"Is there anything? If not, I'll go back to my seat."
Ye Liangchen lowered his gaze forty-five degrees, a signature move he would make in his dreams when he felt melancholic.
In his dreams, as long as he made this gesture, the three of them would worry about him.
"You… you didn't wipe your mouth clean," Li Qingxue reminded him softly.
Hearing this, Ye Liangchen subconsciously wiped the corner of his mouth.
Sure enough, he saw a layer of grease on the back of his hand.
He probably got it on himself accidentally while eating fried dough sticks.
He hadn't expected Li Qingxue to observe him so meticulously.
He hadn't even noticed it himself, yet Li Qingxue had.
How dare you say you weren't paying attention to me?
"Thank you," he said, glancing at the tissue Li Qingxue offered, then continued in a low voice, "No need for the tissue, I appreciate the thought!"
He then walked straight back to his seat.
His movements had no pause, as if silently telling Li Qingxue that he had already started moving forward.
No one would stand still and wait for her.
Watching Ye Liangchen's back, Li Qingxue frowned slightly.
Then she looked at Gao Quan: "What's wrong with him? Why does he seem so strange?"
Gao Quan shook his head helplessly: "I don't know either. After he woke up yesterday, he seemed like a different person."
"Gao Quan!"
Hearing Ye Liangchen call him, Gao Quan shrugged at Li Qingxue, then sat down next to Ye Liangchen.
They were deskmates.
Li Qingxue looked at Ye Liangchen with confusion, not understanding what was wrong with him.
Was it just because she didn't agree to his confession that he no longer wanted to be her friend?
But she had clearly told him that she only saw him as an older brother.
And she had no plans to be in a relationship during high school.
She had told Ye Liangchen all of this, hadn't she?
She felt a little annoyed because she had never planned to be in a relationship, so she didn't know how to handle this matter at all.
Ye Liangchen secretly glanced at Li Qingxue and saw her turn back with a look of disappointment.
He immediately looked at Gao Quan: "What did she just say to you?"
Gao Quan saw how anxious Ye Liangchen was and couldn't help but tease him: "Didn't you say that you didn't want me to tell you anything about Li Qingxue anymore?"
"Seeing how anxious you are, could it be that you actually still… huh?"
Ye Liangchen naturally knew that Gao Quan was joking with him.
It wasn't the time to talk about certain things yet.
He couldn't just tell Gao Quan now that he would actually marry three wives in the future.
And one of them would be Li Qingxue.
He wouldn't believe it if he said it now.
It would be more shocking to prove it to him with facts later than to say a thousand words now.
"Stop messing around, tell me quickly."
"Li Qingxue was just trying to care about you. You're so haggard, she's not blind, can't she see that?"
Upon hearing this, Ye Liangchen showed an expression that said, 'just as I thought'.
"Anything else?"
"No, Li Qingxue originally wanted to say something else, but you suddenly interrupted, so she didn't continue."
Ye Liangchen sighed; he was still a bit impatient.
He should have let Gao Quan and Li Qingxue talk a little longer.
"What? Or should I go talk to Li Qingxue later?"
"No need." It was just a chance encounter earlier, and Li Qingxue had spoken first.
If he were to let Gao Quan actively go and talk now, it would seem too deliberate.
So, the best course of action now was to remain still.
Li Qingxue would eventually lose her patience and come to him on her own.
At that time, the 'chasing husband crematorium' would officially begin.
Hmph, all of you who look down on me now, who think I'm using another method to attract Li Qingxue, will be stunned then.
"I wonder how Yu Ying is doing now?"
"What, Brother Chen?" Gao Quan asked.
"Nothing, just suddenly had some thoughts."
"Quan, do you think the right person only appears at the right time?"
Ye Liangchen asked earnestly.
Because of Hu Yuying, his heart remained restless.
He really wanted to save Hu Yuying in advance, not wanting her to suffer so much hardship anymore.
But if Hu Yuying didn't experience Long Aotian's humiliation and bullying, how could he save her?
And most importantly, he hadn't grown strong enough yet to defeat Long Aotian.
If he provoked Long Aotian now, with Long Aotian's vengeful nature, he would definitely retaliate wildly like in the dream.
That guy was a lunatic; if he got angry enough, he would really kill people.
In the dream, if it weren't for Quan saving him, he might have really died at that time.
Heaven had given him a chance to be reborn, and he could totally use this time difference to achieve his grand ambitions.
But if he provoked Long Aotian in advance…
It should be like in the dream: meeting, getting to know each other, understanding each other, falling in love, and saving each other.
So Ye Liangchen was very conflicted. He urgently needed someone to confirm that his current approach was correct.
That way, his heart wouldn't be so conflicted and uncomfortable.
"Probably." Gao Quan thought for a moment and said, "Meeting the right person at the right time is undoubtedly blissful."
"If you meet the right person at the wrong time, then you will definitely experience some difficulties."
"So, Brother Chen, you really shouldn't give up. Just wait a little longer."
Gao Quan thought Ye Liangchen's words were referring to Li Qingxue.
Because Brother Chen and Li Qingxue had known each other for nine years.
A person doesn't have many nine-year periods in their life.
And Li Qingxue had clearly stated that she had no plans to be in a relationship now; she wanted to consider it after college.
Brother Chen was just too impatient; he thought he might not be able to get into the same university as Li Qingxue.
That's why he tried every means to confess to Li Qingxue in high school.
And Li Qingxue's subconscious concern for Brother Chen also showed that Li Qingxue didn't actually dislike Brother Chen; on the contrary, she might even have some good feelings for him, right?
Otherwise, he also had oil stains on his mouth, so why did Li Qingxue only remind Brother Chen and not him?
This was clearly the wrong time, the right person.
Li Qingxue's priority at this stage was clearly the college entrance exam, which was why she kept rejecting Brother Chen's confession.
If they waited until college.
Even if they weren't at the same university, as long as they truly loved each other, couldn't they still be together?
Perhaps when they got to college, if Brother Chen confessed again, Li Qingxue would accept him.
After all, it seemed now that Li Qingxue still cared about Brother Chen.
"Right, it seems you also agree: the right time, the right person."
"Indeed, my thinking is not wrong."
Ye Liangchen breathed a slight sigh of relief. In fact, he wasn't really afraid of Long Aotian.
But if Hu Yuying didn't suffer Long Aotian's humiliation and bullying, how could he save her?
How could he be her little ray of sunshine?
So, he wasn't just standing by; he was just waiting for the right time.