Chang Hao returned to the dormitory around 9 PM. At that ti, there weren't many people back in the dorm, and most of the lights in the boys' dormitory were already off. However, the lights in their dorm were still on.
Lu Yuhang, who didn't like such lively atmospheres, was alone in the dormitory, listening to music with headphones on.
When Chang Hao returned, Lu Yuhang found it strange and called, "Brother Hao."
"Yeah," Chang Hao responded with a hint of low spirits, then sat down without saying much.
Lu Yuhang noticed that Chang Hao didn't want to talk, so he didn't continue the conversation and went back to listening to his music.
Chang Hao sat in his chair, clenched his fists, and gritted his teeth. What had just happened was too chaotic for him to process, and even now, he couldn't understand it.
Why would Zheng Yanyan kiss Zhou Yuwen?
Chang Hao kept telling himself that he wasn't as clueless as Li Qiang and that there must be a reason for everything. So, he sent a ssage to Zheng Yanyan: "Are you there?"
The ssage seed to sink into the void—no reply ca from 9 PM until 10 PM. Chang Hao eventually got into bed, still staring at his phone, unable to take it any longer. He sent a ssage to Zhou Yuwen instead: "Old Zhou, what are you up to?"
Again, there was no response. This made Chang Hao even more anxious.
He sent a few more ssages, alternating between Zheng Yanyan and Zhou Yuwen, such as: "Was that scene on stage sothing you both planned?" or "It must have been the lighting, right? You didn't really kiss, did you?"
"It's just an act, right? You two don't have any real connection, do you? This must be Yanyan's idea—she's always so quirky."
Each ssage was sent after a few minutes of waiting without a reply. Most of the ssages were directed at Zheng Yanyan. He wanted to question her directly but didn't dare, so he asked in a tone that was neither soft nor hard: "What was that all about? You scared
to death."
"You didn't really kiss Old Zhou, did you? "
After sending several ssages without getting any replies, Chang Hao beca more and more restless.
"Yanyan, could you..."
"Just reply to ..."
"I'm not feeling well…"
At this point, Chang Hao finally understood what Li Qiang had felt a few days ago. It was a strange feeling—from the start, Chang Hao had been comforting himself, telling himself to stay calm. There must be a misunderstanding. He wasn't so inexperienced bumpkin like Li Qiang. He had to keep his composure.
But the longer the silence dragged on, the less composed Chang Hao felt. He started to panic, feeling increasingly anxious, even on the verge of tears.
Why?
Why hadn't Yanyan replied to him yet?
Just then, there was so noise outside the dormitory.
Could it be Zhou Yuwen returning?
Chang Hao quickly sat up in bed and looked out.
But it wasn't Zhou Yuwen.
Instead, Li Qiang humd a tune as he walked in. From his expression, it was clear that Li Qiang was in a good mood. He even greeted Chang Hao, "Yo, Brother Hao, back so early? The instructor was looking for you just now."
Chang Hao looked outside for a long ti, only to see that Li Qiang was alone. Feeling disappointed, he glanced at Li Qiang and asked, "Didn't Zhou Yuwen co back with you?"
"I don't know. Old Zhou left with Yanyan after the performance, and I have no idea where they went," Li Qiang humd in response. Then, seeing Lu Yuhang at his desk, seemingly reading a book, Li Qiang went over, put an arm around Lu Yuhang's shoulders, and said, "Hey, Yuhang, what are you busy with? Why didn't you go watch the military training performance? It was really sothing tonight."
"Enough already!" Chang Hao, already irritated, snapped when Li Qiang hadn't even taken off his pants yet.
Li Qiang chuckled, "Oh, Brother Hao's here, so I'll keep quiet."
Li Qiang laughed it off and headed to the bathroom, still humming.
Watching Li Qiang's carefree deanor, Chang Hao felt angry but helpless. When Li Qiang returned from the bathroom, he hadn't even zipped up properly.
Seeing his careless attitude, Chang Hao said, "Yanyan already explained it to . What happened on stage was all part of the script, sothing they had planned beforehand. What's there to talk about?"
"A script?" Li Qiang tilted his head and muttered, "Well, Yanyan's acting was pretty convincing. After they ca off the stage, she even said she was Old Zhou's girlfriend!"
"?" Chang Hao was stunned montarily, then said, "Think about it. There's no way that's possible. When did Yanyan and Old Zhou even interact? It's always been
who's close with Yanyan. And with all the options Old Zhou has, he'd sooner date Lu Lin than Yanyan! How could they just start dating like that?"
A flash of displeasure crossed Li Qiang's face.
Chang Hao insisted, "It's all just a script they planned together!"
