dkrc Chapter 155 Barbecue Party 5
Chapter 155 Barbecue Party 5
Just as Lu Yuan and Gao Zhe were at their wits' end and were lamenting that their attempt to probe the situation would likely be fruitless, a commotion suddenly broke out at the gathering not far away.
The two turned around and saw three more friends walking over together.
The three who arrived were none other than Zhang Xueling, Xia Anqi, and Tong Xiaowei.
Xia Anqi and Tong Xiaowei were clearly dressed up carefully tonight, with exquisite makeup and swaying skirts, looking like fairies descending to earth.
They were already prominent figures at the school, and their mere presence here immediately stirred up quite a stir in the crowd.
Zhang Xueling, who accompanied them, was just like a servant accompanying them on their journey.
"Hey, the top students are here too." Li Xian and the others, with their sharp eyes, went over to greet them first.
Zhang Xueling immediately put on an approachable smile and said politely, "I came here at Lu Yuan's invitation to offer my congratulations."
"Of course, a warm welcome!" Li Xian said with a beaming smile, taking the credit for himself as well. "I also deserve a lot of credit for tonight's gathering. If Lu Yuan hadn't insisted on competing with me in terms of grades, we wouldn't have been able to make it this lively."
He remained as arrogant as ever, and never missed an opportunity to put Lu Yuan down in his words.
Zhang Xueling gave an awkward laugh and changed the subject, asking, "Where's Lu Yuan?"
"I'm here." Lu Yuan walked over with Gao Zhe and Gao Ya, greeting them warmly. "I thought you, a top student, would be too arrogant to come and visit."
"Hey, there's no need to keep calling me 'top student,' just call me by my name." Zhang Xueling waved her hand, her attitude very easygoing.
Of course, this politeness might only be directed at Lu Yuan, since in his eyes, Lu Yuan was a friend he could make.
Lu Yuan smiled and then turned his gaze to Xia Anqi and Tong Xiaowei.
With a gentle smile, Tong Xiaowei greeted Lu Yuan, "Congratulations, Lu Yuan, on your excellent college entrance exam results."
"You did great too," Lu Yuan said modestly, scratching his head. "My score is nowhere near that of you top students."
"That doesn't stop you from being excellent," Tong Xiaowei encouraged with a smile, making everyone feel like they were bathed in a spring breeze.
In contrast, Xia Anqi's attitude was much colder. She put on a stern face as soon as she saw Lu Yuan.
If Lu Yuan didn't initiate a conversation with her, she would remain silent, as if Lu Yuan owed her eight million.
Lu Yuan, somewhat exasperated, couldn't help but ask, "Why are you here too?"
Xia Anqi rolled her eyes at him, annoyed. "Just passing by. What, you don't welcome me? I'll just leave then."
With that, she turned and left in a huff.
Fortunately, Tong Xiaowei reacted quickly and pulled her back, thus barely avoiding an awkward situation.
"Lu Yuan, don't mind her," Tong Xiaowei said with a smile, trying to smooth things over. "An Qi is actually quite willing to come and have fun, after all, she dressed up especially for tonight."
"I didn't dress up for him!" Xia Anqi retorted stubbornly, her face flushed.
"Okay, okay, it's not for him, it's for being pretty." Tong Xiaowei knew her temper well and quickly went along with her words to coax her.
"Alright, everyone, don't stand there, come and sit down." Lu Yuan smiled and invited everyone to sit down at the table, and even specially invited Ye Yixian and Wang Qingyu to come over and chat and eat together.
When Ye Yixian saw Xia Anqi, he instinctively tensed up and became more vigilant.
Especially Xia Anqi, dressed up tonight, is indeed strikingly beautiful.
When Xia Anqi's gaze swept over Ye Yixian, her expression grew even colder, and the undisguised hostility in her eyes was almost overflowing.
If Xu Lingjing's methods were still veiled and roundabout, then Xia Anqi practically had "I don't like you" etched on her forehead.
However, Ye Yixian felt at ease.
She knew very well that with Xia Anqi's grades, she was destined to go to a top university like Tsinghua or Peking University, and it was impossible for her to go to the same university as Lu Yuan.
Perhaps Xia Anqi's current persistence is merely the result of her initial failure or resentment after her first crush.
As long as she leaves Jiangcheng and doesn't see Lu Yuan for a year or two, she'll eventually figure things out and let go.
So Ye Yixian sat quietly next to Lu Yuan, facing Xia Anqi across the table.
