132: Chapter 132 When the Plums Ripen: Childhood Sweetheart Male Lead 10

[You guys are hyping this up so much, I wonder if Meng Zhu's plan includes Nan Li getting confessed to?]

[What confession? Lin Xi is sensible; she should know when to say things]

[Yo, did you guys forget the plot?]

[Holy crap, I remember now. Nan Li is going to get confessed to by a senior when she goes to register]

[Meng Zhu, that dork, is still pretending. Why isn't he going up?]

The barrage comments were hilarious. Could Meng Zhu possibly forget the plot?

Besides, this senior was just being delusional; Nan Li wouldn't entertain him anyway.

So, Meng Zhu didn't need to pay it any mind at all.

He narrowed his eyes and suddenly turned to look at Lin Xi.

"Hey, classmate Lin Xi, why has Zhaoyu been gone for so long at registration? Why don't you go up and take a look? I hope nothing went wrong."

Lin Xi was stunned. In broad daylight in this academic building, what could possibly go wrong with just registering?

But facing Meng Zhu's intense gaze, she felt inexplicably afraid, so she obediently headed upstairs.

Just as she stepped onto the third-floor corridor, she sensed something was off.

At the corner by the Academic Affairs Office, Nan Li was having her path blocked by a tall, handsome boy.

Lin Xi recognized the boy; he was a famous talented senior from the Vocal Music Department of the Art College, named Zhou Yanqing.

He looked decent enough on the outside and was usually quite popular with the girls on campus.

At this moment, Zhou Yanqing was looking at Nan Li with deep affection, his tone full of relief and impatience.

"Junior Nan Li, I had asked a friend to help me attend your gathering last time, but something came up. I didn't expect you to be gone for half a month."

"I thought you wouldn't be coming back this semester. Fortunately, I guessed you would definitely attend this music competition, so I've been waiting here."

"Uh... so, Senior, is there something you need?"

"Yes!"

Zhou Yanqing took a deep breath, his eyes burning with intensity.

"Nan Li, I don't want to miss out on you. I've liked you for a long time. Can you... agree to be my girlfriend?"

Lin Xi had just reached the corner and secretly clicked her tongue.

Good grief, no wonder that gentleman downstairs wanted her to come up and check.

It really was just a moment of inattention before a dog jumped up.

Nan Li, the one being confessed to, completely lacked her usual lively and dainty appearance at this moment.

This was the influence of being corrupted by Meng Zhu.

In serious situations or regarding serious matters, she would switch systems just like Meng Zhu, instantly adopting a gentle and noble demeanor.

But within this demeanor, there was also aloofness.

She politely took half a step back, widening the distance between them.

"Senior Zhou, thank you very much for your affection."

Nan Li's voice was soft but devoid of warmth.

"But I have no plans to date right now, so Senior, I am very sorry, I cannot agree to your request."

A polite refusal in the style of a noble lady—decent and courteous.

But clearly, Zhou Yanqing didn't intend to give up just like that.

He stepped forward, his tone even more affectionate.

"It's okay, Nan Li, I'm willing to wait! But I can't accept you disappearing again. So, can we start as friends? Could you add me on contact, and give me a chance to let you get to know me?"

Nan Li frowned slightly; this kind of pushy entanglement left her at a loss.

She wasn't good at dealing with this kind of pestering, and for a moment, she didn't know how to refuse without being too hurtful.

Just as she was in a dilemma, a crisp voice came from the other end of the corridor.

"Yo, isn't this the great talent Zhou Yanqing? What are you doing? You wouldn't happen to be... confessing to our Li Li, would you?"

Lin Xi strode over and pulled Nan Li behind her.

Caught in the act, a flash of embarrassment crossed Zhou Yanqing's face, and he nodded sheepishly.

"Junior Lin Xi, I know you. You are Nan Li's best friend. I am indeed confessing; I have liked Nan Li for a long time."

"Oh~ liked her for a long time, huh."

Lin Xi drew out her tone, looked him up and down, and asked with a half-smile.

"Then do you know how long Li Li has liked you?"

Zhou Yanqing was stunned and instinctively replied.

"Nan Li... does she like me too?"

Lin Xi crossed her arms and rolled her eyes.

