Hanging up the phone, Yang Feilong walked towards the group.
"I called, she's not coming," Yang Feilong said. Actually, it was normal for her not to come; Yang Qingqing wasn't familiar with the Xu family.
"Since that's the case, please wait a moment before you leave," Xu Xinghe said with a hint of helplessness. "I have a gift prepared for you, and you absolutely cannot refuse it. Otherwise, you'll make me feel guilty for the rest of my life, and my cultivation will be unable to advance even a single step."
"This, alright!" Yang Feilong nodded upon hearing this and didn't refuse.
He knew that for many people, if they received kindness from others and didn't reciprocate, they would constantly think about it, especially someone like Xu Xinghe who was grateful for favors.
Hearing Yang Feilong agree, a smile immediately appeared on Xu Xinghe's face.
He then bid farewell, likely to retrieve the so-called thank-you gift.
"I'll go with you too!" Tie Yunhan said with a smile.
He could see that Xu Fei liked Yang Feilong and wanted to give the young people some space.
Watching the two leave, Yang Feilong felt quite helpless. Wasn't his attitude clear enough?
"Feilong brother." Xu Fei looked at Yang Feilong with a hint of threat.
"Hm?" Yang Feilong raised an eyebrow.
"Can you do me a small favor? It won't take much of your time," Xu Fei said with a smile.
"I need to accompany my girlfriend, sorry," Yang Feilong replied calmly.
"If you don't agree, I'll pester you incessantly," Xu Fei huffed.
"With your looks and family background, I'm sure there are plenty of people willing to help you!" Yang Feilong said helplessly.
"But all those people can't help, only you can!" Xu Fei insisted.
"Alright, tell me what it is. If I can help, I will. If not, then forget it, and you can't pester me anymore!" Yang Feilong said after some thought.
"Hmph, as if you're so popular! I, Xu Fei, am well-loved. Do you think no one pursues me?" Xu Fei said indignantly.
Yang Feilong praised, "Sister Xu is beautiful and kind-hearted, so you must have many suitors. Any one of them would be more outstanding than me. How could I possibly have such thoughts?"
"Shameless," Xu Fei muttered, her face flushing as she cursed Yang Feilong upon hearing his compliment.
Yang Feilong felt helpless. He got cursed for this? He decided to let it go, considering Xu Fei's personality.
"Tell me, what is it? If you don't, I'll leave right away!" Yang Feilong spread his hands and said.
"It's not much. I just want to take you to a place later, and there, you'll pretend to be my boyfriend," Xu Fei said, her face flushing as she tried to appear calm. "This shouldn't be a problem for you, right?"
"This isn't a problem?" Yang Feilong's eyes widened. "No!"
Yang Feilong refused outright.
"It's just pretending, not being real!" Xu Fei said, annoyed.
"Even pretending is a no-go!" Yang Feilong shook his head.
He had suffered greatly from it before.
During his summer vacation, he had pretended to be the boyfriend of three girls, and now all three of them were his women.
This made Yang Feilong believe one thing: once it was a pretense, it might eventually become real!
He knew that Xu Fei was good friends with Lin Yunxi. If Lin Yunxi found out, what would happen? Even though he and Lin Yunxi had become a couple, Lin Yunxi still hadn't fully accepted that he had so many girlfriends.
If he somehow ended up with Xu Fei, who knew how angry Lin Yunxi would be; she might even break up with him!
He and Lin Yunxi had gone through a lot, and he had fallen for her. Naturally, he didn't want that situation to occur.
Moreover, he genuinely had no romantic interest in Xu Fei. It wasn't that she wasn't beautiful; although she was slightly inferior to his girlfriends, if you included T1, she was borderline, and if you considered T2, she was top-tier, scoring an 89 or 90. If she dressed up a bit more, she could be considered T1 level, ranking just below the six campus beauties at Blue Sea University!
However, Yang Feilong's heart was already full; he couldn't accommodate any more women.
Even now, he felt strained in terms of his romantic relationships.
"Why?" Xu Fei looked at Yang Feilong's resolute refusal, her voice filled with indignation. "Does pretending to be my boyfriend embarrass you?"
As Xu Fei spoke, her eyes turned red, and tears welled up, as if she had been hurt by Yang Feilong's rejection.
"It's not that you're not good, it's just..." Seeing Xu Fei's distress, Yang Feilong couldn't help but feel a pang of sympathy.
"It's just what?" Xu Fei pressed. "If you don't give me a reasonable explanation, I'll tell everyone that you abandoned me!"
"..." Yang Feilong was dumbfounded. Was she serious? If that rumor spread, he might be called a scumbag by more people, but it would be a huge defamation to her.
However, knowing Xu Fei, she might actually do it!
What couldn't this woman do?
"I pretended to be the boyfriend of three girls before!" Yang Feilong sighed.
"You've pretended to be boyfriends with three girls, so you should be very skilled. Why are you refusing my request? Am I not pretty enough? Or not gentle enough? Or what?" Hearing this, Xu Fei became even angrier, glaring at Yang Feilong, as if she would fight him if he couldn't explain himself clearly.
Yang Feilong muttered to himself, you're really not pretty enough, cough cough, compared to those three, of course, that's not the main reason.
Yang Feilong said helplessly, "Because those three girls are now all my girlfriends!"
Xu Fei: "..."
"Pah, scumbag!" Xu Fei spat.
"You know that!" Yang Feilong shrugged. He had become accustomed to such harmless insults.
"Are you afraid I'll cling to you? Or do you think I'm not good enough for you?" Xu Fei glared at Yang Feilong.
"I'm not good enough for Sister Xu," Yang Feilong said seriously, shaking his head.
"Humph, who knows what you're thinking!" Xu Fei said angrily. She believed Yang Feilong was just being polite and likely didn't think highly of her.
"Don't worry, I will absolutely not fall for you. I'm allergic to scumbags!" Xu Fei said disdainfully.
"Thank you," Yang Feilong cupped his hands.
"You..." Xu Fei gritted her teeth in anger. She felt Yang Feilong was looking down on her. "Are you going to agree or not?"
"Uh, after saying all that, you still want me to help?" Yang Feilong said, torn between laughter and tears.
"Of course. Although I don't think highly of you, and I have no good feelings towards a scumbag like you, I admit you still have a little bit of capability!" Xu Fei said, her face slightly flushed.
Yang Feilong had a feeling that this woman sounded a bit insincere when she said that.
He wasn't surprised by this. It wasn't him being arrogant, but he hadn't met anyone his age who was more outstanding.
"Thank you for the compliment," Yang Feilong said.