High School Belle Fell in Love with Me-Chapter 41: That Guy Ran Off After Stealing My Study Methods!

Chapter 41: Chapter 41: That Guy Ran Off After Stealing My Study Methods!

After Dou Ying got off work and returned home, she prepared dinner and waited for Jiang Yaoting to come back.

But after waiting for a long time, she didn’t see him.

Just as she was about to call to ask what was happening, she heard the sound of the door opening.

She looked in the direction of the sound and saw Jiang Yaoting walk in with a stern face, accompanied by two girls.

"Xiaxia is back? Ningning, find a place to sit yourself, I’ll add two more dishes."

Unexpectedly, Xue Ning brought Jiang Banxia back with her, which was good news.

But Jiang Yaoting said grumpily, "Don’t bother cooking, the two of them just came out of a hotpot restaurant."

"Huh? Well, at least eat a little, it’s still early, hotpot doesn’t fill you up, it’s just a matter of stir-frying two dishes."

Jiang Banxia and Xue Ning stood there obediently, with their heads down.

Jiang Yaoting said to Dou Ying, "Do you know what these two did?"

"What did they do?"

"Xue Ning actually called that guy Li Yang over specifically to hang out with Xiaxia. I said, with Xiaxia’s character, she should have longed for her own bed and home-cooked meals after all these days. How did she eat the cafeteria food? Turns out she’s treating love like a dish!"

Dou Ying: "..."

"Dad, we were revising!"

Jiang Banxia couldn’t help but retort.

Jiang Yaoting glared at her and said, "Say it again that you were revising!"

"We were! Ning can testify!"

Xue Ning: "..."

Xue Ning was really caught off guard. Initially, it was Jiang Banxia who was in a bad mood. After Li Yang came, her mood improved. She took a big risk to let Li Yang come and see her during the day.

But then this girl said she felt her dad was working hard and... just sold her out!

Sigh... isn’t it clear that you guys are indeed a family?

She promptly said, "Teacher, I’m sorry, I softened."

She decided to sell Jiang Banxia out too!

Jiang Banxia immediately said, "Yes, I told Ning to do it, or else I’d cry in front of her, Ning had no choice."

Xue Ning: "..."

With all your carrying on, whose side are you really on?

Suddenly, she was at a loss, feeling a guilt like "I really deserve this."

Jiang Yaoting, overwhelmed, said directly, "Both of you are involved, no escaping the blame! I’ll go see Liu later and personally talk to that Li Yang!"

Jiang Banxia was dumbfounded and asked, "Dad, you haven’t talked to Li Yang yet?"

Jiang Yaoting irritably said, "When do I have time to find him? The college entrance exam is coming soon, and I have a pile of things on my plate. Otherwise, I would have stormed over by noon when I knew about this. Would I wait until now?"

He didn’t even have time to tell Dou Ying about it.

Jiang Banxia had been blaming herself before, thinking she shouldn’t have told her dad about it. Li Yang would get another warning or something, but now...

A bolt from the blue!

Did that guy Li Yang leave of his own volition?

Aagh! Did he not even consider her, his master?

For half a month, she had shared all her problem-solving secrets from over a decade with him, and after receiving her true teachings, he immediately reneges?

How is this different from a Demon Sect disciple!

No, that’s Wu Tianqi’s line.

This ungrateful disciple!

Jiang Banxia was really about to explode with anger!

In order to lessen Li Yang’s troubles, Xue Ning hurriedly said, "Teacher, you don’t need to find Li Yang, he already told Xiaxia today that he won’t be coming back."

"Hmm? What do you mean?"

Jiang Yaoting’s first thought was that Xue Ning was lying to him.

Jiang Banxia angrily said, "That guy learned my problem-solving method and then ran off!"

...

During dinner, Dou Ying finally understood the whole story.

It’s a bit abstract, to say the least.

The reason they initially didn’t believe the two were in a proper relationship was because the time was too short.

In the last month before the college entrance exams, the worst student in the class suddenly announces they want to study hard? And just happens to hit it off with Jiang Banxia?

It all seemed like an excuse plotted beforehand.

But now, upon hearing the truth, they were bewildered.

Although still a one-sided account, at most with the testimony of Xue Ning, who had a history of betrayal.

But if Jiang Banxia could make up such an outrageous reason, claiming Li Yang learned her tricks and then ran off, it would mean Jiang Banxia had a screw loose.

They were more willing to believe Jiang Banxia was in a relationship than believe she could concoct such a ridiculous story.

So, this reason might just be true.

After all, reality is always more magical than fiction.

After the two finished eating, Xue Ning and Jiang Banxia had confessed everything.

Combined with what Jiang Yaoting had said, everything seemed very bizarre to Dou Ying.

Why did Li Yang suddenly say he wouldn’t come back? Theoretically speaking, when a man acts out of character, it’s either because he hasn’t gotten something or he has found something better.

Is there anyone in the school who understands sciences better than Jiang Banxia? No.

But there must be someone who understands love better than Jiang Banxia.

Jiang Banxia knows squat about love, probably thinking that writing a love letter is a groundbreaking event.

Is it possible that Li Yang wanted to date her, only to find out after a few days that she was a blockhead? Completely clueless? And then he bailed?

...

During night study, Li Yang stayed in the dorm and didn’t go out.

But Xue Ning’s call came in.

"I’m downstairs at your dormitory, Xiaxia has a few words she wants to ask you... uh... I do too..."

A few minutes later, Li Yang came down.

The entrance of the dormitory was lit. In the past few days, the school hadn’t been strict, and many students skipped their night study.

The presence of outsiders and the lights severely limited Xue Ning’s ability to express herself.

Of course, there was a lack of alcohol today too.

Upon seeing Li Yang, she asked, "Xiaxia asked me to ask you if you left suddenly because you heard her talking to her dad about this? If so, she wanted me to apologize to you."

Li Yang: "How do you plan to apologize?"

"Uh..."

Whenever Xue Ning saw Li Yang’s delicate face, she felt as if she weren’t wearing clothes.

How to apologize? Aaaahhh?

If only she’d brought two bottles of wine.

"Did you really hear her conversation with her dad?"

If true, it would make sense.

Li Yang said, "No, I don’t have a habit of eavesdropping on others’ phone calls. It’s just that her state isn’t good, and I don’t want to continue wasting her time."

"Hmm? Her state is obviously pretty good."

Before Xue Ning left, Dou Ying had also told her similar things, saying Jiang Banxia would do better back home where she could adjust.

But she couldn’t see Jiang Banxia being uncomfortable at all.

"The best state is being in the most comfortable environment with the most familiar people. The difference between living at home and living at your place is huge for Jiang Banxia. It won’t show immediately, but when every point matters in the college entrance exam and a tiny mistake can ruin a decade of effort, nobody would want to gamble. No matter how big the family disputes, one thing is certain—the family is her most comfortable and adapted environment, including her daily meals and routines, which can help restore her previous study state."

"Is it that exaggerated?"

"It probably affects twenty or thirty points, maybe nothing changes, but who would gamble on that possibility?"

"Ha... you’re right. What about you? What’s the best environment for you?"

Li Yang: "..."

He doesn’t need any state for exams, copying answers is enough.

But speaking of states, he might really have one.