Heartthrob, Your Ima Chapter 90: Yes, We're Together

Zheng Yanyan was too naive. For the first ti in her life, Shen Yu had experienced such humiliation. How could she possibly sleep?

Yes, it was humiliation.

Had she done sothing wrong?

She had never lied. She didn't want to get involved in the rivalry between Zheng Yanyan and Su Qing. She wanted sothing small: to go on stage with Zhou Yuwen, sing a song, and take a perfect bow amidst the crowd's cheers.

But why was even this small wish impossible to fulfill?

When Zheng Yanyan returned to the dorm, Shen Yu knew she was back. Shen Yu had clearly overheard everything Zheng Yanyan had said to Zhou Yuwen on the balcony.

It wasn't until she heard Zheng Yanyan's breathing slow into sleep that Shen Yu opened her eyes, got up, and sighed quietly. She picked up her phone and saw Zheng Yanyan's post on her Monts.

Even the background music—did she have to compete with her for that, too?

Shen Yu's slender fingers tightened around her phone.

She bowed her head, and no one noticed her red eyes. No one understood why she wanted to cry.

She had already cried once. She had poured out all her grievances like a little girl to Su Qing.

She thought Su Qing would be furious alongside her.

But after hearing what Shen Yu had to say, Su Qing responded with an expressionless "Oh, that's it?"

Su Qing's indifferent expression left Shen Yu dumbfounded. "You're not angry?"

"Angry? What good would that do?" Su Qing asked.

At that mont, Shen Yu felt like a fool. Truthfully, when school started, Shen Yu hadn't thought much of Su Qing. Su Qing seed too stubborn, and no one understood why she was so obsessed with Zhou Yuwen.

But now, looking at Su Qing, who seed infinitely rational, Shen Yu suddenly didn't know what to say.

Su Qing sneered and said, "This is all your own doing, isn't it?"

"?" Shen Yu was even more confused.

Su Qing explained that Zheng Yanyan's feelings for Zhou Yuwen weren't exactly love. She just had a competitive personality. She found it boring if sothing was handed to her on a silver platter. But if soone else wanted it, she would fight for it.

"Look at Chang Hao. He's been chasing after her every day, trying to please her. Does she even care about him?" After four years of college, Su Qing gained a lot of perspective. Things that were unclear while you were in the thick of them beca obvious when you took a step back. Zhou Yuwen was just an average guy, but he was suddenly thrust into the spotlight because of her involvent. In addition, Shen Yu's words made it impossible for Zheng Yanyan not to notice him.

"Plus, she's not shy about making the first move, and Zhou Yuwen, well, he's just a fake gentleman."

At this point, Su Qing recalled Zhou Yuwen and let out a cold snort. She still viewed Zhou Yuwen through the lens of her past experiences. "He was just an average guy in high school. But after coming to college, he suddenly found himself surrounded by beautiful girls chasing after him. That would go to any guy's head, let alone his. I bet he's feeling pretty smug right now."

Shen Yu shook her head. "That's just your guess."

"Think what you want. But could you be as bold as Zheng Yanyan?" Su Qing asked.

"I…" Shen Yu was at a loss for words.

Su Qing knew she couldn't. After living together for four years, she understood her roommates' personalities well. "If you really want to date, you should find soone else. Zhou Yuwen isn't right for you."

With that, Su Qing did not intend to continue the conversation and returned to her seat. "I know Zhou Yuwen too well. He's easily tempted, unless you throw yourself at him like Zheng Yanyan. But if you stay reserved like this, you'll never have a chance with him."

"Even if you did throw yourself at him, it wouldn't matter. He's just a scumbag who never says no to a girl who cos his way. So I'm telling you, if you really want to date, find soone else. Zhou Yuwen isn't right for you."

Su Qing's sudden rationality left Shen Yu speechless. Even Lu Lin, who had just co in from the balcony, was shocked by her words.

"Wait a minute, if Zhou Yuwen is so bad, why are you chasing after him?" Shen Yu suddenly saw the contradiction.

"I'm not like you."

Su Qing turned back to her and said, "He and I are destined. It can't be changed. As for you and him, it's just not ant to be."

To be honest, hearing Su Qing say that was rather unsettling.

Where did Su Qing's confidence co from?

So Shen Yu asked, "But Zheng Yanyan kissed Zhou Yuwen. Aren't you angry?"

"Hmph."

Su Qing let out a cold laugh, as if recalling sothing. She murmured, "Have you ever co ho to find your husband lying in bed with another woman?"

"?"