"So you do know she doesn't like you, yet you still want to pester her?"

Nan Li hid behind Lin Xi, feeling that her best friend's attack power was too high. After all, they were all in the same college, and they would see each other often.

So, she hurriedly poked her head out to make amends.

"No, Senior, I mean, you are so outstanding, and so many girls like you, you..."

"Li Li means that even if all the girls in the world liked you, she wouldn't like you"

Lin Xi interrupted Nan Li, almost causing Nan Li's jaw to drop.

"That's not what I meant, Senior. I mean... we might not be very compatible."

Without even stuttering, Lin Xi turned and translated for Zhou Yanqing.

"Heard that? Li Li says she doesn't like your personality; you are incompatible."

Nan Li was stunned and waved her hands anxiously.

"No, no! I mean... Senior, you are so outstanding, you can definitely find someone better!"

Lin Xi nodded and continued translating.

"Li Li means you aren't good enough for her, so please have some self-awareness."

[Hahaha, what a god-tier translation literature]

[Holding the title of best friend, doing the job of a mouthpiece]

[Nan Li: That's not what I meant]

[Lin Xi: No, that is exactly what she meant]

Zhou Yanqing's face had turned from red to white, and then from white to green; he was so embarrassed that his toes could dig out a three-bedroom apartment in the corridor.

Nan Li was still making a final struggle, trying to salvage some classmate camaraderie.

"Senior, I really didn't! I mean, I don't have any plans to date for the time being..."

Lin Xi seamlessly connected, delivering a lethal blow.

"Li Li means she doesn't want to date you."

Pfft—

It was as if an invisible arrow had accurately pierced Zhou Yanqing's heart.

Every time Nan Li said a gentle refusal, Lin Xi would thoughtfully "translate" it into even more heart-stabbing plain language.

And it was logically sound, with no flaws.

Zhou Yanqing had never seen such a formation; he had prepared a belly full of passionate confessions and manipulative tactics, but in the face of Lin Xi's dimensionality-reduction attack, he instantly crumbled.

"Well... that... I suddenly remembered my advisor is looking for me. I'll go first. Nan Li, can we add a contact?"

"Uh... I..."

"Li Li says she doesn't have a phone"

Well, Zhou Yanqing couldn't handle it anymore, didn't even bother with excuses, and scurried away in defeat. His retreating figure looked utterly wretched.

Watching Zhou Yanqing disappear at the stairwell, Nan Li finally let out a long sigh of relief and tugged at Lin Xi's sleeve, somewhat helplessly.

"Xi Xi, you were too harsh on the senior just now..."

"What face? To deal with someone who doesn't understand refusal, you have to use strong medicine!"

Lin Xi proudly lifted her chin, the man downstairs flashing through her mind.

She instantly straightened her back, feeling that she was the most competent matchmaker in the whole world.

She turned her head and looked at Nan Li earnestly.

"Li Li, regarding matters of the heart, if you don't like someone, you have to be a bit ruthless. Don't give others a chance to pester you."

Nan Li nodded, half-understanding.

"Alright, what you said... does make sense."

"It absolutely makes sense!"

Lin Xi wrapped her arm around her shoulder.

"Let's go, registration finished? Your Meng Zhu is still waiting downstairs."

Hearing the words "Meng Zhu", Nan Li's eyes instantly curved into crescents, and her lively nature returned.

"Oh right, finished! Let's go, let's go, Courtesy Name is definitely waiting anxiously!"

Watching Nan Li happily trot downstairs, Lin Xi sighed silently to herself.

Who knows how the big bad wolf will make the little white rabbit open up.

...

Meng Zhu understood what happened through the barrage, and had already decided to let this best friend sit at the main table at their future wedding.

As for how to get married, that depends on whether his plan works.

So, the strategy for the conquest plan.

Step one.

Disrupt.

Things that one is accustomed to are always easily overlooked.

Chaos often brings variables.

...

[PS: Darlings, stop sending those gifts to urge for updates. I have a huge backlog and don't know when I can finish them. I can only add extra chapters when I rest; I don't have time during my 12-hour work days. Also, this movie arc is a bit bland, and I don't know if you have any opinions, but Meng Zhu will start working hard next.]