After the midterm exams, this group of third-year students will gradually go out to find internships.
Thanks to the blessing of her extended leave, Zhu Jinzhao only needs to complete one more of her professional courses. The signing with Qunxing Media is already confirmed; as long as she passes the remaining course, she can confidently enter the entertainment industry.
"Xiaowen, can I borrow your risk management course notes?"
Before class started, Song Zijing ran over from her seat and knocked on Jiang Jingwen's desk.
Jiang Jingwen looked up from her notebook, her brows furrowing into a deep frown: "You're asking me to borrow your notes? This course is Jinzhao's specialty; you should be asking her instead."
Upon hearing this, Zhu Jinzhao instinctively reached into his bag to take out his notebook.
Unexpectedly, Song Zijing scoffed disdainfully, "Why would I ask her for a loan? There are so many students in the class, she's not the only one with good grades... Mingyue's grades are way better than hers."
“You…” Jiang Jingwen didn’t expect Song Zijin to be so rude to Zhu Jinzhao. She was so angry that she slammed her pen on the table with a “bang”.
"If you want Mingyue to have good grades, then go ask her for her notes. Why bother coming to me? My notes were made by Jinzhao. You're so picky, you probably wouldn't even look at them, right?"
"..." Song Zijing's face darkened. She didn't bother arguing with Jiang Jingwen about these things and simply said, "Don't talk to me about this nonsense. Just one question: will you lend it or not?"
Jiang Jingwen raised an eyebrow: "No, I won't lend it."
"Fine, forget it then." Song Zijing rolled her eyes at her, then turned and left, seething with resentment.
"If Mingyue's notes hadn't already been borrowed, who would bother to borrow yours... Spending all your time with an imposter, I don't think you're any good either."
"What are you babbling about?" Jiang Jingwen had a fiery temper and never tolerated such petty behavior. She slammed her hand on the table and stood up abruptly, staring coldly at Song Zijing.
“If you have the guts, stand up in front of me and say it. Don’t hide in the back like a rat in a gutter, all you do is chirp.”
Song Zijing pulled out a chair, sneering as she replied, "Why are you so agitated? I didn't say anything about you. Are you in such a hurry to assume it's about you?"
Jiang Jingwen pointed at her and said, "Didn't you say that you know best in your heart? You snobbish thing, the moment you heard that Jinzhao wasn't the Zhu family's biological son, you immediately turned your back on them. Song Zijin, have you forgotten how you used to fawn over Jinzhao like a dog?"
"What nonsense are you talking about?" Song Zijing's pride was shattered, and her cheeks flushed bright red. She turned around and glared at Jiang Jingwen, so angry that she could hardly breathe.
The two were arguing so loudly that all the students in the classroom stared in disbelief.
Zhu Jinzhao put the notebook away, stood up and patted Jiang Jingwen on the shoulder: "Jiang Jiang, don't be angry. Let's not argue with her. She's not that important. Let her be if she wants to turn on us."
"Zhu Jinzhao, who are you mocking?" Song Zijin was already seething with anger and had nowhere to vent it, so as soon as Zhu Jinzhao opened his mouth, she naturally shifted her anger to him.
Zhu Jinzhao is not good at arguing, nor does she like arguing. She originally did not want to pay attention to Song Zijing, but Song Zijing insulted Jiang Jingwen, and she could not swallow her anger no matter what.
"I'm being sarcastic towards you." Zhu Jinzhao turned to look at her, her eyes calm and her tone gentle. "Song Zijin, if you don't like me, then just target me. Why take it out on my friend? We're all adults. Are you still going to act like a middle school bully?"
"Pfft..." These words made the students watching the show laugh. Song Zijing was so embarrassed by the laughter that her cheeks turned red and her ears turned red instantly.
"No, who bullied you at school?"
Wishing you well today: "You."
Song Zijin: "I..."
"What's all the noise about?"
Zhu Mingyue walked in through the back door of the classroom and interrupted the argument with just four light words.
Song Zijin turned her head away guiltily and remained silent.
"Class is about to start." Zhu Jinzhao pulled Jiang Jingwen to sit down and gently coaxed her, "Don't be angry, I'll treat you to coffee after class."
"Hmm," Jiang Jingwen replied reluctantly.
"Jinzhao?" Zhu Mingyue walked to Zhu Jinzhao's side and, unusually, asked her, "Are you alright?"
Zhu Jinchao shook his head: "I'm fine, it's just a minor disagreement."
Zhu Mingyue glanced at her twice, then didn't ask any more questions.
"The bright moon has arrived, please sit down."
Zhu Mingyue's deskmate helped her tidy up her seat, and she went over and sat down, whispering "thank you".
"Mingyue is so polite." Song Zijin turned to face Zhu Mingyue, pouting as she muttered, "Unlike some imposter, who's rude and clueless about social etiquette. A fake is a fake, even after living in the Zhu family for twenty years, she still can't shake her ingrained bad habits..."
"Student Song." Before Song Zijing could finish speaking, Zhu Mingyue coldly interrupted her.
This was the first time Jiang Jingwen and Zhu Jinzhao had heard Zhu Mingyue speak in such a fierce tone, and they both looked at her.
She tapped the table lightly with her slender index finger, her voice carrying a hint of warning: "Jin Zhao's background is a private matter of our Zhu family. I don't want anyone to bring this private matter up and talk about it everywhere, do you understand?"
"..." Song Zijin stared wide-eyed, dumbfounded.
Why would Zhu Mingyue suddenly say something like that to her? Just last week, she said on WeChat that she didn't mind others comparing her to Zhu Jinzhao.
"...Did Zhu Mingyue take the wrong medicine?" Jiang Jingwen's mouth dropped open slightly, her expression one of astonishment. "Why does what she said sound like she's protecting you?"
Zhu Jinzhao, with a blank expression, said in a simple and honest manner, "I don't know, I also find it strange."
But actually, she didn't just start to feel strange now; she had noticed that Zhu Mingyue was acting a little strange several days ago.
As if she had suddenly lost interest in her, Zhu Mingyue had barely spoken to her for the past few days. There was no sarcastic remarks, no deliberate teasing, and no troublemaking; Zhu Jinzhao's days were unusually peaceful.
Zhu Jinzhao scratched his ear, then shifted his gaze to Song Zijin's flushed face.
Besides Zhu Mingyue, she felt that Song Zijin was also a bit off.
In the original novel, Song Zijing should not have targeted her at this point.
Jiang Jingwen wasn't wrong; Song Zijing was indeed a snob. Ever since Zhu Mingyue returned to the capital, she had become Zhu Mingyue's most loyal lackey.
In order to help Zhu Mingyue frame Zhu Jinzhao, Song Zijin should have pretended to be on good terms with Zhu Jinzhao at this time, instead of constantly making sarcastic remarks to Zhu Jinzhao like a firecracker.
This doesn't fit the plot at all.
Zhao Haizhou is the same.
When Zhu Mingyue first transferred to Imperial Capital University, Zhao Haizhou was the first to change his attitude. He had clearly started to deliberately approach Zhu Jinzhao, but a few days ago he suddenly changed his mind and began to ignore her.
"Oh my god..." Zhu Jinzhao turned to look at the sky and felt that these people's personas seemed to be a little strained.
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