Deliberately Approaching
Chapter 43: The Square Scarf is Her Signature Accessory

Chapter 43: Chapter 43: The Square Scarf is Her Signature Accessory

For her, this was already pushing her to the limit.

To her surprise, before Tang Xiaowan could speak up, Chen Nan quickly stood up as well. In his mind, Tang Xiaowan was definitely not someone to be trifled with, and he didn’t want to be misunderstood by his classmates.

But standing up only seemed to make him look more suspicious, so he let out two coughs and sat back down awkwardly: "Can’t I just admire you for being handsome!"

"Aiyo, my god, if someone is handsome, just say it—you’re all getting so worked up. Could it be that you two..."

"Are you ever going to stop?"

Tang Xiaowan’s angry shout broke the calm atmosphere.

At this moment, the classmates who heard the commotion all turned their heads, as if a battle of the sexes was about to erupt.

—Hey, what’s going on?

—It must be straight boy syndrome acting up again.

—No wonder, look how mad he’s made that poor girl.

—Now we’ll have something to watch!

The whispers all entered Tang Xiaowan’s ears.

Having good hearing can also be a painful thing!

By now, Tang Xiaowan knew she had been a bit impulsive, considering this was school, but it seemed too awkward not to say something, so she lowered her voice and said with a smile: "If you have nothing better to do, go for a run and don’t disturb our studying, OK, understand?"

Her voice was soft and sweet, her eyebrows and eyes smiling.

But the straight boy felt a sudden chill come over him.

"I just wanted to..."

"There’s no need to explain, you can turn back around now."

The straight boy didn’t dare to say anything more and obediently turned back around, while Tang Xiaowan also sat down and pretended to start studying.

Chen Yu and Chen Nan both let out a sigh of relief.

They thought Tang Xiaowan was going to get into a fight and had already prepared to jump in at any moment.

The two inadvertently exchanged glances and both blushed.

...

Time flew by, and before they knew it, it was the short break between classes.

Most people had gone out for a stroll, leaving only a few scattered groups gossiping in the classroom, or scrolling through their phones, watching videos.

The invincible sister duo was among them.

Right now, they were discussing Tang Xiaowan’s bracelet.

In fact, Song Jiaqi had already noticed the bright red bracelet two days ago, when they were punished by standing during the tutorial.

But she hadn’t been in a good mood at the time and hadn’t looked closely.

"Could it be made of rubies?"

"Is that possible? More likely it’s just a high-quality imitation!"

Li Ying was yawning, but when she heard Song Jiaqi make such a comment, she immediately perked up.

"How do you know?"

"Usually, people only wear one, who wears this many, nine of them! Unless their family owns a mine, or they are from the Jin City elite, like my mother."

Song Jiaqi proudly touched her diamond earrings, as well as the necklace she had recently acquired.

Chen Siyao and Li Ying nodded in agreement.

Looking over the entire class A, not to mention anything else, when it came to strength and family background, of course, Song Jiaqi was second to none.

Her family lived in a three-story small villa, her mother not only had a cosmetics counter in the mall but also took on a high-end crystal customization agency last year.

The business was so good it often sold out.

Additionally, it’s worth mentioning that her father was a national-level jewelry appraiser with absolute authority.

If Song Jiaqi said it was a high imitation, it definitely couldn’t be wrong!

As they were chatting, Tang Xiaowan and Chen Yu came back, and the sister trio immediately turned their heads to the side and started discussing celebrity reality shows on their phones.

"How do you think he did this time?"

"Not bad, but he shouldn’t have dyed his hair yellow, not as handsome as before."

"Yeah, I think so too."

Their voices rose and fell, and their eyes stole glances towards the back row from time to time.

However, the phone was buzzing in the group chat.

Song Jiaqi: "Do you guys think she’s learned martial arts or maybe taekwondo?"

Chen Siyao: "Why don’t you go ask?"

Li Ying: "That’s an idea, report back to us. If you don’t make it back, we’ll call the police for you, haha."

Song Jiaqi: "So much for your conscience!"

Li Ying: "Love you, love you, just kidding."

"Everyone, quick, go look! Song Zhinan is running in the small garden!"

No one knew who had shouted, but the classmates rushed out in unison.

Only Tang Xiaowan and Chen Yu were left in the classroom.

They had just returned from the restroom and hadn’t even had time to open their cookies when they were startled by the sudden commotion.

Tang Xiaowan: "Who’s Song Zhinan?"

Chen Yu: "That’s the guy who was just cozying up to you. His name is Song Chaoran, actually a pretty decent guy, just tends to speak his mind without filtering. During our freshman year, he managed to infuriate a teacher so much that they threw their textbook, twice. Since then, everyone started calling him Song Zhinan."

Tang Xiaowan: "..."

In college, it was common for a long lecture to be divided into two parts, with a 10-minute break in between.

The second part was a writing class.

Without the professor or the counselor present, Class A students were entirely lax, taking over the entire west end of the corridor—even a few daring ones sneaked downstairs to take photos as mementos.

Tang Xiaowan dashed out in a flash.

Chen Yu followed right behind her.

"Don’t bother going, Song Zhinan is back."

Chen Nan blocked their way with his arm, and both girls stopped in their tracks.

Shortly after, several male students swarmed over.

Song Chaoran walked past Tang Xiaowan, panting heavily, not saying a word, but flashing her a victorious hand gesture.

He had been dragged back by the class monitor.

Running five laps around the small garden was no big deal for an average student, but not for Song Chaoran.

He had been in a car accident as a child, which left his right shin shattered. He looked normal now because he wore a prosthetic.

Everybody knew this, and that was why they were astonished.

Normally, it was a sensitive topic that Chen Yu wouldn’t bring up, but given what had happened, she told Tang Xiaowan everything in detail.

"It’s all my fault, I’m the one to blame."

"How could this be your fault? Besides, you didn’t know about it. The main thing is that he’s kind of straightforward, so... Look, isn’t he fine?"

"Yeah, I need to go apologize to him."

"Actually, you might not have to, I think..."

Chen Yu watched Tang Xiaowan run off, feeling a newfound admiration in her heart.

She touched her neck, paused for a moment, then with a forceful pull, the Square Scarf she used to cover her birthmark came undone.

From the third day since freshman year, Chen Yu had developed the habit of wearing the Square Scarf, be it spring, summer, fall, or winter, as long as she was at school, that was her signature.

"Look, there she is, so gross, looks just like that, all dirty."

"Must have done lots of evil deeds in her past life."

"Can she even get married? Any man would be put off, right?"

"If I were her, I would just save up some money."

"Wonder if it will be passed on to the next generation?"

Chen Yu recalled the various mockeries of the girls and suddenly felt that she had been too foolish in the past.

Why should I care about what others think?

Can covering it up make it nonexistent, make my boyfriend change his mind and leave that woman?

Even Song Chaoran with his broken leg can be so cheerful, and Xiaowan is seeking to apologize despite not being in the wrong—why should I fear you?

"Wow, there are actually white clouds, nice weather!"

Chen Nan suddenly shouted and then nonchalantly walked into the classroom.

Left in the hallway was Chen Yu, still in a daze.