Chapter 549: Chapter 547: I Have a Business Proposition for You

Doesn’t he have a girlfriend? Why is he sitting next to another girl! What a scumbag!

Argh, why didn’t Xue Yang sit next to me? My spot is huge, and it’s the perfect location. The professor would never see us.

Damn it. That guy Xue Yang has been gone for so long, and now he suddenly shows up. He must be here for Cai Keke.

The students’ minds were all abuzz with different thoughts.

Only Cui Hao knew better. That guy Xue Yang... he isn’t pulling some new stunt, is he? Moreover, he had a strong feeling that whatever Xue Yang was up to this time might involve him.

Cai Keke had been feeling down. Suddenly, a wave of gasps erupted around her.

Then, a shadow fell over her, and a scent that left her completely flustered washed over her.

Her body stiffened. She looked up in disbelief and, sure enough, saw Xue Yang sitting down in the seat beside her.

Cen Xue, with great presence of mind, had already swapped seats the moment Xue Yang sat down.

With such a helpful best friend, the fact that Cai Keke was still single after a year of university was definitely her own problem.

"Xue... Xue Yang, is there... is there something you need?"

"Can’t I sit here if there’s nothing I need?" Xue Yang replied.

A blush rapidly spread across her pretty face. She pursed her lips and said, "Of... of course, you can. But... but don’t you have a girlfriend?"

If you have a girlfriend, why are you coming on to me?

Cai Keke didn’t have the courage to say that last part out loud. She was worried that if she did, Xue Yang wouldn’t sit with her anymore.

That’s right. Even though Xue Yang had a girlfriend, she still wanted to be close to him.

She wasn’t afraid, even if it meant she had to be someone who could never be seen in the light.

Xue Yang had no idea about the tangled thoughts in Cai Keke’s mind. He had only sat down next to her because seeing her had made him suddenly figure a few things out.

These things, undoubtedly, were related to Yonghui Supermarket. In a sense, Cui Hao’s guess was right.

"Classmate Cai, I have a business proposal I’d like to work on with you. Are you interested?"

Cai Keke was slightly stunned. "Huh?"

"Partner with me, and you definitely won’t be on the losing end. How about it? Want to hear more?"

Cai Keke was momentarily at a loss for words.

This guy... he sat down next to me just to talk business?

Everyone said Xue Yang had an almost terrifying dedication to making money. Initially, she didn’t believe it. In her heart, Xue Yang was different. He did business to achieve his grand ambitions, not just for the sake of making money. But now... she felt that perception begin to waver.

In other words, the perfect image she had of Xue Yang was starting to crumble.

Although the perfect image she had built was cracking, a different, strange feeling began to surface from deep within her heart.

He really is a natural-born businessman.

"I’m just an ordinary university student. While my family isn’t poor, we’re just barely getting by here in Yancheng. If you want to talk business with me, what... what do you want from me?"

Although Cai Keke was confident in her looks, she knew that beauty alone wouldn’t work on Xue Yang. When it came to that, his girlfriend was second to none.

Would someone who has seen a pearl still be interested in a fish eye? I certainly wouldn’t be.

If even she wasn’t interested, then Xue Yang would be even less so.

"How about we discuss the details in the library after class?"

Cai Keke was silent for a moment.

After class... the library...

"O-Okay."

Seeing her agree, Xue Yang sat up straight. At the same time, Gong Li entered the classroom, her high heels clicking. When she saw Xue Yang sitting upright in his seat, she was surprised for a moment.

What’s gotten into him? Or did the sun rise in the west today? The big shot actually came to class.

However, as the instructor, she couldn’t just ask him about it in front of everyone. Otherwise, her turning a blind eye before would become a dead giveaway.

With a light cough, she officially began the class.

Throughout the entire lecture, however, Cai Keke couldn’t concentrate. As a result, she didn’t hear a single word.

After barely making it to the end of class, she was rattled by Xue Yang’s parting words: "I’ll be waiting for you in the library."

The sentence left her completely discomposed.

"Keke, what did Xue Yang say to you? You were out of it the whole class. Master Miejue looked over at you several times," Cen Xue said.

Cai Keke sat there blankly. Most of the other students had already left, and the remaining few were packing up to leave as well.

Hearing Cen Xue’s words, Cai Keke turned stiffly and gazed at her friend, saying woodenly, "Xue Yang asked me to meet him at the library."

"It’s just a meeting, why are you acting so... Wait, what?" Cen Xue let out a sharp squeal.

Startled by the yell, Cai Keke regained some of her composure. "Why are you yelling so loud?"

Cen Xue grabbed her arm and shook it firmly. "Who did you just say asked to meet you?"

"Xue Yang."

"He asked to meet you! Don’t tell me he actually likes you too?" Cen Xue recalled Xue Yang’s strange behavior in class and thought it was highly possible.

"You’re overthinking it. He just asked to meet at the library to talk business."

Cen Xue frowned. "Talk business with you? Do you have anything that would make him want to talk business with you?"

"No."

"That’s it, then! He must like you but is too shy to say it directly, so he’s using this lame excuse."

"I think he really wants to talk business. Anyway, I’m done talking about it. I’ll find out when I get there. Don’t spread rumors. Everyone knows Xue Yang has a girlfriend, and I have no intention of being the other woman."

With that, Cai Keke ran off.

"What did you say to Cai Keke in class?" Cui Hao asked gossipingly, sidling up to Xue Yang in the library. "She was so bashful the entire time she hardly dared to look up."

Cui Hao refused to believe that there was anything going on between Xue Yang and Cai Keke. Even if Xue Yang was desperate, he wouldn’t go for her. No, he would never be desperate in the first place. He already had a monstrously beautiful fiancée like Lin Xi. If he was still looking, that would just make him an idiot.

A complete and utter moron.

"Good timing. This concerns you too, so you might as well stay and listen."

Cui Hao sat down and scoffed, "I knew it."

Before long, Cai Keke approached them with graceful steps. When she saw Cui Hao was also there, her expression faltered for a moment, but she quickly composed herself.

Business. Just business. Cai Keke, don’t overthink it.

By the time she reached Xue Yang, she had finished psyching herself up.

"You said you wanted to talk business with me. What kind of business?"

Xue Yang pushed a file across the table to her. "Take a look at this first. Then you’ll know."

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