The car pulled up in front of the dorm.

Wang Manning had barely gotten out when Ma Wenhao strode over to her.

He sounded like he had it all figured out. "You were putting on a show for me this morning, weren't you? He's not your boyfriend at all. If he were your boyfriend, he wouldn't let some other girl ride shotgun. Manning, why are you doing this? Why won't you give me one chance?"

Wang Manning was about to answer when Xu Ye reached out and pulled her behind him. Drama schools screen for height, but Xu Ye still had half a head on Ma Wenhao. He looked down at him and smiled. "Hi. I'm Wang Manning's cousin. Manning's told me all about you. She has zero interest in you, so please stop following her around."

Ma Wenhao looked disgusted.

If you were her actual brother, fine, you could say that. But you're a cousin. What gives you the right to butt into her business?

Ma Wenhao didn't feel like dealing with Xu Ye. He'd only waited here for them to get back so he could confirm his hunch from the morning.

Now that he'd confirmed it, he didn't want to keep arguing with Wang Manning.

He had time, anyway.

He believed that as long as he didn't give up, he'd win her over eventually.

He was about to leave when Xu Ye went on. "Her parents have very high standards for a future son-in-law. Someone like you has no looks, no career, no background. Nothing going for you at all… Honestly, you've got nothing. Even if Manning said yes, her parents never would."

"The most important thing in life is knowing where you stand. Stop daydreaming."

Xu Ye was a man himself. He knew the best way to make a guy who won't take no for an answer give up: shatter his pride and leave him no face at all.

It worked immediately.

Ma Wenhao went red in the face. His lips trembled, but he couldn't get a word out.

Actually, Ma Wenhao wasn't that bad a catch.…