novelraw Chapter 584: Single Since Birth
Chapter 584: Single Since Birth
"Hugging and cuddling in public isn’t necessarily a breach of public morals, especially when accomplished seniors at Jiangcheng University have not only achieved academic excellence but also become a couple of fairytale perfection after graduation. From another perspective, isn’t this setting a good example? It reminds everyone to study hard, suggesting that top students should only mingle with their peers, and that underachievers don’t even deserve to date."
"..." I almost believed your nonsense.
If Professor Fan didn’t already know about his feelings for Ji Weitian, he might have thought he was genuinely considering the juniors’ welfare.
This guy clearly saw that Ji Weitian was easy to deceive and took the opportunity to bully her.
And Ji Weitian herself had no sense of danger at all.
"If you heard me, then so be it. I’m scolding you. You look decent enough, but you’re rotten to the core, always with some trick up your sleeve. I’m just worried that Weitian will suffer at your hands. So what if I’m being overprotective?"
Now that Professor Fan saw that he had been overheard, he decided to lay it all out.
Qin Nanyu, due to his family’s business, wouldn’t be able to dedicate himself entirely to scientific research, but Ji Weitian was different.
Professor Fan genuinely felt that it was not easy to cultivate talented individuals and also felt sorry for his prized student, fearing that she would be hurt again in matters of the heart.
The accident five years ago had already caused her enough suffering.
There were some things he knew Ji Weitian wouldn’t bring up on her own, and with Qin Nanyu’s personality, he likely wouldn’t ask.
But when two people are together, they can’t just keep everything bottled up.
They needed someone to stir things up...
"Professor, the way you’re talking makes me sound like a heartbreaker. I’ve been single since birth, and you know it. If anyone should be worried about suffering a loss, it should be me."
Qin Nanyu shamelessly edged closer to Ji Weitian, hoping she would speak up for him.
"Don’t you agree?"
"..."
Ji Weitian felt a bit dazed.
She had already been feeling light-headed earlier when she instinctively grabbed Qin Nanyu, worried that something might happen to him.
Now, hearing the conversation between the two men, she felt even more lightheaded.
She had a strange feeling.
It was as though she genuinely thought that there was nothing between her and Qin Nanyu, yet the whole world seemed to believe they were together, and she couldn’t explain it.
This felt different from the exposure she got from being on a TV show, which had become media fodder.
The stuff on the internet was too ephemeral, merely gossip to pass the time and soon forgotten.
But this time, it was happening in real life.
Her foster parents, her mentor, her schoolmates...
She sensed something was off, but she hadn’t had time to think it through carefully.
Faced with Qin Nanyu’s sudden question, she blinked and answered earnestly, "You’ve been single since birth because you’re too sarcastic, not because you’re not a good person."
"..."
"My mentor is right; I do think there’s a big problem with you. It’s not healthy to be in contact with you too much, and I’ve decided to listen to his advice and keep my distance from you."
Ji Weitian’s voice was soft, with a hint of gentleness.
Her personality carried a researcher’s calm and peace; the more serious she was, the more expressionless her face became, making it hard to read her emotions.
And it was also hard to tell whether she was serious or not.
Professor Fan froze for a few seconds, sensing that something was amiss, and sidled up to Qin Nanyu, "You haven’t won her over yet?"
Qin Nanyu: "I was close, but now it seems like she’s slipping away again."
Professor Fan: "..."
Professor Fan: "Useless boy, you haven’t even won her over, and you dare to be so touchy in the school campus. That interaction just now made me think you two had settled down, and the next step would be a couple made in heaven!"