"I'm happy you can say that, but I still..."
The rest of his words were blocked between his lips.
The young girl tried to struggle but was held even tighter, her mouth even bitten.
He didn't want to hear any of their nonsensical advice.
The decision he had made, he would never regret in this lifetime.
All the thoughts in his mind turned into a mush under his fierce assault.
The young girl's legs felt weak as she tugged at his arm.
Afraid of touching the wound, Yu Wenli carried her to the bed with one arm, knelt on one knee, and looked up to kiss her.
As they were reluctant to part, Wen Tingxue suddenly remembered the kiss in the cinema.
It was dense and long, seeming to carry a farewell.
Thinking of this, the young girl instantly sobered up and bit his lip hard.
"Hiss—"
Taking advantage of his pain, she pushed him away.
The unprepared young man looked up blankly, seemingly not understanding why she had acted.
"Am I not serving you satisfactorily?"
His voice, thick with desire, made Wen Tingxue's cheeks burn. "What nonsense are you spouting! I pushed you because you were too much!"
"?" Where was he being too much?
"I didn't bite hard just now, did I?" He reflected, his gaze fixed on her glistening lips.
Wen Tingxue: "..."
"What are you thinking about!" The young girl put her hands on her hips, furious.
"You."
"..."
"..."
"..."
Four eyes met, and the foxy Yu Wenli rubbed his nose with a hint of defeat. "How about you say it more directly?"
After being together for so long, it was the first time he couldn't fathom her thoughts.
Wen Tingxue took a deep breath and brought up the matter. "If it weren't for what happened last night, were you planning to go abroad?"
"Yes." He didn't deny it, and the young girl exploded. "Didn't you even consider discussing it with me?!"
Yu Wenli finally understood why she was angry. He pushed himself up and said, "It's not that I didn't consider it, I just couldn't bring myself to say it. Besides, you wouldn't have objected, would you?"
"What if I did?! What if I just wanted you to stay with me!" The young girl deliberately made things difficult.
Yu Wenli replied without hesitation, "Then I won't go."
"..."
Wen Tingxue was momentarily choked and emphasized, "But you already submitted the application."
Her meaning was that if not for last night's events, the application would have already been submitted.
Yu Wenli chuckled and pinched her soft little face, remarking, "You're smart, but not very."
"!" The young girl glared at him.
Yu Wenli smiled. "Without my girlfriend's consent, how could I possibly sign? Unless I didn't want a girlfriend anymore.
"I thought about how our date yesterday was ruined, and since there was still one more day, I planned to discuss it with you today."
His plans were well-made, but he forgot that tomorrow and the unexpected, one would always come first.
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After discussing the house, Wen Tingxue complained of hunger and wanted to order takeout.
Yu Wenli, afraid of unclean takeout, insisted on cooking himself.
Before they arrived, Lin Wanqing had already had some of Wen Tingxue's favorite snacks brought over.
Yu Wenli took them out one by one and placed them in front of her, along with a cup of hot milk.
"Have some of these first. I'll go make porridge. Call me if you need anything. Don't move around."
Wen Tingxue: "..."
She had injured her hand, not her feet.
However, who doesn't like being a couch potato?
If she was told to lie down, she would lie down.
After staying up for so many days, she finally had a chance to rest, so naturally, she had to browse her phone, look at handsome guys... no, watch videos.
As soon as she opened her phone, she was disgusted by the vile comments in the class group.
The reason was that someone had posted about her being drugged, along with some photos, in the class group.
The initial discussions were quite normal, with people speculating about who had done it, worrying about her, and if she had been bullied.
Until someone posted anonymously: "I think she wasn't drugged, she drugged herself. She enjoys the feeling of being manhandled!"
Anonymous: "How can you still believe she's pure and innocent? You didn't know she was stringing multiple guys along, playing with them, did you?"
Anonymous: "She should just go and keep company with the prostitutes there, maybe she could earn some more money."
There were many such comments. No matter how others reasoned with him, he wouldn't listen.
He insisted that she had a problem and that she was promiscuous and indecent!
Wen Tingxue was so angry she could laugh. She quickly tapped with her right index finger.
"The internet is not a lawless land. Don't think you can hide behind anonymity and I won't find you! If you have the guts, keep talking! I'd like to see what kind of face is behind this anonymity!"
As soon as she spoke, the anonymous poster became even more animated.
Anonymous: "What am I afraid to say? Everything I say is the truth!"
Anonymous: "So what if you find me? I have evidence to prove you're a rotten person!"
Wen Tingxue: "Fine, you better be as tough with your actions as you are with your mouth. Don't chicken out!"
After sending the message, she switched to private messages.
Many who had spoken up for her had messaged her.
The first to reply was Lu Youran.
Lu Youran: "Damn! Can you guess who this guy is?"
Lu Youran: "He's causing trouble again!"
Wen Tingxue: "Again?"
Lu Youran explained briefly and asked, "Did you offend someone?"
Wen Tingxue thought for a moment. "No, I mostly only interact with you guys. As for the guys... I'm not very familiar with them."
Lu Youran: "Tongtong also said it's a guy. Should I message him privately and ask?"
A male friend she was close to sent a message: "I'm just guessing, probably the class monitor."
Wen Tingxue was stunned. "? How could it be him?"
The guy said, "He liked you and pursued you before. Last time I saw you buying milk tea with your boyfriend, he was speaking uncivilly, so I'm guessing it's him."
Wen Tingxue rubbed her fingertips and quickly remembered the phone call during National Day.
But, that wasn't right.
Wen Tingxue: "When did he pursue me?"
Wen Tingxue thought and added, "The confession text message during military training, wasn't it said that he lost a game?"
