33. Causing the Rival in Love’s Heart to Gradually Collapse
Xia Changyu considered himself a refined and easy-going person.
His temper was truly not bad, but this time he was genuinely so angry he felt he might vomit blood.
“Let’s go back first. We’ll handle things privately, got it?”
However, looking at Gu Xiaoxue’s expression.
She still dared to think of acting cute in an attempt to make Xia Changyu retaliate. Can you really be that brainless?
Or rather.
If Gu Xiaoxue and her friends had even a little bit of a justified reason this time, he would have defended her, after all, no matter what, she was still his girlfriend.
Seeing this, Gu Xiaoxue burst into tears and cried, “Yuyu, you… you actually scolded me, wuwuwu!! I’ve grown up this much and my parents have never scolded me, and now… you actually scolded me for another girl, wuwuwu, wuwu!”
Xia Changyu felt his head was spinning: “!?”
“Wuwu~”
Would he soften up upon hearing her cry?
Even if it meant abandoning his principles, he would go comfort his girlfriend! Lin Yibai thought that the outcome had probably been determined the moment Gu Xiaoxue started crying.
He only felt it was boring!
Xia Changyu said, “Are you still crying?”
Gu Xiaoxue, upon hearing this, cried even louder: “Wuwuwu, uwu, wuwu!!”
After all, who could withstand such an onslaught of tears?
Lin Yibai turned around, feeling a bit melancholic.
She didn’t know how to react to the current situation; the girl who was crying, being unreasonable, and behaving viciously… was actually someone she had once liked immensely?
“Shut up!!!”
Suddenly, a harsh shout rang out behind her.
Xia Changyu had truly reached the end of his rope, speaking to her kindly and trying to advise her.
This was to save her face.
Not to enable her to push her luck, do you understand?
“Yuyu?”
Gu Xiaoxue was truly frightened.
Her usually gentle boyfriend had become so harsh and critical?
Xia Changyu took a deep breath and said, “I’ll say it one last time, put away your tears and go back first… Don’t embarrass me anymore, or just get lost, OK?” He was truly fed up with this foolish, yet intelligent girlfriend of his.
Gu Xiaoxue sobbed, “But, but.” She looked at Lin Yibai, her eyes filled with unwillingness.
“But what? The first person you need to apologize to is her.” Xia Changyu pointed at Lin Yibai’s figure and continued, “She’s the one helping me with publicity, and the effect has been excellent. Of course, I’m not the type of person who prioritizes money, what I’m angry about is why you came here to make a scene. You’re my girlfriend, and the money she helps me earn will eventually be spent on you, what the hell are you thinking?”
Seeming unsatisfied.
Xia Changyu snorted coldly and continued, “And you want to accuse this girl of cyberbullying? The Gu Xiaoxue I like is not this kind of vicious girl, what good does that do for you?”
His implication was also blaming Gu Xiaoxue’s roommates, thinking they had led her astray.
But is there a possibility?
Perhaps, they are all in the same boat?
Gu Xiaoxue knew she was in the wrong and did not dare to speak further, following her roommates and shamefully leaving the expo.
Lin Yibai had her back to Xia Changyu, and to the just-departed Gu Xiaoxue and others.
She felt her body was a bit stiff.
After several attempts to speak, she finally sighed softly, “He… actually scolded Xiaoxue?”
As a rival in love, she should condemn this.
Or if it were the old her, she would have certainly stepped forward to uphold justice.
Lin Yibai thought that seeing the conflict between a rival and an ex-girlfriend would surely make her happy, reveling in schadenfreude.
But,
But why couldn’t she smile?
This was obviously the best moment to strike down the rival and win back the ex-girlfriend; if only he had never seen the light, maybe he could tolerate the darkness?
Lin Yibai had never thought that after breaking off a romantic relationship, standing from an outsider’s perspective revealed many terrifying realities, helping her gradually see that the person she had once liked so much might not be all that great.
“Sigh~~”
With a light sigh, she walked away.
Standing at her position at the front desk, Xia Changyu wasn’t sure whether it was guilt or if there were too many tricky matters to resolve, but he seemed reluctant to look over this way.
For Lin Yibai, there was good news and bad news.
The good news was praise from the big streamer Cai Cai, who gave Lin Yibai a very high evaluation.
The bad news was receiving a complaint letter.
Lin Yibai dug out an old winter photo from her social media and compared it with her current self: “I knew it must have been them who wrote the complaint letter.”
Gu Xiaoxue’s roommates were extremely petty!
The 500 yuan bonus for serving the big streamer Cai Cai, after deducting the complaint costs, only left 100 yuan.
Well, it seems like it’s not a loss!!
Lin Yibai’s mood brightened up.
In the evening.
The sunset’s afterglow poured in from the entrance of the E Zone.
Lin Yibai stretched and summarized her part-time experience since becoming a girl: “Overall, I’m very satisfied. If I were still a boy, even if given another three years, I couldn’t find a better part-time job than this.”
It’s just reaping the benefits of being a girl, there’s nothing to hide!
The expo lasted a total of two days.
She felt that this part-time job was about to end.
Many of the girls working part-time chose to go back to their own schools directly.
Lin Yibai couldn’t.
She still couldn’t go back in her identity as a girl, so she chose to stay one more night at the hotel.
After work,
The shuttle bus arrived and left.
She, however, stayed behind.
Inside the venue, the sound of things being dismantled could be heard from various exhibition zones.
It was only after a long wait that Lin Yibai saw a slightly weary boy walk out.
Then, she called out, “Yo, Yuyu?”
She mimicked Gu Xiaoxue’s tone, originally intending to deliver a wave of ultimate sarcasm to her rival, but the words changed on her tongue.
Lin Yibai only wanted to mock verbally but didn’t have those thoughts in her heart.
So it turned into something like he was being mocked, but more like shifting the attention, just joking around.
Xia Changyu instantly recognized it.
He knew Lin Yibai had no ill intentions, and to keep the conversation going, he helplessly laughed along, “Even you are here to mock me, huh?”
“Haha!”
“What are you laughing at?”
“I laugh because you’re being overly sentimental again.” Lin Yibai stood up and walked alongside Xia Changyu, saying, “The shuttle bus left over half an hour ago, so me waiting for you just to mock you is a bit too high-minded, don’t you think!”
Xia Changyu chuckled wryly: “Indeed.”
Lin Yibai continued, “But you shouldn’t underestimate yourself either.”
“Oh? How so?”
“I can let you get what you wish for.”
“??”
“Don’t you want to be mocked? I can help you with that! For example, how could you act like that today? Your performance was too terrible, your girlfriend was also a bit off, and then…”
“Stop, stop, stop!” Xia Changyu raised both hands in surrender and implored, “My dear lady, I was wrong, okay? Stop talking, please, don’t say it anymore! Hahaha!!”
Although being ‘mocked’ by her.
It felt a bit awkward.
Xia Changyu’s mood, however, brightened up, and the oppressive gloom of the whole day dissipated. Was this her charm?
It was rather comforting!
