Urban: I Discovered My Deskmate Was Pretending to Be Ugly
Chapter 24

I Have Tickets to Lin Qingyue's Concert

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I Have Tickets to Lin Qingyue's Concert

Lin Yuan spoke clearly and conversed with Ling Wanqing without the slightest difficulty.

Whether they talked about schoolwork or other things, he could hold a conversation about all of it.

It had to be said that Ling Wanqing truly was a talented woman. She usually kept a low profile in front of Gu Lianyin, but in a setting like this, she revealed a different side of herself.

Throughout it all, Gu Lianyin secretly watched Lin Yuan's reactions.

Oh no, oh no! That awful Ling Wanqing—can't she consider my feelings at all?!

Seeing the two of them chatting so happily while she could not get a word in edgewise, she felt like her jealousy was about to boil over.

But she could not show her petty side and leave Lin Yuan with the impression that she did not know how to behave.

Fortunately, after chatting for a while, the topic turned to the famous female star, Lin Qingyue.

Lin Qingyue was incredibly famous, especially because of one song she had sung that had become popular all over the world.

It had made countless people aware of her.

Before long, Lin Qingyue would be holding a concert in their province. Rumor had it that the tickets were selling for exorbitant prices.

"What a pity. Even with money, I can't get tickets to Lin Qingyue's concert. And even if I could, I'd have to go home that day to celebrate my grandfather's birthday."

Ling Wanqing was deeply troubled. Both she and Lianyin were fans of Lin Qingyue.

The two of them could sing all her songs. Whenever she appeared on a variety show, they would prepare snacks and sit together in front of the television to watch.

"Yeah, I can't get one either. Asking people I know doesn't help. Even if someone has extra tickets, they won't sell them."

Just thinking about it irritated Gu Lianyin.

If she had not been reluctant to spend the money, she would have bought one at an inflated price long ago.

The tickets had been six thousand last time, but today they had risen to more than nine thousand.

They would probably keep getting more expensive.

Yet the original ticket price was less than three thousand.

Diamond-tier tickets let you sit in the front rows, interact with Lin Qingyue up close, and make yourself familiar to her.

But those were absurdly expensive—several tens of thousands for a single ticket.

And they were impossible to find at any price.

Even if you wanted to buy one, you could not.

Lin Yuan had not expected the two of them to be Lin Qingyue's fans as well. Perfect—did he not happen to have three concert tickets personally given to him by Lin Qingyue herself?

After considering it for a moment, he slowly said, "Actually, I have three tickets to Lin Qingyue's concert."

The moment he said that, both women turned to look at him.

Gu Lianyin said, "Lin Yuan, really? You have tickets to Lin Qingyue's concert?"

Ling Wanqing said, "Seriously? Tickets are incredibly hard to get, let alone three of them. You didn't buy fake tickets online, did you?"

After all, some people took risks for money and sold counterfeit tickets to Lin Qingyue's concert online. Many people had already been scammed.

Lin Yuan smiled faintly.

How could tickets personally given by Lin Qingyue herself possibly be fake?

"They're real, but I only have three."

Gu Lianyin asked timidly, "Lin Yuan, could you sell me one?"

Ling Wanqing wanted to buy one too, but she truly could not get away that day, which left her deeply regretful.

Lin Yuan nodded with a smile. "Why are we talking about money? I'll just give you one later. I'm going to the concert too, so we can go together. Consider it a birthday present from me."

"Yay!"

Gu Lianyin sprang up from her chair. She could finally go to Lin Qingyue's concert.

She was beyond excited.

"I'm so jealous!"

Ling Wanqing was nothing but jealous.

Why was the gap between people so enormous?

How come Lianyin had such a good deskmate at school, while her own deskmate disliked her, her classmates disliked her, and even her teachers disliked her?

Sigh, what a world that judged people by their looks~

Ling Wanqing still found it hard to believe that Lin Yuan had been so indifferent toward her.

When he looked at her, his eyes did not carry the same look other people had.

She felt that Lin Yuan had to be pretending... Very well, man. You've successfully caught my attention!

Not long after, while Lianyin was away in the restroom, Ling Wanqing broke into a radiant smile.

"Lin Yuan, Lianyin said you're very good at studying. Can we add each other's contact information? If there's anything I don't understand in my studies later, I can ask you for advice."

"You can ask Lianyin too. Her grades are very good now as well."

"Oh, then adding each other as friends is fine, right? You should know that I rarely take the initiative to add boys as friends."

Ling Wanqing was stunned. There was actually a boy unwilling to add her as a friend.

Especially when she had been the one to suggest it.

If it had been any other boy, he would have been flattered and immediately taken out his phone to add her.

This Ling Wanqing really is narcissistic.

Lin Yuan thought silently.

He was not some simp.

At first, he had thought adding each other as friends would be fine, but after hearing Ling Wanqing say that, he suddenly did not want to.

In the end, Ling Wanqing felt awkward. Seeing that Lin Yuan seemed reluctant to add her, she was somewhat displeased.

Fine, don't add me. It's not like I want to add you anyway!

She consoled herself inwardly.

Lin Yuan wanted to laugh, but held it in.

After they had eaten and drunk their fill, nearly half the cake remained. Lin Yuan helped clean up, then checked the time and saw that it was almost ten.

If he did not return soon, the school would no longer allow students through the gates.

He said he should leave.

"I'll walk you out," Gu Lianyin said, personally seeing Lin Yuan downstairs.

As they were about to part, Lin Yuan looked at Gu Lianyin beneath the moonlight and reached out to ruffle her hair. "I'm heading back. See you tomorrow."

"Mm, Lin Yuan. See you tomorrow!"

Gu Lianyin did not feel that there was anything improper about Lin Yuan touching her head.

Only after watching him leave did Gu Lianyin head upstairs.

There, she saw Ling Wanqing sprawled on the sofa, no longer maintaining her ladylike image, limbs spread in every direction.

Gu Lianyin immediately became furious.

"Ling Wanqing, we're not done with what happened today!"

"Lianyin, why do you have such a good deskmate?"

"Don't change the subject. Why didn't you come back looking ugly today?"

"Oh, come on, I was doing it for your own good..."

"For my own good? Heh."

Gu Lianyin gave a cold laugh, walked over, and suddenly reached out to take revenge on Ling Wanqing's overly developed chest.

"Ah! Gu Lianyin, you sneak-attacked me!"

For a time, the two women wrestled together in the living room, creating quite a suggestive scene.

When Lin Yuan returned to the dormitory, his three roommates were still awake.

The bookworm Li Wencai was reading, Liu Qing was chatting enthusiastically with his girlfriend on the phone, and Wang Ping was watching videos on his phone.

Lin Yuan took a shower, found the three concert tickets Lin Qingyue had given him, and put them away, intending to give one to Lianyin tomorrow.

By then, Liu Qing had also finished chatting with his girlfriend. He sat on his bed with a worried expression.

"Sigh, my girlfriend wants me to find a ticket to Lin Qingyue's concert. Where am I supposed to get one?"

"Forget whether I can even get one—a single ticket costs several thousand. That's nearly three months of my living expenses."

Wang Ping, lying in bed, said speechlessly, "I'd advise you to break up with her. She's so inconsiderate of you and spends money like water. She's already spent plenty of your money. What are you even getting out of this?"

The bookworm Li Wencai ignored everything beyond his books and continued reading.

"I'm doing it because I want to, okay?" Liu Qing snapped at him.

(End of Chapter)

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