Chapter 5 005 Childhood Sweethearts Even Dogs Dislike
When Song Yang and Meng Zihan arrived at the Shen family, the first person they saw was Shen Yi, who was following behind Wen Que.
"Oh."
Meng Zihan glanced at Song Yang and said with interest, "It seems someone has already won her over."
The relationship between Shen Yi and Wen Que is quite interesting.
Shen Yi's one-sided affection was obvious; the whole world knew that she liked Wen Que.
But this man, Ke Wenque, is different.
He appears polite, yet he maintains an overly clear distance in daily interactions. He almost never initiates conversations with others, appearing as if he were a piece of jade, making one think he is a gentle and refined gentleman, but upon closer inspection, he seems to be more like a stone.
But Meng Zihan knew that Wen Que's attitude towards Shen Yi was different from that towards others when he was seventeen, so she hadn't stopped Shen Yi's various love-struck behaviors over the years.
after all……
In every aspect, Wen Que is as perfect as an idol male lead, without a single flaw. A young girl's heart is placed on such a person, and even if they don't end up together, it can still be considered a good memory of her youth.
Song Yang gave her a disdainful look and snorted coldly: "Who cares about her?"
That's what they say.
Neither of them took their eyes off Shen Yi.
soon.
Shen Yi noticed Meng Zihan's presence, exchanged a few words with Wen Que, and then rushed over.
Of course, she also saw Song Yang standing to the side, but deliberately ignored him.
Song Yang, unable to contain himself any longer, said, "Do you think I'm invisible?"
Meng Zihan grabbed Shen Yi's hand and tried to mediate: "Yi Yi, there seems to be some misunderstanding. Could you give Song Yang a chance to explain?"
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A somber room.
After hearing the whole story, Shen Yi summarized the key points of Song Yang's words in disbelief: "You mean, Jiang Yue came to see you today because she likes me a lot, wants to be friends with me, and asked you if you have any ideas?"
Why would I lie to you?
Song Yang felt that he was the most wronged person, after being used as a tool for Jiang Yue's friendship and then suffering a lot of anger from Shen Yi.
Shen Yi asked warily, "So what did you say? Why were you all laughing so happily?"
Song Yang shrugged: "I said no, Shen Yi hates you the most, you two can't be friends."
Shen Yi: "..."
stare.
Song Yang: "..."
Well, although he has a so-so temper, he certainly wouldn't say such things to a girl who seems very gentle.
So Song Yang told the truth: "I just made fun of her taste in you, and she insisted on asking me some questions about you. So I told her about your preferences and asked her to cater to them."
"Song Yang".
Meng Zihan spoke first, questioning, "You just sold out Chen Yi like that? Even if we take a step back, how can you be sure that Jiang Yue is telling the truth?"
Shen Yi is a very sincere person. She will respond to anyone who talks to her and will never ignore anyone.
If Jiang Yue wanted to be friends with her, why couldn't she just express her feelings to Shen Yi directly instead of coming to Song Yang for help?
If it's because he's shy, that's understandable, but why is it being directed at Song Yang?
Even though Shen Yi and Meng Zihan are not in the same class, they often stick together during breaks. Everyone knows that they are best friends. Between Meng Zihan, who seems gentle and easy to get along with, and Song Yang, who seems like a "bad boy" that everyone owes him eight million, who would choose the latter?
Realizing he might have been tricked, Song Yang's expression finally turned somewhat guilty: "You mean, she's lying to me?"
But what good would it do Jiang Yue to lie to him?
"What a clever tale of a drunkard's heart not being in the wine."
Meng Zihan looked at Song Yang's phone: "If I'm not mistaken, you two have already exchanged contact information, right?"
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Song Yang understood and fell into doubt about life.
His mind couldn't grasp these intricacies; he just found it confusing.
Shen Yi understood, and she fell into suspicion of Song Yang.
Shen Yi denied it: "Impossible, how could anyone like him and go to so much trouble?"
Especially that person, Jiang Yue, whom she was even jealous of.
Does Song Yang even deserve it?
To be fair, Jiang Yue is a very outstanding girl.
Despite her family's limited financial resources, she never gave up on herself. She consistently achieved top grades from elementary school to high school, worked hard to gain admission to a prestigious high school in Beijing, and even earned a scholarship.
Judging from appearance.
She has a typical innocent and charming appearance. Even with the immense pressure of studying and living, she is still considered a gentle and beautiful girl, even if she wears a plain school uniform, has her hair in a ponytail, and never dresses up.
Keep doing this.
As long as she isn't burdened by her family, Jiang Yue will only be poor for a few more years at most, and she will definitely be able to live a good life through her own efforts.
Objectively speaking, Shen Yi really admires Jiang Yue, otherwise he wouldn't be jealous of her.
As for Song Yang?
Besides being born into a wealthy family, what else does he have? A dog's temper or a dog's brain?
Jiang Yue has a crush on him?
He'd better look in the mirror before spouting such nonsense.
Song Yang burst into laughter, as if he had finally understood something: "Shen Yi, you're just jealous! Jealous that she'd use you as an excuse to get close to me. Turns out you're the one who's just a tool! Haha!"
Watching the way the two interacted, Meng Zihan found it amusing and secretly shook her head, thinking to herself: Romantic novel plots are all lies; childhood sweethearts really do dislike each other.
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Although neither of them apologized, Shen Yi and Song Yang have essentially made up.
In private.
Shen Yi confirmed with Song Yang several times, until Song Yang raised his hand and swore that he would never tell anyone about that dream, only then did she finally let Song Yang go.
Meng Zihan came out of the restroom and asked with a smile, "What were you two talking about?"
Shen Yi felt somewhat guilty.
