Xia Jingxuan was a man. He probably wouldn’t gossip about the phone call she made this morning and spread it everywhere like news.
Though somewhat uneasy and overwhelmed by the rumors, she still resolutely returned to school, her heart pounding with uncertainty.
After getting off the bus, Zhong Wanqiu hurried toward the school gate. Whispers reached her ears as she approached, making her feel anxious and vulnerable, deepening readers’ empathy for her.
“How shameless.”
“Yeah, Xia Jingxuan was right to dump her. Turns out she was two-timing, acting as a wealthy man’s mistress while dating Xia Jingxuan.”
“I heard they even slept together.”
“True. I heard a guy from the engineering department say the same thing. She even called Xia Jingxuan herself to tell him. How shameless can you get?”
Wanqiu’s temper flared instantly. She glared at the girl who had just spoken. “Shut up! I didn’t!” She had never intended to become Leng Muxun’s woman. She had only met him last night, less than twenty-four hours ago.
“Zhong Wanqiu, you said it yourself on the phone. Xia Jingxuan put it on speaker everyone in his dorm heard it. You even demanded he take responsibility. You probably want to be the Young Mistress of the Leng Family, don’t you?” Her words stung, making Wanqiu feel betrayed and unfairly judged, stirring readers’ anger for her.
The female classmate’s mocking words pierced her ears. She never expected Xia Jingxuan to put the call on speaker. He did it on purpose. But now, there was no turning back. Everyone believed she had lost her virginity because she had said those words herself.
Phone calls were private, yet Xia Jingxuan had put it on speaker intentionally, perhaps to confront her or test her reactions, which left Wanqiu confused and hurt.
Wanqiu turned and strode away, heading straight for Xia Jingxuan’s dorm. She needed to clarify things face-to-face. After this, she never wanted anything to do with him again.
Fuming, she reached the familiar dorm door. Seeing it slightly ajar, she shoved it open angrily and shouted, “Xia Jingxuan, get out of here!”
“Well, if it isn’t Zhong Wanqiu, the one who’s already become a woman. What are you doing here? Still trying to two-time and cling to our Ah Xuan?” But it wasn’t Xia Jingxuan who greeted Wanqiu. Instead, it was the pretty Jin Ruoxue, who now looked at her with utter disdain.
“Where’s Xia Jingxuan? Come out!”
“Zhong Wanqiu, are you here to demand a breakup fee again? Your mom already took fifty thousand from Ah Xuan. Look at you, you sold yourself to Young Master Leng last night, and now you’re back to squeeze money out of Ah Xuan?”
“You… what did you say about my mom?” Wanqiu froze, confusion clouding her face. The mention of fifty thousand yuan left her bewildered and helpless, encouraging readers to feel her frustration and innocence.
“Your mom came looking for you last night. When she couldn’t find you, she went to Jingxuan. I told her you two had broken up, so she demanded a breakup fee from him, a whopping fifty thousand in one go! You know how soft-hearted Jingxuan is, but he didn’t have the money. So, I used my savings to support your mother. Otherwise, she would’ve stubbornly camped out at T University. Zhong Wanqiu, if you’re not embarrassed, I am! How could Jingxuan have been so foolish to end up with an ex like you? Ugh, how shameless…”
Zhong Wanqiu’s face flushed crimson all the way to her neck. She knew Liang Shuzhen’s character all too well. In the past, she had always intervened to stop her mother’s behavior, but this time, to her dismay, her mother had actually demanded fifty thousand yuan from Xia Jingxuan. This was truly excessive. Blood rushed to her head, her complexion grew increasingly pale, and she began to sway unsteadily. She had clearly done nothing wrong, so why were so many troubles crashing down on her all at once? “I… I’ll go ask my mother. If there really is this fifty thousand yuan, I’ll return it to you.”