Witches, please stop thinking about me!

Awakening from Zhao Yingying's memories, Lin Jiu's feelings were somewhat complicated.

Yesterday in the Otherworld, he sensed Zhao Yingying's feelings for him.

I just didn't expect it to happen so soon...

Memories of Zhao Yingying began to flood his mind: she always found ways to get him to buy her things, and then he would reciprocate with gifts as if it were only natural.

Lin Jiu often bumped into her after school, and assumed that she liked her class and often did voluntary work.

But after reading her dream, Lin Jiu realized that everything was just a deliberate act born out of longing.

When I got downstairs, the blazing sun shone through the red brick building and into the first-floor room.

It also spilled onto the ceiling of the makeshift kitchen, which she had patched up with a black, broken board she had picked up.

With mixed feelings, he went to the classroom, his mind filled with memories of Zhao Yingying.

Because of their age difference, Lin Jiu never took her actions as signs of affection.

Even after entering the workforce, a three-year age gap is perfectly normal.

But in high school, this is an insurmountable gap.

"Hey, why are you so absent-minded today?"

In class, Jiang Hao, who was familiar with Lin Jiu and often went there for part-time work, patted him on the shoulder.

"I'm thinking about something."

"Thinking about something?"

Hearing this, Jiang Hao became interested.

Taking advantage of the teacher's inattention, she excitedly nudged him with her elbow.

"Was that woman in the hallway the other day your sister or your girlfriend?"

"Neither..."

"Neither?"

Jiang Hao was taken aback at first, then chuckled slyly.

"Should I push my sister's Flash Message?"

Seeing that Lin Jiu pursed his lips and didn't say anything, Jiang Hao sighed and patted his shoulder.

"Brother, even though we're both just ordinary people, we both need to take on side jobs to earn some extra money for our activities."

"But there's something I need to tell you."

"?"

Lin Jiu turned around, puzzled, and Jiang Hao spoke earnestly.

"Gather ye rosebuds while ye may, and don't worry about whether they will wither or whether they will belong to you in the future."

"But at least you got your hands on it, and at the very least you smelled it. So don't think too much about what will happen in the future."

As soon as he finished speaking, Jiang Hao pointed to a boy with short, dark brown hair not far away.

"That bastard Li Youyuan will be coming over soon to invite you to go rafting with them. You know why."

He frowned and glanced at Li Youyuan, who was sitting in the front row and being pestered by a pretty girl.

Judging from his clothes and jewelry, his family was not poor.

Moreover, he is very tall, nearly two meters.

He plays basketball exceptionally well, and every time he appears on the basketball court, he attracts a group of girls.

"If I remember correctly, he and a senior student who was already interning in the student council were in a relationship, right?"

Jiang Hao shrugged at this.

"Who knows? You can't expect someone who drives to school to be devoted to a girl."

"And here you are, someone truly one-of-a-kind has appeared in your life."

Lin Jiu frowned. Although her relationship with Liu Mei wasn't that of lovers, it was definitely better than that of friends.

Comrades?

I guess so, since we've been to the underworld together and encountered several crises together.

And she's so beautiful, yet she was targeted just because she showed up at school twice.

She pulled out a handful of hair.

Lin Jiu decided to stop trying to convince herself with nonsense and be more direct.

Without confirming that he and Liu Mei would not have a future together, as a normal man, he couldn't accept that someone was eyeing the woman he had feelings for...

I have to admit that even though I keep reminding myself that there's probably no future with Liu Mei.

But deep down, Lin Jiu accepted the psychological changes he had as a normal man.

So as soon as get out of class ended, Lin Jiu immediately headed towards the school gate, giving Li Youyuan no chance at all.

Jiang Hao also saw through Lin Jiu's plan, so he deliberately found an excuse to find Li Youyuan, giving him time to distance himself from Lin Jiu.

After all, Jiang Hao was Lin Jiu's friend, and given that he had feelings for Lin Jiu's sister or some other relative, Li Youyuan couldn't be too direct and tell Jiang Hao to get lost.

As for why they didn't suspect she was Lin Jiu's girlfriend?

Ha, it's always been the case that tall men date short women, it's rare to see a tall woman date a short man.

Not to mention that the woman clearly came from a wealthy family. How could Lin Jiu, an ordinary college student who needed to work part-time, possibly end up with someone like that?

So Li Youyuan's idea was simple: befriend Lin Jiu and then use him to arrange a meeting with that woman.

If I try a few more times, I should have a chance, given my circumstances.

Of course, it's okay if Lin Jiu has feelings for that girl; that's normal.

However, as long as you appropriately reveal the gap between yourself and him, any woman who isn't stupid will know what to choose.

As for Lin Jiu, we can just give him a few thousand yuan as a matchmaking fee afterward.

As Lin Jiu approached the school gate, thinking she had gotten rid of Li Youyuan, Zhao Yingying's image began to reappear in her mind.

Aside from changes in personality and appearance, that girl hasn't changed much since junior high.

She's quite petite, but not very thin...

Recalling the feeling of Zhao Yingying hugging him, Lin Jiu felt a little hot.

Shaking his head to dispel the thoughts in his mind, Lin Jiu let out a breath.

He habitually treated her like a younger sister, and whenever he thought of that image, his morality raised its iron fist and frantically attacked Lin Jiu's head.

"Lin Jiu!"

Hearing shouts from behind, Lin Jiu turned around.

Li Youyuan, slightly out of breath, jogged over to his side.

"Hey, you ran off as soon as get out of class ended. Are you busy with your part-time job?"

Lin Jiu shook her head, not wanting to say more to him, since Jiang Hao had already told her his purpose.

"Oh, right? Do you remember our study group from sophomore year?"

"Um."

"I discussed it with them yesterday and decided to organize a two-day summer trip. The whole group will go, except for you."

"Don't worry about the money. To thank everyone in the study group for letting me represent them on stage to accept the award, I'll pay for it!"

Lin Jiu blinked upon hearing this, inwardly scoffing.

Damn it, you son of a bitch, you've really gone all out, haven't you?

You're paying for two days? Haha...

"that..."

"Oh, by the way, you can bring your family members. I saw your sister came to the school the other day, so we arranged to meet up."

"This older sister is so beautiful, let me try to get to know her better and see if I can get her to introduce me to a girlfriend."

Lin Jiu took a deep breath, feeling a slight itch in his fist.

"What are you talking about?"

A sexy voice came from behind, accompanied by the sound of high heels. Before Lin Jiu could turn around, Liu Mei's hand was already on her shoulder.

Looking at the charming and elegant Liu Mei before him, Li Youyuan suppressed his excitement and tried his best to appear more dignified before extending his hand to her.

"It's getting hot, let's invite Lin Jiu to come with us. Sister, would you like to come too?"

Liu Mei glanced at Li Youyuan, who was about the same height as her, and then at Lin Jiu, who remained silent.

"Okay, see you then."

As soon as she finished speaking, ignoring Li Youyuan's outstretched hand, Liu Mei pressed Lin Jiu's shoulder and began to turn around.