r18novel Chapter 16 A follower should act like a follower.
Chapter 16 A follower should act like a follower.
Back in the classroom, Gao Zhe immediately huddled around a few classmates he usually played with and whispered something to them.
Judging from their posture, it seems like they're about to do something big.
Lu Yuan didn't care about this.
As long as it's not a crime, he will support Gao Zhe without hesitation.
There are still fifteen minutes until morning reading.
Today was the first day of his and Ye Yixian's agreed-upon check-in. Lu Yuan wondered to himself whether Ye Yixian would arrive on time.
Time passed slowly, and classmates entered the classroom one after another. Xu Lingjing and Jiang Yiqing also walked in side by side.
Yesterday, Jiang Yiqing accepted the doll that Lu Yuan gave her, which made Xu Lingjing feel angry.
But she also knew that she had no right to interfere with who Lu Yuan gave gifts to, so she could only swallow her displeasure and maintain the appearance of being close friends with Jiang Yiqing on the surface.
What she found even harder to accept was that last night she had taken the initiative to send Lu Yuan a message, but it went unanswered without a single word.
She barely slept a wink all night, eagerly awaiting a message from Lu Yuan.
But Lu Yuan didn't reply to her until dawn.
She couldn't help but comfort herself: It's not that Lu Yuan didn't reply, it must be that he was busy and didn't have time to check QQ.
How could Lu Yuan possibly ignore her?
Last night, she tossed and turned, thinking about recent events over and over again, trying to recall if she had done anything to upset him.
But after thinking it over, her behavior was no different from usual.
Lu Yuan used to be tolerant, so why has he suddenly changed in the last two days?
What exactly happened during that time?
As she entered the classroom, Xu Lingjing subconsciously glanced at Lu Yuan's seat.
Lu Yuan had already arrived, and his daily breakfast was on the table.
But Lu Yuan didn't even glance in her direction, his gaze occasionally drifting towards the corridor outside the classroom, clearly waiting for someone.
"Lingjing, why don't you take the initiative to talk to Lu Yuan? He likes you so much. If you go to him in person and be a little gentle, maybe he'll soften up."
Jiang Yiqing saw right through her thoughts and whispered some advice.
Xu Lingjing's first reaction was to refuse.
She has always been proud and has always been the one being flattered. How could she possibly lower her head and fawn over others in front of everyone?
But given the current situation, she knew in her heart that if she didn't take the initiative, she might really lose Lu Yuan completely.
"I don't know what's wrong with Lu Yuan. I'll go ask him what's going on."
Xu Lingjing gritted her teeth, finally relented, and stood up to walk towards Lu Yuan.
She still held a sliver of hope: if she walked over and gave Lu Yuan a sweet smile, he would immediately fall for her.
But she had only taken two steps when a somewhat unfamiliar figure walked out of the corridor.
The next second, Lu Yuan saw the person and a smile appeared on his face. He immediately got up and went out to greet him.
The person who arrived was Ye Yixian.
Ye Yixian stood at the entrance of Class 5, his whole body exuding a sense of awkwardness and unease.
She was never good at dealing with strangers, and she disliked being the center of attention.
She was wearing that new blue and white school uniform jacket, and her pants and the top underneath were also new; it was the same outfit Lu Yuan had bought for her yesterday.
The clothes were chosen according to her temperament and preferences, and now that she's wearing them, they look clean, beautiful, and exceptionally pleasing to the eye.
My whole demeanor and energy have changed.
Lu Yuan silently gave her a big thumbs up in his heart.
"Alright, I've come to see you. This... counts as clocking in, right?" Ye Yixian said, her voice a little unnatural.
She was already notorious at school for being unruly, and it would be too embarrassing for people to know that she had become Lu Yuan's follower.
"Of course it counts." Lu Yuan nodded and casually handed over a breakfast. "Let's eat first."
"what?"
Ye Yixian was stunned for a moment, completely unexpected that there would be breakfast, and it was the exquisite breakfast that Lu Yuan had brought.
Lu Yuan's mother prepares a wide variety of breakfasts every morning, and the taste is simply superb.
I heard that back then, his mother won over his father and became the boss's wife of the Lu family's garment factory by making breakfasts that were delicious and visually appealing.
This skill is just as good as that of professional breakfast shops outside.
"What? Eat up." Lu Yuan's tone was forceful and left no room for argument. "You're my follower now. You do whatever I tell you to do."
Ye Yixian looked completely bewildered: "I...but..."
"Why all this nonsense?" Lu Yuan said casually. "My mom always packs too much for me; I can never finish it. You can be my sidekick and help me finish it off."
"this……"
Ye Yixian felt something was off, and at the same time, she couldn't help but feel a little envious.
She wished she had a mother who would force her to eat breakfast every day.
Lu Yuan practically forced her to finish the food, then handed her a carton of milk.
Ye Yixian ate with unease, feeling that something was wrong, but he couldn't quite put his finger on it.
Lu Yuan couldn't possibly bring her breakfast on purpose, could he?
The two had almost no interaction before, so why was he being so nice to her?
After thinking it over, she could only convince herself that Lu Yuan was living too comfortably and couldn't bear to throw away the leftovers, so he made her, his follower, clean up the mess.
I'm nothing more than a lackey who cleans up leftovers.
Just as she was finishing her meal, Lu Yuan suddenly pulled a keypad phone out of his pocket and handed it to her.
Ye Yixian, with food still stuffed in her mouth, looked puzzled and asked, "What?"
"You don't have a phone, right? Here, take this. It'll be convenient for me to call you anytime." Lu Yuan handed the phone forward.
"Cough cough cough—"
Ye Yixian choked on his food and coughed violently.
Lu Yuan quickly handed her the milk. She took a big gulp before she could catch her breath. She stared at Lu Yuan in shock, speechless for a long time.
Let alone someone from an ordinary family like her, even for most high school students, a cell phone is a rare commodity.
Even a simple keypad phone isn't something every student can own.
After a long pause, she asked incredulously, "You...you're serious?"
"What else?" Lu Yuan didn't give her a chance to refuse, directly stuffing the phone into her school uniform pocket, and then instructed, "I've already got the SIM card, and it only has my number saved on it. Remember, keep your phone on, and you must answer when I call you."
"No, I can't..."
Ye Yixian instinctively wanted to return the phone, but Lu Yuan's unyielding gaze made her freeze instantly.
Lu Yuan's tone turned colder: "If you're going to be my follower, you have to act like one. Do what I tell you to do, and stop nagging."
"I……"
"Alright, hurry up and finish eating and go back to the classroom. I'll contact you when I call."
Lu Yuan's orders remained forceful, leaving no room for negotiation.
Ye Yixian hesitated for a long time, but in the end she couldn't refuse. She silently finished the rest of her breakfast and returned the lunchbox to him.
Lu Yuan was very satisfied with her compliance.
Little did he know that Xu Lingjing had witnessed the entire scene from a short distance away.
Xu Lingjing stood there, her hands clenched tightly, her face pale, burning with jealousy.