How come you're also my ex-girlfriend?

Open the door!

Kill him, hurry up!

Just get to that place!!

"Click".

The lock was turned, and the door opened slightly.

Before she could even crawl inside, a gust of wind blew towards her.

"Snapped."

Xu Yan grabbed her wrist and pulled her entire body close to his eyes, easier than lifting a chick.

"What...what are you going to do!"

Jiang Yiyao's pretty face turned deathly pale, and she trembled as she spoke, unable to speak coherently.

Xu Yan, who was holding her arm and standing in front of her, his tall figure casting a shadow over her, had a cold expression.

"Let's go in together and have a good talk."

"I...I have nothing to talk to you about. Let go of me right now, or I'll call for help...!" The girl tried to scare Xu Yan away with her fierce words.

Xu Yan chuckled, took out his phone from his pocket, and tapped on something, the sound echoing in the empty hallway.

"How about this, if you successfully advance to the next class, then..."

"Then sing me a song by yourself."

"Want to sing?"

"Yeah... I remember you used to sing pretty well, I suddenly want to hear you sing again."

"Okay, then that's settled."

"..."

Jiang Yiyao's pale face instantly turned bright red. She glared at Xu Yan, "You recorded me?!"

"correct."

"You...you don't trust me at all? You even record what I say!"

Xu Yan laughed out loud, "Nonsense, if I hadn't recorded it, you would have escaped. Didn't you just want to run away? Don't worry, if you run away tonight, I'll bring the recording to your class and play it for the whole class tomorrow."

"you!!"

Jiang Yiyao seemed to have lost all her strength and abilities in an instant.

He could only watch as Xu Yan's arrogant smile drew ever closer, and he spoke to him.

"Ms. Jiang, you wouldn't want this recording to be heard by your new classmates, would you?"

"..."

"Let's go, we don't have much time left!"

We're out of options, we're really out of options.

She let her arms hang limply, opened the door, and walked in with heavy steps.

"Hehehe..."

The boy, with a lewd grin, closed the door.

Jiang Yiyao felt like crying; she suddenly seemed to understand what it felt like for a young girl to make a mistake.

……

Chapter 24 You're Not Allowed to Insult Love!

"You waited from a little after ten o'clock until eleven-thirty. Jiang Yiyao, you really are something else."

Upon entering, Xu Yan sat down on the sofa with an air of nonchalance, leaving Jiang Yiyao, who was already inside and could no longer run out, with nothing but helplessness.

"I didn't ask you to wait for me..."

Jiang Yiyao carefully sat on the other side, the distance between her and Xu Yan seemingly as vast as mountains and seas.

"Nonsense, if I didn't wait for you, wouldn't you just run away?"

"What do you mean I'm not going to do this... Don't talk nonsense, I never said I wouldn't keep my word."

Now you're being stubborn. Xu Yan sneered, "Yes, you're not going to back down now that the recording has been produced. I can only say that you've lived up to my expectations of you."

"If you say that again, I won't sing!"

Jiang Yiyao tried to throw a tantrum, her desire to back out hadn't completely died.

Don't give me that.

"I never intended to renege on my promise!"

"Then why did you see me running just now?"

"Nonsense! You sat there without saying a word, and then suddenly appeared. I thought you'd run into some bad guy. That's a girl living alone, okay!"

As if she had found a valid reason, Jiang Yiyao argued her case forcefully.

However, it would be strange if such a lame excuse could fool Xu Yan. But then he suddenly remembered something, "How did you know I got promoted? I didn't even have a chance to tell you."

Upon hearing this, Jiang Yiyao immediately tensed up, her long legs snapping together. Her eyes darted around, unable to settle.

"I don't know... I just believed in your abilities from the beginning, so the bet with you was just a way to motivate you..."

"Hehehe, well, thank you so much."

"So these kinds of bets shouldn't be taken seriously..."

"I sent the recording."

"Hey! I was just kidding... Are you hungry? How about we go get something to eat first?"

Jiang Yiyao blinked, instantly switching to a cute and charming demeanor. Since hard tactics weren't working, she could only try softer ones.

"Thank you, I'm not hungry right now, let's talk after you finish singing."

"...Actually, it doesn't have to be tonight. It just needs the right occasion and atmosphere to have the right feel. There's an old saying that you can't rush things."

Xu Yan glanced at her. "You still want to take advantage of me?"

"Don't make me slap you!"

Xu Yan wasn't afraid at all. He leaned back lazily on the sofa and said, "Anyway, I'm not leaving until you finish singing tonight."

"Then I'll sue..."

"I'll release the recording before you even sue me, let's see who's faster!"

There was really no other way now. Jiang Yiyao gritted her teeth, her face flushed, but she could only manage to utter, "Who can be faster than you, Super Boy?"

Xu Yan: ?

So you resort to personal attacks when you can't win an argument? That's incredibly rude.

"If you don't sing, I'm going to sleep right here."

"This is so annoying... Wait, I'm going to change my clothes!"

"Why don't you just take another shower?"

"You're really good at this."

"You've been dragging this out. I haven't even complained about you wearing a school uniform. Just start early and finish early. A song is only a few minutes long. Is it really necessary to make such a fuss?"

Jiang Yiyao thought to herself, "This isn't something you're supposed to do, of course you don't need to!"

But since things have come to this point, it's better to die sooner rather than later, so let's just have a quick death.

So the girl took out her phone, cleared her throat, and said, "Okay, I'll sing now, alright?"

Xu Yan looked at her and said, "How can I hear you if you're sitting so far away?"

Jiang Yiyao blushed slightly. "How old are you to be hard of hearing?"

"We agreed beforehand that we would strictly follow the requirements. Are you trying to back out now?"

That threatening face again... Next time, no matter what, I must check if the other person has any listening devices on them!

Reluctantly approaching Xu Yan, the boy turned around, straightened his back, and looked at Jiang Yiyao, whose cheeks were getting redder and redder and whose movements were getting slower and slower.

Thankfully, they finally got close, albeit slowly. At that close enough, he could clearly hear her uneven breathing, but unfortunately, he couldn't hear her heartbeat. It must be quite dramatic right now, right? The thought that this girl, who was always so sharp-tongued and critical of him, would have such a difficult moment made Xu Yan want to laugh.

As she got closer to the boy, Jiang Yiyao's mind became increasingly chaotic.

The other person's scent uncontrollably entered her nose, and even though the air conditioning was on in the room, she felt a burning heat that made her sweat.

End this quickly, end this quickly!

She tried to remain calm, opened her phone, found the accompaniment, and kept her head down the whole time: "Then I... I'll begin."

But then they heard a deep voice from above, "Raise your head."

"..."

Are you freaking cosplaying as the domineering Dragon King?

But now, the girl, who just wants to start and end things quickly, has a strange stubbornness growing in her heart.

She took a deep breath, raised her head, and met Xu Yan's gaze with a hint of provocation.

One way to avoid getting caught in a whirlpool is to make the other person feel awkward first.

Xu Yan's gaze was very close, as if locking onto him, unbiased and unwavering, and he did not try to escape.

Everything around me suddenly slowed down, as if it were about to freeze in that moment, and breathing felt like a hot wind blowing from the equator.

She still... had nowhere to escape.

"It seems I can only offer polite greetings; I once possessed your gentleness..."