This young lady was Chen Yan!
From the moment Qin Xuan appeared on stage wearing that black suit, she had become distracted.
She forgot about what happened to Liu Xinxin. She forgot about Xia Wanying wearing the real Ocean Heart pendant, with her eyes fixed on Qin Xuan.
For several days in a row, she had been obsessed with the image of that pianist.
She even dreamed about that scene at night.
Chen Yan didn't understand what kind of psychological effect this was, everything happened so suddenly.
For this reason, she went to that restaurant at least three times a day, just to catch a glimpse from afar, hoping that young man would appear again.
And at this moment,
Qin Xuan was sitting there, elegantly playing the piano.
That backview overlapped seamlessly with the figure deeply etched in Chen Yan's mind...
So blurred that the overall silhouette matched.
So detailed that every habit while playing matched.
Everything was telling Chen Yan that Qin Xuan was the pianist who had been haunting her dreams!
But how could that be?
How could something so preposterous happen in this world?
Chen Yan plopped back into her seat, hands shaking as she took out her phone and sent a WeChat message to the manager of that restaurant: Hello, I asked you last time, when that person first came in, was he dressed very old-fashioned, and only changed into a suit later?
The reply came quickly.
Not only did the manager confirm, but he even described it in more detail.
Crash.
The phone dropped to the ground, causing large cracks in the tempered glass screen protector.
There were wonderful performances happening on stage, surrounded by cheers and compliments, but all the sounds seemed to be automatically blocked out by Chen Yan.
She stared blankly at the handsome young man playing the piano on the big screen, her mind in complete chaos...
It was him.
It really was him!
Chen Yan swallowed hard, trying her best to calm down, but she couldn't do it no matter what.
Her heart was beating so fast, as if it would jump out of her throat at any moment.
"Did you join this freshman welcome party at the last minute just to surprise me..."
After the initial shock, a smile inadvertently appeared at the corner of Chen Yan's mouth.
Only at this moment did she fully realize that the reason she had resisted Qin Xuan was solely because she was too focused on appearances.
Now that she discovered Qin Xuan had changed his clothes and immediately became so handsome that countless girls were screaming, it made her seem extremely superficial in how she treated and judged others, only at a surface level.
Before long,
the dance performance ended.
Qin Xuan and Xia Wanying's collaboration had won thunderous applause from the audience.
Just as they were about to bow, Chen Yan slowly walked onto the stage.
Under everyone's puzzled gazes,
Chen Yan picked up a microphone and said something shocking: "Sorry to take up everyone's time for a few minutes, but I want to say something to a boy here."
"Wow!!"
The audience below immediately erupted with screams.
This was not the first time something like this had happened. At last year's freshman welcome party, someone had also suddenly gone on stage to confess to their crush in front of everyone!
"That girl looks like Chen Yan from the English Department, Class 2."
"Usually we discuss Tian Ge and Xia Wanying more, so Chen Yan's radiance has been overshadowed."
"But there's no denying that Chen Yan is also very beautiful. If not for Tian Ge and Xia Wanying's existence, she would definitely be the undisputed campus belle!"
In every corner of the huge auditorium, people were introducing Chen Yan to their classmates.
So the atmosphere on site reached another climax again.
A goddess second only to Tian Ge and Xia Wanying was actually taking the initiative to confess to a boy?
This was something that would be widely circulated for years to come!
When the venue quieted down,
Chen Yan tightly gripped the microphone, seeming a bit nervous as she said, "That boy is an old childhood friend of mine. Although we only lived together for three years when we were young, we didn't see each other for ten years after that until we met again recently..."
"During this time, I realized he has many shortcomings, such as poor fashion sense, too violent, likes to play hard to get too much, and is not sincere enough."
"But, how should I put it, due to a certain incident I can't mention, just five minutes ago I changed my opinion of him."
"So now, I want to tell that boy, don't play any more mind games. If you like me, come out and confess to me right away."
"Maybe...I would feel we should give each other a chance, to get to know each other better. Although you're not good enough now and don't have a nice family background, I'm willing to give you time!"
These words won a round of applause.
Everyone felt that Chen Yan was really brave.
Although she didn't confess herself, for her as a girl to take the initiative to say these things already took a lot of courage.
However,
one minute passed.
That boy still didn't stand up.
Chen Yan was starting to feel embarrassed.
Until three minutes later, when that boy still hadn't moved,
Chen Yan finally couldn't take it anymore. She abruptly looked at Qin Xuan, who was still on stage, and yelled loudly: "Qin Xuan! Aren't you a man? I've already said so much, and you still don't dare to stand up?"
"!!!"
"It's actually Qin Xuan!"
"The guy who beat up the president of the taekwondo club and won a Mercedes-Benz E300L!"
The spotlight immediately changed direction, shining on Qin Xuan.
At this moment, Qin Xuan looked very unhappy.
He couldn't have imagined even if he was beaten to death that Chen Yan would go crazy like this on such an occasion!!
Qin Xuan sighed helplessly and slowly walked toward Chen Yan.
"Confess!"
"Confess!"
"Get together!"
"Get together!"
The audience below started to chant, making Chen Yan's expression brighten.
Qin Xuan sighed again and took the microphone to say, "I don't know what thought process you just went through to make you do something so absurd...I've said it many times already - I don't have any intentions toward you. Why do you keep feeling like I'm playing hard to get?
