novelraw Chapter 1005 - 991: Ye Xi Dare Not! (Part 1)
Chapter 1005 - 991: Ye Xi Dare Not! (Part 1)
Chapter 1005: Chapter 991: Ye Xi Dare Not! (Part 1)
After the school started, the busy daily life left Pu Sangzhi with almost no time to think about Ye Xi.
During the Spring Festival, Pu Wenhua had instructed her to care about Ye Xi after returning to school, but Pu Sangzhi forgot about it...
Maybe when she first arrived at school, she still remembered.
But due to many reasons...
Emotional reasons...
Even if Pu Sangzhi remembered Pu Wenhua’s instructions, she did not dare to approach Ye Xi or associate with him.
She never thought she would see Ye Xi today.
Minal told her that Ye Xi wanted to reconcile with her...
Pu Sangzhi believed Minal’s words, but she still needed to mentally prepare herself to adjust her mindset to meet Brother Ye Xi.
Otherwise, she would feel awkward meeting him...
"Look, he’s looking at you~"
Minal leaned on Pu Sangzhi’s shoulder, talking to her while waving her hand towards Ye Xi.
Minal wore a bright smile, while Pu Sangzhi forced a smile, not knowing how to face Ye Xi’s kindness.
Over there, Ye Xi, sitting in the audience, had a calm expression but when he met Pu Sangzhi’s eyes, his lips formed a thin line, showing the same awkward look...
In fact, Ye Xi’s presence in the audience today was purely because Minal had begged him for a long time.
A month in advance, she started pleading with him to come to the Mai Yao Cup sports event to watch her!
Ye Xi had rejected her countless times, probably more times than he could count on both hands and feet.
But he truly owed Minal a life, and during the Spring Festival, he was forced to accept her care every day.
Sometimes, when you owe someone too much, your heart softens.
Therefore, after a month of resisting, Ye Xi finally agreed reluctantly last night to come see her at the opening ceremony.
Of course, not every student needed to attend the opening ceremony; those not participating in the competition could skip it or sit in the audience.
After all, there were too many students from one department to fit into the entire sports ground, which was impossible.
So, those who could join the parade with the school leaders were usually the ones participating in the sports event.
Minal had confidently told Ye Xi: ’Sangzhi isn’t participating in the Mai Cup! So you won’t see her!’
But in the end, Ye Xi did see Pu Sangzhi today.
She stood next to Minal, who even waved at him, an arrangement that seemed deliberately set up!
Ye Xi felt quite helpless inside.
He wasn’t angry with Minal, but after the two girls walked slowly past him, he got up and left.
As they turned their backs to him, Ye Xi stepped down from the audience and quietly left.
Like Pu Sangzhi, he wasn’t mentally prepared to see her.
As long as his heart still held onto her, as long as those feelings existed, he couldn’t let himself see her.
It’s not that he doesn’t miss her or doesn’t want to see her, but purely out of fear...
Afraid that after seeing her, he might uncontrollably express his feelings. After all, he had already said something foolish once, and his mind had been unclear lately; it wouldn’t be impossible to say it again...
Ye Xi quietly left the sports field.
Meanwhile, Pu Sangzhi and Minal were still in their department’s line, leisurely circling the sports ground...
The opening ceremony of the Mai Cup continued, the surrounding atmosphere lively and noisy, the whole world abuzz, yet it seemed unrelated to Pu Sangzhi.
Pu Sangzhi’s mind was in turmoil.
She was constantly wondering, when she saw Brother Ye Xi later, how would she talk to him? What should she say? What attitude should she take?
Minal seemed to notice her inner struggle.
Minal patted Pu Sangzhi on the shoulder and whispered in her ear, "Don’t worry, just interact like you used to."
"Hmm?"
Pu Sangzhi looked at Minal curiously.
She wondered: Has Minal recently been in contact with Brother Ye Xi? It seems she knows quite a bit about the matters between her and Brother Ye Xi...
Could she also know that Brother Ye Xi likes her?
Pu Sangzhi couldn’t help but feel wary, staring at Minal with wide eyes: "Why do you say that?"
"Because he feels the same way as you~"
Minal grinned, her white teeth shining in the sun as she spoke with a laugh.
After speaking, Minal turned her head in one swift motion, looking towards the spot Ye Xi had just been sitting in the audience.
