After his blunder in the handsome guy's comment section was exposed.

"Why are you running away if you're not trying to avoid me?"

If he hadn't blocked her way, she would have slipped away long ago.

"No, I'm in a hurry to get back to my dorm," Lin Xuechun explained softly.

Xi Chenzhou looked at her for two seconds, then curled his lips in a mocking smile, clearly not believing her words.

He asked directly, "Why aren't you replying to my WeChat messages?"

"Um, um, I went to bed early last night, so I didn't see it..."

Her thick, curled eyelashes blinked gently, then drooped slightly, concealing the emotions in her eyes.

"What about the morning?"

I could see him all morning, and I always had time to reply to him.

"I had classes in the morning, so I didn't use my phone much."

Her petal-like lips clenched and unclenched in a struggle.

"Fine," Xi Chenzhou didn't miss her little gesture of biting her lip. She always did this when she lied, and she didn't dare to look him in the eye, her voice lacking confidence. He chuckled angrily, "Then tell her in person."

"You said last night that we weren't a good match. What's wrong with us? Explain clearly."

I let him hold my hand yesterday.

He could tell that she didn't mind physical contact with him.

But her attitude changed when she got home that night.

Something must have happened that he doesn't know about.

His eyes were fixed on her fair and smooth face, not missing a single change in her expression.

Lin Xuechun had a thousand thoughts swirling in her mind, but she couldn't express them.

Her almond-shaped eyes welled up with tears, but afraid he would notice her distress, she forced back her tears, her eyes red-rimmed, and said, "It's just...it's not right..."

"What's wrong with it?"

"Please stop asking..."

She frowned, bit her lip slightly, and her nose and eyes were red. Her thick, long, straight black hair cascaded down her back, making her small face appear only the size of a palm. A few strands of hair clung to her slender white neck and cheeks, making her look pitiful.

Xi Chenzhou's heart softened instantly; his previous harsh attitude immediately softened, and he said softly, "Tell me, and I can apologize and change. How will I know if you don't tell me?"

"Tell me, okay? Hmm?"

At least let him know where he went wrong.

Don't ignore him.

Don't avoid him.

He lowered his head and coaxed her.

Lin Xuechun's eyes welled up with tears. She sniffed softly and said in a gentle voice, "You're great. You don't need to change. Really."

It was because of her; she had a secret that was too shameful to be told.

Why the sudden coldness towards him when things were going so well? Xi Chenzhou didn't believe it and stubbornly asked, "What about Gong Shaoyang? He's not suitable for me, but he is?"

"You don't have time to reply to my messages, but you have time to have dinner with him?"

"Lin Xuechun, what are you really thinking?"

He's being driven crazy by this; anyone would be unable to remain calm if suddenly treated like this.

They were fine one second, but became indifferent the next.

Why is that?

Lin Xuechun's face turned pale as he asked her question. She bit her lip and couldn't answer a single word.

She was telling herself that it wasn't like that; she didn't want to have dinner with Gong Shaoyang at all, she was forced into it.

But I can't say it.

Not a single word can be revealed.

Otherwise, he would definitely have gone to confront Gong Shaoyang.

"Did he force you?" Xi Chenzhou seemed to hear her thoughts. "If you don't tell me, I'll go ask him."

"No, no!" Her worst fears were finally coming true. With Gong Shaoyang's awful personality, he would definitely reveal what happened, and she would be utterly humiliated in front of him. She didn't want that to happen.

"He didn't force me, it was my own choice. I voluntarily went to eat with him, so don't go looking for him."

Voluntary? Voluntary?

Xi Chenzhou stared at her in disbelief, his thin lips pressed tightly together, his jaw clenched, and his long, narrow black eyes sharpened, scrutinizing her as if he had never known her before, or as if he wanted to see right through her.

Lin Xuechun felt a chill run down her spine as he looked at her, fearing that he might impulsively go to Gong Shaoyang and expose everything.

How should she face him?

Just thinking about it makes me feel suffocated.

"Please, Xi Chenzhou, don't go looking for him, okay?"

"Beg me? What are you afraid of?"

"No! I'm not scared, I just don't want you to have a conflict with him because of me. You two don't get along anyway."

