The School Beauty from the Next Class Insisted I Confess - Chapter 56

The composition contest was scheduled for a month later, consisting of a preliminary round, a semi-final, and a final. The preliminary and semi-final rounds would be held online, while the final required participants to travel to the capital city, where Huada University was located.

Before that, all students in the school could participate in a selection process before officially registering.

As expected, Xu Qingfeng, Xia Yiqiu, Liu Xiao, and dozens of other students passed the selection.

However, there was still plenty of time before the preliminary round. The school issued a book for everyone to memorize. This year’s competition was not just about writing novels or essays; it also included a section on literary knowledge, a new innovation this year.

Noon, Psychology Club Duty Room.

“Yiqiu, what do you think we should do for fun when we go to the capital?” Xu Qingfeng’s personality was becoming increasingly brazen. Perhaps this was her true nature coming out when she relaxed; she had the confidence to back it up.

“Tell me, why are you so confident?”

Xia Yiqiu’s tone was slightly skeptical.

Xu Qingfeng rested her elbow on the table, supporting her head, and looked at the other person with a wry smile.

“What, you don’t believe me? Whether we win an award or not is hard to say, but we can definitely make it to the finals.”

“Then I’ll be looking forward to it.”

Xia Yiqiu admired Xu Qingfeng’s writing skills; her worry earlier was only for herself.

If it were the Physics Olympiad, she might not worry, but when it came to essay writing, she felt a lack of confidence. She only decided to participate because she thought it would be interesting.

Why not participate?

Just as they were talking, a girl entered the room, sobbing.

She looked very delicate and had the appearance of a good girl.

They ushered her to sit down as per protocol, and Xia Yiqiu specifically poured her a glass of water. The girl wasn’t crying the type of heart-wrenching, loud sobs, but rather gentle sniffles and whimpers.

She felt a little like a “little white lotus.”

Her deskmate watched a lot of CEO romance novels and often complained about the characters in the stories she read. Once, describing a certain character, she called her a “little white lotus.” Xia Yiqiu, confused, had asked for the meaning.

But the “white lotus” in front of her now wasn’t meant in a derogatory sense; she looked like the genuinely virtuous type.

What could be troubling her? Xu Qingfeng looked at the person who had sat down, her mind beginning to analyze.

“Student, are you troubled by something?” Xu Qingfeng asked first, delivering the Psychology Club’s classic line.

“Fu Qingfeng—oh no, Xu Qingfeng, President Xu, I’m so sad!” The girl grabbed Xu Qingfeng’s hand as if she had seen a savior. Xu Qingfeng forcefully pulled away and narrowly escaped. To an outsider, they might have looked like old acquaintances.

Xu Qingfeng saw Xia Yiqiu’s scrutinizing gaze fall upon her.

I don’t know her!

“Student, do you know me?”

“Oh, I forgot. I know you unilaterally. I’m Xue Baifan from Grade 11, Class 5. I’m Chen Siyu’s deskmate. She told me about your past experiences, but that was a while ago.”

The girl’s mood clearly dropped after mentioning Chen Siyu.

Hmm? Something’s up.

Xu Qingfeng and Xia Yiqiu exchanged a look, grasping the key point of the problem.

“Student, is your distress related to Chen Siyu?” Xia Yiqiu asked directly.

Being addressed so pointedly, Xue Baifan’s eyes suddenly started darting around. What is this situation? She was just a kind kid who enjoyed looking at handsome boys and pretty girls. How did she get involved in this!

Xu Qingfeng saw this, held Xia Yiqiu’s hand, nodded at her, and then looked back at the girl who was still burying her head and sobbing.

She decided to use a softer approach, probing indirectly. Instead of asking directly about the situation, she spoke from Xue Baifan’s perspective.

“Student, I believe you trust our Psychology Club, which is why you chose to come here. Please rest assured, just treat us like a trash can. Just tell us whatever is bothering you. We absolutely will not reveal a single word outside.”

Xu Qingfeng spoke with righteousness, making her words convincing.

A light burst forth in Xue Baifan’s eyes, and she stared intensely at the valiant President Xu. “Fu Qingfeng, I trust you!”

“Huh?”

Why did she bring that up again? The performance was ages ago. Xu Qingfeng was very surprised.

However, who was Xue Baifan? In the time immediately following the performance, she was Xu Qingfeng’s number one fan.

She had openly crushed on Xu Qingfeng for many days, though after a few days, she moved on to openly crushing on others. Besides Chen Siyu, few people cared, but she had genuinely liked her deeply, even if one called it a short-lived admiration.

Xia Yiqiu watched, smiling calmly.

“Well then, student, tell us your story,” Xia Yiqiu said gently.

“Oh dear, this is a bit embarrassing.” Xue Baifan finally stopped her dramatic sobbing.

“It’s nothing, speak freely,” Xu Qingfeng comforted her.

“It’s like this: it was my birthday the day before yesterday, and my deskmate confessed to me.” As Xue Baifan spoke, a slight blush appeared on her face.

“Isn’t that a good thing then?”

Xia Yiqiu thought that being able to express one’s love was always a good thing, unlike the fool sitting next to her.

Coward!

“But… we’re two girls. Isn’t that weird?” Xue Baifan was a pure straight girl. In her seventeen years, she had never considered liking a girl, especially not her own best friend.

Although Chen Siyu was quite pretty, she herself had once joked about liking Xu Qingfeng, and saying things like, if Chen Siyu were a boy, I would definitely marry her. They also often hugged and kissed each other normally.

