dognovel Chapter 50 No Good for You
Chapter 50 No Good for You
After saying "I like you," Lu Yuan deliberately paused to observe Ye Yixian's reaction.
As expected, these four simple words really made Ye Yixian's heart tighten, and he became restrained and nervous.
For Lu Yuan, this subtle reaction was undoubtedly a wonderful signal.
Perhaps, he really could keep Ye Yixian by his side, protect her in the future, and give her a stable and happy life.
But now is not the time, because he has more important things to do.
So the flirtatious confession was naturally supplemented with the second half, becoming: "I like it when you teach me."
Ye Yixian's tense heart relaxed, and he secretly breathed a sigh of relief, a slightly embarrassed smile appearing on his face.
After a moment of silence, she said softly, "Why don't you find a classmate with better grades to tutor you?"
"Are your grades really that bad?" Lu Yuan asked calmly.
Ye Yixian lowered her eyes, gently bit her lower lip, her expression revealing a hint of unspeakable bitterness.
Lu Yuan replied calmly, "Your middle school entrance exam scores must have been pretty good, otherwise you wouldn't have gotten into No. 1 Middle School."
Jiangcheng No.1 Middle School gathers students with outstanding academic performance or from wealthy families throughout the city. Ye Yixian does not have a wealthy family background to rely on, so the only way he can enter this school is by relying on his solid scores.
Ye Yixian didn't respond immediately. His thoughts drifted back to his junior high school days. After a long while, he said in a low voice, "I was alright before, but I wasted too much time and fell behind on a lot of knowledge. Now I'm at the bottom of the class."
"Really? Tell me about it."
Lu Yuan leaned lazily against the railing, his gaze gently falling on her, quietly waiting for her to recount her past.
Ye Yixian tilted her head, somewhat bewildered: "What are you talking about?"
Tell me about your junior high school years.
"Junior high school..." Ye Yixian paused slightly, then shook her head gently, "Forget it, there's nothing to say."
"I'm curious, can you tell me about it?"
"I……"
Ye Yixian initially wanted to refuse outright, but seeing Lu Yuan's expectant look, she couldn't bear to dampen his spirits, and was caught in a dilemma.
Until Lu Yuan said, "You share your junior high school experiences with me, and I'll tell you mine too, how about it?"
"Uh... okay, I guess."
Ye Yixian had always been particularly curious about Lu Yuan's past. She always felt that Lu Yuan was completely different from the boys her age, but she knew very little about him.
"My junior high school life was actually very simple. Every day I just attended classes diligently and did lots of practice problems. Back then, my grades were consistently in the top ten of the grade, and I could easily maintain my ranking. I also had some friends at that time, but later..."
Ye Yixian paused halfway through her sentence, unsure how to continue.
Lu Yuan didn't urge her, but looked at her with a gentle smile and waited patiently.
Ye Yixian took a deep breath, as if to encourage himself, before slowly saying, "Back then, Chen Li was in the same class as me. In every exam, big or small, she always ranked behind me."
"Is it always like this?" Lu Yuan listened with great interest.
Ye Yixian nodded: "Yes, without exception. The closest she ever came was only one point, but she still ended up behind me."
"So she holds a grudge against you because of this?"
"That's only part of the reason, the main reason is... a boy likes me."
Speaking of this, Ye Yixian blushed slightly, and fearing that Lu Yuan might misunderstand her as being presumptuous, she quickly explained, "You know, we were young back then, and our so-called liking was very superficial. That boy was the top student in the grade, with outstanding grades and outstanding looks. Many girls in the class had a crush on him."
"And what about you?"
Lu Yuan's tone unconsciously carried a hint of jealousy, and a faint awkwardness welled up in his heart.
If Ye Yixian had also fallen for him back then, he would inevitably have been unhappy.
"It's just admiration for a top student at most, don't overthink it." Ye Yixian hurriedly waved her hand to explain, afraid that Lu Yuan would misunderstand.
Lu Yuan looked at her, half believing and half doubting.
