Ning Bufan went straight back to his seat. Xu Xiu looked at his brother and sighed, "Being thick-skinned has its advantages. At least you don't overthink things. I thought he would be sad for a while, but I didn't expect him to be so decisive."
When Ning Bufan returned to his dorm that night, he went to bed early and refused to play games when his roommates asked him to.
Lying in bed, thinking about the past month with her, tears welled up in her eyes, and her lips trembled slightly.
He's usually carefree, but when he falls for someone for the first time, can he really let go so easily? Won't his heart ache? Obviously, the answer is no.
What saddened him even more was that it was because of him that his brother had fallen into such a passive situation.
The first person she ever liked actually slandered her best friend.
This was even more painful than being abandoned outright. Although he knew Xu Xiu didn't care, he still felt really guilty.
Therefore, Ning Bufan secretly made up his mind that he would wholeheartedly help him in the days to come, and as for love, he would leave it to fate. Love might abandon him, but Xu Xiu would not.
That night in his dorm, Xu Xiu sneezed several times for some reason. He wondered if it was because he had taken on too many orders and his parents were scolding him behind his back.
Pang Wenjun was grinning at his phone, clearly flirting with his girlfriend. Xiao Xu couldn't stand it anymore and snapped, "Old Pang, can't you be a little more considerate of how Old Wen and I feel?"
Wen Zhicai replied, "Women are nowhere near as fun as games."
Xiao Xu: "......"
"Then you have to understand how Lao Xu and I feel!"
As soon as Xiao Xu finished speaking, Xu Xiu replied, "I rejected the school beauty, so what do you think I have to envy?"
"Damn it, you guys aren't normal! I can't take it anymore, I'm going to an internet cafe to stomp on noobs!"
After saying that, Xiao Xu slammed the door and left.
Without Xiao Xu chattering away, the dorm instantly became harmonious. Some chatted with girls, some played games, and some looked at documents.
In the days following Singles' Day, everyone has been quite busy, and there have been a lot of packages being delivered to the school. It feels like everyone is either picking up a package or on their way to pick one up every day.
As Xu Xiu walked along the road, some classmates would occasionally point and whisper about him, but he didn't care.
Some things get worse the more you try to explain them, and I'm too lazy to deal with them anyway, I've been busy these past few days.
Thus, the rumor that the top scorer was a scumbag continued to spread over the past few days. Rumors are like an invisible blade that kills without drawing blood.
Singles' Day falls on Friday, so Liu Qianxue wasn't at school for the two-day weekend. During class on Monday and Tuesday, she didn't pay much attention to what her classmates were discussing, but she did feel that everyone seemed to be looking at her intentionally or unintentionally.
Finally, after being reminded by a classmate, she opened the school forum and saw the post. Only then did she realize who posted it. Looking at the content of the post, she didn't need to guess.
Xu Xiu hasn't asked her to testify for so many days, nor has he offered any explanation or response. Now, public opinion is very unfavorable to her.
Liu Qianxue put down her phone, took out paper and pen, wrote a short message, took a picture, and posted it on the forum.
The title is "I want to know what kind of person Xu Xiu is, please come in."
Soon, the popularity of her post rivaled that of the post exposing Xu Xiu. Liu Qianxue wrote on the paper, "I am the most qualified to say whether Xu Xiu is a scumbag or not."
“The girl who lied about being his girlfriend is me. As you all know, I said at the military training mobilization meeting that I came to Hangzhou University for Xu Xiu. He is not a scumbag, but I let him down. Xu Xiu and I were classmates in junior high and high school. He liked me for six whole years, but I ignored him again and again. He said he already has someone he likes. I don’t know if he’s trying to get rid of me or if he really has someone he likes. He doesn’t care about these things because he doesn’t want to respond. But I will not allow anyone to slander him. I know who posted this. If you don’t publicly apologize within three days, you can expect to receive a lawyer’s letter.”
The content of Liu Qianxue's post spread throughout the school in a very short time, breaking the hearts of many boys who never imagined that the school beauty and the top student had this past.
Xu Xiu was still studying the data in the studio when the forum incident alarmed the school leaders. Xu Xiu and Liu Qianxue were both summoned to the principal's office.
They thought they were going to be reprimanded by their superiors, but the principal politely poured them tea, leaving them completely bewildered.
Sun Xiangxun smiled and said, "Don't be nervous, my two classmates. I called you here today for two reasons: first, about the posts on the forum, and second, about your business venture, Xu Xiu."
"I've read all the posts on the forum, so it seems you know who's spreading the rumors, right?"
Liu Qianxue nodded and whispered, "I know who it is."
"Yes, if she takes the initiative to admit her mistake, the school will punish her accordingly."
Sun Xiangxun said seriously.
"By the way, Xu Xiu, congratulations! Your account on all platforms is almost ten million followers now, right?"
"Our sales during Singles' Day have made it into the top 20 on a certain platform, that's really impressive."
"My wife bought clothes from your store during Singles' Day."
“Principal Sun, you flatter me. I only owe it to the legacy of my ancestors and the support of my parents. I haven’t actually done anything.”
Xu Xiu said modestly.
“Xu Xiu, you’re too modest. I know that your parents’ factory hasn’t been doing very well in recent years.”
"You managed to revive your parents' factory in just six months, and far surpassed previous achievements. I have to admire you."
Listening to their conversation, Liu Qianxue recalled what her parents had done behind the scenes to the Xu family. Family interests always come first. The Xu family had been cooperating with them as suppliers for so many years, and they were the factory with the best quality and fastest delivery among all the suppliers.
Thinking of these things, Liu Qianxue felt somewhat saddened.
As the two were leaving, Sun Xiangxun made sure to assure Xu Xiu that he would give him a satisfactory explanation for what happened on the forum.
The two walked to the entrance of the office building. Liu Qianxue looked at Xu Xiu, hoping he would say something, but Xu Xiu simply said two words, "Thank you."
Then she left without looking back, leaving behind a stunningly beautiful figure weeping softly in the cold wind.
Back in the studio, the boys all looked at him with admiration. Pang Wenjun walked up to Xu Xiu and teased, "I didn't expect Old Xu to be such a romantic."
"You've been chasing girls for six years, you're truly something else, Lao Xu."
"Lao Xiao pursued a girl from the next department for a week but failed, so he moved on to a different target. He even told me that this was called cutting his losses."
"Hey Lao Pang, why are you dragging me into this? Is this a personal attack? If you're so capable, let's have a one-on-one fight in the game!"
Xiao Xu scoffed from the side.
Pang Wenjun ignored Xiao Xu and continued, "Since Old Xu knows that Liu, the school beauty, is wrong and is even pursuing you, why don't you accept her?"
When this question was raised, everyone present perked up their ears, and Wen Zhicai curiously turned his head over.
Looking at everyone's gossipy expressions, Xu Xiu said helplessly, "You all understand the saying 'a good horse doesn't eat the grass it has already grazed,' right?"
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