Chapter 37 The matter must be made clear.
Luo Qingyan knew that today was destined to be an eventful day. Since Fang Tang and Huo Bowen had already stirred up the conflict, she might as well take this opportunity to resolve the matter and avoid bothering her again in the future.
But she wouldn't meet and chat with Fang Tang alone; Liu Yimiao had to be with her, and the more people the better. As an innocent person caught in the crossfire, she had nothing to worry about; it wasn't a bad idea to make a big scene and then resolve the issue later.
The three of them went to a lounge.
Luo Qingyan remained expressionless, Liu Yimiao looked worried, and Fang Tang looked melancholy.
"What do you want to talk to me about?" Luo Qingyan asked directly, looking straight at Fang Tang.
Fang Tang was still immersed in grief when she was suddenly asked a question. She was stunned for a moment, and then showed a very aggrieved expression.
"Hey! Let's talk about this slowly," Liu Yimiao quickly tried to smooth things over.
"You want to talk about something related to Huo Bowen, right? Today's or from before?" Luo Qingyan looked at Liu Yimiao, her expression anything but gentle.
"Uh...yes." Liu Yimiao glanced at Fang Tang, somewhat embarrassed. "Let's go through it step by step."
“Then you go first. Tell her what others know that you told me before dinner.” Luo Qingyan said this to Liu Yimiao. She didn’t want to be passive, and she didn’t want to just vent her emotions without solving the problem, so she took the initiative and led the conversation to avoid wasting time.
Liu Yimiao hadn't expected Luo Qingyan to say that. She even gave Luo Qingyan a wink, but Luo Qingyan returned a look that said it was okay. So, she could only continue. However, this time, she changed some words and her way of describing things, and in the end, she managed to explain the situation clearly.
Seeing Fang Tang frown, Luo Qingyan asked, "What she said is different from what I experienced. What about you?"
Fang Tang lowered her eyes, her gaze falling on the ground. She interlaced her fingers on her abdomen and slowly rubbed them together: "There are correct parts, but there are also... incorrect parts."
"Are you going to tell me the truth about what you experienced?" Luo Qingyan asked.
Fang Tang didn't respond and continued to stare at the ground.
"Then I'll go first, and you can go next?"
Fang Tang remained silent.
"Then let me tell you the truth of what I experienced first, and then you can tell yours, okay?" Luo Qingyan emphasized her tone. She needed a positive answer to prevent the other party from acting unpredictably later.
Fang Tang glanced at Luo Qingyan and said, "Okay."
Upon receiving an affirmative answer, Luo Qingyan began to speak: "My experience was very simple. The teacher suggested that I perform ballet at the cultural festival, but later said that solo dance was a bit monotonous, so she asked me to collaborate with Huo Bowen. He played the piano and I danced. My interactions with him were limited to rehearsals."
"If I had to say anything about Fang Tang, it would be that I accidentally stumbled upon Fang Tang confessing her feelings to Huo Bowen. But that's between the two of you, it has nothing to do with me. I didn't eavesdrop on purpose, I just overheard it by accident, I have no interest in it, and I haven't mentioned it to anyone."
"Huo Bowen expressed his feelings for me, but because I didn't want to reject him too directly, I said I wouldn't date in high school. I don't know if this statement caused a misunderstanding, but I clearly don't have any romantic feelings for him."
"Didn't you confess your feelings to him?" Fang Tang suddenly asked excitedly.
"Confess your feelings? When? Who said that?" Luo Qingyan's eyes sharpened. "How come I don't know anything about it? It's not true at all."
"Huo Bowen told me!" Fang Tang said, her voice tinged with anger. "He said that after I... after you saw me... confess my feelings, you were afraid I would steal him away, so you confessed to him instead. You interfered halfway and stole him away!"
"I never confessed to him. What do you mean by 'intervening halfway and stealing someone away'? I don't even know him." Luo Qingyan felt baffled. "Please don't be so hasty. Can you tell me the truth from your perspective?"
