After the 99th Confession , The Cold School Beauty's Personality Collapsed-Chapter 54
For the rest of the morning, Shi Yulu felt unusually distracted because of Qin Luo's song. The piano, which she usually enjoyed playing, felt dull and unappealing. Her playing was rough and uncoordinated, causing the vice president to sigh frequently before finally giving her the afternoon off, suggesting she return tomorrow.
After apologizing, Shi Yulu left the music club, still unsure why she was so affected by the song. Lost in thought, she wandered aimlessly until she found herself outside.
At some point, the clear sky had turned gray. It was as if a thin layer of ash had settled over the sky, with the white clouds tinted in soft shades of ink.
A flash of lightning streaked across the sky, followed by a loud rumble of thunder.
“Ah…”
Shi Yulu shivered and then felt a cold drop on the tip of her nose. She wiped her face and realized it had started to rain.
The thunder seemed to signal the downpour's start, as rain began to fall heavily, driving students to scatter in every direction.
Shi Yulu abandoned her plan to return to the dorms, as the rain was falling too quickly and heavily. She looked around for shelter and noticed the library nearby, so she quickly ran inside.
“Reading a book sounds good. I can clear my head and wait for the rain to stop,” Shi Yulu thought as she swiped her student ID to enter the library.
However, before she could find a seat, she spotted two familiar figures.
It was Qin Luo and Ji Yan, sitting together at a table in the corner.
Ji Yan appeared to be doing homework, while Qin Luo was typing on his laptop. He occasionally looked up at Ji Yan, his face soft with a gentle smile as if they were exchanging words.
Ji Yan responded occasionally, her usually cold expression now softened.
Shi Yulu grabbed a random book from the shelf and found a secluded seat where she could observe them from a distance.
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Qin Luo quietly observed the woman in front of him, his feelings for Ji Yan having evolved over the past few months.
Initially, he was driven by a mix of attraction and the system’s incentives. After months of persistent confessions, his feelings grew deeper yet also somewhat cooled over time.
He eventually decided to give up, partly for the system's rewards and partly to free himself from his emotional turmoil.
But Ji Yan’s unexpected actions, especially that kiss on the basketball court, had shifted their dynamic subtly yet significantly.
Like their outing on Saturday, they were now doing things that only couples would typically do.
Now, they sat together naturally, and for once, Qin Luo wasn’t thinking about his obligations; he was simply enjoying the moment.
Feeling his gaze, Ji Yan lowered her head, speaking softly, “Why are you staring at me?”
“Is it illegal to look at you?” Qin Luo replied playfully.
Ji Yan pursed her lips and didn’t respond.
While Qin Luo felt relaxed, Ji Yan’s emotions were a bit more complicated. Her mother's words from the other night echoed in her mind, leaving her uncertain about what to do.
In her heart, she valued her mother’s opinions deeply. She had even considered discarding the statue of the little girl and maintaining a distance from Qin Luo.
Yet every time she saw him, she couldn’t find the courage to carry through.
She didn’t want them to go back to how things were before.
So, Ji Yan decided to let things take their course. After all, her mother didn’t know what she did at school. Things could stay as they were, couldn’t they?
Qin Luo broke the silence. “Are you going to the anniversary gala next Friday?”
Ji Yan nodded. “Yes, Lulu has a piano solo, so our whole dorm is going to watch.”
“Shi Yulu, huh?” Qin Luo recalled the cute girl with the baby voice and face.
No wonder she was at the music club; she must be preparing for her performance next week.
Ji Yan looked at him curiously. “Are you going too?”
Qin Luo grinned. “I’ll be there—on stage.”
“On stage?” Ji Yan blinked, surprised. “You’re performing too?”
“I’m going to play and sing a song.”
“I see…”
Ji Yan looked a little taken aback but nodded. “I’ll be watching.”
“Alright,” Qin Luo replied, not saying much more, as he was curious about how she would react when the time came.
Their conversation tapered off, and the atmosphere grew a bit awkward.
Ji Yan put down her pen and said, “I’m going to the restroom.”
Qin Luo watched her leave, then turned his attention back to his laptop.
The sound of his fingers tapping the keys filled the air as he continued typing his novel.
Using the “Perfect Novel Writing” opportunity granted by the system, he had decided to write a story. It wasn’t the ridiculous My Sister is Conquerable he’d once considered but another novel titled Ninety-Nine Times I Love You.
The short story was simple, at only 200,000 words, and filled with melodramatic twists.
The male protagonist falls in love with the female protagonist at first sight and confesses his feelings 99 times, each time saying, “I love you.”
Initially, the female protagonist repeatedly rejects him, only to realize over time that she has fallen for him too. She decides to accept him on his 100th confession.
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However, she never hears the 100th confession because the male protagonist gets into an accident and is hospitalized, waking up with no memory of her.
To help him regain his memory and for the sake of their love, the female protagonist takes on the role of the pursuer, confessing her love 99 times in his stead.
But the now-amnesiac male protagonist is distant and keeps rejecting her.
By the time they graduate from college, they still haven’t reunited.
One day, when the female protagonist is about to get married, she eagerly awaits the male protagonist at her wedding, only to learn the truth.
The male protagonist never lost his memory. He had faked it all because he was terminally ill and wanted to free her from his fate, knowing she loved him back.
Upon discovering the truth, the female protagonist abandons her wedding and rushes to the hospital, hoping to marry him on his deathbed.
Only then do they discover they are long-lost siblings…
The story was intensely dramatic, but it echoed Qin Luo’s own experiences. He couldn’t resist the urge to write it as a personal memento.
Of course, he planned to change the plot slightly to tone down the melodrama.
As he typed away, feeling a flow of creativity, a familiar woman appeared beside him.
It was the “Minotaur Enthusiast” he hadn’t seen in a while.
