Chapter 99 is about the man I secretly love.

The night breeze was gentle, and the man inside the car only showed his profile, with deep-set eyes and regular features.

He's not exactly handsome, but his charisma gives off a much stronger impression than his looks.

The moment Wen Jiu saw him, Zhou Huaiqian came to mind; the man in front of her felt almost exactly the same as him.

Wen Jiu frowned.

To be honest, being like Zhou Huaiqian isn't a good thing.

"Is that Li Yue's boyfriend in the driver's seat?" Li Sijin asked casually, linking her arm with Li Yue's. "He seems older than us."

Before Wen Jiu could answer, she heard a student next to her say, "I was saying this was pretty, but it turns out they've already taken a shortcut."

"What do you know? People can avoid working hard for many years."

Laughter filled the air, and it was all mockery.

Wen Jiu frowned slightly and turned her head back.

The group of people who were laughing were surprised when the girl in front of them suddenly turned around and stared straight at them with her clear, bright eyes.

They were stunned for a moment when they were being stared at.

Under the doorway light, that face looked obedient and quiet, but its eyes were strangely indifferent.

It inexplicably created a feeling of oppression.

Perhaps someone noticed that they had just sat together, their smiles faded, and they left dejectedly.

Even though it was the first time they met and they knew nothing about each other, they still blurted out slanderous words.

Li Sijin was surprised by the girl's boldness, and immediately comforted her after regaining her composure: "It's okay, don't pay any attention to them."

"Um."

Wen Jiu responded and was about to step down the stairs when the girl beside her, who had been silent all along, suddenly spoke up: "Actually, what they said isn't wrong, is it?"

She was slightly taken aback.

Li Sijin asked in surprise, "Qingmian, what are you talking about?"

"That guy," Jiang Qingmian muttered, "he looks much older than us. What else could he be but a kept man?"

The girl's words were too casual and straightforward, so Wen Jiu turned her head to look at her.

“I don’t think so,” Li Sijin said, speaking up for others. “Maybe they’re just a bit older.”

"She's so beautiful, why would she choose an older man? What else would she want besides his age?"

"Hiss," Li Sijin was speechless, caught off guard by the girl's barbed words, and looked to Wen Jiu for help.

Wen Jiu remained calm, offering neither explanation nor rebuttal, simply saying, "Let's go eat."

“Yes, yes,” Li Sijin immediately chimed in, “Let’s not talk about her anymore, let’s go eat, the restaurant will get crowded later.”

Although the conflict was brought to a stop in time, the mindset was clearly different from before.

The three girls walked down the street, and for a moment none of them spoke.

After buying their food, as they walked back to their dormitory, they bumped into Lu Jingci, who was heading towards the restaurant.

Under the dim streetlights, the boy stood out handsomely in the crowd, and the girls around him were subtly glancing in his direction.

Li Sijin's eyes lit up: "That must be Lu Jingci, right? He's so handsome!"

Jiang Qingmian reacted similarly, looking at the boy not far away, her eyes flickering: "Xiao Jiu, do you have his contact information?"

Wen Jiu shook her head.

The two replied regretfully, "No."

*

"Hey, this is the one I told you about who looks really innocent," Xu Yi nudged his roommates, who were sitting far away during the meeting and hadn't seen her.

Upon hearing this, some people turned their gaze toward Wen Jiu and the others.

"This girl doesn't seem like someone you'd be easy to pursue."

"Why?"

"Look at the things she's wearing and her demeanor; her family is probably quite wealthy. Most people would never be interested in her."

Lu Jingci watched quietly.

He had noticed long ago that Zhou Yanchuan would often buy gifts for girls, ranging from clothes and shoes to accessories and jewelry.

Everything came from his hands.

He was somewhat restrained in high school, but in college, with more freedom in his clothing choices, Wen Jiu's charisma became completely undeniable.

However, compared to his arrogance, the girl gave off a cool and charming vibe.

Xu Yi noticed Lu Jingci's gaze lingering on him: "Interested?"

"No."

Seeing the person who coldly tossed out such a sentence and left, the remaining boys teased Xu Yi:

"What are you thinking? How could a top student like him be interested in dating?"

Xu Yi also found his question funny, but why did he ask it?

Perhaps it was because it was so dark that Lu Jingci's gaze seemed a little more affectionate.

*

On the way back to the dormitory, the two girls were still discussing Lu Jingci.

"Xiao Jiu, was Lu Jingci popular in junior high school?"

"Um."

"Why didn't you ask him for his contact information or something?"

"There wasn't much communication."

Hearing this incredibly straightforward statement, Li Sijin reached out and pinched the girl's cheek: "I always felt that you hadn't figured things out yet. How come you're already in a relationship? Your brother is pretty quick on you."

Wen Jiu shook her head: "No."

"Um?"

"It's the guy I have a crush on."

"What!"

Wen Jiu met the girl's surprised gaze and nodded again.

Li Sijin was even more shocked.

She always thought the girl was so well-behaved because someone had tricked and lured her away beforehand.

How could it be that she has a crush on someone?

"Is that person nice?" she asked, resting her chin on her hand.

"Um."

How good is it?

When Li Sijin asked this question, she thought the girl might list her boyfriend's good points, but to her surprise, the girl didn't list anything and just said gently, "He's very good."

She was slightly distracted, and a thought struck her.

I'm a little curious about this great boyfriend.

The dormitory lights go out at midnight.

Wen Jiu didn't have the habit of staying up late, and she was already sleepy around 11 p.m., but looking at the empty bed opposite hers, she forced herself not to sleep, afraid that someone would come back, since the door was locked.

Li Sijin looked at the person who was dozing off on the table and found it both cute and funny: "Baby, don't wait anymore. Our dormitory has a curfew of 10 p.m. If she doesn't come back by then, she definitely won't be back tonight."

"It's nothing," Wen Jiu rubbed her eyes, stood up and went to turn off the dormitory lights. "Are you guys going to sleep? You go to sleep, I'll wait a little longer."

Wen Jiu didn't know what time she waited until she drifted off to sleep.

When I woke up again, the bed opposite mine was still empty.

Noticing her gaze, Jiang Qingmian laughed sarcastically and said, "People from big cities are just different. They don't come home at night right after the start of the semester."

Wen Jiu frowned slightly. She could sense that the girl's dislike for Li Yue was no longer simple; it was hostile.

She didn't know where this hostility came from. Was it simply because Li Yue had a boyfriend who was a bit older?

Wen Jiu didn't like what she just said, and since she didn't like it, she didn't respond. She just got up and got out of bed.

Seeing that no one was paying attention to her, Jiang Qingmian lost interest in saying anything more.

She had just entered the dormitory yesterday, and her first impression was that she liked Wen Jiu the most. She felt that Wen Jiu and she would get along very well.

But after a day of contact, I found that wasn't the case.

The girl may look gentle, but her personality is different; compared to them, she is much more independent.

He doesn't talk much in the dormitory and mostly does his own thing quietly.

I'm not really interested in celebrities.

Most importantly, his attitude towards Li Yue.

Wen Jiu seemed to have no problem with Li Yue at all, which was the thing that Jiang Qingmian disliked the most.