Chapter 28: Garen Gets Infinity Edge

Xu Siyi was indeed not lying.

Li Shurui was not rehearsing; instead, she was having coffee with someone.

"You don't mind if I call you Shurui, do you?"

Sitting across from Li Shurui was none other than Ai Qian. She had taken a few days off, but she still didn't seem to have recovered from that heavy rain over the weekend; her expression looked somewhat haggard.

"Senior Ai, is there something you need from me?"

Li Shurui’s expression was indifferent, as if she had seen nothing that night.

Ai Qian did not beat around the bush. After a moment of silence, she took a deep breath and looked directly at the junior who reigned supreme in beauty over the entire Arts Academy.

"I'll be blunt then. I'm looking for you because of Jiang Chen."

Li Shurui's eyes flickered, showing a hint of surprise.

"I am not close with Senior Jiang. If this is about him, I'm afraid you've found the wrong person."

"You haven't. Jiang Chen is pursuing you right now, isn't he?"

Li Shurui remained noncommittal, letting the coffee in front of her turn from hot to lukewarm. "I don't understand what you mean, Senior."

"Shurui, there is no one else here. You are very smart; you should know what I'm saying."

"I'm sorry, I truly don't understand."

Hearing this, Ai Qian frowned slightly.

Was the other girl playing dumb, intentionally trying to crush her dignity?

However, since she had decided to make this call, she had already prepared herself.

"I hope you can give Jiang Chen back to me."

Li Shurui froze. A clear trace of astonishment finally surfaced on that cold and enchanting face.

*Give Jiang Chen back to me.*

The way those words sounded...

Wasn't it like a primary wife coming to claim her man?

However, the other party's objective was truly unexpected.

After a moment of daze, Li Shurui's tone turned cold, and she no longer addressed him as "Senior Jiang." "Senior, I have no relationship with Jiang Chen. It is probably inappropriate for you to say these things to me."

"No relationship at all."

Ai Qian gave a small laugh.

"He likes you now, doesn't he?"

"It has nothing to do with me."

Li Shurui was decisive and blunt, making her stance clear.

Seeing this, Ai Qian felt slightly relieved.

"I know you wouldn't fall for him. You are so outstanding; you have many better options. But I know Jiang Chen. He is a man of principle. Once he likes someone, he will treat her well at all costs, and he won't change easily."

Li Shurui caught a hint of something. Although it didn't concern her, she couldn't help but ask softly, "Senior, did you break up with Liang Zhenlun?"

"Didn't you see everything that day?"

Ai Qian did not answer directly. A deep sorrow surfaced in her eyes as she mocked herself, "He never treated me as his girlfriend. Even after being with me, he continued to flirt with other women outside."

Li Shurui picked up her coffee and took a sip.

It seemed the blow dealt by the V-Party that night had indeed been significant to this girl, to the point where she had a sudden awakening, wanting to give up her "bread" to reclaim her lost love.

But is there such a thing as regret medicine in this world?

"Senior, I think you should say these things to Jiang Chen, not to me. I can't help you with anything."

"You can!"

Ai Qian's voice suddenly rose, and she stared intently at Li Shurui.

"As long as you can make Jiang Chen give up, he will stop. To you, Jiang Chen is completely dispensable and will only cause you trouble. Getting rid of him would be a good thing for you too, wouldn't it?"

Li Shurui remained silent.

The senior had just praised her for being smart, but in reality, this senior was incredibly shrewd.

She clearly knew that Jiang Chen was no longer as foolish as he used to be, and she could no longer manipulate him at will, which was why she had come to her.

"Senior, I have already rejected him, and more than once."

"It's not enough."

Ai Qian said urgently, "You must find a way to make him completely lose hope."

Li Shurui frowned.

The two of them had no prior friendship. Her willingness to meet was already giving enough face, yet the other party was being aggressive, as if she were issuing an order.

"What happens between you and Jiang Chen is your own business. It has nothing to do with me, and I don't want to get involved. I have things to do; I'm leaving."

Li Shurui was not the submissive type. She picked up her Gucci bag and stood up to leave.

"Li Shurui, you have already obtained enough! So many boys like you, and your career is so successful—why can't you let go of a single Jiang Chen? Do you just love snatching other people's things that much?!"

Ai Qian lost control of her emotions, glaring fiercely at her.

Li Shurui paused, then smiled.

She did not argue with Ai Qian like a shrew.

"Senior, before asking others questions, you should ask yourself first. Me, snatching your things? Even if I did, wasn't it something you gave to me yourself?"

It was a silent but devastating blow.

Ai Qian's face instantly turned incredibly unsightly.

Li Shurui remained calm.

"Senior, I want to ask you one more thing. In your eyes, is Jiang Chen a harbor worth relying on, or is he just a temporary station to heal your wounds?"

Having said that, without waiting for Ai Qian's response, Li Shurui pulled a hundred-yuan bill from her bag and placed it on the table.

"This one is on me."

Then, she turned and walked away.

"Whew."

Walking out of the cafe co-invested by several students, Li Shurui let out a soft sigh and shook her head with a smile.

How bizarre.

She had actually gotten into an argument with a woman over a man who had nothing to do with her.

If word of this got out, she wouldn't be able to clear her name even if she jumped into the Yellow River.

Jiang Chen.

It was truly strange.

How did this man start haunting her life like a restless ghost?

Li Shurui adjusted her mood and walked toward the academy. On the way, her phone rang—another unknown number.

She hung up.

It rang again.

She hung up again.

It kept ringing.

"Hello!"

Li Shurui finally lost her patience and answered, her tone inevitably laced with a hint of icy anger.

Jiang Chen was standing at the entrance of the Arts Academy, looking at his phone in confusion.

*Did this girl swallow gunpowder?*

"Who is it? Speak."

Li Shurui controlled her emotions somewhat, but anyone could tell she was in a bad mood.

"It's me, Jiang Chen."

Jiang Chen forced a smile. "Shurui, where are you? I just returned the umbrella to Siyi, and she said you weren't at the academy..."

Hearing that name, Li Shurui felt a sudden numbness in her scalp. She immediately interrupted, "How did you get my number?"

"You gave it to me yourself."

Jiang Chen was indeed an honest person. Although he was a "simp," he never used flowery words to deceive girls.

He lacked flair, was too honest, and didn't understand romance—this was also the primary reason Ai Qian had given for breaking up with him.

"Go find your Ai Qian. She needs you right now."

Li Shurui naturally wouldn't believe such an excuse, assuming Xu Siyi had given it to him. After saying that, she hung up immediately.

"Hello? Hello?..."

Perplexed, Jiang Chen called back, only to find that he had been blocked.

He didn't know whether to laugh or cry.

*Who did I offend this time?*

(End of Chapter)