But she couldn’t see Ye Xi anymore!
"Eh?"
Minal made a sound of surprise, "Where is he?"
She worked so hard to trick him into coming!
He didn’t leave because he saw Sangzhi, did he?
Is he really that timid!
He obviously missed Sangzhi in secret, often telling her he wanted to go back to the way things were before with Sangzhi!
She painstakingly arranged an opportunity for them, and yet he still left!
Minal was really angry.
"Ugh, it’s too much!"
Minal turned her head back, pouting, her cheeks puffed up like a little frog.
Seeing her sudden expression, Pu Sangzhi was inevitably curious, "What’s wrong with you?"
Minal stomped her foot in anger and said, "He left! He’s such a coward! Clearly, he said he wanted to go back to how things were with you, and I brought him over, but then he left!"
Pu Sangzhi, hearing Minal’s words, couldn’t help but turn her head to look at the audience seat where Ye Xi had been sitting.
Sure enough, he was no longer sitting in that spot.
Sitting in that seat now was a student Pu Sangzhi didn’t recognize.
Pu Sangzhi felt waves of disappointment in her heart and sighed quietly with sadness, "Forget it, Brother Ye Xi will come to me once he’s thought it through."
Minal pouted and muttered, "He’s already thought it through, I think he’s very aware himself."
"He’s not clear-headed." Pu Sangzhi said softly.
"He’s clear about it, he knows what he wants and what he should do, he’s clear! But he just doesn’t act on it!" Minal was simply angry and disappointed with Ye Xi.
These days, she had been secretly interacting with Ye Xi.
After taking care of him for a few days during the Spring Festival, she became the only person Ye Xi could confide in.
Ye Xi was originally too lonely...
His heart’s feelings were never shared with anyone around him, not even his own mother or sister.
Last year, when Minal pursued him madly, he revealed his feelings to make her give up.
So, Minal accidentally became his only listener, up to this day...
Ye Xi would never take the initiative to talk to Minal; she basically always approached him, and when she pestered him, he would casually reveal his heart...
Gradually, Minal learned a lot about him, his true feelings.
Minal also wanted to help him, hoping he could reconcile with Sangzhi! That’s why she begged him for more than a month in advance, asking him to come support her...
But upon seeing Sangzhi, he left.
He was such a disappointment to Minal!
Minal thought to herself: Once the opening ceremony ends, she must go find him! She needed to give him a good talking to!
However, before Ye Xi could explain to her, Pu Sangzhi told her one thing...
Pu Sangzhi said, "I’m familiar with Brother Ye Xi’s temperament, once he sets his mind on something or someone, he would stubbornly pursue it to the end, rather than retreat. So even if he is well aware, he knows he can’t seek me out... At least not until he lets go; he doesn’t want to see me."
Minal stared at her in surprise, "Hmm..."
Faced with the situation at hand, Minal didn’t know what to say.
"How did you become so close with Brother Ye Xi?" Pu Sangzhi, after realizing it, suddenly turned to ask Minal.
Responding to her question, Minal answered carefully, "Well, we’ve been in contact recently... He’s quite lonely, and it seems he doesn’t have many friends..."
Pu Sangzhi still found it unbelievable, "When did you start getting in touch?"
She still remembered last year at Minal’s birthday, when Brother Ye Xi’s heartless rejection made Minal cry relentlessly, claiming she’d never bother him again!
She did indeed stick to it...
Pu Sangzhi really didn’t know when Minal started reconnecting with Brother Ye Xi?
Moreover, Brother Ye Xi seemed to tell her everything?
"Just after the New Year~ We started contacting each other..."
Minal dared not be too detailed in her answer, quickly adding more words, "Anyway, at that time, he was very lonely, it seemed that he didn’t have close friends after starting his Ph.D., and his lab wasn’t busy, only two cats accompanied him. I took advantage of the situation... But now we’re just friends, I’m not rushing to succeed!"
Pu Sangzhi interpreted Minal’s tone as if she still wanted to pursue Brother Ye Xi again.
Pu Sangzhi had no objections to this, she merely patted Minal’s shoulder, saying, "Take good care of Brother Ye Xi, hopefully, he will be moved by you."
Minal was thrilled, "Hehe! That’s what I think too!"
The opening ceremony of the cup continued...
But the two of them seemed detached from the event!