Zhong Hanjie stared intently at Qiao Xi with his smiling eyes sparkling. After a while, he finally came to his senses and extended his hand to her. "My name is Zhong Hanjie. You can just call me by my name."
He meant to shake hands with Qiao Xi, but Qiao Xi didn't want to be near other men, so she could only smile apologetically at him.
Zhong Hanjie didn't mind at all. He said to Qiao Xi like a little fanboy, "I heard about you after I came back from military training. I admire you so much."
Qiao Xi laughed awkwardly twice, "Junior, I feel embarrassed when you say that."
"I didn't expect Senior Qiao Xi to be so beautiful." Zhong Hanjie praised Qiao Xi without reservation, which aroused dissatisfaction among the surrounding girls.
They all looked at Qiao Xi with hostile eyes, but Lu Mingxuan's eyes were the most malicious.
In his heart, Qiao Xi was his woman, and now, another man was trying to steal her away!
He almost couldn't hold back, but fortunately Qiao Yuan stopped him at the crucial moment and prevented him from rushing out.
Zhong Hanjie suddenly asked with a hint of shyness, "Senior, do you have a boyfriend?"
"Huh?" Qiao Xi was caught completely off guard by the question.
Although Zhong Hanjie was shy, he still asked her to confirm, "Do you have a boyfriend now?"
Qiao Xi opened her mouth slightly, hesitating in her heart. A boyfriend is a boyfriend, and a husband is a husband. There is a difference between the two, right?
As Zhong Hanjie waited anxiously, Qiao Xi shook her head slightly and replied, "No."
“Then you…” Zhong Hanjie was interrupted by Lu Mingxuan halfway through his sentence, “Zhong, this is the school cafeteria, do you think this is appropriate?”
"What did I do?" Zhong Hanjie asked innocently.
"What do you think?" Lu Mingxuan looked menacing, as if he wanted to teach him a lesson.
Zhong Hanjie wasn't afraid at all. With his upright character, he asked him, "Please tell me, did I commit murder and arson, or did I abduct a woman?"
"School is a place for learning, not a place for you to act like a hooligan," Lu Mingxuan reminded him loudly and firmly.
"Playing dirty tricks?" Zhong Hanjie sneered and retorted, "I confessed my feelings openly and honestly in front of everyone, how does that make me a dirty trickster?"
No problem. No one present should think Zhong Hanjie was being indecent. Only Lu Mingxuan could say something like that.
Furthermore, he gave Qiao Xi a meaningful look, seemingly asking for her help and hoping she would speak up for him.
But Qiao Xi didn't 'understand' his meaning at all and chose to continue ignoring him.
Lu Mingxuan finally couldn't hold back and shouted to Qiao Xi, "Qiao, you don't need to pay attention to him."
Upon hearing this, Qiao Xi sneered inwardly and said seriously, "I don't think the junior is being a hooligan either."
"How did someone as sincere and responsible as this junior become a scoundrel in the eyes of the former school heartthrob?"
A painful question was suddenly thrown at Lu Mingxuan. Lu Mingxuan did not expect Qiao Xi to be so heartless. It was one thing for her to treat him the way she treated him between the two of them, but in front of outsiders, she actually did not help him and instead helped another man!
Qiao Xi's suggestion sparked a discussion among Zhong Hanjie's supporters, who chimed in, "Maybe the junior stole Lu's title of school heartthrob and is feeling resentful."
I think so too.
"Don't talk nonsense, Lu is not that kind of person." Qiao Yuan finally stopped hiding behind him and surprisingly stood up to speak for him.
Based on her past behavior, she should be the one being protected, and at least she wouldn't speak up for him at this time.
Could it be that their relationship has recently blossomed and is now ready to blossom into marriage?
Qiao Xi couldn't help but mutter softly, "Beauty is truly in the eye of the beholder."
The meaning of those words wasn't actually that easy to understand, but some people have something to hide, so they react very quickly, "Sister, what do you mean by that?"
Qiao Xi hadn't expected her to hear it; she had just muttered it unconsciously.
But since she's asked that question, she has to speak from the perspective of facts. "Did I say something wrong?"
Some sharp-eyed classmates immediately understood Qiao Xi's meaning and said sarcastically, "Our former school heartthrob not only has a bad character, but also bad taste. How could he be interested in a woman like this?"
The meaning behind those words was quite subtle, but Qiao Yuan understood them instantly and denied them decisively, "Don't talk nonsense. My relationship with Lu is purely that of classmates."
"Qiao Yuan, do you think we're blind?" a girl bluntly reminded her, "Have you already forgotten about being caught holding hands with Lu at the stationery store?"
To be honest, Qiao Xi had almost forgotten about it too.
This girl's reminder brought the incident to the attention of many people, not just finance students, but the entire art department and even the whole school.
It seems the school had already spoken to Lu Mingxuan before. I don't know how he handled it. Maybe it's because of his outstanding grades that the matter was dropped. But it's hard to say what would happen if it were another student, since this is a disgrace to the school.
Zhong Hanjie, both curious and humble, asked him, "Senior, is it true that you're being kept by a rich woman?"
"Stop talking nonsense!" Lu Mingxuan tried his best to stop his 'nonsense'.
“But the videos have clearly been uploaded to the internet,” Li Xiaoxiao said weakly.
Lu Mingxuan immediately yelled at her, "Shut up!"
Li Xiaoxiao was so frightened that she unconsciously took a step back. She used to like Lu Mingxuan a lot, but the Lu Mingxuan she knew was definitely not like this, nor was he the kind of person who was kept by a rich woman.
I never expected him to be that kind of person; you can tell just by looking at his ugly face now!
She was so disappointed in him!
Qiao Xi originally didn't want to waste words with him today, but seeing him yell at Li Xiaoxiao like that, she couldn't stand it anymore. "Student Lu, this is the art department's cafeteria. Please show some respect to us art students."
Qiao Yuan said indignantly, "Sister, it was clearly you who disrespected us first."
Before Qiao Xi could speak, other classmates had already stood up to condemn her, saying, "They were born to the same father, so why is there such a big difference?"
"Exactly! One is hardworking, beautiful, and kind, while the other dresses up all day to seduce men. It's disgusting."
"You're wrong. She and our Qiao Xi don't have the same father," Li Xiaoxiao said, linking her arm with Qiao Xi's and correcting her.
Squad leader Su Qingyao happened to be there and witnessed the scene. She continued Li Xiaoxiao's words sarcastically, "Oh yeah, it looks like a child brought back by some woman from outside."
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