Chapter 15 Self-Righteous Friendship
I feel complicated today, just like eating bitter melon soaked in lemonade, sour, bitter and astringent.
——"Zhen Hao Diary"
The person who blocked Zhen Hao's way was Ouyang Yaya.
"Student Zhen Hao, can you give me two minutes?" Her tone kept getting lower and lower, and she sounded aggrieved. If you didn't know, you would think that Zhen Hao was bullying her.
This is indeed the case. Some students who have not yet left the classroom have already cast inquiring glances at them.
"Okay, let's go and ignore her." On the way home last Friday, Zhou Chunrui and Yan Yunshu listened to Zhen Hao's story about the love letter incident, and naturally they didn't look happy when they saw Ouyang Yaya.
Zhen Hao had no intention of paying any attention to Ouyang Yaya.
The girls headed by Yu Ling are all city girls, and they are not from the same world as them.
It was all wishful thinking on her part before, and now she no longer wants this friendship that she thought it was.
Just as she was about to ignore Ouyang Yaya and walk around her to leave, Yu Ling's voice suddenly rang out: "Yaya, didn't I tell you not to come? Let the past be the past!"
As soon as she said this, Zhen Hao's feeling of being watched became more obvious.
A feeling of powerless disgust washed over her again, and she could no longer endure it: "Enough, what else do you want?"
Is it not enough to tease her once, do you want to do it again?
"There's nothing to see here. Let's go, let's go." Zhou Chunrui said to the few remaining students in the class.
Those students were all good students who only cared about studying and had no intention of getting involved in these boring disputes. After Zhou Chunrui said this, they all left quickly.
The "cleared" classroom gave Ouyang Yaya more room to express herself: "Lingzi, there's no need for you to take the blame for me. Those letters had nothing to do with you in the first place!"
"I was the matchmaker, and I really hurt Hao Hao. Wrong is wrong, and I don't want to shirk responsibility." Yu Ling spoke every word sincerely.
Ouyang Yaya turned to Zhen Hao and explained, "Classmate Zhen Hao, it was my vanity that got the better of me. I thought your handwriting was beautiful, so I took the initiative to give it to you untouched. I didn't expect it would cause such a big misunderstanding. This is all my fault. Please don't blame Lingzi, okay?"
"Humph." Zhou Chunrui sneered, "Look at what you said. It seems you all have your own difficulties, and we are the ones who deserve to suffer this loss in silence?"
"That's not what I meant..." Ouyang Yaya quickly denied, "I just saw Lingzi was depressed every day because of Zhen Hao, and I felt guilty, so I wanted to do something to save their friendship..."
Zhou Chunrui couldn't stand it any longer: "If Yu Ling really treated us as friends, she wouldn't have made such a mistake, and she wouldn't need you to be the peacemaker! Stop crying wolf here..."
"Ruirui, let's not argue with them." Zhen Hao interrupted Zhou Chunrui.
She never thought that this matter would have so many follow-ups, and at this moment she just wanted to get it over with as soon as possible.
So, she turned to face Yu Ling and Ouyang Yaya: "My deskmate, classmate Ouyang, I don't want to pursue this matter now. Whatever you say is what it is. I don't blame anyone. If I have to blame someone, I blame myself for writing those letters."
Yu Ling's eyes lit up when she heard this: "Okay, you're still willing to call me deskmate, does that mean you're not angry with me anymore?"
The happiness on her face was so genuine that Zhen Hao forgot he was still in a cold war with her and nodded unconsciously: "Yeah, I'm not angry anymore."
She had indeed stopped being angry a long time ago. She just felt that she had been wronged and felt aggrieved.
Just as she nodded, a piece of blue and white clothing came into her sight and quickly disappeared.
But she didn't take it too seriously, thinking it was a classmate who had left and wanted to go back to the classroom, but was too embarrassed to come in after seeing them arguing.
In short, Zhen Hao and Yu Ling's weekend-long cold war ended inexplicably.
On the way back to the dormitory, Zhou Chunrui was still indignant: "Okay, you just have a good temper."
Zhen Hao just smiled and didn't argue: "Thank you Ruirui and Yunyun for standing up for me today."
In fact, her temper was not bad at all. She just had no one to rely on, so she habitually chose to endure it. Over time, she even deceived herself and thought she really had a good temper.
"Ah, my fried white rice cake." Zhou Chunrui did not intend to continue wasting his time on this matter, and quickly turned his attention back to the food.
"We can only eat it tomorrow night." Zhen Hao said apologetically, "Double portion."
"Okay, okay, tomorrow night we'll definitely eat you out of money." Zhou Chunrui said, turning to Yan Yunshu: "Isn't that right? Yunyun."
"Yeah." Yan Yunshu just answered concisely with one word.
But they are used to it.
Yan Yunshu has never been a talkative person, which led to the two of them not noticing that she was full of worries.
Yu Ling and a few others walked out of the school gate chatting and laughing, and when they turned the first corner, they ran into someone head-on.
Lou Zhixia's smile froze on his lips.
Ever since she participated in the love letter prank, she felt guilty every time she saw Shi Hang and Zhen Hao.
This time was no exception, she was so nervous that her palms were sweating slightly.
The young man gave them a cold look and decided to pass by.