She really didn't want to lie to Meng Zihan, but when she was awake, those dreams were so embarrassing that she couldn't bring herself to talk about them.
Fortunately, Meng Zihan was just asking casually and didn't pursue the matter further.
The birthday party soon officially began.
Each family sent their younger generation to participate, and the rest were Shen Yu's friends. Shen's parents also left after saying a few words of blessing, so that the young people could have fun without feeling constrained.
To Shen Yi's disappointment, Wen Que had never liked such crowded occasions and had already said goodbye long ago.
Shen Yi escorted him to his doorstep and couldn't help but say, "Wen Que, next month is my birthday."
Under the moonlight.
Wen Que's gaze seemed gentler than usual as he asked, "Is there any gift you'd like?"
No, that's not it.
Shen Yi shook her head, then mustered her courage and said, "What I was thinking was, on my birthday, could we just invite you, Zi Han, and... Song Yang, the four of us, to go out and have fun?"
Although I wasn't too happy about it.
But Song Yang never missed a single birthday in Shen Yi's memory; in the end, she had simply gotten used to his presence.
"next month."
Wen Que pursed his lips and thought for a moment, then said with a hint of apology, "The competition time has not yet been set."
"so……"
Shen Yi immediately smiled and took the initiative to reply, "We'll see how things go later! You should go back and get some rest. I'll head back now too. Goodnight!"
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He turned around.
Shen Yi's smile faltered slightly, and he reached out to pinch his cheek.
fine.
Wen Que didn't refuse her either; her luck might not be that bad, right?
It was Shen Yu's birthday after all, so Shen Yi tried to put on a smile and walked back, but bumped into a maid who was walking by with her head down as she entered the room.
"……ah!"
Shen Yi gasped in surprise, and the wine glass filled with juice shattered on the floor. The maid in front of her bowed her head and repeatedly said, "I'm sorry! I'm sorry!"
"Can you watch where you're going when you're walking?"
Shen Yi couldn't help but complain, looking down at the juice stains on her dress, thinking to herself that she had been having really bad luck these past few days.
But Shen Yi wasn't one to hold grudges. Seeing that the maid's clothes were also dirty, and that she was even too scared to lift her head, she said directly, "Alright, hurry up and clean yourself up and go change your clothes..."
Before Shen Yi could finish speaking, his gaze fell on the maid's face, and he felt that something was amiss.
look familiar.
It looks really familiar.
Even with her head down, she felt a sense of familiarity, as if she had seen her somewhere before, but Shen Yi was certain that this was not one of their servants.
After carefully discerning the details for a while, Shen Yi's voice was filled with undisguised surprise as she lowered her voice and said, "...Jiang Yue? How could it be you!"
Not far away.
Song Yang's voice rang out: "Hey Miss, what are you doing over there?"
"Alright, let someone else clean up here. Go to my room and wait for me." Shen Yi casually called over a familiar-looking maid and asked her to take Jiang Yue upstairs via a long route.
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After briefly giving Song Yang a perfunctory reply, Shen Yi used the excuse that her clothes were dirty and went upstairs to change them, then hurriedly returned to her room.
The door opened.
Jiang Yue, still dressed in her stained servant's clothes, stood awkwardly in place. Upon seeing Chen Yi, she looked guilty and explained, "I'm sorry, I didn't know this was your home. A friend asked me to help..."
"I know."
Shen Yi knew, of course, that even if Jiang Yue was working part-time while studying, she would definitely avoid places where her classmates were.
Jiang Yue was so afraid of being recognized by her classmates that she kept her head down the whole time and dared not look straight ahead, which is why she bumped into her by chance.
It was all just a coincidence.
Shen Yi walked to the dressing room, rummaged through it, and found a dress, handing it to Jiang Yue: "I haven't worn this before. After you change, I'll have the butler take you out the back door. No one will know."
"Thank you."
Jiang Yue took the dress, her previously uneasy expression finally easing. She thanked him gratefully, like a drowning person grasping at a straw, saying, "Chen Yi, thank you so much. You're such a kind person."
"……ha?"
This "good guy" card came out so suddenly that Shen Yi awkwardly rubbed his nose: "Giving you a piece of clothing makes me a good guy?"
For Jiang Yue, the standard for a good person is really low.
No, that's not it.
Jiang Yue shook her head and said very seriously, "Chen Yi, you are very good. Just now, Song Yang wanted to come over, but you stopped him."
It also protected her self-esteem.
Jiang Yue's poverty was no secret.
Schools are relatively pure places in society, and in the eyes of most students, class differences can be made up for by good grades.
Because Jiang Yue's grades were among the best, no one in the school looked down on her because of her family background. On the contrary, many classmates would ask her for questions or borrow her test papers and then sincerely thank her.
The classmates who studied together in the same classroom during the day became young masters and ladies enjoying services and servants serving them at night. The difference was too great.
So much so that...
Jiang Yue instinctively wanted to escape.
Shen Yi: "..."
She didn't know how to answer because the incident happened so suddenly, and she hadn't really thought that much about it; she had just put herself in Jiang Yue's shoes.
Jiang Yue may have a crush on Song Yang.
Although Jiang Yue has poor taste, who wouldn't want to present their best side to the person they like?
Just like when she faced Wen Que, she would look in the mirror eight hundred times before each meeting to make sure she was perfect.
Shen Yi couldn't explain it either; she couldn't very well say, "Stop pretending, I actually know you like Song Yang," could she?
So she could only change the subject, saying, "There are disposable face towels in the bathroom. You can wipe off the juice on your body. Hurry up and change, I need to change my clothes too."
Jiang Yue stopped refusing, thanked Shen Yi again, and then took the clothes and went into the bathroom.
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