Girls are naturally emotional, and when they are young, they often cannot distinguish between admiration, fondness, and liking.
Ye Yixian noticed the doubt in his eyes and her expression immediately became serious: "I really have no romantic feelings for him whatsoever. Even if we met again now, I probably wouldn't even bother to greet him."
Why do you say that?
"Because in my eyes, he... is just so-so."
"What?"
"Uh..." Ye Yixian pondered for a moment, carefully choosing her words, and finally simply looked directly at Lu Yuan, softly uttering three words: "Not as good as you."
Those three short words pleased Lu Yuan, filling him with a sense of satisfaction.
With his experience and mindset, ordinary sweet words and praises would no longer cause any ripples, but Ye Yixian's heartfelt evaluation was particularly comforting.
This means that in Ye Yixian's mind, he has long surpassed the once-glorious top student of his grade.
Ye Yixian thought he had just spoken the most objective truth, but when he saw Lu Yuan smiling with his eyes crinkling, he belatedly realized that his words were far too ambiguous.
She quickly changed the subject to hide her inner turmoil: "During that time, he often talked to me about my homework and would bring me candy. I admit, I did have a crush on him then, and even thought I was going to be in a relationship. Until one day, Chen Li deliberately made trouble for me, tore up my textbooks, and broke my pen."
"I was so angry that I got into a fight with her. When the homeroom teacher came over, she asked who started the fight. Chen Li had already won over a lot of classmates, and some of them testified on her behalf, insisting that I was being unreasonable."
"At that moment, I was truly desperate. I instinctively looked at him, fully believing that if he stood up to testify for me, the teacher would clear my name. But he did nothing and just stood by coldly."
"Afterwards, he came to comfort me. I asked him why he wouldn't testify for me. He said... Chen Li is more popular than me, and he didn't want to be isolated and out of place just to help me."
At this point, Ye Yixian's voice choked slightly, and a trace of loneliness flashed in his eyes.
But she still stood upright in the wind, her expression stubborn and stern, refusing to shed a single tear for the past.
All the grievances and sadness had already been washed away the moment the incident occurred.
Lu Yuan finally understood why Ye Yixian thought he was far superior to that boy.
It is because when she is in trouble and is criticized and ostracized, she will not hesitate to stand up for her and is never afraid of other people's opinions and opinions.
Even though she now dyes her hair, gets into fights, and doesn't like studying, and is considered a bad student by all the teachers in the school, he still stands in front of her and protects her.
Ye Yixian calmed her turbulent emotions slightly and continued, "From then on, the conflict between Chen Li and me deepened. She always brought people to deliberately bully me. And that person never helped me once, not even by speaking a fair word to the teacher or proving that I was the victim."
"It was from that time that I saw through them and realized that relying on myself was better than relying on anyone else, so I started to rebel. Until one time, I beat Chen Li until her head bled, and I knew that I could never be a well-behaved student again. The teacher's accusations, Chen Li's friend's revenge, her parents' demands for accountability... and I only had myself."
"Over time, I stopped believing that anyone could genuinely like me or treat me sincerely. So when a boy confessed his feelings to me in my first year of high school, I beat him up."
At this point, Ye Yixian's eyes turned cold and indifferent, without the slightest emotional fluctuation.
Lu Yuan had heard a little about this campus rumor, and originally thought it was just a rumor made up by others, but he didn't expect it to be true.
One can only sigh inwardly that the boy who confessed to Ye Yixian was really unlucky.
"My story is over." Ye Yixian took a deep breath, composed her chaotic thoughts, and looked up at Lu Yuan. "Now it's your turn."
Lu Yuan scratched his head and said with a smile, "My junior high school wasn't nearly as exciting as yours. I spent all my time playing games."
Actually, his junior high school years weren't so monotonous and boring, but for the time being, there wasn't anything worth mentioning.
Ye Yixian pouted, feeling like she had been given a perfunctory response, but she couldn't really get angry.
Looking at the girl in front of him, Lu Yuan thought to himself: I got beaten up for confessing to Ye Yixian? Should I still confess to her in the future?