Riley raised her lips slightly and said proudly, “Didn’t you say before that we would transfer to your
university? Now that all the transfer procedures have been completed, from now on, we will be
university mates!” Samantha, who was standing by the side, continued, “No. We’re
actually classmates! It’s such a coincidence—Riley and I were directly assigned to the same class as
you.
We can go to class together in the future!” After listening to the two of them, Elise asked incredulously,
“You two aren’t messing with me, are you?” Samantha and Riley looked at each other and smiled
before they continued. “Don’t worry! We won’t joke around about something like this.”
The three of them walked to the classroom while talking and laughing. “Oh, we have to find the head
lecturer first and only head to the lecture hall after that. Elise, you should go back to the lecture hall
first! We’ll see you later.” Elise waved the both of them goodbye and then returned to the lecture hall.
When Mikayla saw Elise, she quickly greeted her, “Hey, Elise! I just saw you entering the campus with
two new faces.
Who are they?” Elise explained, “They are friends of mine. I’ll introduce you to them later.” Mikayla was
very curious. “They don’t look like they’re from our university. How did you know them?” Just as Elise
was about to say something, the head lecturer led Riley and Samantha into the lecture hall, and the
whole class became quiet all of a sudden.
“Everyone, please welcome the two newly transferred students from our class, Samantha Greene and
Riley Bolton. I hope that in the future, everyone in this class can help each other out and learn
harmoniously.” As soon as the lecturer said this, the whole class suddenly burst into an enthusiastic
room of applause.
Samantha stepped forward with a smile. “Hi, I’m Samantha Greene. Hope we get along well in the
future.” Riley also followed along. “And I’m Riley Bolton. I’m very happy to join this big family. I hope we
can become good friends in the future.” The lecturer was very satisfied with their self-introduction, and
then arranged seats for them—their seats were just behind Elise’s.
After class, Samantha and Riley dragged Elise along to chat together. Seeing this scene, Mikayla felt a
little uncomfortable and hurriedly walked over. “Elise, did you know each other from before?”
Immediately, Elise made a quick introduction. “This is Mikayla—my best friend.” Samantha took the
initiative to reach out to Mikayla.
“Hello, Mikayla! Nice to meet you.” Mikayla stretched out her hand and shook it shyly. “Hello!” Elise
looked at the two of them together and took the initiative to hook their hands on each side. “In the
future, we will be a group of four! It’s a pleasure to know you all, and I hope that from now on, we can
learn together, progress together, and grow together.”
After hearing this, the other three looked at each other and smiled, and this marked the beginning of a
newfound friendship. After classes ended in the afternoon, Elise walked out of the campus and saw
that Matthew was already waiting there. Seeing Elise coming out, he hurriedly greeted her. “Come.
Hand me your bag.”
Elise replied politely, “No need. I’m fine.” As she was speaking, she opened the door and got into the
car. Matthew gave her a meaningful look, and then got into the driver’s seat as well. In the car, Matthew
initiated the conversation. “I made a reservation for the restaurant at night; it’s a newly opened western
restaurant.
I heard that it tastes good, so let’s try it!” Elise only gave a light ‘thank you’ and busied herself with her
assignment. When they arrived at the destination, Elise’s assignment was already almost done. Seeing
that they had arrived, she put her books away and got out of the car. This was a high-end restaurant
with gorgeous decor, but when Elise walked in, she noticed that the restaurant was empty.
Matthew took the initiative to pull out a chair for her. “Take a seat first. I need to go to the restroom.”
Elise didn’t think too much of it, and she took out her phone to unlock it, only to see the message from
Alexander. It wrote. ‘Miss Sare, don’t forget that we start class at 8.00PM tonight.’
Elise only realized that it was Monday after reading the message, and that she had to teach Alexander
Arisian at night. She tapped her fingers on the screen quickly and replied with an OK emoji. As soon as
she finished replying, Matthew returned to the table. “Elise, do you have any drink or wine that you
prefer?”
Matthew asked proactively. Elise only replied lightly, “I’m fine with anything.” Matthew raised his
eyebrows and said, “You have class tomorrow, so I won’t order you red wine. How about a glass of
juice?” Elise replied, “Sure!” When the two of them were together, Elise could clearly feel that the
atmosphere was a little off, but she couldn’t quite tell what was wrong. Right now, all Elise could think
about was to finish the meal quickly and go home.
However, just halfway through the meal, the lights in the huge restaurant suddenly dimmed, which
startled Elise. “What’s going on?” Matthew reassured her, “It’s nothing. Maybe there’s a power outage.”
Elise didn’t give it much thought. About five minutes later, the lights came on again. At that moment, the
surroundings changed—the originally empty hall was now filled with red roses and had instantly turned
into an ocean of rose petals.
Elise was baffled. What is this? What’s going on? Before she could even bring herself to ask this
question, Matthew, who was sitting opposite her, suddenly stood up. “Elise, in fact, I’ve been waiting for
this day for a long time.” Elise was stunned and could only look at him with confusion. Then, she saw
Matthew walking to one side to pick up a rose bouquet and kneeled directly in front of her on one knee.
“Elise, I like you!
I know I may be in a hurry to do this, but I can no longer restrain myself and my heart, which was why I
chose to confess to you today. Will you be my girlfriend?” Elise blinked, thinking that she was
hallucinating, but it was all so real in front of her. Elise looked at Matthew, not feeling flattered at all.
She pursed her lips and asked, “Is this a joke? But today isn’t April Fool’s Day, and your joke is not
funny at all.” When Matthew heard her say this, his face became even more serious. He was afraid that
Elise would not believe him. “Elise, I’m not joking. I really like you. Although your appearance is not the
most outstanding, I am completely smitten by you for some reason. I hope you can give me an
opportunity to take care of you. Is that okay?”
“I’m sorry. I think you’ve made a mistake! Uhh… I actually still have something to do, so I’ll take my
leave first.” After Elise finished speaking, she got up and planned to leave, but she was immediately
stopped by Matthew, who held her by her wrist. “Elise, I really like you, so don’t reject me. Okay?”
Elise pulled her arm back subconsciously. “I’m sorry. I think it’s just too abrupt. Besides, I don’t have
any romantic feelings for you, so I’m really sorry.” With that, she pushed him away and strode away.
Matthew wanted to catch up, but as if she was being chased by beasts, she ran as fast as she could—
in the blink of an eye, she had already ran far away.
Standing frozen in place, Matthew looked at Elise, who had already run away, while his gaze turned
cold. Immediately, he threw the rose bouquet in his hand to the ground and followed after her,
disregarding her rejection."
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