After rebirth, I rejected the rich yandere lady

That meant losing three seconds of time with Xu Musen!

What will you compensate me with?!

Wu Yifan was completely stunned, as this was the first time he had been directly told to get lost.

"You..."

He almost couldn't maintain his sunny college guy persona, feeling the gaze of those around him, his face burning hot!

"Classmate, I just wanted to make a friend, you didn't need to say it like that..."

"Bang!"

Yao Mingyue precisely threw the water bottle she was holding into the trash can next to her.

Wu Yifan felt as though his face had been thrown into the trash can as well, and he couldn't hold back any longer.

But as a future public figure, he didn't explode on the spot, of course, it was also because of Yao Mingyue's face, which was so pretty it was hard to really get angry at her.

"Sorry for the disturbance."

Wu Yifan's face turned a shade of blue and black, and as the surrounding eyes looked his way, he couldn't save his face any longer, stood up, and left.

"Hahaha, that was the most awkward attempt at hitting on someone I've ever seen, I'd probably have to move to another planet if I were him."

"Serves him right, a pretty boy really thinks every girl would like him, huh."

"But this girl is really cool, not giving any face at all, no chances for dragging things out, not leading anyone on, now that's a good girl..."

Many of the surrounding guys had actually been looking at Yao Mingyue too, with more than a few having designs on her, and some had been about to make their move.

But with this precedent set, they suddenly became more reserved, fearing if it were them, they might not be able to mix in at Hu Hai University anymore.

As for Yao Mingyue, she seemed unfazed and took a bite of chocolate.

She continued her work, and a few minutes later, a familiar voice rang in her ears.

"How many times have I told you not to eat this stuff?"

A hand reached out and took the chocolate from in front of her.

Yao Mingyue lifted her head to see Xu Musen holding a milk tea and was initially startled.

"Tsk tsk tsk, here comes another one, guess how long it'll be before he gets scolded away?"

"Haha, he even brought milk tea this time, probably gonna end up in the trash too."

"This little brother also seems quite handsome, and looks more manly and sunny than the guy before..."

When another guy approached, everyone connected it to Wu Yifan's earlier action and once again started to look forward to the drama.

However, Yao Mingyue, upon seeing Xu Musen coming over with the milk tea, the frown she had just moments ago smoothed away.

The coolness on her face instantly melted away in the face of everyone's anticipation for drama.

Her somewhat tired eyes suddenly relaxed, the bitter taste of the dark chocolate in her mouth seemed to take on a hint of sweetness, and she revealed a smile. Find your adventure at empire

"I just chew on one when I'm feeling sleepy, it's quite refreshing."

"If you're sleepy, you should rest, not look for ways to stay awake for work."

Musen looked into her eyes, which showed a trace of red veins, and then at the documents she had just put away, "How much overtime pay are they giving you to make you burn the midnight oil like this?"

Yao Mingyue's lips curved upwards, her hand gently resting on the folder, looking at Xu Musen with a profound expression, "Who knows, maybe it's all for nothing, after all, not everything gets paid back, right?"

Just like the many times Xu Musen had confessed to her, there had never been a result; now, Yao Mingyue also understood that feeling.

Musen didn't pick up on her cue and handed her the milk tea, "Drink this to soothe your throat, don't eat that stuff anymore."

Musen took away her dark chocolate, remembering that in their last life, Yao Mingyue liked to eat this while working.

Yao Mingyue took the milk tea, indeed it was her favorite flavor. She took a sip, and the sweet richness seemed to flow directly into her heart with each swallow.

"Why did you just now say you've told me not to eat this before?"

Yao Mingyue recalled Musen's first words, but she had only started eating this dark chocolate in the past few days.

Musen couldn't explain to her and said, "Just remember it, there's nothing good about eating something so bitter."

"Without the bitterness from before, there wouldn't be the sweetness of the milk tea now; sometimes, people really need to go through hardships to appreciate how sweet their previous lives were."

As she spoke, Yao Mingyue was nibbling on the milk tea straw, her eyes fixed on Xu Musen.

