And so, the five of them spent the afternoon in apparent calm.
After Huo Jinxin and Jiang Lei finished their discussion on club affairs, Wei Zechen appropriately put down his phone.
In fact, Wei Zechen's initial plan was to leave after Huo Jinxin left, but unexpectedly—
"Wei Zechen, are you going to the cafeteria?" Huo Jinxin walked to Wei Zechen's side and asked softly.
"...Me?" After a long while, Wei Zechen pointed at himself and asked as if he had just woken up from a dream.
"Um, do you want to come along?" Huo Jinxin asked again cautiously.
At this moment, Jiang Lei witnessed this scene and suddenly realized: the reason why he could not win over Huo Jinxin was actually Wei Zechen!
Through recent observations, he noticed that the two seemed to be arguing.
But what is the situation now?
Could it be that I have become a key part of their reconciliation?
Thinking of this, Jiang Lei couldn't help but feel contempt, thinking to himself, "I never expected that Huo Jinxin would be so lacking in self-respect and self-love!"
Student A glanced at Jiang Lei, then at Huo Jinxin and Wei Zechen, as if he had sensed something unusual.
It turns out that Jiang Lei asked him to spread rumors because Huo Jinxin didn't have those kinds of feelings for him.
Student A couldn't help but feel sorry for Jiang Lei. However, he didn't know that Jiang Lei's real purpose was never Huo Jinxin herself, but the Huo family behind her.
Student B stared at the three people in front of him, his eyes gleaming with gossip and excitement.
He was even somewhat looking forward to seeing two men fight over a woman; such a scene would be incredibly entertaining.
"Okay, sure." Wei Zechen seemed a little at a loss.
Although such scenes were commonplace for him not long ago, recently he and Huo Jinxin have become almost like strangers.
After saying goodbye to the others, the two turned and left.
Student B watched Wei Zechen's departing figure, a hint of disappointment in his eyes.
He had originally hoped to see a spectacular fight!
With Wei Zechen's departure, only Jiang Lei and classmate Jia remained in the Go club.
The atmosphere became somewhat awkward.
"Jiang Lei, don't be too sad! That woman Huo Jinxin doesn't appreciate your good qualities at all. She's just blind. What is Wei Zechen anyway? He's nowhere near as good as you. He's not even half as good as you." Student A volunteered, his words clearly carrying a hint of trying to flatter Jiang Lei.
After all, he was feeling very uneasy, afraid that Jiang Lei would go back on his word because he hadn't been able to get things done properly.
"Sigh, maybe I was just being wishful. I was hoping for a wonderful beginning with Huo Jinxin, but I ended up becoming a stepping stone for her to reconcile. I always thought that if I tried to improve myself even a little bit, she would see my strengths. Who would have thought..." Jiang Lei said slowly, looking both disappointed and heartbroken.
Hearing that classmate A had so thoughtfully found an excuse for him, he naturally took up the conversation without hesitation.
He conveniently portrayed himself as a pitiful victim who was exploited by others, without mentioning his despicable act of instigating others to spread rumors.
Seeing this, student A quickly comforted Jiang Lei again before going to the cafeteria with him.
On the other side, after having dinner, Wei Zechen and Huo Jinxin strolled together to a rather quiet spot on campus.
"I heard from your classmates that you're planning to study abroad?" Huo Jinxin broke the silence first and asked softly.
"Yes, everything is arranged. We can go directly at the start of next semester," Wei Zechen replied calmly.
"Why haven't I heard of this before?" Huo Jinxin asked, looking puzzled.
"It was only recently decided."
"Oh..." Huo Jinxin couldn't hide her disappointment and responded softly.
Then, silence fell between the two of them again.
"Um... um... what's going on between you and Jiang Lei?" After a moment, Wei Zechen couldn't help but ask.
"We are just ordinary classmates and don't usually interact. We only got together today because of club activities."
"So why did you suddenly decide to go to the Go club today?"
"Jiang Lei found the place, saying it was quiet and efficient, so I went there."
Looking at Huo Jinxin's expression, Wei Zechen thought to himself that she probably didn't like Jiang Lei.
However, the news that the two are dating has spread throughout the school, which must have been deliberately spread by someone, and it is obvious who that person is.
"Wei Zechen, listen to me, Jiang Lei and I really only have academic exchanges. He's the class monitor, and I'm the vice class monitor. We usually get together because we need to complete tasks assigned by the teacher. Today was no exception. We really have no other relationship!" Huo Jin was so anxious that she was somewhat incoherent, her eyes reddening and tears welling up in them.
Seeing Huo Jinxin explaining so anxiously, Wei Zechen couldn't help but feel a pang of heartache: "Yes, I believe you."
Hearing Wei Zechen's answer, Huo Jinxin still couldn't believe it. After hesitating for a moment, she asked again, "Really? You really believe me?"
Wei Zechen nodded vigorously, his eyes firm and sincere, and said, "Of course, why would I lie to you?"
Huo Jinxin finally felt a little relieved and sighed softly, "Sigh, I don't know how the rumors about me and Jiang Lei dating started circulating at school. I tried to explain, but I couldn't make it clear at all, so I just gave up and thought that maybe these rumors would naturally subside after a while..." She shook her head helplessly as she spoke.
“If I’m not mistaken, this information was deliberately spread by someone,” Wei Zechen said with great certainty.
"You mean... Jiang Lei?" Huo Jinxin asked tentatively.
Wei Zechen did not answer her question directly, but nodded slightly, expressing his thoughts and attitude through silence, which was undoubtedly an affirmative answer.
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