NCCnovel Chapter 101 I Want to Improve
Chapter 101 I Want to Improve
Xia Anqi's attitude was so sincere it was startling; she didn't seem to be joking at all.
To be honest, Lu Yuan considered himself someone who had seen many storms and experienced great ups and downs.
Even if the Earth were to explode in the next second, he would probably accept it calmly and die with all of humanity.
But nothing absurd like the Earth exploding happened, so why did Xia Anqi suddenly confess her feelings to me?
This is even more unbelievable than the Earth exploding.
Was this all a dream?
No.
Lu Yuan wasn't so stupid as to not be able to distinguish between dreams and reality.
But if this isn't a dream, what's wrong with Xia Anqi?
Lu Yuan subconsciously took a half step back, staring at her warily, afraid that this was yet another scheme she had devised: "Xia Anqi, is this your new prank on me?"
"A prank?" Xia Anqi was taken aback, her face full of confusion, and she stared blankly at Lu Yuan.
"Isn't that right? Like, pretending to confess to me, and then mocking me for being a toad trying to eat swan meat... things like that." Lu Yuan said, looking around as if trying to find hidden cameras. "Have you arranged for someone to film you nearby? I advise you not to be so clever. I won't fall for such a low-level trick."
"What did you say, Lu Yuan?" Xia Anqi's face darkened, her tone carrying a hint of displeasure. "Do I look like I'm joking?"
"Doesn't it look like it?"
"I'm serious, I just want to ask you to date me, okay?" Xia Anqi said with her hands on her hips, her expression righteous and serious, without a trace of mockery on her face.
Lu Yuan was even more puzzled. He looked Xia Anqi up and down, then tentatively reached out and touched her forehead, asking in confusion, "You don't have a fever, so why are you talking nonsense? It's just that you didn't beat me in English, is it really that you're so upset?"
Lu Yuan couldn't understand it at all. If Xia Anqi went crazy just because she didn't get first place in English, then her mental resilience was far too fragile.
English isn't everything to her. Even if she didn't get first place, she was still the top science student in the city and a top talent who could compete for Tsinghua and Peking Universities.
Moreover, she scored 148 points in English this time, ranking second, a score that would crush most people.
It's not like no one has ever surpassed her to get first place in English before, so why didn't she go crazy back then?
Seeing that Lu Yuan doubted her thinking, Xia Anqi immediately shook her head and looked at him with utmost seriousness: "I'm not joking, I really want to date you."
"No, why?" Lu Yuan was completely baffled.
Just a few days ago, the two were rivals who couldn't stand each other. How come they're suddenly going to take the step of dating?
"Because I want to improve," Xia Anqi replied without hesitation.
"Progress?" Lu Yuan was even more confused, completely unable to follow her train of thought. "Dating me can make you progress?"
"Yes." Xia Anqi's eyes were firm as she began her serious analysis. "After the second mock exam, I did a detailed survey and summary, and I found that you and that girl named Ye Yixian have made rapid progress recently. Before you met, your grades were both quite average. Excluding other interfering factors, I've come to a conclusion: you're dating, which is why you've improved so quickly."
Lu Yuan: (ﾟДﾟ≡ﾟдﾟ)!?
Lu Yuan was completely stunned, never expecting Xia Anqi's thinking to be so unconventional.
While his and Ye Yixian's progress was indeed aided by emotional factors, this was by no means the decisive reason and cannot be used as a valid reference answer.
It's obvious that Xia Anqi is too arrogant and too naive. She takes everything for granted and even uses romance as a means of self-improvement.
This is essentially no different from Xu Lingjing in her previous life who fell in love for vanity and fame; both are extremely irresponsible behaviors.
"Phew!" Lu Yuan exhaled a breath of stale air, looking at her helplessly. "Xia Anqi, do you even know what love is?"
"Isn't it just two people being together, holding hands, eating, and kissing?" she said matter-of-factly, as if she had seen through everything and was full of confidence.
Yes, she is always that confident.
Perhaps it was because I was pampered like a flower in a greenhouse from childhood and never encountered real setbacks that I developed this kind of self-righteous personality.
Lu Yuan shook his head: "No, this isn't dating. If it's just about holding hands, having meals, and kissing, anyone can come, but what's the difference between that and being a pervert?"
Xia Anqi fell into deep thought, frowning and stroking her chin as she pondered for a moment before asking, "So what exactly is love like?"
"You don't even know what love is like, and you want to talk to me about it?"
"That's why I need to learn, because I don't know. That's why I'm confessing my feelings to you. Teach me how to date." With that, she held the love letter in both hands again and solemnly handed it to Lu Yuan.
Lu Yuan covered his face helplessly: "Xia Anqi, are you kidding me? We're not close, not even friends. To be honest, I don't object to you dating, but if you really want to, you can find someone you know, someone you're familiar with, someone you like, instead of me, okay?"
Xia Anqi looked up at Lu Yuan and shook her head firmly: "No, I have to find you. Because no one else is progressing as fast as you, you must have something special about you."
"No, my grades used to be bad, so my starting point was low, which is why I improved quickly. Besides, you're already first in the overall score, what else do you need to learn from me? You're not going to start a relationship just for a two-point difference in English, are you?"
"Of course not," Xia Anqi retorted immediately, looking as if she had a point. "Although I'm currently ranked first overall, I always fall short at crucial moments. In my opinion, that's not being steady enough. The night I caught you and Ye Yixian about to secretly kiss, you told me that life isn't just about knowledge from books, but also about knowledge beyond books. You said I should learn to be moved, learn to cherish, and learn to love."
When these things were brought up, Lu Yuan thought about it carefully and realized that he did indeed say those things.
But he never intended for Xia Anqi to actually take those words as gospel.
Xia Anqi continued, "The knowledge in the textbooks is almost no challenge for me anymore, but I still feel like something is missing. Only by filling in this gap can I become more reliable and avoid messing up at crucial moments."
After much painful reflection and repeated consideration, I realized that what I lack is exactly what you mentioned.
So I decided that, like you and Ye Yixian, I would learn to fall in love, to cherish, and to love through dating.
"So, Lu Yuan, please teach me how to date."
Xia Anqi handed the love letter to Lu Yuan again, her eyes full of expectation, like an ambitious man about to achieve success, rather than a young girl yearning for love.
"Are you crazy?" Lu Yuan raised his hand and slapped the air, breaking the strange atmosphere.
"What are you doing?" Xia Anqi was a little annoyed, glaring at Lu Yuandao. "I confessed my feelings to you so earnestly, how can you not say yes?"