The friendship we had as children for those three years meant a lot to me at the time, so I carved it into a little wooden carving using a knife, blood, and feelings.
But from the moment you threw the carving in the trash, some things were destined to be irreversible. I respect Aunt Lin and have no intention of hurting you. I'm sorry."
After speaking, Qin Xuan turned and left the stage.
Xia Wanying followed closely behind him.
As for everyone else, including the audience below the stage, they were completely petrified...
Chen Yan was devastated inside. Her hand holding the microphone couldn't stop trembling, and tears quickly welled up in her eyes. She wanted to find a hole in the ground to crawl into.
But she also finally understood.
Turns out she had misunderstood Qin Xuan all along.
All that playing hard to get and pretending to be aloof...
After she threw the wooden carving in the trash, he really looked down on her...
Chen Yan glanced at Xia Wanying following closely beside Qin Xuan and realized that the reason he was close with her was not to make herself jealous.
What would his reaction have been if Xia Wanying was the one who took the initiative to say those things just now?
Chen Yan's mind was in turmoil. It seemed like the whole world had gone silent. Like a zombie, she blankly left the stage, unable to hear any of the sounds around her...
This freshman welcome party was destined to be the most memorable one ever.
Whether it was the Ocean Heart, Qiao Ge, Liu Xinxin, Xia Wanying...and the other key figures, or the "emotional entanglement" between Chen Yan and Qin Xuan, this party had a once-in-a-blue-moon charm.
Perhaps charging onto the hot search on Weibo later was a high probability...
...
Backstage.
Xia Wanying quickly took off the Ocean Heart pendant and softly said, "Giving this back to you. Don't trick people again next time, okay?"
Qin Xuan laughed.
He felt like she was trying to inject a hint of anger into her tone, but when she spoke, it was still so gentle without any killing intent.
"It's clearly because you're too easy to trick, how can you blame me for tricking people?" Qin Xuan said.
"???"
Xia Wanying was stunned.
What kind of robber logic was this? But on careful thought, it seemed to make sense...
"Oh dear."
Xia Wanying bit her lip, driven to desperation and lightly stamped her foot. "Here, take it back and keep it safe."
Qin Xuan shook his head and said, "Since I've given it to you, you should keep it. It's a girl's thing, what would I do keeping it? And I'm not lacking money either, so there's no need to pawn it."
"I can't..."
"Don't say any more."
"...alright."
Suddenly scolded, Xia Wanying subconsciously lowered her head slightly and weakly said, "Oh, then I'll keep it for you first."
Qin Xuan nodded.
Just then, Wu Han and the others arrived late.
Wu Han hurriedly said, "Qin Xuan, Chen Yan seems to have run out of the stadium crying, I don't know if something might happen. If it were me, I would definitely feel desperate tonight and want to jump off a building..."
"That serious?" Qin Xuan frowned deeply.
"I'm not exaggerating! For us girls, no matter how strong we pretend to be on the surface, our hearts are still very fragile." Wu Han sighed.
She didn't actually think Qin Xuan did anything wrong, she just thought about it from a girl's perspective and was worried Chen Yan would do something foolish after being provoked.
Qin Xuan sighed helplessly, then turned and left.
Twenty minutes later.
By the moat.
Qin Xuan saw Chen Yan from afar, hands resting on the railing, head lowered, trembling slightly.
Clearly sobbing.
Suddenly, Chen Yan felt someone behind her and whipped around.
Seeing Qin Xuan, her emotions instantly became extremely agitated. "What are you doing here? Don't bother with your fake sympathies. And I wasn't confessing to you earlier either, so there was no rejection. I don't need anyone's pity!"
"When will you change your self-righteous ways? I didn't come to comfort you."
Qin Xuan's face was extremely indifferent as he said flatly, "Wu Han said you might do something reckless, so I just came to see if you had jumped into the river. If something happened to you, I would feel bad for Aunt Lin, that's all."
"..."
Like a bolt from the blue.
Chen Yan was struck again.
So it turned out this person had never even thought of comforting her.
Whether it was treating her illness or coming here now, it was completely out of consideration for her mother's face!
In that instant, Chen Yan's mindset underwent a qualitative change.
She went from feeling wronged and hurt at first, to resentment and dissatisfaction!
"On what basis can you be so condescending, speaking as if those perfunctory words don't matter, with that arrogant face? Is your family background better than mine?"
"Just because you practiced martial arts since childhood, you're good at fighting, and then got Jin Cheng's favor, that's the capital for you to look down on everyone?"
"Qin Xuan, the world is so big. You've only been in the city for a few days. You have no idea what real big shots are like."
Chen Yan took a deep breath, as if wanting to vent all the deep resentment in her heart.
"Not to mention the whole Dragon Country, just in this city we're in, there are easily plenty of people more powerful than Jin Cheng. Let alone the Chu Family and other three top families of Yun City!"
"Of course you can dislike me. I was wrong to misunderstand that you liked me before. But remember, you will never have the right to speak to me in that condescending tone."
"Because in the future, even if I don't do well, I will have an influential husband who can make things happen with a word. So watch your tone from now on!"
Chen Yan ranted cathartically.
Throughout, Qin Xuan did not speak.
Only after she finished venting did Qin Xuan, hands behind his back, say indifferently, "You've always been proud of your father's job, thinking he has some power. So you developed this kind of personality since you were young."
"But do you know, if I wanted to take away your dad's job, I only need to make one phone call. What you consider your creed, to me, can be extinguished like this!"