The School Beauty from the Next Class Insisted I Confess - Chapter 59

To explain why Xu Qingfeng was so resolute, the story must return to that night ten-odd days ago.

That night, she was still troubled by the identity of her “love rival,” when suddenly, a realization dawned on her.

Yi Qiu, didn’t she mention that day that she liked girls?

She sat up abruptly and knocked herself on the head. I even suspected Liu Xiao and Liang Hao that day. How could I have overlooked this point?

Girls… Yi Qiu likes girls. With this, the previous feeling of guilt about possibly disturbing or delaying the other person instantly vanished.

No matter who you like, hope is not completely lost due to gender. Even if I fail, it will only be because you don’t like me.

Besides, I still have a chance.

So, with this belief, and after realizing that she could confess once she won the first prize and secured the guaranteed admission, Xu Qingfeng felt completely unburdened.

Over these ten days, she thought about what the ‘first genius’ and the ‘little tyrant’ had said, and she secretly rejoiced in her guess. She just didn’t expect that she wasn’t part of the seventy percent. A casual, jealous remark led her to discover the existence of a Jiang Er.

But the current Xu Qingfeng was no longer the worried, overly cautious Xu Qingfeng of before. Tempered by these days of experience and the comfort of online friends, she was no longer afraid of the consequences.

If there’s a challenge, why hesitate?

My sword is not entirely without an edge. [1]

After dinner, everyone did not wander outside for long. After inspecting the venue, they returned to the hotel. The competition was tomorrow, and they needed a good night’s rest.

That evening, Xu Qingfeng, having washed up early and lying in bed, could hear the sound of running water from the bathroom and see the hazy silhouette through the slightly transparent glass of the hotel. She forced herself to turn away, yet her eyes unconsciously darted over a few times, leaving her face bright red.

This is even more stimulating than the day of the sports meet!

But without the dramatic singing, the silent room was filled only with the sound of the running water. Xu Qingfeng simply covered her head with the blanket, adopting an “out of sight, out of mind” approach.

If she continued to listen, the slightly colored characters in her mind would surely form into images that would make her heart race and her nose bleed.

Xu Qingfeng felt that she was becoming increasingly impure. At a time like this, she was actually having indecent thoughts.

Sometimes, a good memory isn’t a good thing.

The sound of the falling water gradually subsided until it vanished.

Xia Yiqiu emerged with wet hair and saw the small mound wrapped in a blanket on the bed.

“Qingfeng, are you asleep?”

It was still early. Could it be that the long journey today had made her tired and she had fallen asleep?

Xu Qingfeng, inside the blanket, was playing dead. She didn’t come out immediately, believing that answering now would be too awkward, and besides, the heat on her face hadn’t faded. How could she face Yi Qiu?

In reality, lack of oxygen while hiding under a blanket also causes flushing, but Xu Qingfeng didn’t realize this, though Xia Yiqiu did.

“You really are asleep.”

Xia Yiqiu’s voice held a trace of regret. She had planned to have a late-night chat to tell Xu Qingfeng about the misunderstanding today and clarify Jiang Er’s identity.

It was enough to tease the little bookworm sometimes. Seeing her so puffed up—she wouldn’t want her to actually die of anger like a pufferfish. She couldn’t bear that.

Worried that Xu Qingfeng might lack oxygen, Xia Yiqiu decided not to blow-dry her hair first. She stood by Xu Qingfeng’s bed, intending to pull back the blanket. But the blanket seemed to be pinned down. Even with a strong pull, it wouldn’t move.

Under the blanket, Xu Qingfeng held tightly to one corner of the duvet.

Xia Yiqiu figured Xu Qingfeng must have fainted from lack of oxygen, or she would have moved by now. So, she pulled even harder.

“Ah ah ah ah ah—, Bang.”

The blanket was finally pulled away, and the person wrapped in it spun 360 degrees and fell onto the floor. Due to the force, the person pulling her also tumbled down, landing squarely beneath her.

