Gu Lianyin was no fool. How could she not understand Lin Yuan's little scheme?
He just wanted to trick her into going to a hotel with him, and then...
She would not be fooled so easily.
"I'm not feeling well today, and I'm really sleepy right now. I'm going back to rest. You don't need to walk me home—I can get back by myself!"
Gu Lianyin decided that no matter what, she would not leave with Lin Yuan.
With that, she turned and left, leaving Lin Yuan with a beautiful view of her back.
Lin Yuan sighed and could only follow her. It seemed his intentions had been too obvious, and she had seen right through him.
But he also realized that he had not considered things carefully enough, nor had he considered Gu Lianyin's feelings. He had been too proactive and forceful. That was not the person he wanted to be.
"Alright. Then we'll meet again when school starts in a few days."
School was not far off anyway. The two of them did not need to be together every day. Sometimes, they needed a few days to themselves to do other things.
There was still a long future ahead. What was meant to come would come. Being too impatient only spoiled things; that sense of anticipation was one of life's most essential experiences.
"Mhm." Gu Lianyin turned around and flashed him a radiant smile.
After they parted, Lin Yuan wandered the streets alone.
He had a headache now. Not only had he failed to get things done, but he also had to figure out how to fill in the hole he had dug for himself.
Although he could make up an excuse to brush it off, it might leave Ling Wanqing with a bad impression of him in