Chapter 63: Be my boyfriend!
Translator: Sparrow Translations Editor: Sparrow Translations
Chapter 63: Be my boyfriend!
“Huff…huff… this is definitely shortening my lifespan!” Ling Yun exaggerated as he tried to carry a pile of shopping bags towards the Ferrari.
Once he reached the Ferrari, Ling Yun threw all the bags in one single motion into the rear of the car before stretching both of his arms, letting out a sigh.
“Whining after carrying just this much of your own stuff? Unbelievable!” Xue Meining looked at Ling Yun while shaking her head.
However, it wasn’t everyday one got to see Ling Yun pulling a long face. Thus, for Xue Meining, she finally felt like she had found one of Ling Yun’s fears. Now, this self-proclaimed shopping maniac knew what to do if Ling Yun ever upset her!
It was at this moment a buzz came from Xue Meining’s phone. With a frown, she picked up her phone and her facial expression took a hundred and eighty degrees turn for the worse.
“My G.o.d! This Li Qingchuan is really getting on my nerves!” Xue Meining groaned. Her face was the epitome of vexation as she stomped her foot in irritation. Despite all that, she decided to pick up the call. Once connected, before Li Qingchuan had a chance to talk, Xue Meining was already las.h.i.+ng out at the outset.
“Didn’t I make it clear to you not to call me so casually?!”
From, the other side of the phone, Ling Yun could hear a clear, pristine and yet slightly sluggish voice coming through.
“My cute Little Ning, this isn’t just a casual call. I haven’t called in two days, silly!”
“Stop beating around the bush and state your business.” Xue Meining hollered.
“Hmm… why don’t you start by guessing where I am and what I am doing?” Li Qingchuan teased.
“I don’t have time for your nonsense. If you’ve got nothing else, I’m hanging up!”
“Wait, wait, wait! Don’t hang up, I’ll talk!” Li Qingchuan replied immediately with a panicky tone.
“I’m actually at w.a.n.g Fujing street right now, shopping for your birthday present! Tell me, would you prefer a necklace, a watch or a jade?” Li Qingchuan asked enthusiastically.
“None, so stop wasting your efforts No matter what you do, I’ll never fall for you so give it up!” Xue Meining replied in an agitated tone.
Ling Yun who was listening from the side felt amused. So this Li Qingchuan guy was actually in love with this pretty lady and had planned to win her favor with the perfect birthday present.
“My dear Xue Meining, even if your heart is not with me, what’s important is that my heart’s with you.” Li Qingchuan replied, unfazed by his cringy statement.
“Or would you like me to buy all of them?” Li Qingchuan continued.
Then again, one had to respect the indolent Li Qingchuan for his persistence. To have such thick skin, he must have become used to Xue Meining’s rejections.
Having reached her limits, Xue Meining begged her pursuer wearily, ” Li Qingchuan, please, I beg of you, let me off, will you? Tell me the things you like about me, I will change them all, okay?”
Xue Meining was utterly sick of Li Qingchuan’s constant pestering.
After hearing and seeing Xue Meining’s amusing state of frustration, Ling Yun could not help but let out a laugh. Of course, this laughter was heard by the handsome Li Qingchuan across the phone. Upon hearing Ling Yun’s laughter, Li Qingchuan’s face was filled with shock.
“Who was that? Was that a guy’s laughter? Who are you with?” Li Qingchuan asked frantically, his face pale from the shock.
“So what if it is a guy? Why the h.e.l.l do I need to report to you who I hang out with?” Xue Meining scorned.
“Of course you can’t do that! Tell me who’s that fella, I will teach him a lesson once I get back!”
Across the phone, Li Qingchuan almost hit the roof as his straight brows turned upwards and his voice turned icy cold. He had spent two full years trying to win Xue Meining’s heart. To him, she was already considered his future wife-to-be! So to hear about some other guy now was unacceptable!
Though Ling Yun was not affected by what Li Qingchuan said, Xue Meining was. Hearing that Li Qingchuan was thinking of teaching others a lesson again, Xue Meining was boiling with rage.
