A Confirmation Through Our Gazes (2)
It wasn't clear how long the entire area was silent for, but onstage, Lin Jiage finally continued, "... she's a person I don't want to have anything with."
Complete silence.
A silence that was even more absolute than the one before.
As if there wasn't a single person within this massive school hall.
—she's a person I don't want to have anything with.
—A confirmation through our gazes... she's a person I don't want to have anything with.
These words echoed in Shi Yao's ears for a moment before the meaning finally hit her. She abruptly lifted her shocked face to look at the stage ahead.
The young man dressed in the white shirt still looked as elegant and calm as always.
But the disposition he was emanating at this very moment felt a little cold and a little sharp, completely different from the lofty and imperturbable air he usually commanded.
This version of him was indeed still very attractive, but it was as if a dagger of ice was concealed beneath his beautiful exterior, leaving others to feel immensely pressured by him.
The air was still ghastly quiet. As if they'd rehearsed it, Shi Yao could clearly see that everyone in the hall had the same mix of expressions on their faces: shock, bewilderment, and disbelief.
No one knew how long this fearful silence lasted before the students gradually recovered, one after another.
"The heck, am I hearing things? Did Lin Jiage really just say that she's a person he didn't want to have anything with?"
"What does he mean by that? Don't want to have anything with? In other words, there's no relationship between him and Qin Yiran?"
"Why were there rumors in the forum then? And there are even pictures to back up the story. And what about now? If Lin Jiage truly wanted nothing to do with Belle Qin, why would he stand on the same stage as her?"
As the whispers gradually grew, it seemed like someone had finally unfrozen time on the stage as well, and the stunned Qin Yiran finally came to her senses.
The smile that had bloomed from Lin Jiage's previous words faded bit by bit as her eyes gradually grew misty.
As if she'd just heard something unbelievable, she slowly turned her head towards Lin Jiage.
Seeing Qin Yiran's reaction, the already awkward emcee was placed in an even more distressing position. In an attempt to alleviate the atmosphere, he forced out a smile and said, "Student Lin, you sure do like to joke around—"
This time, before the emcee could finish his words, Lin Jiage had already interjected, "Jokes are the lubricant for a relationship between friends, but since I'm not even close with her, why would I bother making jokes?"
The emcee had intended to soothe the atmosphere so that Qin Yiran could step down from this situation, but who knew that Lin Jiage would be so merciless? For a moment, he had no idea what to do next.
On the other hand, the recovered Qin Yiran swiftly got a grasp of the situation.
She was truly a fool for gleefully assuming that she'd won the gamble. It turned out that wasn't the situation at all. The only reason why he came to the stage was to clarify that he had nothing to do with her.
Even a fool could understand his intentions when he spoke to the emcee.
He was announcing to the whole school that putting aside the rumors in the forum that they were a couple, they couldn't even count as friends!