Chapter 350: Chapter 235: The Competition Begins? The Sisters’ Battle for Favor Resumes

The lecture hall was still sweltering, thick with the lingering smell of sweat, like the inside of a steamer. Many students were dozing off. In the silence, he listened as the two sisters finished their story, one that conveniently left out a few details.

"I’ve been thinking about this seriously," Jiangg Ning said carefully. "If I went about it the wrong way before, I hope you won’t be put off this time."

"Are you thirsty? I brought some water. It’s definitely a little hot in here."

Compared to her sister’s delicate approach, Yaoyao was clearly more direct, holding out the water bottle in her hand.

Chen Yuan didn’t take it. He just stared at her.

"What’s wrong...? Is there something on my face? Or... do you not want it?" Yaoyao, feeling uncomfortable under his gaze, pulled her hand back. She hugged the water bottle to her chest. "Just tell me whenever you get thirsty. I have a small fan, too."

She reached into her sister’s purse and pulled out a small, emerald-green fan. It looked brand-new, likely one of the popular models sold on campus. Whether it was her idea or Jiangg Ning’s, it was proof of how considerate the two of them were.

As Yaoyao pressed the switch, the WHIRRR of the fan started up, and a cool breeze brushed against Chen Yuan’s cheek. She puffed her cheeks and said happily, "How is it? A little cooler, right?"

Chen Yuan’s expression grew even more complicated.

"Damn! This is treatment fit for an emperor." Liu Nanren was completely stunned, slapping his thigh in disbelief. ’One on his left, one on his right, just like a pair of imperial concubines waiting on him hand and foot.’

In an era where everyone was used to seeing guys waiting on girls hand and foot, the behavior of sisters like Jiangg Ning and Jiangg Yao was simply beyond comprehension—and that was without even mentioning how stunningly beautiful they both were.

He wasn’t the only one.

Many of the guys sitting in the same row, not too far away, shot them complicated looks, wondering what the hell was going on. They couldn’t even make sense of the two "Jiangg"s, let alone figure out why they were being so considerate to Chen Yuan.

"You’re jealous, aren’t you? This is a first for me, too," Quan Yafeng sighed.

’He knew he’d never get this kind of treatment in his lifetime. But if even one girl treated him like that, just once, he’d probably be moved beyond words and cherish the memory for his entire college career.’

"Yuan doesn’t seem moved at all, though," Wei Zhen whispered to his buddies. "Maybe that’s the difference between him and us."

Of course, Chen Yuan was not nearly as placid as his expression suggested. In fact, his head felt like it was about to explode, a tangled mess of conflicting thoughts.

’He’d thought he was going back to being single. He’d prepared for everything. It had taken all his courage to go through with the breakup, and he’d already figured out what he was going to do next.’

But the sisters’ sudden appearance at his school had thrown all his plans into disarray.

Chen Yuan was scared. Not that his life would no longer be peaceful, but that he wouldn’t be able to coldly reject Jiangg Ning and Jiangg Yao time and time again.

He was the type of person who trusted his girlfriend one hundred percent. He was so stubborn that once he committed to someone, he would cast aside all other relationships. Ever since their online relationship began, he could count on one hand the number of times he’d even spoken to other girls. It was a principle he held himself to.

A loyalty no one else ever saw.

A person like that couldn’t just throw everything away and become completely heartless.

But he’d already broken up with the sisters once. This was the second time.

’The first time, nobody was ready, so getting back together had been easy. But this time, he had thought it through carefully. Would there be a third time? A fourth?’

’Maybe this relationship really was a mistake from the very beginning. There was no point in holding on. He had decided to move on, to start a new life.’

’Besides, even if he decided to forgive them, it wouldn’t matter if it was Jiangg Ning or Jiangg Yao—they both felt like strangers to him now... Was this person really his girlfriend?’

’Which one was she?’

’Even if they did get back together, he wouldn’t know which of the two was the one he had poured so many of his feelings into.’

’He loved Ningning’s rational maturity, but Yaoyao’s spoiled-but-cute personality meant life was never dull...’

’Choose one?’

’Might as well just kill me.’

’Dating both sisters was even more impossible. He didn’t want it, his family would never agree, and society would never let him get away with it.’

This was a country that had always valued propriety, justice, integrity, and honor.

He was someone who had always sought a pure and simple love.

To be honest, even when he watched porn, he filtered out anything with cuckolding.

"I see the effort you’re both making, and I’m touched, really. I’m happy you’re here. But let’s not force it... Can’t we just part on good terms?"

He said this to the two sisters, his voice sincere, enunciating every word.

His eyes were filled with utter sincerity.

The two sisters froze for a few seconds.

"I’m bored. I’m gonna listen to some music." Yaoyao pulled out her earbuds and put them in.

"This lecture is actually pretty good. I think I’ll pay attention." Jiangg Ning took out her glasses case and prepared to put on her glasses.

Dark lines formed on Chen Yuan’s forehead.

’The second he brought it up, they pretended not to hear. Did they both have a passive evasion skill equipped or something?’

The dizzying lecture finally ended at noon.

The instant the bell rang, a wave of students rose to their feet, from the front rows all the way to the back.

Most of them probably couldn’t take the stuffy air any longer. In an instant, the aisles were choked with people.

The already cramped space felt even more crowded, and the various odors in the air intensified, making people instinctively cover their noses.

Faced with this situation, many students chose to simply wait in their seats for the crowd to thin out, not bothering to join the squeeze.

Others just asked their roommates to grab them a meal. 𝒻𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘸ℯ𝒷𝘯𝘰𝑣ℯ𝑙.𝘤𝑜𝘮

In the row where Chen Yuan and the others were sitting, a few girls turned around the moment class was dismissed. Several pairs of dark, shining eyes stared intently at Jiangg Ning and Jiangg Yao, their curiosity impossible to hide. It was a good thing they were girls. If a group of guys were staring that hard, they’d be lucky to get away with just being called "creeps."