“Li Qingchuan, don’t think everything can be solved with violence. Just try doing anything and I will make sure to get Uncle Li to teach you a lesson!”
Seeing that Xue Meining was flipping out, even the almighty Li Qingchuan was at her mercy. Lowering his voice, Li Qingchuan begged Xue Meining in a soft and persuasive tone.
“Come on, my sweet Little Ning, there’s no need to bring my dad into this matter, right? How about this? I promise I won’t do anything to that guy but could you at least tell me who he is?”
“And what’s his relations.h.i.+p with you?” Li Qingchuan added.
Xue Meining paused for a moment, turning to look at Ling Yun. Eureka! Her eyes widened as her quick-witted brain came up with the perfect plan.
“That person had lunch at my house and even spent the whole afternoon shopping with me, what kind of relations.h.i.+p do you think we have?” Xue Meining asked with a giggle.
“Come on, princess, stop scaring me. You know I have a weak heart. He…he wouldn’t perhaps be your boyfriend, right?” Li Qingchuan asked timidly, his face devoid of any color as he waited anxiously for her reply.
“Bingo! You got it right!” Xue Meining exclaimed. Seeing that her evil scheme had succeeded, she hung up before Li Qingchuan had a chance to react.
Beijing, w.a.n.g Fujing Street.
The dumbfounded Li Qingchuan stared at his phone in disbelief. He was in a rage so strong that even burning down the whole w.a.n.g Fujing shopping district would not quell it.
Li Qingchuan was an exceptionally charming man. Standing at 1.7 meters tall, he was lean with wide shoulders and a muscular back. He had a pair of nice eyebrows and a sharp nose. Wearing a suit and covered in branded items, it almost seemed like the outfit was meant for him. However, upon hearing Xue Meining’s reply, his handsome face was contorted with anger, so much so that his charming looks were nowhere in sight.
He had spent months of Sundays trying to win Xue Meining’s heart and yet now, she had a boyfriend?! Impossible, Li Qinchuan was sure it was one of her plans to get him to give up on her. He was dead sure since he had even gotten Tang Meng to help keep an eye on her. No one in their right mind would have the guts to get near her! After all, few people dared to go up against Tang Meng and since he hadn’t called Li Qingchuan, it must have meant that everything was alright!
Having rationalized his thoughts, Li Qingchuan regained part of his composure. That being said, today was Sat.u.r.day, Xue Meining’s shopping day. If it was not her boyfriend, then who exactly was accompanying her? Then again, it did not matter to Li Qingchuan who it was. He was not going to let anyone who had the audacity to get near his ‘girl’ run away scot free! Li Qingchuan then decided to get Tang Meng to investigate for him.
“Tang Meng, that gambling addict, better not have forgotten to help me monitor Meining!” Li Qingchuan thought to himself.
Not caring whether Tang Meng was still in cla.s.s, Li Qingchuan dialed his number. As expected, Tang Meng was not in cla.s.s.
Instead, the Little Gambling G.o.d was actually hanging out with Zhao Lei, watching a movie in the boy’s dormitories! That’s right. In fact, the scene airing on their laptop was a famous Chinese romance film. But for someone who had watched many of such films, Tang Meng’s face was not as flushed and his breath was not as heavy as others would be. Still, hearing his phone ringing and interrupting his movie irritated him.
“Tsk…who the h.e.l.l is calling me? Don’t they know I’m having lessons now?” the long-haired Tang Meng grumbled as he reluctantly picked up his phone.
“Oh, it’s brother Chuan! Zhao Lei stop the movie!” Tang Meng exclaimed in a hurry before he picked up the call.
“Hey, brother Chuan, what’s the matter? You’re only coming back next week right?”
Tang Meng was showing such respect to Li Qingchuan because he was the number one arrogant kid in the whole of Qingshui City. After all, his dad was the munic.i.p.al party secretary, Li Yifeng! If one were to compare authority, very few people had as much authority as Li Qingchuan’s father.