Su Qing then smiled at Shen Yu. "If that didn't bother , why would I care about a kiss?"

"???"

Shen Yu was completely at a loss, but it was clear that these events didn't affect Su Qing. She continued to study and even took a mont to remind Shen Yu to focus on her studies.

"Study hard. When you're financially independent in the future, you can find any kind of man you want. Why does it have to be Zhou Yuwen?"

Shen Yu didn't agree. "Then why do you insist on Zhou Yuwen?"

Su Qing shook her head and resud her sketching. "I don't even like Zhou Yuwen."

Before Shen Yu could question her further, Su Qing continued, "He's just a stand-in."

Su Qing's cryptic words were lost on Shen Yu. But Shen Yu was just an eighteen-year-old girl experiencing her first crush. Her heart had been moved, and just as she was about to move, Zheng Yanyan had swooped in and took her place. How could Shen Yu accept that?

Before Zheng Yanyan returned to the dorm, Su Qing had been drawing, Lu Lin had been playing on her phone, and only Shen Yu had been seething with frustration and unable to understand.

Finally, in a pique, she approached Su Qing and said, "If I had lost to you, I'd be okay with it! But losing to her? I'm not okay with that!"

Su Qing laughed and said, "Then do whatever you want."

That's right, Shen Yu wasn't okay with it. Why should she lose to Zheng Yanyan? She wasn't as good at studying, wasn't as pretty, and didn't have a better personality.

She didn't even like Chang Hao but wouldn't tell him outright. She accepted his gifts and let him treat her to als without a second thought!

A girl like that.

Why should she lose to her?

She didn't even have a single male friend, while Zheng Yanyan, knowing how Chang Hao felt, just called him a friend.

And just because Zheng Yanyan was bolder, did that an Shen Yu had to lose to her?

The more she thought about it, the more upset Shen Yu beca.

She was so upset that she nearly cried over sothing so small.

Initially, Shen Yu had planned to confront Zheng Yanyan when she returned, but by the ti Zheng Yanyan finally ca back, it was so late that Shen Yu's anger had dissipated.

But as she listened to Zheng Yanyan and Zhou Yuwen talking on the balcony, Shen Yu bit her lip in frustration. She might not resort to harsh words, but if her thoughts were put into words, they would undoubtedly be Shaless. Vile!

Why should she lose to her?

Zhou Yuwen was just temporarily fooled by her. Given ti, he would surely realize that she was an empty shell—a pretty face with no substance.

Hmph, I just can't bring myself to be as shaless as she is.

Otherwise, there's no way Zhou Yuwen would have chosen her.

Yes! That's it!

That night, Shen Yu was in a terrible mood and couldn't sleep because of Zheng Yanyan.

Especially after seeing Zheng Yanyan's post on her Monts, Shen Yu beca even angrier and decided to set her to "Chat Only."

She decided that she would only maintain a roommate relationship with Zheng Yanyan from now on!

After graduation, she would block her completely!

Hmph, Zhou Yuwen, you're no good either!

As she finally drifted off to sleep, her last thoughts were of Zhou Yuwen, wondering why he couldn't outright reject Zheng Yanyan. Did he really like shaless girls like her?

The next day, the sun rose as usual. According to the school schedule, there was an English placent test at 9:30 AM, followed by a brief class eting.

After that, there would be an eleven-day break.

Shen Yu was the first to wake up in the girls' dorm. She had slept lightly, falling asleep around 4 or 5 AM, and woke up at 7 AM after having a strange dream.

In her dream, she spent the whole ti blaming Zhou Yuwen and questioning why he had chosen Zheng Yanyan over her.

Why not choose ?

In the dream, Zhou Yuwen kept coaxing her, holding her in his arms and saying, "Alright, alright, from now on, I'll choose you, not her."

"I never liked her. How could I like soone so shaless? The one I've always liked is you. The mont I saw you, I liked you. How could I not like a graceful and beautiful girl like you? Okay, okay, don't be angry anymore, alright?"

Being held by Zhou Yuwen, Shen Yu's anger finally subsided. But it was all gone when she opened her eyes—a fleeting dream.

Shen Yu stared out at the bright morning light, biting her lip. In her heart, she thought, Zhou Yuwen, I really hate you.

Why, why don't you like ? Why did you make

fall for you?

Shen Yu washed up quickly. Originally, she had planned to dress conservatively, but when she thought of Zhou Yuwen, she couldn't resist wearing a black sleeveless shirt and pairing it with a denim skirt.

When Su Qing woke up and saw Shen Yu's outfit, she was taken aback. It was clear that the previous night's events had deeply affected her.

