Su Mianmian was getting impatient. "Are you going to tell me or not? If not, get out of the way. We're in a hurry to leave." Tang Yunzheng licked his lips, revealing a roguish smile. "Alright, Su Mianmian, listen carefully."
"I like you, and I've decided that from today onwards, I'll officially pursue you!" Su Mianmian never expected Tang Yunzheng to confess to her in front of so many people! To be honest, she was stunned for a moment.
Especially when the curious or ambiguous gazes of her classmates fell on her, Su Mianmian felt even more lost. Fortunately, Song Zhi was more level-headed than her and pulled Su Mianmian behind her. "Tang, you scumbag, are you kidding me?! Yesterday you were shopping with your new girlfriend, and today you're here telling Mianmian all this nonsense!" Tang Yunzheng's gaze passed over Song Zhi and looked at Su Mianmian. "No mistake, that woman yesterday wasn't my girlfriend, Su Mianmian. I can explain."
Su Mianmian had recovered from her shock by now, frowning slightly. "Tang Yunzheng, you don't need to explain anything to me. I'm not interested in your affairs at all."
Su Mianmian finished speaking and pulled Song Zhi to leave, but Tang Yunzheng was determined to talk things out with Su Mianmian today. "Su Mianmian, if you leave now, believe me, within a day, everyone at A University will know that I'm pursuing you."
Tang Yunzheng knew that Su Mianmian was always low-key and didn't like to be in the spotlight. Su Mianmian also knew that Tang Yunzheng was capable of anything when he got angry. Su Mianmian bit her lip and thought for a few seconds. "Zhizhi, you go first. I'll talk to him."
Song Zhi reluctantly replied, "Mianmian, what are you afraid of? Let him say whatever he wants. Anyway, he can't win you over. He'll only embarrass himself in the end!"
"Zhizhi..." Song Zhi was domineering, but she couldn't stand Su Mianmian's coquettishness. Every time Su Mianmian called her that, she couldn't resist. "Alright, alright, go talk to him. It would be best if you could make that scumbag Tang give up immediately.
Also, ten minutes at most. If you're past that time, I'll come and drag you back!" After Song Zhi walked away cursing, Tang Yunzheng's carefree smile vanished, and his eyes became somewhat unnatural. "Want to go for a walk on the playground?"
Tang Yunzheng couldn't remember the last time the two of them walked side by side. He only knew that the sunlight filtering through the branches and falling on Su Mianmian's head made him feel incredibly peaceful and content. It felt like he had returned to the past. "Mianmian, I'm sorry."
Su Mianmian felt nothing. Tang Yunzheng had been apologizing to her quite frequently lately, and she had become immune to it. "What did you do wrong? Why are you apologizing to me all of a sudden?" Tang Yunzheng lowered his head slightly. "A lot. From your birthday until now, everything I've done seems pretty awful, and I'm really sorry for you." Su Mianmian's face was expressionless. "If you're referring to Lin Jiaojiao, then you've already apologized to me."
"Not just Lin Jiaojiao, but also that woman yesterday, Mianmian. There's nothing between us. I just deliberately went on a date with her to verify some suspicion. After leaving your place, we broke up."
Su Mianmian didn't want to hear Tang Yunzheng talk about his romantic history and was quite impatient. "Tang Yunzheng, what exactly are you trying to say?" Tang Yunzheng took two deep breaths, grabbed Su Mianmian's shoulders, and forced her to look him in the eye.
"Mianmian, I was stupid before. I didn't know you liked me, and I didn't realize I had fallen for you without even realizing it." "I want to ask, can you give me another chance? I want to be with you, I really do."
Tang Yunzheng's attitude was sincere, but it didn't stir any emotion in Su Mianmian's heart.
"Tang Yunzheng, I don't know where you heard I used to like you, and I won't deny it. After all, back then, I genuinely believed we liked each other." Su Mianmian paused for a couple of seconds.
"But, 'liked' is a thing of the past. From the moment you defined our relationship as childhood sweethearts on my birthday, there was no longer any possibility between us." Tang Yunzheng's grip on Su Mianmian's shoulder tightened unconsciously.
"At that time, I didn't realize anything at all, Mianmian. I know that I bear a lot of responsibility for how our relationship has come to this point. I don't want to shirk responsibility; I just want to tell you that I will try my best to make you accept me again!"
