Chapter 164: That Works Too

"Whew!"

Mu Qingxi looked at the girls' dormitory building before her with a profound sense of longing, and the dorm proctor who waved at her seemed exceptionally endearing.

Just as Mu Qingxi raised her foot to step onto the stairs, she heard a shout: "Mumu, won't you please stop running? I have something to say."

She paused and looked back at Fatty, thinking to herself: *Even I, a sports champion, ran this fast, yet he still managed to chase me all the way here. It's simply unimaginable. Where on earth does he get this perseverance?* With no other choice, Mu Qingxi turned around and walked over to stand in front of him.

"Fatty, you're formidable. I yield," Mu Qingxi said, genuinely subdued by his relentless persistence.

Fatty waved his hands dismissively, looking somewhat embarrassed: "No, no, Mumu, don't say that. I just wanted to take a picture with you. We might not see each other after graduation, and I simply want it as a keepsake. I hope you'll agree."

Fatty spoke with such earnestness that Mu Qingxi suddenly realized he was actually a very lovable person. Back then, because of his weight, no one liked to play with her either, and she herself had been reclusive. She never expected Fatty to walk up to her back then, looking somewhat shy as he asked, "Pardon me, can we be friends?"

The anticipation in his eyes had made her nod. He had told her later that he thought she was just like him, with no friends at all, only to realize that she was actually someone with many friends—she simply chose not to make them.

Hearing those words, Mu Qingxi had not objected. Yes, it was true that she didn't want to make friends; every time she opened up her heart, she ended up battered and bruised, so it was better to stay just like this.

After that, a rare and startling sight emerged across the campus: the school's number one beauty walking side by side with the school's number one heavy-set boy. What a sensational piece of news!

There was no help for it; the so-called celebrity effect was simply like this. Fatty had once asked her, "Mumu, aren't you afraid people will laugh at you?"

She had looked at him with amusement: "Laugh about what? We're friends. It's not like they can dictate the kinds of friends other people are allowed to make. It's fine."

Those words had sent ripples through Fatty's heart. *Could Mumu really like him? If so, might he have a chance to pursue her?*

Mu Qingxi never imagined that her casual remarks would make Fatty fall hopelessly in love with her. In the days that followed, Fatty became utterly meticulous and attentive, showering her with constant care and concern that made her skin crawl with awkwardness. As this behavior intensified, Mu Qingxi finally reached her breaking point and began to run away.

She didn't want to hurt this boy, whose purity was like pear blossoms in spring, so she told him that she already had someone she liked. Yet Fatty simply refused to believe it, counter-asking why he had never seen this person. She was left completely speechless, unable to articulate herself. It was just a one-sided affection on her part; it didn't necessarily mean the other person liked her back, nor did it guarantee they would ever end up together. And so, she chose silence.

In Fatty's eyes, this was merely an excuse to brush him off, which was why he had chased her all the way. No matter how Mu Qingxi explained, he wouldn't believe her; even when she told him the absolute truth, he remained unconvinced. In the end, Mu Qingxi had no choice but to flee in panic—one running, the other chasing, turning into yet another striking campus spectacle.

Looking at Fatty before her now, Mu Qingxi recalled all those past episodes and asked softly, "Fatty, are you truly unable to believe it, or do you simply refuse to believe it?"

A questioning sentence posed with an affirmative tone left Fatty completely speechless.

Mu Qingxi already knew the answer: "Let's go take our picture."

Only then did Fatty realize that Mu Qingxi's demeanor had grown somewhat distant. "Mumu, I'm sorry. I believe everything you say, it's just that I'm unwilling to accept it. It always feels so unreal, like something out of a novel or a television drama. But seeing the happy smile on your face and hearing those joyful words whenever you talk about him... it breaks my heart. Back then, I thought to myself that I could do anything for you, that I could be just like him. But..."

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