Chapter 171: Persistence

Despite what happened, Xue Meining finally understood Ling Yun. Ling Yun had not immediately agreed to be her boyfriend, but to Xue Meining, at least it was a successful confession. Xue Meining face's beamed, her big eyes fixated on Ling Yun's eyes and cheeks as she just couldn't stop looking at him.

She excitedly chit-chatted, forgetting the horrifying incident that had happened in front of the milk tea café. Ling Yun was glad to see her happy as he continued his conversation with Xue Meining with a smile on his face, answering her every question and acceding to her every request, making Xue Meining more fond of him.

Time flew and unknowingly, more than an hour has passed. Ling Yun suddenly realized that they had not eaten. He hurriedly stood up and exclaimed "Hey, it's about time we start our night self-study. Let me take you somewhere to buy some food back!"

Xue Meining was obedient towards Ling Yun this time. She immediately stood up beside Lin Yun cheerfully and intimately as they made their way down the stairs.

As soon as Ling Yun walked down three steps, he saw the back view of Yao Rou quietly sitting in the café. Just like in the afternoon, she was being stared at by all sorts of men both inside and outside the café. This made her uncomfortable, but she quietly and persistently sat there and never left. The corner of Ling Yun's mouth moved a little, but no words came out. He walked to the counter of the café and paid the bill before leaning towards Xue Meining. As they passed Yao Rou, Ling Yun gave Yao Rou a light pat on her shoulder.

Yao Rou trembled as he saw Ling Yun and Xue Meining intimately exiting the café without even looking back. Yao Rou bit her lips forcefully in grief as she saw the scene of Xue Meining being so physically close to Ling Yun. Yao Rou did not say a thing. All she did was continue to withstand the stares as she quietly sat there and waited persistently.

She had put in so much effort to get Ling Yun's number, texted him passionately, and accede to his every request. She had done all this without complaint, just to let the man she loved noticed her a little longer. In the afternoon, her dream of getting closer to Ling Yun came true as she got the chance to work with him. For that, she had to wear that embarrassing uniform together with that eight centimeters high heel and accompany a high school student she had met for the first time everywhere for more than four hours!

Blisters appeared everywhere on her small feet from all the abrasion. Pain prevailed from any slight movement or touch. She tolerated the stares, tolerated the pain, and tolerated the nonchalance from Tang Meng. She had done all these with a smile on her face as she gathered more information about Ling Yun. Yao Rou wanted to understand Ling Yun better. She wanted to ask questions but was afraid that she asked too much that it became annoying.

Yao Rou was a fourth-year university student but Tang Meng was just in the third year of high school! Was she a lowly person? No. She had merely met someone she liked and put in the effort to chase him, that's it.

However, while she was passionately texting Ling Yun about being able to wait for him and other lovey-dovey stuff like that, Ling Yun had brought an elegant lady here shortly after school. Ling Yun had been physically close to that lady, arms over her shoulder, happily chit-chatting, but when it came to Yao Rou, he would not speak a word, but just gave two taps on her shoulders.

Yao Rou could only sit with her feet tiptoed so that the blisters would not hurt her feet. She could not raise her feet up, if not, people around her would see underneath her skirt. She wore all these for Ling Yun to see, not for others. However, Ling Yun did not say a word to her. She could only sit and wait and hope that Lin Yun would suddenly come back, even if it was just to say a word to her.

He did not come back. Ling Yun and Xue Meining bought some snacks before he accompanied her back to the school classroom safely. After sending her back, Ling Yun only had three minutes to head back to his night self-study class. He did so while holding onto the onion pancake Xue Meining had gotten for him. Miao Xiaomiao saw Ling Yun barely making it on time for night self-study. She looked at him for a while before lowering her head again.

Cao Shanshan stood up to let Ling Yun pass. With a grin on her face, she asked "What happened? You left so early, yet you did not have enough time for your dinner."

Ling Yun looked at her and replied as he munched his onion pancake, "Stop gloating. Be careful. I may take revenge on you tonight."

Cao Shanshan blushed a little. Without saying a word, she picked up a pen and wrote: "I'll be waiting!"

Ling Yun was delighted. He went towards Cao Shanshan and in her ears, he puffed out the fragrance of the onion pancake, before asking "Can you skip two sessions of class tonight?"