...When Su Mianmian returned to the dormitory, Song Zhi was sitting cross-legged on a chair, watching a drama and showing off her snacks. She didn't even turn her head when she heard the noise. "You're back?"
Su Mianmian hummed in agreement. "I don't know who said you'd come find me in ten minutes, but half an hour has passed and there's not a trace. Looks like snacks are your best friend."
Song Zhi paused the tablet, licking the potato chip seasoning off her fingers. "I was just trying to scare that jerk Tang. He's a real jerk when it comes to relationships, but he's trustworthy. It was just a chat, so I'm pretty sure about him."
"By the way, what did he say to you?" Su Mianmian sighed. "He somehow found out I used to like him, and then said he only just realized he likes me too, so he wants to pursue me."
Song Zhi scoffed, giving her a knowing look. "I knew it! How could he be so shameless, always going back to an ex!" "And what did you say? What did you say to him?"
"I rejected him, of course, but he didn't seem to care. He thought I was still angry about what happened before, so in the end, I couldn't convince him." Song Zhi scoffed. "Then just ignore him! Let him pursue her if he wants. If you don't agree, that's fine too. He deserves to be taught a lesson. Who does he think he is, that someone has to obediently come back to him just because he says he likes her?" Su Mianmian didn't speak, but suddenly thought of Gu Yizhou.
He was, after all, her nominal husband. Gu Yizhou had seen Tang Yunzheng and her entangled several times before, and he seemed quite unhappy about it. If he found out Tang Yunzheng wanted to pursue her again, who knows what he might do.
Su Mianmian sighed, hoping that Tang Yunzheng was just acting on a whim, just saying it for the moment. But Su Mianmian's hope was dashed. Early the next morning, a classmate from the next dormitory ran in excitedly. "Su Mianmian, Tang Yunzheng is looking for you downstairs."
Su Mianmian had just finished getting ready for class when she heard this and walked out of her dormitory. She saw several girls leaning on the balcony looking down, looking like little fans. "Wow, Tang Yunzheng is so handsome!"
"Yeah, one hand in his pocket, holding a bouquet of flowers, he looks like a male protagonist straight out of a manga." Su Mianmian's brows furrowed deeper as she listened, following the girls' gaze downstairs. Sure enough, she saw Tang Yunzheng standing downstairs holding a bouquet of flowers.
When their eyes met, Tang Yunzheng gave her a roguish smile, waving the flowers at her. "Su Mianmian, come down quickly, I've been waiting for you for ages." Su Mianmian's face flushed instantly, and she turned and ran downstairs amidst the envious gazes of the crowd.
That Tang Yunzheng, he's doing this on purpose! Su Mianmian ran all the way, arriving at Tang Yunzheng slightly out of breath. Tang Yunzheng smirked, "So eager to see me?"
Su Mianmian glared at him, annoyed. "Tang Yunzheng, can't you understand what I'm saying? I made myself perfectly clear yesterday. Can you please stop bothering me?" Tang Yunzheng ignored the latter part of Su Mianmian's sentence, remaining nonchalant.
"I think I'm sick too, lovesick, and it's already terminal. Mianmian, can't you have some mercy and save me?" "Ugh, disgusting!"
Song Zhi suddenly appeared, dramatically shaking her shoulders. "Tang, you scumbag, were all your girlfriends seduced by your cheesy pickup lines?" Tang Yunzheng clicked his tongue in displeasure. "Song Zhi, are you a dog?
Your nose is so sensitive, how come you're everywhere!" Song Zhi glared at him. "What, you don't like me? If you don't like me, gouge your eyes out! Anyway, your eyesight has always been poor!" Otherwise, how come she never noticed that Su Mianmian liked him?
Tang Yunzheng was so angry with Song Zhi that he felt a lump in his throat. "Hey Song, get out of my way! Don't block my way from giving Mianmian flowers." Song Zhi sneered, "You have the nerve to give them away? Have you even considered whether Mianmian would even accept them?" Su Mianmian peeked out from behind Song Zhi.
"I don't want to accept them, Tang Yunzheng, you'd better leave!" Tang Yunzheng's eyebrows furrowed deeply. "They're both flowers, but you accept Cheng Yuli's and not mine, is that it?"