After Rebirth and Done Chasing, I Choose the Gentle and Rich Goddess Over the Scheming Campus Belle - Chapter 25:

Chapter 25: With That Pathetic Look of Yours, I Would Never Choose You

He Li felt no sympathy as he looked at Liu Yuyan crying. 

This woman had nothing better to do than cause trouble. 

He wished she would be even more heartbroken so she would never come looking for him again. But the people around them were whispering and pointing.

“Hey, isn’t that young man being too harsh?” 

“Look at the girl, he’s made her cry!” 

“Yeah, can’t a grown man put up with a little?” 

“Tsk, looks like a scumbag tangled up in relationship drama.” 

“Exactly, messing around with two girls…” 

“Wait, isn’t he this year’s top scorer? How could he do something like this?”

He Li didn’t care at all. He had done nothing wrong, so he had nothing to fear. But Miao Xiaoyu couldn’t stand listening to this.

“What are you all saying?” she snapped, glaring like a fierce little wildcat as she scolded the onlookers, “You don’t know anything and yet you’re pointing fingers. You bring everything when you go out except your brain, is that it?” 

“Relationship drama? You argue with your mom—is that relationship drama too, scumbag?” “And you, what are you staring at? Tangled up? Tangled up how?” 

“When you bring your wife to meet your mom, is that tangled up too?” 

“So what if he’s the top scorer? Do you even understand what that means?” 

“Why don’t you go be the top scorer then? Useless!”

Her scolding left the crowd red‑faced and speechless. After all, they really didn’t know the situation between He Li and the two girls.

Watching Miao Xiaoyu defend him so fiercely, He Li found her feisty expression increasingly adorable. 

Once the crowd fell silent, Miao Xiaoyu turned back, suddenly shy and unable to look directly at him, though she still stole a few glances. 

She wanted to see if he disliked how she had behaved, but instead she found him looking at her gently, without the slightest disgust. She let out a soft sigh of relief.

He Li reminded her softly, “It’s not worth arguing with them. Just ignore them in the future.”

“No way!” Miao Xiaoyu pouted. “I just don’t want them saying bad things about you.”

He Li smiled. “Alright, alright, do as you like, and if you can’t win an argument, I’ll help you.”

“Mm, hehe~” Miao Xiaoyu immediately brightened.

Liu Yuyan watched them being so sweet together while tears kept falling. Her heart twisted painfully and her face grew even paler. But He Li clearly had no intention of paying attention to her and was ready to leave. Unfortunately, he didn’t get the chance.

“He Li, what the hell did you do to Yuyan?” an angry shout came from nearby.

Li Lingjie rushed over, crouched down to comfort Liu Yuyan, then looked up at He Li with resentment. “He Li, are you even a man? How could you bully Yuyan like this? She worked so hard to bring you breakfast. Even if she didn’t make it herself, she still brought it to you. You couldn’t even appreciate it or speak nicely to her?”

As soon as he said this, the surrounding crowd started again.

“Yeah, she brought him breakfast and he wasn’t even grateful?” 

“Look how hard she’s crying!” “He really is a scumbag.” 

“And he’s the top scorer? His character is awful!” 

“Someone like him will fall from grace soon enough.” 

“That other kid is much better.” 

“Right, he’s dressed well and he’s kind too. A real prince charming.”

Hearing the support around him, Li Lingjie suddenly felt much bolder. He stared at He Li with scorn. “What’s wrong, He Li? Cat got your tongue? You’ve got nothing to say, right? Someone like you deserves to be rejected by Yuyan. She’s lucky she didn’t choose you. She deserves a better man.”

He Li laughed. Miao Xiaoyu clenched her fists, ready to charge forward, but this time He Li pulled her back. “Be good, let me handle this,” he whispered by her ear. She shivered from the soft tickle of his breath, her face turning pink. “Mm!”

He Li looked at Li Lingjie and said calmly, “She deserves a better man, but too bad she still didn’t choose you. A bootlicker will always end up with nothing.”

“You—!” Li Lingjie felt his blood pressure spike. He had defended Liu Yuyan again and again, yet she didn’t like him. That was the deepest wound in his heart. But today he was determined to change things. He forced himself to calm down and glared coldly at He Li.

“That’s not bootlicking. I just love Yuyan too much. I believe my sincerity will touch her. My love for her isn’t something someone like you can understand. And let me tell you, Yuyan didn’t choose you because you don’t deserve her. Only I do.” He lowered his head toward Liu Yuyan. “Yuyan, you should know by now what kind of person He Li is. Someone who doesn’t cherish you doesn’t deserve you. He can’t give you the life you want. But I can. Yuyan, I’ve liked you for three years. I’m willing to go to the same university as you and stay by your side. My family has money, and after graduation I can take care of you. Yuyan, be my girlfriend.”

The crowd clapped and cheered.

“Young man, I’m rooting for you!” “Good job, kid. Girl, choose him!” “He’s gentle and rich—a perfect prince charming!” “If it were me, I would’ve said yes already!” “Girl, if you don’t choose him, give me his number so I can go after him!”

Buoyed by the crowd, Li Lingjie became even more confident, smiling proudly as he prepared to speak again. But Liu Yuyan had already reached her limit. She couldn’t let this go any further. She was angry, anxious, and desperate. She couldn’t let these idiots push He Li even farther away.

Before he could say another word, she snapped.

“Get lost!” Her eyes were red as she glared fiercely at him.

Li Lingjie froze, his smile stiffening, his mind going completely blank.

“Li Lingjie, let me tell you something! You’re not even one‑ten‑thousandth of He Li. With that pathetic look of yours, I would never choose you. And if you hadn’t been so nosy all the time, He Li and I wouldn’t have ended up like this. Don’t ever come bothering me again!”

Then she turned on the surrounding people. “And all of you—aren’t you full? What does my business have to do with you? Acting like you know everything when you know nothing. If you want drama so badly, go home and watch your parents!”

Finally, she looked pitifully at He Li. “He Li, I misunderstood you. But… but I really want to make things right with you.”

The crowd fell silent.