Chapter 2037: Chapter 1997: No First Place in Literature, No Second Place in Martial Arts

When Ye Qiu returned to his room to play on the computer, it was already past five in the afternoon.

Suddenly, Ye Qiu’s phone rang. He picked it up and saw it was Lin Xiang calling.

"Hello, what’s up?"

"Aren’t you coming to pick me up and take me back?" Lin Xiang asked from the other end.

"No, I’m not."

Ye Qiu replied directly.

Not picking her up?

This bastard was increasingly not taking her seriously. It seemed she needed to learn to drive herself. Depending on Ye Qiu all the time was not practical.

Thus, Lin Xiang had to take a taxi back by herself.

If Ye Qiu were to take Lin Wanqing back to school, he could have picked up Lin Xiang, but he really didn’t want to make a special trip to Jin University to pick her up.

At dinner time, Xiaomai came up and asked, "Ye Qiu, is Miss Lin Xiang coming back for dinner?"

"She should be."

Then there would be dinner for four people.

While Xiaomai went to the nearby market to buy groceries, Lin Xiang arrived at the neighborhood gate by taxi and walked inside, just entering the living room.

"Ye Qiu, where is that jerk?"

Unexpectedly, she saw a young, pretty lady sitting inside, and Lin Xiang didn’t know her. Her sudden outburst made Lin Xiang feel a bit embarrassed.

"And you are?" Lin Xiang asked.

"I’m Ye Qiu’s friend, my name is Lin Wanqing, a piano major from Jin University’s Music Academy."

Also from Jin University?

Another talented and beautiful lady.

That surprised Lin Xiang even more.

This jerk seemed to know only beautiful women.

"Hello, I’m Lin Xiang, an ethnic Chinese from Malaysia, studying at Jin University this semester."

Malaysian Chinese?

Lin Wanqing was meeting a beautiful Malaysian Chinese for the first time.

After sitting down, Lin Xiang asked where Xiaomai had gone. Upon learning that Xiaomai went to buy groceries, and while the two were chatting, Lin Xiang realized this was one rather aloof beauty.

Different from Xiaomai and Su Luoluo.

When Xiaomai returned from grocery shopping and finished cooking dinner, went upstairs to call Ye Qiu down, Lin Xiang said, "Ye Qiu, I want to drive."

"Is your driver’s license ready?"

"You need to come with me to the DMV to find out how to get it done."

"Of course, but going after work is pointless, let’s go tomorrow."

Lin Xiang owning a car and driving herself would certainly be convenient. As for the villa, it could fit three cars, five even, but it wasn’t a garage, so it couldn’t shield from the wind and rain.

"Don’t forget you promised to go tomorrow."

Upon hearing Ye Qiu agreeing, Lin Xiang felt happy.

Lin Wanqing hadn’t stayed here and naturally didn’t have any clothes.

Now after dinner, just when Lin Wanqing was thinking of heading back, Ye Qiu said, "I’ll drive you back."

Watching Lin Wanqing get into Ye Qiu’s car, Lin Xiang felt Ye Qiu was treating people differently, and couldn’t help but curse in her heart again.

After Ye Qiu drove away, Lin Xiang learned from Xiaomai that Lin Wanqing shared the same surname as her, possibly being from the same family hundreds of years ago.

However, Lin Wanqing indeed was a high-achiever, having won many piano competition awards, and was seeking advice from Ye Qiu.

Ye Qiu drove towards Jin University.

When they reached the gate of Jin University, as Ye Qiu prepared to let Lin Wanqing go in by herself, Lin Wanqing said, "Ye Qiu, I want to take a walk with you."

Take a walk?

Feeling a bit confused while looking at Lin Wanqing, Lin Wanqing coyly asked, "Is that okay?"

"If you keep this up, I’ll eat you, believe it or not."

What do you mean eat me?

Lin Wanqing seemed not to understand.

After Ye Qiu parked the car and got out with Lin Wanqing, even though she didn’t hold Ye Qiu’s hand, they were basically walking closely together along Xuanwu Lake, looking at the lotus flowers. 𝙛𝓻𝒆𝓮𝒘𝙚𝙗𝒏𝙤𝙫𝓮𝒍.𝓬𝒐𝙢

The lotus flowers were blooming beautifully indeed.

"The lotus flowers are really beautiful," Lin Wanqing said.

"Just so-so," Ye Qiu replied.

It wasn’t until past nine in the evening when Lin Wanqing received a call from her mother asking her to go back to practice piano, Ye Qiu said, "You’re just an ordinary person, you need to learn to balance work and rest. Practicing more doesn’t necessarily make you better than others."

"I know."

Ye Qiu thought that just like martial arts, art had no definitive rank; it was all about whether it sounded pleasing to everyone.

Ye Qiu didn’t stay longer; he was getting ready to drive to Peach Blossom Spring Villa.

Unexpectedly, he spotted Li Qianqian.

Oh, when did Li Qianqian leave? Ye Qiu didn’t even know, he only remembered when he returned from the second class in the morning, she wasn’t around.

Unexpectedly, now, Li Qianqian was running towards him quickly.

Qianqian isn’t going to cling to me again, is she?

That would prevent him from cultivating, and Ye Qiu also wanted to inspect the abandoned buildings in the suburbs.

"Hey, your legs are okay now?"

"Jerk, you did it on purpose, if I had known, I wouldn’t have given it to you."

Li Qianqian said.

"Qianqian, what do you want?"

"I want to return to Peach Blossom Spring Villa with you."

"Then let’s go."

Li Qianqian was happy to hold onto Ye Qiu’s arm as they stepped outside and got into the car, and Ye Qiu drove back to Peach Blossom Spring Villa.

When they returned to Peach Blossom Spring Villa, Li Qianqian got out of the car, and upon entering the living room, seeing Xiaomai and Lin Xiang watching TV, Li Qianqian smiled and said, "Xiaomai, I’m here again."

Here again?

Last night, Lin Xiang heard strange noises coming from Ye Qiu’s room, it must have been from this Miss Li and Ye Qiu.

Lin Xiang didn’t know what to say anymore.

Ye Qiu went upstairs, returned to his room, turned on the computer, and continued playing.

It wasn’t until past nine in the evening that Li Qianqian, having taken a bath and wearing a nightgown, came in and said to Ye Qiu, "Ye Qiu, let’s sleep early."

"It’s still early," Ye Qiu replied.

"Go take a shower quickly, I’m waiting for you," Li Qianqian said with a teasing look.

"This little temptress, if your parents found out, they’d kill you."

"Anyway, if it weren’t for you saving me, I would have died last year," Li Qianqian said.

Ye Qiu could only go take a shower.

After showering and returning, they played many times until Li Qianqian was tired and rested, and Ye Qiu went for another shower before stepping out of the room.

Downstairs, he found Xiaomai still there, while Ye Weidong and his wife, along with Ye Xue, hadn’t returned yet.

"Where’s Lin Xiang?"

"She went to bed early."

Xiaomai was used to waiting for Ye Weidong’s family to come back.

Ye Qiu sat there.

When Ye Weidong, his wife, and Ye Xue returned, they sat in the living room for a while, then went to shower and rest.

It was nearly half past eleven when Ye Qiu drove out to the abandoned buildings in the suburbs.

Meanwhile, Li Qianqian, who woke up, reached out but couldn’t find Ye Qiu and realized he wasn’t there.

Where did this jerk go in the middle of the night?

Is he avoiding me?

Thinking about her earlier appetite, Li Qianqian felt a sense of inexplicable shyness.