In the end, the truth about that night came out among the classmates.

What they imagined was completely different from what actually happened. There were no embarrassing scenes or wild moments. What happened was simply a big misunderstanding: one student, caught in an argument with friends, was forcibly dragged into first class on a plane, then hauled to the foot of Mount Tai, alongside two very eccentric friends.

Although they were all envious of the first-class flight, going straight to climb Mount Tai afterward?

“…Isn’t that just like a last meal before going to the execution ground?”

Someone, perhaps a genius in the class, said this.

Once the rumors were cleared up, most of the class resumed normal eye contact with the trio.

Even though there were a lot of dramatic rumors online, it was easy to figure out that such events were highly unlikely in real life.

So, the classmates mostly just laughed it off. Only the “Gossip Quartet” had expressions that were hard to explain.

After the “wall-climbing incident,” these four self-proclaimed “truth-knowers” had naturally formed a small group dedicated to gossip.

Now, the members of this group all wore strangely unified expressions.

— After all, jumping from a plot about the “sea of flowers” to a story of a youth full of elite families wasn’t a good sign.

Zhao Xiaxia was now completely certain that the two transfer students’ feelings for Ye Wangxing were far from simple—at least, no normal friends would do such things.

Who in their right mind would have a fight with a friend, stay up all night, buy first-class tickets, drag someone to the foot of Mount Tai, make them hike until they were exhausted, and then only reconcile once the other person was too tired to argue?

Zhang Le and Li Jun were both nodding vigorously.

“In most situations, you just fight it out and be done with it. But to buy first-class tickets, drag the person to the foot of Mount Tai, and force them to hike? Okay, maybe that’s something a rich kid would do, but if they couldn’t make it halfway, and had to carry the person up—”

Zhang Le and Li Jun exchanged a glance and shivered simultaneously.

If it were them in that situation, they would have mocked the other person for being so weak, not even able to climb Mount Tai. Forget about the princess carry, they wouldn’t even be able to help the person walk!

Well, now the intentions of the two transfer students were pretty clear. The real question was, what did Ye Wangxing think about all this?

It wasn’t that the four of them had anything against same-sex relationships, but they were at a crucial stage with the upcoming college entrance exam. Plus, the road ahead was hard. If those two made things clear, Ye Wangxing could be really affected by it.

The other three also nodded solemnly, their expressions serious, but their conversation was slowly veering off course.

They went from discussing news about “A Teenager’s Grades Plummet After Two Same-Sex Friends Confess Their Love” to youth pain literature, then to stories about the Green River campus, and finally, straight to a melodramatic soap opera involving wealthy families. By the time the bell rang for class, they were already debating how to subtly remind Ye Wangxing, in case the wealthy aunt tried to throw money at him, to make sure he stated it was a voluntary gift.

Class finally started, and they managed to calm down for a while. But as soon as the bell rang for break, they gathered again.

What no one noticed was that the other two main characters from the incident the day before had left the classroom.

Zhou Mu had heard about the events, but he didn’t pay much attention, quickly pushing it aside. For him, Su Qing was far more important.

“Su Qing, why didn’t you answer my calls last night? Do you know how many girls tried to get in touch with me? I turned them all down just to focus on calling you.”

Zhou Mu pulled Su Qing to a quieter spot and bombarded her with a series of questions. Su Qing, still groggy from the intense study session the night before, hadn’t fully snapped out of her daze. Zhou Mu’s barrage of questions made her come back to her senses.

She coldly pushed Zhou Mu’s hand away and said: “Then go date those girls who wanted to talk to you. You were quick to let go of my hand when we were at the academic affairs office, weren’t you? My brother said I shouldn’t date you. I even spoke up for you, and yet, how did you treat me?”

The more she spoke, the more aggrieved she felt. Zhou Mu’s reaction the day before had really humiliated her in front of her brother.

Even though she didn’t want to lower her head in front of her brother or family, Zhou Mu couldn’t just make her lose face like this.

Look at his performance. He got beaten so badly by his uncle, and within 5 minutes of entering the principal’s office, he yelled for a breakup. She didn’t even say anything!

Zhou Mu looked at Su Qing’s angry expression, feeling a little guilty. It was indeed him who had shouted for the breakup first, but wasn’t it an urgent matter that needed to be handled quickly?

Thinking of this, Zhou Mu regained his confidence.

“…Su Qing, I really had no choice. My uncle really kicked the life out of me. If we don’t break up, I might really get beaten to death. Do you want me to die just to prove that I love you? Is this the kind of love you want?”

Zhou Mu said this with a face full of disappointment.

Su Qing still turned her face away and didn’t look at him, but she bit her lower lip.

Zhou Mu’s words did make some sense to her. His uncle really seemed like the kind of person who would beat Zhou Mu to death. She didn’t want Zhou Mu to get hurt. If they discussed it properly, she might agree to a fake breakup.

In the end, Su Qing softened. The words she originally wanted to say were stuck in her throat. After a long silence, she lightly said,

“Zhou Mu, I don’t think I can feel your love for me anymore.”

When Su Qing returned to her seat, no one around her noticed her. Although she felt a little awkward, she decided to focus on her studies, looking at the books on her desk.

Zhou Mu, on the other hand, had much more complicated thoughts. When he saw that no one paid attention to him coming back, his expression darkened. He wanted to explode, but the class bell rang, forcing him to swallow his anger.

He still had big problems on his hands. He hadn’t submitted his self-reflection paper yet. If he caused trouble now, even the principal wouldn’t be able to protect him.

Zhou Mu looked at the class teacher who walked in, and for the time being, he became quiet.

The class teacher, however, brought them some good news.

“Students, we are about to have the autumn sports meeting! I hope you all will relax during these few days, but remember to stay safe…”

Zhou Mu’s previously dimmed eyes immediately lit up.

He was confident that he could win a place at the autumn sports meeting and prove his love to Su Qing.

Wasn’t this what happened on the internet? Every time there was a sports meeting, it was his chance to shine, the kind of student who sat at the back of the class but would perform spectacularly. Last year, he had even earned a good position for the class.

But when it came to wearing sports shoes, he wasn’t too brave about getting close to other students.

Meanwhile, Ye Wangxing’s gaze flickered without Zhou Mu noticing.

A week later…

At the opening ceremony of the autumn sports meeting.

The students stood in rows at the center of the playground, staring wide-eyed at the seats around the city sports hall and the fully turned-on air conditioning.

“Booking the whole city sports hall just for the school’s sports meeting, and this kind of thing actually happened in real life…”

One student said, stunned, and the others nodded in agreement.

“I can now feel the shock of the female protagonist in novels. Someone actually did this…”

“Is this sports hall really meant for us?”

The four members of the “eating melon” group looked at Ye Wangxing, who was also dumbfounded in the crowd, and the two people standing next to him who seemed normal, but had an aura that screamed “trying to take credit.”

Jiang Yue, feeling the cold air behind her, mumbled,

“So this is what the legendary competition is like?”

She liked it!

 

 

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