Jealousy can completely change a person's appearance.

Li Lingjie also noticed the situation in the distance, and furthermore, he noticed the unusual state of Liu Yuyan across from him.

Seeing Liu Yuyan's panicked expression, and then watching her frantically tap away at her phone after taking it out and realizing her call wouldn't go through, he guessed that Liu Yuyan must be trying to contact He Li.

Infinite flames of jealousy instantly ignited in his heart!

"He Li, that bastard, what gives him the right?"

"Both of the school's two School Beauties favor him?"

"Miao Xiaoyu, who disdained speaking to me, is actively pursuing him..."

"Liu Yuyan is also unable to forget him and wants to win him back!"

"Is it just because he's a little handsomer?"

"But my family is rich, what good is being handsome? Can He Li give you what you want?"

"He can't. I am the best choice!"

Li Lingjie let out an angry roar in his heart.

Jealousy made him unrecognizable!

He stared intently at He Li in the distance, wishing he could rush over immediately, trample him underfoot, and teach him a harsh lesson.

But in the end, he didn't have the ability.

He could only plaster on a fake smile and look at Liu Yuyan: "Yu Yan, should we hurry up and eat?"

"The food at this restaurant is very delicious!"

"If it gets cold, it might not taste good..."

He spoke cautiously, yet Liu Yuyan completely ignored him, focusing only on sending messages. Li Lingjie's expression subtly shifted, but he forced down his embarrassment and continued to persuade her.

"Um, Yu Yan, were you just contacting He Li? That guy actually dares not answer your calls."

"I think his feelings for you are fake."

"Now that he has Miao Xiaoyu, his true colors have been revealed."

"After all, if he liked you, he definitely wouldn't be with Miao Xiaoyu."

"So, Yu Yan, you should just give up on him!"

"He Li is truly no good!"

"He's not worth your devotion..."

"Shut up!" Before he could finish, Liu Yuyan raised her head impatiently and coldly rebuked him: "I know better than you what kind of person He Li is. If you dare to speak ill of him again, don't blame me for being impolite!"

"I..." Li Lingjie's face flushed red, feeling awkward and annoyed.

But he loved Liu Yuyan too much to dare to get angry.

He could only sheepishly lower his head and apologize: "Yu Yan, don't be mad. I won't curse him again!"

Liu Yuyan didn't make a sound. She merely swept a cold glance over Li Lingjie, and the disgust in her heart intensified. She even suddenly felt that the reason He Li's attitude toward her was getting worse... might be because of Li Lingjie.

"He Li and him were never on good terms."

"He has repeatedly used the excuse of acting for my own good to cause trouble for He Li and make him unhappy."

"Maybe He Li originally didn't want things to end up like this between us."

"It's only because of the existence of this idiot Li Lingjie..."

"He thought I had gotten together with Li Lingjie, which is why his attitude toward me has become increasingly cold."

"Yes, it must be because of this!"

As Liu Yuyan thought about it, she wished she could slap Li Lingjie across the face.

"This useless guy! If he didn't have a little bit of money and some use, I would have kicked him out long ago!"

Thinking hatefully, Liu Yuyan didn't bother with Li Lingjie anymore and quickly sent a message to He Li... [Liu Yuyan: He Li, let's go back to how things were?]

[Liu Yuyan: I've cooled down and forgiven you too!]

[Liu Yuyan: I wasn't sincerely rejecting you before; it's just that your confession that day was too sudden, and I hadn't made up my mind. But I've thought it over now, and I can accept your confession, but there's one condition.]

[Liu Yuyan: He Li, as long as you break off relations with Miao Xiaoyu, I agree to be your girlfriend. How about that?]

[Liu Yuyan: Hehe, He Li, tomorrow is my birthday, and I'm really looking forward to the gift you give me!]

After sending the messages, Liu Yuyan breathed a sigh of relief.

Even though He Li hadn't replied to her yet,

after sending those messages, she felt like a huge stone suspended in her heart had finally dropped. She wasn't worried that He Li would reject her proposal, because she firmly believed He Li had feelings for her.

"Three years of devoted pursuit isn't a joke."

"Miao Xiaoyu, the moment I make my move, you lose!"

Putting down her phone, Liu Yuyan waited for He Li's reply while regaining her confidence and smiling.

But her smile was clearly a little premature!

