Chapter 259: Siblings Missed Each Other

Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations

For a moment, Nan Xuan really thought he heard Murong Qiao’s voice.

However, he looked around but could not find anyone. He stood there for a long time before walking towards the school gate.

This time he didn’t turn around.

Murong Qiao, Yang Xin, and Leng Yan walked towards the dormitory together. An inexplicable urge suddenly surged in her heart, causing her to turn around.

Nan Xuan’s figure happened to disappear around the corner a second ago, out of Murong Qiao’s sight.

“Qiaoqiao? Why did you suddenly stop?” Yang Xin asked curiously.

At this moment, most of the students had left. Murong Qiao looked at the gradually empty street and felt that she had heard a familiar voice just now.

She frowned as if she were deep in thought, but also as if she was puzzled. Her smile became flat and pursed into a straight line. Her gaze was fixed on the road, but she did not find the answer she wanted.

Murong Qiao was silent for a moment. “I… thought I heard someone calling me just now.”

With some hesitation and uncertainty, she looked around.

Leng Yan looked around after hearing her words, but she didn’t see anyone looking for Murong Qiao. Moreover, if someone was really looking for her, they should have seen her by now.

“Maybe you heard wrongly?” Yang Xin guessed.

Yang Xin’s words coincided with the scene Murong Qiao saw at this moment. None of the people coming and going looked familiar to her. Could it really be her imagination?

She hid the doubts in her heart and didn’t say anything else.

The following days were uneventful. Murong Qiao attended cla.s.ses, ate, went to the library to study, and managed the company.

The only difference was that Murong Qiao had recently been recommended by the school to partic.i.p.ate in two compet.i.tions.

“English Innovation Challenge and Hui University Debate?” Yang Xin read out these two t.i.tles in surprise.

She had heard of Hui University’s debate compet.i.tion. It seemed to be held once a year. They would choose the six most powerful freshmen to be grouped into groups to train their logical thinking ability.

However, Yang Xin had never heard of the English Innovation Challenge.

Murong Qiao heard her read it out loud. “They were all chosen according to the results. My name was already submitted when I wanted to reject the invitation.”

She wasn’t interested in these compet.i.tions, but it seemed that the rules of every compet.i.tion were like this. After Murong Qiao understood them, she decided to make full use of the opportunity.

“As far as I know, this challenge was only started two years ago. Its main purpose is to test the students’ English standards. It can also be considered as promoting foreign language learning,” Leng Yan explained as she turned around and looked at the two of them.

“The format is simple, and it’s organized by a national organization.” She emphasized the last sentence.

Murong Qiao had also learned a little from the instructor, so she was not too surprised to hear Leng Yan’s words.

Yang Xin didn’t quite understand. “Then Qiaoqiao, when will the compet.i.tion take place? We’ll go and cheer you on!”

“The English match will be held in three days, which is Wednesday. The debate will be held later on Sunday.” Murong Qiao glanced at the time.

The English Challenge was easy, hence she could just treat it as a normal exam. What needed preparation was Hui University’s debate compet.i.tion.

Leng Yan noted down the time and cla.s.s schedule. “I don’t have any cla.s.ses on Sunday.”

Murong Qiao nodded. When Yang Xin heard this, she also thought of her completely blank schedule on Sunday. She immediately became happy and shouted that she wanted to go to the event location to get a good seat to watch Murong Qiao argue with the other compet.i.tors on stage.

The two of them were not soft spoken, but they were not noisy. Murong Qiao was in a good mood as she sat at the side and looked at the two of them. Suddenly, she heard her phone vibrate on the table.

“Looks like I can’t fight alongside you anymore.” It was a message from Huo Yichen.

Murong Qiao couldn’t help but smile when she saw the message. She typed a reply helplessly.

“Then you can think about how to beat me.” She mischievously sent an emoji.

It was of a white kitten wagging its tail while looking at the person in front of the screen with a hint of n.o.bility and provocation.

On the day she learned that she was going to partic.i.p.ate in the debate compet.i.tion, Murong Qiao learned that Huo Yichen was going to partic.i.p.ate too.

After all, one of them was the top student of the Department of Economics and Management, while the other was the top student of the Department of Finance. From the beginning of school until now, their results had been stable and no one had surpa.s.sed them. It was natural for them to partic.i.p.ate in the compet.i.tion together.

However, she had originally thought that she would be a.s.signed to the same team as him, but now it seemed that her wish had been shattered.

Time pa.s.sed in a flash. After the English challenge went smoothly, it was time for the debate.

The compet.i.tion was to start at two in the afternoon. Hence, Murong Qiao went to the event location straight after lunch.

“You guys can just sit here. I’m going backstage.” She bid farewell to her two roommates.

There was still half an hour left for final preparations, so Murong Qiao turned around and went backstage. There were not many people at the event location.

Yang Xin held Leng Yan’s arm. “Why do I feel that I’m even more nervous than Qiaoqiao?”

She was tense as she watched Murong Qiao’s figure gradually disappear into the distance. In the past two days, when Murong Qiao was preparing for the debate in the dormitory, they had also cheered her on. However, at this moment, Yang Xin felt like she was in an uncomfortable situation and wished she could see the outcome now.

“Are you still worried about Qiaoqiao even though she’s so powerful?” Leng Yan patted her helplessly.

Yang Xin shook her head. “School Hunk Huo will be standing opposite her! This, this, this—”

This time, the couple will be debating with each other. Although Yang Xin felt that Qiaoqiao was very strong, Huo Yichen was also very strong. These two people each represented one side, so it was really difficult for her to guess who would be the final winner.

While the two of them were chatting, people gradually filled the surrounding audience seats. Most of the discussions were about Murong Qiao and Huo Yichen. These two people were usually talked about by everyone on campus. This time, they became a gimmick in the debate compet.i.tion, attracting many people to come and watch the show.

However, at that moment, Murong Qiao was sitting in a corner of the public lounge and reading the information in her hand.

The topic of this debate was a hot topic on the Internet recently. The topic was “If you have the ability to make the person you love love you, would you want to use it?”

“h.e.l.lo, fellow debater.” A magnetic and smiling voice greeted her from above.

Murong Qiao couldn’t help but laugh too. She looked up at Huo Yichen, who was standing in front of her.

The two of them were wearing more formal clothes today. They were both in suits. Now that they were standing together, they looked even more shockingly compatible.

“Here you go.” Huo Yichen handed her a cup.

Murong Qiao reached out to take it and sized it up. It looked like fruit tea. The crushed flesh of the grapefruit floated on the surface which looked dreamy and beautiful.

Huo Yichen found a seat beside her and sat down. “1 saw you reading a script for quite a while just now. This will moisten your throat.”

Murong Qiao felt sweet in her heart. She opened the lid and took a sip. The refreshing sweetness spread from the tip of her tongue to her entire mouth. The sweetness was just right and there was a hint of grapefruit astringency that made her feel refreshed.

“It’s super delicious.” Murong Qiao nodded affirmatively. “Then—I’ll reluctantly give you a good rating.”

Her eyes were filled with smiles as she looked up at Huo Yichen with her fair and tender face. It was very similar to the emoticon she had sent him the other day..