Deliberately Approaching
Chapter 81: Bully the Weak but Fear the Strong

Chapter 81: Chapter 81: Bully the Weak but Fear the Strong

This is the most important thing right now.

So, he paid no attention to the pig’s feet on his plate and looked firmly at Tang Xiaowan, "Xiao Wan, are you really going or not?"

"Going, going, definitely going. Hahaha."

"Good, that’s settled then.

His anxious mood was soothed by her timely laughter, and joy leapt to his brow.

The two of them started their dinner just like that.

...

The next day, Tang Xiaowan went to school.

Just as she got to the classroom door, she heard Song Jiaqi crying her eyes out, complaining that her cell phone and computer had both inexplicably been infected with viruses twice.

She was upset not only because of the money spent but also because her mother had scolded her, suspecting that it was due to her browsing random websites, even though she hadn’t done anything wrong.

She also missed the opportunity that afternoon when Li Zishen personally visited the Foreign Language College because she left early and only found out about it from a landline call from Li Ying at night.

Song Jiaqi became more and more distressed as she talked.

However, Chen Siyao and Li Ying seemed indifferent, busy sharing their thoughts with other girls.

"Wow, that height, that style, those eyes and nose – I’d be happy to serve him tea and water every day."

"He’s indeed too charming, I dreamed about him several times last night."

"Besides that, there’s the whiff of money."

"He looks younger than his pictures online, at most 30 years old, yep, that’s right, at the very most."

"He’s only 25, took over the family business at 18."

"Wow, a genuine young talent!"

Tang Xiaowan felt like vomiting upon hearing these conversations.

She left with a lack of interest and then leaned against the corridor railing, pondering over the trip to Bie Yuan.

She thought of all sorts of excuses – having a cold, stomachache.

If all else failed, she’d stage a collision, the kind where she’d cling on and not let him leave, the kind where even offering money wouldn’t help.

"Xiao Wan, what happened with him last night?"

"What do you mean what happened?"

"I mean you and him. Looks like you’ve got someone, and I didn’t even know – and he’s one of the top ten outstanding young men. I’ve heard of his reputation before, but I never thought you two were a couple."

Chen Yu prattled on endlessly, and Tang Xiaowan only remembered one phrase – boyfriend.

"He’s not that at all, he’s..."

She stopped mid-sentence.

In truth, she didn’t know what her relationship with Li Zishen really was.

Ever since she woke up, Li Zishen had acted as if he were her boyfriend.

She always had her doubts, but no evidence to refute him, until she returned to Mei Garden and saw the diary, which only solidified her suspicions.

Then, the bodyguard Cheng Shi returned.

Under Tang Xiaowan’s questioning, he also admitted that before her amnesia, she indeed hadn’t dated anyone or been engaged, Li Zishen was a friend, sure, but not a boyfriend.

But Tang Xiaowan vaguely felt that something was off because Cheng Shi seemed evasive when he spoke, not as straightforward as usual.

He was an honest person, and Tang Xiaowan didn’t want to pressure him, so she let things take their course.

As she pondered, her brows furrowed.

Chen Yu thought Tang Xiaowan’s reaction was due to shyness, so she watched her with a grin, "Don’t be embarrassed, you’re 20 already, it’s okay to date."

Tang Xiaowan: "..."

"What’s wrong, do your parents not approve?" Chen Yu asked in surprise, concerned.

"No."

"Do his parents disapprove?"

Tang Xiaowan, worried Chen Yu would keep prying, quickly made up an excuse: "I’m still young, thinking of waiting until after graduation."

"Wow, you’re so sensible, I should learn from you."

Unnoticed, the bell for class rang, and Tang Xiaowan dragged Chen Yu into the classroom to continue sitting in their usual spots.

However, they suddenly realized that Chen Nan hadn’t come.

Throughout the lesson, Chen Yu was restless, constantly worrying about Chen Nan.

In the end, she mustered the courage and sent their first message between them.

"How come you didn’t come to class?"

At this moment, the wait was absolutely excruciating for Chen Yu—a minute, two minutes, three minutes, felt as long as the countdown to a new year.

It wasn’t until class was over that she received Chen Nan’s reply.

"Caught a cold, headache, just woke up."

"Do you have medicine in your dorm? Did you take any? Why didn’t you say anything, did you have a fever last night?"

Chen Nan’s heart blossomed with joy upon seeing the barrage of three questions.

Of course, there was medicine; his family had packed him quite a lot, even medications for diarrhea.

But now, he decided to be a lying child.

"No medicine, but it’s okay, just need to sleep and drink more water, I will tough it out."

Chen Yu: "..."

"Can’t do that, you wait, I’ll bring some over."

Chen Nan stared at his phone for a good while, unsure what to say, overwhelmed with excitement.

In the end, he typed just one word: "Okay."

"Xiao Wan, I need to run back to the dorm, please help me ask for a leave, just say I have a stomachache."

"What’s the matter?"

"Chen Nan caught a cold, I’m going to bring him some medicine."

Tang Xiaowan raised an eyebrow, her lips curling into a slight smirk: "Oh, go ahead, it’s fine."

After Chen Yu ran several meters away, she shouted after her, "Take a good rest if your stomach hurts, you don’t need to rush back, I will help you ask for leave."

"No need, at most 20 minutes."

Li Ying passed by with a mischievous smile.

She thought Chen Yu got her period and, unprepared, ran into an emergency and now wanted to go back to the dorm to deal with it.

"Serves you right, for being shamelessly pitiful, daring to compete with me over men."

The voice was very soft, but Tang Xiaowan still heard it.

Others could say what they wanted about her, but she couldn’t stand anyone making fun of Chen Yu, especially the ’Sister Flower Trio’.

Although Tang Xiaowan had only transferred to Jin City University a little over a week ago, she had already heard many stories about things that happened before their third year.

For instance, someone put chicks in Chen Yu’s bag, scaring her so much she cried over her desk during the evening self-study; or how someone spread rumors that her birthmark was a hereditary family disease bringing bad luck to offspring; or how someone cut a huge chunk off her hair while she was napping.

And even more outrageous, in the second semester of their sophomore year, someone wrote on Chen Yu’s clothes that she had been abandoned by her boyfriend, fallen into disgrace.

For a while, nasty rumors were flying everywhere, causing Chen Yu not to dare to go to classes for three consecutive days.

All these incidents suddenly flooded Tang Xiaowan’s mind.

And so, she quickly walked up to Li Ying.

"Repeat what you just said."

"I—I was just talking to myself, not about anyone else."

Tang Xiaowan smiled wickedly: "If you dare to talk nonsense again, be careful your little tongue doesn’t stay safe, you hear? This is your last warning."

"Of course, there won’t be a next time, I have to go to class now."

"Watch your tongue."

The tone was as if she really meant to do something, scaring Li Ying into a hasty retreat, faster than a rabbit.

Tang Xiaowan looked at her with disdain.

"Pfft, what a person, a bully to the weak and a coward to the strong!"

Then, she too entered the classroom, not only asking for sick leave on behalf of Chen Yu from the class monitor but also blowing a provocative kiss at Li Ying.

Receiving the signal, Li Ying immediately shuddered.