Return of the Phoenix Lady

Just like that, a month passed quickly. During this month, Han Xing had figured out Liu Hanyang's daily schedule. As a result, whenever Liu Hanyang was not in class, Han Xing could be found. Over time, rumors began to spread around the academy, saying that the most handsome man, Xing Han, was actually a man who was popular with both men and women. He first tried to woo the eldest daughter of the Liu family, but she was too easy to win over, so he transferred his feelings to the cold and aloof young master of the Liu family. It turned out that handsome men all liked challenges.

During this month, Shui Luochen, Feng Shang, and Chu Xiang all started to treat her badly, as if she had betrayed them. Even Yingchen, who understood her best and had been with her the longest, was indifferent, leaving Han Xing helpless. Although the bet had made them all a fortune, how could money offset the pain of being betrayed?

The happiest person these days was, of course, Liu Hanyang. Seeing Xinghan every day made him feel happy and satisfied. Although he would occasionally notice a flicker of disappointment in Xinghan's eyes, he felt that maintaining his current life was not bad. At least, he was happy. But was he being too selfish? He also hoped that Xinghan could continue to be so happy, but he didn't know how to do it...

The ones with the most complicated emotions were Mu Juetian and Shui Youran. Although Mu Juetian was happy to see Xinghan every day, he was increasingly puzzled. What was wrong with him? Why did his heart beat so fast and excited every time he saw Xinghan? Was he... in love with him? No! How could this be possible? He would be the king of a country in the future. How could he fall in love with a man? And judging by Xinghan's expression, he appeared in front of her every day because of Yang. It was undeniable that he was also unhappy that Xinghan didn't find him. Shui Youran finally realized that she had fallen in love with Xinghan at first sight. At first, she thought he was in love with her best friend Liu Hanyue, which made her very depressed. But it turned out that this was not the case. This rekindled the flame of hope in her heart. But now, seeing Xinghan spending all day with Liu Hanyang, the small flame in her heart was instantly extinguished.

The angriest person was undoubtedly Liu Hanyue. Seeing that Liu Hanyang completely ignored his father's orders and was getting closer and closer to Xinghan, she was so angry that she was on edge all day long. She would lose her temper whenever something went wrong, making all the classmates in the academy panic. They would take a detour when they saw her, for fear that they would be caught by her and become the target of her anger. They were not as lucky as Xinghan, who could survive Liu Hanyue's hands intact and retire with honor, especially Liu Hanyue who was now rumored to have been dumped by Han Xing.

That day, Han Xing had just come out of the library when he met Shui Youran coming towards him. Out of courtesy, and also because Shui Youran, although Liu Hanyue's friend, did not have that kind of spoiled temper and gave her the impression of a gentle and beautiful girl, Han Xing nodded at her and smiled gently.

As soon as Shui Youran saw her lover, her heart began to beat fast. Her face was as red as a peach and she lowered her head slightly. She thought that he would not want to pay attention to her because she was Yue'er's friend, but she didn't expect that he not only nodded and greeted her, but also smiled at her. Her beautiful face immediately turned redder and she lowered her head even lower.

This girl is really shy. With a personality like hers, how could she be friends with Liu Hanyue? Han Xing thought in confusion. However, this had nothing to do with her, so she stopped thinking about it. She wanted to leave, but unexpectedly, a soft female voice suddenly sounded from behind: "Xinghan classmate..."

Han Xing stopped, turned around, and looked at Shui Youran, who still had her back to her. She instinctively knew she was a slender girl, so she said softly, "Is there anything else?"

Shui Youran raised her head like a frightened deer. She had never thought that he had heard her unintentional call. What should she do? However, this was her chance to get closer to him!

Shui Youran mustered up her courage, turned around, and slowly walked to Han Xing's side. She timidly said, "Xinghan classmate, can...can we be friends?"

"Ah?" Han Xing was stunned. Shui Youran was Liu Hanyang's friend. It was good enough that she didn't hate her, but he wanted to be friends with her?

"I'm sincere! Please don't reject me because of Yue'er, okay? Although there are indeed some misunderstandings between Yue'er and you that I don't know about, I really want to be friends with you! I...I admire your courage! Your wit!" Shui Youran said a little hurriedly. She didn't want Xinghan to misunderstand her because she was Yue'er's friend.

"If I become friends with you, aren't you afraid that Liu Hanyue will blame you or even break up with you?" Han Xing said with a smile looking at Shui Youran.

"I...Ruofu and I were good friends at first, and then Ruofu gradually became close to Yue'er, so we became recognized good friends in the college. We have also seen Yue'er's behavior in recent years. We have also advised her before, but how could she listen to us? So we had to turn a blind eye. In everyone's eyes, we are still good friends, but only we know that our friendship has changed. Now, I have seen classmate Xinghan, a person I think is worth making friends with. Are you willing to accept him?" Shui Youran said cautiously, fearing that she would say something wrong and annoy him.

"Haha! How could I refuse a beautiful woman's invitation?"

"Really? That's great! From now on, we'll be friends, right?" Shui Youran's little face was suddenly filled with charming glow.

"Of course!"

"Haha!" Shui Youran couldn't help but chuckle. This was the first time she felt so happy since coming to the academy. Even the joy of her own improved strength was not as strong as this time.

"You Ran, you are a good girl. Someone like Liu Hanyue is not suitable to be your friend. You'd better make a decisive decision! Because in Liu Hanyue's dictionary, there is no word like friend!" Han Xing advised sincerely. She didn't want a gentle and lovely girl like Shui Youran to be hurt by Liu Hanyue.

"Hmm! But how do you know?" Oh my god! He just called her You Ran! So kind! Haha! As for Yue Er, she knew that a selfish girl like Yue Er was not suitable to be friends. But how could he know Yue Er so well? Or was there something between them that she didn't know?

"It's not hard to tell from her words and actions towards you." Han Xing added in his heart, as well as the things that happened in his childhood.

"Oh, by the way! Yue'er has already written a letter to our home. I wonder what method she will ask her father to deal with you, so you must be careful recently! I also heard Yue'er inadvertently mention that she wants to deal with your family. You should let them escape quickly!" Shui Youran said worriedly.

"Haha! My family? Don't worry! I don't have any family anymore. As for me, I believe the academy will protect me!" What a joke! Liu Hanyue wants to let them deal with themselves, or to confront the royal family of Mu Country? This Liu Hanyue is really getting stupider and stupider! But this also makes the game more interesting! Haha!