When their lovely childhood friend returned, they were all in a panic!

As soon as I stepped out of the classroom, a figure appeared in front of me.

If Bai Yu hadn't reacted quickly, she would have bumped right into that figure.

Although Bai Yu braked the car in advance, she was still hit by the figure.

"Excuse me."

Luo Qingyan, carrying her bag, felt she bump into someone and quickly apologized.

Upon closer inspection, it was the young man wearing headphones.

"Bai Yu? You're still not home?"

Upon seeing that it was his boss, Bai Yu nodded.

"Didn't you use the headphones I gave you?"

Luo Qingyan had already noticed this small detail in the morning.

But she still asked the question.

She wanted to know what Bai Yu was thinking.

"Oh, I left the earphones you gave me at home. They're too precious for me to carry with me."

Bai Yu took off one earphone so that she could hear Luo Qingyan speaking clearly.

"I see..."

Luo Qingyan didn't know whether to be happy or sad.

She reached out and gently brushed the strands of hair from her forehead.

Seemingly unintentionally, she revealed her bracelet with half a pink heart attached.

"You're still wearing that?"

Bai Yu spoke up subconsciously.

He soon regretted it.

He remembered what Luo Qingyan had said to him on their date that day.

"Baby, will you still wear it in the future?"

I remember my answer was:

"Yes, this style is so beautiful."

Looking at my wrist, it was completely empty.

"Because you said this style was very nice, I've been wearing it ever since."

Luo Qingyan lowered her eyes, looking at the half-heart on her wrist with complicated emotions.

It lay there quietly, waiting for its other half.

Since there weren't many people at school after class, Luo Qingyan also let down her guard a bit, shedding her aloof and cold school beauty persona.

These words made Bai Yu gasp in shock.

Will you not develop feelings for him?

I can't think like that. If I keep thinking like that, I'll start to have the illusion that "she likes me".

"Huh? Qingyan?"

Mu Anqi peeked out from the door behind Bai Yu.

Luo Qingyan, who had just been somewhat aware of the situation, was completely stunned when she saw Mu Anqi appear.

Why is this guy still here?

In Luo Qingyan's memory, Bai Yu always left the school at this time.

Now that there's another Mu Anqi, there must be something fishy going on.

"Anqi? You didn't leave either?"

Luo Qingyan forced a smile.

Bai Yu immediately sensed that something was wrong. Why was it heading towards a chaotic scene again?

He put on his headphones and found a gap between the two girls to slip out.

"You two chat, I'll be going now."

Bai Yu took two steps forward.

Seeing this, Luo Qingyan and Mu Anqi became anxious.

The two of them reached out at the same time, and one of them grabbed Bai Yu's wrist.

"Don't go!"

"Wait a minute, Bai Yu!"

The two said it almost at the same time.

Bai Yu was stunned when both of her hands were grabbed at the same time; the action was very awkward.

Two people were holding him back, and he couldn't turn around.

"What are you trying to do?"

Bai Yu said helplessly.

Neither of the girls let go.

Luo Qingyan and Mu Anqi looked at each other, their pure, peach-blossom eyes meeting each other's adorable, large eyes.

Although neither of them said it outright, the tension was palpable.

It was only one step away from igniting and exploding.

At that very moment, Luo Qingyan and Mu Anqi officially confirmed each other's identities.

A love rival!

"Let go, I'm going home. Let's talk tomorrow."

Bai Yu said with a dark face.

The two people held his hands, preventing him from leaving, without saying a word.

It's just a simple staring contest.

"Okay." Mu Anqi released Bai Yu's wrist.

"I'm sorry," Luo Qingyan apologized softly, letting go of her hand.

Finally free, Bai Yu quickly left this hellish scene.

We can't stay here, we absolutely mustn't stay!

Even after Bai Yu left, Mu Anqi and Luo Qingyan continued their battle.

The veteran school beauty from 2 years ago VS the modern fresh school beauty

"Are you and Bai Yu really just childhood sweethearts?"

Luo Qingyan launched the first offensive.

After Bai Yu left, she stopped using terms of endearment like "Anqi" to address him.

"And what about you?"

Mu Anqi puffed out her cheeks, which looked cute but also a little fierce.

She looked at the couple's bracelet on Luo Qingyan's wrist.

"I heard him say, 'A one-day couple is just a one-day couple.' Can't you handle that?"

Noticing Mu Anqi's gaze, Luo Qingyan gritted her teeth and blocked the couple's bracelet.

"I like it... that's none of your business."

"Your so-called childhood sweetheart, your feelings for Bai Yu are definitely not pure, are they? Is it really just pure friendship?"

Mu Anqi responded quite forcefully to Luo Qingyan's questioning.

She put her hands on her hips and gave a soft hum.

"Then I'll just tell you directly, I like him. We've always had a good relationship, and he likes me too."

Here, Mu Anqi was secretly exaggerating.

She couldn't be sure if Bai Yu had romantic feelings for her.

If it were true, she wouldn't have dragged things out with Bai Yu for so long.

They just went straight for the ball.

"Nonsense, Bai Yu said that day that you two are just ordinary friends."

Luo Qingyan was so angry that her teeth itched, and her chest heaved.

"So what? It's still better than someone like you who buys opportunities to spend time with others."

Mu Anqi directly hit Luo Qingyan's weakest point.

These words struck Luo Qingyan like a devastating blow.

"That's because I love Bai Yu more. I just couldn't bear to see Bai Yu doing hard labor, so I wanted to give him the greatest help in the most dignified way."

Luo Qingyan's eyes flickered slightly, and she tightened her grip on the half-pink heart.

"Do hard labor?"

Mu Anqi noticed something in Luo Qingyan's words that she didn't know.

Luo Qingyan noticed the slight surprise on her lovely face.

"So, this is what childhood sweethearts are all about? You don't even know that, how can you say you like Bai Yu?"

Luo Qingyan sneered, her aloof school beauty aura fully unleashed.

This time, the momentum has begun to overtake Mu Anqi.

"I don't know... I went abroad for a while, and Bai Yu didn't tell me."

Mu Anqi said weakly, her eyes darting away.

Luo Qingyan seemed to have also noticed Mu Anqi's weakest point and launched an attack directly.

"You should know why I'm not telling you. Anyway, I won't let him continue like this."

Mu Anqi's weakest point is that Bai Yu has never opened his heart to her.

This is the ultimate goal that Lin Siyu wanted Mu Anqi to achieve.

It became Bai Yu's dependence.

"Anyway, I won't give up."

Mu Anqi clenched her little fists and stubbornly said these words.

Me too.

Luo Qingyan gave a soft snort and turned around.

The kitten plush toy that Bai Yu and I won from the claw machine that day was hanging on her bag, swaying back and forth.

From this point on, the two officially became rivals.

Bai Yu was completely unaware of this; all he knew was that he had to hurry and pick up his sister.