novelraw Chapter 1772 - 402: Giving Others a Handle for Criticism, Owing a Debt of Gratitude (Part 1)
Chapter 1772 - 402: Giving Others a Handle for Criticism, Owing a Debt of Gratitude (Part 1)
Don’t let her find out who this woman is, or else...
Jin Ling paused for a moment, watching Yan Xing immersed in his smiles of happiness, feeling a deep discomfort like scratching her guts. Senior Kang Qi was the school’s recognized heartthrob, not only with outstanding grades, always topping the year ranking as number one, but with great character too. He was the student council president, and countless girls secretly had crushes on him. She was a year below him, but because they both worked in the student council, she had crossed paths with him. It’s normal for teenage girls to like excellent and handsome boys.
But unfortunately for many girls, Kang Qi was very close to Xia Hongfeng. It was said that the two grew up together, childhood sweethearts. Xia Hongfeng was tall and beautiful, good-natured and had excellent grades, always just below Kang Qi in the ranking. People joked they were like a matched couple. Xia Hongfeng was recognized as the school beauty, both getting admitted to Jingdu University. In college, they would naturally end up together. However, surprisingly, Kang Qi had a girlfriend, yet it wasn’t Xia Hongfeng.
Because it was Xia Hongfeng, she accepted the defeat willingly, but where did this woman come from?
It felt as if her carefully tended cabbage had been ravaged by a pig, that depressing feeling...
Senior Kang Qi even voluntarily told her he sees Xia Hongfeng as a sister? Honestly, she couldn’t figure out what made this woman better than Xia Hongfeng?
Although she might seem to come from a wealthy family, maybe Kang Qi was interested in her background, but she didn’t want to taint the senior with such a vulgar thought...
Walking to the display board, Yan Xing saw Kang Qi’s name and picture prominently topping the excellent graduates list, with his name much larger than others. His spirited aura couldn’t be hidden in the portrait.
But soon enough, Yan Xing was no longer smiling.
Beside Kang Qi was Xia Hongfeng. The girl in the photo had long, straight, shiny black hair, a delicate oval face, fair skin, bright almond-shaped eyes, attractive and pure when she smiled—a beauty that made people feel comfortable.
So this was Xia Hongfeng—indeed very beautiful.
Yan Xing felt a turmoil of discomfort inside, an unspeakable feeling. She clearly didn’t like Kang Qi; she only clung to him because she knew no one in Gusu. Why would she be jealous if she didn’t like Kang Qi?
She just refused to admit she was jealous.
Jin Ling noticed Yan Xing slightly pout and raise her eyebrows while looking at Xia Hongfeng’s photo.
"Senior Hongfeng is our school’s recognized beauty. Not only does she have excellent grades, but she’s also incredibly kind. I’ve never seen a girl as outstanding as Senior Hongfeng..."
"Heh, what’s this?" Yan Xing scoffed, rolling her eyes disdainfully, comparing her to Sister Yun Ya, where she’s nothing.
"Miss Yan, what do you mean?" Jin Ling frowned.
"Nothing really, I just feel... Small places are just small places. The so-called school beauty isn’t much compared to ours, way far behind."
"Our Gusu can’t compare with a big city like Capital City, but our Gusu is full of outstanding people and always has beauties. Miss Yan, please don’t generalize."
"Haha..." Yan Xing couldn’t be bothered to argue, she would say Jiangzhou bred the most beauties, with just the likes of Ji Yunya surpassing many.
Yan Xing took a stroll around the school, losing interest halfway. This school was not even half the size of hers, without much fun. Soon enough, Kang Qi came looking for her. Jin Ling invited them to lunch, which Kang Qi politely declined, escorting Yan Xing out of the high school gate.
"Let’s eat first, I know there’s a great noodle shop nearby, I’ll take you to try it."
A small noodle shop nestled at a corner, not large but very clean and cozy. The boss lady was a plump woman in her forties. Seeing Kang Qi, she immediately laughed, "Oh, little handsome man, it’s been a while, hasn’t it?"
Seeing a pretty girl walk behind Kang Qi, she paused, teasingly laughed at Kang Qi, "Bringing your girlfriend over to get familiar?"
Kang Qi said, "Sister Zhao, stop joking, two bowls of noodles." He said as he led Yan Xing to sit down.
Yan Xing was curious, it being her first time at such a noodle shop.
"Two bowls of noodles, one without cilantro." Then he asked Yan Xing, "Any dietary restrictions, young lady?"
Yan Xing shook her head, "No restrictions."
"Alright then."
Sister Zhao came over with a teapot to pour tea for them, laughing at the well-dressed young girl, "Young lady looks really pretty, Kang Qi, you’re blessed."