Chapter 138

Xu Sanshi's eyes nearly bulged out of their sockets as his gaze swept back and forth between Xue Lingyun and Jiang Nannan several times. The sight of her linking arms with Xue Lingyun just now was like a needle stabbed into his eyes, impossible to pull out. He wanted to rush over, demand answers, and drag that irritating boy away.

But with Jiang Nannan there, he did not dare. He feared embarrassing himself in front of Nannan even more than he feared hearing her say something he did not want to hear. His lips pressed into a thin line, his fists clenched until his knuckles turned white, and his whole body was taut as a fully drawn bow that could snap at any moment.

Beibei stood nearby, watching Xu Sanshi in that state, but a different, indescribable feeling churned in his heart. Tang Ya had been distancing herself from him lately. He could feel it, but he did not understand why. He had asked her before, yet she had only said, "It's nothing." He did not dare ask again, afraid that if he pressed too much, he would not even be able to maintain their current neither-close-nor-distant relationship.

Looking at Xu Sanshi, Beibei suddenly felt he had no right to laugh at him either. Some things were not left unsaid because one did not want to say them, but because one did not dare. He sighed and patted Xu Sanshi's shoulder. Rather than spouting empty nonsense like "there are plenty of fish in the sea," he merely said in a low voice, "Come on. Go take a look over there with me."

Xu Sanshi did not move. Beibei tugged him again, and only then did he reluctantly shift his feet as if something were dragging him along. After taking two