"You don't need to worry. We've already set a time for our battle, so of course I won't challenge you again now."
"But I hope I run into you on Pokémon Island. If I do, I definitely won't be as careless as last time."
With that, Jingyi turned and left.
Qin Feng smiled at his words.
With so many people going in together, there was no telling whether they would actually meet.
After all, under the system's rules, Trainers didn't just have to battle wild Pokémon.
They also had to battle any Trainers they encountered.
Anyone who lost would be sent back and could no longer participate.
Just then, a familiar, beautiful figure appeared in front of Qin Feng.
It was Bai Xiyue.
She looked at Qin Feng with a smile and said:
"I thought you'd be out having the time of your life in Magic City after signing the contract yesterday, Boss Qin. Instead, you're wandering around here."
Qin Feng shook his head helplessly. "I'm in no mood to wander around. I'm heading back to Jiangning."
Bai Xiyue wasn't surprised. "You really should head back and explain things properly to Little Fish."
"Can't you tell she likes you?"
At that, Qin Feng's eyes widened in disbelief. "What did you say?"
"She likes me? Are you sure you haven't got that wrong?"
Perhaps it was because Jiang Xiaoyu had always been Jiangning University's goddess-like campus beauty that the distance he felt between them had never let Qin Feng consider that possibility.
Bai Xiyue gave him her signature eye roll. "You absolute pig. You're hopeless. That girl's feelings are so obvious, and you still can't tell?"
"To avoid any more misunderstandings, take a taxi back yourself. I'm not going with you. There's still plenty for me to handle at the new company."
"I need to get everything sorted out before I'll have time to head to the Pokémon Home in a couple of days!"
With that, she left, her graceful figure receding into the distance.
She likes me?
Why didn't I notice?
Qin Feng shook his head.
When Qin Feng returned to Jiangning University and walked into the classroom, everyone stared at him in surprise.
After all, this big shot hadn't come to class in days.
Jiang Xiaoyu kept her head lowered over her book, though whether she was actually taking anything in was anyone's guess.
In any case, she didn't turn to look at Qin Feng even once.
"Hey, Crazy, you finally decided to come back to school for class?" Wang Lin said, coming over.
"You've become quite the internet celebrity here at Jiangning University lately. Loads of people saw you put Ye Chen in his place and couldn't stop cheering."
Qin Feng didn't answer. His eyes remained on the beautiful Little Fish.
Before it had been pointed out, he'd never noticed. Now that it had, it really did seem that way.
Instead of answering Wang Lin, he walked straight to Jiang Xiaoyu's seat.
Then he snatched the book from her hands.
"Your book's upside down. Who are you trying to fool?" Qin Feng said with a smile.
Jiang Xiaoyu pressed her lips together, then stood and headed out of the classroom. "Qin Feng, come outside. I have something to tell you..."
Qin Feng frowned. Is she about to confess to me?
He followed her out.
Jiang Xiaoyu's beautiful eyes were clear as water, but there wasn't a trace of a smile on her pretty, oval face.
Avoiding his gaze, she said to Qin Feng:
"Qin Feng, the things you bought last time came to 260,000 in total. Send me your bank account details, and I'll transfer it to you now."
Her words took him slightly by surprise.
Is she trying to draw a line between us?
But naturally, Qin Feng couldn't possibly accept that money from her.
"Are you still angry?"
To his surprise, when Jiang Xiaoyu saw that Qin Feng wasn't making a move, she forced a bank card into his hand.
"I'll send you the PIN on WeChat."
"Besides, I always planned to pay you back once I'd saved enough. I'm just doing it earlier now, that's all. Don't read anything into it!"
With that, she turned and went back into the classroom.
Qin Feng looked at the bank card in his hand, then at Jiang Xiaoyu's retreating figure.
This is one serious misunderstanding!
After classes ended that afternoon, Qin Feng followed Jiang Xiaoyu straight to the cafeteria.
Her best friend, Ding Xiaowen, glanced at Qin Feng behind them and said to Jiang Xiaoyu:
"Xiaoyu, Qin Feng keeps following you."
Jiang Xiaoyu's brows drew together, and she said flatly, "Ignore him."
Men were like that. When they failed to read the situation, they remained utterly oblivious.
But when a girl suddenly stopped paying attention to them, they found it extremely hard to adjust.
Perhaps only under intense emotions could people understand where their hearts truly belonged.
That was how it was for Qin Feng. The more Jiang Xiaoyu shut him out and ignored him, the worse he felt.
He'd been fine before Bai Xiyue pointed it out, but now that he'd caught on,
Qin Feng felt empty inside instead.
It was dinnertime, and the cafeteria was already packed with students.
Qin Feng got himself a meal too, then sat across from Jiang Xiaoyu and Ding Xiaowen.
"Hey, Qin Feng, you keep following our Little Fish around. You're not harboring any improper intentions, are you?"
Ding Xiaowen asked with a smile.
Jiang Xiaoyu nudged her with an elbow and pressed her lips together, but still didn't look up at Qin Feng.
Then came the surprise!
Qin Feng's answer left both girls across from him utterly petrified.
"That's right! What's so strange about that?"
Although Jiang Xiaoyu was shocked by his words, she wasn't happy.
Instead, her brows furrowed.
He already has Sister Xiyue, yet he's still chasing other girls. Men really are all pigs!
Of course, Ding Xiaowen had no idea what Jiang Xiaoyu was thinking and immediately egged him on:
"Qin Feng, pursuing a girl takes more than just talk."
"You need to show it through your actions. If you don't treat her well, you won't even get past me!"
A trace of displeasure appeared on Jiang Xiaoyu's pretty, oval face. "Xiaowen, what nonsense are you talking about? I'm done eating. You carry on."
She stood and left without looking at Qin Feng even once.
By then, Qin Feng was running out of ideas.
He hurriedly sent Bai Xiyue a message.
Qin Feng: "Secretary, your boss needs some help."
Bai Xiyue: "?"
Qin Feng: "What do I do if Jiang Xiaoyu won't talk to me?"
Bai Xiyue sent a helpless emoji.
"You haven't even explained things properly. Why should she talk to you?"
Qin Feng: "How about you explain it for me? You're involved in this too, after all!"
Bai Xiyue: "(ノ｀Д)ノ Get lost..."
She had considered that herself, but ultimately dismissed the idea.
Some things weren't simply a matter of misunderstandings. If she went to explain, it would only make Jiang Xiaoyu more likely to resent her.
Qin Feng would still have to do something himself.
Qin Feng felt pretty helpless too. All he could do was pick up his phone and send Jiang Xiaoyu a message.
"Xiaoyu, Bai Xiyue and I have a purely professional relationship. Please don't misunderstand!"
A moment later, Jiang Xiaoyu's reply came through.
"Qin Feng, you and Sister Xiyue are a good match. She's a wonderful person, and she's beautiful too. I hope you'll cherish her!"
"Don't reply!"
A wry smile covered Qin Feng's face.
All he could do was head helplessly back to the dorm.
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