Hearing Hu Mengqing’s question and realizing that she had thought of the same thing he had just been thinking about, Yan Qi quickly spoke up to reassure her, telling her to go ahead and do what she wanted to do without worry.
Hearing Yan Qi say that, Hu Mengqing didn’t know where she got that kind of confidence, but she felt encouraged. She soon calmed down and said to her,
“Thank you for comforting and supporting me, Xiao Qi. I will definitely reject him.”
With that, the two of them didn’t say much more and headed toward the park where they had agreed to meet Li Yabo that night.
“This should be the place, right?”
Yan Qi looked around at the environment. Even though she recognized this as the spot where they had agreed to meet Li Yabo that night, she still felt a little unsure and couldn’t help asking Hu Mengqing beside her.
“Yes, this is exactly the place where we’re supposed to meet Li Yabo tonight,” Hu Mengqing answered without any hesitation.
“If this is the place, then why haven’t I seen this Li Yabo you mentioned yet?”
Confirming that she hadn’t mistaken the meeting spot, Yan Qi looked around, didn’t see any boy anywhere, and asked Hu Mengqing.
“I’m not really sure about that either. Li Yabo and I clearly agreed to meet right here at this time. Could it be that something held him up and he’s running late?” Hu Mengqing thought for a moment, then answered Yan Qi.
“Class monitor, don’t forget what you came here to do tonight. The fact that this Li Yabo dares to be late shows that he doesn’t really care about you at all. When he gets here, you have to reject him hard, leave him no room for any fantasies, got it?”
Seeing that Hu Mengqing hadn’t realized how serious it was that Li Yabo was late, Yan Qi quickly explained it to her and demanded that she strongly reject his confession from a few days ago, leaving him no room to dream.
After listening to Yan Qi’s explanation, Hu Mengqing finally understood the hidden meaning behind Li Yabo being late. She immediately nodded and replied,
“Thank you for the reminder, Xiao Qi. When Li Yabo gets here, I will definitely reject him.”
“That’s my class monitor right there.”
Hearing Hu Mengqing’s answer, Yan Qi patted her on the shoulder and said to her with a smile.
Just as Yan Qi and Hu Mengqing were talking, a sound of footsteps came from nearby. They weren’t very heavy, but in the empty park, they stood out clearly.
Noticing this, Yan Qi quickly turned her gaze toward the direction of the sound.
But before she could see who was making the noise, she felt the energy fluctuation of a supernatural being.
“Looks like the person we’ve been waiting for tonight has finally arrived.”
“The person we’ve been waiting for is here, Xiao Qi? Are you talking about Li Yabo?”
“Otherwise, who else would we be waiting for here?”
“Xiao Qing, you finally agreed to meet me. So, are you ready to accept my confession now?”
Before Yan Qi could finish her sentence, a somewhat rough but still decent-sounding male voice came from nearby and reached the ears of both Yan Qi and Hu Mengqing.
“Are you Li Yabo?”
Looking at the guy who had appeared in front of her and Hu Mengqing, dressed in a way that made him look just like any ordinary street thug, Yan Qi furrowed her brows slightly. She stepped forward, positioned herself between him and Hu Mengqing, and asked him with a hint of uncertainty.
“Yeah, who are you? I’ve never seen you around Xiao Qing before.”
Li Yabo looked at Yan Qi, who had suddenly stepped between him and Hu Mengqing. He had never seen her before, so a confused look appeared on his face as he asked her.
“I’m Yan Qi, a classmate of the class monitor. You’ve probably never seen me because I’m rarely at school.”
“A classmate of Xiao Qing’s? Xiao Qing, is that true?”
Hearing Yan Qi’s answer, Li Yabo looked up and asked Hu Mengqing.
“Yes, that’s right. Xiao Qi is indeed my classmate.”
“So you really are Xiao Qing’s classmate. I couldn’t tell at all.”
Having gotten Hu Mengqing’s confirmation, Li Yabo looked at Yan Qi, who didn’t even reach his chest. He had initially thought she was some distant relative of Hu Mengqing’s, like a younger cousin or something. He spoke with surprise in his voice.
Then, suddenly realizing something, Li Yabo asked Hu Mengqing,
“Xiao Qing, why did you bring your classmate here?”
“Well, I just wanted Xiao Qi to come and be a witness for me.”
Not planning to hide why she had brought Yan Qi along, Hu Mengqing answered Li Yabo honestly.
Hearing her answer, Li Yabo was stunned for a moment. Then a look of understanding appeared on his face as he said,
“A witness? Oh, I see. So, Xiao Qing, have you figured out how to answer my confession from the other day?”
“Yes, I’ve thought it through.”
“In that case, let me give you a hug now, my lovely girlfriend. Heh heh.”
As he spoke, Li Yabo, confident that Hu Mengqing couldn’t possibly reject him, opened his arms wide. He tried to step around Yan Qi, who was blocking his way, so he could pull Hu Mengqing into his embrace.
Seeing this, there was no way Yan Qi was going to let him succeed. She immediately blocked his path, foiling his attempt to get around her. She said to him with a warning tone,
“Hold on, what are you trying to do? The class monitor hasn’t finished speaking yet.”
Li Yabo looked at Yan Qi standing in his way and heard what she said. An obvious look of impatience appeared on his face.
But since Hu Mengqing was watching him, Li Yabo didn’t want to cause a scene. He just looked at Yan Qi and said with a warning tone,
“Classmate Yan Qi, I know you and Xiao Qing are very good friends, but don’t you think you’re meddling a bit too much by stopping me, her boyfriend, from being affectionate with her?”
“Boyfriend? Class monitor, when did she ever say she accepted your confession and made you her boyfriend?”
Hearing Li Yabo’s words, Yan Qi—who already didn’t like this thug and genuinely found him disgusting—shot back at him with this question.