Although Zheng Yanyan still hadn't replied to Chang Hao, he was confident it was all just part of the script. Otherwise, it wouldn't make sense. Why wouldn't they just co out and say it if they were dating? It wasn't like he'd stop them from dating. The problem was that there had been no signs of this, so it had to be part of the script!
"Did Yanyan tell you that herself?" Li Qiang asked, narrowing his eyes at Chang Hao with a smirk.
Chang Hao waved his phone. "You think I'd lie to you about sothing like this?"
"Well, then I wouldn't know," Li Qiang muttered, his mouth twitching slightly.
He didn't continue the conversation, instead going about his usual routine, washing up and heading to bed.
In truth, what Chang Hao said did make so sense. From Li Qiang's perspective, the idea of Zhou Yuwen and Zheng Yanyan being together did seem a bit far-fetched. It was probably just an act.
Too bad, though—it took away half the fun.
Li Qiang felt a bit disappointed.
By the ti Li Qiang finished getting ready for bed, it was almost 11 PM.
Zheng Yanyan still hadn't replied.
And Zhou Yuwen hadn't returned either.
Chang Hao couldn't sit still and asked Li Qiang, "Do you really not know where Old Zhou went?"
"Why don't you just ask Yanyan?" Li Qiang replied without turning his head.
"Why would I ask Yanyan where Old Zhou is?!" Chang Hao snapped, feeling frustrated.
anwhile, Zhou Yuwen and Zheng Yanyan still wandered around the sports field.
To be more precise, Zheng Yanyan was clinging to Zhou Yuwen, refusing to let him go.
After 11 PM, the sports field had mostly emptied.
Zhou Yuwen asked Zheng Yanyan how long she planned to drag this out.
But Zheng Yanyan held onto his hand and said, "I don't care; you have to stay with ."
"Are you planning to not go back to the dorm at all tonight?"
"I actually wouldn't mind that."
It seed that Zheng Yanyan wasn't completely clueless. After the events earlier that evening, she realized she'd gone too far. If she returned to the dorm now, who knows what kind of scene she'd have to face?
Suddenly, Zheng Yanyan was too scared to go back.
Zhou Yuwen, on the other hand, wasn't worried. Seeing it was late, he said, "Alright, I'm not wasting any more ti with you. I'm heading back to the dorm."
"Wait, if you go back now, aren't you afraid of facing Chang Hao?"
"Why would I be afraid of him? You're the one who kissed , not the other way around."
"But you've touched
before, too!"
"..." Zhou Yuwen was speechless.
"Was it soft?"
Zheng Yanyan asked again.
Zhou Yuwen was still speechless.
"Are you planning to use those two words to manipulate
for the rest of your life?"
"Hehe, not that far—just while we're dating."
Zhou Yuwen said, "I haven't even agreed to date you yet."
"That's not an option, Zhou Yuwen. I've already made a big deal out of this. If you don't date , I'll be a social outcast at school!"
"You're aware of that?"
Zhou Yuwen rolled his eyes.
Because of this whole ss, Zhou Yuwen and Zheng Yanyan wandered around the sports field until 11 PM.
By this ti, the sports field had mostly cleared out. Apart from a few couples hiding in the dark corners, the vast rubber track was almost empty.
Zhou Yuwen and Zheng Yanyan had no idea how many laps they had walked on the rubber track.
Eventually, when Zheng Yanyan felt tired, she insisted they sit with a group of students gathered in a circle.
"Hey, soone's playing guitar over there. Let's go sit with them for a while," Zheng Yanyan said, tugging on Zhou Yuwen's hand.
Zhou Yuwen glanced at her, but neither agreed nor disagreed.
But with a little tug from Zheng Yanyan, Zhou Yuwen followed her over, which made Zheng Yanyan giggle, feeling like Zhou Yuwen was indulging her.
At first, Zheng Yanyan had kept a bit of distance between them, but as the sports field emptied, she beca bolder, clinging to Zhou Yuwen, wrapping her arms around his, or pressing her body against his.
Zhou Yuwen didn't resist.
Zheng Yanyan asked him smugly, even though he hadn't said anything, "You actually like , don't you?"
Zhou Yuwen turned to look at her.
Zheng Yanyan blinked at him.
But Zhou Yuwen didn't answer her question.
Zheng Yanyan felt a little disappointed. She asked, "Okay, let
ask you another question: between , Su Qing, and Shen Yu, who do you like the most?"
"Shen Yu."
"I don't believe you. You're lying! If it were Shen Yu, why didn't you say so earlier?" Zheng Yanyan pouted. Sotis, she could be stubborn.
Zhou Yuwen turned back to look at her again and said, "Are you really that dense?"
"Huh?"
