Chapter 961: Chapter 959: The Sickly Heiress 4

"It’s still the desserts from this place, no wonder they woke me up from my sleep." Qiao Jiajia opened the box, saw the small strawberry cake, scooped a bite into her mouth, and showed a satisfied expression.

"The strawberry flavor is nice, although it’s not my favorite, it still ranks quite high."

"Ah Chen, Lian Yang should have bought you the mango flavor, right?" she asked again.

Ah Chen nodded in response and opened the box in front of her. Sure enough, the cake was mango flavored. "He doesn’t know what you guys like, so he bought strawberry for everyone. Under normal circumstances, there shouldn’t be many people who dislike strawberry flavor; it’s quite a popular choice."

"Indeed, men who aren’t considerate outwardly still tend to be considerate when it comes to those they care about."

"Anyhow, I’m not picky," Qiao Jiajia took another bite, "Nie Xiaomei definitely isn’t picky either; she can eat anything. As for Qin Yin," she lifted her head and looked towards where Qin Yin was, "isn’t this just perfect? Qin Yin has always preferred strawberry flavor."

Is it a coincidence?

Ah Chen didn’t believe it.

Actually, buying strawberry flavors for others isn’t a big deal.

It’s just that Qin Yin’s behavior was a bit strange, and combining it with other information, this couldn’t be a coincidence.

"I have something to do, I need to go out for a while," Qin Yin suddenly said, "I don’t know if I’ll eat in the cafeteria, so you guys just go ahead later."

"Alright, you go ahead, just let us know in the group if you won’t come." Qiao Jiajia was engrossed in the dessert, not noticing Qin Yin’s unusual behavior at all.

Ah Chen noticed it but didn’t mind much.

As long as Qin Yin hadn’t participated in harming the Commissioner, it didn’t matter what she did.

Qin Yin swept her eyes over the little dessert on the table, her eyes filled with complexity, but in the end, she picked up the box and walked out of the dormitory.

Another strawberry flavor, was it intentional, remembering her favorite flavor, or did he just forget and choose a common flavor?

With such a melancholic heart, Qin Yin walked out of the dormitory.

She looked at the paths leading to all directions of the school but didn’t know where to go.

Sometimes she really wanted to find Lian Yang to ask him what he was thinking, but she had no such standing.

There was nothing between them, never even started, just childhood neighbors who were quite familiar with each other, considered playmates in the eyes of adults. Growing up, Lian Yang always took good care of her. When she was unwell, he would care for her, be anxious, and help her copy notes.

Clearly, before college, their relationship was quite good.

She thought they were childhood sweethearts, having mutual affection over the years.

After high school, she wanted to express her feelings, but thinking about her own situation, she might not even live past twenty, she didn’t want to burden him or make him worry. She was even concerned about what to do if Lian Yang confessed to her.

It was only after starting university that she realized she overthought.

Lian Yang was attracted to her roommate Ah Chen, becoming one of her admirers.

She was in disbelief, but seeing Lian Yang’s unabashed admiration when he looked at Ah Chen, she swallowed all her words silently.

When he saw her, his gaze was still gentle, he didn’t deliberately avoid her.

Even after Ah Chen got sick and Lian Yang completely won her over, when their dorm ate with him, he never shied away from acknowledging that he knew her.

It was Lian Yang’s attitude at that time that made Qin Yin fully understand, it was always her misunderstanding.

But he always remembered small details about her, even knowing it was a habit from childhood, it still left her breathless.

Maybe the fact that Lian Yang took care of her before was really because he pitied her for being sickly?

He was just being kind by taking more care of her.

That kind of meticulous gentleness made it easy to misunderstand.

Back then, everyone was still young and probably didn’t care much about boundaries.

When he met Ah Chen, Lian Yang understood what liking someone meant.

So there was distance between them, he was supposed to reserve all his tenderness and attention for the one he cared about.

She should forget those things.

She couldn’t keep reminiscing about the past.

Or else it would make everyone unhappy.

After all, she and Lian Yang never started anything.

It was only she who couldn’t move on, she needed to hide her feelings to avoid any awkwardness for everyone.

Letting out a long sigh, Qin Yin strolled leisurely around the school’s artificial lake. After a while, feeling a bit tired, she found a place to sit down and remembered she hadn’t eaten the dessert yet.

She looked at the small cake, not intending to throw it away as it would be wasteful.

Being Ah Chen’s roommate, she would inevitably be fed by Lian Yang later on, she needed to gradually get used to it and treat these things with a normal mindset.

"You big romantic, you finally came over." At the school basketball court, Lian Yang’s roommate Wu Jie saw him walking over and quickly waved, "You’ve been gone for ages, so we had to rope in someone else to play."

Lian Yang smiled, "Then you guys play first, I’ll watch on the side. I’ll join if someone gets tired."

The group thought it was fine; after all, it wouldn’t be nice to simply replace the temporarily roped-in classmate just for a short game.

Lian Yang found a spot to sit down, glanced into the distance, and his eyes fell on an expanse of artificial lake.

Not long after, someone went off the court and Lian Yang took their place, pulling his gaze back.

Just then, Ah Chen walked over to the spot where Lian Yang had just been sitting and glanced in the direction of the artificial lake. She saw a familiar figure sitting in the pavilion, who else could it be but Qin Yin.

Qin Yin hadn’t even noticed this side, with her back turned, she was watching the scenery of the lake.

Just now, she saw Lian Yang staring in that direction as expected.

"Lian Yang, your girlfriend is here."

The opponent, seeing he couldn’t stop Lian Yang, shouted cheekily, which successfully drew Lian Yang’s attention. He followed the opponent’s gaze and saw Ah Chen at the spot where he was, also looking towards the artificial lake.

He felt a tug in his heart, and just that moment of distraction allowed someone to steal the ball.

The one who shouted earlier laughed, a bit proudly, passing the ball as he commented, "Indeed, the big romantic, forgets the game when the girlfriend shows up."

Lian Yang’s expression changed for a moment, quickly covering up the gloom in his eyes, rushing over to snatch the ball back, shooting with fluid precision.

Afterwards, he gave a nod to the others, letting the person subbing out to go back in, while he headed towards Ah Chen, his pace hurried.

Everyone on the court assumed he just cared too much about his girlfriend.

Only Ah Chen knew he seemed flustered.

No matter what Ah Chen was looking at, Lian Yang didn’t need to panic. After all, it was so far away, but he knew what he’d done, feeling guilty would make him anxious.

"Why are you here? Did you come specifically to find me?" Lian Yang quickly walked up to Ah Chen, his face full of joy.

Ah Chen turned back, "Nothing much this afternoon, just asked someone where you were, came over to watch you play."

"Did you like the little cake?"

"It was pretty good," Ah Chen said.

Lian Yang relaxed, not noticing anything unusual with Ah Chen.

Reflecting for a second, he realized there was no way she could see anything from standing there, he had just scared himself.

But after today’s incident, he thought he needed to be more cautious.

He absolutely believed in the power of the Life and Death Gu, but if the Xia father and daughter sensed anything was off, it would still ruin his plan.

His plan was primarily to save his beloved Qin Yin, unwilling to see her life end at such a young age.

Secondly, he needed to quickly gain control of wealth to compete with the Ling Family in Jing City and get justice for his mother and son.

The Ling Family in Jing City isn’t simple, even if he gained control over everything of the richest in Qing City, there was still a long way to go.

But the Ling Family is out in the open, while his mother and son are in the shadows.

As long as they had the Xia Family’s wealth, everything they wanted to do would be much easier, at least it would be much simpler to trap the Ling Family in business.

So, this plan absolutely cannot fail!

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