Because although He Li heard the phone notification,

he picked it up, glanced at it, and then ignored it.

The expression on Liu Yuyan's face froze.

"He Li... why isn't he replying to me?"

"And it looks like he barely even looked at the messages I sent?"

Liu Yuyan was starting to feel confused about the situation. Anxiety began to bubble up, and she couldn't help but send He Li a few more text messages... Ding! Ding! Ding!

Along with the constant notifications from the phone,

He Li grew a little impatient. Miao Xiaoyu, however, was curious: "Who is sending you messages? Why are they nonstop?" she asked, leaning her small head over to look.

When the three characters "Liu Yuyan" entered her sight, her good mood and smile instantly vanished.

He Li smiled: "Now your good mood is gone, right?"

"I told you, why did you have to look?"

"I..." Miao Xiaoyu pouted tearfully.

He Li rubbed her head: "Alright, don't worry. I've already decided to let go of Liu Yuyan, and I won't get entangled with her again!" Saying this, he picked up his phone, opened the chat app, and looked at all the messages.

When he saw Liu Yuyan agree to his confession, only to immediately turn around and make demands, he couldn't hold back his reaction.

"Why didn't I realize she was so arrogant before?"

"Who gave her the confidence to think that if she lowered herself, I would choose her?"

"How can she think so highly of herself?"

Shaking his head, He Li replied with one sentence... [He Li: We can't go back to the past. That's not happening. Goodbye!]

The message was sent, the friend was deleted, without any hesitation.

Miao Xiaoyu secretly peeked at He Li's actions, and her face broke into a radiant smile.

Meanwhile, Liu Yuyan in the restaurant stared blankly at the message He Li had sent on her phone, feeling the absolute ruthlessness in his words. Her heart was filled with unwillingness and panic, leaving her at a loss.

"He Li actually refused to reconcile with me?"

"Why? Wasn't he looking forward to this?"

"I clearly... already took the initiative to humble myself and talk to him!"

"Why is he still unwilling to reconcile with me?"

"I'm a School Beauty, you know! So many people in the school pursue me, but I don't even bother to look at them!"

"But for you, He Li, I took the initiative to humble myself and seek reconciliation."

"I've already put aside my dignity, what more do you want?"

Liu Yuyan bit her lip, tears welling up in frustration.

Li Feng, who was next to her, saw this and couldn't help but lean closer to peek at the screen, also seeing the messages on Liu Yuyan's phone.

She was actually a little impressed by Liu Yuyan's arrogance.

She was clearly humbling herself to He Li... yet her messages were extremely forceful.

It was as if forgiving the other party was a gift she was bestowing upon him.

It was no wonder He Li ruthlessly rejected her.

However, as a good best friend, Li Feng didn't want to see Liu Yuyan sad and tearful, so after thinking about it, she offered comfort: "Yu Yan, don't be sad. If you really want to reconcile with He Li, it's actually not difficult."

"You have to have confidence in yourself!"

At these words, Liu Yuyan looked up.

"Not difficult? Then... what should I do?"

"It's very simple!" Li Feng said with a smile: "Actually, the way you spoke to him was a bit too stiff and forceful. With Miao Xiaoyu fanning the flames beside He Li right now, speaking like that will only make him angry."

"But if you are gentler, even if Miao Xiaoyu fans the flames, He Li will soften up and won't listen to her."

"After all, he's not a heartless person."

"If he were, he wouldn't have pursued you for so long."

"A devoted man like him is easily swayed!"

"If you gently take the initiative to reconcile with him, and don't mention any conditions, he will happily agree."

"Once he returns to your side..."

"Kicking Miao Xiaoyu away will be easy, won't it?"

Listening to Li Feng's words, a light appeared in Liu Yuyan's eyes.

Clearly, she was tempted by Li Feng's suggestion!

"Yes, my tone must have been wrong, and coupled with Miao Xiaoyu fanning the flames, that's why He Li got angry and replied to me like that!" Liu Yuyan wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes and calmed down.

"As long as I treat He Li gently, he will surely soften up and no longer be interfered with by Miao Xiaoyu."

"Then he'll be able to come back to my side!"

Thinking this, she quickly sent another message.

However... [Sorry, he/she is no longer your friend...]

Huh? Deleted? Liu Yuyan was dumbfounded!