Volume 2 Chapter 32
by Need_More_SleepVolume 2 + Chapter 32: The Discovered Secret
“Hey…! I need to see Ouyang Qianxue!”
At this moment, outside the door of the Music Club, Lin Tianyu said breathlessly. Having been punished by Bai Yuxuan with labor education and having to write a self-criticism, it wasn’t until after school that Lin Tianyu finally had time to come find Ouyang Qianxue.
“Hey, isn’t that…?”
“Ah, it’s that transfer student Lin Tianyu who confessed to Ouyang Qianxue,” the students in the Music Club began to murmur upon seeing the newcomer at the door.
Meanwhile, Ouyang Qianxue wore a pained expression. Since noon, acquaintances around him had been constantly asking about his response to Lin Tianyu’s confession.
“So… about the response to the confession earlier?” Lin Tianyu walked up to Ouyang Qianxue and asked.
“I’m sorry, I don’t have feelings for you, so I can’t be in a relationship with you,” Ouyang Qianxue said, standing up from the piano. He poured a glass of water and handed it to Lin Tianyu.
“He was rejected without any hesitation!”
“Even though Young Master Lin is quite good in many aspects…” Hearing Ouyang Qianxue’s reply, the Music Club students all wore expressions of pity for Lin Tianyu.
“It’s okay,” Lin Tianyu said upon hearing Ouyang Qianxue’s response. Although his face showed regret, he quickly regained his smile.
“I knew it wouldn’t be that easy, but Ouyang Qianxue, I’ve set my sights on you, so I won’t give up just like that!” Having said that, Lin Tianyu left the Music Club.
For the next few days, Lin Tianyu would place a rose and a piece of chocolate on Ouyang Qianxue’s desk every day before she arrived in the classroom.
“Same again today,” Ouyang Qianxue sighed helplessly upon seeing the rose and chocolate on her desk.
“Qianxue, actually, that transfer student isn’t bad either. He’s tall, handsome, ranks at the top of the grade in both academics and sports, and he’s so devoted to you. Why not just agree?” a girl nearby asked Qianxue.
“But feelings can’t be forced. Besides, I’m still…” Ouyang Qianxue said, resting his chin in his hand.
“You’re still what?”
“It’s nothing. I just don’t plan on dating in high school.”
“Huh? What a waste! If I were pursued by such an outstanding guy, I’d wake up laughing from my dreams!”
Back at the dormitory, Ouyang Qianxue collapsed onto her bed like a puppet whose strings had been cut.
“You seem very tired lately. Is it because of that Young Master Lin?” Wang Qian asked while reading a novel.
“Who else could it be? I’ve already clearly rejected him. Why is that guy still not giving up?”
“You really have it tough. You just got rid of Bai Yuxuan, and now you’ve encountered this Lin Tianyu. Should I talk to my aunt about it?”
“No! If she finds out about this…”
“Don’t worry about that. Lin Tianyu is different from Bai Yuxuan. For the Lin family, which has only emerged in West River City in recent years, my aunt can handle them easily.”
So, Wang Qian told Wang Shiman about the matter.
“Alright, I understand. I’ll take care of this,” Wang Shiman said over the phone.
“Um… one more thing, Auntie. You won’t blame Qianxue because of this, will you?”
“As long as he doesn’t provoke the Bai family, I won’t blame him. Moreover, being favored by the young master of the Lin family this time proves that Qianxue’s charm has already met my expectations—no, perhaps even exceeded them. Maybe I can even start my plan ahead of schedule,” Wang Shiman’s tone on the other end of the phone wasn’t angry but somewhat excited.
That very night, Lin Tianyu received a call from his father.
“What is it, Dad? Calling me at this hour?”
“What do you mean ‘what is it’? Can’t you shake off your bad habits even after returning to the West River? Seeing a pretty girl and you just lose your mind?”
“No, I’ve been very proper since coming back to the West River.”
“Proper? Then what’s the matter with Ouyang Qianxue?”
Hearing this name, Lin Tianyu immediately sat up.
“Dad, how do you know that name?”
“Hmph, your reaction confirms it. Just remember this, Ouyang Qianxue is not someone you can easily approach!” With that, Lin Tianyu’s father hung up.
Lin Tianyu’s expression turned serious. His father’s last sentence kept echoing in his mind.
“Not someone I can easily approach?”
So, Lin Tianyu immediately dialed the number of a private detective agency.
“Hello, Young Master Lin. Who do you want to investigate this time?” Due to his frequent dealings with this private detective agency while studying in the capital to investigate girls he wanted to pursue, he had close ties with them.
“Investigate the background and connections of Sakura High’s school beauty, Ouyang Qianxue. Her background actually makes even my father wary!”
“Alright, we’ll get right on it.”
After hanging up, Lin Tianyu fell into deep thought. Ouyang Qianxue was a special girl he had finally found, he didn’t want to give up easily. But he rarely saw his father so flustered. It seemed the power behind Ouyang Qianxue was not to be underestimated. Thus, he found himself in a dilemma.
A day later, the private detective called back.
“Young Master Lin, although Ouyang Qianxue’s family and other background information seem to have been intentionally concealed, we found some other materials through inquiries. Please open your computer, we’ve sent the images we found to your email.”
So, Lin Tianyu opened his computer and clicked on the photo in the email.
The photo in the email showed a boy riding a bicycle with a blonde girl on the back. Looking at the boy in the photo, Lin Tianyu suddenly felt a sense of familiarity. However, the photo was too blurry, making the boy’s facial features hard to discern. But Lin Tianyu recognized the girl sitting on the back at a glance.
Because that kind of blonde hair was definitely not something achievable by dyeing.
“Are you saying this boy is the power behind Ouyang Qianxue? But this photo is too blurry, I can’t tell who he is.”
“Apologies. At the scene, people who took photos of this boy and girl were forced by the boy’s attendants to delete the pictures. So, these photos were obtained by capturing screenshots from nearby business surveillance footage. The images are somewhat blurry. However, besides the boy’s image, we also captured the license plate number of the vehicle driven by his subordinate. Investigating the license plate, we found that the car… belongs to the Bai family.”
“The Bai family!? No wonder I felt the boy looked so familiar just now. So that person is Young Master Bai!”
“So, now that you know the power behind Ouyang Qianxue, our job is considered complete.”
“Mm, okay. I’ll transfer the fee to your account.”
“Okay, thank you, Young Master Lin. Feel free to contact us if you need anything else in the future,” the private detective said before hanging up.
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