In the past six months, the two of them had been like the chocolate and the milk tea, both bitter and sweet.

Yao Mingyue felt she had finally grasped something, yet at the same time, it seemed to be moving further away from her.

"You have to experience the full spectrum," Musen said.

"The library is so huge, how did you find me? You haven't got someone watching me, have you?" Yao Mingyue asked with a smile.

Hu Hai University's library is much larger than a football field, and with so many floors, looking for someone here is nearly as difficult as finding a needle in a haystack.

But in just about twenty minutes, Xu Musen had made the milk tea and found her, clearly knowing where she was right away.

Xu Musen looked at her; in her last life, she liked to come to this corner of the library because it was usually quiet and especially peaceful.

"I'm monitoring you?"

Xu Musen chuckled, saying that the reverse seemed more likely.

"Then it must be the tacit understanding between childhood sweethearts, just like how I can always spot my Brother Musen in a crowd~"

Yao Mingyue sipped her milk tea, her phoenix eyes bright and shining, her voice sweetened by the drink.

"This is the first time you've taken the initiative to bring me milk tea since we started university."

Yao Mingyue looked at Xu Musen, her eyes and brows seeming to melt with sweetness.

In the past, Xu Musen often brought her milk tea, but she hadn't treasured those moments as much.

Now drinking it, she felt it was so precious.

"If you like it, just pick it up from the shop, I'll give you a discount," Xu Musen said with a light laugh.

"That's not the same."

Yao Mingyue shook her head, looking at Xu Musen; she always felt that today's Xu Musen seemed to be in an unusually good mood.

No longer having that cocky air he had a few months ago.

"Shall we go out and buy clothes now?"

Yao Mingyue's eyes sparkled, meaning they could spend the whole afternoon together.

"Sure."

Xu Musen nodded, looking at the joy on Yao Mingyue's face, something stirred in his heart. Never mind, there was no rush to confess as soon as they met; he would wait until after clothes shopping to find the right moment.

"Then I'll go and change my clothes first."

"You're going out to buy clothes, what's the point of changing?"

"Of course I have to look pretty when I go out; I can't embarrass you, can I?"

Yao Mingyue said, laughing, her beautiful face radiant with excitement.

Xu Musen stood up, looking at Yao Mingyue's bag packed with heavy books and documents, he reached out to take it

from her.

"Give it to me."

Yao Mingyue paused, looking at Xu Musen: "You're acting a bit strange today."

"Strange how?"

Xu Musen asked with an open expression.

Yao Mingyue squinted her eyes at him for a good while, although she didn't know what trick he was playing today.

But she really liked this feeling.

She narrowed her eyes, the corners crinkling into a captivating curve: "Strange in a likable way. You've been so good today, should I give you a reward?"

She leaned in close to Xu Musen, smiling radiantly.

The cheesy line, when spoken by a beautiful girl, had no greasy feel at all; her rosy lips had traces of milk tea, looking particularly tempting.

The cheesy pick-up line she had just scoffed at, now felt effective when spoken to someone she liked~

The library was quiet, and Yao Mingyue's words brought onlookers' gazes. Just now they were guessing whether this guy would be scolded away or something.

But looking at this moment, it seemed the goddess already had someone she liked.

They looked at Xu Musen with a mix of envy and jealousy.

The girl had leaned in already; the meaning behind her words was clear — it wouldn't be a problem for you to kiss her!

It was like a scene out of "A Chinese Odyssey."

The Sunset Warrior and Zixia stood atop the city wall, facing each other.

While below, a crowd shouted, "Are you going to kiss her or not? If not, let me do it!"

Xu Musen looked at Yao Mingyue's beautiful face, so close to his own, and silently averted his gaze.

"Let's go, if we're late the mall will be closing."

With these words, Xu Musen started walking ahead.

Yao Mingyue followed behind, sipping her milk tea again, sweetly murmuring.

"Dum-dum."

But today she felt very happy, her step light as she caught up.

Just like when she was a child, the little girl who always loved to follow behind Brother Musen...