The time was approaching the meeting point Xia Yu had arranged with An Siyao. As Xia Yu walked towards the exit of the residential complex, he glanced at the message on his phone.
“Xia Yu, are you free on Mid-Autumn Festival?”
That was all the message from his counselor said, without any explanation for asking such a question.
Xia Yu pondered for a moment about what the counselor was planning.
With too little information, he couldn’t make a guess.
So, he gave a vague reply:
“I might be free, or maybe not.”
“So you can spare some time? Then come perform at the Mid-Autumn Festival gala!”
The counselor revealed his intention.
Xia Yu typed out the word “refuse,” but then deleted it.
After the Mid-Autumn Festival, Xu Youxiang would head to the South Province, and he hadn’t figured out how to bid her farewell yet. Perhaps this was a good opportunity. After all, Hua University’s Mid-Autumn Festival gala would be broadcast live on local TV stations.
However, he had no idea what to perform. With only four days left, he wouldn’t have time to prepare anything.
Wait.
Only four days remained until the Mid-Autumn Festival, so the program must have already been finalized, right? He asked the counselor.
“Originally, it was already decided, but Professor Shen spoke up for you, so you got on the list. Anyway, we don’t have to consider commercial breaks,” the counselor replied.
So it was Professor Shen who had recommended him. Without needing further explanation, Xia Yu knew the professor must want him to perform a musical instrument to “awaken” his love for music.
However, could an ordinary sheng music professor really do this? The Mid-Autumn Festival gala was a university-wide event.
Before he could ask, the counselor answered on his own.
“Professor Shen comes from a long line of sheng musicians. His family has a long history and extensive connections, especially in the education and music industries. If you plan to develop in these areas, you must build a good relationship with Professor Shen.”
However, Xia Yu had no particular interest in the education or music industries. He liked music to some extent, but he had no intention of pursuing a career in the music industry.
Compared to being a famous musician, he preferred titles like well-known entrepreneur or wealthy tycoon.
The counselor sent another message: “However, the Liu family isn’t bad either. It’s up to you.”
The Liu family mentioned Liu Ronglan and Liu Manman’s family.
Speaking of Liu Manman, she should be returning to school soon.
“So, are you going to participate in the Mid-Autumn Festival gala?” the counselor pressed.
He listed more favorable conditions:
“With your previous experience performing on a global stage, you don’t need to attend regular rehearsals. You just need to attend the final rehearsal.”
Xia Yu frowned in thought and finally concluded that the plan of bidding Youxiang farewell through the performance was not feasible.
If Youxiang were An Siyao, he could dedicate a piece of music to her, but Youxiang wasn’t interested in music at all.
As for other performances, Xia Yu wasn’t skilled in them either.
“Never mind,” Xia Yu declined the counselor’s request.
“Then there’s nothing we can do,” the counselor ended the conversation with regret.
Putting his phone away, Xia Yu arrived outside the residential complex and hailed a taxi.
He felt again that he needed to get his driver’s license and buy a car.
Maybe after the Mid-Autumn Festival.
When Xia Yu arrived outside An’s villa, he saw An Siyao waiting for him.
Together, they got into the driver’s car and headed toward Baiyue Academy.
Baiyue Academy was a relatively new culinary school, but it had a significant influence. Nearly half of the chefs and famous pastry chefs in those big hotels were graduates of Baiyue Academy.
Yan Wei’s second grandfather, Yan Baiyu, was the vice president of Baiyue Academy, famous for developing the Baiyu dumpling in his youth.
When they arrived nearby, Xia Yu and An Siyao entered a cafe where Yan Wei was already waiting.
Yan Wei was looking at her phone and hadn’t noticed Xia Yu’s arrival.
On her phone screen was a chat window with Penguin. Her best friend was chatting with her.
“Hey, has that guy arrived yet?” her best friend asked.
“Not yet, I’m a bit nervous,” Yan Wei replied.
“What are you nervous about? Wei Wei, you need to be more confident. It’s just that you didn’t know how to dress before. You should know that there aren’t many girls prettier than you, and none of them have your big assets. Your overall strength is already the strongest!”
“But he just doesn’t like me.”
“Didn’t I already analyze it for you? He must still be innocent. When two innocent people are together, there’s no romantic atmosphere, so it’s hard to feel anything. Only when one is with someone experienced will one feel a flutter in the heart.”
“He didn’t have a girlfriend in high school, and then a few days after arriving at university, he had one. That’s not normal, right? It must have been some experienced and seductive woman who deceived him. You just need to help him realize her true nature and make him understand that seductive women aren’t good. Then he will change his mind and choose you.”
Yan Wei felt her best friend’s words were very reasonable, then she lifted her head and saw An Siyao standing beside Xia Yu.
“…”
Where was the seductive woman they had agreed on? Who was this quiet and elegant young lady?
And wasn’t this person somewhat familiar?
Wasn’t she the one who had won first place at the District 1 competition, beating Xia Yu, and then performed with him globally?
So the promised college girlfriend actually existed? She and Gui Zixiao were both wrong?
She stared at the two holding hands for a moment and felt their natural intimacy, Yan Wei had no choice but to accept this fact.
As for what happened next, Yan Wei couldn’t remember clearly. When she came to her senses, she had already left the cafe and was walking toward the dormitory.
She took out her phone and saw her best friend’s message asking about the progress.
“Vivi, how did it go? Is she a demon?”
“Believe me, no matter who you’re facing, as long as you lower your collar a bit, everything can be solved.”
“Hello? Have you guys already left me to play alone?”
Yan Wei didn’t say anything and silently sent a secretly taken photo of An Siyao to her.
Her friend replied quickly.
“…”
“That’s not An Siyao, right? We’re done, I’ve already prepared the bathwater for you and made the bed. You should come back and wash up and go to sleep.”
“You could at least encourage me!” Yan Wei was angry.
“There’s nothing that can encourage you. Forget about it. Girls who are quiet and gentle are the most beloved by innocent boys. You don’t stand a chance,” her friend persuaded her.
“You didn’t say there’s nothing a lowered collar couldn’t solve!”
“This kind of power has its limits, unfortunately. The opponent has already exceeded the limit. But maybe you can try? This girl seems innocent too. You can become a seductive woman and try to steal him away,” her friend casually suggested.
“Really can work?” Yan Wei was momentarily tempted.
“What are you thinking? Even if it can work, you can’t do it! Where are you? I’ll come to pick you up,” her friend said.
After picking up the disoriented Yan Wei, her friend couldn’t help but become curious about Xia Yu.
From the photo, he looked only normally handsome, not reaching the level of breathtaking charm. How could he make Yan Wei so infatuated?
Moreover, that An Siyao had also been won over by him.
Others might not know, but she knew that An Siyao was the eldest daughter of the An Group’s An Tianfeng and the only direct descendant of Yuliang Capital’s Yu Liang.
On the other side, Xia Yu and An Siyao had also arrived at Xia Yu’s home.
“Good job,” Xia Yu said, placing his hand on An Siyao’s head.
“Okay,” An Siyao happily accepted the praise.
Her behavior made Xia Yu somewhat puzzled. From the moment he invited the girl to meet Yan Wei until now, she hadn’t asked a single question about the reason, as if Yan Wei didn’t exist and they had just gone out for milk tea like usual.
“Isn’t there anything you want to ask?” Xia Yu asked.
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