"The truth is, I confessed to him... and he said he needed to think about it seriously. But you clearly knew I liked him, and you still confessed to me after I confessed, while he was thinking!" Fang Tang was still agitated. "You took advantage of the opportunities to rehearse with him, spending a lot of time alone with him, so... so..."
Luo Qingyan was filled with helplessness. She waited quietly for Fang Tang to finish speaking before speaking: "So what? I never confessed to him at all. I have never had the kind of liking for him that you are talking about."
"Are you denying what happened in the past just to save face?"
"Bring Huo Bowen here for a face-to-face confrontation." Luo Qingyan laughed in exasperation; she was even somewhat looking forward to seeing what Huo Bowen would say.
"I'll look for them! I'm telling the whole truth!"
"Stop arguing, calm down." Liu Yimiao sensed that something was wrong and quickly tried to calm them down. "Fang Tang, think about it. Everyone says that Huo Bowen likes Luo Qingyan. If Luo Qingyan really confessed to Huo Bowen, shouldn't they be together? But they're not together, so there must be a misunderstanding."
"Huo Bowen only has a slight crush on her, not to the point of wanting to be in a relationship!" Fang Tang glared angrily at Luo Qingyan. "Besides, it was because she took the initiative... and afterwards she didn't cherish him and hurt Huo Bowen's feelings!"
"I'm truly an innocent victim." Luo Qingyan sighed, remaining relatively calm. "Why don't we call all the classmates over? Surely someone knows something about the truth and can be a witness, right? For example, who spread these words to the other classmates? I've never told anyone. Let's get to the bottom of this while everyone's here."
"Is it really necessary to invite everyone here?" Liu Yimiao said worriedly. "Today is Fan Shuxin's wedding. If everyone suddenly gets involved in something like this... it won't have a good impact."
“It would be a good thing if we could clear up the misunderstanding from back then.” Luo Qingyan tilted her head slightly. “But if you all feel it’s not a good thing, then just talk to Huo Bowen. Anyway, we have to make things clear.”
“Yes, it’s great to clear up the misunderstanding!” Liu Yimiao said, reaching for her phone. “How about I ask Fan Shuxin? This is her home turf, let’s see what she has to say.”
Before Liu Yimiao could dial the number, there was a knock on the door. She immediately stopped making the call, went to the door, and asked loudly, "Who is it?"
"It's me," Huo Bowen's voice came from outside the door.
What a coincidence!
Liu Yimiao immediately opened the door and found that besides Huo Bowen, there were two other classmates, a boy and a girl, outside. She then waved to everyone: "Perfect timing, everyone come in. Today, let's clear up the misunderstanding between the three of them."
Then, Liu Yimiao recounted what had just happened.
This was Luo Qingyan's request, because firstly, Fang Tang was too excited to speak, and secondly, Liu Yimiao was an outsider and wouldn't be too emotional, thus remaining relatively objective.
After he finished speaking, everyone looked at Huo Bowen.
Receiving a glance, Huo Bowen slightly raised his chin: "I didn't say Luo Qingyan confessed to me. It's just that she might have a little...like for me, but since we were still in high school at the time, we should focus on our studies, so...that's why..."
"You said she confessed her feelings to you and that she really enjoys spending time alone with you."
"When did I ever have feelings for you? I just rejected you in a more tactful way."
Fang Tang and Luo Qingyan spoke at the same time.
Huo Bowen looked at Fang Tang and Luo Qingyan, his brows furrowed: "I'm sure I didn't say I confessed. It was just... a feeling that could only be understood. And I mean, when she and I were rehearsing, we both felt very comfortable."
“That’s your feeling. I was just rehearsing and completing the task assigned by the teacher,” Luo Qingyan continued. “If I refused too tactfully back then and caused you to misunderstand, then… that’s not my fault. It was just a misunderstanding. At least now, the misunderstanding has been cleared up.”
"Are you shy? Your reaction wasn't like this back then." Huo Bowen's eyes revealed sadness.
