Chapter 643: Chapter 641: Invitation

"Yarn!" Angela’s eyes lit up the moment she saw Yarn. She moved to grab his arm. "Yarn, I’ve missed you so much! It’s been forever. I’m so, so happy to see you again."

Yarn quickly took a step back, dodging her hand. He frowned and said, "Angela, I thought I’d made myself perfectly clear. Nothing can happen between us. I hope you can accept that soon. I won’t stop you from coming to Beijing, but I need us to draw a clear line. If you’re willing to treat me only as a brother, then I’m still happy to talk with you."

At his words, Angela’s expression immediately turned aggrieved. "Yarn, do you really dislike me that much? I like you so much, why are you treating me this way? Is it because of what happened to me on the cruise ship? Or are you still hung up on that woman named Susan?"

Susan?

Alton couldn’t help but raise an eyebrow and glance at Yarn. ’Susan? Yarn has never mentioned that name to me. So, the girl he likes is named Susan. Hmm, she has the same surname as Su Qing, and their builds are a little similar. Could it be...?’

Alton’s first thought was that this Susan girl might be related to Su Qing—perhaps they were sisters. After all, while he had learned a few things about Su Qing, his knowledge wasn’t exactly comprehensive.

"Angela, this is between you and me. Please, don’t drag other people into it." Seeing Angela bring up Susan, Yarn grew angry. "Even before what happened on the cruise ship, I told you clearly that I only see you as a sister. I have no other feelings for you, and I will not marry you. Do you just completely ignore everything I say? Do you only do what you want, without any regard for how I feel?"

"But Yarn, I love you so much!" Angela pleaded, looking at him with a frantic expression.

"But I don’t love you," Yarn said, his expression grim. "Let me make it perfectly clear to you one more time. I don’t love you. I didn’t love you in the past, I don’t love you now, and I will never love you in the future. No matter how hard you try to get close to me, I will never fall in love with you. So, if you can’t change your attitude, then please stay away from me. You have bodyguards, and Beijing is a very safe city, so you won’t be in any danger. We have things to do. Please leave."

"You!" Angela was so furious at his words she practically reeled. Before she could say anything else, Yarn and Alton had already driven away. Angela stomped her foot and ordered the bodyguard beside her, "Follow them."

"Miss Angela," one of the bodyguards began, trying to reason with her. ’Yarn’s words just now utterly humiliated her, and she still won’t give up?’

Angela shot the bodyguard a fierce glare. "Did you not understand me?"

"Understood, understood. Please get in the car, Miss," the bodyguard said quickly.

Su Qing was surprised to run into Alton and Yarn on the way to the cafeteria with her roommates. She was even more surprised when they invited all of them to a meal. ’They must have come to the university specifically to find me,’ she realized, ’though I have no idea how they found me so easily.’

Su Qing had been about to refuse, but Ye Qingqing gave her sleeve a discreet tug. The small gesture made Su Qing realize that Ye Qingqing might still be interested in Yarn.

"Excuse us, can we talk it over for a second before we give you an answer?" Su Qing said with a smile.

"No problem," Alton said with a smile. "Su Qing, Yarn and I don’t have many friends in Beijing, and we really enjoyed talking with you all before. We’d really like to be your friends."

Su Qing gave a faint smile, and the girls huddled to one side to discuss it.

"Whoa, how on earth did Yarn and Alton find us here?" Liu Juan asked, looking at Su Qing in astonishment.

Su Qing shrugged. "I guess they want to be our friends."

With that, Su Qing turned to Ye Qingqing. "Qingqing, do you want to go have a meal with them?"

At Su Qing’s question, everyone turned to look at Ye Qingqing. Her face flushed a little as she said softly, "Back in Qiyun Village, I figured it was just a chance encounter and we’d never see them again, so I put it out of my mind. But now they’ve come all this way to find us, and I think... I want to take a shot."

Chen Meizhen’s eyes widened. She whispered, "Oh my gosh, Qingqing, you’re still crushing on that Yarn guy?"

Facing her friends, Ye Qingqing didn’t hide her feelings. She nodded. "Well, I do think I like him, and I want to give it a try. If it doesn’t work out, I’ll let it go."

After hearing Ye Qingqing out, the others blinked. Finally, Liu Juan said, "Well, why don’t we go have a meal with them, then? Help Qingqing get her chance?"

"But I think Alton is here for Su Qing," Chen Meizhen added. "Su Qing, how do you feel about him? We don’t want him getting the wrong idea."

From what Chen Meizhen knew of Su Qing, she was pretty sure Su Qing wouldn’t be interested in Alton.

Su Qing smiled. "I already made it clear to him. We can only be regular friends."

Hearing this, the girls’ eyes widened. "Ah! Su Qing, don’t tell me Alton already confessed to you!"

Su Qing nodded nonchalantly.

Li Huan chimed in, "The day before the semester started, that Alton guy showed up at our courtyard. Our Qingqing told him in no uncertain terms that they could only be regular friends, at most."

Su Qing smiled. "Don’t worry, it’s no trouble for me. In that case, let’s agree to go. Qingqing, you can give it a shot, but remember to be careful and protect yourself, okay?"

Ye Qingqing’s eyes shone with excitement. "Su Qing, thank you! Don’t worry, I’ll be careful. If it seems hopeless, I won’t let myself get in too deep. I just want to give it a real try so I don’t have any regrets."

"That’s good, then." Seeing Ye Qingqing’s resolve, her friends felt relieved.

Alton was delighted to hear that Su Qing and her friends had agreed to join them. "Great! I’ve already made reservations at a private kitchen. Come on, let’s head over now."

Since there were too many people to fit in Yarn and Alton’s car, the two of them left it at Beijing University, and the whole group took a bus to the restaurant.

Behind the bus, a car followed at a distance. The bodyguard at the wheel secretly glanced at Angela in the back seat.

Angela’s face was as black as the bottom of a pot. She had twisted the handkerchief in her hands into a knot, and her eyes were blazing with fury.

’You’ve got some nerve, Yarn!’

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