Furthermore, back in the days when Li Qingchuan was in Qingshui High, he was a dazzling figure known to all. Thus, even for the smug and arrogant Tang Meng, Li Qingchuan was an idol he respected.
“Hey brat, what’ve you been busy with all day long? Didn’t I tell you to help me keep a close eye on Xue Meining?” Li Qingchuan asked across the phone.
Tang Meng rolled his eyes as he puzzled over what Li Qingchuan said. Xue Meining? Nothing happened right? I clearly gave everyone a warning not to hara.s.s or disturb her. Did something happen?
“Brother Chuan, Xue Meining’s fine. At the very least for the past two years, no one has dared to make a move on her. What’s wrong?” Tang Meng replied, uncertain about what was going on.
“Stop your bulls.h.i.+t. I gave her a call a minute ago and she was shopping with another guy!” Li Qingchuan said with anger.
“Now, I don’t care how, I want you to find out who that fella is! I will make him regret touching my wife! I will skin him alive!” Li Qingchuan was now overwhelmed by rage.
“What?! You mean a guy was out shopping with Xue Meining? Does he have a death wish?” Tang Meng asked rhetorically, his voice unable to hide his surprise.
“Don’t worry, I’ll definitely get to the bottom of this! Once I find out who that guy is, I will help you teach him a lesson!” Tang Meng a.s.sured Li Qingchuan as he slammed his fist against his chest with confidence.
In the past two years, there had been similar cases with some students not knowing their place and trying to get near Xue Meining. All were beaten to a pulp by Tang Meng and his gang, never daring to approach Xue Meining ever again. This was just business as usual. Thus, after hearing Tang Meng’s statement, Zhao Lei shook his head as he was sure another fight was coming.
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In QingShui City, along a pedestrian street.
After hanging up on Li Qingchuan, Xue Meining was in a daze for a while before turning towards Ling Yun and asking out of the blue, ” Ling Yun, be my boyfriend!”
Ling Yun, who was stretching and preparing himself for the shopping spree that he expected Xue Meining to go, on was so stupefied that he nearly fell over!
“What?!” Ling Yun asked incredulously.
Xue Meining’s face turned redder than a ripe peach as she stared at Ling Yun before giving him a sweet smile and saying, “What’s with that overly exaggerated reaction? I’m saying I shall allow you to be my boyfriend!”
On the other hand, Ling Yun was in a stupor. Me, her boyfriend? How and what is going on?!
Seeing how bewildered Ling Yun was, the pretty lady followed up and added, “I mean not a real boyfriend but a fake one just so that I can trick Li Qingchuan completely! He’s just too annoying!”
“I refuse!”
Ling Yun had heard the whole conversation between Li Qingchuan and Xue Meining. From what he knew, the guy had been trying to woo this lady for two whole years. To be able to chase after a lady of such status and for two years! Thus, Ling Yun knew that this Li Qingchuan person was no ordinary man. And to be her s.h.i.+eld against such a guy? Wouldn’t that be the same as digging his own grave? He was going to refuse vehemently till the end!
“Heyyy… Ling Yun, look. I even bought so much stuff for you… It wouldn’t hurt for you to do me this small favor right?” Xue Meining spoke softly. Once again, she was acting coquettish, using her seductive lips and round eyes to give Ling Yun a pitiful look. Xue Meining then wrapped her arms around Ling Yun’s arm, shaking it gently.
Ling Yun could not help but be lured as if he was a b.u.t.terfly that had fallen into the spider’s web. Looking at Xue Meining’s irresistible pitiful expression, he could only frown before reluctantly answering her.
“Fine…but we have to set a time limit.”
Seeing that the fish had caught the bait, the elated Xue Meining replied, “Don’t you worry, Ling Yun! We just have to keep the act until Li Qingchuan gives up!”
As for Ling Yun, the future was bleak as he realized that he had fallen for the little lady’s trick!