After Ye Zhan left, I lay on the bed, thinking that I had to quickly win over Xia Xue, otherwise leaving the city would be a big regret. My dorm mates who were out visiting also returned one after another, seeing that I didn't look too good but didn't dare to ask, behaving cautiously around me.

The next morning, I went to pick up Taozi for breakfast. I waited downstairs of the girls' dormitory building for a long time before she came down. I asked, "Why are you so slow?" Taozi looked around and said, "There are too many people, I feel embarrassed." I chuckled, it seemed she was just like me, a novice. But it's okay, at least I had to pretend to be a little ruffian, so I boldly grabbed her hand and headed towards the cafeteria. Taozi immediately broke free and said, "Oh my, this is school, you shouldn't do this, people will laugh."

I pretended to be cool and said, "Who dares to laugh?" Actually, even if others laughed at me, there was nothing I could do, but I didn't try to hold Taozi's hand again.

After having breakfast at the cafeteria, I escorted Taozi to her classroom before returning to our own class. Liu Zihong and the others gathered around, excitedly saying, "Brother Hao, did you make it? You're really fast!" They sure got the news quickly.

I smiled and said, "Of course, of course. This time I found true love." As I said that, I glanced at Xia Xue.

Actually, I didn't plan to really get together with Taozi, I just wanted to show that I was pursuing her, make Xia Xue jealous, and then let her know that she loves me. But unexpectedly, with just a few words, it turned into reality, and Taozi really became my girlfriend. I was puzzled, feeling that girls weren't that hard to chase after all.

My voice was loud, and Xia Xue indeed heard it. She turned her head to look at me, then turned back to her books, I didn't know what she was thinking. I felt a bit depressed, so I lay on the table and fell asleep. After a while, I smelled a familiar fragrance. I woke up suddenly and saw Xia Xue sitting beside me, smiling at me. I immediately smirked and said, "How come you're here?"

Xia Xue whispered, "I have some good news to share with you!"

"What?"

"Tomorrow, I'll be Su Xiaobai's girlfriend for a day!" Xia Xue seemed extremely excited.

Upon hearing this, I felt like I fell into an ice cellar. After all the trouble, why did it still end up like this? At that moment, I felt a bit out of control, so I forced a smile and said, "Is that so? Congratulations." I felt that Xia Xue was really hopeless. Such a good girl, kind, innocent, cute, how come she couldn't figure it out in this matter? How could there be any reason to share a boyfriend with someone else?

Xia Xue looked at me, "Wang Hao, are you feeling upset?"

I was still forcing a smile, "Upset about what? I do have a girlfriend, you've seen Taozi, she's also a beauty.

Xia Xue's smile instantly disappeared, replaced by a pitiful look. "But, but when I saw you with Taozi, I felt so sad!"

Upon hearing this, my body, originally cold all over, seemed to be bathed in warm spring breeze, gradually warming up again, and my heart pounded fiercely in my chest. Xia Xue could feel the sadness; she still loved me after all. This girl wasn't beyond redemption; I could still change her back.

Excited, I reached under the table and grabbed her hand again. "Xia Xue, be with me!"

But Xia Xue gently pulled away from my hand and softly said, "Wang Hao, I don't know, my heart is in turmoil. I saw you with Taozi, and I felt really sad, but perhaps it's just that I feel you're too fickle. A few days ago, you were so in love with me, and now you're with someone else. It makes me feel like men are especially scary, there's simply no one reliable."

Upon hearing this, I got angry, slightly annoyed. "It's really interesting, Su Xiaobai can change girlfriends every day, can have so many girlfriends at the same time. I can't get warmth from you, but I can't start liking someone else? Your double standards are too severe. Yes, I'm not as handsome as Su Xiaobai, not as charming, not as charming. But is it fair for you to treat me like this? Xia Xue, I'm so disappointed in you. Really, so disappointed, this makes me feel like you're unreasonable!"

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I said these words quite harshly, and the classmates in the class quieted down and looked over. Xia Xue stared at me blankly, probably not expecting me to say such harsh words to her. She blinked a few times, and big tears fell from her eyes.

"Oh, don't cry." I immediately panicked, fumbling around not knowing what to do.

Xia Xue continued to cry, ignoring me. Some girls passed over tissues, and I handed them to Xia Xue, apologizing profusely, "Stop crying, it's all my fault, I shouldn't have said those things." Though deep down, I still didn't feel like I said anything wrong.

Just then, the bell for class rang. Xia Xue stood up and went back to her seat, while I sat there dumbfounded. Liu Zihong came back and whispered to me, "What's going on, Brother Hao?" I waved my hand, "It's nothing to do with you, just leave it."