"In that situation, what was I supposed to say? Should I have told everyone that this girl is out of her mind and that we have nothing to do with each other?" Zhou Yuwen pointed at Zheng Yanyan.
Zheng Yanyan was stunned for a mont, then burst out laughing. "That ans you do care about ."
"..."
"You're completely hopeless," Zhou Yuwen said.
Zheng Yanyan replied, "It doesn't matter what you say now."
"Sigh, to be honest, I really didn't plan to kiss you tonight. I originally just wanted to go up there and hug you to show everyone that you're mine, but I got carried away," Zheng Yanyan explained.
"So, you're saying you don't like
that much?" Zhou Yuwen asked, looking at her.
"Uh…" Faced with Zhou Yuwen's gaze, Zheng Yanyan didn't hide the truth.
Hearing this, Zhou Yuwen wasn't happy and said, "Alright then, let's call it quits."
"Hey, don't leave! That's not what I ant!"
As they walked and talked, heading toward the group of students gathered in the grassy area, Zheng Yanyan didn't know how to explain herself. She felt like she was coming across as too submissive in front of Zhou Yuwen.
But in fact, this wasn't her usual personality.
It was just that tonight had been too impulsive.
When she went on stage earlier, Zheng Yanyan planned to hug Zhou Yuwen in front of everyone to stake her claim. But when she got up there, she ended up kissing him instead.
As for what happened after, it was completely out of her control.
"So, you're saying everything that happened tonight was just a mistake?" Zhou Yuwen asked.
Zheng Yanyan sighed, unsure of how to respond.
Mistake or not, it had already happened.
That's why she didn't dare go back to the dorm.
Leaving Shen Yu aside, Zheng Yanyan couldn't even begin to imagine how she'd face Su Qing.
Zhou Yuwen spoke honestly as well.
"You really know how to cause trouble for !"
Zhou Yuwen wasn't afraid of Chang Hao. Chang Hao's feelings weren't sothing Zhou Yuwen was concerned about. But since they lived together, if Chang Hao got upset in the middle of the night and decided to hit him with sothing, wouldn't that an Zhou Yuwen would have to start all over again?
He had to find a place to move out during the upcoming holiday break.
Not a mont longer could he stay.
When the ti ca, he would deal with this troubleso girl!
Zhou Yuwen thought as he looked at Zheng Yanyan clinging to him.
Honestly, Zhou Yuwen was tempted to try things with Zheng Yanyan. After all, she had been clinging to him all night. She kept pressing that part of her body against his arm, whether intentionally or not.
Maybe she thought it didn't matter since they had already gotten close.
And then there were those long legs under her pleated skirt, so close to him.
It was impossible not to be tempted.
The two of them eventually reached the group gathered on the sports field. They found that one of the instructors was playing a guitar in the circle.
It was already after 11 PM, and the group wasn't made up of students from just one class. Most didn't want to leave yet and had decided to stay on the field for a bit longer, naturally joining the circle.
There were more than just one or two instructors—three or four of them, all wearing their military training uniforms. They seed a bit older than the students.
At that mont, the bright moon was high, with no clouds in sight.
The artificial grass field was cool and breezy, and the students clapped along to the music while the instructor played his guitar and sang.
The singers weren't fixed either—sotis the instructors sang, and sotis the students did. Among the students, so could play the guitar. In such a beautiful setting, they were eager to take their turns, one after another.
Even those who couldn't play the guitar wanted to contribute a song. For example, one girl got up to sing Yang Peiyi's Left Hand, Right Hand, accompanied by a boy who volunteered to play the guitar.
The girl wasn't particularly pretty, but her voice was clear and clean. As she sang along to the guitar's rhythm:
When difficulties arise ??
Raise your left hand ??
The song was quite pleasant to listen to. As Zhou Yuwen and Zheng Yanyan approached, they naturally lowered their voices.
Besides Left Hand, Right Hand, they also played Those Flowers and Pu Shu's Farewell.
At 11 PM, the campus was a haven for the artistic souls.
Zhou Yuwen and Zheng Yanyan had nothing to do, so they joined the circle and listened to the songs.
But when they sat down, Zheng Yanyan, wearing a pleated skirt, felt awkward since it was easy for her to accidentally expose herself.
Luckily, Zhou Yuwen, a thirty-year-old man who had taken girls out, had thought of this in advance. When he decided to sit down and listen to the music, he offered his military training jacket to Zheng Yanyan.
He even helped her wrap it around her waist.
This thoughtful gesture made Zheng Yanyan smile uncontrollably.
Zhou Yuwen asked her what she was smiling about.
She replied, "Zhou Yuwen, I've realized that the longer I spend ti with you, the more easily I fall for you."
"So, was it fake before?"
"You guess!"
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