Ran and Tao Qingyao left together.

The two of them didn't know what they were talking about, their voices very low; Li Wei believed they must be bad-mouthing her.

Tao Qingyao is jealous of her; her studies aren't as good as hers, she isn't as shrewd as her, and most importantly, she isn't as pretty as her.

Soon.

The students in the classroom had all left, leaving only her and Qi Heng.

"What do you want to tell me?" She walked up to him, twisting her fingers, and asked in a soft voice.

Qi Heng looked up from a pile of homework and said straightforwardly: "I don't like you; I didn't like you before, I don't like you now, and I won't like you in the future."

Li Wei:...

She suffered ten thousand points of damage internally; how could he say it so bluntly?

Does he not consider a girl's feelings at all?

"What do you mean? Even if you don't like me, you don't have to say it directly, right? You're too much. Have you ever considered my feelings? I'm a girl! How can you reject a girl so directly?"

Qi Heng: "If I'm not direct, I'm afraid you won't understand."

"I've told you many times before; did you understand?"

Li Wei:...

That's right.

She remembered.

Although she had never confessed directly to Qi Heng before, she had revealed her feelings on many occasions.

It's just that he had never responded; so, not responding was a rejection?

She suddenly lunged over and hugged his waist: "A Heng, you're too cruel. How can you treat me like this? I like you so much; I like you even more than Shi Ran does. My heart that likes you is ten thousand times stronger than hers."

"You can't treat me like this; it's too much, sob sob sob sob..."

"Let go, I don't like you!"

Qi Heng was a die-hard straight man; he didn't know how to be tender toward the fairer sex, nor did he know how to save face for others. Regardless of whether it was a boy or a girl, if he didn't like them, he didn't like them. After saying this, he prepared to leave.

"No, I won't let go. I just like you."

Li Wei held onto Qi Heng persistently and would not let go; she believed that a woman chasing a man was only separated by a thin veil.

As long as Qi Heng could feel her sincerity, he would surely be moved.

However, he was not.

"Bang!"

Qi Heng pushed her away forcefully; she hit the corner of a table and was in too much pain to speak.

But he didn't even glance at her, leaving the classroom directly.

"Qi Heng, I hate you!"

One week later.

The teacher handed out the admission tickets to the students and wished everyone good results on the exam.

After mentioning a few precautions for the exam, the teacher left the classroom.

During the last period, nothing was taught, and the students were left to their own devices to say their goodbyes.

The students gathered around Shi Ran, laughing and joking, shaking her hand in hopes of catching some of her good luck as an exam genius.

She shook hands with everyone generously and offered her blessings!

Tao Qingyao spoke pointedly and loudly: "Some people, don't even talk about shaking hands; even hugging a thigh is useless. If you're not going to pass, you're not going to pass. Thinking about things that don't belong to you all day long is truly ridiculous."

"Who are you talking about? Tao Qingyao, do you dare say that again?" Li Wei's face flushed red.

"I certainly do!"

She stood up, her voice much louder than the other's: "I, Tao Qingyao, dare to act and dare to admit it, unlike some people who only know how to be sneaky behind others' backs. I am talking about you. You won't get into any school, you pathetic worm, daydreaming about someone you shouldn't like..."

In the end, the students pulled the two apart, otherwise they would have kept arguing.

Shi Ran did not want her friendship with Li Wei to end because of Qi Heng; she wanted to reconcile, but Li Wei did not appreciate it and even cursed her for being hypocritical and acting like a good person!

The next day.

The students were almost all present at the exam site, but Shi Ran had not yet arrived.

Qi Heng called her again and again, but no one answered!

He sent an attendant to the Shi Family to check and make sure nothing had happened.

Half an hour later.

The person sent called back to say that Shi Ran had left a long time ago, and asked him if she had arrived at the exam site.

She had not.