During class, Xia Xue kept crying. Although I could only see her back, I could still see her shoulders shaking.

I probably did hurt her feelings. But so be it, Xia Xue was indeed a girl who excelled in many ways, but the Su Xiaobai incident made me feel somewhat unreasonable. Perhaps Xia Xue was only suitable to be a friend, not a lover.

That day, I still looked for Taozi. It could be said that we spent the whole day together. Taozi kept asking me questions about Shakespeare, indicating that she had also read quite a few of his works, but hadn't understood their meanings and essence, needing me to explain them to her in detail. I could feel that her admiration for me was growing deeper. And I was also happy to find a kindred spirit, gradually developing some feelings for her.

However, Xia Xue's figure still lingered in my mind. Maybe to fill the void in my heart, I treated Taozi even better, pouring all my warmth onto her. Taozi also began to trust and rely on me more and more, even daring to hold my hand when there weren't many people around.

The next day was the day when Xia Xue could spend a day with Su Xiaobai. Xia Xue dressed up beautifully, looking very attractive in class, like a butterfly, flitting around happily. After class, she couldn't wait to go find Su Xiaobai. I felt quite dissatisfied, so I also went to find Taozi, pretending that it wasn't interesting and asked her to go for a walk with me.

Taozi believed me and followed me out. As we walked around the campus, my eyes kept darting around, hoping to catch a glimpse of Su Xiaobai and Xia Xue. When we reached the small garden, I saw that handsome couple coming towards us from afar. Xia Xue, like a butterfly, was holding Su Xiaobai's arm, with a very happy expression on her face, a smile I had never seen when she was with me. I felt a bit dejected, knowing my charm was not as good as Su Xiaobai's. Feeling resentful, I grabbed Taozi's hand. Taozi exclaimed, looked around, and noticed many classmates nearby, so she tried to pull her hand back.

Feeling not very good, I shouted, "What's wrong with holding your hand? Aren't you my girlfriend?" After saying that, I immediately regretted it, feeling like a real jerk, letting yesterday's bad mood infect today's, scolding Xia Xue and then scolding Taozi, a complete asshole.

Taozi was startled by my shout, her eyes immediately turned red, and she didn't dare to pull her hand back.

I whispered, "I'm sorry, I'm not feeling very good." Still holding her hand, I walked towards Su Xiaobai and Xia Xue.

Taozi, puzzled, timidly asked, "What's wrong? Can you tell me? Maybe I can..." Her words trailed off as she stared blankly at the two approaching figures, "Hey, isn't that... isn't that Xia Xue, who confessed to you in front of the teaching building a few days ago?"

"Yeah!" I replied heavily, tightening my grip on Taozi's hand.

Taozi looked at Xia Xue, then at me, seeming to understand something, yet also seeming confused, her eyes filled with bewilderment.

As we approached each other, Su Xiaobai and Xia Xue also noticed us.

"Hey, Xiaobai!" I greeted warmly, then glanced at Xia Xue, sarcastically saying, "Oh, is this the new sister-in-law?"

"Yeah, this is your new sister-in-law," Su Xiaobai said with a smile. He also knew about my confession to Xia Xue a few days ago, but with so many girlfriends, he didn't care about such trivial matters. He was confident that with his charm, no girl would leave him.

"Let me introduce you." I hooked my arm around Taozi's waist, slightly proud as I said, "This is my girlfriend, Taozi." Although Taozi was dressed plainly, standing here she was still graceful and elegant, not at all overshadowed by Xia Xue, but rather, had a faint advantage. It was a simple beauty, natural and unadorned.

I noticed Su Xiaobai's eyes light up as he couldn't take his eyes off Taozi. Suddenly feeling uneasy, I worried that this guy might fancy Taozi too. If he made a move on her, I probably wouldn't have any room to fight back. I hurriedly coughed twice and said, "Xiaobai, we'll go on ahead." Suddenly feeling like a coward.

Xia Xue also seemed to notice this, her face immediately turning a bit unpleasant.

"Hey, don't be in such a hurry to leave," Su Xiaobai flashed his charming smile again, looking at Taozi, "Taozi? Why haven't I met you before? Which class are you in? Can we be friends?"

I didn't like the sound of that. He was trying to poach my girl right in front of me. Xia Xue had already been taken by him, Taozi couldn't fall into his clutches too. So, I gruffly said, "Xiaobai, what are you doing? Taozi is my girlfriend."

Su Xiaobai remained calm and composed, still wearing a smile, "What's wrong, Wang Hao? Worried that Taozi might like me? Don't worry, I just want to be friends with her. You know me, 'Mr. Meddler' Su Xiaobai, the more people I know, the better."