Chapter 313 New Boyfriend
Lu Yuwu, carrying her books, walked towards the cafeteria with Luo Luo, her heart heavy.
Fu Yan has completely disappeared from her life for a week.
There was no explanation, only silence and no avoidance.
"Xiaowu, don't overthink it. Maybe Fu Yan..."
Luo Luo tried to comfort her, but Lu Yuwu suddenly stopped and stared straight at the entrance of the cafeteria.
Fu Yanzheng walked out from inside, with Zhou Zixuan by his side.
He wore a simple black coat, his posture still upright, but his eyes and brows were covered with an unyielding coldness.
His handsome yet sinister face was expressionless, as if covered with a layer of frost.
He also saw Lu Yuwu.
The moment their eyes met, Lu Yuwu's heart skipped a beat, and she even stopped breathing.
Fu Yan's gaze was indifferent, lingering on her face for less than half a second before he looked away without a ripple of emotion, as if he were looking at a stranger.
He walked right past her without stopping for even a second.
That kind of utter indifference that completely disregards people is more heartbreaking than any harsh words.
Lu Yuwu stood frozen in place, feeling a sudden surge of bitterness in her heart, which rushed to her nose, and her eyes instantly reddened.
She bit her lower lip hard to keep the tears from falling.
"What...what does he mean?!" Luo Luo was also furious and lowered her voice.
Lu Yuwu took a deep breath, forcibly suppressing her surging emotions, and forced a smile that looked worse than a grimace: "It's nothing, let's go eat."
She pulled Luo Luo along and quickly walked into the cafeteria, her back view showing a hint of panic.
She didn't understand. They were fine before, and Fu Yan even humbly begged her to make up. Why did he suddenly become so cold?
Seeing her forced smile, Luo Luo felt a pang of sadness.
In the afternoon, she made an excuse to slip out of the dormitory and ambushed Fu Yan, who had just finished class and was about to leave, near the teaching building.
"Fu Yan!" Luo Luo called out to him.
Fu Yan stopped and turned around, his eyes still cold and distant.
"What is it?" His voice was devoid of any warmth.
Luo Luo was taken aback by his attitude, but she still forced herself to step forward.
"What's wrong with you? Why are you suddenly being so cold to Xiaowu? Do you know how upset she is?"
Upon hearing this, Fu Yan's lips curled into a cold, mocking smile.
"Sad? What's there for her to be sad about? Hasn't she already found someone she likes? Perfect, I'm too lazy to play this game of playing hard to get with her anymore."
"Someone I click with? Who is it?" Luo Luo looked blank. "When did Xiao Wu...?"
“No need to play dumb.” Fu Yan interrupted her. “Aunt Shang told my mother herself that Lu Yuwu has someone she likes very much. What, she didn’t tell your best friend?”
Luo Luo was completely stunned.
Aunt Shang said that? She suddenly remembered the lie Lu Yuwu made up when she was interrogated by her family to hide her relationship with Fu Yan...
"No! Fu Yan, listen to me, it's a misunderstanding!" Luo Luo hurriedly explained, "Xiao Wu was..."
That's enough.
Fu Yan interrupted her again, his tone filled with impatience and exhaustion, "I don't want to hear anything more about her. Her affairs are none of my business."
After saying that, he stopped looking at Luo Luo, turned around and strode away, his back view lonely and cold.
Luo Luo watched him walk away, stomped her foot in anger, and immediately took out her phone to call Lu Yuwu, telling her exactly what she had heard from Fu Yan.
Lu Yuwu remained silent for a long time on the other end of the phone, so long that Luo Luo thought the signal had been lost.
"Xiaowu? Did you hear that? It's a misunderstanding! Your mother told Madam Fu what you said, and Fu Yan misunderstood. Go and explain it to him!" Luo Luo said anxiously.
Lu Yuwu's voice was filled with confusion and a sense of helplessness.
"Explain what? Explain that I lied to my family and said my boyfriend was someone else? Or explain that I didn't actually like that other person that much, and that I still had feelings for him, Fu Yan?"
She paused, her voice tinged with a self-deprecating sob.
"Luo Luo, don't you find it ridiculous? He didn't even ask me a single question. In his heart, I'm just someone who easily falls for someone else. Is there any need to explain such trust?"
"But……"
“No buts, anyway, I’ve already broken up with him.” Lu Yuwu interrupted her. “Since he’s chosen to believe what he heard, anything I say will only make me look more ridiculous.”
After hanging up the phone, Lu Yuwu leaned against the wall of her dormitory, and tears finally streamed down her face silently.
It turns out that when your heart is chilled to the extreme, you can't even cry out loud.
Just then, Luo Luo's WeChat rang again.
It's a picture message.
Upon opening the window, one sees Jin Ting standing in front of Fu Yan in front of the business school building, looking up at him and saying something with a sweet smile on her face. Although Fu Yan has no expression, he does not leave immediately.
Luo Luo rolled her eyes in anger.
"Look! It's Jin Ting again! She's like a persistent ghost! I'm going to go and talk to Fu Yan about this right now!"
