Ch. 8 - Senior Ning Yi’s Astonishing Words
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Her words made me feel a little uneasy. Could it be that we had known each other before? I carefully searched my mind for the name “Ning Yi” and that beautiful face, but I had no impression of us ever meeting.
After all, if I had known such a beauty, my brain should have returned hundreds of results by now.
“How does Senior Ning Yi know me…” I had become a little embarrassed and didn’t quite dare to look directly into her eyes.
“A year ago, I went to the student union to submit an activity application.” Senior Ning Yi raised her fair hand and tucked a strand of hair behind her ear. “You were the one who signed it at that time.”
“Oh…” I suddenly understood. It wasn’t surprising that she knew me, the vice president of the student union, because of that.
At that moment, the waiter brought the coffee over. “Please enjoy.”
The aroma of the coffee was rich. Although it couldn’t compare to what Tang Xin brewed in the club room, it was still worthy of the café’s atmosphere.
“But I didn’t know you because of that, but because of what happened afterward.” Senior Ning Yi picked up the spoon and gently stirred the coffee twice. Her sitting posture remained perfectly upright, like a noble young lady from ancient times who strictly observed etiquette.
“What happened afterward?” I took a sip of coffee and asked, somewhat puzzled. We should have only met at that time, right?
“Yes.” Senior Ning Yi nodded calmly, a trace of apology appearing in her eyes. “In the days after that, I had a high fever and couldn’t go to the literature club to organize the poetry gathering.”
I remembered.
The poetry gathering was a competition participated in by all the middle schools in the city, an event of great importance to the entire city. This competition, almost as old as the school itself, had been initiated by the founder of the literature club. It was held every year and even made the news. As an event representing the school, it was highly valued.
So when Senior Ning Yi had fallen ill back then, the entire literature club had been thrown into chaos.
“At that time, it was precisely because of classmate Bai Qiao that the poetry gathering was successfully held on schedule.”
At this point, Senior Ning Yi slightly lowered her head toward me, her cool voice carrying solemnity. “I never had the chance to tell you—truly, thank you very much.”
Her movement drew the attention of everyone within a five-meter radius. Judging by their eager expressions and ready stances, they were probably waiting for a chance to step in as heroes to save the beauty.
The situation startled me, and I quickly waved my hands. “It’s nothing, it was just my duty.”
Hearing my words, Senior Ning Yi nodded apologetically again.
The literature club didn’t have a vice president position, so when Senior Ning Yi had fallen ill, it had suddenly fallen into the awkward situation of having no leader.
The poetry gathering was imminent. If it couldn’t be held successfully, the student union, which managed student affairs, would also bear responsibility.
However, the student union itself also had to operate, so in that year, the poetry gathering had actually been presided over by me, the vice president of the student union.
Since it was my first time dealing with the poetry gathering, I wasn’t familiar with many matters. Looking back now, there had been many shortcomings in that year’s event—perhaps it had even been the worst in history.
However, the fact that Senior Ning Yi had come to see me today wasn’t because of yesterday’s excuse for refusing Wu Yaoyao, nor because Wu Yaoyao had gone to trouble her, which made me completely relieved.
“Actually, besides this matter, I had another reason for calling classmate Bai Qiao out today.” Senior Ning Yi glanced at the coffee in front of her, as if thinking about something. Then she straightened her posture as rigidly as a sculpture. It seemed she had something serious to say.
“Please go ahead, Senior Ning Yi.” I took a sip of coffee and adjusted my sitting posture.
“Today, classmate Wu Yaoyao came to see me.”
“Pfft—”
Her words almost made me spit out the coffee in my mouth, catching me completely off guard. I choked, my nose burning, and frantically searched for tissues, looking utterly disheveled.
Seeing this, Senior Ning Yi handed her handkerchief to me.
“She… cough… what did she say?” I took the handkerchief and, without having time to enjoy its faint fragrance, hurriedly wiped my mouth and asked.
So she really had gone to find Senior Ning Yi. As expected of the Wu Yaoyao I knew!
“She said that you liked me.” Senior Ning Yi looked calmly into my eyes. “Then she explained in detail your shortcomings and the reasons why we couldn’t possibly be together.”
So decisive and straightforward—Wu Yaoyao! I took a deep breath, having already cursed that woman ten thousand times in my heart.
“I’m sorry, Senior Ning Yi, I…” I hurriedly prepared to explain the situation to her, intending to ask for her forgiveness.
“It’s fine.” Senior Ning Yi continued looking at me, interrupting my flustered words.
Hearing those two words was like taking a reassurance pill. I glanced at her face—thank goodness she didn’t look angry.
“Because I had already known about this since yesterday.”
“Cough cough—”
That sentence made me choke on my saliva again, just as my heart rate had stabilized.
Her unchanged expression made me panic once more. So she was angry after all?!
“I’m sorry, I had no choice at the time—I said it in a rush!” I lowered my head, pressing my hands together above it.
Even without looking at her, I could already feel her icy gaze fixed on me. As expected, nothing good could come of today!
“Yes, I know.” Senior Ning Yi’s cool voice responded. “I was there at the time.”
“Senior… you were there?” I raised my head in surprise and looked at her, only to find her expression still as cold as usual, with no sign of anger.
Could it be…
“Could it be… that the line ‘I already have someone I like’—was that said by you, Senior?” I thought carefully for a moment and asked cautiously.
Senior Ning Yi nodded lightly.
I see. That meant the unfortunate boy who had been rejected behind the banyan tree had been confessing to Senior Ning Yi.
“I’m sorry, I didn’t mean to eavesdrop,” Senior Ning Yi said apologetically.
“It’s fine.” I scratched my head, unsure how to respond.
Looking outside through the café’s glass, the sky had already darkened, and the entire central square was brightly lit. The pedestrian street was crowded with people, and the food stalls had begun placing food and unknown seasonings onto their iron griddles, waging an invisible war through their aromas.
For a moment, the conversation stopped, and an awkward atmosphere began to rise.
“Bai Qiao, be my boyfriend.” After a while, Senior Ning Yi still looked at me with those cool eyes, as if she had just said something completely insignificant.