Witnessing the scene with his own eyes, Yang Haoran’s expression instead calmed down. Those who knew him could tell at a glance that he was truly enraged.
Without saying a word, he picked up his tray and walked toward the dog-like man and woman.
Wei Ming and Zhou Shiwen, behind him, wanted to stop him but it was already too late; they could only watch as he walked over.
However, the two were quite loyal. They kept their eyes fixed on the situation, ready to step in if a conflict broke out, as good buddies definitely wouldn’t just stand by and watch.
As he approached, Han Hongfei seemed to have just told a joke, making Xiao Shaowan giggle. Anyone who saw them would think she was extremely happy.
Thump!
Yang Haoran sat down next to Han Hongfei, placing his tray on the table with a slight force, then revealed a brilliant smile on his face.
“Well, well… if it isn’t the great beauty from my class, Xiao Shaowan?”
“Huh, pal, who are you? Why are you sitting here?” After greeting her, Yang Haoran pretended to only just notice the Han Hongfei beside her, looking at him with an expression of surprise.
Han Hongfei, looking at Yang Haoran’s provocative behavior, scowled. “Are you blind? Can’t you see I’ve been sitting here all along?”
“And who said you could sit here?”
Han Hongfei wore an expression of clear displeasure.
Across from them, Xiao Shaowan, seeing that the sudden arrival was Yang Haoran, showed a flicker of surprise in her eyes.
“Do I need your permission to sit here?”
Yang Haoran crossed his legs, glanced sideways at the other man, and spoke in a cocky, casual tone.
“Well, well, kid, you’re even more arrogant than I am?”
Han Hongfei was actually amused by Yang Haoran’s words. Where did this reckless fool come from?
Didn’t he know who he was?
But this was the school cafeteria, and especially since he was currently in the passionate, budding stages of his relationship with Xiao Shaowan, he didn’t want to start a fight.
Of course, the most crucial point was that his lackeys weren’t around.
He had long heard of Xiao Shaowan, the school belle, and had also heard the rumors circulating around campus about her being kept by a sugar daddy. With his extensive experience, the first time he saw Xiao Shaowan, he could tell from the way she walked that she was still a virgin, untouched.
Pretty face, tall figure, ample breasts, a perky butt—a flower in full bloom, just at the most delightful stage of budding youth. With his nature, how could he resist?
Moreover, Xiao Shaowan’s quality absolutely crushed all the girlfriends he had ever had before.
That very night, he had someone contact Xiao Shaowan, offering thirty thousand for one night to buy her virginity. At first, he was fully confident, after all, the money tactic had never failed him before.
Besides, for a high school student, thirty thousand was a significant amount.
Unexpectedly, she refused. He wasn’t discouraged; in his view, there was no woman money couldn’t win over. If there was, it just meant not enough money was offered.
He then continuously sent messages through intermediaries, raising the price from thirty thousand to fifty thousand, sixty thousand, eighty thousand, and finally up to one hundred thousand for one night. He thought that at this price, there was no way she could refuse.
He never expected that the girl who delivered the message for him would get beaten up by Xiao Shaowan—beaten black and blue—and sent back with a message: she was already being kept by someone, she had an owner, and she didn’t need money.
He was very confident in his judgment; she must still be a virgin. But there was nothing he could do. Since all his previous girlfriends had been won over with money, suddenly encountering someone who didn’t play by those rules, and with his looks, it was impossible for him to pursue her properly, so he eventually let it go.
These events happened last semester. Then, just yesterday, she suddenly sent someone to ask him to take a walk with her on the sports field. He thought she had finally come around and was overjoyed, gladly accepting the invitation.
But to his puzzlement, the girl just walked a lap around the field with him, didn’t even let him hold her hand, and then went back to her dorm.
Fortunately, when she left last night, Xiao Shaowan asked him to have lunch together in the cafeteria today. It was exactly what he wanted, so naturally, he didn’t refuse—leading to the current scene.
“Wan’er, is this one of your admirers?”
Han Hongfei asked Xiao Shaowan, addressing her with an intimate nickname.
Xiao Shaowan didn’t seem to explicitly reject this overly familiar form of address. She smiled, glanced at Yang Haoran, and faintly said, “Mm.”
Seeing this, Yang Haoran frowned, his face darkening.
“See, kid, go find someplace else to cool off. A toad like you trying to eat swan meat—have you lost your mind?” Han Hongfei said with a sneer, mercilessly mocking him without saving any face.
Who was he? Young Master Han. Some bratty kid wasn’t going to make him back down.
“Xiao Shaowan, is he the sugar daddy from the rumors who’s keeping you?”
Ignoring Han Hongfei’s taunts, Yang Haoran turned to look at Xiao Shaowan. His expression had become calm, his dark eyes like black holes, staring straight at her.
Yang Haoran’s words seemed to confirm something for Xiao Shaowan. The corners of her mouth lifted slightly, her eyes held a smile, and her whole person seemed a bit more pleased.
She glanced faintly at Han Hongfei, then, meeting Yang Haoran’s gaze, shook her head and said, “He’s not. But I don’t have a boyfriend right now. He’s pursuing me, and I’m considering whether to accept him.”
Hearing this, Han Hongfei was overjoyed and quickly declared to Xiao Shaowan, “Wan’er, don’t worry. As long as you agree to be my girlfriend, I’ll buy you anything you want.”
Hearing this, Xiao Shaowan smiled brightly on the surface, but a flicker of disgust passed deep in her eyes. After all, he was just a fat pig; even when trying to sweet-talk a girl, he only knew how to use money.
This scene, which seemed to show mutual affection between the two, left Yang Haoran silent for a moment. In the eyes of the surrounding students watching, he looked like a clown.
Yang Haoran couldn’t describe what he was feeling now. Finally, he asked the question she had always used to reject him when he pursued her.
“Xiao Shaowan, didn’t you always say before that you had a boyfriend?”
This was the last knot in his heart.
Facing Yang Haoran’s question, Xiao Shaowan pressed her lips together, as if thinking. After a moment, she said, “I didn’t lie to you. I do have a boyfriend, but he has never shown up. After a long time, can’t I look for someone else?”
As she spoke, she gave Yang Haoran a meaningful look. But the complex emotions contained in her gaze were something Yang Haoran, now having gotten his answer and completely given up, could not see or understand.
“Mm.” Yang Haoran said nothing more. He nodded—he had been presumptuous. Picking up his tray, he turned and left without another word.
As he turned away, a look of self-mockery appeared on his face, but a faint trace of fury flickered in his eyes.
With his back turned, he also couldn’t see Xiao Shaowan’s gaze fixed on his retreating figure, silently watching him leave.
“What’s wrong, Wan’er?”
Seeing Xiao Shaowan still watching that overestimating kid, Han Hongfei was a bit puzzled.
After Yang Haoran left, the smiling face Xiao Shaowan had shown Han Hongfei disappeared as well. She glanced faintly at Han Hongfei and said offhandedly, “It’s nothing. I’m full.”
After speaking, she took a napkin and wiped her red, moist lips, then picked up her tray. Swaying her long, shapely legs, she walked away.
“Hey, hey…” Han Hongfei was baffled. What was going on? She had only taken a few bites of the meal she just got and was already full?
But then, watching Xiao Shaowan’s retreating figure, her perky butt swaying from side to side, quite eye-catching, her twisting, graceful form made his eyes burn with desire. He had to get this girl. For now, though, he would eat.
As a fat guy, he had a big appetite. He had only taken a couple of bites so far.