Chapter 33: Saving the Gentle Senior 09

Jin Chen leisurely walked to the Art Building; during the walk, many people came up to chat and ask for his WeChat, both boys and girls, and he responded to all with a smile.

"Sorry, I already have someone I like."

Thus, the hottest topic on the Campus Forum today is exactly who the person Jin Chen likes is.

At this moment, the Dance Room.

In the last twenty minutes, many students were slacking off on their phones.

The task had already been completed, so the teacher turned a blind eye and focused on teaching Shen Qingci the competition moves.

Lin Le stood not far away with an angry expression, arms crossed, while his two friends were consoling him.

"It's just a lead dancer, nothing big; even if you stood in the corner, you'd still be more eye-catching than Shen Qingci!"

"Yeah, Xiao Le, don't be angry; it's just that the teacher prefers Shen Qingci, not that your ability is lacking."

The few classmates nearby couldn't help laughing out loud.

What a self-deceiving new era.

Lin Le gave him a glare, then turned and glared at Shen Qingci.

From freshman to junior year, Shen Qingci doesn't know how much limelight he has stolen from him.

He valued this campus evening show program, Qi Ze's family will also attend, it's a good opportunity for him to perform, who would have thought the lead dancer position would also be snatched by Shen Qingci!

"Alright, let's end here for today."

The teacher patted Shen Qingci's shoulder, "Go relax your muscles; lately the competition and the evening show overlap, even if the workload is heavy, you need to balance work and rest, don't stay cooped up in the Dance Room all day."

"I understand, thank you, teacher."

Shen Qingci retracted his left leg from the straightened stance, his tone gentle, "I'll pay attention."

He walked to the mirror, sat down, and massaged his calf.

Soon after, he heard the conversation of several classmates.

"Have you checked the forum? Jin Chen is still as handsome as ever today!"

"Yeah, yeah, even his back is so upright and handsome! Jin xue-di is my ideal type!"

Shen Qingci smiled; Jin Chen really is a prominent figure.

"But who is the person Jin Chen likes, or is it just his way of turning people down?"

That classmate was a bit doubtful.

"It's definitely true!" another quickly replied.

"I have a friend in the Finance Department; he says Jin xue-di often posts incomprehensible lovey-dovey stuff on his Moments, and when he turned someone down today, he also said he had someone he likes."

Lin Le naturally also heard this conversation.

He looked at Shen Qingci's eyes gradually dimming and let out a sneer.

"Turns out Jin Chen already had someone he likes; those people shamelessly clung to him, calling him 'xue-di' over and over, not realizing they thought he liked you."

The voices of the several chatting classmates gradually quieted down, and they turned to look at Shen Qingci.

"No way, the person Jin Chen likes is you!"

That person was somewhat excited, "Really? Really? So Jin Chen likes an older senior?"

Shen Qingci thought of that moon in his Moments; it should have nothing to do with him.

He shook his head, "No, I'm just his friend."

"Oh, friends, you sure have a lot of friends."

Lin Le rolled his eyes.

"Alright, what's the fuss?"

The teacher intervened in time, his gaze toward Lin Le somewhat stern.

"Put the energy you use to provoke others into practice; your dance foundation has already improved by leaps and bounds."

"Today's lesson ends here; go find your own time to practice, I won't teach the same dance a second time."

He glanced at the person outside the classroom door, "Classmate, is there something you need?"

Jin Chen poked his head from outside the door, flashing a tiger-tooth smile, "Hello, teacher, I'm looking for Senior Shen Qingci; have you finished class?"

The teacher nodded, "Class is over, come in."

He picked up his jacket and left the classroom.

"Holy shit! Jin Chen!"

"Indeed, he's really handsome!"

Those few classmates immediately started excitedly whispering.

Jin Chen walked straight to Shen Qingci's side, squatted down, and naturally massaged his calf.

"Senior never replies to my messages."

Shen Qingci unnaturally twitched his calf, but didn't break free.

"I was in class, I didn't check my phone."

Jin Chen felt the sensation in his palm, seeing Shen Qingci's face gradually redden, he smiled and lowered his pant leg.

"Come on, let's go eat."

Lin Le stepped in front of them, looking at Jin Chen with a mocking tone.

"I heard you already have someone you like; is it appropriate to be so close to Shen Qingci?"

Shen Qingci clenched his fist, the arm that Jin Chen was holding paused, he wanted to pull away, but was pulled tighter, impossible to resist.

Jin Chen glanced at the deliberately provocative Lin Le, his eyes cold, "Instead of worrying about others, you'd better spend that time improving your own strength."

He took Shen Qingci's hand and left, ignoring Lin Le who was still jumping around.

The onlooking students stared in surprise as Jin Chen left.

"What does he mean? Is he denying that he has someone he likes?"

"No way," that person scratched his head, "I feel like he admitted it, but he just doesn't want to say who it is."

"So, is it Shen Qingci or not? I'm really curious."

Shen Qingci was equally curious.

He watched the tall youth walking ahead of him, his eyes dim.

Just as he realized his own feelings, he learned that his beloved already had a moon of his own.

Nothing could be more heartbreaking than this.

From the Art Building to the Main Gate outside the school, one had to pass through a garden with hardly anyone.

"Jin Chen."

Shen Qingci's steps halted; seeing no one around, he wanted to ask who he liked, but before he could speak, his throat tightened.

"What's wrong, senior?"

Jin Chen knew what he was going to ask; he turned his head, just about to tease him, when he saw the person's eyes already slightly red.

All thoughts of teasing vanished instantly.

He stroked Shen Qingci's cheek, "Why are your eyes still red?"

"Do you have something you want to ask me?"

Shen Qingci felt the warmth on his cheek and unconsciously rubbed against it.

"You... do you have someone you like?"

Jin Chen: "Yes."

His frank attitude was too obvious; Shen Qingci's heart clenched, and he stepped back two steps.

His smile completely faded, and he stared blankly at Jin Chen.

Jin Chen let out a sigh and put his arm around Shen Qingci's shoulders.

"Senior, why don't you ask me who the person I like is?"

Shen Qingci shook his head, feeling a faint ache in his chest.

He didn't want to know, not at all.

"That person is you, senior; how could you be completely unaware? It makes my pursuit so agonizing."

"What?"

Shen Qingci looked up in surprise, "Me?"

He cupped his face with both hands, Jin Chen pretended to be heartbroken, "I've been failing so badly in my pursuit, senior, you really had no idea."

Shen Qingci couldn't help but raise his hand to touch Jin Chen's eyes under that fervent gaze; Jin Chen's eyelids blinked involuntarily, but he didn't pull away.

"I really like you, senior." He repeated it, pulling the still-dazed person into his embrace.

"Senior, you are my moon—pure and gentle."

Shen Qingci slowly blinked, and a rippling light flowed in his pupils.

It turned out that those veiled words of affection were about himself.