He tricked the female lead into becoming his boyfriend, but then went on to criticize the male lead.

Just then, her phone vibrated again; it was a WeChat message from Wen Zhaoci.

ZC: [Do you like the necklace? Get some rest, goodnight.]

Looking at the words "Goodnight" on the screen, Sang Jiuning felt utterly overwhelmed.

How should she reply?

Saying "I don't like it, here you go"?

Or should I say "Thank you, goodnight"?

After thinking it over, she finally replied with a few words: "Goodnight, go to sleep early."

Anyway, let's deal with this first.

As for tomorrow... let's figure out tomorrow then! All she wants now is a good night's sleep, hoping that when she wakes up, it will all be just a dream.

Maybe when she wakes up, she'll be able to travel back in time.

The next second, news of Wen Zhaoci arrived.

ZC: [Don't you like me anymore? You used to call me your darling boyfriend.]

Sang Jiuning was silent for a moment, then sent the message: "[My dear boyfriend~ Goodnight.JPG]"

Wen Zhaoci looked at the cute Totoro sleeping soundly goodnight emoji sent by "frizzy little Totoro" and lowered her head to smell the faint gardenia scent still lingering on her hands.

Mmm! It smells wonderful.

A slight smile curved her lips.

After washing up, Sang Jiuning slowly climbed the ladder, preparing to go to sleep, when Tang Tongtong said excitedly, "Jiuning, you're famous now."

"Huh?" Sang Jiuning's heart skipped a beat, and she had a bad feeling.

"It's the campus forum, the first pinned post about your relationship with Senior Wen," Tang Tongtong said.

Upon hearing this, Qin Ying leaned over to look at Tang Tongtong's phone and said, "This headline is so sweet."

Sang Jiuning quickly grabbed her phone, opened the campus forum, and saw a post with a bold, pink title at the top: "The aloof computer programming genius and his girlfriend's intimate interaction downstairs at her dorm."

Sang Jiuning scrolled down and saw a photo of a tall man gently stroking a girl's hair. The photo was very clear; it was her and Wen Zhaoci.

Sang Jiuning: "???"

It's only been two hours since I got back to my dorm from downstairs, and this post is already pinned?

The key point is that there are already at least a thousand replies below.

Sang Jiuning stared at the dense comments on her phone screen, her cheeks instantly burning hot, and her fingertips even felt a little stiff.

In just two hours, the campus forum had already exploded with activity, with likes and comments skyrocketing. The previously inconspicuous gossip post was pinned to the top by the administrator, with its pink-edged and bold title standing out.

The photo was taken at a perfect angle, with the dim streetlights casting a warm glow on the two of them. Wen Zhaoci stood tall and straight, his eyes lowered as he gently stroked her hair. The aloofness that usually kept people at arm's length between him vanished, replaced by an unexpected gentleness.

Even her slightly lowered head and the redness on her ear tips were clearly captured in the shot.

"It's all over, it's all over..."

Sang Jiuning covered her face, leaned back and fell onto the bed, the blanket covering half her face, her voice muffled.

The whole school knows.

Tang Tongtong lay beside her bed, her eyes sparkling, her face beaming with gossip: "My goodness Jiu Ning! The whole internet is shipping you two!"

Qin Ying, standing beside him, nodded in agreement, clicking her tongue in amazement: "Wen Zhaoci is usually like an iceberg at school, aloof from women. Aside from attending classes and spending time in the library, he hardly interacts with anyone. Who would have thought he would dote on his girlfriend so much in private? The forum is full of people envying you now, saying you've struck gold."

The comments are still being refreshed.

[The aloof academic genius breaks down! I've never seen the god of literature smile before!]

[A perfect match! The girl is so gentle and beautiful!]

[Some people used to have a crush on Senior Wen, but they can give up now, right?]

[Who understands this? The hair styled under the streetlights is so striking, it instantly creates the perfect atmosphere.]

[Serving food to each other in the cafeteria, patting heads outside the dorm – this romance is way too sweet!]

……

Sang Jiuning became increasingly embarrassed as she looked at the scene; her ears turned bright red, and her heart pounded wildly.

She and Wen Zhaoci were always low-key in their relationship, only wanting to date quietly and never expecting to be watched by the entire school.

She frantically pulled out her phone, intending to send a message to Wen Zhaoci to complain, when the input prompt above the chat box popped up.

Almost at the same time, Wen Zhaoci's message popped up.

ZC: [Did you see the forum post?]

Sang Jiuning paused, her cheeks burning even hotter, and slowly typed.

The ruffled Totoro: […I saw it. The whole school knows.]

The other party replied almost instantly.

ZC: [Good thing I know.]

Sang Jiuning was taken aback.

A little Totoro with its fur standing on end [Perfect?]

ZC: [You were always my girlfriend.]

With a simple and straightforward sentence, Sang Jiuning stared at the screen, not wanting to reply.

She was so focused on Wen Zhaoci giving her the gift that she didn't even notice him touching her head!

That damn head pat!

That photo, I must say, the angle was so good, if it weren't for her being the subject, she herself would want to stan it.

A few seconds later, Wen Zhaoci sent another message.

ZC: [Let them fawn over each other, it's real anyway. Also, don't be shy about kissing your girlfriend.]

Sang Jiuning: Please let her die.

Finally, Sang Jiuning posted a Totoro sleeping soundly emoji to end the topic.

Meanwhile, Wen Zhaoci, seeing this meme, muttered, "This little Totoro is really cute."

I don't know if they're praising the emoji or praising the person.

Sang Jiuning was trapped in a series of nightmares all night, unable to sleep for a moment.

The dream was absurd and suffocating, and all I heard over and over again was Wen Zhaoci.

In her dream, the man's brows were cold and his aura was frighteningly low. His eyes held a disgust and coldness she had never seen before. He told her, word by word, that the person she had truly fallen for and wanted to pursue from beginning to end was never him, but Weng Zhicheng.

Upon learning the truth, Wen Zhaoci flew into a rage. He grabbed the panicked woman and threw her mercilessly into the desolate, uninhabited deep forest. The wind howled all around, wolf howls rose and fell, and the chilling roars of beasts brushed against her ears, sending shivers down her spine.

The scene shifts to a stuffy, dark room, with heavy curtains blocking out all light. She is locked inside, feeling trapped in an endless prison. Despair grips her, and even breathing feels suffocating.

After a restless night, her dreams were wild and terrifying, with fear and anxiety constantly pulling her back and forth. When she woke up at the crack of dawn, Sang Jiuning felt dizzy and exhausted, her body aching all over, as if she had really been tormented all night and hadn't rested at all.

The morning sunlight streamed obliquely through the classroom windows, falling on the desks. The English teacher on the podium held the textbook and spoke fluently, stringing together strings of obscure English words, with complex and difficult sentence structures.

Sang Jiuning rested her chin on her hand, staring blankly at the blackboard. All the language entering her ears was like gibberish, going in one ear and out the other, and she couldn't hear a single word.

Sleepiness mixed with the lingering fear of last night surged up in waves, and her consciousness gradually drifted away. In her hazy state, she was caught off guard and suddenly remembered everything that happened before she transmigrated into the book.