As they passed by, Yu Ling called him in her gentle and innocent voice: "Hang Yu classmate——"
Shi Hang paused for a moment, but didn't look back at her. "What's the matter, Yu?"
His cold tone startled Yu Ling.
Not only was she stunned, but the other three girls around her were also a little surprised.
"No." But Yu Ling quickly reacted and said softly, "I just want to apologize to Hang Yu. I made a mistake with those letters. If you want to blame someone, blame me. Don't blame anyone..."
Before she could finish her words, Shi Hangyu interrupted her impatiently: "I'm not interested in these boring things between you girls. Please don't involve me in the future. Thank you."
After saying that, he left without looking back.
He happened to overhear their conversation in the classroom just now, and then he realized that he had misunderstood Zhen Hao.
When Yu Ling sent him a letter for the first time, his surprise was written all over his face. He thought the letter was from Yu Ling, and even Pei Xiaohai kept teasing him, "The class beauty actually likes you!"
But the next second, Shi Hangyu denied Pei Xiaohai's conclusion: "The letter was not written by Yu Ling."
"How do you know?" Pei Xiaohai asked in shock.
"Because the handwriting isn't hers." As soon as Shi Hangyi opened the letter, he recognized the author of the beautiful handwriting. "It's Zhen Hao."
Not to mention that Zhen Hao's full-score composition was circulated throughout the grade, the main reason was that her handwriting was so special that it was unforgettable.
"What..." Pei Xiaohai was instantly disappointed, "How come that country bumpkin has taken a fancy to you..."
"Pei Xiaohai—" Shi Hangyu's expression suddenly became serious. "If you continue to look down on other students like this, I will..."
"Okay, okay, I got it." Pei Xiaohai interrupted his earnest teachings in time, "You don't even recognize me as your brother. Classmate Zhen Hao is the most fashionable, not a bumpkin at all. Are you satisfied, brother?"
Shi Hangyu shook his head helplessly, feeling a little worried about the letter in his hand.
Later, the continuous letters made him feel overwhelmed.
He didn't know how to respond, but he didn't want to hurt a girl's true feelings, so he just put away the letters one by one without writing a reply.
Until Yu Ling suddenly told him: "I'm sorry, classmate Hang Yu, just pretend you haven't read the previous letters. I'm really sorry, we got the wrong person, actually those letters..."
"What's wrong with those letters?" Shi Hangyu asked when he saw that she didn't say anything else for a long time.
"Those letters weren't actually for you. I sent the wrong letter," Yu Ling said ambiguously. "It's all my fault. I shouldn't have helped you. I'm really sorry for causing you trouble. Hang Yu, if you want to blame someone, blame me. Don't blame Hao Hao. This has nothing to do with her."
Hearing Yu Ling say this, Shi Hang felt that he had been made a fool of, and anger overcame his reason in an instant.
The boy's inexplicable self-esteem could not withstand someone deliberately expressing the wrong feelings.
Does he look like someone who needs those love letters?
He angrily returned to the classroom, took out the neatly arranged letters, threw them to Zhen Hao in front of him, and said such hurtful words.
Shi Hang was walking on the road and recalling these things, feeling mixed emotions.
Yu Ling watched the boy's figure gradually walking away, her brows furrowed.
Ouyang Yaya spoke without restraint, expressing her doubts: "Lingzi, didn't you say that Shi Hang and his classmates have a crush on you? Why are they so cold to you..."
This is also something Yu Ling doesn't understand.
Her feeling couldn't be wrong, there was no doubt that Shi Hang liked him.
"Yaya, what do you know?" Ouyang Yamei said clearly, "Aren't all the bad boys nowadays like this? They all like to put on a poker face and be cold and indifferent to everyone, especially the girls they like. They like to ignore them even more, as if that makes them cooler and more handsome."
"What you said makes a lot of sense." Ouyang Yaya seemed to be thinking about it. "It seems to be true."
Yu Ling was a little upset: "I don't care whether he likes me or not. Do I need him to like me?"
"That's right." Ouyang Yaya flattered, "Our Lingzi is so beautiful, the people chasing you are so beautiful that there's not enough room to stand on Yingdong Street."
Yu Ling did not respond to her words, but was immersed in her own thoughts.
A terrible idea formed in her mind.
Since Song Jing likes Zhen Hao, Zhen Hao likes Shi Hangyu, and Shi Hangyu likes me, then...
Yu Ling, who had thought of a solution, swept away her depressed mood and smiled again.
She accidentally discovered the secret that Zhen Hao had a crush on Shi Hang. At first, she didn't want to make a fuss about it, until she learned that the person Song Jing really liked was Zhen Hao. Her crazy jealousy made her lose her mind.
She smiled gently and spoke a vicious plan in a soft voice: "Hey, there is something I need your help with. Whether Song Jing and I can have a chance depends on you."
After hearing her plan, Ouyang Yamei seemed very interested: "Such a big deal? I like it."
Ouyang Yaya always chooses to unconditionally support Yu Ling and her elder sister: "Call me anytime if you need me to do anything."
Only Lou Zhixia frowned.
She didn't like this kind of prank, but she didn't have the courage to say "no".
Meanwhile, Yan Yunshu finally decided to share his troubles with Zhen Hao and Rui Rui: "Haohao, Rui Rui, I have some bad news for you."
Seeing her about to cry, Zhen Hao and Zhou Chunrui's hearts instantly rose to their throats.
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