Tang Enqi's confidence

"Xu Xiaojia?"

Looking at the petite, adorable girl, Luo Ye asked in surprise, "What are you doing?"

"Hmph, you're asking me? I saw you coming out of the cafeteria with a pretty girl. Come on, who was she?"

Luo Ye couldn't remember when he and Xu Xiaojia had become so close.

But Xu Xiaojia was a chatterbox, and nobody in the Women's Dormitory talked to her, so she often wandered around campus.

She seemed lively and adorable all day long, yet she never had anyone with her. Whenever she caught someone she knew, she couldn't resist chatting, acting as though they were already close friends.

"She's a senior I know."

"Oh~ A senior. Don't tell me you're trying to win her over?"

At Xu Xiaojia's suggestive expression, Luo Ye blushed, then nodded in admission.

"Who would've thought? You're actually an innocent little romantic. Oh, right, why isn't the class monitor with you? I remember he goes for morning runs too."

Luo Ye looked at Xu Xiaojia and said in surprise, "You even know that? You've really done your homework."

"Of course. He's the man I, Lady Xu, have my eye on."

Hearing that, Luo Ye was left speechless.

The man you have your eye on is already being strung along by another girl, and they're practically about to break up. You don't even know a thing about it.

Still, if Li Haoyang broke up with his girlfriend, Xu Xiaojia would have her chance.

Luo Ye thought quite highly of this girl from his hometown.

She was a kind, lively, adorable little thing.

The fabled type who was tiny, talked tough, and went harder than anyone at eating and studying for postgraduate entrance exams.

And judging by her appearance, Xu Xiaojia might even be a little rich girl.

Unlike Luo Ye, who was supported by someone else's family, she might actually come from money.

"Haoyang might not be in the best mood lately," Luo Ye said solemnly.

"What?"

Xu Xiaojia grew serious. Her cute brows knitted as she asked gravely, "What happened?"

"He's about to break up."

"Something like that happened? Yeah, that must be pretty upsetting... Wait, what? You said what?"

Xu Xiaojia's expression became quite a sight.

"What."

Luo Ye repeated the word after hearing her say it.

"No, that's not what I meant. You-you-you, you're killing me."

Shock and amusement flickered back and forth across her face. For a moment, Xu Xiaojia didn't know how to express what she was feeling.

Soon, she calmed down, though she still asked with some surprise, "When did he get a girlfriend?"

"Just before the seven-day break. One vacation later, and they're already about to split."

Hearing that, Xu Xiaojia burst out laughing. "He ran into a lousy girlfriend! Hahahaha!"

Luo Ye asked in confusion, "Shouldn't you be upset? The guy you like got together with someone else."

"Didn't you say they're about to break up? It's still hilarious, though. He got himself a girlfriend while I wasn't looking, and now he's fucking about to get dumped. Hahahaha! Serves him right for not choosing Lady Xu."

Looking at the petite girl before him, Luo Ye began to question everything he knew.

He honestly couldn't figure out how that little head of hers worked.

Just then, two girls emerged from the Women's Dormitory, apparently having just gotten up and ready to go eat.

They were Tang Enqi and Liu Bingxin.

After spotting Luo Ye, Liu Bingxin casually greeted him, while Tang Enqi's gaze settled on Xu Xiaojia.

"Good morning, Luo Ye. You too, Xiaojia," Tang Enqi greeted them politely.

"Oh, morning."

Xu Xiaojia's face was full of disdain.

She didn't like Liu Bingxin, and she liked Tang Enqi even less.

Like Luo Ye, Tang Enqi came from Xu Xiaojia's hometown, Beijing, so Xu Xiaojia had initially added her contact information too.

But after exchanging a few words, she had decided Tang Enqi was fake.

An innocent campus beauty? As far as she was concerned, a joke of a girl was more like it.

At Xu Xiaojia's utterly undisguised contempt, a trace of anger surfaced in Tang Enqi's eyes, but she quickly concealed it.

Liu Bingxin, however, sneered, "Lady Xu, do you know why you don't have any friends? If you don't rein in that spoiled-princess temper, you might not make a single friend in all four years of college."

"No need to concern yourself. If all the friends I could make were like you, I'd rather spend my college years alone."

Xu Xiaojia wore a haughty expression with a hint of smugness. She also shot Luo Ye a little glance, as though saying, "See how cool I am?"

Luo Ye gave a wry smile.

This little thing probably doesn't know Liu Bingxin is Li Haoyang's girlfriend.

"In that case, go ahead and be yourself. Let's see who can put up with that temper."

With that, Liu Bingxin strode away on her long legs.

Tang Enqi glanced at Luo Ye and asked gently, "Luo Ye, was she the one you were gaming with yesterday?"

My Bear Is Big, Do As You Please... Tang Enqi looked at Xu Xiaojia's almost flat chest and felt practically certain the username belonged to her.

After all, people longed for whatever they lacked.

"What?" Luo Ye looked confused.

Xu Xiaojia planted her little hands on her hips and said indignantly, "What are you asking that for? You want to control everything under the sun, and now you want to control our little Luo Ye too? Don't tell me the famous freshman campus beauty has a crush on our little Luo Ye?"

Luo Ye stood beside them without a word.

Honestly, this was his first time seeing girls argue, and he had no idea where to jump in. He couldn't get so much as half a sentence out.

But what's with calling me little Luo Ye? Who are you calling little???

Tang Enqi frowned. She realized she simply couldn't win an argument against this petite girl.

She turned to Luo Ye and asked, "Luo Ye, would you like to eat together?"

She was the girl Luo Ye had secretly loved for three years in high school. Even if he now liked someone else, she was confident she could easily bring him back to her side.

After all, she had the looks and the ability. In all of Jiangda, there was only one person whose beauty surpassed hers.

But Luo Ye shook his head and declined. "I've already eaten."

Tang Enqi froze.

She had been rejected again.

Ever since arriving at Jiangda, Luo Ye had kept rejecting her.

Only when everything went smoothly could people perfectly conceal their truest selves.

Once they encountered setbacks, their true nature would come out.

"Luo Ye."

A smile appeared on Tang Enqi's face.

Her beauty was truly exceptional, and naturally, her smile could make hearts flutter too.

"See you next time."

Given her personality, she naturally wouldn't keep pestering him after being rejected.

She had always believed Luo Ye's attitude toward her had changed after starting college because she hadn't honored their agreement to get together once they reached university.

She admitted that, at first, she really had looked forward to college, thinking she could meet a perfect partner.

Later, she discovered that although there were people at university more outstanding than Luo Ye, she couldn't find anyone as sincere and uncomplicated as him.

At least, among those who approached her because of her looks, none could match Luo Ye's character.

After recognizing this reality, Tang Enqi realized she did indeed have feelings for the boy from her high school days.

And now, so what if that boy no longer liked her?

Ever since childhood, she had been the center of attention wherever she went.

She had consistently ranked first academically, and she had also been her high school's campus beauty.

Not a single boy around her had failed to fall for her.

The slightest show of interest from her would leave them utterly infatuated.

Luo Ye would be no exception.

Luo Ye rejected her because she had disappointed him, but as long as she gave him hope again, nobody could resist her charm.

In all of Jiangda, apart from that decisive, no-nonsense student council president, Su Baizhou, known as the Iceberg Goddess...

She wouldn't lose to anyone.