Xu Qingfeng felt she should be grateful that the distance between the two beds was large enough; otherwise, the scene would be different, and she would be the only one to take a face-plant.

Xia Yiqiu lay on the floor, water droplets falling from her hair onto the wood.

“Drip-drop.”

A bizarre silence filled the room, allowing the sound of the dripping water to be clearly heard, accompanied by the slightly slow but greatly rising and falling breaths of the person nearby.

From above, Xu Qingfeng stared into Xia Yiqiu’s eyes. They exchanged no words.

Only the bathroom light and the small orange nightlight by the bed were on. A beauty viewed under the lamp possessed a unique charm, and this soft, hazy light only intensified one’s desires.

Why not now? Say everything. A strong emotion, on the verge of spilling out, burst forth in Xu Qingfeng’s eyes.

“Yi Qiu, I…”

Xu Qingfeng was finally about to pour out her heart.

“Knock, knock, knock”

“Qiuqiu, are you there?”

Outside the door, Jiang Er knocked at an inopportune moment.

Her assistance was absolutely dedicated. See? By inviting someone out tonight, she gave Xu Qingfeng a huge stimulus.

Jiang Er felt she might have discovered a peculiar hobby: watching her cousin’s crush get jealous was quite fun.

Both girls, harboring secret thoughts, remained silent, tacitly agreeing to wait for Jiang Er to leave before continuing their unfinished business.

But Jiang Er was too persistent. Not only did she knock incessantly, but her phone calls didn’t stop either. She had the air of someone who wouldn’t leave without the door being opened.

Sure enough, I shouldn’t have agreed to Jiang Er’s plan, Xia Yiqiu sighed helplessly in her heart.

“We need to open the door, let’s get up,” Xia Yiqiu said in a soothing voice, gently pushing the Xu Qingfeng who was on top of her.

Xu Qingfeng’s eyes were blazing with fire, yet she had to get up. She then helped Xia Yiqiu rise. The hard-won ambiguous atmosphere vanished as the main light was turned on.

Jiang Er, it was Jiang Er again!

Just now, Xu Qingfeng thought she was finally going to succeed. Seeing the non-rejecting look in Xia Yiqiu’s eyes, she believed that the other person liked her.

But Jiang Er, like a demon, pushed her off a cliff just when she had climbed ninety-nine steps and was only one step away from success after enduring hardships.

She was a massive variable. Xu Qingfeng didn’t believe in ghosts or gods, but at this moment, she was terrified of the dream she’d had that day. She didn’t want to be that lonely, pitiable person.

“What are you here for, Jiang Er?” Xia Yiqiu felt like hitting her cousin right now. That little idiot had finally mustered up some courage.

“Why are you treating me like this, Qiuqiu? I’ll be sad, you know. What were you doing just now?”

Jiang Er’s face was full of smugness, as if boasting about her efforts, and she tried to peer into the room.

“Be normal. I was just taking a shower. Why are you here?” Xia Yiqiu crossed her arms, moving to block Jiang Er’s view, and trying to quickly dismiss her cousin, who was overly absorbed in her acting.

“I’m inviting you to Universal Amusement Park tomorrow afternoon. How about it?”

Jiang Er revealed a cunning smile. It wasn’t that she wanted to go play; she was helping out.

Their competition had not only innovative forms but also a shortened judging period. Results would be out three days after the exam, and the awards ceremony would be held on the same day, saving time for the participants.

Of course, accommodation during this period was self-funded, and their hotel stay tonight had been prepaid, though at a discounted rate.

Therefore, the confident participants could spend a few days touring the capital, avoiding the back-and-forth travel. Since Weicheng No. 1 High School had many participants, the school allowed them to take a break, making it a paid vacation for Mr. Yu Yi.