Everyone was chatting enthusiastically, but the two of them didn't exchange a single word, creating an awkward atmosphere.
"Hey, Lu Yuan, haven't you guys and that handsome guy who drives a luxury car been coming to the dessert shop where I work lately? I saw you guys going there a lot a while ago." Tong Xiaowei casually brought up this detail.
At that moment, Gao Ya was sitting at the same table with them. Upon hearing this, both Lu Yuan and Gao Ya were startled, and the atmosphere became chaotic for a second.
There aren't any handsome guys driving luxury cars in Jiangcheng. If I say that, Gao Ya might guess it's Lin Kai.
Lu Yuan quickly chuckled twice to cover it up: "I've been busy taking my driver's license test lately, I haven't had time to go out and have fun."
He subtly observed Gao Ya to make sure she didn't notice anything amiss before changing the subject: "How's work? Is it going smoothly?"
"My relative owns the shop, so they'll definitely take care of Xiaowei. How could things not go smoothly?" Xia Anqi proudly raised her chin.
She's so proud and aloof. She clearly wants to join the conversation, but she's too shy to take the initiative and start a topic. Every time she joins a chat, she seems so awkward.
After that, the conversation naturally turned to everyone's aspirations for university life.
Lu Yuan seized the opportunity and immediately said, "Our Sister Ya is a college graduate, she's very experienced. Everyone can ask her anything."
"Great! Sister Ya, are there a lot of physical education classes in college?" someone asked expectantly.
"Yes, there are many, every week, and you have to go." Gao Ya nodded, slightly tipsy.
"Great! Finally, I can have as much PE class as I want!"
……
"Sister Ya, Sister Ya, do university professors really not care about students dating?"
"I don't care. If we get married, we can even get extra credits."
"Huh? That's so open-minded?"
……
Amidst gasps of surprise, someone finally asked the crucial question: "Sister Ya, did you have any romantic relationships during your university years?"
"I……"
This question clearly startled Gao Ya. Her pause left everyone present feeling a little puzzled.
Lu Yuan and Gao Zhe exchanged a glance and immediately realized that this issue was of paramount importance.
According to Lin Kai's previous statement, he and Gao Ya did have a flirtatious relationship, but it didn't work out, and he hasn't heard of Gao Ya dating anyone else since.
Therefore, if we're being honest, the answer should be "we haven't talked about it."
After a brief moment of surprise, Gao Ya nodded, a hint of smugness in her eyes, and said, "Sister Ya is a heartthrob, how could I not have dated? I have plenty of suitors."
"Um?"
Lu Yuan and Gao Zhe were both stunned, a hint of surprise flashing in their eyes.
If we exclude the possibility that Gao Ya was just bragging after drinking too much, then there's only one possibility: Lin Kai lied?
No, perhaps Lin Kai wasn't lying intentionally, but rather that Gao Ya had some secrets she had never told Lin Kai.
The so-called "mutual affection" may have been nothing more than Lin Kai's wishful thinking from beginning to end.
Gao Ya didn't like him as much as he had imagined.
……
As night deepened, the gathering finally came to an end.
After everyone helped clean up the mess, they gradually dispersed.
Gao Ya had drunk a bit too much, so she and her friends took a taxi and left first.
Lu Yuan, Gao Zhe, Ye Yixian, and Wang Qingyu were the last to leave.
After all the garbage had been removed and the scene had become completely quiet, the four of them slowly walked back, facing the evening breeze.
A gentle evening breeze blew, and Gao Zhe broke the silence, somewhat puzzled: "Brother Yuan, judging from the tone of my sister's voice, it seems like she really did date someone else. Could it be that she didn't actually like Brother Kai that much, and it was just that Brother Kai thought they liked each other?"
"Hmm, that possibility cannot be ruled out." Lu Yuan nodded and fell into deep thought.
Gao Zhe scratched his head, looking troubled: "If we just tell Kai the truth, he'll definitely be devastated, right? After all, this is not the outcome he wanted at all."
"But what's the point of hiding it from him?" Lu Yuan sighed helplessly. "If Ya-jie has someone else in her heart, he'll only waste his time waiting like this."
"This..." Gao Zhe was speechless for a moment, not knowing how to refute it.
It seems that suddenly, a beautiful marriage was shattered by reality.
Lu Yuan and Gao Zhe then cruelly revealed this bloody truth to Lin Kai, who had been waiting anxiously for many days.