Tang Yunzheng was certain Su Mianmian wouldn't throw away his gifts; after all, there was a cabinet in Su Mianmian's room where she kept all the gifts he'd given her over the years.
He'd been slightly shocked when he saw them that time. He stood with his hands in his pockets, head tilted, looking at Su Mianmian with confidence. However, the next second, Su Mianmian tossed the two gift boxes lightly into a nearby trash can.
With two "tears," Tang Yunzheng felt that along with the gift boxes, his dignity and pride had been thrown into the trash. His anger flared up. "Su Mianmian, you've got guts, throwing a tantrum at me, huh? Fine, whoever tries to make up next time is a dog!"
With that, he kicked the trash can hard in frustration and stormed off. Su Mianmian watched his retreating figure, silently shaking her head. Taking her anger out on a trash can—how could she have never thought he was so childish before?
Just as she took a step forward, a refreshing fruity scent wafted over from behind, and a pair of hands covered her eyes. "Beautiful lady, guess who I am?" Su Mianmian's lips curled into a smile. "Anna?" "Ellie?"
Just as she was about to guess Lucy, Song Zhi exclaimed "Oops!" and removed her hands in annoyance. "Boring, so boring." Su Mianmian's eyes crinkled. "You're the boring one, always the same trick."
Song Zhi thought back and realized it was true. She laughed so hard her shoulders shook, finally calming down. "Oh, right, what did you do to that jerk Tang? I saw him taking his anger out on a trash can across the street."
Ever since Tang Yunzheng publicly declared on Su Mianmian's birthday that he only considered her his childhood sweetheart, Song Zhi had automatically renamed him "Scumbag Tang." Su Mianmian felt uncomfortable whenever Tang Yunzheng was mentioned. "What? I provoked him? I'd be grateful if he didn't."
Song Zhi sensed something was up in those words and nudged Su Mianmian's shoulder. "What happened? Tell me all about it." Su Mianmian and Song Zhi were always very close, and thinking it was nothing serious, she simply recounted the events of the past few days.
Upon hearing this, Song Zhi was practically ready to explode. "Pah! Lin Jiaojiao, that little green tea bitch! She has a knife but doesn't wield it, she's just being shameless!"
"And she dares to say you're as bland as plain water? What, is she the only woman in the world? Where did she get such a thick skin, wearing such heavy makeup, like she's rushing to take a bullet!"
Su Mianmian glanced at Song Zhi silently, genuinely curious about her thought process. It seemed that of all the things she'd said, Song Zhi only remembered this one sentence. Song Zhi, oblivious to Su Mianmian's distraction, continued her witty remarks.
"Her eyes are useless, she might as well donate them. Why doesn't she open her dog eyes and look properly? Is she as beautiful as our Mianmian? If you hadn't been so low-key back then, you would have been the most beautiful girl at A University."
Seeing Song Zhi getting increasingly absurd, Su Mianmian quickly stopped her. "Alright, can we stop talking about her and change the subject?"
Song Zhi also felt it was unlucky to mention her, so she changed the subject and started complaining about Tang Yunzheng, "Tang is a real scumbag, a complete and utter scumbag. Mianmian, you were right to confront him like that, so don't be soft-hearted in the future."
...After that, Tang Yunzheng really didn't send Su Mianmian a single message, nor did he ever come looking for her downstairs at the dormitory. However, Su Mianmian couldn't resist hearing news about him even if she didn't want to.
Right now, another roommate, Tan Huilin, was applying blush in a sarcastic tone while looking in the makeup mirror.
"I have to say, Tang Yunzheng's girlfriend is really something else. Great figure, and she knows how to be charming. Right there at the school gate, she acts like she's glued to him, not caring about appearances at all."
Tan Huilin used to have a crush on Tang Yunzheng. After Song Zhi discovered photos of Tang Yunzheng she'd secretly taken of him on her phone, she completely broke up with Su Mianmian and Song Zhi.
Now, seeing that Tang Yunzheng wasn't with Su Mianmian and had found another girlfriend, she naturally seized the opportunity to gloat. Song Zhi couldn't stand it and snorted, "You're always putting on makeup in front of the mirror; no matter how much you do, you can't hide your sharp-tongued, ugly face."
"So what if Tang Yunzheng has a girlfriend? Even if he finds a hundred, you'll never be on his list." Tan Huilin's lips twitched with anger. "That's still better than someone who had a crush on her for years, only to find out he just sees her as a childhood sweetheart."
Song Zhi glanced at Su Mianmian, seeing her head down, looking utterly miserable, and assumed she was upset by Tan Huilin's words.
