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Chapter 431 An Encounter (Part 3)

I was just shopping with my current classmates when I ran into an old classmate.

A sense of oppression could be faintly felt in the air.

Even Yi Wenna, who had originally intended to cause trouble for Ai Liang, stood far away and watched quietly.

Ye Qing had heard about Yue Qihua and Yang Xingyue from Ai Liang.

When the two made video calls to Ai Liang on the computer over the weekend, she, who had come over for a meal, would occasionally glance at the screen, so she was not unfamiliar with their appearances.

Yue Qihua and Yang Xingyue had also heard about Ye Qing from Ai Liang, but they had never seen Ye Qing's face in its entirety.

During the long break between classes, when Yang Xingyue made a video call to Ai Liang, the camera would occasionally sway and capture Ye Qing in the frame.

But it was only a fleeting moment; Yue Qihua and Yang Xingyue could only vaguely discern that the other person was also a beauty.

Now Ye Qing stood formally in front of them, combining the fragmented images in her mind.

The two were 80% certain that the person in front of them was the "online friend" that Ai Liang had mentioned.

After officially meeting Ye Qing, Yue Qihua felt a pang of regret.

Ai Liang initially described her online friend as a "woman between twenty-five and thirty years old." Given the huge age gap, she didn't take this online friend, whom she had never even met, seriously.

But who would have thought that Ai Liang, whose reasoning is always incredibly accurate, would make a mistake?
Yue Qihua turned to look at Yang Xingyue, only to find that her silly younger sister had been staring at Ye Qing as if she were bewitched ever since Ye Qing appeared.

What's wrong? Did you get hurt by someone else's figure?
Yue Qihua quietly squeezed Yang Xingyue's palm, but the latter did not react.

It wasn't until Yue Qihua pinched Yang Xingyue hard from an angle that Ai Liang and Ye Qing couldn't see that she snapped out of her daze.

Yang Xingyue, snapping out of her daze, shuddered.

To maintain her image, she endured the pain and looked at Yue Qihua with a wronged expression, as if asking, "Why did you pinch me?"

After Yang Xingyue's delay, Ye Qing took the lead in raising her hand and introducing herself with a smile: "Hello! My name is Ye Qing, and I am Ai Liang's high school classmate and deskmate."

When the two meet, the one who speaks first not only gains the upper hand but also shows their considerate side to Ai Liang.

Since neither of them spoke, Ai Liang had to be the one to introduce themselves.

If Ai Liang introduces Ye Qing to Yue Qihua and Yang Xingyue first, it means that the two sisters are more important to him.

If Ai Liang introduces Yue Qihua and Yang Xingyue to Ye Qing first, it means that Ye Qing's status is more important to him.

These are also some basic common sense tips for interpersonal communication.

Apart from the naive Yang Xingyue, the other three people present all had high emotional intelligence.

No matter which side Ai Liang introduces first, the other side will inevitably feel down.

It's a pity that Yi Wenna wasn't there at the moment, otherwise she would definitely have broken the deadlock first in order to annoy Ai Liang.

Who would have thought that the only time Yi Wenna didn't actively try to annoy Ai Liang, she still managed to annoy him from an unexpected angle.

Fortunately, Ye Qing took the initiative to introduce herself, saving Ai Liang the trouble of deciding which side to introduce first.

Even if Ye Qing doesn't speak first, Ai Liang will introduce Yue Qihua and Yang Xingyue first.

What Ye Qing could think of, Yue Qihua, being a genius, could naturally think of as well.

Because of Yang Xingyue's dazed state, she missed the opportunity to strike first and could only bite her lip in slight frustration.

"My name is Yue Qihua, and this is my younger sister, Yang Xingyue. We were Ai Liang's junior high school classmates."

After Yue Qihua spoke, Yang Xingyue belatedly realized what was happening and nodded repeatedly like a Pomeranian welcoming its owner home from get off work: "Hello!"

As she spoke, she extended her right hand to shake hands with Ye Qing.

Although Ye Qing was surprised, she did not reject Yang Xingyue's advances and took her hand and shook it.

The three's first meeting went fairly smoothly, without any awkward silences.

But the more harmonious things are, the more dissatisfied a certain onlooker becomes.

Not far away, Yi Wenna, who had been cheering and shouting for a fight in her heart, couldn't stand still when she saw the atmosphere ease.

She tiptoed up behind Ai Liang, intending to grab his arm and sacrifice her looks to reignite the conflict.

Before Yi Wenna could even begin, Ai Liang suddenly turned around, thwarting her plan.

Under Ai Liang's cold gaze, even if Yi Wenna had the thickest skin, she couldn't bring herself to hug the other person's arm in front of their gaze.

Especially with Ai Liang's undisguised look of disgust, even if she forced herself to hug him, Ai Liang could still tell.

When one plan failed, Yi Wenna came up with another.

She feigned surprise and greeted Yue Qihua and Yang Xingyue: "Hello, I'm Ai Liang's classmate. I was right next to you when you hugged Ai Liang at the entrance of the exam hall. I don't know if you remember me."

Yue Qihua and Yang Xingyue exchanged a glance: "Hello."

Although Ai Liang rarely mentioned Yi Wenna's existence, she did explain to them before the joint entrance exam that there was a girl in the class who was pursuing Ye Qing.

This must be the person standing right in front of me.

As the saying goes, a rival's suitor is someone you can team up with.

Ye Qing is yours, Ai Liang is ours, and we all have a bright future.

After both of them introduced themselves, Ai Liang pushed the cart towards the cashier and said to Ye Qing, "Didn't you say you were going to buy skincare products? How come you finished buying them so quickly?"

Girls can't possibly pick out everything in less than half an hour.

But less than fifteen minutes have passed since they parted ways at the door and reunited, which is completely unlike Yi Wenna's usual dawdling personality.

Ye Qing, carrying shopping bags, said, "The weather's bad, so let's hurry and finish shopping before it rains to avoid getting stuck on the way home..."

Rumble!
A muffled clap of thunder came from outside the mall.

Ye Qing looked at Ai Liang speechlessly and shrugged: "That's how it is."

"You could have come to the mall earlier. Why did you only leave at this hour?" Yang Xingyue asked curiously.

Yi Wenna's eyes lit up. In order not to give Ai Liang a chance to cover up, she immediately said, "It's like this, we just finished watching a movie at the cinema upstairs and stopped by the supermarket to buy some things."

Ai Liang nodded; he hadn't intended to hide anything anyway: "That's how it is."

Seeing Ai Liang's calm and composed demeanor, Yi Wenna pouted.

She felt a little regretful that she couldn't upset Ai Liang, and at the same time, she was very confused.

'This can't be! How can these rivals be so calm when they meet? Ai Liang is two-timing you two! Aren't you angry at all?!'

………………

After paying the bill, everyone carried their bags and went down the escalator.

The group of one man and four women was quite eye-catching in the mall.

Especially considering that all four of them are beautiful women.

It was pouring rain at the entrance of the mall, and if you were carrying shopping bags and using an umbrella, you would inevitably get wet.

(End of this chapter)