77: Chapter 77 Will you be my girlfriend?

The hotpot restaurant was still bustling with activity.

Just then, five more customers streamed in.

"Yi Yi! It's been so long since we last had hotpot!" Chen Feng said, looking around the restaurant with delight.

"It sure has! We just earned some pocket money, so it's the perfect time to splurge on a meal!" Li Xiaoyan said, pulling Lu Yiyi's hand.

Lu Yiyi smiled faintly, her arm linked with another girl, and with a grand wave of her hand, declared:

"It's been ages since we all had a meal together! Let's eat our fill this time! Don't worry, I'm paying! And there's unlimited beef!"

"Yi Yi! That's not right! Let's split the bill, nobody gets to pay alone!" Li Xiaoyan said, scrutinizing everyone.

Among the group, she was the most boisterous and had the strongest presence.

"Alright, alright! I won't fight you for it!"

Lu Yiyi said with a laugh, then turned her gaze to Lin Yaner beside her and asked:

"Yaner! Why are you still so down?"

Lin Yaner's thoughts were a mess.

For the past two days, her mind had been filled with Xiao Ran's image.

She couldn't shake him off!

The more she tried to suppress her longing for him, the stronger the rebound of her memories became.

It had left her completely dazed and almost foolish!

She desperately wanted to find Xiao Ran now.

And then confront him, asking why he lied to her!

"Yaner?" The other girls also looked at Lin Yaner with some concern.

Although they weren't particularly close.

They knew Lin Yaner was a very kind person, often helping the people in their dorm.

"Ah? I'm fine." Lin Yaner came back to her senses, shaking her head as she spoke.

But her haggard face and the dark circles under her eyes, thick like panda eyes.

All indicated that she was not in a good state.

The girls all knew why she was like this, but no one would bring up a sensitive topic.

Lu Yiyi, on the other hand, wasn't hurt too deeply.

She could easily suppress her feelings.

So she didn't show her sadness.

"Hurry up! If we're any later, there might not be any seats left!" Li Xiaoyan broke the silence.

"Mhm, mhm!"

Fortunately, there was one last large table left in the restaurant.

The girls were led by a waiter to their respective seats.

"Shiqing! What is it that you can't tell Xiao Ran? He won't eat you."

The girls had just sat down and hadn't even had a chance to order.

Suddenly, they heard a faint, familiar voice and a familiar name coming from behind the screen.

Whoosh!

Lu Yiyi and Lin Yaner both stood up almost simultaneously!

Then they exchanged glances!

The meaning in their eyes was self-evident.

They seemed to be asking each other what to do.

And the other three girls at the table instantly felt a heavy tension in the air.

They weren't sure if it was tension between the two girls, or the two girls' tension towards 'Xiao Ran'!

"Yaner?" Lu Yiyi said to Lin Yaner.

At this moment, Lin Yaner slightly lowered her head, hiding her eyes from view.

What they didn't know was that a hint of coldness suddenly flashed in Lin Yaner's eyes.

Her fists were tightly clenched, as if she was on the verge of an icy eruption.

Including Lu Yiyi, the other four girls.

In this bustling hotpot restaurant, they quietly shivered.

As if a cold front had arrived, their hair stood on end.

But the next second, this chill vanished without a trace.

"I'm fine." Lin Yaner looked up, giving the girls a faint smile.

As if nothing had happened.

Lu Yiyi didn't notice that Lin Yaner's emotions were off, thinking she was truly fine.

So she asked tentatively:

"Yaner, should we... go take a look?"

She wasn't sure if this Xiao Ran was the same person as hers, and she also had an urge to find out.

As for whether she and Lin Yaner had exchanged any information in private, no one knew.

"No rush! Let the bullets fly for a while! Let's eat hotpot first." Lin Yaner said with a smile.

Everyone felt as if something was building up in the air, but they didn't dare to speak out.

"Ahem, let's order first." Li Xiaoyan stepped in to smooth things over.

Only then did Lu Yiyi and Lin Yaner sit down.

But their gazes kept darting towards the screen.

They seemed to want to peek through the screen and catch a glimpse of their target's charming demeanor... Xiao Ran had no idea that at the table next to him, two girls were eyeing him like tigers, ready to pounce at any moment.

He was focused solely on Liang Shiqing, planning to find an opportunity to win her over in one go.

"Xiao... Xiao Ran... Shiqing... Shiqing is willing... to take... care of you... for life... to repay... the debt..."

The girl's voice was very faint, only Xiao Ran, being so close, could hear it clearly.

When he heard it, he was momentarily stunned again.

This was the second time Liang Shiqing had confessed to him.

The first time, she had purely harbored thoughts of gratitude.

But this time, he could clearly feel the girl's distinct emotions.

Saying she wanted to take care of him was actually just her wanting to stay by his side for life.

This time, she used gratitude as an excuse to cover her true intentions.

Her meaning was self-evident; she was confessing.

After Liang Shiqing finished speaking, she seemed to lose her support.

She collapsed onto the table, burying her entire head in her arms.

As if to hide, not wanting to be discovered by Xiao Ran.

Xiao Ran looked at Liang Shiqing and almost laughed out loud.

This girl was truly too amusing and too adorable!

He gently placed his hand on her beautiful hair, and he could clearly feel the girl's slightly trembling body.

Liang Shiqing felt like she was in a furnace, as if her entire being was about to burn away!

Her heart raced, her blood boiled.

Her body was already sweating!

She could clearly feel that her face must be fiery red right now.

If Xiao Ran saw her!

He would definitely make fun of her!

"Shiqing!" Xiao Ran spoke.

The girl trembled slightly, not responding.

"Be my girlfriend!" Xiao Ran said softly.

This confession.

It had no grand gestures like before.

No moving speeches.

No romantic candlelight.

No vibrant roses.

No audience to witness.

It didn't even have the simplest gift.

Everything was so simple.

Everything seemed so abrupt.

Liang Shiqing heard these words she had longed for.

Her brain froze, smoked, and was about to burn out!

She felt she must have misheard!

'How could Xiao Ran confess to Shiqing!'

'It must be fake!'

'Oh no! Shiqing is hallucinating!'

'Shiqing is truly broken!'

'Wuwuwu!'

Xiao Ran saw that the girl was unresponsive and knew she was probably doubting herself again.

So he stroked her head and gently said again:

"Liang Shiqing, will you be my girlfriend?"

"Boom!"

Xiao Ran's words were like a thunderclap in the sky, instantly awakening the girl.

'It's real!'

'Shiqing didn't mishear!'

'Xiao Ran really confessed to Shiqing!'

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