As for Jiang Er, although she wasn’t fully confident in herself, she wasn’t short on money. She planned to stay on her own. It wasn’t hard to ask for leave from her international high school, and she had signed up for this competition herself, without a teacher accompanying her. She just wanted to have some fun.

In fact, Jiang Er had asked her cousin to come to Shanghai to attend school with her more than once, but the roots of the Xia family were in Weicheng. Even though Weicheng wasn’t a tier-one city, as the leading enterprise in the city, the Xia Group enjoyed extremely convenient policies. The future successor of the Xia Group inevitably needed to start interacting with certain matters early.

“Then you could have just sent me a message on my phone.” Xia Yiqiu held up her phone, which showed several missed calls.

“It wouldn’t be formal enough! I—want—to—go—with—you—!” Jiang Er’s voice grew louder, intending for the person inside to hear.

“Alright, I get it. Hurry up and leave.” Xia Yiqiu waved her hand, wanting this person to stop fanning the flames.

“Then I’ll be going, my dear. Mwah.” Jiang Er gave Xia Yiqiu an air-kiss and a big hug.

Xu Qingfeng was now calm, the warmth had faded from her face.

So, is winning the first prize even meaningful anymore?

She sat listlessly on the bed.

Xia Yiqiu came in, and a bad feeling intensified.

“What were you trying to say just now?” Xia Yiqiu sat across from her, bringing up Xu Qingfeng’s unfinished words.

“Nothing. I see your hair is still wet. I’ll blow-dry it for you.” Xu Qingfeng managed a strained smile.

“Okay.”

Fine, she misunderstood the little idiot again. How could she have the courage to confess to her? The road is long and difficult. Fortunately, having experienced this many times, Xia Yiqiu was used to it.

Xu Qingfeng took the hairdryer and stood up to blow-dry Xia Yiqiu’s hair.

The noise of the hairdryer was loud, but it couldn’t drown out the tumultuous thoughts in their hearts.

“Yi Qiu, do you like Jiang Er?” Xu Qingfeng asked in a low voice, looking at the dark ceiling.

“What did you say?”

“I said, do you like Jiang Er?” Xu Qingfeng’s voice grew louder.

“She’s alright.” She’s my cousin, we’ve had a pretty good relationship since childhood.

Xia Yiqiu felt strange. Why did she suddenly ask this? Perhaps the hairdryer was too noisy. Xia Yiqiu was completely immersed in the enjoyment. Xu Qingfeng’s technique was quite comfortable, so she naturally didn’t think about the deeper meaning behind Xu Qingfeng’s words.

“Mm.” Xu Qingfeng replied, not pressing further.

By the time the hair was dry, both had settled into their beds, and the nightlight was turned off.

She couldn’t wait any longer.

If she didn’t ask now, she wouldn’t be able to sleep all night. To hell with the prize, to hell with the guaranteed admission, to hell with all aspects of the future.

Tonight, she had to know who she liked. Just let me be selfish for once!

Xu Qingfeng asked again.

“Yi Qiu, is the person you like and have a crush on… Jiang Er?”

Xu Qingfeng’s phrasing this time was more precise.

In the dead of night, the girl’s question trembled, afraid of hearing the disappointing answer.

“It’s not her.” Xia Yiqiu replied. By this time, she was completely awake, her heart pounding. She no longer felt like teasing Xu Qingfeng and wanted to know the true intention of the person next to her.

“That’s good.” Xu Qingfeng’s voice was filled with relief.

“So, who is it?”

Xu Qingfeng turned her head. Her eyes had adjusted to the darkness. On the bed beside her, the girl had already turned around, and their two dark, round eyes met in the dark.

“You really don’t know?”

Xia Yiqiu retorted. She wouldn’t confess first. That was her bottom line. After waiting this long, she wasn’t going to be the one to say it. No way.

“I don’t know, but I know the person I like is you.”

Xu Qingfeng reached out her hand, offering it to the person opposite her.

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