Rebirth: At the beginning, the cool school beauty was caught stealing in the supermarket

Chapter 624 I'm Not Jealous

"Then why didn't you just say your boyfriend is at Zhuji Opera? Why did you say he's at Zhuji University instead?" Liu Wangchun asked curiously.

Bai Qingxia rested her elbows on her knees and her hands on her cheeks. She glanced at her best friend, then continued to observe He Qianlan quietly. The question Liu Wangchun asked was exactly what she was curious about.

"It's simple. If I don't meet my boyfriend for a long time in the school, wouldn't that give me away?" He Qianlan explained with a smile.

Liu Wangchun and Bai Qingxia suddenly felt it made sense, but then felt something was off because it wasn't the answer they wanted. At this moment, Zheng Yifeng added, "What I find strange about them is why you insisted on saying your boyfriend is at Zhuhai University, instead of some other school."

Lu Yuanqiu shrank his neck; the atmosphere suddenly felt strange.

Liu Wangchun and Zheng Yifeng's words were so accusatory that Bai Qingxia, though she didn't say anything, had already betrayed her thoughts with her intense gaze.

Clearly, Liu Wangchun and Zheng Yifeng also noticed that He Qianlan was somewhat enthusiastic towards Lu Yuanqiu. For two people who were not very familiar with each other, this sudden enthusiasm was quite intriguing.

"Uh..." He Qianlan crossed her arms, understanding the meaning behind their words. She drawled out her words, glancing at Bai Qingxia. Bai Qingxia, cupping her face, subconsciously shifted her gaze to the ground. Only then did He Qianlan awkwardly explain:
“I’ve been listening to Lu’s song a lot lately, and I really like it, but it’s just… appreciation… So when my best friend found out that there’s such a person at Zhuhai University, and coincidentally someone has been pursuing me recently, I just went along with it and said that my boyfriend is at Zhuhai University, but I didn’t specifically mention Lu… Don’t worry, it won’t affect Lu and Bai.”

As expected, it's still related to Lu Yuanqiu... This sentence floated into the minds of Zheng Yifeng, Liu Wangchun, and Bai Qingxia.

He Qianlan suddenly became very embarrassed. She bowed slightly and apologized: "I'm sorry, I didn't mean to use Lu as a shield. In fact, I never said that my boyfriend at Zhuhai University was Lu. It's just that my friend knows that I know someone from Zhuhai University, so mentioning Zhuhai University is more convincing."

"It's alright," Lu Yuanqiu quickly replied when he saw her face turn red.

He Qianlan nodded slightly and left. Watching the girl's awkward retreating figure, Liu Wangchun suddenly couldn't help but burst out laughing. Zheng Yifeng also turned his head away with a smirk. Bai Qingxia was still supporting her face with her hands, looking like an outsider. She actually wanted to laugh too, but didn't show it.

"Are you guys being silly? You've made everyone feel awkward," Lu Yuanqiu asked, looking at both sides.

Liu Wangchun retorted confidently, "What's wrong? You're feeling sorry for her now? Didn't you notice that Xiaxia was unhappy because He Qianlan was getting close to you?"

Upon hearing this, Lu Yuanqiu glanced at Bai Qingxia, who immediately sat up straight, her eyes wide as she retorted, "No... why would I be unhappy about this? It's nothing..."

Bai Qingxia has a stutter.

“That’s right, look how understanding and broad-minded Xiaxia is! And look at you two! So petty and narrow-minded!” Lu Yuanqiu raised a hand to support Bai Qingxia’s chin, eager to defend his girlfriend.

Bai Qingxia wanted to roll her eyes, but she silently pushed Lu Yuanqiu's hand away.

"No way, are you really jealous?" Lu Yuanqiu glanced at Bai Qingxia's profile again, suppressing a laugh.

Actually, he didn't notice Bai Qingxia's reaction at first, so he didn't realize that Bai Qingxia was jealous. But now that he's paying attention, he can see it immediately. Asking that question was just a cheeky thought.

"No." Bai Qingxia's tone was firm, and she turned her head away.

Seeing this, Zheng Yifeng got up and walked to the side. Liu Wangchun was still standing there with a silly smile, watching her best friend's proud expression. Zheng Yifeng tapped her on the head, and Liu Wangchun finally said "Oh" and slowly stood up and walked away.

"Why did they leave?" Lu Yuanqiu asked Bai Qingxia knowingly.

"I don't know." Bai Qingxia looked straight ahead. Lu Yuanqiu opened his arms and hugged her, pulling her arms inside as well. He teased, "Since no one's around, I'll ask you this: is Xiaxia a jealous little thing?"

Bai Qingxia's upper body swayed slightly with Lu Yuanqiu's movements, and she shook her head decisively: "No."

"You're definitely jealous; you don't even say three words to me anymore."

"I do not have."

"Look! Aren't there three words?"

Bai Qingxia suddenly couldn't help but laugh. She turned to look at Lu Yuanqiu in his arms, her brows furrowed: "No."

"It's changed to two more characters."

Bai Qingxia struggled to pull her right arm out of Lu Yuanqiu's arms. In front of Lu Yuanqiu, she gestured with a delicate white finger for each word she spoke: "I, didn't, eat, jealousy. That's five words in total."

"If I eat two of your fingers, it becomes three words, ah—"

After Lu Yuanqiu finished speaking, he grabbed her fingers and opened his blood-red mouth wide. This time, Bai Qingxia did not pull her hand away as before, which surprised Lu Yuanqiu. His mouth was stiff and he looked at her with surprise.

"You're really going to give it to me?"

“…No.” Bai Qingxia looked away, but still withdrew her hand.

Lu Yuanqiu should have just eaten her directly instead of wasting words. He was foolish to ask that unnecessary question when he clearly knew that Qingxia was already prepared to be eaten.

……

Zheng Yifeng sat alone to one side, picked up his phone and sent a message to Su Miaomiao out of boredom.

Zheng Yifeng: What are you doing?
Su Miaomiao: The company I'm doing part-time work for just called; I have to go out and do some translation work later.

Su Miaomiao rarely asks her family for money now. There are only two reasons why Zheng Yifeng doesn't see her most of the time: either she is still in class, or she needs to go out for part-time work.

Her current part-time job is to provide interpreting services for several companies in Zhucheng, both Chinese and foreign. Just now, one company called her, saying that their boss needs her to provide on-site interpretation for a meeting with several clients from abroad.

Su Miaomiao, dressed in a professional office suit, drove to the company's address. She had been to this company several times before, so she was quite familiar with the work procedures.

Led by the CEO's secretary, she followed several company executives to the high-level conference room. At the long black conference table, the Chinese and foreign representatives sat facing each other. Su Miaomiao glanced at the blond, blue-eyed men sitting opposite her, quietly opened her notebook, and prepared to take notes.

The two sides began to talk, and Su Miaomiao began to provide real-time translation for them with her professional foreign language skills. It seemed that one of the people on the other side was still in the United States and could not be present in person, so one of the blond, blue-eyed men opened his laptop and clicked on a remote video conference.

Su Miaomiao saw that the person appearing in the video was a middle-aged man, and an Asian man at that.

(End of this chapter)