ebookland Chapter 104 Why Are They All Love Rivals?
Chapter 104 Why Are They All Love Rivals?
It's not surprising that Hou Mingyu has a crush on Jiang Yiqing.
After all, Jiang Yiqing is indeed beautiful and a quiet, gentle girl. In some ways, her looks are comparable to Xu Lingjing's, making her worthy of being secretly admired.
Over the past three years, quite a few people have confessed their feelings to her, which clearly demonstrates her charm.
Surprisingly, Hou Mingyu actually confessed his feelings, and even after being rejected, he didn't give up.
Even though Jiang Yiqing had clearly shown her dislike or even disgust for him, he still persisted in pursuing her relentlessly.
Lu Yuan seemed to have finally understood that Hou Mingyu's recent unusual behavior was probably related to being rejected after confessing his feelings.
"What should we do?" Ye Yixian asked in a low voice.
At this moment, Jiang Yiqing and Hou Mingyu were at an impasse, and she felt it would be better to leave secretly with Lu Yuan to avoid disturbing others.
It would be incredibly awkward if all four of them bumped into each other here.
Lu Yuan didn't really want to meddle in other people's business.
Although Hou Mingyu is stubborn, he probably wouldn't dare to act recklessly; at most, he'll just be a bit difficult to deal with. Besides, Jiang Yiqing isn't someone to be trifled with either; she's encountered even more difficult suitors before, so she should have her own ways of handling things.
Before the two could turn and leave, they heard Hou Mingyu's sharp question: "So you'd rather like Lu Yuan than me?"
"Is there anything else I need to do?"
Lu Yuan thought he had misheard and subconsciously exchanged a glance with Ye Yixian, both seeing surprise in each other's eyes. Clearly, he hadn't misheard, and Ye Yixian had indeed heard it too; Hou Mingyu was saying that Jiang Yiqing liked Lu Yuan.
Therefore, Lu Yuan was almost certain that Hou Mingyu's actions were not a figment of his imagination; Hou Mingyu's return to the stage was indeed aimed at Lu Yuan.
This instantly piqued Lu Yuan and Ye Yixian's curiosity, and they moved to a secluded corner in perfect unison to continue their secret observation.
Hou Mingyu was filled with grief and indignation, his voice trembling: "What's so good about Lu Yuan? Is he worth your affection? In all these years, has he even glanced at you once? He used to like Xu Lingjing, but now he doesn't, and he hasn't given you a second look. He turned around and fell for Ye Yixian! Don't you understand? He doesn't even look at you, he doesn't like you at all. Only I truly like you!"
"Hou Mingyu!"
Jiang Yiqing was struck where it hurt, and she was furious. She clenched her fists, wishing she could punch Hou Mingyu in the face.
But she held back, gritting her teeth as she roared, "Listen to me! I don't dislike you because I like Lu Yuan; the two have absolutely nothing to do with each other! Even if I don't like Lu Yuan, I will never like you!"
These words struck Hou Mingyu like a bolt from the blue, leaving him stunned and at a loss for words.
Jiang Yiqing's eyes reddened, and she didn't want to look at him anymore: "I only came to see you because we were classmates, thinking that after you knew my attitude, you would realize your mistakes and restrain your behavior, but that didn't happen. You've disappointed me too much. If you continue to pester me, don't blame me for being impolite."
After saying that, she turned to leave.
But Hou Mingyu still didn't give up. He suddenly grabbed Jiang Yiqing's wrist, preventing her from leaving.
"Hou Mingyu, what are you doing? Let me go... let me go! Are you crazy?! If you touch me again, I'll tell the homeroom teacher!" Jiang Yiqing was startled and struggled frantically, her voice filled with anger and fear.
"Jiang Yiqing, just give me one chance, and I'll prove how much I like you!"
"I don't need your approval, you disgust me! Let me go."
Jiang Yiqing's wrists were red from being gripped so tightly, but she still couldn't break free from Hou Mingyu's hold. She was so anxious that her voice was trembling with tears.
"Lu Yuan, aren't you going to help?" Ye Yixian couldn't stand it anymore and hurriedly reminded him.
"Huh? What?" Lu Yuan was still processing the information he had just received and didn't react for a moment.
"Hey!" Ye Yixian didn't care about anything else and quickly walked over. Before she even got close, she shouted sharply, "Let her go!"
When Hou Mingyu saw someone coming, he probably thought it was a teacher on patrol, so he subconsciously let go of his hand and stood there in a panic.
