Dark Light Chaser.

Chapter 108 Borrowing Books
The girl took a deep breath and said shyly, "I'm sorry, I was just a little excited because I finally met someone my age who was reading this book..."

She crossed her arms and held them flat in front of her chest, gently moving her two thumbs up and down, looking very shy.

"It's alright. So, is there anything else? If not, I'll go and arrange the borrowing right away."

Ai Liang had no interest in arguing with her; she'd rather use that time to get the book borrowed and go home to continue reading.

"I just want to talk..."

As if disappointed by Ai Liang's indifferent attitude, the girl's voice gradually lowered.

So what do we need to talk about?

"The book, I'm reading the second volume of that book..."

"Oh, I just finished reading the middle volume, don't talk to me about the later parts."

Ai Liang remained completely unmoved, letting her perform as she pleased.

"..."

"Are you some kind of titanium alloy straight man?! Someone like you actually reads romance novels?! Are you kidding me?! Someone with your personality should be reading hard science fiction! And when a pretty girl talks to you, can you at least not be so impatient?!"

'Wait, could it be that he's been observing me for a long time, trying to get my attention through this "playing hard to get" tactic? Whew, I almost got fooled by his appearance; handsome men are the best at deceiving people.'

The girl's thoughts changed several times in an instant.

Finally, she organized her speech and decided to start with the most basic self-introduction.

"My name is Yi Wenna. I'll be a student at Qianhua Experimental Middle School after the start of the semester. What about you?"

Yi Wenna gave a subtle smile.

'That's right, it's hard to look someone in the eye when they're doing well in school.'

Ai Liang's expression turned very awkward after hearing the words "Qianhua Experimental Middle School," which made Yi Wenna feel even more pleased.

"Are you also in the honors class?"

"Ah? Ah...yes, me too...what's your name?"

Upon hearing Ai Liang's question, Yi Wenna was taken aback for a moment, then stammered as if embarrassed to continue, and quickly changed the subject.

She is indeed a student at Qianhua Experimental Middle School, but her father got her into the honors class through connections.

Although her grades were good, there was still a considerable gap between her and the students in the top class.

'This person must be the kind of stubborn person who only knows how to study!' Yi Wenna comforted herself.

"My name is Ai Liang. We'll be classmates after the start of the semester. Please take care of me."

After hearing Yi Wenna's identity, Ai Liang rolled his eyes. Was God really planning to let him meet a new classmate every day?

Ye Qing, Jin Ping'an, and this Yi Wenna, are all the students in the top class so unique?
However, since everyone would be seeing each other all the time after school started, Ai Liang forced a smile to avoid making things too awkward.

"Ah, nice to meet you..."

Faced with Ai Liang's sudden change of attitude, Yi Wenna felt a little guilty, after all, she was someone with connections.

'What's this? Did they think I was stupid because they were ignoring me before? They only started paying attention to me after they found out we were classmates?'

"Wait a minute, I got in through connections! If the results of the first placement test come out, won't I be exposed?"

'Should I continue to pretend, or confess that I'm actually a relative (his connections) and then praise his intelligence to win his favor?'

'But whether to conceal or confess depends on what reasons he gave for changing his attitude…'

Yi Wenna's brain was working at lightning speed, her mind racing as if she were playing a visual novel, deducing countless possible scenarios.

If Ai Liang were still using her perception ability, she would find that the person in front of her was like a faulty light bulb, flickering on and off, giving her a headache.

"If you also want to borrow this novel, I can let you have the second volume first. The middle volume will keep me occupied for a while. Anyway, we'll all be in the same class after school starts. Remember to let me know when you're done reading it."

Ai Liang didn't want to get entangled with this troublesome girl with her overly developed thought process, so he put the lower volume on the table and took the middle volume to the front desk to complete the borrowing procedures.

"Wait a moment……"

Yi Wenna wanted to say something to persuade her to stay, but she realized what she was doing as soon as she spoke.

Now that we have the book, there seems to be no need to argue with him anymore, right?

What if he really thinks I want to have a chat, and then comes back to sit down and takes the next volume with him? Wouldn't that be asking for trouble?
Upon realizing this, Yi Wenna immediately shut up, turned around and sat down, no longer looking back at Ai Liang, as if she hadn't been the one who had just spoken.

Ai Liang didn't care whether she called him or not; even if she did, he planned to pretend he didn't hear it.

Ai Liang didn't want to get involved with girls who liked to pretend to be innocent.

Especially for pretty girls who like to act innocent, frequent contact with such people can easily attract hatred.

Yang Xingyue is really stupid...naive. In the past, Ai Liang had Yue Qihua, the big sister, to help keep him in check, but now there's no one to help him in Qianhua City.

I can't just beat the whole school into submission and become the new school bully.

Ai Liang isn't afraid of trouble, but that doesn't mean he likes to cause trouble.

After Ai Liang left, Yi Wenna sat alone on the bench, but the more she thought about it, the more something seemed wrong. It seemed that Ai Liang had seen through her true purpose from the beginning: the novel.

Doesn't that mean he saw through my performance from the very beginning?
Thinking about this, Yi Wenna was in a state of turmoil. It would be fine if the two were strangers, but they were classmates after the start of the school year.

Yi Wenna felt increasingly upset and couldn't concentrate on her studies.

She got up and went to the librarian to complete the borrowing procedures, but did not take the book with her. Instead, she asked the librarian at the front desk to keep it for her.

'No, we can't let our guard down! We need to get the tutor to start the extra lessons early!'

Yi Wenna's steps quickened.

After she hurriedly left the bookstore, the two men exchanged a glance, put on sunglasses, and quietly followed her.

On the other side, after leaving the bookstore with the novel, Ai Liang planned to stop by a fast food restaurant to buy something to eat.

Since being kidnapped yesterday, Ai Liang hasn't eaten a single meal.

Once a person's body no longer needs to eat, the act of eating is often forgotten.

Ai Liang maintained his eating habits, partly because the joy they brought was pure, and partly because he wanted to prove through this method that he was still human.

It's lunchtime now, and the students' summer tutoring classes for the morning have already ended. The fast food restaurant is still quite crowded, with almost no empty seats.

However, after Ai Liang picked up her food, the waiter cleared out an empty table.

Ai Liang sat down and picked up a French fry when he saw a familiar face.

“We don’t lack time. It would be too smelly to eat it in the car. Let’s just eat it in the restaurant.”

A young man with dark yellow hair and a skull ring buzzed around the man with the buzz cut like a fly.

The latter completely ignored him, merely glancing up at the fast food restaurant before turning her attention back to the tablet.

Are there any seats left in the store?

"Uh, yes, some people are almost finished eating. It will be almost time for them to finish by the time we get our food."

Yellow Hair looked around nervously and said, "If it doesn't work, we can always find a less crowded place to share a table."

"Two servings of fried spring rolls and a cup of soda, to go."

The man with the buzz cut said to the waiter.

"The smell is really strong when you eat this in the car!" the blond-haired man complained. "Go back to the car yourself. I don't want to eat in the car all the time."

The two people arguing at the cashier were acquaintances of Ai Liang.

Gao Bin and Xia Qiyuan.

(End of this chapter)