She jumped off the bed with a "whoosh," pointing at Tan Huilin's nose, "Hey Tan, are you a keyboard warrior? You're so cheap and annoying!" "Someone like you wouldn't even last two lines in a novel!"
Tan Huilin was always a bully who preyed on the weak, usually only good for empty talk. Seeing Song Zhi's changed expression, she was afraid Song Zhi would unleash a barrage of insults, so she shrank back. "I wasn't talking about you, why are you so worked up?"
Song Zhi raised her fist at Tan Huilin, "Talking about Mianmian is the same as talking about me. Next time you nag, I'll show you what it means to have a tough nut to crack." She then snorted and walked to Su Mianmian's bedside.
"Mianmian, don't listen to Tan Huilin's rant. Tomorrow we'll find a man even more handsome than that scumbag Tang, and make those onlookers furious."
Song Zhi talked for a while, but Su Mianmian didn't react. Song Zhi thought, "Oh no, is she depressed from all this?" She parted Su Mianmian's long hair. Su Mianmian looked up, a blank expression on her face, and took the earphone out of her ear. "Zhizhi, are you talking to me?"
Song Zhi's lips twitched. So all that jumping around, afraid Su Mianmian's fragile mind would be corrupted, turned out the other woman hadn't heard a thing?
Seeing Song Zhi's silence, Su Mianmian frowned. "I'm listening to a French novel, and some of the words are so obscure, my head is throbbing." "Oh, then continue." Song Zhi silently put the earphone in Su Mianmian's ear. A headache is better than a broken heart.
...Ever since Song Zhi said she'd find Su Mianmian a man even more handsome than Tang Yunzheng, she'd been deliberately keeping an eye on things. Through her relentless efforts, she discovered that Cheng Yuli, the most handsome man in the law department, seemed quite interested in Su Mianmian.
Although he hid it well, she'd noticed several times when she was walking with Su Mianmian and she'd noticed Cheng Yuli subtly glancing at her. Cheng Yuli's appearance was comparable to Tang Yunzheng's, only their handsomeness was of a different type.
Tang Yunzheng was wild, a roguish charm, while Cheng Yuli had a refined, scholarly look, reminiscent of a young man from a Korean drama. Song Zhi heard that Tang Yunzheng was taking Lin Jiaojiao to the movies.
She felt her opportunity had arrived, and at the perfect time, she cornered Cheng Yuli in the corridor. "Cheng Yuli, a huge windfall has fallen from the sky, are you going to take it?" Cheng Yuli looked at Song Zhi with clear eyes. "What do you mean?"
Song Zhi shushed him, then beckoned to Cheng Yuli with a finger, feigning mystery. When Cheng Yuli tentatively lowered his head, Song Zhi's lips curved into a smile. "I know who you like. Now, if I gave you the chance, would you dare to go on a date with her?"
Cheng Yuli looked at Song Zhi's rosy lips, a thin blush creeping onto his ears. …Su Mianmian had no idea what Song Zhi was up to. She'd invited her to the movies, but then had something come up and told Song Zhi to go ahead.
She found her seat with her ticket and texted Song Zhi, "Hurry up, the movie's about to start." Just as she finished texting, a handsome young man with a Korean-style look, carrying a large box of popcorn and two cups of milk tea dangling from his wrist, sat down next to her.
Su Mianmian's eyebrows twitched. "Excuse me, classmate, this seat seems to be my friend's." Cheng Yuli then looked up, his gaze pausing noticeably when he saw Su Mianmian. "This friend you're talking about, is it Song Zhi?"
The two exchanged a glance, realizing the implication simultaneously. Su Mianmian sighed, "Sorry, I didn't know beforehand…" Cheng Yuli smiled faintly, "It's alright, since you're here, just enjoy the movie."
He then politely offered Su Mianmian a cup of milk tea, "Here, have some popcorn too." Holding the popcorn, Su Mianmian momentarily considered chewing it up as if it were Song Zhi.
She wanted to leave early, but felt it would be impolite. Just as she was hesitating, someone forcefully bumped the back of her seat. Su Mianmian reflexively turned around, only to be met with a face she hadn't seen in a long time. Tang Yunzheng's dark eyes held a hint of provocation as he silently stared at her.
Beside Tang Yunzheng, Lin Jiaojiao was clearly also surprised to run into Su Mianmian here. She glanced at Cheng Yuli beside her, and her red lips curved into a smile, "Mianmian, what a coincidence, watching a movie with your boyfriend?"