Chapter 1943: Like or Hate

Translator: Atlas Studios  Editor: Atlas Studios

After hanging up, Li Tingshen didn’t put his phone away immediately. Instead, he looked at the 54-second call history. There was no warmth on his cold face, and his eyes were like bottomless pits.

It was a long shot.

It wasn’t that he didn’t feel her anger just now, nor was it that he didn’t notice her forbearance and disappointment. He could even imagine her lying on the table helplessly and aggrieved.

His eyes moved slightly. In the end, he put away his phone and turned to push open the library door.

Yin Ruijue was sitting on a chair in a black coat. The four-legged chair was balanced on the ground by his two legs, and he swayed unsteadily on the chair.

Seeing Li Tingshen walk in with a cold face, half of his body was sprawled on the table with a gossipy expression.

“Are we almost there?”

Li Tingshen glanced at him. “It’s not her.”

Yin Ruijue was stunned for a moment. His eyes darted around and he said in a low voice, “It’s that little ancestor of the Ye family?”

Li Tingshen remained silent.

Yin Ruijue more or less knew his personality. He pursed his lips and said, “You’ll suffer then. That little ancestor actually likes you.”

He leaned back in his chair and stroked his chin thoughtfully. “But I didn’t expect her to like someone like you. That ancestor has always been very arrogant. I feel that no one can catch her eye. She’s neither warm nor cold to others, and I don’t know how to interact with her… But I’ve never interacted with her properly. I wonder what her personality is like…”

“But she’s really pretty. I wonder what she’ll look like if she becomes someone’s girlfriend. Will she be the kind of person who will wheedle?”

Li Tingshen frowned slowly. He had just written two words when he paused.

Yin Ruijue seemed to be imagining something in his mind. His expression made Li Tingshen feel inexplicably vexed.

“Get lost if you don’t intend to study.”

Yin Ruijue retracted his thoughts and said, “Didn’t you ask me to tutor you? We haven’t even crossed the bridge and you’re already turning your back on me? What’s wrong with you all of a sudden? Don’t tell me you don’t like what I said about the little princess of the Ye family being beautiful?”

Li Tingshen threw his pen aside and looked at him coldly.

Yin Ruijue had always been a wise man who understood the situation. He hurriedly raised his hands in a compromising manner.

“Okay, okay, okay. I was wrong, okay? But you’re suddenly angry… Is Ye Qingqiu not beautiful in your eyes?”

“Yin Ruijue.”

His cold tone was filled with warning. Yin Ruijue nodded repeatedly and said, “Alright, alright, alright. I won’t talk about that little ancestor of the Ye family in front of you anymore!”

Although he said that, Yin Ruijue stared at Li Tingshen. His mouth moved for a long time before he said carefully,

“Do you really not like Ye Qingqiu?”

Li Tingshen closed the book in front of him. Yin Ruijue hurriedly shut his mouth and sat upright.

She winked at Li Tingshen to signal him to stop talking. Then, she opened a book and stood in front of him.

Li Tingshen pursed his lips tightly, his eyes cold.

However, his gaze did not linger on Yin Ruijue for long. Instead, he suddenly shifted his gaze and looked past Yin Ruijue’s shoulder.

Before a young boy could retract his gaze, he was caught by Li Tingshen’s cold gaze. He panicked and felt awkward for a moment before nodding at him casually.

Li Tingshen looked at him and frowned slightly. There seemed to be no memory of that boy in his mind. Just before he retracted his gaze, his gaze landed on the book in front of him.

A textbook for the next semester of the eighth grade.

She paused and looked at the boy again, but he didn’t look at her.

“Who is that person?”

His gaze landed on Yin Ruijue’s face and he looked ahead.

Yin Ruijue followed his gaze and turned his head.

“Oh, him? Xu Wenxuan, the young master of the Xu family. His great-grandfather started his business in construction materials and the business has always been stable. Everyone in Ping Cheng City has a long-term relationship with them.”

Xu Wenxuan didn’t know much about construction materials, but he had heard of them.

Li Tingshen frowned. “Who’s included?”

“Bo family, Yin family, Ye family, Shang family… there are many!”

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When Liang Xuer arrived at the library, Yin Ruijue was dozing off with his head propped on his hand. Li Tingshen was sitting upright with his hand on his chin. His well-defined fingers were holding the corner of the page, as if he was about to flip it anytime.

She walked over and looked at Li Tingshen for a long time before calling out softly, “Brother Tingshen.”

Yin Ruijue was dozing off when he heard a soft female voice. He looked up and saw Liang Xuer standing in front of him.

Li Tingshen spread his long fingers slightly and placed his ring finger on the other end of the page. He looked up at her and his gaze landed on the seat beside Yin Ruijue.

“If there’s anything you don’t understand, ask him first.”

Liang Xuer glanced at Yin Ruijue before looking at Li Tingshen. His gaze had already returned to the book in front of him.

The light in her eyes dimmed slightly. She bit her lips and placed the two cups of milk tea on the table.

“I just bought it…”

“Beauty is warm and considerate!”

Yin Ruijue went up to pick up a glass.

Liang Xuer opened her mouth but didn’t say anything.

Looking at the other cup of milk tea, she said, “Brother Tingshen, there’s another cup…”

“I don’t like sweetness.”

Li Tingshen spoke calmly, his voice flat and cold.

Liang Xuer sat beside Yin Ruijue silently.

When she lowered her head to open her bag, her eyes turned red and tears welled up in her eyes.

No matter what, Liang Xuer was the daughter of the Ye family. She was undeniably beautiful.

Yin Ruijue was no longer sleepy. He rubbed his face and pulled the chair towards her.

“Sister Xu’er, don’t be shy. If you have any questions, feel free to ask. Have you practiced in advance? Perhaps I can tell you the basics now…”

Liang Xuer took a deep breath and suppressed the grievance in her heart. She looked up and gave an ugly smile.

“Thank you, but not for now. I’ll ask you when I encounter something I don’t understand. I hope I won’t disturb your studies.”

“It’s fine. I’m smart and I know all my lessons. There’s no problem with yours.”

Liang Xuer was speechless.

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Ye Qingqiu finished her homework alone. There were a few blank questions. Although she filled in the questions, she couldn’t guarantee that she would get them right.

In the end, she slumped on the table and stared blankly at the blank questions.

She was wondering if she should call Li Tingshen to ask, but his tone didn’t sound good.

She didn’t want to be scolded by him and was worried that she would disturb his studies.

After dawdling for a long time, she knew that she couldn’t delay any longer. She could only open the class chat and send a sighing emoji.

She was beautiful, but not to be trifled with.

It was difficult for others to find an opportunity to interact with her, so there were very few people who could respond to her messages quickly.

But there were also people who replied instantly.

Xu Wenxuan: What’s wrong?