191: Look at my dragon claw hand!

Near Lin University, in a detached villa.

“Alright~_~”

Xia Qingge gently bit her lip, extending her slender hand to rapidly type on her phone screen, a hint of melancholy on her pretty face.

This was her first time proactively inviting a boy to dinner, and she hadn’t expected to be rejected so easily by Jiang Che. Miss Xia’s low spirits were understandable.

Could it be… that in Jiang Che’s heart, she was just an ordinary classmate?

It must be. She didn’t have any special relationship with him, after all…

Besides, for a top young master like Jiang Che, he must be incredibly busy with many affairs every day. How could he have time to accompany her for a meal?

Hmm, it must be like that!

Moreover, Jiang Che said he’d eat with her next time he had time, which at least proves he wants to eat with her, doesn’t it?

“Qingge, who are you chatting with?”

Just then, a fashionable, tall, and beautiful blonde girl suddenly appeared, walked closer, leaned her small head in, and stared curiously at the phone screen without stopping.

“Wow!”

“I didn’t expect you, Miss Xia, to also have a time when you invite a man to dinner?”

“Tell me, are you lovesick?”

Seeing Xia Qingge proactively invite a man to dinner, the blonde girl instantly became a little over-the-top, clicking her tongue and looking extremely exaggerated.

“Are you trying to kill me?!”

“This is Jiang Che, my high school classmate. Last time, when I had my birthday party, he helped me solve some trouble and also taught me some piano techniques…”

“So I wanted to invite him to dinner to express my gratitude…”

Xia Qingge glared at her best friend with a hint of resentment.

What lovesick or not lovesick, was she, Miss Xia, such a shallow person?

“Jiang Che?”

“Tsk tsk, is that the guy who was voted the school hunk at No. 1 High School?”

“Didn’t you say you weren’t interested in him? How come now you’re inviting him to dinner and chatting? Confess honestly!”

Hearing Xia Qingge’s answer, Chu Yuechan became even more interested, raising her eyebrows slightly, a half-smile on her face.

In high school, Xia Qingge and Jiang Che were classmates, and she and Xia Qingge were best friends, in the same grade.

Therefore, she had also heard of Jiang Che’s great name.

She heard that this guy received ten baskets full of various love letters during his three years of high school, but he didn’t take a liking to a single one.

“If I invite him to dinner, it means I like him?”

“You woman, you’re simply unreasonable!”

Xia Qingge rolled her eyes dramatically, completely speechless, unable to comprehend Chu Yuechan’s bizarre thought process.

“What are you talking about?!”

“Where am I unreasonable?”

Hearing this, Chu Yuechan became indignant, putting her hands on her hips and widening her eyes, retorting forcefully.

She, Miss Chu, was clearly the most reasonable person, wasn’t she?

“Whether you like him or not, I don’t know, but I know that this guy named Jiang Che definitely has a crush on you!”

Xia Qingge: ……

Seemingly oblivious to Xia Qingge’s extremely speechless expression, Chu Yuechan extended her small hand, rubbed her chin, moved her long, fair legs, swung her golden high ponytail, and paced back and forth in the room, deep in thought.

“You idiot!”

“Think about it, if Jiang Che didn’t have a crush on you, why would he help you solve problems, and why would he teach you piano techniques?”

“He’s the heir of the Jiang Family, do you think he’s very idle?”

“This…”

Xia Qingge was slightly stunned, unsure how to answer.

“Hmph, it must be just as I, Miss, said…”

“Think about it, before, did Jiang Che ever attend any other class gatherings, or a certain female classmate’s birthday party?”

“Are you the first?”

“It seems so…”

Xia Qingge nodded somewhat dully. Although she felt that Chu Yuechan’s words were full of loopholes, she had no idea how to refute them…

“But what direct connection does that have to him having a crush on me?”

“You’re so dumb!”

Chu Yuechan shook her head and sighed, looking profound.

“Call me your strategist, and listen as I explain it to you!”

“Please enlighten me, Strategist!”

“Not bad, not bad, teachable indeed.”

Chu Yuechan smiled contentedly, pulled up a chair and sat down, resting her long, fair legs on the desk, and spoke leisurely.

“As far as I, Miss, know, hasn’t Jiang Che been single from high school until now, with no public girlfriends?”

“That’s true…”

Xia Qingge nodded silently, recalling and pondering.

From freshman year of high school to junior year of university, rumors about Jiang Che were always flying around, but most of them were just subjective fantasies of some girls, just like those fangirls in idol circles.

In these six years, Jiang Che had indeed never publicly acknowledged a girlfriend.

“Aha, the problem lies right here!”

“Think about it, for a top-tier rich and handsome guy like Jiang Che, changing women is as simple as changing clothes.”

“Yet, for six years, he has always maintained his integrity and hasn’t been swayed by beauty. This is simply abnormal.”

“Unless…”

At this point, Chu Yuechan suddenly paused, keeping Xia Qingge in suspense.

“Unless what?”

“Just say it!”

“Unless he has always had a white moonlight in his heart—someone he loves but can’t have, someone unattainable.”

“It’s precisely because of this girl’s existence that he rejected all those persistent admirers.”

“Aloofness is just his protective color. This guy is definitely an arrogant, outwardly cold but inwardly passionate man in private!”

“He might even be a bit timid… Hmm… That’s why he doesn’t dare to confess to the girl he likes.”

“You are the girl he likes and has a crush on. Otherwise, why would this guy help you solve problems, and why would he teach you to play the piano?”

Although Chu Yuechan’s analysis was well-reasoned, Xia Qingge didn’t believe it in the slightest, a hint of disappointment on her pretty face.

She had thought her best friend would have some unique insights, but this was it?

A useless strategist, no doubt.

Although she hadn’t had much contact with Jiang Che, Xia Qingge still had some understanding of his personality.

Jiang Che was a gentle, refined, and noble young master, graceful, multi-talented, and kind to others.

He had absolutely no relation to the arrogant, outwardly cold but inwardly passionate man Chu Yuechan described.

It wasn’t just unrelated; it was a world apart.

“Alright, you don’t need to fantasize here. Jiang Che is not the arrogant, outwardly cold but inwardly passionate man you described. He is a very good person, don’t slander him.”

Xia Qingge spoke, interrupting Chu Yuechan’s incessant chatter, signaling her to stop.

Novels getting into her head, it definitely was novels getting into her head.

She told you to read fewer romance novels, but you didn’t listen. Now look what happened!

Xia Qingge had no doubt that Chu Yuechan’s ability to spout such outrageous remarks absolutely came from those brainless romance novels.

After all, in those novels, misunderstandings between the male and female leads until the very end were common, with all sorts of insincere words and constant misunderstandings.

“Oh, I just said those two sentences and you’re already getting agitated?”

“Admit it, Miss Xia, you just like Jiang Che!”

“Are you asking for a beating?”

“I’m not afraid of you, hehe… Watch my Dragon Claw Hand!”

“Ahhh, you pervert, where are you grabbing?!”