Qingteng's Mind - Middle School Era

Chapter 1375 Schadenfreude
When Ling Mengchu reached the dormitory building, she stopped again.

"What's wrong?" Guo Wenwen asked Ling Mengchu. "Why did you stop?"

"I'll talk to Xiaoyu about it tomorrow," Ling Mengchu said somewhat awkwardly. "There are so many people in the dorm right now, how am I supposed to say it?"

Guo Wenwen paused, looked at Ling Mengchu, and remained silent for a long time.

Was Ling Mengchu backing down? Or did she want to delay? Or did she want her to speak for her? She wasn't sure.

Guo Wenwen hesitated for a moment, then said uncertainly, "How about I say it for you?"

Ling Mengchu's eyes lit up, but she immediately shook her head: "No, no need, I'll tell her myself. I'll tell her tomorrow."

After saying that, he walked towards the dormitory.

So she has to take responsibility herself? That's fine, Guo Wenwen smiled, lifted her foot and followed, showing she was willing to take on the consequences!
The next morning, Ling Mengchu got up very early and followed Geng Xinyu as soon as she stepped out of the dormitory.

After hesitating for a moment, as Geng Xinyu turned onto Central Avenue, Ling Mengchu went over, called out to her, and walked alongside her.

After rambling on for a while, as they crossed the small playground, Ling Mengchu hesitantly said to Geng Xinyu, "There's something that concerns you. I'll tell you, but don't blame me."

Geng Xinyu smiled and said, "You said it, I don't blame you."

Finally, I was willing to tell her what was on my mind!

What could possibly be that would make her blame her? Mengmeng is really overthinking things.

“I wrote two letters to A-Jie, the senior (11) boy who looks like A-Nan,” once he started speaking, it was much easier to say what followed. “A-Nan is the boy I met by chance before.”

Geng Xinyu nodded: "And then?"

No wonder I've been asking her for the article non-stop these past few days. Could it be that she used it to write letters? It's nothing much, though. She didn't write anything in the article, just some descriptions of the wind, rain, and weather, and borrowed a few lines from song lyrics.

“Then,” Ling Mengchu murmured, glancing cautiously at Geng Xinyu, “I signed it with your name.”

Geng Xinyu: !

The signature was her name? Geng Xinyu looked at Ling Mengchu in confusion: "What does that mean?"

“It’s exactly what it sounds like,” Ling Mengchu pouted. “I was copying your article, and by accident, I copied your signature too.”

"So," Geng Xinyu steadied herself, "the one who wrote the letter was me?"

Ling Mengchu nodded, looking at Geng Xinyu's face, which was somewhat blurred under the lamplight, and added, "The letter I wrote to Anan also had Xiaolingzi's name on it."

Geng Xinyu was stunned, staring at Ling Mengchu, speechless for a moment.

Who gave Mengmeng the audacity to write letters to boys? One used her name, and the other used Xiaolingzi's name?

“Me too,” Ling Mengchu said somewhat uneasily, tugging at the hem of her school uniform. “It was an impulsive decision. I just wanted to get to know him. I didn’t expect him to reply, and then…”

"A reply?" Geng Xinyu stared at Ling Mengchu: "Who replied?"

“Ah Jie, I replied yesterday,” Ling Mengchu glanced at Geng Xinyu, “and then, I couldn’t help but write him another letter, and then…”

"And then, the signature," Geng Xinyu continued, "was accidentally written as my name again?"

Ling Mengchu pouted and nodded.

She hadn't realized that she'd mistakenly written Xiaoyu's name again yesterday. She'd gotten so excited and just wanted to finish writing it quickly and send it over. She'd been too impulsive and too hasty; she should have checked the signature again. She'd been so careless!
Geng Xinyu looked at Ling Mengchu's slightly aggrieved face, said nothing, and continued walking forward.

She's the one who should feel wronged, yet Mengmeng is the one who's feeling wronged first.

If she had known this would happen, Mengmeng would have preferred not to tell her at all.

She thought she was an observer, quietly watching them make a fuss, but she never got involved herself.