Knowing they wouldn't get along, she still chose Gong Shaoyang.

They really know how to stab him in the heart.

Oh.

Xi Chenzhou gave a silent, cold laugh.

Lin Xuechun was holding her phone when she suddenly felt a vibration in her palm.

Recently, besides Xi Chenzhou, Gong Shaoyang has been contacting her the most.

And with Xi Chenzhou right in front of her at that moment, there was only one option left...

She instantly became like a frightened bird, quickly unlocking the phone to check, and sure enough, it was a message from Gong Shaoyang.

Come find me at the basketball court after class this afternoon and play basketball with me.

Remember to bring water and a towel. The water should be the green Pulse brand and ice-cold.

Lin Xuechun was reluctant and was trying to find an excuse not to go.

The next second, the other party sent a new screenshot of the Douyin chat.

The blade hovering above her head seemed to move even closer, and she could feel its sharp chill even in the strands of hair on her head.

Cold sweat broke out on my back.

She bit down hard on the inside of her lip, a tearing pain spreading through her mouth. She typed a reply: "Mmm."

The reply came quickly: "Come over as soon as you finish class. Don't dawdle."

Lin Xuechun quickly locked her phone after reading the message.

When Xi Chenzhou looked down, he only saw the words "basketball court" and Gong Shaoyang's image flash by.

Gong Shaoyang's profile picture is of a number 12 jersey, which he often wore when playing basketball. Xi Chenzhou could easily associate that number with him.

"Are you going to see him this afternoon?"

"Yes," Lin Xuechun admitted.

"Ha," Xi Chenzhou sneered, a mocking smirk playing on his lips. "Fine. You're pretty cocky."

"Isn't it fun to flirt with two people at the same time?"

"I don't……"

"No? Then what do you mean by this? Holding my hand yesterday, having dinner with someone else today?"

His gaze toward her turned cold and mocking.

Being looked at like that by him, Lin Xuechun felt a great sense of loss.

He had never looked at her like that before; his gaze was always warm and affectionate, unlike now, which was cold and devoid of emotion or warmth, as if she were a stranger.

But isn't this the result she wanted?

Why is she in so much pain right now?

Her heart felt like it had been squeezed tightly, and a strong sense of bitterness welled up in her eyes. Her eyes were moist, and tears were swirling in them. She felt so wronged that she wanted to cry her heart out, but what good would crying do?

Besides making the situation worse.

She pursed her lips, forcibly suppressing the urge to cry, her wet eyes revealing a hint of coldness as she spoke to him with icy indifference:

"I'm really sorry, let's just be ordinary classmates from now on."

"A regular classmate?"

Xi Chenzhou frowned in anger, took another step closer to her, his gaze darkening and shrouding her, the surging darkness in his black pupils seeming to want to swallow her whole.

Who wants to be a regular classmate?

He wanted to sleep with her.

She cried bitterly.

She cried out his name, begging him to penetrate her deeper.

She was so captivated by him that she couldn't live without him.

Let's see if she dares to just have her fun and then dump me!

"A stranger is fine too, just pretend we've never met." Lin Xuechun clearly misunderstood, thinking that he had grown to dislike her to the point of not wanting to be a regular classmate anymore.

She finished speaking with a cold expression, gripped the strap of her backpack tightly, didn't even glance at him, and turned to leave.

This time, Xi Chenzhou did not stop her.

He stood there silently, watching her departing figure, the soft swaying of the back of her backpack gently following her steps.

She walked for more than ten meters without turning around.

Lin Xuechun, you have no heart.

He clenched his teeth, the veins on the side of his neck bulging. He took one last look, then turned and walked in the opposite direction.

After he turned around, the slender figure in the distance, who had never looked back, stopped.

Lin Xuechun turned around, her beautiful almond-shaped eyes brimming with tears, and glanced at him reluctantly.

Seeing his tall figure in a black hoodie, with Rainbow Dash still on his backpack, yet his whole demeanor was so cold and arrogant, he seemed to be drifting further and further away from her world.

She finally couldn't hold back anymore; her red lips trembled, and tears rolled down her cheeks.