"Have you always been this narcissistic?" Luo Qingyan rolled her eyes. "Wait, I want to ask a very important question. Logically speaking, this matter should only concern the three of us, right? So who spread the word to the rest of the class? I absolutely did not tell anyone. I always thought it was because I caught Fang Tang confessing to Huo Bowen and made them feel embarrassed. High school students are still in a naive stage, so everyone thought... But it seems that's not the case!"
"Didn't you tell everyone?" Fang Tang asked, both puzzled and angry. "You exposed this to embarrass me in order to steal Huo Bowen!"
“He’s not a Renminbi, why would I rob him? So you didn’t tell anyone? If you didn’t tell anyone either, then there’s only one person left.” Luo Qingyan looked at Huo Bowen, “I can guarantee that I haven’t told anyone about this. You can ask any of the classmates.”
"Of course I didn't say that!" Fang Tang turned her face away and bit her lip. "Why would I tell anyone about something like that?"
"I...I didn't say it directly either. I...I only confided my personal troubles to close classmates. I can guarantee I didn't tell anyone about you two." Huo Bowen's tone was full of helplessness and worry. "Maybe...someone guessed, maybe there was a misunderstanding. That's my fault, but I absolutely didn't say anything bad about you. I was just talking about my troubles, and I never expected anyone to tell anyone!"
"So it came from you!" Luo Qingyan's tone was very cold. She was being so direct to let everyone know that Huo Bowen's words were not credible, but at the same time, she also wanted to be magnanimous. "Of course, it was mainly spread incorrectly, which caused a misunderstanding. It's no one's fault. After all, everyone's way of understanding is different. No wonder there is a reading comprehension section in Chinese exams from elementary school to high school."
"Haha, that's right, it's a misunderstanding." Liu Yimiao quickly chimed in with a laugh, "Nobody did it on purpose, it was just a coincidence, it's good that the misunderstanding is cleared up!"
"Then what was the meaning of that last gathering?" Fang Tang looked at Huo Bowen first, then at Luo Qingyan. "He said he talked to you, and you...you...he's clearly pursuing me now, so there can't be...anything else, right?"
"I'm just pursuing you, we haven't officially become a couple," Huo Bowen suddenly interjected. "Since you haven't been giving me any response, it's okay if I stop pursuing you, right?"
"Huo Bowen, what do you mean! Why didn't I respond to you? You..." Fang Tang's eyes turned red with anger. After saying a few words, she couldn't help but cry, so she covered her mouth and ran away.
"Go after her!" Liu Yimiao immediately reached out and pushed Huo Bowen. "Didn't you say you were pursuing her? We finally cleared up the misunderstanding, don't mess it up again."
Huo Bowen looked at Luo Qingyan.
"Why are you looking at me? This is between the two of you, please don't drag me into it anymore." Luo Qingyan said, looking at the other three. "Please spread the correct information, and make sure this time you don't spread the wrong thing again."
"Hey, Luo Qingyan isn't interested in you! Don't flatter yourself!" Liu Yimiao pushed Huo Bowen again. "If you're not going to pursue Fang Tang, then we will!"
Huo Bowen wrinkled his nose, then turned around and chased after Fang Tang.
"What kind of mess is this?!" Liu Yimiao roared to the sky.
"Huo Bowen said he wanted to come and talk things out with you, and now it's all cleared up, right?" another female classmate said, glancing at the open door. "After this, it's just between the two of them."
"It's good that the misunderstanding has been cleared up. Bowen didn't expect things to turn out like this either." Another male classmate forced a smile.
"Let's not talk about these unhappy things anymore. The after-party is about to start, let's go have some fun!" Liu Yimiao pulled Luo Qingyan outside. "My dear beauty, you've suffered. I'll definitely tell everyone the truth, cheer up!"
"Thank you!" Luo Qingyan sighed. "I'm so depressed, I almost want to go home."
"No way! Going home now will definitely make you feel bad. Let's go dancing, go drinking, and cheer ourselves up before we go home!"
"Yes, you're right!" Luo Qingyan only complained casually. Of course, she couldn't leave, otherwise what if she was rumored to be involved again?
She goes dancing; she loves dancing, and it makes her feel better.
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