After taking two steps, I turned around and saw Ling Mengchu still standing under the streetlight.

“Let’s go,” Geng Xinyu said.

"Huh? Oh." Ling Mengchu quickly followed and hugged Geng Xinyu's arm. "You didn't give birth to me? I thought you were angry and going to blame me. I know I've caused trouble. But I didn't mean to."

Listening to Ling Mengchu talking nonstop, Geng Xinyu suddenly thought of something: "You used 'Xinyu' as your signature?"

Ling Mengchu was taken aback for a moment, then nodded: "Yeah, it was a slip of the hand, I just copied it directly."

Thank goodness, he didn't write his full name! Geng Xinyu secretly breathed a sigh of relief. Should she change her habit of leaving her name at the end of her articles?

If she hadn't written her name, wouldn't she have avoided miswriting it when Mengmeng copied it?

It's true that details determine success or failure!

Looking at the pitch-black teaching building in front of me, I suddenly remembered the figure that appeared in the corridor yesterday morning. Could it be...?
So that's how it is. Although it's not her full name, as long as you ask around, you can find out who Xinyu is in Class 5 of Grade 11.

Geng Xinyu suddenly felt a terrible headache.

I was inexplicably labeled as someone who wrote a letter to someone I'd never spoken a word to and had only met twice?!
Two letters were written! Paper evidence was left behind!
What will he think? So, I had to come and see? She doesn't think she likes him, does she?
Although she didn't write anything substantial, Geng Xinyu looked at Ling Mengchu, who was walking quietly with his head down beside her. It was a letter from a girl to a boy.

No matter which boy receives the letter, his first thought will be that it's a love letter!
A love letter? Geng Xinyu suddenly realized that this was a serious violation of Principal Cao's cardinal rule!
Thinking of Cao Xiao, I inexplicably thought of Zheng Yifan. It's been over a month since he left, and there's still no news of him.

He was so audacious back then, saying he would write to her and come back to tutor her, but where is he now?
Geng Xinyu instantly felt a surge of hatred!

If Zheng Yifan were still alive, would these things have been avoided?
Geng Xinyu looked at the approaching teaching building and couldn't help but glance towards the fourth floor. The teaching building was dark, and no lights were on yet.

What about before? Would the lights on the fourth floor be on at this time before?

She never noticed, and naturally, she didn't need to notice later; the person was no longer there.

Suddenly, I realized that he had been gone for over a month. So long! How was he doing at Lingnuo Middle School? Was he still the same as he was here, strolling through the campus with his hands in his pockets, drawing whispers and stares?
"Whatever, let him do whatever he wants. What does it have to do with me?" Geng Xinyu chuckled, breathed a sigh of relief, and looked ahead at the road.

"I knew you were the best. It's so good that you're not angry," Ling Mengchu said, shaking Geng Xinyu's arm and giving her a fawning smile. "Xiaoyu is the best. I was wrong. I won't do it again."

She was clearly very angry, okay? Looking at Ling Mengchu's self-satisfied smiling face, Geng Xinyu swallowed what she wanted to say and nodded: "Could I see his reply?"

“Yes!” Ling Mengchu blurted out. “Wait a minute, when we get to the classroom, I’ll show it to you. Wenwen and I will go get the reply after the first break of evening self-study tonight, and I’ll show it to you as soon as we get it.”

Geng Xinyu's almond-shaped eyes widened in surprise. There was a reply?
No wonder he disappeared every evening during self-study these past few days; he was delivering and picking up mail.
“Thanks to your article, I never expected him to reply,” Ling Mengchu said, holding Geng Xinyu’s arm and ignoring the surprise in her eyes.

"This is such a surprise! Your article is truly irresistible. I borrowed everything from it, made a few minor modifications, and added a beginning and an ending..."

Geng Xinyu suddenly wanted to ask, was the letter she wrote to Anan, who was so far away, also plagiarized, or rather, borrowed from her article?

Which article is being used?
Will Anan reply? If he does, what will he think?
If Xiao Lingzi comes back and finds out about this, what will she do?