Chapter 176: Chapter 175: Change of Partner

“The competition is about to start, I’m going to get ready.”

Having said that, Qi Yue made ready to leave.

Chen Jing hadn’t expected Qi Yue to leave as soon as she said she would, without any hesitation, and was a bit taken aback.

Was it because of his indifferent attitude just now that he had hurt the girl’s feelings?

Chen Jing thought, considering that she was Qi Zhen’s sister, even if he wanted to reject her, there was no need to make the relationship so stiff.

Therefore, seeing Qi Yue apparently “afraid to talk to him anymore,” Chen Jing took the initiative to strike up a conversation and said, “By the way, who is your partner? Have you found someone?”

“Yes, I’ve found one.”

Qi Yue nodded slightly and then prepared to leave.

Seeing Qi Yue about to walk away again after speaking, Chen Jing softened his tone and called out to her, “Wait a minute, Qi Yue, you look a little pale. Are you perhaps a bit nervous about the upcoming competition?”

Qi Yue glanced at Chen Jing and said, “Not nervous.”

She had participated in so many competitions before, what was there to be nervous about in a school contest?

Chen Jing assumed she was just being stubborn and, pretending to be considerate, said, “I understand, after all, it has been so many years since you last competed, and to compete alongside Qi Zhen, it’s natural to feel nervous!”

Qi Yue: “…”

She really wasn’t nervous…

Qi Yue didn’t want to talk to this person anymore, lest she be misunderstood again.

“I’m sorry, I’m really not nervous. I think you better go comfort Qi Zhen,” Qi Yue said, not giving him another chance to speak and turned around to leave.

Qi Yue had only told the truth, but to Chen Jing’s ears, it sounded like she was jealous of Qi Zhen, competing with her sister for attention.

Not long after Qi Yue left, Qi Zhen’s family, along with President Chen and Lady Chen, also arrived.

Qi Zhen glanced in the direction Qi Yue had left and asked Chen Jing, “That person who was talking to you just now, was she your sister?”

Upon hearing this, Chen Jing instantly felt a bit nervous, but there was also a hint of smugness in his eyes as he hurriedly explained, “Zhenzhen, don’t get me wrong. We ran into each other by accident, I was on the phone, and Qi Yue suddenly stopped me, I couldn’t ignore her, so we exchanged a few words…”

The reality was that Qi Yue had only asked two questions related to Gu Huai, and the rest of the conversation had been Chen Jing trying to engage her.

Yu Shuhua, who was standing to the side, didn’t look too pleased when she heard this and whispered in Qi Wanli’s ear, “You said I was overthinking. Look, Yueyue must be interested in Chen Jing…”

Qi Wanli also appeared troubled: “If only I had known, I would have arranged another time to invite Yueyue for dinner.”

Yu Shuhua grimaced: “Who could have known she’d take a fancy to Chen Jing! It’s not like we haven’t introduced her to potential suitors before; she’s the one who absolutely refused. Now that she knows I’m introducing Chen Jing to Zhenzhen, she comes forward uninvited. With the sisters competing over the same man, how am I supposed to face the Chen Family…”

Qi Wanli sighed, “Alright, alright, we’ll talk to Yueyue about it later.”

…

Elsewhere, Qi Yue tried hard to rejuvenate her spirits and went to meet Teacher Li and the male contestant.

When she arrived at the preparation room, she saw only Teacher Li.

“Teacher Li!”

“Qi Yue is here, come over, hurry!” Teacher Li waved enthusiastically, as if he was afraid Qi Yue might run off.

“The male contestant hasn’t arrived yet?” Qi Yue looked around.

On hearing this, Teacher Li somewhat awkwardly said, “Ahem, I’m really sorry, Qi Yue. I was just about to tell you that the second-year student also had an emergency and couldn’t make it…”

“Uh…” Qi Yue was rendered speechless.

Teacher Li immediately said, “But don’t worry, he recommended someone else to fill in, and the person should be here soon.”

Qi Yue relaxed upon hearing this.

At this point, she no longer cared who the person was or what level they were at; she was just thankful to be able to get on stage…