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Chapter 191 Misunderstanding
Li Yixiao blushed as her roommates teased her. Although she kept denying that she had any special feelings for Chen Yu, her heart was stirred by their words.

Especially after learning that Chen Yu and Shi Ning were just ordinary friends, her previously hesitant thoughts began to stir again.

"Yi Xiao, don't deny it. We know you well enough. Look at how carefully you dressed up today, you must be interested in Chen Yu."

A roommate came over with a grin, his eyes full of gossip.

Li Yixiao smiled helplessly: "Even if I have some feelings for someone, so what? They might not even like me back."

"Hey, what are you afraid of!"

Another roommate immediately retorted, "Chen Yu is excellent, but you're not bad either. You're beautiful and have a good personality. As long as you take the initiative, you'll definitely have a chance."

"That's right,"

Another roommate chimed in, "Didn't you hear Chen Yu say that he and Shi Ning are just friends? That means you still have a chance. Besides, Chen Yu is so handsome, there are probably countless girls eyeing him. If you don't make a move, this handsome guy will go to someone else!"

Li Yixiao bit her lip, feeling conflicted: "But I've never pursued a boy before, and I don't know what to do."

"What's so difficult about that? We'll help you come up with a plan!" one of the roommates said excitedly, then turned to the other roommates, "Sisters, let's think of a way to help Yixiao win Chen Yu's heart."

The roommates immediately became interested and began to express their opinions.

"I think you should first increase your opportunities to interact with Chen Yu."

One of my roommates rested his chin on his hand and said seriously, "For example, I often go to the stationery store where he sells stationery, find opportunities to chat with him, and learn more about his interests and hobbies."

Another roommate nodded and added, "Yes, and when you're chatting, you should show off your charm and strengths. For example, if you're not very good at drawing, you can talk to him about art and make him look at you in a new light."

"And there's more,"

The third roommate's eyes lit up. "You could give him a small gift. It doesn't have to be expensive, but it has to be thoughtful. For example, some homemade snacks, or a painting. That way, you can express your feelings without making him feel pressured."

"I think the most important thing is to care about him."

One of the more composed roommates said, "For example, if he gets tired from selling stationery, you can bring him a cup of coffee or buy him some food. When he encounters difficulties, provide him with timely help and support. Let him feel your warmth and care."

As Li Yixiao listened to her roommates' suggestions, she gradually felt more confident and a glimmer of hope began to ignite within her.

She looked at her roommates gratefully: "Thank you, sisters, it's so good to have you all. I'll try my best."

"You're welcome! We're best friends, of course we should help each other out!" the roommates replied with smiles.

From then on, Li Yixiao began to follow her roommates' advice. She often went to Chen Yu's stationery store, and each time she went, she would dress up carefully and find various topics to chat with Chen Yu about.

"Chen Yu, all the stationery you brought in this time is so cute! I especially love this cartoon notebook."

Li Yixiao picked up a notebook and said with a smile.

Chen Yu smiled and said, "Really? I think this style should be very popular with girls, so I ordered more."

"You really have a good eye," Li Yixiao praised. "And you're very shrewd in business. I wish I were as good as you." Chen Yu scratched his head a little embarrassedly: "Oh, not at all. I was just figuring things out by trial and error and took a lot of detours."

Li Yixiao seized the opportunity to say, "I think you've done very well. By the way, I've been learning to paint recently, and I painted a picture that I'd like to give to you. I wonder if you would be willing to accept it."

Chen Yu was a little surprised, but still nodded: "Really? Thank you so much. I love drawing and I look forward to seeing your work."

Li Yixiao was overjoyed, and the next day she gave Chen Yu a painting she had carefully created. It depicted a beautiful starry sky, symbolizing hope and dreams.

"Chen Yu, this is a drawing I made. I hope you like it."

Li Yixiao handed the painting to Chen Yu, her eyes filled with a mixture of nervousness and anticipation.

Chen Yu took the painting, looked at it carefully, and his eyes lit up: "Wow, Yi Xiao, you painted so well! The starry sky is so realistic. I really like it. Thank you."

Li Yixiao was overjoyed to see that Chen Yu liked her painting.

From then on, she and Chen Yu communicated more and more, and their relationship gradually became closer.

Once, Chen Yu encountered some trouble while selling stationery. A student bought some stationery and then claimed there was a quality problem, requesting a refund.

Chen Yu checked and found that there was nothing wrong with the stationery, but the classmate wouldn't let it go.

Upon seeing this, Li Yixiao immediately went over and said with a smile to the student, "Don't worry, classmate. We can check the stationery together to see if there's really a problem. If there is, we will definitely give you a refund. But if there's no problem, please understand, after all, it's not easy for us to do business."

After hearing Li Yixiao's words, the classmate's attitude softened somewhat.

After everyone checked together, they found that there was indeed nothing wrong with the stationery. The student who had complained realized that he had been being unreasonable and left feeling embarrassed.

Chen Yu looked at Li Yixiao gratefully: "Yixiao, thanks to you, otherwise I really wouldn't know what to do. Thank you."

Li Yixiao smiled and said, "You're welcome. We're friends, so helping each other is only right. Besides, I don't want to see you unhappy because of something like this."

Unfortunately, Shi Ning thought that Chen Yu might be too busy selling stationery to eat, so she carefully prepared some food and planned to send it to Chen Yu.

When she arrived at the stationery store where Chen Yu was selling stationery, she saw Li Yixiao standing next to Chen Yu, the two chatting and laughing, the atmosphere was very harmonious.

Li Yixiao's eyes were full of admiration, while Chen Yu smiled brightly.

Shi Ning stopped in her tracks, her smiling face instantly darkening as a strange anger welled up inside her.

She gripped the bag of food tightly in her hand, her knuckles turning white.

Chen Yu glanced up and saw Shi Ning standing not far away. A look of surprise appeared on his face. Just as he was about to greet her, Shi Ning turned around and left angrily.

Chen Yu's heart tightened. He didn't have time to explain to Li Yixiao and hurriedly chased after her: "Shi Ning, why are you here? Why did you leave so suddenly?"

Shi Ning didn't stop, and said coldly, "You guys are having such a good time, what am I doing here?"

Chen Yu was a little anxious and ran up to Shi Ning to stop her: "Shi Ning, it's not what you think. Yi Xiao and I are just ordinary friends, we were just talking about stationery."