"Xiao Ya, what has been going on with you lately?" In the fourth-year area of the outer court, Bei Bei looked worriedly at the beautiful Tang Ya before him.
Tang Ya had changed a great deal lately. Her entire bearing was completely different from before, with an added sharpness about her. If Tang Ya had been a sweet, soft girl before, she now seemed to be evolving into a commanding older woman.
Because Tang Ya's Dark Blue Silver Grass was now a Power Attack System Martial Soul, her bearing had changed considerably along with it. Although the dark power would not affect Tang Ya's mind, her bearing had changed enormously.
The change in her bearing alone would not have made Bei Bei so anxious. Most importantly, her attitude toward him had changed.
He felt as though he was about to lose Tang Ya.
Lately, Tang Ya had been neither warm nor cold toward Bei Bei, and that attitude made him miserable.
Although Tang Ya had never accepted his advances before, she had never rejected him either. In his eyes, it had only been a matter of time before she accepted him. But now, he felt that Tang Ya was drifting farther and farther away.
He had witnessed Tang Ya's changes over the past few days, but he did not understand why her attitude toward him had changed so much.
"Bei Bei, I... please don't waste your time on me anymore. The two of us can never be together." Tang Ya's beautiful eyes were filled with resolve. Now, she only had eyes for that person.
Although he was younger than her, she had already fallen hopelessly in love with him.
Only after Qian Ran entered her heart did she understand what love was. Loving someone meant thinking about him day and night. Whenever she could not see him, she felt miserable, and she constantly looked forward to seeing him.
And that feeling did not exist between her and Bei Bei.
She did not love Bei Bei at all. What she felt for him was only friendship. She had only realized this recently. The person she liked was Qian Ran!
Hearing Tang Ya's words, Bei Bei felt as though he had been struck by lightning. He stood there, utterly at a loss.
He had never expected his premonition to come true.
Was Xiao Ya really going to reject me? Why? Am I not good enough for her?
"Xiao Ya, did I do something wrong? Tell me. I can change. I can't lose you."
Tang Ya's beautiful eyes were filled with complicated emotions. Without Qian Ran, perhaps she really would have ended up with Bei Bei. But now, she only wanted to pursue her own happiness. She had fallen for Qian Ran, and their interactions over the past few days had drawn her helplessly into the intimate atmosphere between them.
She had not known at first, but later, she realized that Qian Ran was secretly taking liberties with her.
Even after realizing it, she had not stopped him. Instead, she had sunk deeply into that strange sensation.
That feeling of being restless all over, yet waiting with restraint.
She knew she truly could no longer leave Qian Ran.
Every time Qian Ran secretly took liberties with her, she would also steal glances at his reaction. When she saw his discomfort, she felt a mischievous little thrill of delight. I must be very pretty, right? That's why Qian Ran would like me too.
She could not betray her own heart and body. Besides, Qian Ran had already touched her, and she had made her decision when he did. In this life, she would marry no one but Qian Ran. Even Bei Bei was no exception.
"I already have someone I like, so the two of us can never be together," Tang Ya said with a bitter smile. She had already decided that the next time Qian Ran came to see her, she would lay her feelings bare to him. After that, even if Qian Ran wanted to get naughty, he would no longer need to sneak around.
"Someone you like?"
"Who is it? I don't believe it! You're lying to me, aren't you?" Bei Bei's face turned pale. The person he loved had fallen for another man. How could he not be furious? Who in the outer court did not know he was pursuing Tang Ya? Who had dared to do this?
Tang Ya had always been the woman he liked most. He had paid attention to her ever since entering the academy. Yet now, she had actually rejected him.
Am I really that worthless? Who else at Shrek Academy is better than me?
Bei Bei's heart was bleeding.
"It's him, isn't it? Qian Ran! It has to be him! You changed after meeting him. He must have slipped you some bewitching potion." Bei Bei's gaze turned utterly cold.
In his eyes, Tang Ya could not possibly have changed so much all at once. If her feelings toward him had changed, he would have accepted it. But recently, both her strength and her bearing had undergone enormous changes. There was even a presence about her that made his heart tremble.
Something must have happened to Tang Ya. It was all that brat Qian Ran's doing.
"Bei Bei, calm down. You have so much going for you, and so many girls like you. Why waste your time on me?" Tang Ya looked deeply troubled. She had not expected Bei Bei to guess Qian Ran so quickly. She was worried that Bei Bei would go looking for trouble with him.
However heaven-defying Qian Ran's talent was, he was only a first-year newcomer, while Bei Bei was already in his fourth year.
Moreover, Bei Bei's strength actually ranked among the very best in the entire outer court. Most outer court students in higher years than him were no match for him.
"Are you afraid I'll bully him?"
Seeing Tang Ya's stunning face filled with concern for Qian Ran, Bei Bei's heart bled.
Is Tang Ya that worried about him?
"Bei Bei, don't act rashly." Tang Ya did her best not to provoke him.
"Heh. You tell me not to go looking for him, but that's exactly what I'm going to do. A newcomer actually dared to walk all over me. Heh, just who does he think I, Bei Bei, am?" Bei Bei clenched his fists tightly and charged straight out.
"This is bad." Seeing this, Tang Ya also ran toward Qian Ran's dormitory.
Qian Ran held Wang Dong'er as they lay on the bed, each feeling the other's breathing and heartbeat. Although neither said anything, their feelings had grown much closer. They had become inseparable.
Just then, Qian Ran heard a clamor coming from outside.
Someone was also shouting his name furiously. That seemed to be Bei Bei's voice.
"Who did you offend?" Wang Dong'er's beautiful eyes widened. Who had come to make trouble for Qian Ran?
What exactly did this guy do? He's only a newcomer!
"How would I know?"
Did Bei Bei find out about that?
Qian Ran felt a little embarrassed. When he first helped Tang Ya, he had only intended to feast his eyes. Then he had started touching her, and afterward, he could not resist giving her a squeeze...
A three-step strategy.
When an avalanche came, not a single snowflake was innocent.
In the end, he had failed to restrain himself.
But Qian Ran did not believe anyone could remain unmoved by the sight of such a gorgeous beauty lying flat on her back, asleep before them. Still, he was not really that shameless. He had only grown so bold in his actions after noticing that Tang Ya's feelings toward him had changed.
But how did Bei Bei find out? Did he go to the hotel and check the records of me getting a room with Tang Ya?
Still, this is good too. It's time to lay my cards on the table with Bei Bei, so he'll stop pestering Tang Ya every day.
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