Chapter 452: After modification: Chapter 462 Leng Yixiu Side Story (1)
Have you ever hated someone? Have you ever loved someone? Have you ever had a mix of both love and hate for someone?
To me, Lin Yixun embodies exactly that—a very contradictory presence.
My first encounter with Lin Yixun, as far as I can remember, was at the centennial celebration of our alma mater.
At that time, I had just founded a software development company. Within just a year, business was booming, and my name appeared on the invitation for our school’s centennial celebration. When I received the invitation, I initially didn’t plan to attend—after all, the company had just gotten on track and there were still many things waiting for me to do.
However, perhaps it was fate, I ended up at the centennial celebration of my high school. My alma mater was the top high school in A City, and the celebration was grand. Though similar to other ceremonies—tedious and somewhat dull—the energy and vitality on the high school students’ faces added some liveliness to the otherwise monotonous event.
Midway through the celebration, I received a call from the company. A listed company was interested in our newly developed software and wanted to collaborate, urging me to return to the company as soon as possible.
Thinking that the celebration was about to end anyway, I got up to leave. Just then, a girl’s voice called out from behind.
"Hi, long time no see!"
I was slightly taken aback and instinctively looked her over. She was dressed formally, tall, but her baby face and youthful eyes revealed her age: she was probably just a high school student.
She had a bright smile on her face, her eyes forming crescent moons, brighter than the cold stars in the night sky. She greeted me with surprise and joy, seeming genuinely happy.
But as far as I could remember, I didn’t know this person.
I glanced at her indifferently without saying a word, but curiosity piqued inside me—I wondered what she would do next. However, her following actions slightly disappointed me.
"So, you’ve forgotten me. Fine, considering your unclear state of mind back then, I won’t hold it against you. My name is Lin Yixun. Don’t forget it again because... because it’s the name of your future girlfriend!"
Upon hearing this, I secretly sneered. Just another blind pursuer, it seemed, but this time with a novel approach.
I coldly scanned her once more. Do girls nowadays mature and become so forward? A high schooler, at her first meeting with a stranger, could she really be so forward?
Thinking about it, I felt a sense of repulsion and replied coldly, "Sorry, I already have a girlfriend."
"You can always change girlfriends."
"You’re not my type."
I was being truthful. I didn’t like overly forward girls, nor did I appreciate such impropriety.
I didn’t take what happened at the celebration seriously—it was just another tiny episode among countless others in life.
What I didn’t expect was that this chance encounter would turn my calm life upside down.
Though I had already started my own company by then, I continued to study at A University. For me, work and study didn’t conflict—studying at A University actually promoted my current work. Efficient time management allowed me to excel at both, and indeed I did well in both aspects.
I thought I could always balance work, study, and even love, but Lin Yixun turned out to be a variable in the equation. Her appearance completely disrupted everything.
After the school celebration, Lin Yixun somehow managed to dig up all my details. She knew the name of my software company, my home address, my studies at A University, and even the names of my department, dormitory, and roommates.
From then on, she frequently appeared in front of me, and even if she had something to do, she would ask someone to bring me things. In the month after our first meeting, I received countless calls from the dormitory aunt, asking me to come downstairs for packages.
It started with chocolates, then "love bento," then anime figurines, and eventually, weird and peculiar items started appearing—whether due to her wild imagination or not, I did not know.
I didn’t take it seriously, considering her just another overzealous pursuer who would eventually give up like the others after a while.
My dorm mates even placed bets on how long she would persist, thinking she wouldn’t last three months, while I thought she wouldn’t even last two. After all, she was just an immature high school girl acting on an impulsive whim. Once the enthusiasm faded, she would lose interest.
But we all underestimated her persistence.
In the three months that followed, come rain or shine, she showed up at A University daily, using all means to get close to me. In just three months, she even managed to gain the favor of my roommates, who willingly kept her informed about my whereabouts.
Soon, the entire department and even the whole of A University knew that the mayor’s cherished daughter was fervently pursuing me.
Finally, I couldn’t bear it any longer and laid down the harsh truth, "It’s impossible between us."
"Why is it impossible? I think we’re quite a match. Look at me, I don’t look bad, do I?"
"I already have a girlfriend."
"I know, but you haven’t married her. There’s nothing wrong with me openly competing with her fairly, right?"
I found it laughable and retorted harshly, "With your attitude, you think you can compete with her? If you want to compete, get into A University first!"
Her face showed a hint of hurt, but after a moment of silence, she said, "Do you think I’m worthless apart from my looks?"
"Isn’t that the case?" I smirked sarcastically, turning away coldly.
As I turned away, I heard her stubborn and determined voice,
"Fine, let’s see about that! Leng Yixiu, just you wait! I will get into A University. Not only will I get in, but I’ll also enter your Computer Science department. Just wait and see!"
I didn’t take her words seriously at the time. If a spoiled, lazy girl like her could get into A University, pigs might as well fly.
After that, Lin Yixun didn’t appear in my sight for more than half a year. It was as if she had vanished into thin air, coming suddenly and disappearing just as abruptly.
I thought she had finally given up, and gradually, I forgot about her. Until I saw her confident and proud figure at the freshman orientation ceremony.
The moment I saw her, she noticed me as well and greeted me with a smile, "Hi, Senior Brother Leng, long time no see."