Reborn as a Mortal Heiress Pampered by Big Shots-Chapter 408 - 275 The Last Day of the Jerk!_3

Zheng Xingxian choked, then said, "Even though Ranran and I aren’t official boyfriend and girlfriend, I know she really likes me. If I leave her, she’ll be heartbroken. Can you bear to see your good friend so sad?"

Xia Ye leaned back slowly and looked at him with a tilted head, "Don’t think too highly of yourself."

Zheng Xingxian felt an unprecedented sense of shame. Before, whether in high school or at the university, he had always been seen as a high-quality example by his classmates, but with Xia Ye...

This girl seemed to have X-ray vision, effortlessly seeing through all his disguises, leaving him nowhere to hide.

Lunch was ready, and the mixed fragrance of the rich dishes wafted out from the window, overpowering the scent of the flowers in the garden.

Looking at the time, Xia Ye realized she was quite hungry, "We should eat now. Shouldn’t you... be leaving?"

Zheng Xingxian awkwardly fiddled with his phone, experiencing for the first time what it felt like to be shown the door.

His usual tricks didn’t work on Xia Ye.

Xia Ye turned to go inside while Jiang Xuan slowly closed the book in his hands, lifting his eyelids for the first time to look at Zheng Xingxian, "Be good, listen to her, and don’t cause yourself trouble."

The man’s presence was strong, but Zheng Xingxian stood his ground against the pressure and muttered resentfully, "Just because someone has money, can they cover the sky with one hand?"

Righteous in his speech, little did he know that Jiang Xuan merely smiled faintly, with an extremely matter-of-fact tone, "Having money doesn’t necessarily mean one can cover the sky with one hand, but I can."

It was an arrogant statement, but for some reason, Zheng Xingxian didn’t think for a second that this man was joking with him...

Leaving the Xia Family home with his tail between his legs, Zheng Xingxian boarded the vehicle back to the dormitory.

All the way, he frowned, utterly depressed.

If he had known how today would turn out, he would rather not have come at all. It was a complete loss.

He encountered a female classmate on campus who blushed while greeting him, but he couldn’t feel happy at all.

Back at the dormitory, Zheng Xingxian slumped in his chair, head tilted back.

Even more troublesome were the words Xia Ye had said to him during the day.

The truth was his feelings for Qi Ran weren’t that sincere to begin with. Among all the girls who admired him, he chose to confess to Qi Ran simply because she was the prettiest, had topped the provincial exams, and had the grades for Beijing University, promising a bright future.

And now, judging by the situation, if he didn’t leave Qi Ran, it could ruin his prospects.

Provoking these powerful people for Qi Ran’s sake was in no way a good deal.

With that in mind, he gritted his molars and pulled out his phone, tapping open the chat with Qi Ran...

It happened to be Qi Ran’s lunch break, and she responded quickly.

Zheng Xingxian was annoyed with Xia Ye, but to avoid Xia Ye and that man ganging up on him, he held back as much as possible and, using a gentlemanly facade, cunningly typed out a line after much deliberation.

Zheng Xingxian: Ranran, I visited the Xia family today, and I feel your friend doesn’t like me much, perhaps thinking I’m not from a comparable family background. On my way back, I thought a lot. You’ll have better prospects in Capital City. I don’t want to hold you back, so maybe from now on... we shouldn’t contact each other anymore...

That message was at least level ten in Tea Ceremony.

Zheng Xingxian was quite pleased with the language he had crafted. This way, he could break contact with Qi Ran and shift the blame onto Xia Ye.

Given Qi Ran’s character, she would soon try to explain or make excuses for Xia Ye to keep him around, but he wouldn’t soften even slightly. After all, Xia Ye didn’t give him any face.

His phone vibrated with Qi Ran’s reply.

Zheng Xingxian sneered, bringing the phone to his face, but when he saw Qi Ran’s response, his jaw dropped.

Qi Ran: Okay then... Take care, class monitor.

Polite and dignified, yet utterly ruthless.

Zheng Xingxian could hardly believe his eyes. Was this the same naive and easily deceived former class committee girl he knew?

After today’s voice call, Qi Ran also felt something was off.

The class monitor was different from what she had imagined. Qi Ran was indeed naive but not stupid.

Already hesitating, and then hearing the class monitor say Yeye didn’t like him...

If Yeye didn’t like someone, there must be a problem, so Qi Ran lost her last bit of hesitation and easily agreed, pleased with the result.

Even letting out a sigh of relief.

Thank goodness she had mentioned it first; otherwise, Qi Ran really wouldn’t have known how to bring it up...