Looking at the photo, Lu Yuwu felt as if her heart had been stabbed again, but more than that, she felt exhausted.
She replied, "Really, it's not necessary."
She looked out at the gray sky, took a deep breath, as if she had made up her mind.
"Maybe he's right, I should move on."
In the afternoon, Lu Yuwu went to the library alone.
She had barely sat down by the window when a figure hesitated and stopped opposite her.
"Lu Yuwu?"
Lu Yuwu looked up and saw a handsome young man with delicate features, wearing thin-rimmed glasses and possessing a gentle and refined demeanor.
She recognized him; he was Gu Yan, the head of the arts and culture department of the student union, and quite famous at school.
"Hello, Senior Gu," Lu Yuwu replied, forcing herself to stay alert.
Gu Yan pushed up his glasses a little shyly, his cheeks slightly flushed: "Um, I've always admired you. Your designs are very inspired. I've liked you for a long time. Could you give me a chance to date you?"
Normally, Lu Yuwu would most likely politely refuse.
But at this moment, looking into Gu Yan's sincere and gentle eyes, thinking of Fu Yan's cold gaze, and Jin Ting's smug face, a surge of impulsiveness welled up inside her.
Why should she stay here and be sad?
Why can Fu Yan give up so easily, but she can't start a new life?
Why not find a gentle and considerate boyfriend and forget about that domineering and hurtful guy?
She nodded defiantly, "Okay."
Gu Yan was stunned, seemingly not expecting her to agree so readily, then blushed: "Really? That's great! Lu Yuwu, I will definitely treat you well."
Lu Yuwu forced a smile and offered her hand.
That evening, he updated his WeChat Moments with a photo of them holding hands, but no caption.
Almost at the same time, Gu Yan also officially announced his relationship on his WeChat Moments and tagged Lu Yuwu.
The two posts on WeChat Moments instantly went viral across various social media platforms at University A.
[Holy crap? Lu Yuwu and Gu Yan have officially announced their relationship?!]
[No... I always thought she and Fu Yan were a couple! Fu Yan, the school heartthrob, pursued her so passionately!]
[So, after all this time, was Fu, the school heartthrob, in a one-sided love affair? Or did he get dumped?]
[I knew it! How could Lu Yuwu possibly be interested in an iceberg like Fu Yan? Senior Gu Yan is so gentle!]
[The forum is exploding! The forum is about to explode! This is definitely the biggest plot twist of the year!]
The campus forum was instantly flooded with posts, all sorts of speculation and mockery.
Everyone was stunned, including Luo Luo.
Looking at the photo of Lu Yuwu and Gu Yan holding hands on her phone screen, and recalling Fu Yan's chilling gaze that afternoon, she felt utterly powerless.
This misunderstanding is probably impossible to explain away now.
And at this moment.
In the boys' dormitory.
Zhou Zixuan looked at his phone, then cautiously glanced at the figure on the opposite bed who had been silent since returning in the afternoon, exuding a frighteningly low aura, and didn't even dare to breathe loudly.
Fu Yan stared at the glaring photo of them holding hands on his phone screen, his eyes filled with malice.
He slammed his phone face down on the table with a loud bang, then pulled the blanket over himself, completely shutting out the outside world.
Seeing this, Zhou Zixuan had no way to cheer him up and could only sigh.
"You didn't even manage to win him over, and he ran off with someone else. What bad luck."
Fu Yan coldly threw off the blanket and stared at him.
Zhou Zixuan raised his hands in surrender.
"Okay, okay, I won't say anything more, alright?"
...
The cafeteria was still bustling with activity.
As Lu Yuwu walked in arm in arm with Gu Yan, she quickly felt that familiar gaze.
Fu Yan sat alone by the window, barely touching the food in front of him.
He looked at her with indifferent, cold, scrutinizing eyes, desperately suppressing his emotions.
Lu Yuwu's eyes met his, and her heart involuntarily clenched for a moment, but she stubbornly turned her head away.
She quickly looked away, as if she hadn't seen him at all, and a bright smile appeared on her face.
Lu Yuwu turned her head and said softly to Gu Yan, "Let's go sit over there, there seems to be an empty seat."
She pulled Gu Yan along and walked straight to the corner furthest from Fu Yan, her back view resolute, not even sparing him a glance.
Gu Yan naturally sensed the unease emanating from the window, as well as the subtle, probing glances cast from those around him.
He considerately didn't ask any more questions, but simply pulled out a chair for Lu Yuwu and went to the window to get her favorite dishes.
After sitting down, Lu Yuwu looked at her gentle boyfriend across from her, remained silent for a moment, and then spoke softly.
"Gu Yan, there's something I think I should tell you."
Gu Yan put down his chopsticks and looked at her seriously: "Go on."
“Fu Yan and I…we used to be together.”
Lu Yuwu lowered her eyes, staring at the rice on her plate. "We broke up later, and recently there were some misunderstandings. Maybe he thought I... Anyway, we have nothing to do with each other now."
She looked up again, her eyes filled with honesty and a hint of vulnerability: "I'm serious about agreeing to be with you, and I hope we can try to move forward together."
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