Su Qing had seen Zheng Yanyan's Monts post.

A bunch of classmates had already liked it.

But Su Qing only glanced at it indifferently. It was normal for Zheng Yanyan to share such things publicly—she was the type who couldn't keep anything to herself.

Why should I bother with her? Su Qing thought.

She wasn't the almost thirty-year-old woman she had been in her previous life. Now, she was only eighteen and had plenty of ti to deal with people like Zheng Yanyan.

When she beca an internationally renowned designer.

When she beca wealthy.

She didn't believe Zhou Yuwen wouldn't choose her.

The morning in the girls' dorm was a cold one. Everyone was busy with their tasks.

Only Zheng Yanyan, who hadn't slept well last night, was still snoring away, probably having a sweet dream, judging by the silly grin on her face.

"Hehe, I'll squish you to death!"

Listening to Zheng Yanyan's sleep talk, both Su Qing and Shen Yu frowned.

After getting ready, Lu Lin wanted to wake Zheng Yanyan up.

But Shen Yu said, "Are you going to wait for her?"

"?" Lu Lin was taken aback.

Shen Yu continued, "Let's go eat first. She ca back so late last night. If you wake her up now, we'll have to wait for her to wash up. It's a waste of ti."

"Uh…" Lu Lin didn't know what to say, so she looked at Su Qing.

Su Qing told Shen Yu, "I'll go eat with you."

"Mm."

At that mont, Su Qing and Shen Yu suddenly felt closer than ever. They left the dorm together, and as they were about to leave, Su Qing asked Lu Lin, "Aren't you coming?"

After hesitating, Lu Lin said, "You two go ahead."

Su Qing glanced at Lu Lin but said nothing more.

In the end, Lu Lin lightly patted Zheng Yanyan's leg. "Yanyan, Yanyan, it's ti to get up."

"We're going to be late."

"Ugh, stop touching ."

Zheng Yanyan mumbled, "I already said yes, why are you in such a hurry?"

Seeing that Zheng Yanyan was sleeping like a log, Lu Lin sighed and followed Su Qing and Shen Yu to breakfast.

Last night, Chang Hao had no idea how long he had waited for Zhou Yuwen. He had sat in his chair, growing more and more anxious, and eventually, around 4 AM, he sent Zhou Yuwen a ssage:

Old Zhou, it's getting late. Co back soon.

If you and Yanyan are dating, fine. I won't bla you.

But you've been out all night…

After sending these ssages, Chang Hao waited for who knows how long. Eventually, he was so exhausted that he dozed off on his desk.

When Li Qiang woke up, he saw Chang Hao slumped over the desk with his head resting on his hand.

"Brother Hao?" Li Qiang nudged Chang Hao awake.

Chang Hao looked completely worn out. He groggily opened his eyes and mumbled, "Is it morning?"

"It's already 9 AM."

"9 AM?"

Chang Hao's first instinct was to check his phone. By this ti, Zhou Yuwen had replied.

Chang Hao had sent Zhou Yuwen about twenty ssages throughout the night. Not replying at this point would be out of line. When Zhou Yuwen woke up that morning and saw all the ssages, he didn't know what to do.

Why go through all this, Ah Hao?

"I had sothing to take care of last night, so I stayed outside."

"You stayed outside? Was Yanyan with you?!" Chang Hao imdiately sent a follow-up ssage.

But, like a stone dropped into the ocean, there was no reply for a long ti.

Growing anxious, Chang Hao decided to call Zhou Yuwen.

This ti, the phone rang twice before Zhou Yuwen picked up.

"Hello? What's up?"

Hearing Zhou Yuwen's voice, Chang Hao felt a wave of relief. He opened his mouth, wanting to say sothing, but couldn't find the words.

After enduring a night of tornt, Chang Hao's anger had mostly dissipated.

"Were you… with Yanyan last night?"

"No, I stayed alone."

Hearing this, Chang Hao finally let out a sigh of relief.

Thank goodness.

But then he rembered what Yanyan had told him last night. His face stiffened. "Old Zhou, last night Yanyan told

you two…"

"Are you two… together?"

Chang Hao asked carefully, afraid that he might say the wrong thing or that Zhou Yuwen might suddenly hang up on him.

Especially after he asked this, there was a mont of silence on the other end of the line. During that silence, Chang Hao's heart raced.

He desperately hoped that Zhou Yuwen would say, Who told you that?

How could that be?

There's no way.

But instead, Zhou Yuwen responded:

"Yeah, we're together now."