Chapter 89 The Beautiful, Gold-Digging School Beauty—Hopeless

“Jiajia, no, he…” Xu Shuangshuang wanted to defend Jiang Chen.

Wei Jia interrupted her directly: "Xu Shuangshuang, if you want to keep listening to me, shut up, or I'll hang up right now!"

Xu Shuangshuang fell silent.

Wei Jia continued in a tone of exasperation, "Xu Shuangshuang, what can I say about you!"

"After the college entrance exam, why didn't Jiang Chen confirm your relationship? Instead, he waited for the college admission notice. You kept saying he was thinking about your future and protecting you, but that's all bullshit. Did you ever hear him say it was for you? I advised you to forget him then! He was clearly thinking about himself! He was worried you wouldn't get into Beijing University. He couldn't give up his school for you, but at the same time, he didn't love you enough. He couldn't guarantee he could maintain a four-year long-distance relationship. He was worried you would affect his future prospects!"

"You foolishly repeated a year for him, wasting a whole year of your life. And what did he do? He still started dating in his freshman year, saying he couldn't forget you and that he was dating so he could forget you. He really thinks he's the male protagonist in a novel, trying to show off by finding a substitute! Does a bastard like him even deserve it!"

"Jiajia! Don't insult Jiang Chen by calling him an illegitimate child. This isn't his fault! He couldn't have decided what happened to him!" Xu Shuangshuang's voice was filled with anger.

Wei Jia laughed in exasperation: "Xu Shuangshuang, you're really something. I've said so much, and all you remember is the illegitimate child!"

"Jiajia, I..."

Wei Jia: "Stop talking, I don't want to hear you. It's giving me a headache. Anyway, you're the kind of person who doesn't listen to advice, so I shouldn't waste my breath!"

"Xu Shuangshuang, you've always been speaking from your own perspective, talking about the hurt you suffered and the bad things Jiang Chen went through. But in my opinion, neither of you is innocent. The one who suffered the most from beginning to end was Jiang Chen's ex-girlfriend, the school beauty of your school! She was beautiful and talented, and meeting such a scumbag like Jiang Chen was simply the biggest pitfall she encountered in her life!"

"Finally, as your former best friend, I'm giving you one last piece of advice. It's obvious why Jiang Chen won't see you. He chickened out. He doesn't want to keep what he said while drunk. He doesn't want to go public with your relationship. He doesn't love you enough!"

"When it comes to love, whoever gets hurt the most suffers. You'd better think about what's best for you."

After saying that, Wei Jia hung up the phone without waiting for Xu Shuangshuang's reaction.

Xu Shuangshuang held the phone, staring blankly at the big tree outside the window, lost in thought.

*

Jiang Chen had been torturing himself lately, constantly running around without a moment's rest. Only he knew that he had become cowardly.

As time goes by, new things happen at school, and new topics are constantly being updated on the forum.

And with the approach of final exams, the forum became much quieter, and his affairs had long been overshadowed by new things. Jiang Chen did not want to become a hot topic of discussion again.

They can wait. He's a sophomore now. If they wait two more years, until they leave campus and are no longer bound by the school, they can be together openly.

Jiang Chen made these decisions himself. He hadn't figured out how to tell Xu Shuangshuang yet. Xu Shuangshuang's happy expression that night kept lingering in his mind, and his confident words kept echoing in his ears. He felt a little ashamed to say it.

He could only run away.

His busy life lessened his guilt considerably, and he tried his best to prove that he was really busy.

The irony is, who is he trying to prove something to? Perhaps only to himself.

*

That day, after taking Yao Yao back to her dormitory, Xiao Yanzhi rode his bike to the boys' dormitory because he remembered that he had left a new tablet there and he wanted to get it back for his girlfriend.

During their conversation today, Yao Yao mentioned that she wanted to buy a tablet. She looked at several models but was having trouble deciding, so she asked her boyfriend to help her choose one.

Upon hearing this, Xiao Yanzhi said, "Yaoyao, wait a moment. I have a new tablet with a matching pen. I'll bring it to you tomorrow. Try it out and see if you like it. If you don't like it, we can buy another one."

Yao Yao: "Then how will you use it? I'll just buy it myself. I've been teaching guzheng lately and I've made a lot of money!"

Xiao Yanzhi: "I have another one myself. I bought it on a whim when I saw a new one came out, but it's been sitting in my dorm room and I haven't used it. I almost forgot about it if you hadn't mentioned it."

Yao Yao glanced at him: "You're really rich and powerful, you can even forget this!"

Xiao Yanzhi smiled ingratiatingly at her.

*

When Xiao Yanzhi entered the dormitory, the other three were already there. They were all a little surprised because they were not in the same major and rarely saw each other. In addition, after he started dating, he didn't even go back to the dormitory for lunch breaks, so they saw each other even less often.

Jiang Chen and Xiao Yanzhi's eyes met. This was the first time the two had met since Xiao Yanzhi and Yu Yao got together.

The atmosphere in the dormitory became a little awkward for a moment.

Zhang Xinyu spoke first, trying to break the awkward atmosphere with a joke: "Captain Xiao, what a rare guest! What brings you back to the dorm?"

Jiang Chen's eyes darted away, and he looked away first.

Xiao Yanzhi's expression remained indifferent. His attitude towards Jiang Chen had always been lukewarm. Before, they would only talk occasionally when they played ball together, and rarely had any contact at other times. After learning about his girlfriend's experience, his feelings for Jiang Chen plummeted. Anyway, if his girlfriend didn't like him, he wouldn't like him either.

Xiao Yanzhi smiled and said, "My girlfriend wants to buy a tablet. I just remembered that I bought a new tablet before, but it's been sitting unused in the cabinet. I'll show it to her. If she likes it, she can use it. If not, we'll buy her a new one."

Another roommate, who wore glasses, immediately praised, "Brother Xiao is so good to his wife!"

Xiao Yanzhi said with considerable pride, "Yaoyao is also very good to me!"

"Brother Xiao, I'm getting goosebumps!" Zhang Xinyu said exaggeratedly, rolling up his long sleeves.

"You're being so dramatic! Wait until you're in a relationship, then let's see if you still dare to complain about how cheesy it is!" Xiao Yanzhi said to his roommate while opening his closet and rummaging through it.

The boy with glasses continued cheerfully, "Brother Xiao is right, Xinyu, I think you're completely immune to romance!"

Zhang Xinyu sighed and said, "It's not my fault I don't have a girlfriend!"

The three chatted happily.

Jiang Chen remained silent. He turned to the side and walked silently toward the dormitory bathroom.

Xiao Yanzhi glanced at his back expressionlessly, then picked up the unopened tablet and stuffed it into his bag.

After saying goodbye to my roommates, I left the dormitory.