Wei Zechen wasn't the only one who couldn't sleep; Huo Jinxin also stayed up all night.
A sleepless night left her with dark circles under her eyes when she went to class the next day.
"Huo Jinxin, you don't look like you've had enough rest?" Jiang Lei, the class monitor and student council president, asked with concern.
Jiang Lei is handsome, with sword-like eyebrows, bright eyes, soft features and well-defined contours, and his voice is deep, resonant and magnetic.
Especially when he looks at others, his deep eyes seem to contain endless tenderness and kindness.
His demeanor is so warm and comforting, like a gentle spring breeze; moreover, his every gesture exudes elegance and he is very considerate of others' feelings.
Faced with Jiang Lei's concern, Huo Jinxin, exhausted both physically and mentally, forced herself to reply, "Thank you for your concern, class monitor, I'm fine."
"Here's some milk and steamed buns. Have some to replenish your nutrition and feel better. I'll sit in front of you during class later to block some of your view so you can take a nap," Jiang Lei said softly as he took the milk and steamed buns out of his bag and handed them to Huo Jinxin.
"No need, class monitor. Thank you, but I'm not hungry yet..." Huo Jinxin declined somewhat embarrassedly.
"What? Don't you like the steamed buns I gave you?" Jiang Lei asked jokingly.
"No, class monitor, don't misunderstand. It's just... I'm really troubling you too much," Huo Jinxin hurriedly explained.
"It's alright, why are you being so polite with me! Take it quickly." Jiang Lei smiled and put the things into Huo Jinxin's hands, looking at her gently, "Eat it while it's hot, otherwise it won't taste good when it gets cold."
Faced with Jiang Lei's enthusiasm, Huo Jinxin could not refuse any longer, so she thanked him very politely: "Thank you, class monitor, I'll accept it."
"Okay, go ahead and eat! Class is about to start." Jiang Lei's tone was still as gentle and kind as ever.
Huo Jinxin never had any doubts or suspicions about Jiang Lei.
After all, they had been classmates for three years, and Jiang Lei had always maintained a gentle and elegant demeanor—like a refined and gentle gentleman.
He was always so gentle and considerate towards everyone, and I never saw him get angry or upset; moreover, he never deliberately tried to get close to me.
Since that day, the two have been communicating more, but Jiang Lei has always acted appropriately and never crossed the line.
Their interactions were mostly limited to academic discussions, and they never had any private contact with each other.
Furthermore, the topics Wei Zechen discussed with them invariably revolved around academic matters.
However, there was one thing that Huo Jinxin had not expected—all these seemingly coincidental encounters were actually the result of Jiang Lei's careful planning, even the fact that Wei Zechen happened to see them together.
It turned out that Jiang Lei had been painstakingly investigating Wei Zechen's whereabouts and had been waiting for him on his usual route.
Whenever Jiang Lei saw Wei Zechen appear, he would deliberately tell Huo Jinxin funny stories about the team, making her laugh heartily, thus successfully creating an ambiguous atmosphere and causing Wei Zechen to misunderstand.
After learning that Huo Jinxin was the eldest daughter of the Huo family, Jiang Lei began a full investigation into her.
During this process, he naturally learned about the unusually close relationship between Huo Jinxin and Wei Zechen, with only the last thin veil remaining between them.
This once troubled Jiang Lei greatly, and he racked his brains trying to figure out how to break up their relationship.
However, during the school week this week, Jiang Lei keenly noticed that the two seemed to have had an argument, and their relationship had become noticeably distant.
He realized that now was the perfect opportunity for him to take advantage of the situation.
Therefore, Jiang Lei began to subtly hint to others that he had a special relationship with Huo Jinxin, using ambiguous and evasive language that led people to speculate and mistakenly believe that they had already gotten together.
This is why Wei Zechen knew that the two were together.
In fact, a similar plot occurred in the original book.
However, the situation was different then. The reason Huo Jinxin had a scandal with someone else was because her third brother, Huo Chengyu, was unjustly slandered and died, which made her heartbroken.
However, this time the sadness was because of Wei Zechen.
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"Xin Xin, are you with Jiang Lei?" Li Xiaolan asked mysteriously.
"No! How could we possibly be together? What are you thinking?"
"That's good, that's good..." Li Xiaolan murmured, as if she had secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
Then she continued, "However, a lot of people are talking about you two being together now."
"When did this happen? I had no idea." Huo Jinxin couldn't help but feel a little nervous, and her voice rose slightly, as if she was quite worried about someone finding out about this.
"These past few days, you two have been inseparable, always together, and rumors have started circulating in our class. You know Jiang Lei, he's the student council president, so a lot of people already know him. Plus, with your looks, you two are the center of attention wherever you go!"
"I really don't know anything about these things. No one has ever mentioned them to me before. You're the first person to tell me. So what should we do now?" Huo Jin was as anxious as an ant on a hot pan.
In truth, Huo Jinxin didn't want to have any entanglements with others, not even rumors.
"Don't worry, after a while, when people's interest in this matter wears off, no one will talk about it anymore. The more you explain these things, the more confusing they become."
"But..." Huo Jinxin opened her mouth, but then swallowed her words back, as if she had something difficult to say.
"Hehe, you're not afraid that someone will misunderstand because of this, are you?" Li Xiaolan saw through Huo Jinxin's little thoughts at a glance.
"What nonsense! I'm not afraid of anyone misunderstanding. I just feel it's inappropriate for this to be passed around like this," Huo Jin hurriedly explained, but her tone lacked confidence.
"Okay, okay, you're right. Just leave it alone, it'll get better in a few days. Just keep an eye on it yourself."
"Actually, I've never really liked that class monitor. Although he always seems so gentle and refined on the surface, I don't know why, but every time I see his pretentious manner, I feel particularly disgusted."
"Maybe it really is a woman's intuition. I always feel that this person is cunning and unpredictable," Li Xiaolan said, frowning.
"Okay, I understand. Since you put it that way, I'll be more careful in the future and keep a certain distance from him." Huo Jinxin nodded in agreement.
Originally, Li Xiaolan planned to tell Wei Zechen about this matter and hope to hear his opinion.
However, Wei Zechen happened to be busy that day and was unable to meet her, so the matter had to be temporarily put aside and eventually came to nothing.
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