Right after getting dumped, He suddenly learned that his best buddy was the legendary cold-as-ice school beauty. - Chapter 65

Ji Qingqian stared at the two-character evaluation on her phone.

【Qingqian: Too short】

【Qingqian: And I was so serious】

【YibeiNorth: Sorry】

【YibeiNorth: Let me organize my words before I praise you】

【Qingqian: Hmph】

She pressed her lips together.

Her dissatisfaction? Far from it—she was delighted to the extreme.

Lu Yibei always knew how to make her happy.

After listening to the song, he could only offer a two-character reply instead of a grand, flowery compliment… it must be that he was too moved to speak.

So moved he could barely form words.

Ji Qingqian had a selfish streak.

She wasn’t a saint who gave without expecting anything in return.

She wanted Lu Yibei to feel just a little bit of her emotions… just a little would do.

The glow from the screen reflected in Ji Qingqian’s eyes, her gaze rippling with warmth.

Her habit of immediately pulling out her phone to chat after performing hadn’t gone unnoticed by Ma Jiao Jiao and the others.

Scanning the room, Ma Jiao Jiao spotted the tall, slender senior with slightly messy hair—Lu Yibei.

Without showing it on her face, she subtly nudged Chu Chu and Wang Jue, indicating his direction.

Once they saw him too, they all relaxed.

Ah, that makes sense. That explains everything.jpg.

But wow, this ice-cold goddess really cared about him—she was willing to show herself just for Lu Yibei.

Everyone assumed it was because Lu Yibei wanted to hear her sing that she took the microphone.

“Too bad,” Zhao Sun said to Lu Yibei, “if you were in the same grade, you’d step up after her and it would be amazing.”

“Yeah, maybe Qingqian would even agree to a duet if you felt like it,” Liu Jie added.

A duet of love songs? That would be pretty suggestive.

If Lu Yibei and Qingqian sang together… no, wait. Liu Jie suddenly realized—if that actually happened, he’d basically be buried alive.

“By the way, Brother Yibei, your singing isn’t bad either,” Xia Li recalled.

Last year, it had been the same situation: computer science students taking turns to perform.

Lu Yibei had been pushed onto the stage to sing one song.

“…Would’ve been better if he’d taken it more seriously,” Xia Li said.

She remembered him singing a heartfelt… well, Great Sage Song.

Whether he moved the girls or not, he definitely impressed Monkey Bro, Sun Bing.

Sun Bing, moved to action, chased him out eight hundred meters without hesitation.

“Brother Yibei, the title of ‘Children’s Song King’ isn’t undeserved!” Liu Jie said, draping an arm around Lu Yibei’s shoulders, grinning.

After Ji Qingqian finished, no one took over the microphone.

It wasn’t that the students were intimidated by the goddess on stage—it was Sun Bing, clutching the microphone tightly, refusing to let go.

Ignoring all the classmates volunteering, he tapped the mic twice like testing it, then shouted:

“Lu Yibei!!”

His voice made Lu Yibei’s shoulders tremble.

He had been planning to organize his words and praise the heroine properly, yet here he was being called out.

“Don’t you want to perform something for us?!” Sun Bing roared.

“…Uh.”

Lu Yibei didn’t know how to respond.

Sun Bing, an active-duty police officer, had incredible perception.

He’d noticed from the start that something was unusual about Ji Qingqian agreeing to perform, and during her singing, her gaze kept flicking toward one place.

Sun Bing followed her line of sight.

…Damn, it’s that brat.

He recalled Ji Qingqian handing half a cup of water to that kid yesterday… after careful deduction, Sun Bing got the picture.

Not simple at all.

What’s going on with these two?

This girl’s song was obviously for that boy…

A real man wouldn’t let another guy have his girl’s love song unchallenged.

Lu Yibei was a sophomore; it was odd for him to perform on a freshman stage.

But Ma Jiao Jiao immediately seized the moment, leading the cheers:

“Lu Senior! Lu Senior! Do you want to hear Lu Senior sing?”

Classmates had seen Lu Yibei a few times and thought well of him.

Seeing him with Ji Qingqian before had only increased his popularity.

Now, with Qingqian just finishing her song, of course they’d push him onto the stage!

“Yes!”

“Lu Senior! Lu Senior!”

“Next song, Lu Senior!”

“I vote for Lu Senior too!”

“Lu Senior deserves it!”

Even students from other classes joined in—they didn’t know him, but they liked excitement. If he sang well, great; if he messed up, it would be funny.

The chant rose louder:

“Lu Senior! Lu Senior!”

Some didn’t even know how to pronounce his name, switching between Liu and Gu, but that didn’t dampen their excitement.

Watching the crowd, Lu Yibei’s face broke into nervous sweat.

Monkey Bro really went all out… truly his turn.

If it were him, he’d want to dig a hole and hide.

But, well, maybe because he was Lu Yibei, Monkey Bro could play like this.

【Qingqian: So popular】

【YibeiNorth: It’s all fake】

【Qingqian: Aren’t you going to sing?】

【Qingqian: I want to hear】

Lu Yibei: “….”

The heroine had spoken—did he even have a choice now?

He pocketed his phone.

Before he could take a step, Xia Li impatiently shoved his back:

“Brother Yibei, go!”

Just like during orientation when she pushed him to approach Ji Qingqian.

Scratching the back of his head, Lu Yibei strode toward Monkey Bro.

The latter immediately stuffed the mic and phone into his hands, whispering:

“Don’t mess up, pick your own song, but no weird stuff. Don’t sing Monkey Bro or Great Sage Song again, or I’ll destroy your hair nest!”

Lu Yibei felt a little exasperated.

“…Hey, hey.”

He tested the mic, searched for a familiar song, and smiled wryly at the cheering juniors:

“I’m not good, don’t be harsh on me.”

Ji Qingqian’s classmates shook their heads frantically:

“No worries! We’ll handle the praise part.”

“Even if it’s nonsense, we’ll make it sound amazing.”

“Senior, your looks are already perfect—if you could sing too, how would we survive?”

Lu Yibei didn’t know many songs; often, he could only hum a few lines.

Like Liu Jie said, he was the ‘Children’s Song King,’ familiar only with old animation themes.

If nothing else, he could sing Big Windmill goes creak creak, enjoying the scenery.

The heroine would understand his style.

Glancing over, he saw Ji Qingqian taking a sip of milk tea.

He paused, typed the song name, and the playful intro started.

Looking up at the night sky, he began to sing:

“Moon so crescent, winding, winding, twisting~ Half the juice for you, love shared between us~~”

“Long roads ahead, stumbling, stumbling, tumbling~ Half the juice for you, love helps each other through~”

Ji Qingqian was so brave; Lu Yibei could only give her half of everything from now on.