"Where are you going, Lin Yuanliang?" Meng Ling asked, her gaze fixed on him.
Lin Yuanliang glanced at his phone, having received a message from someone, and prepared to leave the classroom.
"Huh?" He was caught off guard by Meng Ling's question, his feet rooted to the ground like an old tree: "I... I'm going..."
How was he supposed to answer that? Should he tell Meng Ling that Lu Youyou suddenly came to school and he was going to pick her up? If he said that, wouldn't Meng Ling get jealous?
"Here it comes, the long-awaited ninth episode!"
"Is it going to be this exciting right from the start? Lu Youyou is looking for Lin Yuanliang again."
"Honestly, I was a bit confused at first, wondering who this guy and girl were. Oh, now I realize they're the male and female leads!"
"It seems like they’re pulling a fast one on us with the typical youth romance labels. At the beginning, Lin Yuanliang and Meng Ling should be considered the second leads, while Xu Lie and Lu Youyou are the real leads."
"Hahaha, this is hilarious! How is Lin Yuanliang going to explain this to Meng Ling? His expression is priceless."
Unfortunately for Lin Yuanliang, being the honest person he was with no ulterior motives, he couldn't think for more than two seconds before succumbing to Meng Ling's gaze: "It's... it's Lu Youyou who came over."
"She's downstairs. I don't even know which floor our classroom is on," he added.
As soon as Lin Yuanliang spoke halfway through his sentence, Meng Ling's eyes began to fill with a sorrowful emotion, progressing like a software installation progress bar.
Gradually, her entire gaze became consumed by it.
Yes, Lu Youyou was indeed Lin Yuanliang's future. What did that make her?
Without needing any words, just one sorrowful look from Meng Ling shattered Lin Yuanliang's heart. He quickly corrected himself: "No, it's not what you think."
Lu Youyou mentioned in her message that she needed something from their class and required their help.
Only then did Meng Ling's expression change; so it meant Lu Youyou wasn't specifically looking for Lin Yuanliang?
But wait! Who else could Lu Youyou be looking for besides Lin Yuanliang?
They weren't even at the same high school; she was unfamiliar with the place.
Did Lu Youyou have any other acquaintances in their class?
If she had something to say, she hadn't seemed close to anyone else when they were at Gene Building that day.
Meng Ling lowered her eyes slightly, choosing to bury her doubts deep within: "Can I go with you to pick her up?"
Her personality was never one to dig deep into matters; she simply wanted to follow along and see for herself. If Lin Yuanliang was indeed deceiving her, that was another story.
Lin Yuanliang had no idea that Meng Ling was lost in her thoughts. He quickly replied, "Yeah, sure, we will."
Unbeknownst to him, Meng Ling's eyes were clouded with a mix of bitterness and doubt.
Before long, they reached the ground floor and spotted Lu Youyou hesitating in front of the teaching building.
Lu Youyou noticed the two of them immediately and rushed over, urgency evident in her demeanor, leaving no room for pleasantries. "Can you help Xu Lie plead for leniency?"
???
Lin Yuanliang and Meng Ling both froze, unable to control their expressions.
Lin Yuanliang instinctively looked up, wondering if the school’s camphor trees had dropped leaves on his head. Meanwhile, Meng Ling felt a wave of relief wash over her, her worries dissipating as clarity returned to her eyes.
The trio's contrasting reactions provided quite a spectacle for onlookers.
"I knew it! I knew Lu Youyou wouldn't beat around the bush. She went straight to the point! I've seen that expression on Lin Yuanliang before when Lu Youyou asked for Xu Lie's contact information."
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