Cao Shanshan felt that this was against her morals and replied, "Of course not! Tonight's session is mathematics, and I still need to teach you some basic foundational knowledge..."

Ling Yun was speechless. In his heart, he felt that Cao Shanshan was merely using the carrot and stick method towards him.

For the entire night, with the company of the campus belle Cao Shanshan, Ling Yun's revision went smoothly and was enjoyable as they teased each other in the process. Four sessions of revision went by in a wink and it was already half past ten. The school bell rang, signifying the end of lessons.

"Is this question supposed to be done like this?" Ling Yun finished a complicated problem sum question and asked Cao Shanshan about it.

She looked in awe and exclaimed "Yes! How did u solve it?!"

Ling Yun giggled, gave her a delightful stare and walked away. He was a master at crafting amulets and casting spells. The moment he grasped the basics, these high school questions were easier than memorizing history.

Still, in awe, Cao Shanshan exclaimed, "Wait up! So you're not just good at memorizing. This question tests the four major mathematical skills, how did u solve it so easily?" This is not like history or geography where u can score by pure memorization. It's math! This requires strong mental calculation, logical thinking, spatial reasoning and so much more, how can Ling Yun solve it so easily?

Ling Yun knew that she was shocked. Arrogantly, he replied with a grin, "This is such an easy question. How can this challenge a genius like me? Let's go!"

Cao Shanshan tugged on his clothing and muttered: "You...you are not getting your revenge on me...?" Before she could finish, her white smooth cheeks had already turned red.

Ling Yun had only been joking and he did not know she treated that seriously. He stared at her with a vicious glare and replied, "Hey, I am going to devour you. Aren't you scared?"

She looked down and continue blushing. His stare was making her tremble a little. He continued staring at her until her breathing became heavier and quicker. With a smile, he exclaimed, "You remember this debt between us, I will pay you back with interest in a couple of days!" With that, he left.

He had so many things that needed to be done that night. Firstly, he needed to roam around Qingshui High to see if he could sense murderous aura from the surroundings. After that, he still needed to go to the riverside to see whether his precious Shichiyou Herb had been revealed. To him, training could not be delayed. He had initially wanted to go to the pit that Tang Meng had mentioned to take a look and if possible, go to the bottom of it to check it out. With so many things in mind, he could not possibly waste his time flirting with Cao Shanshan. Besides, if he really wanted to do some proper flirting, that beautiful Madonna of Qingshui back home was clearly a much better candidate than Cao Shanshan. He touched his leather needle sack followed by his magical brush that was linked to his vessel. If he wanted to check the pit, he would have to bring his needles just in case.

He pondered as he walked and noticed a white silhouette at the school gate.

Yao Rou!

To his shock, she was still waiting for him. The café had probably closed or she had been afraid that Ling Yun would not see her when he came out, hence, she waited outside the school gate. As she awkwardly stood there, Ling Yun thought for a while before rushing towards her. In this freezing temperature, Yao Rou was dressed so skimpily. Naturally, she would be cold and hungry. In the cold air, her legs were shivering, but she could not move her legs because of the pain from the blisters. She forcefully pulled the end of her short skirt down to provide more cover for her numbing legs.

"Hey, why haven't you left?!" he asked. Without hesitation, he removed his sports attire to cover her shivering legs.

"I...I said already. No matter how late, I'll still wait for you!" Yao Rou replied. Her chilled cheeks had turned red, yet, she still forced a pretty smile as she saw Ling Yun in front of her.

"Foolish girl, I tapped on your shoulder twice to signal you to go back first, but you didn't understand!" Ling Yun exclaimed. He was angry yet anxious. Yao Rou was just as foolish as Ling Menghan, but of course, much cuter than her.

"I... I thought you were telling me to wait for you..." Yao Rou replied. Seeing Ling Yun flustered, she was scared to look at him and looked down.

"Okay, that's enough. Let's find a place to keep warm!" Ling Yun exclaimed. Yao Rou felt satisfied and shocked at the same time. Before the school crowd came, he quickly carried Yao Rou away.

As he rushed her to warmth, he thought to himself that apart from being very obedient, Yao Rou also had great persistence.