Pursuing Her Best Friend after Confession Failed

Chapter 484 - 186: Shocking News, Is Little Fish Going Abroad?_2

Tianshan Swordsman: "Guys, isn’t it true that Xia Hua and Cilantro haven’t reconciled? Did Cilantro decide to go abroad only after they broke up for good?"

Mengyi Pastoral Song: "Most likely. Alas, Xia Hua is such a flirt. I still can’t believe he dated four girlfriends at the same time. I’ve gone from being a fan to a hater. If I didn’t want to know what happens next in *Battle Starry Sky*, I’d send him a razor blade."

Stephen Fenfenfen: "Alas, it can’t be helped. Xia Hua is just too outstanding. I have the songs he wrote on repeat every day. It’s only normal that he attracts girls, but it still seems like a pity."

Mengyi Pastoral Song: "A pity, perhaps, but there’s nothing to be done. What girl is willing to share her boyfriend with other women, right? This isn’t ancient times, where a man could have multiple wives and countless concubines."

The God’s Minion: "Quietly, I’ll just say... I’d be willing. If Xia Hua liked me, I wouldn’t mind sharing him with other girls."

The Third Young Master’s Sword: "Ahem, how did we get so sidetracked? Cilantro is going abroad. What I really want to know is, does Xia Hua know about it?"

***

Would Li Yuan know? Of course, he didn’t.

After the book signing that day, he had never seen Jiang Zhiyu again, nor had he contacted her. The two of them had suddenly become the most familiar of strangers. Even though they were only separated by about ten kilometers, it felt as if they were at opposite ends of the earth, making it impossible to meet.

In Li Yuan’s mind, scenes of his time with Jiang Zhiyu surfaced. He was truly captivated by her, but unfortunately, he was fundamentally a scumbag and didn’t dare get too close. The sudden news of Jiang Zhiyu going abroad filled him with a sense of reluctance to let her go. His mood turned so heavy and gloomy that he felt as if he could barely breathe.

If she really went abroad, it would mean that any possibility between them was gone forever.

Li Yuan’s fingers hovered over his phone’s keyboard as he scrolled to Jiang Zhiyu’s contact information. He stared at the familiar phone number, wanting to say something but not knowing where to begin. How could he possibly explain things to Jiang Zhiyu?

He didn’t feel much guilt towards Bai Weixi. All he had to do was keep her by his side and treat her well, and she would accept this reality. As for Xia Zhijin, he would never let her go. He was determined to give that poor, strong girl a home. He also had a plan for Zhong Tingyue, with justifications in his heart to console himself that he could bring her happiness. For now, he had temporarily managed the situation with all three of them.

But when it came to Jiang Zhiyu, Li Yuan had no idea how to make her stay. He didn’t know what kind of excuse or pretext he could possibly use.

She had a happy family, relatives who doted on her, her own circle of friends, and many suitors, a good number of whom were more outstanding than him. No one would bully her; everyone revolved around her. She was a happy little princess.

What can I offer her?

Ultimately, he had just written a fanfiction novel and copied a few songs. That might seem incredibly impressive to a girl from an ordinary family, but for a girl from a family like Jiang Zhiyu’s, all of it was easily attainable. It wouldn’t even be impossible for her to invite superstars like Jay Chou, Classmate, Dehua, or S.H.E. to personally coach her.

Li Yuan sighed and opened QQ. He scrolled through the messages that Jiang Zhiyu, that lively and adorable sprite, had sent him since they added each other as friends on July 3rd. There were no fewer than thirty messages every single day, thousands in total by now. In them, she had shared her longing, her daily life, her hobbies, the sights she had seen... It was the story of her past three months.

Li Yuan’s heart ached with a touch of sorrow. He couldn’t help but want to see her, to hear her voice and look upon her face again.

Unfortunately, I don’t even have a single photo of us together on my phone.

And I dare say I love her?

Li Yuan, what gives you the right?

Li Yuan let out a self-deprecating laugh. Putting himself in Jiang Zhiyu’s shoes, he probably would have been even more ruthless.

He looked at Jiang Zhiyu’s QQ profile picture. The girl who used to always be online, constantly "harassing" him, now had a grayed-out icon. Looking at this gray icon, Li Yuan felt a storm of conflicting emotions and didn’t dare to click on it.

She’s probably deleted and blocked me already!

After hesitating for a long time, Li Yuan finally mustered his courage, clicked on Little Fish’s profile picture, and then navigated to her QQ Space. In a complex state of worry and anticipation, Jiang Zhiyu’s Space loaded.

Li Yuan’s mind went blank for a second, then a wave of joyous relief washed over him.

"I haven’t been blocked by Little Fish?" Li Yuan murmured to himself, his heart pounding with excitement.

It was as if a sliver of dawn had suddenly pierced through a newly fallen curtain of darkness. This wasn’t his first time visiting Little Fish’s QQ Space. Back when they had first met, before university started, he used to visit her page often and even leave comments. However, after starting university and successively meeting Zhong Tingyue and Xia Zhijin, and then winning over Bai Weixi, he had never visited Jiang Zhiyu’s Space again.

Li Yuan scrolled through the posts on Jiang Zhiyu’s Space. The most recent one was from October 7th, the day of the book signing.

*To have met you by chance, how fortunate I am. Our encounter was the happiest thing in my life. Thank you for everything, Xia Hua. Goodbye!*