Does Senior Sister Ning Yi know me? And it's related to our meeting today?

Her words made me feel a bit creepy. Could it be that we knew each other before? I carefully searched my memory for the name Ning Yi and her beautiful face, but there was no impression of her at all. After all, if I knew such a beautiful girl, my brain should now show hundreds of search results.

"How did Senior Sister Ning Yi know me..." I was a little embarrassed and dared not look directly into her eyes.

"A year ago, I went to the Student Union to submit an activity application." Ning Yi stretched out her fair hand, tucking a strand of hair behind her ear. "It was you who signed it at that time."

"Oh..." I suddenly realized. If she knew I was the Vice Chairman of the Student Union because of that, it's really not surprising.

At this time, the waiter brought the coffee. "Please enjoy."

The aroma of the coffee was strong, though not as good as the one Tang Xin made in the conference room, but it was quite decent considering the environment of the shop.

"But I knew you, not because of that, but because of the things that happened later." Ning Yi picked up a coffee spoon and gently stirred it. Her sitting posture was still upright, like a lady from an ancient noble family who strictly abided by etiquette.

"What happened later?" I took a sip of coffee and asked, puzzled. I should have only met her that time, right?

"Mhm." Ning Yi nodded gently, her eyes showing a hint of apology. "I had a high fever for several days after that, and I couldn't go to the Literary Society to organize the poetry gathering."

I remembered it now.

The poetry gathering was attended by all middle schools in the city, an important competition for the entire city. The competition, founded by the founder of the Literary Society and held annually, could make the news every year. As the school's signature event, the school really valued the poetry gathering. So when Ning Yi fell ill, the whole Literary Society was thrown into chaos like ants on a hot pot.

"It was because of BaiQiao that the poetry gathering was held on time." At this point, Ning Yi bowed her head slightly, her cold voice serious, "I never had a chance to say it, but I am truly, very grateful."

Her gesture attracted the attention of people within five meters around. Their eager looks seemed like they were waiting for the opportunity to play the hero and save the beauty.

Being a bit scared by such a situation, I quickly waved my hand, "It's nothing, just fulfilling my duty."

Hearing my words, Ning Yi nodded apologetically again.

The Literary Society doesn’t have a vice president position, so when Ning Yi fell ill, the society was thrown into an awkward situation with no leader. With the time for the poetry gathering approaching, if it couldn't be held smoothly, even the Student Union, which managed student affairs, would be partly responsible. However, the Student Union itself also had its own tasks, so I, the Vice-Chairman of the Student Union, actually hosted that poetry gathering.

Since it was my first time getting involved with the poetry gathering, many things were unfamiliar to me. Even now, many aspects of that gathering were not quite up to standard, perhaps it was the worst one in history.

But Ning Yi's reason for asking me here today was not because of my excuse for rejecting Wu Yaoyao yesterday, or because Wu Yaoyao caused her trouble, which made me feel completely relieved.

"Actually, besides this matter, there is also another reason why I asked BaiQiao out today." Ning Yi glanced at the coffee in front of her, seemingly contemplating something. Then she straightened her body like a stone statue. It seemed that she had something serious at hand.

"Please, Senior Sister Ning Yi, go ahead." I took a sip of coffee and straightened my posture.

"Wu Yaoyao came to see me today."

"Pfft--"

I was caught off guard by Ning Yi's words and almost spit out the coffee in my mouth, which choked my nose painfully. I tried to find a tissue everywhere, looking ragged.

Seeing me in this state, Ning Yi handed her handkerchief to me.

"What, cough, what did she say?" I took the handkerchief, didn’t have time to enjoy the faint scent on it, hastily wiped my mouth and asked.As expected, she went to find Senior Ning Yi. It's really the Wu Yaoyao I know!

"She said you liked me." Senior Ning Yi calmly looked into my eyes, "Then she explained in detail your shortcomings and the reasons why we would never be together."

Really efficient and straightforward, Wu Yaoyao! I took a deep breath and cursed this woman in my heart for ten thousand times.

"I'm sorry, Senior Ning Yi, I..." I hurriedly tried to explain the situation to her, hoping for her forgiveness.

"It's okay." Senior Ning Yi still looked at me, interrupting my flustered words.

Hearing these two words, I felt somewhat relieved. Looking at Senior Ning Yi's face, I was so glad she wasn't angry.

"Because, I already knew that yesterday."

"Ahem—"

These words made me choke on my saliva again, just as my heart rate had steadied.

Senior Ning Yi's unchanging expression made me panic once again. Was she really angry after all?!

"I'm sorry, I had no choice, I was speaking nonsense in a moment of panic!" I bowed my head and pressed my palms together above it.

Though I couldn't see her, I could already feel Senior Ning Yi's icy gaze on me. Today was definitely not going to be a good day!

"Hmm. I know." Senior Ning Yi's cold voice came, "I was there at the moment."

"You... were there?" I looked up in surprise, noticing that her face still had the same cold expression as usual, without a trace of anger.

Could it be...

"Could it be... the 'I like someone else' part was what you said, Senior?" I thought for a moment, cautiously saying.

Senior Ning Yi nodded gently.

So that's how it was. It turned out that the rejected boy behind the banyan tree had confessed to Senior Ning Yi.

"I'm sorry, I didn't mean to eavesdrop." Senior Ning Yi said apologetically.

"That's fine." I scratched my head, not knowing what reaction would be appropriate.

Looking out of the café window, the sky had already darkened, and the whole street square was brightly lit. People walked elbow to elbow on the pedestrian street, and food stalls began to pile food and unknown seasonings on their griddles, engaging in an invisible battle with their aromas.

For a while, the conversation stopped and the awkward atmosphere began to rise.

"BaiQiao, be my boyfriend." Halfway through, Senior Ning Yi still looked at me with her cold eyes, as if she had just said something completely unimportant.