Jiang Yiqing felt as if she had seen a savior, and without caring who it was, she quickly ran over.
Lu Yuan then walked over as well.
When Jiang Yiqing recognized Lu Yuan, she immediately hid behind him, crying and clutching his clothes as she sobbed, "Lu Yuan... Hou Mingyu... he's so mean..."
It was clear that Jiang Yiqing was extremely frightened.
Hou Mingyu is even more unreasonable than imagined. If Ye Yixian hadn't intervened in time, who knows what even more outrageous things Hou Mingyu might have done.
When Hou Mingyu recognized Lu Yuan, he instinctively felt a sense of fear, but anger quickly overcame his reason.
Seeing Jiang Yiqing hiding behind Lu Yuan, leaning on his back and crying like a little bird, made him even more insanely jealous, wishing he could skin Lu Yuan alive and tear him apart.
He pointed at Lu Yuan and angrily cursed, "Lu Yuan, you are truly treacherous, cunning, and greedy! You like this girl one minute and that girl the next; you are a despicable scoundrel!"
Lu Yuan looked bewildered: (ﾟДﾟ)？
After a moment of confusion, he was so angry he almost laughed. "Seriously, Hou Mingyu, can you please think before you start cursing at me? Don't just throw up a derogatory term and attack me. It's rude and uncultured, you know?"
Lu Yuan didn't take Hou Mingyu seriously at all, while Hou Mingyu was both afraid and wary of him.
Hou Mingyu was somewhat embarrassed, but he still forced himself to shout at Jiang Yiqing, who was hiding behind Lu Yuan, "Did you see that? He's with Ye Yixian. They must have been secretly dating here! They're a couple now, and you still like him? Isn't that pathetic?"
He tried to provoke Lu Yuan and Jiang Yiqing with these words, hoping to make Jiang Yiqing realize that Lu Yuan didn't like her at all, but liked Ye Yixian.
Perhaps in this way, Jiang Yiqing will become disheartened and no longer have any illusions about Lu Yuan.
Clearly, Hou Mingyu hadn't listened to Jiang Yiqing's words at all and was still deceiving himself into believing that Jiang Yiqing didn't like him because she liked Lu Yuan.
He felt that as long as Jiang Yiqing stopped liking Lu Yuan, he would still have a chance.
"Mind your own business! Get out of here, I don't want to see you! If you keep bothering me, I'll tell the teacher!" Jiang Yiqing cried out, clearly terrified.
Hou Mingyu was about to continue arguing when Lu Yuan directly brandished his fist and coldly warned, "Hou Mingyu, we're classmates, and I don't want things to get too ugly. But if you insist on being ungrateful today, I don't mind teaching you a lesson."
Hou Mingyu hesitated, though he was extremely unwilling, there was nothing he could do.
He was the one who harassed Jiang Yiqing first, and Lu Yuan's beating of him was an act of bravery, with Jiang Yiqing as a witness.
If things escalated, he might receive a major demerit or even be expelled. Regardless, he didn't want to be disciplined before graduation, so he could only turn away in anger.
Only after Hou Mingyu had completely disappeared into the night did Jiang Yiqing cautiously peek out from behind Lu Yuan, asking with lingering fear, "He...he's gone?"
"It's alright, he's gone," Lu Yuan said calmly, then turned and took two steps back, maintaining a polite distance from Jiang Yiqing.
Soon, the three of them sat under the big banyan tree.
Jiang Yiqing kept wiping away her tears, and it took her a long time to calm down.
She glanced at Lu Yuan, then at Ye Yixian, lowered her head in shame, and said weakly, "Lu Yuan...you all heard it, didn't you?"
"Yes, I heard you." Lu Yuan nodded. Ye Yixian didn't say anything, but that was tantamount to acknowledging it.
Jiang Yiqing was extremely flustered and stammered, "Lu Yuan... I... I... I'm really sorry. But don't worry, I only have a crush on you, I won't confess to you, and I will never disturb you and Ye Yixian..."
She suddenly stopped talking at this point.
It seems like Lu Yuan and Ye Yixian haven't officially confirmed their relationship yet, right? Since they haven't confirmed their relationship, there doesn't seem to be any need for me to apologize to Ye Yixian if I have a crush on Lu Yuan.
It's such a mess, I just can't figure it out no matter how I think about it.
Lu Yuan rubbed his temples helplessly, feeling immense pressure.
Ye Yixian, standing to the side, also looked solemn. Who would have thought that in just one night, she would suddenly have two rivals in love, and each of them seemed to be very "competitive".