The guy said, "What game? He just wanted to confess to you but was afraid of being rejected, so he said he lost the game. However..."
He was silent for a while. Wen Tingxue couldn't wait and called him.
The other end answered immediately. "I only heard about it, so it's not confirmed."
Wen Tingxue: "It's okay, tell me first."
The guy said, "It seems he found Meng Xiyao from your dormitory and asked her to help him pursue you. The cakes and pastries he bought were all given to Meng Xiyao to give to you.
"Reportedly, he spent a lot of money on you. If you consider it that way, it's normal for him to be a bit sour."
The situation became clear.
Wen Tingxue looked out the window.
She remembered that when Chi Zerui came to the Academy of Fine Arts, Bian Wei had asked her, "Did you receive everything I sent you?"
He had also said, "As long as you like it, is there anything else you want to eat? I'll buy it for you."
She had thought he was pursuing Meng Xiyao at the time, but she didn't expect...
No wonder he had reacted so strongly when she said she hadn't received them.
Wen Tingxue withdrew her gaze and emphasized, "If I had accepted his gifts and knowingly he was pursuing me, and I was still stringing him along, then him scolding me would not be unjust.
"But the premise is that I knew. The current situation is that I had no idea! I have a boyfriend, and we knew each other in high school. How could I possibly be looking for someone else?"
"Uh..." The guy scratched his head in confusion. "Then those things...?"
"Meng Xiyao said they were gifts from her suitor," Wen Tingxue repeated, her face gloomy.
The guy: "..."
"Holy cow!" After the shock came anger. "Is she that shameless?! She seemed okay on the surface!"
Wen Tingxue didn't respond, only saying, "Can you do me a favor and find evidence of Bian Wei's anonymous insults?"
"No problem." He patted his chest and guaranteed.
After hanging up the phone, Wen Tingxue messaged Lu Youran and explained the situation.
Lu Youran immediately video-called, gesticulating wildly. "Leave this matter to me! I'll make him experience what it means to be disgraced!
"It's too much to scold people without understanding the situation! What's even more infuriating is Meng Xiyao! I..."
She rolled up her sleeves and started scolding. "I've never seen such a shameless person! She wasn't being pursued by him, but she claimed it as her own! And to make matters worse, she used your name!
"I'm so angry, I'm going to have a good talk with her when she gets back. What was she thinking!"
The barrage of fire was so intense that Wen Tingxue didn't have a chance to interject.
By the time Lu Youran had finished her tirade, evidence of Bian Wei's anonymous insults had already been posted in the group, in the form of a video.
It recorded the process of him typing anonymously and the vile comments he posted.
He was completely caught.
Seeing that his scheme had been exposed, Bian Wei went completely mad.
All sorts of outrageous comments kept coming.
Lu Youran and Wen Tingxue retorted with logic and evidence, and others joined in. Bian Wei soon fell silent.
But the impact he had caused continued to spread.
Classmate one: "I really didn't expect it. He seemed fine on the surface, but he's actually like this in private!"
Classmate two: "Someone like this deserves to be the class monitor? Disgusting!"
Classmate three: "The school only filters out poor students, not scum!"
Classmate four: "He turned on her because he couldn't get her? Wen Tingxue is truly unlucky."
Classmate five: "Wen Tingxue is a pure sucker in this situation."
After the cause and effect were clarified, many people started discussing the incident on the forum.
The Academy of Fine Arts was not large, but it wasn't small either. With students and teachers combined, there were tens of thousands of people.
Bian Wei was completely socially dead, coupled with being disgraced.
By noon, #CreepyGuyAtFineArtsAcademy# had happily hit the top three trending topics.
He had truly achieved social death.
At the cafeteria, Lu Youran was laughing as she scrolled through the comments. "My god! These netizens' mouths are too venomous! Look at this comment..."
As Jiao Yutong leaned in, a Bluetooth transfer popped up on the screen. It was an anonymous message:
"Your boyfriend is already with Meng Xiyao. Go to A University and see for yourself if you don't believe me."
Jiao Yutong subconsciously looked at Lu Youran. Lu Youran's expression froze for a moment, as if she couldn't bear the blow.
But soon, she shook her head. "Impossible! My Xiao Xiao doesn't like Meng Xiyao's type! It must be a prank!"
As soon as she finished her self-comforting words, another photo arrived: at the entrance of A University, Jing Xiao proactively kissed Meng Xiyao.
It was very clear.
And very heartbreaking.
Lu Youran's chopsticks clattered to the floor. "No... I don't believe it! I'm going to see!"
She stood up in a daze and stumbled towards the door.
Jiao Yutong chased after her with her bag, accidentally stepping on a chopstick on the floor. Her head hit the corner of the table, and blood immediately flowed down.
Warm and sticky, Jiao Yutong wiped the blood from her hands and tentatively stood up.
But in the next second, she was scooped up horizontally. The clean scent of lemon soap filled her nose.
"Don't move," Tang Mo Bai said with a tense expression. "I'll take you to the infirmary."
His steps were swift, but his embrace was steady.
A scene completely like an idol drama caused cheers from the onlookers.
"Holy crap! So romantic!"
"Tang Mo Bai running over looks so cool!"
"Do these two have something going on? Tang Mo Bai is usually smiling, when did his face ever fall like this?"
"Last month, they often ate together. There must be something!"
"I'm shipping them, I'm shipping them."
The Academy of Fine Arts was not far from A University, so it was a quick taxi ride.
Therefore, by the time Lu Youran arrived downstairs at the male dormitory building, Jing Xiao was intimately embracing Meng Xiyao!
There's probably one more chapter, which will be posted in the afternoon.