But those were all jokes, right? Why did she suddenly confess?

The night before last, which was Saturday, they had a rare bottle of fruit wine. Slightly tipsy, Chen Siyu hugged her and whispered in her ear, “I like you.”

It was definitely not her hallucination. My goodness, I treat you like a friend, and you want to be my wife! That was terrifying. She quickly pretended to be drunk and asleep, pretending not to have heard anything.

But for the past two days, every time Chen Siyu looked at her, her eyes were filled with suspicion and scrutiny. She really couldn’t bear it, and this was something she couldn’t tell anyone else, so she came to the Psychology Club.

She didn’t know why, but even before stepping through the door, thinking about Chen Siyu’s somewhat cold attitude these past two days made her feel wronged. You’re the one who confessed, why do I feel like I’m the one forcing you? So, she started to sob.

She even found, strangely enough, that even though she knew the other person held a desire for her, there was an inexplicable joy deep in her heart, which was quickly dispelled by the notions she had adhered to for seventeen years. No, they are both girls!

Yet, she didn’t want Chen Siyu to leave and become a stranger. Chen Siyu’s expression seemed ready to confess again at any moment, tearing away that layer of separation.

She truly didn’t know what to do.

Xu Qingfeng was silent. This was also a problem that troubled her. She didn’t know how to answer.

If she confessed to Yiqiu, it would probably cause the same distress to her!

At this moment, Xu Qingfeng was very grateful for her restraint all those times.

Xia Yiqiu looked at the two people in front of her: one confused, one enlightened.

She gave the “enlightened” one a look of disdain. What do you know? What are you overthinking now? You better stop those cowardly thoughts.

“Two girls, why not?” Xia Yiqiu challenged Xue Baifan forcefully.

Xu Qingfeng’s heart pounded watching the determination in Xia Yiqiu’s eyes.

So, Yiqiu approves of two girls being together?

Then, us?

Forget it, it’s too early to think about that. Xu Qingfeng calmed herself down and continued to encourage.

“That’s right, two girls are great! Love has no gender,” Xu Qingfeng said.

Xue Baifan was hearing this kind of supportive sentiment in real life for the first time.

“It sounds good when you say it, but you haven’t experienced it. There are so many obstacles in real life. If you really choose to be together, you have to consider so many things,” Xue Baifan said, hesitating again.

If she got together with Chen Siyu, would they really have a future?

“So, the reason you are anxious and uneasy is that you’re afraid to face future difficulties?”

Xia Yiqiu disagreed with Xue Baifan’s statement. What difficulties are there? They are just obstacles people set up for themselves. Do heterosexual couples who get married and start a family not have a huge amount of things to deal with? Although two girls might have more obstacles to overcome.

But if you truly like someone, you should confess and pursue them. Otherwise, living a lifetime always according to the rules will inevitably lead to regrets.

“No, you can’t truly empathize.”

Xue Baifan was still being stubborn. She probably liked Chen Siyu, but it was a future she had never envisioned. Everything was so confusing, so terrifying. She didn’t dare to choose.

“I can.” Xia Yiqiu suddenly stood up and said.

Xu Qingfeng looked up at her blankly, and Xue Baifan also raised her head, looking at Xia Yiqiu with teary eyes.

“What can you do?” Xue Baifan asked her.

“I have someone I like. She is also a girl, and I know that she likes me too. If one day she confesses to me, I will agree without hesitation, and I will face all the future storms with her, never backing down.”

Xia Yiqiu’s eyes were full of resolution and strength, and the tenderness revealed within them could melt any cold heart.

Xue Baifan was convinced. Perhaps there were other ways. She should face her own heart.

As for Xu Qingfeng, she was stunned by Xia Yiqiu’s words.

What? Yiqiu has someone she likes, and that person likes her back? How come I didn’t know?

Xue Baifan asked curiously, “President Xia, who do you like? Are they also your friend?”

“She’s a very silly person. We are indeed good friends now, but that person keeps refusing to confess, so I’ll just have to wait for her,” Xia Yiqiu said with a tone of helpless indulgence.

“Looking at it this way, Chen Siyu isn’t so bad after all.”

Xue Baifan muttered to herself, realizing that Chen Siyu was good at speaking and had thrown the difficult question out there, avoiding the worry of only realizing her own feelings much later.

“Not just ‘not bad,’ compared to a certain person who procrastinates, she’s simply outstanding.” Xia Yiqiu deliberately glanced at Xu Qingfeng.

Xu Qingfeng, sitting beside her, was completely immersed in her own world.

Darn it, darn it! That person is Yiqiu’s friend, she has ulterior motives! Ulterior motives! How did this person pop up out of nowhere? After all this waiting, someone else is taking the prize.

But, is that fellow sick? She wants Yiqiu to wait? Why doesn’t she confess! Yiqiu is clearly so wonderful. Darn person, I really want to know who she is, I really want to hit someone!

Aaaahhhhhhh!

Why is this happening!

Xu Qingfeng’s face was extremely contorted, baring her teeth, her eyebrows furrowed tight enough to trap a fly.

Yiqiu, why are you waiting for her? Don’t wait! I’m better than her. Sigh, I should learn from Chen Siyu. I should have just confessed earlier. How did I get snatched?

But she hasn’t confessed yet, so do I still have a chance?

Why did Yiqiu look at me when she talked about that bad person?

Xu Qingfeng had completely lost her mind.

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